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Even the wealthiest homeowners want to save. In this case, a resident of New York's Trump Towers was ready to overhaul his three-year-old automation and audio/video system. He hired local integration firm IVCi Home for the task.
The condo, though elegant, is a typical cramped New York City space, measuring 1,100 square feet. The living room was devoured by two half-sized racks, hidden in a giant bureau beneath the flat-screen TV.
IVCi replaced them with a single rack hidden in an office closet. "By doing this, we combined and contained all of the technology, saved precious real estate in the living room and re-evaluated what was really needed to make the system work," says system designer Richard Hollander.
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—Although the homeowner's existing Crestron control system was a bit dated, IVCi was able to give it a "fresh coat of paint" by simply swapping out faceplates on the in-wall touchscreens and creating a new graphical user interface "for a more current look and feel," says Hollander.
—The original Crestron wireless touchpanels lacked Internet widgets—and the homeowner loves to pause his movies to check his stocks in one fell swoop. Rather than chucking the older ones, though, IVCi "redeployed" them to less-critical locations. For example, an older model was positioned by the entryway, granting the residents access to their whole-house control system. "Now they have an AWAY button by the front door."
—IVCi could have replaced the customer's existing Vienna Acoustic speakers in the living room with more modern-looking, TV-matching loudspeakers. But the existing speakers worked beautifully, so IVCi simply added two more to give the customer a 7.1 surround sound system.
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Autocar was impressed with the F10 M5 (no surprise there) and it shows in their review. We particularly like their verdict that the new M5 is a landmark car in many respects. Read on for the crucials details.
The first drive reviews of the F10 M5 have begun rolling in. Insideline has just posted their first impressions of BMW's newest M5. Their verdict? They call the F10 M5 a better overall sport sedan compared to the E60.
The more interesting comments are posted inside, but head over to Insideline for the full review.
The 2012 M5 (F10) will come in a fairly extensive choice of colors, including some beautiful individual exterior color options. One of the individual exterior color options is Brilliant White Metallic, which we've spotted hanging out at BMW M HQ in Garching, Germany.
Besides the individual brilliant white metallic exterior paint, the this M5 also has other individual options, such as the black painted mirrors and wheels. The red leather interior looks great set off against the white and black exterior color scheme.
As for not having blue … CONTINUED
We've compiled the following gallery of new renders, past spy photos, and samples from other BMW models to give you an idea of what the color palette will look like on the 2012 F10 M5. This will hopefully help our future F10 M5 owner members decide on the color for their new M5.
As we posted about recently, the F10 M5 exterior color palette will include:
The exterior colors are as follows:
Alpine White
Black Sapphire Metallic
What most folks have not realized so far are the extensive modifications BMW has made to the F10 M5 engine. We point those out for you below, referencing BMW's released info. Compared to the S85 engine of the E60 M5, BMW claims that "VALVETRONIC has also sharpened the responsiveness of this engine [S63Tü].
Here are the highlights of the new M5′s S63Tu engine and how it's different from the S63 engine used for the X5 M and X6 M.
Two more innovations of the S63Tü:
- Innovative solenoid … CONTINUED
The new 2012 BMW M5 will be priced at EUR 102,700 in Germany. For comparison, the last price for the E60 M5 (Sep 2010) was EUR 94,700 which means a price increase of roughly 8.5%.
Earlier this week, BMW announced the price for the UK at £73,040 for UK buyers. The last UK price for the E60 M5 was £67,300 which also tranlsates to a price increase of 8.5%.
Applying the same increase of 8.5% to the last US price (2010 M5) of $85,700, the new BMW M5 … CONTINUED
BMW has published official photos and information on the new BMW M5 (F10) last week, and today we're happy to share the very first video of the fully unveiled production M5 in action! Check it out inside.
The online visualizer for the F10 M5 has been online since Thursday, and the German F10 M5 Catalog is now available for download. Together they reveals the range of exterior and interior color options, as well as visual previews of the colors. We list them (and provide some examples) inside.
The exterior colors are as follows:
Alpine White
Monte Carlo Blue
Black Sapphire Metallic
Singapore Gray
After BMW released their initial set of images for the new M5, we were sure another set would become available with beautiful scenery and high action. Well, I woke up this morning with a pleasant surprise. BMW has really outdone itself with this set of wallpapers, if you want a beautiful desktop image, this is it!
We've stacked the F10 M5 up against the E63 AMG and CTS-V, but there are other cars in the segment which warrant further comparison, namely the Porsche Panamera Turbo/S and the Jaguar XF-R.
This comparison covers cars from a wide range of prices – from $80,000 to $173,000, but on paper the performance specs and owner demographics are close enough to compare. Again, the real tests will come from test drives, reviews, and direct comparos of the M5 against its rivals.
Now that the Official F10 M5 Production stats and specs have been revealed, the natural question is how it compares to its most direct competitors. We undertake this comparison below, with a photo and specs shootout against two of the M5′s biggest rivals — the 2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG and the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan.
As some might not know yet, Mercedes-Benz has recently announced the use of their new 5.5L twin turbo V8 for the E63 beginning this Fall. We've used this new engine's specs to … CONTINUED
BMW has a good habit of keeping its production vehicles very close to their concept forms. This holds true with the just revealed F10 M5 as well, which is extremely close to its concept form. The only visual difference we spot by sight is the sleeker/smaller mirrors which were not present on the concept M5 and the more aggressive sideskirts on the production M5. The wheels are simply a silver version of the gloss black wheels on the concept M5.
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If the item upgrade vendor is being completely removed in 5.2 how can he spend the valor on upgrades instead?
We will be forced into dalies again if the new gear is comparable to raid gear and either way we still need our 90 Lesser Charms per week.
If the item upgrade vendor is being completely removed in 5.2 how can he spend the valor on upgrades instead?
We will be forced into dalies again if the new gear is comparable to raid gear and either way we still need our 90 Lesser Charms per week.
Indeed, that changes quite a bit. Also, if that chance wouldn't have come in, your math was a little off. Yes, of course you would want to go into 5.3 with 3000 valor banked, but if the rep items are worth it over upgrading Tier 14 gear, wouldn't you want to go in 5.2 with 3000 valor banked as well? That of course would have depended on how good the rep gear was, and if valor wasn't being converted into justice before the crossover.
However, it seems a moot point with the dude being gone. Now you probably want to spend as much valor on upgrading your gear as you can and hit 5.2 with all valor spent, and start buying rep gear post 5.2.
I'm wondering, since there are 2 factions coming in 5.2, one dailies available to everyone and one raiding available to raiders, that perhaps those will provide access to different ways of spending valor. The gear available from dailies would perhaps match the Tier 15 LFR gear, while the gear available from raiders would match the Tier 15 normal gear. That would remove the intensive of raiders being forced to run more dailies (save for charms).
Finally, it makes one think about what kind of effect this will have on the Asian realms. If I understood correctly, the 25 man drops there have the first upgrade included. Would that continue to be, even though there was no other option to get that upgrade? That would make 10 man drops near pointless.
Hasn't this already been confirmed?wouldn't you want to go in 5.2 with 3000 valor banked as well? That of course would have depended on how good the rep gear was, and if valor wasn't being converted into justice before the crossover.
Timezones suck, appologies I didn't realise the announcment was made after recording.
What would your answer have been had you known about the item upgrade vendor being removed before the show?
I believe Blizzard has already stated that the minimum iLevel for the new raid will be 480.
In regards to another class getting Battle Rez. Why not Hunters being that...technically...they already have it. Just make it a Hunter talent instead of a pet talent.
"If i shoot this corpse in just the right spot, it'll bring him back to life..." nah i think shaman Brezzing sounds better. Unless Warriors can some sort of healing spec based off amputating strike,
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With 5k VP that you need to spend to avoid capping, that's roughly 3 VP items needed from the rep faction - that's how many the 5.0 factions had, so unless there's vastly more you'll want to go in dry, after upgrading your lower level gear - otherwise you'll certainly cap unless there's more than 3 desirable items, and frankly, I'm struggling to expect even 3 desirable items due to itemization.
So, was the phone call important?
Oh, and there's already a mountable Elegon. It drops from Elegon.
Because when VP was converted to JP, the items that cost VP were also converted to JP. Does this mean that all the 5.0 and 5.1 rep gear will cost JP as well?
Then that rep gear would become the catch up meganism. Even more than earlier in the expansion, newcomers would be forced to grind their way through the rep as fast as they can to get as many 489 items, and queue up for Tier 15 LFR. With the valor cap, there was at least a reason we didn't need all 4 major reps all at once, but since there's no justice cap, catching up will turn into doing all the dailies as fast as you can.
On the contrary, the Dominance Offensive stuff replaces the August Celestials and Golden Lotus rewards, and we are getting another two factions (one dailies, one raid) with rewards, I think that the 5.0 reputation items will be rather obsolete come patch 5.2
Shieldwall/Offensive only replaces some of the items. With those items being 496 they are of course a little more important than the 489 items, but that doesn't make the 489 items completely useless.
And yes, the new factions will have new items, but these new items will cost VP and thus be capped to 1000 VP per week. It will take a while before you are able to buy all of them.
If the 5.0 and 5.1 items meanwhile cost JP, you can grind this as much as you want, so you can certainly give yourself a head's up by getting revered with at least some of the old factions.
Blegh. This just sounds horrible, even though it sounds like that is how they are setting it up. So now, the "catch-up" path will be...
1. Log into your fav gear site and map out which rep items equal your best set
2. Play daily-craft by yourself for weeks on end to get your rep high enough to buy anything
3. After falling another month behind because you are locked behind rep requirements, you can now farm five mans for the rest of the JP to finish your set
What happened to the social part of this equation?
"he doens't need healing, he doesn't need healing, he doesn't nee-WHAOSHIT!wtf was that man!". Please stop leaning on TDR. -Teng
or alternatively
1. Run 5 mans to 463 or better
2. Run MSV LFR or otherwise until 470
3. Run HoF/Terrace until 480 geared
What happned to dailies?
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North Kiteboarding wins men and womans kite race world championship!
The Formula Kite Race World Championships took place on the Black Sea in Istanbul. Attracting the fastest men and women riders on the planet from over 20 countries, it was an impressive 5 day show of outstanding performance. Amongst our riders the new 2015 North Race Ltd 69 was the optimum weapon of choice, proving itself through its results, finishing consistently within the top 3 ranking.
The first two days of qualifiers saw the arrival of stronger winds, and riders rigging 11 – 15m Kites for a series of races which determined a Gold and Silver Fleet split for the days to follow. The Men's Race discipline was dominated by NKB Team Riders Olly Bridge and Maxim Moocher, with Blasco Ozog showing great form following Appendix surgery a few weeks prior to the event. In the Women's discipline, Steph Bridge showed a return to full power and performance, demonstrating from the get go that she was in it to win it!
As Racing got underway there were signs of history in the making, with a double victory for both mother (Steph) and son (Olly) looking promising. However, a bad decision on Kite choice cost Olly his World Title on Day 4. The Regatta was now in the hands of Maxime Nocher who progressed into Medal Race day with 14 points, a clear lead ahead of the other top three riders. All of the four Medal Races were won by Olly Bridge bringing him closer to the top three, but it wasn't enough to make up for the damage done the previous day.
It's clear to see that the fastest Team in the world right now is North Kiteboarding and they're unstoppable. Be sure to follow them next week when they head to the Kite Race European Championships in Poland.
Maxime Nocher 1st
Olly Bridge 3rd
Blasco Ozog 4th
Steph Bridge 1st
Silver Fleet
Theo 9th silver fleet
Axel 6th silver fleet
Kitefoil Gold Cup - Silvaplana
The second Kite Foil Gold Cup stop was held on one of the highest mountain lakes in Europe- lake Silvaplana at 1800 mtrs above sea level. Kiters came from all over the world to compete in this growing discipline which has attracted the worlds best kite racers.
The first couple of days saw the normal gradient south wind coming up the valley from the Maloja Pass which bought excitement to the qualifying series with plenty of position changes. North riders from France, Maxime Nocher and Nicolas Parlier proved why they are leading the french foiling stops and gave Mr Johnny Heineken from USA some close racing. Current Formula European champion, Oliver Bridge from the UK made some decent tactical decisions giving him 3 bulletts on the final races and putting him in 2nd place going into the Gold Fleet races. Younger Brother, Guy Bridge - age 14 took top 5 places in all the 9 qualifying races giving him an 8th position going into the Gold Fleet. Meanwhile, Mum - Steph made it the only Woman to get in the Gold fleet.
The final couple of days the wind did not play the right game & did not allow any medal races to be completed. This meant that the overall scores for the 9 races stay as:
Oliver Bridge 2nd
Nicolas Parlier 3rd
Maxime Nocher 4th
Guy Bridge 8th & 1st Youth
Steph Bridge 17th & 1st Woman
The racers now switch discipline and head to Istanbul for the Formula Kite World Championships which start on 18/8.
Team North Kiteboarding proves unstoppable at The French International Kite Foil Championships
The French International Kite Foil Championships was held in La Ciotat, Côte d'Azur in southern France. Attracting the ever growing number of Kite Foil Race competitors, riders from across Europe gathered to compete for the Title.
Maxime Nocher, who has been dominating the Gold Cup Kite Foil Championship was the favourite going into the event. Performing outstandingly, he won all but four of the races, riding with huge consistency and control. Not far behind him was his Foil team mate Nicolas Parlier and UK's Olly Bridge who was there to compete in his first Foil event.
The new 2015 Dyno was the weapon of choice for North Kiteboarding riders, who used everything from 5m to 15m over the four day event, proving themselves and the Dynos high performance in the variable winds.
Olly started as he meant to go on, winning the final two races and staying true to his competition ethos; '"You are only as good as your last race!" Normally a Formula Class rider, Olly is the current mens European Champion so this event was a good opportunity to see which were the quickest foils and to size up the competition.
Guy Bridge was competing in his first Race event and secured a 16th overall and made the podium with a 3rd in the Youth division. Herve Rousseau won the Masters and placed 6th overall, proving that he has no intention of slowing down, scoring top five results amongst a strong fleet.
The woman's fleet was strong, with many racers having years of experience on Foils. Attending her first Foil Race event was Steph Bridge, taking 2nd place with Ariane Imbert placed 3rd overall.
The Kite Race Foil Tour is off to Lake Silvaplana in August, where racers from all over the world will congregate for the second stop on the Gold Cup Tour
NKB Results:
1st Maxime Nocher
3rd Nicolas Parlier
4th Olly Bridge
6th Herve Rousseau
16th Guy Bridge
2nd Steph Bridge
3rd Ariane Imbert
The Dyno dominates as Maxime Nocher claims the Under 21 World Champion Title
The IKA Kiteboard Race World Championships hit Poetto Beach, one of the most famous beaches in Sardinia. The Yacht Club Caligari was at centre stage for the Master and Junior World Chamionship Race from May 12th – 18th.
The trade Mistral wind blew in from the north-west delivering world class conditions for the first day of the competition. North Kiteboarding Rider Maxime Nocher was there to fight for the Under 21 World Champion Title, but faced hot competition from Maks Zakowski (Poland.) With strong and gusty winds increasing throughout the day, riders put in a fantastic performance around the simple course, crossing the finish line that ran parallel to a crowded and cheering beach. Maxime put in an outstanding effort, although it wasn't enough to put him in the lead, leaving him and Maks neck and neck after the first day of competition.
Day two was greeted by a change in wind conditions, much to Maxime's delight. The usual Mistral switched to Libeccio, a south-west onshore wind. After repositioning the course to suit the conditions, competition got underway. Choosing a 17 m Dyno, Maxime dominated all four of his races with ease putting him ahead of Polish rival Maks Zakowski, and at the top of the leader board.
As the Libeccio wind continued into day three, Maxime lost out to Maks, giving him a double victory and turning up the heat for the two riders looking to claim the title. Continuing into day four, the final day, Maxime pulled out all the stops rigging an 11m Dyno. Blasting across the finish line first in the last three races gave him the Under 21 World Champion Title.
Catching up with him after the competition he says; " I'm stoked about the title and my result against Maks, as he is talented and a phenomenally dedicated rider, committed to training hard every day. I'm positive about the Worlds in Turkey, as I have been training hard and am doing my best to push the limits. I don't worry about the conditions really as I am confident that the Dyno is the best inflatable kite out there, which allows me to concentrate on the race."
Congrats Maxime Nocher, winner of the La Ventana Kitefoil Goldcup!
Maxime Nocher, North Kiteboarding wins the inaugural IKA KiteFoil GoldCup 2014 in La Ventana, Mexico in an impressively dominating way:
The epic battle ensued after a brief delay on day one. By late afternoon the wind had slowly built to six knots and the sailors rigged their biggest kites. Sailing at speeds more than doubling the windspeed the competition was fierce. French sailor Maxime Nocher, North Kiteboarding, was clearly dominant in the light wind qualifying series scoring all first place finishes. However with strong wind forecasted this championship was still up for grabs.
Saturday the 15th saw the traditional "El Norte" winds having sailors rig their 7m and 9m kites. 3 races peer fleet were on the day's agenda. Johnny Heineken, Joey Pasquali and Bryan Lake showed the whole fleet how many hours they have logged the past summer and this winter by always coming in the top 7 in all races but nothing close to Frenchmen Maxime Nocher who once again took the day winning every race.
On Sunday the 16th the El Norte came in strong and heavy with 40-knot gusts and offshore winds. The strong winds made the race committee hesitant from running races due to the big swell and call for the first ever hydrofoil bigair competition. Local rider Adam Withington won this big air contest with the highest jumps, combination of tricks and smooth landings, followed by Herve Rousseau in 2nd and Maxime Nocher in 3rd.
The last day of the regatta saw perfect and traditional La Ventana winds coming strong, heavy and consistent from the North. At the end of the regatta, Maxime Nocher, North Kiteboarding, took all bullets earning his 1st place.
1. Maxime Nocher (FRA, North Kiteboarding/Taaroa)
2. John Heineken (USA)
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The first part evokes the calm of a night by the seashore in the South; in the development we hear the sombre agitation of the depths. The section in E major represents the tender moonlight which comes after the first dark of the night. The second movement, presto, shows the stormy agitation of the vast expanse of ocean.
This does not represent a turning away from personal emotion: the sea is an ancient symbol for the psyche, and the Sonata represents an early example of Scriabin's later tendency to equate the phenomena around him with his own interior life. The piano writing has done away with the bombast of the First Sonata and returned to the delicacy and filigree of its youthful predecessor. The brooding opening makes use of a motive, rhythmically the reverse of that in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, which dominates the movement. At the move to B major the music has a subtlety and spontaneity of rhythmic articulation rarely heard before in Scriabin's music, and the second subject is one of Scriabin's happiest inspirations, a soaring melody placed in the middle of the texture, with glittering figuration around it like sunlight or moonlight playing on dancing waves. Scriabin saw colours when he heard music and erected an elaborate synaesthetic system on this basis. The key of E, in which this movement ends, an unusual departure from the norm for Scriabin, was to him bluish-white, the colour of moonlight.
The device of embedding the melody in the middle of an arpeggiated texture goes back to the virtuoso Sigismond Thalberg (1812–1871), whose speciality it was. Liszt, who played in competition with him in 1837, often made use of the device, most famously in the concert étude 'Un Sospiro'. A favourite device of Scriabin, who liked to give the melodic line to his stronger left hand, it reappears in the slow movement of the Third Sonata, the end of the first movement of the Fourth, and in the Seventh and Tenth Sonatas. A further device used in the late style emerges in the Second Sonata's opening movement: exposition, development and recapitulation all start with the same music. Not an unusual way of writing a sonata movement, but an essential aural signpost in the complex worlds of the Ninth and Tenth Sonatas. The initial motive also returns at the end of the movement, a feature of those works as well as of the Fifth.
The finale of the Second Sonata is a moto perpetuo; from this restless background emerges a heroically climbing, aspiring melody. Siegfried Schibli has pointed out that this theme is left incomplete until its final appearance near the end of the movement. Perhaps Scriabin had in mind the first movement of Beethoven's 'Appassionata', where the second subject is treated in the same way. Characteristically, Scriabin was dilatory about taking the decision to send off the completed manuscript until practically ordered to by Belaiev, who had published the First Sonata in 1895. As a result, the metronome marks we see in the published score are not Scriabin's, but were provided by Liadov.
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SALEM — A new, "low-key" state park is in the works along the north Oregon Coast.
The state Parks and Recreation Commission has agreed to buy 357 acres of wetlands and beachfront near Pacific City, the Salem Statesman Journal reports.
It's described as a "nature-based" park along an estuary that's one of the few places along the coast that's seen little development.
"The type of park we envision is very low key," said parks spokesman Chris Havel. "It would be a place where you could hike through wetlands lush in wildlife and plant life and end up on the beach."
He said the sale could be completed by the end of August, but the area will be opened carefully, and not right away.
"This is a natural area, and we will work on trails and restoration but will not add major facilities or other intense development," he said.
The commission met Wednesday in Klamath Falls and agreed on the purchase.
The sale price will be the appraisal price, plus 10 percent, but no more than $1.8 million.
The land is owned by the Portland nonprofit Ecotrust, which bought it from private owners with the intention of reselling it to the state.
"It takes months for a state agency to approve a purchase because there are a number of steps we have to go through," Havel said. "The problem is that often we have a seller who doesn't want to wait. In this case, Ecotrust was able to step in and buy the property right away — allowing us to get all our ducks in a row — so we could get approval."
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Furthermore, government ownership will lock-in and preserve the natural state of the property. And tourism will only help the small coastal communities in Oregon. People will come. Good move!
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WASHINGTON - A truck plowed into a Woodbridge, Va., home early Tuesday morning, briefly trapping one man underneath the vehicle and sending him to the hospital.
The truck -- which looks equipped for construction and was driven by a man Prince William County police suspect was drinking -- hit a home at Willow Lane and Pinetree Drive at about 12:10 a.m.
"We heard a really loud noise, and the whole house shook," says Sergio Tecuapacho, who lives in the home.
A man who rents a room at the house was trapped underneath the truck while in bed. Rescuers freed him using the Jaws of Life, and a spokeswoman for the Occoquan- Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department says he was taken to an area hospital by helicopter.
Tecuapacho tells WTOP the man is expected to be OK.
A Prince William County building inspectors says the home is unsafe, and two families at the house are now staying at a hotel.
The truck's driver is now in police custody.
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For A/W 2013-14 Victoria Beckham's woman is going through a seriously grown up phase. Reflecting the designer's own growing confidence and maturity, this was a collection with chops.
Aside from knowing how to make a damn good dress, Beckham has become a master of balancing directional and slightly tricky design concepts with wearability and allure. Take this season's midi length, oversized coats- the best of which was made from a combination of traditional plaid and cobalt blue hide. With their imposing shoulders and bold volumes they could have easily read too fashion-y. But as the queen of trend translation, Beckham always keeps her shapes flattering, never straying into sack territory.
The balance of ying (fashion forwardness) and yang (sex appeal) is a tightrope walked well here. Midi length kilt skirts in various colourways were slashed to the thigh to show some skin, while tux coats and jackets were tailored to reveal a deep décolletage.
The palette was resolutely sophisticated: black, navy, mink and chocolate with highlights of taxi cab yellow and cobalt. Also sophisticated was Beckham's disciplined approach to the collection's story. Where other New York designers today have presented an incoherent hotchpotch of ideas, Beckham stayed true to a well thought out concept.
The silhouette remained consistent - dropped waists through to a midi length or mini, or true waisted separates layered over midi kilts. Tuxedo dresses and jackets were explored in several looks and accessories. Sexy ankle boots by Manolo Blahnik and signature carry-alls by the lady herself finished the head to toe minimalism with polish.
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DIGITAL, STREAMING AND THE INTERNET: They've all contributed to a resurrection of music listening. With so much audio at your fingertips, it's natural that you'll want to spend more time surrounded by your favorite tunes. This can happen through earbuds, streamed through the speakers of your home theater setup or played right from your computer. And the more time you spend listening, the more you'll come to appreciate the subtle nuances of audio reproduction. You'll start to savor the instrumentation of a particular classic and begin to understand the lyrics of a hip-hop tune you just discovered. What you'll also likely discover is that nothing beats a two-channel audio system for producing the purest, clearest playback of any type of entertainment setup.
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We've been taught that for the best viewing experience, a dedicated theater should be dark, isolated from the rest of the house and be of a certain shape and size. The rules are a much looser for listening rooms, says Craig Abplanalp, vice president of Definitive Audio, a custom A/V design and installation firm in Seattle and Bellevue, Wash. Sure, hardcore audiophiles might want to sequester their equipment in a room that's been professionally engineered with acoustical treatments and accoutered with finely calibrated components, but this intense level of design really isn't necessary to have a great listening environment, adds custom electronics (CE) professional Andres Sauceda of Hanson Audio Video in Kettering, Ohio. In fact, rooms you already use for other purposes, like the family room or den, can function admirably as a listening space. It just depends on your expectations, your budget and how you like to listen.
"If [serious music listening] is something you plan on doing frequently, or if you want to be by yourself and play the music loudly and feel as if you're sitting in the front row of Carnegie Hall, you may want to dedicate a room solely for music listening, Sauceda says. "On the other hand, if you like to share your music with others, you'll probably get more enjoyment from a two-channel audio system that's been incorporated into the family room." Adds Abplanalp: "While the room environment will definitely have some impact on the sound from an audio system, normally appointed living spaces, which usually have a mix of hard and soft materials, won't have an ill-effect on the music. It's only if the room is covered in glass and marble that you'll have a hard time getting the audio system to cooperate." But even this isn't impossible, given the sophisticated calibration technologies being built into many audio products today, as well as a wide variety of attractive acoustical wall and ceiling treatments that can be added to a room for improved sonic performance. For example, many receivers come with a microphone and graphing software intended to help you find the appropriate placement for the left and right speakers. Often, this software is designed for use by do-it-yourselfers. To get the room perfectly tuned, though, it's best to bring in a professional. A custom electronics (CE) professional comes armed with an arsenal of devices to calculate not only the proper speaker placement, but where to install acoustical treatments and how to set up the receiver to compensate for a room's sonic imperfections.
Really, though, audio performance all boils down to the equipment, and according to both Abplanalp and Sauceda, you can get incredible sound without having to spend a whole lot. And because stereo components have great resale value, you can start with a modest investment of $500 for a pair of speakers, sell them a few years down the road for almost as much as you spent on them originally, and invest in a pair of more expensive, higher-performance speakers. The same goes for the two-channel stereo receiver, the preamp and the amps you'll also need for your system.
Unlike video technologies that seemingly become outdated overnight, audio components are blessed with long life expectancies. "A home theater receiver has a shelf life of about nine months; for a stereo receiver it's seven years," says Sauceda. This means that you don't have to worry about the equipment you invest in today becoming obsolete quickly. If it sounds good today, it will sound good years from now. However, once you get hooked, it's hard not to want to update, says Douglas Acker, whose been building out his two-channel audio system for seven years (see his listening room after the break).
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You went years slipping on a pair of earbuds to listen to your portable music. But now you've matured, you're ripping files at higher bitrates or maybe downloading high-resolution files to play through your computer.
So now you need a better pair of headphones to appreciate and fulfill the better sound quality to your previously neglected ears.
The headphone market is absolutely booming right now, thanks to this yearning for better sounding personal audio. Toward this end, we've got a great set of audiophile-grade headphones for you to win: the HE-400 from HiFiMAN (MSRP $399).
These beauties feature planar-magnetic drivers with neodymium magnet structure, with rated sensitivity (92.5 dB) that's plenty high for them to be driven by a traditional amplifier or portable media player like your iPod, so don't worry about having to buy a special headphone amp if you win.
They feature comfy over-the-ear earpads and a flexible cable, with cups that are finished in cobalt blue for a bit of extra aesthetic flair.
"The HE-400 is our least expensive, planar magnetic design yet offers advanced driver technology at this modest price point," says Dr. Fang Bian, founder and president of HiFiMAN. "Sonically it competes favorably with headphones costing far more and unlike most planar magnetic designs, the fact that it does not require expensive amplification to drive it, makes the HE-400 an even stronger value."
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A study recently published by The Journal of the American Medical Association has found further evidence for a link between celiac disease and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The study, first posted online on April 21, 2014, titled "Increased Prevalence of Celiac Disease Among Pediatric Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome" examined nearly a thousand Italian children […]
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Celiac Disease Foundation Celebrates May Celiac Awareness Month with 7 Day Gluten-Free Meal Plan and Team Gluten-Free ChallengeApril 17, 2014
Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF) today released a 7 Day Gluten-Free Meal Plan to help individuals diagnosed with celiac disease or other gluten-related disorders and their families ease the transition to a gluten-free diet. The gluten-free meal plan provides a clear and concise 7 day menu of three meals and two snacks per day with easy to make recipes and "Quick-Fix" options for those on-the-go. This free meal plan, developed with CDF Medical Advisory Board member, Alicia Calvo, RD, CDE, can be accessed at celiac.org/mealplan.
In honor of Celiac Awareness Month and to showcase the 7 Day Gluten-Free Meal Plan, CDF is encouraging celiac disease and gluten-sensitivity advocates to participate in its Team Gluten-Free Week without Wheat (Barley and Rye) Challenge. Participants will join CDF Board of Directors' Treasurer Christopher Holland in committing to eating entirely gluten-free for at least 7 days in the month of May to raise funds and promote awareness of celiac disease and other gluten-related disorders.
Gluten-Free Community Unites at Celiac Disease Foundation National ConferenceApril 16, 2014
Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF), the leading national organization improving the quality of life for all people affected by gluten-related disorders, today announced that over 3000 people are expected in Pasadena on June 7 – 8, 2014, for CDF's 20th Annual National Conference & Gluten-Free EXPO. Patients, family members, caregivers, health care professionals and gluten-free foodies will converge at the Pasadena Convention Center for this educational and gluten-free experience. The June 7th conference focuses on medical information and updates on celiac disease, one of the world's most prevalent and under diagnosed genetic autoimmune diseases. The June 8th EXPO celebrates food options now available for people with celiac disease, the gluten-sensitive and others who seek benefit of the gluten-free lifestyle. For many of the conference attendees, this is the first time in which they will be surrounded by a community of people living with celiac disease or gluten-sensitivity.
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Today is our local American Cancer Society's Relay For Life so my life has been nothing but nuts all week. My husband, an eight year cancer survivor, and I, with another woman, are the Event Co-Chairs. I also run our Online stuff, so needless to say, the week of Relay is always filled with problems, lots of phone calls and emails. I apologize this Follow Friday is short but I did at least want to get something posted about this wonderful collection of blogs before the next email comes in and my attention is diverted once again.
Last week I ran across a very interesting blog by Dr. Bill. It is called Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories. Browsing his blog more, I find he is the author of a few other blogs, including one called Dr. Bill's Book Bazaar, which is a companion to one of his publishing sites. I also discovered he lives in a part of Missouri near my family, which I will be visiting this next week. Small world!
Dr. Bill's Book Bazaar has many book reviews posted, book giveaways, publishing tips and links to many other great blogs. I really encourage you to check out not only his two blogs posted above, but all of them as time permits. You will not be disappointed in the content.
Have a lovely day! I will, as we "Kick Cancer off the Island" and Relay For Life tonight!
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Thank you so much for the neat Follow Friday recommendation. I stopped by from the new Geneabloggers announcement to say:
Welcome to the Geneabloggers family. Hope you find the association fruitful; I sure do. I have found it most stimulating, especially some of the Daily Themes.
May you keep sharing your ancestor stories!
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It wasn't that long ago that analog audio and vinyl recordings were given last rites. But toward the end of the last decade, just as digital downloads were becoming the norm, a funny thing happened: vinyl sales inexplicably began to surge.
Now several years later, the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) reports that vinyl shipments increased by about 34 percent during 2011 to account for $119 million in sales and more than over 5 million units shipped (and indications are that 2012 went even better).
Supporting the RIAA's numbers, Nielsen SoundScan says that 2011 vinyl sales were up more than 36 percent over 2010 figures. Interestingly, Nielsen notes that three quarters of the albums sold are classified as rock music and the top selling acts are a mix of classic and new artists, from the Beatles and Radiohead to Adele and the Black Keys.
Reading into these figures a case could be made that a new age of younger audio enthusiasts are discovering vinyl after realizing the limitations of low-resolution digital audio file and driving the format's revival. It's also worth noting that the used vinyl market is thriving because of organizations such as the Boston area-based New England Record Collector's Club, which holds regular sales events. These used sales don't factor into the figures tallied by trade groups like the RIAA or Nielsen, but they fuel interest in LPs whether they're classic artists like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones, who command more premium prices, to rare and hidden vinyl gems seekers or bins full of dollar LPs waiting for some TLC to be played by their new owner.
Stepping up to fill the need for new, modernized turntables, the electronics industry reacted through through notable manufacturers such as Clearaudio, Pro-Ject, Rega and VPI offering consumers a broad choice of solutions. These industry stalwarts have been joined by relatively newer companies like Music Hall and SOTA to provide consumers with a choice of products that deliver a discernible step up in performance and industrial design from entry-level models that may have pulled listeners back into the analog fold.
Each of these companies' product lines offers everything from entry-level to top-of-the-line flagship products. The good news for vinyl fans is that these manufacturers have a number of products in the attractive, mid-level $900 to $2,000 range, and many of these products also allow users or audio dealers to choose their favorite moving magnet (MM) or moving coil (MC) phono cartridges to form a complete and customizable analog solution.
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The 12 items rattled off in the classic carol "The Twelve Days Of Christmas" would cost $27,393 in 2013, an increase of 7.7 percent over last year, according to the annual Christmas Price Index compiled by PNC Wealth Management.
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. checks jewelry stores, dance companies, pet stores and other sources to compile the annual list.
Here are the costs of each item, broken out by verse.
12 Drummers Drumming -- $2,854.80
11 Pipers Piping -- $2,635.20
10 Lords-A-Leaping -- $5,243.37
Nine Ladies Dancing -- $7,552.84
Eight Maids-A-Milking -- $58
Seven Swans-A-Swimming -- $7,000
Six Geese-A-Laying -- $210
Five Golden Rings -- $750
Four Calling Birds -- $599.96
Three French Hens -- $165
Two Turtle Doves -- $125
Partridge In A Pear Tree -- $199.99
These items cost a total of $25,431.18 in 2012, according to PNC Wealth Management.
Buying the 364 items repeated across all the song's verses would cost $114,651.18 in 2013, an increase of 6.9 percent over last year.
The core list would come to an estimated $39,762.61 online -- a 1.7 percent decrease over Internet prices last year.
Six items mentioned in the song didn't go up in price this year: maids-a-milking, ladies dancing, lords-a-leaping, calling birds, French hens and the turtle doves.
Everything else went up in price, with the exception of a partridge in a pear tree. The highest price hike? Nine ladies dancing jumped 20 percent to $7,552.84.
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Like Willow leaves swaying softly in a cool summer wind, these gemstone and sterling silver dangle earrings are positively serene. Elongated cabochons of marquise-shaped green aventurine offer graceful silhouettes that will beautifully frame your face and neck. Bordering the gems and detailed with delicate scroll designs are foundations of highly polished sterling silver. Gorgeous with earthy outfits or a navy blue ensemble, these earrings are a blissful addition to your personal trove of keepsake treasures. They measure 2-1/4" long x 3/8" wide and feature sterling silver lever backs. Made in America with gemstones from around the world.
Intricate stems of silverwork entwine with peridot, malachite, and green aventurine as a calm, cool wind tickles the boughs of the spellbinding willow tree.
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WASHINGTON - One month removed from a horrific shooting at a elementary school, gun policy experts meet this week to discuss ways to curb violence and effect change at the federal level.
Johns Hopkins University hosts a two-day summit, beginning Monday, that came about as a response to the shootings in Newtown, Conn.
"Now is the time," says Daniel Webster, director of the university's Center for Gun Policy and Research.
"We need to pull together the scholarship to inform the debate that's going to happen right now," he says.
The topics are to include background checks, assault weapons and violent offenders' access to firearms.
"We'll have a particular focus on federal policy because this is sort of a unique time," Webster says.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is scheduled to introduce Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City, at the summit.
Bloomberg delivers the opening remarks on Monday. Johns Hopkins expects at least 20 other presenters who come from backgrounds in gun policy research and constitutional law, among others.
"The time seemed to be right to re-engage with the public and the policymakers on one of the most important public safety issues that we have," Webster says.
A live webcast of the summit can be viewed here.
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