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Definition Professional audio

the term professional audio has no precise definition, typically includes: operations carried out trained audio engineers the capturing of sound 1 or more microphones balancing, mixing , adjusting sound signals multitrack recording devices using mixing console the control of audio levels using standardised types of metering sound signals passing through lengthy signal chains involving processes @ different times , places, involving variety of skills compliance organisational, national , international practices , standards established such bodies international telecommunication union, audio engineering society , european broadcasting union setting or designing sound reinforcement systems or recording studios. ^ alten, s.r. (2013). audio in media. cengage learning. p. 74. isbn 978-1-285-67529-9. retrieved january 12, 2017.  ^ reinhardt, r.; dowd, s. (2007). adobe flash cs3 professional bible. bible. john wiley & sons. p. 1165. isbn 978-0-470-11937-2. retrieved january 12, 2017. 

Comparing equalities: outcome vs opportunity Equality of outcome

in lamp assembly factory, example, equality of outcome might mean workers paid equally regardless of how many lamps of acceptable quality make (which implies workers cannot sacked producing few lamps of acceptable quality). can contrasted payment system such piece work, requires every worker paid fixed amount of money per lamp of acceptable quality worker makes. both equality of outcome , equality of opportunity have been contrasted great extent. when evaluated in simple context, more preferred term in contemporary political discourse equality of opportunity (or, meaning same thing, common variant equal opportunities ) public, individual commentators, see nicer or more well-mannered of 2 terms. , term equality of outcome seen more controversial , viewed skeptically. mainstream political view comparison of 2 terms valid, mutually exclusive in sense striving either type of equality require sacrificing other extent, , achieving equality of opportunity brings inequalities of outcome.

Public art Christians Brygge

anne marie carl-nielsen s mermaid sculpture on søren kierkegårds plads stands elisabeth toubro s non-figurative sculpture urban fractal 2000. square site of water feature mogens møller. demosthenes a bronze cast of anne marie carl-nielsen s 1921 sculpture mermaid installed on waterfront outside black diamond in 2009. location once known mermaid bank. cast gift royal danish library carl nielsen , anne marie carl-nielsen foundation. royal danish library contains carl nielsen s musical scores , letters including 500 letters wife anne marie. carl-nielsen depicts mermaid in more dramatic pose of edvard eriksen s far more famous , 9 years older little mermaid @ langelinie promenade further north. a bronze cast of greek statue of demosthenes stands outside gate proviantgårdspassagen. herman wilhelm bissen s isted lion formerly located in front of gable of royal arsenal museum returned original location in flensburg cemetery in 2011.

Racing record James Cole (racing driver)

1 racing record 1.1 career summary 1.2 complete fia formula 2 championship results 1.3 complete british touring car championship results racing record career summary cole guest driver, ineligible score points. complete fia formula 2 championship results (key) (races in bold indicate pole position) (races in italics indicate fastest lap) complete british touring car championship results (key) (races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race) (races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded races) (* signifies driver lead race @ least 1 lap – 1 point given races)

Early publishers Publishing houses in the Soviet Union

^ creation of centralized system of book printing in ussr, history of book, textbook higher educational institutions ( История книги: Учебник для вузов / Под ред. Говорова А.А., Куприяновой Т.Г.), moscow, svetoton (Светотон), 2001, isbn 5-7419-0040-2 (in russian)

Merchandise and exhibition Game of Thrones

game of thrones merchandise in hbo s new york city store hbo has licensed variety of merchandise based on game of thrones, including games, replica weapons , armor, jewelry, bobblehead dolls funko, beer ommegang , apparel. high-end merchandise includes $10,500 ulysse nardin wristwatch , $30,000 resin replica of iron throne. in 2013 , 2014, traveling exhibition of costumes, props, armor , weapons series visited major cities in europe , americas.

Fascist Italy Benito Mussolini

1 fascist italy 1.1 organizational innovations 1.2 police state 1.3 pacification of libya 1.4 economic policy 1.5 propaganda , cult of personality 1.6 culture 1.7 foreign policy fascist italy organizational innovations german-american historian konrad jarausch has argued mussolini responsible integrated suite of political innovations made fascism powerful force in europe. first, went beyond vague promise of future national renewal, , proved movement seize power , operate comprehensive government in major country along fascist lines. second, movement claimed represent entire national community, not fragment such working class or aristocracy. made significant effort include alienated catholic element. defined public roles main sectors of business community rather allowing operate backstage. third, developed cult of one-man leadership focused media attention , national debate on own personality. former journalist, mussolini proved highly adept @ exploiting forms of mass media, including

W Extraterrestrial places in the Cthulhu Mythos

1 w 1.1 wezen 1.2 world of 7 suns 1.3 wu unaya w wezen wezen (elwazn or l waz in r lyehan) allegedly star orbited planet thuggon. world of 7 suns possibly planet near fomalhaut according writers. inhabitants created 7 artificial suns replace dying natural sun. lovecraft said nyarlathotep shall come down earth world of 7 suns, makes no connection fomalhaut. others connect 7 suns 7 stars of pleiades, hyades, or possibly ursa major. wu unaya an interstellar world (likely rogue planet) inhabited mysterious alien race interacted earliest humans in prehistorical times.

Broadcast delays in Spain Eurovision Song Contest 2009

due commitments broadcast madrid open tennis tournament, spanish broadcaster televisión española (tve) broadcast second semifinal on tape delay on channel la 2, approximately 66 minutes after show began in moscow. result of tape delay, broadcaster utilized backup jury rather televoting decide votes. tve had switched voting in second semi-final due scheduling conflict, had sparked criticism neighboring andorran , portuguese delegations, stated spanish vote have positively influenced performance in first semifinal. on day following semifinal, local newspaper el mundo speculated rtve may have administered delay on purpose in order prevent spain winning contest, claiming broadcaster not ready host contest if spain win. statement in abc had cited technical difficulties delay. after semi-finals, ebu announced spain face sanctions actions in contest, stated participation in 2009 contest in moscow not affected. spanish entry, la noche es para mí , did not fare in contest itself, placing 24th

Elements Biodiversity of New Zealand

floral biodiversity the kauri of north island largest trees in new zealand, extensively logged , less common today. the history, climate , geology of new zealand have created great deal of diversity in new zealand s vegetation types. main 2 types of forest have been dominated podocarps , southern beech. podocarps (podocarpaceae), ancient evergreen gymnosperm family of trees, have changed little in last 190 million years. forests dominated podocarps form closed canopy understory of hardwoods , shrubs. forests of southern beeches, genus nothofagus, comprise less diverse habitat, beeches of 4 species dominating canopy , allowing single understory. in north of new zealand podocarp forests dominated ancient giant kauri. these trees amongst largest in world, holding record greatest timber volume of tree. value of not lost on european settlers, , of these trees felled. the remaining vegetation types in new zealand grassland of grass , tussock, associated subalpine areas, , low shrublands betw

Energy Economy of Lithuania

heating energy data the utilities sector accounts more 3% of gross value added in lithuania. electricity production exceeded 12 billion kwh in 2007, , consumption exceeded 9.6 billion kwh. surplus electricity exported. lithuania operated nuclear power plant in visaginas, produced 72% of electricity in lithuania. plant shut down on 31 december 2009 in line commitments made when lithuania joined eu in 2004. new nuclear power plant in visaginas has been proposed status of project uncertain after rejected voters in referendum in 2012. the supply of heating energy has been modernized during last decade (1998–2008). technological loss in heat energy system has decreased 26.2% in year 2000 16.7% in 2008. amount of air pollution reduced one-third. share of renewable energy resources in total fuel balance heat production increased 20%.

Past formulas NFL regular season

1 past formulas 1.1 1995–1998 nfl scheduling formula 1.2 1978–1994 nfl scheduling formula 1.3 regular season expansion proposals past formulas prior 2002 (when league expanded 32 teams) league used similar scheduling rubrics, though adjusted number of teams , divisions. 1970 1994, , again 1999 2001, league did not have equal numbers of teams in every division, not every team s opposition determined same means. while teams playing against division rivals twice each has been tradition since @ least afl–nfl merger, not teams play same amount of divisional games between divisions due imbalances had existed. afc central in between 1999 , 2001, consisting of 6 teams resulting in part cleveland browns relocation controversy, forced teams play ten intradivision games in 16-game schedule. time since merger league has been balanced has been 1995 1998 (with 6 divisions of 5 teams each) , since 2002 (with 8 divisions of 4 teams each). 1978 2002, teams played 4 of teams division in other conferen

History Swedish Wismar

1 history 1.1 history 1.2 great northern war 1.3 end of swedish rule history early history following polish war , thirty years war, sweden held extensive control on lands on southern baltic coast, including pomerania , parts of livonia , prussia. wismar first occupied sweden in 1628. military occupation converted full ownership @ peace of augsburg. city became administrative center of of sweden s german possessions when royal swedish tribunal set in fürstenhof. necessitated build of wismar s fortifications, operation field marshal erik dahlbergh appointed lead. result self-contained fortifications bulwarks effective all-round defence system - system meeting modern requirements refined great efficiency. remains of these fortifications have been preserved, among other places, in ‘lindengarten east of wall of old city. great northern war wismar occupied coalition of danish, prussian, , hanoverian troops during great northern war of 1700-1721. resulted in destruction of city s elaborate

Roofs Framing (construction)

a construction worker roofing home in phoenix, arizona. a roof being framed in united states circa 1955 roofs built provide sloping surface intended shed rain or snow, slopes ranging 1:15 (less inch per linear foot of horizontal span), steep slopes of more 2:1. light-frame structure built inside sloping walls serve roof called a-frame. roofs covered shingles made of asphalt, fiberglass , small gravel coating, wide range of materials used. molten tar used waterproof flatter roofs, newer materials include rubber , synthetic materials. steel panels popular roof coverings in areas, preferred durability. slate or tile roofs offer more historic coverings light-frame roofs. light-frame methods allow easy construction of unique roof designs; hip roofs, example, slope toward walls on sides , joined @ hip rafters span corners ridge. valleys formed when 2 sloping roof sections drain toward each other. dormers small areas in vertical walls interrupt roof line, , topped off slopes @ right angles ma

Late 20th century Tourism in the United States

the douglas dc-4 1 of first airliners in united states used commercial flights. the revolution of air travel between 1945 , 1969 contributed tourism in united states. in quarter century, commercial aviation evolved 28-passenger airliners flying @ less 200 mph (320 km/h) 150-passenger jetliners cruising continents @ 600 mph (970 km/h). during time, air travel in evolved novelty routine business travelers , vacationers alike. rapid developments in aviation technology, economic prosperity in united states , demand air travel contributed beginnings of commercial aviation in us. during first 4 decades of twentieth century, long-haul journeys between large american cities accomplished using trains. 1950s, air travel part of everyday life many americans. tourism industry in experienced exponential growth tourists travel anywhere fast, reliable , routine system. some, vacation in hawaii more frequent pleasure. air travel changed family vacations major league baseball, had steam-powered trains

Historical uses Genisteae

broom (plant) the plantagenet kings used common broom (known planta genista in latin) emblem , took name it. emblem of geoffrey of anjou, father of henry ii of england. wild broom still common in dry habitats around anjou, france. charles v , son charles vi of france used pod of broom plant (broom-cod, or cosse de geneste) emblem livery collars , badges. genista tinctoria (dyer s broom, known dyer s greenweed or dyer s greenwood), provides useful yellow dye , grown commercially purpose in parts of britain 19th century. woollen cloth, mordanted alum, dyed yellow dyer s greenweed, dipped vat of blue dye (woad or, later, indigo) produce once-famous kendal green (largely superseded brighter saxon green in 1770s). kendal green local common name plant. the flower buds , flowers of cytisus scoparius have been used salad ingredient, raw or pickled, , popular ingredient salmagundi or grand sallet during 17th , 18th century. there concerns toxicity of broom, potential effects on heart , pr

National series Eddie MacDonald

macdonald @ 2015 5-hour energy 301 in 2010, macdonald made camping world truck series debut in theracedayraffleseries.com 175 @ loudon grimm racing, finishing 30th after crashing on lap 86. in 2014, blue vase marketing owner michael alden requested go fas racing owner archie st. hilaire place new england-based driver in no. 32 car camping world rv sales 301 @ loudon, team hiring macdonald, making macdonald active driver race in 5 nascar touring series @ track (k&n east, modified, , 3 national series), , first since steve park in 1996. support macdonald, track offered eddie mac pack ticket package worth $32. in first cup race, macdonald started 40th , finished 35th, 5 laps down. macdonald ran july cup races @ loudon in 2015 , 2016.

19th century: Conservation Saw Kill (Hudson River)

lower falls, montgomery place, milbert in 1820s, saw kill s lower gorge subject of works notable artists. jacques-gérard milbert produced lithograph, , alexander jackson davis painted janet livingston enjoying scene while in process of designing montgomery place house. marquis de lafayette made point of visiting when stopped see janet montgomery on return america in 1825. louise livingston, along robert donaldson, neighboring blithewood estate later became campus of bard college, purchased land on saw kill in 1841 prevent extraction , factory development (an existing mill @ creek s mouth demolished; of remains extant). they feared losing pristine quality of river noise, loss of natural landscape, , factory worker intrusion. hunting considered disruption of peace , safety quality of living wealthy landowners. nevertheless, practice remained commonplace 20th century. livingston , donaldson connected properties trails , footbridges on stream. small wooden pavilions built allow visitors ta

Athletics program Española Valley High School

1 athletics program 1.1 boys basketball 1.2 rivalries 1.3 state championships athletics program edward medina gymnasium; largest high school basketball facility in state of new mexico. 2010 state basketball championship game, #2 española vs. #1 roswell, in front of sold-out crowd @ pit. española valley high school competes in new mexico activities association, classified 5a school in district 2 along with: bernalillo high school, capital high school, del norte high school , los alamos high school. throughout history, espanola valley competed in 4a (until 2014), capturing 3 state championships in various sports, , eleven individual state champions. many graduates have gone participate in ncaa division i, division ii, , division iii athletics. in 2007, school set new mexico high school record major ncaa scholarships 8 graduating seniors. in 1989 , 2002 school voted nmaa sportsmanship award . boys basketball since 2006, evhs has competed in post–season state tournaments. program has been

Scholarly years Edward Forbes

1 scholarly years 1.1 marine biology 1.2 posts in london 1.3 botanical studies 1.4 t. h. huxley scholarly years marine biology in 1838, forbes presented paper british association @ newcastle on distribution of terrestrial pulmonata in europe. commissioned prepare survey on pulmonata in british isles. in 1841, forbes published history of british star-fishes, embodying extensive observations , containing 120 illustrations, designed forbes. on 17 april 1841, forbes , naturalist william thompson, joined @ malta h.m. surveying ship beacon, had been appointed naturalist commander captain thomas graves (1802–1856). april 1841 until october 1842, forbes investigated botany, zoology , geology of mediterranean region. in 1843, forbes presented report on mollusca , radiata of aegean sea, british association. in report, discussed influence of climate , of nature , depth of sea bottom upon marine life. divided aegean region 8 biological zones. in azoic hypothesis, forbes stated sea regions below

Academics Española Valley High School

1 academics 1.1 awards 1.1.1 torch award 1.2 state testing 1.2.1 nmped state assessment academics lobby , commons area at espanola valley high school, advanced placement (ap) courses offered @ evhs in every subject. there on 27 elective classes offered students including concurrent enrollment @ northern new mexico college. students of evhs on individualized four–year otherwise known next–step plan due standards-based curriculum set district , state. since 2011, student required 24 credit hours graduate evhs, 23 needed. awards torch award evhs students have earned 3.5 gpa yearly , involved in extracurricular activities (including athletics), can apply , considered award. torch award prestigious honorary award of kind @ evhs. award created former principal bruce hopmeier in 2005. state testing nmped state assessment the new mexico public education department (nmped) replaced no child left behind act , ayp testing new school grading formula, took effect 2010–11 school year. grade calc

The Moody Blues Mike Pinder

1 moody blues 1.1 years 1.2 core 7 period 1.3 band hiatus 1.4 band reformation, octave , departure the moody blues early years pinder, thomas , members of other successful birmingham bands (singer/guitarist denny laine, singer/bassist clint warwick , drummer graeme edge) formed moody blues in 1964. initial single, steal heart away on decca, failed chart. second release, go became uk no.1 in january 1965. band went on have further uk hit don t want go on without , release first album magnificent moodies (decca) in mono only, on pinder took lead vocal on cover of james brown s don t mind . bye bye bird album big hit band in france. album released in usa, retitled go on london records. pinder , guitarist/lead vocalist laine began songwriting band, providing b-sides on 1965–66 period, including don t (all time) , , baby s gone , house (but nobody calls) , can win . progressed writing a-sides, including uk chart hits everyday , bottom of heart (both 1965), boulevard de l

Government Englishtown, New Jersey

1 government 1.1 local government 1.2 federal, state , county representation 1.3 politics government local government englishtown governed under borough form of new jersey municipal government. governing body consists of mayor , borough council comprising 6 council members, positions elected at-large on partisan basis part of november general election. mayor elected directly voters four-year term of office. borough council consists of 6 members elected serve three-year terms on staggered basis, 2 seats coming election each year in three-year cycle. borough form of government used englishtown, common system used in state, weak mayor / strong council government in council members act legislative body mayor presiding @ meetings , voting in event of tie. mayor can veto ordinances subject override two-thirds majority vote of council. mayor makes committee , liaison assignments council members, , appointments made mayor advice , consent of council. as of 2016, mayor of borough of englishto

Defunct parties List of whips in the Australian House of Representatives

1 defunct parties 1.1 free trade/anti-socialist party 1.2 protectionist party 1.3 commonwealth liberal party 1.4 national labor 1.5 nationalist party of australia 1.6 united australia party 1.7 lang labor defunct parties free trade/anti-socialist party austin chapman (protectionist) australia s first government whip, , later served under alfred deakin in various capacities. protectionist party commonwealth liberal party elliot johnson (liberal) first whip later elected speaker of house of representatives. national labor nationalist party of australia united australia party lang labor new south wales premier , labor party leader jack lang s adherents in federal parliament crossed floor in 1931 defeat labor prime minister james scullin, precipitating 1931 election. following election, lang s nsw labor party expelled members who, being loyal federal party, had stood against official nsw labor candidates. federal party expelled lang , supporters. lang s 4 supporters formed own parliamentar

Plug and Play Plug and play

in 1995, microsoft released windows 95, tried automate device detection , configuration as possible, still fall manual settings if necessary. during initial install process of windows 95, attempt automatically detect devices installed in system. since full auto-detection of new process without full industry support, detection process wrote progress tracking log file during detection process. in event device probing fail , system freeze, end-user reboot computer, restart detection process, , installer use tracking log skip past point caused previous freeze. at time, there mix of devices in system, capable of automatic configuration, , still using manual settings using jumpers , dip switches. old world of dos still lurked underneath windows 95, , systems configured load devices 3 different ways: through windows 95 device manager drivers only using dos drivers loaded in config.sys , autoexec.bat configuration files using both dos drivers , windows 95 device manager drivers together micros

Basketball South Alabama Jaguars

the men s basketball team has strong history founding member of sun belt conference. after successful stint in late 1980s , 1990s, south alabama basketball declined in part of 2000s. in 2002 john pelphrey named coach , brought team winning ways. in 2006, south alabama won sun belt conference tournament, beating western kentucky 95-70 in championship game. earned bid 2006 ncaa tournament. first since ncaa bid since 1998 , seeded 14th in minneapolis bracket. lost 3rd-seeded florida gators, 76-50, went on win 2006 ncaa men s basketball tournament. 2005-2006 basketball season marked best turnaround in nation division basketball program. south alabama 10-18 in 2004-05 , went 24-7 in 2005-2006. yielded 12.5 differential lead nation, ahead of brigham young , memphis both had 11.5 differentials. south alabama followed 3 more 20-win seasons in row, , in 2008 received at-large bid ncaa tournament, lost butler university in first round. since sun belt expansion 13 members in 2006-2007 season, sou

Server processors Zen (microarchitecture)

amd announced in march 2017 release server platform based on zen, codenamed naples, in second quarter of year. platform include 1 , 2 socket systems. cpus in multi processor configurations communicate via amd s infinity fabric. each chip supports 8 channels of memory , 128 pcie 3.0 lanes, of 64 lanes used cpu cpu communication through infinity fabric when installed in dual processor configuration. amd officially revealed naples under brand name epyc in may 2017. on june 20 2017, amd officially released epyc 7000 series cpus @ launch event in austin, texas.

Watershed Pringle Creek (Willamette River)

pringle creek liberty street in salem pringle creek s drainage basin lies within salem urban growth boundary. small watersheds border basin croisan creek west, willamette slough east west , northwest, mill creek north , east, , battle creek south. about 60 percent of watershed developed urban in 2002, while 27 percent used farming. main crops grown in basin grass seed , hay. mcnary field (salem municipal airport) , site of former fairview training center in pringle creek basin.

Honours and awards Igor Yasulovich

the first session of intellectuals congress against war, against self-isolation of russia, against restoration of totalitarism, moscow, march 19, 2014, large hall of library foreign literature order of honour (2013) people s artist of russia (2001) honored artist of rsfsr (1988) state prize of russian federation (2000) ^ Почётное звание присвоено указом президента России от 19.03.2013 № 250 ^ Указ Президента РФ от 19.03.2013 n 250 О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации

Champions 2012 Ningbo Challenger

1 champions 1.1 men s singles 1.2 women s singles 1.3 men s doubles 1.4 women s doubles champions men s singles peter gojowczyk def. jeong suk-young 6–3, 6–1 women s singles hsieh su-wei def. zhang shuai 6–2, 6–2 men s doubles sanchai ratiwatana / sonchat ratiwatana def. gong maoxin / zhang ze 6–4, 6–2 women s doubles shuko aoyama / chang kai-chen def. tetiana luzhanska / zheng saisai 6–2, 7–5

History Interstate 394

the construction of interstate 394 authorized in 1968. funding became available after canceled interstate 335 freeway project in 1978. interstate 335 had been planned northern loop around downtown minneapolis have passed through northeast minneapolis. money substituted interstate 394 project. construction of interstate 394 occurred in 1980s, starting @ western terminus in minnetonka , opening in sections toward downtown minneapolis throughout late 1980s. entire route of interstate 394 officially opened in 1991. a former lane drop of i-394 @ penn avenue exit eliminated in 2000.

Route description Interstate 394

interstate 394 begins on western side of twin cities in suburb of minnetonka, @ interchange interstate 494 (exit 19a/19b). there, i-394 takes 9.5-mile (15.3 km) course towards downtown minneapolis eastern terminus @ 4th street north. legally, route of interstate 394 defined unmarked legislative routes 10 , 107 in minnesota statutes §§ 161.114(2) , 161.115(38). interstate 394 not marked these legislative numbers along actual highway. mnpass toll lanes there 2 high-occupancy toll (hot) express lanes @ center of road. prior may 16, 2005, had been traditional high-occupancy vehicle (hov, or carpool) lanes, allowing buses, motorcycles , vehicles 2 or more occupants use them during rush hour periods, while single-occupancy vehicles not permitted. now, drivers riding alone can use lanes @ time, must have mnpass electronic toll collection transponder in order pay using express portions. interstate 394 heading eastbound toward downtown minneapolis. notice mnpass toll lane left from interstate 4

Inter-war service Renown-class battlecruiser

repulse moored @ vancouver during 1923-24 world cruise. repulse began major refit @ portsmouth on 17 december 1918 intended drastically improve armour protection. existing 6-inch armour belt replaced 9-inch (229 mm) armour plates made surplus conversion of battleship almirante cochrane (originally ordered chile , purchased after war began) aircraft carrier eagle. old armour fitted between main , upper decks, above new armour belt. additional high-tensile plating added decks on magazines. ship s anti-torpedo bulge deepened , reworked along lines of installed on battleship ramillies. bulge covered hull submerged torpedo room y magazine , inner compartments of filled crushing tubes. bulges added 12 feet 8 inches (3.9 m) beam , 1 foot 4 inches (0.4 m) draught. refit added 4,500 long tons (4,600 t) displacement , raised metacentric height 6.4 feet (2.0 m) @ deep load. 3 30-foot rangefinders added 8 torpedo tubes in twin mounts on upper deck. both flying-off platforms removed. when grand f