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by Punchy » Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:17 amI pick Ultimate Comics Thor #1, because I picked a Pak/Van Lente Hercules book last time, and because doing 2 Remender books in a row is no good. So Hickman it is, his work always provokes controversy and debate.
by Zero » Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:10 am
Frankencastle #21
The Punisher has a dubious history when it comes to stories that take him away from his usual environment. When Garth Ennis brought the character back in his Marvel Knights story, he decided to simply ignore the mess that came before. Will the next Punisher writer do the same?
Starting with he good. Mutti's art in the epilogue is competently 'urban and gritty' and Brereton's pulpy painted art is perfect for a story featuring the 70's monster characters fighting on monster island. The colours are brash, the style is old school, and it's always clear what's going on and how people feel. Hell, you could probably tell this story well enough with most of the narration removed. Which would be a good idea.
Sentence fragments. Dead Wife. Angry. Clichéd tough talk. Punish things. Grr.
No, I didn't like the narration. I like the Frank Castle who's dead inside and thinks only with cold military precision and regret. I like the Frank Castle that sets old men on fire and uses landmines like they were going out of fashion. I like Ennis's Punisher and Aaron's Punisher because of the subtlety and depth they bring to a potentially one note character. For all I know Frank's been written well when he's not under the influence of mystic stones and undeadness, but here I didn't find him interesting at all.
I didn't fancy the story when it started, and this confirms that it wasn't the thing for me. I did like the art though so points for that.
by Punchy » Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:25 amRemender himself is the next Punisher writer! He's doing a 5-issue mini returning to New York with Frank taking on 'The Jigsaw Brothers' (The original, and Stuart Clarke from Fraction's run).
by Zero » Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:29 amThat doesn't make him the next writer, that makes him the same writer. There was an ad for this next thing in the back of the book. Although it will be interesting to see if he makes much mention of this whole jig.
by Punchy » Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:31 am
I imagine he might, even though he's been a Frankenstein, the character of Frank Castle has remained pretty much the same guy throughout Remender's run.
by Zero » Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:59 amOK. Once you've read the issue in question can you fill me in on whether Frank's internal monologue all grunty because of the bloodstone or if that's just how Remender has been writing him plz.
by guitarsmashley » Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:31 am
The internal mono kind of took me out of everything.
by Punchy » Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:47 am
Maybe it's to do with the fact that as Franken-Castle, his mind is falling apart, and he needs to take these pills to keep his thoughts together.
by GLX » Fri Oct 01, 2010 10:12 am
by Stephen Day » Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:52 pmI haven't read any of the twenty previous issues of this series, but thanks to the synopsis on the first page I didn't feel like I was lost in any way. With that I was able to jump right in an enjoy this issue. I don't feel the need to get the issues that I missed, but I will say that this one was fun to read. The Punisher running around on Monster Island in an insane state being chased by the Legion of Monsters is such a weird concept that its hard not love it.
I don't know if I like the way Elsa Bloodstone was portrayed this issue. but then again I haven't read anything with her in it since Bloodstone, the series that introduced her back in 2001. I remember her as a nice teenage girl just discovering that Ulysses Bloodstone was her father. That's the version of the character that I like, not the gun toting woman with anger issues I found in this issue. I am willing to accept that the character has developed in her various appearances in the past nine years, but I will say I don't have to like the result of that development.
Having gotten that off of my chest, let me gush about the rest of the issue. I loved the six issue spread near the beginning of the issue with Castle hunting monsters. I loved seeing the various Marvel monster characters running around hunting Frank Castle. I loved seeing Morbius. I loved seeing the Man-Thing. I loved seeing the Living Mummy -- he's been a long time favourite of mine among the marvel monsters.
The main 22 page story was very enjoyable for me. I can't say the same about the nine page backup feature though. I've never been a huge modern day Punisher fan and normally, this issue being an enjoyable exception, don't buy anything with him in it if I can help it. Those nine pages of the Punisher being the Punisher is the type of stuff that really doesn't interest me. Considering that the Punisher was back to his old self at the end of the regular 22 pages, I found that entire section to be both unnecessary and unwelcome.
7 out of ten for a fun issue that was brought down a little bit by a tacked on ending that wasn't really needed.
by 48THRiLLS » Sun Oct 03, 2010 7:29 pmFRANKEN-CASTLE #21
I am pretty mixed on this comic. I remember reading the first issue for the group and enjoying it, I am not sure why I didn't continue getting it (most likely because I am not a big fan of the Punisher) but I have not read any of the issues in between this and the first. I do think turning Castle into a monster is a fun hook and I enjoyed most of this comic... everything up to the end, him just magically turning back into his normal self because of some rock in his chest is weak... and then how it is left off in the very end with him back in New York doesn't make me at all interested to pick up where this leaves off. It felt like they rushed the transformation from monster to man because it seemed like he was Franken-Castle one page then blam-O he is Frank on the next.
I will say after reading this I will definitely pick up the trades at my library cuz the idea of Frank hanging out with all the other Marvel monsters sounds fun and very un-Punisher like... and the art is absolutely stunning.
by Punchy » Mon Oct 04, 2010 6:31 amFranken-Castle #21 - Untitled - Remender, Brereton, Mutti and Malison
Story - Garth Ennis has a lot to answer for. Ever since the Northern Irish genius turned his twisted mind towards Frank Castle, a lot of fans have expressed the opinion that his way is the only way. That the Punisher only works in a realistic, MAX, crime setting, that putting the character into the actual Marvel Universe is wrong. Now I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy Ennis' run on the Punisher, it was a masterpiece, but this view is incredibly reductive, ignoring the facts that the Punisher worked perfectly well for 30 years in the Marvel Universe before Ennis changed things, and also that Ennis' run itself featured many familiar MU characters, such as Daredevil, Wolverine and Nick Fury. Ennis' run may have been definitive, but it shouldn't restrict the character.
Which is why Rick Remender's take on the character is so refreshing, rather than attempt to follow Ennis' template, he just went for it, and threw Frank into the Marvel Universe with gay abandon, putting the character into some of the weirdest corners of the Fictional Reality you could think of, turning him into a Frankenstein's Monster along the way. I never thought I'd read a Punisher comic which featured Morbius, Man-Thing, Living Mummy and Werewolf-By-Night. It was a total unexpected delight, providing that there can still be unpredictability in the Marvel Universe. It may have been total madness, but it was still however, The Punisher. Throughout this whole crazy storyline, the actual personality of the Punisher/Franken-Castle has remained the same as ever, he has the same drive, the same anger, he's the same guy. But with a metal arm and stitched on head. This is what the myopic MAX only people don't understand, through his inflexibility, the Punisher is actually one of the most flexible characters in comics, much like Batman, he has a very well-defined motive and characterisation, and can easily be dropped into almost any genre and remain the same.
But alas, all good things come to an end, and this issue features the last appearance of Franken-Castle, and it's a distillation of all that made this series great. Franken-Castle is on Monster Island, fighting a lot of giant-Godzilla monsters, and then the Legion Of Monsters and Ellie Bloodstone show up and he fights them. It's crazy 4-colour goodness, but at the same time, it's still an examination of who Frank actually is as a character, about what defines him, about what makes him The Punisher. The Living Mummy really nails down what the Punisher is. Again, very surprising.
At the end, Frank is back to normal, and he heads back to New York City, for a coda story leading into Remender's upcoming 'In The Blood' mini-series. Remender gets to stretch his more traditional Punisher muscles here, using Gang-slang, and having Frank take out some Hoods. In the end, I have mixed feelings about this, it was a thrill to see The Punisher back in black, but I also really loved Franken-Castle, and am sad to see it end so soon. Sigh, we'll always have that time you flew a Dragon and fought Nazi-Zombies.
Artwork - This issue features the work of two different artists, and they provide a wonderful contrast. Dan Brereton returns to paint the main story, and it's wonderful, his work looks like Pulp-Novel covers, and this style is perfect for a story featuring so many weird and wonderful monsters, it looks larger than life and is just great fun. Andrea Mutti's work in the coda brings us back down to Earth, the colour palette is darker, and it's more realistic. They both show the two sides of the Punisher, he can be a dark crime character, or be just as comfortable in the craziness of the Marvel Universe, it's up to the writer to walk this tightrope, and Remender does a good job of it, but he needs artists like this to convey the duality.
Best Line - I found much of Ellie Bloodstone's dialogue to be hilarious, Remender actually made her sound British, but this is the best one 'I've fought Frankenstein -- and you, sir, are NO Frankenstein'
by guitarsmashley » Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:08 pmSo by the time Elsa Bloodstone showed up I just got horribly bored with this issue.Between Frank's innermonologue and Elsa's "Hody you do govner" this issue just dragged and dragged and in the end a piece of mystical stone healed frank...and his bionic arm...and his brain that was ut back together...and his rotting flesh....and his whatever else was wrong with him... I called it back when this started that they were going to screw this up especially when it came to his return and they did. The best part of this issue was the last 5 pages that was a punisher story the rest was just weak and the art was pretty awful. I don't care for painted comics especially not ones that look like colored pencils.
by Kerny » Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:24 pmFranken-Castle 21
Finally got my DCBS this week so I can do a lil something-something
All in all, this comic was a bit of a let down, yet it remains a good comic in my eyes. It is a let down because this is the worst issue in the whole Franken-Castle story, and I thought the previous issues were borderline amazing. If not for the standards set by its beginnings, this would probably fare better.
The return to Frank Castle is fine. The 'out' is simple and natural to the story. Another even crazier explanation might have been better, given it's a story involving Frank Castle as a Frankenstein killing monsters and hanging out with the Manphiban. Despite the cool visuals, it is fairly boring issue. Frank goes back to normal, kills things, gives up stone, voila. The monologue is also tedious and overdone in parts. The 'weeks later' intro into Circle of Blood was great. Vintage Punisher. As much as I enjoyed Franken-Castle as a whole, it was great to see Frank being Frank, especially with the MAX title being delayed to hell.
Someone said Dan Breton is one of the most underrated of the comic painters and I tend to agree. Lovely pictures of Frank killing monsters and a bright color palette. Unlike other painters, Breton's work has energy, life, movement, and feels like comic book art and not just some posed men and women doing poses while wearing funny clothes *coughAlexRosscough.* I'm not familiar with Andrea Mutt's work, but I liked it here. It gets the job done and people die well. Frank himself looks kind of odd, but it's a short sequence, so it doesn't bother me too much.
Story 6
Art 8
Overall 7
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4 Dashes Absinthe. (1 tsp. Absinthe)
1/4 French Vermouth. (1/2 oz Noilly Prat Dry)
1/4 Italian Vermouth. (1/2 oz Carpano Antica)
1/4 Orange Curacao. (1/2 oz Clement Creole Shrubb)
1/4 Dry Gin. (1/2 oz Junipero Gin)
Shake (I stirred) well and strain into cocktail glass.
As a variation on the Martini (Medium), or perhaps Fourth Degree, the Weeseur isn't bad. I do like the Creole Shrubb and awful lot, it is one of my favorite Orange Liqueurs, so I rarely complain when I get a excuse to use it.
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I checked mine at home with the Cocktail Kingdom Jigger and found them not quite that far off. Whew!
The big problem now is I usually use 3 jiggers: 1/2:1, 3/4:11/2, 1:2.
Now I have to get used to using only two jiggers: 1/2:3/4 and 1:11/2.
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This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the cocktails in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, Zed.


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1. Re: AC3 support!!!MusicConductor Jul 3, 2008 1:54 PM (in response to (Blackbill))This has been discussed many times, though not recently. In short: not likely to happen, due to Audition's delightfully economical cost and Dolby's less-than-economical licensing fees and requirements.
2. Re: AC3 support!!!(Blackbill) Jul 3, 2008 2:12 PM (in response to (Blackbill))I've heard that before and I find it hard to believe. Ulead Movie factory 6 (an off-the-shelf $75 consumer video editor/burner) has AC3 import/export ability. Sony Vegas Pro 8 (video editor) has AC3 import/export/edit abilities.... I can go on with this list but I think you get the point. Granted there are a few restrictions but they are relatively minor. None the less I don't see why audition can't have it.
3. Re: AC3 support!!!(*|*) Jul 4, 2008 10:07 PM (in response to (Blackbill))Forget about Adobe.
They never listen to their costumers.
I reported Adobe to many software critics & it's horrible nightmare for Adobe.
Here, download this AC-3/DTS filter:
AC3Filter Audition plugin allows CoolEdit / Adobe Audition to read AC3 and DTS files and write AC3 files.
4. Re: AC3 support!!!SteveG(AudioMasters) Jul 5, 2008 1:32 AM (in response to (Blackbill))>I reported Adobe to many software critics & it's horrible nightmare for Adobe.
I'd fully expect them to attach just as much significance to anything you say as we do...
5. Re: AC3 support!!!(*|*) Jul 5, 2008 2:21 AM (in response to (Blackbill))No they don't.
You know steve, Adobe audio video products is always at end of the list.
The best Pro Video Editor 2007 was Sony Vegas Pro 8.
Also, the second high-end competitor is Avid Media Composer, then Apple Finale Cut.
The Audio Editors competitors are: Steinberg WaveLab Essential 6 & Sony Sound Forge 9.
They always update their products with the latest codecs & add more features to their products.
But Adobe don't, just a loser.
Adobe Premier Pro CS3 Review from PC World:
* Lacks AVCHD support
* Even with DVD authoring app, still have to render
Premiere Elements 4: Rate: 82 out of 100:
* Revised interface eliminates some useful features
* Settings for YouTube upload can't be adjusted
Corel Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus Rate 84 out of 100
SEE, Corel Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus is better than Premiere Elements 4.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/133300/corel_ulead_videostudio_11_plus_and_pinnacle_systems _studio_11_ultimate.html
Adobe only can counts on Photoshop CS3 Ex & Flash.
6. Re: AC3 support!!!SteveG(AudioMasters) Jul 5, 2008 6:32 AM (in response to (Blackbill))>The Audio Editors competitors are: Steinberg WaveLab Essential 6 & Sony Sound Forge 9.
Unfortunately for you, nobody takes any notice of these 'ratings' in the real world at all. You can get a far more effective indicator of software popularity, as rated by searches, by looking at
and you will find that although Audition has a lower ranking than it did a couple of years ago, Sound Forge, and especially Wavelab feature somewhat lower still - that only accounts for 9% of all Steinberg searches, so it doesn't even figure on the main list at all. And if you proportion the searches up against individual products, Audition gets closer to Cubase anyway.
At least this way, we get some sort of an independent idea of how different programs are really doing, as compared to your pointless ranting.
7. Re: AC3 support!!!(*|*) Jul 5, 2008 7:46 AM (in response to (Blackbill))HAHAHAHAHA...
8. Re: AC3 support!!!SuiteSpot Jul 5, 2008 9:19 AM (in response to (Blackbill))>READ THIS TO FIND OUT WHAT HYDROGEN AUDIO MASTERS SAYING ABOUT DURIN, YOUR AUDITION ENGINEER
I was more interested in reading what they had to say about you!
"FYI, Sina was banned from this site for being a complete idiot"
9. Re: AC3 support!!!SteveG(AudioMasters) Jul 5, 2008 12:33 PM (in response to (Blackbill))>"FYI, Sina was banned from this site for being a complete idiot"
They were quite polite, really, weren't they? I couldn't recommend breeding from him at all - even if he was capable of it, which seems dubious.
I mean, what does he do around here? Slags off everything, never offers any constructive help at all to anybody, and can't write proper English. Let's face it, he doesn't serve any useful function at all. He certainly doesn't process audio for a living - I mean, would you employ somebody like him? Not if you wanted any customers left...
10. Re: AC3 support!!!(*|*) Jul 5, 2008 12:35 PM (in response to (Blackbill))Yes...
They think we are just idiots, all of us.
They thing they are gods of audio business.
Are you idiot Runway?
11. Re: AC3 support!!!SteveG(AudioMasters) Jul 5, 2008 12:37 PM (in response to (Blackbill))>They thing they are gods of audio business.
Compared to you, they are... compared to you my deaf grandmother would be - and she's dead!
12. Re: AC3 support!!!(*|*) Jul 5, 2008 12:46 PM (in response to (Blackbill))Steve, I know you hate me, but I don't care.
It's just your opinion.
I just want a good support from Adobe, that's all.
Why should waste my time for nothing?
13. Re: AC3 support!!!SteveG(AudioMasters) Jul 5, 2008 1:02 PM (in response to (Blackbill))>Why should waste my time for nothing?
It's not your time I care about - it's everybody else's, having to read the garbage you write on every other forum where you lower the tone. They are the real victims; your inconsiderate behaviour gets nobody anywhere at all. It gets you nowhere either, so why the F.H. do you do it?
>It's just your opinion.
No it's not. When I said "Slags off everything, never offers any constructive help at all to anybody, and can't write proper English" that was based on observing your behaviour here, and not an opinion at all. And on top of that, I haven't heard a single, solitary voice in support of you, either.
>Steve, I know you hate me
Wrong about that too - I despise your behaviour.
14. Re: AC3 support!!!(*|*) Jul 5, 2008 1:33 PM (in response to (Blackbill))You're right steve, we are victims because adobe don't listen to costumers.
adobe didn't add AAC,AC-3,AMR support in Audition 3.
Then, I contact Alex @ ac3filter.net about Audition & he developed AC3Filter for Audition.
& again, I contact Igor @ http://blog.monogram.sk/janos & he developed AMR filter for Audition.
& again & again, I contact Igor for new LAME filter for Audition.
Why, because of terrible support from adobe.
Adobe suffers Audition users so terrible.
How much cost LAME & FLAC filters for adobe?
FLAC is a free file format.
IDK what's wrong with adobe.
adobe don't cares about the quality of products, just revenue like Microsoft.
15. Re: AC3 support!!!(*|*) Jul 5, 2008 1:45 PM (in response to (Blackbill))Comment back for Durin:
...and stereo mode is magically capable of an exact reproduction??? lol
16. Re: AC3 support!!!SteveG(AudioMasters) Jul 5, 2008 2:02 PM (in response to (Blackbill))You've got a high and mighty view of your role in any of this, haven't you? Let's take Igor, for instance - what he has to say about this is:
>I have received some requests for writing a plugin for Adobe Audition.
and that will be the same for any plugin writer - they wouldn't do this on the basis of a single request at all. Any of us could make these requests if we really wanted to - and obviously some people have. And they would have done this for themselves - not for any altruistic reasons at all. Your general demeanour isn't to be genuinely helpful in the slightest - you are just selfish.
>You're right steve, we are victims because adobe don't listen to costumers. adobe didn't add AAC,AC-3,AMR support in Audition 3.
That's because they made available a SDK - just so that people could write extensions for it. We've told you all this before; it's you that doesn't listen, not Adobe. And if Adobe had to develop all this code that just a few people might want, then the overall cost of the software for everybody would be increased. So, fortunately for the rest of us, they have more sense than to listen to the likes of you. You're not a victim - you're just plain ignorant.
17. Re: AC3 support!!!(*|*) Jul 5, 2008 2:13 PM (in response to (Blackbill))You are just lame-plain ignorant too steve.
OK, I'm convinced.
adobe can develop & sell AC-3/DTS, AMR filters as separate plug-ins.
But AAC should be supported as native filter, because of iTunes.
What about FLAC & LAME?
18. Re: AC3 support!!!SteveG(AudioMasters) Jul 5, 2008 2:54 PM (in response to (Blackbill))>You are just lame-plain ignorant too steve.
Unlike you, I have some evidence to support my claim; i.e, you are still exhibiting it in spades:
>adobe can develop & sell AC-3/DTS, AMR filters as separate plug-ins.
But AAC should be supported as native filter, because of iTunes.
What about FLAC & LAME?
You just don't get it, do you? Adobe develop editing software, not filters. Adding support for filters is somebody else's problem, not Adobe's.
19. Re: AC3 support!!!SuiteSpot Jul 5, 2008 4:07 PM (in response to (Blackbill))>Are you idiot Runway?
I guess if the definition of idiot is that I can spell, form a cohesive sentence and waste my time having anything to do with someone who is clearly the poster boy for all idiots?
Then so be it.
I'm looking under the bridge and all I see is a troll!
20. Re: AC3 support!!!Ozpeter Jul 6, 2008 5:01 AM (in response to (Blackbill))I suggest using the forum's "ignore" feature where appropriate.
(There's no button - you just, er, ignore).
21. Re: AC3 support!!!MusicConductor Jul 8, 2008 2:25 PM (in response to (Blackbill))Amidst all this Sina blather I see the usual complete lack of morals and integrity concerning copyrights and patents. As is typical, hacks and cracks abound with no consideration (or royalties) given to the inventors.
Back to Blackbill's original question and post #2 above -- great question.
There are two levels of Dolby licensing: a free or nearly free one that allows
i stereo-only
encoding and/or decoding; and a full-featured 5.1/6.1 encoder allowing full control of the channel configuration, metadata, and downmix parameters. This level of licensing is also required if you need Dolby Logo licensing for product manufacture.
b The Ulead Movie Factory 6 offers the former stereo-only level of encoding.
So does Adobe's Encore DVD. While this is certainly very helpful, most people who come asking for AC-3 support for Audition are wanting surround capabilities, but are experimenting, and are
i not
producers/authoring houses, and therefore the "incompatibility" arises.
Adobe offers a fully licensed AC-3 encoder as an add-on plugin ($299), made by Minnetonka Audio, for
b Premiere Pro.
22. Re: AC3 support!!!SuiteSpot Jul 8, 2008 2:56 PM (in response to (Blackbill))Excellent & informative reply
23. Re: AC3 support!!!(Blackbill) Jul 8, 2008 7:10 PM (in response to (Blackbill))Thanks for the answer MusicConductor.
Ulead offers the FULL 5.1 surround encoder and not just the stereo encoder.... as does Sony Vegas Pro. In fact Sony's Pro encoder (which I use a fair bit) is a pretty in-depth encoder that includes some pretty detailed adjustments. One of the restrictions with Vegas however is that you can't import AC3 unless it's directly off of a disk. There doesn't seem to be this restriction in Ulead however. You can import/export pretty much at will.
I suppose though that AC3 (5.1) is more a necessity in video editors than it is in audio editors..... (one of the reasons I don't use Premiere is that it lacks an included AC3 surround encoder)
24. Re: AC3 support!!!(Blackbill) Jul 9, 2008 2:19 AM (in response to (Blackbill))Sorry... I should add that Ulead's restriction is that you can't produce a separate AC3 file. You can only produce a video disk with AC3. It's also a fairly crude and basic encoder.
Sony Vegas does not have this restriction though. You are free to produce and export a fully qualified, separate 5.1 surround AC3 file.
Vegas Pro's little brother (Vegas Platinum for $120) can encode 5.1 as well, but its encoder allows only to switch AGC on or off.
Avid Liquid, another video editor, although lacking AC3 import, does have full 5.1 encoding abilities. We actually called Dolby inquiring the legalities of the issue, and Dolby stated that small businesses are allowed to encode AC3 without a license. They simply will not allow you to use the Dolby logo without a license
At any rate, as can be seen Dolby licensing does not have to be expensive. Other programs do in fact come with it and you're not paying an arm/leg for it either..... which is why I don't understand it's exclusion from Adobe Audition
25. Re: AC3 support!!!SteveG(AudioMasters) Jul 9, 2008 2:39 AM (in response to (Blackbill))>We actually called Dolby inquiring the legalities of the issue, and Dolby stated that small businesses are allowed to encode AC3 without a license...
>At any rate, as can be seen Dolby licensing does not have to be expensive. Other programs do in fact come with it and you're not paying an arm/leg for it either..... which is why I don't understand it's exclusion from Adobe Audition.
It's true that if you enquire as a small business, the answers from Dolby are different - I've had that experience over hardware issues with them. But if, as Adobe, you ask about general licence terms where the end use simply cannot be controlled, I'd guess that the answer would be somewhat different. It's also possible that in recent times, Dolby has changed their licensing policy somewhat - which to me would make some sense; I always thought that if you wanted something to become any sort of a 'standard' format, the way to do it was not to make it prohibitively expensive for people to generate it.
But I'd still rather that the expensive surround version was an addition to Audition, and therefore not a part of the up-front cost - simply because I, and I strongly suspect the vast majority of users, have no use for it whatsoever at present. It would be nice to think that it was available should I need it someday, but that's as far as I'd want to go.
26. Re: AC3 support!!!MusicConductor Jul 10, 2008 12:06 PM (in response to (Blackbill))A nice bit of work there, Blackbill, which goes far beyond what I know about those programs. One technical note: no Adobe programs allow for 5.1
i decoding,
although with the right trickery you can get decoding to a stereo wave to happen irrespective of the original channel configuration of the stream. I've always thought that Dolby didn't allow for 5.1 decodes; but from an engineering point of view, the more compelling reason is that it is lossy. Very lossy, actually, so decoding, editing, and re-saving is akin to the degradations you can encounter when working with mp3s. Best left as "destination formats." Of course, if it's the only way the audio exists, that's a different story.
I suspect that we'll never know the financial viability of Adobe adding AC-3 to Audition without actually doing it, because the people who need it professionally don't usually have a problem paying the costs of the Premiere plug, or for Vegas, or whatever, and tend to already have it. Conversely, it's usually the new and amateur users who request that the format be supported here for whom the price of the plugin isn't cost-effective. The problem is that Adobe's "hands" must certainly be tied by the long-standing relationship with Minnetonka's "SurCode." I wonder what percentage of Premiere users have paid for Dolby SurCode; what it would take to re-code it as an add-on for Audition's surround encoder; and if the price could be dropped for
i both
programs such that Minnetonka could make up for the loss by sheer volume. But I wonder if some people would still consider $150 (HALF price) too high for an Audition plug. Whatever the case may be, Adobe can't sell a Dolby encoder at different prices for different programs.
I've always agreed with Steve that it should be an add-on. I also concur that Dolby's priority is to control their image and trademark, while turning loose with the simple forms of the format when certification is not important.
27. Re: AC3 support!!!(gagarine) Aug 28, 2008 2:20 AM (in response to (Blackbill))
28. Re: AC3 support!!!(*|*) Oct 8, 2008 8:56 AM (in response to (Blackbill))Does it work for you?:
Open Adobe Audition
Select View, then Multitrack View (if you overlook this step, you will not be able to import the AC3 file)
Next, select File, Import, and find the AC3 file on your hard drive
Select Open (the audio will then be extracted)
Now in the file window in Adobe Audition, double click on the imported AC3 file
Your audio file wave form will appear on the screen
Select File, Save As, and in the box that appears, choose MP3 in the "Save as type" box
29. Re: AC3 support!!!LeonUnger Dec 3, 2010 8:25 AM (in response to SteveG(AudioMasters))
To resolve the issue once and for all, I went to school, learned a lot, I studied some programming languages and now3 yeasr after, I´m able to write my own plugins for Adobe Audition. It was the best way I found. Today I can Encode, Decode Open, Close, Save , Destroy .... (lol).. .my audios in Dolby 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, DTS,(thes othes flavors of Dolby if for me, with Stereo LFE and Stereo Surround Back) and even wrote an old Quadraphonic, as they were in the 80s, just for fun!
As said SteaveG, Adobe makes software for audio editing and don'ts plugins.
What a pity that we users have to make us so much work and effort!
30. Re: AC3 support!!!formsofair13 Mar 16, 2011 9:11 PM (in response to LeonUnger)
Hi Leon,
Are your awesome-sounding plugins available for download or purchase? I know it's been a while since you posted....
31. Re: AC3 support!!!LeonUnger Mar 22, 2011 8:33 AM (in response to formsofair13)
Em 17/03/2011 01:11, formsofair13 escreveu:
Hi Leon,
Are your awesome-sounding plugins available for download or purchase? I know it's been a while since you posted....
32. Re: AC3 support!!!LeonUnger Feb 19, 2012 7:36 AM (in response to LeonUnger)
sorry by the enormous time to write here again, but i came for this forum , only when i can´t rewsolve by myself the isues tha comes out . I actually haviong ptoblems with 5.1 files encoded in audution 5.5, not play corretely in PP5.5.
But the plugin i wrote was good only in Pentium 4 processors,and especifically audio hardware tha came in thar mobo, because the microcodes i used.
You have to see that i want to resolve my problems as fast as i can ... No commercial thougths tropugh my mind .... he he he he ....
Today I´ve been using a dual opteron machine, witn a asus asio csounf card, in 64 bits enviroment, and audio card came with all plugins ans i very **** 5.1 encoder /decoder.
So ai descontinued tha work . Recently i wrote a driver for a webcam in windows 8, becaouse none of windows7 drives runs corretely. But I'm having a lot of work on my main activity that is post-production sound for movies, commercials, video clips and so on. and I must confess that the development of basic software is no longer a priority, then it is increasingly rare for me to write some software. In all, a big hug for you.
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A simple blood test is now available to predict who will and who will not benefit by using Interferons. No more guess work. No more trying to figure out will it work for me, which one will work, is it working or not.
Ask your neurologist about this.
The underlines are mine. It's pretty extraordinary that the test is currently available but "more study is needed" Ask your doctor now.
This is from Bloomberg.com. I'll try to get the specific address & post it later.
Test Predicts Which Patients Benefit From $6 Billion MS Drugs
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March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Multiple sclerosis drugs from Biogen Idec Inc., Merck KGaA and Bayer AG with sales of $6.1 billion work for fewer than 3 in 4 patients and a test can predict which ones, a study found.
Researchers at Stanford University analyzed mice with an induced disorder similar to MS and blood samples saved from humans with the disease. They found two different subtypes of disease, each driven by excess activity of a different set of infection-fighting immune cells. Only the patients with one sub- type responded to the MS drugs known as beta interferons.
In MS, the body attacks itself, damaging the insulation that protects nerve cells and disrupting their ability to transmit electrical impulses and move muscles. About 2.5 million people worldwide have the disease. The study, published today in the journal Nature, reveals why beta interferons, widely used drugs that suppress immune-system activity, don't work for everyone.
"A lot of people are taking beta interferons who should not be and it may make them actually worse," Lawrence Steinman, a neurology professor at Stanford University near Palo Alto, California, said in a March 25 telephone interview. "We found a simple test in the blood that predicts who will and will not respond to beta-interferon."
The test measures blood levels of IL1 and of IL17, the two immune cells Steinman and his colleagues linked to different forms of the disease. Patients whose disease is driven by IL1 respond to beta interferon drugs while patients with IL17-linked disease don't, Steinman said.
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"This information could allow us to better select a group of people who are likely to respond in the first place and to optimize use of the drug," said Dean Wingerchuk, a professor of neurology and vice-chair of research at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. "It's the first step toward identification of objective biomarkers that would lead to the goal of personalized therapy."
The leading beta interferons on the market are Avonex from Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Biogen with 2009 sales of $2.3 billion; Rebif, from Merck KGaA, based in Darmstadt, Germany, with $2.1 billion in sales and Betaferon, by Bayer AG of Leverkusen, Germany, which had $1.7 billion in sales in 2008, the last year for which revenue figures were available.
Biogen markets the MS drug Tysabri with Dublin-based Elan Corp. and sells Fampridine-SR, made by Hawthorne, New York-based Acorda Therapeutics Inc., outside the U.S. Biogen strives to offer a range of options for multiple sclerosis patients, said spokeswoman Naomi Aoki, in a March 24 telephone interview.
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A test that identifies likely non-responders to beta interferon drugs may boost prescribing for the leading MS drug, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.'s Copaxone, said Denise Bradley, a company spokeswoman, in a March 24 e-mail. Copaxone had sales of $2.4 billion in 2009. Petah Tikva, Israel-based Teva is working to develop tests that predict patients who will respond to Copaxone, she said.
Beta interferons are genetically engineered copies of naturally occurring proteins approved for patients whose MS doesn't keep them from walking, according to the Mayo Clinic Web site. While the medications can slow progression of the disease, they don't reverse existing damage and haven't been shown to prevent disability, Wingerchuk said.
While doctors may use the blood tests to guide prescribing, more study is needed to validate the findings before they become part of routine practice, said Steinman, the study author. Further research also will be needed before regulators allow drugmakers to recommend the test in prescribing information, he said.
Still, Steinman said, "the test is likely to become a standard. It looks like a biological truth."
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Town of Niagara Supervisor Steven Richards will submit his tentative town budget to the Town Board at a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1.
The budget will contain a 5.6 percent tax decrease for residential homeowners and a 3.5 percent decrease for business owners, Richards said.
Richards, a town businessman, is in his 18th year as supervisor, and this is the 17th budget he has presented to the board.
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The 2014 budget will continue to fund the supervisor's five-year road reconstruction program with 17 roads already completed and five more scheduled for next year. The budget also contains funds for a new highway plow truck, $100,000 for the outlying neighborhood town parks for new equipment and upgrades, $100,000 for the demolition of unsightly and abandoned homes throughout the town, $50,000 toward a new roof on the town garage, $10,000 for two new entrance signs into the town, $25,000 for drainage projects and funds for one new full-time police officer and bringing back the part-time town hall laborer.
The 2014 budget contains no raises for any town employee or elected official as no agreement has been reached with the town's union membership and it would be unfair to give out raises to elected and political appointments and not to the union employees, Richards said.
The amount of tax dollars raised in next year's budget is $1,853,184.86, which is $78,808.05 less than was raised in 2013.
The 2014 tax rates, if this budget is approved after board review, will be $4.45 per $1,000 assessed value residential and $8.40 per $1,000 assessed value commercial. Last year's rates were $4.71 and $8.71 respectfully. The total spending plan under the proposed budget will be $7,730,597.28.


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Baltimore Ravens strong safety James Ihedigbo harbors no fears, especially when it comes to going face to face with his opponents. Ihedigbo's teammates get a kick out of his focus and intensity. Ihedigbo was so deeply immersed "in the zone" after forcing a near-interception (it was later called back) against the Miami Dolphins, he completely missed coach John Harbaugh's congratulatory chest bump — cameras caught him trotting past his leaping coach.
But Ihedigbo clearly likes to celebrate. His triumphant "gravedigger" dance after successful tackles has become legendary. Off the field, his spunky heroics are no less impressive. Born in Nigeria, he immigrated to the United States as a child, along with his parents and siblings, and launched HOPE, a foundation that provides U.S. scholarships to enterprising but impoverished African students. And over the summer, he found time to marry to his college sweetheart.
With all that, we wondered whether Ihedigbo ever takes a breather and where he goes when he does. And we learned that even on vacation, he's still a gutsy hotshot, staring down sharks in the ocean.
Where is your favorite travel destination?
Bora Bora with my wife. We were just there for our honeymoon. It's a place where we've never been, but it really allows for that peaceful, relaxing environment. Beautiful scenery. We didn't know until we got there, but it's the same place where [the 2009 feature film] "Couples Retreat" was shot.
How did you choose it?
We've been to the Bahamas … to the Virgin Islands … and wanted to do something different. Someplace we wouldn't have the time to go to around football season.
From where did you fly and how long did it take?
We got married in New York, so we flew from New York to L.A., which is a five-hour flight. We flew all night from L.A. to Bora Bora, which is an 8-hour flight.
Need I ask how the weather was?
Ohhhh. In the high 80s. Beautiful!
Where did you stay?
We stayed at the St. Regis [Bora Bora Resort]. It was just beautiful. In our room there were glass floors so we could see the fish swimming underneath us. It had these very open spaces to lie out. The showers had doors that slid open so you felt like you were outside. You had the option to have your own private swimming pool on your patio with a private wall, blocking off the outside. There's a fence around the entire hut where the wood was pyramided so you can see out, but people can't see in.
What type of activities did you do?
The resort offered these JetSki tours of the entire island. It was weird to be out in the middle of the ocean. They had these sand bars. I'd be skiing and then get out and stand there and see stingrays and sharks in the distance, but literally be in the middle of the ocean. The ocean was sky blue. We also went fishing and kayaking.
What kind of land adventures?
They had everything. [There was a] 4x4 Mountain Trip where you could go over the entire mountain [Mount Otemanu].
What was unique to Bora Bora that you hadn't experienced on other islands?
Everything was such a surprise — we went on a "feed the sharks trip." I literally jumped in with like 10 sharks around me — I was like shark bait! And to see them circling you, but also disregarding you … whoa.
Why were they disregarding you and not eating you?
They [the tour operators] put food out so the sharks don't pay any attention to you. So there I was right there in the water with them.
Sounds like good training for a football player on defense!
[Laughs.] Yeah — you know, handle your fears.
How was the food?
The food was amazing. Everything … from the freshwater sushi … and fruits! Watermelon, mangos, pineapple. Amazing drinks. Really good restaurants. That's what made it so great — the food was so great.
What did you bring back with you?
I got my mom and sisters necklaces that were handmade. My wife got some summer wraps that were handmade — multicolored, really beautiful.
How often do you travel?
We try to travel in the offseason as much as possible because football season is so long, and you're so focused on that, and your family priorities, that once the season's done, we try to take a break. We're having a baby in March, but we're planning to go somewhere in the summertime — someplace beautiful.
What is the one item you will not travel without?
I don't bring any electronics with me. When I'm away, I Iike to relax, but I do have my cellphone because I want to be in touch with my family, to let them know how the trip's going and stuff.


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Posted 12 July 2010. PMN Crop News.
Research Shows Yield Advantage of Headline Fungicide
University, seed company and on-farm trials demonstrate many benefits of Headline in corn and soybeans
Source: BASF Press Release. www.agproducts.basf.com
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (July 8, 2010)--A recently released research summary shows that Headline® fungicide effectively controls a broad spectrum of corn and soybean diseases, provides Plant Health benefits and maximizes crop yields. The Headline Fungicide Yield Research Summary demonstrates that the BASF fungicide provides corn growers approximately a 3 bu/A yield advantage over other available fungicides.
"Growers are constantly weighing the practices and inputs they use for successfully growing a crop and maintaining their business," said Nick Fassler, BASF Technical Market Manager. "BASF conducts this exhaustive research so growers can be assured that selecting Headline will help them meet their operational goals."
The results of the report are based on a summary of university small plot trials, seed company hybrid evaluations and large scale, on-farm side-by-side comparisons of Headline from 2004 to 2009. Headline was applied with a 6 oz/A use rate in all tests. Compared to untreated checks, research shows a 13.5 bu/A average yield increase and 12.2, 16.9 and 19.4 bu/A yield improvements under conditions of low, moderate and high disease pressure, respectively, in corn. In soybeans, an overall 3.5 – 5.5 bu/A yield increase was demonstrated, along with a 7.3 bu/A yield advantage in East and Southeast soybean trials.
Over the past 10 years, BASF has supported the evaluation of Headline utilizing a wide variety of expertise, experiences and ideas across diverse geographies to demonstrate its disease control and yield benefits.
"Participants in Headline evaluations have included researchers from universities, retailers, BASF and growers themselves," Fassler said. "The first Headline users began by applying it to portions of their acreage and conducting their own on-farm, side-by-side trials."
Early on, growers recognized the disease control and Plant Health benefits of Headline, which included improved stalk strength, standability and harvest efficiency in corn, and extended leaf retention and seed quality improvements in soybeans. Growers have since adopted Headline to prevent disease, improve Plant Health and increase yield, ultimately providing a higher return on investment. As a result, Headline fungicide has become the leading foliar fungicide for corn and soybeans based on the treated acres and market share over the past five years.
The BASF fungicide portfolio includes Headline fungicide for more than 90 crops including corn, soybeans and wheat; Headline AMP™ fungicide for corn; and TwinLine® fungicide and Caramba™ fungicide for cereals.
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Careers Slideshow: Hiring Trends: Why CIOs Need to Look Beyond IT
By Don Reisinger | Posted 08-06-2012
It's a good idea for every CIO to look beyond technology and spend some time examining the business factors that are driving you organizations. After all, a key component in your job is working closely with the business side and understanding what is behind the decision-making processes at your enterprise. As part of this, it's also wise to keep an eye on company-wide hiring (or downsizing). A recent survey from CareerBuilder sheds light on the changes that companies have planned for their overall workforces in the coming months. The information will provide you with clear insight into whether the business side plans to add more employees to the company, and also tells you where most of jobs will be coming in. Here are 10 highlights on the state of hiring in today's up-and-down economy. The nationwide survey was conducted for CareerBuilder by Harris Interactive from May 14-June 14, 2012. More than 2,000 hiring managers and human resources professionals in the public and private sectors participated in the survey, which asked about hiring plans from July 1-December 31, 2012.
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You Probably Have Money Just Lying Around
Prof. Joel Waldfogel's opinion piece in the Star Tribune.
You'd be rightly skeptical of an ad describing "billions of dollars in buried treasure in your own back yard!" But -- and you heard it here first -- there are billions of dollars worth of treasure buried in your own back yard.
It's not mislaid government gold reserves or Cold War plutonium deposits.
No, it's unredeemed gift card balances, buried in your kitchen, under two years of junk mail and bill envelopes. And in your kids' bedrooms, stuffed in a drawer that day they "cleaned up" suspiciously fast.
Other people choosing stuff for you is a recipe for disaster, or least dissatisfaction. Based on years of research, I've concluded that each December's $65 billion in holiday spending produces a $15 billion satisfaction shortfall in the United States.
That is, recipients value the items they receive as gifts that much less compared with things they would buy for themselves. Around the world, giving destroys $25 billion per year.
One natural solution to all this is gift cards, which in theory give the recipient the ability to choose which sweater or DVD or slingshot he or she actually wants. But there's a catch: About 10 percent of gift card balances are never redeemed, resulting in -- you guessed it -- buried treasure.
After coming out of nowhere about 15 years ago, gift cards have grown to enormous heights in sales. Retailers have issued at least a third of a trillion dollars in gift cards that never expire.
Yet, about a tenth of these balances have never been redeemed. Cards are misplaced or forgotten under the couch, or amid the junk mail.
What happens to all this lost booty? When you buy a $100 gift card, the retailer puts the money in escrow and doesn't "recognize" the revenue until you redeem the card.
Read the rest of the piece in the Star Tribune.


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sE mics and the 'We Are Together' project for the South African Agape Orphanage
After playing keyboards and bass in various bands Ludwig Bouwer converted his love of music and technology into a career, becoming the owner and engineer at One Big Room Studios in Pretoria, South Africa. Nothing could prepare him for his biggest challenge, though, when the producer and two-time Grammy winner Robin Hogarth called him up and asked him to help out with the 'We Are Together' project, a recording and film about a choir at the Agape Orphanage. Suddenly he had to assemble 20 top-notch singers – including members of that choir and of the Soweto Gospel Choir – in his studio, and record them!
"The SGC (Soweto Gospel Choir) and the children from the orphanage had trouble getting together for one song, 'Thina Sonke', in the studio allocated to the bulk of the project," says Bouwer. "Robin wanted to know if I was willing and crazy enough to squeeze 20 top-notch performers into my live room, and I said yes!"
"Then I realized that I didn't have enough microphones to handle the choir and lead singers. I figured I needed seven similar mics, with figure of 8 patterns. The choir is split into four voices, and there were three lead singers on top of that. Incidentally, SGC record everything live with no overdubs – that's how good they are! The hunt for gear 'favours' was on. I knew that sE mics are excellent, having heard them before in other studios, so my first port of call was Turnkey Music, in Johannesburg. I managed to get hold of the owner, Peter Tuerk, who immediately offered "as many sE mics" as we needed. Shortly after that, Paul Martin arrived at my studio with four sE Electronics Z5600aII's and three sE Electronics Z5600 MKI's, including three heavy-duty stands."
"The mics sounded beautiful," Ludwig continues. "With almost no tweaking, the choir sounded great. I found the mics to have a lovely top-end, clear but in no way harsh. The low-end response was also great, especially considering that the choir was not exactly standing on top of the mics. With very little noise floor the mics are very quiet – great for dynamic vocal work and good side-cancellation in figure-of-eight mode, it was easy to get good levels out of the mics. Overall, the sE Z5600a's sounded like really, really good tube mics - which is exactly what they are!"
"The mics were just 'set and forget'. As long as you have some idea of what you want to pickup and what should be excluded, the mics just go to work… it was actually almost too easy to get a good sound. I did not own any sE gear at the time, but now I know the mics are just so excellent, every engineer should have some."
The recording ended up being perfect for the project which has since received great reviews for its moving story about the children of the orphanage attempting to raise funds for the facility. Meanwhile Ludwig's own band The Lemmings (www.thelemmings.co.za) are touring the States from September ("with sE mics, no doubt!") and he has just finished a wonderful acoustic/alternative project for Namibian singer Andra (www.andra.co.za).
More about the We Are Together project at http://wearetogether.org/
More about Ludwig's studio at www.onebigroom.co.za
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Check out the guys and girls single elimination ladders for today's competition. In the briefing this morning PWA Head Judge Duncan Coombs announced that they hope to complete three full double eliminations by the end of the competition as the forecast looked good. He encouraged the riders to go for big air moves, especially later in the day as the ramps begin to build.
News on Gollito is that he still plans to compete but we wait to see if he actually enters the water for the first round.


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Nord Piano 88 awarded MusicTech Excellence Award
"An excellent, affordable and portable stage piano that stands head and shoulders above any other product on the market at this price point, 10/10."- MusicTech
Expect to arrive at Dolphin in just a few days, the Nord Piano 88 has been awarded with a MusicTech Excellence award.
The dedicated stage piano has 88 keys and a weighted hammer action. It's designed with the performing musician in mind and weighs only 18kg without compromising build quality, sound quality or means of expression. As all the other Nord units, the 88 is designed with a firm focus on extremely fast response and accessibility of every important function from the panel.
With a well designed user interface, it doesn't matter if you want to prepare your settings in advance and save them for later use, or if you'd rather set the sounds and effects as you go along – the Nord Piano delivers in both these aspects. Accessing your stored sounds is easy as ever, with plenty of memory locations in a bank/program configuration, which provides quick access from the panel.
Replaceable sounds from the extensive Nord Piano Library
The Nord Piano comes equipped with several acoustic and electric pianos and harpsichords. Other pianos are available as free downloads from the Nordkeyboards.com website. The sounds are stored in a Flash memory with a 512 MB capacity.
This allows you to replace every piano if you wish and the sounds are kept intact in the memory even when the unit is turned off, no loading time is necessary. As always with Nord downloads, the sounds are available for free and easily exchanged by using the Nord Sound Manager application, which runs on Mac OSX, Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 computers. The Nord Sound Manager allows you to quickly organize your programs according to your needs and allows you to create backups of the entire content in your Nord Piano.
String Resonance
One of the Nord missions is to deliver more, in every aspect. Using the Nord Resonance Ready pianos (e.g. the R-labeled Grand's and Upright's), you can activate the Resonance feature on the panel, which will add this wonderful acoustic phenomenon to the Nord sound. The Nord crew has gone to great lengths to ensure an accurate reproduction of the acoustic resonance, using the actual sound of the source instrument in an extremely realistic way.
Nord Piano Pedal with extended functionality
The Nord Piano can use the new Nord Piano pedal, providing the functionality of all the three pedals found on an acoustic grand piano.
The Nord Piano pedal functionality have been closely modeled to allow you to "play the pedal" in the same fashion as on an acoustic grand. The soft pedal (also known as the una corda) makes the sound significantly softer. The sostenuto pedal in the middle provides the latching sustain functionality that sustains only held notes, when activated. When you activate the sustain pedal, you can hear pedal noise and the dampers being lifted from the strings. The force with which you operate the pedal will influence the levels of the components and you can even add percussive sounds from the mechanism by just striking the pedal itself.
With the Nord Piano pedal (or a continuous sustain pedal from another manufacturer) you can also use half-pedaling and other techniques like "catching" released keys with the pedal, a unique feature on the Nord Piano.
Effects, EQ and Amps
Dial in your preferred sound with the effects and the powerful three-band equalizer with sweep-able mid, and save the settings with a quick double tap on the Store button.
The effects in the Nord Piano are just as detailed as the piano sounds them selves. The tremolo adds that perfect vibe, the pan sweeps across the stereo panorama, and the auto-wah brings out the funk in you, like never before.
Whenever you want to spice up a sound with a beautiful phaser, a screaming flanger, a lush chorus, these are readily available. These modulation effects are modeled from a couple of highly desirable vintage effects.
The Nord Piano Speaker models faithfully reproduces the overdrive response of different amplifier/cabinet combinations, lending your sound that authentic feel. Select the desired speaker model – Small, JC or Twin - and use the Drive knob to add powerful tube amplifier distortion to your piano sound.
Even the slightest amount will make a big difference to the sonic character.
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Mills River Town Council members Thursday unanimously agreed to give nearly $21,000 in economic incentives over seven years to Empire Distributors Inc. to build a new facility in the town's Broadpointe Industrial Park.
Mills River Town Council members Thursday unanimously agreed to give nearly $21,000 in economic incentives over seven years to Empire Distributors Inc. to build a new facility in the town's Broadpointe Industrial Park.
Empire distributes 3,000 different wines and 500 beer products throughout several southern states and is owned by McLane Company - a $44 billion supply chain services leader and subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.
In early August, Henderson County Commissioners unanimously approved a $479,000 package of incentives over seven years to encourage Empire to locate in Mills River. In return, the company must meet certain goals: at least $20 million in investment in property and equipment, as well as the creation of at least 15 jobs.
Empire's plan is to build a 175,000-square-foot facility, with room to add another 100,000 square feet on the 25-acre property, Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development President Andrew Tate said. Empire is looking for new space after outgrowing its 60,000-square-foot office and warehouse at 10 Walden Drive in Arden.
The Mills River location near the intersection of Broadpointe Drive and Old Fanning Bridge Road is close to the airport and Interstate 26, with quick access to Interstate 40. It's also near Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.'s new brewery across the French Broad River. Empire distributes Sierra Nevada products.
Empire currently employees about 90 employees in the region, Tate said. Average annual wages for all Empire employees are estimated at $40,000 annually, which is about $7,500 more than the average county full-time wage.
The company also offers benefits including health, dental, optical, vacation and a 401(k) package. Positions would include route drivers, transportation support, warehouse selectors/loaders, maintenance, inventory control, customer service representatives, salespersons and management.
Mayor Roger Snyder and council members Wayne Carland and Larry Freeman expressed an interest in making sure Broadpointe Drive is fully paved so construction traffic and delivery trucks have an alternative to using the more residential Old Fanning Bridge Road. A portion of the road is dirt and gravel. With Broadpointe Drive fully paved, trucks would have easy access to U.S. Highway 280.
Tate said paving the rest of Broadpointe Drive is the company's goal and added that he has had "extensive conversations over many months" with NCDOT in an effort to make the company's road needs clear, with a goal of keeping traffic out of residential neighborhoods.
A transition in NCDOT key personnel made the process more difficult, Tate said, so he had to revisit certain issues with new personnel in an effort to make sure all parties had a clear plan going forward.
He added that NCDOT has recently become more focused on tying road improvements to economic development and job creation projects, "which works in our favor."
Tate estimated the cost to finish paving the road at $250,000. He added that Empire could start construction on the distribution facility this fall, before winter weather kicks in, and be in operation by next summer.
Before voting in favor of the incentives, Carland told Empire officials in the audience that he wanted to encourage people involved in the project to shop and dine in Mills River.
The Empire facility "is not good for Mills River" if construction workers and new employees come to work and then immediately after the workday is over "hit the interstate and go home."
Tate said the future looks promising for Mills River, because "People are going to continue to move to this area and commute to this area for employment opportunities" as Mills River continues to grow.
Also approved by the council was a request from Ferncliff Industrial Park for Mills River to ask NCDOT to issue encroachment permits that will allow lighting and landscaping around a newly completed roundabout at the park's entrance. Sierra Nevada has agreed to pay for the continued maintenance of the lighting and landscaping.
The council also heard two area sports groups' requests to use Mills River Town Park facilities. The Henderson County Soccer Association requested use of a portion of a soccer field for girls' team practices Monday through Thursday until late October. The request was granted.
The Henderson County Community Tennis Association requested permission to conduct league play on the park's tennis courts by reservation. Council members expressed some concern about Mills River residents playing tennis asked to leave the courts to accommodate league play. The association's request was referred to Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee for further study.
Town Manager Jaime Laughter indicated that a new left-turn lane into Town Hall off U.S. Highway 191 was still in the works and that NCDOT estimated work could begin in the spring.
In other council news, Laughter announced that Mills River Zoning Enforcement Officer Pat Christie was named Zoning Official of the Year for North Carolina.
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8687.0 - Clubs, Pubs, Taverns and Bars, Australia, 2000-01
Previous ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 25/06/2002
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Over $15 billion income for Australia's clubs and pubs: ABS
The combined total income for Australia's pubs, taverns, bars and hospitality clubs was $15,304 million in 2000-01 according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Pubs, taverns and bars contributed to over half of this combined income ($9,007 million).
Pubs, taverns and bars industry
Just under two-thirds (63%) of the pubs, tavern and bar industry's total income ($9,007 million) was gained from the sale of liquor and other beverages ($5,682 million). Gambling contributed to just under a quarter (24%) or $2,121 million of total income. In 1997-98, the contribution of these items was 71% and 16% respectively.
Other findings for the pubs taverns and bars industry were:
Hospitality clubs industry
Total income for the hospitality clubs industry in 2000-01 was $6,297 million. This included $3,835 million from gambling, $1,407 million from the sale of liquor and other beverages, and $547 million from meals and food sales.
Gambling income and takings from sale of meals and foods increased by 24% and 16% respectively since 1997-98, however income from sale of liquor and other beverages decreased by 6% over the same period.
The total expenses of the industry were $5,925 million in 2000-01. Major expense items were labour costs of $1,777 million and poker/gaming machine and other gambling taxes and levies of $771 million.
Other main findings for the hospitality clubs industry at the end of June 2001 were:
Further details are in Clubs, Pubs, Taverns and Bars, Australia, 2000-01 (cat. no. 8687.0).
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December 20, 2012
November was Family Literacy Month, and during that month Barnes & Noble at the Ingram Festival location adopted the NISD Title 1 Family Literacy Program.
The store asked customers at checkout to purchase a book which would be donated to the program. At the end of the month, Store Manager Melissa Meneses called to say that they had 601 books to donate!
Pictured are Family Literacy program families from Westwood Terrace ES with some of the donated books. A special thanks to Barnes & Noble for its support of family literacy.


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How much did you use for the ice cream? And how much would you suggest for a 5 gallon batch?
Soaking the leaves in ethanol will extract a significant amount of chlorophyll. Green beer anyone?
Thanks for the input. As the plant stands I have about 10- 12 cups of leaves. Now I just have to come up with a recipe. Thinking I need to stick with citrusy hops.