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Beranek, Leo L. Acoustics (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1954; Reissued 1986 by Acoustical Society of America ISBN 0-88318-494-X). [The classic text. Long out-of-print, but now available. Difficult, but definitive.]
--- Music, Acoustics & Architecture (Wiley , New York, 1962). [Another gem from Dr. Beranek — this time in non-technical language — the essential meaning of acoustics to the performance and appreciation of music.]
--- Noise Reduction (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1960). [Written in 1960, for a special MIT summer program, this book went on to become the foundation for modern noise control.]
Blesser, Barry & Linda-Ruth Salter Spaces Speak, Are You Listening?: Experiencing Aural Architecture (MIT Press ISBN 978-0-262-02605-5, Cambridge, MA, 2007). [The authors coin the term "aural architecture" to describe the human perception phenomenon that allows us to identify spaces in far more complex ways than just their classic acoustics. Fascinating.]
Chanaud, Robert, Ph.D. Sound Masking Done Right: Simple Solutions for Complex Problems (Magnum Publishing and Atlas Sound ISBN 978-0-9818166-0-9, Ennis, TX, 2008). [The most thorough source on this subject to be found anywhere. Amounting to 237 pages, it's expensive but worth it if you are serious about understanding sound masking. Contact Atlas Sound about purchasing.]
Cox, Trevor The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World (Norton ISBN 978-0-393-23979-9, New York 2014). [A totally fun book. The author travels all over the world exploring and documenting strange sounds.]
D'Antonio, Peter and Trevor J. Cox Acoustic Absorbers and Diffusers, Third Ed. (CRC Press ISBN 978-1498740999 London, 2016). [Everything known about diffusers (less about absorbers) by the inventor, along with a professor of acoustics engineering at Salford University. Practical as well as theoretical; learn how to measure, model, design, optimize and apply diffusers and absorbers. There is no better book on these subjects.]
Everest, F. Alton & Ken C. Pohlmann Master Handbook of Acoustics, 5th ed. (McGraw Hill ISBN 978-0-07-160332-4, New York, 2009). [A true classic, offering an excellent real-world practical intro to acoustics. This edition done by Ken Pohlmann after Everest's death.]
Hänsler, Eberhard and Gerhard Schmidt Acoustic Echo and Noise Control: A Practical Approach (Wiley Inter-Science ISBN 0-471-45346-3, New Jersey, 2004). [Essential theory and proven techniques for acoustic echo and noise suppression. The best reference so far on this difficult topic.]
Harris, Cyril M. Handbook of Acoustical Measurements and Noise Control, 3rd ed. (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1991 ISBN 0-07-026868-1) [Classic reference on the analysis and solution of all things noise.]
Olson, Harry F. Acoustical Engineering (Van Nostrand, New York 1957; reissued 1991 by Professional Audio Journals, Inc., Philadelphia, PA). [Along with Beranek's Acoustics above, these two form the definitive bookends for all later acoustics books.]
--- Musical Engineering (McGraw Hill, New York 1952) Revised and re-named Music, Physics and Engineering, 2nd ed.(Dover, New York 1967) [An audio master presents the first unified engineering treatment of all the elements that enter into the production and reproduction of music.]
Rayleigh, J.W.S. The Theory of Sound, 2nd Revised Ed. (Dover, New York 1976, in two volumes: Vol. 1, ISBN 0-486-60292-3 and Vol. 2, ISBN 0-486-60293-1). [This second revised edition was first published in 1896 and is the real deal, but difficult to read with lots of mathematics. Included here because it is the major work of a Nobel Laureate and considered the first classic coverage of sound theory.]
Biographies and History of Audio
Alexander, Robert Charles The Inventor of Stereo, The Life and Works of Alan Dower Blumlein (Focal Press ISBN 0-240-51577-3 Oxford, England, 1999). [At last, a magnificent biography of a man finally restored to his rightful place in history.]
Alexander, Robert Charles Michael Gerzon: Beyond Psychoacoustics (Dora Media Productions ISBN 978-0-9560160-0-3 Lincolnshire, England, 2008). ["I think that he's the only genuine genius that I have ever met." Professor Stanley Lipshitz, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. There is no better endorsement.]
Brewster, Bill and Frank Broughton Last Night A DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey (Grove Press ISBN 0-8021-3688-5 New York, 2000). [Just about the only but certainly the best source of the history of the modern DJ. Very highly recommended.]
Clark, Mark Magnetic Recording: The Ups and Downs of a Pioneer - The Memoirs of Semi Joseph Begun. (Audio Engineering Society, New York, 2002). ["The engaging story of one of magnetic recording's most respected pioneers begins in pre-World War I Germany, moves through the 1930s with the early development of the Lorenz steel tape machine, and on to the activities at the United States' Brush Development Company during World War II. A rare personal insight into the emergence of a major audio technology by one of its most impressive contributors."]
Holmes, Thom Electronic and Experimental Music, 2nd ed. (Routledge, ISBN 0-415-93644-6, New York, 2002) [Wonderful and complete synthesizer history, with great photos, but not nearly enough].
Levey, Jane Freundel NAMM 100th: A Century of Service to the Music Products Industry. (Carlsbad CA: NAMM-International Music Products Association, 2001). [Beautiful coffee-table book capturing the history of the National Association of Music Merchants. Check www.bookfinder.com to find one.]
Steinweiss, Alex, Jennifer McKnight-Trontz and Steven Heller For the Record: The Life and Work of Alex Steinweiss, Inventor of the Album Cover (Princeton Architectural Press ISBN 1568982240, Princeton, NJ, 2000). [A great glimpse into one of the America's original art forms and the life of its pioneer. Fun, fun, fun and he designed the book cover - of course.]
Welch, Walter L. and Leah Brodbeck Stenzel Burt, From Tinfoil to Stereo (University Press of Florida ISBN 0-8130-1317-8, Gainesville, FL, 1994). [The most comprehensive history of the phonograph and sound recording, starting with its inception in 1877 to the time of the Great Crash in 1929. Considered the fundamental reference book of sound recording history.]
Dictionaries & References
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed.(Houghton Mifflin ISBN 978-0547041018, Boston, 2011). [If you only own one dictionary, make it this one.]
Barber, David W. Better Than It Sounds (Sound And Vision ISBN 0-920151-22-1, Toronto, 1998). [Humorous musical quotations.]
Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes (Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0-316-08267-8, New York, 2000). [Fun stuff; I don't know how many are true, but fun anyway.]
Bierce, Ambrose, The Devil's Dictionary (Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-195-12627-0, Oxford, 1998). [Originally published in the late 1890s by "The Wickedest Man in San Francisco" — this is better than therapy.]
Crystal, David & Hilary Crystal, Words on Words (The University of Chicago Press ISBN 0-226-12201-8, Chicago 2000). [Great collection of quotations about language and languages.]
Décharné, Max, Straight From The Fridge, Dad (Broadway Books ISBN 0-7679-0840-6, New York, 2001). [Fun dictionary of hipster slang.]
Hale, Constance, Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose (Broadway Books ISBN 0-7679-0308-0, New York, 1999). [By the author of Wired Style and a former editor of Wired magazine, a must-have guide that goes way beyond the "rules" of modern language and good writing.]
IEEE 100: The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms, 7th ed. (IEEE ISBN 0-7381-2601-2, New York, 2000). [The answers for electrical & electronic terminology disputes.]
IEEE Standards Dictionary: Glossary of Terms & Definitions (IEEE ISBN 978-0=7381-57399, New York, 2009). [Very handy and convenient CD-ROM.]
Kacirk, Jeffrey, The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten (Simon & Schuster ISBN 0-684-85761-8, New York, 2000). [Fascinating review of English words that quietly disappeared over time.]
Kamp, David, The Rock Snob's Dictionary : An Essential Lexicon of Rockological Knowledge (Broadway Books ISBN 0-7679-1873-8, New York, 2005). [The title says it all — you have to have this book -- at least lying around the john.]
Lynch, Jack, ed., Samuel Johnson's Dictionary (Levenger Press ISBN 1-929154-10-0, Delray Beach, FL, 2002. [Selections from the 1755 work that defined the English language. Fun stuff.]
McCleary, John Bassett The Hippie Dictionary: A Cultural Encyclopedia (and Phraseicon) of the 1960s and 1970s (Ten Speed Press ISBN 1-58008-355-2, Berkeley, CA 2002). [If you were there this will help you remember. Fantastic and valuable compilation.]
McQuain, Jeffrey Never Enough Words (Random House ISBN 0-679-45804-2 New York, 1999). [Wonderful source for Americanisms. Where else are you going to find out that "teetotaciously exflunctified" means "totally worn out." Sports figures are accused of "talking trash," well, this is what is called "talking tall."]
Merriam-Webster 11th Collegiate Dictionary [Best Windows 7 dictionary since Houghton Mifflin refuses to allow the AHD to install.]
Morfey, Christopher L. Dictionary of Acoustics. (Academic Press ISBN 0-12-506940-5, San Diego, CA 2001). [Wonderful and thorough reference for the many terms unique to the study and practice of acoustics.]
NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Special Publication 811: Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI) [The authority on this subject. There is none better.]
Oxford English Dictionary (Shorter), 6th ed. (Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0-19-923324-3, 2007). [Everyone needs at least one OED.]
Pinker, Steven The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Perennial Classics ISBN 0-06-095833-2, New York, 2000.) [Language is usually audio and so this book belongs here. The author is THE world's leading expert on language and he tells the tale with brilliant, witty and refreshing humor. You will like this book far more than you could ever imagine.]
Sadie, Stanley, ed., The Norton/Grove Concise Encyclopedia of Music (Norton ISBN 0-393-03753-3, New York, 1994). [The title says it all.]
White, Glenn D. and Gary J. Louie, The Audio Dictionary, 3rd ed., (University of Washington Press ISBN 0-295-98498-8, Seattle, 2005). [None better. You need this book, and with this latest edition its even mo' better.]
--- The Audio Dictionary, 2nd ed., CD-ROM Version (University of Washington Press ISBN 0-295-97540-7, Seattle, 1998). [Very useful CD-ROM version of the above, complete with color graphics and sound. There is also a combo book and CD-ROM version ISBN 0-295-97541-5.]
Greenebaum, Ken and Ronen Barzel, eds. Audio Anecdotes II: Tools, Tips, and Techniques for Digital Audio (A K Peters ISBN 1-56881-214-0, Wellesley, MA, 2004) [So far, there are three books in this useful series: Audio Anecdotes I, II, & III. Recommended for anyone working or interested in digital audio. Includes a CD-ROM with demos, source code and examples.]
Pohlmann, Ken ed. Advanced Digital Audio (Sams ISBN 0-672-22768-1, Carmel, IN, 1991). [Difficult subjects clearly explained by this acclaimed professor of music engineering at the University of Miami — an accurate, authoritative digital audio resource.]
--- Principles of Digital Audio, 6th ed. (McGraw-Hill ISBN 978-0-07-166346-5, New York, 2011). [The latest edition of THE classic book on digital audio.]
Rumsey, Francis and John Watkinson The Digital Interface Handbook, 3rd edition (Focal Press ISBN 0240519094, Oxford, England, 2003). [One of the best references on this complex topic.]
Watkinson, John The Art of Digital Audio, 3rd ed. (Focal Press ISBN 0-240-51587-0, Oxford, England, 2001). [The title says it all. One of the best digital audio references you can own.]
--- The Art of Sound Reproduction (Focal Press ISBN 0-240-51512-9, Oxford, England, 1998). [Don't even ask; if John wrote, you need it. Outstanding overview of the entire audio field — all the theoretical background necessary to understand sound reproduction.]
--- Compression in Video & Audio (Focal Press ISBN 0-240-51394-0, Oxford, England, 1995). [Want to know all about MUSICAM, Dolby AC, JPEG and MPEG? This is your book.]
--- An Introduction to Digital Audio (Focal Press ISBN 0-240-51378-9, Oxford, England, 1995). [Less rigorous than the one above, but no less valuable. An excellent first book on digital audio.]
Agans, David J. Debugging: The Nine Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software and Hardware Problems (AMACOM ISBN 0-8144-7168-4, New York, 2002). [The title says it all.]
Agarwal, Anant and Jeffrey Lang Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits (Morgan Kaufmann ISBN 978-1558607354, Burlington, MA, 2005). [While not a new book, it presents a new approach to learning electronics by two MIT professors. Highly recommended. Classroom lectures available on YouTube here]
Ashby, Darren Electrical Engineering 101, 2nd. Ed. (Newnes ISBN 978-1-85617-506-7, Oxford, England, 2009). [If you find yourself wanting to remember how such and such works, give this title a chance. It may have just what you want.]
Billings, Keith, Abraham I. Pressman and Taylor Morey Switching Power Supply Design, 3rd Ed. (McGraw-Hill ISBN 978-0-07-148272-1, New York, 2009). [An industry standard on all things that switch and twitch.]
Croft, Terrell, The American Electrician's Handbook, 2nd ed. (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1921). [A gem of a book: leather bound, all edges gilt, wonderful!]
Feucht, Dennis L. Handbook of Analog Circuit Design (Academic Press ISBN 0-12-254240-1, San Diego, 1990). [A rare find: a textbook that is truly useful and practical. Which isn't surprising once you know that he was a real world Tektronix engineer. Particularly good at giving insight into circuits. His book is also available in CD-ROM format; see his website.]
Frederiksen, Thomas M., Intuitive Analog Electronics (McGraw-Hill ISBN 0-07-021962-1, New York, 1989). [Only a very few technical writers have the real gift — Bob Pease, John Watkinson, Jim Williams, and more recently, Clive Maxfield, all come to mind, but before any of them, came Tom Frederiksen; Tom has true gift. I was most fortunate to have learned directly from Tom, as were a couple of the other aforementioned. It simply cannot be written or said clearer or more interestingly than the way Tom does it. (FYI: He has a whole "Intuitive" series -- five titles that I know of. Find them, search them out; you won't be disappointed.)]
Horowitz, Paul & Winfield Hill The Art of Electronics, 3rd ed. (Cambridge University Press ISBN 978-0521809269, London, 2015.) [This book, along with Scherz & Monk's book, are the two best books on practical, day-to-day electronics that you will find. Both five-star books.]
Jung, Walt, ed. Op Amp Applications Handbook (Newnes ISBN 978-0-7506-7844-5, Burlington, MA, 2006. [Compilation of all Analog Devices' ap notes since 1965, including a new section on the history of the op amp.]
Kordyban, Tony Hot Air Rises and Heat Sinks: Everything You Know About Cooling Electronics Is Wrong (ASME Press ISBN 0791800741, 1998). [A collection of myths, mistakes, and "lessons learned" from practicing engineers involved in the field of electronic equipment cooling. In between headaches, Tony Kordyban joyfully explains why everything you know about cooling electronics is wrong. A MUST-HAVE book for anyone involved in cooling electronics.]
Lurch, E. Norman Fundamentals of Electronics, 3rd Ed. (Wiley ISBN 979-0471034940, New York, 1981). [Particularly good book for the new DIY enthusiast.]
Maxfield, Clive. Bebop to the Boolean Boogie, 3rd. Ed. (Newnes ISBN 978-1856175074, Oxford, England, 2009). [Try it; you'll love it. Really great stuff.]
Maxfield, Clive. The Design Warrior's Guide to FPGAs. (Newnes ISBN 978-0-7506-7604-5, Oxford, England, 2004). [ Another great title by this gifted educator/writer. Highly recommended. You will learn something.]
Pease, Robert A. Troubleshooting Analog Circuits (Butterworth Heinemann ISBN 0-7506-9184-0, Boston, 1991). [Bob Pease is legendary among analog circuit designers, and his monthly column, "What's All This ... Stuff, Anyhow?" in Electronic Design magazine was one of the most read and loved columns of all time. No better book on analog troubleshooting than this. "In all my years of designing/building/fixing audio gear, whenever something goes wrong, the right answer is always in this book (virtually no math, either)," writes Bill Coe, Sluggo Audio. It was an honor, a privilege and an education to have worked with him. RIP, Bob. ]
Scherz, Paul & Simon Monk Practical Electronics for Inventors, 3rd ed. (Tab Books, ISBN 978-0071771337, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, 2013). Don't be put off by the title, This book, along with Horowitz's book, are the two best books on practical, day-to-day electronics that you will find. Both five-star books.]
Williams, Gerald E. Practical Transistor Circuit Design and Analysis (McGraw-Hill ISBN 978-0070703988, New York, 1973). [A classic in real world discrete transistor design. One of the best]
Williams, Jim Analog Circuit Design. (Butterworth Heinemann ISBN 0-7506-9166-2, Boston, 1991). [A must-have for anyone interested in analog circuit design by one of the analog gurus of all time.]
Williams, Tim EMC for Product Designers, 3rd Ed. (Newnes ISBN 0-7506-4930-5, Oxford, England, 2001). [The best practical book dealing with achieving EMC immunity and emissions for CE marking. Also check out his new book below.]
Williams, Tim and Keith Armstrong, EMC for Systems and Installations (Newnes ISBN 0-7506-4167-3, Oxford, England, 2000). [The best practical book dealing with achieving EMC immunity and emissions for CE marking. Also check out his first book above.]
Film Sound
Holman, Tomlinson Sound For Film And Television, 3rd ed. (Focal Press ISBN 978-0-240-81330-1 Oxford, UK 2010) [From the man who invented and developed Lucasfilm's THX® program, and now a professor at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television.]
Weis, Elisabeth and John Belton Film Sound: Theory And Practice (Columbia University Press ISBN 0-231-05637-0, New York, 1985). [More historical and theoretical than Holman's book above, thus a nice complement.]
Borwick, John, Loudspeaker and Headphone Handbook, 3rd ed. (Focal Press ISBN 978-0240522760, Oxford, UK, 2001). [Excellent compilation of articles by leading experts in the field.]
Colloms, Martin, High Performance Loudspeakers, 6th ed. (Wiley ISBN 0-470-09430-3 Chichester, England 2005). [My favorite of all the books on loudspeakers for theory.]
Beckmann, Petr, A History of Pi (The Golem Press ISBN 0-911762-18-3, Boulder, CO, 1977). [If the origin of key mathematical symbols interests you, then you'll love this.]
Kaplan, Robert The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero (Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-512842-7 New York, 2000). [If the origin of key mathematical symbols interests you, then you'll love this.]
Livio, Mario, The Golden Ratio (Broadway Books ISBN 0-7679-0815-5, New York 2002. [Forever fascinating look at this wonderful number.]
Maor, Eli, e: The Story of a Number (Princeton University Press ISBN 0-691-03390-0, Princeton, NJ, 1994). [If the origin of key mathematical symbols interests you, then you'll love this.]
Nahin, Paul J. An Imaginary Tale: The Story of [the square root of minus one] (Princeton University Press ISBN 0-691-02795-1, Princeton, NJ, 1998). [If the origin of key mathematical symbols interests you, then you'll love this.]
Neugebauer, Otto The Exact Sciences in Antiquity, 2nd. Ed. (Dover Publications ISBN: 0486223329, NY, 1969). [Deep investigation of Mesopotamian mathematics and astronomy. Hey! What's not to like? Although it is dry and you have to read the notes to get some of the best stuff.]
Transnational College of LEX Who Is Fourier? A Mathematical Adventure (Language Research Foundation ISBN 0-9643504-0-8, Belmont, MA, Third Printing 1998). [A very different book, deceptively simple in style — almost comic book-like — but, I believe the best book on Fourier ever. Buy it; give it a chance -- don't be put off by the style. I bet you learn something and tell all your friends to get a copy. It's that good.]
Borwick, John Microphones: Technology and Technique (Focal Press ISBN 0-240-51279-0, Kent, England, 1990). [Includes a wonderful section on how the human voice works.]
Eargle, John (update by Ray A. Rayburn) The Microphone Book, 3rd Ed. (Focal Press ISBN 978-0240820750, Oxford, England, 2011). [My pick for the best book on microphone technology and classical techniques from an award winning recording engineer with multiple degrees in music and engineering.]
Vear, Tim, Rick Waller and Gino Sigismondi Microphone Techniques for Live Sound Reinforcement (Shure Publications, Niles, IL, 2014). [Hit the link to download your free copy. Absolutely the best free information on mics, just loaded with great stuff.]
Baxandall, Peter and Self, Douglas Baxandall and Self on Audio Power (Linear Audio ISBN 978-94-90929-03-9, Hoensbroek, The Netherlands, 2011). [A collection of papers done by both men on audio power amplifiers published in Wireless World magazine between 1978-1979 (Baxandall) and 1993-1994 (Self). Valuable stuff from two of the experts.]
Cordell, Bob Designing Audio Power Amplifiers (McGraw Hill ISBN 978-0-07-164024-4, New York, 2011). [This is another must-have book for anyone designing power amplifiers. A great complement to Doug Self's book below.]
Self, Douglas Audio Power Amplifier Design, 6th edition (Focal Press ISBN 978-0-240-52613-3, Burlington, MA, 2013). [For all the books written on audio, there are surprisingly few on power amplifiers. Of the few seen, I prefer this one, and it just keeps getting better with each edition. Written by a real-world, experienced, working, multi-degreed (Cambridge & Sussex) engineer, it is rational, reliable, accurate and truly useful. Highly recommended. Also recommended is his book on small signal audio circuits listed here and another on designing active crossovers found here.]
Slone, G. Randy High-Power Audio Amplifier Construction Manual (McGraw-Hill ISBN 0-07-134119-6, New York, 1999). [A very valuable do-it-yourself book; highly recommended.]
Pro Audio, General
AES Shields and Grounds: Safety, Power Mains, Studio, Cable and Equipment (special excerpt), Jour. Audio Eng. Soc., Vol 43, No 5, June 1995. [This reprint forms the foundation of understanding the Pin-1 Problem and other nuisance grounding & interconnection issues.]
Ballou, Glen, ed. Handbook For Sound Engineers, Fifth Edition (Focal Press ISBN 9780415842938, Oxford, UK, 2015). [Very uneven reference, but contains good information. The book is divided into chapters written by multiple authors, resulting in great differences in treatment, tone and thoroughness of subject matter. Some sections are excellent and useful to a sound engineer; some are not. A fully-searchable and hyperlinked CD-ROM would help.]
Benson, K. Blair, ed. Audio Engineering Handbook (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1988). [This is a great compilation of articles written by some of the best in the business. Too bad it is out of print. A lot of the material is done at an advanced level and quite difficult, but valuable. Contains the best article I've found on audio standards, written by the late Daniel Queen, long-time AES Standards Manager. See Whitaker for revised edition.]
Blesser, Barry "An Interdisciplinary Synthesis of Reverberation Viewpoints," J. Audio Eng. Soc., vol. 49, pp. 867-903 (2001 October 2001). [This is the best overview available describing the enormous complexity of reverberation, showing how various disciplines contribute to our understanding.]
Bohn, Dennis A., "Operator Adjustable Equalizers: An Overview," The Proceeding of the AES 6th International Conference: Sound Reinforcement (Audio Engineering Society ISBN 0-937803-13-8, New York, 1989). [Hey, you have to promote yourself at least once — that's a rule.]
Brixen, Eddy BØgh, Audio Metering, 2nd ed. (Focal Press ISBN 978-0-240-81467-4, Oxford, UK, 2011). [This is the best of what little published information exists on audio metering. Highly recommended.]
Davis, Don & Carolyn Davis Sound System Engineering, 2nd ed. (Sams ISBN 0-672-21857-7, Indianapolis, 1987). [The textbook written by the husband and wife team that founded Synergetic Audio Concepts (Syn-Aud-Con), and pioneered sound system seminars.]
Davis, Don & Eugene Patronis, Jr. Sound System Engineering, 4th ed. (Focal Press ISBN 978-0-240-81846-7, Oxford, England, 2013). [This is the latest edition of the above, but different enough to warrant a separate listing.]
Davis, Gary & Ralph Jones, Yamaha Sound Reinforcement, 2nd ed. (Hal Leonard ISBN 0-88188-900-8, Milwaukee, 1989). [It's hard to find affordable, useful and accurate pro audio references— this is all three. The best $/page/information-content value around.]
Geddes, Earl and Lidia Lee Audio Transducers (GedLee Associates ISBN 0-9722085-0-X, Novi, MI, 2002). [THE definitive book on audio transducer design theory — graduate level, very mathematical, for serious pursuits. "The emphasis is on the theory, not the practical production of transducers." The two authors have between them over 50 years of work in transducers and psychoacoustics. This is not an easy book but if you want to know how a transducer works, how it REALLY works, this is the book.]
Giddings, Philip Audio System Design and Installation (Howard W. Sams ISBN 0-672-22672-3, Indianapolis, 1990). [Don't let the title fool you, this is the book on interconnection wiring, grounding, shielding and AC power.]
Harada, Kai Sound Handbook. [This one is different and only available off the Web. Hit the link and enjoy; definitely a great and fun introduction to sound and audio. Highly recommended.]
Jones, Douglas R. Sound of Worship: A Handbook of Acoustics and Sound System Design for the Church (Focal Press ISBN 979-0-240-81339-4, Oxford, UK 2011). [An excellent introductions into the intricacies of church audio including an interesting overview of church design history. There is a companion website, www.sound-of-worship.com, with sound examples. ]
Lampen, Stephen H. Wire, Cable & Fiber Optics for Video & Audio Engineers, 3rd ed. (McGraw-Hill ISBN 0-07-038134-8, New York, 1998) [Trust me, you need this book — there is none better on this subject.]
Langford-Smith, Fritz Radiotron Designer's Handbook, 4th ed. (Originally published by the Wireless Press for Amalgamated Wireless Valve Company Pty. Ltd., Sydney, Australia in 1934; revised three times to produce the 4th (and final) edition in 1952; reproduced and distribute by RCA Electronic Components, Harrison, NJ for the last time in May, 1968; resurrected and reissued as a 1,000 page paperback by Newnes (Butterworth-Heinemann) ISBN 0-7506-3635-1, Oxford, England, 1997) [Along with Tremaine's book below, this is another of the ancient-audio sacred texts. This tome is a comprehensive reference covering basic audio principles and the practical design of all types of classic radio receivers, audio amplifiers and record-producing equipment up to the invention of the transistor. This is the book you consult to learn how they did compressors in the very old days, for instance.]
McCarthy, Bob. Sound Systems: Design and Optimization, 3rd. Ed. (Focal Press ISBN 978-0415731010, Oxford, England, 2016). [This is a massive 500+ page sound system optimization guide resulting from the author's many years as an instructor and installer for Meyer Sound. Thorough treatment of using dual channel FFT analyzers, acoustic prediction programs and DSP boxes to set up any sound system. Lots of very useful full-color images and diagrams. Already a classic, methinks.]
Metzler, Bob. Audio Measurement Handbook (Audio Precision ISBN 978-9994569885, Beaverton, OR, 1993). [Just how do you measure transient intermodulation distortion, anyway? Bob explains.]
Moses, Bob "Asynchronous Serial Communications," The Proceedings of the AES 13th International Conference: Computer-Controlled Sound Systems (Audio Engineering Society ISBN 0937803251, NY, 1994). [A great primer on all things asynchronous, from the originator of Rane's website.]
Self, Douglas Audio Engineering Explained (Focal Press ISBN 978-0-240-81273-1, Oxford, UK, 2010). [This is an excellent compilation of chapters taken from contemporary books on audio engineering, edited by Douglas Self, author of my favorite books on power amplifier and small signal audio design. He has done a great job of gathering in one place all the truly relevant information about audio engineering.]
--- Small Signal Audio Design, Second Edition (Focal Press ISBN 978-0-415-70973-6, Oxon, England, 2015). [Complementing his book on power amplifiers referenced above, this is without question the best book on audio circuits to date. There are woefully few books on analog audio circuit design as it is, but this is truly a monumental work. If you do any analog audio circuit design you MUST OWN THIS BOOK!]
--- The Design of Active Crossovers (Focal Press ISBN 978-0-240-81738-5, Oxford, UK, 2011). [Another masterpiece from the audio guru. Only Self could fill 580 pages on this topic—and not one word too many! BUY IT.]
--- Self on Audio Third Ed. (Focal Press ISBN 9781138854468, Oxford, UK, 2015) [A collection of design articles by Douglas Self previously published in Elektor, Linear Audio, and Electronics World.]
Streicher, Ron & F. Alton Everest The New Stereo Soundbook, 3rd ed. (Audio Engineering Associates ISBN 978-0-9665162-1-0, Pasadena, CA, 2006). [The best book so far on miking and recording stereophonic sound.]
Talbot-Smith, Michael Audio Engineer's Reference Book, 2nd ed. (Focal Press ISBN 0-240-51528-5, Oxford, England, 1999). [Perhaps this book is best taken literally, i.e., if you already are an audio engineer then this your reference book. However, if you are not an audio engineer, then I think this should not be your only reference book. It covers a lot of ground, from the math and physics of audio, all the way through digital audio transmission and standards. Too much, I think, for any one volume. The info is there, but it is quite sparse and difficult in places. This book takes work, but has value.]
THAT Corporation Design Notes [The best free design info on audio dynamics processors that I know of, and free is such a good price. Hit the link and download away.]
Tremaine, Howard M. Audio Cyclopedia, 2nd ed. (Howard W. Sams ISBN 0-672-20675-7, Indianapolis, 1973). [One of the ancient-audio wonders. Although terribly outdated, and long out-of-print, this is still the best all-around pro audio reference for the fundamentals. And, if you dig, you can still find copies in used bookstores and online.]
Uzzle, Ted and Robert A. Bushnell and Thomas G. Bouliane Technical Fundamentals of Audio (NSCA ISBN 0-87288-701-4, Cedar Rapids, IA, 2000). [The must-know fundamentals by the best audio teacher ever, with a little help from his friends.]
Whitaker, Jerry C. and K. Blair Benson, Standard Handbook of Audio and Radio Engineering, 2nd ed. (McGraw-Hill ISBN 0-07-006717-1, New York, 2002) [Updated, revised and expanded edition of Benson's book. Whitaker took over responsibility for revising after K. Blair Benson's death in 1990. This edition is so different from the original that it is best treated as a different book complementing rather than replacing the original. A complete audio reference library will contain both. A very useful CD-ROM (including many chapters from the original first edition omitted from the print version of this second edition — very nice and useful touch, is included.]
Whitaker, Jerry C., Signal Measurement, Analysis, and Testing (CRC Press ISBN 0-8493-0048-7, Boca Raton, LA, 2000). [Finally a good textbook on these topics. From theory to practical, great book.]
Winer, Ethan The Audio Expert: Everything You Need to Know About Audio (Focal Press ISBN 978-0-240-82100-9, Oxford, UK, 2012). [In spite of the title, this book could just as easily have been cataloged in the Recording section since its orientation is toward the recording engineer; however, it does a wonderful job in covering a wide range of audio fundamentals, including a great section on exposing audio myths. This alone makes it worth the investment. Plus it has a companion website that offers audio, video and extra chapters to augment the printed material. All in all, a very fine package, highly recommended for the basics.]
Psychoacoustics — Hearing: Psychology & Physiology
Blauert, Jens, Spatial Hearing; The Psychophysics of Human Sound Localization; Revised Edition (MIT Press ISBN 0-262-02413-6 Cambridge, MA, 1997). [Everything known about human sound localization, between two covers.]
Bregman, Albert S. Auditory Scene Analysis: The Perceptual Organization of Sound (MIT Press ISBN 978-0-262-52195-6 Cambridge, MA, 1994). [Best source yet for understanding how we separate sounds. The author is the leading pioneer in this subject, having spent over twenty years studying it. Reading just the first and last chapters is worth the price of the book.]
Helmholtz, Hermann On The Sensations of Tone (Dover ISBN 0-486-60753-4, New York, 1980). [One of the world's greatest scientific classics — a genuine treasure. Written in 1885, and still considered one of the best sources for physiological acoustics.]
Howard, David M. & James Angus, Acoustics And Psychoacoustics, 4th ed. (Focal Press ISBN 978-0—24-052175-6 Oxford, UK 2009) [A beautiful blend of acoustics and psychoacoustics from musical and scientific perspectives. Minimal math. This latest edition includes a CD-ROM giving examples supporting the text. ]
Lass, Norman J. & Charles M. Woodford, Hearing Science Fundamentals (Mosby Elsevier ISBN 978-0-323-04342-7, St. Louis, 2007) [Easy to read with lots of clear, detailed illustrations. Great intro book on hearing.]
Moore, Brian C. An Introduction to the Psychology of Hearing, 6th ed. (Emerald ISBN 978-1780520384, UK, 2012). [Uncommonly clear explanations of the most complex hearing issues, from the leading researcher in the field.]
--- Hearing, 2nd ed. (Academic Press ISBN 0-12-505626-5, San Diego, CA 1995), [Very academic graduate and post-graduate text that is one of the most thorough sources available on all aspects of human hearing.]
Pickles, James O. An Introduction to the Physiology of Hearing, 2nd ed. (Academic Press ISBN 0-12-554754-4, San Diego, CA 1988). [An excellent complement to Moore's book above on the psychology, this covers the physiology of hearing.]
Roederer, Juan G. The Physics and Psychophysics of Music, 4th ed. (Springer-Verlag ISBN 0387094709, New York, 2008). [Originally written in 1970 and now in its fourth edition, this is one of the first, and my all-time favorite book on psychoacoustics, or the "music of science," as professor Roederer prefers.]
Zwicker, E & H. Fastl Psychoacoustics: Facts and Models, 2nd ed. (Springer-Verlag ISBN 3-540-65063-6, Berlin, 1999). [Difficult, but thorough; a must-have reference for anyone serious about psychoacoustics.]
Henney, K., Radio Engineering Handbook (McGraw-Hill ISBN 978-0070282087, New York, 1959. [Contains much more than just radio engineering, including a great section on loudspeaker mutual coupling.]
Krauss, Herbert L., Charles W. Bostian & Frederick H. Raab, Solid State Radio Engineering (John Wiley & Sons ISBN 0-471-03018-X, New York, 1980). [Written in 1980, this is still one of the best books ever penned about classic analog radio.]
Rutledge, David B. The Electronics of Radio (Cambridge University Press ISBN 0-521-64645-6 New York, 1999). [From the introduction: "This innovative book provides a stimulating introduction to analog electronics by analyzing the design and construction of a radio transceiver." Including lab exercises, this useful book is clearly written by a Cal Tech professor with wonderful illustrations by Dale Yee and includes a diskette with the microwave circuit simulation program, PUFF.]
Terman, Frederick Emmons Radio Engineering, 3rd Ed. (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1947). [THE classic text on this subject; another volume in the amazing McGraw-Hill Electrical and Electronic Engineering Series. Long out of print but well worth finding.]
Bartlett, Bruce and Jenny, Recording Music on Location: Capturing the Live Experience. (Focal Press ISBN 978-0-240-80891-8, Oxford, UK, 2007). [An invaluable aid to recording in the field by an industry veteran and luminary. Includes a CD-ROM that demonstrates the principles.]
--- Practical Recording Techniques: The Step-By-Step Approach to Professional Audio Recording, 6th ed. (Focal Press ISBN 978-0240821535, Oxford, UK, 2012). [I'm not a recording expert but I can't imagine anyone needing more from a how-to book than this one. Own it.]
Eargle, John, Handbook of Recording Engineering, 4th ed. (Springer ISBN 0387284702, New York, 2006). [One of the first and still the best book for aspiring recording engineers. Each revision keeps it fresh and current.]
Holman, Tomlinson Surround Sound: Up and Running, 2nd ed.. (Focal Press ISBN 978-0-240-80829-1, Oxford, UK, 2008). [Excellent reference on monitoring, mixing and recording surround sound from the man who invented the 10.2 surround sound system.]
Huber, David Miles, Modern Recording Techniques, 8th ed. (Focal Press ISBN 978-0240821573, Oxford, UK, 2013). [The best book I've found on project studio recording. Get it; you won't be disappointed.]
Johnson, Heather If These Halls Could Talk: A Historical Tour Through San Francisco Recording Studios (Thomson Course Technology ISBN 978-1598631418, Boston, 2007). [The author describes her first book as "... basically a history of the recording studios in and around SF, including the life of the spaces themselves, the music made in them, and a bit about the evolution of recording technology from the mid '60s to present. (With a little bit of info on mid- to late '50s.)" Good stuff, especially if you were lucky enough to have been there.]
Izhaki, Roey Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools (Focal Press ISBN 978-0-2405-2068-1, Oxford, UK, 2008). [Great coverage of all things necessary to understand the mixing tools and processes, and it includes a DVD with great sample mixes illustrating points of the text. Remarkably clear explanations of complex things; I really like this book.]
Morton, David. Off The Record: The Technology and Culture of Sound Recording in America (Rutgers University Press ISBN 0-8135-2747-3, New Brunswick, NJ 2000). [Great history full of surprises especially regarding dictation and answering machines.]
Read, Oliver, The Recording and Reproduction of Sound (Sams, Indianapolis, 1949; 2nd ed. 1952). [Another of the almost mythical early texts on audio. Illustrated with fantastic photographs. Long out-of-print but available through used book services and stores.]
St. Croix, Stephen Life in the Fast Lane: Selected Works of Stephen St. Croix (Mix Books ISBN 978-1-59969-226-5 Emeryville, CA 2008). [Read Stephen St. Croix for entertainment value, if for no other reason.]
Thompson, Daniel M Understanding Audio: Getting the Most Out of Your Project or Professional Recording Studio (Berklee Press ISBN 0634009591 Boston, 2005) [Well illustrated, well written and used as a textbook at Berklee College of Music — plus it is affordably priced. Thompson teaches audio recording at Berklee -- you will not be disappointed.]
Turnidge, Steve Desktop Mastering: Fundamental Tools & Techniques for Mastering in the Box (Hal Leonard ISBN 978-1458403742, Milwaukee, 2012). [Real world techniques from a veteran desktop mastering pro—and (disclaimer) a long time colleague and friend.]
--- Beyond Mastering: A Conceptual Guide (HAL Leonard ISBN 978-1458474513, Milwaukee, 2013) [More from the mastering master.]
Voers, Ric The Sound Effects Bible: How to Create and Record Hollywood Style Sound Effects (Michael Wiese Productions ISBN 978-1932907483 Studio City, CA 2008) [If you need to know what microphone to use to record that bowling ball rolling down the alley, this is your book.]
Woram, John M. Sound Recording Handbook (Howard W. Sams ISBN 0-672-22583-2, Indianapolis, 1989). [Among the dozens of recording books this one stands tall, from another of the audio-teaching masters.]
Newton, Harry Newton's Telecom Dictionary, 30th ed. (Telecom Publishing ISBN 978-0979387388, New York, 2016). [Telecommunication's magnum opus — there is nothing else like it.] [Fascinating history here.]
Tubes and Valves
Deketh, J. Fundamentals of Radio-Valve Technique (Philips Technical Library reprinted by Audio Amateur Press ISBN 1-882580-23-0 Peterborough, NH, 1999). [First published in English in 1949, this handy book has been reprinted by Audio Amateur Press ). [This is one of the classic tube texts, and deserves a place on your shelf if you have any vacuum tube, or valve, interest at all.]
Pittman, Aspen The Tube Amp Book: Deluxe Revised Edition (Backbeat Book ISBN 0-87930-767-6, San Francisco, 2003). [Complete details and photos of all the great tube guitar amplifiers. Coffee table edition; gorgeous production. This is THE gift for all guitar amp geeks.]
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So, I'm not American, so I may be off-track here, but I feel like some recent children's movies that are meant to tackle racism indirectly (but really quite directly, imho) are doing so with only partial success. The two I wanna talk about are Zootopia (called Zootropolis in some places) and Zombies (Disney movie).
Let me start with Zombies because I just saw it recently. The backstory is that Zombies used to eat brains, but they've been neutralized by some technology and been living in separate areas that have poor facilities and wear government issue clothes and are homeschooled… And they know that normal people dislike them, except that the hero (Zed?) believes that people who don't like zombies just haven't met him yet… While normal people live in colorful sunny places. And anyone who is "different" in any way has been snubbed (so for example the heroine of the movie has freakish white hair and has to cover it up with a blonde wig so no one knows).
So the movie starts at the beginning of a school year when, for some reason, for the first time, zombies are allowed to attend normal school.
I strongly dislike the history of zombies in this film. I compare the history of African Americans who came to the US as slaves. They did nothing wrong and did not deserve that treatment… And when they were freed they continued to be treated poorly on so many levels. This is not the case for Zombies here. Zombies used to be brain-eaters and thus a threat to humanity. So… What? Are they representing something like terrorists and their living conditions as Guantanamo Bay? But that's also really weird. My concern here is that the backstory is that zombies used to be dangerous to so historically normal people are justified in their fear of them and in their attempts to control them. In reality, the only group of people I can think of who are historically dangerous to others are white Western colonizers (for my part of the world) and possibly different kinds of colonizers for other parts (e.g. Within Asia). No one has yet done anything to control them and no one has explicitly expressed fear of their neocolonial descendants… Oh because they're still in power.
There is an element of surveillance and such. Zombies have a wristband that controls their amount of zombieness or something. And playing with it is dangerous. This whole part really had me confused. So are we supposed to believe it's ok that governments exert control over some populations because they're dangerous but not others? And as long as they're under control we should treat them with civility?
In the end, the heroine takes off her wig to reveal her "freakish" white hair. Which isn't really freakish if you ask me. It's somewhere between platinum blonde and elderly person white hair. It's not that scary. Actually not at all scary. But it also is like… The only normal person in the cast who is friendly to zombies from the beginning is herself "different" in some ways from the majority and already feels "othered" inside herself. While I think that being oppressed in one way can really make it easier to empathize with other forms of oppression… I don't know what kind of message they're trying to go for here. That only people who are (less visibly) marginal can empathize with those who are more marginal? I have strong beliefs about visible and invisible marginality. Those who have a choice to share or hide their marginality are in a different spot than those who have no control. And when you're hiding your marginality you are internalizing it and not being treated by others that way so it's different than if you chose to show it, and different still from if you had no choice but to show it.
So that's Zombies. I saw Zootropolis/Zootopia about a year ago or so… My concern with that one is… There are three "classes" of animals in the movie. Predators who have been tamed not to hunt prey (so tigers, lions, etc), prey (like rabbits, deer) and for some reason the fox gets singled out as that character who is constantly deceiving you.
The problem here is weird because the dominant animals in some sort of power are the predators who have been artificially neutralized in some way… This neutralization reeks of the kind of discourses of civilizing barbarians that colonizers used. But it's weird coz these animals in the movie are in power. So it's confusing.
There's also the element of the fox. Where stereotypes against him seem to be justified most of the time, even if the bunny character (who, despite her small size, rose in ranks to be a police officer, first bunny ever to do so against all odds and bigger animals) seems to have faith in him. He eventually comes through. But that's not my point here. The point is that we see repeatedly how he deserves the stereotype, even tho he is occasionally capable of honesty and loyalty. So I honestly don't know what that's about. Is it like the concept of the Hacker who then stops doing illegal stuff to help the government or good guys?
There's also the part of the movie where we discover the evil prey (sheep) trying to convert predators back into predatory behavior in order to, I am guessing, jail them again or something?
Look, I know these are not meant to be exact depictions and analogies of race. They are teaching kids about discrimination. But even as inaccurate as they are at doing SO, I think both films do harm by suggesting that discimination against the "other" is actually usually historically justifiable, but "they have now changed and don't deserve to be discriminated against". Because most current-day racism and other forms of discrimination has no such history. Black people never started any aggression against white people. It's the opposite. Homosexuals, transgender people never harmed anyone. The case of Muslims is more complicated, but a key element of discrimination against Muslims in the West stems from a combination of generalizing fear based on actions of a minority, and also taking that action out of its historical and global view context, while completely ignoring other forms of violence perpetuated the other way around.
In all cases, those movies tend to justify fear of the "other" and stereotyping them as if it has a justified historical basis but that those "others" have evolved. And that is almost never the case in real life.


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Forest Mill is situated within Riverside Business Park to the north west of Selkirk.
Selkirk has a population of approximately 6,000 and is conveniently situated within the centre of the Scottish Borders with good road links to the main towns in the area and the national roads network via the A7 arterial route.
The town in located approximately 5 miles to the south of Galashiels, 11 miles to the north of Hawick, the two largest population bases within the Borders with populations of around 14,000 and 16,000 respectively.
The riverside area of Selkirk is now considered one of the regions principal commercial centres. It has recently benefitted from significant investment both private and public sector including Scottish Enterprise's landmark refurbishment of Ettrick Riverside into a modern business facility but also your own development at Portland Buildings and nearby re-development projects at Tweed Mills, Riverside Mills and Gibson Buildings at Ettrick Park.
Existing Occupiers at Forest Mill include Twist Studio Glass, Forestry Commission, Best Practice Occupational Health, Cademuir Tool Making, CPE Consultancy, and Ettrick Valley.
Two interlinked units each with plastisol coated aluminium framed double-glazed double doors to the front elevation with sliding timber panelled external door to the front elevation. The door openings are approximately 2.15 m high x 2.29 m wide. A WC is provided to the rear of Units 2 and 3 which are each fitted to an accessible standard with low flush unit, wash hand basin and handrails. The rear section of Unit 2 is currently sub-divided with a stud-partition wall to provide staff area complete with tea preparation area – this division could be removed if necessary.
These units offer scope to be occupied as a whole or two separate units.
Forest Mill is a Category B Listed former Mill which dates back to around 1838.
This section of the building is of single storey design, believed to date to the 1850s to 1880s. The building was sympathetically refurbished and converted into individual hybrid units by the current owners.
The building is of whinstone construction with 23 bay equal-sided double-pitched piended slate roofs incorporating renewed polycarbonate sheeted roof lights to the east pitches and conical ventilators. The roof trusses are supported on cast iron columns.
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SEAT unveils its all-new Tarraco SUV - the biggest in its range
It's the first large SUV from the Spanish car maker.
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SEAT HAS TAKEN the covers off its new flagship SUV, the Tarraco.
Tarraco is the largest SUV in SEAT's range which also includes the Arona and Ateca. It will be built on the Volkswagen Group's MQB-A platform, which is also used by the Audi Q2, SEAT Arona and Ateca, Skoda Karoq and Kodiaq, and the Volkswagen T-Roc and Tiguan.
The Tarraco can be had with five or seven seats, but SEAT reckons the majority of buyers will go for the seven-seater.
The Tarraco measures 4,735mm long, 1,839 wide and 1,658mm tall and the styling shows a glimpse of the design language of future SEAT models.
Overall, the design is more aggressive than that of the Arona and Ateca. There is a more prominent grille and full LED headlights that retain SEAT's triangular signature, but they are now set further into the body giving a more focused appearance. Around the back there is an LED light bar that connects the two rear tail lights.
All the lights, both interior and exterior are LED and this will be standard on both the Xcellence and SE trim levels.
Wheel sizes range from 17 to 20 inches in diameter.
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Inside, the cabin features SEAT's 10.25-inch digital cockpit and an eight-inch 'floating' touchscreen display. The Tarraco will be the first SEAT to feature gesture control functions, too, but this is only available when the car is equipped with the eight-inch Navigation Plus infotainment system.
The new SEAT Tarraco will be offered in SE and Xcellence trim levels. FR models will be offered further down the line.
The second row of seats slide and recline as standard. The five-seat model has a boot that can hold 760 litres. The seven-seat model's boot can hold 700 litres with the two rearmost seats folded.
Standard safety technology includes Lane Assist and Front Assist including bicycle and pedestrian detection, Emergency Call, Pre-crash Assist and Rollover Detection. Optional safety equipment includes ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control), Blind Spot Detection and Light Assist.
The engine options include two petrols and diesels. The two petrol variants will be a four-cylinder 1.5-litre TSI unit that produces 150hp, paired with a six-speed manual transmission powering the front wheels, and a 2.0-litre unit that produces 190hp, mated to a seven-speed DSG automatic gearbox and 4Drive all-wheel drive.
The two diesel variants will be a 2.0-litre TDI unit that produces 150hp (paired with either a six-speed manual and front-wheel drive, or a seven-speed DSG with 4Drive transmission) and a 2.0-litre TDI unit that produces 190hp, available with a seven-speed DSG gearbox and 4Drive transmission.
Later on, the SEAT Tarraco will also get a plug-in hybrid powertrain.
The Tarraco was designed and developed at the SEAT factory in Martorell, Barcelona, and will be produced in Wolfsburg, Germany.
In Ireland, pre-sales will start this December and it will enter the market in February 2019.
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Community support is vital to the success of any school. The standard of excellence that Analy High School is able to achieve would not be possible without the support of the Sebastopol Community and our "in house" support organizations.
Analy High School is honored to receive the support of the Sebastopol Community, local merchants, and in house support organizations. Sebastopol Sunrise Rotary, Sebastopol Rotary and Sebastopol Kiwanis Club are three of the local organizations that support Analy High School staff and students through annual grants and teacher mini grants. In house support groups include: Ag Boosters, Athletic Boosters, Alumni Association, Analy Band Wagon and Analy Education Foundation.
The Ag Boosters actively support Analy High School by chairing the annual "Pink Out" benefiting Breast Cancer Awareness; cooking and serving tri tip as part of "Empty Bowls" benefiting the Redwood Empire Food Bank; and have been instrumental in the support of campus fundraisers we have held over the last couple of years. Their largest fundraiser, an annual dinner dance and auction, benefits FFA students competing at local, state, and national levels.
Once a Tiger, always a Tiger. We are supported by decades of former Analy High School alumni. Active in our school and local communities, the alumni support Analy High School staff and students through donations, scholarships, and attendance at school events. The 2015-2016 Field Renovation Project can in part, be credited to the hard work, fundraising efforts, and perseverance of the Analy Alumni Association.
Parents have many opportunities to become involved with the Analy High School Athletic Boosters. Benefiting all competitive sports at Analy, the Athletic Boosters fundraising efforts include: snack bars at home games, annual Pancake Breakfast and annual Crab Feed. All funds raised go directly to the Athletics program for the purchase of uniforms, equipment, and scholarships.
The Analy Band Wagon supports the Band and Orchestra Program through the purchase of new equipment and scholarships. Additionally, they played an active role in the creation of the new Band and Orchestra building slated to open in Spring of 2016.
The Analy High School Education Foundation supports our staff and students through their annual grant application process. Staff and students alike are encouraged to apply for grants that will benefit the school; a program; or a class. Annually, the Ed Foundation hosts their largest fundraiser of the year, "Appetite for Education" which proceeds benefit the grant program.
Re-established in 2014, the Analy High School Site Council consists of an administrator, three teachers elected by certificated staff, two classified staff members elected by their constituency, three parents, and three students elected by their peers. Through a written proposal process, the Site Council is charged with annual allocation and expenditure of funds received from the state through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).
Since Project Graduation was instituted in 1988, not a single Analy graduate has died from alcohol, drugs or traffic accidents on graduation night. You can help keep our kids safe by volunteering for this great event, and, most importantly, making sure your graduating senior attends. Project Grad has strong grassroots support through people like you. It takes place in 15 Sonoma County Schools and across the country.


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NOWCAST WDSU News 'Ask Dr. Hebert'
Students rally around college dean following controversial departure
Dr. Patricia Prechter helped found successful nursing program
Updated: 10:47 PM CDT Apr 6, 2014
LaTonya Norton
A woman many consider the matriarch of the nursing program at Our Lady of Holy Cross College is no longer with the school. How the departure played out -- that's become a hot button issue at the private Westbank institution.Dr. Patricia Prechter arrived at Our Lady of Holy Cross in 1982 -- one of a handful of people who helped launch the nursing program there.In recent years, she held two concurrent positions: Chair of the nursing program and, on what she describes as an interim basis, provost.Both Prechter and school officials agree that last week, Prechter submitted a letter informing administrators she would be stepping down from the provost position. From there, things get complicated.Prechter insists she had no intention of leaving the nursing post, saying she could simply no longer manage both jobs."I tried to step down from one of the full time jobs and stay with nursing, but I was told I resigned," Prechter told WDSU News. "My heart's broken. It will mend and life will go on, but it's been tough."Students immediately mobilized, calling for a meeting with Dr. Ronald Ambrosetti, the school's president. Then, on Sunday -- when WDSU spoke with Prechter -- dozens of current and former students rallied in front of the television station to show their support."We want her back," Bryan Wagar said. "We want her back. We pay tuition."As shareholders in the college, we have the right to say 'you made the wrong decision. It's in your best interest to bring this person back.'"Allison Scaccia said the movement has garnered wide support."Anyone's going to listen if we're loud enough," she told WDSU News. "Our hope is that someone will listen and rethink their decisions."Officials with the college declined to be interviewed but did provide a statement on the matter, noting that the school "accepted Dr. Pat Prechter's resignation... and the college is beginning an immediate search for interim replacements for provost and Chair of Nursing."Though shocked by the turn of events, Prechter is encouraging her former students to complete their degree programs."I never thought it would be this way -- to suddenly be gone," she said. "But the future of nursing is solid and no one needs to worry about it when you see young people like this stop, when they don't have to, and spring into action to do what they think is right."Prechter is not only a veteran educator, but a military veteran as well, serving in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and retiring in 2008 as a colonel in the Louisiana Army National Guard, where she was Deputy Commander of Louisiana's Medical Command.Our Lady of Holy Cross College was named Nursing School of the Year recently for its prelicensure program. About 200 students are enrolled.
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A woman many consider the matriarch of the nursing program at Our Lady of Holy Cross College is no longer with the school. How the departure played out -- that's become a hot button issue at the private Westbank institution.
Dr. Patricia Prechter arrived at Our Lady of Holy Cross in 1982 -- one of a handful of people who helped launch the nursing program there.
In recent years, she held two concurrent positions: Chair of the nursing program and, on what she describes as an interim basis, provost.
Both Prechter and school officials agree that last week, Prechter submitted a letter informing administrators she would be stepping down from the provost position. From there, things get complicated.
Prechter insists she had no intention of leaving the nursing post, saying she could simply no longer manage both jobs.
"I tried to step down from one of the full time jobs and stay with nursing, but I was told I resigned," Prechter told WDSU News. "My heart's broken. It will mend and life will go on, but it's been tough."
Students immediately mobilized, calling for a meeting with Dr. Ronald Ambrosetti, the school's president. Then, on Sunday -- when WDSU spoke with Prechter -- dozens of current and former students rallied in front of the television station to show their support.
"We want her back," Bryan Wagar said. "We want her back. We pay tuition.
"As shareholders in the college, we have the right to say 'you made the wrong decision. It's in your best interest to bring this person back.'"
Allison Scaccia said the movement has garnered wide support.
"Anyone's going to listen if we're loud enough," she told WDSU News. "Our hope is that someone will listen and rethink their decisions."
Officials with the college declined to be interviewed but did provide a statement on the matter, noting that the school "accepted Dr. Pat Prechter's resignation... and the college is beginning an immediate search for interim replacements for provost and Chair of Nursing."
Though shocked by the turn of events, Prechter is encouraging her former students to complete their degree programs.
"I never thought it would be this way -- to suddenly be gone," she said. "But the future of nursing is solid and no one needs to worry about it when you see young people like this stop, when they don't have to, and spring into action to do what they think is right."
Prechter is not only a veteran educator, but a military veteran as well, serving in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and retiring in 2008 as a colonel in the Louisiana Army National Guard, where she was Deputy Commander of Louisiana's Medical Command.
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5.17 Patent rights do not arise automatically. A patent can be obtained only by following the procedure set out in the Patents Act and Patents Regulations. An understanding of the procedure for obtaining a patent is important to understanding Australian patent law generally. The steps in obtaining an Australian patent are described below. A flow chart outlining the stages in the patent application process is included in s 4 of the Patents Act and was reprinted in DP 68.[24]
5.18 For a patent to be granted, an eligible person must file an application in the form prescribed by the Patent Office. Eligible persons are the inventor of the invention claimed in the application, or a person to whom the inventor has assigned his or her rights in the invention.[25] A patent application must include a specification of the invention, which contains instructions adequate to enable a skilled person in the relevant area of technology to produce or perform the invention. The specification must also indicate the 'claims' that define the invention; that is, the scope of protection that the applicant is seeking.
5.19 Australian patent law recognises two types of patent applications—provisional and complete.[26] Provisional and complete applications may be filed to obtain either a standard patent or an innovation patent.
5.20 A provisional application need only contain a description of the invention.[27] Often, an inventor files a provisional application before all the details of an invention are known. The applicant then has 12 months to file a complete application.
5.21 A complete application must contain a full description of the invention, together with claims, and an abstract summarising the invention being disclosed.[28] A complete application may be based on one or more provisional applications, and only those claims that are 'fairly based'[29] on the relevant provisional application will be entitled to the priority date of the provisional application.
5.22 The 'priority date' of a patent claim is important in determining whether the requirements for patentability of an invention have been met. As discussed in Chapter 6, the requirements of novelty and inventive step are assessed against the prior art as it existed before the priority date.[30] The priority date is typically the date on which a provisional application is filed in Australia, or the date on which an application is filed in another participating jurisdiction.[31]
5.23 An applicant may also elect to file a complete application with the Patent Office under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).[32] As discussed in Chapter 4, a PCT application designates all the jurisdictions that are parties to the PCT (including Australia), and secures an international priority date.
5.24 PCT applications that have entered the national phase (and will be processed as a complete application) are the main type of applications received by IP Australia.[33] In 2002–03, 16,278 PCT applications selected Australia as one of the jurisdictions in which an applicant wished to obtain patent protection and entered the national phase in Australia.[34] During the same period, 5,694 non-PCT applications for standard patents were filed with IP Australia.[35]
Divisional applications
5.25 Each patent application may claim protection only for a single invention.[36] If, following assessment of a patent application, a patent examiner finds that an applicant has claimed more than one invention in the application, the applicant may elect to file a 'divisional application'—that is, a new application divided from the original or parent application. A divisional application allows an applicant to continue to benefit from the priority date of the original application. [37]
5.26 Divisional applications may claim subject matter not contained in the original application so long as all the features of at least one of the claims were disclosed in the original application. There are no statutory limits on the number of divisional applications that may arise from a single complete application.
5.27 The Patents Act restricts the subject matter that may be claimed in a divisional application, depending on the time at which it is filed.[38] However, a divisional application, once filed, is subject to the same procedural requirements, including examination, as any other complete patent application.
5.28 In its submissions to the Inquiry, IP Australia indicated that divisional applications are currently 'open to abuse'.[39] In practice, such abuse may occur only in a small number of cases. However, IP Australia suggested that patent applicants are able to make strategic use of divisional applications in order to delay determinations by the Patent Office as to the proper scope of patent claims, or as to whether a patent should be granted.[40] IP Australia commented that the Patents Act allows an applicant to use a divisional application to obtain a de facto monopoly by extending the period within which to respond to an examiner's adverse report. While this use of divisional applications may be legitimate in some circumstances, IP Australia suggested that it might be used tactically by an applicant in 'newly developing areas of technology, such as genetics, where there is a question of [the] patentability of the subject matter'. Further, an applicant might avoid a decision in an opposition proceeding by withdrawing the opposed application and refiling it as a divisional application. To address these issues, IP Australia suggested that limitations could be imposed on the circumstances in which divisional applications are available.[41]
5.29 However, the majority of submissions and consultations on this issue did not support imposing additional limitations either on the period within which a divisional application may be filed or on the subject matter that may be claimed in a divisional application.[42] Submissions and consultations questioned whether divisional applications are being misused,[43] and commented on the lack of evidence that divisional applications claiming genetic inventions present a special case.[44]
5.30 The ALRC does not consider that reform of the Patents Act relating to divisional applications is required to address particular issues raised by patents over genetic materials and technologies. The concerns expressed by IP Australia about divisional applications are not limited to genetic inventions. Further, the weight of submissions considered that the current provisions are operating well and should not be amended without firm evidence of a problem.
5.31 Once an application has been filed with the Patent Office, a number of additional steps must be followed before a patent may be issued. An applicant must file a request that the Patent Office examine the application.[45] Examination is not automatic and a request for examination must generally be filed within five years of the date of filing a complete specification.[46] However, IP Australia's standard practice is to direct applicants to file a request for examination, if no request has been received, at approximately 32 months from the priority date, although this period may vary according to IP Australia's workload.[47] An abbreviated examination may be requested if an Australian patent application is related to a patent that has already been granted by the patent office in a prescribed foreign jurisdiction.[48]
5.32 The purpose of examination is to determine whether the invention meets the statutory requirements for patentability set out in the Patents Act.[49] The Patent Office carries out searches of previously published documents—including scientific and patent literature ('prior art information')—to determine the prior art material relevant to the claimed invention.[50] In addition, an applicant must disclose to the Patent Office the results of searches carried out by or on behalf of foreign patent offices in respect of the invention claimed in an Australian application, or in a corresponding patent application filed overseas.[51] An examiner with expertise in the relevant area of technology then examines the application, taking into account the information contained in the results of these searches and any other prior art information.
5.33 Examination of a patent application typically involves an exchange between the examiner and the applicant about the appropriate scope of the specification and the claims in light of the relevant prior art. This process is known as 'prosecution' of a patent application.
5.34 Following receipt of a request for examination, an examiner will make an initial assessment of an application for a standard patent and either accept the application as filed or issue a 'first report' detailing the procedural and substantive grounds for objecting to the application.[52] An applicant then has a period of 21 months to address the objections raised by the examiner. The examiner may issue further reports for each response by the applicant that does not satisfy the objections raised. An application for a standard patent will generally lapse if it is not in order for acceptance within 21 months after the date of the first report.[53]
Acceptance, publication and sealing
5.35 The Commissioner of Patents must notify an applicant of the decision to accept or refuse a patent application, and must publish notice of the decision in the Official Journal of Patents (Official Journal).[54] Formal refusal of an application is rare.[55] More commonly, applications for standard patents lapse for failure to obtain acceptance within the prescribed 21 month period following a first report. The Official Journal also publishes notices of lapsed applications.[56]
5.36 Publication of a notice of acceptance in the Official Journal should be distinguished from the publication of a complete specification for a standard patent. This typically occurs 18 months after the earliest priority date for the application,[57] and is also advertised in the Official Journal.[58] An application is confidential prior to publication of the complete specification, and only bibliographic details—such as the applicant's name and title of the invention—are made available by the Patent Office.[59]
5.37 A patent is granted when the Commissioner of Patents causes the patent to be sealed with the seal of the Patent Office. For a standard patent, this will occur within six months of the date of publication in the Official Journal of the notice of acceptance of the application, unless the application is opposed.[60]
[24] Australian Law Reform Commission, Gene Patenting and Human Health, DP 68 (2004), Fig 5–2.
[25] If an inventor or his or her assignee is deceased, that person's legal representative may file for patent protection: Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 15, sch 1.
[26] Ibid s 29.
[27] Ibid s 40(1).
[28]Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) rr 3.1, 3.2A, 3.3.
[29] The 'fair basis' requirement is discussed in Ch 6.
[30]Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 18(1)(b).
[31] Ibid s 43; Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) rr 3.12–3.14.
[32]Patent Cooperation Treaty, [1980] ATS 6, (entered into force on 24 January 1978); Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 88–93.
[33] IP Australia, Annual Report (2003).
[34] Ibid. IP Australia may not, however, have undertaken substantive examination of all of these applications: IP Australia, Submission P56, 4 November 2003.
[36]Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 40(4).
[37] The Patents Act does not provide for a divisional application based on a provisional application: Ibid s 79B; IP Australia, Patent Manual of Practice and Procedure Volume 2: National (2002), [9.8]. The requirements for filing divisional applications based on an innovation patent are set out separately: see Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 79C; Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) r 6A.2.
[38]Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 79B(1); Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) rr 3.11(2), 6A.1. See also Australian Law Reform Commission, Gene Patenting and Human Health, DP 68 (2004), [5.34].
[39] IP Australia, Submission P56, 4 November 2003; IP Australia, Submission P86, 16 April 2004.
[40] Commentators have made similar observations: see J Lahore, Patents, Trade Marks & Related Rights: Looseleaf Service (2001), [8025].
[41] IP Australia, Submission P56, 4 November 2003; IP Australia, Submission P86, 16 April 2004. See also Australian Law Reform Commission, Gene Patenting and Human Health, DP 68 (2004), Question 5–1.
[42] Department of Industry Tourism and Resources, Submission P97, 19 April 2004; F B Rice & Co, Submission P84, 16 April 2004; Queensland Government, Submission P103, 22 April 2004; Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia, Submission P106, 27 April 2004; Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia, Consultation, Melbourne, 31 March 2004.
[43] Department of Industry Tourism and Resources, Submission P97, 19 April 2004. See also F B Rice & Co, Submission P84, 16 April 2004; Queensland Government, Submission P103, 22 April 2004; Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia, Submission P106, 27 April 2004.
[44] Department of Industry Tourism and Resources, Submission P97, 19 April 2004; Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia, Submission P106, 27 April 2004.
[46]Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) r 3.15. The Commissioner of Patents may also direct an applicant to file a request for examination within a shorter period and the applicant must comply with any such request within six months or the application will lapse: Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 44(2)–(4), 142(2)(a); Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) r 3.16.
[47] IP Australia, Submission P56, 4 November 2003.
[48]Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 47; Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) r 3.20. The prescribed jurisdictions are Canada, New Zealand, the United States, and signatory countries to the European Patent Convention: Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) r 3.21.
[49] Currently, a patent examiner is not required to consider all the criteria for patentability specified in s 18: see Ch 6 for more detail.
[50] 'Prior art information' and 'prior art base' are defined in the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 7, sch 1. See Ch 6.
[51] Ibid s 45(3); Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) r 3.17A.
[52]Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 45(1); Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) r 3.18.
[53]Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 142(2)(e); Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) r 13.4.
[54]Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 49(5), (7).
[55] J Lahore, Patents, Trade Marks & Related Rights: Looseleaf Service (2001), [8180]. There have been only four or five such refusals between 1991 and 2003: IP Australia, Submission P56, 4 November 2003.
[56]Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) r 13.5.
[57]Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 54, 55; Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) r 4.2.
[58]Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 54(1). Certain information may be prohibited from being disclosed to the public under the Patents Act, even after examination and acceptance of a patent application: Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 147, 152, 173, 174.
[59]Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 53; Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) r 4.1. See also IP Australia, Submission P56, 4 November 2003.
[60]Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 61; Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth) r 6.2. As a matter of practice, a standard patent is typically sealed approximately four months after acceptance of the application has been advertised in the Official Journal, unless the application is opposed: IP Australia, Submission P56, 4 November 2003.


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Policing and Social Trust
By Luther O. Tyus, Graduate Research Assistant at the Brown School at Washington University
This column was originally published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Humans are a social species. The need for trust is rooted in our DNA. In times of peril and uncertainty, trusting relationships provide a sense of security. Trust helps us to survive.
In 2014, during the Ferguson unrest, I was a police officer in St. Louis, assigned to a special unit focusing on low-income housing projects. Dirty stares and middle fingers were testaments to the trust we'd lost. The city was on the verge of erupting.
One evening, I handcuffed a man on his front porch for unlawful use of a handgun. I didn't notice the angry mob forming behind us. "Leave him alone," someone yelled. Angrier words followed. You could feel the tension in the air.
But then a young woman stood up in front of us. "Stop," she yelled to the crowd. "That man," meaning me, "reads to my child at school."
And it was true. I did read to students. My unit also sponsored movie nights and back-to-school giveaways. At Halloween, we hosted "Trunk or Treat." We invested in community relationships.
The community didn't forget. Her plea worked. The crowd lost its steam.
But in too many places, police have failed to create trusting relationships. In 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice released its report on the Ferguson Police Department. The report concluded that "Ferguson's law enforcement practices are shaped by the City's focus on revenue rather than by public safety needs." The DOJ also found that these practices "reflected and reinforced racial bias," with "nearly 90 percent of documented force used by FPD officers was used against African Americans."
These problems began long before the shooting death of Michael Brown. The DOJ report highlights a 2013 encounter between a Ferguson patrol sergeant and an African-American man. The sergeant, though he could not articulate a reasonable suspicion, detained the man after seeing him talk to an individual in a truck. When the man refused to allow the sergeant to frisk him, insisting that had committed no crime, the sergeant became infuriated and drew his Taser.
Video captured by the Taser's built-in camera shows that the man made no aggressive movements. Still, the sergeant fired, knocking the man to the ground. The sergeant then fired again, later claiming that the man had attempted to stand. But the man never tried to stand, as the video makes clear. He just squirmed in agony.
Each year, similar reports flood the DOJ's Civil Rights Division. Victims hope for protection and understanding. Police misconduct is a betrayal of trust.
Distrust is not simply the absence of trust: Both are rooted in neurobiology. Feelings of trust flow from the prefrontal cortex, which compares the present to past experiences. Feelings of trust release oxytocin and dopamine, which increase energy and a sense of belonging. Feelings of distrust trigger the amygdala, which controls our "fight, flight or freeze" response.
Together, these brain structures dictate our perceptions of reality, which is why regaining lost trust can be so difficult. Once the amygdala is engaged, new experiences invariably mix with old narratives of hurt and disappointment.
But it is possible to regain trust, as Ferguson Police Chief Delrish Moss, who was appointed in 2016, is now demonstrating.
From the ashes of unrest, Moss has implemented a community-first philosophy. Every member of the department must meet with members of the community. Officers are rewarded for positive interactions, from organizing kickball tournaments to treating high school students to a special "Black Panther" premiere. The promotions process has been revised.
Chief Moss also emphasizes that social media, properly used, can help to humanize officers. Specialized units are creating content for the department's Facebook and YouTube pages. Videos provide friendly tips for public safety and exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at department operations.
Effective policing requires social trust. The Ferguson Police Department is rebuilding the trust it had lost by tapping into a simple but powerful human need: the need to belong.
Luther O. Tyus is a Graduate Research Assistant at the Brown School at Washington University, as well as an eight-year veteran of the St. Louis Police Department and a certified POST police instructor. Luther has published and commentated for CNN, Headline News, and St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Luther has delivered a one-hour Crime Prevention presentation to numerous corporations, including ten to AT&T and several to Ameren UE. He has conducted his Social Unrest seminar for the NAACP, Urban Strategies, FOCUS St. Louis, and The Urban League.
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Q: Trouble installing USBDM for Freescale microcontroller after Ubuntu 16.04 LTS When I try to install usbdm (Version 4.12 released October 2018) by downloading the .deb from https://sourceforge.net/projects/usbdm/ and manually installing it with:
dpkg -i usbdm_4.12.1.210-1-x86_64.deb
I get the error that libxerces-c3.1 is missing.

A: USBDM v4.12 requires libxerces-c3.1, however libxerces-c3.1 was replaced with libxerces-c3.2 in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
There is no problem with installing it as it does not conflict.  However, it has a couple of dependencies.
So:

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*From the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS package pages, download libxerces-c3.1 and libicu55

*Install libicu55 with dpkg -i libicu55*.deb

*Install libxerces-c3.1 with dpkg -i libxerces-c3.1*.deb

*Install usbdm as before with dpkg -i usbdm_4.12.1.210-1-x86_64.deb

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Category: California Compliance
Six steps to AB 52 legal compliance
By including tribal cultural resources early in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process, the legislature intended to ensure that local and Tribal governments, public agencies, and project proponents would have information available, early in the project planning process, to identify and address potential adverse impacts to tribal cultural resources. By taking this proactive approach, the legislature also intended to reduce the potential for delay and conflicts in the environmental review process. These new rules apply to projects that have a notice of preparation for an environmental impact report or negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration filed on or after July 1, 2015. The new provisions in the Public Resources Code proscribe six specific steps and timelines governing the notice and consultation process. Those steps are summarized below.
Step 1) The Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) will provide each Tribe in California with a list of all public agencies that may be lead agencies under CEQA within the geographic area with which the tribe is traditionally and culturally affiliated, the contact information of those public agencies, and information on how the Tribe may request consultation. This list must be provided on or before July 1, 2016 (Pub. Resources Code, § 5097.94 (m)).
Step 2) If a tribe wishes to be notified of projects within its traditionally and culturally affiliated area, the tribe must submit a written request to the relevant lead agency (Pub. Resources Code, § 21080.3.1 (b).), requesting to be added to the lead agency's AB 52 Consultation List.
Optional Step 2A-Some lead agencies might like to proactively establish an AB 52 Consultation list, rather than wait to be contacted by Tribes individually starting in 2016.
Step 3) Within 14 days of the lead agency determining that a project application is complete, or that the lead agency will undertake a project (via a notice of preparation for an environmental impact report, negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration filed on or after July 1, 2015), the lead agency must provide formal notification, in writing, to the Tribes that have requested notification of proposed projects as described in step 2, above, on the AB 52 Consultation List. That notice must include a description of the project, its location, and must state that the tribe has 30 days to request consultation.
Step 4) If it wishes to engage in consultation on the project, each AB 52 Consultation List Tribe must respond to the lead agency within 30 days of receipt of the formal notification described in step 3, above. The Tribe's response must designate a lead contact person. If the Tribe does not designate a lead contact person, or designates multiple people, the lead agency shall defer to the individual listed on the contact list maintained by the NAHC. If no Tribes request consultation within 30 days of receipt of the lead agency's formal notification, then the AB 52 process ends and steps 5 and 6 below are not required.
Step 5) The lead agency must begin the consultation process with the tribes that have requested consultation within 30 days of receiving the request for consultation.
Step 6) Consultation concludes when either: 1) the parties agree to measures to mitigate or avoid a significant effect, if a significant effect exists, on a tribal cultural resource, or 2) a party, acting in good faith and after reasonable effort, concludes that mutual agreement cannot be reached. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21080.3.2 (b)(1) & (2).) Note that consultation can also be ongoing throughout the CEQA process.
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SHPO Review for State-Owned Cultural Resources
California State Public Resources Code (PRC) 5024 requires that all state agencies preserve and maintain state-owned historical resources. Section 5024.5 outlines the process of meeting this mandate. The process gives the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) the authority to review the efforts made by state agencies toward compliance with this law. State agencies must work with the SHPO to show that they are protecting and maintaining the historical resources (the term includes significant prehistoric, historic, ethnographic, and traditional cultural resources) on their Master List and that no development or maintenance projects will adversely impact those resources.
If the state agency holds title to land, or provides funding for acquisition, restoration, or development, PRC 5024 applies. Compliance with PRC 5024 should be included in the agency's land acquisition, granting, and project development processes. For example, if the state agency acquires or provides acquisition funding for land, any historic buildings, features, or structures should be evaluated through a PRC 5024 review to see if they should be placed on the Master List. If the resource is, or will be, placed on the Master List, the agency must consult with SHPO about mitigation prior to demolition or alteration of the resource. Additionally, before any habitat restoration project funded by a state agency is undertaken, cultural resources studies need to be completed to evaluate the potential for adverse impacts to resources eligible for, or on, the Master List.
Spindrift staff are experienced with PRC 5024 compliance and stand ready to assist state agencies with technical studies, evaluations, and SHPO consultation. For questions and assistance, please contact: Arleen Garcia-Herbst at arleen@spindriftarchaeology or 858-333-7202.
Photo: Charless Noell brought the prefabricated U. S. House to San Diego in 1850. The house was purchased in San Francisco. Another story states that U. S., House began as a Sears kit. U. S. House began as a store, then later became a bar, restaurant, and boarding house. Credit: Kenneth A. Larson @ http://www.placesearth.com/


Streetwear wasn't an industry in the '80s and '90s. Extreme sports were far from corporate, and every kid who dreamt of hitting the waves on a surfboard or grinding asphalt on a skateboard couldn't imagine that there'd be people getting paid for it now. The surf and skate apparel of the times reflected the laid-back, gnarly vibes often associated with beach bums and skate rats (think more Z-Boys than Zoo York), featuring bright colors, acid-washed treatments, and nylon anoraks that would make a killing on eBay today. That's the sentiment that informs Victory Press, a Brooklyn-based line by Jessica Humphrey and Jonathan Cammisa.
Bright red corduroy work shirts can be layered underneath heavier snap button denim shirt jackets, while five-panel caps made from teal nylon, colorblocked corduroy, or acid-washed cotton finish off the kit. Two technical jackets, an anorak and a hooded zip-up, round out the initial outerwear offering. Details like purple-lined hoods and batik prints keep the tongue-in-cheek homage to the past intact. The collection just landed at Wittmore, so take a look for yourself and see if anything strikes your fancy.