The lift was installed in 1980, covering the three floors of the building. Although the lift was in a serviceable condition, a renovation was due.
Ian Woodward, Regional Manager at Pickerings Lifts said: “The old lift met the standards of the day, however it was agreed that a modernisation was in the hotel’s best interests to prolong the life of the lift and ensure it worked efficiently.”
The lift was installed under the Health and Safety at Work (Lifts) (Jersey) Regulations 1990 for the insurance person to issue a certificate of Thorough Examination of Lifts a supporting supplementary test 4.05.02 comprehensive machine test had to be undertaken and passed. When the lift was installed it did not require an overspeed governor, however the legislation changed and Jersey included it their Health and Safety at work regulations 1990.
“We attended the hotel to assess the lift and see what needed replacing. The hotel had kept the lift in good condition, so there were some parts that could be kept, for example, the car doors and landing doors. We believe in integrity and will work with our customers on renovations in order to ensure that only the parts that need replacing are replaced, in order to save time and money.”
Prior to the refurbishment a decision was made to replace and install all three landing entrances and both the sets of the lift cars and operators.
Preparation work was completed by the hotel before we started the modernisation. The main roof access point was extended and the trapdoor was improved to make it easier for a lift engineer to access the lift machine room. The main lift isolator with a ‘lock off’ facility was installed.
A start date was set, however it was delayed due to Storm Eleanor (first week of January 2018) and took four weeks from start to finish. Work carried out included:
The work was planned to coincide with the hotels three week winter closer, however due to the delayed start date half of the work was undertaken while the hotel was open to customers. Pickerings Lifts engineers took extra care to keep noise and dust to a minimum, with clear signage placed across the hotel to ensure that customers and hotel staff were aware of what was taking place.
The Managing Director of the hotel said:
“We were delighted with the result of the lift modernisation that Pickerings Lifts provided. Our lift is now more reliable and is more in line with the décor of our hotel.”


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Florida Cooperative Geologic Mapping Project
Project Proposal for 1999
Project title: Florida Cooperative Mapping
Geographic area: South Florida
Project start date: 10/01/95
Project end date: 09/30/00
Project chief: Bruce R. Wardlaw
Region/Division/Team/Section: Eastern/Geologic/Eastern Region
National Geologic Mapping Team
Mail address: 926A National Center
Program(s) (list all programs to which this work plan is being
Integrated Natural Resource Science Program
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
Program element(s)/task(s) (show percent distribution if more than one element/task) If submitting to more than one program, include element(s)/tasks from each program here:
Integrated Natural Resource Science Program
Element 1. Preparation of
Task 1.5. Ecosystem History.--6%
Task 1.7. Aspects of Florida Bay, Florida Keys, and the Coral Reefs, including:
2. Paleoecology, with emphasis on salinity history.--1%
Element 2. Modeling and Support Studies for Southern Inland Coastal Systems of South Dade County (Including the Buttonwood Enbankment)--13%
Task 2.10. Terrestrial and fresh water ecosystem history.--13%
Element 3. Modeling and Support Studies of Southern Inland Coastal Systems of Eastern Dade County and Biscayne Bay.--12%
Task 3.6. Ecosystem History of Biscayne Bay and the Southeast Coast.--12%
Element 5. Ecological and
Geological Studies of Southwest Florida.--20%
Task 5.1. Hydrogeology of the surficial aquifer system in southwest Florida.--20%
Element 6. Ecosystem History.--17%
Task 6.1. Faunal and Geochemical Change.--2%
Task 6.3. Ecosystem History of Florida Bay and the SW coast.--15%
Element 9. Ecological Success
Task 9.2. Salinity as a success criteria.--3%
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
Element 4. Geologic Maps
for Natural Resource and Ecosystem Management.--28%
Task 4.2. Geologic, stratigraphic, and pale-environmental information for management of natural resources in other parts of the country (South Florida).--28%
Project summary: A brief (<100 words) summary written to be understood by a nonspecialist. State the issues to be addressed, the objectives of the project, significance to scientific questions and land-management and policy issues, and benefit to the Nation, all in terms that do not require technical translation. This paragraph will be used to describe this project in the Program and Division science plans.
This project is divided into two themes and 6 subprojects:
Theme 1: Ecosystem History
1. Ecosystems History: Terrestrial and Fresh-water Ecosystems of Southern
2. Ecosystem History of Florida Bay and the Southwest Coast.
3. Ecosystem History of Biscayne Bay and the Southeast Coast.
4. Critical Results, Ecosystem History of South Florida Theme 2: Stratigraphy
5. Hydrogeology of the surficial aquifer system in southwest Florida.
6. Cenozoic/Holocene stratigraphy, biostratigraphy, and paleoecology
The objectives are to provide the framework for understanding (1) the resource distribution (water, phosphate, etc.) in the subsurface of Florida (i.e., the detailed geology of constraining and resource units) and (2) ecosystem variability and change prior to and during human development of South Florida (i.e., the detailed ecosystem history over the last 200 years differentiating natural variability from man-made change).
Project objectives and strategy: More detailed/technical than the project summary, describing BRIEFLY the technical goals and approaches to be used over the LIFETIME of the project.
A multitude of water-related societal issues face southern Florida
in the 1990's. These include irrigation
demands of agricultural; business, run-off from agricultural lands
and canals, increasing demands of a
rapidly growing population in the Naples and Miami area (Miami showing
the fourth fastest growth rate
in the U.S. in the 1980's), the recently mandated restoration of natural
sheet flow through the Everglades ecosystem, and vitality of the important
fisheries of Florida Bay. This project provides a baseline for the geologic framework of aquifers and a baseline for ecosystem variability and tracks the change in ecosystems through the last several hundred years to provide critical information for reasonable restoration targets to land planners and managers in southern Florida. The strategy is to sample modern environments to understand the present ecosystem and locate (with collaborators) undisturbed cores to analyze ecosystem variability and change over the last few hundred years. Analyze deep cores for sedimentology, diagenesis, biostratigraphy, paleoecology, chemostratigraphy in transects across the Florida Peninsula to better understand the subsurface resource distribution, especially provide detailed description of aquifer characteristics. Analysis includes distribution and abundance of micro mollusks, foraminifers, dinocysts, diatoms, ostracodes, pollen and spores, charcoal, elemental geochemistry and strontium isotopes. Salinity, seagrass, and tree island indicators are critically analyzed. Report all results (see following summary diagrams of the two themes of the project).
Potential impacts and major products: Describe expected outcomes, both scientific and management/policy-related. What scientific questions and land-management and policy issues does this project help answer? Why is it important to Program priorities? What products will you produce to contribute to the desired outcomes? Executive summaries of critical impacts to land managers will be provided during the final phases of the project. These summaries will include the natural variability and averages for salinity and hydroperiod which should be critical values for determining successful restoration criteria. See following summary diagram of the two themes of the project for more outcomes.
Collaborators, clients (Names, affiliation, and roles of internal and external users of information generated by project):
The project is funded jointly by the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping and the Integrated Natural Resource Science Programs, with added support by the Army Corp of Engineers and South Florida Water Management District. The project is conducted in coordination with other projects based in the Energy Program of GD, the Coastal and Marine Program of GD in St. Petersburg, FL, and WRD (specifically, the Miami office of the southern Subdistrict, Florida WRD), BRD, and NMD. Other agencies involved in site selection, field support, and others aspects of the project include South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades National Park, Biscayne National Park, Dade County Department of Environmental Resource Management, Florida Game and Fresh-Water Fish Commission (FGFWFC), National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Florida Geological Survey, Florida Institute of Oceanography, University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Miami, and several local state parks. In addition the project interfaces with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, NOAA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency (largely in the ecosystem history aspects). Specifically, the project works closely with Robert B. Halley, Eugene Shinn (sedimentation) and Charles W. Holmes (geochronology), Coastal and Marine Program, St. Petersburg, Thomas M. Scott (sediments, subsurface geology), Assistant State Geologist, Florida Geological Survey, and Fred L. Paillet (geophysics) and Ron Reese (geohydrology), WRD.
FY 1999 activities: Statement of the work to be undertaken in
FY 1999 and a description of the
methods and procedures.
1. Complete core description and analysis, stratigraphic, sedimentologic
and hydrologic data compilation to write final report for hydrogeology
of the surficial aquifer system of southwest Florida.
2. Complete description of South Venice core that completes deep subsurface
transect of South Florida, publish results as a bulletin.
3. Initiate two-year seismic profile program to map the top surface
of the Arcadia Formation, a major
subsurface sequence boundary.
4. Complete processing and analysis of all terrestrial cores collected
through FY 1998.
5. Complete analysis of Whipray and Park Key cores from the bays.
6. Conduct field work on tree islands in collaboration with SFWMD and
7. Continue field work on modern census and monitoring sites, develop plan for making monitoring sites for testing restoration success values.
8. Collect 2-3 cores to address seagrass history.
9. Develop modern faunal and floral trace element calibration of calcareous
10. Compile map of modern distribution of faunal and floral elements
in Biscayne Bay.
11. Write, compile, and edit technical synthesis volume on ecosystem history of South Florida, distill from this a colorful USGS Circular.
FY 1999 deliverables/products: Describe in more detail the specific
deliverables/products that will
result from this work in FY 1999.
12. USGS Professional Paper: The Hydrogeology of the Surficial Aquifer
System of Southwest Florida
13. USGS Bulletin: Stratigraphy of South Florida.
14. OFR on pollen analysis of terrestrial cores.
15. OFR on Whipray Core.
16. OFR on Park Key Core.
17. OFR on progress on the modern faunal and floral trace element calibration
of calcareous organisms.
18. Digital map of modern distributions of faunal and floral elements
in Biscayne Bay.
19. Technical Synthesis volume published as a Special Volume of the Paleontological Research Institute on ecosystem history with a section on the impacts to land managers.
20. USGS Circular on Ecosystem History of South Florida.
FY 1999 outreach: Emphasizing FY 1999, describe plans to address client requirements, decisions, and deadlines. Widely distribute OFR's and other publications to all collaborators and clients, have them available on the web. Upgrade website. Conduct work review seminars with clients (SFWMD, Florida Bay Science Conference, others). Plan and contribute a display to the new Biscayne National Park Visitor's Center.
New directions or major changes for FY 1999 (if applicable): Now that salinity history has been successfully documented from several cores in Florida and Biscayne Bay, expand core locations so that all sub-basins of Florida Bay are adequately represented to develop complete salinity model, Collect a "never seagrass", a "always seagrass" and a "seagrass die-off" core to confirm the paleontological technique and to complete the documentation of seagrass history in the bay. Document tree island history for several tree island sites.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, OUTCOMES, PRODUCTS, OUTREACH
FY 1998 accomplishments and outcomes, including outreach:
The major outcome this year is obtaining absolute and relative salinity values over the last 150 years for bay cores, tying the salinity trends to El Nino cycles in winter rainfall, and characterizing marsh and slough vegetation to hydroperiod length. Individual accomplishments and outcomes are listed with each subproject work plans that are attached.
FY 1998 deliverables, products completed:
Brewster-Wingard, G.L., Ishman, S.E., Waibel, N.J., Willard, B.A., Edwards, L.E., and Holmes, C.W., 1998, Preliminary paleontologic report on Core 37, from Pass Key, Everglades National Park, Florida Bay: USGS Open File Report 98-122, 22 p.
Brewster-Wingard, G.L., Ishman, S.E., Holmes, C.W., 1998, Environmental Impacts on the southern Florida Coastal Waters: A history of change in Florida Bay: Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue 26, p. 162-172.
Brewster-Wingard, G.L., Ishman, S.E., Cronin, T.M., 1998, Historical salinity and seagrass trends in Florida Bay derived from benthic faunal data: Proceedings, 1998 Florida Bay Science Conference.
Cronin, T.M., Halley, R.B., Brewster-Wingard, G.L., Holmes, C.W., Dwyer, G.S., and Ishman, 1998, Climatic and anthropogenic influence on Florida Bay Salinity over the past century: Proceedings, 1998 Florida Bay Science Conference.
Edwards, L.E., Weedman, S.D., Simmons, K.R., Scott, T.M., Brewster-Wingard, G.L., Ishman, S.E. and Carlin, N.M., 1998, Lithostratigraphy, petrography, biostratigraphy, and strontium-isotope stratigraphy of surficial aquifer system of western Collier County, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 98-205, 79 p.
Hite, L.R., 1997, Aquifer delineation in southwest Florida using time-domain electromagnetics, M.S. Thesis, Wright State University, Dayton, 167 p.
Huvane, Jacqueline, Pyle, Laura, and Cooper, S.R., 1998, Diatoms as paleoecological indicators of environmental change in the Florida Bay ecosystem: Proceedings, 1998 Florida Bay Science Conference.
Ishman, S.E., Cronin, T.M., Brewster-Wingard, G.L., Willard, D.A., and Verardo, D.J., 1998, A record of ecosystem change, Manatee Bay, Barnes Sound, Florida: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 26, p. 125-138.
Paillet, F.L., Hite, L.R., and Carlson, M., 1998, Integrating surface and borehole geophysics in ground water studies--an example from South Florida: Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems, Chicago, Illinois, March, 1998 [Proceedings], p. 349-358.
Paillet, F.L., and Weedman, S.D., 1996, Using borehole logs and core to identify and characterize confining units in the surficial aquifer system of south Florida: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 28, p. 25.
Paillet, F.L., and Weedman, S.D., 1998, Integrating surface and borehole measurements to develop a shallow ground-water flow model in southwest Florida: American Geophysical Union, Annual Meeting, Boston.
Stone, J.R., and Brewster, G.L., 1998, The south Florida Ecosystem History database: Proceedings, 1998 Florida Bay Science Conference.
Wardlaw, B.R., Weedman, S.D., Carlin, N.M., and Scott, T.M., 1997, Preliminary investigation of the "River of Sand": Fact and Fiction: 2nd Annual USGS South Florida Ecosystem Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale.
Weedman, S.D., 1996, Hydrogeology of the surficial aquifer system of
southwest Florida, FS-158-96.
Weedman, S.D., Paillet, F.L., Means, G.H., and Scott, T.M., 1997, Lithology and geophysics of the surficial aquifer system in western Collier County, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 97-436, 167 p.
Weedman, S.D., Simmons, K.R., and Edwards, L.E., 1996, Episodic dolomitization of the Florida platform from late Oligocene to middle Miocene: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 28, p. 226-337.
Weedman, S.D., Edwards, L.E., Simmons, K.R., Brewster-Wingard, G.L., Ishman, S.E., and Wardlaw, B.R., 1997, Geologic framework of the surficial aquifer system of southwest Florida, 2nd Annual U. S. Geological Survey Program on the South Florida Ecosystem - Proceedings, Ft. Lauderdale, USGS Open File Report 97-385.
Weedman, S.D., Paillet, F.L., and Wardlaw, B.R., 1997, Sedimentologic and geophysical characterization of the surficial aquifer system under the wetlands of southwest Florida: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Program, v. 29, p. 176.
Weimer, L.M., 1998, Taylor Slough, Dade Co., Florida: A vegetational history: M.S., Thesis, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
Willard, D.A., Brewster-Wingard, G.L., Fellman, C. and Ishman, S.E., 1997, Paleontological Data from Mud Creek Core 1, southern Florida: USGS Open File Report 97-736.
Willard, D.A., 1997, Pollen census data from souther Florida: sites along a nutrient gradient in Water Conservation Area 2A: USGS Open File Report 97-497.
Willard, D.A., and Weimer, L.M., 1997, Palynological census data from surface samples in south Florida: USGS Open File Report 97-867.
Willard, D.A., Holmes, C.W., Murray, J.M., Orem, W.H., and Weimer, L.M., in press, Biotic and geochemical changes in the south Florida ecosystem over the last two millennia: Science.
Willard, D.A., and Murray, J.M., in prep., Peat petrography and charcoal content of cores from southern Florida: USGS Open File Report.
PROJECT SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS
Names and expertise (e.g. carbonate petrology) of key project
staff (list by fiscal year for duration of project): See summary theme diagram, all staff are needed for
the duration and completion of the project.
Other required expertise for which no individual has been identified
(list by fiscal year for duration of project): None
Major equipment/facility needs (list by fiscal year for duration
of project): None

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IBM Brings Rack-Mounted UPS to iSeries
April 27, 2004 Alex Woodie
IBM Global Services last week introduced a rack-mounted Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS) for iSeries servers. The 2.7 kW 9910 Model P33, which was first made available to pSeries customers in August 2001, was brought to the pSeries twin server, the iSeries, on April 20. IBM also announced four other new UPS systems for iSeries and pSeries servers in its 9910 line of power protection devices, which is an OEM model from Powerware.
IBM said it brought the 9910 Model P33 UPS to the iSeries because of customer demand for rack-mounted UPS for iSeries servers. While, several years ago, IBM did introduce an adapter kit that allows tower iSeries models to fit into industry-standard 19-inch racks, the iSeries can hardly be called a rack-mounted server. However, with widespread adoption among computer buyers and sellers of the modular rack form factor–which provides a common housing for all sorts of blades, disk arrays, tape drives, routers, UPS systems, and other components–the introduction of the 9910 Model P33 for the iSeries can be considered a good sign for standards-based computing in the OS/400 world.
The 9910 Model P33 is a high-voltage UPS based on the Powerware 5125 that has been customized for IBM environments. It occupies 2U of rack space and features Powerware’s Advanced Battery Management technology, which, IBM says, doubles battery life, provides for “load segments” to allow for scheduled shutdowns and maximized runtimes, and features Buck and Double Boost voltage regulation to correct fluctuations in incoming voltage.
Up to three servers can be protected with the P33, which can also be equipped with multiple Extended Battery Modules to provide further protection. Powerware offers the AS/400 Bundled X-Slot Relay Card and a 25-foot AS/400 interface cable to provide a comprehensive solution for iSeries rack clients, IBM says. Unless the pricing has been changed from the pSeries (which we were unable to confirm at press time), the P33 for iSeries starts at $2,840, with additional Extended Battery Modules going for $1,936.
IBM last week also introduced four other new 9910 models based on Powerware’s designs, including the Models P93, P95, and P64, which are available now, and the Model P30, which ships July 20. All four new UPSs will protect both iSeries and pSeries servers.
The P64 and P30 models are both true online, double-conversion UPSs that are based on the Powerware Model 9125 and are available in both rack and tower versions. Like the P33, the P64 and P30 include Powerware’s Advanced Battery Management technology and support additional Extended Battery Modules, while adding improved management capabilities through an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) enabled card. The P64 is a 6000 Volt-Ampere (VA) (about 4,200 Watts) UPS and costs $4,411. The P30 will protect half that, with a 3000 VA, 2.1 kW rating, and will cost $3,082 when it ships.
The new P95, which is based on the Powerware 9305 Model 30, is a double conversion UPS in the 7.5 kVA range designed for use in server rooms or server farms. Like the less powerful Powerware-based UPSs from IBM, the P95 features Advanced Battery Management-power management technology and SNMP communications capabilities, but also provides higher levels of reliability through the Hot Sync parallel redundancy system, which allows two or more UPSs to work in parallel. Pricing for the P95 was not provided by IBM.
The new P93 is an enterprise-class, triple-phase UPS in the 20 kVA range. The P93 is based on the Powerware 9330 Model 20, which is often used to protect critical servers, ISPs, telecommunications, and process control equipment. The P93 uses Powerware’s DC Expert Plus Built-in Battery Monitoring and advanced communications capabilities, and ships from IBM with a premium one-year ProActive Service Plan. The P93 list price is $38,345.
For more information, including cabling and power-cord requirements, see IBM’s hardware announcement 104-126.


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The acquisition of Polish citizenship by virtue of the law
A minor acquires Polish citizenship by birth if
- at least one of his/her parents is a Polish citizen;
- he/she was born in the territory of the Republic of Poland, and his/her parents are unknown, hold no citizenship or their citizenship is undefined.
A minor acquires Polish citizenship if he/she was found on Polish territory, and his/her parents are unknown.
A minor foreigner adopted by a person or persons holding Polish citizenship, acquires Polish citizenship if the full adoption took place before the minor attained the age of sixteen. In this case it is assumed that the minor foreigner acquired Polish citizenship on the date of his/her birth.

domain: sociology


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The New York Times building in New York City, July 27, 2017. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The newspaper has deservedly come under fire in recent days for publishing two anti-Semitic drawings—and for initially failing to apologize for what the editors called “an error of judgment.”
Last week, The New York Times published a cartoon in the opinion section of its international edition that it described as “depicting the prime minister of Israel [Benjamin Netanyahu] as a guide dog with a Star of David collar leading the president of the United States [Donald Trump], shown wearing a skullcap.”
The publication retracted the cartoon on April 27, acknowledging that “the image was offensive” and that “it was an error of judgment to publish it,” but didn’t issue a formal statement of apology until April 28.
On the same day as the retraction, however, NY Times published yet another anti-Semitic cartoon showing what appears to be a blind Netanyahu taking a selfie while holding up a tablet with the Star of David.
As a result, NY Times finally announced that it has decided “to suspend the future publication of syndicated cartoons” in its international edition.
The cartoons inspired justified outrage from across the political spectrum. Everyone from Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt to Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, condemned the NY Times for running the blatantly anti-Semitic cartoons.
The national conversation about anti-Semitism, however, should extend well beyond this specific controversy, which is only the tip of the iceberg. Our country is witnessing a resurgence of anti-Semitism on the political left, and we need to call it out by name wherever we see it.
Every single American should be outraged when one of our elected representatives in Congress suggests that Jews are buying off lawmakers by bribing them to support Israel.
Every single American should be disgusted when a presidential candidate such as Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) diminishes the slaughter of millions of Jews during World War II by comparing the Green New Deal to the fight against Nazi Germany.
Every single American should be appalled when a political party passes a milquetoast anti-hate resolution that doesn’t even mention the hate-fueled remarks that inspired it.
There are many people on the left who try to draw a fine line between Israel-hatred and Jew-hatred (see Omar, Farrakhan). This distinction is completely false. It’s inexcusable Jew-hatred and must be identified as such.
The left far too often gives anti-Semitism a pass if it’s disguised as criticism of Israel.
The anti-Semitic cartoons published by the newspaper are only a symptom of the anti-Semitic disease that has infected the left in the United States. The reaction to the cartoons was swift and impassioned, as it should have been. The reaction of the NY Times, as could have been predicted, was muted and half-measured.
Condemnation of The New York Times is appropriate and necessary, but a far more robust response is necessary if we are to stop the spread of anti-Semitism in this country.
If we’re serious about eradicating anti-Semitism in our society, we need to extend our criticism to those who tolerate and enable it—and the liberal establishment is a perfect place to start.
Jason D. Meister is an advisory board member for the 2020 Trump campaign.

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Girls water polo highlights from Tuesday:
In the Pacific Coast League:
Beckman 6, Irvine 5: Emily Simonian drove to the weak side and scored on a cross pass by Lily Aguirre-Murray with 54 seconds left in the fourth period to lift the visiting Patriots (7-6, 1-0) at Woollett Aquatics Center.
Beckman’s Madison Marsh scored two of her game-high three goals in the third period, and Simonian’s twin sister, Madeline, added 11 saves.
Marina 9, Woodbridge 7: Freshman Shanna Zuanich had three goals and three assists, and Maddie Camargo added two goals to lead the visiting Vikings (10-1). Jilly Hamilton netted five goals for Woodbridge.
Villa Park 11, Esperanza 7: Lyndsy Peterson scored six goals to lead the visiting Spartans (7-8).
La Habra 8, Long Beach Millikan 7: Natasha Velez scored on a backhanded shot from center with 1:20 left to lift the visiting Highlanders.


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CA 19-9 is not sensitive or specific enough to be considered useful as a tool for cancer screening. Its main use is as a tumor marker:
- to help differentiate between cancer of the pancreas and bile ducts and other non-cancerous conditions, such as pancreatitis;
- to monitor a patient’s response to pancreatic cancer treatment; and
- to watch for pancreatic cancer recurrence.
CA 19-9 can only be used as a marker if the cancer is producing elevated amounts of it; if CA 19-9 is not initially elevated, then it usually cannot be used later as a marker.
CA 19-9 may be ordered along with other tests, such as carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), bilirubin, and/or a liver panel, when a patient has symptoms that may indicate pancreatic cancer, including abdominal pain, nausea, weight loss, and jaundice.
If CA 19-9 is initially elevated in pancreatic cancer, then it may be ordered several times during cancer treatment to monitor response and, on a regular basis following treatment, to help detect recurrence.
Low amounts of CA 19-9 can be detected in a certain percentage of healthy people, and many conditions that affect the liver or pancreas can cause temporary elevations.
Moderate to high levels are found in pancreatic cancer, other cancers, and in several other diseases and conditions. The highest levels of CA 19-9 are seen in excretory ductal pancreatic cancer — cancer that is found in the pancreas tissues that produce food-digesting enzymes and in the ducts that carry those enzymes into the small intestine. This tissue is where 95% of pancreatic cancers are found.
Serial measurements of CA 19-9 may be useful during and following treatment because rising or falling levels may give your doctor important information about whether the treatment is working, whether all of the cancer was removed successfully during surgery, and whether the cancer is likely returning.

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Written and directed by Gavin Rothery, the sci-fi film Archive is reminiscent of Duncan Jones 2009 film Moon. Its main character willingly immerses himself in isolation and its crisp and vivid visuals instantly remind you of Moon, which Rothery worked on as a conceptual designer and as head of the graphic design department for the film.
Over a decade later, Archive is Rothery’s debut as a director with a film.
The story of Archive was inspired by Rothery’s home computers both dying at the same time. Both computers included all of Rothery’s life’s work on its hard drives.
Some of it was salvageable, but some of it was lost forever. What would inspire two computers to just ride off into the technological sunset at the same time? Were the two computers communicating and was dying a choice they both made? This is what Rothery claims was the inspiration for the story of George and Jules Almore.
In 2038, George Almore (Theo James, the Divergent series) has been developing an accurate human-equivalent AI. While his first two prototypes were successful, they left room for improvement.
His third prototype is his most human-like to date and George believes that his research may finally lead to the scientific breakthrough he’s been working so diligently for. George intends to bring his wife Jules (Stacy Martin, Nymphomaniac: Vol. I) back from the dead in the most literal and physical way possible.
One of the main concepts of Archive is that this company George works for (it’s referred to as The Archive Company) has developed a way for individuals to stay in contact with the deceased for a limited amount of time.
They can basically receive phone calls from the consciousness of the deceased until this predetermined expiration date occurs. George is trying to create an artificial version of his wife before she disappears forever.
George’s prototypes also vary in maturity. The three prototypes are referred to as J1, J2, and J3 with J1 being big and clunky with the mind of a child, J2 being a bit more refined and agile with the mind of a teenager, and J3 being almost an exact duplicate of the adult Jules.
J2 is easily the most entertaining of the three with her blunt but humorous responses, descriptions of the dreams she’s having, and her fascination with old black and white cartoons.
George views his creations as a type of family referring to them as sisters, but he doesn’t seem to grasp the concept that they’re all in love with him much like his wife. J2 sees J3 as an upgraded replacement; a model that is better than her and her sister.
Archive is purposely slow paced. The film thrives on dialogue that is mostly between a man and two androids/cyborgs in the first half of the film. It’s R-rated, but it’s solely adult because of the language in the film. The violence is minimal and there’s no nudity whatsoever.
What’s interesting is that besides Moon, Gavin Rothery lets his inspirations take the wheel whenever he sees fit. J3’s full body creation, with legs, hair, and skin, is an obvious homage to the shelling sequence from the opening of Ghost in the Shell.
Archive pays particular attention to the details involved in creating artificial life like what makes them tick on the inside that seem directly influenced by Shirow Masamune’s work as a whole.
The visuals of Archive are so gorgeously rich. George’s research facility is out in the middle of nowhere in some secluded woods during the middle of winter. There’s constant snow and the slight roar from a nearby waterfall that make isolation seem dreamlike.
Archive makes the future feel clean and slick and flawless. George is seen venturing out into the city at one point in the film and its dazzling use of colors are very Blade Runner-esque with drastic lighting in unusual shades like neon yellow and bright green.
This is the type of film that is made or broken by its writing. You wouldn’t be wrong in saying that there’s no action in Archive. The film is mostly a representation of George’s thoughts and memories with pieces of his dead wife lying around reminding him of something and someone he’ll never get over losing.
The film is absolutely realistic when it comes to its sense of loss, but it’s driven by this fantastical concept of using technology to raise the dead and a not too distant future where science has evolved to a point where this is achievable.
Some of the best moments of Archive are when there are no words at all. J2 is often seen outside by a lake or staring at a waterfall (George is constantly telling J1 and J2 that they shouldn’t get wet) and all you have is Steven Price’s brilliantly moody score to give you ambience.
It’s a thought provoking film that is undeniably intriguing, but it’s also masterful with what it pulls in its unexpected ending.
Archive isn’t going to be a film for everyone. A film about isolation right after quarantine and during a pandemic may not sound appealing to the general population, but Archive is such a visually superb experience with subtle humor that keeps you interested and downright shocks in its final moments. I would love to see something a bit more exciting from Gavin Rothery in the future, but in the meantime, Archive is this wonderfully vibrant and expertly captivating debut from a first time director with a ton of potential.
Archive will be released in Virtual Cinema Screenings, On Demand, and Digitally Friday, July 10.
- Incredible Cinematography.
- A brilliant ending.
- Visually breathtaking.
- Falls victim to typical sci-fi tropes.
- Is arguably uneventful.

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SAMARA, June 20. /TASS/. Moscow is carefully studying the possible consequences of increasing the military potential of the Washington outer space. About it declared on Wednesday to journalists by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, commenting on the decision of the American President Donald trump on the withdrawal of military space forces from structure military-air forces of the United States.


Sometimes I see Corporate America as one big soap opera. It’s hard not to see it that way, given the amount of back-stabbing that goes on there – it seems like every other day, we’re hearing about someone going behind someone else’s back with some new piece of technology. The story of the Beats by Dre band – now owned by Apple – isn’t much different. I won’t get into details (you can find the full story here, if you’re interested), but it’s definitely a bit of a sordid tale.
Anyway, one of the principal figures originally involved in designing Beats by Dre, Steve Lamar, was allegedly cut out of the business after planning to sell his own line of headphones based on the design he helped create. It’s been a while since anyone’s really heard much from him, but today he’s back with a whole new brand, called Roam. Labeling himself as the “co-founder” of Beats by Dre, Lamar now plans to give ear-buds an overhaul in the same way as his former organization did for headphones. To that end, the company has already release its first product:
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Introducing the Roam Ropes Earbuds.
Marketed solely to music lovers, Roam Ropes Earbuds are completely wireless – they connect to your Smartphone, Tablet, or MP3 Player entirely through Bluetooth. Naturally, this means that they’re also battery-powered, and capable of up to six hours of continuous play on a single charge. Instead of being tethered to your phone, they’re connected by a loop – and here’s where things get really unique (or weird, depending on your stance).
Basically, Lamar intends for people to wear Ropes as a necklace when they aren’t listening to their music. Remember, he’s trying to do the same thing for ear buds as he did for headphones – that is; he’s trying to turn them into a fashion accessory….at $300 a pop. Of course, he’s claiming that the unusual design isn’t the sole reason for the price point; supposedly, Ropes are the best sounding headphones on the market (in spite of the fact that they’re the only ones that stream through Bluetooth).
Anyway, if you’re interested in getting a pair for yourself, you can pre-order one here. As for me, I think I’ll stick with my ordinary old earbuds.
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Mindfulness is such a buzzword these days that you may find yourself “tuning out” when you hear the term. Ironic, since that is quite the opposite of being mindful!
Simply put, mindfulness is the state of being present with your body in the present moment. In other words, you are aware of your bodily experience of this immediate moment.
The nice thing about mindfulness is that it is easy to practice, wherever you are and whatever you are doing. It is simply a matter of calling yourself back to this moment, in your own body.
And then… it slips away again, through distractions and thoughts. Thoughts about the past and future pull us from the present. We distract ourselves right out of the experience of living in this moment.
My guest on this episode of the Thriveology Podcast, Joanne King, offers a number of pathways to mindfulness.
Of particular interest is Joanne’s approach to mindful eating. How often do you find yourself scarfing down a meal, not even noticing the taste, texture, spices, smells, and ingredients… the experience of eating? I have.
According to Joanne, this means that we often eat beyond what we need… and not necessarily even what we need to eat. When people shift to mindful eating, Joanne reports, they eat better and naturally lose weight.
And… it is an opportunity to enter into mindfulness.
Join me as I discuss pathways to mindfulness with Joanne King.
Using Mindfulness to Thrive
The Importance of Being Present
Confidence… in the Moment
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06 July 2017 – Australia’s Genome.One and U.S.-based OneOme have partnered to provide genetic and pharmacogenomic information as part of a new personal health management service launched earlier this month that allows unprecedented insights into the current and future health of Australians.
This service includes genome sequencing provided by Genome.One and pharmacogenomic testing using OneOme’s RightMed test, which identifies how an individual’s DNA affects his or her response to certain medications. A comprehensive health assessment, offered in partnership with Sydney’s Life First, provides additional health and wellbeing information for a more comprehensive picture of an individual’s health.
Dr. Marcel Dinger, CEO of Genome.One, said that the partnership with OneOme is an important component of the company’s service. “Our service can detect a person’s increased genetic risk for more than 49 conditions across more than 230 genes, which helps healthcare professionals to offer advice on how to reduce identified risks. Understanding the body’s response to 220 medications adds important insights into how a condition can be managed.”
The RightMed pharmacogenomic test analyzes an individual’s DNA to better inform prescription decisions by predicting adverse drug reactions and drug effectiveness. It was co-developed and exclusively licensed from Mayo Clinic in the U.S. with the aim of bringing pharmacogenomics into routine clinical care.
Paul Owen, CEO of OneOme said that pharmacogenomics may unlock information about how specific drugs will affect you, based on your DNA. “Your body’s response to medication is determined by many factors, with the largest factor being your genetic makeup. A drug that’s effective for one person may have no effect for another person, or it may cause undesirable side effects. Information from our RightMed test can help healthcare providers make prescriptions more personal.”
“We believe in bringing the benefits of pharmacogenomics to everyone, and we’re thrilled to be partnering with Genome.One to make our service available to more people than ever before.”
The service is delivered by a team of health professionals who can offer expert interpretation to understand what the results mean as well as support and advice on what can be done to reduce identified risks.
Dr Dinger added: “Personal genomic information not only empowers individuals to take control of their health and potentially prevent disease, it can also optimise treatment in the clinic. This is why we believe that this service signals the beginning of a new era in understanding an individual’s health and the prevention and management of disease.”
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Media release issued on behalf of Genome.One by SenateSHJ.
For further information please contact:
SenateSHJ 02 9256 9716 / 0432 791 550
SenateSHJ 02 8257 0200 / 0451 147 528
Genome.One (genome.one) is a pioneering health information company providing genetic answers to life’s biggest health questions through clinical whole genome sequencing. Genome.One aims to enhance the lives of patients, families and communities across the world. Genome.One is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
In July 2016, Genome.One launched Australia’s first clinical whole genome testing service to provide diagnoses that can guide the care of individuals who are affected by genetic disease.
The OneOme platform was co-developed and exclusively licensed from Mayo Clinic to bring pharmacogenomics into routine clinical care. OneOme is a privately held company backed by early-stage venture firm Invenshure, LLC, and Mayo Clinic. To learn more about OneOme, visit www.oneome.com.
Editor’s Note: Mayo Clinic has financial investment in the technology referenced in this news release. The revenue that Mayo Clinic will receive is used to support its not-for-profit mission in patient care, education and research.
For further information about OneOme, please contact:
About the Garvan Institute of Medical Research
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is one of Australia's largest medical research institutions and is at the forefront of next-generation genomic sequencing in Australia. Garvan’s main research areas are: cancer, diabetes and metabolism, genomics and epigenetics, immunology and inflammation, osteoporosis and bone biology, and neuroscience. Garvan’s mission is to make significant contributions to medical science that will change the directions of science and medicine and have major impacts on human health.
About the personal health management service: GoNavigate™
The health management service, GoNavigate™, is delivered by Genome.One in partnership with Life First at St Vincent’s Clinic, Sydney. This first-of-its-kind service can be accessed by those 18 years and over and includes a:
• whole genome testing service that provides an assessment of increased genetic risks of certain inherited conditions that could impact future health including: 31 cancers; 13 heart conditions; 5 other inherited conditions where monitoring and intervention can be of benefit. An analysis will be then received predicting an individual’s likely response to approximately 220 medications.
• comprehensive medical assessment in consultation with Life First doctors and exercise physiologists including head-to-toe physical examination, resting and stress ECG, full physiology review and analysis and extensive pathology testing. The GoNavigate service is available at a cost of $6400 (ex.GST). Five percent of Genome.One’s revenue from this service will be committed to supporting Australian families seeking diagnoses for rare and genetic conditions through the iHope network.
Further information can be found at genome.one

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Guitar amps are essential items for those who are keen on playing guitars today, especially for those who wanna relish this type of great musical instrument. In addition, the sort of appliance not only supports you to experience your musical skill but also impacts your work, hence it’s not straightforward to pick the best modeling guitar amps, which consume your proper time to choose the right appliances.
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Best Modeling Guitar Amps Comparison 2021
** Below, you will find our detailed reviews of the Best Modeling Guitar Amps, but you can also click these following links to see current prices or read customer reviews on Amazon.
- Portable, Bluetooth Desktop Guitar Amplifier
- Built-in Digital Reverb & Delay, 3 channels: Clean, Overdrive and Distortion
- 20W programmable combo amp with enhanced features, including 6 voices, 12 Super Wide Stereo effects, and low noise hardware for improved sound quality
- Designed to make live streaming, recording, any practicing easy, the new TRRS line output allows you to send audio directly to a smartphone to live stream your playing
- 71 built-in guitar effects and 13 amp models
- Free download of Zoom guitar lab Mac/Windows software
- 25-watt combo amplifier
- Single 8” Fender Special Design guitar speaker
- Massive digital processing is used to faithfully Modeling the circuitry and 22-Watt power output of an original Deluxe tube amp
- Uses a high-performance 100-Watt digital power amp to achieve the headroom and dynamic range of a real vintage Deluxe tube amp
- Massive digital processing is used to faithfully Modeling the circuitry and 22-Watt power output of an original Twin reverb amplifier
- Uses a high-performance 100-Watt digital power amp to achieve the headroom and dynamic range of a real vintage Deluxe tube amp
- Authentic modeling technology for 3 classic guitar amps, 3 gain modes and 3 mic placements for a total of 27 configurations that let you easily achieve the most sought-after tube amp sounds from clean, crunch to super-fat distortion
- This BEHRINGER product has been designed to compete head to head with leading products on the market
- 70 onboard high-quality digital effects (68 effects, 1 looper pedal, and 1 rhythm pedal), including distortion, overdrive, EQ, compression, delay, reverb, flanging, phasing, and chorusing
- 5 amp emulators, 5 cabinet emulators, and 75 custom-designed factory patches
- 🎸🎸【Support Loading IR File】Multi effects pedal support the third-party IR file,If you want to covering the original IR file,Use the USB cable that comes with the product to import the third-party IR box simulation file,Via the free software Cube-Suger online computer.you can also via our official website to download the free software Cube-Suger.
- 🎸🎸 【LIVE AND PRESET Mode】The combined effects pedal with the LIVE Mode, guitar player can edit the tone effects chain and hold the pin for long to save.For PRESET Mode,We have PRESET original three classic tone effects (Distortion,overdrive,voiceless).The three of tones can exchange freely.This multi effects can provide you the best experience for live performance.
- Includes FREE Cubase AI music production software from Steinberg
Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps Reviews 2021
Fender Blues Junior Electric Guitar Amplifier
We are here to introduce with you a suitable option for the list of Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021 and we can make sure that the Fender Blues Junior IV Electric Guitar Amplifier will become a perfect appliance for your choice.
The kind of item is good for a guitar amp in order to gig many small clubs, use at home, and in some practice. Besides, there are some amps more handy than other Fender small combos. We want the kind of Jr IV as the product has a twelve” speaker that to their ears is all the time considerably much more balanced than a lot of ten ” speakers there.
Although this type of guitar amp just truly does one factor; nevertheless, because of its size so it breaks up rather simply, leading it not all the time the best choice for fresh cleans.
- Having classic tone
- Not so adaptable
- Not affordable
PRS Paul Reed MT15 Mark Signature Guitar Amplifier Head
- 15/7 Watts (Switchable)
- 2 Channels
We will give you a hand to know some excellent factors of the PRS Paul Reed MT15 Mark Signature Guitar Amplifier Head that is a key appliance in the Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021.
This sort of item – Mark Tremonti PRS have launched themselves and become one of the greatest-running partnerships in this guitar sector.
The kind of machine MT fifteen follows the quality lunchbox guitar amp blueprint, and it also packs in 2 channels as well as changing output energy to offer a perfect tool for your practice, small shows or recording.
Furthermore, It also is geared with regard to greater gain fans, along with a 6L6 energy amp tube handing out a lot in the method of compound-thin saturation.
- High standard gain tones
- Split EQ for per channel
- No inside reverb
HeadRush FRFR-112 Flat-Response 12-in/2-Way Cabinet for Guitar and Amp Modelling Processors
- Full Range, Flat Response – Specially-voiced 12-inch woofer and high-frequency compression driver deliver a precise, full response across the entire frequency range without any artificial coloration
- High Output Power - 2000 watts of peak power delivers clarity, punch and enough headroom for any venue
At the present, you are about to know several handy factors of HeadRush FRFR-112 Cabinet for Guitar Multi FX and Amp Modelling Processors which is an essential musical item in the list of Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021.
The type of machine has built-in the greatly respected tone motor with some quite unbelievable digital technology has just ever been a nice thing; besides, it surely does not disappoint.
Moreover, there are thirty amp versions and forty effects. Furthermore, it also is equipped with bluetooth compatible with stream music, and ⅛” Aux as well, even with headphone inputs. Furthermore, you have got USB outputs and inputs too, which permits you to utilize your favorite Spark as you want to catch that following great option.
- Offering impressive smart factors
- Equipped bluetooth connectivity to streaming music
- Having spark app opens even much more tones
- Not the strongest motor in this industry
Marshall Code Digital Combo Amp
- Power: 50W (solid state) Single input 14 preamp models 4 power-amp models 8 speaker cab models Speaker: 1x12 Marshall Controls: 3-band EQ, gain, volume, pre FX, amp, mod, delay, reverb, power, cab 100 presets 24 FX (five simultaneously) Aux. input Headphone output USB port Bluetooth iOS and Android integration Footswitch sold separately Dimensions: 20.86 in. x 17.32 in. x 11.02 in. Weight: 28.6 lbs.
- The Marshall CODE 50W 1x12 combo combines the Marshall legacy with state-of-the-art technology, culminating in a potent little amp that taps into all the tones you crave
Now, we are here to help you know some useful factors of the Marshall Code Digital Combo Amp which is a nice appliance in this list of the Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021.
This kind of product from Marshall brand is an indisputable industry colossus with a lot of knowledge as it will come to an amplification pattern. Moreover, this sole input fifty-watt firm state guitar amp choice for sound selections.
Furthermore, with quite the same spectacles as the one hundred, it equips four power guitar amp versions and twenty four onboard impacts containing classic, Compressor, Distortions, Phaser, even if remolo and so on.
You could utilize five effects to know precisely what you’re craving. Furthermore, with having around over one hundred presets which provided a lot of your bucks.
- Having bluetooth integration.
- A class energy.
- Plenty of auxiliary choices.
- Could noisy a little bit volatile
- Can be low for a certain studio use
Blackstar HT1RH MKII Tube Head with Reverb
- 2-channel All-tube Guitar Amp Head with Infinite Shape Feature
- Voice Switch
If you wanna unravel the Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021 for your search, do not think anymore, we will support you to share which item is the great choice for you, and we believe that the Blackstar HT1RH MKII Tube Head with Reverb would be a proper item for your selection.
This kind of machine is a quite well- known brand’s order. The product does not pack in some factors you will never utilize, or anytime you load. Furthermore, If you need great gain, certainly, it could hurl down. On the other hand, if you need an original, bell-like fresh sound, it also can cover.
- USA/ UK voicing change equips adaptability
- High-sounding reverb
- Might be too a lot of choices for some users
Orange Micro Dark Terror Solid State Hybrid Amp Head
- 20-watt hybrid amplifier head geared toward metal tones
- Hybrid tube preamp and solid state power amp push 20-watts of power
Now, we are going to show you the Orange Micro Dark Terror 20 Watt Tube Hybrid Amp Head which is going to become a good device in this list of the Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021.
This kind of product has a firm-state and tube preamp energy amp which allows it to keep shockingly small when distributing twenty watts. Moreover, via a four by twelves it’s misleadingly massive, though since it is so small in wattage, and there is not truly a true ‘unspotted’ sound on order.
- Not including full-tube
Fender Mustang GT Enabled Modeling Guitar Amplifier
- New and improved amp Modeling Technology
- Wi-Fi equipped for easy updates, preset exchanges, and connectivity to the Fender tone app
We are bound to recommend to you excellent factors of the Fender Mustang GT Modeling Guitar Amplifier which is a necessary instrument in the “Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021”.
With edge- cutting advanced great algorithms Fender brand has surpassed itself along with Mustang chain line and allows it to reach our top ten. Moreover, The kind of GT40 device is a good specimen of adaptability in a certain modeling amp. Furthermore, It specifically versions practical amp response equips edge- cutting compatibility abilities. In addition, this product is offered with classic voices 21, and over 45 various effects this amp permits for is constant.
Besides, to anything the previous version had to provide the sign operation has been purified, at the present you are free to progress effects everywhere in this kind of signal series. This actually enhances musical imagination which is “controlled just by your creativity”.
- Having sharing presets via bluetooth
- Including MP3 line.
- Available in full colour of display screen
- Available a range of venue sizes for volume a variety for home gigging as well as practice
- Having some complaint about sound
Line 6 Spider V 30 Modeling Amplifier
- Exceptional amp models with classic tones
- Line 6 effects including reverbs, delays, mods and more
Now, you would be clear about some outstanding features of the Line 6 Spider V 30 Modeling Amplifier which is an ideal item in this Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021.
This sort of device is a great modeling amp that places classic chain 6 effects smartly inside a fifteen watt digital model for free tone testing. Besides, It’s a long-lasting but affordable as well as lightweight instead of top of the field versions from Line six.
Moreover, a lot of musicians would figure out it is simple to modify their sweet sound by easily tweaking a certain knob which permits players to limit their tone; plus add 2 effects simultaneously.
Furthermore, to the user’s usual delay, reverb and alteration settings. In addition, some of other effects contain sweep, tape, or echo with completely convertible parameters.
It also owns an unopened back case and a tailor integrated eight-inch speaker; in addition appears with a certain FBV foot switch for distant controlling. It sells a duplicate of jam designing software which gets the tone abilities to another grade and offers players entire to complete online content.
- Having a handy integrated tuner.
- Design store as well as save four settings.
- Hands at liberty foot multi-impacts pedals.
- Having some trouble with set up
Marshall CODE Guitar Combo Amp
- Power: 100W (solid state) Single input 14 preamp models 4 power amp models 8 speaker cab models Speaker: 2x12 Marshall Controls: 3-band EQ, gain, volume, pre FX, amp, mod, delay, reverb, power, cab 100 presets 24 FX (five simultaneously) Aux. input Headphone output USB port Bluetooth iOS and Android integration 2-way footswitch included Dimensions: 27.3" x 18.9" x 10.82" Weight: 52.9lb.
- The Marshall CODE 100W 2x12 combo combines the Marshall legacy with state-of-the-art technology, culminating in a potent amp that taps into all the tones you crave
The next choice that you ought to consider before having a decision to choose the great Modeling Guitar Amps is the Marshall CODE 100W 2×12 Guitar Combo Amp- Black, which is an outstanding appliance in the list of Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021.
This kind of product has the tweaking abilities of the kind of device Marshall CODE chains are nearly limitless. Besides, the device is a variety of model guitar amplifiers that frankly permit musicians to call up and realize their own special and unique sound.
Moreover, It’ a remarkable modeling guitar amp duplicating the company’s legendary great-end guitar amp tones. Furthermore, including fourteen preamp versions, four energy amp versions, eight speaker cab styles. In addition, users also may modify volume, gain, delay, and modulation entering around one hundred presets and twenty four effects. Furthermore, the device also allows players to create a mixture of Marshall’s original tones along with pro-standard impacts containing that key glistening tone. Besides, It also has a sole input with.
- Consist of a two-way footswitch
- Having loud volume grade at one hundred watts, excellent for live utilization.
- Having factors android combination app for patch sharing and updates
- Not the most well-known brand in this market
Yamaha Modeling Desktop Amplifier
- Amp type: Power 1, Power II, Brown I, Brown II, Southern HI, Clean, Bass and Flat
- Effects: Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Delay, Delay/Reverb, Spring Reverb, Hall Reverb *Compressor and Noice Gate (only available in the THR Editor)
We will introduce with you some excellent factors of the Yamaha THR10X High Gain Modeling Desktop Amplifier having Instrument Cable and Open-Ear Headphones which is a great device in the Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021.
This kind of device Yamaha THR10 brand is an outstanding instance of a great modeling guitar amplifier. The product has five individual channels as well as an entire host of impacts, this kind of modeling guitar amp has quite an offering.
The device was improved and targeted at the bulkier rock guitarists who are into great distortion and gain. Furthermore, the item also emulates the response of a stack; it distributes subtly various distortion and so on.
The type of device has some remarkable effects including a Phaser, Flange, and even if tremolo. Besides, it owns spring-reverb and hall version reverb installation. It brings some profits from an extra compressor and loud gate complete to the kind of THR 10 X version.
Moreover, Its bunch of limits offer electric guitar uses the capacity to operate bass centre treble impacts reverb/ delays master and gain. Furthermore, the kind of Yamaha THR10 will come with a handy guitar mixture and a duplicate of a Cubase for separating out to a record.
- Having original tone at a suitable volume.
- Players’ memory change and a tuner change.
- Having congratulatory studio headphones.
- Be equipped with an USB backup out.
- Having some complaint about instruction.
Boss KTN-head Katana Guitar Amplifier
- 100W Amplifier - Owner's Manual - Power Cord - GA-FC Sticker
- Light and portable 100-watt amplifier head with powerful, gig-ready sound
Actually, there is an outstanding option which we are going to show you the BOSS KTN-HEAD Katana Guitar Amplifier which is a nice item in the Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021.
Another great device from the kind of outstanding Katana chains by the BOSS, the series gracefully acts for the firm’s purposes of being equipped with unusual ‘rock sound’.
Highlighting well-tuned converting over the age depending on the similar processes that ideal the popular Waza guitar amplifier, this kind of movable one hundred-watt guitar amp head is a kind of compact and strong modeling guitar amp. It distributes authentic tube-like guitar amp tones.
Furthermore, mastered produced It gives 5 amp famous characters: lead, acoustic, Clean, brown and Crunch Which you could simultaneously utilize a bend of around three at that time.
In addition, the extra BOSS studio creating software is actually a smart perk which equipped up fifty five flavorsome sounds, all could be completely tailored, allowing players to create sounds from the scratch. Besides, you could store fifteen of the impacts for fast renewal in situations.
- Famous crunches.
- Fresh clean.
- Strong distortions.
- Having one hundred watt guitar amp head
- Not the strongest engine in this sector
VOX Valvetronix VT20X Modeling Amplifier
- 20 Watts; 1 x 8" Speaker
- Valvetronix preamp uses a vacuum tube multi-stage amplification circuit
The following option that we wanna share with you is the VOX Valvetronix VT20X Modeling Amplifier which is a great appliance with many great functions in the list of the Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021.
This kind of faucet modeling guitar amp highlights circuitry plus a modern advanced guitar modeling motor. Using effective technology which chooses examination the components of the turn itself the VOX brand have got produced to the following level.
Furthermore, pick from eleven practical amp guitar versions which could be operated through thirty three preset schemes. Adjust with thirteen great-quality integrated effects.
- Having an integrated tuner.
- Including USB, AUX and Headphones out connectivity.
- Having an outstanding solid modeling case with an eight-inch speaker as well as only twenty watts.
- Not the most famous engine in this market
Roland MICRO CUBE GX Guitar Amplifier
- Power: 3WUltra-compact portable DSP guitar amp with 5-inch speakerRuns on battery or AC power (adapter supplied)
- Includes carry strapi-CUBE LINK jack provides simple audio interfacing with Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (interface cable included)
We are going to let you know some useful functions of Roland MICRO CUBE GX Portable Guitar Amplifier which is actually a practical instrument in this list of “Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021”.
The kind of unbelievably micro guitar amp distributes eight model guitar amps containing the celebrated JC-one hundred and twenty. Moreover, the battery-energized digital modeling guitar amps profit from the kind of Roland’s famous brand complex object modeling technology which manufactures near ideal reproductions of effects.
You will be tough to figure out well abilities from other modeling guitar amplifiers. Furthermore, this kind of Roland modeling guitar amp owns 5 various integrated impacts and enables it to provide guitar amp tones proper for use in a variety of genres.
- Could be used for around twenty five hours without a vent six AA Batteries.
- Having a smooth carry strap.
- Having an auxiliary input in order to jam along with your favorite MP3s.
- Owning a useful integrated chromatic tuner.
- Not complete-tube
- Having some trouble to understand in manual book
Blackstar IDCORE20 Guitar Amplifier
- Refer the user manual below for troubleshooting
- Super Wide Stereo - 12 Stereo Effects
We need to share with you some good components of the Blackstar IDCORE20 Guitar Combo Amplifier that are suitable for most guitar players that are a necessary item in the list of Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021.
This kind of guitar amp is a digital joy and pride of 7 years of technical improvement by the well – known Blackstar firm figured out by ex-Marshall staff. When relatively edge-cutting to the location they have manufactured an entire host of particularly dependable amplifier lines.
Furthermore, It also owns four key onboard impacts that operate into twelves integrated impacts utilizing digital reverb, modulation and delay settings. In addition, It equips clean tones and a clean super/crunch to twist up the store.
- Excellent broaden stereo sound ability
- Factors a small USB connection.
- Can cover small registers very well.
Fender Champion Electric Guitar Amplifier
- Shape your sound with the EQ section (Bass + Treble) as well as dial in lush effects such as digital reverbs, chorus, vibratone and delay.
- Jam along with your favorite tracks by simply plugging your MP3 player into the Auxiliary input and you instantly become part of the band and /or practice privately with the 1/8th headphone output jack that also mutes the speaker output.
Now we will unravel you a few good functions of the Fender Champion Electric Guitar Amplifier which is one of the good devices in our list of the “Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021”.
The has a product tube-model choice from one of this market’s bests. The kind of Fender brand profits from experienced production from a firm with ages of knowledge that just stemmed from commited development and research.
Form your favorite sound along with the easy turn of a dial, knob your treble and bass balance and use with the hall reverb and a lot of choices. Featuring seventeen amp simulations so you reach plenty to pick from for user’s money.
- Having MP3 auxiliary.
- Can open the back case with a storage provision.
- Including headphone output
- Adaptable for bass and electric guitar
- Not much low-end
Boss Katana-100/212 MkII 2×12″ 100-watt Combo Amp
- 100/50/0.5W 2x12" Guitar Combo Amplifier with 5 Amp Voicings
- Cab-emulated Line Headphone/Recd Outputs
Do you want to have a proper Modeling Guitar Amps? We are about to recommend to you some practical information, especially the Boss Katana-100/212 MkII 2×12″ 100-watt Combo Amp which is good for guitar players. This musical item will be a key appliance in the list of the Keep pace with Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021.
Actually, It is handy for newborn guitarists to pick a guitar amp that is going to permit them to have some experiment with various sounds. As good as tube guitar amps are, they are prone to tend to post to one key job and concentrate on focusing that cleverly. Furthermore, smart effects also help the player have an opportunity to attempt out various sounds and bend of impacts to realize some sound that matches them best.
Moreover, the kind of device from the Boss Katana brand is, in many ways, the ideal backup or ‘first’ amp for a lot of people.
- Wide a variety of sounds
- Good value
- Needs the nice software for some deep editing
VOX electric-guitar-amplifier-combos (AC15C1)
- 10 Watt tube combo offering the classic VOX Top Boost tone
- EL84 power tubes; 12AX7 preamp tubes
We are bound to share with you of some useful functions of the VOX electric-guitar-amplifier-combos (AC15C1) that are suitable for someone who plays guitar, which is a great instrument in the list of Top 17 Best Modeling Guitar Amps: Reviews & Comparison 2021.
This sort of device was launched sixty years ago, the product Vox AC15 is actually the old-timer of its pack in the best modeling guitar amps manual instruction. Because still guitarists gravitate with regard to that well- known grille, tempted by the assurance of a lot of guitar recognisable tones.
A lot of people from the well- known Beatles to popular Brian May have utilized Vox AC guitar amps over a lot of years, drawn with regard to one of the cosiest clean tones.
- Good sound
- Great tremolo!
- Not one product for the great gain fans
How To Pick The Best Modeling Guitar Amps?
There is a truth that it isn’t straightforward to pick for the suitable Modeling Guitar Amps. Now, we are going to recommend some practical hints, which not just assist you to opt these sorts of items wisely but like excellent and good quality appliances.
Excellent performance is something special which requires to be considered and reaches a couple of essential guitar amps that will cover your practice or just wanna protect your money, your purpose properly by opting an adaptable item for your requirements.
You ought to unravel how excellent products are before deciding to choose your suitable appliances, now there are several crucial elements that you need to think about.
Kinds Of Amplifiers
It is fact that there are 4 kinds of modeling guitar amplifiers, namely: analog- solid/ compact state, digital/ modeling, hybrids and tubes.
These kinds of guitar amps are named compact-state because they utilize transistors for energy parts. Moreover, they also are so dependable and rarely demand repairs. Besides, they sometimes own a fresh tone, though a lot appear with a “twist” also. In addition, these kinds of guitar amps are common with users seeking a firm, dependable touring guitar amp. Besides, a lot of tight cost amps are firm.
This kind of machine has tube amps which are preferred by a lot of guitar users for their cozy tone as well as “organic” warp. The kind of factor often sounds louder a bit than firm-state tube amps of some similar wattage plus have a specific “feel” that users do not reach from firm-state tube amps.
Modeling guitar amps
The kind of modeling guitar amps utilize digital smart processors in order to imitate some sound of outmoded tube technology. Furthermore, utilizing software that “styles’ ‘ the sound, these kinds of guitar amps place some sound of various guitar amps in a box. Moreover, modeling guitar amps usually have integrated digital impacts such as chorus, delay, so on. Some contain analog or digital outputs along with speaker duplicates for getting direct or PA systems.
Hybrid guitar amps
Mixing the great of every kind of guitar amp into the one package. Besides, these kinds of guitar amps utilize a real tube in co-occurrence with the compact state energy part of their guitar amps. A lot of hybrid guitar amps utilize a tube amp in a preamp part and firm state system in the energy part to generate a tube amps tone.
Besides, different kinds of amps appear in various configurations. Furthermore, combos are complete items including the speaker and amplifier in the same cabinet. These kinds of guitar amps also appear in unconnected heads as well as speaker cabinets.
Actually, when we talk about this kind of factor, we need to care about the thickness utilized to build the case is a main feature in controlling the standard of sound. Moreover, we also talk about the thinner the wood utilized. Besides another feature checking sound standard is if the guitar amp owns a closed or open back.
When operating a guitar amp, it is quite popular for guitar players to hit up a bit. Great corner defenders would attach to a life of some guitar amps.
Energy as well as speaker size
The energy voting as well as size of the best speakers you pick for your guitar amp would rely on several degrees of price and application. Furthermore, practice guitar amps are often firm state and modeling guitar combo items factoring low energy speakers, though there are several small tube guitar amps to be figured out. For playing as well as rehearsal tinier venues, ponder modeling guitar or tube amps with energy voting averaging approximately fifty watts and twelves ″ speakers.
Other extra factor you may encounter contain:
Some guitar amps utilize spring reverbs that could be normal sounding, when others utilize smart reverb.
These kinds of jacks permit you to plus boxes and rack items after the pre amplifier.
These kinds of guitar amps permit you to change between various pre amplifier channels often moving from a fresh tone. Besides, investigate to view if a certain footswitch is contained. Moreover, digital guitar amps usually need the shop of an extra multi-task footswitch to switch tones remotely.
A lot of guitar amps are well- known for their integrated effects. Moreover, tremolo has a certain impact and a lot of guitar amps factor (great for some surf guitar.) Furthermore, modeling guitar amps often include multiple integrated digital effects.
At the present, you can collect more practical tips about cleaning these sorts of guitar amps by this below video:
Conclusion: Best Modeling Guitar Amps For Your Choices
These types of Modeling Guitar Amps with some choices could be arranged below

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Help Sought in Identifying Crash Victim
Published 4:00 am, Tuesday, March 12, 1996
The office of the San Francisco Medical Examiner is asking for the public's help in identifying a woman who was killed when a van in which she was a passenger crashed in the Haight District on Friday.
The remains are those of a white female, about 40 years of age, 5 feet tall and weighing about 110 pounds. Hawley said his office has information that Rath (Fox) may have relatives in the Bay Area, but investigators have been unable to locate any of them.
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The driver of the van, James Dearwent, a 42-year-old San Francisco man, suffered third degree burns over 65 percent of his body. He was listed in critical but stable condition at San Francisco General Hospital yesterday. A second woman who was also in the van at the time escaped with minor injuries.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The NFL lockout is a week short of being four months old, and a few weeks short of jeopardizing the scheduled start of the 2011 regular season.
Once football is played again, the Cleveland Browns -- with a combined 14-34 record the past three seasons -- will have a lot of work to do.
Dave Kolonich of scout.com's Orange and Brown Report suggests a number of issues on the Browns to-do list once the lockout ends.
Kolonich writes that the Browns must determine how big of a role second-round draft choice Greg Little can play at wide receiver, where the top incumbents -- third-year veterans Brian Robiskie and Mohamed Massaquoi -- remain largely unproven.
Following April’s draft, Heckert gave the following slightly tepid response regarding his team’s pass catching talent.
"We added a tight end, and added a fullback that can catch the ball, so I think we did help our receiving as a group. But if we think somebody can improve us, we'll do it."
Unless anyone thinks the Browns’ current level of talent is comparable to past Super Bowl winners, I’m guessing that more improvement is needed. Only quantum leaps by Massaquoi, Robiskie and Carlton Mitchell can improve the Browns’ receiving production.
However, the risks involved in signing a free agent wide receiver complicates what could be viewed as an easy decision. While there is talent available, such as Malcolm Floyd, James Jones and Santonio Holmes, the price tag for even the most marginal of players will prove extraordinarily high.
Jon Dove comments on Greg Little's place on the Browns' depth chart. On mockingthedraft.com.
Besides his comments on the lockout, ESPN.com's John Clayton answers a question about the Browns.
A report on rookie cornerback Buster Skrine by Don Delco of Scout.com's Orange and Brown Report.
Since the lockout has prevented any free agency movement, an article from last week by Adam Caplan of FoxSports.com -- the top 15 free agent defensive ends -- remains timely. The Browns could use one or two of them.
Video highlights of Peyton Hillis' 2011 season, on the Dawg Pound Daily blog.


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The fee is currently on hold while school districts mount a challenge.
Supporters feel it’s a question of potty parity. Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano says homeowners deserve a little relief.
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WESTLAKE, Ohio — It might surprise some people to learn that Phil Steele, the eponymous founder and publisher of a college football preview magazine now in its 20th year, is a real person, with a wife, two children, two rabbits and a freshwater pond that shimmers in front of a big house in this bustling Cleveland suburb.
The density, uniformity and longevity of his magazine have caused some confusion about his existence over the years. Occasionally, he will receive a message via Twitter from a puzzled fan thinking Phil Steele is merely a figurehead or a catchy, football-appropriate name used to promote newsstand sales.
Lately, along with about 400 radio spots he fills annually, Steele has been doing some television work for ESPN, which is helping the perception problem. But getting him to ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Conn., can take some convincing. Steele, 53, prefers to remain low-key, and he is intensely private. He also loathes travel.
“In an ideal world,” Steele said recently, “I could just be in an office by myself — window, sunshine, working on football all day.”
“Working on football” is the way Steele describes his fall Saturdays, when he watches and charts games playing on 12 televisions in his office that coalesce into one wild, flashing mosaic of faces and fields.Continue reading the main story
There, Steele directs his staff like a ship’s captain, calls for updates on what happened in one game while furiously scribbling notes on another, tabulates in his head the good plays and the bad plays of four games at once, and revels in the strategy of one coach against another.
All of this, eventually, is boiled down in an encyclopedic preseason magazine, this year consisting of 352 pages. It is little wonder that most coaches and analysts consider Phil Steele’s College Football Preview to be the last word. The publication — at $12.99, or $9.99 for the digital version — has no fluff, no filler. The type is small, with some obscure abbreviations that require a glossary and abundant statistics. If fans did not know better, they might think it was a book of scoreboard pages from newspaper sports sections.
But no other magazine can challenge the overwhelming depth and precision of Steele’s. According to Stassen.com, a website that tracks the accuracy of college preview magazines, Steele’s was No. 1 for prediction accuracy from 2004 to 2013. His circulation has more than doubled from about 200,000 in 2004, Steele said (without providing exact figures). His influence within the sport has grown with it.
“To have it all in one source, where you can thumbnail through it and say, ‘Oh, that’s right, I haven’t thought about that guy’ — it’s really cool to have all that at your fingertips,” said Kirk Herbstreit, an ESPN college football analyst who uses Steele’s magazine exclusively.
How Steele has managed to build his empire without venturing far beyond the three-minute driving distance between his home and his office speaks to his enthusiasm for watching games (on television — he never attends them) and describing in detail what he observes. Steele, who has more than a dozen full-time employees, has difficulty delegating work.
“It could be Phil Steele Publications without me,” he said. “It’s now a brand. It’s not one person anymore; it’s a company. It could get to that. But I think that’s what makes me different from anybody.”
On a sunny morning last month at his office, by the time coffee was just beginning to brew elsewhere in the Midwest, Steele had completed a one-hour workout, read two newspapers, eaten a full breakfast, finished a diet Mountain Dew and a Red Bull, and conducted two of the five radio interviews on his schedule — despite insisting that July was one of his quietest months.
In front of him were three computer monitors and stacks of articles. Every morning, his mother, Mary, a former secretary, compiles them from newspapers that cover college football. They accumulate quickly throughout the season, spilling into folders and boxes that pile up in corners of an office that can appear at times to be collapsing inward.
Bobbleheads nodded on shelves. Steele sipped from a football-shaped mug. Dressed in a white shirt and tie, he stood to show a visitor a copy of his first magazine. The format and simplistic style, crammed with stats and tables, have remained fundamentally consistent. Even the placement of certain boxes and the blotchy color pattern have not changed in 20 years.
“I like to have everything in the same spot on every page,” he said. “They’ve got websites where everything is splashed across, and you click here. No, I like black and white, left to right, straight lines.”
Not surprisingly, given his affinity for order and numbers, Steele grew up on the western edge of Cleveland wanting to be an accountant. His father, Henry, was a Marine sergeant who instilled a disciplined work ethic. His mother said she thought Steele, her middle son, might become a statistician.
There was, though, something about football that gripped his imagination. After a short stay in college and stints as a manager with several fast-food chains, Steele was 21 when he started an eight-page weekly newsletter, Power Sweep, picking college and professional football games against the spread.
For its first seven years, Power Sweep lost money. In 1988, after a sixth consecutive year of losses, his father told Steele it might be time to look into doing something else. Steele forged on, and in 1989 — the year his father died of cancer — he had his first profitable run.
“I know Dad was helping me from up above,” Steele said.
Steele owned a small quick-print shop specializing in business cards and envelopes, and the newsletter was taking off, so life was generally pretty good. Then a friend noticed the research Steele invested preparing for his picks and suggested that it would suit an annual preview magazine.
At the time, Athlon Sports, Lindy’s Sports and Bob Griese’s College Football Yearbook were the prevailing preview publications, but there were a dozen or so other options. Steele’s first edition sold about 12,000 copies. The next year, after a major printing error, Steele considered giving up the operation. But readers began to take to the quirky book of facts and figures produced by someone who clearly cared about the sport as much as the most die-hard fans.
“You know what gets it for me?” said Bruce Drennan, a television host for Fox Sports Ohio who has had Steele as a guest on his show for eight years. “He doesn’t even need to look at his notes.”
Steele’s enthusiasm for his work bleeds onto his six-and-a-half-acre property, where there are plenty of distractions (including an indoor basketball court, a trampoline, Skee-Ball, and the rabbits, Roxy and Bun-Bun) but where he is never too far away from a television. He estimated there were 40 of them in his home.
“You can only do things around here in June and July,” his wife, Rebecca, said with a laugh.
Later, Steele was asked what could break his bond to college football. He has dropped hints about his growing disillusionment with the big contracts in professional sports and recently allowed his staff to take over his N.F.L. preview magazine.
“I was reading the other day that a basketball player said, ‘I don’t feel like playing today,’ and if the team cuts him, they still have to pay him his whole contract,” Steele said. “That’s not hard work. That’s ridiculous.”
He added, “That’s not Cleveland.”
Likewise, the Browns rookie Johnny Manziel, with his money-sign finger wagging, is not Cleveland, Steele said. So it is that college football may be slowly receding from his earnest sensibilities.
Steele has been deeply troubled by conference realignment and its impact on rivalries. A pivot toward paying players outright, he said, might turn him off for good.
“If they started going to the paid thing, yeah, I would become less of a fan of college football,” Steele said. “There’s no doubt about it.”
He allowed himself a moment to envision a summer when he was not working tirelessly to produce the sport’s most complete preview magazine.
“Maybe I should be more of an overseer of the whole thing,” Steele said. “That could be coming. But it’s tough for me to let that loose. Because it says Phil Steele’s magazine on it.”Continue reading the main story


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By Eleanor Dearman and Kolten Parker, San Antonio Express-News
AUSTIN - Hundreds of students and University of Texas officials paid respects on campus Thursday night to Haruka Weiser, the freshman theater and dance major whose body was found Tuesday in a wooded area near the heart of the campus.
Weiser, 18, of Portland, Ore., was identified by authorities Thursday morning as the victim of a homicide that the university's president called a "brutal murder." Details of her death have not been released.
Weiser was last seen Sunday around 9:30 p.m. leaving the drama building on campus, police said at an afternoon news conference.
"We gather because life is precious and Haruka was precious. Precious to us," Brant Pope, Department of Theatre and Dance chairman, said, addressing the crowd Thursday night that had many theater and dance students clustered at the front. "We gather to promise we will never forget."
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Former student government president Xavier Rotnofsky led a moment of silence on the normally busy East Mall. UT President Gregory Fenves and representatives from the College of Fine arts also expressed their condolences.
Police released a video Thursday showing a "person of interest" in Weiser's slaying. Troy Gay, assistant chief with the Austin Police Department, said the agency believes the person is a male approximately 6 feet tall.
The video appeared to show a man with a bike around the UT football stadium. Gay said a weapon has not been recovered.
"She had communicated with one of her friends so we were pretty confident that we knew the direction she had traveled and the way she had traveled back to her dormitory," Gay said. "She never made it to her dormitory that night."
Weiser's roommates called university police on Monday and reported her missing around 11:30 a.m. Gay said the agency spoke with roommates and friends.
"Haruka Weiser was a beloved member of our dance community, liked and admired by her classmates and respected by her professors for her intelligence and spirit," Fenves said at the news conference. He said Weiser was recruited by dance faculty members from her Portland high school.
Calls made to numbers associated with Weiser's parents were not returned. Her family released a statement.
"Haruka, our beloved daughter, sister and friend was taken from us too soon. The pain from our sudden and tragic loss is unfathomable.…Words cannot express the outpouring of love we have received."
The campus will stay open, and classes and events will continue, but increased security measures will be taken, Fenves said. He encouraged students to stay safe and alert on campus and avoid walking alone.
Fenves said university police will work to expand and oversee the school's SURE Walk program, which escorts students walking across campus. Fenves said he also asked state police to conduct a safety and security review, including video monitoring, outdoor lighting, and building security, as well as other safety measures.
The Associated Press reported Weiser's was the first on-campus homicide since former Marine Charles Whitman climbed to the top of UT's bell tower on Aug. 1, 1966, and opened fire, killing 16 people and wounding scores of others.
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