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by admin | Jan 14, 2021 | Helpful Articles
Are your efforts at becoming the next great music artist hitting more snags than you can afford? Is your inbox as empty and desolate as your motivation levels? If you answered yes, chances are you are either not promoting your music via the correct channels or just strumming your guitar alone in your room hoping a music mogul would pass by and be inspired by your creations.
The thing is, life will not hand you a Grammy on a silver platter. You have to hustle and make sure your intended audience can access and enjoy your music from several avenues. A music website is not the only way you can do this. Here are some ways you can promote your music quickly and efficiently:
Ask Users to Subscribe to Your Email List
If your music website does not have a mailing list, then it's doing nothing but stroking your ego. A form that asks visitors to provide their emails for each new musical composition can do wonders for your reputation. This is one of the best ways to improve your fan base and ensure they remain up to date about your music.
A well managed email list can also allow you to keep fans in the loop as to your performance schedules. Plus, you can also give them a small incentive to encourage more people to sign up. It would be best to offer something that a potential fan cannot find anywhere else such as first dibs on an unreleased song for example.
This is a good idea for you if you are just starting out and don't have the budget for expensive incentives. It won't cost you a cent to distribute and you can ensure subscribers get it easily via a download link. Include it in your welcome email so that they can enjoy the fruits of their subscription immediately.
Besides offering current info regarding your music, also send emails that contain links to your YouTube channel and social media profiles. These can captivate your audience further and make them familiar with your personal side as well.
Develop an Engaging Social Media Presence
Speaking of social media, by developing and maintaining an engaging presence on social media channels you can increase your influence. Just make sure that your profile handles are easy to understand and consistent so that people and fans can recognize your content immediately. Some of the best ones that are ideal for music distribution and exposure include the following:
Drooble – This platform consists of a rapidly expanding community of independent music artists who are searching for ways to advance their career and connect with industry professionals. Some of the services it offers include Spotify promotion, YouTube channel growth, radio broadcasting and song reviews among others.
Twitter – Twitter offers music artists a platform to share their music with friends and fans throughout other social media websites. It's called Twitterurm and it is the best way for people to learn about new artists. You can also check out eCom babes Twitter to learn more about online marketing.
Take Advantage of Streaming Services
In the past, large scale distribution was a priority and there were only two ways that music artists could make their music available to the masses – via radio or via a record deal. With the advent of streaming services, vinyl records and aired music became a thing of the past.
It has allowed music artists more control over distribution and ensure that the maximum number of people have the chance to listen to their music. In fact, there are so many streaming services online now that you can cherry pick options that suit your style, genre and career goals.
Some of them include Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music and even Amazon Music.
Make a Remix Pack
If you prefer to release remixes as electronic dance music, consider opting for remix packs. In other words, you can release an album that contains your single and other remixes from other artists. A number of large artists do this. It is their way of expanding their influence and giving other music artists a chance to gain exposure as well.
Start by reaching out to other music producers once your creation is complete and ask them if they are willing to create a remix. Send over your single if they are because chances are that they will also distribute it on social media. That way, your songs can get the exposure you need to gain traction in the industry.
Spend Time Gigging
Gigging will never go out of style and there are several reasons for that. It is a great way to increase exposure for your brand and monetize from your songs at the same time. It will also help you build a strong relationship with your audience.
Some of the best gigs you should indulge in are those that are held in events that are hosting other music artists with similar genres. That way you will gain access to an audience that contain your fans and fans of your genre in general. This is exactly the kind of audience you want and need to propel your career to the next level! However, to increase your revenue, consider putting out your own independent gigs once you gain enough exposure.
Your music distribution and talent exposure efforts will only bear fruit if you put in the legwork. The aforementioned tips will help you expand your reach not only to existing fans, but also people who like your genre of music. Today, the more personalized you can make your creations, the better your audience can resonate with you. Fans are more informed today than they have ever been. The good news is that you can capitalize on that awareness faster today as well.
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The UJA-Federation of New York has made available more than $34 million in grants and loans to assist vulnerable New Yorkers most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, including organizations providing food relief and social service agencies.
As of this morning, New York state had a total of nearly 84,000 cases and over 2,200 deaths, with New York City as the hardest hit area.
The first round of $23 million was allocated on March 23. Among the recipients was the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty to assist in operations and supplying food pantries across New York, with a focus on food insufficiency among homebound senior citizens, children who are not receiving city-funded hot meals due to school closures, and the unemployed. The grant also will provide emergency Passover meals to more than 180,000 Jewish New Yorkers in need.
As part of the first round of funding, UJA also established a $20 million loan fund at the Hebrew Free Loan Society to offer zero-interest loans to UJA partner agencies that are under financial stress, as well as a $1 million loan to ensure that the organization could continue to provide loans to small businesses.
Earlier this week, UJA-Federation announced an additional $11 million in grants and loans — to help single parents, low-income college students and families struggling to provide dignified Jewish burials, and for 22 regional Jewish Community Centres that provide human services and Jewish engagement opportunities.
"Ten days ago, we allocated over $23 million in our first wave of emergency funding for essential food programs and to help provide our network of human service agencies with cash flow to operate," said Eric S. Goldstein, UJA CEO, in a statement. "Today's second wave of funding will help sustain our vital Jewish community centres (JCCs) that provide physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits to thousands of New Yorkers, and who —without immediate assistance —are at risk of running out of resources in just a few months."
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You can now experience the Red Planet for yourself even if NASA doesn't choose you for its first manned mission to Mars, and let's be honest, it will never choose you. Mars 2030 gets to Steam and it places you in the shoes of an astronaut that is able to explore 15 miles of Martian territory, which was replicated using real surface images captured by the Reconnaissance Orbiter with its HiRISE camera.
Mars 2030 delivers an 8K resolution that helps make the experience as realistic as it is possible. You can travel through the Martian surface, collect different samples and analyze them with a virtual microscope at your disposal in a habitat that was designed based on an actual NASA concept for the first Mars habitats. After you analyze the specimen, you can transfer your findings to Earth as a real Martian Astronaut would do. Also, your rover and suit displays will show life support gauges and biometric data to increase the realism and authenticity of the virtual experience.
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Tisa, Hooghly
Tisa is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.[1]
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Cities and towns in Chanditala I, Chanditala II and Jangipara CD Blocks in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
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LocationEdit
Tisa is located at 22°45′14″N 88°15′09″E / 22.7540°N 88.2526°E / 22.7540; 88.2526.
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, Begampur, Baksa, Panchghara, Chikrand, Janai, Pairagachha, Naiti, Barijhati, Garalgachha and Krishnapur, all the census towns form a series from the northern part of Chanditala II CD Block to its southern part. The only municipality in the area, Dankuni, located outside the CD Block, occupies the south-east corner of the entire cluster.[2]
UrbanisationEdit
Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).[3][4]All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Gram panchayatEdit
Villages and census towns in Kapasaria gram panchayat are: Kapashanria, Okardaha, Sahana, Sanka and Tisa.[5]
As per 2011 Census of India Tisa had a total population of 4,882 of which 2,496 (51%) were males and 2,386 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 466. The total number of literates in Tisa was 3,681 (83.36 % of the population over 6 years).[4]
Dankuni Urban AgglomerationEdit
As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes: Dankuni (M), Purba Tajpur (CT), Kharsarai (CT), Begampur (CT), Chikrand (CT), Pairagachha (CT), Barijhati (CT), Garalgachha (CT), Krishnapur (CT), Baruipara (CT), Borai (CT), Nawapara (CT), Basai (CT), Gangadharpur (CT), Manirampur (CT), Janai (CT), Kapashanria (CT), Jaykrishnapur (CT), Tisa (CT), Baksa (CT), Panchghara (CT) and Naiti (CT).[6]
TransportEdit
The nearest railway station at Begampur is 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[7][8]
It is off NH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Durgapur Expressway.[8]
^ "Mouza Information". Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016.
^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Map of Chanditala II CD Block, page 663. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^ a b "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^ "Okardaha". Indian Village Directory. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
^ "Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "36811 Howrah Bardhaman Local (via Chord)". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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SHILLONG: Union Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD), Kapil Sibal will be laying the foundation stone of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) permanent campus at Saitsohpen village in Sohra on October 12.
Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma would be present in the occasion as the guest of honour along with Education Minister Prof R C Laloo.
The permanent campus would be housed at the proposed site measuring 200 acres which has been allotted by the State Government in the heart of Sohra.
In a statement issued here on Tuesday, NIT director Prof DK Saikia said the institute is expected to acquire an additional 73 acres of land from the State Government.
The NIT, Sohra has been established by HRD Ministry as an institute of 'national importance' to play a catalyst role in the development of the State, Prof Saikia said, adding that NIT, Sohra is one among the 30 NITs in the country.
"The activities in the institute of the State started in temporary campus in Shillong in November, 2011 with the joining of a regular director," Prof Saikia said.
According to the director, the NIT permanent campus in Sohra shall have a state of the art infrastructure for education and research and amenities to attract the best of talents to make it a world class institute in the fields of Science and Technology.
He further said that the institute is expected to play a significant role not only in the development of quality human resource but also in the development of technology through research and innovation.
Meanwhile, the HDR has awarded the contract for construction of the permanent campus of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Meghalaya to the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).
"The CPWD is expected to start construction of the permanent campus shortly," a senior government official said here on Wednesday.
Informing that the Union HRD Ministry has sanctioned an amount of Rs 180 crore for construction of the permanent campus, the official said that the fund has been awarded for development of various infrastructures and construction of the retaining wall all along the 200 acres of land in Sohra where the permanent campus would come up.


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Shanghai auto show concludes with 128 car debuts
Phate Zhang 2021-04-28 19:06:41 (GMT+8)
The 10-day 19th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition closed on April 28, during which 128 new cars debuted and received 810,000 visitors, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.
The show attracted the participation of more than 1,000 well-known global auto exhibitors, displaying 1,310 vehicles, the report said.
The 2021 Shanghai auto show is the world's first international A-class auto show held as scheduled this year, boosting confidence in the global auto market and providing upward acceleration for China's march toward auto power, the report said.
The huge potential of China's auto market has attracted foreign auto companies to continue to increase their investment in Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta, the report said, citing Zhou Minhao, president of the Shanghai Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
The choice to debut new technologies and models at the Shanghai auto show also provides sufficient conditions for the debut and development of Chinese independent brands and their going-out efforts, he said.
With the Shanghai auto show comes to an end, the next major auto show this year is the Guangzhou International Auto Show, which will be held from Nov. 19-28.
After that, the 17th Beijing Auto China 2022 will be held in both the new and old halls of the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing from April 21 to April 30, 2022, with an estimated total exhibition area of 230,000 square meters.
Auto China has been held in Beijing every two years since 1990 and has been held 16 times since then.
At the beginning of 2020, the Covid-19 epidemic brought a huge impact to the global auto industry, and the whole industry once faced the crisis of a complete shutdown.
However, Auto China 2020 was still successfully held and became the only international top-level auto show held in the world that year.
Next Beijing auto show to be held on April 21-30, 2022
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Register now to attend an informative and exciting conference to build a larger movement to end US militarism and the militarization of US relations with Latin America and the world. Join Latin America solidarity activists, people of faith, academics, youth and students, anti-war and immigration activists, labor, women, and all sectors which are working to build a better world. The United States is at a crossroads. Down one road lies permanent war, a stagnant economy and loss of liberty. Down the other lies a new world of cooperation, prosperity and freedom. This conference is all about how we can work together to travel on the road to a new and better world.
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Freedom of speech in the digital realm is a rather vague subject so far. In the past, companies have fired employees for tweeting or sharing certain things on their social circle online. This, and other similar issues, have made it pertinent that it must be decided now as to what is covered under 'freedom of speech' during online conversations.
The issue is in the limelight right now because, recently, a court decided that Facebook 'likes' were not covered under the First Amendment and hence, didn't fall under the category of right to free speech.
It flared up when six employees at Hampton sheriff's department liked the Facebook page of sheriff's opponent. Due to this episode, the employees were fired because the court refused to acknowledge that Facebook likes were covered under the First Amendment.
The judge's words were, "The sheriff's knowledge of the posts only becomes relevant if the court finds the activity of liking a Facebook page to be constitutionally protected. It is the court's conclusion that merely 'liking' a Facebook page is insufficient speech to merit constitutional protection. In cases where courts have found that constitutional speech protections extended to Facebook posts, actual statements existed in the record."
Facebook is fighting this verdict by arguing that 'likes' on the social network are, indeed, covered by the First Amendment. The social network has filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that if Facebook posts are indeed considered free speech, why not Facebook likes. After all, saying 'I like someone' through the clicking of a button is indeed the expression of an opinion.
According to the summary of arguments from Facebook, "The district court's holding that 'liking' a Facebook page is insufficient speech to merit constitutional protection" because it does not "involve[ ] actual statements." This is a misunderstanding, according to Facebook, of the nature of the communication at issue and disregards well-settled Supreme Court and Fourth Circuit precedent. Liking a Facebook Page (or other website) is core speech: it is a statement that will be viewed by a small group of Facebook Friends or by a vast community of online users."
It further elucidate the argument by citing a hypothetical example, "If Carter had stood on a street corner and announced, "I like Jim Adams for Hampton Sheriff," there would be no dispute that his statement was constitutionally protected speech. Carter made that very statement; the fact that he did it online, with a click of a computer's mouse, does not deprive Carter's speech of constitutional protection."
In this legal fiasco, the American Civil Liberties Union is siding with the social network giant and is fully supportive of Facebook's argument. According to a brief submitted by the Union, "Facebook should be applauded for filing this brief to support the free speech rights of its users," the ACLU said in a statement. "Facebook has become a means of communication for tens of millions of Americans, and if basic activity on Facebook such as 'liking' were denied First Amendment protection, the free expression of ideas that the First Amendment is meant to safeguard would be severely limited."
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Top U.S. Education Research Officials to Step Down
By Sean Cavanagh — October 10, 2008 5 min read
Two of the federal government's top education research officials are planning to leave their posts to take jobs at private Washington organizations where they will focus on school policy.
Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, the director of the Institute of Education Sciences, the main research arm of the U.S. Department of Education, has agreed to take a position at the Brookings Institution, beginning next year.
And Mark S. Schneider, who served as commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, a research and data-crunching agency that is part of the IES, has said he is moving on to the American Institutes for Research, a job he will begin within weeks.
The end of any presidential term traditionally is marked by a wave of departures of high-ranking government officials for jobs in the private sector, and so in that sense, the two researchers' exits were to be expected.
Both Mr. Whitehurst and Mr. Schneider came to the federal government as widely published scholars from the same institution, the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Both have pressed for strong methodological approaches to data, observers have said, and have a reputation for keeping their agencies' work free of ideological bias.
Mr. Whitehurst, whose term expires next month, will become the director of the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings, a Washington think tank. He will take over that post from Tom Loveless, who said in an interview that he had planned for some time to relinquish his role as director and continue at Brookings as a senior fellow.
Mr. Whitehurst declined to comment in detail on the transition to Brookings. He did say he was proud of his agency's work.
"I want to focus on my present job," said Mr. Whitehurst, adding, "There's been a tremendous amount of attention paid to education research over the last seven or eight years, and the IES has played a significant role in that."
At the IES, Mr. Whitehurst spearheaded the Bush administration's drive to transform education into an evidence-based field, not unlike medicine—an effort that both spurred debate and raised the profile of education research nationally. Illustrative of that undertaking was the What Works Clearinghouse, an online resource established by the IES to vet the research track records of programs, policies, and practices used in schools.
Under Mr. Whitehurst's tenure, the agency also dramatically increased the number of randomized controlled studies financed by the department, strengthened its peer-review process, and created fellowships to nurture top research talent.
Whitehurst was originally nominated by President Bush in 2001 to direct the Department of Education's office of educational research and improvement. When Congress eliminated that office as part of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Mr. Whitehurst was named director of the IES.
Lawmakers created the institute with the idea that it would foster "scientifically based" research on school improvement, free of political interference.
"Russ provided strong and enlightened leadership during a period of transformation in the federal education R&D enterprise," said James W. Kohlmoos, the president of the Knowledge Alliance, a Washington-based group that represents both government-funded and independent research groups. "He was able to inject a new level of rigor and quality into educational research."
Mr. Loveless concurred. "He's put IES and education policy research on the right path," he said of Mr. Whitehurst, calling him "a critical reader of research in the best sense of the term."
Mr. Schneider was nominated by President Bush to fill the NCES post in 2005, and his term was to expire next June. As NCES commissioner, Mr. Schneider sought to make federal education research more digestible and useful to the public, in both published reports and through his agency's Web site.
During Mr. Schneider's tenure, for example, the NCES launched the online College Navigator site, which allows visitors to search for postsecondary schools by cost and location; and Quick Stats, designed to enable visitors to easily search for and parse education data. He also oversaw the release of several major reports, including a federal study of states' widely divergent standards for judging students' academic proficiency. (State Tests, NAEP Often a Mismatch, June 13, 2007.)
Mr. Schneider, 61, will serve as a vice president at the American Institutes for Research and lead special initiatives in the education, human development, and workforce division, the nonprofit organization said.
"It was an opportunity that was just too good to turn down," Mr. Schneider said in an interview. "I've always been impressed with the quality of the work at air. The atmosphere is collegial and cordial, and it's a wonderful place to work."
Mr. Whitehurst said in a statement sent to IES employees that Stuart Kerachsky, who is currently the deputy commissioner, will become acting commissioner of the NCES.
As part of his duties as NCES commissioner, Mr. Schneider has overseen a number of contracts with the air, which total about $22 million for the most recent fiscal year, air officials said. Both Mr. Schneider and air officials said he will work in a division that does not deal with NCES contracts and will not handle any contracts with the agency. Mr. Schneider said he has also cleared the move with federal officials to make sure it complies with ethics policies.
Mr. Schneider won praise from observers during his tenure for keeping the statistics agency's work free of an ideological taint. In 2006, in fact, Mr. Schneider said the NCES should not have initiated a study that showed public school students outperforming private school students, because the work, while of high quality, had relied on subjective statistical methods. (Federal Statistics Commissioner Questions NCES Involvement in Private vs. Public School Study, Aug. 10, 2006.)
Jane Hannaway, the director of the education policy center at the Urban Institute, a Washington research institution, said Mr. Schneider's scholarly background was evident in his ability to work with researchers. Ms. Hannaway also directs a center at the Urban Institute that receives IES funding.
"All the major data sets are getting turned around more quickly and getting presented to the public more quickly," she said. "He understands what the important questions are, and he's able to assess where the available information is good and where it's lacking."
Sean Cavanagh
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Associate Editor Debra Viadero contributed to this report.
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1, special type ( Dedicated ) testSpecial type of test is a special type, mainly because of its use of the jig ( Fixture, such as a circuit board for electrically testing needle tray ) applies only to a material number, different material on the board can be tested, and cannot be recovered using. Test points, single panel in 10240, double the less than 8192 points can be tested, the test density, due to the probe head thickness relationship, more suitable for pitch above board.
2, UTV ( Universal Grid ) testUniversal test is the basic principle of PCB circuit layout is based on the lattice ( Grid ) to design, generally called line density refers to the distance of grid, is also by the spacing ( Pitch) to represent ( part can also be used to indicate the hole density ), and the test is based on this principle, on the basis of hole position in a G10 substrate for Mask, only in the hole of the location of the probe through the Mask for electrical measurement, so the governance of the production is simple and fast, and the probe can be used repeatedly. Universal test has many measurement standard Grid fixed large needle plate, can be respectively according to different materials and production activity type probe needle plate, needle plate as long as the change of production activities, can be of different material on the production test. In addition, in order to ensure the completion of PCB board system patency, in the use of high voltage ( such as 250V ) multiple measurement points of UTV electrical measurement tools, using a specific contact pin pads on the board of Open / Short electric test, the universal testing machine called "automatic testing machine." ( ATE, Automatic Testing Equipment ).
Universal test points are usually in more than 10000 points, test density in or test called on-grid test, if applied in high density board, because the distance is too close, have been isolated from on-grid design, thus belonging to the off-grid test, the fixture must be special design, usually the UTV test density of up to QFP.
Flying probe test principle is very simple, only needs two probes of X, y, Z mobile one by one to test lines of the two endpoints, therefore does not need to be additionally making expensive fixtures. But due to the endpoint test, so the speed is very slow, about 10 ~ 40 points / sec, so more suitable samples and small volume; in testing the density, flying probe test can be applied to high density board ( ), such as MCM.


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Dollar strength on hawkish FOMC minutes
Posted by Richard Perry on May, 19 2016.
Last updated: May 3rd, 2017 at 09:58 pm
A hawkish set of FOMC minutes have reflected the committee's view that a rate hike in June is a very real possibility which is driving dollar strength. This now means that traders will need to significantly re-assess positioning on the dollar. According to the minutes "most participants judged that if the incoming data was consistent with economic growth picking up in the second quarter, lar markets continue to strengthen and inflation making progress towards the committee's 2% objective, then it likely would be appropriate for the committee to increase the target range of the federal funds rate in June". This means that the data will be crucial in the coming weeks. Already the CME FedWatch indicator has increased it probability of a Fed hike in June from 4% to 33% in two days. The dollar is also drastically strengthening against forex majors, whilst commodities are also lower.
The negative correlation between the dollar and equities also meant that Wall Street was also weaker with the S&P 500 paring gains into the close where it was basically flat on the day. Asian markets have been fairly settled with the Nikkei +0.1%, but European markets have taken account of the weakness into the close on Wall Street, and are trading lower in early moves today. Forex markets are showing mild dollar strength in the Asian session but it will be interesting to see if the Europeans react to buy the dollar today. With the oil price over a percent lower today the commodity currencies are the biggest underperformers, whilst the Aussie is also reacting to the Australian unemployment data. Gold and silver are again weaker as yesterday's declines seem to be confirming.
Traders will be looking out for UK Retail Sales at 0930BST with an expected slight pick up to 1.9% for the adjusted Year on Year data. US Weekly Jobless Claims are at 1330BST (275,000 exp) whilst the Philly Fed Business Index is at 1330BST and is expected to improve to +3.5 (from -1.6 last month).
Chart of the Day – S&P 500
I do not often talk about the S&P 500 however it is a market of huge importance and it is on the brink of forming a big head and shoulders top pattern. Since topping out at 2111 in April, the S&P 500 has been making a succession of lower highs in the formation of a four week corrective downtrend. The momentum indicators have rolled over and are looking increasingly corrective with the RSI around 3 month lows and the MACD lines on the brink of turning negative. The 21 day moving average (currently 2070) which had done a good job of supporting during the run higher, has now rolled over and is becoming the basis of resistance. The chart looks to be coming towards a test of the key support at 2033, a level that was tested on an intraday basis last night. A breach of 2033 would complete the head and shoulders top pattern which would imply a target of 1955, whilst the pattern would be confirmed on a move below the late March low at 2022. The hourly chart also reflects the corrective outlook, whilst the near term resistance is at 2072. The outlook will be under pressure until a breach of 2085.
The dollar has continued to strengthen in the wake of the Fed minutes and the pair remains under corrective pressure as the key April low is now being breached. A close below $1.1213 would confirm the breakdown but now it looks increasingly likely that there will be a pullback all the way at least to the $1.1100 long term pivot. So many of the major turning points on EUR/USD in the past 16 months have come in a 50 pip band between $1.1050/$1.1100 so this has to be the next reference point for this correction. Momentum indicators are increasingly corrective with RSI and Stochastics at an 11 week low but also with further downside potential. Rallies are a chance to sell, with the hourly chart showing a continued sequence of lower highs and unwinding moves on the hourly RSI failing between 50/60. The hourly chart also shows the initial resistance band now $1.1255/$1.1290 today. The resistance at $1.1345 is now key.
A huge upside surge on Cable yesterday came in the wake of mixed UK employment data but was driven predominantly by a surprisingly strong poll for the Remain camp in the Brexit debate. This move took out a series of near term resistance levels above $1.4530. Even the hawkish Fed minutes failed to make too much of a dent. Technically the outlook is improving once more with the confirmed buy signal on the Stochastics and the RSI picking up again. The big question is whether the European traders will come in to pull the pair back lower in reaction to the Fed minutes today. Clearly there are now two fundamental forces potentially pulling Cable in different directions and this will make for elevated levels of volatility in the coming days and weeks. For now though watch out for $1.4530 being supportive for a retracement today, with once more $1.4400 back in play as a near support. Resistance is now yesterday's peak at $1.4635 and the key May high at $1.4770.
After over a week of consolidation the upside breakout above 109.50 has been confirmed. This implies a 130 pip bull target to 110.80, a level which also coincides with the top of the near three month downtrend channel. The momentum indicators are now certainly picking up with some real traction in the Stochastics, but it will be interesting to see if the RSI can breakout above 60 (a signal for medium term stronger momentum). With the top of the trend channel approaching at 110.80 and also the resistance of the falling 55 day moving average (currently 110.42) this is becoming a key moment for the technical outlook. The hourly chart shows strong near term momentum whilst 109.50 is already becoming supportive for a near term correction. The overnight low was 109.90. The next key resistance is 111.00 which was the old key floor through February/March, whilst 111.90 was the April rebound high.
The negative correlation between gold and the dollar is alive and well, as the gold price reacted negatively to the hawkish Fed minutes. A strong bear candle has breached and closed below the support around $1260 and now the medium term positive outlook is under threat. The uptrend in place for the past seven weeks (currently around $1251) is now being tested with the continuation of the selling pressure today, whilst the 55 day moving average (currently $1250) is also under threat. The RSI has dropped below 50 and a close below 45 tonight would be its lowest in 2016. The Stochastics are also accelerating lower in bearish configuration. If the trend is broken then there are serious questions being asked of the bull control, with the next serious support now until $1227, whilst the old key range low at $1208 would also become a possibility. The hourly chart already shows the old support between $1257.25/$1263.10 is becoming a band of resistance and this would certainly need to be reclaimed by the bulls today otherwise they would have lost control.
The impetus of the recent bull run higher was starting to look a bit leggy yesterday and now with the early weakness today a near term correction is building. A surprise EIA inventory build of +1.3m barrels (-3.1m exp) and the stronger dollar in the wake of the Fed minutes has put the pressure on. Daily momentum indicators had been reaching extreme levels again, with the RSI again close to 70 yesterday, a level at which the profit-takers have often started to move in. This could mean that with the price rolling over today, a short period of correction is seen. The last three times the RSI has peaked around 70 a corrective phase has resulted that has lasted anything from two days to two weeks. The hourly chart shows the support band $45.60/$46.80 seems to be prime retracement for a near term correction, around which the potential next opportunity to buy could be seen. Yesterday's high at $48.95 now protects the big resistance at $50.92 from the October high. The medium term uptrend is at $43.45 with the May low at $43.00 now key support.


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United States Supreme Court Strikes Down Patents on Naturally Occurring DNA
On June 13, 2013 the United Stated Supreme Court entered a unanimous ruling in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. In this case the Association for Molecular Pathology, and other petitioners, challenged that Myriad's patents for isolated DNA sequences associated with predisposition to different cancers and the methods to diagnose them were invalid because they covered products of nature. Oral arguments for the case were on April 15, 2013 and Justice Thomas's opinion was a concise 18 pages.
Myriad's patents had given them the exclusive right to isolate an individual's BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes and then synthetically create BRCA composite DNA (cDNA). The cDNA only contains exons, nucleotides which code for amino acids. cDNA is made from mRNA in a lab, as cDNA does not exist in the human body. Using these discoveries Myriad developed tests which could detect mutations in BRCA genes to predict an increased risk of cancer. Myriad then used its patents to stop laboratories from using similar tests on BRCA genes, giving Myriad a monopoly. The Petitioners in this case sued to invalidate the patents and therefore break down the monopoly and bring down testing prices.
The US Supreme Court held naturally occurring DNA segments are a product of nature and cannot be patented. Myriad uncovered the precise location and genetic sequence of the BRCA genes but did not create or alter the genetic information. "It found an important and useful gene, but groundbreaking, innovative, or even brilliant discovery does not by itself" qualify for patent protection." Ass'n for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., 133 S. Ct. 2107, 2110 (2013).
However cDNA is not a product of nature as it does not naturally occur in the body. The human body does not produce molecules composed solely of exons; scientists in a lab had to remove the introns from a normal DNA sequence. "cDNA retains the naturally occurring exons of DNA, but it is distinct from the DNA from which it was derived." Ass'n for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., 133 S. Ct. 2107, 2119 (2013)
This ruling does not affect method claims, patents on new applications of knowledge of genes, or other patents where the order of the nucleotides in DNA have been altered. These are still situations the US Supreme Court may decide to address in the future. If you are seeking to speak with an intellectual property attorney, you can contact Stone Law at 732-444-6303 or contact us on our website.
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Sarah Greenwood is a British production designer. She has been nominated six times for an Academy Award – in 2006 for Pride & Prejudice, in 2008 for Atonement, in 2010 for Sherlock Holmes, in 2013 for Anna Karenina and in 2018 for both Beauty and the Beast, and Darkest Hour. In 2013, she was elected best production designer for Anna Karenina at the 66th British Academy Film Awards, the 26th European Film Awards, and won the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Period Film for the same film.

She studied at the Wimbledon College of Art and was production designer in theater for more than three years. However she was not entirely satisfied with the work, so she got a job at the BBC in the early 90s and stayed there for a while. It didn't only get her a better job, but helped in her transformation from theater to TV. She worked on designing sets for television talk show Later... with Jools Holland. Then, in the late 90s, the BBC disappeared the charge of production design, and she had to work in independent cinema.

In an interview column for the Golden Globe Awards, Greenwood stated that green arsenic was used in the corridors for the film Atonement, but the director, Joe Wright, wanted Irish green for the dress that Keira Knightley was going to use in the movie. Sarah decided to give priority to dress and change the colour she had planned for the corridors, because the dress had a risk of losing visual emphasis. She said, "Sometimes you have to be strong to win battles, and sometimes you have to know when to let go." She was not entirely convinced with the color that the director wanted, but there are decisions that an art director must make to get the message to the viewer.

Another story that she tells, is that when she went to get a production art job on a film to be made, someone said, "This project is very large. Sure you can handle it?" She had worked on huge sets, so she said "if you have the tools and enough supplies to meet the needs with a good production team, anything is possible." When she met the director, he said he was asked the same question, this made clear it was not a gender thing. "They just wanted to make sure that we all can do this," she said.

In 2017, Greenwood worked on Disney's live action version of Beauty and the Beast, directed by Bill Condon and released in March, and the biopic Darkest Hour, directed by Joe Wright; receiving Oscar nominations for both.

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Chapter 3: The Hard Work of the Best Artisan
The sculpture Weed was working on was starting to look more and more of a baby's form, but it was not complete. He had to continue trimming it and refine the star. There was a lot of hard work to be done.
"It will be child abuse if the child is left alone."
Because of that, he added a sculpture of a mother holding the baby.
Weed was worried for a moment.
'Will this sculpture be alright?'
A sculpture of Seo Yoon holding a baby in the night sky of Royal Road. It makes a perfect picture of a good woman.
Before going back to sculpting, Weed talks to himself saying that no matter how much hard work he needed to put into finishing the work, he'll be sure to complete it.
He started working on the facial appearance of the baby, of course, it looked similar to Seo Yoon, and he was so familiar with her face that he can sculpt her with his eyes closed.
Seo Yoon's face is the most beautiful face he's ever seen, but despite the elaborate details he has to sculpt and under the conditions he is currently in, he doesn't feel pressured.
'I think the face should be more beautiful. More beautiful than the ones seen in films.'
While Weed was sculpting, he started to get sweaty and he tried to gauge how much time he has spent by counting the many planets that passed him.
After a full ten days and six hours, he has completed Seo Yoon and the baby's face. Now, he has to complete their "posture."
Unfortunately, because Weed's mother died when he was still quite young, he doesn't remember the warmth of his mother's embrace or have many memories of her.
He does, however, remember his sister crying often due to the cold of winter.
'A mother... yes. From here on, that's how the piece should look like. That's how it should feel like.'
He sculpted Seo Yoon so that she was gazing at the baby. The sculpture he wanted to create is a beautiful mother holding an adorable baby. The warm bosom of the mother and eyes filled with affection.
Weed then talks about how the mother should take care of the baby, he'll be the father, and how adding minor things will be a good idea. He also spoke about the sculpture being the 'Golden Ratio.'
While thinking of the piece -- A warm bosom of a mother, Seo Yoon, and the adorable daughter, he looked happy thinking about what the future might hold...
He said that even if he fails the Sculptor Master Quest with the sculpture he is currently making, even if its Artistic Value turns out to be low, he does not regret making this kind of star.
It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to create a piece of star. But even if the result wasn't that great, he made something he wanted wholeheartedly.
Even though he contemplated about failing, he tries he best to make it better and better without regrets.
'I want to make this sculpture. And this is the best work I've created in my life.'
Back to Versailles continent.
Fabio wants to create the best sword out of Helium and become the first "Master" in the entire continent! A helium sword is good enough to eclipse Herman.
While he was refining the helium sword, it was as if the flames have come alive. Fabio was clear that the best sword was born in his hands. This sword was enough to meet his high self-esteem.
If he was to have a confrontation with Herman, he has no doubt that he will turn out to be the winner.
However, not much attention was being paid to Fabio because of the widespread information that Weed was challenging the final Sculptor Master Quest.
Late one night, Fabio was looking up at the sky to see Weed making a star. He wondered if Weed was good enough to create a masterpiece for the quest. He wonders if Weed will finish the quest before him.
'Hmm. It looks like I still have some time...'
After that, he decided to go back and be a blacksmith who can create a strong sword that can cut anything! As a result, it was created a sword made of God's metal, Helium.
Weed worked really hard to create the star. He worked overnight to the point of suffering from starvation. But because the area of the star was so vast, the mountains, rivers, and lakes needed to be properly trimmed.
Seo Yoon and the baby was being sculpted decorated with minerals and jewelry such as gold, ruby, diamond, sapphire, and platinum.
However, Weed felt like if these minerals were used to sculpt the mountains and other things, although it would be luxurious and looked expensive, it would lack sincerity and the dignity of the sculpture will drop.
Although the precious metals can be used to create an amazing work that represents motherhood and family, and the jewels make the piece colorful and gorgeous, Weed felt that it was still insufficient.
Weed contemplated for a while before carrying on with his work. He decided that he needed to improve the quality of his work of Seo Yoon and the baby.
The baby will grow up. Thus, he created sculptures of a golden baby carriage, diamond toys, sapphire dolls, ruby child seat, and platinum milk power and diapers!
It was beyond the level of a rich child being born with a golden spoon.
"This is better. I feel like the quality of the piece has improved greatly."
Weed continued to refine and elaborate the sculpture of Seo Yoon and the baby.
"This will not be complete if it's not perfect. I feel that this work is extremely important."
- Please set a name for the created sculpture.
"The sculpture's name will be..."
Weed pondered on what he should name it, "Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, something along those lines?"
"Let's call it 'Wife and Child.'"
- Is 'Wife and Child' correct?
Weed decided to name the sculpture based on his emotions. Love will one day give birth to a baby and this is the best form of art.
'Life is an art of two people.'
To live, one has to share it with their family or another person. To Weed, this sculpture of 'Wife and Child' is love and happiness.
"That's right."
Coming from Weed, the name was very appropriate.
'I have no regrets. Even if I fail... it's because of my lack of skills and not because of the final product.'
Weed has no regrets. He felt amazing after finishing this special piece of art more than any other ones he's done.
Magnum Opus! You have completed 'Wife and Child.'
It is a work of a Sculptor whom the God have acknowledged to have reached the ultimate heights!
The work of a newborn baby and mother expresses extreme beauty.
This artwork is something even Goddess Hestia considers as a miracle and has create two new records.
The birth of a star.
One of the largest sculptures ever made.
This work of a brilliant star can be seen by all inhabitants of Versailles continent.
Sculptor Weed, who has gone beyond the ultimate heights of human beings, his name will be revered in the Versailles continent forever.
Artistic Value: 58,492
- Reduces the impact received from natural disasters that occur in the Versailles continent.
- Precious metals and minerals in the Versailles continent not yet discovered will increase by 28%.
- Rare minerals will randomly appear in buried mines and hot springs.
- Due to the observation of the stars, you have developed knowledge about astronomy and Intelligence Stats will permanently increase by 2.
- Due to the sacred magical effect, the recovery and blessing of Priest and Paladins will permanently improve by 5%.
- Luck will increase by 7% during the day.
- Rapid recovery of hexes.
- Increases the compensation of residents for Sculptor quests.
- Maximum Health and Mana will increase by 23% during the day.
- All stat increases by 50.
- Increases long-distance speed of 35%.
- Permanently increases All Stat by 1.
Number of completed Magnum Opus until now: 20
Fame has increased by 5,381.
Art stat has increased by 91.
Endurance stat has increased by 15.
Wisdom has increased by 7.
Charm has increased by 115.
As the first person to enter space, you have left your footprints. Maximum Health and Mana has increased by 5,000.
The ownership of 'Wife and Child' belongs to Weed. The effect given to Sculptor Weed will be 1.5 times the normal.
For creating a Magnum Opus sculpture, All stat has increased by 3.
A Magnum Opus sculpture!
Weed accepted his rewards calmly. He determined that the potential achievements he would receive from creating a Magnum Opus would be higher compared to usual.
DIRING!
Sculpting skill has reached its peak.
- You have become a Master Sculptor. You have fully understood the representation of rock, wood, and comprehension of the results.
- You have reached the end of Sculpting with nowhere left to improve.
- The Artistic Value of your sculptures will improve by 200%.
- Sculptures will reduce mana and cost of other related skill and increase effectiveness.
- You will receive an effect of 200% from sculptures.
- All stats has increased by 40.
- You can now receive unlimited Artisan quests.
- You have gained excellent insight, it and all your skills will improve 6% faster.
- Your expertise of different Production skill and Artisan skills will rapidly increase by 10%.
- You will be able to draw the ability out of a piece of work and increase the original stats as much as 15%.
- All your finished sculpture will spread influence and become one of the specialties of that area.
- The strength of sculpture lifeforms will increase by 30%.
- You have acquired the title "Master of Sculptures."
- You can meet Kings even without Fame or have a relationship with them.
- You will receive respect from other Artist, Scholars, and Merchants.
- Your Charisma and Elegance has increased effects.
- Specific NPCs will appear and pledge absolute loyalty to you.
Weed's body started to tremble.
"I have mastered sculpting. The first person to master a production skill in the entire continent!"
Mastering sculpting boasts of extremely atrocities and difficulty compared to all other skill.
"I was me you became the world's best craftsman due to hard work!"
The users all over Versailles continent have been waiting for night to arrive.
When darkness felt, they can all see the exceptionally glowing stars in the night sky.
"*Sniff, sniff* Weed-him did not betray us."
"Look how beautiful it is. The world is becoming a more beautiful place to live."
"Beautiful. I can't help myself from looking at it..."
The piece of art of Seo Yoon holding a baby her in arms in the night sky was extremely beautiful.
Before, many people did not have much interests in the stars lighting up the night sky.
In modern society, it has been a long time since one has seen the night sky clearly.
Most of the things brightening up the sky were airplanes and satellites. The stars were things that were so far away, beyond the unknown, but it gave humans endless possibilities.
Hopes and dreams, the endless spirit of romance.
The sculpture Weed make hit the newspapers and broadcasting stations featured it.
- A mother and her baby came alive in Royal Road.
- The story of the creation of the universe and the stars.
- The last quest of a Master Sculptor. The meaning of the stars.
- What are the limits of Virtual Reality?
- A wider world we never forget to live in.
Many people were interested after it was repeatedly reported in the news and radios. It was also featured in an educational television -- astronomy and geology for children.
- A happy baby.
- The start and the fruit of life.
- A new projection of life.
It then goes on to talk about how the fertility of various has decreased over the years because many people are marrying late and many couples not wanting children.
This sculpture encouraged childbirth nationwide; embracing babies and how they bring joy to couples.
Thanks to the sculpture Weed made, the appearance of a mother and her baby, the government started a project to encourage childbirth.
The stations around the world were steadily increased their rating percentage and many children started to watch their shows.
After finishing the Master Sculptor quest, Weed displayed a rotten smile.
"My skills has improved so much."
Weed closed his eyes to reminisce after his arduous past and felt satisfied. After becoming a Master Sculptor, his stats has increased and received an extreme amount of Fame. His Health and Mana has also increased which is a big help.
At last, the long-awaited Master Sculptor!
To be honest, his Swordsmanship, Archery, and other skills have increased as well after being the first ever Master.
Weed then goes on to say that the piece he made of Seo Yoon was amazing and how it always turns out good with Seo Yoon as his subject.
'At last, the last quest.'
While Weed was thinking about marinating chicken, Goddess Hestia suddenly spoke.
- Sculptor. As per my request, you have created a sculpture. For that, I thank you.
Weed carefully knelt down and bowed his head.
"I did not wish to disappoint Goddess Hestia and even though my skills are lacking, I wanted to give my best for Goddess Hestia."
- Sculptor. Have a little more pride. Thy art has made many people happy.
"The art I have made isn't much, it was thanks to the blessing and grace of Goddess Hestia that it turned out well."
- I shall now evaluate thy work.
Finally, it was evaluation time for his Sculptor Master Quest and Weed waited patiently.
The 'Wife and Child' sculpture was a Magnum Opus and it has obtained the highest Artistic Value. After being speechless for quite some time, Goddess Hestia spoke.
- Thy work is great. Amazing. It has completely exceeded my expectations.
- At dawn, people will be waiting for night to come, and when they look at the stars, they will be amazed by how beautiful it looks.
Weed said to himself that he made it out of his own desire. It's not bad... but it might not be what others might like.
- I was impressed by the woman. In return, I will deliver the blessings of God to all creatures in Versailles continent.
Goddess Hestia as blessed all creatures for a week.
The Faith stat of all users have permanently increased by 2.
- The experience acquired during this period will increase by 6%.
- Luck stat has increased. Through hunting, there an increase of the possibility of obtaining rate items and japtem.
- Will not suffer because of the cold.
- Because of the 'Wife and Child' statue, Stamina and Vitality will immediately recover by 8% once a day.
- The growth rate of animals and plants has increased.
- Certain cities will achieve technological prosperity.
"Hmmm."
Weed was sick to his stomach. He said he would have been happy if the rewards were for him alone. It's like winning 100 million and sharing the price with millions!
Goddess Hestia then said,
- You have dedicated yourself to sculpting from the very beginning. I have not seen anyone other than you walking this road. You have reached the apex of sculpting.
"Yes, Goddess."
- As a Master, do you want to steadily dedicate yourself to arts in Versailles continent and make even more glorious sculptures?
As a response, Weed started praising sculpting and how he has no regrets in dedicating his life to art. He is proud of being a Sculptor and brought beauty for everyone to see. His sculptures have expressed not just his imagination but also what's in his heart. This was his happiness.
- Truly... to becoming a Master Sculptor, you have overcome numerous difficulties to reach this point.
Weed thought, 'Thank goodness there was no lie detector' or he would not have passed the test.
While Weed was thinking of receiving a sword or other weapons made out of Helium, Goddess Hestia said she will give him 'fire.'
Gift from the Goddess!
Goddess Hestia has parted a gift of Sacred Fire unto you.
Sacred Fire can be used for Art and other Production skills, and it can also be utilized for combat.
It enhances all values and will sometimes create a miracle.
The skill 'Sacred Fire' has been acquired.
Faith stat has increased by 30.
Taking less than 0.1 seconds, Weed said,
"Skill check! Sacred Fire!"
Sacred Fire: A symbol of Goddess Hestia.
The power of Sacred Fire is determined your skill level, Faith, and Wisdom stats.
It will consume a certain amount of mana to melt materials and create ephemeral weapons.
It gives assistance in art creation. By creating a religious piece of artwork, there is a high probability of receiving an increase of Faith.
The effects it gives during production will be twice as much.
You will be able to obtain pure crystals during mineral processing of the equipment and it will be subjected to the blessing of Goddess Hestia.
Sacred Fire can be used for Attack and Defense during combat.
It will apply 7% more damage to all flame-based attack skills. The skill level will have an increase in damage by 2%.
Flame skills are doubled.
In addition, it will inflict additional 5 times the damage if the monster is an undead.
"Ooohhh."
Weed's eyes fluttered. He expected high rewards for the last Master Quest directly given by the Goddess Hestia, and he received something more than what he thought he would.
The skill he received was amazing for production skills and he was already thinking of what he would do the next day. Such as mastering other skills.
The Sacred Fire skill opened up a lot of doors.
Sculptor Master Quest is now complete.
This ended an epic journey.
Sculptor Weed has left a lot of artwork all over Versailles continent and has completed the impossible.
The sculpture he created, as requested by the Goddess Hestia, is a legendary sculpture and has never appeared in the entire history of Sculpting.
Understanding mother nature, bringing life to sculptures, understanding the nature of sculptures, having knowledge in the existence of spirits, with the Sword of Light, he has become an Enlighted Person!
All young people will be dreaming of walking the same path as him.
- Level has increased.
- For completing the Sculptor Master Quest, Fame has increased by 50,000
- Health has increased by 8,000
- Mana has increased by 10,000
- Art stat has increased by 80.
- All stat has increased y 20.
- Affinity to Nature has increased by 25.
A flood of window messages!
After spending a long time trying to complete the Sculptor Master Quest, he has received appropriate rewards.
A satisfactory smile appeared on Weed's face.
End of Chapter 3...
Because there was a lot of important aspect in this chapter, I decided to half translate and half summarized.
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Review: Stage Accompany M57, Russia
Below a piece of ASCII of a Russian review I've found on the Internet of the SA M57 Studio Monitor.
Dated: August 2010
Stage Accompany – That's How Music Should Sound!
Here I will tell you about my experience of listening Stage Accompany acoustic system. The history, components and its revolutionary technology you can see on website www.stageaccompany.com.
I must admit, this company would not have addressed any attention that I have not noticed study monitors in the list of products. The closer look with the technical documentation I noticed a few interesting moments and know-how, which, it's my opinion, supposed in a positive way affect on sound reproduction quality. These are powerfull ribbon compact driver (ribbon, not AMT), which works from 1000 Hz and amplifiers with the Dynamic Damping Control. Very rarely seen companies that manufacture the entire range of products: drivers, boxes, cables, amplifiers, racks, digital processors. Earlier in the box Stage Accompany were used JBL drivers, but from the eighties, the manufacturer has organized his own production of drivers and revolutionary ribbon driver, Ribbon Compact Driver (joint project with Philips), guaranteed to be able to achieve the highest possible sound quality . The reason for such a step is reasonable: the production of limited quantities of speakers intended only for its own purposes provided a "grinding" the quality and production technology. Now it became clear why from the beginning of eighties did not appear the new models of speakers. By the same principle work, for example, and companies such as: Dynaudio, ATC, TAD. Materials and manufacturing technology for such manufacturers are not specifically changed from the moment of creation, to say nothing of the model itself. You will agree that it is very hard to improve almost perfect product. Advertisement Stage Accompany it almost does not exist. So that the few people to pay attention to the first-class technique, even in mid-professionals, to say nothing of simple audiophiles. But, like many contemporary manufacturers of studio equipment, the company is also trying to enter the Hi-Fi market with M57 wood-finished models. Such acoustics can be seen around the world at large fairs, audio equipment.
What can I say about the system? I visited official page of the Russian manufacturer. I thought that they have special demo room, show room or even a separate room, but I never expected that it will be in the most ordinary office with tables, chairs, flimsy ceiling. But in the end it does not spoiled the experience, because the representatives of the Ultimate Studio class you can literally hear in a mile. I listened P26 loudspeakers (2×12 ", hard mid-woofer suspension, horn designed ribbon driver) with subwoofer P29 (2×15″, 40 Hz -3 dB). Just to warn you, if you listen to such a system in the large exhibition hall the loudness is so big that you can hardly hear anything but the bass quality, in which everyone has to pay attention, at least the one who has some understanding in audio equipment. At normal amplitude system sounds just great. The first thing I noticed was the fantastic clean, tight and elastic bass. Such a bass you cannot hear anywhere. It is not just an ideal flat amplitude-frequency response, which can be heard from the most of studio subwoofer – it is something more and it is impossible to describe. You have to hear that at least once. I'm also surprised, as there was no "ear fatigue" effect and other unwanted and unpleasant feelings at a high volume, when they shooked and creaked the floor, walls, furniture, ceiling elements. Loudspeakers simply do not put "pressure" on the ears and does not tire us during a long audition. This is because DDC system don't alow self-oscillating mode of almost entire frequency range. Generally speaking, the sound system is characterized by high detail and neutrality, but the stronger side of SA is a perfectly clear and realistic sound. Such a monitor sound character I have not seen anywhere else!
High damping factor didn't have positive affect only to LF, but also to a MF. I can especially compare the ribbon and Hail driver, who was part of the monitor ADAM S4. Later I learned that wrinkled AMT drivers still are not as good as the regular ribbon driver. They also have air expulsion effect from the chamber and the compression drivers, and also the frontal position of the magnet as a protective grille. The ribbon driver is moving as one entity, which in the end had positive affect in the absence of familiar sound sharpness of ADAM monitors at mid frequencies. On closer look, through a central longitudinal aperture diaphragm driver can be seen small particles of insulation material similar to small hairs or dust.
Let me say once again, the sound of Stage Accompany acoustics is quite specific. Particularly different sound have low and middle frequencies, so it's possible some change of opinion related to some sound materials, previously thought that they were standard, not to mention the studio-monitor sound at all. It's unusual, almost unnoticeable bass, and dry, at first look not so detailed and rigid sound at high frequencies compared with AMT ADAM drivers or JBL Everest DD66000 compression drivers. But when you listen carefully diminishing the visibility of such defects is associated with significantly greater resolution and less distortion of sibilants and other similar sounds, which were previously almost always wrongly considered as a detailed sound. Now, after subjective listening of the JBL Everest DD66000 (analog Kinooshita), I must say that the sound of Stage Accompany I liked more.
In the catalogue of the manufacturer SA there are three models of studio monitors, but there is no sense in their purchase though they do not cost much more than other models They differ only in double-walled boxes and home design, In all models, including studio, the same drivers were used. You should also know, that cannot be said exactly where are the advantages and possible disadvantages of this system. This situation is the result of inability to listen to each component separately outside the system, amplifiers, crossovers, speakers. You purchase the whole set. For example, suppose that the ribbon driver is better than the compression TAD driver, but I do not think that the Stage Accompany woofer is better than Pioneer paper woofers with special impregnation not to mention the unique carbon mid-woofer. The same is for the amplifier: almost nothing can be said about them in DDC offline mode. On the other hand, the application of DDC system has a incredible effect on the sound. But can it have particular significance, if everything works perfectly?
Due to such a large number of excellent photographs of acoustics on the internet, here is the appropriate link to archive of photographs.
Text: Aleksey
Source: Ultimate Studio Home Theatre
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