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News about Ecuador, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
May. 3, 2015
Silvia Vinas Lives interview with Gabriel Gonzalez, Ecuadorean creator of satirical website Crudo Ecuador, in which he describes being followed and harassed by government operatives after posting sensitive photo of Pres Rafael Correa; warns that freedom of expression is being curtailed in Ecuador. MORE
Mar. 8, 2015
Emerald Coast of Ecuador is home to wild beaches and eco-resorts, dedicated to preserving area's natural beauty. MORE
Dec. 17, 2014
Government officials say that Obama administration waived ban preventing wealthy, politically connected Ecuadorean woman Estefania Isaias from coming to United States after her family donated tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic campaigns; over past few years, administration appears to have favored Isaias family, which Ecuador accuses of buying protection and living in Miami off profits of looted bank. MORE
Sep. 23, 2014
Joe Nocera Op-Ed column examines story of Steven Donziger, attorney who allegedly committed multiple acts of fraud during his two-decade legal battle to force Chevron to clean up environmental mess it left in Ecuador when it pulled out in 1990s; notes while Donziger has denied the charges, his account has inconsistencies and there are several questions he has yet to answer. MORE
Aug. 6, 2014
Alvaro Noboa, Ecuadorean banana mogul and one of the richest men in Latin America, has bought mysterious newspaper ads most likely concerning his latest court battle, an unpaid $8.7 million judgment against him; Noboa has fought many legal battles over the years starting in the 1990s. MORE
Jul. 3, 2014
Florida appellate court rules that government of Ecuador has the right to sue a pair of fugitive bankers, Roberto and William Isaias, in courts in the United States to recover $600 million that the government accuses them of having embezzled from Filanbanco. MORE
Jun. 22, 2014
David Kaufman reviews Hotel Mashpi in Ecuador's Andes mountains. MORE
May. 8, 2014
Patton Boggs drops out of effort to force Chevron to pay $9.5 billion Ecuadorean pollution judgment, expressing regrets for its involvement in case; agrees to pay oil company $15 million in settlement payments; settlement comes as another major victory for Chevron in case that has been a headache for the company for more than two decades. MORE
Apr. 26, 2014
Government of Ecuador, which has been critical of United States' influence in region, tells United States Embassy to shut down military cooperation office staffed by about 20 people from Defense Department. MORE
Apr. 20, 2014
Jim Dwyer About New York column describes story of Noemi Alvarez Quillay, 12-year-old Ecuadorian girl who committed suicide in Mexico after failing to illegally cross the border into the United States; notes that Noemi is part of a human tide of unaccompanied migrant children often left to the mercy of human traffickers that has swelled since 2011. MORE
Mar. 28, 2014
Roberto and William Isaias, Ecuadorean brothers whose relatives have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to American political campaigns, are being investigated to determine whether donations are tied to corruption; brothers, who live in South Florida, are wanted at home on charges of embezzling millions from bank they owned there. MORE
Mar. 12, 2014
Campaign finance experts say political donations made to Pres Obama and more than a dozen members of Congress by relatives of Roberto and William Isaias, wealthy fugitives from Ecuador, create appearance of conflict of interest over decision not to extradite brothers; conflict over extradition is part of a broader battle between Ecuador and the Obama administration over international fugitives. MORE
Mar. 5, 2014
Federal Judge Lewis A Kaplan rules that two-decade legal effort to punish Chevron for polluting the Ecuadorean rain forest was marred by fraud and corruption, representing milestone victory in company's pushback against $19 billion fine imposed three years earlier; Chevron had drawn widespread condemnation for refusing to pay fine or accept blame in case. MORE
Jan. 23, 2014
Ecuador's Pres Rafael Correa says Washington has too many military officers assigned to its embassy and that he plans to order some to leave the country. MORE
Nov. 20, 2013
Chevron lawyer Randy M Mastro questions Steven R Donziger in court about emails oil company says supports its assertions of bribery and witness tampering in an Ecuadorean environmental case. MORE
Nov. 14, 2013
Freelance lawyer Steven R Donziger, who has been suing Chevron for 20 years over pollution of the Ecuadorean Amazon jungle, is as defiant as ever as he prepares to deliver new testimony in court, even as he acknowledges mistakes; Chevron is trying to prevent him and his allies from benefiting from multibillion-dollar Ecuadorean judgment that he won in 2011. MORE
Aug. 24, 2013
Editorial notes Ecuadorean Pres Rafael Correa has withdrawn offer to suspend oil drilling in Amazon's Yasuni National Park in exchange for $3.6 billion from international community; holds regardless of whether offer was made in good faith, decision to drill is devastating for park and for prospect of similar agreement in future. MORE
Aug. 17, 2013
Pres Rafael Correa of Ecuador withdraws offer to refrain from oil drilling in rain forest if $3.6 billion was donated to trust fund intended to protect nearly 4,000 square miles of Amazon jungle; withdrawal comes after only $13 million was collected worldwide after six years. MORE
Aug. 10, 2013
Colombia's Ministry of Defense says Colombian rebels are responsible for killing an Ecuadorean Army officer and wounding a soldier during a border skirmish. MORE
Jul. 31, 2013
Chevron Corporation has filed suit against Steven Donziger, who won $18 billion case over oil spills in Ecuadorean jungle, accusing him of manipulating evidence and bribing judges; Donziger has battled company for last two decades over environmental disaster; Chevron has yet to pay penny of two-year-old judgement. MORE
Jul. 9, 2013
Quito Journal; Vanguardia, Ecuador's only weekly newsmagazine, closes after the government passes a controversial news media law; magazine's owner and president, Francisco Vivanco, says that law killed the magazine by creating restrictions that threaten to strangle free press, but others say that magazine closed because of fear. MORE
Jul. 4, 2013
Quito Journal; Ecuador is a favorite of American retirees on a budget; if granted asylum there, NSA leaker Edward J Snowden would likely find life in tiny, beautiful, impoverished country a bit of an adjustment for technology geek addicted to his laptop. MORE
Jul. 1, 2013
Pres Rafael Correa says Ecuador cannot yet consider asylum request from Edward J Snowden, and that it is up to Russia to decide what happens to the American fugitive; remarks add to growing sense that Snowden is stuck in geopolitical limbo in a Moscow airport. MORE
Jun. 30, 2013
Ecuadorean Pres Rafael Correa says American Vice Pres Joseph R Biden Jr called him to ask that he not grant asylum to former National Security Agency contractor Edward J Snowden; says he cannot make decision on matter until Snowden is in Ecuador or one of its embassies. MORE
Jun. 27, 2013
Ecuador signals that it may deliberate slowly on asylum application from Edward J Snowden, raising possibility that he could spend weeks in legal limbo as he plots next steps inside Moscow airport transit area. MORE
Jun. 26, 2013
Pres Rafael Correa of Ecuador, who is weighing asylum request from fugitive intelligence contractor Edward J Snowden, risks both ire of United States and preferential status for several key Ecuadorean exports if he grants request; decision may rest ultimately on combative personality of Correa and his desire to take over leadership of Latin American left. MORE
Jun. 24, 2013
Edward J Snowden arrives in Moscow from Hong Kong, as American officials press Russia to turn him over on charges of espionage; has been aided in his escape by Wikileaks and is considering potential destinations including Ecuador; frustrated Obama administration warns countries in Latin America not to harbor Snowden or allow him passage, escalating international hunt that threatens to strain relations on three continents. MORE
Jun. 15, 2013
Ecuadorean Legislature passes law regulating news media, which Pres Rafael Correa says will force news organizations to act fairly but which opponents say will quash freedom of expression. MORE
Jun. 6, 2013
Judy Blankenship and Michael Jenkins of Portland, Ore, love their second home in Andean mountain town of Canar, Ecuador, despite arduous journey to get there; rooms feature local textiles as well as furniture made by Jenkins. MORE
Jun. 4, 2013
Officials from Ecuador and Great Britain are scheduled to meet to discuss case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up for nearly a year in Ecuadorean Embassy, foiling British attempts to extradite him to Sweden to face charges of sexual misconduct. MORE
May. 29, 2013
Ecuador's foreign minister accuses British government of trampling on the human rights of the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by refusing to allow him to travel to Ecuador, which granted him political asylum in 2012. MORE
Apr. 13, 2013
Stratus Consulting recants its role in research that found groundwater contamination had sickened residents in swaths of Ecuador's rain forest; move is yet another bizarre twist in two-decades-old environmental dispute between Chevron and Ecuadorean Amazon villagers. MORE
Feb. 18, 2013
Ecuadorean Pres Rafael Correa is re-elected in vote that shows broad popularity of his government's social programs and support for the poor in a country to which he has brought stability after years of political and economic turmoil. MORE
Feb. 16, 2013
Ecuador's Pres Rafael Correa is running for re-election and holds hefty lead in polls, but his opponents fear legislative majority and new four-year term will feed what they see as Correa's authoritarian tendencies. MORE
Dec. 9, 2012
Gretchen Morgenson Fair Game column observes that Chevron subpoenaed shareholder Trillium Asset Management's proposals as it tries to find ammunition in its fight against an $18 billion environment pollution case judgment in Ecuador; holds that Chevron is entitled to be as aggressive as it likes in case and it may be well proved, but its actions against a shareholder are remarkable. MORE
Nov. 21, 2012
Chevron Corporation files a complaint with the New York State ethics commission against New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli; move is latest round in Chevron's battle over an Ecuadorean lawsuit stemming from pollution of the Amazon rain forest; DiNapoli and Gov Andrew Cuomo have received tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from people with ties to lawyers representing Ecuadorean villagers suing Chevron. MORE
Nov. 8, 2012
Argentinian judge orders nearly all assets of local subsidiary of Chevron frozen until court rules on whether it will enforce judgement of more than $18 billion against company in Ecuador for environmental and other damages caused by Texaco during nearly 30 years of oil production in the Amazon. MORE
Sep. 25, 2012
San Antonio De Pichincha Journal; tourists visit Ecuador's Middle of the World park to stand on a yellow line that is said to demarcate the Earth's midpoint, except that the Equator is hundreds of feet to the north. MORE
Sep. 11, 2012
Many Ecuadoreans have rallied around Pres Rafael Correa for standing up to Great Britain in an asylum dispute involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. MORE
Aug. 21, 2012
Op-Ed article by filmmakers Michael Moore and Oliver Stone applauds Ecuador's decision to grant diplomatic asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange; suggests British and Swedish governments' main goal is to get Assange to Sweden, where he could probably be more easily extradited to the United States; warns extradition would have grave consequences for freedom of speech around the world. MORE
Aug. 20, 2012
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gives speech from balcony at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, casting himself as one of the world's most persecuted whistle-blowers; Assange, who has been granted asylum from British efforts to extradite him to Sweden, calls for the United States to renounce what he calls its witch hunt against WikiLeaks. MORE
Aug. 20, 2012
Op-Ed article by Prof Anita Isaacs asserts that Ecuador's decision to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a reminder of Pres Rafael Correa's leadership style at home, and his potential should he assume a leadership role on the Latin American left. MORE
Aug. 17, 2012
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange finds himself facing a long stay in Ecuador's embassy in London, after the British government vows to arrest him the moment he steps out of the building, despite Ecuador's decision to grant him asylum. MORE
Aug. 16, 2012
Government of Ecuador says that it is prepared to allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to remain in its embassy in London indefinitely under a type of humanitarian protection; Assange arrived at the embassy on June 19, seeking to avoid being sent to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over allegations that he sexually assaulted two women. MORE
Aug. 15, 2012
Pres Rafael Correa of Ecuador denies report posted on the Web site of The Guardian that he has decided to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. MORE
Aug. 8, 2012
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan accuse Jorge Guerrero and five others from Ecuador of smuggling narcotics into the United States by stuffing cocaine and heroin inside food and by soaking paper with liquid cocaine; Guerrero, who pleads not guilty, faces up to 20 years in prison. MORE
Aug. 1, 2012
Chevron Corporation fails to persuade a federal Judge Lewis A Kaplan to find an $18.2 billion judgement by an Ecuadorean court unenforceable, but the judge leaves an injunction against the award in place pending further litigation; oil company is suing lawyers for Ecuadorean plaintiffs who claim Chevron is responsible for pollution in the Amazon rain forest, contending that they fabricated evidence in the case in violation of racketeering laws. MORE
Jun. 21, 2012
British and Ecuadorean authorities are at a standoff as Julian Assange, the principal founder of WikiLeaks who is wanted for arrest in Britain and Sweden, prepares to spend a second night in the small Ecuadorean Embassy in London where he is seeking political asylum. MORE
Jun. 20, 2012
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seeking protective asylum in Ecuador from the Swedish and American governments; Assange faces extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning concerning allegations of sexual abuse and rape. MORE
Apr. 13, 2012
Ecuadorean police and education officials move to shut down 14 universities that the government determined did not meet basic academic standards; the move is part of a broad effort to improve higher education in the country. MORE
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General Information on Ecuador
Official Name: Republic of Ecuador
Capital: Quito (Current local time)
Government Type: Republic
Population: 13.8 million
Area: 276,840 square kilometers; about the size of Colorado
Languages: Spanish, indigenous languages, especially Quichua, the Ecuadorian dialect of Quechua
Literacy: Total population: 92%
Year of Independence: 1822
Web site: Vivecuador.com
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What Happened When I Joked About the President of Ecuador
A series of satirical memes quickly became something that wasn't funny at all.
May 3, 2015, Sunday
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May 3, 2015, Sunday
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With a Fellow Latin American, Pope Francis Jokes About Argentine Vanity
The first pope from Latin America poked fun at his compatriots during a meeting with Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, at the Vatican.
April 29, 2015, Wednesday
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Britain: Julian Assange Duty Is Draining Police Coffers, London Chief Says
London's police chief said Tuesday that the cost of keeping watch on Mr. Assange, who is holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy there, was draining resources and must be reviewed.
February 11, 2015, Wednesday
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A Postcard from the Western Amazon, on Peril and Hope
A longtime resident of Brazil's westernmost Amazon state reflects on forests, martyrs and the future.
December 22, 2014, Monday
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December 19, 2014, Friday
Ecuador Family Wins Favors After Donations to Democrats
A scion of the Isaías family who was banned from entering the United States had the ban waived after her family poured tens of thousands into Democratic coffers.
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December 3, 2014, Wednesday
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Swedish Court Upholds Order for Arrest of Julian Assange
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November 21, 2014, Friday
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Flanker Justin Downey will make his first Super Rugby start for the Cheetahs against the Crusaders on Saturday.
The Griquas loose forward made his official debut off the bench for the Cheetahs against the Brumbies a fortnight ago, and has impressed enough since then to receive a run-on spot from head coach Naka Drotske in Christchurch. He replaces Davon Raubenheimer in the loose trio.
In the front row, props Coenie Oosthuizen and WP Nel are also demoted as Trevor Nyakane starts at loosehead while Lourens Adriaanse is picked at tighthead.
Cheetahs – 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Cameron Jacobs, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Willie le Roux, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Tewis de Bruyn, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Justin Downey, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 George Earle, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Trevor Nyakane.
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Panasonic's entry-level DMC GF6 sees a return to a more conventional control layout and adds several useful features including a touch-sensitive, tilting monitor and easy wireless connectivity with smart-phones via WiFi with NFC capability. The new camera also features a 16-Mpix sensor, but just how well does it perform in our labs?
At $599 including the 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II kit lens, Panasonic's latest iteration of the entry-level, finder-less Lumix GF features a higher resolution 16-Mpix MFT sensor (up from 12.1MPix for the previous model) with sensitivity up to ISO 25,600. It also boasts a tilting, capacitive touch screen and built-in WiFi with the convenience of NFC (Near Field Communication) technology for simplified connectivity with suitably equipped smart-phones. Panasonic has also returned to a more traditional layout complete with a shooting mode dial on the top plate, yet at the same time the GF6 adds an unusual jog-style zoom lever surrounding the shutter-release button (useful for the optional 'pancake' powered zoom). HD movie capabilities haven't been ignored with 1080p30 stereo clips captured as either MP4 or AVCHD format. So, how well does this stack up in today's competitive mirrorless market?
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In football, just like in life, there are very important things that the common person doesn't really notice.
Most people saw Southwest's 50-6 victory over Northampton on Friday night in the NCHSAA 1-AA East Regional semifinals as an outburst by Stallion stars DaMonta Winbush and Shak Pershey.
Still, it was the big men up front that made the world of difference for the Stallions.
Southwest's offensive line trampled the Jaguars defense all night, helping the Stallions compile 374 yards of total offense, including 297 on the ground. Southwest did most of its damage in the first half with 234 yards on the ground before halftime.
"One thing we talked about all week was we wanted to be who we are," Southwest offensive line coach Mark Price said. "We are run by our offensive line and we showed what Southwest football is all about by dominating up front."
The Stallions' offensive line suffered a huge loss before the game with senior right tackle Mike Covington being out with a knee injury.
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"Mike brings something to the game you can't replace," said senior lineman Zach Garvey. "So we had to step up big. He'll be back next week."
In Covington's place at right tackle was senior Jevonte Taylor. Price said Taylor did a good job.
"He has great fundamentals and technique," Price said. "So I know he could get the job done."
Added senior lineman Devin Velez: "It was crucial him (Covington) being out, but we have people ready to step up."
The Stallions' line showed that early as junior running back DaMonta Winbush gave Southwest the lead for good with a 60-yard touchdown run.
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The Stallions' line now hopes to make an impact next week when Southwest visits James Kenan in the regional final.
"I feel like we're getting better every week," Price said. "I always tell them to get on a body. They want to get better and they're the key to us advancing."


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I own a hardware 1073 and think about selling it in because this emulation is close enough for my needs.
Both sound great, so I save the money and buy other nice gear...!
For many decades as the citizens of the Soviet Union we were granted no access to the fruits of the sound recording high technologies. And even now not every citizen of the former Soviet Union can indulge themself with Neve 1073 VST plug-in version, to say nothing of the hard version of Neve1073. I can boast using VST Plug-in Neve 1073 which I use in every project of mine and almost in every track. Mainly for vocal recording, drums, guitars. All my professional life has become divided into two big periods - "before" and "after " VST Plug-in Neve 1073... Neve – the best of nothing. Alexander Kizoub "Zapoy!Record".
It took just under 1.4 miiliseconds- the time it took for my Genelec monitor's suddenly awake and happy soundwaves to hit me.....and my ears felt like they belonged to a bright young curious boy all over again.
It took me just under a minute to get on the web and buy it. Didn't even eek out the free demo period. For what? If you love sound, have I got a girl for you!!
Simply put, the Neve is now trapped in my studio, and Im never letting her out.
Well....maybe, but just a CD at a time
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When i frst tried this on demo i must admit i wasn't all that impressed.
I bought the 1081 about 5 mins after trying it because frankly it's the finest EQ plug i have ever heard, no doubt the hardware is even nicer.
I recently received an email telling me that i had a coupon redeemable towards Neve plugs, seeing as i have all bar the 1073 it essentially boiled down to me being able to have the 1073 for $2!
So it's a no brainer, i bought it.
Things i didn't apreciate about the 1073 until now
1: the supremacy of the bass, whilst i haven't got any techn ical data to prove this i find that the bass from the 1073 really is second to none.
2: cut filter, i think this CF has the highest attenuation of all the Neves, perfect when you want all the bass gone (which is kind of a blasphemy with the 1073, but you can do it all the same)
3: simplicity
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1: the lack of a band between 1.6-3.2khz, for my ear this is too high a jump.
2: middle freqs, they are good but they are not in the same universe as the middle frequencies that come out of the 1081
For the human voice though i think this is perhaps one of the most perfect eq's ever made, for me though it will most likely become my first choice for drums, but for piano, accoustic guitar NOTHING and i mean NOTHING even comes close to the 1081.
All in all i'm glad i got the chance to buy it at the price i did because otherwise i would never have bothered with it!
Well Done UAD on another great emulation.
Look forward to more! (perhaps tube-techs! :D)
Great transparent EQ. The presets are an excellent starting point to tweek instruments and vox. My only wish is that I bought the duo card instead of the solo card. Good job UA!
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As advertised, very transparent. I always use it on all my tracks and I'm especially impressed when used on drums on on acoustic guitar. No downside that I can see.
excellent !!
nice sound and clean , I think that every DAW should have a neve plug in
I was younger at my first review and more naive.
In the meantime I own a very precise swedish clone of the 1073.
The total absence of harmonics in the UAD 1073 EQ is a big disappointment.
It would have made total sense to also model the amplifying part and not only the EQ part.
When I purchased it I was young and believed I get a precise copy of the whole chain.
I would not buy it again because its just an EQ curve with the nice GUI.
In the future I will measure every plug in for its THD behavior before I buy it.
If this is not modeled correct I wont buy it.
The harmonics is the fun about the 1073 it gives the root note and the triad a nice fundament.... start from scratch UAD I paid for a 1073 model.
Very good.
I little difficult to use, for me (since I am not practice in using EQ).
The new 1073 is incredible, but very DSP hungry. I run these classic plugs on guitars a lot, to make simple EQ tweaks, as well as the HP filter. I can drive these a bit to add some "analog" dirt as well. If you buy this collection, you'll be amazed at how useful these legcy 1073s are.
I use my 1073 EQ every day on everything from vocals to drum overheads. Versatile and beautiful.
Very cool. Gives you the warmth and the color you've always dreamed of.
Good job guys..
Very cool. I'm juste deceived you launched a different 1073 preamp version the day after I bought it.
….I mean the good parts! I love this EQ! It's not the most surgical but it gets you right where you want to be quickly. UA is awesome.
I listened to all three Neves and the massive passive and this one kept on being my first pick. It just sounded clearer to me. I am using this in the chain with my API channel strip now. It lets me get both flavors at once.
This unit is great for Acoustic or Recorded music, it's not bad for Electronic music, but I think it's place is with the more softer acoustic textures.
Just like the 31102, there is something about the 1073 that makes them unique but also great to work with as pair.
I honestly feel that a UA 1073 and 31102 should be in every producers/mixers arsenal.
Sounds fucking great on drums!
Sounds pretty awesome on everything actually! Great plugin and great emulation of the original neve 1073 preamp. There isn't really any difference between the real thing and the plug in!
This EQ works wonders on just about everything. Even if you keep the EQ flat, and crank the gain, you get a nice 1073 grit going. I have a Vintech 473 and this plugin really emulates the vibe of the "real" thing. I love using it to track with my Apollo 16. Its not a really technical type EQ, the pultec is much better when you really want to work on a wide range of frequencies at once, but the 1073 works very well when you just need to cut/boost just a little bit . I reviewed it with this in mind, so I have to give it 5 stars.
Sounds great, I like what it does on vocals. I haven't used a real one that much, so I can't really say anything on how accurate the modeling is.
However I do wish there was an easy way to copy/paste settings between the 1073 and the 1073SE. Also, that settings are retained when switching between the two.
At least in Logic X this is not working at the moment.


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Belmont Abbey Uses Clutch Shooting to Sneak Past Men's Basketball 90-89
February 12, 2011
MISENHEIMER, N.C. Belmont Abbey senior Richard Barbee (Virginia Beach, VA) scored five of his 24 points in the final 26 seconds, including the game-winning jumper with two ticks left, as the Crusaders erased a late 13-point second half deficit to claim a 90-89 win over Pfeiffer University in Conference Carolinas mens basketball action on Saturday night. Belmont Abbey improves to 12-10 overall, 7-7 in league play while the Falcons, who saw a three at the buzzer from Chris Woods (Thomasville, NC) hit the front and back rim before falling to the ground, drop to 9-12, 7-6.
A three-point basket by the Falcons Kyler Gregory (Gibsonville, NC) gave the hosts an 82-69 lead with 6:09 remaining. Trailing by 11 with 4:50 to play, the Crusaders ran out on a 7-0 run with a pair of jumpers from Barbee to slice the Pfeiffer lead down to 85-81 with 2:27 left on the clock.
After a pair of free throws from Woods pushed the Falcon lead back to four with just under two minutes left, Barbee and Kyle Phillips (Lexington, SC) trimmed the contest to two, 87-85, on two more baskets with 70 seconds remaining. Down to 26 seconds left, Barbee pulled up and knocked down a three to give the Crusaders an 88-87 lead. Davon Gilliard (Charleston, SC) would hit a pair of free throws with 17 seconds remaining to put Pfeiffer back up one, until Barbee hit his jumper with a foot on the three point line to give Belmont Abbey the 90-89 win.
Both teams saw 17 lead changes in the first half as Phillips banked a jumper off the glass at the buzzer to give the Crusaders a 38-37 lead at the break. Belmont Abbeys largest lead in the first half was a half-dozen four minutes in while the Falcons largest lead happened with 3:40 remaining as Jeff Pettiway (Edgewood, MD) drained a long distance three for a five-point, 35-30 Falcon advantage.
Barbee and Woods each came up with the game high of 24 points as both sides put several players in double figures. On the visitors side, Phillips chipped in with 21 while Tyshawn Good (Jamaica, NY) contributed with 15. For Pfeiffer, Josh Humphrey (Matthews, NC) connected for 18, Gregory finished with 12 while Pettiway concluded with 10.
As a team, the Crusaders shot 55.7% from the floor in the win. A 16-4 Abbey run in the final 4:43 sparked the comeback as 16 of Barbee's 24 came over the final 8:06. Pfeiffer struggled on the floor late as Humphrey connected on the Falcons final field goal at 4:50 mark of the second half.
Pfeiffer will have one day to get ready for another league battle on Monday night hosting St. Andrews at 7:30 p.m. The Knights scored a 136-126 overtime win against the Falcons back on January 18th in Laurinburg.


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September 28th, 2008 #241
make sure in some of your paintings you figure out the proportions first before you paint it in. the girly guy has some major anatomy problems but it's rendered very well which looks kind of strange. i think you could also work on adding more details to your eyes. they don't hold up to how good the skin is.
keep it up
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October 1st, 2008 #243
whee, thank you guys and girls (im in a hurry, sorry! cant miss classes)
Yay, I got internet at school!
These are sketches I did at Angel Academy of Art, Florence. It's not much, I know! But it's only my 2nd day ever here, (my 3rd, as of today), and we've been working mainly on the Bargue drawings only. Mine is 50% finished, I wonder if that makes me fast or slow?? Anyway, I'll upload it soon.
Angel Academy of Art is cool. I couldn't think of a better art education (for me). It focuses on technique and craft only, which I'm convinced are the only things in art that can be taught. And Michael John Angel, the founder, is really cool. In general, people here are really nice! And they're from many different countries - Sweden, Switzerland, Argentinia, Finland, France, New Zealand...
And Florence is really beautiful but also scary. With its number of cars and motorcycles, the city center looks like Mumbai at rush hour, but all day (and probably night too). Düsseldorf looks so cozy in comparison...
Life drawing is going to happen next week, yeah, yeah! These are gesture drawings from reproductions. We were instructed to "draw only the pose, not the figure" (that's essentially gesture drawing). I had to simplify shapes a lot.
I'll upload the first Bargue drawing later
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October 11th, 2008 #244
WoW! You have such dedication! I love all of the figure sketches and portrait work! I want to have that kind of practice
Keep drawing... And keep painting!
My Sketchbook Critiques please!
October 11th, 2008 #245
Racasdorph, thank you
So here's my very first Bargue drawing ever, done at Angel Academy of Art, Florence. Behold its immaculate glory! XD
October 22nd, 2008 #246
Second Bargue
Had to redo it once, because I messed up badly the first time. Nonetheless, I still was one of the first in our class to finish it.
October 23rd, 2008 #247
holly ************** how many great things I have been missed oO
you are still amazing as always and btw could you make some naked females with giant boobs (that was a joke)
best regards
*the last pencil is kick ass
October 23rd, 2008 #248
Really funny to see you doing the exact same exercises as dorian, your scetchbooks look so similar now O_O I tremble in the anticipation of things that promises!
October 26th, 2008 #249
Peter and Faust, thank you Yeah I guess my sketchbook will look similar to Dorian's, as I'm doing now exactly the same drawing exercises as he did/does XD
Here's some life drawing...
October 27th, 2008 #250
niiiiicceee life drawing my dear, keep them up they r coming out great!
November 1st, 2008 #251
Thank you Peter
Even moar life drawing, done in the past few days/weeks.
November 1st, 2008 #252
Gret Life-drawings, I always envy aritsts that can catch gestures and expressions with lines and the training you're receiving must be fantastic! BTW, your location says Meerbusch, are you out of Florence?
November 16th, 2008 #253
Thanks Faust Erm, I'm in Florence right now, will go back to Meerbushc in December, but I'm too lazy to change my location here XD
OK, new drawing! This one actually isn't finished. It should have taken longer, but our model sudpdenly cancelled... so we all sat there with half finished drawings! but next week we'll make sure to have a model who'll really stay with us for 2 weeks (its supposed to be a 2 week pose)
Silvia (pencil on canson paper)
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November 19th, 2008 #255
Awesome, love that last one ! .
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November 20th, 2008 #257
yayy Maidith the pencil master love it
*watch the proportions
November 20th, 2008 #258
haha ... A two week pose!? I would have quit too
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Wow, really amazing progress since I visited last time! I'm glad you're having a good time at your art academy and learning a lot from it. Your CG paintings are very lively.
November 25th, 2008 #260
Faust, thank you
Collings, thanks
donalfall, I'm at it thanks!
Peter, thank you
Lord Regenschirm, haha, vielen Dank
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Finished my third Bargue drawing. That baby took me a month Dx
And my Bargue line drawing copy!
This week we'll finish our second two week pose, wheeeee!
November 25th, 2008 #261
nice drawings!!! on your barque maybe photoshop out the top left, seems like a smudge, otherwise great!
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November 25th, 2008 #262
Ahhhh my head my heaaaaaaaaaaaad it exploded O_O
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November 25th, 2008 #263
Wow How Do You Do That?
November 25th, 2008 #264
At first, I was going "I wanna do that shit too", but a month on one flipping drawing, that is a little more than I can handle. We norwegians are much to tempremental, we must do things and be properly active, that being said, I have an immense respect for anyone who can pull that stuff of, bravo!
November 26th, 2008 #265
superb my dear, superb
post more!!!
November 28th, 2008 #266
hp, I see no smudge, might be my weird notebook screen, but thanks
Hey, no exploding here please, I don't want mashed brains in my sketchbook Dx
Mischeviouslittleelf, thank you It's actually not as difficult as it sounds xD When working on a drawing like these, get used to taking your time and relaxing, and the instructors are picky and ALWAYS find something to improve.
Peter, thank you
second 2 week pose finished! yay!
2B and HB pencil on canson paper.
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November 28th, 2008 #267
Wow, that model looks like an italian babe with attitude, haha! Awesome work on the figure, as far as I can tell. The values all round up VERY nicely, the thing shes's leaning doesn't convince me, though. The base seems very asymmetrical and a bit wobbly. It seems you made several simplifications of part of the body, like on the face (Does it in order to lean more to an idealistic representation? I'd like some information on this, but only if it's not top-secret )
Now that I look more at it, I see several things with her that bother me a bit like her shoulder (mainly her right shoulder, it looks very long, maybe because it's hard to make out where the neck is), also her hands bother me, espescially her right, looks a bit like her thumb is too short, but I think all those are like you saw them, probably.
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December 21st, 2008 #268
Thank you Faust, she's indeed an italian babe with attitude, haha
Yep, the thing she's leaning on is messed up Dx damn.
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December 21st, 2008 #269
Some lovely work here, just keep pushing and you'l be one of the greats soon!
quickie crit - you seem to have a lot of sharp edges, could do with some softer bits here and there (in the digis) and maybe some face studies?
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The Painted Lady
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- This is about the episode. For the spirit, see Painted Lady.
"No, I will never, ever turn my back on people who need me! I'm going down to that village, and I am gonna do whatever I can."
|"The Painted Lady"
|Episode guide
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The gang journeys to a Fire Nation village populated by sick and starving people. Wishing to aid them, Katara disguises herself as the Painted Lady, the river spirit of the village, healing the town's sick and providing food while they sleep. Aang discovers the secret identity that Katara has adopted, and they destroy the nearby factory that has been polluting the river, prompting soldiers to attack the village. Katara reveals herself as the Painted Lady, saves the villagers with the help of her friends, and is thanked by the real Painted Lady afterward.
The group floats downstream on Appa in the middle of a sludge-contaminated river. With little chance of catching any food, they decide to buy some in the village of Jang Hui. This conflicts with Sokka's "master schedule", which details every minute up to the day of the invasion.
The village is located in the middle of the river, which has been polluted by a nearby military factory. They are ferried to the village by Dock, a rather eccentric man. The village is in a deep depression with many villagers having fallen ill and a lack of food due to the polluted water. Katara wishes to help these people, but Sokka argues that the importance of their overall mission overrides all other situations that may arise. They purchase food from Xu, a shopkeeper who happens to bear a strong resemblance to Dock, save for the hat he dons. Before they leave, Katara gives one of the fish they bought to a small child; seeing him give it to his sick mother, she wishes she could do more.
That night, Sokka attempts to rearrange their schedule, and mentions that the duration of the solar eclipse is only about eight minutes. In the morning, Appa is found lying on his side, looking rather sickly. His tongue has become purple, causing concern among the group. Katara suggests that the village might have herbs to provide a remedy for him.
Upon arrival at the village, they find the residents to be in much better spirits. According to Xu, a legendary local river spirit known as the Painted Lady came overnight and supplied the villagers with food. Due to a lack of medicine, as the factory uses it all, Katara suggests letting Appa rest for another day.
That night, a thick fog shrouds the village. The Painted Lady arrives and heals several of the sick. The child Katara helped earlier thanks her and she leaves across the water.
The next day, Appa still appears sick, so they return to the village. The town is in even higher spirits, and the villagers have erected a large statue of the Painted Lady in gratitude for healing their sick. Xu/Dock suggests that perhaps the Painted Lady could heal Appa. Sokka skeptically notes that the Painted Lady's work will be all for nothing unless she continually helps them, because as long as the factory is still there, the village is doomed; he jokingly suggests that she use her "spirit magic" to blow it up.
The Painted Lady actually turns out to be Katara. The next night, she once again assumes her disguise, but as she leaves, Momo wakes up, rousing Aang in turn. Seeing the Painted Lady, he tries to appeal to her for help, but she runs away. Aang chases her all the way to the village. At one point, she halts, thinking she has lost him, however, Aang suddenly appears out of nowhere and tells the "spirit" that he is the Avatar. He compliments that she is very pretty for a spirit, stating that other spirits he has met are not very attractive.
He begins to recognize the "spirit", eventually airbending the hat off her head, where he finally finds out Katara's secret: Appa's "illness" was the result of her feeding him berries that stained his tongue. Katara sadly confesses and apologizes for delaying their travels to help the village. Aang, however, likes the idea and praises Katara as a secret hero. Together, the two infiltrate the factory and wreck it, stopping the output of pollutants.
In the morning, the two arrive back at the camp to find Sokka and Toph waiting for them, having found out the truth themselves. As they prepare to leave, they see a squad of Fire Nation troops heading toward the town on jet skis, and realize that the army must believe the villagers had sabotaged the factory. Katara is determined to stop them, and despite their argument, Sokka readily agrees to help her upon realizing that she is set on helping.
At the village, General Mung accuses the residents not only of destroying the factory but of stealing the food and medicine that Katara, as the Painted Lady, had given them as well. The soldiers begin to attack the village, but gusts of wind extinguish the fires they ignite. Suddenly, a large mist begins enveloping the town. With help from Appa, Toph, and Sokka providing spooky sound effects, Aang and Katara stage an encounter with the Painted Lady to defeat the troops and drive them away.
The villagers praise the Painted Lady, but Dock/Xu notices her smudged face paint and recognizes her as Katara. He quickly realizes that she is a waterbender, and upon this realization, the villagers become outraged, but Sokka immediately comes to her defense, stating that they should be expressing gratitude as opposed to rage. To ease the tension, Katara apologizes, tells the villagers that they must learn to take actions themselves, and offers to help them clean the river. Dock/Xu goes to get his brother Bushi, which consists of switching hats yet again. Bushi confides that Dock happens to have multiple personality disorder.
The gang remains long enough to help the villagers clean their river. That night, as Katara examines the crystal-clear water, a thick mist appears, and the real Painted Lady appears, thanking her before disappearing into the mist.
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- Main article: Transcript:The Painted Lady
Avatar Extras
- Main article: Avatar Extras for Book Three: Fire
- When Momo finally catches Aang at the beginning of the episode, when he says, "You found me, buddy!", Appa seems to be "lagging".
- When the gang first visits town to buy fish, Xu hands Katara the fish. When she takes the fish, her bracelets are missing. In the next scene, when she gives the little boy a fish, she can be seen wearing them.
- The layout of the town changes from scene to scene. For instance, when Katara gives the little boy her fish, to the right of Xu's shop there is a platform with a ramp that is inclined up, but when Sokka buys the two-headed fish the ramp is level with the water.
- When they go to the village for the third time to buy food, the three coins Toph puts down are all silver, but one of them is rectangular with a slit in one end like a gold piece, instead of pentagonal like the usual Fire Nation silver piece. The animators either colored the gold piece wrong, or drew the third silver piece incorrectly.
- When Katara is running from Aang while dressed as the Painted Lady, the reflection of the moon is a crescent moon, but when Aang discovers that Katara is the Painted Lady, the moon behind her is full.
- When Katara takes off her hat after Aang discovers her secret identity, her top-knot is missing.
- In the scene where Aang and Katara are destroying the factory, Katara bends clean water and floods the factory, even though the river was shown to be polluted.
- When Sokka first defends Katara after the villagers realize she is a waterbender, he stands directly in front of her, but the next scene shows him standing somewhat to her right.
- Toph suggests cleaning the river from among a gathered crowd of villagers. However, when the scene changes to an overview shot and the villagers disperse, she is nowhere to be seen.
- It was stated in Avatar Extras that the Painted Lady is a Water Spirit, and that the Moon Spirit and Water Spirit are closely related. This means she is related to Princess Yue.
- Her mysterious and ominous appearance is somewhat similar to Princess Yue's appearance as the Moon Spirit.
- This episode is similar to "The Blue Spirit" in that a main character adopts a mysterious identity to sneak out at night.
- The position of the hands on the statue of the Painted Lady is the Vitarka Mudrâ, the gesture of discussion and teaching that can be seen on some real-world statues of Buddhas.
- In the episode "The Ember Island Players", Aang is seen wearing a hat identical to the one Xu wears.
- When following Katara, disguised as the Painted Lady, Aang mentions that he is friends with the panda spirit Hei Bai, who appeared in the season one episodes "Winter Solstice, Part 1: The Spirit World" and "The Siege of the North, Part 2".
- This is the first time Aang is seen wearing his uniform band correctly as a sash, not as a headband.
- This is the third time a character uses water to cut through metal. The first instance occurred when Koizilla (Aang and La) destroyed one of the Fire Nation ships in "The Siege of the North, Part 2", and second was in "The Drill" when Aang and Katara weakened the braces of the drill that broke through Ba Sing Se's Outer Wall.
- Katara's statement to the villagers that they have to help themselves is similar to the statement she made in "Imprisoned" to encourage the prisoners on the prison rig to fight back against their captors.
- This is the first episode in which female firebenders, other than Princess Azula, are shown.
- Katara is the third character in the series to undergo another alias to achieve a goal. The first person was Zuko, who disguised himself as the Blue Spirit in the first season to capture Aang from Zhao; the second was Toph, who became the Blind Bandit to escape her parents' restrictions.
- Sokka's "master schedule" is actually a production schedule that was used by animators to plan out the episodes and the seasons.[1]
- The writers wanted to create this episode to show that the war's negative impact extended even to the Fire Nation's own citizens.[1]
- The story idea presented in this episode concerning Katara helping the people of Jang Hui was originally pitched as "Katara as Robin Hood".[1]
- This is the first episode in which the duration of the eclipse, eight minutes, is mentioned.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Avatar Extras for "The Painted Lady" on Nicktoons Network.


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The cast of The X Factor will definitely look a lot different when the show returns for its second season now that it's been confirmed that Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger, and host Steve Jones won't be coming back. Reportedly, Scherzinger voluntarily left the FOX reality program to focus on her own singing career, and Jones was given the boot, but is it true that Paula was also fired, or did she quit?
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It's not only the contestants who apparently get eliminated on The X Factor. Judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul, along with host Steve Jones, will not be returning for the show's second season. Read on for details about the triple elimination…all announced in a single day!
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The Voice judges have already defended their young show, but that didn't stop American Idol judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler from sharing a laugh when asked to compare their show with its NBC competitor. They even fired off on the network's other singing competition, The X Factor! Is American Idol getting a little too cocky, or is their confidence completely justified?
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Paula Abdul And Jeff Bratton Call It QuitsJanuary 9, 2012 08:00:34 by Shayla Perry
It looks like Paula Abdul is a single woman once again. The X Factor judge's former beau, Jeff Bratton, recently revealed that the couple secretly split in November of last year (2011). Was the FOX reality show to blame? Find out all the details after the jump.
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Paula Abdul And Nicole Scherzinger Receive Death Wishes After The Elimination Show Last WeekDecember 5, 2011 08:04:52 by Lisa Princ
Last week on The X Factor we watched Astro get eliminated with the lowest number of votes, and then Drew Ryniewicz was eliminated by the judges. Even though Simon Cowell took the blame for her elimination, angry fans seem to think that it was all Paula Abdul's and Nicole Scherzinger's fault that the young singer was sent packing – to the point that the ladies have been receiving wishes of death on their social media pages. Read on for more…
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It appears that Live To Dance won't live to dance another day. Sources are reporting that Paula Abdul's reality show has been cancelled. This cancellation will free her up to reunite with Simon Cowell on his upcoming reality show, X-Factor, as a judge.
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Live To Dance is wrapping up its season this week and the rumor mill is buzzing about what Paula Abdul's next move might be. Simon Cowell recently confirmed he will be a judge on the reality show X-Factor. Now both Simon and Paula are dropping hints that she also might be a judge on the show.
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Gaucher disease is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by reduced or absent acid beta-glucosidase (glucocerebrosidase) enzyme activity. Absent or reduced activity of this enzyme results in accumulation of undigested materials (primarily in the lysosomes) and interferes with the normal functioning of cells.
Clinical features and severity of symptoms are widely variable within Gaucher disease, but in general, the disorder is characterized by bone disease, hepatosplenomegaly, and may have central nervous system (CNS) involvement. There are 3 clinical subtypes of the disorder that vary with respect to age of onset and clinical presentation. Type 1 is the most common type, representing 95% of all cases, and is generally characterized by bone disease, hepatosplenomegaly, anemia and thrombocytopenia, coagulation abnormalities, lung disease, and no CNS involvement. Type 2 typically has a very severe progression with onset prior to 2 years, with neurologic disease, hepatosplenomegaly, and lung disease, with death usually between 2 and 4 years due to lung failure. Individuals with type 3 may have onset prior to 2 years of age, but the progression is not as severe and they may survive into the third and fourth decade. In addition, there is a perinatal lethal form associated with skin abnormalities and nonimmune hydrops fetalis, and a cardiovascular form presenting with calcification of the aortic and mitral valves, mild splenomegaly, and corneal opacities.
Treatment is available in the form of enzyme replacement therapy and/or substrate reduction therapy for types 1 and 3. Individuals with type 3 may benefit from bone marrow transplantation. Currently, only supportive therapy is available for type 2.
The incidence of type 1 ranges from 1 in 20,000 to 200,000 in the general population, but is much more frequent among Ashkenazi Jews with an incidence between 1 in 400 and 900. Types 2 and 3 both have an incidence of approximately 1 in 100,000 in the general population.
A diagnostic workup for Gaucher disease may demonstrate the characteristic finding of "Gaucher cells" on bone marrow examination. Reduced or absent enzyme activity of acid beta-glucosidase is diagnostic. A targeted mutation panel may allow for detection of disease-causing mutations in affected patients (GAUW / Gaucher Disease, Mutation Analysis, GBA). In addition, full sequencing of the GBA gene allows for detection of disease-causing mutations in affected patients in whom a targeted mutation panel identifies only a single mutation.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
> or =8.7 nmol/h/mg protein
Note: Results from this assay do not reflect carrier status because of individual variation of beta-glucosidase enzyme levels. For carrier testing, order molecular test GAUW / Gaucher Disease, Mutation Analysis, GBA.
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Values <8.7 nmol/h/mg protein are consistent with a diagnosis of Gaucher disease.
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Carrier testing using this assay is not reliable. Use molecular test GAUW / Gaucher Disease, Mutation Analysis, GBA for this purpose.
Clinical Reference Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Martins AM, Ribeiro Valadares E, Porta G, et al: Recommendations on diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring for Gaucher disease. J Pediatr 2009 Oct;155(4 Suppl):S10-S18
2. Beulter E, Grabowski GA: Gaucher disease. In The Metabolic and Molecular Basis of Inherited Disease. Vol 3. Eighth edition. Edited by CR Scriver, AL Beaudet, WS Sly, D Valle. New York, McGraw-Hill, 2001, pp 3635-3656
3. Pastores GM, Hughes DA: Gaucher disease. In.GeneReviews. Seattle, WA. University of Washington, Seattle. 1993-. Edited by RA Pagon TD Bird, CR Dolan, et al: 2000 Jul 27 [Updated 2011 Jul 21]. Available from URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1269/


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HEREDIA, COSTA RICA – Carlo Cudicini has seen it all in Europe— Champions League ties, FA Cup matches, and everything in between, but on Thursday night, he got a taste of something entirely different—the CONCACAF Champions League.
Cudicini made his CCL debut in Thursday's scoreless draw against C.S. Herediano in the first leg of the Champions League Quarterfinal. The match was just Cudicini's second full appearance with the club and saw the Italian pitted against a raucous crowd at the Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero that did all they could to break the veteran. Although road crowds generally the focal point when it comes to CCL, Cudicini maintained his composure.
"Crowd wasn't too bad. It was okay. In my opinion, with the turf and the wind, it's already difficult to play on turf, but with the wind, it was even worse," said Cudicini. "That was probably the worst and the fact that we came away with a good result is a positive. Now we have the second leg at home, and we need to win. It's as simple as that."
The crowd may not have played a major factor for Cudicini, but the FieldTurf and swirling winds caused a few nervy moments for the Italian. Whether it was a shot that knuckled after contact with the turf or lofty cross that changed direction in the wind, Cudicini admits that the conditions were far from ideal.
"It wasn't the best conditions to play in and the turf doesn't help to put on a nice show out there," said Cudicini. "At the end, the team did very well and we didn't concede much so this was good."
But the turf and the wind could not stop Cudicini from making an impact in the game's most decisive moment. In the 86th minute, Sean Franklin was whistled for a highly-questionable foul after minimal contact with Herediano's Ismael Gomez in the box that set up a penalty kick for the home side.
As Gomez stepped up to take the kick that seemed destined to give Herediano the victory, Cudicini delivered a little stutter step that seemed to distract the attacker.
"I saw that he was a bit nervous so I tried to mess up his concentration," said Cudicini. "In the end, he just hit the bar."
With the first leg firmly behind the two clubs, Cudicini believes that the change in venue will only help LA in their quest to reach the semifinals.
"We will be able to play more football [at The HDC], which was difficult [in Costa Rica] because of the wind at the turf," said Cudicini. "Hopefully, we can play more our game and it will be the difference."
The LA Galaxy returned to rainy Southern California and plenty of content on Thursday night's game will coming this morning, but to tide you over, the full game highlights are below...
HEREDIA, COSTA RICA -- We're only hours away from the LA Galaxy's CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal first leg match up against C.S. Herediano.
Below are a few last minute pieces of reading material, a few match-ups to watch and predicted lineups...
*Robbie Keane relishes the chance to play in hostile enviornments and he'll get to face another on Thursday.
*There has been no bigger story this week in Costa Rica than Marcelo Sarvas' return, so Joe Tutino caught up with Sarvas in this edition of All-Access.
*Galaxy boss Bruce Arena spoke to the media on Wednesday and offered his thoughts on the game.
*LA wrapped their preparations on Wednesday evening and I filed this notebook, but additional notes can be found here.
*For more on Herediano, I spoke to Fox Deportes reporter Juan Carlos Aguero to get an inside look at the Costa Rican team.
*LAGalaxy.com reporter Larry Morgan offers his game preview.
Lastly, my Three Points to the game.
Ruiz is the leading goal scorer in Costa Rica with six goals at the moment, but he's not known for his physicality, so he'll face a serious test in Gonzalez when the first whistle blows. However, Ruiz's speed off the ball will provide a challenge for LA's back four as Herediano will look to stretch the field early and often. Ruiz is not the only forward to watch, however, as his likely strike partner Mainov Diaz has scored three goals in his last three games.
MARCELO SARVAS vs. ELIAS AGUILAR
No player has received more attention from the locals than Marcelo Sarvas, but he'll face a major test on Thursday as he matches up against Herediano playmaker Elias Aguilar. The Argentine prefers to play just behind the strikers where he can best use his passing ability to create chances for Ruiz and Diaz, but if LA is to come out of Costa Rica with a result, Sarvas and his midfield partner Juninho must pressure Aguilar and cut down on his passing lanes.
HEREDIANO SET PIECES vs. GALAXY SET PIECES
For all the bluster about the speed of play in Thursday's match, the game may very well come down to set pieces. Aguilar and left midfielder Ismael Gomez each have a knack for scoring during dead ball opportunties and are expected to test goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini often. However, LA's own free kick taker Juninho should be more than a worthy adversary for Herediano 'keeper Daniel Cambrorero.
HEREDIANO: Cambronero; Obando, Salazar, Montero, Francis; Ramirez, Granados, Aguilar, Gomez; Ruiz, Diaz
GALAXY: Cudicini; DeLaGarza, Gonzalez, Leonardo, Dunivant; Franklin, Sarvas, Juninho, Stephens; Keane, Magee
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA -- Few stadiums throughout CONCACAF have the reputation of Estadio Saprissa. Known throughout the region as La Cueva del Monstruo or The Monster's Cave, the 24,000 seat stadium, which serves as the home for Deportivo Saprissa and the Costa Rican National Team, is one of the most intimidating venues in CONCACAF.
As the LA Galaxy prepare for Thursday evening's CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal first leg against C.S. Herediano, a pair of Southern California-based reporters were given a look inside "The Monster's Cave." Fans of U.S., Honduras, and Mexico will become quite familiar with the stadium as Los Ticos are expected to host their most important "Hexagonal" World Cup Qualifying matches in "La Cueva" rather than the ultra-modern Estadio Nacional.
One interesting point that relates to the Galaxy's CCL campaign, our tour guide -- local reporter -- Leo Sandi stressed that continential competition is of huge importance in Costa Rica, particularly after Saprissa was able to win the 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Following that victory, the tournament became of greater importance for Saprissa as well as their arch rivals L.D. Alajuelense and Herediano, who are seeking to equal the achievement of their arch rivals. Could we see that kind of desire in MLS if a team is able to win the CCL?
Below are a few photos of the stadium.
Welcome to the Monster's Cave
The very first stone laid at Saprissa.
The Main Stand from the Supporters' Section
Walking up the Supporters' Section
Saprissa's first ever team
Saprissa's 2005 CONCACAF Champions Cup winning-side
Behind the North Stand
Inside the Monster's Cave
Check out the video below for a full panoramic view of the stadium and the surrounding area from the highest point in the venue. If you look closely, you can see the Estadio Nacional as well as stadiums for Alajuelense and Herediano. Also, the field is currently being cleaned after a Mana concert the night before that drew 45,000 people.
HEREDIA, COSTA RICA, -- It's the morning of the LA Galaxy's CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals first leg against C.S. Herediano.
Ahead of the game, check out my Three Points to the game below...
Three Points: Galaxy seeking a result in Costa Rica
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A total of 19 players traveled with the LA Galaxy to Costa Rica for Thursday's CONCACAF Champions League first leg against C.S. Herediano.
During the portion of Wednesday's at Estadio Elano Rosabal Cordero open to the media, the following group was spotted.
GK: Carlo Cudicini, Brian Perk
DEF: Todd Dunivant, Omar Gonzalez, Sean Franklin, A.J. DeLaGarza, Leonardo, Oscar Sorto
MID: Marcelo Sarvas, Hector Jimenez, Juninho, Rafael Garcia, Michael Stephens, Greg Cochrane
FWD: Robbie Keane, Mike Magee, Charlie Rugg, Chandler Hoffman, Jack McBean
A full recap of training with thoughts from Keane, Magee, Dunivant, and Juninho can be found here.
A few notes on the roster and the team's training are below...
*18 players will dress for the match.
*All but five players (Carlo Cudicini, Oscar Sorto, Greg Cochrane, Charlie Rugg, and Chandler Hoffman) have CONCACAF Champions League experience.
*Six players on the roster have scored away goals in the CCL (Robbie Keane, Mike Magee, Sean Franklin, Michael Stephens, Jack McBean, and Sean Franklin).
*Jack McBean leads the Galaxy in goals scored for the 2012-2013 tournament with three goals, but Juninho is the all-time leading scorer in the competition with five.
*Seven players (Todd Dunivant, Omar Gonzalez, A.J. DeLaGarza, Juninho, Marcelo Sarvas, Robbie Keane, and Mike Magee) were on the field for LA's last trip to Costa Rica (a 1-0 loss to Alajuelense). Six players were with the Galaxy, while Sarvas was still with Liga.
El Rosabal is a turf field. According to several team members, it is uneven with a few dead spots that seem to kill the momentum of a pass. It compares unfavorably to turf fields in Seattle and Portland.
*Following practice, Sarvas offered the following thoughts on his negative reception at the airport on Tuesday: "I'm glad that my mom is in Brazil and she can not hear what they say."
El Rosabal vine.co/v/bHUhHKtZh0d
— Adam Serrano (@LAGalaxyInsider) March 7, 2013
#And the Alajuelense fans got their autographs from @marcelosarvas #lagalaxy #ccl twitter.com/LAGalaxyInside…
— Adam Serrano (@LAGalaxyInsider) March 7, 2013
HEREDIA, COSTA RICA – Prior to the LA Galaxy's training session in Heredia, LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena caught up with traveling reporters to discuss the match.
Arena's complete conversation with reporters is below..
(On his thoughts on Herediano…)
ARENA: When you see teams from other countries, it's hard to actually compare them. It's not like comparing apples to apples, like where we have a better understanding in MLS in making a comparison. It's a unique to what we are accustom to, in MLS, but certainly, that latin flavor. They have a bunch of good players on the ball, quick, but we'll see what they look like next to us and vice versa."
(On Marcelo Sarvas' comment that the game will come down to how the Galaxy manage facing a Costa Rican style of play…)
ARENA: "I think that you can have the same argument in Mexico. Small countries have a style. It's a little different. Is Costa Rica as big as California? Probably not. When you say that, look at Holland and England, ountries that are small and have one climate and one time zone, it's a lot easier to have a style of play. That's certainly what Costa Rica has. I'd say that it's similar to Mexican soccer. They have a way of playing and it's their style which is very unique to our country where we have all other kinds of issues that prevent that from happening."
(On Herediano's current level of play after their coaching change…)
ARENA: "Results indicate that they're an improved team because of that."
(On whether he relishes managing in tough environments…)
ARENA: "I don't know if relish is the right word, but this is something that we think is part of the job and this is something that we think is important for our club. We're developing as a club and we think that we should be able to compete successfully in international competitions. That's what this is and it's a challenge for our entire organization. How we get here, how we play, all that stuff is important. It's an organizational challenge not only players and coaches. Then we return next week [to The Home Depot Center] and try to create an atmosphere for our team to be successful ."
(On whether getting knocked out at the quarterfinal stage in the 2011-2012 edition of the tournament motivates the club…)
ARENA: "I don't think last year matters at this point because actually after that we entered into a new competition, which allowed us to be here. So that's all forgotten. We did a good job as a team to get through the new competition and be here today and certainly we realize that it is challenging and important."
(On any specific challenges with Herediano…)
ARENA: "It's going to be a very competitive match. It's going to be a fairly challenging environment with the fans, the surface and the officiating. We have to be ready mentally ready for that. If we can put all those distractions to the side and be able to focus and play for 90 minutes, we have a chance to win the game. Experience allows you to do that and we have enough players that have participated in these competitions where we think that we can be successful."
(On whether he will use the first choice team or the second team…)
ARENA: "Again, circumstances are different. Right now we don't have a game this weekend. We can play whomever we want and we don't have to be concerned about that. For this game, we're certainly going to put a team on the field that can win these games. No question about it, with what we think is our first team."
HEREDIA, COSTA RICA -- Robbie Keane has dealt with his fair share of hostile environments throughout his career and on Thursday, he'll lead the LA Galaxy into another as they head to the volatile Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero to take on Herediano in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals first leg.
A rowdy crowd is expected when the two teams take the field, but LA already got a taste of the reception they'll receive at kick off upon landing in San Jose on Tuesday evening. Keane has scored in hostile environments in CCL play in the past as he tallied in LA's controversial defeat to Monarcas Morelia in Mexico during the group stages of the 2011-2012 tournament.
Ahead of the quarterfinal first leg, the Galaxy captain admits that his club must rise to the occasion.
"It's good, it's something that you should relish and it's always good to get a little bit of stick from the fans because it keeps you concentrated," Keane told reporters at the team hotel on Thursday. "It's a good opportunity for us. It's going to be a tough game and we know that with everything that surrounds it. [The series] is 180 minutes and we have to be clever in our approach and think about the bigger picture rather than tomorrow's game."
But will the hostile crowd get under Keane's skin? Quite the opposite it seems.
"Obviously, the stadium is fairly small and you'll be able to hear everything that the fans are saying. Luckily, I don't understand Spanish so it is quite easy for me," Keane said. "It's good to play in these games. I really enjoy it and when the fans get a bit angry, you can wind them up a little bit. For me, I enjoy it."
The Galaxy may be focusing on the CONCACAF Champions League, but on Wednesday, MLS released the complete schedule for the MLS Reserve League.
LA will play ten matches in Reserve League play starting with a match against USL Pro side L.A. Blues on April 7 at Titan Stadium in Fullerton as part of the league's partnership with the third tier league, the Galaxy will face the Blues again on May 7 at The Home Depot Center. Other matches of note include a pair of matches against Chivas USA on July 22 and Oct. 7 and a match against the San Jose Earthquakes on Sept. 8.
HEREDIA, COSTA RICA – Marcelo Sarvas' return to Costa Rica has been headline news locally this week and amid all the attention, the Brazilian midfielder and several of his teammates had an opportunity to give back to the community.
Sarvas and his Galaxy teammates Omar Gonzalez, Sean Franklin and Juninho participated in a clinic with sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica, Herbalife and the Club Sport La Libertad Foundation. During the event, children from local youth soccer team Club Sport La Libertad were able to sign autographs, pose for pictures with the 2012 MLS Cup trophy as well as run through soccer drills with the players.
It was Sarvas who served as the catalyst for the event as he spoke to Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena about the potential for an event during LA's CONCACAF Champions League trip to face C.S. Herediano. Arena quickly agreed and the event was coordinated.
"It's something beautiful, when you live in a country like [Costa Rica] you know how important that some words for the students are," said Sarvas. "I think that it's very beautiful for Galaxy and Herbalife to do this and help these people. I'm sure that they had a beautiful day and they will keep this in their memory for a while."
Photos and video of the event are below…
During the @lagalaxy @herbalifehq event, the biggest draw was the 2012 #MLS Cup. Plenty of excited faces. twitter.com/LAGalaxyInside…
— Adam Serrano (@LAGalaxyInsider) March 6, 2013
There was no bigger draw than @marcelosarvas who was interviewed by local media prior to the clinic. twitter.com/LAGalaxyInside…
— Adam Serrano (@LAGalaxyInsider) March 6, 2013
A few @lagalaxy players participate in an @herbalifehq clinic vine.co/v/bHTzwDhp5h0
— Adam Serrano (@LAGalaxyInsider) March 6, 2013
The entire @lagalaxy group poses for a photo after the event. #ccl twitter.com/LAGalaxyInside…
— Adam Serrano (@LAGalaxyInsider) March 6, 2013


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