Transfer from water, soil, or plant surfaces to air is called volatilization. Volatilization occurs when pesticide surface residues change from solid or liquid to a gas. The pesticide vapors diffuse a very short distance and then are swept away with the air current. Under ideal conditions, each pesticide has a characteristic tendency to become a gas, which is called its vapor pressure. The media also influences vapor pressure: the more tightly adsorbed or absorbed, the lower the vapor pressure.

Conventions are always pretty congenial and relaxed during the sessions that are open only to registrants. Welcome receptions usually allow time for a lot of socializing, where friends can catch up on old news and share their new tattoos with others. Quite a few people take their cameras along, snapping shots of tattoos and people. This period is also the time to see the real serious tattoo enthusiasts and artists, since these are the ones who usually register for the entire convention.

It's a programmable, sample-based Virtual Synth Module software plug-in, which combines a massive 3.7 gigabyte core library with a powerful, yet easy to use interface and synth engine for manipulating the sounds, and creating your own original patches.

We have had several free updates already for LFO sync and platform compatibility. Exciting things are planned for the future, but no specific information has been officially announced yet. No. It uses the RAM in your computer, which is far less taxing on your system and allows for better and more reliable host integration.

The term "pesticide" refers to chemical substances that are biologically active and interfere with the normal biological processes of living organisms deemed to be pests, whether these are noxious plants or weeds, insects, mould or fungi. (Toronto Public Health, April 2002). A “pesticide” is anything used to kill weeds, insects, plant diseases and other unwanted living things. They include herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and rodenticides.

We recommend at least a 500mhz machine...the faster the better. Atmosphere will run with slower computers, but once you've heard the sounds, you will want to run as many Atmospheres as possible at the same time! Of course...faster is always better.

Not without obtaining a license transfer from Spectrasonics. The sounds and software are licensed and registered ONLY to you. You cannot automatically transfer the license to someone else, and therefore you cannot simply sell it used. If you do attempt to sell it used without obtaining a license transfer, the buyer will not be able to use the product because it is registered and licensed to you. The Atmosphere license is the right given to a single person to use the instrument.

The custom UVI engine we use can handle any sample rate/bit rate up to 192k/32 bit. This gives us the flexibility to use the highest rate necessary to capture the best quality sound on a sample by sample basis... so you always get the best possible sound, with the optimum memory efficiency.

Some children who are genetically at risk for ASD may be more susceptible to the adverse effects of pesticide exposure. Research shows that several genes associated with autism risk encode for proteins that regulate excitation/inhibition within the central nervous system. Several of these neurotransmitter systems are known to be targets of pesticides frequently found in children (see Can Exposure to Environmental Toxicants Influence Autism Susceptibility? by Isaac N. Pessah, Ph.D.).

Head lice may be starting to get resistant to some types of head lice treatment but his is difficult to prove absolutely. This kind of work needs very large studies conducted under very carefully controlled conditions. These tests are very difficult to conduct, cost a lot of money and are usually only conducted to prove that a new treatment works before it is sold to the public. It is very difficult to see who would want to provide a lot of money to prove a treatment has stopped working.

Pesticides are used around the home to control insects, termites, rodents, fungi-mold, mildew, and microbes (disinfectants) They are sold as sprays, liquids, sticks, powders, crystals, balls and foggers. It is important to remember that the “cide” in pesticides means to “kill.” These products are dangerous if not used properly. In addition to the active ingredient, pesticides are made of ingredients that are used to carry the active agent.

Practically no pesticides are used in the grass and grain production on dairy farms. Some herbicides may be used in the grain production. However, the use of herbicides is strictly controlled and the traces found are very small or not detectable.

No. Stringent government standards ensure that all milk is safe, pure and nutritious. The most recent government testing found that all of the milk samples tested were found to be completely free from pesticide residue.

Pesticides can be found, often in small amounts, almost anywhere worldwide. Where you live and your lifestyle largely determines the potential for exposure to pesticides. Most non-occupational exposure comes from food or home pesticide use. In addition to use in agriculture and forestry, pesticides are used in many public places, including office buildings, restaurants, schools, parks, golf courses, and along roads, railroads and power lines.

CO2 lifetime in the atmosphere can range from 50-200 years. Once it enters the atmosphere, there is very little that can be done to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

We're a friendly, yet competitive bunch. For new people this is an atmosphere of learning. You will find some incredible talent here and would be surprised how quickly they will offer tips. The competition and winning come second. As such we strongly frown on negative comments on other peoples' entries, and we do not permit drama of any kind. We prefer a calm, relaxing atmosphere to compete and have fun in.

CO2 is building up from oil, coal, and gas burning faster than can be taken up by the oceans, forests and soils, whose capacity to absorb it, is steadily being reduced by human actions. The effects will take hundreds to thousands of years to be fully felt even if we used no more fossil fuels starting now.

The atmosphere is heated from the bottom because it is transparent to short wave solar radiation. The troposphere is cooled by long wave infrared radiation to space. The earth's surface and the atmosphere both emit infrared radiation. The atmosphere is opaque to infrared radiation. Most of the infrared radiation emitted by the earth's surface is absorbed in the lower troposphere and then carried upward by convection.

One of the strongest pieces of evidence for human-induced climate change is the consistent rise in carbon dioxide (CO2) in modern times, as measured at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, where CO2 has been observed since 1958. As of 2005, the concentration of CO2 in Earth’s atmosphere was about 378 parts per million (ppm).

Not at all. Of course, we've worked hard to make sure that Atmosphere comes with an amazing library of sounds ....but it can very easily be used as a catalyst for your own creations. The whole idea is to combine powerful flexibility with an easy to use interface. You can easily create and manipulate your own sounds using the core library as a starting point for your own explorations.

Atmosphere is a virtual sound module, not a sampler. It doesn't import or load samples other than its own core library. The interface and software exist to manipulate this particular sound set and because of this, we have been able to keep the interface very streamlined and easy to use. There are many good options for software samplers to import and load AKAI sample libraries or AIFF/WAV/SF2 files, etc.

Yes, this is OK unless you want to put samples created with Atmosphere directly encoded into the game. That requires an additional license. No. It's very important to know that each composer must have his or her own copy and license for Atmosphere. We make regular checks to verify that large production studios have obtained the proper licenses for our instruments and sample libraries. No. The standard license to use Atmosphere is only granted to the buyer.

Not unless they are a licensed user. They will need their own serial number and registration to be licensed to use the instrument. It’s not actually unusual at all or even unique to Spectrasonics. In fact, this is the identical type of license agreement used by thousands of sample libraries, virtually all sample-based virtual instruments and the vast majority of music software.

No. Vassar is a supportive place where collaboration prevails. Students talk about ideas, not grades. Our students come from diverse backgrounds and enjoy an environment of mutual respect and tolerance.

Fun, friendly and focused. We celebrate birthdays and party at our successes. We work hard and support one another during good times and tough periods. We are professionals who do our best to assist our clients in their needs yet have been able to create a "family" environment at work that makes coming to work a "joy."

The atmosphere at Rock School is highly creative, but most importantly, supportive inspiring, informative, challenging, non-competitive, and fun!

The Equestrian Team is a great opportunity to meet students with similar interest in horses and competition. It is an excellent team experience! We love what we do and love having fun, and encourage everyone to join us!