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Can orchestras and technology have a happy marriage? Tod Machover says yes.
Interview by Melinda Whiting
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Last fall, the American Composers Orchestra kicked off its 25th anniversary season with a brave--some might say quixotic--venture: a conference on technology and the orchestra. Orchestra Tech, as it came to be called, offered a series of discussions among composers who aim to extend the assets of the conventional orchestra with electronic enhancements. Their points were illustrated in several concerts for small ensembles, but the culminating event featured the full complement of the ACO in a Carnegie Hall concert demonstrating a fascinating variety of approaches to the marriage of electronic and acoustic sounds, from Edgard Varèse to Morton Subotnick to Tristan Murail.
Orchestra Tech was co-directed by ACO Artistic Director Robert Beaser, Executive Director Michael Geller, and composer Tod Machover, whose Sparkler was premiered in the conference's final concert as part of his Music Alive residency sponsored by the American Symphony Orchestra League and Meet The Composer. A few days later, I spoke with Machover--who is also Professor of Media and Music at the Media Lab of the Massachussetts Institute of Technology-- about the challenges of writing for electronics and orchestra together.
Melinda Whiting: You said, during the Orchestra Tech conference, that "technology is not so interesting itself as a subject for musical exploration." What drives you to employ technology in your music, if the sound of electronics is not all that appealing?
Tod Machover: There was kind of a first excitement about electronics in the 1950s, and the development of the computer in the '70s, and the invention of commercial synthesizers in the '80s and '90s. In that period, it was exciting to think of technology as its own subject.
Now, we're in a period of the maturity of technology. There's more technology out there than we know what to do with; there are fantastic possibilities. But what's important is the human and artistic impact of the work we make. Technology has an incredible contribution to make, but that contribution is at its most powerful when the technology serves a larger aim. To me, that's the sign of maturity.
MW: What can technology add to our experience of music?
TM: Among other things, it has the ability to get music to a larger public, and to get people actively involved in musical experiences again--which should be done in such a way that the music and the human experience are front and center, and not simply the technology. I'm always more interested in music--or in any art-- that starts from what I would call "first principles": from an observation of human beings and life and important issues, rather than from commenting on other music. This applies to technology as well.
MW: With that in mind, what can technology add to an orchestra's native sound, or constellation of sounds?
TM: There are a few really specific things. They may even sound banal, but they're important.
I think in terms of range and clarity, and of what I would call "punch." There are extensions of sonorities that people have become used to--through amplified music and pop music--that orchestral, unamplified instruments in particular are not good at producing. Here's an obvious one: I've grown up expecting a very clear, extremely strong and supportive bass line--with very clear pitch and the ability to move with the kind of flexibility that you hear in Bach--supporting a small ensemble.
MW: And that's a sonority from rock music.
TM: Yes. It's just very hard, with low brass instruments and double basses, to get that punch and clarity in the bass. It's also hard to get very high sounds that are soft--because all acoustic instruments get louder as they play higher--or that have very clear pitch. And it's very hard to play fast in the high register. Acoustic instruments are limited by their physics and by the materials that they're made with.
I often imagine textures including sounds and instrumental timbres that lie in between the existing instruments, or that morph between the existing instruments. I imagine both a kind of an ocean of sonority--where the individual instruments find their place, but it's larger and more encompassing than the existing instruments--and also a more detailed sound, that can be like a microscope looking into the sound of a cello and allowing us to hear the components that make up the sound of the individual instrument.
These are all sonorities suggested by studio technology--by multi-track recording, where sounds are layered in a very careful way. They have been suggested by certain kinds of pop music, but have never been fully exploited. The combination of technology and electronics with the wonderful palette of the existing orchestra and the ability of players leads to something really new--and not just new sounds, but new kinds of structures.
There's also a role for technology to augment what individual players can do. My own sense is that a new kind of concerto grosso form may exist, where you might have not just one but several instruments that have an extended virtuosity role.
MW: So you're really talking about evolved instruments like your hypercello or hyperviolin that are controlled more directly by the performer, rather than an external force processing the sound that a conventional instrument makes.
TM: That's an option. There's a role for processing instruments, but I find the result to be fairly primitive. One of the great things about performed music is that you have musicians with great skill, who have a great desire to express something. You want these people to be able to control what's being expressed, and you want everything that's in their inner being, expressed through the instrument, to come out in the final result.
When you just put a microphone in front of somebody, take their sound, and then turn it into something else, the machine that processes the sound doesn't really have very much information. It's kind of like pouring music into a Cuisinart, or a juicer, say. The juicer doesn't know anything about the fruit that you're sticking in it. You just turns on its motor and juice comes out the other end.
What computers really do best is to respond to what a human being wants to do. You don't want the computer to replace people. You don't want the computer to be a kind of glorified Cuisinart. You want the computer to be sensitive to what a person is trying to do, through their instrument or through their voice or whatever--and then, to be a slave to what the person is trying to express.
MW: Most of the electronically based music that I've heard has been either fully electronic, or involves enhancing the sound of relatively few acoustic instruments. I suppose that's in the interest of achieving clarity; it seems so difficult to combine computerized or amplified sound successfully with this huge 100-piece ensemble called an orchestra.
TM: That's exactly the issue that needs to be addressed now. My own feeling is, not only is it possible to take the full orchestra and add some dimensions and possibilities to it--not "make it better"--but I think that it's one of the most exciting areas where technology should go. I also think it's one of the most exciting areas where orchestras should go.
It's not the same as thinking about a chamber ensemble or a rock band-sized group, and adding a few extra instruments. Orchestras are different because you have a much larger sense of ensemble. Of course solos within the orchestra are extremely important, and that's part of a traditional idea of different lines coming to the fore. But the really great thing about orchestras is that there's also a tradition of blending large amounts of instruments so you have a unique relationship between the form of a piece and the sound of a piece--the way melody and harmony and timbre all blend.
This is a tradition that really only has evolved fairly recently. You find it, in some ways, in
Beethoven. Certainly in Wagner. But especially in the 20th century, there's a language of orchestral expression that's not just a larger version of chamber music: Think of Stravinsky's Le Sacre, and Schoenberg's Five Pieces for Orchestra (Op. 16), and Debussy and Bartók and Varèse and Boulez, for that matter. This is the area where a new marriage can be made, that could really extend the form. And since an orchestra can make such a refined, large sound on its own, it's probably the only acoustic ensemble that's capable of mixing and contrasting and working with electronics, without having to be amplified. I believe in this blend that doesn't have to sound electric.
MW: That brings me to the next topic: the challenges that the composer faces in successfully combining these elements; and those that the conventional orchestra, both administratively and artistically, faces in trying to carry out the composer's intentions. Just to start with: the resonant acoustics of a concert hall versus the ideal environment for electronics, which tends to be an acoustically "dead" studio.
TM: If you want to work with an orchestra, the right thing to do is to accept the acoustics of traditional halls. You have to accept the sound and the structure of an orchestra, accept what orchestra players excel at, and then design a way of integrating technology into that structure, to everybody's advantage. Even though there always can be special cases.
MW: How do you convince an orchestra to take a leap into this electronically enhanced world? Not just one new piece every few years, but really exploring the possibilities seriously?
TM: There's really no magic. Its up to us composers to make a convincing case, both by speaking and also through the example of our music, that this is worth investing effort and time in. Just as Boulez, for instance, has spent a lot of his career standing up for a certain way of exploring. It takes people just keeping at it, and I'm willing to do that. It also takes the courage of a small number of people in the orchestral world, rather than everybody at once deciding that this is the thing to do.
I feel that orchestral music can evolve in a wonderful way and needs these new resources. It's one way of connecting orchestras to a younger public, and to future possibilities. I'm intending to invest a lot of my time into the orchestral world now. And over this coming five to ten years--assuming that the world situation is somewhat stable, which none of us can really take for granted anymore--I believe that the orchestra field is going to be ready for this, and that some of these developments are inevitable.


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Summer has finally arrived! To celebrate the occasion, Dan and Janet Smith decided to throw a barbeque and afternoon party at their summerhouse on Fiesta Lake. Telling all their friends to bring their family, friends, and of course bathing suits, they ended up with quite a houseful and the party was a great success. The Smiths were especially pleased because some of their relatives who lived farther away managed to attend. Determine from the clues the full name of the family members in attendance, their relationship to Dan and Janet Smith, and the city where each had their home.
1. Natalie, whose last name wasn't West, didn't live in Boston.
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4. Robert, who was Dan's uncle, didn't live in New York. Ms. Green lived in New York.
5. Sara wasn't Janet's sister. Mr. Smith wasn't related to Janet.
6. Dan's brother lived in Chicago. The man whose last name is West lives in Providence.
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Thank goodness for singer Lupillo Rivera. He stood up for the Central American immigrant children who were being bused into Murrieta and who were turned away due to the threats from an angry, anti-immigrant mob.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has remained silent on this issue and that is unacceptable. Luckily, we have Lupillo Rivera who has emerged as our spokesperson.
Some of the anti-immigrant protesters spat on Rivera — he is the brother of the late superstar Jenny Rivera, by the way. In an interview, Lupillo asked, "How can a 5-year-old defend him or herself?"
He is right and the tragedy is that many have become detached from the reality of the suffering of other human beings. The attitude has evolved into: "I've got what I need. So what if others are suffering?"
On June 20, Vice President Joe Biden met in Guatemala with senior officials from that country, as well as from El Salvador and Honduras. More than 20,000 children from these nations were apprehended on the border last year, twice as many as the year before. This year, the United States is projecting that 90,000 children from these countries will try to cross the border.
Biden notified the Central American leaders that the United States would detain and deport the children who are coming here for refuge from the violence they see every day.
Gangs in these countries are specifically targeting and recruiting young children. If they choose not to join, then they are often murdered. So children are trying to get to the United States any way they can.
The Border Patrol apprehends most of them, and holds them in detention centers. Some have been temporarily released to family members before the immigration service processes them and deports them.
The Obama administration has now announced that it is going to stop releasing children to family members. Instead, it plans to build more detention centers and expel children more quickly.
This is not a humane response.
If they are deported, many of these children will be recruited to join the gangs. Others will be tortured or murdered or "disappeared."
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres earlier this year declared that a majority of the children emigrating from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras deserve protection under international treaties. "We must uphold the human rights of the child," he said.
But rather than offer these children temporary asylum, the Obama administration is locking them up and then sending them packing.
Biden was blunt during his Central American visit. "Those who are pondering risking their lives to reach the United States should be aware of what awaits them," he said. "It will not be open arms. … We're going to send the vast majority of you back."
That is unacceptable. We need to designate most of these children as refugees and treat them with the compassion they deserve.
World Refugee Day was on June 20, but President Obama chose not to mention the Central American children who deserve such status.
He did acknowledge that "some refugees simply cannot return home because the risk of violence and persecution is too great."
He needs to apply that reasoning to the tens of thousands of children fleeing violence in Central America. Then he needs to change his policy accordingly.
To do otherwise is to forget our humanity.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern volleyball team will open its home schedule this weekend in Bill Battle Coliseum, facing Southern Athletic Association rivals Sewanee, Saturday at 4 p.m., and Centre, Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
The Panthers stand at 8-4 on the season and 3-0 in the SAA. BSC and Centre lead the conference standings, both at 3-0.
BSC has won its last four straight matches, defeating Millsaps, Hendrix, Rhodes and Austin College last week. Senior middle blocker Shelby Moore was named SAA Offensive Player of the Week after averaging 3.14 kills per set with a .376 attack percentage.
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Sydney, Australia – ATP executive chairman and president Brad Drewett died Friday after losing his battle with Motor Neurone Disease (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).
The 54-year-old Australia native passed away at his home in Sydney.
In January of this year, Drewett, who assumed his posts in January of 2012, announced he would continue in his roles on an interim basis until the ATP Board of Directors found his successor.
"Our thoughts are with Brad's family on this extremely sad day for them, the ATP and the entire international tennis community. He will be sorely missed by all," the ATP announced in a statement.
Drewett had been part of the ATP for more than 35 years, as a player, ATP Player Council member, ATP Player Board member, as CEO of the International Region, tournament director of the ATP World Tour Finals, and most recently as the executive chairman and president. He was a former top-40 singles and top-20 doubles player before he retired as a player in 1990.
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If you're caring for someone with Alzheimer's Disease, Dr. Ruth Westheimer has some advice for you.
Best known, of course, as a sex therapist, Westheimer is also the co-author (with Pierre Lehu) of the recently published "Dr. Ruth's Guide for the Alzheimer's Caregiver." Westheimer, who spoke to us in The Wall Street Journal's TV studio, says she wrote the book after watching friends become caregivers–a role that can leave people vulnerable to depression, among other health problems. The role also causes tremendous financial strain, of course, often tripping up the adult children of elderly parents just as the children are trying to prepare for their own retirement.
Among Westheimer's tips, perhaps the most important is: Ask for help. Maybe a neighbor can pick up a few things at the supermarket or cook a little extra dinner. Organizations like Eldercare Locator, the Alzheimer's Association and the National Family Caregiver Support Program can help you find out whether you qualify for services ranging from counseling to home-delivered meals, or whether you're eligible to join a support group.
Other advice from Westheimer includes:
- Don't repress strong emotions, such as guilt or anger, or you will wind up repressing happy emotions, too. Instead, recognize that you are "angry at your loved one for the situation he or she has put the two of you in."
- Focus on the positive by re-living happy memories. Keep lots of photographs around.
- A diagnosis doesn't mean the end of your sex life. "If you feel uncomfortable having sex with a spouse who is not all there, then don't," she writes. But otherwise, "if sex has always been part of your life together, it's important to hold onto whatever remains of the bonds that form your relationship."


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Grace's presentation was chock-full of truth nuggets about youth pop culture, so you know the client had to give her the account instead of tired ole Gregory who was just regurgitating some google'd mess about GenY.
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Sometimes, even The A.V. Club isn't impervious to the sexy allure of ostensible cultural garbage. Which is why there's I Watched This On Purpose, our feature exploring the impulse to spend time with trashy-looking yet in some way irresistible entertainments, playing the long odds in hopes of a real reward. And a good time.
Cultural infamy: I have to confess, I know virtually nothing about Eragon going in. I know it's got dragons, and that's why I told my friend the TiVo to grab it from HBO for me. I seem to recall it got pretty bad reviews. I don't know if it made any money. I'm going to check. Okay, it looks like Keith gave it a C-, and that it stars Jeremy Irons and John Malkovich. Also, it has "no momentum and no characters to care about," but it does have dragons. And wow, the Metacritic score is 38, and at Rotten Tomatoes, it's a poorly 16 percent "fresh." Even the videogame adaptations got shitty grades. Wikipedia says, "It was the 10th worst reviewed film of 2006, and the 31st highest grossing film of 2006 in the US." Apparently it's based on a series of books, but I don't even read Harry Potter, so I'm certainly not reading this.
Curiosity factor: It's just the fucking dragons. I want to see some dragons, okay? As you can see from the paragraph above, there is really no reason a thinking adult in 2008 should want to spend nearly two hours in front of a TV on a beautiful day watching this. Oh, and one more thing: When I told Keith I might watch it, his eyes lit up a little. I think he wants another grown-up to talk with about how shitty Eragon is. It can't be as bad as Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, can it? It's got dragons, presumably with fire, and armor, and lots of legends and shit, right? Right?
The viewing experience: Mostly wrong. It does have dragons and fire and armor and legends and shit. What I didn't realize going into Eragon is that its legends aren't really its own: It's an insane Star Wars rip-off. And I don't mean only because it's about a farm boy who doesn't know his mysterious father and lives with his uncle. And meets a mysterious bearded stranger who, it turns out, is a member of a secret fraternity and wants to teach the boy about the ways of a mystical force. And who has to make his way to a group of rebels, and then lead them against an empire led by a king who viciously took power. And whose mysterious friend dies teaching him the ways of this mystical force. Eragon even dresses like Luke Skywalker, and in one scene, the Darth Vader character (played by Robert "Begby from Trainspotting" Carlyle) kills one of his own underlings with mystical powers, then gives the underling's job to another underling standing nearby. Remember that scene from Star Wars? Of course you do.
To be fair, Eragon lifts a ton of shit from The Lord Of The Rings as well—orcs and Uruk-hai are represented as, I don't know, two different names I couldn't be bothered to remember. The Eragon people cheaped out, though—their orcs are nowhere near as badass as Peter Jackson's.
Star Wars didn't have dragons, of course, and that's what this whole mystical thing is about. Luke—uh, Eragon—comes into possession of a blue stone that turns out to be—wait for it—a dragon egg. Legend has it that all the dragon-riders were murdered by King John Malkovich, who now stands in his darkened, fiery palace and overacts all day and night. He's afraid that another dragon and dragon-rider might exist, and he frets over it, saying things like, "I am not interested in being challenged." So the egg hatches, and we're introduced to the cutest widdle-biddy dwagon you ever saw; it makes cutie-pie noises and eats a rat and you just wanna snuggle it until you puke your ass off.
So Eragon hooks up with the mysterious Jeremy Irons, who teaches him the ways of the dragon—and returns with him to his uncle's farm to discover that his uncle has been murdered. Then he sets the farm on fire instead of burying the uncle. (No, I'm not making that up.) At some point in here, the dragon magically grows up from a tiny little cutie to a gigantic cutie, voiced by Rachel Weisz, an awesome actress whom I hope got to buy 28 houses with the money she made from this movie.
So blah blah blah, there's a mission, and Eragon has to save a princess whose name is most assuredly not Leia, and he does so only while jeopardizing the mission and his own further training. (If he doesn't learn how to use his magic properly, firing the wrong spell could kill him. What kind of shit-ass magic is that?) At some point in here, we learn that "magic comes from dragons." Jeremy Irons, star of Dead Ringers and, umm, Die Hard With A Vengeance, delivers that line. I wonder if he rehearsed it?
Eventually, a huge battle ensues, and Peter Jackson is all like, "WTF?" because there are orcs attacking, and a guy shooting arrows (sort of like Eragon's Han Solo). Eragon and his dragon have become great friends by this point, and it turns out she's got some incredible bloodlust. This telepathic exchange was awesome: Boy: "Closer, so we can reach his heart!" Dragon: "This time, rip it out of his chest!" So yeah, they kill Darth magician guy, who wears plastic-y black clothes and has a burnt face, but is not Eragon's father. (Turns out one of the bad guys is the Han Solo-inspired character's father, but I couldn't figure out who they meant.)
After the battle, all the bad guys are dead except Malkovich. (Sequel!) And then this amazingly ridiculous, cruel thing happens: Eragon asks Han Solo if his beloved dragon is dead, and Han Solo says, "Some friends can't be replaced… Luckily, some don't have to be!" What a funny joke, telling your friend his dragon is dead when she really isn't!
But I'm laugh-complaining too much. I was bored, but Eragon wasn't a painful waste of time, nor a particularly pleasurable one. There are far worse things to steal from than Star Wars and Lord Of The Rings, and clearly this movie was aimed at children, not film critics. I have no hate in my heart for Eragon.
How much of the experience wasn't a total waste of time? I'm gonna say 26 minutes out of 104, which puts it at about 25 percent, above the Rotten Tomatoes average. Yeah, it was derivative and badly written, but there were dragons and fire. I wouldn't watch the sequel, though. I should probably add in one percentage point for the fact that the dragon wears a saddle, which made me think I want to start a metal band called Dragonsaddle.


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Department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery (229505)
Adrian Münscher
Specialized in: otolaryngology, head-neck surgery
About the department
The chief physician of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf is Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Adrian Münscher. As otolaryngologist, Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Adrian Münscher specializes in head and neck surgery.
The Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf uses the latest technology to treat patients with any otolaryngological diseases. As a part of the University Cancer Center Hamburg (UCCH), the Department works with other tumor experts in the field of tumor diseases and develops individual cancer treatment programs together.
The Department under the direction of Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Adrian Münscher is involved into an active research activity focused on oncology. The specialists of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf use genetic and biomolecular analysis of tissues and blood to get information, which is necessary for the development of individual immune and targeted therapy program. The Department uses and develops sparing techniques, such as robotic and laser surgery (PIR-surgery). The Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery under the direction of Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Adrian Münscher is a leader in Germany and Europe.
The main treatment focuses of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf are:
- Treatment of head and neck tumors
- Robotic surgery (TORS/TARS)
- Otology / surgery of the middle ear / skull base
- Cochlear implantation
- Diseases of the salivary glands
- Surgery of thyroid and parathyroid glands
- Treatment of laryngeal and airway constriction
- Endoscopic surgery of the paranasal sinuses
- ASA intolerance and allergies
- Plastic surgery
- Manual therapy, osteopathy, acupuncture
Curriculum vitae
Personal data Born 3/3/1960, married, living in Hamburg, Germany and Training Qualifications
- 1979-1986 Medical Schools: Heidelberg and Freiburg, Germany
- 1986 Doctor's Licence
- 1986 Thesis "Dr.med." degree, University of Heidelberg, Germany graded with "Magna cum laude"
- 1986-1988 Residency Department general and surgical Pathology, University of Mainz, Germany
- 1988-2008 Residence of Fellowship Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, University of Frankfurt, Germany
- 1992 Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
- 1994 Specialist in Plastic Surgery of the Head and Neck
- 1996 Specialist in Special Head and Neck Surgery
- 1997 Specialist in Allergology
- 2007 Specialist in Medicinial Tumor Therapy (Chemotherapy and Target Therapy)
- 1998 Thesis for "PD Dr. med. Habil" and PhD Venia legendi Appointment as "Privatdozent"
- 1994 Appointment as "Assistent medical director"
- 2004 Appointment as "Professor"
- 1999 Appointment as "Vice Chair of the Clinic"
- 2008 Appointment as Chair of the Clinic for Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg (UKE)
- 1986-1988 Scientific residencies at MDA Houston (USA) and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York (USA)
Memberships and functions in Medical societies and academic boards
- German Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and it's Oncology Group American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery German Cancer Society National Genome research project ASCO, ESMO, ESSO, EORTC, EUFOS, AHNS, EHNS, IFHNOS
- Member of the Steering Board of the EORTC, Head and Neck Group
- Founder and Chair of the German Society for the prevention and for the Sponsorhip of research in laryngeal cancer
- Founder of the "International Cancer Network"
Academic and Clinical focus
- Author of more than 150 papers on the topic of head and neck and other cancers publicated in international peer-reviewed journals
- Investigator and PI in 32 Clinical Studies
- Board and Advisory Boards in numerous national and international peer-reviewed journals and research committees
- Special surgical work includes endoscopic surgery, reconstructive tumor and tracheal surgery as well as functional laryngeal surgery. Also trained in medical oncology work on induction chemotherapy and targeted therapy drawing the line between surgical and nonsurgical approaches in multimodal tumor therapy
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Austin Meyer at the controls with the Xavion app he created. Photo courtesy X-Avionics/Austin Meyer.
South Carolina pilot Austin Meyer is an angry man these days. Furious, in fact. But it will be a while before he can tell you exactly why, if you're asking for the record: Locked in a federal court battle over electronic rights, Meyer, author of the X-Plane flight simulator and a new application called Xavion designed to enhance safety in the cockpit, is precluded from speaking as freely as he would like. His lawyers have advised extreme caution while the case is going on, and years will likely pass with millions spent before a jury gets to hear this story in detail.
The case was among many filed in 2012 by a Luxemborg-based company called Uniloc that has apparently amassed a collection of similar patents, including the one being enforced in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. For those with any interest in being able to fly an emergency glide to the nearest airport guided by an Android tablet or phone—or, potentially, interest in any other aviation application for Google's popular platform—it is one to watch.
Meyer said in a telephone interview with AOPA that he expects to spend seven figures defending a "frivolous" claim that he violated what Uniloc claims in court to be a patent on electronic copy protection that prevents unauthorized duplication or use. In Meyer's particular case, ownership of software code protecting X-Plane for Android from unauthorized use is at the heart of the dispute, though Uniloc has targeted a variety of software makers and programs.
'The path of least resistance'
Meyer said the code in question is used by virtually all Android developers; Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Federal court records list 394 patent cases involving Google as a named party since 1999; more than half of those, 224, were filed in 2010 or later—none of those cases against Google were filed by Uniloc, which has not been shy about targeting other firms.
Uniloc has plenty of company, and the legal claims being made are often murky. The nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has frequently weighed in on similar cases, and describes on its website an "explosion" of litigation in recent years amid conflicting interpretations by various courts of what constitutes a patentable idea in the electronic age.
In a brief filed in one of these cases, EFF attorneys noted that more than 4,000 patent enforcement actions were filed in 2011, compared to 3,000 in 2009, and about 1,500 in 1992. (Others have published estimates that are higher still.) The increase is being driven by "non-practicing entities, companies that amass patents with no intent to produce anything." EFF wrote that cases filed by "'patent trolls,' have significantly increased, "accounting for roughly 5 percent of all patent litigation from 2000 to 2002, increasing to 22 percent in 2007, and 40 percent of patent cases filed in 2011."
Uniloc in 2010 created a subsidiary called BlueCava, which may produce software of its own, based on a reading of the company website. It is unclear of BlueCava offers software in addition to consulting and analytical services. Uniloc itself offers to license technology covered by more than 50 patents: "The cost of licensing is quite modest when compared to other alternatives," Uniloc's website states.
Meyer said that based on his own research, a typical patent defense costs at least $1.5 to $2 million in legal fees by the time a jury hears the case, if it ever goes that far—excluding any damages that may be awarded. He said he will spend whatever it takes, rather than settle for a fraction of that cost, "because I believe that I am being sued partially because others have taken the path of least resistance, and settled."
While Meyer was circumspect, Uniloc officials and attorneys did not respond to a request for comment.
Uniloc has made patent enforcement central to its business: Federal court records list more than 200 cases filed by Uniloc since the company sued Microsoft in 2003 and won a $388 million jury verdict. That case was settled in the midst of appeals in April 2012, with undisclosed terms, and Uniloc promptly filed 174 new cases before the end of the year. Uniloc's targets to date include household names such as Adobe, Symantec, and McAfee. Electronic Arts, a leading video game producer, and Meyer's Laminar Research, producer of X-Plane, were among those named in the latest wave. They are among eight defendants whose cases involving Uniloc were consolidated for pretrial purposes on Feb. 1 by U.S. District Court Judge Leonard Davis.
Austin Meyer's Xavion can use the internal sensors of an iPhone to create backup instruments and calculate an emergency approach. Photo courtesy X-Avionics/Austin Meyer.
'A tax on innovation'
Defendants—and observers including the Electronic Frontier Foundation—argue that patents being enforced in this burgeoning branch of legal practice are too vague and too broad to deserve protection. Court rulings have been mixed, leaving lawyers and inventors with no certain guidance about what claims are enforceable and what claims are not, particularly in the digital realm.
The 1996 patent at the center of the Microsoft case (awarded to Uniloc founder Frederic B. Richardson, III, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office database) is similar to the patent central to Uniloc's case against Meyer, though the patent Meyer and others are accused of violating was awarded in 2005 to another individual with no apparent connection to Uniloc .
Meyer's legal team contends the idea is older than that, dating to the widespread implementation of "digital rights management" (DRM) in the 1980s. The patent Uniloc accuses Meyer and others of violating includes no computer source code, the basic instructions behind every application, just a general description of methods.
"By the early 2000s, the timeframe from which the Asserted Patent emerged, the DRM space was well developed," Laminar Research attorneys wrote in court documents filed in October 2012 denying Uniloc's claims and demanding a jury trial.
"On information and belief, no one associated with Uniloc had any involvement in the development of Creative Software's commercial system or with the Asserted Patent. Instead, Uniloc, on information and belief, acquired the Asserted Patent in 2012 and promptly thereafter initiated the instant lawsuit."
Electronic Frontier Foundation attorneys have noted that companies like Apple and Google spend more on patent litigation than research and development, and smaller companies are often driven out of business. "Simply put, the patent system is too often serving as a tax on innovation, when it should be spurring innovation."
'Sometimes, you have to put your foot down'
Xavion will be reviewed in detail in an upcoming issue of AOPA Pilot. It is available only for Apple devices—iPhone and iPad—though it would not be a technical challenge to adapt it for Android. The legal challenge is another matter. Meyer has no plans to release an Android version with the Uniloc case pending.
The app uses GPS technology and iPad's internal sensors (accelerometers) to create an "approximate" backup of the six-pack instruments. Pull the power in flight, and Xavion has already calculated glide ratio, and instantly creates a moving map display showing the maximum glide distance available. Pilots can see at a glance what airports are in range.
The program runs those calculations in real time, incorporating factors such as aircraft performance and runway requirements. In an instant, it can create a guided power-off approach, a synthetic "highway in the sky" calculated to be most likely to succeed, with built-in safety margins including a slightly steeper descent to allow for unfavorable winds. It accepts input from a variety of GPS and electronic gyroscope sources, if available, but will also function with the device alone—an electronic copilot that can fit in the palm of your hand.
It retails for $99.99, and Meyer has just brought it to market. An Android release hinges now on a successful approach to litigation freedom, a process likely to require years.
"I got my degree in aerospace engineering and I don't want to spend the rest of my life in court," Meyer said. "Sometimes, you have to put your foot down, you just have work."


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Chicago Chemistry DayActivity by Josh Kurutz | added on Oct 19, 2011 | United States
Sponsor(s): Chicago Chapter of the American Chemical Society, Columbia COllege
Chicago celebrates the International Year of Chemistry with a grande finale for National Chemistry Week: Chemistry Day! A fun-filled gathering for experiment, demonstration, and presentation. See http://chicagoacs.net/IYC-2011/ and http://chicagochemistryday.eventbrite.com/ for details.
"Chemistry: Our Health, Our Future"
Chemistry is everywhere and is important to our health. Whether it's the medicines that make us well, to the hygiene products that keep us clean, and even the vitamins and minerals that supplement our diets. Chemistry is involved in maintaining our health and future. This year's theme explores these concepts and gives us the opportunity to highlight many achievements in the health field where the transforming power of chemistry is displayed.
Experiments (fifth floor)
Demonstrations and Exhibits (first floor)
Chemistry, Health, Medicine, and Nutrition Chemistry Scavenger Hunt (rm 515)
Boy Scout Merit Badge Program (check in at 1st floor Scouts table)
Presentations (First floor, room 109)
Welcome - Dr. Louise Love, Provost, Columbia College (9:45)
Doing Well by Doing Good - Todd Wielgos, Baxter Labs (10:00)
Pharmaceutical Research - Michael Curtin, Abbott Labs (10:45)
Drug Discovery - Daniel Becker, Loyola University (11:30)
Spectroscopy of a Sugar Cookie - Michael Welsh, Columbia College (11:00, ROOM 511)
"Chemistry Idol" Finale - Area High School Students and Teachers (1:15-2:00)
Convenient parking can be found at the NW corner of Wabash & Balboa, and at the Allright Parking Garage at 700 S. Wabash
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Glen Reynolds, a Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee and the person behind the Instapundit blog, has an interesting article over at Pajamas Media on the 2nd Amendment in the U.S. constitution and the Supreme Court's Heller decision on Washington DC's gun ban and the more recent McDonald decision which relates to the city of Chicago's gun ban.
Read at your leisure, but I was interested in his comments near the end of the article. (Thanks to Michael Bane for the pointer).
Nonetheless, the Supreme Court's Second Amendment decisions have made a major difference. In particular, they have offset the gun-control community's longstanding effort to "denormalize" firearms ownership — to portray it as something threatening, deviant, and vaguely perverse, and hence demanding strict regulation, if not outright prohibition. That effort went on for decades, and received much media support. Two decades ago, it seemed to be working.
But with the Supreme Court saying that it's clear the Framers regarded individual gun ownership as "necessary to our system of ordered liberty," that effort must be seen as a failure now. Gun ownership by law-abiding citizens is the new normal, and the Second Amendment is now normal constitutional law. It will stay so, as long as enough Americans care to keep it that way. (Emphasis is mine).
What he speaks of here is what has been happening in Canada with Jean Chretien and Alan Rock, Paul Martin and now the current Federal Liberal Party leader, Michael Ignatieff and his anti-gun prolocutor MP Mark Holland, although we have called it 'demonizing' guns and gun ownership. Denormalizing or demonizing: Same thing. Same effect.
One needs only to look at our Federal Firearm's Act.
Above and beyond the fact that handguns, by the fact that they are hand-held firearms, have been defined as "restricted", we have others that have been classified as "prohibited" due to barrel length or caliber and a whole list of other firearms that have the same listing because they "look dangerous".
The reason why a handgun with a 106 mm barrel is classified as restricted and one with a 105 mm barrel length becomes prohibited is something that must only be clear to an Ottawa bureaucrat's tortured mind.
Then there was the situation with .25 and .32 calibre handguns which, in the mind of those who wrote the legislation, for some reason personified evil incarnate and any handguns chambered to those calibres were automatically delegated to the ranks of the prohibited. Until someone pointed out to those bright people that those were the very same calibres that the world's competitive shooters used in international competition such as the Olympics. So now there are some (specific) handguns chambered to those calibres that not quite as evil as first thought and have been plucked from the ranks of the prohibited and deposited in the slightly more respectable classification of restricted.
On the face of it, this is all pretty silly, but it was unquestionably the intent of the legislation when written to make firearms ownership increasingly more difficult and to plant the idea in the mind of the public that guns are dangerous and not socially acceptable in Canada.
This philosophy has been the mantra of the Federal Liberal party since Jean Chretien's time and has been part of the political bark of municipal politicians, notably Mayor David Miller of Toronto, as well as the Canadian Association of Police Chiefs, plus others with their own agendas.
Unfortunately in Canada, we don't have a 2nd Amendment in our Constitution such as the U.S. has, so we can't hope for the courts to work in our favour.
But as Professor Reynolds says earlier in his article, the solution is eventually political and that even though they have had some success in the U.S. courts, they should not rely on the legal system to fight their battles.
On the other hand, if gun-rights activists sit back and expect the courts to do their work for them now, they will be sadly disappointed. If pressed with further cases (which Gura says he plans to bring), the courts will do some good. But the primary protection for gun rights up to now, and for all constitutional rights, really, is political. Judicial review was intended by the Framers to be a backup system, not the main source of protection. That was intended to come from the people — and realistically, because if people don't stand up for their own rights, courts are unlikely to take up the slack for long.
This is true in spades in Canada. If hunters, farmers, ranchers, sport shooters, collectors and all others who own and use firearms don't begin to finally stand up en masse and state their case we will see a steady erosion of our ability (I can't call them 'rights', as we lost that battle with Bill C-68) to use, let alone own those guns.


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Yesterday I told you how we make an American Holiday Italian-American by serving an Antipasto course. Not only do we do that but we also have a pasta course. My mom has been trying to cut one of these out for years but I won't have it. They are traditions that I love. Believe me, I understand that it's a lot of food but we all love the leftovers and now that I'm older and help with the cooking it's not too much work for one person (my mother). I originally was going to make homemade manicotti but my mom didn't want it. So sort of at the last minute I decided to make this lasagna rolls which is more portion controlled than lasagna and less work than manicotti but essentially, it's the same thing. It makes a lot and I have a nice tray in my fridge for during the week and another small one in my freezer.
Lasagna Rolls
2 packages of lasagna sheets (NOT the no boil) (you will have some leftover)
6 pounds part skim ricotta (usually comes in 3lb containers)
2 pounds shredded or cubed mozzarella
2 large eggs, beaten
fresh parsley
romano cheese
Prepared Meat Sauce - use 3 cans crushed tomatoes
1. Cook lasagna sheets in boiling salted water with a drizzle of oil, according to box directions. This is the ONLY time you should add oil to your pasta water. These sheets tend to stick and the oil helps to keep them seperated.
2. Mix ricotta, romano cheese, pepper and parsley. Taste and add more romano if needed. The amount of cheese depends on how salty and strong you like it. Add eggs and combine with cheese misture.
3. In a large casserole pan add enough sauce to cover the bottom. This keeps the lasagna moist and prevents sticking. On a large flat surface place a couple of cooked lasagna sheets. Spread some of the ricotta mixture, top with some mozzarella and a spoonful of meat sauce. Roll and put into the casserole dish.
4. Cover with sauce and more mozzarella. You can freeze now for later use or bake at 350 for 30 minutes to heat through and melt the mozzarella.
This makes two large casserole dishes. I used an aluminum pan because I didn't have anything big enough. It made about 36 rolls. If you have leftover lasagna sheets (which I did) you can tear them or cut them and toss with sauce. It's like eating pappardelle, sort of. Otherwise, make 1 1/2 boxes instead of two.
I am asking you in advance to forgive my sloppy picture below ( I am not a professional cook or photographer). I made the mistake of first rolling the sheets in sauce...too messy and completely unnecessary.
Meat Sauce
2 cans crushed tomatoes
1 medium onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 lb ground beef
6-7 basil leaves (or 2 frozen cubes)
salt and pepper
garlic powder
Mrs. Dash
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tsp sugar
Brown ground beef in about 1 Tbsp of oil. Sprinkle with garlic powder, Mrs. Dash, salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Use a potato masher or wooden spoon to break up the meat so you don't have any large chunks. Drain oil from meat and set aside.
Saute onion and garlic in EVOO. Return meat to pot and add tomatoes. Swish water in the cans and add about ½ can of water or as needed so it's not too thick. Season with salt and pepper to taste and add basil. Let cook for ½ hour, stirring occasionally so sauce does not burn. Taste again for seasoning. Add 1 tsp of sugar or a little more if needed. Allow sauce to cook for ½ hour more and taste again.


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Name: Julie
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Location: Kentucky
I am a virgin. I am also just asking. How do I keep my first time from hurting? Some say lubrication in excess, but I am very small.
Yep, lots of lube is important — first time and every time.
But there is so much more you can do to prepare yourself for your first fuck. Begin by knowing your body and your sexual response cycle.
Is it safe to assume, even though you are a virgin to full-on fucking, that you are familiar with masturbation? If not, darling, that's where you should start. If you enjoy pleasuring your body to orgasm, you will likely know the kind of stimulation you need to achieve full arousal. This is precisely the information you will want to pass on to your partner before the first fuck-fest begins as well as throughout the event.
The more you know about your body and the mysteries of your particular sexual response cycle the smoother things will go for you and your partner. Nowadays there is absolutely no need for anyone to come to their first partnered sexual encounter uninformed about sex in general and his or her sexuality in particular.
There are three main reasons why a women might experience pain during fucking — for the first time or anytime: 1) She is inexperienced. 2) Her partner is inexperienced or doesn't know the first thing about mutual pleasuring, 3) She is not fully aroused. Right away you can see how a familiarity with your body in general and your pussy in particular will short-circuit at least two of the three main reasons right away. And while you can't account for the sexual prowess of your partner, you will be able to direct him/her on how to touch and make love to you. And that, my dear, takes care of the third main reason.
One other thing, a lot of women don't relax during sex…thus discomfort…because they worry about becoming pregnant. If you're not well versed on the main methods of contraception and actually using one of them, you're not ready to have sex. And one other thing, sexually transmitted infections ought to be a concern for both you and your partner. Don't be a fuck-up; make sure your partner always uses a condom.
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Location: Nashville
Big Dr. Dick, Between busy work schedules, traveling and such, I haven't had much time for sex. It was actually about a 5-week span without sex or masturbation. When my wife and I finally got together I was built up big time. I knew my response would be quick and my load would likely triple its normal oozeage. Being that it had been so long, there was not much foreplay…we just wanted to get down to the hardcore humping.
I was sitting on a couch and she climbed on top. On her 3rd down stroke, I blew like a Friday afternoon work whistle. She shot off my cock back first into the coffee table, broke it in half and received a few splinters in her ass! Should we replace this piece of furniture, or should I just make her kneel on the floor and rest my legs on her when she's done sucking me off in the future?
You Nashville folks have all the fun! You get extra points for making me laugh. Perhaps all ya need is sturdier furniture.
PS: don't be surprised if I steal this: "I blew like a Friday afternoon work whistle." That's just downright hilarious.
Name: Colleen
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Location: California
I have noticed lately that I am way more horny than normal. It is like I can't get enough and the slightest touch gets me going. Also my natural smell from my vagina seems to be extra strong lately and sometimes after my husband and I have sex I have a clear but chunky discharge. I regularly with use Summer's Eve wash and I have never smelled so strong as I do now. I feel like I am a dog in heat. What is wrong with me?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? Simply put, you're 28 and you're as randy as all get-out, darling. Sounds like you're pert-near feral. If you were in the wild your super-strong odor would attract males from far and wide, each and every one wanting to satisfy your vixen lusts. Good for you!
And here's a tip: quit with the over the counter douches, already, especially the ones with the fragrances. Despite the perceived benefits of douching, there is growing evidence that any potential health benefit may be outweighed by risks of douching with such products.
Douching upsets the vaginal environment in a number of ways. It shifts the pH, causes direct irritation and inflammation of the vaginal mucosa (the delicate lining of your pussy), and it washes away the good bacteria. So do not douche.
It can also drive bad bacteria up into the uterus and increase the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease. Women who douche, even infrequently are much more prone to the common vaginal infection, Bacterial Vaginosis (BV). All 'feminine hygiene products' (suppositories, sprays, cleansers, etc) are useless, potentially disruptive, totally unnecessary and a waste of your money. Also avoid any strong chemicals, such as deodorant soaps, anti-bacterial soaps, strongly perfumed soaps or body washes as they can all have negative effects on the beneficial flora and lead to infections and irritation.
And that "clear but chunky discharge" you're having after the hubby bones you? If your pussy is healthy, Doll, I'd be willing to guess that's his spooge drippin' out of your cunt. Ahhh, youth! But if you think otherwise, why not have a physician take a look.
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Orleton in Mortimer Country is the place to come to eat and drink. Local farm produce and some outstanding restaurants mean that visitors are spoilt for choice. And Orleton's closest market town is Ludlow, renowned for its Food & Drink Festivals and Michelin Starred restaurants.
Mortimer Country restaurants can be found at the following Hotels; The Lion Hotel in Leintwardine and Milebrook House hotel, at the renowned restaurants of the Jolly Frog and Old Downton Lodge. And at the Baron at Bucknell Country Inn. All offer Lunch and dinner using freshly prepared food using flair and imagination. They pride themselves on using locally sourced and seasonal menus. Many vegetables are grown in the restaurants' kitchen gardens, the rest are sourced locally. All meat is local, from the Welsh lamb and beef to the pork and organic chicken etc. and of course local cheeses. Seasonal game comes from the nearby estates and venison from Mortimer Forest. Ice creams and sorbets are prepared often using our home-grown fruit. Bread, pastries and petit fours are all prepared in house.
Country Inns in Orleton, sell local Cider and local beers from the award winning Hobson's Brewery, Ludlow Brewery and Wye Valley Brewery. Visit the Sun In at Leintwardine for a truly memorable visit to an historic Parlour pub – unchanged for nearly 100 years. Or sit by the riverside at the Lion Hotel. Or drink in the old cider barn at the Baron at Bucknell. There are plenty of other traditional pub and inns to discover on your holiday. Try a walk to a pub for lunch or spend an evening relaxing over a local pint of cider, Orleton pubs are welcoming and often have local music nights. Country pubs and inns generally are open for lunch between 11 – 2pm and evening meals between 6.30 and 9pm. Its always a good idea to check opening times before you set out.
Tearooms usually open between 10am and 5pm and offer traditional tea and cake, cream teas or coffee and pastries. They also serve light lunches. Like the restaurants and pubs, they pride themselves on using local ingredients and recipes. You can also combine a visit to a castle with a tearoom, by visiting the National Trust Tearoom at Croft and the tearoom in the Aardvark Book's huge rural bookstore, with also happens to be next to Brampton Bryan Castle. Work up an appetite by cycling to any of these tearooms. Wheely Wonderful Cycling will provide you with bikes and route maps.
Orleton also has that most British of institutions, a Fish & Chip shop at Leintwardine. Its traditional menu of fish & chips (local Orleton potatoes) is available as a "take away" or you can place your order and it will be freshly cooked and delivered to you to eat at the Sun Inn, which is located next door to the Fish & Chip shop in Leintwardine..
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Southeastern found success at the bottom of the lineup, but it was not enough to overcome a rough doubles outing at Oklahoma Baptist handed the Savage Storm a 6-3 loss on Tuesday afternoon at the Southeastern Tennis Complex.
The loss drops SE to 3-5 on the year heading into a three-match road swing in which it will face Northwest Missouri State, Washburn and Nebraska-Kearney March 1-3.
Despite challenging in doubles, the Storm found itself in a 3-0 hole after getting swept across all three positions.
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Anyone use Klipsch RF-7?
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back in production...and thankfully with real wood veneer this time. 102db/w, response down to the low 30's. Since I own se84c+ amps, I am seriously thinking of trying these. Currently using much less efficient but somewhat omnidirectional speakers that image very, very well, but looking to take full advantage of that first watt.
Assuming they sound the same as the old version, has anyone used RF-7's with zen's? Impressions?
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I have used my Select with the RF7s and an original SE Integrated. Obviously the RF-7s were as loud as you could want with the Select. I really like Klipsch speakers and the RF-7 were satisfying being driven with the Select.
As nice as the Klipsch are, they are no match for my homebuilt Nibbelin NFX. THe NFX have similar sensitivity mid range and up but not the lower bass volume of the Klipsch. You can hear the bass in the NFX but it does not stand out. You might call that bass light or you could describe it as fast and accurate without the muddiness of many speakers. I feel the complex crossover networks in the Klipsch really degrade their potential.
If I were choosing a ready built speaker I would go with the High Defintion Towers before the RF-7s. Probably pay much less too. good luck
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Thanks rmt.
I recently visited a shop, zen in hand, which sells not only Klipsch but the speakers I currently own, and they were accomodating enough to let me play for a couple hours in one of their listening rooms.
They didn't have the RF-7s (only avail from Klipsch direct), but I did hear RF-82s in a side-by-side comparison to my (almost ashamed to admit this...but not really) DT 7006's.
The Klipsch are definitely able to go loud. I use two zen's in mono at home, but only had one for this audition. The added sensitivity of the Klipsch was quite noticeable.
What I couldn't get around, and ultimately why Klipsch would never work in my room, was the imaging thing. 'Forward' is an understatement. After much fussing with speaker position in the listening room, it became apparent that the Klipsch were indeed capable of throwing a very compelling and lifelike image, but it was always so forward that it only came into focus when listening from great distances. The image was always between me and the plane of the speakers; close distances ruined the cohesiveness; greater distances allowed it to snap into focus, but at that point I was about 20' from the speakers, which wouldn't work in my living room. Punchy and lively though.
The DT's more radial dispersion caused the soundstage to begin between listening position and speakers but extended well behind. They did the disappearing act much better than the Klipsch, with the zen 3-d thing on full display.
Dude from shop was very quiet during these sessions, often having that incredulous look that first-time Decware listeners have.
Until I have a huge room, I think I'll stay away from the Klipsch.
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Dude from shop was very quiet during these sessions, often having that incredulous look that first-time Decware listeners have.
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As we follow the news around the world about KONY 2012 and Invisible Children, we've been blown away by the coverage.
Below are clips from Access Hollywood and CNN. Jason's interview with E! News is a must see as well. And, as far as newspapers go, this article from The New York Times is the most articulate yet: Online, a Distant Conflict Soars to Topic No. 1.