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Thursday, 18 September 2008
The hunt for ARIA Company
ARIA Company, the most important location of them all in the whole of ARIA. However fictitious it may be, however impossible it seemed, it was still a requirement for me as an ARIA fan to investigate.
The first thing to find was the compass direction and the producers were ever so kind to include a windvane on the roof...except there is a discontinuity error.
ARIA Company faces East in the Animation
...but faces South in The Origination.
However, by piecing together visual and circumstancial evidence, I can quickly conclude that ARIA Company indeed faces South.
Circumstancial Evidence
1. ARIA the Animation ep11, the three of them walk along the waterfront promonade westwards (with Symphony insert song playing).
2. ARIA the OVA ~ ARIETTA, Akari faces East from the Campanile when pointing out the direction of ARIA Company (can be deduced from ground lighting).
3. ARIA the Origination ep5, when the three split up at Himeya after practice, Akari is rowing East.
4. ARIA the Origination ep5.5, Akari approaches the fork of the southern promonade from the West (timestamp 02:20).
These evidence point to ARIA Company located somewhere between Himeya and the fork at East Castello on the southern promonade.
Visual Evidence
Looking Westwards from ARIA Company, we see the island of San Giogio Maggiore.
Looking West North West we see the outline of San Marco's Basilica and Campanile.
Amano art, view from ARIA Company facing south, with San Giorgio Maggiore seen in the South West, partially obscured by Aika.
But a semi-overhead view shows a promonade but with an unfamiliar looking outcrop, with ARIA Company built in front.
So while ARIA Company is actually pretty much fiction, one can more or less work out where it's "supposed" to be, the most likely being where the vaporetto stop is on the left hand side of the picture.
Google maps: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/a340_313x/ARIA/ariacompanymap.jpg
This in hindsight seems like a useless post - but the amount of overanalysis which went on in my head made me decide I had to get it all out.
17 comments:
- ただつけ said...
That's a PDG (Pretty Damned Good) analysis. I had always wondered if ARIA company were actually based on a real location.
How much analysis did you need to go through to come up with this? :p Amazing stuff :p
- 18 September 2008 at 15:42
Brilliant, just Brilliant. That's what I call preparation! Unlike my trip lol.
But this confirms my intuition about Aria Company being to the right (east?) of San marco square, as I've mentioned on my Day 1 post. I had this idea because the direction Akari always arrives at San Marco Square after leaving the company.
- 18 September 2008 at 18:26
- WiLL said...
Finally!! I've been waiting for this ever since you started this blog. I thought you had forgot about it.
It's pure greatness.
Also, in the Aria Fandisc Navigation, they almost start from there, were you pinpointed the Aria Company.
- 19 September 2008 at 14:16
- gerjomarty said...
I suppose it was too good to be true that a building exactly like that of Aria Company's would exist in Venice; I doubt it would have ever got planning permission. Well done on finding the next best thing, though.
- 19 September 2008 at 17:15
- MJ said...
Nice work :-)
Were there any thoughts on the location of Orange Planet now, even though the building was fake?
- 20 September 2008 at 21:49
- Inthernet said...
I seem to have naturally paid attention while watching the first time, and gathered further information at my leisure on my re-watch.
If using google maps at my leisure can be called preparation. It doesn't feel right to say leisure = preparation!
Gotta save the best for later. ;) I just watched it today and they start end finish on the map at slightly different places (prod error?). My spot is exactly where they finish!
I couldn't find any matching landmarks for visual reference - No walled long alley in non-built up area leading towards the walls etc.
Although if I had to pick a location based on circumstancial evidence, I'd put Orange Planet on the North coast, next to the Arsenale.
- 21 September 2008 at 13:43
- natsuneko said...
I had imagined it would be close to the Giardini, meaning a bit more to the south-east. I had an impression it would have to be on one extremity of the city, but since there's the park down there, I thought it would need to be just in front of the last block of houses there.
Then again, I never attempted of doing such an in-depth analysis as you just did. Impressive work, good job!
- 21 September 2008 at 22:40
Wow, I just stumbled onto this site, and amazed I am, since I'm a total ARIA fan myself. Awesome analysis!
Reminds me that I have got to visit Venice some time in the future and check out all those spots first hand. =)
- 25 September 2008 at 19:51
This is great! I have been learning how to use Google SketchUp architectural software, and wanted to make a 3D model of Aria Company. If I manage to get it right, I will see about placing it in the corresponding location in Venice using Google Maps. I'm inspired.
Lately, I have been seeing more and more photos of arrays of wind turbines over water, which always reminds me of planet Aqua. It's a calming and serene view, with its association with Neo Venezia, and encouraging to see.f
- 11 October 2008 at 03:56
New development:
Google SketchUp's 3D Warehouse now contains a model of the Aria Company. The link is:
I have a couple of models of the wind turbines at:
I guess I'll have to see about placing them appropriately in Google Earth.
- 11 October 2008 at 04:01
- Inthernet said...
@ Daniel
Wow, that's excellent work! Your rendering look pretty damn good!
Denmark has lots of wind turbines out at sea.
- 31 October 2008 at 11:48
Inthernet: Thank you for the kudos, but I must point out that only the windturbine model is my work. Someone else (3D Warehouse username dvorak) must be credited for the excellent rendering of Aria Company.
- 9 November 2008 at 14:22
Hello All, the Aria company is located at "Neo-Schiavoni river bank 4914". Established in 2281, uniform design by Ashia Claudia.
This info is from an official Aria drama CD cover leaflet.
BTW, the Babelfish machine translation webservice has a funny habit: it displays the "undine" kana as "bombardier-navigator" in english, no kidding.
That's pretty mysterious, but maybe the machine translation engine is confused by the word gondola.
(My theory: zeppelin airships also have gondolas, the streamlined things that hold the engines and cabin) and zeppelins have been used to drop bombs in WWI).
Anyhow, beware of insulting Alicia in front of Akira or Aika, else you may get bombed!
- 9 November 2008 at 20:52
- Inthernet said...
@Baidu Baka
Babelfish is not a reliable source for translating complex words - the stuff it comes up can be hilarious!
The Schiavoni river bank is the big southern promonade from P. San Marco. Going by the real Venice, my guesstimation for ARIA Company is 100 metres off, but Neo-Venezia isn't completely identical to Venice!
- 13 November 2008 at 11:39
The Google SketchUp blog says that Venice is now modeled in 3D for Google Earth/SketchUp.
Now, I have to see about modeling Aria Company
- 28 May 2010 at 22:08
Because I'm a big fan of Aria, I also ask myself were ARIA Company could be an fond this web site. I need ta admit that I was impressed by your deductions. Sadly there also some contradictions in the anime like in ARIA the Natural episode 14 at 13:46 to 13:47 Akari is on the rear balcony with her back facing the water and the Campanile is on her right???
- 2 May 2012 at 04:42
- Inthernet said...
*Almost 4 years on...*
Yes, there are some contradictions and inconsistencies in the anime itself. I based my deductions on the most commonly used scenery.
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"Keep in mind that depending on when you switch from corn to insured soybeans you may also run into late planting period rules for the soybeans if they are planted after their final planting date," he says.
In this case the prevented planted acres will receive a yield equal to 60% of the approved yield, which will now be part of the 10-year history.
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He reminds that the late planted acres will be combined with any acres planted before the late planting window to determine your average guarantee if you utilize the enterprise unit discount
Since crop insurance is so farm-specific, Wasemiller says any of these options could be correct for a farmer, but he definitely would suggest some over others. "My first choice is to take the full prevent plant claim," he says. "My second choice is to continue to plant corn for up to a week after the final date."
He also advises to visit with other farmers and your insurance agent to find out what others in your area are doing. "Don't be that lone wolf in your area taking prevent plant. Adjusters and underwriters are getting a little more picky about quickly approving prevent plant acres."
If the majority of people in your area are getting their acres in, Wasemiller says, it may be best to have an adjustor come out to help determine if you land is eligible for a prevent plant claim.
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In a 59-33 vote, Senators have adopted a measure that would limit government subsidies for crop insurance to roughly 20,000 of the wealthiest U.S. farmers, media reports say. The vote comes amid ongoing discussions in Washington over a new five-year farm bill.
The subsidy for the top 1% of farmers—those with gross adjusted incomes higher than $750,000—would fall to 47%, Reuters says. The government now pays 62 cents on every $1 in premiums.
Wasemiller says this vote is just the latest in a long trend of scrutiny of the crop insurance program. "Between the House and the Senate, they really want to take money out of the crop insurance program."
Looking forward, Wasemiller says it is difficult to say what federal programs will be available for farmers. "There's a good chance that subsidies will not only go down for those high-end guys, but we could certainly see this trickle down to all farmers."
His advice is to stay in touch with your senators and voice your opinion on the program. "Don't be afraid to hound those guys," he says.
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PARIS, FRANCE and SAN DIEGO, CA – July 2, 2009
SYSTRAN, the leading provider of language translation technologies, today announced it is a primary sponsor for the Twelfth Machine Translation Summit, organized by the International Association for Machine Translation and the Association for Machine Translation in the Americas. Microsoft and Multilingual Computing are also sponsoring this year's conference, which will take place August 26-30 at the Château Laurier in Ottawa, Canada.
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On Wednesday, he'll be in the spotlight in Dallas, giving a speech ahead of the dedication of his brother's museum. It's the same day and in the same town where Hillary Clinton will headline an event sure to further fuel the debate over his presidential prospects.
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"I think it all depends on how much Bush fatigue there is in 2016," former Chairman Haley Barbour told POLITICO. "Jeb is an outstanding candidate. If you looked at his time in Florida, he was extremely popular personally and his policies were extremely popular and he took on some of the hard stuff. … But I would put it this way — if Jeb's last name was Brown instead of Bush, he'd probably be the front-runner for the Republican nomination."
Even Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry, who worked for Jeb's brother, George W. Bush, and endorses Bush's record as governor, calling him a reformer who was ahead of the curve on school choice, acknowledges there's an issue.
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As much as 49ers inside linebacker Larry Grant loves his teammates, the Bay Area and his team's chances of reaching the Super Bowl, he would have loved to play elsewhere in 2012.
A restricted free agent two months ago, Grant hoped to find a suitor willing to make him a starter. He knew that wasn't going to happen in San Francisco, where he is the capable caddie to a pair of All-Pros, Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman.
Like the league's other 41 restricted free agents, though, Grant didn't receive an offer sheet, continuing a trend. Since 2009, only five restricted free agents have received offer sheets.
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With Grant back, the Niners keep a backup for $1.26 million who filled in admirably last year when Willis was sidelined with an injury. Grant had 29 tackles, two sacks and defended five passes in three-plus games. He capped his fill-in role by sealing a win at Seattle with a sack-and-strip of quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.
That performance suggested that Grant, who started eight games with the Rams in 2010, might have a chance to beat the long odds faced by restricted free agents. He will become an unrestricted free agent after the 2012 season.
"I'm on a great team and I know there's a very good chance that we could go to the Super Bowl," said Grant, who has a close relationship with Willis and Bowman, has family in the area and attended CCSF.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting the third annual Eagle Day event Feb. 15 at the Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center.
The Illinois Raptor Center will present birds of prey programs at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Both will feature a bald eagle and other live birds of prey.
Park rangers will have spotting scopes and binoculars available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the lobby for people interested in viewing the birds on Lake Shelbyville. There also will be activities available for children.
Admission is free, but seating is limited. Up to six tickets per person can be picked up in advance at the Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays starting Feb. 10. All remaining tickets will be available the day of the event.
For more information, call the Lake Shelbyville project office at 774-3951.
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Two outdoors sports shows will be held on the same weekend in Springfield next month.
The 2014 Illinois Deer & Turkey Expo will be held Feb. 21-23 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center, Ninth and Adams streets. For more information, go online at http://deerinfo.com/illinois.
And the Boat Show in Springfield will be held on the same dates in the Orr Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
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The Central Illinois Fantails Hunting Heritage Banquet will be held Feb. 6 at the Columbus Hall 2200 S. Meadowbrook Road.
Doors open 5:30 p.m. Tickets cost $50. Call Andrew Cochran at 414-4690 or Jack Robertson at 787-5877.
Find the group on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CentralIllinoisFantails.
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Tickets are available for 25th annual Hunting Heritage Banquet at 5 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Waverly American Legion in Waverly.
Tickets cost $50 per person, $60 per couple and $15 per child ages 5-18. Sponsor tickets cost $265 per person and $275 per couple.
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Singer Kimberly Perry is engaged to American baseball player J.p. Arencibia.
An oak tree on The Band Perry singer's parents' property in Greeneville, Tennessee served as a backdrop for the romantic proposal on Monday.
She tells The Tennessean, "(When I first saw the tree I thought), 'If I get proposed to in this life, I hope it happens underneath this tree'."
When Perry's parents called her to come outside, the Toronto Blue Jays catcher was waiting for her underneath the tree.
She continues, "I saw that and I thought, 'This is really happening'."
Perry's mother then sent her back into their house so she could change into her favorite pink dress, and while she was getting ready, she found a letter from her family and a bracelet her grandfather had given her grandmother.
She adds, "I got to read the letter and get dressed and put on my grandfather's bracelet. I came back out on the front porch and he was standing there and he got down on one knee. It was perfect."
Perry and Arencibia started dating a few months after meeting at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Florida in February, 2012, according to Us Weekly magazine.
The couple plans to marry next year.
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Michael Lauffer and Bill Cubbedge's homebred Shackleford outdueled Breeders' Cup Sprint (Grade I) winner Amazombie in a dazzling stretch duel to win the 78th running of the $441,600 Churchill Downs Presented by Navistar (GI) by a length on Saturday afternoon.
Ridden by Jesus Castanon and trained by Dale Romans, Shackleford notched his first victory since winning the Preakness last May. In his past two Churchill Downs appearances, Shackleford had finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby (GI) and second in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (GI).
Shackleford covered the seven furlongs on a fast main track in 1:21.06.
Will's Wildcat led the field of eight sprinters through a first quarter-mile in :21.96 with Shackleford and Amazombie, ridden by Mike Smith, in closest pursuit.
Amazombie and Shackleford cruised past Will's Wildcat leaving the backstretch and raced as a team to the head of the lane. Amazombie took a brief advantage only to have Shackleford rally back on the inside in the final sixteenth of a mile to secure the victory.
A 4-year-old son of Forestry out of the Unbridled mare Oatsee, Shackleford added $265,578 to his bankroll that swelled to $2,291,381 with a record of 15-4-4-1.
Shackleford returned $5.60, $3.20 and $2.40. Amazombie paid $3.20 and $2.40 in finishing five lengths in front of Gantry, who paid $4.20 to show under Richard Eramia.
Alma d'Oro was another three-quarters of a length back in fourth and was followed in order by Smiling Tiger, Apriority, Hamazing Destiny and Will's Wildcat.
JESUS CASTANON (Jockey, Shackleford, first) – "He gave me a heck of a move right from the gate. I sat right off them, and when I asked him to pick it up, he was game. The horse on the outside (Amazombie) came on top of me and my horse fought back. You couldn't ask for better. He's back!"
DALE ROMANS (Trainer, Shackleford, first) – "This is special, I tell you. He's the big horse in our barn. He's the Grade I winner. He deserves to be back in the winner's circle. It feels great. Every race he tries so hard. He had been in nine Grade Ones. He's still the star of the barn.
"We're going to keep him short for a little while now. Maybe we'll try the Met Mile next. He can do just about anything."
MIKE SMITH (Jockey, Amazombie, second) – "He just ran a dynamite race like he always does. We just ran into a very good horse."
BILL SPAWR (Trainer, Amazombie, second) – We don't have much excuse. The other horse was very good. We had no problems. It looks like 6 1/2 [furlongs] is really his limit. We are extremely proud of him, And it's nice to be here at Churchill Downs."
RICHARD ERAMIA – (Jockey, Gantry, third) – "He definitely ran a big race. He pushed me into the race. I put him very close. He was very comfortable. He ran a big race."
RON FAUCHEUX (Trainer, Gantry, third) – "He ran a big race against good horses. We showed that we deserved to be here. We'd like to take another crack at it against this type of field again.
"It might have set up a little bit better for us. We might have lost a length or two at the break. All things considered, we ran a big race."
Churchill Downs, the world's most legendary racetrack, has conducted Thoroughbred racing and presented America's greatest race, the Kentucky Derby, continuously since 1875. Located in Louisville, the flagship racetrack of Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) also operates Trackside at Churchill Downs, which offers year-round simulcast wagering at the historic track. Churchill Downs will conduct the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2012, and its Spring Meet is scheduled for April 28-July 1. The track has hosted the Breeders' Cup World Championships a record eight times. Information about Churchill Downs can be found on the Internet at www.churchilldowns.com.


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Most of them are really terrible and they are all pretty old. But I have saved them time to time, and put them into a collected them and published them under a sub-domain here. The design of the collection is still a working project, or in "beta" stages, but if you'd like to read them, here are my Secret Words.
I am regretting publishing them as a sub domain of this domain, being that I was trying to keep them somewhat "secret," or least I didn't want them to be so blatantly affiliated with myself. Having them at "nymphont" which is a moniker I do associate with myself and have tried to establish as my "brand," defeats that aim at anonymity.
But... I figured that in the end that doesn't really matter. Does it?
Please don't tell anyone about this okay? Lets keep this between us. :)


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This activity shows how reading a mathematics problem three times, with a different focus question each time, can help students make sense of a problem.
Draw three-dimensional figures on two-dimensional isometric dot paper. Try holding the cubes in different orientations so you can see the possibilities in both the three-dimensional "real world" and the two-dimensional representations on paper.
Measure the length of the notepad and desk in millimeters and centimeters and their mass in kilograms and grams. Notice how the precision and accuracy differ for each measuring device.
Area models offer a visual representation of mathematical operations. Here you will use area models to multiply and reduce fractions.
Use area models to find either the greatest common factor or the least common multiple of two numbers.
Measure your arm span and height. See how your measurements compare to others when your data is added to a data table and corresponding scatter plot.
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Create a line plot [with dots] to represent stacks of coins. Then rearrange the dots to form different line plots and watch what happens to the mean.
Learn to convert measurements from metric to English and vice versa, by learning the symbols used in both systems for properties such as mass, length, volume, and temperature.
Use blocks to build a design from a written description. Try various descriptions to achieve the correct design. View non-Flash version.
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Statistical analysis allows us to organize data in different ways to draw out potential patterns in the variation. Review and compare data represented in a bar graph and accompanying tables depicting relative and cumulative frequency.
Control the slope of lines passing through the origin (0, 0). Keep track of what changes when the slope becomes positive or negative, and when slope is larger or smaller than 1.
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Bard Prison Initiative / Carlos Rosario / Inmates who studied with him
Woodbourne Correctional Facility inmate and Bard College student Jimmy Vasquez in front of the library at Woodbourne Correctional Facility. ..Story: The Bard Prison Initiative.Former inmate Carlos Rosario, 35-year-old husband and father of four, was released from Woodbourne Correctional Facility after serving more than 12 years for armed robbery. Rosado is one of the students participating in the Bard Prison Initiative, a privately-funded program that offers inmates at five New York State prisons the opportunity to work toward a college degree from Bard College. The program, which is the brainchild of alumnus Max Kenner, is competitive, accepting only 15 new students at each facility every other year. .Carlos Rosario received the Bachelor of Arts degree in social studies from the prestigious College Saturday, just a few days after his release. He had been working on it for the last six years. His senior thesis was titled "The Diet of Punishment: Prison Food and Penal Practice in the Post-Rehabilitative Era,".Rosado is credited with developing a garden in one of the few green spaces inside the otherwise cement-heavy prison. In the two years since the garden's foundation, it has provided some of the only access the prison's 800 inmates have to fresh vegetables and fruit...Rosario now works for a recycling company in Poughkeepsie, N.Y...Photo © Stefan FalkeAdd to Lightbox


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With all due respect to Aaron, Musial, and even Ruth, Willie Mays was the greatest all-around player baseball has ever seen. The epitome of the "five tool" threat—he could run, throw, field and hit for average and with astonishing power—Mays bedeviled opponents and thrilled fans for more than two decades.
Legends vary about who first bestowed the famous nickname, the "Say Hey Kid," on Mays when he was still a young player in New York. By the time he was playing in San Francisco, after the Giants' move west in the late Fifties, it was clear that, whatever he was called, Mays was on track to challenge the most hallowed records in the game. As it happened, he retired with some mind-boggling numbers: 660 home runs (fourth all-time—although for some fans who don't credit scandal-plagued Barry Bonds' numbers, he's still third behind Aaron and Ruth); 3,283 hits (11th all-time); a .300 batting average; 1,903 RBIs (10th all-time); a record-tying 24 All-Star appearances . . . and on and on. (Trivia note: Mays is Barry Bonds's godfather.)
Here, six decades after his 1951 major league debut, LIFE.com offers a gallery of photos of Willie Mays by LIFE photographers from the '50s and '60s—an era when the man's preternatural talent and infectious joy on the diamond provided millions with one more giant reason to love the game.


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We have two mailing lists setup, a committee list for those who wish to help put this event together and an announcement list for those who want to be notified of official details of the event. Please feel free to join in!
- Exhibitor Application - Please spread the word
- Public Web Site - This is ready to share.
- Makevention logo - Isn't it awesome!
- Visit Bloomington is going to advertise in markets outside of Bloomington such as in Nuvo magazine in Indy, and similar magazines in Cincinnati and Louisville.
Current Activities
- A list of groups to approach about sponsoring Makevention (Everyone!)
- Passing out Exhibitor cards to local businesses (Jenett, Therese, and Blabs members)
- Making posters to attract Exhibitors (Michael)
- Making PDF 8x10 flyer to get MCCSC students interested in exhibiting (Michael)
- Making an example sponsor flyer (Michael)
- Calling sponsors (Jenett and Therese)
- Fill out Facebook page (Michael)
- Convention Center - cost $2,000
- Also use the parking lot across the B-Line and the parking lot across College
- Also use the B-Line
- The winner is August 24th
Name Ideas
- Makevention <- this is our winner!
Organizing Team
- Jenett Tillotson, Bloominglabs, exhibitors and general chair, jtillots ]at[ cogbots ]dot[ com
- Therese Miller, IU/PTI, sponsorships, millertm ]at[ iu ]dot[ com
- Steve Backs, Monroe County Public Library, stiva ]at[ gmail ]dot[ com
- Michael Hoerger, Monroe County Public Library , advertising and graphic design, michaelismichael ]at[ gmail ]dot[ com
- Hive13
- Wonderlab
- Indiana Filmmakers Network
- Bloomington Print Collective
- Bloomington and IU Amateur Radio Clubs
- Nicole Jacquard/IU's fab lab
- Cold Hard Art (the dude that sold us the mill)
- Charlie Peck/LittleFe
- Lego League (maybe have a Lego League competition)
- MIT SeaPerch
- Local FIRST robotics teams
- IU EOT teams
- Trained Eye Arts
- Indy makers/Club Cyberia
- Robot Drawing Collective
- My Sister's Closet
- EGBG's - a Bloomington glass blowing shop
Possible Events
- Power Wheels Race
- Lego League Competition
- Circuit Bending
- Thursday night music event at the Bluebird
- Open houses at local makers space in Bloomington on Friday night
- Bloominglabs
- Trained Eye Arts
- Bloomington Print Collective
- Ecovillage
- Saturday night Par-Tay at Bloominglabs
- Shammers - nerdcore group based out of Bloomington
- Long-shot, but Robert DeLong would be awesome.
Possible Sponsors
- Crane's STEM group
- Local beer and wine making companies
- Cook
- Ivy Tech
- Boston Scientific in Spencer
- Cummins
- Baxter
- Herald Times (maybe in-kind advertising)
- MCPL (in-kind graphic design)
- Stansifers (advertising)
- Kleindorfers (advertising)
- Neff Engineering, a local 80/20 distributor
- Mike McAfee, Executive Director, Visit Bloomington, mike ]at[ visitbloomington ]dot[ com
- Laura Newton, Assistant Directory, Visit Bloomington, laura ]at[ visitbloomington ]dot[ com
- Talisha Coppock, Executive Director, Convention Center, tcoppock ]at[ bloomingtonconvention ]dot[ com
- Zoe Monts, Sales and Event Assistant, Convention Center, zoe ]at[ bloomingtonconvention ]dot[ com
- Lauren Dexter, Event Coordinator, Convention Center, lauren ]at[ bloomingtonconvention ]dot[ com
- $300 plus $35 to add the Convention Center as an insured.
- Through M.J. Scheutz (Bloominglabs' insurance broker) and Cincinnati Insurance Company
- Policy will be written August 1st (or sooner if the CC requires it)
- $2200 for renting the Convention Center
- $335 for insurance
- Printing
- Flyers and posters to put up around Bloomington
- Yard signs
- Banners for the event
- Handouts/Program for the event
- Advertising
- HT ads when it gets closer to the event
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Below is a letter I am sending to the president of Columbia Theological Seminary, Dr. Steve Hayner, and members of the "cabinet":
I know you have been receiving countless communications about your recent announcement regarding Columbia's housing policy. One of these letters is from my friend, Michael Kirby.
I write now, with his permission, to tell you a part of the story that he did not.
Michael and I were friends long before seminary. We met in Houston, Texas, both former Southern Baptists who attended the same church, St. Philip Presbyterian. Michael was an elder; I was a deacon and later a staff member. We were in Sunday School class together. We sang in the choir together. We went on young-adult retreats together (back when we were young adults). And, nurtured in the loving care of that amazing church community, we felt God calling us to ministry---not exactly together, but in parallel.
We were interested in some of the same seminaries, and happened to attend the same CTS Inquirer's Weekend in November 1999. We didn't talk much that weekend, giving each other space to discern, but I found myself wondering whether he was as lit up with excitement as I was over what Columbia had to offer. He was.
I still remember the tentative conversation with Michael the day the scholarship announcements went out, and the explosion of joy when we found out that we had both received identical scholarships. Over the years at Columbia, it's fair to say that we competed, but in the best possible way: We drove one another to do our absolute best. We supported and encouraged one another and studied together. We gave each other tips for navigating our home presbytery's Committee on Preparation for Ministry. We each found our own niches and leadership opportunities while drawing closer to one another. We remain close to this day. I celebrate his ministry in Chicago and across the larger church, particularly as a voice for justice and for the compassion of God that knows no bounds.
I'll be honest. In my early stages of discernment, when I pictured myself in seminary, I imagined striking out on my own, not with someone from my hometown. But I cannot imagine my call story without Michael Kirby.
Our stories diverge in one important way. Michael, a gay man, arrived at Columbia unpartnered, whereas I came with a husband. And therein lies the cruel twist: despite our similarities in background, despite our mutual commitment to academic rigor and excellence in ministry, and despite our shared love for the church, had Michael been the one to arrive with a husband instead of me, he would have been barred from campus housing.
That, in short, is a travesty.
I do not envy you the many constituencies and interests you must consider in stewarding Columbia Seminary, an institution we all love and revere. But as you listen to the myriad voices on this issue, don't forget the future Michael Kirbys out there: folks who are just now feeling the Holy Spirit tug at them, folks who feel most alive when they are serving the church, folks for whom a seminary education may be out of reach financially if they are forced to live off campus... And folks who will not consider Columbia Theological Seminary so long as they and their families are excluded from a vital part of campus life.
What profoundly gifted servants of God will you never have the opportunity to nurture and grow with as a result of this policy?
Thank you for listening.
Peace of Christ,
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This is an oldie but goodie. If this doesn't make you smile- nothing will.
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This is pretty heady- but my composer friends should get a kick out of it. Below is a breakdown from the creator of it explaining the methodology.
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"For this visualization, I've broken composition key data down by composer. The values are displayed as a heat map, which I've made into the shape of a piano keyboard. For the non-pianists, I've put a key (pun intended) at the top so that you can see what the notes represent. The top half of each note represents percentage of minor compositions in that key, and the bottom half of each note corresponds to major compositions in that key. The highest percentage for each composer is labeled. Each composer's heat map is scaled the same (0 to 20%), so you can compare one composer to another. The N-values next to the names show the number of compositions I was able to include in my database for that composer - these are not comprehensive lists! However, the samples sizes are large enough that the probability distributions should be at least reasonably accurate (to within a couple percent). A few noteworthy (yeah, pun intended again) trends pop out. Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart all show strong preferences for a specific key. Other composers, particularly Dvorak, Brahms, and Mendelssohn, show less favoritism; these three had no keys associated with >10% of their compositions, with Brahms having the smallest standard deviation (2.14%). All three composers whose most-used key was minor were from the Romantic era (perhaps they were sad about the Industrial Revolution). The least used key across the board was g# minor, with Brahms using it most (in only 1.5% of his compositions). Rachmaninoff was the only composer to produce more pieces in minor keys than major keys; Haydn and Mozart most frequently wrote in major keys. Finally (I'll spare you the details of my Friedman test), Tchaikovsky is the closest to the notion of an average composer; in other words, his probability distribution most closely resembles the distribution created by averaging all ten composers together." Lovingly shared from here
My Own Requiem
In my profession I am afforded the opportunity to spend a great deal of time working with and speaking to highly intelligent, artistic people who's passion is positively infectious. This week I am especially surrounded by such people as we have our annual meetings with these fantastic people. The following is an account of one of the most inspiring and touching musical meetings I've had the pleasure to participate in.
During a standard label presentation from one of our esteemed record label/business partners one of our presenters told a story. Upon learning of an impending illness that had a great liklihood of taking his life, this gentleman opted for a very dangerous surgery in the hopes that he may live past tis illness to continue making music. Like anyone would do- he prepared for the procedure. He settled his financial affairs, finalized his will, made plans for succession after his demise, met with all of his loved-ones and eventually told his final goodbyes to the people who meant most in his life. He essentially prepared methodically for his passing with the precision of a great conductor preparing for his greatest performance. As he was nearing the procedure day, he began thinking about the reality of going under general anasthesia and decided that if he were going to be going to sleep for perhaps the last time ever- he wanted to do it on his own terms.
With this in mind, he presented to the surgeon that it was his wish to take a recording into the surgical gallery for the time preceding and throughout the surgery. He wanted his music player and headphones as any music lover would. The only difference was for him- this was perhaps the last time he would ever listen to music. Something he had devoted his entire life to. This was to be the last music he would hear. His last memory on earth. He had chosen his requiem. Much to the chagrin of the doctor- and after many arguments with the surgeon he was allowed to do so and was thus prepared for whatever would come next.
At that moment in the meeting he hit play- on a beautiful, warm work of music so endearing that there was not a dry eye in the room. He was sharing his personal requiem with us...
Every now and then in my line of work- I am reminded how amazing it is to be surrounded with passionate, talented, artistic people. This was one of those moments. This man whom I knew as an astute business man, and music lover / entrepreneur shared with me and my colleagues one of his most deep, personal moments. Shared with us the music that was to take him into the afterlife. There is nothing more powerful in our lives than the threat of our own impending death. We are all born equal. We live, excel, and achieve throughout our own lives and are eventually brought back to the exact same place we came from... on the same plane. He reminded me of this, and his story has touched me- and forced me to think of my own mortality.
Given this fact- I have been thinking- "what would my requiem be?" As difficult of a decision as this is to make. I believe I may have it. So today- not facing a life-threatening surgery, or my own certain demise I present my own requiem.
Edward Elgar- Enigma Variations, Variation 9 "Nimrod"
If you had to choose- what would be your final opus?
Music: The Power of the Story
I have been preaching to my musician friends for a good while now- that the story behind the music is almost (and in some cases is) as important as the music itself. This has been my mantra for quite some time now as in this time of humanity there is more music being produced and consumed than in any other time in history. In order to be heard- you have to be extraordinary... your story has to be extraordinary... your music has to be extraordinary.
Zach Sobiech was extraordinary.
If you have not heard his story, or seen his numerous videos- Zach was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at the age of 14 and battled the cancer until it took his life just three days ago. Zach was extraordinary. One of the ways Zach coped with his terminal illness was in song. He wrote a song that he uploaded to youtube as a way to say goodbye to his loved ones. The song went viral and his story was picked up by Soul Pancake and turned into a short documentary, then the video was amended by the many celebrities that his story had touched and was turned into the celebrity version of the video. The combined social power of these videos netted nearly 12 million youtube views as of today.
His story touched me in the deepest of places as a father, and a musician. It is really amazing to see someone in the face of such daunting odds turn to music and positive emotion to see himself, his family and friends through the impending end of his life... and to then leave a legacy as strong as music and song itself behind for others to enjoy, learn from and grow from.
Today as I logged into iTunes (embarrassingly) looking for the new Flo-rida single, I was shocked and pleased to see that Zach has topped the iTunes singles chart. In just 18 years he accomplished so much and all through his powerful story, his positive outlook, and the love he shared with others. Dont tell me that the context does not matter. This kid was all context. And he succeeded and achieved what millions would only hope to achieve (in a musical sense). update: Proceeds and donations are going to the Zach Sobiech Osteosarcoma Fund.
I dont know Zach, but it is my hope that he is out there smiling down on all of the positive energy he created and the wonderful musical legacy he left us. Download this. You wont regret it.


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I thought I'd post a few of these to the blog so you can see what you would have seen while we were there if we hadn't had the lightning strike.
The first is to show you that Sarah not only produces lots of paintings - but also that she does it at all times of the day and night!
Here's a photo of her night painting on the night when we had the total eclipse of the moon. That's as in plein air oil painting at night!
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When an immediate family member has a disease that requires a stem cell
transplant, cord blood from a newborn baby in the family may be the best option.
There is a 25% chance, for example, that cord blood will be a perfect match for
a sibling, because each child shares one of its two HLA genes with each parent.
Occasionally cord blood will be a good match for a parent if, by chance, both
parents share some of the six HLA antigens. The baby's cord blood is less likely
to be a good match for more distant relatives. The inventories of unrelated cord
blood units in public cord blood banks are more likely to provide appropriate
matches for parents and distant relatives, as well as for siblings that do not
Private companies offer to store cord blood for anyone who wants it done, whether or not there is any medical reason known to do so at the time. The fee for private storage varies, but averages about $1,500 up front and $100 per year for storage. When there is no one in the family who needs a transplant, private storage of a newborn's cord blood is done for a purely speculative purpose that some companies have termed "biological insurance."
However, parents should know that a child's own cord blood (stored at birth), would rarely be suitable for a transplant today. It could not be used at present to treat genetic diseases, for example, because the cord blood stem cells carry the same affected genes and. if transplanted, would confer the same condition to the recipient. (See the story of Anthony Dones.) In addition, most transplant physicians would not use a child's own cord blood to treat leukemia. There are two reasons why the child's own cord blood is not safe as a transplant source. First, in most cases of childhood leukemia, cells carrying the leukemic mutation are already present at birth and can be demonstrated in the cord blood. Thus, pre-leukemic cells may be given back with the transplant, since there is no effective way to remove them (purge) today. Second, in a child with leukemia, the immune system has already failed to prevent leukemia. Since cord blood from the same child re-establishes the child's own immune system, doctors fear it would have a poor anti-leukemia effect.
The odds of finding a suitably-matched, publicly-donated, unrelated cord blood unit are already quite high and continue to improve as inventories of public cord blood banks grow.
For these and other reasons, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and many physicians do not recommend private cord blood banking except as "directed donations" in cases where a family member already has a current need or a very high potential risk of needing a bone marrow transplant. In all other cases, the AAP has declared the use of cord blood as "biological insurance" to be "unwise."
The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) has also adopted a position on the ethical aspects of umbilical cord blood banking. The EGE is of the opinion that "support for public cord blood banks for allogeneic transplantations should be increased and long term functioning should be assured." They further stated that "the legitimacy of commercial cord blood banks for autologous use should be questioned as they sell a service which has presently no real use regarding therapeutic options."
The Medical Letter On Drugs and Therapeutics also recently addressed aspects of public and private cord blood banks, asking the question: "Does Private Banking Make Sense?" After citing various statistics on the actual uses of privately stored cord blood, they concluded that: "At the present time, private storage of umbilical cord blood is unlikely to be worthwhile. Parents should be encouraged to contribute, when they can, to public cord blood banks instead." Download


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The number of states with an adult obesity rate of at least 30 percent remained unchanged from the previous year, but a new study says adult obesity rates could exceed 60 percent in 13 states by 2030.
The "F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012" report was recently released by the nonprofit organization Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). This is the first year that the annual report has projected obesity rates based on state-by-state data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Not only could there be 13 states with adult obesity rates of 60 percent or above by 2030, but if obesity rates continue on their current trajectories, 39 states could have rates above 50 percent, and all 50 states could have rates above 44 percent, according to the report. By 2030, Mississippi could have the highest obesity rate at 66.7 percent, and Colorado could have the lowest rate for any state at 44.8 percent.
"This study shows us two futures for America's health," Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, RWJF president and CEO, said in a statement. "At every level of government, we must pursue policies that preserve health, prevent disease and reduce health care costs. Nothing less is acceptable."
The number of states with an adult obesity rate of 30 percent or above in 2011 was 12, the same number as the previous year. For the first time, all 50 states plus the District of Columbia were at 20 percent or above.
For the eighth consecutive year, Mississippi has the highest adult obesity rate at 34.9 percent, an increase from 34.4 percent from the previous year. For the ninth consecutive year, Colorado has the lowest adult obesity rate at 20.7 percent, an increase from 19.8 percent from the previous year. By comparison, Mississippi had the nation's highest adult obesity rate in 1995 at 19.4 percent.
If states' obesity rates continue on their current paths, the number of new cases of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke, hypertension and arthritis could increase 10 times between 2010 and 2020, and double again by 2030, according to this year's study. Obesity could contribute to more than 6 million cases of type 2 diabetes, 5 million cases of coronary heart disease and stroke, and more than 400,000 cases of cancer in the next two decades.
By 2030, medical costs associated with treating preventable obesity-related diseases are estimated to increase by $48 billion to $66 billion per year in the United States, and the loss in economic productivity could be between $390 billion and $580 billion annually by 2030, according to the study. Current estimates of the medical cost of adult obesity in the United States range from $147 billion to nearly $210 billion per year, although the study notes that medical cost estimates can be difficult to calculate.
The states with the highest adult obesity ranking, based on 2011 data, are:
1. Mississippi (34.9 percent)
2. Louisiana (33.4 percent)
3. West Virginia (32.4 percent)
4. Alabama (32 percent)
5. Michigan (31.3 percent)
6. Oklahoma (31.1 percent)
7. Arkansas (30.9 percent)
8. (tie) Indiana (30.8 percent)
8. (tie) South Carolina (30.8 percent)
10. (tie) Kentucky (30.4 percent)
10. (tie) Texas (30.4 percent)
12. Missouri (30.3 percent)
The states with the highest projected adult obesity rankings by 2030 are:
1. Mississippi (66.7 percent)
2. Oklahoma (66.4 percent)
3. Delaware (64.7 percent)
4. Tennessee (63.4 percent)
5. South Carolina (62.9 percent)
6. Alabama (62.6 percent)
7. (tie) Kansas (62.1 percent)
7. (tie) Louisiana (62.1 percent)
9. Missouri (61.9 percent)
10. Arkansas (60.6 percent)
11. South Dakota (60.4 percent)
12. West Virginia (60.2 percent)
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JerryK needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 96 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Dollar or Two
We are a small company that has operated a small chain of dollar stores (discount variety stores) in the Australian market for over 15 years.
We are now preparing to launch a new brand on the market that will bring a new level of sophistication to the industry through an expanded range of value priced quality items, displayed in a more comtemporary and customer friendly manner.
We are troubled by the sharp increase in the number of retailers who masquerade as discount variety operators and yet sell homewares, figurines and the like well in excess of (AUD)$100/ item.
We will be focused on the lower, high volume end of the market with the majority of merchandise priced at $10 or less.
We will be featuring an increased product range displayed in a manner never before seen in the industry and offer well packaged products that will appear a lot more expensive than what they will acutally cost (the customer).
Our main target age bracket is the 18-40 year old female, although the stores will offer merchandise for males and females across all age demographics. Accordingly, the logo should not polarize customers or be overly female focussed.
We are seeking a simple yet "happy" and "vibrant" logo that will reflect the image of the brand and highlight the improved presentation throughout the stores. Designers are at liberty to include some imagery (i.e. like using the "o" in "Dollar" or "Two" to represent stylised (AUD) coins or a contented "smile" underneath The Brand) although we would like the designs to be simple and uncluttered. Be creative!
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Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres had already hyped up wife Portia de Rossi's Oscars dress, and she didn't disappoint.
De Rossi hit the red carpet in a patterned nude Naeem Khan dress that had cut outs of stars and various other shapes. The slim fitting dress highlighted De Rossi's slim physique. She finished the look off with a beaded cuff bracelet, a gold clutch and natural, simple makeup.
While DeGeneres didn't join her wife on the red carpet, she had announced earlier in the week that Hedi Slimane from St. Laurent created some custom designs for her hosting duties this year.


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JACKSONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Military officials locked down an Arkansas air force base for several hours Wednesday after reporting that a suspicious individual was on the sprawling complex near Little Rock, then reopened the base and said the threat was "no longer credible."
During the lockdown, no one was allowed to enter or leave the base. Gates were closed and a line of vehicles stretched for a quarter-mile outside of the base, which takes up just a bit more than 9 square miles.
"We responded with the necessary caution to secure our airmen, their families and Air Force resources," Col. Patrick Rhatigan, the 19th Airlift Wing commander, said in a statement. He apologized for the inconvenience but said it was necessary to ensure that the base and its military and civilian staff were safe.
"After a thorough search of the base," Rhatigan said, officials "found the report no longer credible."
About 7,000 to 8,000 people work at the base, approximately 1,200 of them civilians.
Lt. Mallory Thornton, a spokeswoman for the Little Rock Air Force Base, blamed the lockdown on a "suspicious individual." Officials were not releasing specific details about what prompted the lockdown and search.
"Someone called in to security forces to say they had seen a suspicious person, what that person was doing has not been released," Thornton said.
The base is a training site for personnel assigned to the C-130 cargo airplane and hosts the 19th Airlift Wing, the 314th Airlift Wing, the 29th Weapons Squadron and the Arkansas Air National Guard's 189th Airlift Wing.
Three C-130s were diverted to Little Rock National Airport during the lockdown.
Christina Rivera, whose husband is an airman on the base, said she'd received an automated phone call telling everyone on base to stay indoors. Rivera, who had been waiting outside the gate entrance for more than two hours at that point, said her husband was barricaded in their bedroom with their two children, who are 8 months old and 18 months old.
"All I want is to go home and be with my husband and my kids," she said.
Emergency crews were on the scene, and sirens could be heard over loudspeakers outside the base's entrance. The base had been conducting emergency response exercises, but officials said Wednesday's incident was not part of the drill.
Some vehicles were allowed to leave the base after being checked by security about two hours after the lockdown began.
The perceived threat never extended off the base; some local law enforcement agencies were notified about the lockdown but were not summoned. "They've got their own security force," said Bill Sadler, a spokesman for the Arkansas State Police.
Shane Carter, a spokesman for the Little Rock airport, said three C-130 aircraft landed at the city's airport about an hour after the lockdown began. The behemoths practice series of landings and takeoffs at the civilian airport.
"We see C-130s doing touch-and-go practices all the time, however it's very rare for them to hold at the airport," Carter said.


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I have a 2007 macbook pro and two keys are not working on the built in keyboard.
I tried cleaning the keys by removing the keys and the plastic under it but that didn't help.
After removing the keys, tried to depress the plastic blob underneath to make it work but that didn't work either.
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There are a lot of services an MSP can sell its customers, but almost every MSP includes BDR services as one of its core offerings. For this month's product review, Business Solutions once again turned to MSP Remote Technology Management (RTM). CEO Eric Brown and Technical Manager Kevin Danis tested seven BDR solutions in their Massachusetts test lab over a two-week period, investing more than 40 hours. True to RTM's conclusion when it tested RMM (remote monitoring and management) products for our January issue, Brown says, "There is no single solution that meets every MSP's needs perfectly." To that end, we share highlights of RTM's tests of the following vendors: Asigra, Axcient, CharTec, Datto, KineticD, StorageCraft, and Unitrends. The MSP met with key product experts from each of the above vendor companies and went through the onboarding process with each one.
After reviewing this product, describe your overall assessment.
KineticD seems to be in a whole other category of backup than the other vendors. First, it offers continuous file-based backups on applications such as Exchange, SharePoint, SQL databases, and QuickBooks, plus it offers image-based backups for VMware- and Hyper-V-based virtual machines. The only downside is that you can't spin up a VM backup in the cloud, which is becoming a requirement for a true BDR solution. That said, for customers that do a lot of data entry, such as call center and help desk organizations, being able to back up data in real time could be a very attractive offer to an end user.
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Remember the first time you watched a DVD? Chances are you were blown away as much—if not more—by the crystal-clear, surround-sound audio as you were by the picture. Craig Eggers, director of consumer technology marketing for Dolby Laboratories, recalls the first time he demonstrated DVD to consumers, back when he worked for Toshiba.
In order to convince Toshiba executives that DVD had the potential to be the "next big thing," Eggers and his colleagues had to put together an "infomercial" that showed an audience's response to their first DVD experience. After showing them Twister in a tricked-out home theater environment, Eggers couldn't wait to get people on record talking about how great the video looked. "Instead, all they wanted to talk about was the sound," he laughs. "They kept saying, 'Movies never sounded like that when we watched them at home before.'"
Despite the well-established importance of sound in the DVD experience, most of the development in consumer authoring software has focused on the video side. All of the consumer-level DVD authoring tools released in the last three years are held together by one common thread: They give the hobbyist or weekend videographer the video, menu, and titling tools that let them create projects that pack the same kind of visual punch as professionally authored DVDs. The pros can still tell the difference, of course—and it's not long until the look of menu templates becomes as clichéd as that PowerPoint look already is—but for now, the average consumer is still justifiably thrilled with what they can create with MyDVD, iDVD, or DVD MovieFactory.
Audio remains the divider between the pros and the pretenders, but that's all about to change, at least if Dolby has anything to say about it. In March, the noise reduction and surround sound pioneer announced Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator, which is designed to let software developers integrate 5.1 surround capability into consumer-level authoring tools.
According to Eggers, surround sound is now something consumers expect, not merely a feature reserved for the rich or the techno-geek. "If you look at music and entertainment, it's all moving towards 5.1," he says. "People are getting to the point where they want it in their homes, their cars, and even out of their DV cameras. The question, of course, is 'How do I assemble that content?'" Rather than marketing a separate software program or plug-in, Dolby is working with DVD authoring enterprises to integrate Digital 5.1 Creator technology directly into authoring tools. Dolby is currently talking with several authoring software vendors, Eggers says, and he expects the first Digital 5.1 Creator-powered tool to hit the market by the fall. Eggers says that surround sound is simply a "natural progression" for consumer DVD creation, even if it's only used in the simplest ways. "So many times you'll be watching somebody's vacation video, and you'll be distracted by the narration they recorded while they were shooting," he says. "Well, what if people just had the ability to put the narrative in the rear speakers, and then add music, while still leaving the ambient noise?" The bottom line, Eggers says, is that effective use of sound adds what he calls an "emotive power" to the finished product, one that can't be achieved with visuals alone. "In the right hands, that can be very effective in home video, too," he says. "It adds intensity to the picture." The ability to easily add surround sound to a wedding or other event video, he adds, should be a boon to videographers.
In addition to DVD authoring software, Dolby is working to load Digital 5.1 Creator onto new PCs. The company has already launched its PC Logo program, a partnership with Intel that brands PCs with the Dolby logo and includes three Dolby packages: • Dolby Sound Room—Includes Dolby Digital, Headphone, Virtual Speaker, and Pro Logic II• Dolby Home Theater—Includes all the above, plus Dolby Digital Stereo Creator• Dolby Master Studio—All the above plus Digital Live, Pro Logic IIx, and Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator.
Eggers' says Dolby's negotiations with software vendors are still confidential, though at least two companies—Pinnacle and Ulead—are evaluating Digital 5.1 Creator. Ulead public relations manager Sharna Brockett says that her company believes consumers aren't demanding 5.1 in their authoring software yet, but that Ulead will incorporate it when the market warrants. "It's also important to remember that Dolby licensing has been somewhat prohibitive in the past, which is one of the main barriers to incorporating it into a consumer-level product," she says. "We understand that Dolby sees this problem and will be looking at more ways to make licensing 5.1 more accessible."
Pinnacle has already put its own proprietary matrix audio encoder into its Studio 9 non-linear editing system, one that provides front left, front right, center, and rear audio. "That's currently compatible with all Dolby Pro Logic receivers," says William Chien, director of product marketing for Pinnacle. "The advantage of the Digital Creator technology is that in the future, video editors could create movies with the full five audio channels, and that it would be compatible with all Dolby Digital-compatible systems."
Eggers points to compatibility as Dolby's biggest selling point versus other surround-sound encoders. "There are currently 40 million A/V receivers that are Dolby Digital-equipped," he says. "Other formats can't guarantee that many receivers will have the decoders to play them back."


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directory. It is part of an internal automated test framework
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control processes on remote systems, it is not advisable to use
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