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Matthew Evans started photographing professionally in 2002 having been a keen amateur for some years prior to that.
Matthew Evans started photographing professionally in 2002 having been a keen amateur for some years prior to that.He has since worked for a variety of clients focusing on architecture, products as well as commercial and private portraiture.
His love for travel photography has taken Matthew across the UK and Europe on a number of commissioned and stock based projects.
Matthew's most recent project involves developing artwork installations such as photographic wallpapers for projects for architects and interior designers.
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Gary Wallis has been a freelance photographer for over 20 years working mainly in fashion and portraiture.
Gary Wallis has been a freelance photographer for over 20 years working mainly in fashion and portraiture.He has shot for magazines around the world including Japanese Vogue, Dutch Elle, Marie Claire, The Independent Magazine, The Evening Standard, i-D, Dazed and Confused, Swedish Slitz Magazine and more. His commercial clients have included Topman, Motorola, Sony, Lloyds, Harper Collins.
His first photography book was published in March 2015, 'McQueen - backstage the early shows'. This is an intimate document of the legendary designers early work using previously unseen images. The book was published by www.bigsmilepublishing.com
Gary has also taught photography for 20 years at leading UK Art College Central Saint Martins and is now Subject Leader in Photography for the Communication Design Program teaching across the Masters and Bachelors degree courses. He also has a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
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David Goldman's professional career began in 1994 when he left his hometown Toronto for Los Angeles. For 12 years David worked with the biggest record labels and television companies around such as Warner Brothers. During this time he created a body of iconic and memorable imagery for music, advertising and celebrity clientele. David's captivating work features artists from Madonna to Muse, Blink 182 to Maynard James Keenan.
With his move to New York in 2005 David shifted his focus towards travel and advertising work, though he still enjoys the high fashion photography he shoots for the Look-A-Like TV series he recently hosted. One glance at his website attests to David's extraordinary talent in his chosen field.
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Internationally respected, George Seper has been photographing food for over 30 years.
Internationally respected, George Seper has been photographing food for over 30 years.He is the longest continuous contributor to Vogue Entertaining and Travel, who recently commissioned him to photograph their 30th Anniversary cover among other features.
His list of clients include the best advertising agencies and magazines worldwide. He has won prestigious awards including the gold and silver folio awards and has images represented in the photographic collection of National Galleries across the world. George is currently photographing a series of cookbooks for Murdoch Books.
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Francesco's photography journey started right here as a student of The Photography Institute.
Today he is a professional photographer specialising in travel and landscape photography.
After 8 years working with still and motion pictures on movies and video-games as animator in several european capitals, he relocated in Paris and moved into full-time photography.
He works for high-end travel photography agencies and gives photography classes between his trips.
His images are regularly published in travel magazines such as National Geographic.
Francesco's website: www.francescocarovillano.com
Justin Aitken is a Multi Award Winning Professional Photographer.
His expertise, creative quality and specialty can be seen in his portrait, lifestyle and wedding photography. His personal work consists of music, landscape and travel photography.
Justin also holds a graphic design qualification and before he became a full time photographer, worked as a graphic designer for 4 years learning the ins and outs of Adobe applications.
Justin has had his work published in many magazines, books, and websites. He has photographed international & local celebrities and acts, including Metallica, Santana, Dave Dobbyn, Fat Freddy's Drop and Coldplay.
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Etienne Oosthuizen has a unique background when it comes to photography; professionally he is a photographic safari guide, constantly interacting, helping and guiding photographers through Africa. Etienne is also a past student of the Photography Institute and combined with his extensive experience with Wildlife, it was only natural that he would specialise in Wildlife photography.
Etienne has built up an impressive portfolio of wildlife images that have been published in many magazines like; Getaway Travel, Ranger Rick - National Wildlife Federation magazine, National Geographic traveler and Africa Geographic, Discovery - Cathay Pacific inflight magazine. A few of his photographs have also featured well in numerous international photography competitions including; BBC Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the year, Getaway Gallery, Windland Smith Rice & Nature's Best Photography competition, Africa Geographic.
Etienne is still very active as a guide and regularly takes photographers throughout Africa on photographic safaris and wildlife photography workshops. Recently Etienne has created a blog totally dedicated to aiding photographers capture the African spirit.
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Portfolio website: www.etienneoosthuizen.com
Photographic Blog: www.photographicafrica.com
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We've seen trailers, stills, and ads, but now the first ever clip has been unveiled. This is what your Hunger Games movie is going to look and feel like. Watch as Katniss ruffles the Gamekeepers feathers by ruining their fancy pig roast party.
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Built in 1895 as the office and residence of Dr. Lewis M. Early, M.D. and his wife Lulu. The property was listed on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 1989.
In the 1940's it was used as a Bed & Breakfast for visiting African American musicians who played the famous jazz clubs on Mt. Vernon Avenue and Long Street. Cab Calloway, Count Bassie and Duke Ellington are said to have said here while performing in Columbus.
The Garden Manor Conservatory (2014)
In 1974 it was the home of the Garden Manor Cultural Arts Center serving as an outreach to aspiring young African American artists and entrepreneurs.
Since 2003 is has become the residence and of Allen Baker & Al Waddell. Much of the original interior had been repaired, reconditioned and preserved during 25 years by the previous owner.
One of the first major projects was the return of the 93 sections of stained glass to the ceiling of the 500-square-foot conservatory. The pieces had been stored in a bedroom after they were removed in 1974 during a roof repair.
The Main Salon with twin marble fireplaces
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It now serves as the design studio for owner Allen Baker, a noted Columbus architectural and interior designer. He has designed a formal garden, which included the restoration of the original pond and 60' terrace.
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So, how is everyone? It has been way too long since my last post, but I have a good excuse. We have been extremely busy. About this time last year, we decided to build our dream home on our family farm land. After looking at lots of plans, I came up with just what I wanted and had a local architect draw the plans. In March, we started. Fortunately, we had the absolute best builder in the world working on our home. He was so organized and selected the best teams for every step of the construction. Our other home sold in May, so we moved in with my parents. During this same time, my older son graduated from high school. He is now a freshman in college and doing so well. (Proud of you, Patrick!) My mother also had major heart surgery and was in the hospital for a full month. Someone had to stay in the room with her at all times. So my sisters, father, brothers, aunt, sons husband and I worked out a schedule and she was well taken care of.
This October, we moved into our dream home. I can not express how happy I am with my new home. It has everything I have ever wanted in a home. My kitchen is ... well, perfect. We had the family Thanksgiving meal here yesterday and just had a great time. The view from every angle is amazing. I love being on the land where I spent my childhood.
The stitching is finally getting back to normal. I didn't cross stitch a lot over the past six months, but I did crochet. This past September, I enter several items in our State Fair and received 8 blue ribbons and 1 red ribbon (canning). This has gotten my stitching drive going again, so I am working on several pieces right now. One is a gift to my friend, Theresa. As many of you know, she closed her shop, Shakespeare's Peddler, to become the manager at our local animal shelter. She has worked so hard over the past 6 months. She and I spent a lot of time together over the past few years, usually meeting for lunch at least once each week. Since May, we haven't spent much time together. With her crazy work schedule and everything going on in my life, we just haven't had much free time. Well, she made the hard decision to quit (I think it was the best decision). So, now we can get back to doing our thing, and that includes a lot of stitching.
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Lately I have been doing a lot of work related travel. I tend to dress well, wearing work related clothes. My thinking is just because I'm going to be trapped on a plane for X number of hours, that's not reason to dress down.
My wife though, was leaving for a business trip this weekend. Her attitude is the opposite. She opts for comfort as opposed to dressing up. This assumes being dressed up equates to being uncomfortable, but that's a topic for another post.
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The CFA Loophole - Helping You Through the CFA Exam
The CFA Loophole is a new website which will provide an opportunity for candidates undertaking exams to qualify as Chartered Financial Analyst to connect with eachother.
Essentially, the "Loophole" for these candidates is that they have the ability to connect with eachother worldwide as this website will provide a forum to ask questions, allow peer to peer communication, and provide an outlet for students for what is otherwise a solitary course of study (i.e. no classrooms/ face to face contact). Hopefully in time the website will give them an advantage in sitting and passing the exams, hence it is the "Loophole" to passing the exams.
- approximately 200,000 ambitious professionals working within the Finance industry worldwide
- between the ages of 21 & 35
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- a touch of fun! These people are full time students who are simultaneously working full time - "The CFA Loophole" hopes to provide some sort of outlet and not be too serious (all of the time)
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June 20, 2013, 4:49 pm
Day's Worst: College World Series sign misspelling gives 'em "L"
We're just glad it was a sign for the College World Series and not the College Bowl.
A sports reporter first spotted the sign for the College World Series, oops, we mean the Colllege World Series, on a dugout before it got fixed later.
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Ever wondered whether Kate Moss' mum was as stylish as our favourite Brit model? Or whether Victoria Beckham's mum ever has a fashion day off unlike herself? Well, as yesterday was Mother's Day in the UK, it seems only right that we should take a look at some of our favourite British celebrities' mums' styles, and most importantly, take a glimpse at what they're going too look like in another 25 years.
Kate Moss and Linda
Linda is often referred to as Kate's mirror image and looking more like her sister than her actual mother. She is frequently pictured on Kate's arm at celeb bashes, and even once moved into her home in order to help look after Kate's daughter Lila Grace. Undeniably, the pair are very close, and so it comes as no shock that Linda often seems to emulate Kate's style. Well, to be fair, you'd have to pick up a few style tips if your daughter was an international supermodel, who's no stranger to also designing her own ranges. You can clearly see the stylistic similarities below. The pair were pictured out shopping together in London, opting for almost identical boots, long camel tone jackets, and if that's not enough, very similar hair cuts. Kate's best friend, celebrity hairdresser, James Brown, is more than likely responsible for that.
Amber Le Bon and Yasmin
Yasmin Le Bon is still very much in demand as a model, and judging by her flawless looks, her daughter Amber Le Bon, is only going to get more beautiful as she ages. Yasmin is highly respected in the fashion industry and has even designed several ranges for British fashion retailer Wallis, which is owned by the same company as Topshop but targets the more mature woman. Yasmin was famously quoted as believing that the older woman shouldn't be constricted by rules, and that like herself, they should wear whatever they feel comfortable in, even if it's a mini skirt. Yasmin is so fashionable that the question really is, can Amber manage to keep up with her mum?
Victoria Beckham and Jackie
Let's be realistic, it would take quite a woman to be able to compete with Victoria Beckham in the style stakes. Has anybody ever seen her have an off day? Every time she's pictured, she is immaculately groomed from head to toe, and often wears her own designs ever since she became a successful fashion designer. Her mum's style, on the other hand, is smart but a lot more relaxed that Victoria's. She clearly takes pride in her appearance (maybe that's where Victoria gets it from?) but more than not opts for jeans with a formal jersey. Although Jackie looks great, Victoria is already miles ahead, and it's clear that her fashion sense continues to get better with age.
Sienna Miller and Josephine
Sienna's mum, Josephine Miller, is usually pictured immaculately dressed. Seen at a fashion show below, her style, including hair cut, is very similar to Sienna's. So, who steals whose style? Sienna is beautiful and if she ages as well as her Mum, she'll be one very lucky lady!
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text: NAMI Statement: The Fort Hood Tragedy Apr 04 2014 PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Mary Giliberti, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has issued the following statement: "NAMI shares the nation's sadness over Wednesday's tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas. NAMI is an organization of individuals and families, including military service members and veterans, who have had their lives deeply affected by mental illness. We extend our sympathies to the families of those who lost their lives or were wounded. We also are sorry for the pain experienced by the family of the person responsible. When tragedies occur, clear facts emerge slowly. However, the immediate focus on mental health conditions often adds to the stigma that surrounds them. This result would be particularly tragic for our nation's warriors and veterans. NAMI has repeatedly called for action to erase the stigma of seeking help for mental health problems— especially in military communities, where the culture often motivates solders to conceal mental illness because it is seen as a weakness, rather than a medical condition like any other. Strong leadership and accountability will be needed now more than ever to convey and implement a message of parity: that mental wounds are as serious as physical ones and will receive the same compassion and care. Every day, one active duty warrior and 22 veterans die from suicide. Their deaths represent a national crisis. We must not allow the Fort Hood tragedy to increase stigma that already exists or discourage others from reaching out for help when they need it. NAMI will continue to advocate for parity, accountability, collaboration and action for all our warriors and veterans with mental health needs." About NAMI NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. twitter.com/namicommunicate facebook.com/officialNAMI


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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama blames Republicans for blocking an election-year increase in the federal minimum wage and says their vote denied millions of Americans a way out of poverty.
Republicans argue that an increase in the minimum wage would result in job losses. In a mostly partisan vote, the Senate failed to proceed to a full debate on the issue Wednesday.
The White House and Democrats are pressing for an increase from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour. Obama spoke at an event in the White House following the Senate vote.
Democrats believe the wage increase has widespread support and is a winning political issue heading into the November congressional elections.
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East Altamont Energy Center
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Project Status: Project Terminated.
The California Energy Commission approved this project's Application for Certification on August 20, 2003. The Commission monitors the power plant's construction, operation and eventual decommissioning through a compliance proceeding.
Committee that oversaw Original Licensing Proceeding:
Key Dates
- March 29, 2001 - Application For Certification (AFC) filed with Energy Commission.
- June 27, 2001 - AFC deemed data adequate by Commission.
- December 6, 2001 - Preliminary Staff Assessment released.
- September 19, 2002 - Final Staff Assessment released.
- January 29, 2003 - Presiding Member's Proposed Decision released.
- August 20, 2003 - Energy Commission approves license for East Altamont Project.
- August 17, 2011 - Order Terminating Energy Commission Decision and License.
On March 29, 2001, East Altamont Energy Center, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Calpine Corporation, filed an Application for Certification (AFC) for a nominal 1,100 MW power plant called the East Altamont Energy Center (EAEC). The proposal is for a natural-gas-fired, combined-cycle generating facility with a 230-kilovolt (kV) switchyard and approximately 0.5 miles of new 230-kV transmission lines.
The applicant's proposed site lies within a 174-acre parcel of land under the applicant's control, located in unincorporated Alameda County, approximately one-mile west of the San Joaquin County line and 1.0 mile southeast of the Contra Costa County line. The site is bordered by Byron Bethany Road to the north, Kelso Road to the south, and Mountain House Road to the west. If built, the plant would occupy up to 55 acres near the center of the property, with the remainder available for lease as agricultural land.
The project is estimated to have a capital cost of between $400 and $500 million. If the project is approved by the Energy Commission, the applicant plans to begin construction in June 2002 and complete construction in June 2004. The project would provide for a peak of approximately 400 construction jobs over a two-year period and up to 40 skilled positions throughout the life of the project.
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Arlington Hills Lutheran Church, located at 1115 Greenbrier St., celebrated 110 years on the East Side on Sept. 8. (Marjorie Otto/Review)
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Arlington Hills Lutheran Church has called the East Side home for 110 years.
Mike Munzenrider • The Rev. Robert Fitzpatrick in front of the icon of St. Rose of Lima. Fitzpatrick retires July 1 after 13 years as pastor at Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church and six years as pastor of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. The priest of 45 years serves a dual role as pastor of both Roseville churches.
As the Rev. Robert Fitzpatrick holds court in his Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church office looking back on his near half century as a priest, one story in particular moves him most.
The Benedictine Center, 2675 Benet Road, Maplewood, is offering these enrichment opportunities in early April.
The Servants of the Cross will perform their 18th annual "Living Stations of the Cross" on Good Friday, March 25.
A "Requiem by Mark Hayes" concert will be performed by the First Covenant Church of St. Paul Choir and Orchestra on Good Friday, March, 25, at 7 p.m. The church is located at 1280 Arcade St., St. Paul.
A group of volunteers met last year at the Maple Grove Government Center to cut, sew and put together colorful feminine hygiene kits for girls in Third World countries to help them manage their periods. (submitted photo)
North Hts. Lutheran joins global effort
In American stores, girls and women may find an entire aisle of feminine hygiene products for managing their menstrual cycles so they can continue going to school, working or doing sports. They wouldn't accept anything less.
But in remote areas of developing world, girls are often shunned, forced to miss school when they are menstruating.
Sometimes they skip food and water, because they have to sit apart from others on cardboard or moss for a few days or they may use leaves, corn husks, mattress stuffing, newspapers or cow dung to manage their periods. They often get vaginal infections.
St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Roseville is offering education opportunities for adults in March. All sessions are free of charge and begin at 10 a.m. The church is located at 1660 West County Road B.
Long-time music director Robert Murphy has left St. Mark's Lutheran Church, North St. Paul, to take a position as music director at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown, North Dakota. A celebration of the nearly 30 years that Murphy spent at St.
The Benedictine Center, 2675 Benet Road, Maplewood. is offering a two-day retreat geared to the needs of lay ministers, ordained ministers, parish staff members and others who serve their churches and faith communities.
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Several months ago, gun kingpin Dudley Brown dismissed talk of recalling Democrats over their support for stricter gun measures, but now his group is up on the air with an ad targeting Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs.
Morse and Sen. Angela Giron of Pueblo face recall elections Sept. 10.
Brown's group, the National Association for Gun Rights, has released a 30-second spot that alleges Morse is "taking his cues from east coast politicians," such as New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
In April, as two recall efforts were already underway and there was talk of recalling Gov. John Hickenlooper and other Democrats, Brown said he wasn't so sure recalling the politicians was the best strategy. He told The Denver Post then he thought the money would be better spent taking out Democrats in swing districts in the 2014 election.
In February, he said much of the same thing in a radio interview. (Hat tip to Jason Salzman.)
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During the five years since Eventide introduced its popularDSP4000 UltraHarmonizer, processors have become considerably fasterand cheaper. The company has capitalized on that trend in a big waywith the Orville Harmonizer, its new flagship digital signalprocessor. The Orville is a fully programmable, multichannel,multipurpose, 24-bit device that shows a clear resemblance to itsvenerable predecessor, the DSP4000 (see Fig. 1). But theOrville goes far beyond the DSP4000's capabilities.
For starters, the Orville incorporates two independent Motorola56303 signal processors (DSP A and DSP B), each with four virtualinputs and outputs. You can run the two processors in parallel, inseries, or in various combinations. In addition, the Orville boastsfour analog inputs, four analog outputs, four digital inputs, andfour digital outputs (all available simultaneously), and you canroute any input to any output (see Fig. 2). By combiningits highly flexible I/O routing scheme with a staggering number ofhigh-quality presets, Eventide has created a device withmind-boggling potential.
As a previous DSP4000 owner, I often couldn't combine patchesbecause my patches used most or all of the unit's available digitalsignal processing (DSP) power. With the Orville's significantlygreater resources and dual-machine architecture, however, combiningpatches is easy. (It's possible to combine two preexisting DSP4000patches and run them on a single Orville processor.)
Not only does the Orville have more DSP power than itspredecessor, but it also has much more delay and as much as 174seconds of sample RAM. That RAM is separate from the 80 seconds ofmono delay memory (40 seconds for each processor) that is alsoincluded. In fact, DSP A can use the sample time along with its40-second delay allotment for a total of more than three and a halfminutes of delay time.
The Orville supports a wide range of sampling frequencies aswell as 16-bit and 24-bit resolution. The 24-bit resolution ishardwired, so if an input signal has only 16-bit resolution, thelower 8 least-significant bits are left blank to be filled byprocessing. Orville can output a 24-bit signal or dither from 24 to16 bits. The preset sampling rates supported are 44.1, 48, 88.2,and 96 kHz, though the unit can lock to any incoming sampling ratewithin that range.
The Orville continues the now-familiar Eventide interfacedesign, which includes a large backlit LCD, a rotary encoder knob,dedicated and soft function keys, and a numeric keypad. Like theDSP4000, the Orville provides Program, Parameter, and Selectbuttons and a PC Card RAM/ROM slot for adding or saving newpatches. The Orville's expanded I/O capabilities are evidenced byits four LEDs, which are switchable to indicate analog, digital, orinternal sources. In addition, the Bypass button functionsindependently for each processor. Because the Orville's LCD onlyshows one processor's parameters at a time, a Processor Select A/Bbutton determines which processor's information is visible.
At its most basic level, the Orville is simple to use. You caneasily choose a processor, call up a patch, and begin editing withthe Parameter button, the four soft keys, and the rotary encoder.That is the same approach that Eventide has used for many years,and besides being familiar to many studio owners, it's efficientand speedy. Depending on the patch you select, there can be a fairnumber of parameters to tweak, even without delving deep into theediting operations. (Multitap delay programs, for example, maycontain individual delay time, level, and filter settings for eachof the eight taps.)
The sheer complexity of the Orville's routing capabilities cansometimes be confusing, and the LCD's text-based parameter pagesdon't make them any clearer. It's too bad the Orville doesn'temploy its onboard graphic-display features more extensively.
At first I had a hard time grasping the routing scheme. Forexample, the Orville flashes a complaining LED if it thinks itneeds a digital clock signal from a specific input. I set up asimple series A-to-B configuration using only inputs 1 and 2 of thetwo processors, but the Orville thought it wasn't getting theappropriate sync.
After a bit of head scratching and a call to Eventide, I figuredout that with the Orville, connected routings are active regardlessof signal presence; therefore, you must disconnect unused routingsin the routing page. Even if you're only using the digital ins andouts, make sure that the analog I/O is not routed to or fromanywhere else on the Orville.
The Orville has far too many effects programs (more than 900) todescribe, so I'll highlight a noteworthy few. (For an overview ofthe Orville's onboard effects, see the sidebar "The Orville'sParade of Presets.")
Eventide has always been best known for its industry-leadingpitch-shifting technology, so it's no surprise that the Orville'spitch-shifting capabilities are truly awesome. For example, you canchange pitches over an eight-octave range (four octaves up anddown) with independent shifters (each with its own delay time)operating simultaneously within an Orville patch. In fact, one ofthe pitch-shift presets, Twelve Shifts, provides 12 shifters andquad operation. Keep in mind that it uses only one of the Orville'stwo processors, so loading the Twelve Shifts patch into processorsA and B would provide 24 independent shifters. Add the Orville'svast internal signal-routing flexibility, and you begin to get anidea of its astounding capabilities.
One of the Orville's biggest improvements over its predecessoris the addition of formant shifting. Although that has become arather trendy feature, it's powerfully implemented in severalOrville patches. Ultra Interval, for example, is a correctiveshifter with a three-octave range. It lets you specify a separateformant value for each semitone above the three octaves, making ita brilliant corrective tool for vocals. At the opposite end of theapplications spectrum is formant manipulation, which can be used asan effect with modulations. Because the Orville's formant parametercan be addressed like any parameter, it is accessible not only bymodulation sources within a patch but also by external sources suchas footpedals and MIDI controllers.
Since Eventide's H3000, the Harmonizer series has done greatthings with delays, and the Orville continues that tradition.Stereo 3-D CircleDly is one of my favorite patches. It's apsychedelic panning and phase-shifting stereo delay that createsthe illusion of going in and out of the speakers. The effect is notunlike the classic Dynotronics Cyclosonic Panner that was popularin the '80s. It's not a 4-channel patch like some of the Orville'sSurround patches, but Stereo 3-D CircleDly goes a long way towardcreating a dimension that seems to exceed the stereo field.Surround sound is one area that clearly figured heavily in theOrville's design; the unit offers a substantial number of 4-channelpatches.
Orville Harmonizer Specifications
Sampling Rates 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz Resolution 16- and 24-bit Digital I/O (4) AES/EBU or (2) AES and (2) S/PDIF Analog Inputs Any combination of (4) balanced XLR or
(4) unbalanced mono ¼" Analog Outputs (4) balanced XLR Signal-to-Noise Ratio >110 dBA Frequency Response (+0/-0.1 dB) @ sample rate 20 Hz-20 email@example.com kHz; 20 Hz-22 kHz@48 kHz;
20 Hz-44 kHz@96 kHz Sampling Time 174 sec. mono Digital Delay Time 80 sec. mono (40 secs. per processor), or 214
sec. for DSP A using the 174 secs. of
sampling time for delay Remote Control Inputs As many as (2) footpedals or (6)
footswitches or a combination Dimensions 2U × 12.5" (D) Weight 12 lbs.
The Orville sounds great and has a warm, smooth, and clear soundthat takes advantage of its impressive processing capabilities.Because the Orville offers so many types of effects, it's hard topick a favorite, but I found myself using the reverbs and delaysmore than the other factory programs. The Orville handles effectssuch as distortion and sonic degradation (using bit-depthreduction, for example) very well, so I used those programs a lottoo.
Combining the A and B processors to create one massive effectsprogram can yield spectacular results if the right programs arechosen. I tried many combinations, and among the most successfulwere distortion into delay or reverb, delay and reverb in parallel,sampler into delay or reverb (for triggered processed samples),filtering into delay or reverb, and distortion into filtering.
Programming the Orville is conceptually simple, but the processis actually quite involved. The general paradigm is similar to thatof a modular synthesizer: modules (in this case, DSP modules) areconnected to create a final program (patch). Much of the complexityarises from the Orville's large number of modules. The modulecategories include Bridge, Control Math, Control Process, Delay,Detector, Dynamic, External, Filter, Interface, Math,Miscellaneous, Mixer, Node, Oscillator, Pitchshift, and Reverb.That substantial list yields 167 modules, and although it isn'tnecessary to learn them all in-depth, becoming familiar with theprogramming process (and the basic modules' functions) takestime.
Fortunately, Eventide offers a free-ware editor for Windows thathas been available since the days of the DSP4000. The program,called VSigFile, has been updated to support the Orvilleand can learn new module definitions as the unit is updated and newmodules are developed. Hardly elegant or pretty, VSigFileis an absolute necessity for serious programming. It lets you viewand edit module parameters, and you can use it to transfer patchesto or from the Orville if you want to modify an existing patch.VSigFile also lets you build programs from scratch andupload them from your PC to the Orville.
Dealing with the interface setup is arguably one of thethorniest aspects of creating patches with the Orville. That'sbecause an Orville patch's interface elements — onscreenknobs, soft-key assignments, virtual meters, and so on — aremodules that must be connected and configured down to the mostminute detail (such as the increments in which a knob moves).Fortunately, you can look at existing Orville patches and reuseindividual modules or even whole groups of modules in yourpatch-creation process; you don't have to start from zero everytime. In fact, as you develop a patch library, you'll accumulatecommonly used sets of controls and processing blocks that caneasily be reused.
Connection to the VSigFile program is done through MIDIor the Orville's built-in RS-232 serial port, which I used duringthe review process. The connection couldn't be simpler — oneserial cable and some menu selections, and I had bidirectionalcommunication between the box and the PC. Everything worked asexpected.
Another convenient aspect of the Orville's PC interface is itsability to receive operating-system updates through Flash ROM. Anupdating application can be downloaded from Eventide's Web site forfree. I used that application to get the latest Orville operatingsystem; it was a painless process that took less than ten minutesand required no chip swapping.
The Orville also provides a built-in RJ45 port, which connectsto an optional hardware remote network called EVE/NET. You canconnect as many as four remotes ($1,595 each) to as many as fourOrvilles (in parallel), which allows for installation in a varietyof studio situations. Connections are made with Ethernet cables(CAT-5). The remote duplicates the Orville's front-panel controlsand adds eight soft rotary encoders (see Fig. 3). Thosealways address the display's first eight parameters, which areduplicated on the remote. Each rotary encoder has a built-in switchactivated by pushing down the knob.
The Orville's documentation is divided into two main parts: theOperating Manual and the Programmer's Manual. The Operating Manualcovers the basic functions, including audio connections, controllayout, basic patch selection, and parameter editing. TheProgrammer's Manual explores the Orville's modules, offerspatch-editing tutorials, and shows you how to create programs fromscratch. The documentation is generally straightforward and clear,and the two manuals overlap very little.
The Orville was a long time in development, and that is apparentin its sonic integrity and great flexibility. If you're familiarwith Eventide's products, you'll feel comfortable with theOrville's design. If you're new to the Eventide universe, it won'ttake long to become acquainted with the unit's basics, though theintricacies of patch editing take time to master. Nonetheless, theprocessor's sonic possibilities are truly world-class and shouldprove endlessly useful in just about any music or post-productionsituation. The Orville is a professional device, and it's pricedaccordingly; it proves the adage "You get what you payfor."
Peter Freeman is a freelance bassist, synthesist, andcomposer living in New York City. He has worked with Seal, JonHassell, John Cale, Nile Rodgers, and Shawn Colvin, amongothers.
This partial list of Orville Harmonizer effects categoriesprovides a glimpse into the powerful capabilities of an amazingdevice. The unit ships with more than 900 presets, and updatesshould make that number even larger.
Basics: stripped-down starting-point versions ofreverb, compression, delay, pitch shift, filtering, EQ, sampling,and delay
Beat Counter: delay programs with an intelligentbeat-interpretation mechanism that can extrapolate delay time basedon almost any rhythmic input when fine-tuning parameters areset
Delays: parallel, ping-pong, multitap, reverse, andmany others
Delays-Effects: more esoteric delay flavors, such asfiltered-band delays
Delays-Loops: multitrack RAM-based delay loopers andrecorders
Delays-Modulated: flange, chorus, detune, panning,Leslie simulator
Dual Effects: stereo reverb combinations and mixedeffects
Dynamics: compressors, duckers, tremolos
Equalizers: graphic EQ, 8-band, 3-band, stereo, quad,and many more
Film-Atmospherics: complex atmospheric programs
Filters: Creamy Vocoder, Harmonic Enhance, Bandpass, EZLeslie, Cup Mute, and others
Fix Tools: pitch correction for repairing pitchproblems on single tracks
Front of House: programs for live sound, such as banksof compressors and instrument-specific reverbs
Inst-Clean: various preamp programs with effects
Inst-Distortion: distortion patches
Inst-Polyfuzz: complex distortion patches witheffects
Manglers: patches that degrade input-signal quality,such as bit-depth reduction
Mastering Suite: stereo compressors intended formastering applications and effects such as Class A Distortion andTape Flange emulation
MIDI Keyboard: patches that respond in specific ways toMIDI keyboard input, such as harmonization, pitch/delay, andothers
MIDI Clock: specific programs that derive timinginformation from MIDI Clock, such as delays, chorus, panners, andtremolos
Mix Tools: multi-effects toolbox patches intended formixing situations
Multi-Effects: more effects combinations
Panners: Auto, Circle, 3-D Circle Delay, Fly-by,Gyroscope, Joystik, Quad
Percussion: drum- and percussion-specific effects suchas delays and reverbs
Phasers: Static, Random, Sample and Hold, Techno
Post Suite: a unique category in which the Orville isused as a sound source; intended for film post-production —record scratch emulator, whoosh maker, 16 mm-projectorsimulator
Remix Tools: triggered versions of certain effects,including filtering, flanging, phasing, and panning
Reverb: Halls, Plates, Rooms, Small Rooms, Preverb,Quad, Unusual
Ring Mods: Envelope, Modulating, True ringmodulator
Samplers: Timesqueeze, Multi Trigger, Panning,Varispeed, Triggered Reverse, VocalFlyer, Filter Trig
Shifters: normal, Diatonic, Ultra, Unusual
Sound Effects: another synthesis bank —Doorbells, Helicopters, UFOs
Spatialization: 3-D PhaseInverter, Quad,QuadDlyBasedPan
Synthesis: sample-and-hold FM, FM Timbre Factory, Riseor Fall Oscillator
Tap Tempo: delays, tremolos, filter, and other effectswith Tap Tempo capabilities
Test Tools: signal generators, scopes, spectrumanalyzers
Utilities: tuners, dither, metronome, delaycalculator
Vintage Emulation: emulations of well-known pieces ofoutboard gear, such as the AMS DMX-1580S delay, EMT plate, andreverb
Virtual Pedals: simulations of stompboxes
Vox: vocal-specific effects, including pitchcorrection, pitch change, delays, and reverbs
Programming: tutorial patches designed to aid in thepatch-creation process
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PROS: Great sound. Four-channel operation. Remotecapability. Extremely flexible dual-processor architecture.Software-upgradeable through Flash ROM. Patch creation with PCfreeware application.
CONS: Expensive. Routing page is counterintuitive.
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How Computers Ruined Rock Music:
Where's the mojo?
How Computers Ruined Rock Music:
Where's the mojo?
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Computers didn't ruin rock music. Lazy people wanting to get rich without putting in work ruined rock music. Computers were just a means to that end.
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Y'all didn't watch the vid.
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Who needs to to know Pro-tools homogenized everything. "The industry Standard ".
Haven't you got anything better to do than try and tell us stuff we already know .
Maybe you could learn to use correct English and not your cannedarseslang
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Now that said, you remember "we're stars" song right? My first attemts to cover the rhythm were horrible, there was clear missing of synchronization between yours and my track. After DP spotted this and I acknowledged it, I spent 2-3 nights non-stop to try and be close to your tempo until DP accepted as passable. OK. Now in the greek forum we had to make the song without your parts, but the editor didn't even use my "good" rhythmh track, he used an older one (which was quite off the beat) and made it sound great. When I asked him WTF has he done to it, he replied editing. OK, then I told him the whole story from the SD forums and the guy replied that almost EVERY album has this much and more editing done to it. Which means that your vid makes some sense. But, its quite inevidable that tech would turn out this way sooner or later, and its a common trend in all fields not just music.
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For those that didn't watch the vid, he makes a great point about losing the human feel on the rhythm with quantization.
The human feel, or "groove / swing" if you will, being elastic by being behind the beat sometimes; slight changes in tempo.
When you grid (per tempo) up the drums for example and line everything up according to the grid, the human element is removed.
Thus sounding like a machine/computer.
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I've made the same argument about quantization killing the feel of songs pretty frequently.
Hogwash. Technically focused points relating to a problem that is not technical in the slightest.
It all comes down to songwriting, in the end. You can produce something a billion different ways, and good songwriting will always show through it.
There are people writing good rock songs. We just don't hear them any more, because they don't get picked up by big outlets.
It's an issue of distribution, really, not an issue of talent.
And FWIW, this is coming from one of the most curmudgeonly "I don't listen to that new crap" music listeners around these parts.
It's interesting where he shows songs before people were quantizing to the grid, and how the BPM's within the song changes.
Being naturally sloppy and lacking the patience it takes to be anal like in the video, I found I actually did the reverse of what he's talking about when I just recorded my first track for my band..
I used a drum machine, but then diid'nt stick the drum sections together right (there were gaps when I zoomed in later..but I'd already edited my guitars/bass tracks accordingly).
This made the guitar/bass stuff I'd recorded on my looper with a click track sound a bit misaligned to the drum track that I laid down with my MT drummer 2 software. I thought there was difference between the two tempo's (though I'd set both to "140 bpm"..but still, my looper's cheap and Chinese ) but it was actually the gaps between the drum bars that caused the misalignment.
Anyway,I compensated a bit with the guitars and bass tracks by hacking a bit off here and there..and boom..really "humanized" the whole thing pretty nicely in the process..
But yeah, what this guy is talking about is the reason why when you listen to old Maiden records..they sound so ****ing lively and real. The tempo constantly shifts/changes. The riffs are all real with often glaring differnces in tempo from one measure/bar to the next..vocals don't line up drums lag/speed up. ..and the end result is timeless ****ing insanity.
Stuff you can go nuts banging your hed to 30-40 years down the line
On the other hand you have all the fake anally edited/overproduced **** that's being churned out constantly on today's "music assembly lines" that no one's going to remember by the end of the year
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Well I worked all that out years ago. " Quantisation " is really a misuse of the term. If you get into Digitization Principles and Quantization Noise you'll find that "Quantisation " is really an inappropriate use of the word when referring to recording " clean up " . Yes in this case it refers to realigning your beats/timing and killing any natural feel of the original recording. A feature I found years ago and very definitely decided never to use.
It's just a part of all the Digitized Signal Processing [DSP] that falls under my " homogenized " label. So many people use the FX /EQ's and what ever that come bundled with their " Pro- tools " or what ever DAW software they use that every body sounds the same right down to their mastering output.
You only have to listen to the Commercial junk on the airwaves to realize this. Everything sounds the same. Half a dozen different Female or Male singers are almost indistinguishable once they've been through the " Pro-tools suite " [ Or whatever DAW software used ] and just sound like MUZAK.
I might suggest that your exploring " catch up " and it may be new to you but it isn't to me. I learned my Recording on Analog equipment back in the 70's and 80's. When transitioning to digital I explored how to retain the " Magic of the Analog feel " while using a very pristine and clear recording process. My guess is you've never experienced 24 Track Analog Studio Recording because the quality of the sound in the Studio is almost indistinguishable from the early digital processing. I used to wonder how do you get this quality of sound at home. Digital recording and the CD medium did that.
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He got schooled.
Your initial response was anything but relevant to what Beato was saying; it was nothing but bitter, jealous sour grapes. You didn't really watch the vid - period. Not until later. I might suggest next time watch / listen before opening your mouth and looking like a fool.
Oh and, you might school some (like kramersteen there), but you don't school me.
And if this is your attempt at a pissy little ****-measuring contest, you haven't produced jack squat around these parts. Plus, I've heard your "playing".
(Plus, you pick on little kids who contribute way more than you to boost your flaccid ego)
You should go back to Off Topic where you can chuck your bitter, jealous sour grapes at somebody who gives a crap.
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The thing that Rick is speaking about requires such good natural groove / voice talent and a dead tight band that is pretty rare in the reality. Without that, the reality can be really ugly even if the actual band is pushed really hard. Even awesome performers can have issues as they are are scheduled to record at a certain time and if they have disturbing health issues or after a heartbreak they will be unable to run 100%. So what's the solution, then? Tell all people with good (great) music ideas with not so much time, talent or just not be in the form to **** off and sell vegetables instead of chasing their dreams? Or try to help them any way you can? C'mon. There is a balance of course, it is not necessary to turn a singer into a robot but these tools are necessary in a contemporary recording workflow.
Rock music killed itself by copying banal ideas too much / playing safe to please softtail people / pvssies with money and not to put more energy on creating true original content. It lost its point as soon as it stopped to think as a rebel.
The reasons why you don't feel rock as appealing as before... Well, around the age, do you really have the same desire for girls, fast cars, chasing your real dreams, just to name a few? The truth is, you and your passion erodes a lot. Believe me, you changed more than rock music did.
On the lifeless production, blame it on lazy musicians. Uh-oh, aren't you a normal guy, working like a dog, rasing kids, putting the energy of the Sun into sustaining your everyday life? Well, the majority of bands are normal guys too. Are they lazy? Not at all. Chasing their dreams for years as a background app, by the time they get their life together, they just have very limited spare time left to rehearse their music to play tight as death. And everyone wants a record finished as perfect as they imagine and not as they really are.
Before the age of editing there was someting like "spending 4 months in the studio" and "waiting for the perfect take". Now it is gone. Neither labels nor self-sustaining bands are willing to pay for the hard way and shooting 1 or 2 semi-acceptable takes then pump it up with sugar means 100x less time and money.
As a producer you balance between the side that wants the actual recording to be as perfect as the new Periphery and the side that says it has 60 hours of time (and money) cap. You can say 'no' of course, you don't need to make a living, never cared about money, it is all for honour. Only accept big scale art classy assignments by musicians who have so tight natural groove that they don't need editing (like Matt Cameron, just in case). You are straight to keep mastering levels low to preserve and disregard furiously complaining labels who give the money anway saying why this record risking just -14dBFS RMS while the new Nile sells well and it is -7dBFS RMS. You tell musicians that you don't use autotune and their meowing below the line one semitone is a beauty of human flaw.
So, yes computers kill humanity in music. Producers are evil. Bands are lazy. You are the very same rebel as you were 30 years ago.
And I am a princess.
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Go ask Nathan if he knows what your crapping on about. Your a prize Idiot.(Plus, you pick on little kids who contribute way more than you to boost your flaccid ego)
WE all know what your all about. Pathetic aren't you.
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Geneva College is joining with Generation: Exodus to help bring Dove award winner, best selling Christian songwriter and performer Chris Tomlin to the new Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. on Thursday, September 30 at 7 p.m.
As a sponsor of the concert, Geneva College will have a special group seating area at the Consol Energy Center. Geneva is offering a special price of $25 for tickets with no additional fees to Geneva students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, youth groups and friends. Geneva community members who purchase tickets through the school will also get a Geneva t-shirt to wear at the concert.
Chris Tomlin, originally from Grand Saline, Texas, has been singing and writing praise songs since he was 14. After his first album in 2001, Tomlin has released many well-known hits, such as "Indescribable," "Holy is the Lord," "How Great Is Our God," "Jesus Messiah," "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)" and "We Fall Down."
The record label Sparrow Records gives a brief summary describing Chris Tomlin: "singer/songwriter/worship leader/Texas native/three-time Gospel Music Association male vocalist of the year/two-time GMA artist of the year/two-time GRAMMY nominee/most sung Christian artist in the United States."
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A "fiscal cliff" Christmas?
Signs of progress for the "fiscal cliff" negotiations came to a screeching halt on Wednesday when House Speaker John Boehner signaled that he and the White House remain far apart, ultimately warning his fellow lawmakers that they might have to work through the Christmas holidays.
Boehner told his fellow Republicans Wednesday not to make plans for Christmas, CBS News has learned, and members said there were no indications from Boehner's remarks that any real progress has been made between the two chief negotiators involved in the process: Boehner and President Obama.
As behind-the-scenes talks continue, Republicans say publicly that the president's latest proposal, which includes $1.4 trillion - down from $1.6 trillion - in tax revenue is still far more than they are willing to swallow. The only GOP proposal that has been made public so far would cut $900 billion in spending and raise $800 billion in revenues, which would be achieved by closing unspecified loopholes and deductions rather than increasing rates.
Boehner cast Mr. Obama's plan as "mainly tax hikes" and said it "does not meet the two standards that I laid out the day after the election." The key question, however, is whether or not Boehner is actually open to the idea of raising any rates at all. Despite recent openness by some Republicans to do so, and hints from Boehner that the wealthy will have to pay more under a "fiscal cliff" deal, White House press secretary Jay Carney said today there's "no indication yet" Boehner is currently on that page.
Meantime, Politico reports that Boehner might not be wedded to the $800 billion revenue number in his proposal, though that alone is not likely to break the logjam in the negotiations:
House Speaker John Boehner privately told President Barack Obama that he's prepared to consider more than the $800 billion the GOP has already proposed in new tax revenues -- but only if the White House will back much deeper cuts to entitlement programs, according to several sources familiar with the talks.
Getting beyond $800 billion in revenue without raising tax rates on upper-income families would be difficult. Obama has long demanded that marginal income rates go up on the top 2 percent of Americans.
But for the time being, Boehner's private concession might not be the breakthrough the fiscal talks need. The White House has been resistant to additional entitlement savings -- their proposal has been stuck at $600 billion, and their revenue target is pegged at $1.4 trillion. Republicans insist a revenue increase that large could never pass the House or Senate
A new poll reveals what other recent polls have shown: Americans want compromise. They support what many Republicans do not: making the wealthy pay a higher tax rate to help avoid the "cliff." Additionally, the poll from the Wall Street Journal and NBC indicates that entitlement cuts aren't off the table for Americans, although the Democrats are steadfastly against that idea.
About two-thirds of Americans of all political stripes would like Congress to strike a deal to reduce the federal budget deficit, even if means cutting Social Security and Medicare and boosting some tax rates, the survey released Wednesday found.
An even larger share--more than three-quarters of Americans, including 61% of Republicans--said they would accept raising taxes on the wealthy in order to avoid a "fiscal cliff" of large spending cuts and tax increases now set to take place in January.


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Scientists at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), part of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), have developed a DNA vaccine against rabies that protected eight of eight vaccinated monkeys from the disease. It is the first DNA vaccine to show complete protection in nonhuman primates against a virus that attacks the central nervous system (CNS). Their report describing the successful experiment appears in the August 1998 issue of Nature Medicine.
"There's no gray area in this experiment. That's what's so beautiful about it," comments lead author Donald L. Lodmell, Ph.D., an expert in NIAID's Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases located in Hamilton, Mont. In addition to perfect protection afforded by the vaccine, anti-rabies antibodies elicited by the vaccine neutralized a global range of rabies viruses. These results suggest, says Dr. Lodmell, that the DNA vaccine could be effective anywhere in the world.
Each year, more than 40,000 people worldwide die from rabies. It is one of the oldest and most feared human diseases, first described in 2300 B.C. Symptoms include agitation, convulsions, paralysis and delirium. Without prompt treatment, rabies almost inevitably ends in death.
In the United States, few people die from rabies because of widespread immunization of domestic animals: since 1994, only eight deaths have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, the CDC estimates that another 30,000 to 40,000 people each year receive shots to fend off the disease after possible exposure. Rabid bats, raccoons, skunks or other wild animals are the primary sources of human infection in the United States.
Most deaths occur in developing countries where rabies is endemic and resources are inadequate to provide optimal post-exposure treatment. Such treatment, which consists of injections of rabies virus grown in human cells and then inactivated, and human anti-rabies serum, costs about $2,000. Cruder concoctions used in developing countries, derived in animal brains, often cause severe neurological side effects such as allergic encephalitis, which can lead to paralytic reactions as well as death.
"About three years ago," says Dr. Lodmell, "I became very interested in DNA vaccination, and thought it was a logical step for the rabies problem." DNA vaccines are inexpensive, stable and easy to make, and don't need refrigeration, qualities that make feasible the possible widespread use in developing countries.
A postdoctoral fellow in the lab at that time, Nancy B. Ray, Ph.D., made the vaccine from DNA encoding the surface glycoprotein of the rabies virus. After getting excellent immune responses and protection using this vaccine in mice, they decided to move into primates. "The vaccine worked beyond our wildest dreams," says Dr. Lodmell.
They vaccinated eight monkeys with the DNA vaccine, two monkeys with a current human diploid cell vaccine (HDCV) and two control monkeys with the DNA vector alone. All animals received at least one booster shot at 190 days. In all but the two control animals, the researchers could measure high levels of anti-rabies antibodies. Neutralizing antibodies are known to be the primary source of protection for humans and animals.
Dr. Lodmell then had all the monkeys flown to Atlanta, where his collaborators tested the efficacy of the vaccine. At the CDC, Charles E. Rupprecht, D.V.M., Ph.D., chief of the rabies section, and his colleagues exposed the monkeys to lethal doses of rabies virus. By day 11, the two control monkeys had developed clinical signs of the disease. Yet six months after challenge, the investigators still could detect no evidence of rabies virus in the eight monkeys that received the DNA vaccine and the two that received the HDCV vaccine.
The only drawback of the DNA vaccine, says Dr. Lodmell, is that the antibody response cannot be detected before 30 days. Hence, as currently designed, the vaccine would not be suitable for post-exposure prevention of disease. However, he believes researchers will be able to overcome this problem in the future. On the other hand, DNA vaccines typically provide long-lasting immunity, so they could be used prophylactically to protect people at high risk, such as veterinarians and individuals who live in developing countries. Currently, Dr. Lodmell and his colleagues are assessing the durability of the antibody response following just one immunization to investigate the requirement for booster vaccinations, as well as other issues related to protection.
NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID conducts and supports research to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as HIV disease and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, asthma and allergies. NIH and CDC are agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
DL Lodmell, NB Ray, MJ Parnell, LC Ewalt, CA Hanlon, JH Shaddock, DS Sanderlin and CE Rupprecht. DNA immunization protects nonhuman primates against rabies virus. Nature Medicine 4(8):949-52 (1998).
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Students in upper elementary grades will be learning darkroom photography and printmaking.
First of all, I don't have to tell you the economic climate of the United States over the last couple of years hasn't exactly been agreeable to many in the teaching profession. Education has experienced delays with contracts, budge cutbacks, and programs have been pared down or cut out all together. Teachers have been required to take furlough days and in many instances positions have been deleted totally.
Art and music have been hit especially hard in public school systems. Unfortunately, they always seem to be the first programs to go when there are money issues.
I doubt there are very few public schools today teaching darkroom photography and printmaking to any class let alone a class of young children, and of course, one of the main reasons Woodward Academy can afford this "extra" for students is Woodward is one of the top private schools in the Atlanta area.
What a terrific opportunity to teach what may be a dying art. Bob Smith, a local photographer in my neck of the woods states, "This is interesting …I guess it's great to expose them to the way [photography] used to be done, but in ten years, they may have to buy the chemicals themselves to do the developing. I wonder what types of film will still be sold in ten years. You have to go to professional photography shops……just to buy old 120 film that went in every camera since World War II…and they have to wait on the manufacturer to produce the next allotment."
Think about the implications for teaching history by having a darkroom photography and printmaking class. Even our youngest students are familiar with digital cameras. Many are very savvy with the Internet, camera phones and Photoshop. They know modern photography, but by teaching older methods students can learn about the methods of Mathew Brady whose Civil War images still get history students involved directly in the war.
Students can view this image….a street scene by Nicephore Niepce, one of the earliest photographic images from 1826. The method used for this print is called Heliogrgraphy, which means 'sun writing'. The process took eight hours of exposure time…..notice the light is on BOTH sides of the street.
Photography is a powerful way to study history. Images of the past are signs of the particular times we are viewing. We can see how things looked, how people dressed, and how they wished to portray their present for future generations to see.
Historical images are great hooks to draw students in, and what better way to draw them in further than by teaching photography methods that seem to have gone by the wayside in many circles.
In today's digital world anyone can snap an image and manipulate any way they wish and in doing so they can call themselves a photographer. Mr. Smith states, "I have a pro version of Photoshop CS4 now, and I can take a DSLR color photo and make and make it look like an old fine art black and white print from 60s. I can burn and dodge the photo just like Ansel Adams except it is digital and not like taking your hands to block out the light when the print is being exposed to the negative like Adams did."
I have to agree.
Where is the knowledge….the craft, and does it suffer at the hands of technology?
Signs of the time, indeed.


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'Design for Demise' ITT issued, aiming for safer satellites
What goes up must come down – except in space. When a space mission is due to reenter Earth's atmosphere the aim is that it does not survive the plunge to the ground in fragments large enough to potentially injure anyone.
Since April 2008 all ESA satellites – and launcher upper stages used to deploy them – due to be disposed of by atmospheric reentry at the end of their operational life must demonstrate that the risk from fragments surviving reentry to cause casualties on the ground is less than one in 10 000.
The concept involved is called 'Design for Demise': the intentional design of space system hardware so that it will completely burn up – or 'ablate' – during uncontrolled atmospheric reentry as a means of post-mission disposal.
This design methodology is especially required for uncontrolled reentry, which would otherwise pose a hazard to public safety, whether on the ground, in the air or on the sea.
Ensuring 'Design for Demise' requires knowledge of material properties. In the past spacecraft propellant tanks – made of high-melting point materials like titanium or stainless steel – have proved most likely to survive reentry. Leftover propellant may sometimes remain in these tanks, adding to the potential risk to life.
Any heavyweight space system making wide use of materials that would not be consumed during deentry may not comply with ESA debris mitigation requirements. In such cases, a design that allows disposal by controlled reentry becomes mandatory.
As part of ESA's Clean Space initiative, the Agency has issued an Invitation to Tender aimed at companies interested in Design for Demise: 'Characterisation of demisable materials.' The ITT package is accessible via EMITS (Electronic Mailing Invitation to Tender System) for any registered company. Otherwise follow the link (http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Industry/Industry_how_to_do_business/ESA_s_Invitation_to_Tender_System_EMITS) to register.


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By Mike McCabe, Executive Director
March 16, 2014
Laws are only as good as their enforcement.
Wisconsin has some of the nation's finest open government laws, including a model Open Meetings Law requiring the public's business to be done in plain sight. And we have an excellent Open Records Law granting the public access to "written, drawn, printed, spoken, visual or electromagnetic information" about government operations that is "recorded or preserved."
In recent years, enforcement of these laws has grown increasingly lax, and prosecutions of clear violations of the laws are less frequent.
When secrecy is condoned and a government official pays no price for failing to honor the public's right to know, others notice. They see that you can disrespect the law and get away with it. This breeds among public officials a culture of contempt for Wisconsin's traditions of open government.
Good laws not properly enforced become worthless laws. Wisconsin's open government laws are headed fast in that direction if they have not already arrived.
The latest symptom of the illness appeared in the wake of a state appeals court's order to make public close to 28,000 pages of emails that were uncovered by criminal investigators during a now-completed John Doe investigation. Six associates of the governor were charged and ultimately convicted of various crimes.
No one was charged with violating the state Open Records Law, however, in spite of the fact that the criminal probe revealed government employees' widespread use of personal laptop computers, private gmail accounts and even a secret wireless router to hide information about their activities and frustrate Freedom of Information requests by the media and general public.
Much has been written and said about some of the more salacious content in these emails, including tasteless and even bigoted remarks by several of Scott Walker's aides. Defenders of the governor insist it is much ado about nothing. His critics see grounds for his removal from office. Neither side seems to be giving much of any thought to the implications of this case for open government in Wisconsin generally and the Open Records Law specifically.
If the use of gmail and laptops and the like by government workers to circumvent the Open Records Law is not condemned and prosecuted, it is effectively deemed acceptable. This will not be lost on state legislators, or on members of city councils and local town, county and school boards. Those running state and local agencies will notice, too. The practice will become standard operating procedure.
Our Open Records Law is invaluable to democracy, and it is on very thin ice. A law is only as good as its enforcement, and the enforcement of this one leaves it – and the public it serves – in great peril.


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So Sarkozy is out, and socialist Francois Hollande will take over in a few days as the next President of France.
Hollande's victory is causing a lot of brow furrowing due to the fact that he's anti-austerity, not eager to reform the pension system, and favors higher taxes on the rich.
In short: He seems like a standard-issue European socialist.
So people seem tthink that Hollande is living in some fantasy world, where he'll be able to conjure cash out of thin air, and ignore the bond market's demands for cuts.
This is the wrong way to think about it, and people shouldn't be so alarmed.
The fact of the matter is that there's no example in Europe, yet, where the bond market has rewarded austerity.
Take Spain: It recently announced fairly severe reform plans, and yields just shot higher. So there's really no reason to care much about French domestic policy at this point.
What matters in the Eurozone is Eurozone politics and ECB policy. So for example, what has worked (to some extent) have been the ECB's 3-year LTROs, which have certainly calmed the banking system down. And what might work is a move towards greater establishment of transfers, fiscal union, and Eurobonds. And on that stuff, Hollande is on the right side.
So forget his domestic policies. They're not at the heart of the matter, and there's no reason to think that his course will make a huge difference one way or another.
Just focus on Hollande as a force to break up the "Merkozy" establishment, and perhaps take Europe away from the current destructure policies which have exacerbated the debt crisis, while also further pushing countries deeper into recession.
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