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AppBrain apps the Android market and discover the best Android apps from AppBrain, the leading Android app directory.en-usAndroidGoogle PlayMobile appsAppBrainAppBrain Web 4.0 Content Management SystemRTA Pro Analyzer, 17 Dec 2009 13:03:20 +0000Professional version of the RTA audio analyser. Adds 1/4, 1/6 and 1/12 analysation band spacing with up to 120 bands, scalable peak holds and more colour schemes. Permanently stores calibration data. Screenshots can be saved and peak / rms values can be exported to a .csv file.

If in doubt, check our free RTA .

Bugs, comments to:

Recent changes:
v 1.5:
- Support for high-density displays
- Export of peak and rms data to .csv file
- Sample frequency adjusted to specific phone requirements

v 1.4:
- Dynamic screen sizes
- Full screen option
- Option now also via Menu button
- Save graph to sd
- Install to sd
- Various fixesRoboVox Voice Changer Pro, 31 Oct 2011 13:27:45 +0000Transform your voice with RoboVox and have your voice sound scary or funny, musical, evil or like famous robots! RoboVox is a voice recorder and voice changing app using vocoder technology.

Choose among 32 different voice styles and jam with the pitch and modulation settings by sliding your finger across the X-Y control field.

Modify your voice live with your headphones on, record your voice and play it back transformed or use the parrot mode that repeats your altered voice automatically.

Save your recording, send it via email or share it directly on SoundCloud.

Get it now and alienate your voice!

RoboVox Features:
- 32 voice models such as Pitch Shift (Chipmunk, Helium voice), Discobot, Badman, Exorcist, Cylon, Dalek, Singing Robot, Vader, HAL, Stephen, Prophet
- X-Y control field for modifying pitch and modulation
- 3 different modes: real-time, parrot and recording
- Real-time mode (with headphones)
- Voice recording
- Share your results directly on SoundCloud
- Save and email your creations as WAV files
- Save your transformed voice as ringtone
- Vocoder with real-time FFT spectral analysis

More details at:

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Recent changes:
- 8 new voice models added
- New icon for parrot mode button added
- Improved button layout for realtime, parrot, recording and play mode
- New arrow buttons to switch between banks
- Recording time extended to 5 minutes
- Removed Facebook sound sharing (Soundcloud and Email file sharing is still available)
- New xxhdpi icon
- Android 4.4 readyaWARemote Pro for Winamp®, 02 Jan 2011 13:11:00 +0000aWARemote for Winamp®

Simply the most beautiful and extensive Winamp® remote control for Android.

Take control over the Winamp® media player on your PC - with your Android Smartphone. Control the current playback, manage the current playlist and access your media library.
aWARemote for Winamp® offers all this, and more.

Awards:
 - "Cool App"

Try it now! These are the features that aWARemote for Winamp® offers:

- Control over current playback
- Manage and save current playlist
- Access Winamp's queue function
- Access the Winamp media library and your saved playlists (limited to 1000 songs and 5 playlists in free version)
- Search the Winamp media library
- turn visualizations on and off
- Equalizer
- Light and dark theme
- Modern Holo UI and easy handling
- Comprehensive options
- Start Winamp from your smartphone
- 2 widgets
- Support for creating multiple profiles for different computers
- Wake on LAN directly in the app
- Sleep timer
- File browser [aWARemote Pro only]
- Password-protected and AES secured Client-Server connection (optional)

200.000 users and a 4,7/5 stars rating for aWARemote Pro for Winamp® speak for themselves.
Also become one of the satisfied users of aWARemote for Winamp® and try it now.

To make aWARemote for Winamp® work, you have to install aWARemote Server on your computer. You can get it at This will also install the aWARemote Server Helper Plugin in Winamp®, which is mandatory for the queue feature support.

If you have any problems with the setup, check out the FAQ section at In this section you will also find an explanation for the required permissions the app asks for.

For further help send an Email to

Winamp® is a trademark of AOL, Inc.

Recent changes:
- Fixed: Back button at top left not working on various views
- Fixed: scrolling position of list in file browser is now saved when opening another window
- Fixed: auto connect not workingSupreme MPA, 03 Oct 2011 04:12:58 +0000Supreme MPA - The Official Hip Hop App

Music Production App ,MPC, Drum machine , Drum pads ,Piano keyboard, sample editor, music sequencer for Recording mixing playing and sharing your own mobile music creations.
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PLEASE TRY MPA LITE! BEFORE BUYING MPA 1.0 TO MAKE SURE THAT MPA WORKS ON YOUR DEVICE!!!!!!!!
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KITKAT 4.4

Designed by Supreme the Beatmaker, the legendary hip-hop producer and beatmaking teacher from Sunz of Man / Wu-Tang Clan fame.

Create your own hip-hop beats using 16 realtime pads (12 for Android 2.x and 3.x), piano keyboard and the visual Grid editor. Use the builtin samples, your own WAV/AIFF samples or cut an MP3 from your Music folder. Put together a complete song via the Song Editor. Export your project as MP3 and share it with your friends.

The only music production app designed by hip-hop producers for hip-hop producers.

The FULL version has no artificial limitations. Enjoy!

Some rare devices have bugs that prevent Supreme MPA from working properly. Please try MPA Lite before buying MPA Full.

Contact us at for questions or support.

We are willing to work with you if you experience problems on your specific device. We can't reply to your reviews, so if you do have a problem, please contact us by email ( if you would like to have your problem fixed. We always respond!

Thanks for using Supreme MPA!

Recent changes:
Added support for 4.4 KitKat
Added support for 4.2 Jelly Bean
Added official support for Android™ 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Added 4 more pads for Android 4.0 users
Increased the number of available programs to 10
Added support for more sample formats
Removed all ads
Fixed bugsSunVox, 17 Jan 2012 11:14:02 +0000SunVox is the most powerful music creation tool for Android. It is a small and fast cross-platform modular synthesizer with pattern based sequencer (tracker). You can read more info about the music trackers here:

[ Key features ]
• Modular interface.
• Powerful microtonal (ultra-chromatic) sequencer.
• Highly optimized synth algorithms.
• Support of 16/24/32bit WAV, AIFF and XI samples.
• Multitrack WAV export.
• MIDI import/export.
• Mic/Line-in recording.
• Real-time recording of any types of sound events.
• XM (FastTracker) and MOD (ProTracker, OctaMED) import.
• It is also available for other systems (Windows, Linux, OSX, iOS, etc.).

[ Brief instruction ]
The main menu - button with the SunVox icon in the upper left corner of the screen.
Use multitouch to scale/move content of timeline and pattern editor.
How to connect one module to another: first touch on source, second touch on destination.
REC button is only for notes and controller recording. If you want to record sound - use the Sampler module (and press REC button under the Sampler controllers).

Official SunVox homepage, user manual, video tutorials:

Publish your SunVox songs here:

Known solutions for some problems:

[ Built-in synthesizers & effects ]
• Analog Generator;
• DrumSynth with 120 unique synthetic drum sounds;
• FM synthesizer;
• MetaModule (use it to build your own synths/effects);
• Sampler (supported formats: WAV, XI, AIFF);
• SpectraVoice (FFT-based synthesizer for warm atmospheric sounds);
• Side Chain Compressor;
• Distortion;
• Echo;
• 3Band equalizer;
• Filter (Low-pass, High-pass, Band-pass, Notch);
• Flanger;
• Loop (for glitch effects);
• Reverb;
• Vocal Filter (for human voice simulation);
• Vorbis Player;
• WaveShaper;
• and more ...

Recent changes:
* Project Properties: the new field "Based on SunVox (version)" has been added; change it if you think that some modules use the old buggy algorithm (Compressor for example);
* bugs fixed.DJ PRO, 17 Dec 2009 13:02:45 +0000DJ PRO is the most advanced mixing system available for Android devices.

This app is the same as 'DJ' but with all the UPGRADES active by default. Forever.

Twin mixing decks are available in a super smooth 50fps OpenGL environment.

NETWORK Mode lets you link multiple android devices so that you get STEREO Headphone output AND Stereo output!

Multi-touch is supported, portrait or landcape mode, and you can now use headphones, with splice-output (Stereo -> Dual-Mono) fully supported.

AUTO-BPM detection and auto pitch set.

A unique '4/4 Marked Beat' system, coupled with an advanced AI, is used so that you can keep track of your position in the tune.

Please read all the HELP! (To SHUTDOWN the app, press Menu > Shutdown..)

Thanks.

Spartacus

Recent changes:
7.3 - Small bugs.

7.21 - Due to possible issues, I have had to change the name..

7.2
 - NETWORK MODE - you can now link 2 android devices and wirelessly control a Master DJ server.
 - Stereo Headphone output and Stereo Output!
 - Please read all the HELP!
 - Enjoy.Pocket DJ Vintage, 17 Dec 2009 13:00:32 +0000#1 Top user's choice on Android with more than half million downloads for the free version. Join the community!

Have some fun with this vintage 2 deck DJ turntable and mix your musics with your fingers!

_Warning_
It is an application for fun and mainly designed for low end phones with low capabilities. To keep the best performances with nice graphics some of the features have not been implemented.
If you have a recent phone and you need advanced features (such as MP3 pitch shift, sync,playlists...) take a look at DJStudio.

Features
- No ads at all!
- Twin DJ deck on one screen
- MP3 & WAV playback
- Real time pitch shift control on WAV only
- CUE save and recall
- Cross-fading
- Simple loops
- Real time scratch effect
- Possibility to record through mic during 5 mins

If you have issues with this program or if you have some questions don't hesitate to write us an email.RD3 - Groovebox, 25 Aug 2010 18:48:50 +0000Create your own grooves and drum loops with RD3 - Groovebox!

*** If you have a high-end phone or tablet please check out the RD4 version with more features ***

Use your Android phone or tablet as a musical instrument and make your own electronic music tracks!

Recreate the sound of early electronic dance music with the RD3 – Groovebox that recalls two 303-style analog synthesizers, a drum machine plus reverb, distortion, phaser, filter and delay audio effects!

Developed in Berlin, RD3 - Groovebox is a pioneering audio app that lets you program your own grooves. This multi-touch enabled app makes it simple to invent unique loops and manipulate them with resonant filters and effects on the go.

Appropriate both for experienced musicians and novices.

RD3 is optimized for Android phones and tablets. Use it for live performances in landscape mode on phones and 7-inch tablets or use the additional special rack view on 10-inch tablets in portrait mode.

Loops you've created and exported with the Groovebox can also be automatically integrated into mikrosonic's audio mixer app SPC - Music Sketchpad.

Features

Channel mixer/sequencer:
- Volume control with level meter
- 4 bars with 16 steps per instrument
- 3 play modes: Solo, loop or random
- Channel mute

Two virtual analog synthesizers:
- 4 types of waveforms for each synth
- Reminiscent of the legendary 303 synthesizer
- High-quality or regular filter modes
- Real-time step sequencer for each synth
- Free assignable audio effects

Drum machine with:
- 10 drum kits: 808, 909, 606, CR-78, Linn, KR55, RX11, RZ1, DMX, DPM48
- Channel mute
- Punch control for volume and envelope adjustments
- Accent programmable for each drum channel
- Free assignable effects for each drum sound
- Real-time step sequencer

Audio effects:
- Reverb, distortion, filter, phaser and delay
- Real-time controllable
- X/Y control field for each effect
- 4 effect sends
- Chaining of 2 effects

Technical features:
- Special rack view in portrait mode for 10-inch tablets
- Multi-touch control
- Live session recording
- Audio loop export feature
- SoundCloud Sharing Kit integration
- Session save capability
- Cut/copy/paste pattern
- OpenSL support
- App2SD

System Requirements:
- Android 2.3 or higher
- Screen resolution 800×480 (WVGA) or higher
- 800 MHz CPU or faster supporting ARMv7

More details at:

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Recent changes:
- 2nd Bassline
- New effect section
- 5 audio effects: Reverb, delay, phaser, filter and distortion
- Real-time controllable effects with X-Y control field
- 4 effect sends
- Chaining of effects
- Drum machine improvements
- Mute button for each drum channel
- Individual accent settings for each drum channelPoweramp skin Light Metallic, 06 Jun 2012 21:26:44 +0000This is skin pack for Poweramp 2.0. This is not a separate application. Please install Poweramp first.

Follow my G+ page to be the first to know when free Material skin will be released.

After installation switch skin in Poweramp settings.
In Poweramp Settings —> Look and Feel —> Theme (in Poweramp 2.0.6-build-508+).

Widgets avaliable as part of Poweramp Widgets Kit here:

poweramp skin

Recent changes:
Fix force close.
Android 5.0 compatibility issue fix.
Graphics update for better look on fullHD screens.
Ff/rw and next/previous folder buttons now has same size.TouchOSC, 29 May 2013 19:15:54 +0000TouchOSC is a modular OSC and MIDI control surface for Android.
It supports sending and receiving Open Sound Control and MIDI messages over Wi-Fi.

The application allows to remote control and receive feedback from software and hardware that implement the OSC or MIDI protocols such as Apple Logic Pro/Express, Ableton Live, Renoise, Pure Data, Max/MSP/Jitter, Max for Live, OSCulator, VDMX, Resolume Avenue/Arena, Modul8, Plogue Bidule, NI Traktor, NI Reaktor, Quartz Composer, Supercollider, vvvv, Derivative TouchDesigner, Isadora and many others.

The interface provides a number of customizable touch controls to send and receive messages:

Faders / Rotary controls / Encoder controls / Push buttons / Toggle buttons / XY pads / Multi-faders / Multi-push / Multi-toggles / Multi-xy pads / LEDs / Labels / Time & battery displays

Additionally the program can send Accelerometer data. The application comes with example layouts and completely custom layouts can be constructed using the free TouchOSC Editor application.

Please navigate to for more information, video demonstrations and download the free layout editor application for OS X, Windows and Linux and the free TouchOSC Bridge utility to easily connect to any MIDI-capable application on your computer.

Recent changes:
- Added support for MIDI System Exclusive messages
- Added support for sending keystrokes and keystroke-combinations (via TouchOSC Bridge)
- Added "Invert" option to Push control "Y position velocity" feature
- Miscellaneous minor bug-fixes and stability improvements

Please also upgrade to the latest versions of TouchOSC Editor and TouchOSC Bridge at, 29 May 2013 19:15:54 +0000Wed, 29 May 2013 19:15:54 +0000


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WHERE: Via conference call. The dial-in number for press is (913) 981-5524 (listen only)

WHEN: Wednesday, January 17, 2001, 2 p.m. (PST)/5 p.m. (EST)

REBROADCAST: The conference call will be available as a continuous rebroadcast beginning Wednesday, January 17, 5 p.m. (PDT)/8 p.m. (EDT) through Wednesday, January 24, 5 p.m. (PDT)/8 p.m. (EDT). The dial-in number for the rebroadcast is (719) 457-0820. Please enter confirmation code 745498.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Kelly Knudson, Apple, (408) 974-2042,

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Tim Cook: A Star at D11

Tim Cook at D11

Tim Cook at D11
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple and the man who has the gargantuan task of sustaining the company since the passing away of Steve Jobs, appeared at the D11 conference as the subject of the opening talk. With Apple in such a critical moment in its history, the world of tech writers hung on Cook’s every word. Knowing that the world is seeking insight into Apple’s direction going into the future, Cook took the opportunity to lay down the marker that Apple still has plenty of innovation left in the tank.

The format involved two interviewers putting questions to Cook in a relatively informal setup. The interview covered competition in the mobile computing market, whether Apple can compete in TV and whether the company can still innovate since the death of Jobs.

Tim Cook at D11 was certainly interesting, with the first question fielded being whether Apple can survive the onslaught of new Samsung products in the mobile sector – something that was but to be expected. Cook responded that Apple mobile products continue to perform well. He cited that Apple sold 85 million iPhones in the last quarter, along with 42 million iPads. He also noted that Apple has held its ground for decades in the PC hardware space against Dell and in the operating system space against Microsoft.

“Apple has always had competition to focus on,” said Cook, “but our North Star is always on making the best products.”

Asked a question about the fluctuation of Apple’s stock price, Cook noted that years of being in business has taught him that fluctuations are normal and to be expected.

Cook is not new to the conference. Last year, Cook addressed the D10 conference. His remarks during D10 included hints about Apple’s continuing efforts in television. The interviewers asked him how Apple’s efforts in the TV market are going. Cook replied, that the Apple TV has sold 13 million units in its multi-year run. Half of those units were sold in the last year.

The talk then turned to the arrival of Google Glass. Cook said he does not see Glass as a mass market device. He described wearable computers as “a profoundly interesting area of technology” and noted the success of Nike’s FuelBand.

Tim Cook at D11

Asked whether Apple will compete in the wearable computing industry, Cook declined comment. He also noted that glasses are not as intuitive to users as the engineers at Google seem to believe. Cook said most people who wear glasses do so out of necessity, not because the eye area is a natural place for an interface. He said Apple engineers feel the wrist is a more intuitive place for a wearable computer. These comments were effectively dismissive of what many are touting to be the next big thing.

Cook also fielded questions about Apple’s off-shoring of taxes, one of the latest issues to beset the company. He said the company does nothing inappropriate. He also noted the company pays more total taxes to the U.S. government than any other single entity. He also hinted that Apple would be open to plans floating around legislative circles to allow the company to repatriate the off-shored money while paying some taxes on the cash.

The last questions addressed settling quarrels between Apple and Samsung, plus whether consumers needed more devices. Cook steered past the Samsung question. To the consumption question, Cook answered, “Yes. Always.”

To quote Ryan’s Twitter profile, he likes to “talk tech news and moon landings, but mostly tech news.”  Ryan is currently a designer for a few websites – including InternetServiceProviders.com – who’s working to expand where his writing can be found.  If Twitter isn’t your thing, please feel free to send Ryan an email with your comments.

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Student Level: preschool, kindergarten, elementary

Make Rudolph proud to visit your tree this year with this ornament that has a striking resemblance to him!

Supplies needed:

  • Green craft foam
  • Red craft foam
  • Brown craft foam
  • Black craft foam
  • Reindeer pattern
  • Antler pattern
  • Red ribbon
  • Mini bells
  • Mini red pom poms
  • Glue
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Most supplies (substitutes may be used) and instructions are included in this craft kit.

Check availability of this craft kit.

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SMS Butler Pro - Your Quotes Archive

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Always the best SMS quotes at your fingertips. Simply select a category and choose your quote. Open it directly with SMS / iMessage, Email, Whats App or copy it into the clipboard.

You can flag your favorite messages for later usage. The app also keeps track of SMS you did already send.

Choose from categories: good morning, good nicht, love, craving, sorry, thinking of you, friendship, get well soon, christmas, new year and valentine's day.

What's New in Version 2.1

Fixed a problem that caused the send button not to appear on older devices like the iPhone 3GS/iOS 6.

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Lucknow, India Offline GPS

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Lucknow, India Offline GPS Navigator™ (Vector World Co.) - fully offline OSM car, truck, bike and pedestrian navigation system.

Maps are stored on the phone for offline usage. Thanks to Lucknow, India Offline GPS Navigator™, navigation has never been easier. You'll never get lost in traffic again!

The new major version of Lucknow, India Offline GPS Navigator™ presents new features and is based on new architecture which brings high level of reliability. The new Lucknow, India Offline GPS Navigator™ brings high value voice guided door-to-door navigation.

- Turn-by-turn navigation;
- Accurate and fast route calculation / re-calculation;
- Determining GPS coordinates;
- Creating descriptive notes;
- Lane-guidance / Lane assistant;
- Saving & grouping multiple coordinates;
- Speed restrictions;
- Speed cameras POI support;
- Distance to destination with estimated time of arrival;
- 3D buildings;
- Searching by Country / city / street / house number / junction;
- Smart keyboard;
- POI "Points-of-interest" (incl. my POI) searching based on location or route;

Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Location data may be inaccurate.

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iBizz is ICICI Bank's official mobile banking application for corporate customers.

ICICI Bank iBizz is a mobile application where Corporate Internet Banking (CIB) user can avail various banking services on mobile.

Easy, convenient and secure to use, iBizz offers a wide range of banking and informational services to make banking convenient for you. iBizz lets you inquire online balances, last 10 transactions on your linked operative accounts, details of Deposits & Loan accounts and approve financial transactions like fund transfers while on the go.

ICICI Bank offers Corporate Mobile Banking facility free of charge to customers without needing to register for this service. All existing CIB customers can use their existing credentials to access Corporate Mobile Banking. Download Corporate Mobile Banking, that lets you do more on the move. For more details on ICICI Bank Corporate Mobile Banking visit www.icicibank.com

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■ Please read the instructions from the installation. ■

This is the charged version.
full function - you can use it.
There are high resolution, high sensitivity mode, and an effect setup.

Because do not have a network connection,
Please use with peace of mind security.

Simple operation, take a video app.
We then save the file as an image frame.
It is making, such as motion jpeg.

Because it is making a special
You can not play movies only with this app.
(Can not copy the file to play, etc. PC.)

Please use whichever camera and the normal application.
(Recording important, please use the normal camera app.)

How to use
- AF in touch with the video
- Zoom out the video in a pinch in a pinch
- From the top button
- Recording
- Play
- Play the latest
- Switch (IN ⇔ OUT)
- Set
- Strobe
- Work with the camera silence

When ON the recording, during playback sound is so,
And the query so that it does not sound came out,
Please be careful.

Has been saved to a folder [Uva_Movie].
From the folder to get image and sound is possible.

Substantial differences in the performance of the models will appear by.
It is strongly recommended dual-core models.

Start the camera when the widget
There are models not started by the model.

Models tested
-Xperia (OS2.1)
-Regza t-01c (OS2.1)
-Galaxy (OS4.0) (widget does not work) nexus

Models the problem is thank you report.
Will be fixed in the range can accommodate.

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Create Amazing photos fast and easily!
Edit your photos by removing or changing colors!
★ Change the color of your dress , hair etc
★ Different kind of brushes for applying color and shadow for your photos to make beautiful.
★ Change everything black and white in your photo except your dress!
★ Paint in color or gray
★ Pencil
★ Import photos from your photo album or camera
★ Recolor your photo completely
★ Share your amazing creation to Facebook, Twitter , Flickr etc

It is very simple and user friendly app. Don’t miss to download.

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Going The Distance

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Going the Distance is a quick and convenient way to find the distance and direction to your favorite locations and estimate your travel time. If you have ever had the kids yelling "are we there yet?" from the back seat or worried if you would make it to a location on time or before running out of gas, this app is for you! Can also be used as a car locator to help you remember where you parked your car.

Use it in the car, biking, hiking or even walking. Also works great for charting distances on golf courses, marking that perfect hunting or fishing spot, or even Geocaching.

By having your favorite destinations already typed in, you'll find this app is allot faster and easier than having to constantly lookup locations on your devices map and also safer by eliminating the distraction of typing on your device while driving.

The Going the Distance App Features:

- Determine distance, direction, and estimated travel time to your favorite locations.

- Speedometer to show your current speed

- Compass to point you in the right direction

- One-touch access to quickly save and later locate the location of where you parked your car

- View Locations on a map

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Owens Throws For Near-Record In Defeat

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Junior QB Nick Owens threw four TD passes and a Cougar regular-season record 425 yards Saturday against Simon Fraser.

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BURNABY, British Columbia -- Thanks to junior quarterback Nick Owens’ regular-season passing record of 425 yards, Azusa Pacific went score-for-score with Simon Fraser until the Clan scored 28 consecutive points to start the fourth quarter and hand the Cougars a 66-38 defeat Saturday afternoon.

Owens threw TD passes of 29, 34, 70, and 20 yards, completing 26-of-40 passes and coming just one yard away from tying the Cougars’ single-game passing record of 426 yards, set in the 1999 NAIA semifinals by Neo Aoga. Owens completed passes to eight different receivers for the second consecutive game, with Erik Johnson catching a team-high six of them for 73 yards.

“I was excited to see the offense come out throwing and take those big steps forward to get after it early in the game,” Cougar head coach Victor Santa Cruz said. “I like the development with him and the young receiving corps, but we still have a long ways to go. Development is the right word for us – we have a lot of that happening right now, and we need that to continue to happen."

Owens guided the offense to a seven-play, 46-yard touchdown drive on Azusa Pacific’s opening possession, with sophomore running back Terrell Watson’s one-yard scoring run giving the Cougars their first opening-quarter touchdown of the season for a 7-3 lead over Simon Fraser.

That score held through the end of the first quarter, and Owens completed three-of-three passes for 52 yards in a drive that took Azusa Pacific all the way down to the Simon Fraser one-yard line. The Cougars had to settle for a 21-yard field goal from freshman kicker Jamie Cacciatore on the second play of the second quarter for a 10-3 lead.

A 41-yard kickoff return jump-started the Simon Fraser offense, which leads the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in passing by averaging nearly 300 yards through the air entering Saturday’s game. Clan QB Trey Wheeler threw a six-yard TD pass to cap a 51-yard drive that took just 61 seconds to tie the game at 10-10, and that possession was the first of 10 scoring drives in the next 13 Clan possessions.

Owens pushed the Cougars back in front, 17-10, when he connected with senior running back David Trifeletti for a 29-yard touchdown pass before Simon Fraser scored on consecutive drives to take the lead for good.

“We lost gap integrity in the second half, and when you play these teams, individual breakdowns can cost you big,” Santa Cruz said. “We didn’t do a great job in the second half defensively, but we’re going to correct it and find the right guys who will find that level of focus. You just have to get their offense off the field at the end.”

The Clan extended a 23-17 halftime lead by six points after an Owens interception gave the ball back to Simon Fraser at the Cougar five-yard line, but he came right back on the next drive to complete back-to-back passes of 20-plus yards including a 34-yard scoring strike to Nick Perez. That trimmed the deficit to 29-24, which turned into a 14-point edge after a chip-shot field goal and a 32-yard interception return for touchdown late in the third quarter.

Still, the Cougars hung around when Owens re-connected again with Perez, this time for a 70-yard score on the first play of the ensuing possession, and Azusa Pacific remained within a score at 38-31. However, the next three Cougar drives netted just 36 yards while Simon Fraser scored touchdowns on its first four possessions of the fourth quarter to push the lead to 66-31. Owens wrapped up the scoring with a 20-yard TD pass to freshman receiver Michael Martens with 3:13 to play, and he completed a 52-yard pass in the final minute.

“I’m encouraged with who this team is and the people they are,” Santa Cruz said. “It’s a lot of fun to go to work with them, but the maturity factor needs to develop and be brought to the table every single snap.”

Simon Fraser finished with 654 yards of total offense, overshadowing the Cougars’ season-best production of 474 yards. The Azusa Pacific defense was led by Nick Grunsky and Sean Barber, who combined for 22 tackles, along with a six-tackle effort from cornerback Silas Goma, who also recorded an interception, three pass breakups, and a PAT block. Fellow cornerback Darrell Wilson also registered three breakups, and freshman defensive tackle Talaisi Taueli registered two tackles for loss.

With the defeat, Azusa Pacific is now 0-6 overall and 0-5 in GNAC play, while Simon Fraser improves to 2-3 in GNAC play and 3-3 overall. The Cougars return to Southern California next week for the first of back-to-back home games. They host Humboldt State Oct. 13, followed by the Oct. 20 Homecoming game against Central Washington.

GNAC scores: Saturday, Oct. 6
Simon Fraser 66, Azusa Pacific 38
Dixie State 29, Central Washington 21
Western Oregon 42, Humboldt State 14


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I think (not sure) it was George Carlin who did a whole routine about words like this. My favorite was "pretested". Doesn't that just mean "tested?"

My new favorite is that inflamable = flamable. Look it up. Its worth a chuckle.
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    I'll probably end up just either rinsing it in a pillow case, or in a 5 gallon bucket

    Was just saying that I have heard not everyone cleans the stuff. I expect the water to cloud up some no matter how clean it is, just the nature of working with clay

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    Ended up rinsing, however I rinsed for probably 5 hours (40lbs) and every time I stirred it up some I'd get more cloudiness, I think I got the most of it, so i gave up at midnight and will be placing it tonight, hopefully without any bad effects

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    Don't worry about some cloudiness. This stuff is a calcined or fired clay product. Simply moving it around causes it to abrade.
    Rinse a bit if you wish. Put it in the tank. Add water from the bottom up, or have the hose splash onto a dinner size plate and slowly fill the tank. It will cloud in any event.
    Wait a day.
    Presuming you'll be using an HOB or canister, fill the media area with only filter floss. After a few hours the water will be sparkling. Don't worry, it will cloud up again when you plant into it . ;-) After you cycle the tank, the dust will have soaked up enough water that it won't cloud up much if you don't disturb it a lot.

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The MIT Media Lab’s Mediated Matter group is perhaps not the first choice of exploration for architects and architecture students. What does “mediated matter” have to do with the design of urban and suburban space and structures? Quite a lot, as it turns out. Because the goal of this group is to develop “novel processes that enable and support the design of physical matter,” using computer design combined with “biologically inspired fabrication.” Below, I look at three projects developed and directed by Neri Oxman, an assistant professor of media arts and sciences at the MIT Media Lab. Professor Oxman also received her PhD in design computation from MIT. We begin with a project that combines local and global-based knowledge as they relate to construction. The Rapid Craft project basically mines local construction designs and techniques and combines them with the latest design technologies.

The melding of the two not only serves to promote sustainable design goals (as in using local materials, employees, and techniques) but it does so in a way that is inherently more pliable because sometimes more advanced technologies or techniques can increase efficiency. By combining the best of what local and global labor, technologies, and knowledge have in a flexible manner, design and construction projects themselves become more agile. A related goal of the project is to “preserve, revive, and reshape” different cultural modes of building.

One particularly curious, but potentially exciting innovation that is clearly meant for those in the building industry is called CNSILK, or Computer Numerically Controlled Silk Cocoon Construction. What’s the premise? A new kind of building skin. One that is based on the woven nature of silkworm cocoons. Specifically, we are talking about “woven habitats” that rely on the use of multiple axes during the fabrication process. Again, the key words here are adaptability, flexibility, and cost efficiency. The process accommodates local structural and environmental requirements by not imposing a single notion of what comprises acceptable building skin materials or how it should be constructed. By “controlling the mechanical and physical properties of spatial structures” that are inherent in microstructures, think here of silk, the skin can be adjusted for light and transparency requirements, spatial needs, porosity for ventilation, and structural load. All this from the biological inspiration of a silkworm’s cocoon.

And here’s one to help everyone who uses a computer for endless hours: the Carpal Skin. This prototypical “glove” is designed to protect against the numbness, atrophy, and weakness associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Essentially, it adjusts to the specific “pain profile” of each user. Using both soft and hard materials, the Carpal Skin’s stiffness adjusts to the individual patient’s needs and range of motion. By determining these factors, the skin limits, one presumes, the potentially harmful motions that perpetuate and aggravate the syndrome. Something that every person who works long hours on the computer could use.

Cite:Sherin Wing. "Techne: MIT’s Mediated Matter" 14 Mar 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <http://www.archdaily.com/216803/techne-mit%25e2%2580%2599s-mediated-matter/>


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On Oct. 6, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) named I.M. Pei as the recipient of its Royal Gold Medal, which is awarded for lifetime achievement in architecture. Pei, who was nominated for the prize by David Adjaye, will receive the award at a February 2010 RIBA event in London.

"Seldom has such a reward been so overdue or so just," said RIBA president Ruth Reed in a press release. It is the latest in a long series of professional honors for the 92-year-old Pei, co-founder of New York–based Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, who has also receive the Arnold Brunner Award (1963), the Thomas Jefferson Medal (1976), the AIA Gold Medal (1979), and many others.

"It is a great honor to receive the Royal Gold Medal," Pei is quoted as saying in the press release. "I am humbled indeed to read the names of those who have preceded me as recipients." Past winners of the award, which was inaugurated in 1848 by Queen Victoria, include Sir Edwin Lutyens, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto, Ove Arup, Richard Rogers, and Oscar Niemeyer.


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Competition winner shunned as Newham chooses runner-up

Young London practice Piercy Conner was left disappointed this week after being named the winner of a RIBA competition, only to be passed over by the client.

The jury for the RIBA-run Brookes Road competition for Newham Council chose Piercy Conner's low-rise housing solution as its preferred winner.

But after receiving the recommendation, the council rejected the prefab scheme in favour of runner-up Bell Phillips Architects.

Piercy Conner director Stuart Piercy said he had received a letter from the RIBA Competitions Office informing him that the practice was the jury's choice, only to be told in a second letter that it had lost out.

Piercy said he felt 'aggrieved'. He said: 'It's not fair to win and still come away with nothing. The scheme we did was radical; hopefully that's why we won it.'

Linda Roberts from the RIBA Competitions Office said Newham's decision was 'disappointing but within its rights'. Roberts also claimed Newham had not attended the final presentations, a charge disputed by the council.

RIBA president George Ferguson condemned the council's handling of the situation, saying it highlighted the need to reform the competitions system.

'This sort of thing is exactly why I set up the competitions committee under the chair of Clare Wright, ' he said. 'This example points out the need for stronger guidelines in the competition process.'

Wright is due to report to RIBA council in the spring with her recommendations.

Bell Phillips director Tim Bell said he was disappointed to hear about the mix-up and was sorry if there had been some confusion. But he added:

'Obviously our scheme was what they were looking for at the end of the day.'

Newham also defended its choice.A spokeswoman said Piercy Conner's scheme had raised technical issues that made it unfeasible.

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Designing 007 – Bond at the Barbican

[Around Town] The Barbican celebrates 50 years of design for the James Bond franchise

Summary: An exploration of the innovative gadgets, stylish clothes and futuristic sets of the James Bond franchise, this exhibition gathers together Bond fans’ favourite memorabilia, including Oddjob’s bowler hat, Scaramanga’s golden gun (complete with golden bullet), original call sheets from Dr No and a room full of Q’s weapons.

Highlights: Lucky production designer Ken Adam was asked to create sets that designers and architects outside the world of film can only dream about, and several of his original sketches are on show. Adam’s aim was to create sets that looked ‘slightly ahead of contemporary’, and his designs included the laser table on which Bond is nearly sliced in two as well as the set for Fort Knox in Goldfinger, the volcano headquarters of Ernst Blofeld in You Only Live Twice and the space station in Moonraker, then the biggest film set ever built in France.

Low points: Architects will notice that although we learn about the sets created for the Bond films, no mention is made of the many real buildings chosen for their unique character or modernist architecture. These include Elrod House (Diamonds are Forever), the Sheats-Goldstein Residence (License to Kill) and the ESO Paranal Residencia in Chile (Quantum of Solace). Also, the exhibition has many great artefacts but is light on commentary.

Curatorial comment: ‘Over time, Bond films have resonated beyond cinema to convey a distinctly unrestrained British luxuriance influencing half a [century] of design and technology. Designing 007 explores the creative process involved, from the blueprint stages to the final product.’

Final word: Great fun for Bond fans, and a chance to see some of cinema’s most famous props. We get an insight into the design process that went into the films, but little analysis of how these designs affected the world outside the Bond franchise.

Designing 007 – Fifty Years of Bond Style at the Barbican
Barbican Centre, London
Until 5th September. Sun-Wed 11am-8pm, Thu-Sat 10am-9.30pm
Tickets: £12, concessions £10

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Luxurious look of Corbusian colour

BOOKS Le Corbusier - Polychromie Architecturale: Le Corbusier's 'Colour Keyboards' from 1931 and 1959 Edited by Arthur Ruegg. Birkhauser, 1997. 3 volumes. £125 approx. (Distributor 0181 542 2465)

This publication consists of a boxed set of three volumes. The first is a straightforward text-and-pictures account of the early development of Le Corbusier's interest in the architectural use of colour, comprising his 1931 essay 'Polychromie Architecturale' and an essay by the editor. The second is a luxurious wallpaper sample book of beautifully dense and even plain colours. The third is made up of the 'colour keyboards', sheet arrangements which Le Corbusier created to guide the customer in the potentially hazardous choice of colour combinations for the home.

Le Corbusier's involvement in what might appear to have been a home decorator's manual requires some explanation. In 1931 the Swiss manufacturer Salubra produced a series of wallpapers designed by him. Up until then, Le Corbusier had made no secret of his aversion to wallpaper as such, regarding a wallpapered room as spatially unsatisfactory, a mere lined box. Upon taking up the offer of a design fee from Salubra, however, he overcame this aesthetic prejudice and took the opportunity to recast wallpaper as a medium for the promotion of a Modernist aesthetic. The justification for his change of mind was that contemporary production techniques for paint finishes, which involved the mixing of pigment with oil or glue on site, led to inconsistencies in the colour and coverage, while Salubra wallpaper offered perfectly flat plain colour, 'a layer of oil paint on rolls'.

The wallpaper should be hung horizontally, said Le Corbusier, demanding a level of craftsmanship among decorators rarely seen then or now. The excuse for using wallpaper to this day, that it will cover shrinkage cracks in plasterwork or in in-situ concrete, is referred to in passing, but only as a collateral benefit - not as, in itself, a justification for the product's use.

Le Corbusier's essay is an interesting curiosity. Stylistically the tone is bombastic but, for Le Corbusier, fairly mutedly so, being less authoritative than that of Le Modulor or Vers une architecture. It is still not modest, though, and branches out beyond the realm of wallcoverings into exhortations to redesign (or at least redecorate) the world with a proper regard to colour combinations.

In terms of content it claims credibility through an association with contemporary 'scientific' theories of universally consistent reactions to colour stimuli. The assumptions are now so discredited that an aesthetic theory based on them seems naive, while arousing the suspicion that bogus research is being quoted to bolster a weak argument. Preferable to this essay would be a bald chronological presentation of the works in which Le Corbusier exercised his theories of colour. It would tantalise with glimpses of a developing aesthetic.

Original copies of the Salubra swatches and of the colour keyboards have long been pursued by collectors. The colour samples in the second volume of this set are perfectly rendered, while the colour keyboards in the third - beautifully assembled sheets of slivers of colour - show the combinations which Le Corbusier thought acceptable and harmonious. To view the keyboards in the prescribed manner, Bristol board cut-out figures are included to isolate groups of colour. The manufacture of the keyboards is exquisite; to ensure perfect fidelity, each colour has been cut from a painted sheet and stuck to a backing board.

The set is very expensive indeed for something which is not a reference work and does not contribute much to any debate - but it is beautiful. The product is esoteric, yet even with a large print run the cost would be high because of the craftsmanship involved. It stands out from the hagiographies of living architects which constitute the bulk of the architectural book trade like a fetish object amid a shelf of pornography.

Whatever the shortcomings in terms of relevance, translation, scholarly depth or most of the normal critical categories, the book is a brilliant object, and far more inspiring than the expensive, banal volumes of photographs with which it will compete for shelf space.

Gerry McLean is an architect in London

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