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Lesley Professor Louise Pascale helps bring traditional children's music back to Afghanistan.
Imagine a world without the exhilaration of "Sweet Caroline." Imagine a world without the hopefulness of "Imagine," or the playfulness of "The Wheels on the Bus." Imagine a world where music—along with most other forms of arts and culture—is forbidden. That was Afghanistan in the years of strict Taliban rule, when censorship was imposed on all forms of artistic expression. Over those years, many of the country's traditional songs, including those usually sung by children, were nearly forgotten.Things have gotten better, says Louise Pascale, professor in Lesley's Creative Arts in Learning Division and the force behind the Afghan Children's Songbook Project. Under new rule since 2002, Afghanistan has been slowly regaining its cultural awareness, including its music. In the schools, this has largely been done through the Songbook Project.During her time as a volunteer for the Peace Corps in the 1960s, Louise worked with Afghan poets and musicians to compile a book of children's songs, which was published in 1968. Years later, she recommitted to return the songs, lost from the culture, to a generation of children who wouldn't have had access to them. So in 2007, the new book was printed, consisting of 16 traditional children's songs. Approximately 40,000 copies of the book, Qu Qu Qu Barg-e-Chinaar: Children's Songs from Afghanistan, have since been distributed to preschools, elementary schools, and orphanages throughout the country, along with a CD and a cassette tape.In addition, Louise created a teacher guide that links the songs to teaching basic reading and writing skills. All of this has been done with donations from National Geographic, Save the Children, and other foundations, as well as individual donors and through the U.S. State Department's Cultural Affairs Office in Kabul.A second book, also funded by the State Department, will allow more traditional songs to become common again through the country's schools. It, too, comes with a CD, cassette tape, and teacher's guide (photo). The songs were collected by two Afghan women, and all recording and printing took place in Afghanistan. "No decisions about this project are ever made without the approval of a team of Afghans," Pascale notes. "From the onset, the project has been highly supported. The Afghans are so grateful to have their songs back and children singing again."This effort is important, not just for the music. The songs can be used for many purposes: to help connect children to their rich musical culture; to improve basic literacy skills (e.g., letter recognition, writing, phonetic recognition, self-expression, creative and critical thinking). Traditionally, Afghan children learn by rote, so this new and effective way of learning is exciting both for the children and for their teachers."It is this generation of children that's going to save Afghanistan. In order to do that, they need to learn to think creatively, imaginatively and critically. Those are the skills of leadership."Pascale, pictured above with a group of Afghan children, is also committed to helping Americans learn more about Afghanistan through her project, and perhaps shifting perspectives about Afghanistan and Afghans. To this end, she will soon launch a new website, bringthemusicback.org, which will be connected to the Afghan Children's Project website, and will provide educators with lesson ideas, using the songbook to connect to their curriculum, suggestions for other books about Afghanistan, information on the languages of the country, maps, and other educational tools. After all, she points out, many U.S. children have parents who have been to or are currently in Afghanistan.Most would agree that Afghanistan has a way to go to make up for years of oppressive rule. But there has been progress, and more will come. As Saad Mohseni writes in his article in the Wall Street Journal,¹ "The world must not give up on Afghanistan now."Clearly, Louise Pascale has no plans to do so.
¹"The Untold Story of Afghan Progress," Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2013.
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The market vibrates with energy....people selling, yelling, lots of color...so much to take in...selling not just every food item you might imagine but also clothing and house items of every sort...just about everything one would need for life.... I'm finding myself taking lots of pictures...at first I'm a little hesitant, not wanting to intrude into people's space...but when people start posing and trying to get themselves in the picture, I realize that they really like to have their photos taken...I get lots of smiles...I even get a free hunk of cheese from the cheese man and a free orange from the fruit seller. There is baklava all over the place...it's so fresh ....hard to resist, and I don't. I'm trying to maintain a max 3 pieces of baklava per day limit. I didn't know much about Turkey before I came here but I believe that I had some preconceptions that I wasn't even consciously aware of and they are completely being shattered. People treat me respectfully and are really eager to try to talk or connect in some way. We wander the market for the rest of the afternoon...periodically you can hear the chanting coming out of the mosque's speakers...I guess it's prayer time but I don't see anyone actually stopping their activity...there are Turkish flags flying everywhere...and it's a pretty flag...a white moon and star on a red background...it hangs in every store, on houses, from one side of the street to the other. Turkish pride...nationalism...??
It starts to lightly rain...head back to the hotel. The room's cold...we finally figure out that heat goes on at 6 PM when the guy who works at the hotel has to build a wood fire in the huge furnace across the street. I can't believe that's what heats this big hotel...a wood stove across the street...well it finally gets warm and very comfortable...and then the next morning there's breakfast....here's the menu...fresh Ayvalikian bread, tasty olives, fresh cheese, butter, homemade cherry jam, tomatoes, cucumbers, and coffee. The food is the best...we end up staying at this hotel for 3 nights...each morning I look forward to breakfast...the food, the pace, all of it suits me. Feels like the Margaritaville of Turkey...I could just keep extending my time here, listening to the boats on the water...tasting the food in all the little restaurants around the pier...getting to know the locals...just chilling out...
We spend one more day here...go over to Alibay, a nearby on-the-water town. There are all these old buildings there too...from the Ottoman time...what do I remember about the Ottoman Empire? What do you remember about it? Not a lot, I'll bet...but I know it was an important time in history...and it's the root of culture here...I'll have to see what kind of a history lesson Wikipedia can offer me when I find the internet... But meantime, the architecture is pretty cool....

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They'll move on the barrels and ammo which will be more difficult to replicate with existing technology.
I've linked this before but in the same spirit this guy made an AK from a shovel. The AK is very simple to work on with basic tools, that's why it's so popular in remote areas of the world. You don't need software or a 3D printer at all. If guns were banned the black market for them would be gigantic. I would think way bigger than the drug market we have failed to contain. Trillions could be wasted trying to stop it. Assault shovel
Not sure this will get around government restrictions as much as we think. The government already openly spies on all Internet traffic. Won't take much to figure out who's downloading and printing out an illegal firearm.
It would take me about 3 minutes to start using the internet anonymously. It's not very hard to do.
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People tend to always be scared of world changing innovations.
Remember the movie "In The Line Of Fire" where the bad guy made a wooden gun that used springs instead of gunpowder? Just out of curiosity, would that be possible or did they take some license with the physics?
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|where are you located? I'm interested in the crypts mostly. Maye some of the bolbitus, and java moss.
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Soo, I only trim my tanks like, once every 6 months, I end up with something like this. Someone please come take these! Algae free plants, though I do have snails, duckweed, and cherry shrimp. I thought I'd offer them local if anyone is interesting as I did my trimming on Wednesday. I'd really prefer to sell this as one package, and not ship it if at all possible.
I'm asking 50 bucks, or trade. Don't really need any equipment or more plants at the moment. I DO, however, have a 25 gallon tank that needs to be stocked. Moderately planted, has cherry shrimp, so something that won't completely decimate the colony, blackwater style tank, sand/dirt substrate, picky eaters welcome. Has a thick layer of duckweed, but is otherwise open topped.
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Crypt Species. Honestly, I'm not entirely sure what they are. Possibly C wendtii, lucens, lutea, or willissii.
Token Java moss (though I can probably scrounge up more if you need it)
Rotala indica, and Anacharis (please note that the anacharis has been grown floating, so some of these stems are upwards of 3-4 feet long. They should have no problems being hacked into plantable sized pieces, and will readily sprout new shoots from the chopped spots) (also, the rotala isn't as sick as it looks in the pictures, it's actually very green and healthy, that just wasn't a good angle.)
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August 4, 1979
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Knebworth Festival
The Song Remains the Same, Celebration Day, (Out On the Tiles intro) Black Dog, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over the Hills and Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Hot Dog, Rain Song, White Summer ~ Black Mountainside, Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Sick Again, Achilles Last Stand, Jimmy Page solo, In The Evening, Stairway to Heaven, Rock and Roll, Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker.
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That weekend remains the most memorable two day's of all the 80 thousand or so day's I' ve been fortunate to live through in my 50th year of existence.
I was around 11 years old when their music became my master, was 8 year older brother who initially turned me on to Led Zeppelin and the L.P.that unforseen to me at the time would influence and ultimately guide or shape the life that I have led to this point in time and no doubt like a fine and loyal life partner will I'm of no doubt continue and similar to our universe instead of initial thoughts of retraction slowing and collapse , we experience expansion and a strong force providing reassuring guidance in order to assist me and hope many more people to live a simple unmaterialized life-style. Best things I see vividly portrayed to me through their sounds of musical perfection.
1. " Happiness" no need to go searching it's around everyone, so find that big and uncomplicated ON / OFF Happiness Switch simply position switch to ON. comprehend.
2. I am of knowing where I am going.
Did you manage to guess or actually know the L.P. in question all are tremendous but for me the title unbe-fitting seemingly should have name like Utopia ,Nirvana perhaps instead of VOL 2 Time-less pieces to last far beyond our present Universe.
Led Zeppelin a splendid creation of which if anything listeningmore so and I have a duty not to dissimilar a role of a missionary to show the light and to Follow.
PS Brother's name Robert Anthony Ceciliato.
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Well I did it now.... A third year beekeeper I am....Thought I would try my hand at a "Simple" effort at bee removal...easy tasks like removing a swarm from a garage overhang..tree...something simple that I would not need a ladder over ten feet....So I had my local Ag department put me on a list for swarm removal. Wonderful, great all is right with the world.... after a few successful removals I started thinking about liability. Can anyone suggest a simple template for a hold harmless agreement?
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The nation celebrates Veteran's Day on November 11 to honor all who have served in the military for our country. There are 36 million veterans living in the U.S. Country-music star Stephen Cochran is one of them. He decided to enlist in the Marine Corps after the September 11 terrorist attacks. In March 2003, Cochran deployed to Iraq. Later, while serving in Afghanistan, he was severely injured. Doctors said he might never walk again. But he didn't give up. After surgery and physical therapy, he made a full recovery.
Now back in music with his band, Stephen Cochran Project, Cochran performs for U.S. troops and is a passionate advocate for veterans. He also lends his voice to the Buy Veteran campaign, which helps people find vet-owned businesses. Read on to learn about his experience in the military and how he uses music to help other vets.
What influenced your decision to enlist in the military?
I never really had the ambition to go into the military. It was always driven into me that this is the only country where you can take a dream—which is what music is for me—and make it your career. I had just gotten into doing that when September 11 happened. I had been given this great opportunity by this country to take what I love and make a living out of it. So it was really up to me, I felt, to stand up and go fight for the freedoms I had been given. It was a no-brainer. I was an able-bodied American, in college and playing sports. I enlisted in the Marine Corps, and I would do it all over again if I had the opportunity.
Why did you choose the Marine Corps?
When I was 5 or 6 years old, I remember I was playing in a mud puddle at my grandparent's house up in Michigan, and my older cousin had just graduated from boot camp in the Marine Corps. He was the only Marine I had ever really seen in person. I remember just playing in this mud puddle and watching these shiny, black Corfam shoes step up in front of me, and my eyes just followed the shoes all the way up this uniform. I thought, "That's the closest I'm ever really going to get to a superhero." I knew that if I ever had to go to combat, I wanted to go with what I had envisioned as being the best, or the superheroes. To me that was always the Marine Corps.
What are some of the most important things you learned from serving in Iraq and Afghanistan?
The Marine Corps teaches you determination, drive and dedication, and a lot of that I use in the music business. It's a very hard business, and it's very cut throat. If I wasn't determined and dedicated, I don't think I would have made it this far. One of the things from Iraq and Afghanistan is, obviously, I got injured to the point where I was paralyzed from the waist down. I had a doctor, who spent his whole life studying medicine, stand in front of me and tell me I was never going to walk again. Well, I walk very well now, and I do a pretty energetic show, so that makes me know that I can do anything that I want to do in life, and there's really no one who can tell you that you can't. If you put your mind to it, you are going to achieve your goals.
How did coming back into music and songwriting help with your recovery?
I just came from a summit, in Washington, D.C., about using art—not just music, but physical art—to cut the healing rate from Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) in half. I really thought at the time when I went to the summit that I was the only one using music to really get past some of these problems. But I found out there's a whole bunch of us out there. I think that really showed for the future how music and the arts are going to play a bigger role in helping us heal from some of the wounds that you can't see, such as PTS and combat fatigue. I just wrote a song called "These Pieces" (listen to "These Pieces" in the video below), and I think that it speaks to anyone who is dealing with getting the pieces of your puzzle in your life together. That's kind of what I used music for, and I think we'll see a lot more of that use in medicine in the future.
What role did you see music, especially country music, play in the lives of many active service members?
Country music has been and always will be one of the greatest supporters of our American military. I've gotten to be good friends of a lot of the acts that I saw come to Iraq and play while I was there, such as Aaron Tippin and Toby Keith. I actually joke with Aaron Tippin that "we went to war together, because you spent as much time over there playing for the troops as I did fighting." So these men and women who support our military in country music and all genres of music are really selfless people. Music gives our troops a little piece of being home. It's the least that we can do as artists.
What's next for you in music?
I spent this past year being the spokesperson for Veteran Affairs Office Research and Development for hospitalized veterans, trying to make their lives returning home a lot easier. But through doing that and helping to make a lot of the veterans' dreams come true, I realized I had neglected my own dream, which is music. So I got the band together for the Leatherneck Tour, playing all the Marine Corps bases. We teamed up with a great organization called American Military University. They offer online education to our veterans, so you can basically get out of the military with a bachelor's degree or even a master's degree. So when they come out, they are better prepared to enter our civilian population. I'm also going back in the studio this month to record our new album for 2012.
You are also involved with Buy Veteran. Can you talk a little about that?
American Military University is also Buy Veteran—it was started by a Marine, and that's what Buy Veteran is about. It is trying to link all of the veteran organizations to one another. You can go online to buyveteran.com, type in your zip code and pull up any veteran-owned business in your area. You can buy anything you need from a veteran. If you are trying support your country, your local economy and your national economy, you want to keep your money inside your country, so we can get out of this recession. By supporting these American, veteran-owned companies, I think we can do that. It's small business at its best.
What qualities make veterans good business owners?
I think it goes back to the core values called honor, courage and commitment—the first thing they teach you when you join the military and the Marine Corps—and I think that's what makes a good business owner. If people know that they can rely on you, they are going to be people who are proud to do business with you because you already serve their communities as a veteran. It's giving you the opportunity to support them after they've supported you.
What do you think is the most important things kids should think about on Veteran's Day?
One thing I thought was really cool is that a teacher down in Georgia had asked her students to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, and there were some students that said they didn't want to stand. So the next day, when the students showed up to school, the teacher had all the desks removed. Before the pledge, the teacher had one of the local Army Reserve units walk in. Each soldier was carrying a desk. The teacher told her class, "You have the right to sit down because one of these soldiers is ready to give their life for the desk that you have." What I want our youth to realize is that the flag that we pledge to is a lot more than a flag. Each one of those red lines represents the blood lost for this country and that gives them the opportunity to get an education, to serve or to not serve, to vote or to not vote, and that is something in this country we take for granted. We have this day to remember that [the men and women who serve] are the ones who give their lives so we get to keep those rights.
Do you have anything special planned for this year's Veteran's Day?
On November 10, I am hosting the Marine Corps birthday here in Nashville. In 1775, the Marine Corps was born. Then on Veteran's Day, I'm the Grand Marshall of the Nashville Veteran's Day Parade. We are going to close out the night with a concert to all our veterans, just kind of do it the way Veteran's do. We work really hard, we fight harder, we have fun, and we let loose when we can.


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Oil Trades Near One-Week High on Outlook for Economic Stimulus
Oil traded near the highest level in a week in New York amid speculation that the U.S. and China will implement measures to revive their economies.
Futures were little changed after three days of gains, the longest rising streak in three weeks. The Federal Reserve meets this week to discuss monetary policy after the European Central Bank agreed last week on bond purchases to ease the euro area's debt crisis. Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said supply, demand and inventories of crude don't justify the current increase in prices, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
"The market is balancing hopes for a third round of quantitative easing and Chinese stimulus versus poor fundamentals," said Carsten Fritsch, an analyst at Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt who predicts Brent crude may advance to $117 a barrel this week. "Market balances indicate an oversupply."
Crude for October delivery was at $96.30 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down 12 cents, at 1:21 p.m. London time. The contract climbed 0.9 percent to $96.42 on Sept. 7, the highest close since Aug. 31. Prices are 2.6 percent lower this year.
Brent for October settlement on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange was at $114.61 a barrel, up 36 cents. The European benchmark was at a premium of $18.35 to New York- traded West Texas Intermediate crude, up from $17.83 on Sept. 7.
Saudi Arabia's Naimi said the kingdom was monitoring prices and is always "taking necessary steps to make sure supply is in line with demand and will meet the needs of its customers".
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Naimi said Saudi Arabia will continue, in cooperation with fellow Gulf Cooperation Council and OPEC member states, to "preserve the stability of the international oil market," the agency reported today.
Oil in New York has technical support along the middle Bollinger Band on the daily chart, around $94.08 a barrel today, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Futures rebounded from this indicator in July and August. Buy orders tend to be clustered near chart-support levels.
China reduced net crude imports last month to the lowest level in almost two years, customs data show. The nation bought 18.2 million metric tons of crude in August, or about 4.3 million barrels a day, according to data from the General Administration of Customs. That's down 13 percent from a year earlier and the lowest rate since October 2010.
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Measures to support and stabilize foreign trade will be announced soon, according to an interview with Commerce Minister Chen Deming broadcast yesterday by China Central Television. China's economic expansion faces "notable downward pressure," President Hu Jintao said Sept. 8.
"The economy is weak," said Jonathan Barratt, the chief executive officer of Barratt's Bulletin, a commodity newsletter in Sydney. "The stimulus plans are designed to placate the market rather than improve the economies. You are putting in fire-power just to stop things falling."
Money managers raised net-long positions in New York crude by 1,153, or 0.6 percent, to 193,624 futures and options combined in the seven days ended Sept. 4, according to a U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission report on Sept. 7.
In London, hedge funds and other money managers raised bullish bets on Brent crude to their highest in four months in the week ended Sept. 4, according to data from ICE Futures Europe.
Speculative bets that prices will rise, in futures and options combined, outnumbered short positions by 110,475 lots, the London-based exchange said today in its weekly Commitment of Traders report. That's an increase of 2,590 contracts from 107,885 on Aug. 28 and the highest since May 1, the data show.
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Wow - let's use the Bible to justify pre-marrital sex just because you aren't a virgin....Let me get this straight....he is telling you a man, single or divorced, can have sex with any woman that is not married if she has been deflowered by someone else?Sorry for the sarcasm, but really?!?!
What about:7:1 Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. 7:9 But if they don't have self-control, let them marry. For it's better to marry than to burn. 7:34 There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world--how she may please her husband. 7:36 But if any man thinks that he is behaving inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of her age, and if need so requires, let him do what he desires. He doesn't sin. Let them marry. As for 7:9 - if you can't control it - get married!As for 7:34 - how can an unmarried woman care about the things of the lord and be holy in both body and in spirit if the man she is engaged to is having his way with her?As for 7:36 - is he completely dismissing the end of the verse? Where it says "Let them marry."?You cannot take a portion of a verse out of context and use it to justify your sin. Period.
He was already saved.
QuoteHe was already saved. Guess a warm woman put Gods Word on the back burner.....
The scriptures do not justify sex outside of marriage. In our culture that does not mean engaged.IF this guy is the right one GET MARRIED
At the time the Bible was written, engagement was a binding oath along the lines of a marriage. To break an engagement, you had to give a certificate of divorce. In fact, the vows were part of the engagement, not the marriage. The marriage ceremony was mainly a time of celebration and a time for others to bless the couple.But even then engagement didn't give you the right to steal the nookie.First, you had to fulfill your obligations to the agreement, and provide a house of your own to live in. Then you could take the gal home.
LOL@steal the nookie.We have a house and we are engaged. Our congregation all know we are getting married. Do we qualify?
I have a question though. Does it matter whether the engagement were a legal agreement? Is God concerned with the laws of man? And if you could break the terms of an engagement by divorce doesn't that further the argument that the engagement wasn't a commitment to God?
Thank you Victor. I really appreciate your response and your referencing the chapter and verse. Can I ask you what God considers to be a marriage? (again, just asking)
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Originally Posted by BlueSanta
I was thinking almost the exact same thing. Every year people make up arbitrary "things we wont do" and more often than not they are all proven wrong.
Before Eli it was the Giants FO is boring "they never make draft day trades"
They only rule of thumb I have seen that holds water is that this organization doesn't like character/maturity red flags on their 1st round picks.
Originally Posted by Redeyejedi
Took him long enough to draft a Center , seriously how many drafts in a row did we want a center. We have been asking for a young center for at least 5 years
Agreed. But they did sign a high priced Center which is kinda similar as far as investing alot into the position. You sure won't here me complain about Weston Richburg in RD2.. I honestly think hes gonna be one of the best Centers in the league over the next 10yrs, and hes all ours!!!
Originally Posted by TheAnalyst
I dont get your comment. So, we went WR in the first. We do that a bunch. We often take early WRs in the draft. When was the last time it was TE? Shockey 12 years ago. We seem to trend away from TE and DT in the first, especially since Reese has taken over. Could we in 2015? Sure. But odds are we wont. Reese hasnt drafted a TE or LB in the first. We have won 2 SBs with "subpar" LBs and TEs. It seems he doesnt value them much. WR obvisouly he values. DE obviously. CB obviously. Those seem to be his top 3 positions he values in the first. But again, it all matters who slips on the board to our spot. We are all really just guessing, but I have come to the conclusion, he wont take a TE or LB in the first.
Reese has been GM for 8 drafts, so it's still a relatively small sample size to fit every position in. Since 1936, Giants have taken 5 WRs in the first round. Prior to Hakeem Nicks in 2009, last one they drafted was Ike Hilliard in 1997. How many TEs are drafted in the first to begin with? Since 2002 [Shockey's draft] there have been 15 TEs drafted in the first. So that averages to only one per first round.
Now Accorsi was quoted as saying to avoid taking OL early, but Reese bucked that trend last year. Hard to chastise him for not going TE and LB while being hardly enough to say he won't draft one.
Jay Rome from Georgia is very athletic looking I think he will be a better prospect then Lynch was
What about the kid from Rutgers
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Nick O'Leary is the only person worth mentioning right now.
U think , I think he is a mid to late round player. He is undersized ,not overly fast, and has a maxed out frame
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What about the kid from Rutgers
Yeah, this kids gonna be at or near the top of the TE class. The best part is Gary Novas back and they are returning 8 starters on offense, so we should be able to get a good idea of what kinda player Kroft is.. Super beastly game against Ark!
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FF Scuba "In-Use" by Aclewe for Flandern Campaign
FF Scuba, the brain child of Felix Braden, was orginally concieved following a fruitless search by Braden to find an offline partner to the Veranda typeface.
The latest "In-Use" case for the lively typeface of eight weights was designed by the Aclewe Werbeagentur Köln agency for a campaign for the official tourist office for Flanders and Brussels in conjunction with DB Bahn.
Across the advertising campaign, we see FF Scuba effectively put to use in highlighting the key promotions and points of interest for potential visitors.
Pictures from Aclewe Werbeagentur Kölnpermalink
Communication Arts Awards for FF Tisa Sans, FF Scuba and FF Ernestine
What a way to start 2013! Three of our new FontFonts have been acknowledged in the prestigious Communication Arts Typographic Annual 2013.
Recognizing the great and the good in the world of typography, the latest annual is the third edition and was judged by three typographic experts: Gail Anderson, Jessica Hische and Jesse Ragan. With over 1900 entries to the competition, we were absolutely thrilled to hear that FF Ernestine, FF Scuba and FF Tisa Sans have each been honored best of the year in typeface design. With an acceptance rate of less than 10%, the Communication Arts Typography Competition is a major competition and inclusion is one of the most-coveted awards in the typographic industry.
FF Ernestine is the first commercial typeface designed by Nina Stössinger. Born out of the search for a versatile monoline text typeface, it is warm with a serious overtone, feminine with an underlying rigid assurance but above all charmingly sturdy. Felix Braden's first release through FontFont is FF Scuba. The design combines constructed letters, like an almost rectangular o, with dynamic strokes and other written elements, giving the typeface a lively touch, while still keeping it true to its technical roots. Last year, the highly anticipated sans counterpart to Mitja Miklavčič's popular FF Tisa arrived. FF Tisa Sans has a softer and friendlier feel compared to its serif sister. Whether paired with FF Tisa or used alone, FF Tisa Sans is a perfect choice for branding and editorial projects.
Previous FontFont winners of the Communication Arts Typographic Annual include:
- Max Phillips's elegant workhorse, FF Spinoza
- Jörg Hemker's matured and balanced, FF Sero
- Łukasz Dziedzic's sturdy serif superfamily, FF More
FF Scuba video exhibited at Klingspor Museum in Offenbach
Over the past few years, Typosition, a graphic design and typography studio from Offenbach, Germany, have curated a series called 'Schrift in Form' (Typeface in Form) at the Klingspor Museum.
For their latest exhibition, the theme is 'Musik liegt in der Schrift' (Music is in the typeface) and they invited graphic and type designers from around the world to display their work. We were absolutely delighted that the FF Scuba video was chosen to form part of the exhibition.
Designed by Felix Braden, FF Scuba is a readable contemporary sans, with a distinctive character. Searching for an offline companion for Verdana and unable to find the tone he was looking for, Braden set about developing a new series of types, which became FF Scuba. A mix of constructed letters and dynamic strokes gives the typeface a lively touch, while still keeping true to its technical roots.
Part of our FF 59 release back in May, we were inspired by the friendly and distinctive character of FF Scuba and the newest EP from the rising star Tourist. So we wanted to combine both passions and explore a different way of 'showing' type, the result was a video.
About the Klingspor Museum
The Klingspor Museum for Modern International Book Art, Typography and Calligraphy is located in Offenbach and has a huge collection of literature on book production, history of letterpress printing, typography and calligraphy, graphic techniques and the art of paper making. The exhibition will be on show until 6 January 2013.permalink
In-use: FF Scuba at Norway's largest Food Festival
The Norwegian agency Fasett, who are responsible for the corporate identity and communications for Gladmat (Norway's largest food festival), used FF Scuba as the corporate font for this year's festival.
The campaign for this year's event combined colourful and playful 'food faces' with bold statements.
We spoke with Benjamin Hickethier from Fasett to find out more about the project and their choice of typeface ...
We chose FF Scuba as a new corporate font for Gladmat because we were looking for a fresh new approach, in an evolutionary modernization of the CI that was developed by Fasett more than a decade ago.
The Gladmat Team wanted to keep the old logo symbol, so we were looking for some letters that would work well with the strong image and with the theme for this year, which was fruit and vegtables.
We loved FF Scuba from the day it was released, so it was not hard to choose, we had it in the back of our heads, waiting for the perfect deployment. It's a lovely font with all its details and overall appearance – a pleasure to look at, and to read. It comes with a lot of character, while at the same time staying well-mannered in the background, presenting message and communicated images in a sober, yet joyful way.
Technically, it's a great pleasure of course, as with all FontFonts. FF Scuba is perfectly fit – both in print and screen.
Used on posters, t-shirts and in the below video, FF Scuba provided a great match for the project; the typeface's friendly form lent a fresh and original feel to identity of the festival.
We think it looks truly scrumptious! You can still get your hands on the free regular weight of FF Scuba, grab it now!
Have you used a FontFont typeface in a recent project? We're always on the hunt for in-use cases and would love to hear from you, just send a quick note to firstname.lastname@example.com and she will be in touch.permalink
FF Scuba dancing to a different beat
If music be the food of love, play on. If type is what voice is to speech, speak louder. Here at FontFont, we are driven by our love for type and powered by a passion for music.
Inspired by the friendly and distinctive character of FF Scuba by Felix Braden and the newest EP from the rising star Tourist; we wanted to combine both passions and explore a different way of 'showing' type. We are delighted to share with our video for FF Scuba.
About FF Scuba
Searching for an offline companion for Verdana and not finding the exact tone he was looking for, designer Felix Braden set off to develop FF Scuba.
It's a legible contemporary sans with a frank, friendly, distinctive character. In small sizes FF Scuba blends well and in display sizes it rings fresh and original. It combines constructed letters — like an almost rectangular o — with dynamic strokes and other elements that refer to handwriting, lending a lively touch to the font's truly technical roots.
For a limited time, FF Scuba Regular OT and Web are available for free download.
About Tourist
Will Phillips a.k.a Tourist announced his debut 7" and digital EP release on Make Mine in March 2012. Will has made a name for himself with his remixes under the name Little Loud and his mixes over the past 18 months for artists such as Ariel Pink, HEALTH, Yeasayer, and Memory Tapes were regular fixtures on many a music blog. Under his new moniker, Will loves to use analogue tapes and field recordings to create a melodic sound that really resonates when listened to alone or on the dance floor.permalink
FF Scuba: Deep diving with Felix Braden
Following the release of Felix Braden's first FontFont, FF Scuba we caught up with him to find out about his newest typeface, the design scene in Cologne and who his dream client would be.
Felix, your Internet-persona is tied up with the identity of one of your websites, Floodfonts and your twitter. Your website's been around for about 12 years now. I remember seeing your free fonts for the first time around in 2004. Will any of these be upgraded or expanded to commercial families some day?
I actually have the most fun with the first 52 characters when designing type. The chance that I extend an old alphabet is therefore slim as there only remains the hard and fiddly work. It must therefore be for a special occasion. Just recently Typekit approached me and asked whether they could offer Moby, Hydrophilia and Bigfish in their library and that was an opportunity. Their idea to look after the complete hosting of webfonts so that the web designer doesn't need to worry about it, really enthused me. I still offer the extended printer fonts with the additional character sets free on my website.
FF Scuba is your first typeface in the FontFont library, but you have released other families through Fountain, URW++ and Volcano Type. What was it like working with FontFont? How are we different from other foundries?
Without wanting to suck up, the collaboration with FontFont was super. The intensity of the mentoring and the effort that was invested in the development of FF Scuba is really remarkable. Big thanks again to Andreas Frohloff who made numerous suggestions for corrections and who brought the font a gigantic step forward. During the two years that we worked together on FF Scuba I learnt so much about type design.
You studied graphic design at the FH Trier. In the past few years, the German type design scene has gotten to know several Trier students and graduates through their attendance at Typostammtische (German type meet-ups), or from the work of other designers like Stefan Hübsch and Sascha Timplan. Did you have any classes in type design while you were a student?
Unfortunately, type design wasn't offered as a subject whilst I was studying in Trier. As far as I am aware this hasn't changed. However, there is a great Typography teacher, Professor Andreas Hogan, who encourages students to engage with type design. He really encouraged me with the design of my alphabets. One had at least the possibility in Typography to design a typeface as a term paper.
Even before you started your studies, you had already created your first digital fonts. Were these typefaces just 1990s-era design explorations for you – like so many graphic designers who discovered Fontographer at that time – or was it something more deep … like love at first sight?
Somehow both – in 1993 after completing my secondary school studies I wanted to absolutely design and study Graphic Design. Without having a proper perception of what it was like, I looked for an internship at an advertising agency. With luck I got a position at Gaga – an ambitious Design office where exactly the experimental atmosphere of departure of the 1990s prevailed and opened for me a whole new world. There I met the designer Jens Gehlhaar who was before my studies a really good teacher in type design. The fact that Fontographer was at that time really hip, and every designer 'played about' with it, was of course helpful to reduce inhibitions. I created my first alphabet within a week for the demo tape of a friend's metal band.
FF Scuba outline tests
Aside from typeface design, you also work as a graphic designer. How would you best describe yourself? As a type designer? A communications designer? Or are specific labels within design not something that you identify with?
I am actually very happy that I don't just do type design and also engage with editorial design, corporate design and illustration. The excursions into other design areas have always brought me a great deal and also the exchange with other people in other disciplines. If I was to classify myself then it would be somewhere between illustration and typography. My designer roots lie definitely in drawing and type is the topic that in the past few years has interested and engaged me the most. Lastly, I think that drawing and designing with type are very helpful skills if someone wants to draw letters and logotypes – so what I do now is inevitably a result of my background.
You live and work in Cologne, a city on the Rhine River and one of the oldest settlements in Germany. What is the design scene like there? Do you think that designers in Cologne work in a different manner than in other big German cities?
I don't know, whether it is because of the times of Behance or the immense opportunities to exchange and share amongst designers, whether there actually is something like country specific styles, let alone city specific styles.
For me, the direct exchange with other designers is very important. At the moment, the type design scene in Cologne is very small and I don't think I can find a typical Cologne style. We rarely get together for a Typostammtisch, but when we do, I spend weeks getting excited about it. There are always really interesting guests there, who are a great source of inspiration to me, such as Indra Kupferschmid, Dan Reynolds or Alex Rütten. Sometimes, I look somewhat wistfully at the design scene in Berlin and Munich, where every week there are opportunities to meet up.
Yet when it comes to the history of the town, I find that Cologne is extremely interesting. As soon as you dig a bit deeper into a town area you find something spectacular. Alone in the Romano-Germanic Museum you can find so many magnificent classical typographical finds that it is really worth a visit.
When you compare your first sketches on paper with the final release-version of a typeface, how much of the original feeling remains in the finished design?
When it came to bringing FF Scuba to market, I fished out some old sketches and was very surprised at the similarity that the end result had with the first drawings. The double page spread 'cobang' is actually the first sketch that I did for FF Scuba (at that time it was called Adria). I removed some of the oddities, such as the tapered ascenders but other than that it is very close to the release version, isn't it?
First sketches
I've read that part of the inspiration behind FF Scuba was to create an offline companion for Verdana. In which way do you think that FF Scuba is most similar to Verdana, and where is it the most different?
I think the biggest similarity that FF Scuba has with Verdana is at a distance or on a screen in small pixel sizes. Also when it runs closer together and the letters are narrower- you can compare Verdana and FF Scuba in size 12 in TextEdit, the fonts are differentiated through a number of letters such as I, J or M but the appearence is very similar.
As soon as the letters become bigger the details such as the tapered ends of the stems or the almost rectangular o are noticeable and then the two typefaces bear little similarity. Also with the bolder weights the differences are particularly apparent: with Verdana Bold the horizontals – through the orientation on the pixel – are only half as heavy as the verticals, FF Scuba doesn't have this contrast, the horizontals appear study/massive.
Are there any specific design applications where you think that FF Scuba would be a particularly apt choice for graphic designers?
I think FF Scuba has a lot of character, especially for a sans serif optimized for long body texts. That makes it a good tool for branding. I believe that with FF Scuba I have succeeded in allowing a warm, human aspect to flow into a very dry technical design. A contrast that in my opinion also illustrates the uniqueness of the typeface - therefore is FF Scuba perfectly appropriate for firms with a high technical affinity but that see people at the heart of their business for example in the media or computer industry.
Felix Braden's correction notes
Every type designer has their secret dream client. If you had to pick one "long shot" area for FF Scuba to be uses, where would that be?
Like many other type designers, I was shocked by the announcement a few years ago that Ikea was using Verdana as their corporate font and with that placed comfort and cost-saving above all design criteria. I can't quite exactly remember, but I think at this time I began working on FF Scuba. I would be really excited if Ikea used FF Scuba as the corporate font for print media and Verdana for the screen – I don't mind if they also used it for correspondence.
Aside from FF Scuba, do you have a favourite FontFont?
I love FF Absara by Xavier Dupré and FF Suhmo by Alex Rütten.
If you were to give someone starting out in typography one piece of advice what would it be?
Don't hesitate, just do it! With type design, plan-less work sometimes avenges itself later, but you don't have to start with a super family.
Felix Braden studied communication design at the Fachhochschule Trier with Prof. Andreas Hogan and worked as assistant of Jens Gehlhaar at Gaga Design. He was one of the founders of Glashaus-Design and has worked as Art Director at MWK and freelance type designer in Cologne since 2003. In 2000, he founded the free font foundry Floodfonts and designed numerous typefaces which are available as webfonts via Typekit. His commercial fonts are distributed by Fountain (Capri, Sadness, Grimoire), URW++ (Supernormale) and Volcanotype (Bikini).
For a limited time, FF Scuba Regular OT and Web are available for free download.permalink
New release: FF59
It is with much anticipation and excitement that we announce our 59th release. With three brand new designs, one extension and a whole array of new Offc, Web and Pro versions of some of our classic FontFonts; FF 59 is one of our biggest releases yet.
The new designs
FF Scuba
FF Scuba is a legible contemporary sans with a distinctive character. Searching for an offline companion for Verdana and not finding the exact tone he was looking for, designer Felix Braden set off to develop a new series of types. The resulting family is a bit tighter and more condensed than Verdana. In small sizes FF Scuba blends well with Verdana, and in display sizes it reveals its particular originality. The design combines constructed letters, like an almost rectangular o, with dynamic strokes and other elements referring to writing. This mix gives the typeface a lively touch, while still keeping true to its technical roots.
For a limited time, FF Scuba Regular is available for free download in OT and Web formats. Download it on the Goodies page.
FF Tisa Sans
FF Tisa Sans is Slovenian designer Mitja Miklavčič's follow-up typeface to FF Tisa. Whether used together or separately, both of his families are excellent choices for branding projects and complex editorial applications. The original FF Tisa is one of the new-millennium favorites in the FontFont library—known for its sturdy and friendly forms, hence its common use in newspapers and magazines.
In all important details, FF Tisa Sans matches FF Tisa perfectly. Aside from the lack of serifs, the Sans features slightly reduced ink traps. Necessary system elements have been fine-tuned to one another, including the color density of blocks of text, the proportions of the letterforms and their distinctive stroke endings, and even the eye-catching Italics. Of course, the FF Tisa Sans character set contains the same range of characters and typographic features as the original FF Tisa, too. Since FF Tisa Sans should prove quite suitable for signage and information design projects, Miklavčič included a range of specially designed arrows in each font as well.
FF Chartwell
Designed by Travis Kochel, FF Chartwell is a fantastic typeface for creating simple graphs. Driven by the frustration of creating graphs within design applications and inspired by typefaces such as FF Beowolf and FF PicLig, Travis saw an opportunity to take advantage of OpenType technology to simplify the process.
FF Chartwell (Pies, Lines, Bars) was originally released in 2011 under the TK Type foundry. In 2012, it was added to the FontFont library with the addition of four new chart styles, the Polar Series as well as Bars Vertical.
The Polar Series (Rose, Rings, and Radar) is a set of new designs, which take on the form of more experimental charts. In an effort to make the charts smarter and more dynamic, each design reacts not only to the data entered, but the number of values.
Find out how to use FF Chartwell and download the User Manual.
Updated and extended FontFonts
FF Meta Serif: Light and Extra Bold
Following the Greek/Cyrillic language update to FF Meta Serif in FF 58, we've now added two new weights to FF Meta Serif—Light and Extra Bold.
New Pro versions
Pro FontFonts enjoy the distinction of extended language support and ease of use, affording the typographer the ability to set text in a much broader range of languages. All Pro FontFonts include Extended Latin (Central European) characters, but may additionally support Cyrillic, Greek, or other/additional scripts. The following FontFonts now include Pro language support and thus speaking 36 Latin-based languages more.
FF Legato Pro by Evert Bloemsma
FF Magda Clean Pro by Cornel Windlin, Critzla and Henning Krause
FF Max Demi Serif Pro by Morten Olsen
FF Meta Headline Pro by Erik Spiekermann, Christian Schwartz and Josh Darden
FF Prater Pro by Henning Wagenbreth and Steffen Sauerteig
FF Quadraat Display Pro & FF Quadraat Sans Mono by Fred Smeijers
FF Schulbuch Pro by Just van Rossum
FF Strada Pro & FF Strada Condensed Pro by Albert Pinggera
New Office and Web FontFonts
We are continually updating our library to ensure that our FontFonts are in the most up to date and useable formats. With our latest release, we've updated a whole host of our portfolio for the use on the web, among them classics such as FF Strada, FF Legato, FF Transit, and FF Schulbuch.
All these faces additionally come in Offc versions, fonts tuned to work best in programs like Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.
FF Blur Offc Pro/Web Pro by Neville Brody
FF Eureka Offc Pro/Web Pro, FF Eureka Sans Offc Pro/Web Pro and FF Eureka Sans Condensed Offc Pro/Web Pro by Peter Biľak
FF Fago Correspondence Sans Offc Pro/Web Pro and FF Fago Correspondence Serif Offc Pro/Web Pro by Ole Schäfer and Andreas Eigendorf
FF Legato Offc Pro/Web Pro by Evert Bloemsma
FF Magda Clean Offc Pro/Web Pro by Cornel Windlin, Critzla and Henning Krause
FF Market Offc Pro/Web Pro by H. A. Simon
FF Max Offc Pro/Web Pro & FF Max Demi Serif Offc Pro/Web Pro by Morten Olsen
FF Meta Headline Offc Pro/Web Pro by Erik Spiekermann, Christian Schwartz, Josh Darden
FF Prater Offc Pro/Web Pro by Henning Wagenbreth, Steffen Sauerteig
FF Quadraat Display Offc Pro/Web Pro & FF Quadraat Sans Mono by Fred Smeijers
FF Schulbuch Offc Pro/Web Pro by Just van Rossum
FF Seria Offc Pro/Web Pro & FF Seria Sans Off Pro/Web Pro by Martin Majoor
FF Strada Offc Pro/Web Pro & FF Strada Condensed Offc Pro/Web Pro by Albert Pinggera
FF Transit Offc Pro/Web Pro by MetaDesignpermalink


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Town Square
Syria: What Now?
Original post made by Tom Cushing, Danville, on Aug 31, 2013
Here are several relevant questions to ponder; undoubtedly there are others.
1 -- What are the US interests in this issue? Some say there are none – all lethal weapons inflict awful deaths, and chemical weapons are really rather inefficient and passee. Others believe that SOMEbody needs to enforce a civilized world's expectations that using these outlawed poisons will be punished. Further, these gases are a pretty good choice for terror use in a closed space like a subway (BART?) tunnel, but does a military response in Syria make it less – or more – likely that terrorists might try to use those small, portable weapons hereabouts? And then there's credibility and that pesky "red line" statement. How does that figure into your mix?
More broadly, anything the US does will affect the civil war in Syria -- somehow. It's a war that is devolving into multi-faceted tribal conflict – it is not clear anymore that Assad controls the militias nominally on his side, and the rebels are becoming increasingly fractious and radical, in our terms. Iran reportedly has boots on the ground there, as do the foreign fighters of Hezbollah. Meanwhile, the one thing on which most Americans seem to agree is that we don't want our own boots to land there. And meanwhiler, the toll of battle has climbed well past 100,000 deaths. How do those conduct-of-war issues factor-in? Meanwhilest, there is barbarism all over – where do we stop, and why is it always us?
2 – Are we sure, this time? In those chaotic conditions, such an attack might have been staged to bring the world into the war on the side of the rebels. That seems unlikely, but remember those dread Iraqi WMDs that we claimed to be certain existed? Granted, we are not seeking a pretext to invade Syria in this case, and the evidence seems to be persuasive, but are.we.sure? The costs of another error could be huge, and "fool me once …"
3 – Let's assume a 'successful' (however you define it) limited missile strike: what happens then? Russia will be upset – how upset, and how much do you care? Iran has promised to retaliate against Israel. Let's assume they do – will the Iron Dome hold? And will any such attack give them pretext to counter against Iron's well-fortified nuclear manufacturing facilities? What then? Is anyone or nation likely to be able to harm US interests in retaliation?
4 – What exactly do you attack? Not the chemical weapons themselves, of course, for fear of setting them loose and/or allowing others to gain control of the stockpiles. Conventional bases? Industry? Do you send one in the window of Assad's palace bathroom? There are reports that he has put some of his important assets on the move, and positioned innocent, expendable civilians around vulnerable sites, as a kind of human shield. Recognizing that whatever you do needs to be done remotely – not to risk actual pilots – where do you send those missiles?
5 – How long do you wait? The half-life of the world's attention span keeps getting shorter. How long do you have before the message that you intend to send gets lost? Do you try to build consensus internationally (that ship seems to have sailed) or domestically?
6 – What are the domestic political ramifications? Those tea leaves are tough to read, and there is no "Today we killed Osama bin Laden" moment available here. Your enemies are certain to bandwagon any opportunity to criticize the move, in arrears. How does that factor-in?
I wrote earlier in the summer about how All the options in Syria are lousy (RC, May 14th Web Link). They don't seem to have improved, much. Or do you have a good idea?
a resident of Danville
on Sep 2, 2013 at 11:30 am
Here's the "What now?" answer to the Syria question coming before congress:
Don't vote on this question at all - neither a "no" vote nor a "yes" vote and let the potus do whatever he wants.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 3, 2013 at 7:33 am
Yeah, because that "governing" thing is difficult, and requires choices.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 3, 2013 at 7:45 am
A "no action " IS a choice. It says that congress does not CHOOSE to participate in the potus manipulations.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 3, 2013 at 9:50 am
Ah, I see. I guess I mistook it for a knee-jerk reaction.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 3, 2013 at 11:00 am
Knee - nope!
Jerk - maybe...
a resident of Danville
on Sep 3, 2013 at 12:55 pm
Syrians killed Syrians. So now we must kill Syrians to send them a message not to kill Syrians.
And the Nobel Peace Prize goes to…
a resident of Alamo
on Sep 3, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Great -- so far, we've got one Abstention and one ObamaBash, chapter 'ad,' or is it chapter 'nauseum?' Maybe CP's got something there -- this leadership stuff ain't always easy.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 3, 2013 at 2:12 pm
Interesting that T-Cush would redefine a "No Action" as an abstention. That darn dictionary always gets in the way of the spinmeisters...
a resident of Alamo
on Sep 3, 2013 at 4:34 pm
Rick: if there's a Q before the house, and you refuse to participate, aren't you abstaining from casting your vote? Do you like 'boycott' better?
BTW, I'm lovin' that 'TCush' moniker. Makes me feel like I manage a baseball team or something, a la BoMel. I don't think it works for everyone, but thanks, RiePish!
a resident of Danville
on Sep 4, 2013 at 5:03 pm
Democrat Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton said it best. She said, the only reason to support a Syrian attack is so Obama isn't "shamed and humiliated." Web Link
Back in 2012, during the heat of the election, Obama tried to sound "tough" and stupidly and without forethought uttered his infamous "red line" statement.
Now Obama says, "I didn't set a red line, the world did."
(Reminds me of, "You didn't build that, the government did." But I digress…)
If it's really the world's red line, then why isn't the UN calling for an attack? How many UN countries agree with attacking Syria?
Obama wants to lob a few meaningless Tomahawk missiles (al la Clinton) into Syria in order to "save face." It won't change the course of Syria's civil war. It may kill a few hundred civilians. Nice Christian thing to do.
Syria hasn't attacked us. They pose no threat to us. There doesn't even appear to be conclusive evidence that Assad actually used chemical weapons. And even if he has, why is killing with gas more reprehensible than killing with bullets or shrapnel, or killing with an illegal drone strike for that matter?
79% of Americans oppose attacking Syria.
The people who want us to attack Syria are the same ones who wanted us to attack Iraq, and for the same reasons. Stop listening to them!
Obama should stand down.
a resident of Alamo
on Sep 5, 2013 at 8:19 am
The conflict in Syria is between the Hamas-backed Syrian Government and the Al-Qaida backed Rebels. Since Al-Qaida is a declared enemy of the US, any strike against the Syrian Government would be supporting Al-Qaida and would be treason, as defined by US law.
I'm in favor of letting our enemies kill each other, without our intervention. Count me as a "NO" vote...
a resident of Danville
on Sep 5, 2013 at 8:31 am
Clever entry on sfgate: "Why is the NSA the Only part of our government that actually Listens to The People?"
a resident of Alamo
on Sep 5, 2013 at 9:42 am
NPR poll: Web Link
a resident of Danville
on Sep 5, 2013 at 9:45 am
Odds are Putin is telling the truth on this one---John Kerry IS a proven liar---Obama still lying about The video causing Benghazi---let the Syrians kill each other. Hilarious Stretch Pelosi thinks people are so stupid to believe she had a deep convo with her 5 yr old grandson about attacking Syria!!!! O-M-G= Obomba Must Go!
a resident of Danville
on Sep 5, 2013 at 11:15 am
I'm genuinely unsure of what the best course of action is. I agree that IF Assad did use chemical weapons, that some form of forceful response is justified. (My reason for saying "if" is that I think it's essentially proven that chemical weapons were released. But it doesn't seem to be 100% proven that Assad launched them. Maybe 80 or 90%, but not really 100% at this point.) BUT:
- I "like" the Syrian rebels even less than Assad, and believe that in the long run we (the US) are probably better off with Assad remaining in power, than if the rebels take over. (Given the likely nature of the subset within the rebels that would take control in the end.)
- We really don't have any real allies in pursuing action against Assad - even if there are other countries who would like us to take action without them getting involved... Even if Kerry says that "we have an offer on the table from the Arab countries to pay for the attack" (whatever THAT is supposed to mean), this seems likely to be a case of Sunni-dominated countries being perfectly happy to have someone else go after a Shia-dominated (and semi-secular) regime.
- Assad has proven to be moderately tolerant of other religious groups in Syria, while many of the rebel elements have a significant track record of intolerance.
When I look at the totality of the above (and the other issues that Tom nicely laid out in his article), I come down on the side of basically staying out of it.
I'm also not convinced by the "we need to attack at this point to retain our credibility" argument. Obama may have stuck his foot in his mouth with various premature statements. But so what... Saving face isn't a compelling reason to launch an attack, even a half-hearted "face-saving" attack. And I'd also argue that our credibility won't actually be repaired by an attack at this point, given the waffling that preceeded it. That ship (the "USS Loss Of Credibility") has already sailed. It can only be rebuilt over an extended period of time, not with a couple of Tomahawk cruise missiles...
One other side point is that it is not totally clear to me how Israel is affected by the decision. You can argue this both ways. Assad, and his friendliness with Iran, are not good for Israel. But would a new regime, with heavy Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, and/or Muslim Brotherhood influence, be any better? Perhaps it would actually be helpful (in the long run) if Israel was given an excuse to go after Iran's nuclear program. But that's getting pretty deeply into what-if's.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 5, 2013 at 2:59 pm
MoveOn.org's 8 million members overwhelmingly oppose U.S. military action in Syria. Web Link
MoveOn.org's view:
We have seen the rushed march to war before. We cannot allow it again. Congress, and the nation, should not be forced into a binary debate over strikes or nothing. In response to the tragic reports of chemical weapons use in Syria, the US needs to lead in the way in engaging with the international community, while rigorously exploring alternatives to military action, including negotiations, economic sanctions, diplomacy, and promotion of humanitarian aid.
a resident of Alamo
on Sep 5, 2013 at 3:29 pm
With the current national sentiment running so strongly against both the Congress (10% approval) and the Executive (36%), I suspect that they could jointly propose to dismantle the IRS -- and not muster a popular majority.
I've been surprised at the failure of most commentators (except 'CeeMudge,' above -- my kind of Conservative) to distinguish between 'going to war' and 'punishing Assad.' Granted that the latter could devolve into the former, but I think upfront conflation of those issues -- as well as minimizing the unique horrors of chemical weapons -- is a mistake. Of course, any diplomacy by Nielsen ratings is also in error.
Personally, I would like for the next despot who considers Sarin to have to ponder on the possible, personally fatal consequences of their use. If we could act in a way that would send That message, I'm for it. I'd love to cruise a missile into Assad's left ear canal, to emphasize the political and personal message being sent. I'd settle for the right ear canal. I just have no idea how it could be done in a way that would limit the collaterals.
War, above all, is messy and uncertain. So unless it could truly be surgical-involving-earholes, I have to reluctantly agree with CeeMudge.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 6, 2013 at 1:08 pm
Wasn't conflating anything. Just quoting your buddies over at Moveon.org.
I'm here to help.
Ha ha.
Speaking of helping, if you would like to sign a petition to stop Obama from attacking Syria, Democrat Congressman Alan Grayson has set up the following website Web Link.
a resident of Alamo
on Sep 6, 2013 at 1:16 pm
That's a relief -- even if the comment wasn't about you.
Pretty sure you'll enjoy this commentary: Web Link
a resident of Danville
on Sep 6, 2013 at 2:19 pm
Your NYT's article says, Republicans will vote against the Syria strike "simply because they hate Obama and would oppose him if he declared Grandmother Appreciation Day."
That's a joke, right?
Man, you Democrats are hyper-partisan.


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Federal Agencies
Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
AIDSinfo offers the latest Federally approved information on: HIV/AIDS clinical research; treatment and prevention; and medical-practice guidelines for people living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends, healthcare providers, scientists, and researchers.
CDC Business and Labor Resource Service
CDC's Business/Labor Responds to AIDS (BRTA/LRTA) program is a resource addressing living and working with HIV. It covers topics such as workplace discrimination, return-to-work, and employee morale issues.
CDC's Heightened Response – HIV/AIDS in the African American Community
The impact of HIV/AIDS on African Americans continues to grow. This link highlights resources and activities for the CDC's heightened, urgent, and collaborative response to decrease HIV/AIDS among African Americans, in partnership with communities and influential leaders.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
This website provides information on the FDA's review and oversight function for drugs, biologics, and medical devices for preventing and treating HIV and AIDS-related conditions.
FDA Advisory Committee Meetings
Index (by year and by topic) of FDA advisory committee meetings on HIV/AIDS and associated conditions, from 1996 to present. This website includes information from FDA advisory committee meetings on HIV/AIDS-related drugs, biologics, and policy issues.
AIDS Health Fraud Task Forces
FDA program designed to help combat health treatment fraud related to HIV/AIDS. This website includes some basic information about HIV/AIDS-related treatment fraud, and links to local fraud taskforce webpages.
FDA's Role in HIV/AIDS
This resource describes the FDA's role in the review and oversight function for drugs, biologics, and medical devices to prevent and treat HIV and AIDS-related conditions.
FDA – Women and HIV (PDF - 188 MB)
This colorful fact sheet give information on how women can protect themselves from HIV, and take care of themselves if they are living with it.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
HAB administers the Ryan White Program, which provides healthcare for people who do not have sufficient healthcare coverage or financial resources to cope with their HIV disease. HAB works directly with hundreds of grantees, who deliver care to over 500,00 people each year.
Indian Health Service HIV/AIDS Program
IHS' collaborative HIV/AIDS program provides prevention and treatment services to the American Indian/Alaska Native community. IHS collaborates across multiple health sectors (both internal and external to the agency) to provide an integrated and comprehensive approach to HIV/AIDS. The program encompasses the major service-delivery systems accessed by the American Indian/Alaska Native community, including IHS, tribal, and urban facilities.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease and conduct research on both common and rare diseases to discover their causes, develop effective treatments, and find cures.
National Eye Institute (NEI) – Studies of the Ocular Complications of AIDS (SOCA)
NEI funds the Studies of the Ocular Complication of AIDS (SOCA), which involve evaluating treatments and treatment strategies for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis.
National Institute on Aging (NIA) – HIV, AIDS, and Older People
NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life by providing leadership in research and programs relevant to aging and older people. This link offers information about HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, and treatment for older people.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) – Alcohol and HIV/AIDS
NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems. These resources provide information on the relationship between alcohol and HIV transmission and alcohol's effect on HIV/AIDS treatment.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Minorities and Biomedical Research (PDF - 208 KB)
NIAID has long recognized that minority populations bear a disproportionate burden of sickness and disease in the United States. Differences in racial and ethnic backgrounds can affect susceptibility to infectious and immunologic diseases, including AIDS, asthma, HIV and sexually transmitted infections, and kidney disease. This document outlines how NIAID will continue to prioritize basic, clinical, and epidemiological research in addressing the health disparities in minority populations.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) – Pediatric, Adolescent, and Maternal AIDS (PAMA) Branch
The PAMA Branch supports and conducts both domestic and international research into the epidemiology, natural history, pathogenesis, transmission, treatment, and prevention of HIV infection and its complications in infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, mothers, women of childbearing age, and the family unit as a whole.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) – HIV/AIDS Research
Each of the three divisions in NIDDK supports an HIV/AIDS program and encourages research into the characterization of intestinal injury, mechanisms of maldigestion, and intestinal mucosal functions, as well as hepatic and biliary dysfunction in patients with AIDS or in appropriate animal models. In addition, NIDDK supports studies on the mechanisms of nutrient malabsorption, deficiencies of various micronutrients, nutritional management of the wasting syndrome, and other aspects of AIDS-related malnutrition.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
NIDCR's mission is to improve oral, dental, and craniofacial health through research, research training, and the dissemination of health information. This resource provides information and research on NIDCR's efforts that focus on HIV/AIDS.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) – AIDS Research Program (ARP)
NIDA's AIDS Research Program (ARP) uses a multifaceted approach to support HIV/AIDS research within NIDA, as well as across NIH Institutes and other HHS agencies. ARP supports the development, planning, and coordination of HIV/AIDS priority research within NIDA's intramural and extramural programs, with the goal ensuring that NIDA has an integrated vision and strategy to guide its HIV/AIDS research.
Drugs + HIV – Learn the Link
This NIDA initiative communicates that behaviors associated with drug abuse are among the main factors in the spread of HIV in the United States. The link provides information for young people, parents, teachers, and the media.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) – Structural Biology Program
In August 2007, NIGMS and NIAID launched three research centers to deepen our biological understanding of HIV. The centers are integrating a variety of techniques from structural biology and biochemistry to capture in unprecedented detail the three-dimensional structures of HIV proteins bound to human cellular components, such as proteins or DNA.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) – Office on AIDS
NIHM's Office on AIDS (1) plans, directs, coordinates, and supports biomedical and behavioral research designed to develop a better understanding of the biological and behavioral causes of HIV infection; (2) analyzes and evaluates national needs and research opportunities to identify areas that warrant either increased or decreased program emphasis;; and (3) consults and cooperates with health organizations, as well as other NIH components and Federal agencies, to identify and meet AIDS-related needs.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NINDS conducts and supports research on brain and nervous-system disorders. This resource discusses the neurological complications of AIDS and AIDS-related nervous system disorders and provides links to publications, related literature, clinical trials, and pertinent organizations.
NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR)
OAR is located within the Office of the Director of NIH and is responsible for the scientific, budgetary, legislative, and policy elements of the NIH's HIV/AIDS-related research programs.
National Library of Medicine (NLM) – HIV/AIDS Information
NLM's Specialized Information Services collects and organizes HIV/AIDS-related information. This site organizes information by topic, and there are resources for scientists, physicians, educators, health professionals, consumers, community-based organizations, clinics, and other types of service providers.
National Library of Medicine (NLM) - HIV Resources
This webpage provides information on organizations for health professionals, as well as links to HIV/AIDS-related databases, newsletters, dictionaries, and directories.
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The National Women's Health Information Center provides information on women and HIV/AIDS and links to helpful resources. The NWHIC is a service of the HHS Office on Women's Health (OWH).
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Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (OHAP)
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Office of Minority Health – Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative (MAI)
The MAI provides funds to community-based organizations, faith communities, research institutions, minority-serving colleges and universities, healthcare organizations, state and local health departments, and correctional institutions to help them address the HIV/AIDS epidemic within the minority populations they serve.
Office on Women's Health (OWH) – Women & HIV/AIDS
OWH was established in 1991 to "provide leadership to promote health equity for women and girls through sex/gender-specific approaches." This link provides information about HIV/AIDS for women and girls.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – National Mental Health Information Center – HIV/AIDS
HIV and AIDS often can be accompanied by depression, an illness that can affect mind, body and behavior. SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Service develops program models that provide mental health services to individuals, families, and others living with, or affected by, HIV/AIDS.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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The BOP's Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of HIV Infection provide guidance on the screening, evaluation, and treatment of Federal inmates with HIV infection. The guidelines focus on primary care.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs – National HIV/AIDS Program
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White House
Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP)
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Advanced Features
SCENE buttons (BD/DVD, TV, CD and Radio) - quick and simple to use
HDMI (v.1.4 with 3D and Audio Return Channel)
YPAO sound optimization for automatic speaker setup
Audio input assign capability for HDMI and component video input
Ability to chang...
Advanced Features
- SCENE buttons (BD/DVD, TV, CD and Radio) - quick and simple to use
- HDMI (v.1.4 with 3D and Audio Return Channel)
- YPAO sound optimization for automatic speaker setup
- Audio input assign capability for HDMI and component video input
- Ability to change HDMI input while in Standby Through mode
- iPod/iPhone compatibility with included YDS-12 Universal Dock
- On Screen display
- Bluetooth (A2DP) compatibility with optional Yamaha Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver YBA-10
- Front panel mini jack for connecting portable audio player
- Initial Volume Setting and Maximum Volume Setting
- Audio Delay for adjusting Lip-Sync (0-240ms)
- 2-Way 7.1ch Speaker System
- Front Speakers with 6-1/2" Woofers
- Dual Driver Center Channel
- Auto power down function with variable time setting
- Preset remote unit
High Picture Quality
- Analog video upscaling to full HD 1080p
- 1080p-compatible HDMI repeater with 3D (4 in/1 out)
- Supports Deep Color (30/36 bit), x.v.Color, 24Hz Refresh Rates and Auto Lip-Sync compensation
High Sound Quality
- 7-channel 630W powerful surround sound receiver (90W x 7)
- HD Audio format decoding; Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio; Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
- 192 kHz/24-bit Burr Brown DACs for all channels
- 2-way bass reflex speakers
- 10" 100W advanced YST II subwoofer
Surround Realism
- Cinema DSP (17 DSP programs) with HD audio decoding
- Compressed Music Enhancer
- Adaptive DRC (Dynamic Range Control) and Adaptive DSP level
- SILENT CINEMA and Virtual CINEMA DSP *HDMI 3D feature will be available via firmware update
Yamaha receivers displaying this icon support 3D HDMI pass-through from 3D-compatible Blu-ray Disc™, game and broadcast devices to 3D-compatible HDTVs. 3D provides a more engaging audio and video consumer experience when using 3D-capable products and 3D media content. Note that special eyewear may be required for viewing 3D content.
HDMI® (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first industry supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio / video interface. Providing an interface between any source (such as a set-top box or AV receiver) and an audio / video monitor (such as a digital television), HDMI supports standard, enhanced or high-definition video as well as multichannel digital audio using a single cable. HDMI transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel digital audio with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements. When used in combination with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), HDMI provides a secure audio / video interface that meets the security requirements of content providers and system operators.
For further information on HDMI, visit the HDMI website at "http://www.hdmi.org/." HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.
Dolby® TrueHD
Dolby® TrueHD is Dolby's next-generation lossless technology developed for high definition disc based media. Dolby® TrueHD delivers tantalizing sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master, unlocking the true high definition entertainment experience on next generation discs. When coupled with high definition video, Dolby® TrueHD offers an unprecedented home theater experience that lets you enjoy sound as stunning as the high definition picture.
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Digital Plus: Dolby® Digital Plus is the next-generation audio technology for all high-definition programming and media. It combines the efficiency to meet future broadcast demands with the power and flexibility to realize the full audio potential of the upcoming high-definition experience. Built on Dolby Digital, the multichannel audio standard for DVD and HD broadcasts worldwide, Dolby Digital Plus was designed for the delivery formats of the future, but remains fully compatible with all current A/V receivers. With Dolby Digital Plus, you get even higher-quality audio, more channels, and greater flexibility. Amaze your ears.
Dolby Digital EX
This surround format from Dolby Digital includes an added center rear channel. The rear center channel is actually matrixed into the two rear channels, and is extracted upon playback. (Formerly called Dolby Digital Surround EX, or Dolby Digital Matrix 6.1.)
DTS-HD Master Audio™
DTS-HD Master Audio™ is an advanced lossless audio technology developed for high-definition disc-based media including Blu-ray Disc™. Selected as an optional audio standard for Blu-ray Disc, this technology delivers sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master, offering a high-definition home theater experience. Supporting bit rates up to 24.5 Mbps for Blu-ray Disc, DTS-HD Master Audio can carry up to 7.1 discrete channels of 24-bit / 96 kHz audio simultaneously. Supported by HDMI version 1.3 (or higher) and designed for the optical disc players and AV receivers / amplifiers of the future, DTS-HD Master Audio also remains fully compatible with the existing multichannel audio systems that incorporate DTS Digital Surround.
DTS, DTS-HD, the Symbol, & DTS or DTS-HD and the Symbol together are registered trademarks of DTS, Inc.
In this format, the back surround channel is matrix encoded into the left and right surround channels. For playback, the three channels are separately decoded.
CINEMA DSP Digital™
Conventional multichannel audio reproduction systems base their sound on Dolby® Digital and DTS Digital Surround™ decoding, using matrix and steering technologies to create surround sound effects. Yamaha CINEMA DSP Digital™ is much more advanced; actually creating independent sound fields that envelop you in an unmatched surround sound experience. With dialogue, music and effects located in separate sound fields, you will hear sound with directionality, smooth movement, exceptional clarity and presence.
Yamaha has developed a natural, realistic DSP algorithm for headphones. Parameters for headphones have been set for each sound field so that accurate representations of all the sound field programs can be enjoyed with a pair of headphones.
Compressed Music Enhancer
Yamaha employs sophisticated digital signal processing with exclusive algorithms to enable playback that improves the performance of compressed music formats, including MP3 and WMA. With the Compressed Music Enhancer, highs and especially lows are richer and smoother, bringing music back to life to be as close to the original recording as possible.
SCENE – A New Level of Operating Ease
With most AV components, watching or listening to what you want requires a number of steps. You have to turn on the AV receiver, turn on another component like a Blu-ray Disc™ player, select the source, select the surround mode and then press play. With the SCENE feature from Yamaha, all you need to do is press one button and both components turn on, the correct DSP setting is made, and play begins.
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Advanced YST
Advanced Yamaha Active Servo Technology (Advanced YST) is a unique system in which the speaker and amplifier work together to cancel out impedance so the speaker unit has a perfectly linear motion. Advanced YST helps to ensure the highest levels of sound pressure and overall performance.
YPAO™ Automatic System Calibration
The Yamaha Parametric Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO) uses a small microphone and sophisticated equalization to automatically set the best sound for any room, no matter where the speakers are. First it checks the speaker connections and phase of each speaker. Then it sends out tones which are captured by the microphone to analyze the room acoustics and sets a variety of parameters, such as the speaker size, the distance of the speakers and even the sound pressure level, until it achieves the best sound conditions for your room.
The Bluetooth® logo indicates that the product is equipped to use the optional YBA-10 Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver that lets you connect the dock to the receiver and supports A2DP audio streaming. With the optional YBA-10 Bluetooth dock, you can enjoy music wirelessly from Bluetooth enabled mobile phones, portable devices, or personal computers.
(view the Specifications of each product for Bluetooth® dock compatibility)
Made for iPod and iPhone (Docking Station)
The "Made for iPod and iPhone" combination logo indicates that the product is equipped to use an optional Yamaha Universal iPod/iPhone Dock that lets you connect your iPod or iPhone to this product. With the optional dock you can listen to your music and operate the iPod/iPhone via the product's remote control while at the same time charging the battery. Depending on your product's specifications, some will allow you to use the On-Screen Display feature on your video monitor to navigate your music. Some products can even allow you to view your photos and movies from your iPod/iPhone on your video monitor (view the Specifications of each product for iPod/iPhone playback compatibility)...
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Audio & Video
AV Receiver
|RMS Output Power (1kHz)
|90W x 7
|High Sound Quality
|Dolby TrueHD
|Dolby Digital EX / Dolby Pro Logic IIx
|DTS-HD Master Audio
|DTS-ES Discrete 6.1
|DTS 96/24 / DTS Neo:6
|Pure Direct
|(Direct Mode)
|Selectable Subwoofer Crossover
|High Picture Quality
|Time Base Corrector
|Analog Video to HDMI Upconversion
|Yes (with upscaling up to 1080p)
|HDMI 3D Capable
|Advanced Connections
|HDMI (In/Out)
|(4 / 1)
|Component Video (In/Out)
|(2 / 1)
|A/V Inputs (S-Video)
|5 (Composite)
|Digital Inputs/Outputs [O: Optical, C: Coaxial]
|Front A/V with Digital Input
|Yes (A/V Only)
|Front Mini Input for Portables
|Advanced Features
|Bluetooth Compatibility
|Yes (With Optional YBA-10)
|iPod Compatibility
|Yes (With optional YDS-11/12)
|Compressed Music Enhancer
|HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
|HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control)
|HDMI Standby-through
|Yes (can change inputs in standby)
|YPAO (w/Optimizer Microphone)
|Yes (w/PEQ)
|On-Screen Display (OSD)
|Learning Remote Capability
|Auto Power Down
|Surround Realism
|Surround Programs
|Cabinet Type
|Front Speakers
|Speaker Size
|6-1/2" woofer and 3/4" tweeter
|Center Speaker
|Speaker Size
|Dual 3" woofers and 3/4" tweeter
|Surround Speakers
|Speaker Size
|3" woofer and 3/4" tweeter (Surr. and Surr. Back)
|Power Output
|Driver Size
|Removable Grill Cloth
|Yes (Front / Center)
General specifications
|Complete Package Dimensions (WxHxD)
|18-1/4" x 28" x 36-1/4"
|Total Weight (lbs.)
Optional Accessories
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