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In a Christian Post article, columnist Thom S. Rainer concludes, based on recent research, that "pastors are hurting."
LifeWay Research surveyed 1,000 Protestant pastors across the country. More than 55 percent of them agreed that they are discouraged. No noticeable pattern of discouragement related to age or church size emerged. Coincidentally, the same number, 55 percent, also acknowledged experiencing intense loneliness at times. Younger pastors were more likely to be lonely than older ones, and the larger the church, the more likely the pastor was to suffer loneliness.
Seminary teaches pastors how to shepherd parishioners, counsel members, administrate and preach, but it seldom prepares students for the real challenges of ministry.
When entering a new ministry, almost all pastors experience a power struggle with a board of elders or other de facto leaders within the congregation. Ministers often run into resistance to change, and those not up to the challenge will be discouraged by the opposition.
A pastor's job is never done. Someone is always in need. Tragedy never occurs at a convenient time. This can strain a minister's marriage and family life. Add to that the pressure of overseeing a church on fluctuating budget.
As Rainer notes, many ministers mistakenly fall into the comparison trap another congregation has a heftier budget, a bigger church, a larger membership and become discouraged. The job's demands can lead to loneliness. A minister is expected to be a source of comfort, strength and inspiration for parishioners but rarely has anyone to turn to for support.
Many pastors have trouble developing close relationships. Some members place ministers on a pedestal and become shattered when they realize pastors are no different from them. Experienced pastor learn that the best solution is to foster relationships with other clergy.
While the pressures of pastoring can be overwhelming and painful, there is no greater joy than leading a congregation. A pastor is present at marriages, the dedication of children, baptisms and other intimate moments. The pulpit affords the opportunity to affect lives every week. Theologian Charles Spurgeon is often quoted as saying, "If God calls you to be a pastor, don't stoop to be a king."
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Vigil To Be Held For Girl Who Inspired Tough Drunk Driving Law
NY1 -- A memorial vigil will take place Tuesday for Leandra Rosado, the 11-year-old girl whose death in a drunk driving crash in Manhattan inspired a tough state law.
Tuesday is the second anniversary of the crash on the West Side Highway that killed Leandra.
Shortly after her death, former Governor David Paterson signed Leandra's Law, making it a felony to drive under the influence with a child younger than 15 in the car.
Since the law went into effect, there have been 1,550 arrests in the state, including 150 in the city.
More than 700 people have been convicted.
The vigil will be held at Fulton Park on West 17th Street, starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

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On Tuesday's "Good Morning America," the ABC program promised to investigate the "final straw" that pushed Rosie O'Donnell to leave "The View." Yet, somehow, neither anchor Chris Cuomo, nor reporter John Berman managed to mention the comedienne's obsessive promotion of bizarre 9/11 conspiracy theories.
The segment also sympathetically portrayed O'Donnell. Co-anchor Cuomo even blurted out that Rosie "has to come here," meaning GMA. But first, reporter Berman tenderly noted that a video blog on her website features a picture of Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the show's token conservative and frequent brunt of O'Donnell's aggression:
John Berman: "As for Rosie O'Donnell, it does seem like she has at least a touch of nostalgia. On her blog, a new music video montage, pictures of her time at 'The View,' including one of Elisabeth Hasselbeck."
Cuomo began the segment, which aired at 7:32am on May 29, by asking what "really happened behind the scenes?" Berman echoed the same theme and frequently featured O'Donnell for the answers:
John Berman: "For the last year, 'The View' has been one part soap opera and one part professional wrestling, but no more. Today is the first day without Rosie. But the question remains, what was the final show that pushed her over the edge and can the show survive without her? You will never see a 'View' quite like this again. So, when did Rosie O'Donnell know it was over?"
[Clip from Rosie's video blog]
Rosie O'Donnell: "When I saw the split-screen, that's when I knew it was over. Seriously."
Berman: "This is from O'Donnell's own video blog, seen here with a friend. She's talking about how she was depicted in the famous face-off with co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a moment she calls Nuclear Wednesday."
Again, the piece made no mention of the underlying issue: O'Donnell's active promotion of convoluted 9/11 conspiracy theories. YouTube even featured a clip of the comedienne warming up the "View" audience by discussing "bombs" placed at the World Trade Center. NewsBusters has comprehensively covered Rosie's insinuations about 9/11 and equating the U.S. with terrorism.
Berman ignored these multiple elephants in the room. (Although he did mention that the comedienne's writer had to be escorted from the building after defacing a picture of Hasselbeck.) Instead, he focused on other, unspecified "strains" that Ms. O'Donnell felt:
Berman: "O'Donnell says there were other strains on the show too."
O'Donnell: "I was really just like the foster kid for a year. I came and, you know, we considered adoption, but I really didn't fit into the family and now it was time for the foster kid to go back home."
The ABC reporter closed his report by sympathetically noting O'Donnell's nostalgia for the show she just quit:
Berman: "In a statement, Barbara Walters said, 'Rosie contributed to one of our most exciting and successful years at 'The View.' I am most appreciative. Our close and affectionate relationship will not change.' As for Rosie O'Donnell, it does seem like she has at least a touch of nostalgia. On her blog, a new music video montage, pictures of her time at 'The View,' including one of Elisabeth Hasselbeck. So, what's next for Rosie? Rosie says if she comes back to television, she wants it to be in a more peaceful setting. More peaceful than 'The View.' Chris?"
Cuomo: "She has to come here. That's– That's the only answer, John."
Rosie O'Donnell on "Good Morning America?" Her extreme liberalism would certainly be a good fit with co-host Diane Sawyer and weatherman Sam Champion.
The MRC has a full report, with a whole bunch of video clips, of Rosie's many inflammatory remarks on The View and earlier: "The Full Rosie; Daytime Host's Long Record of Mean-Spirited Left-Wing Ravings."


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1 video, 2 days to shoot, 3 cameras, 5 people, 8 days of prep, 20 lbs of fondant, 883 photos, 1000 cookies and 5000 turns of a crank all came together to create the an amazing holiday greeting from food photography experts Charlotte Omnes and Beth Galton.
"It was a lot of work but well worth all the effort to have created such a fun film," said Beth and Charlotte.
Omnes and Galton used stop-motion animation to create a unique, personal greeting utilizing their skills with photography and food styling.
With help from their family, friends, neighbors, a lot of brainstorming and the perfect music selection, this beautiful holiday video was created.
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Senate Democrats stepped up their efforts to quash the nomination of Attorney General Peter G. Verniero to the State Supreme Court today, asking the Governor to withdraw the nomination. They also asked a court to force Mr. Verniero to release confidential documents about his involvement in five controversial cases, including the investigation into racial profiling by state police.
Gov. Christine Todd Whitman showed no signs of abandoning her nominee for the state's highest court. ''I feel very good about his nomination,'' she said. ''I am continuing to support him 100 percent.''
The attacks were part of an escalating campaign against Mr. Verniero leading up to scheduled confirmation hearings by the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 6. The Democrats hope to bring political pressure to bear and to stir opposition by a public that has largely ignored the fight over the nomination. The Democrats began their effort two days after Mrs. Whitman and Mr. Verniero acknowledged that some state troopers have used race as the basis for stopping drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike.
In a letter to Mrs. Whitman today, Senator John H. Adler, the assistant Democratic Senate minority leader, asked her to withdraw Mr. Verniero's nomination to the Supreme Court.
''As the public becomes increasingly aware of your administration's slow reaction to admitting the existence of racial profiling, the need for accountability cannot be ignored,'' Mr. Adler said in his letter, copies of which were distributed to the news media.Continue reading the main story
Mrs. Whitman was not swayed.
''What Peter Verniero should be getting is not condemnation for having addressed a problem,'' she told reporters, ''but should in fact be given recognition for having dealt with it in a way that no other Attorney General has.''
At about the time Democratic staff members were circulating Mr. Adler's letter to reporters in the State House, lawyers for the Democratic minority leader in the Senate, Richard J. Codey, were filing a lawsuit in Superior Court in Trenton demanding that Mr. Verniero release files that the Attorney General has said are confidential or privileged materials.
The documents deal with five issues that the Democrats hope, if fully disclosed, will undermine Mr. Verniero's support. They include the sale of assets by HIP Health Plan of New Jersey to PHP Healthcare Corporation; allegations of racial profiling by the New Jersey State Police; allegations against Gualberto Medina, the state's Commerce Secretary, of improper sexual advances toward a reporter; the appointment to the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority of Michael Francis, who is awaiting trial on charges that he used the office for personal gain; and the investigation of Frank Catania, who was the director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement from September of 1994 until his resignation last December.
In the summer of 1997, Mr. Catania and Mr. Verniero were locked in a public dispute, reportedly over Mr. Catania's office clearing the way for a renewal of one of Donald Trump's casino licenses. Mr. Verniero ordered a State Police officer posted outside Mr. Catania's office to protect sensitive documents.
Jayne O'Connor, a spokeswoman for Mrs. Whitman, said the administration had no comment on Mr. Codey's lawsuit.Continue reading the main story


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Destrehan ready for challenge of speedy, experienced Helen Cox
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Though the game was nothing more than a glorified scrimmage, Destrehan head coach Stephen Robicheaux and his Wildcats are ready to put last week's 25-0 jamboree loss to Lutcher behind them.
Last year's Class 3A champions ran wild over defending 5A champion and preseason No. 4 ranked Destrehan, blowing the game open in the second 15-minute half by scoring three touchdowns. Lutcher quarterback Gavin Webster had his way with the Wildcat secondary by tossing for 162 yards and breaking free for a 42-yard score that put the game away for good.
For Robicheaux, there wasn't much for him to get excited about.
We didn't block well, didn't tackle well and didn't do a good job of containment, he said. Lutcher is a very good football team and they provided us with a good measuring stick of where we are now.
We have a long way to go.
But while Destrehan didn't play very well last week, there were a few bright spots.
I thought our young kids did OK and Marshall Charles ran the ball very well, Robicheaux said. Our offensive and defensive lines also played OK in some parts.
The Wildcats will need a more complete team effort (and a big game from Charles considering senior Henry Lennox might not play) Friday night when they take on Class 4A Helen Cox to open the season.
Last year, Cox finished 7-4 and made it to the second round of the state playoffs. Thirteen starters return from that team, though they did lose all-state receiver Javon Lawson and quarterback Darius Carey.
However, senior Cedric Kelly should pick up right where Carey left off last season and fellow senior Kendall Scott will join an experienced receiving corps that includes returning senior starter Kirk David and junior Darian Hills.
Helen Cox has a lot of speed, Robicheaux said. They have a great group of receivers and their quarterback is good.
Defensively, Helen Cox returns both its tackles on the line as well as their inside linebacker and both corners.
In fact, Robicheaux said the team reminds him of Lutcher.
They are very similar, he said. The only exception is that I think Lutcher has a little bit better offensive line.
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Can a woman have a successful career and balance a family at the same time? Yes, of course she can, but there are going to be challenges; there are going to be sacrifices. We all know that. No matter which "work" we decide to focus on, kids or outside-the-home job, we are going to have questions about whether we are making the right choices.
Enter stage left Gina, a playwright whose brainchild Rapture, Blister, Burn previewed this week at the Hampstead Theatre, and, under the umbrella of the 'can women have it all' debate, simultaneously discussed housewifery, porn, casual sex, families, feminism, marriage, careers, submission, and everything in between.
Too often childcare and the running of family life are still seen as primarily the mother's responsibility. Mothers who return to work immediately after having a baby, leaving the baby in the care of their husband or another family member, are labelled "bad mothers". The term "bad father", by contrast, is very rarely used.
The trick is, to not feel the pressure from all sides, but instead to accept that you can have it all as long as you have help. If giving up work to have children is what's important to you, then do it. If you don't want to give up work but do want to give your children enough of your time, then look at working part time or taking some time off before going back to work.
A fundamental question discussed in all forms of media is "Can I have it all?". At the micro level, the answer can be best illustrated in the Pickwick household through the topic of cake. The Pickwick family are fans of cake, setting upon it like a pack of hyenas around a decaying carcass, wherever it can be found. Mrs Pickwick however is a woman for whom cake and guilt are regular bed fellows, convinced that cake will be her downfall but at the same time enjoying the descent.
We are living through a time of endless choice and unlimited convenience. Whether we're deciding on cars, mobile phones, holidays or simply which sandwich to have for lunch, the range of available options can be genuinely overwhelming. Yet with so much effort dedicated to giving us what we want, and enjoying unprecedented levels of income, entertainment, and calories as 21st century Britons, we don't appear any happier for it. In return for having Everything Now, we have to work harder and longer. According to the TUC, UK employees work some of the longest hours in Europe, so it's no surprise that unhappiness at work is often cited as a major cause of this broader discontent.


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Indiana Epidemiology Newsletter
November 2006
Donna Allen
District 1 Field Epidemiologist
Shawn Richards, BS
Respiratory Epidemiologist
On September 22, 2006, a local health department (LHD) notified the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) that eight individuals housed at a State institution had developed respiratory symptoms. The institution had notified the LHD of a possible respiratory outbreak in compliance with the Communicable Disease Reporting Law for Physicians, Hospitals, and Laboratories (410 IAC 1-2.3). Symptoms were characterized primarily by cough and pneumonia.
The LHD, ISDH, and the institution initiated a collaborative investigation of the outbreak. A questionnaire was developed which documented illness and contact information. The institution's staff members conducted interviews and completed questionnaires. Completed forms were forwarded to the ISDH Field Epidemiologist and then provided to the ISDH Respiratory Epidemiologist. The case definition was defined as any previously healthy person (staff or resident) who developed a cough and pneumonia-like symptoms on or after August 25, 2006.
Eight cases were identified. Age of the cases ranged from 30-40 years, with a mean of 39 years. The predominant symptoms included: cough (100%), pneumonia (100%), sore throat (66%), chills (57%), body aches (38%), and shortness of breath (57%) (see Table 1). The incubation period ranged from 1-4 weeks, with a median of 3 weeks (see Figure 1). Duration of symptoms varied from 5-16 days, with a mean of 10 days.
Table 1. Symptoms vs. Number of Cases
Total cases = 8
Sore Throat
Body Aches
Pulmonary Congestion
The institution staff forwarded a map of the facility to the ISDH. Cases were located on different wards of the facility. Cases were questioned about their contact with other residents, staff, or guests who were ill, and several cases responded that they had had contact with someone with a similar illness prior to their own illness onset. Those who were ill were isolated until 48 hours of antibiotic therapy were completed. Institution staff conducted surveillance for additional cases within the facility.
The institution's health care team provided digital pictures of the chest x-rays for five cases to the ISDH. Although a specific disease agent could not be identified from analysis of the questionnaires and x-rays, tuberculosis was ruled out. Clinical specimens were submitted to the ISDH Laboratories to assist in identification of a causative agent.
The institution staff drew blood samples from the cases and submitted them to a private laboratory for serologic analysis of Legionella, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and cold agglutinins. Sixteen nasopharyngeal swabs were submitted to the ISDH Laboratories. Three swab specimens tested positive for M. pneumoniae by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing. All swab specimens tested negative for influenza viruses and Chlamydia pneumoniae. Results obtained by the private laboratory were consistent with those from the ISDH.
This investigation confirmed that an outbreak of respiratory illness occurred among residents of a State institution during August-September 2006. The causative agent of this outbreak was Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Three nasopharyngeal swab samples were positive for this organism, and illness was compatible among all cases.
M. pneumoniae is a small bacterium that is transmitted from person to person through contact with infectious respiratory droplets. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates approximately 2 million cases of this illness and 100,000 hospitalizations occur each year in the United States1. M. pneumoniae is one of the most common agents of community-acquired pneumonia. Sporadic infections can occur throughout the year, while outbreaks are most common during the fall, typically peaking in 4-7 year cycles3. Outbreaks can occur in closed settings or as community-wide epidemics, which may not be immediately identified2. The epidemic curve (see Figure 1) depicting the onset dates of cases indicates that this outbreak was most likely transmitted from person to person. In person-to-person outbreaks, cases become ill at different times from multiple exposures. The number of cases can gradually or sharply rise, plateau, then gradually decline. The incubation period of M. pneumoniae is 1-4 weeks,1,4 which was observed in this outbreak.
The institution, the LHD, and the ISDH collaborated on the investigation of this outbreak, completing all questionnaires, submitting digital pictures of confirmed pneumonia cases, and submitting laboratory samples. The institution initiated control measures, such as isolation and prophylaxis, to prevent secondary cases. The rapid analysis by the ISDH Laboratories was essential in identifying the causative organism. This would not have been possible without the assistance of staff members of the local hospital who provided the swabs. This outbreak had the potential to spread rapidly in a confined setting, and the prompt collaborative actions of the institution, the LHD, and the local hospital prevented that from happening.
In general, most outbreaks of respiratory illness can be prevented by strictly adhering to the following respiratory safety practices:
Thoroughly wash hands with soap and water after coughing, sneezing, using facial tissue, and/or caring for someone who is ill.
Cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve if possible. Discard used tissues promptly.
Avoid crowded living and sleeping quarters whenever possible, especially in institutions, barracks, and ships.
Frequently and thorough disinfect common areas in closed settings.
Investigate contacts and sources of infection to allow for clinical treatment of those who are ill and prophylaxis of contacts and family members if appropriate.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site: Mycoplasma
Outbreak of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae–Colorado, 2000. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MMWR, March 30, 2001/50(12);227-230.
Outbreaks of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Respiratory Infection–Ohio, Texas, and New York, 1993. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MMWR, December 10, 1993/42(48)931,937-939.
American Academy of Pediatrics. Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections. In: Pickering LK, ed. 2000 Red Book: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 25th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2000: 408-410.


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News Release
For Immediate Release
April 23, 2014
Susan G. Morrell, Senior Assistant Attorney General
John McCormack, Assistant Attorney General
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New Hampshire Attorney General Joseph A. Foster announces that a conclusion has been reached regarding the officer-involved shooting incident that occurred in Weare, NH on August 14, 2013.
A link to the report of the investigation, including factual findings and conclusions reached, is below.
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Specimen Submission Guidelines for Pathologic Evaluation of Rash- and Eschar-Associated Illness
Download: CDC—10369 Specimen Submission Guidelines for Pathologic Evaluation of Rash- and Eschar- Associated Illness [PDF – 324 KB]
Pathogens that cause rashes or eschars may be distributed focally and sparsely in the skin, despite extensive inflammatory infiltrates in the involved tissues. Because cutaneous lesions often occur in the context of systemic diseases (e.g. Rocky Mountain spotted fever or meningococcemia), collecting an adequate biopsy or autopsy specimen of the involved skin, and in the case of fatal illnesses, tissue samples from any other organ system with significant inflammatory findings, ensures the best chance of detecting the causative agent. Performance of specific immunohistochemical, molecular, or other assays will be determined using clinical and epidemiologic information provided by the submitter and the histopathologic features of the submitted tissue specimens. Digital images can be particularly useful in guiding subsequent laboratory evaluations of rash- or eschar-associated diseases.
Collection of Tissue Specimens
The preferred specimens include a minimum of one (1) paraffin block of the cutaneous lesion, or an appropriate biopsy specimen in formalin (i.e., wet tissue). Fresh-frozen tissue may also be submitted for culture and molecular-based assays; it is generally recommended that these represent separately biopsied tissues rather than a single bisected biopsy. Specific guidelines for these samples include:
- Minimally, a 3 mm punch, deep shave, or excisional biopsy specimen from the eschar or a representative rash lesion. If multiple stages or forms of cutaneous lesions are identified, multiple biopsies should be submitted.
- If a rash is identified in the context of a systemic fatal illness, representative tissues should be included from any other organ showing significant gross or microscopic pathology.
Submission of Specimens
Paraffin-embedded tissue blocks
In general, this is the preferred specimen and is especially important to submit in cases where tissues have been in formalin for a significant time. Prolonged fixation (>2 weeks) may interfere with some immunohistochemical and molecular diagnostic assays.
Wet tissue
If available, we highly recommend that unprocessed tissues in 10% neutral buffered formalin be submitted in addition to paraffin blocks.
Unstained slides
Although not optimal, if paraffin blocks are unavailable it may be possible to utilize unstained sections cut at 3–5 microns (10 slides per block) for immunohistochemistry and special stains but not molecular diagnostic assays (e.g. PCR).
Fresh-frozen tissue
Send separately on dry ice.
Electron Microscopy (EM) specimens
Samples fixed in glutaraldehyde and held in phosphate buffer. Sample containers are filled to the top with phosphate buffer and sent on wet ice. Do not freeze. Epoxy-embedded tissues are also accepted.
Please refer to our General Guidelines for shipping pathology specimens.
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Elevator Screen Creates Interactive Experiences On Everyday Rides [Video]
This floor-to-ceiling infotainment system for elevators is a ride in itself.
Another day, another way to avoid eye contact in the tiny box that hurtles you up to your office. You've probably seen all manner of TVs and information readouts in various elevators – but what about one that turns a mundane experience into a transcendent one?
Digigage is a software and sensor system that creates an interactive experience out of elevator screens. Animated 'wallpapers' that make use of tricks of perspective can scroll with the elevator, making it into a theme park ride of sorts.
The control system for Digigage's "digitally transparent elevator" is cloud-based, and one user can control several elevators at a time. The displays can also be custom-tailored to display different information based on the floor the elevator has reached along with the more typical news and RSS feeds.
"We are aiming to become a universal platform for content and information tailored to the elevator market. Any elevator company can add the system to their elevators in order to enhance the passenger experience and build communication while using their product," CEO Jonathan Einav told TechCrunch. The system allows for text and information customization, and is autonomous from the elevator's workings.
Though the system seems a recipe for seasickness, this has been carefully taken into consideration by the engineers, and they assure readers of their FAQ that the system works by "synchronizing the movement that you feel to the one that you see, so your body's sensors receive correlated inputs that create a more comfortable feeling." Check out a demonstration below. You can see some of that effect in the video below.
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Engage365 post: 3 Social Media / Events Industry Trends to Watch in 2011
This post by Jenise Fryatt was originally published on Engage365, a site dedicated to social media for events. Jenise is a community leader at Engage365 and co-owner and marketing director of Icon Presentations, which does audio visual for events. We loved what she wrote about social media and event trends, and she's graciously allowed us to repost it here.
If you spend any time online, it's difficult not to notice how social media has evolved with and spurred growth in the events industry over the past year and a half. And it seems very clear this is bound to continue. As both an events industry blogger and business owner I've watched these developments with great interest. Here are three trends I've noticed that I think have great potential to influence our industry in 2011.
The use of on & offline games at events to increase attendee interaction & for their educational & social benefit
The wisdom regarding computer/Internet use by men vs. women used to be: For him it's a toy, for her it's a tool. Well it seems the tool and toy are getting married. More and more we are seeing tools and activities "gamified" adding to their educational value and making them sticky and fun.
Witness Epic Win – the game that event guru Julius Solaris says is to productivity software what Foursquare is to social networking. Epic Win turns your to do list into a leveling game not unlike World of Warcraft. Or check out Mojo – which uses rewards to motivate users to visit websites as well as tradeshow booths. Even conference themes are getting into the act. The Green Meeting Industry Council's 2011 Sustainable Meetings Conference is titled "Game ON!" and will utilize principles from the online gaming world – specifically role-playing, leadership, narration, feedback, and ranking – to encourage attendees to actively engage and learn about industry developments in a hands-on manner.
Year-round online communities that distribute content, foster networking & drive face to face event attendance
Event/online community chicken-egg questions aside, repeating events in particular will become more and more synonymous with online communities. Social media fosters anything social and events certainly are social. It is also increasingly clear that social media is all about communities. Whether they spring up spontaneously or are carefully engineered, they supplement and drive event participation. Smart meeting planners are taking advantage of this by creating or using existing online communities to distribute content and build a network of engaged attendees. There are also more and more companies creating software that helps meeting planners to do this.
Increased recognition of social media interaction as a boon to the events industry
Not that long ago, there was actually a hot debate about whether virtual events would replace face to face events. The argument was that face to face events cost so much time and money and exact a toll on the environment; conversely virtual events (using Internet technology to allow people to meet online instead) can accomplish the same thing without all those negatives. I'm not saying this argument is completely dead, but there is a strong counter-argument out there that says online (read social media) interaction just naturally creates a stronger need for face to face meetings.
I experienced it myself when I felt compelled to attend the first Event Camp last year in New York City after building strong online relationships with many attendees on the Twitter community #eventprofs. The blogosphere offers another example of this as the plethora of blog/social media related conferences has even spurred new formats that are actually influencing meeting planners.
More and more people are recognizing that there is, in fact, no adequate substitute for the face to face meeting. And all of this online interaction will only create MORE of a need for it. As Robbin Phillips, co-author of the book "Brains On Fire", said in a recent Twitter #smfastfwd chat, "Community has to live offline and online. OFFLINE is where real engagement begins."
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SanTan Village shopping center in Gilbert will host Back-to-School Bonanzas 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 17.
Friday's event, situated on SanTan Plaza between Dillard's and Harkins Theatres, will include games, mini makeovers from The Edge Salon, massages from the soon-to-open Aveda Experience Center, a live broadcast with East Valley Institute of Technology's 90.7 The Goldmine radio station, and prizes -- including hundreds of gift cards from Grimaldi's Pizzeria, Johnny Rockets, American Eagle Outfitters and other restaurants and stores, according to a release from the center's parent company, Macerich.
Saturday's "bonanza" will take place in the children's play area, where kids can join story time with Mother Goose, music, dancing and crafts. There will also be character appearances from Bearemy, the Build-A-Bear Workshop mascot, and Wilbur from Famous Dave's. Caketini will provide refreshments, and more gift cards from retailers like Auntie Anne's, Yogurtopia and Brio will be given away.
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Lois Lowry's Blog
Mothers' Day...
Today would have been the day that I flew to Orlando, for IRA. My thanks to those authors who are filling in for me there.
And this coming Wednesday I would have been speaking to the annual meeting of the New England Child Psychiatrists/Psychoanalysts, but I have had to cancel that appearance as well.
Instead, I am spending most of each day by Martin's hospital bed and oddly being grateful for that (mostly) uninterrupted time to sit and reminisce about some of the extraordinary adventures we have had together. I think it was at an IRA convention many years ago in Anaheim, where we found ourselves in a hotel elevator with a group of the New Orleans Saints football team...it was, we realized, like standing in a redwood forest.
It was 1985 whe we spent time in Africa, 1992 when we spent time in Antarctica, 1995 when we were in rural Japan....and when, just this week, they looked at a chest x-ray and commented on some healed rib fractures...we remembered the rafting trip down the Colorado River---who knows what year!---when he fell on some rocks, broke some ribs, and then had to continue for the remaining 3 days (of 9) thudding down the river... Ouch.
Yesterday I received these photos from rural China
These are college students; and that's their teacher, Daniel Peterson.
There is currently an Opera convention in town, and when I left the hospital late yesterday afternoon I went and had dinner with Paula Winans from the Lyric Opera of Knsas City and Jamie Andrews from Minnesota Opera Co. The opera "The GIver", by composer Susan Kander, will open in Kansas City in January, St. Paul in April.
from her website www.SusanKander.net :
Minnesota Opera and Lyric Opera of Kansas City have commissioned me to write libretto and score for a 75 minute opera adaptation of this blockbuster children's/young adult book. There is already terrific excitement in both cities for the premiers in 2012, and interest from other opera companies for further productions. The Giver, Ms. Lowry's first Newbury Medal novel, is read by nearly every middle schooler in the country and tells the story of a utopian community that turns out not to be so utopian. Ask any kid 26 or younger about The Giver and you'll get a strong response. The opera will have a chamber orchestra of 10 players and feature video projections. Both companies hope to have the funding to do workshops prior to its premier, which would be really wonderful and very unusual in the opera world.
When you talk about Martin I realize that he--like my beloved Myron Krupnik--probably conducted operas with his eyes closed.
The only thing that could make that bread pudding better is lashings of cream. (Thank you, Enid Blyton, for the term)
I'm so happy to have found your blog.
I was looking at the photograph of your house in Maine in this blog, and noticed the stone wall surrounding the house. It reminded me of the work of Andy Goldsworthy, an English artist who uses Nature as his canvas and paint:
"Movement, change, light growth and decay are the lifeblood of nature, the energies that I try to tap through my work. I need the shock of touch, the resistance of place, materials and weather, the earth as my source. I want to get under the surface. When I work with a leaf, rock, stick, it is not just that material itself, it is an opening into the processes of life within and around it. When I leave it, these processes continue."
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In facebooking a friend from Houston who I attended St. Thomas University with, I noticed your site. Her name is Theresa Nelson and she too, is a well known writer of books for young people.
I got on site, to see what you had on your children's book site and to sign up. What struck me was the wonderful tribute to your late husband. I, too am fairly recently widowed as of four summers ago. My husband was the anchor of our family. He was my best critic and supporter in my illustration venture. I am an art teacher who has been teaching PE, not by choice. I had been looking, but decided that this might make creative fodder to write about and illustrate. I had been planning on returning to my roots of illustration since before Chris passed away. He was going to assist me and had been doing children's book research for me! This year may be a blessing in disguise due to the multiple problems with the Texas schools. They have made my decision easier. I was squashed out and I am now in the process of getting information on how to create a site for my work and seriously seeking an agent. In the meantime, I am considering what I can do part time in my field that will help with the day to day budget. I still have a son in law school that I help support.
Never the less... your comments about life and its practical applications has been enlightening. I am so sorry for your loss and respect how you are handling it.
I, too have read The Giver ans was in a study group about the story. It should be quite an interesting adventure. I look forward to hearing what happens.
I did not realize that your base of action was Boston and Maine but both are a lovely part of the country. I have a good friend who is a publisher of Art books in Worcester, Davis Publishing... Wyatt Wade... but you are probably not familiar with that area. My cousin and her husband resides in Worcester, as well. The Boston area is wonderful and you have actual seasons!
I was inspired by your tribute and decided to email you, so I hope you do not mind. I tried to subscribe to your site and think I followed the correct steps.I am not aiming to be well known, but only to have my work accepted in the field.
So I am conducting all sorts of research on children's books. I had written a while back to Theresa and she probably thought I had already accomplished my agent task... but the daily life of teaching sort of interfered. Now I have no excuses, so to speak. In the distant past I had taken a class with Diane Stanley when she was here in Houston, but that information is now out of date. She had reviewed my portfolio but again she was not a publisher or agent.
Thank you for your wonderful inspriation and also your piece on widows... that is an area that does not receive enough attention and can be difficult to settle into or out of for that matter!
Most Sincerely,
Correll Corbett
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Destination: Europe - British Isles & Western
Embarkation: Dubai
Travel To Port of Embarkation arranged private travel to Dubai Hotel and Igloo Cruises arranged transfer to Fred Olsen's Balmoral
Hotel Info (if any) - Arabian Courtyard in Dubai is central and opposite the Dubai Museum which is well worth a visit. Nice hotel very efficeint, cheerful and helpful.
Embarkation - I need assistance up the gangway but Olsen's staff were not in evidence despite asking for assistance. One of the cruise speakers helped me and took me to my cabin.
Stateroom - Single inside
Ship Info Fred Olsen's Balmoral Deck 6 Starboard exit in front of Palms diesel and air-conditioning fumes vented out. Very bad design that Olsen's are aware of but do not rectify. I was unable to More use deck 6 starboad because these fumes triggered asthma, laryngitis and sinusitis.
Also one day paint fumes invade the interior of deck 6 again bad for my health.
Complaint made to Guest Relations Manager whos eattitude was patronising and unhelpful.
A fellow passenger told me that on a previous cruise he could not use his balcony (above the doorway deck 6 starboard in front of Palms) because of fumes and on complaint could not be moved but received compensation from Olsen.
I have not yet received any official acknowlwdgement of my complaint. Cruise ended 27 April 2013
Dining -reasonable choice but food deteriorated towards end of cruise
Activities - limited
Children's Clubs none
Staff & Service not up to standard in most areas BUT in Palms Cafe waiters were excellent.
Entertainment OK
Shore Excursions seemed OK
Disembarkation well organised. Less
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I met Walt Disney when I was a kid of perhaps eight years old.
We lived in Orange, really close to Disneyland, in Anaheim. My family went there frequently, usually as a spontaneous weekend activity. I didn't understand at the time how special it was, until I moved to Massachusetts and found that people�s vacations and dreams were centered around Disneyland. For us it was just like going to the beach or some other ordinary fun outing.
One time Walt was out there greeting visitors and shaking hands and being friendly. He was wearing a big feathered Indian head-dress. It wasn't until years later that I realized how cool my encounter was! The memory of that brief encounter has stuck with me through the years.
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Wednesday, December 7th
Biotechnology Program and CREATE-IGERT present: SPECIAL SEMINAR "Multivariate Data Analysis and Visualization Tools for Understanding Biological Data", Dmitry Grapov, PhD Candidate, Agriculture & Environmental Chemistry, UC Davis: Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 11:00am, 1022 Life Sciences
Entomology Departmental Seminar ENT 297N- 12:10-1:00 pm, 122 Briggs-Ruth Hufbauer, associate professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, will speak on "The Roles of Demography and Genetics in the Founding of New Populations." Host: Louie Yang, assistant professor of entomology.
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Within five years, a woolly mammoth will likely be cloned, according to scientists who have just recovered well-preserved bone marrow in a mammoth thigh bone. Japan's Kyodo News first reported the find. You can see photos of the thigh bone at this Kyodo page.
Russian scientist Semyon Grigoriev, acting director of the Sakha Republic's mammoth museum, and colleagues are now analyzing the marrow, which they extracted from the mammoth's femur, found in Siberian permafrost soil.
NEWS: All About the Ice Age
Grigoriev and his team, along with colleagues from Japan's Kinki University, have announced that they will launch a joint research project next year aimed at re-creating the enormous mammal, which went extinct around 10,000 years ago.
Mammoths used to be a common sight on the landscape of North America and Eurasia. One of my favorite papers of recent months concerned the earliest-known depiction of an animal from the Americas. It was a mammoth engraved on a mammoth bone. Many of our distant ancestors probably had regular face-to-face encounters with the elephant-like giants.
The key to cloning the woolly mammoth is to replace the nuclei of egg cells from an elephant with those extracted from the mammoth's bone marrow cells. Doing this, according to the researchers, can result in embryos with mammoth DNA. That's actually been known for a while.
NEWS: Prehistoric Dog Found With Mammoth Bone in Mouth
What's been missing is woolly mammoth nuclei with undamaged genes. Scientists have been on a Holy Grail-type search for such pristine nuclei since the late 1990s. Now it sounds like the missing genes may have been found.
In an odd twist, global warming may be responsible for the breakthrough.
Warmer temperatures tied to global warming have thawed ground in eastern Russia that is almost always permanently frozen. As a result, researchers have found a fair number of well-preserved frozen mammoths there, including the one that yielded the bone marrow.
Is it such a good idea, however, to clone animals that have long been extinct? For a while there's been some discussion of a real-life Jurassic Park setup containing such animals. Introducing these beasts into existing ecosystems could be like bringing in a potentially invasive species that would try to fill some space presently held by other animal(s). Even if the cloned animals were contained in special parks, there could still be a risk of spreading.
Read the entire article here.
Okay, here's a more realistic picture of a Wooly Mammoth:
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Found it! Rarest US Bumblebee found by UC Riverside entomologists
From the UC Riverside Newsroom by unknown author:
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A team of scientists from the University of California, Riverside recently rediscovered the rarest species of bumblebee in the United States, last seen in 1956, living in the White Mountains of south-central New Mexico.
Known as "Cockerell's Bumblebee," the bee was originally described in 1913 from six specimens collected along the Rio Ruidoso, with another 16 specimens collected near the town of Cloudcroft, and one more from Ruidoso, the most recent being in 1956. No other specimens had been recorded until three more were collected on weeds along a highway north of Cloudcroft on Aug. 31, 2011.
"Most bumblebees in the U.S. are known from dozens to thousands of specimens, but not this species," said Douglas Yanega, senior museum scientist at UC Riverside. "The area it occurs in is infrequently visited by entomologists, and the species has long been ignored because it was thought that it was not actually a genuine species, but only a regional color variant of another well-known species."
Yanega pointed out that there are nearly 50 species of native U.S. bumblebees, including a few on the verge of extinction, such as the species known as "Franklin's Bumblebee," which has been seen only once since 2003. That species, as rare as it is, is known from a distribution covering some 13,000 square miles, whereas Cockerell's Bumblebee is known from an area of less than 300 square miles, giving it the most limited range of any bumblebee species in the world.
"There is much concern lately about declines in our native bumblebee species, and as we now have tools at our disposal to assess their genetic makeup, these new specimens give fairly conclusive evidence that Cockerell's Bumblebee is a genuine species," he said. "With appropriate comparative research, we hope to be able to determine which other species is its closest living relative. Given that this bee occurs in an area that's largely composed of National Forest and Apache tribal land, it's unlikely to be under serious threat of habitat loss at the moment. Since its biology is completely unknown, however, it nevertheless may require some more formal assessment in the future."
Yanega went on to point out that it is not especially surprising for an insect species to be rediscovered after decades, when people might otherwise imagine that it may have gone extinct.
"When an insect species is very rare, or highly localized, it can fairly easily escape detection for very long periods of time," he said. "There are many precedents – some of them very recently in the news, in fact – of insects that have been unseen for anywhere from 70 to more than 100 years, suddenly turning up again when someone either got lucky enough, or persistent enough, to cross paths with them again. It is much harder to give conclusive evidence that an insect species has gone extinct than for something like a bird or mammal or plant."
Read the complete article here.
Deforestation of Amazon Rainforest at all time low
From the Associated Press by Bradley Brooks:
SAO PAULO (AP) — Annual destruction of the Amazon rain forest fell to its lowest recorded level this year, Brazilian authorities said Monday, hailing an enforcement crackdown for the drop.
The destruction between August 2010 through July 2011 was about 2,410 square miles (6,240 square kilometers), according to the National Institute for Space Research.
That's an area about the size of the U.S. state of Delaware.
The institute has tracked Amazon destruction since 1988 by analyzing satellite images. The destruction peaked in 1995, when 11,220 square miles (29,060 square kilometers) were destroyed.
Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira said the government's fast action to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions led to the drop.
"We'll continue with determination to reduce the illegal deforestation in the Amazon," she told a news conference in the capital of Brasilia.
Brazil's government has stepped up enforcement of environmental laws in recent years, mostly by sending armed environmental agents into the jungle to carrying out large raids on deforestation hotspots.
The announcement of the drop comes as Brazil's Senate prepares to vote this week on changes to the nation's benchmark environmental laws that would loosen restrictions on how small farmers use their land in the Amazon.
Environmentalists fear the bill would bring increased deforestation and warn the current drop is likely due less to the government's crackdown and more to the global economic downturn. They say that has reduced demand for products, such as soy, cattle raised in illegally cleared pastures, and timber, that lead to the destruction.
Read the entire article here.
NASA's Kepler Telescope Confirms Earthlike Ocean Planet
Here is the whole article as written by Seth Borenstein
The planet is smack in the middle of what astronomers call the Goldilocks zone, that hard to find place that's not too hot, not too cold, where water, which is essential for life, doesn't freeze or boil. And it has a shopping mall-like surface temperature of near 72 degrees, scientists say…
"This is a phenomenal discovery in the course of human history," Geoff Marcy of University of California, Berkeley, one of the pioneers of planet-hunting outside our solar system, said in an email. "This discovery shows that we Homo sapiens are straining our reach into the universe to find planets that remind us of home. We are almost there."
The new planet — named Kepler-22b — has key aspects it shares with Earth. It circles a star that could be the twin of our sun and at just about the same distance. The planet's year of 290 days is even close to ours. It likely has water and rock.
The only trouble is the planet's a bit big for life to exist on the surface. The planet is about 2.4 times the size of Earth. It could be more like the gas-and-liquid Neptune with only a rocky core and mostly ocean.
"It's so exciting to imagine the possibilities," said Natalie Batalha, the Kepler deputy science chief.
Floating on that "world completely covered in water" could be like being on an Earth ocean and "it's not beyond the realm of possibility that life could exist in such an ocean," Batalha said in a phone interview.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The sales and marketing track at the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo featured two sessions Tuesday that were designed to help dealers think differently about issues such as price and marketing.
Don Cooper presented a session titled "The Myth of Price," and Wanda Kenton Smith discussed "Eight Proven High-Impact, Low-Cost Sales and Marketing Strategies."
"We all believe that price is the ultimate issue. … That is a myth," Cooper said. "It's rarely even the biggest issue."
Only 14 percent of consumers buy solely on price, he said; most aren't looking for the best price, just the best value.
Cooper encouraged dealers to compete on items other than price and challenged them to consider what makes their dealership unique. Avoid cliches, he said, but let your customers know what makes you special.
"You don't have to be better. You just have to be different," he added.
If the only thing a customer cares about is price, he added, that may not be someone you want as a long-term customer. Cooper recommended that dealers let prospects know "there's always someone out there who's willing to undercut prices because they don't believe in providing the level of service we do."
Dealers need to be willing to walk away from a deal. You can't close every sale, he told the audience. "Holding your price does not guarantee you'll lose the deal, just as cutting your price does not guarantee you'll make it," Cooper said.
If you give a discount, be sure you get something in return, he told the audience. For example: The customer must pay immediately, finance through the dealership, contract for a one-year lease on storage or buy an extended warranty.
Rather than give a discount, dealers can offer an expedited delivery date, a discount on accessories or a gas card.
"If something is worth it to [the customer], they'll buy it," Cooper said. "We don't charge more because we're greedy, selfish bastards. … Charging more allows us to stay in business and grow our business. Never apologize for your price.
"Charging more in exchange for giving more is in everybody's best interest," he added.
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Kenton Smith outlined eight strategies that a dealership could employ to market and boost its business.
- Good, old-fashioned phone contact: There are many good reasons to call prospects: You can let them know about specials and events, tell them about service specials or schedule an appointment to come to the dealership to see the latest model. The phone is the top way to reach out to potential customers.
- Maintain ongoing communication through e-blasts, newsletters and/or social media: Social media, she noted, is a "soft and subtle" tool for selling. Twitter has nearly 106 million users and there are more than 500 million people on Facebook. Dealers need to be out there. "Do something or be left behind," Kenton Smith cautioned.
- Cross-promote your dealership with like-minded businesses whose demographics match your own: The possibilities include auto dealers, gyms, sports bars and grocery stores.
- Stage special events so your customers feel like friends and family: Give them a reason to come to your dealership.
- Create high-visibility public relations in your market: Pick someone in your company to become a spokesman – that person should be articulate, knowledgeable and personable, Kenton Smith said. Then think like a journalist. Reporters are looking for what's new, what's different and what's first.
- Maximize your Web presence: Your site needs to be fresh and updated regularly, she said. Kenton Smith suggested adding a dedicated "specials" page to the site and a button to "request a quote." Also, she said, be sure you use keywords that enable you to come up higher on search engines.
- Rock the boat show: Give consumers a reason to visit you at shows. Hold contests or organize games.
- Network and brainstorm with peers: Kenton Smith said this strategy is often overlooked, but can be the best way to come up with new ideas. "They've been there and they can share with you what works and what doesn't," she said.
The Marine Dealer Conference & Expo runs through today and concludes tonight with Boating Industry magazine's Top 100 Dealers gala.
See the January issue of Soundings Trade Only for a wrap-up of the dealer conference.
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Making Music in the Cloud (Indaba vs Bojam vs Soundation)
It seems everything is going into the cloud these days. I think, in general, that's a great trend to see because there are a number of advantages that centralized computing and data storage have. Not every application is a good candidate for moving to the cloud, however (at least in the near term….as broadband gets faster we'll push more and more of what we do to centralized hosts), such as those that work with large single files like video editors (the processing could technically occur on the server-side just fine but you wouldn't be able to view the changes rendered in real-time because current broadband isn't fast enough to stream something as large as uncompressed HD video well). Music production is right at the cusp of what works well in the cloud…audio files are technically small enough to stream just fine without significant latency but even the best online DAWs today don't yet offer anything close to the functionality that traditional local DAWs like Cubase, Logic, Pro Tools, Live, etc have. Despite the simplified functions of these apps (or perhaps even because of them) there are already hundreds of thousands of songwriters working together in these online studios.
Why would you want a DAW in the cloud?
OS Independence:
I'll sound like an old man when I say, "I remember the day when you chose an operating system and that determined which music apps you were destined to use!" In fact, I still use different apps when I'm on my Mac than when I'm on my PC because they aren't available on both platforms.
Just as websites look essentially the same from any operating system you're viewing them on, applications will eventually look and work the same across all platforms as you access them through your browser. This is already tremendously helpful to me when I use Google Docs and Wordpress to create/publish things without caring which of my five computers (windows/mac/linux) I'm working from.
Simplified/Consistent Setup:
When I setup my music apps on a computer today it takes me hours to install, configure and test everything to ensure it all works the same across my various computers (so that I can pass project files between them). An advantage of online apps is that the installation is handled professionally on the server side and you only need to configure things once to be able to access and work in the app the same way across various computers.
Application / Plug-in Renting:
A lot of great music applications and plug-ins are simply cost prohibitive for a lot of people and that leads them either to use cheaper alternatives that may not result in the quality they want for their music or they turn to piracy to get the tools they feel they need. A great model in the future for music apps is to essentially rent them out to users on a monthly (or maybe even hourly, similar to studio time) basis. That way a band that just wants to record their songs this month but tour around the rest of the year doesn't have to choose between buying expensive applications that they'll seldomly use and going into a professional studio.
Standardized Platform for Collaboration:
Studio work used to be a fairly solitary experience but I think we'll see it increasingly become more social as musicians are able to connect and work with each other and their fans directly. There aren't a lot of good solutions yet for collaborating remotely with your friends on music (there are some though and I'll address those in a post later in the week) and it's mainly because everyone's configuration (or application) is different so project files vary in compatibility across them. Centralizing everything makes it easier to collaborate with people in the same environment. This will be one of the most important changes to songwriting/production we'll see over the next ten years.
Social/Publishing Integration:
Working in a web-based system will make it all that much easier to share your work with people so you can get immediate feedback from fans and collaborators (better to find out that your tune needs a tune-up right away, maybe before you've even shut the browser down, rather than later!).
File Management:
I wasn't always as organized as I am now and I'm reminded that every time I see all the folders on my computer titled 'Sort', 'to sort', 'sort2′, 'miscellaneous',misc3′, etc that are absolutely full of song ideas that I've long lost. I was the same way with Office documents until I started working exclusively in Google Docs and it hasn't taken me more than a couple seconds to find anything I need ever since. Centralizing your files makes them easier to manage and less likely to get damaged/lost/stolen (though I maintain that any good cloud app should allow you to make regular backups of your own for good peace of mind).
Is this the death of the traditional DAW?
Absolutely not. Far from it. The reality is that cloud based studio apps just aren't there yet. I'm going to outline a couple of the better ones below but they are mainly geared for amateur songwriters/hobbyists (though they'll brag that they have big name music celebrities using them…though my hunch is that is more promotional than a sign that professionals are ditching their old apps and big studios) that have very simple needs from their sequencer. There is no online app that is ready to replace your Live/Cubase/Logic/ProTools/etc setup. Five to ten years from now maybe we'll see that those applications have moved server-side but I don't expect we'll see online efforts from them any time soon other than project file collaboration similar to what Live 8 now has.
The big player in the space so far: IndabaMusic.com
Indaba claims to have nearly a quarter million registered users already but they have been around for several years which makes them the grand-daddy of the online music app world. A quick search at compete.com shows Indaba drawing at least 75,000 unique visitors per month lately compared to less than 2,000 or so for competitors Bojam and Soundation (granted, Bojam is still in Beta and Soundation is practically brand new).
Indaba describes their site as a place to:
- Create a personal profile, blog, share music and photos
- Find musicians from around the world, get hired, or create virtual bands
- Work with our advanced web-based digital audio workstation (DAW)
- Compete in featured programs with major artists
And includes key features such as:
- Recording: High-quality audio recording directly to Indaba
- Clips Library: Choose from hundreds of Creative Commons-licensed loops
- Real-Time Effects: Chorus, reverb, EQ, flanger, and more.
- Online/Offline Use: Use the console anytime, anywhere.
I won't spend too much time regurgitating their pitch because you can (and should) visit their site and take the tour to see for yourself. What I will say is that it may be one ugly looking DAW but it works remarkably well and is probably the best app out there for what it does. I'm not enthusiastic about the pricing model but I suspect the bang for the buck will just get better over time as they keep developing it (and as more competitors move into the space). Most of the features that you really need to get the most out of it (including loops, effects, offline access, video chat and reasonable storage (the free version gives you only 100 mb)) come in the 'pro' package that currently runs $5/month or $50/year. They also have a 'platinum' package for $25/month or $250/year that allows you to work on unlimited songs. A better model in my opinion would be to offer that 'pro' package as the free one, subsidize those users by running an audio ad or two every half hour or so like Spotify does and then charge a few bucks per month to rent various plugin bundles that add functionality.
Indaba is a good app already but it's main appeal to me is as a sign of things to come. They've proved that cloud based DAWs do work.
Another good online DAW: Bojam
Bojam is very similar to Indaba but they're still in beta so they haven't rolled out their premium services yet (which I assume will look similar to Indaba's, but we'll see). The DAW itself felt a little clunkier to me than Indaba's but it impressed me nonetheless. One thing that stood out as interesting is "the ability to embed a mixing widget in blogs, social networks and websites where users can remix and edit audio from within the embeddable widget." It remains to be seen if that's something that fans actually want to be able to do with songs they're listening to but I generally think interaction is a good thing so I applaud the effort.
Great online loop editor: Soundation
Soundation from PowerFX is the youngest of the bunch and differs in that it's just for editing loops, you can't record audio tracks into it. My bet is that they don't intend to add the ability to record audio tracks in the future either because PowerFX is in the loop business (they've partnered in the past with Apple, Cakewalk, Yamaha, Sony, Propellerheads and Ableton) and not having to deal with recording makes their system much easier and less costly to manage so even if they draw less users in they will probably do as well as the fuller-featured apps I've mentioned. So they just do loop editing but they do it really well. The interface is surprisingly nice and it integrates well with their online loop store where you can get content to work with (loop bundles include 20-30 loops and cost $4.99).
"Soundation Studio is the web based sequencer that enables you to make music, ringtones and audio clips directly from the internet without downloading any software. This beta version includes over 400 royalty free audio loops, 9 different effects, track automation, basic loop editing, loop audition, master channel control and mix down to desktop.
Some of the new virtual instruments are:
- "Simple", a 4 oscillator synth with Saw, Square, Sine and Noise waveforms complete with Amp and Filter envelopes.
- "Mono", 2 oscillator synth with a mix pot to blend the saw and square waveforms.
- "SuperSaw", 7 oscillators with Detune, Spread and Amp envelopes.
- "Drum Machine", with 8 classic 808 style sounds and individual drum sound settings for Gain, Pitch, Hold and Decay.
- "Noiser" is a white noise generating synth with an Amp envelope for the romantics in us all."
Soundation has a good blog and a better set of tutorials than the other applications I've mentioned.
Cloud based DAWs are great for users that value collaboration over functionality. They're great tools to use as sketchpads for your songs even if you eventually record your final work in a traditional DAW on your computer (as a Mac user I love Garageband for sketching but could see myself using these online apps when I'm on my PC since they're similarly simple to use). Being able to essentially rent music apps and plugin bundles in the future by accessing them in the cloud on a monthly/daily/hourly basis is very promising though it won't work until the apps themselves contain the kind of professional features users are accustomed to in their traditional DAWs. Making the recording process more social and collaborative is an important change and, as someone who has worked for 19 years in a fairly solitary home studio, a very welcome one as well.
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Discussion in 'NFL Zone' started by anava, Nov 4, 2013.
Doesn't matter, the eagles gain a game on us now and we be 5-5.
He is head and shoulders better than any TE we have. He actually can catch AND block!
Garrett-esque decision there
I dont know about that, GB still isn't easy. Just because Philly played well last week doesn't mean anything. They played 2 awful stinkers vs us and against new york.
I wonder if this injury will affect the way Rogers does the discount double check. Hope he don't start making faces like Eli.
Any time you face a team without a good QB you have a 80% chance of winning.
I don't exactly view Nick Foles as a GOOD QB. I put him on McCowns level to be honest. I don't think he is the future QB of philly. I still see GB being a better team than Philly.
I am referring to Seneca Wallace, who will be playing next sunday for the Packers
How ridiculous.
Seneca can win games, I think Philly is overrated in my opinion anyways. GB could almost pound the rock to victory against Philly .
I hope you are right but I felt more comfortable they would be 4-6 after going up against Rodgers
Besides Witten of course. He is far better than Escobar,Smith and Hannah.....combined.
Gotta love these gems from Gruden: "If there is one irreplaceable QB in the NFL, Aaron Rodgers is one of them."
Followed by:
"Gotta throw against these eight man fronts." Uttered a second before Lacey busts off a huge run.
How different the Cowboys offense would look if they drafted Eddie Lacy instead of Escobar.
JG would never do anything that ballsy.
Gutsy call by the Packers and well executed.
onside kick by mccarthy in a 17-17 game... imagine if we ever did that
Lacey is balling tonight
Lacy getting 5 carries a game will make no difference.
No, but he'll try a career long FG for his kicker in the first half of a close game.


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