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Although this kind of implementation is not acceptable for all governing administration and firm functions, when it requires the community and there is a need for transparency, a community blockchain can be leveraged to assistance connect more quickly. Over and above interaction with stakeholders, the blockchain applied in this way boosts the trust from the community, and gives them with the consciousness to fully grasp where their tax dollars is finding invested.
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In order to obtain this, Canada's National Investigation Council collaborated with Bitaccess, who gave a statement for their involvement which included consulting, and implementing one of their answers "Catena Blockchain Suite" for improving the quality, accountability, and easing the reporting duties of NRC to the normal community.
Moe Adham, co-founder of Bitaccess, states that their goal is to allow institutions to leverage blockchain know-how and come to be completely transparent, and to allow members of their processes to take part in the validation of community information. He follows up by explaining that the explanation for making the Catena Blockchain Suite is to give institutions with the lowest risk alternative to begin applying blockchain know-how. He wraps up his community statement with appreciation for the results this improvement has induced so considerably, declaring that the "reception has been terrific".
Other international locations should seem to Canada's open-mindedness as a great example of how blockchains can be approached and steadily integrated. These great options are there for governments that are inclined to leverage them in order to improve the innovation capacities of their international locations and nations.
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Q: Apply Similar Questions Algorithm to Potential Duplicate Answers When questions get popular, they often get a whole bunch of duplicate answers.
See this English.se question:
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/149318/what-is-newspaper-paper-called
Answer A:

It is often referred to as "stock", "pulp" or just plain "newsprint" at different stages of the business, anywhere from the mill to press and newsroom. (I do paginating/layout at a small paper.)

Answer B:

Newspapers are printed on "newsprint".

Answer C:

When I was a child it was always called "newsprint" as in "news print" that was about 40 years ago, so I can't imagine that it would have changed much.

Answer D:

Such paper is called newsprint.

Answer A is the accepted answer with over 30 upvotes, but B-D all have 9 upvotes. They offer absolutely zero value over the original answer and supply no new information whatsoever. Answers like this sitting around on popular questions result in people thinking it is okay to parrot other answers and share your opinion even if it doesn't add any additional information or improve the quality of the question.
Part of the issue is that people are reluctant to downvote a correct answer even if it is a duplicate.
Proposal
An algorithm like the one for 'Similar Questions' could check just the other answers on that question and see if there are similar words in there. When it detects a strikingly similar post (whatever threshold can be diddled on a per-site basis), it could give a nice warning and a link to an article explaining that answers should provide additional information and not just to say "me too" which would be better indicated with an upvote and/or a comment.

A: That can lead to unintended results. Like:
Answer A (earlier answer)

It is called "newsprint"

Answer B

It is called "infopaper"

Second answerer will got warning, even his answer is also right. That is only an example but many different situations can be considered. In longer texts, it is even worse.
StackExchange sites have already some filtering. Like Low Quality Post review, which picks answer that have a shorter content and put them in review queue. But even that is not a complete solution to your problem.
In fact it is a harder problem to solve in english.stackexchange then in here. Because it is not always possible for a single answer to include all data that can be accepted as a complete answer . OP asks for a term that have many answers according to time and location in history.
Answer B and answer D are first answers. Since the answer is true, it is normal for the first answer to get upvotes, but second answer's upvotes are not logical since there is 6 minutes difference between them. Answer A add some historical annotation to his answer.
But I am not one to judge that community since I am not a part of it.
People who got reputation for their answer will be eager to participate more and try to make contribution. So users may think upvoting is a good process to grow community.
What to do?
So, you must ask that in that community's meta. Will you upvote all answers that have a truth in content or users must be more selective when upvoting. Voting is private and you can not tell anybody how they must vote. But at least, you can argue this and try to figure out how a good community member should vote. Because SX community members must be free to answer and their answers should be evaluated by the community, not by a block of code or program

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YESTERNIGHT Release Day!
My second novel for adults, Yesternight, releases today, and I'll be celebrating with a reading and signing this evening at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing in Beaverton, Oregon. The event starts at 7:00 pm. Cupcakes, of course, will be included.
I'm so excited that this book is finally heading out into the world. My team at HarperCollins, including my editor, Lucia Macro, has done such a wonderful job with the novel, and their enthusiasm for it makes me incredibly happy.
Here's more info, reviews, and ordering options for Yesternight:
Available today, October 4, 2016!
William Morrow/HarperCollins
Paperback, ISBN 9780062440860
In 1925, Alice Lind steps off a train in the rain-soaked coastal hamlet of Gordon Bay, Oregon. There, she expects to do nothing more difficult than administer IQ tests to a group of rural schoolchildren. A trained psychologist, Alice believes mysteries of the mind can be unlocked scientifically, but now her views are about to be challenged by one curious child.
Seven-year-old Janie O'Daire is a mathematical genius, which is surprising. But what is disturbing are the stories she tells: that her name was once Violet, she grew up in Kansas decades earlier, and she drowned at age nineteen. Alice delves into these stories, at first believing they're no more than the product of the girl's vast imagination. But, slowly, Alice comes to the realization that Janie might indeed be telling a strange truth.
Alice knows the investigation may endanger her already shaky professional reputation, and as a woman in a field dominated by men she has no room for mistakes. But she is unprepared for the ways it will illuminate terrifying mysteries within her own past, and in the process, irrevocably change her life.
Praise for YESTERNIGHT:
"Winters follows The Uninvited (2015) with another gripping historical novel, this one an exploration of the effects of suppressed trauma and desire . . . Winters unveils the unspoken complexities of humankind in this well-written tale that is suspenseful in all the right places, and will keep readers guessing at every page."
"Atmospheric and spooky with real gothic flair, the latest from Winters (The Uninvited) introduces a realistically flawed heroine stifled by the conventions of her time."
"Readers be warned; this is not a simple mystery with a paranormal twist. Winters, a YA author, moves into adult fiction with ease, crafting a chilling tale that takes a few unusual, disturbing turns that suck readers into her web of suspense. Here is a story of possible reincarnation and madness that grips readers from the opening dreary, cold moment to the bitter end and leaves one feeling unsettled, yet satisfied . . ."
—RT Book Reviews (4-star review)
"Cat Winters's tale of doubt, belief, and mystery drew me in from the first page. As the heroine journeys through 1920s America, unraveling layers of secrets and deceptions, including her own, this book weaves a chilling spell. Full of twists and dark surprises, Yesternight is a haunting, unforgettable read."
—Simone St. James, award-winning author of
The Haunting of Maddy Clare and Lost Among the Living
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Also available in ebook and audiobook editions.
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My Final Two 2016 Appearances

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Yannick, you make an excellent point about the long term stability for boson.
has said he will no longer maintain it.
ChangeLog with Yehuda you can hear him discuss it.
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> > where the data is passed around in YAML format.
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'The Ranch' season 2 official; Netflix renews Ashton Kutcher – Danny Masterson comedy
The Ranch April 30, 2016
Great news for those of you who were really enjoying taking a trip to "The Ranch" on Netflix; you're going to get a chance to see so much more of it coming up!
In the video below, series star Ashton Kutcher confirms alongside co-stars Danny Masterson and Sam Elliott that in addition to there being ten more episodes of the show coming up this fall, the series has already been renewed for a second season. Presumably, that will premiere in 2017 based on what Kutcher said.
While "The Ranch" remains somewhat under-the-radar in comparison to some other series that Netflix has released as of late, it's a comedy with some positive reviews under its belt as it works to move away from some classic sitcom conventions. It takes a little bit of the familiar, and then finds a way to mix it up with something new.
We'd say that overall, this has been a rather great day when it comes to Netflix announcements, especially given the fact that it was already announced that "Daredevil" is spinning of "The Punisher" into its own series at some point in the future. Oh, and there's also still some episodes of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" out there for us to watch, and we like to think that this gives us a little bit of something else to look forward to.
We'll have some other news when it comes to "The Ranch" soon; at some point, we'd like to burn through it as we have with "BoJack Horseman" and come back with a full list of impressions all about it.
For now, let us know what you think about the renewal in the comments, and head over here to get some other TV news on all we cover, sent right over to you via our CarterMatt Newsletter. (Photo: Netflix.)
It's official: Season 2 of @TheRanchNetflix, coming 2017!https://t.co/a582aydDgy
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) April 29, 2016


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So I treat all vocals at the same time, and Melodyne then renders the changes for me and prints out the files, which I then import in a 'Save As' copy of the original Pro Tools session. The work at Germano also was all 'in the box', with us just going through the first two channels of the desk there.". The 24–bit, 48kHz Pro Tools session for 'Misbehavin' contains no fewer than 73 tracks. So I took some band snap samples that I had from previous sessions, maybe seven or so, and pasted those in so that they were never in the same sequence. "Sometimes a beatboxer will give a better performance on a dynamic handheld because that's what he or she is used to holding in a live performance. BassPal Speaker. "Both Mitch and Kirsten [Maldonado] sang two background vocal parts, which they doubled, for imaging purposes, so they can be panned left and right and get out of the way of the lead vocals. Also, in 2000, when we were recording in a major studio, we realised that if we did it ourselves, we could save tens of thousands of dollars. So this was a new experiment. I added the Wave Arts TrackPlug to the kick sample that came with the session, which is a typical channel strip, with gate, compressor, EQ, limiter and so on. Dynamics are good because they can handle the plosives and because they de–emphasise unpleasant spitty sounds, inadvertent lip smacks, and so on. Check out Pentatonix on Amazon Music. 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The bridge vocals were a last–minute addition, because there were a couple of bars where nothing was happening, and so Kevin, who also sings, went in and laid those vocals down. Bill mixed the first Beelzebub album that I tracked and produced DIY–style, and since then we've remained in touch. The down side, of course, is that you don't get the same detail as you get with a large–diaphragm condenser. I have the Pro–Q 2 EQ, Pro–MB multi–band compressor, S1 Imager and a Trim on these vocals. The popular channel, 8D TUNES, has racked up close to 5 million subscribers and includes plenty of different genres to keep you entertained.The quality of these 8D songs are a lot higher than most, but in all fairness, this style of music is a fairly new concept. The pentatonic scale is known to predate Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher and gnomic poet of Miletus who was born around 560 BC. Time alignment - Quantizing. 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"The choir has the TrackPlug, MultiDynamics, REQ6 and the Waves S1 Imager, the latter because I wanted to spread it out and take it out of the middle to leave space for the lead vocals. Comment must not exceed 1000 characters 17K 765 Share More. "I'm largely self–taught on Pro Tools, though a very good a cappella mixer named Bill Hare was a mentor for me. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon. Excellent. Stream Tracks and Playlists from Pentatonix on your desktop or mobile device. I will find a kick, or snare, in his beatboxing that just hits the right spot. A very typical reaction when people first hear Pentatonix is that they think that the band is using some degree of synthesis, especially subharmonics, and drum samples. But with pop music, even if people don't know the difference between tempered and true tuning, they subconsciously expect tempered tuning. 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Pentatonix usually work through overdubbing, although they will occasionally record everyone live in the same room, with just some baffles, if they have a simpler song or a song that needs rubato, like 'Take Me Home' on the new album. So if you blend a beatbox track with one or more samples you get a lot more consistency. That overdub might have been done during our last four days at Germano. It's straightforward, no–frills and I can just open it up and dial things in very quickly and easily. It was better where you had it.' If I had automated the fader I wouldn't remember where I had it, so part of my process these days is to add a Trim, bring the gain down with 3dB, if requested, and if necessary I can then later simply mute the plug–in and the track will go back exactly to where I had it.". 80 Fitz tracking his beatbox parts for the Pitch Perfect 2 soundtrack, with both handheld and standmounted mics. Posted 7 years ago 7 years ago. My 2 kids were aware of Pentatonix, but at 60+ years my current music knowledge is weak. But with the new album the group wanted to achieve a sound and production that appeals to people beyond their fanbase. Every time you find an article covering something you don't know, you read it and try to learn from it.". Melodyne is used to get their vocals to sound a little tighter and right in the pocket, so it feels and sounds a bit more like EDM and pop music. They are never going to try to nail their parts in a vacuum. As one of the US's leading a cappella engineers and mixers, Ed Boyer has built up a lot of know–how when it comes to recording this highly individual musical subgenre. In addition I have the Shure SM7B, which is great for recording beatboxing, and I've held on to my Rode NT1A, which I got when I began more than 10 years ago! It was a matter of fine–tuning, with us opening up a session and perhaps spending a couple of hours on it, though with a few songs we took half a day. Being in that group taught me about arranging and how to run and conduct a group. One of the notions people have about a cappella is that it is just a medium for covering other people's material. "Below these tracks are some beatbox overdubs. It just cleans up the sound a bit before it hits the 'BBox and kik' track, on which I have the Wave Arts MultiDynamics compressor, which is gating out certain frequencies, so that, for example, when he's doing a hi–hat, and there's an inadvertent low noise, it takes that out, but without affecting the kick. This is achieved by adding an automated panning effect alternating from left to right. Ed Boyer in his home studio in Connecticut. Preview Preview Pop. [Electro–Voice] RE20s are good mics, and SM7Bs are great because they give a particularly good thump on vocal kick sounds when recorded closely. Ed Boyer in his home studio in Connecticut.Photo: Andrew Kluger. With bass vocals it's a matter of using the proximity effect to your advantage, ideally using a hefty, large–diaphragm condenser mic, up close, like the [Neumann] FET 47, which I have been using a lot recently. October 2015 saw the release of a new, self–titled album containing almost only original material. Pentatonix: from left, bass singer Avi Kaplan, soprano Kirstie Maldonado, baritone Scott Hoying, counter–tenor Mitch Grassi and beatboxer Kevin Olusola.Photo: Jiro Schneider"I'd say the biggest trick for recording contemporary a cappella is maintaining performance energy. Historical musical instruments such as bone flutes were made out of the bones of birds, likely due to the hollow bones of birds for sound. This is my first time listening to the new line up, WOW! As I mentioned before, the thing about beatboxing is that no matter how good the person is, just in the first milliseconds, they don't get the same transient as a real drum, and so the Trans–X Wide adds a couple of decibels right at the beginning of the sound to make it more crisp and punchy. But most of the sessions came to me after they had been treated by the producers, meaning that I received three kinds of session layouts: Kuk [Harrell]'s, Ben [Bram]'s and Martin Johnson's, who was the third main producer. This meant that they each had four tracks of BVs, and each set of four was sent to its own bus. "My AKG K240 headphones also are important. They're at a balancing point where they don't sound traditional, but also don't do productions that sound so out–there that people don't know what they're listening to. Surround 5.1 Mixing Engineers. For the songs that were produced by Kuk [who was involved in nine of the album's 16 songs, seven of which were mixed by Boyer] I went to New York City after completing the mixes at my place. In their conquest of the pop charts, Pentatonix's only weapons were the human voice — and the skills of mix engineer Ed Boyer. So getting them comfortable and making sure the vibe is right is huge. I'll poke around and have a look at the individual tracks, and I'll move things around and will label them, and do more of that kind of housework. It will be the first time that you will listen to that song with your brain and not with your ears. I recall one session where Avi Kapler wanted his vocals treated differently than how they had come in, and we did not have the source tracks, and the song had been recorded in 10 different studios all over the world, so quite a bit of detective work was involved in tracking down his original vocals. 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Two of Ed Boyer's favoured choices for vocal recording in an a cappella context are the Brauner VM1 and Neumann U47 FET.Photo: Andrew KlugerGiven Pentatonix's ambitions for the latest album, it's not surprising that they hired collaborators with proven track records in the pop world, in this case Thaddis 'Kuk' Harrell, a songwriter, vocal producer and arranger who has worked with the likes of Rihanna, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé, and star pop mixer Manny Marroquin, whose credit list could easily fill the rest of this page. So many beatboxing sounds have sort of a ramp up that you would not necessarily get with drums, so sometimes I centre the peak on the grid and get the ramp before the grid.", Boyer's work in Melodyne is part of the general preparation work he does when he begins work on a mix. just set up a couple of room mics to record a group live — to very intricate productions, with people using all sorts of amps and effects and triggers and production techniques. "Pentatonix have a very grassroots fans base, which has been following them from the beginning, and which is comfortable with the identity the group have established. So we spent about $8000 on a Pro Tools LE rig and some cheap mics, and started recording. A selection of the plug–ins Ed Boyer used on the aux track through which Kevin Olusola's beatboxing was routed: Wave Arts' MultiDynamics, SoundToys' Decapitator distortion, the multi–band version of Waves' Trans–X transient shaper, FabFilter's Pro–Q 2 equaliser and the single–band TransX. Seasons Of Love by Pentatonix published on 2020-11-10T18:06:53Z. Give your film or tv show the surround treatment with a talented 5.1 or 7.1 surround mixing specialist. The kick and snare samples below both have the Trans–X Wide, which I always use to get a little more pop out of things. In stock on January 8, 2021. What I like about that plug–in is that every parameter has a dry/wet switch, so you can drive it to get some fuzz, but then set it to the exact degree of wetness that you like.". My interface is the RME Fireface UFX, which I have because of the TotalMix FX software, mixer and router, which allows me to go in and out of Pro Tools and my hardware and gives me latency–free cue monitoring. Dec 7, 2019 - Use headphones to enjoy the full 8-D surround sound experience!!! "Then I heard the sound rotating around my head, and it was just weird and cool at the same time," he admits. We continued with this role division since then. Pentatonix – Sound of Music, Adventures Down Under in Spring Pentatonix, since arriving on the music scene in 2011, have taken the art of a capella, or instrument-free singing to a whole new level of excellence in both sound and harmony. It doesn't have a character of its own per se, but I can get a sound pretty close to where I want it with a few moves. I added the snare sample because sometimes his snare comes out with a little bit of phlegm on it, which isn't necessarily intentional, but I like it because it beefs up the snare sound a bit. http://smarturl.it/C0meAl0ngPTX?iQid=yt GET 'THE SOUND OF SILENCE' http://smarturl.it/TS0Sptx?IQid=yt BUY CHRISTMAS IS HERE!http://smarturl.it/pTXmasIsHere?IQid=yt BUY PTX PRESENTS: TOP POP, VOL.http://smarturl.it/PTXTPV1?IQid=yt BUY PENTATONIX THE ALBUMhttp://smarturl.it/PTXalbum?IQid=yt BUY PTX VOL. Pentatonix: from left, bass singer Avi Kaplan, soprano Kirstie Maldonado, baritone Scott Hoying, counter–tenor Mitch Grassi and beatboxer Kevin Olusola. Boyer conducted all his Pentatonix mixes at his studio, despite the fact that it is, says Boyer, "pretty minimal. "Pentatonix are not sloppy or far off, so it's not like I have to clean up a mess. "I treated all these tracks with similar sets of plug-ins. Kuk likes the RCompressor and he added this during our four days at Germano, for a little bit more pop. It's just like you would record any other vocals. I also have the Wave Arts FinalPlug on it, which basically is a limiter, for level and punch. A Pentatonix Christmas - That's Christmas To Me - Pentatonix Greatest Christmas Hits 2 CD Album Bundling. It was an insane month!". This can get a bit tricky with phase, since he moves around a bit, but with a little policing, it worked out. How To Record A Cappella Groups & Singers, Win! I can bring the entire session into Melodyne, so I can see and hear everything at the same time. I run everything out of a Mac laptop. Almost all the backing vocals had a send to my Verb aux track, which had TL Space on it, on a church setting. "The degree to which I tune depends on the a cappella genre. "The first clap track came with the session, and I added a sample of a group of people clapping in a church, purely to get some reverberant space in there. The important thing is not whether one track is pitch perfect, but how it sounds in the context of the entire arrangement. Listen to Pentatonix | SoundCloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create.. Los Angeles. Pentatonix's tracks Auld Lang Syne by Pentatonix published on 2020-12-14T17:58:10Z. I just go through by hand and place things where I want them. G'day guys, today we are reacting to Pentatonix Sound Of Silence. "8D Audio" is an effect that you can apply to your songs to make it sound like the audio is moving in circles around your head. Some people have a purist attitude and don't agree with tuning, but Pentatonix is a pop group, and not only do you want it perfectly in tune, you also want to hear some of the timbre of pitch correction, because it is part of the sound of modern pop music. "I worked with Ben [Bram] on The Sing–Off show, and when Pentatonix came on in 2011 he was helping them with their arrangements and brought me on board to mix them. I was not disappointed. So some of that came from different sessions using different mics. Their demo usually is laid out to a grid, and for the final recordings they will, one at a time, sing to the demo, which supplies the pitch centre and the tempo. His home studio, which he prefers to call his 'office', is in Connecticut, a 75–minute drive north of New York City. "I moved things around a bit to make it fit in my workflow, but other than that I went straight into mixing.". STREAM THAT'S CHRISTMAS TO ME (DELUXE)http://smarturl.it/TCTMDlxS?IQid=yt STREAM PTXMAShttp://smarturl.it/PTXmas1Sp?IQid=yt ON MY WAY HOMETHE DOCUMENTARY | AVAILABLE NOW!ITUNES: http://smarturl.it/PTXOMWHi?IQid=ytAMAZON: http://smarturl.it/PTXOMWHDVD?IQid=yt http://www.ptxofficial.comhttp://www.twitter.com/ptxofficial @ptxofficialhttp://www.facebook.com/Pentatonixhttp://www.instagram.com/ptxofficial @ptxofficialhttp://www.snapchat.com/add/PTXsnap Posted 7 years ago 7 years ago. Pentatonix don't like giving many instructions at this stage, they just like to see where I take it, and then they give feedback. 99. There's also a Trim at the end of the path, and this is because often someone will ask, 'Can you bring down that shaker 3dB?' I'll do that and then next time they'll say, 'You know what? The alternative is to use a mic that can take some beating, like the SM7B. With surround sound, you'd hear the helicopter flying around you, but with spatial sound, you'll hear it flying directly above you. "The 'BBox shaker' again has the TrackPlug to clean up the sound, and also the Waves REQ6 boosting some high end, and the XFer LFO Tool is a DJ tool that I use to draw an envelope under the shaker, essentially manually gating out some of the in–between sounds that don't add to the musicality of the part. I have the TimeAdjust plug–in on both, because I'm delaying one of the clap tracks by a few hundred samples to create more of a stereo effect. by Pentatonix. Read Review. Combining a cool design with superior sound, this Bluetooth speaker is the perfect thing to have around if you want to lighten up a pool party – or simply need some music around while you are taking a shower. Now signed to RCA Records, Pentatonix has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, which includes two #1 albums on Billboard's Top 200 Chart - 2015's gold-certified self-titled album and the 2x platinum That's Christmas To Me. For example, Simon and Garfunkel will always be a fan favorite and their song, The Sound of Silence, is going to be a perpetual classic. Recording Studios. Then there's the Waves Trans–X Multi, which is controlling the spit, and adding some transients to the low and mids, trying to get some more punch. http://www.patreon.com/pentatonixWATCH 'CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT' NOW! Shower Radios. "I received this session from Kuk, and overall it was pretty straightforward," says Ed Boyer. That is your ear telling you that no human voice is magically that perfect on youtube. The treatments on the two buses are similar as on the lead vocals, with the Pro–Q2 EQ, Pro–DS and MultiDynamic plug-ins, and also the T–Racks White 2A Levelling Amplifier, which is an LA2 emulation. The Sound of Silence Buy track 00:03:32 Paul Simon, Composer, Lyricist - Ed Boyer, Mixing Engineer - Pentatonix, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Bram, Producer, Recording Engineer Not so long ago, 'tuning vocals' was a bit of a dirty phrase, implying a lack of skill on the part of the singer. I don't like other pitch–correction plug–ins because you just hear the track that you are correcting. "I use Melodyne for both pitch and rhythm. Scott's vocal has some of the same treatments as his other vocal tracks, plus the Klanghelm MJUC compressor, which is really great for colour. Little Drummer Boy - Pentatonix cover. A Whatsapp audio is being shared across the country under the name of Pentatonix 8D style technology music. And then when they listen more closely and pick the sounds apart, they realise that it's all just done with voices. We rented a room at Germano Studios for four days to finalise the mixes with Kuk. If they don't like something, they choose to re–record it. He graduated from both in 2004. If you look at the liner notes, every song has several engineers! Boyer explains that his tool of choice is the stand–alone version of Celemony's Melodyne. Pentatonix Daft Punk. Great care has been taken to ensure accuracy in the preparation of this article but neither Sound On Sound Limited nor the publishers can be held responsible for its contents. Mitch's lead vocal treatments are mainly done by Kuk, with the RCompressor, REQ6, and his reverb and delay, and I added a MultiDynamics compressor. Pentatonix covers this song by Fleet Foxes in their signature a cappella style with only body percussion as accompaniment. It has the added advantage that if I am stuck at an airport for a two–hour layover, I can get out the session and do some non–critical work. Really it's Mitch's lead, but it's a duet. Ironically, that is what led to my career. FREE Shipping on orders over $25 shipped by Amazon. From top to bottom, these comprise 24 beatbox tracks (blue), 12 body percussion tracks (finger snaps, claps and foot stomps), two bass vocal tracks (dark purple), eight lead vocal tracks (light purple), 10 main backing vocal tracks (yellow–green and light blue), including two group aux tracks (green), five incidental word tracks (various colours), a choir track (dark blue), seven bridge tracks (yellow), five aux effect tracks (green) and one master track (red). With digital recording, the tuning and timing of recording can be 100 percent, so the focus should be on what kind of vibe and character the recording has.". The lead vocal was processed using, among other plug–ins, FabFilter's Pro–DS de–esser, Wave Arts' MultiDynamics and Kush Audio's UBK1. We gave him a Shure SM58 to hold (which he cups to sculpt his sounds) then set up an Advanced Audio CM47 a few inches away to get a more natural and detailed sound. His wife had a back problem and was advised not to lift anything for a few weeks, so she and their newborn stayed in the room next door, and Boyer rushed out every time the baby needed moving or its nappy changed. In this case we felt that the chorus needed a bit more to move it along, so Kevin went in and overdubbed a pattern with more subdivisions. 4.7 out of 5 stars 56. Both tracks have the iZotope Ozone, which I use as a channel strip, applying EQ, multi–band compression and a bit of parallel excitement, and the Kush Audio UBK1 compressor, which adds colour. Pentatonix love re–recording. My delays are more symmetrical, whereas Kuk likes delays that ping–pong between left and right. Also, when working in the studio, headphones are great for checking for mouth ticks and pops. It also talks about how it will give the listener the feeling of listening to the song with their brain rather than with ears. "Then there's the SoundToys Decapitator, which acts a bit like parallel distortion. Kirstin Maldonado is the lone female voice in the quintet and also the proud owner of SVS Ultra Tower speakers and an SB16-Ultra subwoofer. I am now pretty committed to do everything in a laptop. There are, however, different challenges with different types of mics. I like the AKG K240s because the work I do on them translates fairly well. I tried to create some additional harmonics in the bass vocal with the UBK1, so it also translates to smaller sound systems. Unlike a lot of models, they don't flatter the source too much. 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Cyprus PIO: Turkish Cypriot and Turkish Media Review, 10-09-08
TURKISH CYPRIOT AND TURKISH MEDIA REVIEW No. 171/10 08.09.10
[A] TURKISH CYPRIOT PRESS
[01] Eroglu briefed Turkish Cypriot political parties on the property issue
[02] Sparring in the TDP over the coalition government with UBP
[03] So-called labour minister: There are 33,000 Turkish workers with preliminary work permit
[04] The population in the occupied areas of the Republic of Cyprus has increased
[05] Businessman accused of having relations with a suspect for drug trafficking, files lawsuit against Afrika and Yeni Volkan
[06] 4,000-year-old tomb discovered in the occupied areas
[B] TURKISH PRESS
[07] Turkish columnist says that international conference on Cyprus in the forthcoming period is considered to be certain
[08] Davutoglu to attend informal meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers
[09] Turkish Prime Minister and Qatari Amir meet in Istanbul
[10] International finance summit to take place in Istanbul
[11] Nearly 49.5 million people to vote on September 12
[12] EU officials on Turkeys September 12 referendum regarding constitution
[13] Highlights
Statements by Turkish Cypriot political leaders after yesterdays meeting with the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, developments regarding the establishment of a new coalition government, data as regards the number of workers from Turkey who are employed in the occupied area, a report on the increase of population in the occupied areas, a report about antiquities found in occupied Agios Iakovos village at Trikomo and a lawsuit filed by a Turkish Cypriot businessman against Afrika and Yeni Volkan, are the main topics highlighted in the Turkish Cypriot press today.
Turkish Cypriot daily Gunes (08.09.10), under the front-page title Critical point, reports that the sides will submit their proposals on the property issue today. In its subtitle, the paper underlines the importance of having reached the stage of submitting proposals on the property issue, which is considered one of the most important chapters of the Cyprus problem.
Meanwhile, the paper reports that as the Cyprus negotiations process is entering a critical phase, the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu held a 3-hour meeting yesterday with the leaders and representatives of the Turkish Cypriot political parties in order to inform them about the latest developments in the negotiations talks, ahead of this weeks all day talks.
In his statements after the meeting, self-styled prime minister and leader of National Unity Party (UBP) Irsen Kucuk said that they discussed with the representatives of the other political parties their views on the property issue. Referring to the all day talks to be held between the two leaders today and tomorrow, Kucuk said the fact that proposals have been submitted indicates that there is some progress. He also expressed both his governments and his partys support to the Turkish Cypriot leaders efforts at the negotiating table.
The general secretary of the main opposition Republican Turkish Party-United Forces (CTP-BG), Kutlay Erk, described the meeting as useful. However, he said it would have been more useful if the meeting had been held before submission of the proposals. Expressing discomfort with the fact that the negotiation process has become an image building process, Erk said that the CTP wants a solution to be found by the end of the year, adding that it is not right to say, If no solution is found by the end of the year, then everybody will go with their own way. Though, he said, the property issue is complicated, it is not as difficult as the chapter of governance and power sharing. The criteria for property are known. The Greek side should make a good evaluation and contribute to the process, he said.
For his part, Mehmet Cakici, leader of the Social Democratic Party (TDP) said that it is an opening for the Turkish Cypriot side to discuss the property issue (return, exchange and compensation). He added that the negotiation process is very slowly and stressed the need for the sides to spend more time on the property issue.
Serdar Denktas, Democratic Party (DP) leader, stated that yesterdays meeting was more informative and productive than previous ones and added that a more detailed statement will be made the following days.
Turgay Avci, Freedom and Reform Party (ORP) leader, expressed regret that their partys views were not considered during preparation of the proposals and added that statements will be made when the proposals are examined. He said that ORP has always supported the efforts for a comprehensive solution, and that it will continue to do so.
Halkin Sesi newspaper covers the issue under the title Mini summit at the presidential palace.
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According to Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis (08.09.10), when the National Unity Party (UBP) brought a proposal to form a coalition government it interfered in the internal affairs of Social Democracy Party (TDP). Although the TDP assembly authorised its leader Mehmet Cakici to carry out consultations with UBP, regarding a coalition government, a rift inside the party is becoming apparent. According to a reliable source of the paper, Esat Varoglu, TDP general secretary, will not participate in the meetings between TDP-UBP. It is also reported that Varoglu and some other party members, who oppose this coalition, will try to take over leadership from Cakici.
On the same issue, the paper reports that there was a three-hour meeting last night between TDP and UBP. No statements were made after the meeting, which Varoglu did not attend.
According to a commentary by Sami Ozuslu writing in Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen (08.09.10), Huseyin Angolemli who is the elected deputy of TDP, is among those who oppose a coalition with UBP. Mustafa Akinci, former TDP leader, also declared his opposition to a partnership with UBP, on local radio channel SIM FM.
Meanwhile, Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris (08.09.10) reports that Cakici said during a programme on local KIBRIS TV yesterday that TDP majority gives him the authority to establish a coalition government. Noting that they have discussed several times whether there is a common ground with so-called prime minister Irsen Kucuk, Cakici said that UBP approaches positively the issues that TDP is sensitive about. He added: Our programme, our principles are there, the waters have been tested. From now on, we should discuss the details in the meetings. The issue will be cleared in three or five days.
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Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris (08.09.10) reports that the Turkish Ambassador to the TRNC visited the so-called minister of labour and social insurance, Turkay Tokel. During the meeting, Tokel said that there are approximately 33,000 workers from Turkey with preliminary work permits, who experience difficulties both as regards work and social life. He also said that problems are also faced by citizens from Turkey who brought to the country with various promises, as well as by Turkish students studying at Turkish Cypriot Universities. He said efforts will be made to solve those problems.
Moreover, he added that the state of the TRNC, the government and parliament exist thanks to the Republic of Turkey and if the cooperation continues the TRNCs economy will improve and all difficulties will be surpassed.
Under the title, Population explosion, the Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris (08.09.10) reports that during a press conference yesterday on the situation in the health sector in the occupied areas, the Turkish Cypriot Medical Association (KTTB), as well as the Turkish Cypriot Doctors Union (Tip-Is) said that at the beginning of 2000s polyclinics provided services to 100,000 people, while by the end of 2008 services were offered to 700,000 persons, because of the increase in the population.
Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris (08.09.10) reports that Turkish Cypriot businessman Mehmet Cangar has said that he filed a lawsuit against Afrika and Yeni Volkan newspapers demanding a compensation of 100 thousand Turkish liras claiming that the allegations published against him in the above-mentioned newspapers are not true. In statements yesterday at a press conference in the presence of the members of his family and his lawyer, Cangar said that his aim was not to gain money, but to prove that the allegations are not true. He claimed that the allegations published in the newspapers harm the economy of the TRNC.
Cangar said that everything published in the newspapers was untrue except the fact that he visited a person in prison named Ismet Felek. Felek was tried in Istanbul for heroin trafficking and in prison in the occupied areas of Cyprus for a while. Cangar said that he knew this person because the latter had bought 6-7 cars from his company. He noted that he did not know the reason for which Felek was in prison and added that Felek did not threaten him.
Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen (08.09.10) gives extensive coverage to the issue and calls on the police to speak. The paper reports that the allegations regarding Ismet Felek and his relations with Cyprus have reached a serious point.
The paper publishes an interview with Sener Levent, Afrikas editor-in-chief, who was the author of the articles questioning the relations between the government and mafia in the occupied areas of Cyprus and putting forward allegations regarding some businessmen. Levent reiterates that, according to information acquired by the paper, Cangar visited Felek in prison after the latter threatened him asking for one million pounds sterling. He noted that the paper did not write that Cangar was a drug dealer and that it only questioned his relation with the above-mentioned person.
Levent said the paper published pictures of Ismet Felek in the presidential palace of Dervis Eroglu. Levent noted that Dervis Eroglu, Ismet Felek and Umit Dogay Arinc (Turkish State Minister Bulent Arincs brother) were also in the pictures and noted that this incident could be described as the Susurluk of the occupied areas of Cyprus.
Moreover, Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika (08.09.10) refers to the issue on its front page and reports that at the press conference Cangar accused the paper of being in the service of the Greek Cypriots and that their mission is to lead the economy of the occupied areas of Cyprus bankruptcy.
Finally, Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Volkan (08.09.10) calls on Cangar to disclose information on his wealth and the property of his first-degree relatives. It also asks him to reveal his profits within the last ten years, the amount of taxes paid, the credit he gave to municipalities with state warranties and how he acquired so much property enabling him to give loans to the state and municipalities.
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Turkish Cypriot daily Haberdar (08.09.10) reports that during excavations in the occupied village of Agios Iakovos, Trikomo area, a 4,000-year-old tomb belonging to the Copper Age was brought to the surface along with 45 artefacts of the same period.
The so-called director of the department of antiquities and museums, responsible for the Famagusta area, Hasan Tekel, said that at the end of the 3-week excavations they found remains of eight human skeletons, scattered within the burial chamber. Tekel also said that they found a necklace with 105 beads and a copper dagger, which reflects the metal processing of that age.
The final speeches of the opposing leaders on the referendum, Erdogans promise that after the elections a new constitution will be proposed, Putins statement regarding the construction of the Samsun-Ceyhan petrol pipeline, clashes with PKK members where nine militants were killed and a soldier injured, the scandal with the examinations, allegations that members of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) were involved in the Dortyol events and other internal issues are top stories in todays Turkish press.
[07] Turkish columnist says that international conference on Cyprus in the forthcoming period is considered certain
Writing in this months edition of Turkish Kriter magazine (September 2010, Issue 51), Zeynel Lule reports that pressure by international organizations is expected as of this month for the solution of the Cyprus problem. In his column In the corridors of Brussels with Zeynel Lule, the journalist says that war of tactics will start between the two sides on the island because of the report which the UN Secretary-General is expected to issue in November.
Noting that Ban Ki-moon will visit the island for the second time within the forthcoming period, Lule refers to two scenarios: a) The problem is declared as unsolvable and b) A new negotiating framework is determined because current efforts have not given the desirable result. According to Lule, the possibilities for the first scenario are low and therefore the convening of an international conference within the forthcoming period for the solution of the Cyprus problem is considered to be certain. The columnist writes that alternative arrangements might be proposed. He gives as example the direct trade of the Turkish Cypriots with the EU, the return of the occupied closed city of Varosha and the simultaneous opening of the chapters on which Turkey cannot carry out negotiations with the EU because of the problem of the ports.
If this proposal is submitted to the table, Turkey will demand the opening of Ercan [illegal Tymvou] airport, writes Lule.
Referring to the war of tactics between the sides, Lule recalls statements made by the Turkish side which refer to a solution by the end of the year and adds that if a solution could not be reached by the end of the year, everyone will go their own way.
Describing the property issue as the bleeding wound of the Cyprus problem, Lule says that the UN has proposed a system of three stages for the settlement of this issue providing for return, compensation and exchange of property.
Lule says that the next couple of months will be the period during which the Cyprus problem will be discussed the most and points out that this problem, which led Turkeys accession negotiations with the EU into an impasse and a standstill will directly influence relations between Turkey and the EU. Particularly, the EU Summit in December will be locked up with the Cyprus problem, he points out and notes that the Turkish foreign policy will be very busy with the positive or negative developments on this issue in these two months during which pressure is expected from the international community.
According to Ankara Anatolia news agency (07.09.10) the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will attend the informal meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gymnich) to be held on September 10 and 11 in Brussels. Davutoglu will participate in the working breakfast on September 11. Moreover, Davutoglu will hold bilateral meetings with his EU counterparts, the Turkish MFA said.
Ankara Anatolia news agency (07.09.10) reported from Istanbul that Turkeys Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Qatari Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani in Istanbul on Tuesday. The meeting, which took place in prime ministry office in Dolmabahce, was closed to press and it lasted for one and a half hour.
Turkish daily Todays Zaman (08.09.10) reports that the Istanbul Finance Summit (IFS) will take place in Istanbul on September 28-30 with the participation of leading Turkish and foreign from around the world.
Speaking at a press conference, the IFSs Consultative Committee chairman, Associate Professor Murat Yulek, told reporters that up to 300 scholars both from Turkey and abroad are expected to attend summit. It is expected that the summit will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and will also be attended by Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, Minister of Finance Mehmet Simsek, Central Bank Governor Durmus Yilmaz, Capital Markets Board (SPK) Chairman Vedat Akgiray, Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) Chairman Tevfik Bilgin and Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB) President Huseyin Erkan, who will address the conference. Other speakers include the Islamic Development Bank President Ahmed Muhammed Ali Al-Madani, Bank of Mexico President Augustin Carstens, the Central Bank of Brazil Vice President Luiz Awazu Pereira Da Silva and Central Bank of India Deputy Governor Subir Vithal Gokarn.
Ankara Anatolia news agency (A.A. 07.09.10) reported that nearly 49.5 million citizens will cast their vote for or against a package of government-sponsored constitutional amendments on September 12, the 30th anniversary of a military coup in Turkey. As A.A. reported, voting has already begun at border gates on August 3.
Constitutional amendments include changes in the structure of the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), as well as the Constitutional Court, the country's top judiciary body.
Turkey's Constitutional Court has annulled parts of the package in July, rejecting to overturn the entire package in a move to upset countrys main opposition party, Republican Peoples Party (CHP), which had appealed to the top court to scrape-off the package as a whole.
Opposition parties CHP and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) accuse the government of attempting to politicize the judiciary and have it subordinated to the executive branch. The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) announced that it would boycott the referendum. However, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) denies accusations and argues that the law aims at making Turkey more democratic in line with EU standards.
The package abolishes the provisional article 15 of the constitution, which does not allow trial of the members of the National Security Council formed after the military coup in 1980. Moreover, it abolishes the ban on the right to general strike and paves the way for citizens to become members of more than one labour union and for civil servants and other public officials right to collective bargaining. It also paves the way for parliament speakers, chiefs of general staff, and senior commanders to be brought before the High Tribunal on charges of crimes related to their positions.
[12] EU official on Turkeys September 12 referendum regarding constitution
Angela Filote, a spokeswoman for EU Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, told the Hurriyet Daily News (07.09.10) that: The accusations that European figures and institutions are not being objective in their assessments of the constitutional reform package are unsubstantiated and should not be made lightly.
The [European] Commission would suggest that the discussions about the constitutional reform package remain focused on the substance, as these reforms concern the future of Turkey and of the Turkish people, Filote said. The Commission reiterated its well-known position, namely that this reform package is a step in the right direction: establishing an ombudsman institution, restricting the authority of military courts, introducing positive discrimination for vulnerable groups [and] extending the rights of civil servants, the spokeswoman said.
Following are summaries of reports and commentaries of selected items from the Turkish press of 07 September 2010:
a) Referendum on Constitutional amendments
Chief editorial in Hurriyet Daily News cites Economy Minister Ali Babacan as saying that a 'no' vote in the referendum could produce a traumatic outcome for Turkey's national economy and criticizes him for acting with the logic of a hostage-taker and using a threatening argument.
According to a report in Hurriyet, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu who attended the editorial meeting in Hurriyet (6.9.10) noted that a 'yes' vote in the referendum will strengthen Turkey hand in its EU membership talks. Also arguing that the package further guarantees the independence of the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), the report cites Davutoglu as saying that the deficiencies in the package will be resolved.
In a commentary in Radikal, Cengiz Candar says that if the no votes are in the majority, the front that has turned the referendum into confidence vote for Tayyip Erdogan will view the result as the "end of the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) legitimacy" and it will launch a campaign for general elections. If the majority of the votes are in favour of the package, this will trigger the requirement for a new democratic, and civilian constitution, notes Candar and argues that under such circumstances the AKP will make a new constitution a priority item in its election campaign and the other parties will follow in its footsteps. Moreover, Candar says that a 'no' vote will serve the interests of the pro-status quo circles while a yes vote will be good for the dynamics of change in Turkey and will therefore serve the interests of both the country and the Kurds.
In an article in Vatan, Okay Gonensin argues that if the constitutional amendment package is accepted by a narrow margin, the opposition will primarily accuse the ruling party of fraud. Under such circumstances, he adds, the opposition will use all its means to keep the country tense for the next 10 month, until the general elections. The acceptance of the package by a narrow margin will make it difficult for Erdogan to make new overtures in its policies to end terrorism and to take action for a new and comprehensive constitution, stresses Gonensin.
Taraf's Yasemin Congar, says that Turkey should allow propaganda in favour of demands such as autonomy, federation and independence noting notes that it will be possible to reach this point as Turkey gradually destroys the tutelage regime with opportunities such as the 12 September referendum. Pointing out that those who put forth demands for autonomy and independence will have to engage in legal politics on the basis of universal conditions, Congar underlines that within this framework these circles will have to cut off their organic ties with violence.
Yeni Safak carries a front-page report which asserts that the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has been thrown into disarray over a referendum poster that "insults women wearing headscarves" by comparing them to nuns. According to the report, the "scandalous" poster, prepared by the CHP-ruled Avcilar municipality in Istanbul, has already led to resignations within the CHP's provincial administration in Istanbul.
Vakit runs a front-page report under the headline, "Idealists [Core MHP Supporters] Rise up in Arms Against MHP", which highlights a declaration issued by the "founders" of the Nationalist Action Party (MHP) expressing support for the constitutional reforms to be submitted to referendum on 12 September and accusing the MHP administration of "siding with putschists" in campaigning against the reform package.
b) "Are you a leader or a figurehead?"
Under the above headline, an article in Vakit by editor-in-chief Hasan Karakaya asserts that CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu has been exposed as a "puppet" and "figurehead" controlled by the CHP's "politburo" as a result of the disclosure that local CHP authorities in Istanbul prepared and disseminated a poster comparing veiled Muslim women to nuns, regardless of Kilicdaroglu's recent announcement of a plan to address the headscarf issue. He also claims that Kilicdaroglu has failed to honour any of his promises since he "entered the bridal chamber with Baykal's videocassette" [i.e. since he became CHP leader thanks to a sex scandal that caused Deniz Baykal to resign as chairman of the CHP].
c) Interview with BDP co-chairman Demirtas
In the second and last instalment of the interview (first part-review 170/10, 7.9.10) conducted by Milliyet's Devrim Sevimay, BDP co-chairman Selahattin Demirtas argues that the democratic autonomy is the administrative model of the democratic republic, and adds: "We should divide Turkey into autonomous regions and each region should have a democratic administration. This way, it will be possible to resolve the language problem locally."
d) Illegal wiretapping
Milliyet's Melih Isik recalls that the representatives of Ulusal Kanal and Aydinlik had been sentenced to prison terms for featuring an illegally obtained recording of a conversation between prime minister Erdogan and Mehmet Ali Talat last year, and, referring to the wiretapping in the Association of Judges and Prosecutors (YARSAV), he says: "Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has begun to use these illegal recordings in the rally grounds. Meanwhile a recording allegedly belonging to Deputy Chief of Staff General Aslan Guner has been featured in Taraf. AKP ministers have given instructions for an immediately investigation into the allegations. No one has found, however, the tapping of the members of the Supreme Court of Appeals odd. No one has questioned the source of this recording. We are living in an order where illegal tapping and plots on behalf of the government are viewed as legal."
Commenting in Milliyet on this issue, Can Dundar criticizes Erdogan for using illegally collected information in the rally grounds and says: "Regardless of its contents a leader who believes in the state of law is charged with the duty of finding, putting on trial, and punishing those who collect information through illegal means, rather than using this information. If we do not want this country to turn into a fear republic where everyone, starting with the president, lives with the fear of being tapped,(...) we should condemn the wiretappings and we should defend everyone's right to privacy."
Zaman runs a front-page report under the headline "Did the Supreme Court intercept the phone conversations of its own members?" which highlights the findings of an investigation into claims that the private conversations of Supreme Court of Appeals and Council of State justices are being illegally intercepted. The investigation has not verified the allegations but discovered that one of the switchboards recently purchased by the Supreme Court is equipped with phone recording features, possibly suggesting that the top court administration has been intercepting the conversations of its own members, the report says.
e) General Michael Mullen's press conference
Radikal columnist Deniz Zeyrek refers to General Mullen's remarks that "they did not ask for permission for the withdrawal of the weapons equipment through Turkey and wonders whether Mullen is telling the truth or whether the Turkish side is trying to create the impression that the United States is conducting bargains with Turkey in order to show that the United States is dependent on Turkey. TURKISH AFFAIRS SECTION http://www.moi.gov.cy/pio
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Acquired Tastes
Lechon is the world's most delicious Christmas tradition
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One of the most convincing arguments that Filipinos have mastered the roast pig, or lechon, is its skin: brick red and so immensely crunchy it crackles between your teeth like you were chewing glass. Other cultures are known for their own versions of roast pig—the Cantonese suckling pig siu yuk, and whole hog barbecue in the Carolinas come to mind—but Filipinos have managed to raise the standard so high that in 2009, no less a worldly traveler than Anthony Bourdain proclaimed lechon the "best pig ever."
It's high praise for something where preparation and cooking is a straightforward, albeit time-consuming process. Pigs are butchered, their hair singed or scalded off, and their bellies slit open and stuffed with a bouquet of herbs and seasonings like leeks, garlic, salt, and lemongrass. The skin is often rubbed with coconut water, soy sauce, or milk before the pig is roasted on a spit over coals for up to five hours.
Once the lechon is ready to eat, the skin is scored and usually served with a portion of the meat, although it's best to eat the skin separately. The tastiest parts of lechon are arguably the ribs and the belly, where fat is plentiful and the flavor more concentrated.
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Although lechon isn't the only national dish in the Philippines, it may be the most celebrated—especially around Christmastime. Throughout the year, various lechon festivals are held in cities and towns throughout the archipelago, with competitors entering with punny names like Pigtoria's Secret and Manny Porkquiao. Multiple lechon restaurants and businesses also proliferate, with some so famous that their lechons are flown across the country for weddings and christenings. Each region in the Philippines has its own style and flavor of lechon, but the reigning champion is arguably the southern Philippine city of Cebu (where Bourdain tasted sampled his sample).
Cebu has built a reputation for the variety and high quality of its lechon, which has lately become a standard for the entire nation. Anton Diaz, who has covered different lechon purveyors in his food and travel blog Our Awesome Planet, explains that traditional Cebu lechon's popularity is due to how flavorful the meat is on its own without the addition of sauce (noting as well that the lechon that Bourdain was served, from Zubuchon, isn't considered traditional Cebu lechon, as it uses herbs like rosemary for its stuffing that aren't commonly found in traditional recipes).
Although Cebu may be a strong contender for lechon capital of the Philippines, the historic capital has long been the La Loma district in Metro Manila, where the lechon business was almost singlehandedly jumpstarted by Tomas De Los Reyes, more commonly known as Mang ("Mister") Tomas. In the 1950s, Mang Tomas sold pork meat outside his house, which was located near the then-popular La Loma Cockpit Arena. Eventually, Mang Tomas began cooking lechon for the celebrating cockfight winners—owners of fallen chickens ate the losers instead—and soon, the flavor of his roast pig began to draw more than just cockfight attendees.
The popularity of Mang Tomas's lechon and his sweet, savory pig liver-based gravy led to a boom in lechon businesses in La Loma. Mang Tomas' business still continues to ply its trade there, although his gravy is now available in bottled form (minus the liver) and sold around the world. It's that gravy—or a close approximation—that many lechon eaters have grown up with, and the sauce has covered up the blandness and chewiness of many an inferior lechon. It's also used to make a quick version of lechon paksiw, a garlicky stew made of leftover lechon that is fantastic with rice.
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That said, lechon connoisseurs and lechoneros agree that the best lechon needs no sauce at all. Pops Bacatan, head of sales and marketing at Rico's Lechon from Cebu, which frequently tops lists of best-tasting lechon in the city, says that aside from good crisp skin, the best lechon has tender and flavorful meat redolent of herbs and spices and is ideally eaten on its own without any sauce.
Michelle Basilio, a manager at Elar's Lechon, which has been cooking highly rated lechon for over 50 years, concurs, adding as well that the fat of high-quality lechon shouldn't congeal or clump even after cooling down to room temperature.
While Bacatan and Basilio believe cooking experience and technique are important, they both stress the necessity of using farm-grown native pigs with the right balance of lean meat and fat. Basilio further suggests that medium-sized pigs of around 55 pounds make the best lechon, although some people like to order the biggest pig available to impress their guests. And it works; you'd be hard-pressed to find anything more festive and symbolic of abundance and mouth-watering deliciousness than a gigantic whole lechon taking up an entire table.
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It's not just the visual impact that makes lechon so important to Filipino gatherings; Diaz explains that the amount of time and effort involved in preparing and cooking lechon means that its presence at a meal is a testament to the significance of the event, which is why lechon is always eaten at special meals like Noche Buena on Christmas Eve. With Christmas as the most important holiday in the Philippines, lechoneros are particularly busy at this time, often requiring up to six weeks' advance notice for a Christmas lechon. A Christmas meal without lechon just doesn't have the same feeling of celebration and importance.
Filipino-style lechon hasn't made much headway in the US so far, but surely there are a few holidays that would be considerably enhanced by its presence. With American food culture's fondness for indulgence, celebration, and delicious pork, perhaps it's time for Manny Porkquiao to claim the spotlight and knock everyone out.
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Q: Microsoft CAL when using Outlook and Googls Apps Sync Tool
Possible Duplicate:
Can you help me with my software licensing question?

We just migrated our email system to Google Apps. Many users still prefer to use Outlook and we're quite happy with the new Sync Tool from Google.
Legally wise, is it necessary to have Client Access License for each user ?
Thanks for your advice.

A: No, you do not need a CAL. WHat you do need is:

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*Obviously a valid WIndows license ;)

*a license for Outlook, which you most likely have as part of some office packet.

A: What CAL are you referring to? Clearly if the users are still connecting up to a Windows domain/file server then a Windows CAL will still be needed. If you've migrated from an Exchange system then you'll no longer need the Exchange CALs if you're not using any of its features.
As TomTom says though - you'll still need to have the base Windows OS licence on each machine as well as an Outlook licence.


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Bristol, England-based Vertical Aerospace has agreed to a joint development program with Italy-based Leonardo for the design, testing, manufacturing, and supply of the carbon composite fuselage for Vertical's VX4 electric aircraft.
Vertical's VX4 is expected to have a range of over 100 miles and to reach top speeds of up to 200mph. Vertical Aerospace Image
Vertical and Leonardo will work together on optimizing lightweight composite structures, modular design, systems installation, and structural testing for the co-development of the aircraft's fuselage. This is currently in place for at least six certification aircraft, up to the successful certification of the VX4. The agreement has also stated the potential to scale fuselage production to 2,000 aircraft a year to meet Vertical's existing market-leading order book demand. Vertical has what it believes is the largest conditional pre-order book (by value) in the eVTOL industry, of up to 1,350 aircraft worth $5.4 billion from American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow and Iberojet, including pre-order options from Virgin Atlantic and Marubeni, and through Avolon's placements, airlines JAL and Gol.
Leonardo, the fuselage manufacturer for Boeing's 787 jet, has long-established expertise in composite aerostructures development and manufacturing on civil and defense programs. The aerospace firm also has a close relationship with Vertical's strategic composite materials supplier, Solvay. Vertical and Solvay are jointly developing advanced materials and manufacturing technologies that will enable high volume production of the VX4.
Michael Cervenka, president of Vertical said: "Vertical is pioneering electric aviation and is on a mission to transform the way people travel. I have been hugely impressed by Leonardo's highly innovative and industry leading technical and manufacturing capabilities and our partnership has got off to a flying start. I'm thrilled that Leonardo will be joining us in this journey. We have a market-leading pre-order book for our VX4, and this partnership will ensure that we can scale the program to meet demand."
Lucio Valerio Cioffi, Leonardo's general manager, said: "Advanced air mobility is part of Leonardo's mandate to innovate using our cutting edge, human-centered technology and industrialization expertise. We're proud to collaborate with Vertical as part of our strategic vision in this brand new sector."
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