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What are the details?
What are the details?
Roman Witucki writes that President Obama has a serious plan to reduce our deficit and provide middle class families with economic certainty. What are the details?
President Obama thinks the federal government should not have a debt ceiling. That doesn't tell me he is serious about reducing the deficit when he is trying to remove the checks and balances.
He and Congress also ignored the proposal by his appointed bipartisan debt commission to cut spending by $4 trillion and increase taxes for a balanced approach.
As of now, tax increases will take place. But the increase will be spent and no deficits will be cut.
President Obama wants more stimulus. Maybe he'll find more "green" businesses to whom he can give loan guarantees. Will we get more of the same, Solyndra, Fisker and the like?
Some will take the funds and go overseas and others will just pay big bucks to their CEOs and then file for bankruptcy.
Forty billion was dedicated to green energy projects. Solyndra took $535 million and filed bankruptcy. One thousand jobs were lost. Fisker took about the same amount and had problems with production of an electric car. They are stalled because the producer of the batteries (A123 Systems) filed bankruptcy. Will foreign countries get to purchase A123 Systems?
Now we, the middle class, will be hit with several taxes of some sort to help pay for clients coming into the health care system with existing conditions. No wonder Mr. Obama wants taxes lowered on the middle class. Even Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken are calling "foul."
A lot of taxes will be imposed on medical equipment suppliers and their users (Minnesota has a lot of them).
Maybe we should just fall off the cliff. At least spending, perhaps in all the wrong places, will be cut.
Jeanne O'Malley,
Fifty Lakes

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Sweet taillights, looks pretty sweet for a "americanized" MiTo if that's the base...
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it looks somewhat like traverse
Lookin' good.
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taillights are cool, but could never make it to production. and that's the old logo.
I like it! looks pretty badassed!
zeep:Sweet taillights, looks pretty sweet for a "americanized" MiTo if that's the base...The base was, in fact, a Fiat Bravo.
six_speed:taillights are cool, but could never make it to production. and that's the old logo.I couldn't find a good picture of the new logo. And don't be so sure that the headlights couldn't make production. They're very similar to the 370Z's, and that got productioned.
Not really sure if I like the taillights, but it definitely looks great
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I like how the exhaust port was moved to the center. Nice touch.
______________________________Acura's motor got upstaged by Ford.And now that Buick is owned by Ford, I think it's safe to say that the Buick has a better motor than the TL?
Looks stunning. Maybe you should try adding the new Chrysler logo.
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Hi Daniel. Thanks for your Purdue blogs which I followed with a great amount of interest. My son, Alex, is off to Purdue on exchange from Griffith Gold Coast next semester.
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We'll what an exciting few weeks it has been! So much to write about and so many pictures to share!
It's sad, scary, and exiting to think that I have less then one week left at Purdue! Most of my classes I've already completely finished! Today I just finished my final presentation for class 'EDST 200 History and Philosophy of Education', and tomorrow all I have is a party for 'EDCI 205 Exploring Teaching as Career'! After that I just have one more assignment on Monday and one more exam on Tuesday. Then Tuesday night, I'm leaving for to take a 3 week road trip across america from LA to NY!! CRAZY!! (PS I Can't wait!!)
Wow time really crept up on me, one minute I just got to fairway and the USA, the and now I'm just about ready to leave
So in the last few weeks I've done some pretty cool stuff at Purdue, my favorite being the BEST PARTY I'VE ever been to!! I can't even begin to tell you how awesome it was. It was seriously the perfect party. To set the stage: Since the weather has warmed up fairway decided to through a Parking Lot Luau (that's american for Hawaiian Party in the Car Park). So we all got in our Luau gear, and headed outside for some fun! Now not only were their around 350-450 people at the party:
-A HUGE Dance floor with massive sound system
-FREE Cotton Candy (Fairy Floss) - we hired our own fairy floss machine and about 15 2KG bags of the sugary stuff!!
- A bonfire with free marshmallow and chocolate/crackers (American do this weird thing with chocolate crackers and marshmallow at fires)
- Outdoor Sand Volley Ball
- A jumping castle (moon bounce) YES- fairway hired a jumping castle just for the occasion haha it was sweet
- Free drinks and Pina Colada's/Strawberry or Bananna smoothies
-Free BBQ shish-kebabs/sausages (make your own)
AND to top it all up, an American energy drink company heard about the party and promoted their energy drink by giving out unlimited free ones all night!! YEW!!!
Honestly I couldn't think of a better party if I tried- it catered for everyone, you could dance, chill by the fire, play sports, eat free food/drinks.... it was amazing!!
But that's not even the coolest thing I've done.. last weekend (as the Title suggests) I went to the greatest city in the world! New YORK!!! Now as a Australian, of course Australia is the best country in the world, but don't judge my verdict of the best city until you've been to NY!! It was so good! I couldn't live their my whole life, but for a year or two I would love it! Remember its a city with almost half the population of Australia haha.
I had the privilege of going with my good friend LeRoy Gordon. When we arrived on a subway we started off on a 5.5 hr tour of the city! We visited the amazing times square (at night it's so bright from all the lights there were a few times I thought it was early morning sunshine haha), statue of liberty, central park, wall street and the stock exchange (wall street was actually originally a wall build across Manhattan to keep the British out in the revolutionary war
Later on that night we went up to the empire state observatory- it was fantastic- their were bright lights as far as the eye can see and great views of the city below!
The next day I visited a catholic church- the largest in America- it runs 4 services a day and each service has over 100 packed full rows of pew's! Though when I went up for communion the priest wouldn't let me partake because I wasn't catholic... to say the least I was pretty offended but I'm not to surprised actually. After this we went to the MOMA 'Museum of Modern Art' now this was the WORST DECISION I'VE ever made. Among the 'Masterpieces was' an orange colored stick, a pile of bricks stacked in a square, a piece of string on a wall (this one was 'kindly' donated by a famous NY artist), and the funniest one of all- a women who sit in the center of the room and stares at different people who sit in a particular chair for 4 months straight. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA the exhibition is called 'the artist is present' you can view a live feed here: http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2010/marinaabramovic/ apparently sometimes she gets naked people to come and stare at each other for the sake of 'art' lol....
Anyway as funny as 'art' is, after this I went and saw the Lion king on Broadway! A- Great experience though maybe a little pricey. Then after this I went to a NY baseball game (mets vs dodgers). LeRoy and I managed to get $25 tickets in the $90 ticket section of a ticket scalper haha! Funny thing is though we found out later that the guy got them for free of kind old gentlemen who wanted to bless someone haha. Oh well suited us! Baseball was fun.. for the first hour and a half.. but it's very much like cricket in that it just DRAGS on (like this blog maybe?? haha- if anyone is still reading!!), but watch some video's I've posted- it classic to here the midi 'duh duh duh da da da!' sound when they make a base and the sales people yelling in thick NY accent 'Cracker Jack's here, get your cracker jack's here' at the top of their voices every 30 seconds!! haha
To sum up the last day- I woke up to find that might flight had been cancelled and that I had to leave 2hrs early- not to worry though- they gave me $500 worth of flight vouchers! Just before we left I had a NY slice of Pizza (HUGE!) and visited the amazing central park- the name central park just doesn't cut it- it should be named 'the majestic botanical central eden' That would more suit how amazing and huge it is!
Anyway, all in all I had a fantastic time! Next week I'm going to start my 3 week trip with places like Vegas, grand-canyon, and Texas, so stay tuned casue I hope to fill you in soon.
To all my Aussie friends, miss you and can't wait to see you soon!
To all my American friends, I will miss you and I can't wait to see you when you visit!!
Love ya's! Dan


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This project demonstrates how to use CDI in Portlets and Portlet Filters. We have made the example as self-explaining as possible through commenting all necessary details directly in the included files. We suggest to study the example in the following order:
An introduction and some background information to this quickstart can be found in the following chapters of Red Hat JBoss Portal Developer Guide:
System Requirements ——————-
All you need to build this example project is Java 6.0 (Java SDK 1.6) or newer and Maven 3.0 or newer.
The project is designed to be deployed on Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.1 running on JBoss EAP.
Configure Maven —————
You have two options how you can configure Maven: A. Use hosted Maven repository or B. Download & setup zipped Maven repository.
This is the easier and thus recommended option. You need to configure the Maven user settings as follows:
Look for the
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For Windows: \Users\USER_NAME\.m2\settings.xml or \Documents and Settings\USER_NAME\.m2\settings.xml
settings.xml file, modify it with the configuration information from the
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settings-zipped-repos.xml file located in the root directory of Red Hat JBoss Portal
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with the fully qualified path of the directory where you unpacked the given zipped Maven repository in the previous
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text: well to start off, I had a long list of things to do to my truck and have been planning this for months and finally got to it all at once. 1) all 5 brake lines (russell braided steel lines) 2) rear brake pads (hawk hps, fronts were done about 6 months back) 3) all 4 rotors (powerslot cryo) 4) all 4 brake calipers 5) both rear axles,bearings, seals, c-lock clips 6) differential fluid 7) and a complete brake fluid flush well to start off... the rear brakes, 4 rotors, and rear calipers needed to be replaced badly...the rubber sleeves on both of the rear calipers were torn which was the cause for my croaking brakes as the pedal moved. so if im replacing the rear calipers, i figured might as well do all 4... got my calipers from rock auto (ironically powerstop makes remanufactured calipers powdercoated red just for my truck! at around $45.00 each caliper after the core charge, I couldnt pass that up) I wouldve sandblasted and painted my calipers myself eventually. the right rear axle was bent about 3.5 years ago my freshmen year in college when i slid into a curb at about 5 mph after turning left from a stoplight, couldnt believe that such a slow speed did that, but drove on it until now. obviously id rather replace both rear axle shafts instead of just one. and while i was at it it would be completely stupid to not replace the bearings, seals, and c-lock clips. heres my rear pads.... can you say holy crap? heres the wheels off this left rear axle was replaced years ago after i had my first curb incident, when they replaced the left rear axle they mustve used some sort of aftermarket axle because as you can see the hub is a little different... in order to replace the axle shafts you have to take the differential cover off and work inside there to release the c-lock clips. a little mechanics trick my uncle showed me... to remove seals, just grab a prybar and put the end of it, like so, and it will pop right out. of course we had to press in all of the studs too... yay! impact wrench and an oversize nut for a spacer to remove the bearings I just rented one of the rear axle bearing pullers from autozone, which is a slide hammer device, couple knocks and it was out... as far as getting the bearings back in, the perfect tool of choice.... a 2" socket and a hammer. 2"socket fits the outside rim of the bearing without contact the bearings themselves and fits right into the axle shaft as well, forgot the picture of this one... clean the shizz out of the diff. cover before putting it back on... and a nice fat bead of RTV did it right :great: some finished product pictures.... so for the second year in a row, i did not get a spring break... last year clocked 56 hours at work, this year worked 7:30-7:00 monday tuesday and wednesday, then had to go straight to san antonio because my sisters wedding was saturday. so my break was nonexistent, so between getting there wednesday night passing out and waking up thursday, doing all kinds of preparations for my mother who basically planned everything for my sisters wedding, I finally got to start my truck around 5:00 p.m. thursday, got as far as the bearings which was when i took my break and had to get the puller friday morning. friday worked all day on my truck and finished it up, had to readjust the parking brake too. saturday was the wedding and sunday i got to test drive my truck for the first time, and I was happy! sunday morning at 7:00 a.m. i left SA back home to CC and missed a few classes, but i think all the work I did was definitely worth it! brakes feel AMAZING!!! i am so happy i finished this all, best part, because of my sisters wedding we had family from colorado and indiana, of which 3 of my uncles were mechanics, one retired after 42 years..... so I had all the supervision and guidance anyone could ask for and would have never finished the axles without there hints. what a workout that was... another checkmark off the list! cheers!


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|B02005. American Indian And Alaska Native Alone For Selected Tribal Groupings [46]
Universe: People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone and people with no tribe reported
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|Universe: People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone and people with no tribe reported
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|ACS 2009-5yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> 2009 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Race -> American Indian or Alaska Native
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. It includes people who classified themselves as described below.
American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native
Respondents who identified themselves as "American Indian or Alaska Native" were asked to report their enrolled or principal tribe. Therefore, tribal data in tabulations reflect the written entries reported on the questionnaires. Some of the entries (for example, Metlakatla Indian Community and Umatilla) represent reservations or a confederation of tribes on a reservation. The information on tribe is based on self-identification and therefore does not reflect any designation of federally- or state-recognized tribe. The information for the American Community Survey was derived from the American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Classification List for the 1990 census that was updated for Census 2000 and the ACS based on the annual Federal Register notice entitled "Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs," Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, issued by the Office of Management and Budget.


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Cosy, favourable, central but quiet
Size35 m²
Floor No.
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Towels
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Kuparska ulica, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
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|Calendar updated
The double bed can also be used as single beds and are of high value and quality, made by a joiner.
The kitchenette has cooking pots, kitchen aids and dishes in number of people for which it is fitted.
The ensuite bathroom has shower of glas and comfortable size ( 90 x 90 cm).
The studio apartment is in an attic of a villa. It is nearby the old town but in a quiet area. Cars cannot drive there. You have short ways to the sights and beaches and everything you need daily.
Our free-of-charge services and facilities include:
- coffee maker and coffee
- tea
- new bedlinen once a week
- new towels every third day
- cleaning of the apartment once a week
- cleaning of the apartment at the end of your stay
- water and electricity
- phone for local calls
- air-conditioning
- baby crib and children´s high chair on request
- wireless lan
Extra charged on request:
- transfers from and to the airport.
- laundry service.
Please note:
Tax is included.
Guests who come by car can park it into the public garage within 2 minutes on foot. The tarif can be choosen by hour, day or week.
Our accommodation is open throughout the whole year.
The apartment has also heating for the winter.
We allow discount from 7 nights and more.
House rulesNo parties, no barbecue.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 33 CA per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
The hostess was friendly and charming from the beginning. She gave some tips about the city and the easiest way to reach the sobe and the airport.
The apartment is frankly well located in a peaceful and elevated area (Dubrovnik is a synonymous of slopes and steps) with outstanding views and just 10 minutes walking to visit the fascinating old town.
The equipment is basic and enough for a 2-3 days stay, although we realised not to have more tableware utensils and a microwave. Old town is extremely expensive and having lunch or dinner in the apartment is an advisable option.
The worst thing is the bed which looks more comfortable than it is really. It is not the worst, but I figure out it is sincerely improvable in relation to the price/night of the acommodation.
Nice, confortable and pleasant place in the very middle of the heart of the city.
Just one wish: less steps to climb up to the flat (141!) when you come from the lower town. Just kidding! Perfect place to discover Dubrovnik either walking or by bus. One more positive aspect: very close to car rental agency, very convenient when one wants to go out of the town to drive along the coast.
Appartement confortable et très agréable au cœur de la ville. Juste un souhait : moins de marches à monter (141!) quand on vient de la ville basse...
Situation idéale quand on veut visiter Dubrovnik, que ce soit à pied ou en bus.
Autre plus : appartement situé tout près d'une agence de location de voitures, pour une escapade le long de la côte.
I enjoyed my experience here.
I have not met Ivan, only his mother who is very friendly and helpful.
The studio is very well laid out and clean, almost new condition. It is very well located for the old town.
You have to climb a few steps to get there but it is the case of most homes here.
The only downside may be the lack of shutters or blackout curtains on the windows although if like me you have trouble sleeping, other than in the dark.
Similarly, we were able to connect to wi fi during the stay.
But I still recommend warmly this accommodation is really good value for money.
J'ai apprécié mon séjour dans cet établissement.
Je n'ai pas rencontré Ivan, seulement sa mère qui est très aimable et serviable.
Le studio est très bien agencé et propre, en état quasiment neuf. Il est très bien situé pour rejoindre la vieille ville.
Il faut gravir quelques marches pour d'y rendre mais c'est le cas de la plupart des logements ici.
Le seul bémol peut être l'absence de volets ou de rideaux bien occultants aux fenêtres si comme moi vous avez du mal à dormir autrement que dans le noir.
De même, nous n'avons pu nous connecter au wi fi durant le séjour.
Mais je recommande tout de même chaudement ce logement qui est vraiment d'un bon rapport qualité prix.
Very well located apartment
Very clean with a warm welcome from our host
Problem with Internet
Appartement très bien situé
Très propre avec un accueil chaleureux de notre hôte
Problème avec Internet
The lady of the apartment owner, extremely friendly. We were fetched at the station at 7am. The apartment, very clean, air conditioned, wifi, refrigerator, coffeemaker, television ... everything! It was great, 7 min walk from the historic center.
Worse, you have to climb 110 steps, but Dubrovnik is on hills and also that is good to burn the calories of ice cream eaten with so much heat.
La señora dueña del apartamento, extremadamente amable. Nos fue a buscar a la estación a las 7am. El apartamento, muy limpio, con aire acondicionado, wifi,nevera, cafetera, televisión...de todo! Se estaba genial, a 7 min caminando del centro histórico.
Lo peor, que hay que subir 110 escalones, pero Dubrovnik está en colinas y además, que viene bien para quemar las calorias de los helados que se comen con tanto calor.
Very nice room, very clean and great service provided by the seller!
Sehr schönes Zimmer, sehr sauber und super Service seitens des Anbieters!
We had a wonderful stay in Ivan's studio! It´s really near from the old town (less than 5 minutes by foot) and has all you need to spend a great time in Dubrovnik (quiet area, air conditioning, coffee machine, big bathroom, functional kitchen to cook like at home and great bedding). Definitely, we recommend this studio where you shall spend great holidays ;)
Unterkunft ist sauber, freundliche Wirtin und günstige Lage, waren sehr zufrieden.
Kann man wirklich weiterempfehlen.
- Quality assured accommodation
- Every host is verified by telephone
- Secure payment via SSL encryption


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Hello all,
I'm getting ready to start my job as a police officer in Bowling Green this month and I was wondering if there are any kind souls who could let me in on/know about some duck hunting spots in or around BG. If it's private land I would be more than willing to help with blinds, fields, or anything else that you may need. Just let me know!


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A Tipton coated rod and an aftermarket muzzle guide. Hard to get any better than that IMO.
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A Tipton coated rod and an aftermarket muzzle guide. Hard to get any better than that IMO.
Did chipmechanic say something.... must have missed it. His avatar reminds me of Kalashnikitty over at the Saiga-12 forums.
Use either Sweet's 7.62 Bore solvent or Barnes CR-10 Bore solvent when cleaning. Use either in conjunction with a good powder solvent. They are designed to clean out the copper fouling left in the bore from the shooting. Cleans out the copper VERY nice, just don't use a copper cleaning brush.
You can damage a crown to the point it will effect accuracy but you won't be able to see it with the naked eye or even a jewelers eye loop. I've proven this time and time again with the bore scope at work (yes I know everyone doesn't have access to a bore scope).
Also using the bullet test like you see people doing when selling guns on gunbroker etc....doesn't tell you anything. Also from one barrel to the next even in the same caliber if one barrel is .0002 bigger on the bore size the bullet will go in further. This has nothing to do with the condition of the crown.
Use a good cleaning rod and bore guide. Keep away from the garbage stuff if you want to take care of your guns.


text: Ok I got some questions and hope you all can help. First, where are the plans for the box joints that are on this site. Second, I have made my large supers and on final measurments i find that my interior space is at most +/- 1/16 inch from the plans on this site. Will this be a problem? Also i found plans online that differ from beesource plans by 1/8 inch. Is there a standard for hives ? One more question, does the wood in the hive need to be planed smooth or can it be a little rough( like saw marks or even rough cut )?


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I don't know nabber. The op said that it would take a tiny amount to kill a whole bunch of bees, then you twisted it up by saying that if it was the particular chemical that YOU chose then it would take a lot more of it, and you would have to make them eat it first anyway, so strike three. Nabber wins. I would ask if I got any of that wrong, but I already re read it, and I didn't.
And yes I understand that toxicity was measured by mixing the poison with syrup and feeding it to the bees, and farmers don't do that, so it must be harmless if you follow the directions.
I also understand that these chemicals are insecticides, and bees are insects. Some of them act systemically, by making the entire plant more or less an insecticide - thus killing pests that try to eat those plants. Whether it is true or not it makes sense that bees which gather pollen or nectar from such a plant could be carrying tiny doses of poison back to the colony. And true or not it also makes sense that when that hive ingests that poison while also under seasonal stress, that it could cause winter colony collapse.
Neonicitinoids may not have a thing to do with the high percent of colony loss we have seen this year. I certainly can not prove that they do, but you can't prove that they don't. And no one who is in any position to do anything about it cares one bit about what either one of us thinks.


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Similar in context to the commonly used phrase "turn down for what" coined in the DJ Snake trap remix Turn Down For What. Jesse Be, and Corina Do, are founders of this new turn and accept all responsibilities as well as affiliations to the new phrase replacing what with why.
Jesse- "The Music is far too loud in this jaunt!"
Corina- But Jesse, "turn down for why?"
Jesse- Pussy Squirt like...
Corina- But Jesse, "turn down for why?"
by Jesse Be, and Corina Do December 02, 2013


text: Howdy....a bit about me. Married to a wonderful wife that doesn't understand the "afliction". 1 great three year old son. I currently work dispatch for an ambulance company. I was formerly a police officer and hope to get back into that work in the future, but for now this works. It's great to be here. No builds yet, but I hope to change that soon. I currently read and do some woodworking for hobbies.


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California voters have a chance this November to end the death penalty in our state. California can join the 17 states that have already taken this step -- five of them in the last four years -- and perhaps set the stage for the entire country to join the other developed nations that choose justice and repayment to society over institutional violence and revenge.
Proposition 34, which seeks to replace the death penalty with the sentence of life without possibility of parole, was initiated by a coalition of law enforcement professionals and families of homicide victims. They point out that far too many rapes and murders go unsolved each year in California, for lack of adequate law enforcement funding. Among the measure's provisions is a fund, drawn from state monies used for death penalty appeals, to bolster police investigation of violent crime.
Our group, the Humboldt Chapter of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, believes that the time has come to end the practice of responding to violence with more lethal violence. Our society will benefit by respecting human life, and we will avoid what we now know to be a strong possibility that innocent people will be executed. Please join us in voting yes on Proposition 34.
Maggie Shaffer, for Humboldt WILPF


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Detroit Film Theatre
Friday, April 11, 2014
7:00 PM Detroit Film Theatre
Once again, some of the most entertaining, witty and creative examples of British filmmaking can be found in their incomparable and often startling television advertising. Unlike any other TV advertisers in the world, Britain's unique, visually audacious Mad Men consistently fashion imaginative, witty, technically sophisticated cutting-edge productions that have traditionally been the earliest showcases for soon-to-be celebrated filmmakers such as Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Prometheus) and Alan Parker (Midnight Express). Since the 1980s, each year's collection of top BTAA prizewinners – now known as British Arrows – has toured the world in a showcase that has grown a substantial following in the select number of cities in which it plays. This year's tour will stop at a limited number of major museums in the United States, including, of course, the DIA. (approximately 75 min.)
- Friday, April 11, 2014: 7:00 PM
- Saturday, April 12, 2014: 7:00 PM
- Sunday, April 13, 2014: 2:00 PM
- Saturday, April 19, 2014: 9:30 PM
- Sunday, April 20, 2014: 4:30 PM


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"Damage caused by cybercrime is estimated at $100 billion annually, said Kilian Strauss, of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)," New Scientist reported back in 2008.
Where are those supposed billions going? According to a Cisco report: "In Russia, for instance, social networks were used to create an online marketplace for stolen credit cards. This has allowed the 'sellers' to specialize in areas such as acquisition, while the 'buyers' focus their efforts in exploitation."
Journalists like me read these sorts of reports from vendors, analyst firms and law enforcement and pass along the information to our readers and pass along a simple message: cybercriminals must be getting really rich off all this stolen data. But according to a paper written by Dinei Florêncio and Cormac Herley and published by Microsoft Research, the surveys used in these reports are seriously flawed.
As the researchers put it in their paper, cybercrime "defies large-scale direct observation and the estimates we have of it are derived almost exclusively from surveys." But cybercrime surveys pose some statistical challenges. In many surveys, errors can cancel each other out. That doesn't work in a cybercrime survey, where respondents are only giving information about how much money they've lost. I can claim to have lost $2 million more to cybercrime than I actually did, but no one can balance out my exaggerated claim because they can't say they lost "negative $2 million." This necessarily makes the estimates skew upwards.
Things get really out of hand when you have large erroneous outliers in the sample group being extrapolated to the larger population. In their summary of their findings for The New York Times, Florêncio and Herley wrote:
Suppose we asked 5,000 people to report their cybercrime losses, which we will then extrapolate over a population of 200 million. Every dollar claimed gets multiplied by 40,000. A single individual who falsely claims $25,000 in losses adds a spurious $1 billion to the estimate. And since no one can claim negative losses, the error can't be canceled.
THE [sic] cybercrime surveys we have examined exhibit exactly this pattern of enormous, unverified outliers dominating the data. In some, 90 percent of the estimate appears to come from the answers of one or two individuals. In a 2006 survey of identity theft by the Federal Trade Commission, two respondents gave answers that would have added $37 billion to the estimate, dwarfing that of all other respondents combined.
The two conclude in the paper that cybercrime surveys "are so compromised and biased that no faith whatever can be placed in their findings," and cite other researchers who have come to similar conclusions.
Florêncio and Herley warn that this doesn't mean that security isn't a problem. In fact, the costs of cleaning up malware and changing passwords can be steep, which leads to the researchers' conclusion: "Surveys that perpetuate the myth that cybercrime makes for easy money are harmful because they encourage hopeful, if misinformed, new entrants, who generate more harm for users than profit for themselves."
So don't throw away your firewalls or stop installing antivirus software on your users' desktops quite yet, but don't exaggerate the danger either.
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Speaking Event: The Ella Jo Baker Legacy Event - Justice Knows No Borders
Each year on the anniversary of Miss Ella Jo Baker's birth and death, the Ella Baker Center hosts the Legacy event to celebrate Miss Baker's life and legacy.This year we are highlighting young activists who build on that legacy through their tireless work to create a just immigration system in the United States.
Please join us for this year's event, Justice Knows No Borders. Tickets are sliding scale $0-10 but you must RSVP to reserve your seat!
Panelists include:
Ruby Lopez, a young DREAM activist,
Vincent Saephan, a youth member of AYPAL, and
Raha Jorjani, a lawyer who represents immigrant detainees.
These panelists understand the challenge of invisibility and prejudice in the United States. And how to advocate for dignity and human rights. They are changing our national conversation about immigration, human dignity and borders.


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Your sonic weapons of choice
While you could argue that large parts of the hardware synth industry are stuck in the past, with revivals of yesteryear's instruments dominating the agenda, the software sound-making market continues to move forward.
Sure, we're still seeing plenty of familiar-looking subtractive synths, but they're now coming with increasingly sophisticated feature sets, and sound better than ever. Elsewhere, all manner of different synthesis types are being explored, while modular environments enable you to create the instruments of your dreams. At the opposite end of the scale, there are also preset-orientated plugins that suit those who just want to plug in and play.
In short, you're spoilt for choice: no matter what kind of synth sound you want to make, or how you want to go about making it, there's an instrument that will meet your requirements.
In fine MusicRadar tradition, we recently asked you to vote for your very favourite VST/AU plugin synth, and you did so in your thousands (thanks for that). Based entirely on your votes, we've whittled down the exhaustive list of runners and riders to the top 50, so let's find out which instruments you're loving most in 2016...
Sugar Bytes Obscurium
Describing Obscurium in a single sentence isn't easy, but 'hybrid virtual analogue and FM synth with 16-lane modulation sequencer, chord generator sequencer and arpeggiator' is close enough.
With the press of a single key, Obscurium can create massively complex evolving riffs and patterns. You can also disable the pitch functions and play it like a regular MIDI synth, but its real value is undoubtedly as a source of track-starting ideas.
Despite its apparent complexity, using Obscurium quickly becomes second nature. We can't think of a synth that makes it easier or quicker to create complex, unique patches, and as the selection of over 400 presets demonstrates, it's surprisingly versatile.
If you make any kind of electronic music, are involved in sound design or produce music for visual media or games, you owe it to yourself to try this remarkable instrument.
5 out of 5
Steinberg Padshop Pro
The idea behind Padshop Pro is that sounds can be chopped into 'grains', the playback of which can be manipulated in various ways.
Padshop Pro utterly transforms samples, but it's not all about out-there sound design. The included string patches demonstrate that it can also be used to add subtle movement to otherwise static samples, while a grand piano sound is subjected to an echoing Eno-esque ambience. You can also import your own samples.
With a decent selection of effects, Padshop Pro makes granular synthesis easy and fun.
4.5 out of 5
Wolfgang Palm PPG WaveGenerator
WaveGenerator takes the original PPG Wave concept and adds to it the ability to modify and create your own waveforms. It comes with a library of factory waves stored in wavetables, many of which are sourced from the original Wave synths.
These are loaded into the easy access Wave Grid on the right, which can house up to 256 waves in its 16x16 matrix. The wavetable is manipulated to generate evolving sounds, as the 'playback head' travels through it.
WaveGenerator is an incredibly powerful and - once you understand what it does and how it does it - surprisingly approachable synth. Nonetheless, we were still glad to see over 700 presets in its locker, lovingly designed by a number of producers.
Wave Generator is a stupendous synth - incredibly creative and sonically superlative. It does have its idiosyncrasies, certainly, not to mention a reasonably steep learning curve; but what you get back from it makes the effort more than worth it.
4.5 out of 5
XILS-Lab XILS 4
The VCS 4 was a prototype synth from EMS which combined two VCS3s in one unit (with additional interconnectivity) and the bonus of a 256-step digital sequencer.
XILS 4 is an emulation: the two VCS3s are displayed side by side in the plugin window. Each synth has six oscillators grouped in three pairs named Osc 1-3, and features the classic pin matrix for routing.
There's no denying that XILS4 is big and complicated, presenting you with a huge number of possibilities and lots to get to grips with. However, it sounds fabulous, and the time spent learning its subtleties will be well spent..
5 out of 5
READ: XILS-Lab XILS 4 review
GForce Software Oddity2
Released in 2002, the original Oddity perfectly captured the character of the original ARP Oddysey upon which it was based. And that must have posed a bit of a problem for GForce: how could something so on-the-nose be improved for v2?
Well, if Oddity sounded like a real Odyssey (which it did), then Oddity2 sounds almost like an entire revision history of the instrument, thanks to its greatly expanded filters, supercharged by the X-LFO and X-ADSR, which give it the ability it to produce sounds of far greater complexity than could ever be had from the original. Oh, and it's polyphonic now, too.
So, what we have here is a spot-on emulation of the classic ARP Odyssey in its various incarnations, with some very well thought-out new features as well. Essential.
5 out of 5
READ: GForce Software Oddity2 review
BUY: GForce Software Oddity2 currently available from:
US: Sweetwater
Togu Audio Line TAL-BassLine 101
The name Roland isn't mentioned anywhere on Togu Audio Line's website, but both the name and shape of its new TAL-BassLine-101 plugin (VST/AU) blatantly recall the ever-popular SH-101.
TAL-Bassline-101 appears only slightly more complex than the original - mainly because you can actually see what's going on in the sequencer/arpeggiator section. Also, as you'd expect, TAL-BassLine-101 is polyphonic, although it can also operate in mono mode if you want it to.
The sound of TAL-BassLine-101 is staggeringly similar to that of the SH-101. Even the basic default patch left us with eyes wide and mouths agape. We've used plenty of SH-101s in our time, both real and virtual, but this baby truly nails it.
4.5 out of 5
FXpansion DCAM: Synth Squad
It took FXpansion a surprisingly long time to get into the commercial soft synth market, but when it finally did, it was with a collection of three instruments (plus a shell that enables you to layer them up, add effects and more).
The instruments in question are Strobe (an analogue-style subtractive model), Amber (for creating string machine sounds) and Cypher (a versatile beast that specialises in audio-rate modulation).
DCAM is full of nice touches - there's a particularly impressive modulation system -and, taken as a whole, can produce a wide range of awesome sounds. It can be complex, but get to know it and you'll have a synth friend for life.
4.5 out of 5
READ: FXpansion DCAM: Synth Squad review
BUY: FXpansion DCAM: Synth Squad currently available from:
UK: Thomann | Gear4Music
US: Sweetwater | Full Compass
FabFilter Twin 2
FabFilter Twin 2 sports three oscillators, four filters with a variety of modes, and a clever modulation routing system that gives you plenty of creative possibilities. This is all packed into a slick interface that makes the synth easy to use.
That said, Twin 2 is still relatively light on features in comparison to some of its rivals. However, what it lacks in breadth, it makes up for in depth. It's great fun to program and play, and in terms of pure sonic beef, it even gives Sylenth1 a run for its money.
4.5 out of 5
READ: FabFilter Twin 2 review
BUY: FabFilter Twin 2 currently available from:
US: Sweetwater
AAS Ultra Analog VA-2
Ultra Analog's architecture is based on twin signal paths - two oscillators, two filters, two VCAs... you get the picture. Basic controls are always visible for the oscillators, while the two filter/LFO/VCA paths are selected using the big tabs in the middle.
We had to wait some seven years for version two of this synth, and its core hasn't really changed. But then, adding a swathe of new features would diminish one of Ultra Analog's selling points: its ease of use.
Is it worth the asking price? Just about, yes, although competition is fierce. VA-2's simplicity and presets make it appealing to less seasoned synthesists, though, while its sound quality will draw in the diehards.
4 out of 5
READ: AAS Ultra Analog VA-2 review
BUY: AAS Ultra Analog VA-2 currently available from:
US: Sweetwater | Full Compass
GForce ImpOSCar 2
GForce Software released impOSCar, a software emulation of the Oxford Synthyesizer Company's OSCar, in 2003. It was true to the original, but with the addition of polyphony and an effects section.
Thanks to a combination of feedback from impOSCar users and expert ideas of its own, GForce has come up with a logical evolution in impOSCar 2. Sonically, this is a step up from the original, and offers a massive unison mode, a great patch library and a new Aux Mod section.
This all adds up to a synth that's not just a straight emulation, but a highly impressive instrument in its own right.
4.5 out of 5
READ: GForce ImpOSCar 2 review
BUY: GForce ImpOSCar 2 currently available from:
US: Sweetwater
Tone2 Electra2
Electra2 is the second generation of Tone2's ElectraX, a synthesiser workstation comprising four layers (each one effectively a whole synth in itself), designed to deliver synth sounds of pretty much every conceivable kind.
New features include an expanded library (1180 presets) plus a full preset browser with auditioning keyboard, expanded handling of imported samples, improved effects, five new filter types, and the addition of physical modelling synthesis.
Electra2 is a powerful synth with a lot going for it. The presets prove that it can throw heavy punches in almost any arena, adapting its synthesis style to even the broadest ambitions.
READ: Tone2 Electra2 review
Dimitry Sches Diversion
Diversion's feature list is something of a synth programmer's wet dream. It all begins with the four oscillators, and these are routed through twin buses that sport some of the most comprehensive multimode filters we've ever seen
Diversion's extended feature-set enables the sound designer to program far more detail into the patches than in the average synth, and you also get effects, an arpeggiator and a trance gate to get the creative chi flowing.
In summary, Diversion is definitely one of the best synths going for sound quality, usability and features, although you shouldn't expect your DAW to run more than a few instances of it in real-time.
4.5 out of 5
READ: Dimitry Sches Diversion
u-he ACE
So called because it allows you to put Any Cable Anywhere, ACE is a semi-modular synth that doesn't differentiate between audio signals and modulation sources. This gives you an enormous amount of flexibility when it comes to patch creation although, because ACE's modules are pre-routed in a standard configuration, it's also usable before you start playing with the cables.
ACE isn't quite as accessible as u-he might claim - and it imposes a heavy CPU hit - but it's still a winner. Why? Because it sounds gloriously analogue and, at just €69, comes at a fantastic price.
5 out of 5
READ: u-he ACE review
Sonic Charge Synplant
If a prize was being awarded for the most unusual looking soft synth on the market, Synplant might very well win it. Coming from the man behind Reason's Malström, it enables you to 'grow' sounds by dragging 'branches' from a seed that sits in the centre of the interface, and these branches can then be used as starting points themselves.
Sound design in Synplant is an organic experience in every sense of the word, though you can get more techy in the genome panel. The synth can produce a wide range of tones, and is a great alternative to have when your main instrument(s) isn't inspiring you.
5 out of 5
REVIEW: Sonic Charge Synplant review
Tone2 Nemesis
With Nemesis, Tone2 claims to have invented a new form of FM synthesis in the shape of 'NeoFM'. The general thrust of this is a combination of FM/PM (Phase Modulation) synthesis, but presented in a more flexible way than has been seen before, and with a more approachable interface.
Nemesis centres on a twin-oscillator architecture, with two waveforms per oscillator. Within each oscillator, the waveforms are suitably labelled Modulator (M) and Carrier (C), but they aren't limited to sine waves, as is the case with the most basic FM synths.
The 1000+ presets have a bias towards contemporary and progressive club sounds, including tons of arps and sequences. Some of the patches are a little too processed, but underlying that is a very clean and upfront sound, and a definite sensation of your ears being plugged straight into the oscillators - in a good way!
Nemesis is an impressive feat of soft synth engineering, offering enough depth to keep serious tweakers happy and good accessibility for everyone else.
4.5 out of 5
READ: Tone2 Nemesis review
Sonic Academy ANA
ANA is an acronym for 'Analogue Noise Attack', which refers to the three very different oscillator types found in Sonic Academy's 4-oscillator debut synth.
In addition to three standard ADSR envelopes (amp, filter and one assignable), ANA also offers a nifty G Envelope. Syncable, loopable and with up to 16 stages, this hand-drawn modulator can be used to create everything from rhythmic pseudo-sequences to rapid-fire trills.
Other mod sources include a couple of syncable LFOs and a pair of slots for routing external controls (and all internal modulators) to all viable targets. ANA's dual filters, meanwhile, can be run either in series or parallel.
Obviously, ANA isn't just another 'me too' virtual analogue synth, and the instrument is capable of some terrific sounds.
4 out of 5
READ: Sonic Academy ANA review
Spectrasonics Trilian
This is the successor to Trilogy - the bass instrument that was released in 2003 - and the second product (after Omnisphere) to be powered by Spectrasonics' Steam engine.
The 34GB library contains acoustic and electronic bass samples, and patches are built from one or two layers (up to eight patches can be layered together to create a multi). A serious number of processing options are onboard, though the simple interface means that you never feel overwhelmed.
If you own Trilian, it's hard to imagine that you'll ever need to look anywhere else for your bass sounds, and that's got to go down as a high recommendation.
4 out of 5
READ: Spectrasonics Trilian review
BUY: Spectrasonics Trilian currently available from:
UK: Andertons Music | Thomann | Gear4Music | DV247
US: Sweetwater | Full Compass
AudioRealism Bass Line 3
One of the most revered Roland TB-303 emulations around, the long awaited update to Swedish developer AudioRealism's Bass Line finally arrived early in 2016. and it's a cracker.
With the essential sound-shaping controls at the top - mirroring those of the real thing - it's in the pattern editing department (and improved emulation algorithms) that ABL3 most obviously improves on its predecessor.
It was already one of the best-loved 303 emulations on the market, but ABL3 blows the competition (including ABL2) out of the water in almost every respect. It sounds better, is immeasurably easier to use and looks gorgeous.
5 out of 5
MeldaProduction MPowerSynth
MPowerSynth is a three-oscillator instrument (VST/VST3/AU) with a noise generator, two filters and effects. Simple enough on paper, but in typical Melda style, this one goes way beyond the basics.
At its core are three ultra-flexible aliasing-free oscillators, each operable in one of two modes: Normal or Harmonics.
Despite a rather uninspiring GUI, MPowerSynth definitely lives up to its confident name. Our only major criticism is that the CPU hit can easily head skyward as patches get complex, but other than that, this is an awesomely powerful, great-sounding synth that everyone needs to hear and try.
4.5 out of 5
Steinberg Retrologue
Included with Cubase 6.5 and also available on its own as a plugin, Retrologue is a virtual analogue synth that holds no major surprises but sounds superb.
Two oscillators (with up to eight unison voices each, PWM, hard sync and cross-modulation options) plus noise and a sub feed into a 12-mode resonant filter with onboard distortion. Two envelopes and a pair of LFOs shake the basic sound up and delay and chorus/flanger effects bring some polish.
Best of all, Retrologue sounds incredible - every bit as good as many synths costing three times as much. Basses bounce, leads scream and pads scintillate.
4.5 out of 5
Madrona Labs Aalto
Inspired by analogue synth legend Don Buchla's legendary and quirky units, Aalto is brimming with features that provide an alternative to common methods of sound design, composition and performance. It's a semi-modular instrument, so it offers a fixed number of synthesis components, but these can be freely patched together.
Right from first launch, it's obvious that we're in new territory here. Aalto's GUI is divided into two sections. The top half of the interface sports most of the modulation and control sources, while the lower half provides oscillator, filter and other audio-level modules.
Madrona Labs has gone out on a limb with an instrument that can at first seem intimidating, but really isn't too hard to grasp. It sounds rich, evocative and wonderfully weird at times -if you got into synths because you wanted to explore new sonic territory, check it out.
4 out of 5
D16 Group Lush-101
Rather than create a literal clone of Roland's SH-101, with Lush-101 D16 has doubled the number of envelopes and LFOs, made it 32-voice polyphonic and added modern refinements and effects.
Oh, and, crucially, LuSH-101 is actually a monster stack of eight SH-101s: each is called a Layer and all are operated totally independently, brought together - along with a useful collection of effects - at the built-in final mixer stage.
This is one seriously great-sounding synth. Whether you're after basses, chords, pads or anything in between, there are simply no weak links. Even after 30 years of progress, some great ideas just don't go out of fashion.
4.5 out of 5
READ: D16 Group Lush-101 review
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Rob Papen Blue II
The original Blue was built around what the developer called "crossfusion" synthesis, combining familiar analogue subtractive synthesis with old-school 6-operator FM, along with a bit of phase distortion and wave shaping. It also threw in such extra niceties as step sequencing, multistage envelope generators, dual effects processors and loads of additive and digital waveforms to complement the standard analogue fare.
In Blue II, each of the six oscillators now sports even more waveforms, more than double the number of filter modes, and double the number of effects slots. There are plenty of other new features, too, but the takeaway message is that Blue II sounds at turns lush, deep, complex and alive, or biting, aggressive and modern.
A truly sophisticated synth offering endless programming possibilities, Blue II is worth every penny.
4.5 out of 5
READ: Rob Papen Blue II review
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Arturia Oberheim SEM V
The SEM is legendary precisely because it does things differently to most other synths. The basic synth architecture is fairly standard: the SEM is a monophonic synth with two oscillators (pulse and sawtooth waves), two ADSD envelope generators and a sine wave LFO.
Needless to say, the SEM V's architecture is an accurate recreation of the SEM's set-up. Tune the VCOs, apply some envelope modulation to the filter and you're immediately in classic SEM territory, wallowing in fat basses and warm, funky leads.
As a straight emulation the SEM V ticks all the boxes, but the software has so much more to offer when you explore it in greater depth: small but effective additions to the SEM design, advanced voice editing features and, of course, an excellent polyphonic mode.
4.5 out of 5
READ: Arturia Oberheim SEM V review
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Plogue Chipspeech
Chipspeech is another old-school endeavour from Plogue, and recreates the sounds of a selection of primitive speech synthesis systems, turning them into musical instruments via MIDI input. This enables the user to create potentially very complex melodic or even chordal lyrical sequences in their DAW.
The software interprets English text typed into the text box using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, and it works brilliantly for the most part. Control, Modulation and Mix pages provide a wealth of controls for fine-tuning the sound of each engine, and there's plenty of scope for creating weird and wonderful voices, and tweaking them for maximum intelligibility.
If you're searching for a unique new way to create your own electronic vocals, Chipspeech could fit the bill.
5 out of 5
READ: Plogue Chipspeech review
Native Instruments Razor
Razor is based on additive synthesis, with up to 320 partials (individual sine waves). While additive synthesis has a reputation for being a tad 'scientific', Razor is very friendly, presented in the guise of a typical modern synth, with two oscillators, twin filters, and three effects sections: Dissonance, Stereo and Dynamics.
You'll find that ripping DnB/dubstep noises are shockingly easy to dial in, but bumpin' basses and sweet pads/leads are readily had too.
We'll admit that we were initially a tad sceptical about Razor, it being 'just' a Reaktor-based affair and entirely additive. However, it actually makes additive synthesis not just palatable but downright desirable.
4.5 out of 5
READ: Native Instruments Razor review
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Rob Papen Predator
On the surface, Predator's feature set looks very familiar: three oscillators are pumped through a multimode filter and a handful of modulation sources. These functions are augmented by an assortment of effects and the now-obligatory arpeggiator.
However, you shouldn't be fooled by this apparent simplicity: the devil, as they say, is in the details, and it's only when you start poking the parameters that Predator's powerful punch really becomes apparent.
It's easy to forge sounds of real depth and sophistication without getting sidetracked by arcane algorithms and impenetrable parameters. Needless to say, Predator comes packed with a plethora of presets from Papen himself.
Powerful, easy to get into and with awesome sounds, Predator is a no-brainer for dance musicians and a must-try synth for anyone else.
4.5 out of 5
READ: Rob Papen Predator review
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Togu Audio Line TAL-U-NO-LX
TAL-U-NO-LX is a beefed up variation on TAL's excellent (and free) TAL-U-NO-62, a lovingly realised clone of Roland's Juno-60. It's bigger, using up a lot more screen real estate and thus making it much easier to tweak, especially on the fly.
More importantly, though, the code has been reworked from the ground up and makes use of a zero-feedback delay filter design that makes this new version sound a lot more realistic.
TAL-U-NO-LX stays quite faithful to the spirit of the original Juno series and the sound is very good indeed. It has that Roland snap and spike, belting out sounds to set your fillings rattling.
4.5 out of 5
Arturia CS-80V
Launched in 1977, Yamaha's CS-80 synth was a heavyweight in every conceivable way, and has since taken on classic status.
Arturia's emulation is now more than a decade old, so could almost be seen as a vintage software instrument, but with the company's TAE (True Analogue Emulation) technology at its core, the CS-80V remains a hugely popular plugin.
That, quite simply, is down to the fact that it does such a great job of emulating Yamaha's beast, nailing not only the sound of the oscillators, but also its signature ring modulator and pretty much every other aspect of its analogue tone. Sure, there are other synths out there that can produce similar results, but if you want to feel like you're playing and programming a slice of history, the CS-80V still has plenty to recommend about it.
4 out of 5
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Native Instruments Monark
Operating within NI's Reaktor or Reaktor Player, Monark emulates the classic Minimoog synth. It's faithful to the original save a few small differences, many of them behind the scenes. The Mini's selection of six waveforms are emulated (with Osc 3 getting a reverse saw that mirrors that of the other oscillators), and so are all six pitch ranges.
The filter section is the highlight of the instrument. Of course, the Mini's 24dB low-pass model is here and spotlighted, but you can also choose from two more low-pass filters (6 and 12dB) or a 12dB band-pass.
There are some other deviations from the original Minimoog architecture, too, but this is fundamentally a great emulation. Monark is in line with other modern vintage clones and sounds as good as - if not better - than, any of them.
4 out of 5
u-he Bazille
Combining powerful digital oscillators with an analogue-style semi-modular architecture, Bazille is a sound designer's dream come true.
It's packed with an awful lot of stuff, yet still it manages to be more than the sum of its parts. Its clever architecture makes it fun and creative to program; its superb, utterly convincing 'analogue' sound marks it out as a brilliant production tool; and its broad array of features give it extraordinary flexibility and obvious longevity.
In fact, Bazille stands as a genuinely viable alternative to a hardware semi-modular system, being more powerful in some areas, and far cheaper and more convenient.
For synth connoisseurs, then, Bazille represents pure, unadulterated bliss.
5 out of 5
READ: u-he Bazille review
Native Instruments FM8
Anyone who was using synths in the '80s will know all about Yamaha's DX7, which became the FM (frequency modulation) synth that everyone wanted to own.
The FM8, which emulates said hardware, is now practically legendary too. Not only does it sound great, but it also makes the notoriously difficult process of FM programming much simpler, even going so far as to offer an Easy editing page for beginners. Those who want to get their hands dirtier can go the Expert page.
If you've had your fill of analogue-style synths, FM8 is a great place to go next.
4.5 out of 5
REVIEW: Native Instruments FM8 review
Waves Element
Element is, at its most fundamental level, a two-oscillator subtractive synth. However, there's also a sub-oscillator available and an independent noise generator, so you won't have to give up either oscillator to add a little whoosh and weight to your patches.
As you'd expect, you'll also find a filter, modulation sources and an assortment of effects, and Waves has done a good job in providing a simple, one-screen interface with plenty of thoughtful touches.
It's hardly revolutionary, but Element is an excellent workaday synth (albeit quite an expensive one) that's easy to use and sounds utterly authentic, with a phat, rounded analogue tone.
3.5 out of 5
READ: Waves Element review
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Cakewalk Z3TA+2
It looked as if Z3TA+ was going nowhere (in terms of development at least), until v2 was unexpectedly released in 2011.
While the interface has had a significant functional and aesthetic makeover, the synthesis architecture hasn't changed. However, the sound quality stands up to other modern soft synths, especially since it's now more feasible to pile on lots of oscillators and leave the 2x oversampling on as standard.
Those who will get the most out of Z3TA+ 2 will be hardcore synthesists and sound designers, for whom a world of aural exploration awaits.
4.5 out of 5
READ: Cakewalk Z3TA+2 review
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Native Instruments Absynth 5
Absynth has traditionally had a reputation as the serious sound designer's synth of choice (or one of them at any rate). Perhaps as a result, it's also been perceived as slightly scary and intense.
The latest version (5) of the synth hasn't really done much to change its image. With new effects and filter improvements, it can great even more complex tones than before but, although the Mutator effect enables you to morph a preset into something else just by choosing descriptive tags, the interface is still complex and intimidating. As always, though, the sound is first-rate.
4 out of 5
Synapse Audio Dune 2
Dune 2 is a synth plugin that' built around Synapse Audio's eight-layer Differential Unison Engine concept.
Between its well-equipped oscillators and flexible zero-delay feedback filters, the overall sound of Dune 2 is distinctly clean and rich in character. This is definitely one of those all-rounders that can deliver most of the sounds you're ever likely to want from a synth, from lush pads to thick basses and soaring leads. As well as its extensive feature set, it also boasts impeccable sound quality and unbelievably low host system resource usage.
If the original Dune was something of an under-rated gem, the remake is surely destined for modern classic status.
5 out of 5
iZotope Iris 2
With a slicker interface, improved effects, rejigged samples and preset library, and vastly extended modulation options, Iris 2 feels more like a synth in the conventional sense than the original Iris, which was decidedly esoteric in its presentation.
Nonetheless, the central conceit remains the same. You still have four sample layers (although all of them can now load any type of sample, rather than three sample layers and a dedicated sub oscillator), which are edited in the Spectrogram window.
The inclusion of the new classic oscillator bank and new modulation options take this plugin in new and exciting directions, building on its spectral foundations to deliver more 'music- friendly' sounds.
It can be a little demanding on the host CPU, but when a synth sounds this good, that's to be expected. Iris 2 is, without doubt, one of the finest virtual instruments ever made.
5 out of 5
READ: iZotope Iris 2 review
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u-he Hive
With its eyes firmly set on Sylenth1's virtual analogue crown, the formidable u-he has confidently stepped into the ring with an all-new new synth boasting an extremely similar architecture, plus a few enticing extras to sweeten the deal.
The main difference between Hive and Sylenth1 are the oscillators. Whereas Sylenth1 has four oscillators, each capable of up to eight-voice unison detune, Hive has two, each running up to 16-voice unison.
In terms of its feature set, Hive represents a quantifiable improvement over Sylenth1, but when it comes to the all-important - and subjective - question of how good it sounds... Well, that's open to debate.
Sylenth1 has a duller but warmer timbre that's ideal for impersonating analogue synths, while Hive is more modern-sounding, fizzier and punchier. As such, it could easily become your most-used virtual analogue synth.
5 out of 5
Image-Line Harmor
Image-Line positions Harmor as an 'additive/subtractive' synthesiser, but there's no doubt that the emphasis is on the former. Even typically subtractive elements like the filter are achieved via additive technology.
Some things are familiar, but Harmor can be a bit intimidating on first blush. However, it quickly reveals its secrets to those who persevere - we urge potential customers not to be put off by its unfamiliar look and terminology.
There is a richness in tone here that, frankly, took us by surprise, and sound designers will find a lifetime's worth of inspiration.
4.5 out of 5
READ: Image-Line Harmor review
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u-he Zebra 2
Originally a word-of-mouth success on the Mac, Zebra has since earned its PC stripes, too, bringing its all-round awesomeness to a much wider audience.
It's a wireless (no patch cables) semi-modular synth that supports a variety of techniques. Its main focus is on subtractive synthesis, but the inclusion of FM and additive elements means the tones you can get from this instrument are more complex than those that can be produced by many others.
The presets do a good job of showing off what Zebra is capable of, but this is also a powerful sound design tool, and one that can prove to be seriously addictive. It isn't strictly a beginners' synth, but pretty much anyone should be able to get decent results with it.
5 out of 5
READ: u-he Zebra 2 review
ReFX Nexus2
Nexus2 isn't as feature-packed as some of the synths in our rundown - indeed, some purists might argue that it isn't really a 'proper synth' at all - but if your priority is to have great sounds out of the box, it's hard to fault.
This is an instrument that's specifically designed for producers of contemporary dance music, with the supplied Dance Vol 2 preset expansion pack containing 128 patches for use in trance, electro house and hard dance styles. Presets can be tweaked with a range of sound-shaping tools, and both the arpeggiator and trancegate are impressive. The Mix screen enables you to adjust individual layers - each patch can have up to four - and there are some good effects, too.
Slick and inspiring, Nexus2 definitely stands out.
4.5 out of 5
READ: ReFX Nexus2 review
UVI Falcon
Falcon expands massively on UVI's previous UVI Workstation instrument, offering much more in the way of editing and other forms of synthesis.
Falcon's patches are constructed from Oscillators, Effects, Modulators and Events (MIDI generators), dragged into the main interface from the Browser. It launches with the central pane showing the Main view, which houses five tabbed pages - Info, Edit, Effects, Events and Mods - and switches to represent the currently selected Part.
Falcon is an ambitious, powerful instrument of a type that certainly doesn't come along every day. Two main factors turbocharge its essentially fairly straightforward architecture: the number of simultaneous Oscillators, Keygroups and Layers being limited only by the power of the host CPU; and Effects and Modulators being applicable at the Keygroup, Layer and Program levels, with Events at Layer and Program levels.
Falcon has enough flexibility to serve as your primary source for all manner of sounds - although you'll probably need to buy a few UVI Soundbanks to achieve that goal.
4.5 out of 5
READ: UVI Falcon review
Reveal Sound Spire
Listening to the demos and perusing the presets and parameters, you might be inclined to classify Reveal Sound's cross-platform VST/AU synthesiser as yet another trance 'n' dance machine. And it may indeed be geared up for just that, with its fat unison oscillators and big, brash, bombastic tones.
Yet it only takes a little digging to unearth some clever and unusual features that give Spire the ability to do things you wouldn't expect from a typical virtual analogue synth.
Although it does have some quirks, ultimately, Spire sounds terrific, generating everything from huge, brassy unison timbres to crystalline digital tones.
4.5 out of 5
Native Instruments Reaktor 6
For the uninitiated, Reaktor is a modular audio generation and processing environment with a graphical interface that can be run standalone or as an instrument or effect plugin.
The main thing that Reaktor 6 adds to the mix is the modular hardware-like Blocks - a sort of equivalent of Doepfer's A-100 (more commonly known as Eurorack) hardware spec. Blocks make Reaktor 6 akin to having an enormous modular analogue synth in your laptop.
The various oscillators and filters sound utterly fantastic, and if you're after analogue-style sounds in your DAW, Reaktor 6 is among the best - very possibly the best - we've heard to date, with unmatchable flexibility.
Reaktor 6 is a phenomenal update that improves on NI's already amazing software in practically every area. It's a must-buy for any self-respecting computer musician who's able to negotiate a bit of a learning curve.
5 out of 5
u-he Diva
Two or three oscillators, multimode filters, dual envelope generators, a couple of LFOs and some effects. You've seen it all before - or so you might think.
Diva isn't a clone of any specific synth; instead it provides elements from various famous instruments, all deeply analysed and meticulously recreated with excruciating attention to detail.
Diva's got everything you need to carve out any basic analogue sound, and then some. It's meat and potatoes with added spice, and digging beneath the surface, you'll find plenty of advanced features such as powerful modulation options and per-voice fine-tuning. If your computer is powerful enough you'd be crazy not to check this one out.
5 out of 5
READ: u-he Diva review
LennarDigital Sylenth1
On the face of it, you might wonder why Sylenth1 is so popular. It looks like (and is) yet another virtual analogue subtractive synth with four oscillators, a couple of filters and a pretty basic modulation section. We've seen dozens of synths with similar feature sets - many of them freeware - so why bother with this one?
The answer becomes obvious within a few seconds of loading it up: Sylenth1 sounds incredible. It's rich, detailed and full of analogue-style warmth. And while we find that many of the synths we review come with presets that fail to show off the instrument's true capabilities, Sylenth1's default bank is superb. A wide variety of sounds is on offer, including some beautiful impersonations of classics such as the TB-303 and Minimoog.
Sylenth1 has gradually become one of the synths that everyone feels they must try - make sure you don't miss out.
5 out of 5
Native Instruments Massive
Massive is a hybrid synth that combines ideas and influences from all over the place. What's more, it's one of the most feature-packed synths we've ever encountered.
It comes with a massive array of wavetable oscillators (you can morph from one waveform to another using a dedicated knob), which makes it capable of producing everything from straight-ahead analogue-style tones to complex and evolving sounds. What's more, it's designed in such a way that it's relatively easy to program (the clever modulation system helps in this regard, too).
The only downside is that, although some 600 presets come supplied (and are easy to navigate), not all of them show off Massive's, er, massive potential, so you'll need to get your hands a little bit dirty to get the best out of it.
4.5 out of 5
Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2
Improving on the universally lauded Omnisphere must have felt like an impossible task, but Spectrasonics has truly outdone itself with version 2. Not only does it improve on the original, it takes it into an entirely new - ahem – sphere.
The original Omnisphere took the 'samples and synthesis' approach to sound creation dating back to 1987's Roland D-50 and reinvented it for the 21st century. With its huge audio soundbank, exciting new sound-shaping systems, easy browser and powerful virtual analogue architecture, it was a sound designer's dream come true.
However, it's always suffered from one notable limitation: you could only use the included audio material, with no way to import your own. Version 2 addresses this issue, also offering an expanded library of oscillator wavetables, bumping the original's measly five up to a jaw-dropping 400.
There are plenty of other enhancements, too, taking the synth to the next level and beyond. If being at the cutting edge of sound design appears anywhere on your list of music production priorities, it's an instrument that you simply have to own.
5 out of 5
Xfer Records Serum
A quick glance at the feature list makes it apparent that Serum represents an earnest attempt to produce nothing less than the world's most advanced instrument of its kind.
Its oscillators sound cleaner and slightly brighter than we're used to hearing from synth plugins; you can import your own audio to create custom wavetables; there's an incredible range of modulation options; the Unison feature gives you five stacking modes; and the effects are outstanding.
And that's just the start - Serum has so many deep and advanced features in its locker that we couldn't hope to cover them all here. We're not being overdramatic when we say that this is quite possibly the most sonically versatile synth we've ever used, and certainly one of the best sounding. Your votes have put it at the top of our chart, and it should be at the top of your must-buy list, too.
5 out of 5
KV331 SynthMaster
SynthMaster is a semi-modular synth that seems to have been designed to do anything and everything. The interface may not be the prettiest, but it's definitely intuitive and user-friendly, which counts for a lot more in our book.
This is one of the few instruments that we can confidently say is excellent for most categories of synth sound. The additive synthesis module is perfect for organ-type sounds as well as filthy, obnoxious, tearing bass textures, while the vector synthesis module is ideal for evolving leads or pads. Plus, when you do want it to do bread-and-butter synth work, SynthMaster is more than up to the job.
In version 2.8, the most exciting changes have been made to the modulation system, while there are also four new ZDF types: the Moog-style Ladder, the 303-style Diode Ladder, the SEM-style State Variable, and the MS-20-style Bite.
All of which adds up to what can only be described as one of the very finest soft synths money can buy, and a worthy winner of our 2016 poll.
5 out of 5


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Two candidates seek Kingsport mayor's office
KINGSPORT, Tenn. - For the past eight years, Kingsport has run under the leadership of Mayor Dennis Phillips, but that could all change come Tuesday -- Election Day.
At the polls, voters will decide if Phillips will continue his tenure, or challenger Gary Lane will take the reins.
Incumbent Dennis Phillips told News 5 Kingsport has flourished under his time in office. Phillips listed some evidence of growth during his tenure. "We have four new fire trucks, we put a fire station in an area that's been pushed for it for years, [and] we have a parking garage, a new school office," he said.
Phillips' opponent Gary Lane, from the Rock Springs community, isn't so satisfied. Lane said he wants to be the voice of the people. "I don't think that has been happening in recent years. I think the people need to be heard more as far as spending," Lane told News 5.
We asked the candidates what tops the list when it comes to needing improvement in the city.
Lane said "providing city services to people such as street lights, street repair, waterline upgrades."
"Our water intake is about 70 years old," said Phillips. "If it were to fail, we would not have water in Kingsport for months."
When it comes to schools, Mayor Phillips wants to see more collaboration with Sullivan County. "The schools within Sullivan County are our problem," said Phillips. "Whatever we can do to work that out and work that together needs to be done."
Lane said he wants an emphasis on younger students. "We need to concentrate more on the elementary school level; more funding if it takes it," said Lane.
But, both just want to see the Model City grow and prosper.
Polls in Sullivan County will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 21.
You can vote in the Sullivan County election at the following locations:
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Put a Stop to Bullying
While bullying has always been a problem encountered during childhood and adolescence, we all know that it is on the rise. Bullying is when a child is intentionally mean to another child, but it occurs over and over again. Bullying used to occur on the playground, at lunch in the cafeteria, in the locker room or even over the phone. With all of the latest technology, bullying has become even more prevalent, and there are all sorts of new means of bullying.
Enter cyberbullying; bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Cyberbullying occurs when a child/teen deliberately uses digital media to communicate false, embarrassing or just plain mean messages or pictures about a person to another person. Cyberbullying can occur via text, email, on facebook or twitter or the dozens of other social media sites that tweens and teens use. The American Academy of Pediatrics calls cyberbullying, the most common online risk for all teens.
Studies have shown that between 25-45% of teens report being bullied online. Many report having had this occur more than once. Cyberbullying is also occurring at all ages as even younger children have access to technology and the internet. Children, tweens and teens all need to understand that the internet is not a safe place and that it is a public forum. Even if you delete a message or a picture it is truly not deleted, but exists in the cyberspace world. Many teens mistakenly think that they will not get caughT if they bully on line, or that it is not that big a deal.
Parents need to discuss internet safety and the problem with cyberbullying with their children. This is especially important for the tween/teen age as much of their life is online. Just like good manners in public, children need to learn on line manners as well. If you wouldn't say something to another person's face, then it should not be emailed or text on the internet! It is really as simple as that.
I call this the front door rule. Tell your child that if they write an email or text, or post something on facebook, twitter or Instagram (and there are other sites as well) to think before they push send. If they would not want to post the information on their front door so that all of the neighbors and their own family could see it, then don't send it! Stop, think and change the message. It could hurt someone more than you realize and it may also be forwarded to hundreds, thousands or even millions of others. There was something to be said about just having a phone to talk on!