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7 Reasons Why You Still Need a Tablet This Year
Some people would have you believe that you don't need a tablet anymore 7 Reasons Why You Don't Need a Tablet Anymore Has the era of tablets come to an end? Now that smartphones, laptops, and e-readers are sufficiently advanced, the tablet is on the verge of being obsolete. Read More , that everything you use a tablet for can be done just as well or better with another device. But is that really the case? Or is a tablet still an essential item?
In the mere six years since the iPad burst onto the scene, an estimated one billion tablets of various sizes and quality have been sold, and while sales have certainly leveled off, that's mostly because the market is now saturated.
If you have a tablet and have stopped using it, or you never got one, here are some reasons why you may want to reconsider and/or start using one.
1. It's Bigger Than Your Phone
There's been a trend toward bigger phones over the past few years — which are hideously called "phablets" — but who wants to carry a phone that big everywhere? Who needs a two-handed phone? At that point, it may as well be a tablet.
Having a tablet means you can keep a regular pocket-fitting one-handed phone while having a larger device in reserve for times when you need to work, when you want to play games, or when your phone is too cramped.
While some of the larger phones on the market approach the screen size of a small tablet, even the largest phablet has a screen size around half that of a full-sized tablet. That's a big difference whether you're watching movies or looking at spreadsheets.
For some, it might even be worth considering a combination of "dumb" phone and tablet instead. A dumb phone is smaller, cheaper, and more resilient than a smartphone and has a battery life measured in days rather than hours.
If you're always within range of a Wi-Fi connection, you won't even need a data plan The Best US Cellular Data Plans for Your Smartphone Though mobile phones have improved over the years, cellular plans have either stayed the same or gotten worse. Luckily, we've found the best deals for US smartphone users. Read More .
Keep your phone for making calls and sending texts, and your tablet for everything else. You might find that having to switch to a separate device to go online helps you avoid distractions and that not receiving notifications every time you check the time on your phone frees you from checking Facebook a hundred times a day.
2. It's Smaller Than Your Laptop
A good tablet can do most of the things a laptop can do. It's smaller, faster, and more convenient all round. You may not want it to be your main device, but if you already have a desktop PC or a bulky laptop then a 10-inch tablet and a Bluetooth keyboard can fill in when you're on the road.
Yes, there's a trend towards smaller, lighter laptops too, but for the moment your choices are between something very expensive, something very weak, or any of a range of two-in-ones or hybrids What Are 2-In-1 Laptops and How to Pick the Best One? 2-in-1 laptops combine the portability of tablets with the ergonomics of a laptop, but are they any good? Is it better to get a tablet and a laptop separately? We explore. Read More that are basically just tablets with keyboards anyway.
If you already have a tablet, get a suitable keyboard and you have everything you need to work while traveling light.
3. It Does More Than Your E-Reader
E-readers are great, and in some situations, an e-reader is a better choice than a tablet. An e-ink screen What Is E-Ink? How It Works & Why Every Ebook Fan Needs It If you read ebooks and haven't switched to E-Ink yet, then you're seriously missing out. Here's everything you need to know about why E-Ink rocks for ebook lovers. Read More is more comfortable to read and the battery life of an e-reader is much longer than that of a tablet.
But in good lighting and with the right settings, a tablet is fine for reading, even for long periods, and battery life is rarely an issue — the eight to ten hours of the average tablet is usually more than adequate per session.
There are times when an e-reader falls short and only a tablet will do. When you want to read magazines or graphic novels, a vibrant full-color tablet is a much better bet than a dull grayscale e-reader.
A larger screen size is also an advantage there as it's closer in size to the original format, and while large-format e-readers exist, they're not a useful option for most people.
Most e-readers have a built-in dictionary and the Kindle even has a browser, but doing any kind of serious searching on an e-reader is a drag. Many non-fiction books will include links to online articles, or even videos, and reading on a tablet means they're just a tap away.
4. For Use in the Kitchen
In retrospect, tablets could almost have been designed purely to replace traditional cookbooks. They give you access to an almost infinite number of recipes, video tutorials, conversion and substitution charts, forums for questions, and more.
And the format of the tablet is perfect for the kitchen — yet another situation where a phone is too small but a laptop is too unwieldy. You could even consider getting a cheap tablet just for cooking, load it up with cookery apps and links, and not have to worry about an expensive device getting covered in hollandaise sauce.
5. For Kids to Play With
If you have children, you don't want them messing with your personal phone, and you certainly don't want their grubby, sticky fingers all over your computer. Giving an old tablet to the kids could be a great solution (if you don't have one, buy a cheap one for them).
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Amazon's Fire tablet is only $50 and comes in a Kid's Edition that includes a carry case, access to loads of age-appropriate games and apps, child protection settings, and a no-questions-asked replacement policy.
6. For Personal Projects
If you have a little time and a little patience, there are simply loads of things you can do with an old tablet — or, considering prices start at around $50, a new one. You can turn it into a media server, a retro games console How to Turn an Android Device Into a Retro Gaming Console Love retro gaming? Here's how to easily turn any Android phone into a retro game console and enjoy your favorite classic titles. Read More , a mouse and keyboard How to Turn Your Android Phone or Tablet Into a Mouse and Keyboard for Windows Imagine you could control your Windows PC with your Android? Intel Remote Keyboard turns your phone into a mouse and keyboard for your Intel PC. We show you how it works. Read More , a digital picture frame Make a Remote Controlled Photo Slideshow With an Android If you've ever wanted a digital photo display in your home, I'm going to show you how to use an old tablet, connector pieces, and a monitor to create your photo frame. Read More , or any number of other things 6 Creative Uses for Your Android Tablet Have an Android tablet? You'll enjoy these creative uses for it! Read More .
Your tablet is basically a small touschscreen computer with a camera (or two) and there's almost no limit to what you can do with one.
7. As a Backup Device
So what if you have a large phone, a small laptop, an e-reader, no kids, you live mostly on pizza, and you don't feel like taking on any kinds of projects? If that describes you, you may be wondering if you really need a tablet after all.
Well, as a worst case scenario, if any or all of your other devices suddenly stop working for some reason and you need to get something done right this minute, a tablet can always fill in.
A tablet is the jack-of-all-trades in the electronics world. It can do everything a smartphone can do (except make phone calls), everything an e-reader can do (and in full color) and pretty much everything a laptop can do (except run a few unique programs).
It can certainly substitute for any of them while you wait for a repair or replacement. It can also fill in for a camera, a remote control, a radio, an alarm clock and almost any electronic device you can think of.
The age of the tablet is far from over. We'll never want phones big enough to replace them, a laptop as small and light as a tablet will always be a compromise, and e-readers will either stagnate or evolve until they're indistinguishable from tablets. The tablet is here to stay.
Do you think a tablet is essential or do you get by without one? Do you use one for anything not mentioned here? If your tablet broke, would you replace it? Let us know in the comments.
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LG K10 Novo User Manual Pdf – LG K10 Novo has a 5.3-inch screen with IPS resolution panel HD 720 x 1280 pixels. Its screen density reaches 277 ppi and will run the Android operating system Nougat 7.0. This smartphone rely on Octa Core processor speed 1.5 Ghz Cortex-A53 and Chipset Mediatek MT6750 which makes its performance very fast.
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I would like to draw your attention to the recent 60 Minutes segment that made comparisons to Stem Cell Treatment Centers as "snake oil salesmen."
This blog was created to help navigate the misinformation and confusion associated with the almost 500 treatment centers around the world. Many of these treatments centers are inexperienced, use untested protocols or are merely "in it for the money." This blog was created to assist the patient interested in stem cell treatment but daunted and worried by the overwhelming mass of information and misinformation. I helped create a set of rigorous standards by which these treatments centers have been assessed. Only those facilities that have a proven history of success, safety, service and integrity meet the exceedingly high standards.
Stem Cell therapy is a young and rapidly evolving science. New information appears everyday and the typical patient has no hope of wading through and evaluating the plethora of information that has come before and continues to be generated by doctors and scientists around the world. I can help to find the best treatment center for you, your condition and your situation and give you the confidence to make an educated and informed decision when choosing stem cell treatment protocols, treatment centers and doctors that will perfectly cater to your needs and concerns.
The problem was not the concept of treating ALS with stem cells…in fact, Stem Cell treatment of ALS has a history of success since Feb, 2009 –
"In a [February, 2009] published clinical stem cell research study, adult stem cells were shown to help delay Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) progression and improve an ALS patient's quality of life. This research study was believed to be the first published study comparing ALS patients who had their own stem cells injected into their brain vs a control group…
The initial two year clinical test study results of the stem cell procedure was published in Cytotherapy, February, 2009. Positive results were confirmed through both clinical observation and MRI tractography. It is considered by many within the international neurological community to be the foremost procedure available for minimizing or abrogating ALS symptoms and extending the lifespan of ALS patients. The procedure is a state of the art use of autologous CD-133 (+) stem cells injected into the frontal cortices for the effective replacement of motor neurons."
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Lund NV ZIP Code
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Lund Area Code is 775 and Time Zone is Pacific (GMT -08:00).
Lund Zip Code - Nevada
The US ZIP Code basic format consists of five decimal numerical digits assigned to the Lund City. An extended ZIP+4 code, introduced in the 1980s, includes the five digits of the Lund ZIP code, a hyphen, and four more digits that determine a more specific location within a given ZIP code in Lund, Nevada.
The Lund Zip Code is 89317.
If you want to send a mail to Lund City, you should use the 89317 Zip Code.
In 1983, the U.S. Postal Service introduced an expanded Lund ZIP code system that it called ZIP+4, often called "plus-four codes", "add-on codes", or "add ons". A ZIP+4 code uses the basic 89317 Zip code plus four additional digits to identify a geographic segment within the five-digit delivery area, such as a Lund city block, a group of apartments, an individual high-volume receiver of mail or any other unit that could use an extra identifier to aid in efficient mail sorting and delivery in Nevada.


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SAN DIEGO, June 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYTX) ("Cytori" or the "Company") today announced the publication of long-term follow-up data reporting patient satisfaction and surveillance for cancer recurrences following use of Cytori Cell Therapy™ for breast reconstruction following partial mastectomy and radiation for breast cancer treatment.
This Cytori-supported, investigator-initiated study, which was peer-reviewed and published in June 2017 edition of Surgery Today, followed ten patients treated with a single therapeutic administration of Cytori Cell Therapy at Kyushu University. None of the ten patients experienced cancer recurrence or new cancer formation through a median of 8.5 years of follow up (range 5.1-8.9 years; mean 7.8±1.5 years).
Scarring and tissue volume loss, particularly following extirpative surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy remains a significant reconstructive problem for survivors of breast cancer. Cytori's technology is available to doctors in Japan under the new regenerative medicine regulations for reconstructive purposes. Several pre-clinical and clinical studies suggest that Cytori Cell Therapy has potential to help alter markers and outcomes related to fibrosis characterized by tissue fibrosis (scar), irrespective of the etiology of the fibrosis.
Currently, there are three ongoing clinical trials involving Cytori Cell Therapy in which fibrosis is an important pathophysiologic feature of the primary disease: (1) Cytori's Phase III STAR trial for hand manifestations of systemic scleroderma, (2) the investigator-initiated ADRESU trial in Japan for post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence and (3) Cytori's RELIEF trial for thermal burns. The published report can be found at the following link: Ito et al, Surg Today (2017) DOI 10.1007/s00595-017-1544-4.
About Cytori Therapeutics, Inc.
Cytori is a therapeutics company developing regenerative and oncologic therapies from its proprietary cell therapy and nanoparticle platforms for a variety of medical conditions. Data from preclinical studies and clinical trials suggest that Cytori Cell Therapy™ acts principally by improving blood flow, modulating the immune system, and facilitating wound repair. As a result, Cytori Cell Therapy™ may provide benefits across multiple disease states and can be made available to the physician and patient at the point-of-care through Cytori's proprietary technologies and products. Cytori Nanomedicine™ is developing encapsulated therapies for regenerative medicine and oncologic indications. For more information, visit www.cytori.com.
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The Structure Of The Hebrew Sentence -- By: Anonymous
Journal: Bibliotheca Sacra
Volume: BSAC 004:13 (Feb 1847)
Article: The Structure Of The Hebrew Sentence
Author: Anonymous
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The Structure Of The Hebrew Sentence
The subject named at the head of this Article should not be left wholly out of view, in a course of Hebrew instruction. Every biblical student should endeavor to ascertain and classify the principles which regulated the expressions of thought among the Hebrews. Without this, there can be no radical acquaintance with Hebrew syntax in general; and without it, even the meaning of the sacred writers cannot always be fully apprehended. If any one supposes that the Hebrew sentence is so simple as to afford no opportunity to exercise his powers of analysis: or that it is so stereotyped in form as to exclude any very striking exhibition of variety, he entertains probably the common opinion on the subject, but one which is not correct As compared with those languages which carry the system of inflection to such an extent, for example, as do the Latin and the Greek, the Hebrew moves in this respect, it must be confessed, in a restricted sphere; its sentence is, certainly, both uniform and simple. But without possessing so much flexibility as we see there, it has still left to it a wide range of movement. The inquisitive scholar has opened to him here an interesting field of study; and, after performing the necessary preparatory work, he should advance to it and add to his, other knowledge that which may be gained from extending his inquiries in this direction. In truth, the greater the uniformity which may distinguish a language in the construction of its sentences, the more important and significant must be any departure
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from it, which may at any time appear. The cause of such a virtual resistance to the prevailing spirit of the language, must lie deeper in the thoughts and feelings of the writer, than where such variations belong rather to the outward forms of speech, and may be taken up by him, therefore, as a matter of accident or habit, and so be entirely unmeaning. This remark is specially true of the Hebrew. When a writer or speaker here deviates from the ordinary mode of expression which the laws of the language impose so rigidly upon him, it is because he is urged by a special impulse; he breaks over the external restraint in the impetuosity of his feelings; he makes not only his words but the very order of them expressive of the state of his mind; and, in order to enter into this, to sympathize with him, to catch the exact reflection of his thoughts, we must know the difference between the ordinary Hebrew style and that of earnest, impassioned discourse; we must be able to see what new meaning belongs to the new position; we must understand the laws of that subtle, mental emphasis which prescribed to the words their unwonted order, so that as we read we may fill our ears, as it were, with the very tones with which the old pro...
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Friday, March 4, 2016
Using light switches to help me remember
As things stand, I am no longer able to see the lights in my condo but for some odd reason I still turn them on and off. Not sure why but I can only say that it somehow helps me to remember.
So I turn them on whenever I enter a room and then I turn them off whenever I leave the room.
Every now and then I forget to turn them off and then I remember some time later. This has certainly led to some very funny incidents.
For example: When I turned on the lights in my office to help my friend Imran see what was going on with my computer screens only for him to tell me that the lights were not working. I never knew that the bulbs had blown.
Or when I do not know that the lights are already on and I go to turn them on.
It is all very entertaining to me and just another facet in my life.
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99+ Magical I Love You Quotes/Message For Husband With Images
Our romantic collection of I love you quotes for your husband will help you bring back your romantic days. Check out following
It is normal for a couple to lose their romantic feelings day by day. Because they have to fulfil their responsibilities. That is why they can't take time out for each other.
That time a wife should try to express their love to the husband because men hesitate to make the first move. There are many ways to express your love to your life partner but I love quotes for your husband are one of the most effective ways to say your feelings. Because you find the right words.
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- " When I say I love you, I don't say it casually. I say it to remind you that you are my everything and the best thing that has ever happened to me in my life. Anurag Prakash
- " Even though many years have passed by, I still feel so loved by you. It still feels like just yesterday when we got engaged and then after a little while got married – I love you so much! Ruby Walks
- " I love you in the morning, in the middle of the day, in the hours we are together, and the hours we are away. Mika
- " I cannot stop loving you every day, you never stop spoiling me with surprises. I am very happy to be with you, every day I love you more and it seems like yesterday that we got married. Hernan
- " I never loved you any more than I do, right this second. And I'll never love you any less than I do, right this second. Beautiful Creatures
- " I love you like crazy and you have got my mind hazy. I am so happy that I have a life partner like you. There is so much of peace in my heart, now that you are in my life. Tory Derek
- " Today I promise you that I will stay with you forever. I will never cheat you. I will always hold your hand through good and bad times in our life. I will love you with all my heart and soul. Anurag Prakash
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- " I'm not perfect. You're not perfect. But two people can be perfect together, perfect for each other. Valerie Lee
- " You are my one, my only, my everything, my shining star, my reason for living, I love you so much thank you for loving me. Together forever. Nishan Panwar
- " I love you not only for what you are but for what I am when I am with you. Roy Croft
- " You are such a blessing in my life. The kids are so happy and you keep all of us so happy. You are the man that any woman would want in her life. Thank you so much for being what you are. Gloria Tellies
- " Like a flying bird, you came into my life. Your love was the strength that let me take the plunge. I didn't think that I would ever be this way but you have changed all the things for me. Kimberly Johnson
- " I love my husband, but it is nothing like a conversation with a woman that understands you. I grow so much from those conversations. Beyonce Knowles
- " I remember perfectly when I first met you, it was such a special day that I keep in my mind. With your eyes, you conquered my heart and at that moment I realized that I would stay by your side forever. Our relationship is sincere and will endure with the passing of the years. Hernan
- " It's never enough to say what I feel for you, I adore you, I just want to be with you for the rest of my days, never forget that. You're the one who makes me feel in the clouds with great love. Hernan
- " I am glad that you work hard for us, I am glad that you provide for us. There are several things that you do and for so many reasons, I keep loving you. Jennifer Ronald
- " As we grow older together, as we continue to change with age, there is one thing that will never change. I will always keep falling in love with you. Karen Clodfelder
- " I want my husband to lead me and our family. But in order for him to do that, I must be willing to submit to his lead. This does not mean I surrender my opinions or input or wisdom…it means I surrender my grip of control and selfish ways and trust him! Jennifer Smith
- " No matter what has happened. No matter what you've done. No matter what you will do. I will always love you. I swear it. C.J. Redwine
- " Faithfulness flows from you, gratefulness is what I feel for you. No matter where we are in life, I know that you will always be there for me like a guiding star. Kate Hamsworth
- " I love you, not because of what you have but because of what I feel.. I care for you, not because you need care but because I want to.. I'm always here for you, not because I wasn't you to be with me but because I want to be with you. Harry
- " To the world, you may be one person, but to one person you are the world. Bill Wilson
- " I love my husband very much. I knew it was real true love because I felt like I could be myself around that person. Your true, true innermost authentic self, the stuff you don't let anyone else see, if you can be that way with that person, I think that that's real love. Idina Menzel
- " A day without you is like a blunt with no weed be here with me every day let us cherish these beautiful moments and know one thing that I love you. Hasam
- " You may never know how important you are to me or how much I care for you, but you are and you will always be. Bear in mind that I couldn't afford to lose someone I've learned to care about so much. Ella
- " When I look into your eyes, I see my happy future. The days spent with you have been the most beautiful days of my life and if I had to do it all over again, I would still choose you as my loving husband. Leona Wilson
- " I love when we are talking on the phone and being able to tell when you're smiling, it makes me smile. And when I know your smiling because of me, it makes my whole world brighter. Brianna Marie Guzik
- " You make my whole world go round. You make my whole world standstill. You make my life worth living. You make me the person I am! I love you. Azgraybebly Josland
- " Marrying you was the best decision I made in my entire life, thank you, my beloved husband, for the immense love you have for me. I love you. Hernan
- " You are more precious than diamonds to me. You have not just a husband but a companion and the best person that I have found in this world. I love you beyond what words can express. Jake Distill
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Five days. Four nights. Three baseball games in three cities. Two states. One rental car. One baseball fan. One generous wife.
Add them all up and you get one jam-packed, solo trip to see six baseball teams in three stadiums in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Cincinnati.
As part of the deal, you get to hang out with new and older friends, stay in the homes of three strangers, feast on tasty foods, visit a couple of museums, and be alone with your thoughts as you drive hundreds of miles on interstate highways where Northeast meets Midwest and the Rust Belt transitions into America's Heartland.
Self indulgent?
Call it the Great Midwest Baseball Road Trip of 2016.*
* (I understand western Pennsylvania is part of the Northeast, but five of the six teams I saw are from landlocked states so I'm keeping it simple and going with "Midwest.")
As a youth baseball player and lifelong fan, I've always fantasized about seeing a game in every Major League Baseball park. Living on the West Coast, it was easy to get to the first six. Reaching those in other regions of the country has been challenging at times but after this trip I've now been to 25 stadiums, leaving just 5 to go.
Several years ago I'd done something like this on a smaller scale when I drove my dad from his home in rural New Mexico to Arizona so we could see 3 games in 3 days at 3 ballparks during spring training. That preseason fling was a piece of cake because we stayed in one place and the parks were relatively close to each other in the Phoenix metro area.
In contrast, this trip required not just more time but more planning. And I got a big assist with the logistics from my mother, a devoted fan of the Oakland A's right up until the day she died. (More on that below.)
I flew from Portland to Pittsburgh late Monday night and arrived Tuesday morning. I saw games there Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon. I drove to Cleveland the next day and saw a game that Thursday night. I drove to Cincinnati the next day and saw a game that Friday night. I flew home the next day and arrived Saturday evening, just ahead of Mother's Day.
Some might wonder why I did this alone. Why not ask a friend to come along?
Well, a trip like this isn't out of the ordinary for me. When I traveled the country as The Oregonian's newsroom recruiter, I was typically on my own, flying to cities I often hadn't been to before, getting a rental car and staying in a blur of hotels.
Frankly, that's how I managed to see ballgames in so many different places. If my work hadn't taken me to places like Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Minneapolis, I most likely would have gone there on my own.
Having retired at the end of last year, time wasn't the issue in planning this excursion. Rather, it was a matter of finding game dates in nearby cities within a few days that wouldn't cause havoc for Lori, knowing she had to maintain her work schedule, manage our three pets and respond to any household issues that came up in my absence.
Bless her. She agreed.
My late mom had a role in this too. .
When she died in the fall of 2013, I had to cancel a work-related trip to Iowa. The airline wouldn't refund the full cost of my ticket but I did get a voucher for partial credit. It was enough for a one-way ticket I could use at a later date.
Well, that opportunity presented itself when I made my travel arrangements. The flight from Cincinnati to Portland was essentially free. I'd like to think Mom would be happy knowing she contributed to my Midwest adventure.
For the record, my two favorite teams went without a win in my presence.
In Pittsburgh, the Pirates lost twice to the Cubs. In Cleveland, the visiting Tigers fell to the Indians.
In Cincinnati, I had no vested interest in either team so I didn't mind at all cheering the Reds to victory over the visiting Brewers.
Though baseball was the main attraction, I've got to say the overall adventure was mighty fine. The combination of new and familiar experiences, hanging with friends, and seeing more of this landlocked part of the country made for a great trip.
It was fun to be in Pittsburgh again. It was sobering to spend time in Cleveland. And it was an epiphany to visit Cincinnati for the first time.
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Subject: Lyr Req: Sail Og Rua
From: GUEST,Sheila Shigley
Date: 28 Feb 05 - 04:14 PM
Greetings, All!
I'd like very much to find the words to "Sail Og Rua(dh)," preferrably the version by Darach O Cathain, but any alternative would be greatly appreciated as well.
Happy to trade other lyrics, Gaelic or otherwise, that I may have in exchange!
Much obliged,
Sheila Shigley
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sail Og Rua
From: Hillheader
Date: 28 Feb 05 - 04:48 PM
Is this it?
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sail Og Rua
From: GUEST,Sheila
Date: 28 Feb 05 - 05:15 PM
This is a different song from the album entitled "Sail Og Rua"--thanks anyway, though!
Subject: Lyr Add: SAIL ÓG RUA (from Darach O Cathain)
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Feb 05 - 07:43 PM
This is from the sleeve notes of the LP on which Darach O Cathain sang.
Nach mise an trua Mhuire
'Dul ar Charraigín an Fhásaigh
Ag gol 's ag gárthaíl
Agus ag déanamh bróin;
Ag oiliúint mo leanna
Ar bhacán mo láimhe
Is gan fiú an braon bainne a'm
A thiúrfainn dhó.
Níl mé ach go tréith-Iag.
'S níl maith 'ghá shéanadh,
Agus níl mé ar aon nós
Ach mar an ceo.
Tá fuil mo chroí istigh
Dá shilt 'na braona,
Is a Dhia cé'n t-ionadh
I ndiaidh mo mhíle stór.
In aois a sé déag
Sea fuair mé fhéin i,
'S nár dheas an féirín í
Ag fear le fáil.
Ach a stóir mo chléibh
Is tú d'fhág liom fhéin mé
Mar chuair san gcré uaim
In do chailín óg.
B'fhearr liom go mór mór
In mo dhiaidh san ród tú
Ag bleán mo bhó dhom
A bheith i mbun mo thí;
Ná saibhreas Sheoirse
Is é fháil faoi stróinse;
Is gur faoi an bhfód
A chuir mé stór mo chroí.
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sail Og Rua
From: keberoxu
Date: 09 Jun 16 - 08:05 PM
Tune and lyrics alike are given in the Amhráin Mhuighe Seóla: Traditional Folk-Songs from Galway and Mayo, edited by Mrs. Eileen Costello. Where the above posting gives four stanzas, the just-named anthology provides six, with translations. Yes, the six verses in print include the four verses above, for all that a few variations in words may be noted from line to line.
Firstly, here are the two Gaelic verses previously missing in this thread, and demonstrating where they fit in with the previous four.
"Sail Óg Ruadh," pp. 30 - 31
Verse I, as above.
Verse II, as above.
Verse III:
Mo ghrádh, do bheilín
Nár chum na breaga
'Gus do mhéin deas, nach raibh ag bean le fágháil
Do dhá chich ghlégheal'
Le do leanbh bá a bhréagadh
A stóir, ní feidir liom thú thabhairt ó'n mbhás
Verse IV:
Dá brosainn do chailleach ghránda
Thóigfeadh a lán orm a bheith ag dul i n-a diaidh
Acht mo chailin breágh deas
A dtug mé grádh dí
Agus gur in a páisdín 's eadh fuair mé í
Verses V and VI are the same as
verses III and IV in the post before this one.
Subject: RE: Lyr Req/ADD: Sail Og Rua
From: keberoxu
Date: 10 Jun 16 - 04:56 PM
The one English translation that I could find, gives me pause, as it could be more literal. So I am going to post here, a sort of prose rather than poetic re-working of the English which can be found in "Amhráin Mhuighe Seóla: Traditional Folk Songs from Galway and Mayo," pp. 30 -31. (Good print-version of the tune though.)
1. Have pity on me, Mary. No roof over my head, no money to get milk for the baby, my arms the only cradle to rock with, weeping and grief.
2. I am fainting with weakness, no use hiding it, my strength is as a mist that evaporates. My very heart's blood sheds itself like tears, o God, with the death of my thousand-fold treasure.
3. My beloved, my maid never told a lie with that sweet mouth of hers. Not a woman to match her for the grace of her carriage, and the loveliness of the white breasts that satisfied her little babe. My love for my treasure could not preserve her from death.
4. Had I been the swain of an ugly old hag, then you might wonder at my devotion to my woman. But no, my bride came fresh and youthful to my home.
5. Was she, then, too young a woman to wed, when my heart learned to love her in secret? My treasure, you slipped away from me into the embrace of death, and you a fair young girl.
6. How greatly, how greatly I would prefer you at our home, milking our cows, or your company while roving out, to the dowry of someone old, be her dowry the wealth of a king.
This isn't very good, but I could not find better, limited as my resources are. Anyone want to improve on my offering?
Subject: RE: Lyr Req/ADD: Sail Og Rua
From: michaelr
Date: 10 Jun 16 - 06:35 PM
What does the title mean? Young red what?
Subject: RE: Lyr Req/ADD: Sail Og Rua
From: GUEST,Martin Ryan
Date: 11 Jun 16 - 06:00 AM
It's a girls name - think of it as Sally - so "Young, red-haired Sally". It's a lament for a murdered woman, essentially.
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Randy Martz is becoming a Hall of Famer.
The Lewis and Clark Community College baseball coach will be inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame with the class of 2014 on Monday in Columbia, S.C.
Martz, who will turn 58 later this month, was honored as college baseball's most outstanding player as a senior with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 1977 when he posted a 14-0 record. The 6-foot-4 right-hander from Harrisburg, Pa., was recruited to South Carolina for football, but baseball turned out to his future.
After three seasons as a football quarterback, South Carolina's new coach suggested a position change to tight end. Instead, Martz opted for a sport change and his one season with Gamecocks baseball brought first team All-America honors and a trip to the College World Series.
Martz was a first-round pick – No. 12 overall – by the Chicago Cubs and posted a 17-19 record with a 3.78 ERA in four major leagues seasons (1980-83) including three with the Cubs and one with the Chicago White Sox.
Martz, who lives in East Alton, is completing his 24th season at LCCC baseball coach.
Joining Martz as 2014 inductees are former NFL great Brian Dawkins of Clemson, South Carolina's Zam Fredrick, who led college basketball in scoring, South Carolina State football standout Edwin Bailey, Olympian Monique Hennagan, state golf great Happ Lathrop, Newberry College basketball All-American Carl Short and Clemson quarterback Rodney Williams.


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But the nominalist idea he fathered as well as William of Ockham is obviously the disappearing position in the viewpoint of Dupre. The consequences of Ockham's denial of the truth of universals and watch of formation as an expression of heavenly will rather than divine motive played out from politics to http://www.redinamo.org/writing-strategies/ personal piety in everything. Dupre does document numerous efforts to return elements of the initial synthesis (like, Giordano Bruno's pantheism, social humanism, and the lifestyle of the baroque), however in his account all fail. Finally, Dupre tries to displace a presently disputed view of unavoidable individual advancement with one of subsequent ruptures having effects that are similarly inescapable but tragic; he really wants to show how a Renaissance "Promethean" guy turned Nietzscheis male of " small soul." Several viewers might not feel easy together with his argument's terms – which needs, the point is, some updating of its depictions of Renaissance and early innovations that are mental. For example, Dupre portrays the variations between "Puritan" and "Catholic" science while in the accustomed phrases of development versus tradition, but new grant while in the background of technology has brought to light an incredibly strong institution of Jesuit technology and implies that the Scientific Revolution is really a tale of how pure philosophers on both facets of the confessional split sought to upload their conclusions in new authority structures, both sociological and methodological, to make sure their credibility. Much more difficult is Dupre's declaration of the "combustive combination" of idea with Renaissance humanism. He writes, for instance, that "neither humanist nor Renaissance attitudes can be derived from nominalist theology, nonetheless they may barely allow US as they did with no societal situations created by late old thought" (128).
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But, justly wary of reductionism, he explicitly rejects an approach that contextualizes suggestions in national and social specifics in support of a look for "lasting meaning" and a few truth transcending traditional backup. Yet, writing as an intellectual historian, I question methods to establish contacts between traits that are mental without contextualization. http://mega989digitalsg.com/nursing-research-topics/ AORIL G. SHELFORD Princeton University


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I have an Excel sheet for which i need to filter records based on a particular column.
I applied the Auto Filter for the column I wanted but it returns me the Filtered results for only some part of the sheet. The other cell values are not reflected in the filter.
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"What I'm Made Of" analysis
An analysis of the song "What I'm Made Of"
A look into the reports of Sonic movies over the years and the possibilities for the future.
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Orin Martin's Book Launch Party
Orin Martin shares his wisdom, experience, and advice in his new book, Fruit Trees for Every Garden.
Celebrate with us at the UCSC Hay Barn on Sunday, September 15, 2019 from 4-6pm!
Enjoy a book reading and signing by Orin and artwork by Stephanie Martin on display and for sale. Refreshments will be available, plus a pie potluck. Bring your favorite fruit pie if you can!
This event is free and open to the public. Free parking will be available. For directions and information on parking, visit https://casfs.ucsc.edu/about/directions.html. For more information, call 831-459-3240 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. We hope to see you there!
Fruit Trees for Every Garden: An Organic Approach to Growing Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Citrus, and More by Orin & Manjula Martin
Published by 10 Speed Press/Penguin Random House
Illustrations by Stephanie Martin
Photos by Elizabeth Birnbaum
Available now. Signed copies will be available at the event.
"Here you have all the practical tools to create your own orchard of any size—information on rootstocks, pruning, thinning, and a thrilling array of varieties—but moreover, you have Orin's wise and gently wry voice to guide you through it."
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"An excellent guide for those of us who are 'addicted' to the joys, pleasures, and sweat of growing tree fruit—a sweet blend of the skills and art required to grow the perfect peach (or apple, citrus, fig …)"
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Anyone who knows me well knows I'm notorious for losing friends – and so do you now, people of the internet! I guess first I should talk a bit about what I mean when I say I tend to lose friends. I don't think people often realize that relationships – all relationships – have a lifespan. People regret it when friendships end or change, but I think most learn to deal with it. I don't know, maybe I still haven't yet. When people start to drift apart, I generally make an effort to be closer. Maybe I'm clingy sometimes. Maybe I don't trust them to reach out first so to 'grip' the friendship, I hold on. When I realize that they really no longer want to be friends, I usually send off an email or a letter, thanking them for the time we had, but that it's no longer working out for either of us. This is a bit like someone being fired from their job and yelling "Well I QUIT" as they walk out the door. Make no mistake, I'm rarely the one to leave first – but I am the one to flee. Flee out the door, slam it behind me, and never look back. Maybe it's pride. Maybe it's because I'm sick – so sick – of reaching out at that point and waiting for them to make even the slightest effort.
I've never spoken to anyone after writing emails of finality like that – and there are easily more than 10 or so people, all who I'd consider 'close' to me at some point in my life who I never speak with now and don't expect to in the future. Write email, send email, delete, sometimes block, erase phone number. Out of sight, out of mind.
I think at the end of the day, I have to address why people leave. People I genuinely admire, like to spend time with, and whose company I enjoy, often 'drift' away. Maybe I demand too much and am too clingy. Maybe my politics get in the way. Maybe I am 'too angry' all the time. Maybe I'm not there for them. There are no answers. For me, when friendship ends, it is as searing as I think other people view breakups – I don't know, since I've never really dated.
If I am too clingy, maybe it's because I don't trust others to value me enough to reach out first. But it's also true that this is reflected in my friendships: In most of my friendships, I tend to reach out and say hi more often, but the best friendships I have, the closest, the soundest, (not necessarily the ones with the most communication), are those where others also make an effort to just talk to me first. To say hi on their own initiative. It gets really awful and tricky quite quickly when people I respect and admire and genuinely like gradually drift away – that 'drifting' often signals to me that they just don't care anymore. That I am tiring. And then I try harder, to talk more often with them, afraid that if I let them go, they will never want to speak to me.
I do now try to give more space or at least ask what's going on – but I find the answers unsatisfactory, often – more on this later. Sometimes, letting go is for the best – and I am very good at letting go when it gets to that point. I leave – and I leave entirely. There is rarely room for amends at that point; I am too hurt, too proud, and too distrustful to really be able to connect with someone close who gradually drifts away, particularly after I've made repeated attempts to stay in touch. I cannot beg for a friendship to last; there's only so much groveling I'm willing to do.
I am trying nowadays to value myself more – to trust myself more and to trust that I am still valuable to other people as a friend. I am trying to give more space in general to people. I am trying to love and understand and give more freely. But on New Year's eve, I again said goodbye to two friends – and it's likely goodbye forever. And that's ok; both friendships I think were on their way to disintegration due to a variety of factors. I'm on the verge of losing another, if I haven't already. And I can't help but wonder what did I do wrong? What do I always do wrong? Why do people leave? Why am I incapable of being a good friend so many times over?
Now, this is someone who I think I've hurt, but who has also hurt me. Someone who hasn't spoken to me in some time. But someone who has also really been there for me during very rough times, and convinced me to be kinder to myself and to others. Convinced me that, you know, it's a good thing to trust a bit, to give a bit, to feel deeper. So while the urge was there to just cut and run, to say "ok you clearly don't value me like you do your other friends/I am bad for you/you are repulsed by me", I really feel I can't just so easily write him off. There are other reasons as well; our friendship has often hinged on me reaching out first to talk, even at the best of times. So I inferred he was asking for space,based on his explanation as to how he was feeling – and it wasn't particularly easy to infer this; his explanations centered around me being emotionally taxing, but in the same set of communications, he also affirmed that he had been feeling upset in general and that most of it had nothing to do with me. I had no idea how much space was enough, or what boundaries he wanted for space – did he want me to not reach out at all? What if he thought I didn't care at that point? Since I have known him for quite some time, and I felt we were decent enough friends…I told him I would lessen the frequency of my communications as I felt there was some leeway and asked him if such a position was 'alright' – I received no response to my offer of space, other than an "Yeah I guess", and I had no idea what those boundaries were. I waited nearly a week before getting in touch with him, just to check in and confirm plans or ideas we'd been discussing prior to our fight. Because he's also inclined to not value himself as much, he might be pushing me away because he feels he's not worthy of friendship. Maybe. Or he feels I deserve better. Maybe. (I find either of these hard to believe due to my own insecurities, for obvious reasons.) It is easier for me to believe he cannot reciprocate my friendship because I am overwhelming and too demanding – because that is always easier for me to believe.
I don't really know, since he's started ignoring me, falling in the footsteps of so many others who I felt cast me aside, discarded me when I became inconvenient rather than talking to me about what it is that I'm doing that might be driving these people away.
And then there's the recoil factor. Me wanting to get away from… everyone. Myself. Feeling as though others are repulsed by me and… I mean I want to get away from me sometimes when that feeling becomes overwhelming.
But I am trying to value myself a bit more, so when a mutual friend (MF) told me " he doesn't really feel all that friendly about anything with you", all the oscillating feelings I had about staying or running immediately shifted into high gear sprinting. I do want to run away. After losing and cutting off so many friends – after feeling as though I'm rarely valued, it is not only a choice that makes sense, it's a choice that always makes sense. And in the past I'd have never asked why, because it would have been – and still is – easy for me to believe that he (and countless others who I respect and admire and like) want nothing to do with me. It is EASY for me to believe that.
But because I'm trying to value myself a little more, I tried to ask, just audaciously (or so it seemed to me) – but… but why? What… did I do? What did I do wrong? Is there still room in this friendship for me to give him space, or whatever support he needs? Why am I being pushed away? So I tried asking MF why he didn't feel friendly – all MF could say was "well it's obvious; you get in touch – he doesn't reciprocate" – which, like no shit Sherlock. I felt that way weeks ago – would have run weeks ago too, but since he's responsible for me thinking differently about friendships, and if running always makes me eventually value myself less, then… then maybe sticking around a bit is a way to value myself more.
Maybe I can believe that I can be a good friend. That I am worthwhile to know, respect, and talk with. That… I'm not being discarded this time.
But what if I am? I don't know, really. But I will choose to trust, wait, and give space. And maybe that will take weeks or months. Maybe years. But I choose to just… have a little faith in myself this time. That I will be ok no matter what. That I will be ok to still admire, love, and respect him. And be grateful to him too for the positive impact he has had on me thus far. And I choose to lean into trust a bit. Trust and hope that maybe friendship can still be had, that I am worthwhile, that he just needs time. And I will choose to trust myself too – to be able to heal and recover should he no longer want a friendship with me.
And actually, with recent communications, it's clear that there was no leeway to begin with; I still don't know what 'space' means for him; certainly, it's very different from what it's meant in the past with me and other friends. I'm inclined now more than ever to think that my insecurities in this case, rang clear: he did want nothing to do with me, and I misread "space" as "give me some time, and then we can talk – please don't talk about things I specifically told you not to talk about" instead of "get the fuck out of my life until and unless I contact you". Somewhere between the last request and his most recent communications, his thoughts went from mostly not blaming me (though feeling worn down around me), to foisting nearly all responsibility of how he's feeling onto me. I struggle with that – with my own willingness to so easily accept the blame and with my role in just how much I have hurt a friend. I struggle with accepting I've invaded someone else's space, and how to move beyond the guilt that accompanies that. I struggle to think about how I can avoid it in future. Regardless of whether or not I could have known what space meant, I hurt him.
And in accepting that, I am working on leaving now – it's not hard because as with anything else, I have lots of practice; ironically, it was difficult for me to even reach out and not bolt when he first requested his undefined space. But let it be undefined; he has every right. I just wish I had acted on my original impulse to not reach out this time as it would have been better for both our sakes – more's the pity that I didn't do what I normally do; leave leave leave. I do think it's difficult to know when to reach out and when to stay silent, particularly when friendships develop with one side consistently reaching out more often, even during good times.
Now that I've received a clearer (and quite honestly, an unjustly crueler) message, me running away fits perfectly with his need for space. I will struggle with the hows and whys of my violation of his space, I think, for a long time to come. I hope I never, ever do that to anyone again. Since what he wants from me, or how he thinks of me translates into messages so closely fitting a worldview of me feeling unwanted or discarded, I think I will be more prone to thinking I am imposing on friends in future – but isn't that better than actually imposing on them? This and other events in the past do make me question the kind of legitimacy I hold in people's lives – do I have the place or right or responsibility to reach out, or even apologise? If I don't, does it seem like I don't care? If I do, do I suffocate them? Should I ask people to define their spaces better so mistakes and hurt like this don't happen better – or do I not have the right to demand that? Instead, should I always assume that they mean the worst: that they want nothing to do with me, (not even check-ins or plans discussed long before a rift occurred)? Should I assume silence is always "no I don't want to talk to you", rather than "no i don't want to talk in general" particularly when silence hasn't always meant that in other relationships or in other circumstances? I know that we live in spaces of grey, but I wonder how to move forward, how to ensure I never make a mistake like this again.
Sometimes, there is no space. After checking in and 'arranging' a few things I'd been planning for some time, prior to our conflict, I decided it was time to say goodbye for a longer while. delete+hope=new worldview? It was then that I received another message, true and honest to his feelings, but so willing to trample over mine. I also know that with a clearer message like that, in this case at least, it is time to flee. And while I remain open to him reaching out, I think I am also ambivalent as to what future shape a friendship like this could have. When one's space is violated, there are ways of reaching out and affirming friendship while still affirming that one needs distance…and I don't think that happened this time. Either I unknowingly hurt him too much before he could, or he felt a total disregard for our friendship by this point due to other concerns. I don't know. I will likely never know.
As someone who has rarely been in the position of demanding space, I had to dig deep to think of two instances where I demanded space from people. In one instance, I wanted to work on the friendship, and made that clear. In another, I thought I could have…but when it deteriorated (them responding quite snarkily to me), I knew I no longer could. I think about the former now, how she tried to connect with me, reach out, offer little messages of hope and sincerity, but without making any demands of me. And I appreciated her willingness to put herself out there, give me time to just read, and respond back much later when I could resolve some of the ways in which I had felt hurt by her in the past.
But in all fairness, not everyone reacts or responds positively to 'checking in' when they demand space. And while I was never snarky to him, I was invasive by just checking in and making arrangements for Christmas presents I'd long ago planned on giving. That is all it takes to violate space, I have found. And I doubt he will be able to find it in his heart to forgive me for that. (and I have no strength or desire to ask for forgiveness like that. I wish him well; that is all I wish coming out of this) And if he does, I do wonder, with all my baggage about friendships, what possible friendship could arise from him reaching out, when I rarely feel secure in reaching out to most people, least of all him? Still, I choose to hope, without expectation, that friendships are fluid – that there is always room for recovery, hope, and healing. It is again, alien for me to think this way.
But I have to if I choose compassion over resentment, and forgiveness (of myself and others) over lasting grudges and pain. (I know the road that travels there, and it is a thorny, terrible one. Fastest way to create a hell in your own headspace? Start hating someone. No, really hate. No, not like for a week. Try 8 years' worth. Up your dosage if you don't feel parts of your heart turn to stone)
And that is a conscious, painful choice at first, choosing compassion, forgiveness, hope….dear god trust – and I can't do that for all my relationships – but maybe I owe him that much. Maybe I owe it to him and to myself to get out, flee, since we are so clearly toxic and hurtful to each other, but still hope for some understanding between us. Trust that I will come to terms with all the ways in which I feel hurt, or my character maligned, or the harm I've done. And hope that he will too – for his sake.
Anyway, to friends I do have – if I'm insecure sometimes. Well. I'm sorry. Just, maybe try to understand that I have a history of being insecure about friendships. That I have often not been treated well, and that drifting really does worry me sometimes. That if I'm bugging you, let me know before it's too late! Perhaps my feelings will change; granted I have some of the closest friendships I have ever had in my life right now. And I apologise for not appreciating you more; thank you for being around and for understanding that if I think I'm imposing… it's because I have in the past – and that too, to good people who don't deserve it. I am sorry if I insult you by thinking I'm imposing. I'm even more sorry though if I actually do impose. And I don't ever want to be that person again. Once in a lifetime is really enough. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm still learning how to be a good friend.