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April 13, 2004
Coombs Addresses Campus Community
In the aftermath of a sad and fearful two weeks at UW-River Falls, Interim Chancellor Ginny Coombs addressed the faculty and staff at an all-campus meeting Monday, April 5.
"We have suffered an enormous shock 10 days ago," said Coombs of the death of Chancellor Ann Lydecker March 25. "The grieving process will continue, and it will be both personal and collective. There is no timeline for such a process, nevertheless, there were many projects and scheduled events in the works at the time of Ann's death. Some of these need to be attended to now, and others will wait a bit."
Coombs opened the meeting by reading a resolution from the April 2 UW System Board of Regents meeting.
"Whereas Ann M. Lydecker was a highly respected and graceful leader, a talented and dedicated educator, and a woman of extraordinary compassion, radiant warmth and genuine spirit; and
Whereas Lydecker served admirably for three years as the 14th chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and was the first woman to serve in that role in the campus' 130-year history; and
Whereas the genuine enthusiasm and unwaivering commitment to improving lives in education Ann elevated the stature and scope of UW-River Falls where she inspired faculty, staff and countless students to continually pursue their passions and reach their fullest potential; and
Whereas Lydecker contributed significantly to the university's role in regional economic and cultural development through the work with organizations including the Governor's Council on Workforce Investment and the River Falls Economic Development Corporation; and
Whereas in addition to her service as chancellor, Lydecker's lifelong commitment to education included roles as a sixth-grade teacher, an assistant and associate professor of education at Gustavus Adolphus College, professor and chair of the curriculum and instruction department at Minnesota State University-Mankato, founding dean of the School of Education and Professional Studies and provost and vice president for academic affairs at Bridgewater State College; and
Whereas Lydecker was active in local, state and national education organizations helping to chart the future of the UW System, enhance educational excellence, ensure a more seamless educational system; and
Whereas Ann's contributions to higher education, UW-River Falls, the University of Wisconsin System, the St. Croix Valley region, the state and the nation are immeasurable; and
Whereas we lost a valued colleague, an inspiring role model, a vibrant leader, and beloved friend when Ann Lydecker died in an auto accident on March 25, 2004.
Be it therefore resolved that as the University community remembers Chancellor Ann M. Lydecker, her many contributions, and her gracious, welcoming smile, the Board of Regents extends its deepest sympathy to An'ís husband, sons, grandsons and family; recognizes Ann's many achievements; and pledges to sustain her legacy of excellence, commitment, compassion. Madison, Wisconsin, this second day of April 2004."
On April 2, Coombs and UW System President Katherine Lyall met to discuss transition issues for the campus, including the search process for the vice chancellor for administration, a position vacated by Virgil Nylander, who recently retired.
"Ann shared her decision with me and President Lyall just days before her death," said Coombs. "She just didn't get time to act on it. President Lyall èhas asked me to move on that process toward its completion."
Coombs will continue as interim chancellor through at least the end of spring semester. She will also continue her duties as provost as well, with additional support from deans and other administrators. Other searches for faculty-staff positions will proceed as planned.
Governor James Doyle will visit campus at the end of April to sign S. 474, which was approved the day of Lydecker's death. The bill authorizes the Hunt-Knowles renovation/expansion as part of the Kansas City Chiefs' summer camp negotiations. Lydecker invested much effort in that endeavor.
Coombs also outlined spring activities on campus. "This is the time of year Ann loved. She loved to celebrate the achievements of faculty, students and staff. We can honor her memory by attending these events and supporting our students."
These events include:
Finally, Coombs lauded staff and student efforts and thanked the campus community in the face of recent graffiti threats of violence. On March 20, graffiti threatening a "Columbine-style" action for March 31 against a campus group was found in a local restaurant. Then on March 29, a nonspecific threat was found on a whiteboard in Johnson Hall. Local law enforcement are investigating the incidents, and increased campus security measures were set in place.
"In the midst of our sorrow over Chancellor Lydecker's death we had to deal with this very real threat," said Coombs. "The student development staff met with students the week of March 22. Chancellor Lydecker was aware of the [March 20] graffiti incident and she and [River Falls] Chief [Roger] Leque issued a joint statement deploring this kind of development."
At noon on March 30, the University held a news conference to discuss increased public safety measures for March 31. At 7 p.m. nearly 1,000 people rallied to hear speakers from the campus and community. Afterward, students and staff gathered in town-meetings held in dorms and in various campus venues. The rally was covered by KSTP-TV Channel 5 and KARE-TV Channel 11 in the Twin Cities.
"Police officers from the Madison campus complimented our students on the turnout," said Coombs. "Students, faculty, staff, citizens of the local community and all the speakers at the rally were clearly outraged at the appearance of the graffiti."
Classes were held without incident on March 31. "I want to thank the faculty who were flexible about class on Wednesday," said Coombs. "Many students whom I spoke with on Tuesday night said they would go to class because to stay away was to admit defeat."
The administration is taking precautions and extra measures in campus security. "We are reviewing our public safety staffing and our campus patrol operations," said Coombs.
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awww poor fairy! that is one disturbing troll...his expression..uhhgg..
nice sb, keep up the pace and you'll improve like crazy
awww poor fairy! that is one disturbing troll...his expression..uhhgg..
nice sb, keep up the pace and you'll improve like crazy
You've got some excellent paintings here. Loving the troll with the fairy, can even see the soft wetness in his eyes. Great use of light.
A lot of your sketches look like you get bored halfway through, especially the black and white ones. Maybe force yourself to work into them more .. just a thought.
Keep it up.
My Site
Sketchbook - Crits and opinions needed and welcomed
L0rin - hey thanks alot hehehe im trying to keep up this pace but school is a big interuption ehheehe not really but ill try
Brun - Thanks ALOT but i know what you mean that Troll is the only thing Iv "finished" in like the last year.
Porg - yyyyyoooooooou are correct I'm going to try to follow through with my Ideas from now on because ill probly need to in the future, but im still trying to keep this a "Sketch" book hehe teehee..
Thanks you guys 3 star sketchbook! woohoo Ill try and pump up the posts.
heres a few from school... and some sketchbook stuff.
WIP gonna try and make it niiiiice and sweet
Gonna stop on this one.. dont really like it hehe.
I like this one
might take it farther.
I did this for the Chow princess titania.... Just dont know anymore haha
no more time with school going on
this ones about 10mins today.
A face study during class for Baba Yaga.
Damn I need to quit school, have no time. OH wait... no...
Matte painting I did for school, took the project WWAAY further than anyone else in class hehe, it was just supposed to be change the color of an image to make it different from the original
Mine and
school Break color test, I wanna draw again haha.
Some fuckin thing.
That photomanip of the mountain is awesome, looks very apocalyptic.
I'd really like to see this latest one rendered a bit more though. It kind of feels like I'm looking at it without my glasses on, which I guess is forgivable for a quickie though. The colors are really nice, I'm liking the subtle reds/greens/yellows you use.
Thanks alot
I know what you mean about the 'without my glasses on thing' buggs the crap outta me, Ill try to work on that a bit more. My son wanted to draw so I stopped on it and couldnt get my groove back hehe
photography for now, no time to sketch, to busy drawing and reading hehe.
A few old things from 2006 using mudbox... damn i love sculpting
they are mostly just screen caps but there are some rendered a lil bit
What program are you using for the digital sketches? Photoshop, Painter?
Hey mostly I use photoshop. but also I use some of the sketch programs somtimes.
Small update from school, we actualy get to start doing our own work for a game concept we are working on as a group with me and my friends.
So I made this.... It was kinda practice with Flow Pen pressure but I fell in love and went with it.
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Wow, your 3d stuff is way better than the rest man. No disrespect intended or nothing. I think you should look into more studies instead of doing so many half done things. Still, keep having fun^^
I agree haha, I just started school in November so I havent posted anything for months really... startin to get into the groove of actualy fallowing through with projects from school, befor this I was in home school so I really never had any self disiplin to finish shiet.. so school is really helping me out... once I have time Ill post some good stuff I hope. Thanks though I agree, I like 3D and sculpting more but I think a Strong base in 2D painting and drawing would make my sculpting and modeling way better...
Holy crap your Sculpts are amazing! I like your colors too.
I saw you on vent and decided to see your SB. Great stuff. I am glad I dropped by.
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I would really love some honest critiques and improvements suggestions
Renewed Study - I'm drawing again!!
haha cool stuff man. love the 3d stuff. also i am glad you ended up changing the eyes in the troll i didn't even notice that i had commented on it before. it looks great!
Lots of variety in here! I love some of your mudbox works. THe volcano matte painting and your sketchbook pages also rock.
Thanks a lot guys and girls, Iv been working on a little bit of 3D stuff in between quarters at school and stuff, new summer semester starts up in about a week so I'm trying to get some personal stuff done as well as beat the shit out of Prototype... My new favorite game SO MUCH TO DO!
Heres the something I'm working on now, some funky ass anomaly's going on in that damn mental ray render, don't know what the hell is going on.
Coming along though.
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HHHmmmm to Fugly him or not to Fugly him. I think it works with the armor... just needs more work.
Oh well..... time to play Prototype.
School monkey.
your definitely improving, nice matte painting
you have some sweet 3d sculptures, they look great!
prototype aye? that game is awful
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The first time I played a game on my phone was 2005, and it was before anyone would have called that tiny, dense machine "smart". I was on a shuttle bus in Los Angeles, riding, groggy and bleary-eyed, to day two of E3 '05. Somewhere in a nearby seat, Certis was playing one of them-there newfangled Nintendo DS systems, occasionally making mocking and snide comments about my having nothing more to play with than my underwhelming Nokia phone. These were days where cell phones genuinely had only one purpose, and that was to provide communication wirelessly over distances. To be honest, that was still a sort of neat concept at the time.
The device in question was about half the size of your average DualShock controller, and its profile was dominated more by squishy number buttons than by screen. The game itself was a half-assed version of Jeopardy!, only the questions came up on your screen like a multiple choice test and you pressed numbers on your keys to make your guess. The screen had all the resolution of a TI-80 graphing calculator, with less functionality, and as I played, bored and disappointed, I remember having a hard time imagining how cell phones would ever be a platform for anything beyond getting phone calls in the car.
Ironically this was the E3 in which N-Gage talked openly about applying its underwhelming technology to a cell phone, which inspired the world to continue not buying them at all. It would be slightly more than 2 years until the iPhone launched and begin a tectonic shift in the geography of wireless applications. I would never have guessed that within the decade I would be carrying a machine in pocket the size of an X-box controller that could access the internet at broadband speeds, stream and play movies, provide high-resolution gaming and be loaded dense with applications that could do everything from tune my guitar to tell me how far I've run.
A little over a week ago I upgraded my phone to the new Samsung Galaxy Note 2, a quad-core driven piece of advanced technology that I might at any given moment describe as sexy, fast or unwieldy. That some people have taken to giving it a nice portmanteau name such as phablet is not particularly a shock when you hold it in your hands and revel in its 5.5-inch screen. A massive upgrade from my aging Motorola 3G Atrix, the Note 2 feels like the kind of upgrade I felt when I upgraded from a Super Nintendo to a PlayStation.
This is my third smartphone, the first having been an early iPhone that I never managed to quite click with, a phone I frankly felt stuck with for the majority of my ownership. Part of that may be a result of having bought it only 3 weeks before the iPhone 3G which immediately seemed to make my fancy new phone obsolete. Plus, as someone who has never quite adopted the Apple ethos — my first MP3 player was a Creative Nomad, not an iPod — it always felt like an alien experience.
Once I made the decision to switch to Android, the Atrix just felt much better aligned to what I was looking for from my phone. Admittedly, what I was not looking for was a gaming platform — an area in which Apple had established an early lead. Once I had the new system in hand, though, the Android interface just felt more familiar to me. The only real knock I could ever put on the Android was that during my years with the iPhone I had invested too heavily into iTunes, and as a result all of my fine, fine music was relatively locked away. That stopped being an issue when I discovered Spotify.
When it was time to replace the Atrix, though, the question wasn't really whether I was getting another Android phone, but which one.
I spent a good hour with the patient and knowledgeable salesperson at Best Buy Mobile, which I point out only because I received such surprisingly excellent service that I thought they deserved kudos. While I toyed with the idea of abandoning AT&T, the reality is that I remain grandfathered into their unlimited data plan, and am thus bonded to the service in exchange for the ability to surf the web, download songs and watch Netflix wantonly without fear of financial reprisal.
The Galaxy Note 2 stood out to me immediately, and I spent the better part of that hour trying to talk myself away from the hefty $299 price tag. The phone called to me like a siren song, though, and once I held a demo unit in hand, the contract had been all but signed.
I usually walk out of a store like that, having spent more money than I had any right to, feeling immediate buyer's remorse. Once I'd signed over another two years of my life, I expected to get to my car and pull out the phone and begin to immediately see the countless warts of the Note 2. That did not happen.
Here's the first thing you need to know about the Note 2: It's unbelievably fast. My admittedly old Atrix could take up to 2 minutes to cold boot, but on hitting the power button on my new phone I was on a home screen within 20 seconds. It's a speed I don't know how to comprehend for a phone, though I'm told it may have something to do with its Quad-Core 1.6Ghz Cortex-A9 processor, which I presume are words that, when strung together for tech-type people, make sense. To me it just means the phone is a silly kind of fast.
Though not by any way unique to the phone itself, the leap from what always felt like an unreliable 3G on my Atrix to 4G LTE was equally impressive. Not only do applications pop open, but the data transfer speeds aren't anything like what I'd become used to. In the Twin Cities, I'm getting download speeds from between 6Mbps to a peak just today of 17Mbps.
I dunno, that seems good to me.
While there is really no comparing Apple's Retina Display with most other phones, the screen is vibrant and, most importantly, gigantic. The difference between the 4-inch screen of my old Atrix and the 5.5 inch screen of the Note 2 is genuinely the difference between ever wanting to watch a movie or show on my phone. Having Netflix, HBOGo or even YouTube on my phone is no longer just a curiosity, but a legitimate application I have used.
The touchscreen itself also just feels better, likely in part because of the greatly expanded real estate. Best of all is the swipe functionality for the keyboard, which allows you to move your finger rapidly from letter to letter without lifting and touching each individual key, doesn't just work, but is nearly flawless. Short of names, acronyms and proper nouns, swiping has made it entirely feasible to craft work emails on my phone without taking minutes at a time.
The phone also comes with a stylus and native support that allows you to write out notes, and in many cases (if your handwriting is good enough) to convert those notes to text. But while functional, it still doesn't seem entirely practical. It comes in handy every now and again if I just need to quickly jot a small thing down, like say an impromptu grocery list or a quick reminder, but honestly it's probably no faster than just using the keyboard, particularly considering the swipe tech.
What surprised me the most in the long run, though, was the outstanding battery life of the phone. For all that power and speed, you would reasonably assume that you could barely get through a day without charging, but even with relatively regular and high use, I still end my day with a half-full battery, and on light-use days with the phone mostly on standby, the battery meter barely seems to move. And, should I someday need to, the battery is replaceable.
I'm not naturally the kind of person who pays a lot of attention to my phone, but the Galaxy Note 2 is a machine that gives you good reason to pay attention and rewards you for it. There are experts on smart phones out there and I do not count myself among their august populations, but it's hard for me to imagine a better phone for the technology of the age. When I sit back and think of a thing I want from this device that is not provided or accessible, I frankly draw a complete blank.
I'd like to give you something I think the phone could do better, or that I don't necessarily like about it to provide some patina of objectivity, but either I am hopelessly smitten or don't know what I should want that isn't there. As far as I'm concerned, there is nothing I don't like about the Galaxy Note II. If you can get past its size, and we of the Giant-Folk rarely worry over such matters, I'd be hard pressed to believe there is a better phone on the market.
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Also, considering I'm primarily a windows/linux user who uses Google for integration across machines, having a Google native phone has been a massive relief from the constant kludge of shoehorning everything through itunes. For all the good software available on IOS they certainly don't make it easy to actually use your hardware the way you'd want to.
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Our 18 minute shoot with Conan O'Brien yielded 5 funny shorts for TV and the web...see them all in the compilation above. Working with HUBweek, Boston agency Sleek Machine brought coBRANDiT in to shoot and edit the series; TV spots are currently running on NECN with web shorts distributed by bostinno (among others). Visit HUBweek.org to learn more.
It's back to the future at coBRANDiT! In 2008 we developed and launched The Grommet's daily video program. The Grommet is an e-comm site and sales platform empowering "citizen commerce" and it features innovative products brought to market by inventors, importers, and creative business people with unique, new-to-market offerings.
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Check out the vibe and the action at last weekend's Formula-E Miami ePrix. Formula-E is an international race series featuring fully electric Formula cars racing on city streets. Follow the series here.
We put this together with a mix of content partly shot by us and partly provided by Formula-E.
Last weekend we attended video game extravaganza PAX East to shoot 3 pieces for CraveOnline and Alienware. Finished pieces included an overview (above), cosplayers, and a feature on client sponsor Alienware. We shot over one day with a 2 man crew and turned edited v1 videos around in 2 days.
DCL provides solutions for the built environment. This includes large scale architectural signage and specialties, wayfinding systems, kiosks and interior design features. For this piece DCL provided coBRANDiT with a portfolio of photo and video assets which we incorporated into this sizzle reel for large format display at the SEGD Business of Design Summit, a CEO-level industry trade show presented by DCL.
Here's a fun piece we put together for our friends at Boston Harbor Distillery. We shot on a boat! We shot while the leaves were falling! We shot in a blizzard! And we drank some great whiskey while doing it. Opening on the Dorchester waterfront spring 2015. For deets click here.
In 2014 Volkswagen of America partnered with coBRANDiT to produce a year's worth of web content in support of their event, enthusiast, sponsorship, and motorsport initiatives (Red Bull Global Rallycross, see samples above). Year to date we have covered 20+ events and releases, with 1-3 man teams shooting video around the country and in Germany. The resulting videos have been viewed close to 1mm times and content has been re-purposed for large screen display at auto shows, as well as for instagram and internal presentations.
Highlights include GRC videos at the X-Games in Austin, as well as Seattle, NYC, LA, Charlotte, Daytona, Las Vegas, and DC. We also partially shot and edited an intro video for VW's new GRC Beetle race car...this video was picked up by Car and Driver and described as "bitchin'"...see below.
Additional projects included shooting Major League Soccer Junior Masters and USA Cycling Championship events sponsored by VW, 4 North American enthusiast events, all 4 major US auto shows, and PR pieces to support e-Golf, Golf A7 launch, and others. Thank you Volkswagen!
Earlier this year we produced a series of videos for footwear startup Levelast. We shot CEO John Duerden in a piece for investors and the media (above), a handful of pieces introducing the first shoe in the line to consumers as well as to retail and wholesale customers, pieces on fit and design elements, and a piece at the Miami Boat Show highlighting consumer feedback (samples below). These shoes are super comfy!
Over the past year we have edited over 120 product videos for display on Amazon.com. Our client gen.video (formerly expo TV) provides product samples to consumers in exchange for video feedback...we edit the raw results into "how-to" review videos for use on Amazon. Products have ranged from HP Chromebook computers and LG TV sets to Pampers diapers, Iams pet food, and Covergirl beauty products as seen in the sample above.
coBRANDiT developed the opening motion graphic sequence which is uniformly applied to all videos in the series.
Samsung's Woman of Steel program asked consumers to nominate friends and family members as "women of steel"...strong women who deserved new Samsung kitchens. We traveled to Flint, MI to interview winner Shelly Burton and her friends.
Fun piece we shot at a tattoo parlor and in the offices of Inked Magazine in NYC last month. From the video description: Apothic Wine introduces "The Rose Tattoo", our exploration of how winemaking and tattoo art have more in common than you may think. We sat down with Todd Weinberger, Creative Director for Inked Magazine, to shed some light on how choices in tattoo art and wine are both an extension of personality and lifestyle.
Fun project alert! The FIAT Open Road Challenge paired the leaders of #JJ (instagram's largest photo sharing community) with the new FIAT 500L. Over the course of 5 days in September the 4 #JJ photographers road tripped from Chicago to NYC with stops along the way to meet community members and take pictures. Daily challenges involved the +/- 450k member community, and one lucky community member will win a new FIAT 500L (TBA late October).
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Ray-Ban sent us to to SXSW, Coachella, and Lollapalooza to cover indie band Two Door Cinema Club. Watch this piece we shot with lead singer Alex Trimble in an alley in Chicago.
Volkswagen brought us in to cover 24+ initiatives around the country and in Germany...check this race action from GRC Las Vegas featuring drivers Tanner Foust and Scott Speed.
We've produced over 200 product videos for display on Amazon.com. These vids feature consumer generated how-to's and testimony from people around the country.
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The University of Louisville's Archives and Records Center has many collections that document the Antebellum, Civil War and Reconstruction periods in Louisville. This guide highlights these materials, and provides a starting place for research.
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Re: Funniest momentsChucky6661 Aug 13, 2014 12:40 PM (in response to t3chw0lf)
I Had a good moment the other day when we were playing HC POC, on the second barrier, one guy with loads relics on sat in corner with GT and sum rhinos spawned in, so I lie down and launch the rhino across the map with a bulldog, thing was the rhino landed in the relic runners face and battered him, we laughed so hard xD
Re: Funniest momentsAngryBus97 Aug 13, 2014 11:41 PM (in response to t3chw0lf)
Probably the Scorpion rag doll physics, which are absolutely ridiculous at best. Numerous times i have shot a scorpion jumping through the air to see it flying across the map spinning wildly.
Re: Funniest momentsChucky6661 Aug 14, 2014 12:12 PM (in response to AngryBus97)
Did you mean to reply to me? i know wot I was doing to the rhino , it was intentional
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I was replying to the OP. Sorry, just realised the confusion .
Re: Funniest momentsChucky6661 Aug 15, 2014 3:43 AM (in response to AngryBus97)
Ok, I get what you were saying now, and yeah the scorpions doing those crazy ass spins are hilarious xD
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When I hit something mid jump and the physics fails and it turns into a rocket and flies off the map.
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I was arrested for speeding and dui after field test. I took blood test. When released I was NOT given a citation or ticket.
I was instructed I was pulled over for just speeding. Field test went well. I have a fused spine and one leg longer than other.
Here in Georgia, even if you aren't issued a citation, an officer can still take out a warrant to prosecute.
I was arrested for dui i need to know if i can sue for false arrest
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Can you sue? of course. Can you win? It will depend on the facts. Getting the criminal case thrown out does not mean...
I just found out I owe $55 to state CA, when DUI was is FL. In '10 I turned in CA license, got new driver license in Fl after
after '09 DUI. Just tried to get TN license, found out CA license on hold until I show I completed everything for DUI and pay $55. I had moved to FL, it happened in FL, I don't have any paperwork, FL gave me a driver's license.... what's going on?
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I was on probation for driving on a suspended license it was two cases I was sentenced to flatten both my cases but they would run concurrent I never turned myself in it's been 3 years and i want to turn myself in now but I'm trying to see if I will get the same sentence or if I need to get an attorney to avoid more jail time.
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I'm not Ralph, but when people examine photographic prints up close, what makes you so sure they are studying sharpness and grain?
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That's just, like, my opinion, man...
Originally Posted by Allen Friday
... I think it is a reasonable assumption that most viewers will only look at the print from near the "minimum viewing distance," which is equal to the diagonal of the print. But, let's be clear, the "minimum" distance is not really the minimum, it is more an "average" viewing distance. You can accept this assumption or reject it. Personally, I accept it as "average." I reject it as the standard to which to print. I do not print "average." ...
The trouble is, for all depth-of-field calculations using a CoC a proportional distance from the print is assumed. If you like to print large, you cannot satisfy the sharpness criteria of people having their noses on your print, no matter how hard you try, unless you stick to contact printing.
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First of all thank you to everybody for joining in this interesting discussion. For me it brings a lot of things I have to think of.
To Mr. 23mjm, I´m sorry for my somehow enraged reaction to your statement. Don´t intented to attack you personally and I hope i didn´t. I just did not want that the discussion looses focus on my question.
Originally Posted by Allen Friday
Next time you are at a museum, stand back from the artwork and observe the other patrons. While most will stand near the "minimum" viewing distance, a significant number will get as close to the work as possible to examine the brush strokes or fine detail or chisel marks. I have had viewers (not photography judges) get inches away from prints to examine fine detail.
Obsessive? Perhaps. I call it having high standards for my work. I do very few things in life to a standard of "average." (Okay, my golf game is average and I enjoy golf, but that is about it).
That is a good point. Someone sees an interesting thing as a whole. Maybe it is a painting or a photograph or even a nice car or an old rock. If it is really interesting then it´s common that the viewer comes closer to see the details. Only photographers come (too) close to the prints because they want to judge their own or another persons technical craftsmanship. The average person comes closer because of the curiosity to see more, smaller details. In the real world you can always come closer to something and then you see more details up to the limit from that the human eye still can focus sharp.
Could that be one aspect of the fascination of sharp photographs especially in comparison to other arts that are not as "highly resolved"? I find this close-up effect very fascinating.
An example: A few month ago in my hometown´s art school, where they teach photography among other subjects, I looked on a very large colour photograph (about 7 x 10 feet) of a big modern building in an urban scenery. The building had many small balconies, maybe 50. What a surprise for me when I stepped towards the picture: I could see all the things that were deposited on each single balcony. I looked from the closest distance from that my eyes still could focus the photograph sharply - this colour print was perfectly sharp. I don´t know how the photographer did this, if he used ultra large format or digitally stitched the picture, but even with 8 x 10 inch I think it is impossible to make such large and sharp prints.
Maybe someone can imagine the technical fascination of that masterwork. The technical craftsmanship perfectly corresponded with the sujet.
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I think that one of photography's most enduring attributes is its ability to recreate a view so that it can be appreciated later. The cameras ability to resolve detail allows us to explore an area at a later time, often giving us an opportunity to see things that we didn't see in the first place.
Look at this photograph, and check out the "Original Size". http://www.flickr.com/photos/move_la...n/photostream/
Each balcony tells a story.. the detail seems infinite... it is literally as though we are transported to where the photograph was taken, and allowed to stare at it unendingly and without fear of it changing.
This is one of the camera's most astonishing abilities in my opinion. Obviously it's not the only route to explore as a photographer, but in some way I think that these photographs will only get more amazing with age; that is, we will be able to relive an environment that is gone forever... time travel!
Small detail, the ability to endlessly zoom in and yet still see more... this is what fascinates me as well! It is probably a strange fascination, most would rather take in the whole I think, the feeling, the mood, the story, rather than tiny details.
Though at the same time I often enjoy a 35mm Delta 3200 shot enlarged big, lots of grain. The grain gives a level of detail as well, similarly fascinating at times, how the picture comes together from far away and yet close up comes apart.
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1. Thomas, I do not assume they are examining the sharpness of the print. But, sharpness is one element of the print which will affect how they view the portion of the print they examine up close. When I look at large works, I am often drawn into the print and I want to examine small parts of the print. It is almost as if I am looking at an 8x10 crop of the larger work. I am drawn into the print for many reasons, sharpness alone is not the primary factor.
2. Ralph, Your response goes to the heart of the issue. Depth of field calculations are where this issue always arises. The assumption underlying the calculation is based on a proportional distance. But, this is where I believe there is a central disconnect for photographers who desire to work to a very high standard. They will do many things which others deem "obsessive." Nevertheless, in this area, they throw up their hands and say the DoF charts are good enough to follow. As long as there is enough DoF to make a sharp 8x10 enlargement, then they can go as big as they want because the viewing distance will change. But, for critical viewers, the viewing distance doesn't change.
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If you have ever printed a step wedge or used a densitometer, you might be obsessive.
If you've ever tested the effect selenium toner has on paper D-max, you might be obsessive.
If you've ever use a spot meter, you might be obsessive.
If you are a member of APUG, you might be obsessive.
Shooting contact prints is the easiest way to satisfy the critical viewer. If it is sharp on the ground glass, it will be sharp on the print.
You can satisfy the critical viewer with enlargements. It takes a different approach to image making, however. DoF charts are set up for "I'm using this camera, what f/stop do I need to get everything in the frame acceptably sharp." I approach it the other way around. If I want to be able to make a sharp 20x24 inch print, I ask which camera I should use to accomplish that. Often it is simply a matter of shooting larger film, and making sure I have enough DoF to print big without sacrificing other aspects of the image. This is often as easy as choosing to shoot 8x10 instead of 4x5 or MF and stopping down from f/16 to f/22 or f/32 (being careful not to stop down too far which will degrade the image). Experience is a good teacher. I have enlarged numerous 8x10 negatives to 20x24 and they are sharp and have very good tone.
If you want to delve deeper into the science behind all this, I recommend Image Clarity, High Resolution Photography, John B. Williams, 1990 Butterworth Publishers. It is a bit dense, but worth the read.
The film Blow up by Michelangelo Antonioni is the best illustration of how a photographer (a psychically normal one) is normally obsessed with high resolution. If it's a bug, it's a common one. And it's a bug of mine as well
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R-3. Appointment of an Arbitrator
R-4. Number of Arbitrators
R-5. Initiating an Arbitration and Respondent Response
R-6. Changes of Claim
R-7. Jurisdiction
R-8. Privacy
R-9. Confidentiality
R-10. Disclosure
R-11. Disqualification of the Arbitrator
R-12. Communication with the Arbitrator
R-13. Vacancies
R-14. Exchange of Information
R-15. Attendance in the Virtual Room
R-16. Representation
R-17. Interpreters
R-18. Postponements
R-19. Arbitration in the Absence of a Party or Representative
R-20. Conduct of Proceedings
R-21. Evidence
R-22. Testimony
R-23. Laws Applicable
R-24. Closing of the Arbitration
R-25. Reopening of the Arbitration
R-26. Waiver of Rules
R-27. Extensions of Time
R-28. Serving of Notice and Documents
R-29. Time of Award
R-30. Form of Award
R-31. Scope of Award and Style of Arbitration
R-32. Settlement or Abandonment
R-33. Delivery of Award to the Parties
R-34. Modification of Award
R-35. Applications to Court
R-36. Appeal of the Award
R-37. Exclusion of Liability
R-38. Witness Expenses
R-39. Date and location of Award
R-40. Interpretation and Application of Rules
R-41. Electronic Signatures and Delivery
R-42. Language of Proceedings
R-43. Arbitrator's Oath
R-44. Limit on the number of times an Arbitrator can arbitrate disputes involving the same Party
R-45. Payment of the Fees for the Arbitration
R-46. Cost of Confirming and Enforcing the Award
Unless the parties to the dispute or their representatives (the "Parties" or "Party") agree otherwise in writing, the Parties agree to make these rules of arbitration (the "Rules" or "Arbitration Rules") part of their arbitration agreement (the "Agreement") whenever they participate in the resolution of a dispute on eQuibbly.com or one of its subdomains (the "Site"). The Parties may only vary these Rules and the procedures set forth in these Rules if: the Parties agree in writing; and eQuibbly approves of such changes in writing.
Arbitrators conducting arbitrations on the Site agree to be bound by these Rules.
When the Parties agree to arbitrate under these Rules by participating in an arbitration on the Site, the Parties thereby authorize the assigned arbitrator (the "Arbitrator") to administer the arbitration in accordance with these Rules. The authority and duties of the Arbitrator are established in these Rules.
Unless the Parties agree otherwise in writing in advance, eQuibbly will assign an Arbitrator from its roster of arbitrators who have been vetted and pre-approved by eQuibbly's advisors.
If the Parties have agreed to choose the Arbitrator themselves from eQuibbly's roster, each Party will be given the same list of 5 arbitrators chosen by eQuibbly's administrator from eQuibbly's list of arbitrators who have been vetted and pre-approved by eQuibbly's advisors. Within 3 business days of receiving the list, each Party must eliminate 2 of the 5 arbitrators and list the remaining 3 in order of preference, and email the resulting list to eQuibbly. The Parties must immediately disclose to eQuibbly any potential conflict of interest with the remaining 3 candidates. The highest matching arbitrator will be the one assigned to the arbitration. Where there is a tie, eQuibbly's administrator will break the tie and assign one of the matched arbitrators.
If the Parties have agreed in writing in advance, the Parties can choose to use their preferred arbitrator, whether or not that arbitrator is on eQuibbly's roster.
A Party will be deemed to have accepted and agreed to the chosen Arbitrator if the Party does not, within 24 hours of being notified of the assignment, notify eQuibbly by email to the contrary.
The dispute will be heard and determined by one Arbitrator.
A Party (the "Claimant") can initiate an arbitration under these Rules by going to the Site and clicking the appropriate button, providing the information requested, including submitting the legal or registered name and email address for the Respondent or their representative if there is one, and signing online the Agreement to arbitrate provided by eQuibbly.
On behalf of the Claimant, eQuibbly will notify the other Party (the "Respondent") of a claim having been filed by email using the email address provided by the Claimant, which must be the last known email address for the Respondent, or their representative if there is one. The Respondent will be deemed to have received notice of the claim 48 hours after the email is sent by eQuibbly.
The Respondent will have 7 calendar days following the date of receipt of the notice of claim, to submit their response at the specified URL address in the email notice provided for responding to the claim, and sign up for an account with eQuibbly if the Respondent does not yet have one.
After the Respondent has submitted their response, eQuibbly will, on behalf of the Respondent, notify the Claimant of the response by email and by a status update on their dashboard in their account online.
After the Respondent has submitted their response and the Claimant has been notified of this, the Parties will have 3 business days to finish uploading all the evidence to be relied upon by them for the arbitration, and notify eQuibbly of the same by clicking on the "I have uploaded all evidence for this dispute" button on each Party's status dashboard.
The arbitration commences when an Arbitrator is assigned by eQuibbly to arbitrate the matter(s) at issue. The Arbitrator may post a comment or question in the Parties' assigned virtual room found on the tab in the left-hand side menu labeled "Discussion" in their account. Both Parties will be notified of the commencement of the arbitration by email and by a status update on their dashboard in their account online.
Unless the Parties state otherwise, all claims and counterclaims will be deemed to be denied by the other Party.
After submitting a dispute for arbitration and a proposed resolution, no new or different claim or counterclaim can be made in the, unless the Arbitrator provides their consent. At the Arbitrator's discretion, the Arbitrator may consider any additional information provided during the arbitration.
The Arbitrator has the power to rule on his or her own jurisdiction and on any challenge to his or her jurisdiction, including any objections with respect to the existence, scope or validity of the arbitration Agreement.
The Arbitrator will have the power to determine any question of fact, law, good faith, and dishonesty.
The arbitration and related communications are private proceedings. Only the Parties and their representatives and the Arbitrator may access the virtual arbitration room. Other persons, such as witnesses, may access the virtual room only with the written permission of both Parties or the Arbitrator.
The Parties and their representatives, the Arbitrator, and eQuibbly will keep confidential all arbitration Awards, and all documents and materials disclosed during the arbitration produced by the other Party that are not otherwise in the public domain, except to the extent that disclosure may be required by legal duty, to protect or pursue a legal right in relation to this arbitration, or to enforce an Award in legal proceedings before a court or other judicial authority;
Except as required by law, The Parties and their representatives will maintain the confidentiality of the arbitration and the proceedings, and will not rely on, or introduce as evidence in any subsequent arbitral, judicial or other proceeding the following, unless for purposes of enforcing the Arbitral Award:
a. Views expressed or suggestions made by a Party or other participant with respect to a possible settlement of the dispute,
b. Admissions made by a Party or other participant in the course of the proceedings,
c. Proposals made or views expressed by the Arbitrator, or
d. The fact that a Party had or had not indicated a willingness to accept a proposal for settlement.
All information, records, reports or other documents disclosed during the arbitration will be held in confidence by the Arbitrator and by eQuibbly and its representatives and will be used solely for the purposes of the arbitration and not for any other purpose.
Neither the Arbitrator nor eQuibbly or its representatives will divulge such records or testify in regard to the arbitration in any proceeding or judicial forum unless compelled to do so by law.
Any person appointed or to be appointed as an Arbitrator will disclose to eQuibbly and the Parties any circumstance likely to give rise to justifiable doubt as to their impartiality or independence, including any bias or any financial or personal interest in the result of the arbitration or any past or present relationship with either of the Parties or their representatives. Such obligation will remain in effect throughout the arbitration.
The Arbitrator will be impartial and independent and will perform his or her duties with diligence and in good faith, and will be subject to disqualification by eQuibbly for:
a. Partiality or lack of independence;
b. Inability or refusal to perform his or her duties with diligence and in good faith; or
c. Any grounds for disqualification provided by applicable law.
Upon the objection of a Party to the continued service of an Arbitrator, or on its own initiative, eQuibbly will determine whether an Arbitrator should be disqualified on the grounds specified in these Rules, and will inform the Parties of its decision. eQuibbly's decision will be conclusive.
No Party and no one acting on behalf of any Party will communicate with an Arbitrator or a potential Arbitrator concerning the arbitration without the other Party being part of such communication.
If for any reason the Arbitrator is unable to perform the duties of the position, eQuibbly will replace the Arbitrator with another arbitrator in the same manner that the former Arbitrator was appointed.
At the request of a Party and at the discretion of the Arbitrator, or at the sole discretion of the Arbitrator, the Arbitrator may demand and the Party will comply with:
a. The production of relevant non-privileged documents and other information, and
b. The identification of any witnesses to be relied upon by providing the name, address and telephone number of that witness.
The Parties will, prior to the assignment of the Arbitrator, upload to the Site all documents and exhibits and witness statements that Party will rely on for the arbitration so the other Party and the Arbitrator can view them in detail.
The Parties will, prior to the appointment of the Arbitrator, disclose all material relevant facts of their case and the arguments they will rely on for the arbitration.
To limit the scope and cost of the arbitration, the Parties agree to forgo any right to discovery and cross-examination of the other Party or their witnesses. Each Party will have the right to see the evidence that each side will rely on in support of its case and any non-privileged documents the Arbitrator deems essential to a matter in the proceeding.
The Arbitrator is authorized to resolve any disputes concerning the exchange of information.
It will be at the Arbitrator's sole discretion to determine whether any person other than a Party and its representatives can participate in, or be present during, the arbitration.
Any Party may be represented by counsel or other authorized representative. A Party intending to be represented must notify the other Party and the Arbitrator of the name, address, phone number and email of the representative as soon as possible.
Any Party wanting an interpreter will make all arrangements directly with the interpreter and will assume the costs of the service. A Party intending to use an interpreter will notify the other Party and the Arbitrator as soon as possible.
The Arbitrator may postpone the arbitration or any decision upon agreement of the Parties, at the sole discretion of the Arbitrator upon the request of a Party who can show good cause, or upon the Arbitrator's own initiative.
Unless the law provides to the contrary, the arbitration may proceed in the absence of any Party or representative who, after "due notice", fails to be present or fails to obtain a postponement from the Arbitrator. "Due notice" will ordinarily be a period of 14 calendar days from the date an email notification from eQuibbly is sent to the Respondent at their last known email address, however, the Arbitrator has the discretion to extend this period if there are extenuating circumstances. An Award will not be made solely on the default of a Party. The Arbitrator will require the Party who is present to submit such evidence as the Arbitrator may require for the making of an Award.
The arbitration will proceed as a modified 'documents-only' arbitration. Prior to the assignment of the Arbitrator, the Parties must upload or submit to the Site all documents, exhibits, witness statements and other evidence, and disclose all material relevant facts and arguments they will rely on for the arbitration.
The Parties agree to forgo any right to a hearing. The Arbitrator, if he or she deems it necessary, may hold a hearing or a question-and-answer session, either in writing in a private virtual room on the Site, or by videoconference, or teleconference. Where there is a hearing or a question-and-answer session in writing, it may proceed either by 'instant chat' or 'asynchronous posting' with comments, questions and answers, provided in writing. At the sole discretion of the Arbitrator, the purpose of a hearing or a question-and-answer session will be to allow the Arbitrator to clarify their understanding of the facts and arguments presented; not for the Parties to present further evidence or arguments, nor for the Parties to cross-examine any other Party or witness. The Parties waive all claims that they were not treated with equality or that the Parties were not given a fair opportunity to present their respective case due to the absence of a hearing.
The Arbitrator, exercising his or her discretion, will conduct the arbitration with a view to expediting the resolution of the dispute and may direct the Parties to focus their submissions on issues which could dispose of all or part of the claim.
The Arbitrator has the discretion to vary the arbitration procedure, provided the Parties are treated with equality and that the Parties are given a fair opportunity to present their respective cases.
The Arbitrator has the right to ask questions of the Parties, to which the Parties must respond. If a Party does not respond to a question within 72 hours of it being submitted online, that Party will be deemed to have vacated their right to respond. The Party that fails to respond to a question in the time allowed waives all claims that the Parties were not treated with equality or that the Parties were not given a fair opportunity to present their respective case, even if the Arbitrator closes the arbitration prior to said Party's response.
If the Arbitrator requires a teleconference or videoconference, the Parties will participate in the conference as part of the arbitration. It may proceed without a court reporter or transcript or recording of any sort.
Conformity to legal rules of evidence is not required.
Prior to the Arbitrator being assigned to resolve the dispute, the Parties must upload to the Site all evidence and disclose all material relevant facts and arguments they will rely on for the arbitration. After the Arbitrator is assigned and the arbitration commences, it is at the Arbitrator's sole discretion whether or not to admit and consider further evidence or further arguments from the Parties.
Files uploaded to the Site by the Claimant cannot be edited or deleted by the Claimant after the Respondent has been invited to participate in the arbitration, unless the arbitration is canceled before the Respondent provides a response. Files uploaded to the Site by the Respondent cannot be edited or deleted by the Respondent after the Respondent has signed the arbitration agreement provided by eQuibbly.
The Arbitrator may receive and consider evidence, including witness statements, by written statement, video, or affidavit, but will give it only such weight as the Arbitrator deems it is entitled to. The Arbitrator has the discretion to admit all evidence that he or she believes is relevant and has probative value.
The Arbitrator has the authority to administer an oath or affirmation to the Parties and witnesses and other participants in the arbitration.
The Parties will offer relevant and material evidence and will produce any evidence the Arbitrator deems necessary, unless the evidence would be considered privileged in a court of law.
The Arbitrator will take into account applicable principles of legal privilege, such as those involving the confidentiality of communications between a lawyer and client.
The Arbitrator will determine the admissibility, relevance, and materiality of the evidence offered and may exclude evidence he or she deems to be redundant or irrelevant.
The Arbitrator is authorized to subpoena documents and witnesses relevant to arbitrating the matters under dispute.
The Parties waive any right to cross-examine any other Party or witness. If the Arbitrator deems it necessary, the Arbitrator may allow a Party to cross-examine another Party or witness.
Unless otherwise instructed by both Parties in writing and arranged in advance, any documents submitted by any Party will simultaneously be provided to the other Party by eQuibbly.
The Arbitrator may require that a Party or a witness swear an affirmation or oath before giving testimony, but even if the Arbitrator does not require it, each of the Parties, by agreeing to these Rules, solemnly affirms that the evidence to be given by them will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and this affirmation has all the force and effect and consequence as if it were given in the presence of and at the direction of a judge in a court of law.
Unless the Parties agree otherwise in writing, decisions by the Arbitrator should be based on the principle of 'ex aequo et bono' - what is fair and just given the circumstances and the facts surrounding the dispute - and U.S. or Canadian legal principles, rather than the codified laws of any one jurisdiction.
Prior to finalizing the Award, the Arbitrator may ask whether the Parties have anything further to say. In any event, if neither Party has submitted any further information, comment, question or answer within 72 hours from the last submission, and if the Arbitrator is satisfied that the record is complete, the arbitration will be considered closed.
The arbitration may be reopened by the Arbitrator any time before the Award is made.
Any Party who proceeds with the arbitration after knowledge that a provision or requirement of these Rules has not been complied with and who fails to state an objection in writing prior to an Award being made will be deemed to have waived their right to object.
eQuibbly or the Arbitrator may for good cause, to be decided at the sole discretion of the Arbitrator, extend any period of time established by these Rules. The Parties will be notified of any extension.
Any document, notice, or process necessary or proper for the initiation or continuation of an arbitration under these Rules, may be served on a Party by email addressed to the Party, or their representative, at the last known active email address for that Party, or to the email address provided to eQuibbly or the Arbitrator by that Party, or by posting it on the Site in that Party's account or in that Party's assigned virtual room.
The Award will be issued within 14 calendar days after the close of the arbitration, except in extenuating circumstances.
Any Award will be in writing and signed by the Arbitrator.
Typing a name into a form field on the Site, or digitally or electronically signing a name on or to a document, will be equivalent to signing a document by hand in ink.
The Arbitrator need not provide a reason for an Award unless the Parties request this in writing prior to appointment of the Arbitrator. Where a reason for the Award is provided, it will be succinct.
The style of arbitration will be the style commonly known as "Baseball Arbitration" or "Final Offer Arbitration", where the Arbitrator must choose to award one of the Party's Proposed Resolution. However, the Arbitrator, in awarding one of the Proposed Resolutions, may at its sole discretion edit the form and terms of the chosen Proposed Resolution where it would clarify the Award, or where it would further the principles of equity and justice, however, the intent of the Proposed Resolution cannot be altered to any significant extent.
The Arbitrator may grant any remedy or relief proposed by the Parties, subject to the exceptions in the preceding paragraph, that the Arbitrator deems just and equitable and within the scope of the original agreement of the Parties, including, but not limited to, specific performance, injunctions and other equitable remedies.
At the discretion of the Arbitration, the Award also may include:
a. Interest at such rate and from such date as the Arbitrator may deem appropriate as long as it is no greater than 12% per annum; and
b. The Total Fee, or any portion thereof, charged by eQuibbly for the arbitration and the Arbitrator's time.
The Arbitrator is not empowered to award punitive damages, and each Party waives any right to seek or recover punitive damages with respect to any dispute resolved by this arbitration, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties.
The Arbitrator has the power to award any interim or conservancy measure the Arbitrator deems necessary, including injunctive relief and measures for the protection or conservation of property. The Arbitrator will provide reasons in either case. The Arbitrator may modify or vacate the interim award for good cause shown. Any interim award for emergency relief may be conditioned on provision by the Party seeking such relief of appropriate security.
At any stage of the proceedings, the Parties may agree in writing to abandon the arbitration, or settle the matter on their own. If both Parties agree, the Arbitrator may set forth the terms of the settlement in a consent award. In any event, the Parties will still be liable for any and all fees owed eQuibbly as agreed prior to the arbitration. No Party can unilaterally abandon the arbitration.
The Parties will accept as notice and delivery of the Award:
An email with the Award attached or with a link to download the Award, addressed to the Party, or its representative at the last known email address provided to eQuibbly or the Arbitrator by that Party; or
The posting of the Award or a link to download the Award on the Site in the Party's account or their assigned virtual arbitration room.
Within 7 calendar days after the delivery of the Award, any Party, upon notice to the other Party and eQuibbly, may request that the Arbitrator correct any clerical, typographical, or computational errors in the Award. The Arbitrator is not permitted to re-determine the merits of any claim already decided. The other Party will have 5 calendar days to respond to the request. At the expiry of this time period, the Arbitrator will decide whether there is a mistake and if so, make any corrections within 10 calendar days.
A request to a judicial authority for interim measures will not be deemed incompatible with the Agreement to arbitrate or a waiver of the right to arbitrate.
No judicial proceeding by a Party relating to the subject matter of the arbitration will be deemed a waiver of the Party's right to arbitrate.
The Parties to an arbitration under these Rules are deemed to have consented that judgment upon the Award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
The Award will be final and binding with no right of appeal on any issue, error, or question of law or fact.
The Parties agree that neither eQuibbly, its employees and officers and directors, nor any arbitrator in a proceeding is a necessary or proper party in judicial proceedings relating to any arbitration.
The Parties agree that neither eQuibbly, its employees and officers and directors, nor any arbitrator will be liable to any Party in any action for damages or injunctive relief for any act or omission in connection with an arbitration or the provision of services by eQuibbly.
Any Party who seeks to impose liability on eQuibbly, its employees or officers or directors, or any arbitrator, will indemnify the same for all resulting costs, including attorney fees.
The Parties agree that they will not call eQuibbly, its employees or officers or directors, or any arbitrator as a witness in any litigation or any other proceeding relating to an arbitration. The Parties agree that the arbitrator, eQuibbly, its employees and officers and directors, are incompetent to testify as witnesses in any such proceeding.
The expenses of a witness for either side will be paid by the Party producing such witness.
The date the Award is made is the date on which the Arbitrator signs the Award. Unless the Parties agree otherwise in advance in writing, the 'place of arbitration' or the 'location where the Award is made' is deemed to be New York, NY, USA. If the Parties agree otherwise in writing and inform eQuibbly prior to the issuance of the Award, accommodation can be made for a different 'place of arbitration' for purposes of the Award. Any inaccuracy in the date or location of the Award will not affect the validity of the Award.
The Arbitrator will interpret and apply these Rules insofar as they relate to the Arbitrator's powers and duties. If that is not possible, a Party may refer the question to eQuibbly for a final decision.
All participants agree that the same legal rights and obligations occur with any electronic or digital signature used on the Site, or any agreement or award on the Site, as it would with a signature signed in ink by hand. There is an option to use an ink signature and the Parties and the Arbitrator choose to forgo that option. The Parties and the Arbitrator are satisfied that signing using an electronic or digital signature completes and binds documents in such a way that any change is detectable and that the signature is verifiable. Electronic or digital delivery of documents by any party to any other party is an acceptable means of delivering documents and all parties may rely on the receipt of such document so executed and delivered by electronic or digital means as if the original had been delivered.
The arbitration will be conducted in English unless otherwise agreed to in advance by the Parties and the Arbitrator.
Prior to conducting arbitrations on eQuibbly, the Arbitrator takes the following oath:
I do solemnly swear and affirm that I understand and I will:
Provide truthful and accurate information to all Parties and eQuibbly about my qualification, experience and credentials.
Fairly, impartially and justly conduct my activities as a neutral based only upon the merits of each case.
Disclose to all Parties and eQuibbly as soon as possible any information which could call into question my impartiality or lack of independence.
Conduct my activities as a neutral in a prompt and professional fashion.
Comply with all applicable ethical rules, regulations and standards as from time to time adopted by eQuibbly, or by the ADR and ODR industry in the U.S. and Canada.
Diligently apply all rules and procedures as agreed upon by the Parties or as specified by eQuibbly.
Keep all information obtained from the Parties confidential and not disclose that information to any other person, nor use that information other than for the sole purpose of executing my duties as a neutral, without the express consent and authorization of all of the Parties.
Unless the Parties agree otherwise, no one Arbitrator can arbitrate disputes involving the same Party more than 3 times on eQuibbly in every 10 arbitrations that same Party is involved in on eQuibbly. A Party must disclose to the other Party, to the Arbitrator and to eQuibbly where that Party has been involved in 3 or more arbitrations in front of the assigned Arbitrator, if that Party has not been involved in at least 7 other arbitrations on eQuibbly in the intervening time in front of a different arbitrator.
An Arbitrator must immediately disclose to the Parties and to eQuibbly if he or she has arbitrated 3 or more disputes on eQuibbly where one of the Parties has been involved. If that Party has not participated in at least 7 other arbitrations on eQuibbly in the intervening time where the Arbitrator in question was not the arbitrator for those disputes, the other Party will have 24 hours after being notified by eQuibbly of the situation to object to that Arbitrator's assignment in an email to eQuibbly requesting that the Arbitrator be replaced. Upon such a request, eQuibbly will replace the Arbitrator with another arbitrator in the same manner that the former Arbitrator was appointed. If an email requesting another arbitrator is not received by eQuibbly within 24 hours, that Party will be deemed to have accepted and agreed to the assigned Arbitrator.
Unless otherwise agreed in advance, the Parties will split the "Total Fee" for the arbitration equally. The "Total Fee" includes all fees and charges charged by eQuibbly to the Parties for the arbitration; it does not include attorney fees which are borne by each Party separately. On initiating the arbitration process, the Claimant will pay to eQuibbly the "Minimum Fee" (or "Filing Fee") for the arbitration, as detailed on our Pricing page, on behalf of both Parties. The amount paid on behalf of the Respondent will be taken into consideration when making the Award. Although each Party must pay their portion of the Total Fee to eQuibbly prior to the Arbitrator's decision and the Award being issued, in the event that one of the Parties does not pay eQuibbly their portion of the Total Fee, the other Party will be liable for paying eQuibbly the Total Fee and the delinquent Party's portion of the Total Fee will be reflected in the Award so that in can be recovered. More information on the Minimum Fee and Total Fee can be found on our Pricing page. At the sole discretion of eQuibbly, no Award will be issued until the Total Fee for the arbitration has been paid to eQuibbly.
If either Party does not comply with or carry out their obligations set out in the Award within 30 days of the date of the Award, said Party will pay, and the other Party will be entitled to recover, all of the Party's costs of confirming and enforcing the Award, including all court fees, all attorneys' fees and costs, and all other costs incurred in litigating entitlement to and in determining the amount of recoverable attorneys' fees and costs, to the extent they are reasonable, whether taxable or not under any applicable statute, rule or guideline.


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ENCINTIAS: School officials update budget
Encinitas Union School District officials updated their 2011-12 budget recently, saying they expect to spend almost an additional $3 million and bring in nearly an additional $2 million than they planned when they approved the budget in June.
The updated spending plan includes $48.7 million in spending and $47.2 million in revenues.
Money from the district's reserves will fill that gap, bringing the total in the reserve accounts from $6.9 million in 2010-11 to $5.6 million in 2011-12.
As with all school districts, the bulk of the budget will go toward salaries. In Encinitas, that comes to more than $30 million. Another nearly $10 million pays for employee benefits.
The $48.7 million spending plans is slightly less than last year's $49.9 million in expenses and the same as the district spent in 2009-10.
Enrollment in the district's school has held steady over the past couple of years.