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Guitars are for "show." "Bass and drums are for "go." The rhythm sections drives a band. The longer they play together, the better. Bands that have personnel changes on bass and drums often dig a hole for themselves.
Herman Li and Sam Totman's twin guitar attack, ZP Theart's dramatic vocals and Vadim Pruzhanov's keyboards are Dragonforce's most recognizable elements. But each of the group's three albums has had a different bassist. '03 debut "Valley Of The Damned" had Diccon Harper. A year later, for "Sonic Firestorm," Adrian Lambert played bass. He left in '05 to raise his son. "Inhuman Rampage," released in January of '06, saw Dragonforce dispense with a permanent bassist using Frederic Leclercq for shows.
Meanwhile, drummer Didier Almouzni played on the debut but was replaced by Dave Mackintosh on "Sonic Firestorm" and beyond. At least he stuck around.
Interestingly, Dragonforce is a global band. Li hailed from Hong Kong. Totman was born in England but moved to New Zealand at an early age. At age nine he started his musical training on classical guitar. Pruzhanov, born in the Ukraine, began his musical training, on piano, a year younger than Totman. Like his bandmates Mackintosh was another child prodigy starting on drums at age eight. As for Theart, he has been singing as long as he can remember attacking everything from Blues to Thrash Metal.
The group formed in '99 and originally called themselves DragonHeart. Turns out, there was a Spanish group with the same name. So rather than hire lawyers to fight trademark disputes they became Dragonforce, which sounds better for a Metal group.
Dragonforce is both dramatic, thanks to Theart and Pruzhanov, and surprisingly melodic. "Valley Of The Damned" is a solid start but "Sonic Firestorm" is far better with "Fury Of The Storm." Lyrically dark but not real dark, songs "Soldiers Of The Wastelands" and "Prepare For War" impress. There's even an arena ballad, "Dawn Over The New World " which is far better than "Starfire," from "Valley."
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – In what very well could have been his last game as Indiana's head coach, Mike Davis did something that probably did not seem like such a good idea six weeks ago.
With his Hoosiers down by 10 with less than 10 minutes to go against San Diego State, Davis put both of his point guards on the floor – just a month and a half after both were seemingly out of his good graces. Earl Calloway responded with a career-high 18 points, three assists and six steals while Lewis Monroe added six points and tough defense on Aztec big men in the paint.
That's the same duo that Davis said was crippling the team offensively after back-to-back road losses at Iowa and Minnesota, a pair whose ineffectiveness prompted Davis to make wholesale lineup and rotation changes six weeks ago. But in Thursday's 87-83 win over San Diego State, both attacked the Aztec guards off the dribble and played a huge role in IU's first NCAA tourney win since 2003.
"The play of Earl and Lewis tonight was fantastic," said Davis. "Earl's speed was second to none. He looked faster tonight than he's ever looked – and I thought he was fast before. Lewis Monroe came in and made some great plays for us."
Monroe played his most minutes in almost a month with 19 – one more than he had played in the last five games combined. Calloway has taken his share of minutes since finding the right pace to lead the Hoosiers. He has averaged almost 25 minutes since leading the Hoosiers on a late game rally against Connecticut in early February – one game after Davis kept him out of the lineup for lack of production.
"It took us time to get adjusted to what Coach Davis wanted," said Calloway. "But now we're able to play our game. At the beginning of the year I was pushing it too fast and making bad plays. I played sporadic, out of control at times. Now I've been able to get into the lane and get to the hoop. If I don't have a shot, it's because I took someone else's man and I need to find that person for an open look."
Davis was disgruntled with his point guards after both became ineffective as Indiana hit the Big Ten season. Neither seemed to be a threat offensively, allowing teams to devote their defensive attention to the other players on the floor.
With the lack of scoring from the point guard position, Davis went back to senior Marshall Strickland. Monroe, meanwhile, had to adjust to playing the point at some times and then defending forwards at others.
"We told him all season to hang in there," said associate head coach Kerry Rupp. "Everyone is going to get an opportunity to help this team. You can't drop your head. You have to wait for your chance and your opportunity.
"Lewis brings a lot of things to the table. He has the toughness to defend not only a point, but tonight we had him matched up with their four or five player in the paint. He's tough enough to do that for us. We're at the point of the season where everybody has to find a way to bring something to the table and play to your strengths. That's what he did for us today. He made the plays he's capable of making."
The biggest improvement of the season is the play of Calloway. Early in the year it seemed he had more speed than he knew what to do with, but Calloway has learned to better utilize that quickness. Being able to change speeds has allowed Calloway to penetrate and either finish or find the open man and has allowed Indiana to control the tempo when needed.
"Earl has learned to harness that speed," said Rupp. "He doesn't just have one speed now, he's been able incorporate a change of speed. Now he's able to play slow to fast, fast to slow. He'll dribble down slow and set his guy up, then boom, pull the trigger and get right around him. The greatest point guards in the game are able to incorporate that change of pace.
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Close Call, and it ain't over yet...
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Fortunately even the Republicans aren't thrilled with "bailout nation" right now.
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Have you been noticed that the Russians are getting pretty aggressive in the international arena? New Russian naval bases in Syria. Negotiations with Cuba for a military presence. Verbal fisticuffs with every western pronouncement. Russian nuke bombers & naval ships visiting Venezuela.
A few weeks ago, news came out that the Russian leadership believed the US was facing an "existential" crisis in the near future.
Why? Maybe because Russia has lost patience with a the US military operations around its borders and throughout the ME. The best way to bring the US down is an economic defeat at a particularly vulnerable time.
So what may be happening is that Russia is organizing (with other powers?) a massive dumping of the US dollar. Part of this operation is a public demonstration that the US is not to be feared and likely cannot strike back effectively at any individual country who cuts USD ties. In other words- beefing up the morale of the troops before the main event?
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Well, this is it - the last jobs! On Tuesday 23rd August, we took delivery of the plaque which settled a few nerves! After a quick chance to give it a good look over, the following day saw Noel, John Colver and myself giving the entire site a good clean over; clear surplus stone (no injuries this time!), weeding and good sweep!
Thanks to a very generous friend, we were able to use his generator and drill for drilling out the holes for the plaque.
Despite a problem with drilling the holes fractionally too large, this was overcome by a handy local who fashioned copper sleeves for the bolts, which means they are now properly secure. They worked as advertised and expanded to fill the space available!
All that remained was to make sure everything was in place for the big day!
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4682 Forest Ridge Drive,Mason OH, 45040
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Sump Pump, Water Softener, Public Water Service
Public Sewer
Natural Gas, Cable TV, 220v Service
School Information
Room Information
Family Room
Floor - W/W Carpet, Walk-In Closet, Sitting Room
Floor - W/W Carpet
Floor - Wood, Formal
Floor - Wood, Eat-In Kitchen, Gourmet Kitchen, Butler Pantry, Island
Shower Only, Dual Sinks, Whirlpool Bath, Floor - Marble
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Range-Oven, Dishwasher, Garbage Disposal, Refrigerator, Microwave, Humidifier, Air Cleaner
Carpet Wall to Wall
Central Air, Ceiling Fan(s)
Gas Heat, Forced Air
Full, Unfinished Basement, Concrete
Insulated, Vinyl Frame, Double Hung
1, Gas Burning, Ceramic
Alarm -Smoke/Fire, Security System
Window Treatment, Crown Molding, Cathedral/vaulted Ceiling, Recessed Lights, French Doors, Attic Storage
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3 Garage Spaces, Attached Garage, Driveway
Brick, Vinyl
Less than .5 Acre
Cul-De-Sac, City Road, Wooded, Clear lot, Level
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Sales to list price98.2%
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The median household income in Mason, Ohio 45040 is $83,466. The median household income for the surrounding county is $73,177 compared to the national median of $53,482. The median age of people living in Mason 45040 is 38.9 years.
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History of Monopoly The history of Monopoly is a long one, dating back to the 1930s. In 1933, Charles Darrow, a domestic heater salesman from Germantown, Pennsylvania developed and began to sell the game Monopoly. A year later, in 1934, Darrow set up copyrights for Monopoly and attempted to sell the game to Parker Brothers. Surprisingly, Parker Brothers did not accept the game because it contained "fifty-two fundamental errors." However, Darrow did not give up. With the help of a friend, he produced 5,000 game sets. He sold those sets locally. Local Philadelphia department stores caught wind of the game and began ordering mass quantities from Darrow. Poor Darrow could barely keep up with the demand. By 1935, word had gotten back to Parker Brothers. They knew the game was a hit and correctly surmised that its popularity would only continue to grow. Parker Brothers purchased the game from Darrow, who would receive royalties. In the contract, Parker Brothers insisted that the game rules would also include a shorter version of Monopoly to avoid the chance that the game could continue on indefinitely. Since then, hundreds of millions of people have played Monopoly and will continue to do so for many years to come. With any history there is often a scandalous twist, usually filled with speculation and fired on by personal interests. Monopoly is no stranger to such conjecture. In the primary dispute, some people have claimed that Charles Darrow was not the true inventor of Monopoly. Many of these individuals claim that Monopoly was actually the invention of Elizabeth Magie, from Virginia. She was a proponent of Henry George's single tax theory. Her version of Monopoly, called The Landlord's Game, only offered property to rent. Its purpose was to exemplify the benefits for George's economic theories by showing that the landlord always has an advantage and a single tax system could help dissuade any economic discrepancies. Magie did patent the game; Parker Brothers bought it for $500, but no royalties were to be paid out. Throughout time, other individuals also claimed to be first inventor of Monopoly. Additional disputes have surfaced and then faded away, and disputes will probably arise again. As history stand now, Parker Brothers holds Charles Darrow to be the only true inventor.
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As the New York Mets celebrate their fiftieth anniversary of National League baseball, this rollicking chronicle recounts a half century of the teams ups and downs. Chapters recount the best and worst teams; underachieving and overachieving players; and even a guide to appreciating the Mets, including tips on spring training and the best sports bars to watch the Mets without having to fight for the remote.
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Washington, Connecticut, population 3900 and 38.7 square miles is comprised of 5 "Villages" – Washington, Washington Depot, New Preston, MarbleDale, and Woodville. History tells us that George Washington passed through and spent the night at Cogswell Tavern in what is now the New Preston section, (presently a privately owned residence). Simple to deduce where we got the name "Washington" .
Many home walkways and patios have been crafted with marble mined from the quarries in MarbleDale, hence the name. Polish farmers traveled from Preston, Connecticut to settle new fields and crops in New Preston, hence the name.
Washington Depot, that's simple – the railroad passed through along the river and stopped in the center of town to pick up milk from the Borden Creamery in Torrington and to drop off travelers from New York City.
The rail beds are still very much evident in Steep Rock Preserve, a local nonprofit land trust, administered by a Board of Directors and enjoyed by people from all over the State for hiking, kayaking, trail riding and communing with nature.
Woodville leaves us stumped. It's very wooded, it used to have several farms and and an antique store, we guess you could call it a "ville". But no history exists to speak to the name, other than it was the location of a dam failure in August,1955 during a week long deluge of rain, followed by a hurricane, that eventually flooded Washington Depot and created the need for a new downtown traffic and retail infrastructure.
Washington is the collective Village of all of the smaller ones, and we have the good fortune to have 3 zip codes.
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Washington was never the wealthy enclave that it has become in the last 20-25 years. It did attract many summer residents because of Lake Waramaug and other areas for vacations. Eventually summer residents became "weekenders", mostly from NYC, and even some of those became full timers as children grew up and retirements ensued. The 2010 Census tells us that 29% of the homes owned in Washington are second homes.
During the late 80's and well into the 90's, the home prices spiraled up rapidly, and put home ownership out of reach for much of the younger generation. Homes were purchased, gutted, remodeled, expanded and made into show places in many instances. There are a lot of reasons to move to Washington, but if night life and entertainment are important to you, think twice. Everything closes at 6, but the liquor store is open until 8!Many of the people who make the move here and remodel their homes,literally get bored after a couple of years and put the home back on the market. Up until about 6 years ago, most of these homes resold without any issues and turned a profit for the Sellers.
It sure is different now, as most of you know. People who purchased within the last 6 years, and are back on the market are not seeing a profit and are staying on the market a lot longer. Washington, year to date, has maintained pretty much the same levels of pricing and units sold as during the same period in 2010. But the inventory is at a very high level (88 homes on the market)and by calculating the "absorption rate", it would take 31 months to sell all the homes that are currently on the market.
During 2010, from January to the end of September, 30 homes sold with an average sale price of $1,205, 217. In 2011, same period, 26 homes have sold with an average sale price of $1,082,577. So you can see that the levels are pretty steady from year to year, one of the few Litchfield County towns that can claim that statistic. Currently the average list price is $1,374,308 and average market time of 209 days. Last year for the same period the average list price was $1,385,537 (DOM not available)
Don't get us wrong – there are lots of wonderful people that live and work in Washington who don't live in mansions or on estates. We have homes for everyone and every lifestyle. Granted, home ownership is a challenge for many of our young people who want to return to the town they grew up in to raise families, start households and participate in the many activities our Town has to offer. But there is a real sense of community here and we invite you to come visit at any time of the year. We have many great restaurants, shops, art galleries, recreational areas and sports programs.
The Washington Art Association is currently celebrating 60 years of talent, classes, well known artists and teachers, exhibits and lectures.
The Gunn Memorial Library, having gone through a major expansion and remodel 10 years ago, is a destination for many.
Washington is home to a regional public school system and also 4 private schools, grades K-12.
The town of Washington is governed by a Board of Selectmen, the Board of Finance and the Planning and Zoning Commission. Members of all commissions are elected, appointed by the Selectmen and are all volunteers. This is the strong part of a fabric that pulls the town together, enriching residents with a great sense of community.


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ALBERTVILLE; German Bobsled to Carry Reminder of Police State
By STEPHEN KINZER,
Published: February 13, 1992
BONN, Feb. 12— When the German four-man bobsled team starts its run down the icy course at La Plagne, France, on Feb. 21, the man driving the sled will be a former secret police informer who once spied on his three teammates.
The driver, Harald Czudaj (pronounced SHOO-dye), recently admitted that he was one of the hundreds of thousands of people in the former East Germany who worked as an informer for the hated and feared secret police, the Stasi.
"I was no hero," Czudaj admitted in an interview this week. "I know that I am morally guilty."
Practically every important institution in Germany, including churches, universities and political parties, has already been shaken by such admissions. Many Germans have been expecting the scandal to spread into the world of sports, and the Czudaj case suggests that it has.
"I knew this was going to happen sooner or later," said Walther Troger, secretary of the German Olympic Committee. "A lot is going to be dug up." First Olympian to Confess
In recent weeks, several sports stars from eastern Germany have admitted that they were Stasi informers. Czudaj, however, is the first member of the Olympic team to confess. He did so after being identified by a Dresden newspaper.
Few Germans are surprised to learn that the Stasi spied on athletes. It was widely understood here that East German teams rarely if ever traveled abroad without Stasi informers. Still, many are shocked when they learn that the informers included some of their country's most prominent sports heroes.
Like many former informers, Czudaj has said he was pressured into collaborating with the Stasi. According to his account, he was stopped by the police while driving drunk one day in 1988 and was later told that he would be prosecuted and banned from future competition unless he agreed to become an informer.
Soon afterward, he said, he began to prepare and submit reports on his teammates and coaches. He said the reports included information about their private lives as well as their political opinions.
Like nearly everyone who has been unmasked as a former Stasi informer, Czudaj has insisted that none of his reports ever resulted in harm being done to anyone. As an informer, however, he had no direct knowledge of how his reports were used.
Soon after the shock of Czudaj's confession wore off, the three men with whom he rides in his bobsled announced that they supported him. Others on the Olympic team also expressed sympathy.
"The system was so brutal," said one of the bobsled coaches, Wilfried Scholz. "It used all kinds of pressure against people."
The speed skater Uwe-Jens Mey said that Czudaj's confession came as "a great shock," but said he was trying to put it out of his mind.
"Right now, I don't have time to worry about these things," Mey said. "I'm focusing only on the competition." Showing the Strain
Czudaj, who turns 28 on Friday, is a world champion in his sport and had been considered a possible gold medalist at Albertville. Whether the strain he has faced during the last week has shaken his concentration may become clear during the competition.
"Harald is completely wiped out," reported Gunter Gscheidlinger, an official of the German Bobsled and Luge Federation. "It would be a miracle if he brings home a medal."
Some prominent athletes in East Germany, not including Czudaj, were widely perceived as strong supporters of the Communist Government and have become highly unpopular among eastern Germans. Perhaps the best known among them is the former figure-skating champion Katarina Witt. She has denied working for the Stasi, but was known as an enthusiastic member of the Communist party who regularly appeared with senior Government leaders and praised their policies.
Witt was selected by the Communist youth organization to introduce the rock star Bryan Adams at a concert in East Berlin in June 1988, and the crowd greeted her with a deafening chorus of boos. Last summer she was chosen to toss a coin at the beginning of an exhibition game between two visiting American football teams, and the mere mention of her name over the public-address system triggered another wave of boos.
Some senior Olympic officials have expressed concern about the effect of recent revelations on sports in Germany. Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the International Olympic Committee, reacted to the news about Czudaj by advising Germans to "look ahead instead of back."
More revelations about Stasi connections to sport are likely to come, and some German athletes appear to be uncomfortable at the prospect.
The spreading Stasi scandal is especially disruptive because it comes at the same time that several prominent athletes, including the champion sprinter Katrin Krabbe, are under suspicion of having used banned drugs to improve their performance.
"Did Katrin Krabbe dope herself to make her beautiful legs faster?" asked the Berlin newspaper Tagezeitung in a whimsical editorial Saturday. "Did Katarina Witt hide microphones in her teammates' skates? Only Willi Daume, head of the German Olympic Committee, knows for sure.
"If this keeps up, we can forget the Olympics. The only thing that will help is for Willi to go to the Chancellor and beg him: 'Helmut, make the files disappear!' "


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All of these publishers keep releasing their totals of games sold like it fucking matters to us, the gamers. I'm only buying one copy of the game ever, so I don't care how many they sell. The only people who should give a shit how many get sold are the people working on the game, the publishers and the shareholders. Not US the gamers! If these numbers tell me anything, is that they should make the fucking games cheaper if they are going to sell 20 fucking million copies!
I don't know when it became such big a competition to sell more copies then the other guys, as it was to make a good game with lots of replayability. There are so many good games out there that only sell maybe one million over a year or two, and are just as good if not better then these "Mega Games."
It's not just publishers that are bragging about their numbers. Microsoft announced yesterday that they sold nearly one million Xbox 360's over the week of Black Friday. That's all fine and fucking dandy but again, it means absolutely jack shit to gamers how many consoles were sold. You don't see Microsoft counting how many Xbox's fucking broke in the last 7 years.
Hopefully one day consumers and producers alike won't worry about how many they can sell and rather worry whether or not their game is just good enough to play, or one of the best games in the history or gaming.


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NEXO'S STM: A System For All Seasons?
April 2012
At Prolight+Sound last month, NEXO revealed its concept for a new modular-design high-end loudspeaker series. Pre-Frankfurt, TPi got up close and personal with the French manufacturer at its Paris headquarters to get the in depth story on STM, which, NEXO claims, is the ultimate multi-purpose box.
The STM (Scale Through Modularity) project actually got underway more than two years ago when Nexo decided to replace its popular GEO T box (launched in 2002), and build a 'next generation' loudspeaker. From the off, according to Nexo's R&D Director, Francois Deffarges, it was imperative to make something 'a bit different' that would stand the test of time and appeal to a wide range of users.
"We were determined not to create 'just another line array'. We certainly didn't want it to be a stadium-only system," he explained. "We wanted it to be useable for business arenas in the winter time as well as a range of smaller venues for different live applications, which is ultimately what led us down the modular route."
STM comprises four modules: Main, Bass, Sub and Omni, all of which are the same width, to help provide a more compact and efficient setup.
The main module is the M46, a full range, lightweight (55Kg) and low-density box which boasts four six-and-a-half-inch drivers for the mid-range and four high-frequency drivers with Ketone polymer diaphragms that guarantee an even response between 10 and 20 kHz, as well as a long throw. It has four six-and-a-half-inch LF/MF drivers and four HF compression drivers, which provide full-range coverage over a 90º horizontal dispersion.
The bass module is the powerful B112, which, according to Nexo, offers as much as 10-12 dB more than a standard bass solution. It is a 12-inch horn-loaded box which provides 63-200 Hz coverage and a splaying angle of up to 10º.
The S118 sub, which can be run in omnidirectional or cardioid sub mode, is double the height of the M46 and comprises one neodymium 18-inch LF driver. It has a peak SPL of 143dB and a frequency response of 25-85Hz.
Lastly, there is the M28, which is known as the omni module. At first glance it could be mistaken for a downfill, and although it fulfils that role comfortably, it actually has a lot more to offer than that. The M28 has two eight-inch LF drivers, four four-inch MF drivers, one HF compression driver, a 140dB peak SPL, and a frequency response of 60 Hz - 20 kHz; add to that 120º of horizontal dispersion and 0-15º splaying angle between modules and, as Nexo says, it's very much a box to be reckoned with on its own.
The manufacturer was also keen to get as much 'grass-roots' input as possible at the design stage, to see if there was anything in particular that people would like to see incorporated into a new system. This involved close interaction with three of the world's leading sound rental companies, and any number of system engineers and riggers.
"We went directly to the guys that rig the kit and asked them what they'd like to see in a new line array," Deffarges said, "and one of the main points was: 'make a system I can fly on my own'. That, we realised, was where the true value could lie."
As a result, Nexo has incorporated its new Piston Rig system into the back of each cabinet, delivering streamlined compression-mode rigging that eliminates the guesswork, risk and physical effort from the process of getting large-format speakers in the air.
"The Piston Rig has allowed us to honour the engineers' demands of being able to fly the system on their own," Deffarges explained. "One person can fly it via its motor suspension and two rigging points. The system also includes one-tonne rigging parts, and we have designed self-correcting modular dollies which make it very easy to organise and move systems of any size, anywhere. That, we feel, is also pretty unique."
According to Deffarges, the STM benefits from its 1-1-1 ratio (main, bass, sub) design, and apparently, rigging is 'as simple as putting building blocks together'.
"It's like building a system with Lego, in a way; ultimately, we feel that STM is a system which fits the way you want to work," he continued. "The main enclosures can be flown as a single column only, or you can combine bass and main enclosures on the same column. Alternatively, you can groundstack it, putting a main and a bass enclosure on top of a couple of subs, for example, so it becomes a plug 'n play standalone system too, if you want it to be. There are so many options, all of which are equally appealing."
Nexo has also released its NUAR Rack (Nexo Universal Amp Rack) which houses two NXAmp 4x4 units, and is capable of feeding 12 of the STM modules.
"The NUAR Rack is also compatible with any other Nexo products, of course, but it works particularly well with the STM modules," Deffarges insisted. "STM is really a massive injection of common sense, and it dovetails with the rest of the Nexo kit seamlessly; for example, you could use it in conjunction with RS18 subs - we just wanted to keep everything as flexible and simple as possible."
Ken Iwayama, Nexo's Product Strategy Director, believes that the NUAR rack will add an extra dimension due to its new Dante capability.
"The addition of a Dante option adds merit for all Nexo customers," he stated. "For many years, Nexo has been an EtherSound partner but that platform is primarily suitable for live use, whereas Dante is more flexible, and primarily suited to installs. It's easier to match it with existing IT infrastructure in the project for example, and it's a very good option which allows us to cater for a wider range of applications."
Nexo believes that STM is the most versatile and appealing offering in today's high-end touring market, and it sounds like it's been an extraordinary team effort to get to this point.
Deffarges concluded: "The production of the STM has only been possible due to the exceptional hard work from everyone in all of our departments, working together as one unit; the technicians, the support guys, R&D, training, everyone – modularity has become a philosophy at Nexo, and we believe it can re-define touring sound."
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R&R INNOVATOR Lite Getting Started 2. Complete the DATA ENTRY
R&R INNOVATOR Lite One, Two or Three Appraisers can be evaluated. Note: If only One is selected, Reproducibility cannot be evaluated. One, Two or Three Trials can be conducted. Note: If only One is selected, Repeatability cannot be evaluated. 5 – 10 Samples can be utilised. Note: Min 5 to ensure statistical validity 1 – 5.15 or 6 SD can be utilised. Note: in conjunction with Maximum Acceptable Error. Required if measurements used for Process Control. Note: Industry Norm requires Cp 1.67 for Short Term Control. Parameters to be applied for the Study The Responsible Person must decide on what Logistical & Statistical Parameters will be applied during the Study. Note 2 : - A basic understanding of Statistical Methodology is required to establish procedures for the selection of statistical parameters. Industry Norm suggests Maximum Acceptable Error. 10% max for Critical Values. 30% for non-critical Values
R&R INNOVATOR Lite The Study should encompass a typical minimum Sample Data Range that would normally be found in 6 SD of a Process with a long term capability of Cp=>1.33. Data representing >80% of expected process variation is an industry norm. Note 1:- The sequence or timing of Production from which samples are extracted are not required in consecutive sequence such as used in a Process Capability Study. Note 2:- R&R uses the variation in the Process Samples to generate a Part Variation value, however this should NOT be used as a measure of Process Capability. Part Variation can be used to evaluate if the Samples represent sufficient of the Process Tolerance / Spread to ensure the Study is valid throughout the potential Measurement Range. 5 – 10 Samples can be utilised. Note: Min 5 to ensure statistical validity Sample Collection Full Study Ideally the Sample Values should be distributed evenly through the Tolerance Band. In practice this is not always easy as it infers preliminary measurement must be made in order to select the Products with the appropriate measurements.
R&R INNOVATOR Lite Appraiser - Data Collection 5 – 10 Samples will have been collected to be used for the Study. Decisions will have been made as to How many Appraisers will be used & how many Trials will be used Procedure Print data Collection Sheet. Number the Samples discreetly 1 - ?? Appraiser 1 measure samples in random order & record. Subsequent Appraisers independently measure samples & record. Enter Appraiser Details in Data Entry Sheet Appraiser 1 & Subsequent Appraisers repeat and record the sample measurements, dependent on the number of Trials required. using the equipment and method nominated in the Product Control Plan. See Data collection W.I for collection and recording method.
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Making sense of the official Legend of Zelda timeline has become so confusing that it seems Nintendo themselves completely abandoned it in Breath of the Wild, instead focusing on delivering a fun experience that called back to all the game's predecessors. And this was for the best, as understanding the convoluted timeline is by no means required to enjoy the many adventures that the Legend of Zelda series has to offer. Yet said timeline is actually based on a very simple presence - as evil raises its ugly head time and time again to destroy or conquer the world, an ancient spirit will reincarnate to defeat it - the spirit of the hero.
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Whenever we sit down and play a story focused video game, it's often the intention of the developer to create a playable protagonist that, to an extent, the player can relate to. After all, if we're going to be controlling this character for at least a dozen hours of our lives, we should feel some sort of connection to them. And for the most part, developers do succeed at this; even if most of us cannot attest to being cowboys, post-apocalyptic survivors, or treasure hunters, characters like John Marston, Lee Everett and Nathan Drake have earned their way into the hearts' of gamers the world over for being easily understood characters that also have a level of depth that allow the player to find things they can relate to about them.
Top ten lists in theory should be easy to write. You simply pick ten things and write about 'em. But I had a far tougher time planning this blog than I should have. Part of it was because I enjoyed 2016 far more than a lot of the doom n' gloom preachers seen across social media. Part of it was because plenty of Game Informer members have already wrote lists on their favorite games from 2016, and mine will inevitably have overlap with them. But mostly, it's because 2016 was simply an outstanding year for video game software in general. No matter your preferred video game genres, there was likely at least one release last year that really appealed to your taste. Well, unless your platform of choice was the Wii U or Vita, but that's a topic for another day...
Final Fantasy is truly a special and bold video game series. While it has stumbled a bit over the course of its 30 year history, its willingness to create a new universe, cast, style of gameplay, and story theme with each new installment is nothing short of admirable. While there are a handful of direct sequels and and spin-offs that cash in on the popularity of some of its characters, for the most part Final Fantasy always demonstrates a desire to try something new with each new main installment, and in an industry full of derivative sequels that's a wonderful thing, and as a result, a lot of people attribute a different Final Fantasy game to being their favorite.
Video games have come very far from their humble origins. They're no longer merely a means of mindlessly spending a few minutes pursuing a high score and gobbling up quarter after quarter from players (though with the advent of microtransactions, that second part is debatable). Like many other fictional mediums, for some, they've become a powerful bonding tool, an adhesive that can bring people together across any kind of divide. For Corey Austen, video games, particularly The Legend of Zelda series, were a passion shared with his younger brother Matt, and a media through which the two could embark on exciting adventures together and create memories they wouldn't soon forget.If you frequent Game Informer, Mr. Austen's name is one that may sound a bit familiar. This past September, he was part of a ragtag team of streamers who managed to raise a whooping $5,000 for SUDEP research while playing numerous entries of The Legend of Zelda series. SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy), is a phenomenon that the medical community still knows little about, and is a dangerous side effect to epilepsy that many, even some who are epileptic themselves, don't even know exists. To this end, Mr. Austen's stream was effective in both raising money and awareness for this tragic and largely unknown facet of epilepsy.
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Over the past twenty years, Pokemon has added more and more critters to its ever expanding roster. Much to the chagrin of some older fans, what was once a reasonable roster of 151 monsters now extends well over 700, with even more set to debut on the scene later this year with the release of Pokemon Sun and Moon. "Catching 'em all!" is certainly harder now than it ever was before. However, among those hundreds and hundreds of monsters to collect, a select few are the ones that often get brought up the most during discussions and debates about the series.I'm talking about the starter Pokemon.Through the years, many loyal fans have written about the importance of the starter Pokemon in an individual's experience with the games. No matter which game in the series you're playing, you have a choice at the very beginning of the adventure as to which of three Pokemon you want to begin building your party with. Once you choose one, it's impossible to obtain the other two unless you trade with someone else who chose differently. This means that not only is the starter Pokemon you choose the beginning of your ever-growing team of friends to train for battle, but they have a personal connection to the player because you yourself chose them, often over two other equally appealing Pokemon.
As the Wii U continues to ride off into the sunset and the NX ever looms on the horizon, owners of the current Nintendo console struggle to find uses for it through 2016. With Star Fox: Zero turning out to be a potential disappointment that crashed and burned for some, many Wii U owners will likely turn to the tried-and-true online titles that the system has graced us with the past few years, While the Wii U has been light on game releases since it launched, standout online titles like Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Splatoon, and most recently, Super Mario Maker have ensured that my system does have its power button hit from time to time in my homes.It's the most recent of these titles that has seen the most use in my household though. In my best games of 2015 blog, I pointed out that thinks to theoretically providing a limitless amount of new 2D Mario levels to play, my Super Mario Maker disc has found an almost permanent home within my Wii U. This still hasn't changed; the beauty of Mario Maker is that levels are relatively simple to create (obvious, shameless plug - here are the mediocre levels I made!) , and the community itself is simply ingenious. While there are some obnoxious trends within the (literally) millions of Mario Maker levels out in the wild (such as auto-playing levels that require no player input), there are also some very ambitious ideas among them as well.
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Transforming Health in New York: The New York State Health Innovation Plan
| 22 The State Health Innovation Plan BACKGROUND
| 33 A roadmap to coordinate and integrate all payers and all providers, to better align incentives and resources to promote systemic reform. 1.Access to Care – Continue work to assure all New Yorkers are insured and to reduce disparities in access and quality. 2.Delivery System Reform / Integrated Care and Pay for Value – Improve integration of primary care and behavioral health with commensurate reimbursement reform to promote quality not quantity. 3.Population Health – Continued work on the Prevention Agenda to align with reimbursement and delivery system reform including DSRIP. 4.Workforce – reforms to incent and support primary care and assure effective geographic distribution of care 5.Transparency and HIT: enhanced information to understand and inform policies that impact price and quality (SHIN-NY and APD). The SHIP was developed in 2013 after receiving a Model Design Award from CMMI (the SHIP was the deliverable for the design award which paves the way for states to apply for a Model Testing Award). What is the SHIP?
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| 55 Quality: Less than half of adults receive recommended screening and preventive care Continuity: Patient records are not transferred between doctors and patients have no ability to access their own records Utilization and Cost: New York ranks last nationwide for avoidable hospital use Per capita costs are among the highest in the nation and increasing Total health care costs are the 2 nd highest in the nation ($163B); Spending is forecast to rise by more than 50% by 2020. Health care premiums are eating up real wages and harm businesses, individuals and families NY's large employers contribute higher share of premium costs than employers in any other state. Employer sponsored family health insurance cost in NYS rose 92% and employee premium contributions as a % of income doubled (over 10 years) Without intervention spending on benefits for state and local government (employees and retirees) and Medicaid will continue to outpace GDP. WHY? - New York's health care system is underperforming
| 66 Same Goals: 1.Reduce preventable hospitalizations by 25% in 5 years 2.Transform 80% of provider payment to value based (not fee-for-service) 3.Investment in HIT: APD & SHIN-NY 4.Population Health Improvement Projects to: 1.Align with Prevention Agenda 2.Promote an Advanced Primary Care Model 5.Evolve the health care workforce Medicaid 1.DSRIP 2.IAAF 3.VAP 4.Capital SHIP and Medicaid: Different Constituencies, Different Funding – Same Goals Commercial/ Self Insured 1.DFS rate review 2.CMMI grant 3.NYSHIP SHIP Medicaid/ Safety Net Providers Commercial/ Self Insured
| 77 State Innovation Models Testing FOA BACKGROUND AND REQUIREMENTS
| 88 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services / Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation State Innovation Models: Round Two Funding FOA released 5/22/14 http://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/state-innovations/ New York State will apply for a Model Testing Award http://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/state-innovations/ Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
| 99 Letter of Intent to Apply: June 6 2014 Application Due Date: July 21, 2014 In-Person Presentation to CMMI: August 2014 Grants Announced: Fall 2014 Performance Period: January 2015 – December 31, 2018 (2015 pre-implementation) Key Dates
| 10 To test the ability of State governments to use regulatory and policy levers to accelerate transformation to: Improve population health Transform healthcare payment & delivery systems Decrease total per capita health care spending State government led innovation with broad stakeholder input and engagement, including multi- payer models. Purpose
| 11 Up to 12 model test states with $20 - $100 Million per state (over 48 months) with funding based on: state population size and proposal scope model complexity size of target population spectrum of state policy activity level of multi-payer and other stakeholder involvement return on investment and strength of the evidence base. Funding
| 12 Proposal Requirements: Population Health Improvement Health Care Delivery System Transformation Payment and/or Service Delivery Models that include, but are not limited to Medicaid, State employees and/or commercial payers Use of state policy levers Health information technology Overall Requirements
| 13 Statewide plan to improve population health including integration of population health strategies with public health officials and health care delivery systems; Must address core measures including tobacco use, diabetes and obesity. Should integrate strategies to address child wellness and prevention priorities (childhood obesity, dental caries prevention and maternal depression). Implementable plans to collaborate with CDC to develop a statewide health plan. Population Health Improvement
| 14 Key elements: Statewide provider participation in integrated or virtually integrated delivery models; Over 80% of payments to providers in fee-for-service alternatives that link payment to value; Every state resident has a primary care provider that is accountable for quality and total cost of care; Care coordinated across all providers and settings; High level of patient engagement and quantifiable results on patient experience; Providers leverage HIT to improve quality; Adequate health care workforce to meet state resident's needs; Providers perform at top of license and board certification; Performance in quality and cost measures high; Population health measures integrated into delivery system; and Data is used to drive health system processes. Health Care Delivery System Transformation
| 15 To include but not be limited to Medicaid, State employees and/or commercial payers. Models should align with Medicare programs and demonstrations such as ACOs, Primary Care Medical Homes and bundled payments and must identify: Targeted populations Number of beneficiaries served Number of participating providers Services to be delivered Payment and/or Service Delivery Models
| 16 States must commit to using multiple regulatory authorities to influence the structure and performance of the health care system. These authorities may include: Aligning CON processes and criteria to reinforce accountable care and delivery system transformation; Developing regulatory approaches to improve effectiveness, efficiency and appropriate mix of health care workforce through professional licensure/accreditation of providers and/or expanding scope of practice; Aligning state regulations and requirements for health insurers to promote multi- payer delivery system and payment reform; Integrating value-based principles into health insurance exchange QHP certification processes, state employee plans or Medicaid managed care plans through selective contracting with carriers to provide plans that provide the most competitive combination of value, quality and choice; and Requiring academic medical centers and profession schools to integrate transformation teachings into medical education programs. Leveraging Regulatory Authority
| 17 SIM funds may be used for implementation of specific technologies, software, applications or other analytic tools so long as the State indicates how the approach will be financed in addition to SIM. Proposals must document: Current state of HIT adoption and utilization including EHR adoption; percent of providers meeting meaningful use and use of technology to support HIE activities. Governance – how state leadership will direct planning and oversight and how governance will incorporate and expand existing public/private health information exchanges. Policy and regulatory levers to accelerate standards-based HIT to improve care; methods to improve transparency and encourage innovative uses of data; a plan for patient engagement and shared decision making and multi-payer strategies to enable and expand HIT use. Infrastructure – How the State will implement analytic tools and use data driven evidence to coordinate and improve care; offer plans utilize telehealth and perform remote patient monitoring to increase access to care; plans to used standards base health it to enable electronic quality reporting; explain how public health it system will be integrated and describe how support of electronic data will drive quality improvement at point of care. Technical Assistance – Describe how the state will provide technical assistance or providers, identify target provider groups that will receive assistance and what services will be deliver and identify how the state intend to extend resource sot providers ineligible for Meaningful use incentive payments. Health Information Technology
| 18 States must: Demonstrate that a significant number of key stakeholders representative of the entire state population are engaged and committed to implementation of the SHIP Present a clear and pragmatic strategy for maintaining stakeholder commitment throughout implementation. Include stakeholders representative of health care providers/systems; commercial payers/purchasers; state hospitals and medical associations; community-based and long- term support providers, consumer advocacy organizations and as applicable, tribal communities. Include attestations of support from each stakeholder and representatives from stakeholder organizations must be prepared to travel to CMS or participate via virtual teleconference to discuss their commitment to the plan. Stakeholder Engagement
| 19 States must include: Quality Measurement Alignment Monitoring and Evaluation Alignment with State and Federal Innovation Financial Analysis Detailed Operational Plan Other….
| 20 Website: https://www.health.ny.gov/technology/innovation_plan_initiative/ Or contact: General inbox: firstname.lastname@example.com SHIP/SIM Updates – Questions….
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