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Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
Together these three buildings form a remarkable monumental complex in the heart of Seville. The cathedral and the Alcázar – dating from the Reconquest of 1248 to the 16th century and imbued with Moorish influences – are an exceptional testimony to the civilization of the Almohads as well as that of Christian Andalusia. The Giralda minaret is the masterpiece of Almohad architecture. It stands next to the cathedral with its five naves; the largest Gothic building in Europe, it houses the tomb of Christopher Columbus. The ancient Lonja, which became the Archivo de Indias, contains valuable documents from the archives of the colonies in the Americas.
La Cathédrale, l'Alcázar et l'Archivo de Indias de Séville
Les trois bâtiments constituent un admirable ensemble monumental au cœur même de Séville, les deux premiers apportant un témoignage exceptionnel sur la civilisation des Almohades et sur l'Andalousie chrétienne, toute pénétrée d'influences maures depuis la Reconquête de 1248 jusqu'au XVIe siècle. Le minaret de la Giralda, chef-d'œuvre de l'architecture almohade, jouxte la cathédrale à cinq nefs, qui est le plus grand édifice gothique d'Europe et abrite le gigantesque tombeau de Christophe Colomb. L'ancienne Lonja, devenue Archivo de Indias, conserve les plus précieuses des archives relatives aux colonies d'Amérique.
تشكّل المباني الثلاثة مجموعةً كبيرة رائعةً في قلب أشبيلية. والمبنيان الأولييان يُشكلان شهادةً استثنائيّةً على حضارة الموحدين وعلى الأندلس المسيحي الذي دخلته تأثيرات عربية مباشرة منذ الفتح الثاني عام 1248 وحتّى القرن السادس عشر. ومئذنة جيرالدا وهي تحفة من الهندسة ذات الطابع الموحدي تقف إلى جانب الكنيسة ذات الخمسة أجنحة وهي أعظم مبنى قوطي في أوروبا وفيه ضريح كريستوف كولومبوس. ولونخا القديمة أصبحت "أرشيف الهند" وفيها أغلى أرشيفات مستعمرات أمريكا.
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Все вместе эти три здания составляют замечательную группу памятников, расположенную в самом центре Севильи. Кафедральный собор и Алькасар относятся к периоду от реконкисты 1248 г. до XVI в. и отражают влияние мавританского стиля, являясь важным свидетельством как цивилизации Альмохадов, так и христианской Андалусии. Минарет Хиральда – это шедевр архитектуры времен Альмохадов. Он стоит рядом с кафедральный собором с пятью нефами, который является крупнейшим готическим зданием Европы. Здесь находится саркофаг Христофора Колумба. Древняя Лонха (биржа) стала "Архивом Индий", содержащим ценные документы из всех архивов испанских колоний в Америке.
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Catedral, alcázar y Archivo de Indias de Sevilla
Estos tres edificios forman un conjunto monumental admirable en el corazón de Sevilla. La Catedral y el Alcázar son dos testimonios excepcionales de la civilización almohade y de la Sevilla cristiana, cuyo arte estuvo muy impregnado de la influencia mora desde la reconquista de la ciudad (1248) hasta el siglo XVI. El antiguo minarete de la Giralda, obra maestra de la arquitectura almohade, se yergue al costado de la catedral. Esta iglesia de cinco naves es el edificio gótico más grande de Europa y alberga la colosal sepultura de Cristóbal Colón. En la antigua lonja, convertida en Archivo de Indias, se conservan fondos documentales inestimables de las colonias españolas en América.
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Kathedraal, Alcázar en Archivo de Indias in Sevilla
De kathedraal, Alcázar en Archivo de Indias vormen een monumentaal complex in het hart van Sevilla. De kathedraal en het Alcázar – daterend uit de herovering van 1248 tot de 16e eeuw en doordrenkt met Moorse invloeden – getuigen van de beschavingen van de Almohaden en het christelijke Andalusië. De Giralda minaret geldt als meesterwerk van de Alhomaden architectuur. Hij bevindt zich naast de kathedraal die met vijf beuken het grootste gotische gebouw van Europa is en het graf van Christoffel Columbus herbergt. Het oude Lonja – dat Archivo de Indias werd – bevat waardevolle documenten uit de archieven van de Spaanse koloniën in de Amerika's.
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Outstanding Universal Value
Brief synthesis
Together the Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias as a series, form a remarkable monumental complex in the heart of Seville. They perfectly epitomize the Spanish "Golden Age", incorporating vestiges of Islamic culture, centuries of ecclesiastical power, royal sovereignty and the trading power that Spain acquired through its colonies in the New World.
Founded in 1403 on the site of a former mosque, the Cathedral, built in Gothic and Renaissance style, covers seven centuries of history. With its five naves it is the largest Gothic building in Europe. Its bell tower, the Giralda, was the former minaret of the mosque, a masterpiece of Almohad architecture and now is important example of the cultural syncretism thanks to the top section of the tower, designed in the Renaissance period by Hernán Ruiz. Its "chapter house" is the first known example of the use of the elliptical floor plan in the western world. Ever since its creation, the Cathedral has continued to be used for religious purposes.
The original nucleus of the Alcázar was constructed in the 10th century as the palace of the Moslem governor, and is used even today as the Spanish royal family's residence in this city, thereby retaining the same purpose for which it was originally intended: as a residence of monarchs and heads of state. Built and rebuilt from the early Middle Ages right up to our times, it consists of a group of palatial buildings and extensive gardens. The Alcázar embraces a rare compendium of cultures where areas of the original Almohad palace - such as the "Patio del Yeso" or the "Jardines del Crucero" - coexist with the Palacio de Pedro I representing Spanish Mudejar art, together with other constructions displaying every cultural style from the Renaissance to the Neoclassical.
The Archivo de Indias building was constructed in 1585 to house the Casa Lonja or Consulado de Mercaderes de Sevilla (Consulate of the merchants of Seville). It became the Archivo General de Indias in 1785, and since then it has become home to the greatest collection of documentation concerning the discovery of and relations with the New World. The Archivo de Indias, designed by the architect responsible for completing El Escorial, Juan de Herrera, is one of the clearest examples of Spanish Renaissance architecture. An enormous influence on Baroque Andalusian architecture and on Spanish neoclassicism, it symbolizes the link between the Old and the New World.
Seville owes its importance during the 16th and 17th centuries to its designation as the capital of the Carrera de Indias (the Indies route: the Spanish trading monopoly with Latin America). It was the "Gateway to the Indies" and the only trading port with the Indies from 1503 until 1718.
The Conjunto Monumental, or group of historic buildings encompassing the Cathedral/Giralda, the Alcázar and the Archivo de Indias, constitutes a remarkable testimony to the major stages of the city's urban history (Islamic, Christian, and that of Seville with its associations with the New World), as well as symbolizing a city that became the trading capital with the Indies for two centuries - a time during which Seville was the hub of the Spanish monarchy and played a major role in the colonization of Latin America following its discovery by Columbus.
Each one of these monuments is associated with the colonization process. The tomb of Columbus is preserved in the Cathedral. The Sala de los Almirantes (Admirals' hall) in the Alcázar was the headquarters of the Casa de Contratación (House of Trade), from which the monopoly with the Indies operated, and where, as a seat of learning, it spawned some of the most important expeditions of exploration and discovery of that period. And the Archivo de Indias has, since the 18th century, housed the most valuable and important documents which provide an insight into this historical event.
Criterion (i): The Giralda constitutes a unique artistic achievement, a masterpiece of Almohad architecture. The immense Cathedral with five naves which replaced the mosque is the largest Gothic edifice in Europe. The elliptical space of the Cabildo, created by Hernán Ruiz, is one of the most beautiful architectural works of the Renaissance.
Criterion (ii): The Giralda influenced the construction of numerous towers in Spain, and, after the conquest, in the Americas.
Criterion (iii): The Cathedral - the largest Gothic temple in Europe - and the Alcázar of Seville bear exceptional testimony to the civilization of the Alhomads and to that of Christian Andalusia dating from the re-conquest of 1248 to the 16th century, which was thoroughly imbued with Moorish influences.
Criterion (vi): The Cathedral, the Alcázar and the Lonja are directly and tangibly associated with a universally important event: the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492/1493 and the colonization of Latin America. The tomb of Christopher Columbus is in the Cathedral. Plans were made in the Admirals' Hall (Sala de los Almirantes) for a number of history's greatest explorations, notably the circumnavigation of the globe by Magellan and Sebastián ElCano (1519-1522). In the Lonja are conserved the most precious documents from the archives of the colonies in the Americas.
The Conjunto Monumental retains in its configuration the physical integrity of the original buildings and the juxtaposition of the various major historical stages.
The Cathedral constitutes a fully-used and complete monument. A Gothic temple whose construction was begun at the beginning of the 15th century above Seville's former Mezquita Mayor - an Almohad building whose Patio de los Naranjos has been preserved and converted into the access courtyard to the Cathedral - and the Giralda - the minaret that has been reused as a bell tower. It clearly displays the original Gothic masonry construction. Similarly, the later Renaissance buildings such as the Sala Capitular (Chapter House) retain their original fabric.
The Alcázar is another monument that retains the integrity of the phases of the various periods in which it was built. The rooms, patios and gardens of the original Almohad palace are preserved in their original state, as are the Mudejar constructions that make up the Palacio de Pedro l and the remaining later constructions and gardens that comprise the present-day Conjunto Monumental.
The Archivo de Indias building is preserved in its entirety, along with the valuable documents that it contains.
Each of the three buildings reflects clearly its architectural histories and convey their roles in the Spanish "Golden Age" in terms of ecclesiastical power royal sovereignty and the trading power that Spain acquired through its colonies in the New World.
In the restricted perimeter covered by the property, the three buildings are the most important manifestations of the power and influence of Spanish trade in the Americas. They are however not the only manifestations in the city and to reinforce their ability to convey the outstanding universal value of the property, there is a need to allow them to be associated with other remaining buildings.
The authenticity of the series of three buildings is to a degree vulnerable to changes in their setting which could leave them isolated from other associated buildings.
Protection and management requirements
Maintaining the Outstanding Universal Value remains guaranteed as long as individual protective mechanisms are in place for each one of the inscribed properties. The three buildings enjoy the highest degree of protection that exists in heritage legislation, at both regional and national levels, since they have been declared to be Properties of Cultural Interest in the Monuments category.
Similarly guaranteed are the conservation of individual buildings also associated with the Spanish trade in the Americas in the historical heart of the city that serves as the urban setting for the three monuments and the general characteristics of that urban environment. Fulfilling the legal requirement for the existence of specific urban plans and catalogues for its protection, this area, as a whole has been declared a Property of Cultural Interest. Given the enormous extent of this Conjunto Histórico, the protection plans have been drawn up according to homogeneous sectors. These Special Plans and Catalogues, together with the General Plan that came into force in 2006 (for those sectors whose Catalogue has yet to be completed), establish adequate measures for protection of the immediate setting of the property.
There are currently no action plans for the three buildings. However, there are provisions for improving the area included within a buffer zone whose boundary is under consideration.
In the medium term, provisions made by the City Council include the completion of the Catalogues of buildings to be protected in both of the Conjunto Histórico sectors that have not yet been drawn up (sector 7, "Cathedral Sector" and sector 8, "Encarnación-Magdalena Sector") to replace the current precatalogues.
In the medium term, there are plans to restore two buildings in the proposed buffer zone that relate to the colonization of Latin America, the Atarazanas (shipyard) and the San Telmo palace.
Long Description
The Cathedral and the Alcázar of Seville bear exceptional testimony to the civilization of the Almohads and to that of Christian Andalusia dating from the Reconquest of 1248 to the 16th century. The Giralda, which influenced the construction of many towers in Spain and the Americas, is a masterpiece of Almohad architecture. The immense cathedral with its five naves is the largest Gothic edifice in Europe. The elliptical space of the Cabildo, created by Hernan Ruíz, is one of the most beautiful architectural works of the Renaissance.
The cathedral, one of the most vast and ornate religious edifices in the world, contains in its complex structure the wide range of styles resulting from its troubled history. In the Chapel of the Granada, there are the capitals of several columns dating from the time of the Visigoths, the last vestiges of the original cathedral which in 712 the Arab conquerors condemned to destruction. It is, above all, one of the major witnesses of the Almohad period at its apogee. In 1147, when it became the capital of a Muslim empire that covered the whole of the Maghreb, Seville endowed itself with monuments whose splendour the Arabian travellers took great pleasure in pointing out. The Giralda, which was formerly the minaret of the Great Mosque (built in 1172-98 by the Emir Yaqub al-Mansur), escaped destruction and was turned into a bell tower after the reconquest of Seville in 1248. In the 16th century it was topped with a bronze statue symbolizing the Christian faith, which serves as a weather vane (Giraldillo), at an altitude of 97.52m. The only other part of the cathedral which preserves the memory of the Great Mosque is the Patio de los Naranjos on the north, a marvellous interior garden. The Christians wished to replace the mosque, the destruction of which began in 1401, with a cathedral in the Gothic style, unsurpassed by any other. In 1420 Seville became one of the largest international construction sites of the 15th century, employing the most renowned Spanish, Flemish and German architects and sculptors. Seville's prosperity following the discovery of the New World further bolstered the already considerable financial means made available for the construction and embellishment of the cathedral. In the 16th century, it was enhanced by an incomparable ornamentation of stained glass, altarpieces, grille work and stalls. In the 17th century, the cathedral was still the beneficiary of rich donations, and was filled with Baroque sculptures and paintings by the great Sevillian painters Murillo and Valdés Leal.
The Alcázar and its gardens is a palatial fortress erected beginning in 712 by the conquering Arabs to control the Guadalquivir. It boasts a crenellated enclosure from the Almohad period as well as several interior spaces dating from before the Reconquest. After 1248 it became a royal residence and was renovated under the reign of Peter the Cruel. The palace constructed in the interior of the Alcázar in 1364-66 illustrates the syncretism proper to Mudejar art which borrows its techniques and decorative expression from the Arabian art of Andalusia. The Patio de las Doncellas is evocative of a captivating aesthetic which survived Christianization with its finely worked stuccos, wooden artesonados ceilings, the azulejos of the galleries, and the fountain that rises in the middle of the courtyard. The work of decoration of the apartments, the fountains or the pavilions undertaken between the 15th and 17th centuries, partially respected the original palace, its general layout, and the traditional refinement of an Andalusian palace.
The Casa Lonja was built by Philip's II favourite architect, Juan de Herrera, to control trade with the American colonies. This new 'Casa de Contratación' was to replace a similar establishment that had been located in the Alcázar outbuildings since 1503. The 'Hall of Trade' designed by Herrera was constructed between 1583 and 1598 in the severe style favoured by the architect of the Escurial. However, even after the last of the work had been completed in 1649, the 'Casa de Contratación' never occupied the chosen premises. Used for various temporary purposes, the Lonja became, in 1784, the Archivo General de Indias and, from 1790, housed all the historic and diplomatic collections relative to the American colonies.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
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SS-A/Ro Antibodies, IgG, Serum
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
SS-A/Ro is an extractable nuclear antigen (ENA) composed of protein antigens of 52 kD and 60 kD combined with cytoplasmic RNA species. SS-A/Ro antibodies occur in patients with several different connective tissue diseases including Sjogren syndrome, an autoimmune disease that involves primarily the salivary and lachrymal glands (up to 90% of cases); lupus erythematosus (LE) (40%-60% of cases); and rheumatoid arthritis. SS-A/Ro antibodies are associated with childhood LE, neonatal LE, and with congenital heart block in infants born to mothers with LE.(1,2) SS-A/Ro antibodies have also been reported to be associated with features of extraglandular inflammation in patients with LE including vasculitis, purpura, cytopenias, and adenopathy.
SS-A/Ro is 1 of 4 autoantigens commonly referred to as extractable nuclear antigens (ENAs). The other ENAs are SS-B/La, RNP, and Sm. Each ENA is composed of 1 or more proteins associated with small nuclear or cytoplasmic RNA species (snRNP) ranging in size from 80 to 350 nucleotides. Antibodies to ENAs are common in patients with connective tissue diseases (systemic rheumatic diseases) including LE, mixed connective tissue disease, Sjogren syndrome, scleroderma (systemic sclerosis), and polymyositis/dermatomyositis.
See Connective Tissue Disease Cascade (CTDC) in Special Instructions and Optimized Laboratory Testing for Connective Tissue Diseases in Primary Care: The Mayo Connective Tissue Diseases Cascade in Publications.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Evaluating patients with signs and symptoms of a connective tissue disease in whom the test for antinuclear antibodies is positive
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
A positive result for SS-A/Ro antibodies is consistent with connective tissue disease, including Sjogren syndrome, lupus erythematosus (LE), or rheumatoid arthritis.
A positive result for SS-A/Ro antibodies in a woman with LE prior to delivery indicates an increased risk of congenital heart block in the neonate.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
Testing for SS-A/Ro antibodies is not useful in patients without demonstrable antinuclear antibodies.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
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1. Homburger H, Larsen S: Detection of specific antibodies. In Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practice. First edition. Edited by R Rich, T Fleisher, B Schwartz, et al. St. Louis, Mosby-Year Book, 1996, pp 2096-2109
2. Kotzin B, West S: Systemic lupus erythematosus. In Clinical Immunology Principles and Practice. Second edition. Edited by R Rich, T Fleisher, W Shearer, et al. St. Louis, Mosby-Year Book 2001, pp 60.1-60.24


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Thirty years ago, on the night a drunken driver caused the accident that pinned Montgomery County Police Officer William Talbert between two cars, his wife, Judy, had begged him not to go to work.
But Talbert, who spent his career fighting drunken driving, told her, "There's more drunks out there, I've got to go," and headed out the door into the June night, she said.
In 1983, a drunk driver crushed Talbert between his cruiser and a car he had stopped. Talbert survived the accident, but it left him badly injured — and infected with hepatitis C, which he contracted from a tainted blood transfusion.
The disease forced him into retirement the next year. He fought the infection for years, but finally died in January 2012, at the age of 64.
Talbert is one of seven public safety officers who were honored in Timonium on Friday at the Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens for the state's Fallen Heroes Day.
Public safety officials, family members and others from aro und the county gathered to honor and remember those who died during the previous year.
Talbert also will be honored during Police Week on Wednesday during the Montgomery County Police Memorial Service, then later in Washington, D.C., and at a national police museum in Florida.
Before joining the Montgomery County Police Department, Talbert was a submariner in the Navy, his wife said.
Talbert, who lived in Glenmont and Damascus during his time with Montgomery County Police Department, left a legacy of trying to keep the roads free of drunken drivers, his wife said.
"He saw the destruction [they caused] on the roads. He had handled some bad, bad accidents," Judy said.
Talbert received numerous awards throughout his career for his valor and efforts to combat drunken driving.
Cpl. Paul Sterling, who retired from the Montgomery County Police Department in 2008 after nearly 35 years on the force, met Talbert when the two were rookies on the force in the early 1970s.
Talbert had a no-nonsense attitude and loved Fords, Sterling said.
He said Talbert cultivated a reputation as being strict, but fair.
"A lot of people today who he arrested ... when they learned of his passing, made comments about what a good officer he was and how he changed their lives," Sterling said.
Sterling said the misfortune that befell Talbert is a danger all officers face.
"Really, what happened to Bill in 1983, unfortunately, is still going on today. It's just a risk of the job," Sterling said. "You're really putting your life in your hands when you stop a car on the road like that because of all the traffic."
Judy Talbert said she was hesitant to start dating again while divorcing her previous husband. "I was kind of shy," she said.
When William Talbert asked her to just have a cup of coffee, "we went to the IHOP in Wheaton, and talked for hours," she said.
They spent 36 years together. He adopted her two sons, and they had another daughter and son.
Talbert also inspired 16 different young men to join police departments in Montgomery County, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere, Judy said.
Talbert's son, William Roy Talbert, who is known as Billy, is a Maryland state trooper.
"He was everything — my father, a police officer, a submariner, the epitome of the word 'dad' to me," Billy Talbert said of his father.
"It didn't matter who you were, he'd go 130 miles per hour to get to you if you needed help," he said.
Like his father, the younger Talbert spends much of his time trying to stop drunken drivers.
He has the highest rate of DUI arrests in the Washington County barrack and the third- or fourth-highest statewide for alcohol enforcement for Maryland State Police, he said.
"I have knocked on too many people's doors at night and given them news they didn't want to hear," he said, referring to the damage caused by drunken driving.
When his father was alive, he would text him "DUI" every time he made a drunken-driving arrest.
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January 25, 2013, 09:24:54 AM »
And yet another randomly occurring problem ...
My business is shooting artwork for reproduction. Following the extension of the feature to DSLRs, and a specific recommendation in Phase One's blog, I have been using the LCC tool to correct for lighting uniformity by photographing a blank white card under the same lighting conditions as the artwork. Previously I had used Robin Myers' Equalight software for the purpose, but it is very much more convenient to do this correction in Capture One as part of the RAW conversion, and it had worked faultlessly in V6.
V7 introduced major changes in the LCC process, and its operation now appears to be severely compromised, in that sometimes it will correctly generate an LCC profile and others it will not. In the latter instance, the uniformity corrections are still generated and can be clearly seen by toggling the Uniformity checkbox on and off, but the thumbnail does not show the 'LCC' tag of a successful profile and that image cannot then be applied to another image as an LCC correction.
The issue appears to be completely random; sometimes one blank image will generate a successful LCC profile while another nominally identical image in the same folder will not. The very same unsuccessful file will then sometimes work correctly at the first attempt when copied to another new, empty folder, or on another machine, or even occasionally in the original folder at another time. Equally, a previously successful file may then not work when tried again with the original RAW file copied to a new folder.
If opened in C1 v6 instead, the same files all generate a perfect LCC profile first time, with no problems whatsoever.
The files are correctly exposed for a white card under the same lighting conditions as the original artwork, i.e. to the right but with no clipping. Phase One's tech. support department suggested reducing the exposure so that the peak is in the centre of the histogram, to give the LCC tool more information to work with for a correct calculation, but this resulted in no obvious improvement; of the first three I tried with a centred histogram, none generated a corrrect LCC profile, while a further two similar images loaded into a new folder resulted in one success and one failure. Of a subsequent six images, five generated a correct LCC profile while the sixth did not. After copying the sixth (failed) file into a new folder it then generated an LCC profile on the first attempt, but would still not do so in its original folder even after a complete reset (i.e. all parameters cleared back to the original RAW file import).
Phase One claim they have no reports whatsoever that the LCC fails in Capture One 7 provided the RAW file is well exposed and histogram is placed in the centre. Again, it's not an issue of the specific software installation since the identical problem also occurs on my Win 8 laptop.
I love C1 for what I do - I've been using the pro version since v4 - and I'm otherwise mostly very happy with v7, but this issue has now been ongoing with Phase One since the end of October and is causing real disruption to my normal workflow. Just wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar or has any further insight or suggestions? The sheer randomness of the few problems I've experienced with v7.x is becoming exceptionally frustrating.
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Quote from: Malcolm Payne on January 25, 2013, 09:24:54 AM
V7 introduced major changes in the LCC process, and its operation now appears to be severely compromised, in that sometimes it will correctly generate an LCC profile and others it will not. In the latter instance, the uniformity corrections are still generated and can be clearly seen by toggling the Uniformity checkbox on and off, but the thumbnail does not show the 'LCC' tag of a successful profile and that image cannot then be applied to another image as an LCC correction.
the same here. Most LCC shots get labled with the "LCC" badge and therefore work as intended. But randomly on some LCC shots the "LCC" badge is missing. In this case you can save the LCC setting as a "preset" (pretty much the way it works in C1 V6) and apply it manually to the respective capture.
Phase One claim they have no reports whatsoever that the LCC fails in Capture One 7 provided the RAW file is well exposed and histogram is placed in the centre. Again, it's not an issue of the specific software installation since the identical problem also occurs on my Win 8 laptop.
not true. They have at least reports from me with regard to V7.0 and V7.01 (I have to remind them that the issue still persists in V7.02). The issue applies to 3 different Mac computers here (Pro, MBPro and MBAir ... all on OS X 10.8.2). Phase One Support could reproduce the issue... so they confirmed the bug.
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January 28, 2013, 05:05:52 AM »
Thank you for that information, tho_mas, and for confirming that Phase One have reproduced the bug - that's very useful to know, and at least proves that I'm not going entirely nuts! Thanks also for your tip about saving the setting as a preset instead - I'd missed that one.
My comment about Phase One not having had any other reports of problems with LCC profiles was an almost verbatim quote from their tech support department, so there appears to be some lack of communication - or denial - there. I've always found their technical support to be unimpeachable in the past, so hopefully they'll catch up on this one and get it sorted soon.
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February 11, 2013, 12:03:45 PM »
We have the same problem. Sometime even the system (MAC pro) blocks, when applying LCC.
On a iMAC system, LCC is not showing up.
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February 11, 2013, 10:00:54 PM »
I have similar problems and it have been a struggle since 7-7.02. I also have process aberations from dust removal in LCC's. No clear reply yet from Phase.
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February 12, 2013, 06:41:29 AM »
I haven't had this problem but another one related to LCC: using LCC for dust removal is a hit and miss. Sometimes it works, sometimes you can't tick the option. Regenerating the LCC profile is of no help.
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March 01, 2013, 12:16:36 AM »
This is definitely a bug (or several) that I have been chasing for a while. I'm sorry if support said differently, but it is was very hard to reproduce this one.
You could always use the CO6 way, so it was mostly annoying because the new system is so much better than the old - when it works as intended that is. Sorry about the inconvenience...
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March 01, 2013, 04:17:51 AM »
Thanks, Esben (and others, for confirming similar problems).
I had another occurrence of the problem just yesterday, on v7.1:
Captured tethered session on laptop, LCC profile generation failed.
Copied the session to the main editing PC, attempted to regenerate the LCC, profile generation failed.
Reset the file, LCC profile generation failed.
Copied just the single .NEF file to a new folder, opened that, LCC profile succeeded on the first attempt. I was then able to copy the file with the profile back to the original folder and apply it there.
For what it's worth, I was able to save the original (failed) LCC as a preset but couldn't seem to apply that successfully, though it had worked previously on v7.02. I need to have another look at that in more depth in case it was simply operator error on this occasion.
The problem is clearly not file-specific, rather an issue with the particular folder and/or default settings or even possibly some sort of interaction with other files in the folder?
I appreciate that it must be extremely difficult to track down something seemingly so random and illogical, however that is also what makes it so incredibly frustrating as a user. As you say, it's a much better method when it works.
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March 01, 2013, 05:47:08 AM »
Further testing hints at some sort of possible pattern to the behaviour:
LCC generation with C1's default Base Characteristics for the camera mostly works.
the ICC profile or the Curve (I mostly use custom camera ICC profiles for specific studio lighting conditions, with C1's Linear curve) seems (usually?) to cause the process to fail.
Once the process has failed, reverting the Base Characteristics to the defaults does not permit a subsequent successful LCC generation of that file in that folder (or possibly with the extant associated Settings70 subfolder, or possibly the same filename).
Following a failure, further copies of the (renamed) original file in new folders do not necessarily work in terms of LCC generation, though the outcome of that still appears to be somewhat random.
That's still rather vague and indefinite, I'm afraid, but hopefully there are possible hints there that may be of some use to someone. Additional notes above have been copied to my existing support ticket with Phase One.
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March 28, 2013, 03:50:59 AM »
I think we fixed the workflow issues in 7.1.1, so give it a good beating if you had problems.
You will need to reanalyze your LCC files to make the badges work correctly for existing sessions/catalogs.
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March 28, 2013, 11:58:44 AM »
Thanks for the update, Esben.
I haven't had chance to give this an extensive workout yet, but a quick test with some previous problem files suggests that it is working much better in v7.1.1.
One small oddity: when reanalysing previous files, in some cases the 'LCC' badge does not always appear until C1 is closed then reopened.
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March 29, 2013, 02:02:07 AM »
I encountered a similar problem when I reopened a version 6 session file in C1 version 7 to see how the new engine would affect older edits:
after "upgrading " the session file all my LCC adjustments were missing.
Phase One tech support suggested upgrading to 7.1.1, that did not help.
But I found a work-around after noticing that my lens profiles for all lenses after upgrading a C1 6 library to 7.1 were missing. Instead of "generic" it said "none"
FYI images were shot with Alpa Technical camera.
here is what I did that helped though a very time consuming exercise:
1: created new Session file
2: imported all images with adjustments (I did not want to loose ratings and adjustments)
3: switched lens profile from "None" to Generic" on all images (simple lift and stamp)
4: redid all LCC profiles in a batch process after the upgrade to all white card images
5: at this point I needed to close down C1 and reopen for the LCC to be recognised by C1, before the LCC badge did not show and therefore could not be applied to the images
5: applied LCC again to all images - voila that did it for me.
Hope that helped if you got similar problems
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April 20, 2013, 08:28:05 AM »
I use windows seven. The little badge almost never appears. I just try to remember which files my LCC's relate to.
Another issue I've found is if the file path to you capture directory is long then the LCC's name can be truncated. This means that C1 can try have the LCC's for two white reference files be named the same.
The solution seems to be to try to put your capture folder closer to the root directory, or use shorter capture names.
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Alright, I'm pretty happy with the stainless steel results I've had for my first try I still need to work on ending the weld w/o burning through the steel...
.040 Tungsten, 13CFH. Scrap 20GA mirror finish stainless. Don't need to use any filler if the joint is tight. Anyone know where I can get some stainless filler rod smaller than 1/16"?
Is there any tricks to minimizing the heat marks on the stainless other than less amperage?
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thats a nice looking weldment. I cant seem to get my SS welds to look like that. they are all grey black and ugly looking... Im definelty doing something wrong. I'll post later on as i am making a retainer for a plate of glass.
as for the heat marks, there is a product availble that will "wash" those marks off. without the use of abrasives or buffing. I wish i could give you the name of it.. Sorry.
If you call up one of the local metal guys, they may be able to give you the name of it. I suspect its some sort of readily availble acid... I dont kow any more than that.
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to reduce burn through at the end of your weld travel the other way. weld inbound from the outer edge so that the heat has somewhere to go. to reduce heat traces you'll have to strain your eyes and get in there tighter. less amps and adequit gas coverage is the only answer.
as for the solution for removing heat traces it is called "pickling paste" highly acidic so be careful and follow instructions, but it does wash off with just water.
signwave, your grey black crap, thats called "carbide percipitation"
this is the result of holding the material in the 800-1500deg/f for too long.
hope this gives a better understanding
Carbide Percipitation= occurs in the 800-1500d/f range and is a result of chromium being depleted from grain boundries and forming with carbon, hence the name carbide percipitation. this depletion causes a loss of corrosion resistance. another trade name is "sugar".
your simply too hot or your spending too much time in the area. excessive heat leads to excessive heat traces which leads to "sugar/ grey black/carbide percipitation"
if you guys need anymore help feel free to ask
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almost forgot both you guys might benefit from trying different techniques of feeding your filler. allowing capillary attraction to take the filler is one, but i've always prefered the washing technique.
just lay your filler rod down and use a slight side to side motion. you'll notice that you can get away with much less amps with this technique. you'll sometimes have to manipulate the rod but this way is easier to achieve an appearance of a uniformed bead, especially for a novice.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 16, 2012) – The ETSU baseball team will open the 2012 season at brand new Thomas Stadium with a three-game series against Eastern Kentucky beginning on Friday. Game times have been altered to 1:05 p.m. starts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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Friday has been quite the busy day for Paula Deen ... and not in a good way. First, she was a no-show for her "Today" show appearance, then she made an attempt at an apology for her past racist comments (and more) by posting a video to YouTube. As media outlets began picking up the video, in which she begged forgiveness from everyone from her children to her fans, it was suddenly taken down. But within an hour or so, a new apology video went up. And just as it did, other news broke: The Food Network is firing her.
All of the hubub stems from the recent release of her deposition statements for a discrimination lawsuit made by a former employee. In the deposition, Deen admits to having used the N-word, tolerating racist jokes, and mulling over a wedding in which all of the waiters would be black and dressed as slaves.
In her latest apology video, the 66-year-old sits in an office looking into the camera, and kicking things off with her signature "Hello, y'all." Interestingly, she starts off with an apology about skipping her "Today" appearance.
"I was invited this morning to speak with Matt Lauer about a subject that has been very hurtful for a lot of people and Matt, I have to say I have been physically not able to this morning. The pain has been tremendous that I have caused to myself and to others. So I'm taking this opportunity, now that I have pulled myself together and am able to speak, to offer an apology to those that I have hurt," she says in the 2-minute clip. "I want people to understand that my family and I are not the kind of people that the press is wanting to say we are. The color of your skin, your religion, your sexual preference does not matter, but it's what's in the heart … and my family and I try to live by that."
Deen continues her apology, ending with "I hope that you forgive me because this comes from the deepest part of my heart…."
Of course, the apology comes too late to salvage her own cooking show. "Food Network will not renew Paula Deen's contract when it expires at the end of this month," it said in a statement. Deen has been with the network for more than a decade.
Earlier Friday, after Deen bailed on the "Today" show interview with Matt Lauer, the NBC News morning show called out her "no-show" in the cold open of its broadcast.
A clearly irritated Lauer said that he spoke with Deen about having a "candid, open and no-holds-barred discussion," but then added that, just minutes before it went to air, the show was contacted by Deen's publicist who relayed that the celebrity chef was exhausted and wouldn't be showing up.
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Added Al Roker, "She's been on the show so many times, she's a friend of the show - we consider her a friend … We would hope she would reconsider, because she really needs to address this." "
[Related: Paula Deen Admits to Racial Slurs, (Possibly) Slaughters Career]
Earlier in the morning, Deen had tweeted that she was planning to address the controversy shortly:
Deen didn't do herself any favors however, when she deleted a tweet about a watermelon cooler recipe, following social media criticism that the tweet may have been distasteful in the midst of this ongoing controversy.
Two days ago, Deen tweeted, "Take advantage of all of that fresh watermelon comin' our way with this refreshing cooler at your next get-together!", but on Friday that tweet was taken down.
Here are just a couple of examples of user reactions on Twitter that demonstrate the public frustration:
Hey @Paula_Deen deleting your watermelon tweet won't make you less of a racist, it just makes it glaringly obvious. #PaulasBestDishes— LilEsBella (@LilEsBella) June 19, 2013
DOES PAULA CONSIDER THIS A PEACE OFFERING??? "@Paula_Deen: Take advantage of all of that fresh watermelon comin' our way!"— Lee Farber (@FarberLee) June 21, 2013
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