text:
These two trophy trunks, handcrafted in Louis Vuitton's historic workshops in Asnières, have been meticulously produced to house each of the illustrious Roland-Garros trophies, the Suzanne Lenglen Cup and the Musketeers' Cup.
Adorned in the iconic Monogram canvas, these trunks both feature the signature brass corners and lock. The terracotta-coloured interior evokes the clay surface. On the front,a "V" reminiscent of the lines on a tennis court adds the finishing touch to the trunk's design.
« With Louis Vuitton and Roland-Garros, France is the winner, France is a source of wonder and inspiration. The partnership between two of the finest French brandsis a symbol that will inspire the champions during the tournament fortnight. Our trophies have never been so beautiful as in this magnificent new case. It's a fabulous highlight for Roland-Garros 2017 », states Bernard Giudicelli, President of the French Tennis Federation.


text:
Scholars in Room 239
We are a class of seventh graders in suburbia.
Parent Resources
What did we do in ELA this week?
Mission Statement
Reading & Writing Philosophy
Grading Philosophy
Homework Philosophy
Student Choice
Dress Code
About Mrs. Kirr
Student Resources
Scholars' Notes
Reading Challenge
Book Talks & Read Alouds
Writing Challenge
Tech Help
Student Choice
Reading Guidelines
Writing Guidelines
Grammar Guidelines
Speaking & Listening Guidelines
21st Century Skills
Portfolio Proof
Genius Hour
What is Genius Hour?
Teach Me Your Talent
The Pitch
Q4 Genius Hour
Genius Hour Resources for Teachers
Every Classroom Matters Show 5/10/13
Classroom 2.0 LIVE - Genius Hour 5/18/13
GH in ELA Discussion #1 7/9/13
What do we do during Genius Hour?
GH MOOC Discussion #1 7/18/13
GH Discussion at EdCampHome 7/20/13
Talks with Teachers Podcast May, 2014
EdCampHOME3.0 GH#1
EdCampHOME3.0 GH#2
Got Genius? GHO with Imagination Foundation
Genius Hour Workshop 8/7/14
GHO with South Dakota 10/2/14
K12 Online Conference - 10/27/14
BLC 15 Master Class
GHO with Texas #whywisd 8/9/15
Waukegan Google 'N' More
ICE 2016 Workshop
BLC 16 Master Class
ICE 2017 Speakers
BLC 17 Master Class
Our Stories
Parents, please click on the tabs located under "Parent Resources" to learn more. Thank you!
Powered by
Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Get Started

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Q. I'm a working woman with a good income, but it is important to me to find a husband with good earning power who will be able to provide financial security. Is this a valid consideration? I don't want to be seen as a "gold-digger."
A. The topic of marriage and money is an ancient and highly nuanced one. We touched on this in a previous column which talked about the importance of having at least a minimal basis for supporting a family.
The basic approach of Jewish law and tradition is that wealth and earnings are valid considerations in choosing a spouse, but the dominant considerations should be character and compatibility.
One important source relating to marrying for money is the following Talmudic passage: "Rabbah bar Rav Addah said, anyone who marries a woman for the sake of money is liable to have unworthy children." (1)
The most intuitive connection is as follows: the most important consideration should be the wife's ability to be a caring mother; if money dominates this consideration then the children's upbringing is likely to suffer. The Iyun Yaakov commentary refers us to another passage that teaches that poor parents are often the most attached to their children, since they have "no other joy" in life.(2)
The legal authorities, however, concluded that even this warning only applies if the woman is otherwise unsuited. Thus the authoritative Rav Moshe Isserles writes in the Shulchan Arukh: "Anyone who marries an unfit woman because of money is liable to have unworthy children. But otherwise, if she is not unfit for him but he marries her because of money, it is permissible." (3) But he then goes on to say that it is not a good idea to make too big an issue out of money: "Whatever his in-laws can give him he should accept good naturedly, and then he will be successful".
We find in another place that money can be an important consideration in choosing a spouse. The Mishnah states that if the man betroths a woman on the condition that he is rich, and it turns out that he is poor, the betrothal is nullified. Yet the Mishnah goes on to say that the opposite is also true: if he betroths a woman on the condition that he is poor and turns out to be rich, the betrothal is likewise invalid. (4)
Here also there seems to be a hint that what is most important is not wealth per se, but rather essential compatibility. One thing that can contribute to marital harmony is when the two spouses have similar characteristics, and this includes similar socio-economic level. Indeed, in another place our Sages specifically recommend that a man should not marry a wife above his class. (5)
In another place, our Sages teach that for a disadvantaged woman, having a husband of means can be particularly important. (6)
We can summarize our approach as follows:
Economics are an important part of marriage. Jewish law establishes that a husband is obligated to support his wife at a level she is accustomed to (7), and that a wife is likewise obligated to contribute to the economic success of the household through household production or equivalent outside income. (8) However, the main consideration should always be personal characteristics and degree of suitability.
Ultimately, money is itself has importance for these reasons. We perceive a person with a good job as diligent and conscientious, and we feel that someone with a similar income will probably have similar tastes and expectations and thus be compatible.
At the same time, overemphasis on financial security and compatibility can often be an obstacle to the more important things in a marriage. As the citation from the Iyun Yaakov teaches us, very often someone who lacks money is better able to appreciate the more important things in life. And as Rav Moshe Isserles states, once a couple have decided to marry they shouldn't let money considerations stand in the way.
So a person should never be ashamed that money considerations are important in a prospective spouse, but at the same time these considerations should never be paramount but should always be subordinate to character and compatibility.
SOURCES: (1) Babylonian Talmud Kiddushin 70a. (2) Babylonian Talmud Moed Katan 24b and Rashi's commentary (3) Shulchan Arukh Even Haezer 2:1 (4) Babylonian Talmud Kiddushin 48b (5) Babylonian Talmud Yevamot 63a. (6) Babylonian Talmud Taanit 31a (7) Shulchan Arukh Even Haezer 70:1,3 (8) Shulchan Arukh Even Haezer 80
Send your queries about ethics in the workplace to email@example.com
To sponsor a column of the Jewish Ethicist, please click here.
The Jewish Ethicist presents some general principles of Jewish law. For specific questions and direct application, please consult a qualified Rabbi.
The Jewish Ethicist is a joint project of Aish.com and the Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem. To find out more about business ethics and Jewish values for the workplace, visit the JCT Center for Business Ethics website at www.besr.org.


text:
Peroxide effect
Very weird, I guess not for Rodman though
I wonder what the chick is sucking on.
Wasn't there a rumor back in 1999 in which Dennis Rodman had agreed on a contract to play for the Knicks? I wonder if the Knicks would have stopped the Spurs in the finals had they had Rodman defending either Duncan or Robinson.
New York Knicks = An organization more useless than a bag of rocks painted in orange and blue. The most over-paid collection of talent ever assembled on an NBA floor. They could only be coached worse by a dead Rich Kotite.


text:
CUNA grants a subscribing credit union a nontransferable right to make the contents of Anytime Adviser available to its members exclusively via its Web site.
CUNA offers hot links to other Web sites from Anytime Adviser as a service to subscribers. CUNA does not endorse, approve, or control these external Internet Web sites (or any specific commercial product or service their pages mention), or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, timeliness, or correct sequencing of information their pages contain.
Members may download Anytime Adviser contents only for personal noncommercial use. All other rights reserved.
Address mail to:
Anytime Adviser
P.O. Box 431
Madison, WI 53701-0431
The fax number is 608-231-4370
The electronic address is firstname.lastname@example.com
Address subscription-related correspondence to Anytime Adviser, P.O. Box 461, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-0461; 800-348-3646.
© 2003 - 2015 Credit Union National Association Inc.
CUNA is committed to protecting the privacy of our members and other visitors to this web site. We have therefore adopted the following privacy policy.
1. Site traffic Records: CUNA collects information on domain names and dates and times of web site visits. This information allows us to track web site use, measure site traffic, and improve site navigation and information so visitors will find it more helpful and informative. The information is used solely for these analytical purposes and is discarded after use.
Visitor site Traffic information is NEVER sold, given, or disclosed to third parties.
2. Cookies: CUNA does not use "cookies" at this web site to collect information about returning visitors. A "cookie" is a record of each visitor's point of origin on the Internet.
3. Information Sharing and Disclosure: CUNA will only send personally identifiable information about you to other companies or people when:
4. On-line Registration: Secure Server Software encrypts information when you submit it. With the exception of the usage described above, this information is NEVER sold, given, or disclosed to third parties.
5. Disclaimer: Any vendor or merchant or other web site you visit by a link from this site is solely the responsibility of the vendor, merchant, or other party providing the site. Any transactions which you enter into with a vendor, merchant or other party listed in this site or linked from this site are solely between you and that vendor, merchant or other party; no other web site provider or organization has any responsibility for them. If you use a credit card for a purchase from a vendor, merchant or other party and later have problems with what you purchased, you may have charge-back rights. For more information, contact the financial institution that issued the card you used.
The information contained on any site to which you link from this site is solely the responsibility of the provider of that web site.
6. E-mail: CUNA may use feedback information from visitors to respond to inquiries, comments, or suggestions.
E-mail information is NEVER sold, given, or disclosed to third parties.
The Privacy Policy for Anytime Adviser may be different from your credit union's policy; visitors should review the credit union privacy policy as well.
Please send your questions and comments about our web site privacy policy to the webmaster by e-mail, phone (608 231-4087), or mail (Webmaster, CUNA & Affiliates, P.O. Box 431, Madison, WI 53701-0431).


text:
This is a past Event
Bicycle Valet at Po Boy Festival
Sun, Nov 18, 2012
2:30 am – 12:30 pm
Bike Corral Located at Whitney Bank
1324 South Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans, LA
We're proud to partner with the New Orleans Po Boy Preservation Festival to offer supervised bicycle parking.
Like "coat-check for bikes", we're behind Whitney Bank, in the parking lot. Leave your bike with us in a corral supervised by 2 dozen Bike Easy staff and NOPD. Get the peace of mind your bike will be safe and sound while you gorge yourself on our favorite local cuisine – the Po Boy!
For more Events, please see the Events Calendar, or visit the Events Archives
This Event is part of Bike Easy's Bicycle Valet Project.


text:
How To Start A Garden I really want to know how to build a garden the raised beds for my backyard this year. How to create and buil...
Home Posts filed under how to make a garden
Showing posts with label how to make a garden. Show all posts
Friday, June 10, 2016
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
Best of the Forum: Long Tours with F800ST
F-twins are new to the BMW lineup and the MOA forum. Where this forum will go is up to the participants and their needs. How far Herleman could go with an F800ST was the question that started this thread. We donÔÇÖt know how far HelemanÔÇÖs F800ST will be taken but the thread goes to the Best of the Forum.


text:
Description: A new monthly comedy show/showcase from Dan Scully, Mike Logan, Setoiyo, and David Piccolomini at O'Neals Pub on 3rd and South-ish Streets. Featuring local stand-up comedians, lots of drinking, AMAZINGLY WELL WRITTEN AND REHEARSED (sort of) SKETCH COMEDY, and then probably more drinking, and then more comedy. Maybe a contest. Who knows. It's gonna be fuckin rad, man.
Style: Stand-up, Sketch, Variety
Date: The fourth Friday of Every Month
Time: Doors at 7:15PM – show at 8:00PM
Admission: $5 per person.
Location: O'Neal's Pub! 611 South 3rd Street, Philadelphia
Contact: facebook.com/WeCanAllChange, @WeCanAllChange, firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Based on a (very good and civil, mind you) e-mail conversation I had over the weekend, I think now is a fine time to expand some points I made here over a year ago, when I wrote my "Southern Heritage is a Crock" column. So here we go:
The Confederate States of America was a fundamentally evil institution. Period, end of sentence. That's "evil," spelled "E-V-I-L." "Evil," as in "morally reprehensible," "sinful," "wicked," "pernicious," "offensive" and "noxious." "Evil," as in "the world is a demonstrably better place without this thing in it." Evil. That's right, evil. Once again, for those of you who haven't figured it out yet: Evil. And for those of you yet hard of hearing, the ASL version:
Really, I don't know how much clearer I can make it.
The CSA was a fundamentally evil institution because it codified slavery into its system of government; N.B: Article IV Section 2 of the Constitution of the Confederacy. And lest you think this was just some sort of mamby-pamby sop thrown in the CSA constitution to please the slave-holders, let's go to the historical record, to a speech by CSA Vice-President Alexander Stephens in March of 1861, in which he discussed the CSA Constitution at great length. The entire text is here, but allow me to excerpt considerably (and to place emphasis on the relevant passages) from Stephens' comments about slavery and its role in the CSA, both in its constitution and in its very formation:
"The new constitution has put at rest, forever, all the agitating questions relating to our peculiar institution — African slavery as it exists amongst us — the proper status of the negro in our form of civilization. This was the immediate cause of the late rupture and present revolution. [US President Thomas] Jefferson in his forecast, had anticipated this, as the "rock upon which the old Union would split." He was right. What was conjecture with him, is now a realized fact. But whether he fully comprehended the great truth upon which that rock stood and stands, may be doubted.
"The prevailing ideas entertained by him and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old constitution, were that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically. It was an evil they knew not well how to deal with, but the general opinion of the men of that day was that, somehow or other in the order of Providence, the institution would be evanescent and pass away. This idea, though not incorporated in the constitution, was the prevailing idea at that time. The constitution, it is true, secured every essential guarantee to the institution while it should last, and hence no argument can be justly urged against the constitutional guarantees thus secured, because of the common sentiment of the day. Those ideas, however, were fundamentally wrong. They rested upon the assumption of the equality of races. This was an error. It was a sandy foundation, and the government built upon it fell when the "storm came and the wind blew."
Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests upon the great truth, that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery — subordination to the superior race — is his natural and normal condition. This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth. This truth has been slow in the process of its development, like all other truths in the various departments of science. It has been so even amongst us. Many who hear me, perhaps, can recollect well, that this truth was not generally admitted, even within their day. The errors of the past generation still clung to many as late as twenty years ago. Those at the North, who still cling to these errors, with a zeal above knowledge, we justly denominate fanatics. All fanaticism springs from an aberration of the mind — from a defect in reasoning. It is a species of insanity.
"One of the most striking characteristics of insanity, in many instances, is forming correct conclusions from fancied or erroneous premises; so with the anti-slavery fanatics; their conclusions are right if their premises were. They assume that the negro is equal, and hence conclude that he is entitled to equal privileges and rights with the white man. If their premises were correct, their conclusions would be logical and just — but their premise being wrong, their whole argument fails.
"I recollect once of having heard a gentleman from one of the northern States, of great power and ability, announce in the House of Representatives, with imposing effect, that we of the South would be compelled, ultimately, to yield upon this subject of slavery, that it was as impossible to war successfully against a principle in politics, as it was in physics or mechanics. That the principle would ultimately prevail. That we, in maintaining slavery as it exists with us, were warring against a principle, a principle founded in nature, the principle of the equality of men. The reply I made to him was, that upon his own grounds, we should, ultimately, succeed, and that he and his associates, in this crusade against our institutions, would ultimately fail. The truth announced, that it was as impossible to war successfully against a principle in politics as it was in physics and mechanics, I admitted; but told him that it was he, and those acting with him, who were warring against a principle. They were attempting to make things equal which the Creator had made unequal."
Lots of Confederate sympathizers like to say that what the Confederacy was really about was state's rights, and all that. But I don't know. Let's put on one side a bunch of Confederate sympathizers who understandably want to downplay their fetish's unfortunate association with that whole "people owning people" thing. And on the other side, let's put the CSA's second-highest executive, speaking about a Constitution he helped create, specifically discussing the role of slavery in his country's formation. When it comes to what the Confederacy was really about, who are you going to believe?
Yes, the United States had slavery (and continued to have it, even during the Civil War; that Emancipation Proclamation thing of Lincoln was only effective in rebellious states), and isn't blameless of other nasty habits, including brushing the natives off land it wanted to own. However, the United States did not codify evil into its Constitution by enshrining the practice of slavery; as Stephens proudly notes, it took the CSA, among all other countries in the world, to do that. The United States has done evil, but is not fundamentally evil in its formulation, as is the CSA.
It comes to this: When someone tells you the Confederacy was about something other than people owning people, they're either being intentionally disingenuous or (more charitably) are ignorant about the deep and abiding role slavery had in the formation of the CSA. It was about other things, too. But, and in an entirely appropriate, non Godwin-izing use of this particular political entity, the Third Reich was about more than just exterminating the Jews. It just happens that that's the one cornerstone policy of the Reich that, you know, sort of stands out.
Given that the CSA is a fundamentally evil institution, it's clear that any of its trappings are symbols of evil, including those flags Confederate sympathizers love so well. This is a pretty cut and dried thing: If the answer to the question "Was this symbol/flag/insignia/whatever used as an identifying object by the Confederate States of America?" is "Yes," then it is, point of fact, a racist and evil symbol. If you're wearing such a symbol or otherwise endorsing it in some public way, it's not unreasonable for people who see you wearing such symbols (particularly the descendants of former slaves) to wonder if you're either racist and somewhat evil yourself or, alternately, just plain dim.
If you have an ancestor who fought for the CSA, then, yes, he fought for an evil institution — but no, I don't think it makes that individual evil in himself. I think it's perfectly reasonable and right for the descendants of Confederate soldiers to note the bravery and valor with which they fought, and to commemorate their individual efforts on the field. I think it would be nice if they additionally noted that it was sad that the government for which they fought was ultimately undeserving of their blood and defense, and that it was rightfully expunged from the world, but that's another matter entirely.
(My correspondent this weekend asked me an interesting question as to whether a memorial for American soldiers who died in combat should include names of Confederate soldiers — the genesis of this question being some fracas he'd heard about at a northern university that was putting together such a memorial. My response is that it shouldn't, for the reason that either the CSA was its own country, in which case its soldiers weren't "American" soldiers ("American" understood to refer to citizens of the US), or it wasn't its own country and the Confederate soldiers were in open and treasonous rebellion, and as a general rule one does not commemorate traitors, particularly ones whose rebellious actions ultimately caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands. I don't have a problem with such memorials in formerly Confederate territory, but the rest of the United States is not obligated to follow suit.)
Now, look: I understand that for a lot of Confederacy fans, it really isn't about race or anything else other than pride for the South. My response to that is: Groovy. Go for it. Love the South. What y'all need to do, however, is get some new symbols, some that don't hearken back to the Dixie Days, when you went to war for the right to keep owning people. The Confederacy was evil, and now it's dead, and its being dead is front and center the best thing that there ever was about it. There is the South, and there is the Confederacy, and a good thing for you and for the rest of us would be the realization that these two things don't have to be synonymous.


text:
This is the Gwendo-family on vacation. As you can see - constant motion is the itinerary.
I am in my own personal heaven right now. Where is yours?
There is no other place I would rather be on my birthday (which is tomorrow), or any day, for that matter.
I am a lucky mama.


text:
Thanks for all the updates for this season. Most of my feedback and suggestions are to do with player/group incentives in the game, which I have explored in previous posts as well. TL;DR summaries in bold.
Fundamentally, respect really needs to have greater value to keep people enticed to play and compete. Even as respect relates to "bragging rights" at the moment, leaderboards are global across servers. While this gives an incentive for people to leave their home server in search of easier resources and respect from donations in a less active server (making it more active), it also punishes the active servers a bit on the leaderboards if you want to just play with low ping (due to more competition). Also, the global respect leaderboard is also the only leaderboard that really makes sense at the moment, since the Elegance and Efficiency leaderboards are quite nonsensical (see: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1610&p=10545#p10545).
I have a few suggestions for possibilities regarding having meaningful respect leaderboards and incentives. If anyone else has ideas, feel free to suggest alternatives, or improve or completely reject these based on the game principles:
1) Each clan starts with ~10 member slots. Clans gain levels based on the total respect they earn. Levels give more member slots to the clan. It is an incentive to kick inactive members of the clan, since you have limited slots, reducing zerg incentives further. Also an incentive for your clan to strive for respect beyond leaderboards.
With the new diplomacy system, you can have "cooperating" clans designated as allies, so you still effectively have unlimited group size, as we do now. We can also keep the flexibility of managing your resources in a shared sense through the shared usage of buildings. You can work together with allied clans against enemy clans easily, since we have allied and enemy tags. Normally smaller clans would just be absorbed into the larger clan, since that is optimal on the respect leaderboards, but this causes a dominant mega clan and kills the server's competition. Instead, this suggestion requires flexible diplomacy, and there is more interesting decision making and diversity.
You need to use parties to communicate and coordinate with these allies (since clan chat doesn't work), giving the party function a further purpose. But you will also have to coordinate with these clans to share the respect benefits. If they think they are getting a raw deal with the alliance, they will stop being allied and potentially become enemies. There can also be flexibility in taking down the leading group, since the sum of smaller allied clans can take down the leaders, resulting in perpetual conflict and competition. At the moment, smaller clans just get absorbed by the mega-clan or just quit since they cannot make interesting progress as they are totally destroyed by the mega-clan (Porcodio in the last season, LOL in the current season).
2) Each clan member gets respect tokens depending on how much respect your clan received that day. The amount of tokens received by each clan member is the respect total the clan received that day, divided by the number of players in the clan. This gives incentive to kick inactive clan members, and punishes the bloated clans. Solo players get the respect directly as tokens 1:1.
These tokens appear directly into the inventory of the player, and they take no inventory space/weight, and cannot be dropped on death. There are cosmetic vendors in the game world. You can trade respect tokens for visible cosmetic options that last forever and are persistent across seasons. Total spent or stored respect tokens are added to your solo respect score in the leaderboards.
Random events that force more conflict
I've been thinking about possible ways to make it so that people actually are forced to fight over something, which aren't the resource point capture events and sieges which only occur during prime-time. Taking a carcass or meteor event from someone else isn't so fun or productive, because coordinating between defeating the existing owner, and fighting off the NPC elements, usually results in the loot contents just dying. You might as well just PvE another event (there are enough of them). My suggestions that leverage the interesting player vs. player combat already existing in the game:
(Edit: decided ideas below were a bad idea after more consideration)
a) Blood sacrifice event. Appears randomly in the world, like meteor and carcass events. A control point with no HP. A 5 minute countdown is only activated when 2 players from different clans (or one is solo) stand on top of it and activate it within 2 seconds of each other. Duel! It can only be looted if one of the 2 players who activated it dies (but a gank is not necessary), and then the lootable contents belong to the other living players clan. If the 5 minute timer expires before either player dies, the loot is destroyed. The rewarded loot is always better than meteor or carcass events. You can also set up group fights this way, where you have to protect the players who activated the event. Blood sacrifice event winners are announced to the server.
b) Fighting for "sport" could be an element in the game world. The free citizens from the cities wish to see blood spilt in the valley for their entertainment. These duels eventually occur at a Colosseum, but could start off as just a walled off area with doors that lock behind them. People give a small donation, and they are entered into a Colosseum duel with whoever else answers the fight request (also by going to the Colosseum and giving a small donation). Duels last 5 minutes maximum, and if there is no winner, both participants lose. You can also have group fights between clans.
For the "fair duel'" environment of the Colosseum, an additional persistent element can be added. All players/clans start with 0 glory. You win and lose glory based on who you defeat in duels. It follows rules from other Elo/MMR systems. There are glory leaderboards. Duel winners get double the donation back as a prize, along with glory adjustments, and the winner is announced to the server. Other players can watch from outside. 1v1 duels give "solo glory", and group fights give "clan glory". Weekly glory winners get respect bonuses. Glory decays for every day you don't have a duel. Glory cannot go below 0.
Season 2: feedback, suggestions and ideas for the future
Here you can talk about everything related to The Exiled.
6 posts • Page 1 of 1
Season 2: feedback, suggestions and ideas for the future
Last edited by Lash on 29 Mar 2017, 19:47, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Season 2: feedback, suggestions and ideas for the future
+1 solid stuff broski
Re: Season 2: feedback, suggestions and ideas for the future
Hah I don't expect any of my ideas to become reality, but whenever I give feedback on this sort of stuff, it is a fun mental exercise to come up with potential solutions as well.
I don't envy the developers and game designers for this game, since it is quite tricky to balance their goals. At the same time, it is quite an interesting challenge to think about
I don't envy the developers and game designers for this game, since it is quite tricky to balance their goals. At the same time, it is quite an interesting challenge to think about
Re: Season 2: feedback, suggestions and ideas for the future
I was thinking about the Blood Sacrifice (a) event more, along with the Colosseum (b). You might have to disable equipment dropping on death, and the increased equipment drop rate from dying to make this worth it. But then you might get this exploited as well. I started thinking of solutions but I couldn't think of anything particularly elegant without being convoluted, so I think these are bad ideas as they stand
Re: Season 2: feedback, suggestions and ideas for the future
Thanks for sharing. I am exploring similar ideas right now. Will keep you posted when I have some more solid designs.
Re: Season 2: feedback, suggestions and ideas for the future
dbltnk wrote:Thanks for sharing. I am exploring similar ideas right now. Will keep you posted when I have some more solid designs.
Cool! At the moment, we kind of do organized fights over resource points. If you get to red HP you yield, whether in a 1v1 or group fight. Makes it so you don't increase your equipment drop chance. Perhaps my above ideas could work that way too. Of course both parties have to agree to the rules This is only during peak times though. We really need something for off-peak times to fight over, I think a lot of complaints at the moment stem from that.
6 posts • Page 1 of 1
Return to "General Discussion"
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 19 guests


text:
After 15 years of unparalleled success in the Omni directional ceiling speaker marketplace we have taken that experience and designed the ultimate commercial in-ceiling speaker technology. The New SD4 takes ceiling speaker performance to a new level. For 15 years audio professionals worldwide have chosen the SuperDispersion™ (SD) Ceiling Tile Speakers for their powerful sound, high performance, and distinctive styling. The SD4 is an innovative speaker concept that meets the demanding needs of audio and systems contractors worldwide. SD Speakers' pyramid design fits into standard 2'x2' or 2'x4' ceiling tile grids (or suspended by cables), providing an amazing 360 degrees of hemispheric sound. SD speakers are quick and economical to install and are competitively priced, making them an excellent value to contractors! SD4 ceiling speaker array systems offer performance, value and are ideal for Classrooms, Conference Rooms, Training Rooms, Teleconferencing, Churches, Retail Spaces, Corporate Offices and many more.
The SD Speaker employs (4 smaller 6.5") very fast transient response aluminum-woofer drivers that are very powerful and stable. Working in unison these drivers produce clean powerful dynamic sound. When designing the SD the goal was to have the single most import feature at the forefront, good transient response ("dynamic contrast"). A transient is a sound of short duration, and good transient response can only be achieved if the speaker can deliver its output quickly and cleanly without smearing the original sound, and be completely soundless immediately after. Transients contain the essentials of sound reproduction they provide the sharp pop from a snare drum, the cutting edge of digital sound, the dynamics of the human voice. Larger 2-way cabinet loudspeaker systems offer relatively slow transient response, and the small high-frequency horn tends to beam a narrow, blaring sound at the listener—end result, muddy sound. By replacing larger speakers with four 6 or 8" drivers we increased the driver surface area while creating more punch and a tight, more focused low-end.
- Public Address
- Commercial Audio
- Omni Directional Speaker Coverage 360 x 180.
- Infinite-baffle in-ceiling speaker's drops into standard ceiling tile openings or suspend by cables (for out of ceiling mounting).
- Powerful – 160 Watts at 8 Ohms, 64 Watts at 70 Volts.
- 4 - 6.5" High compliance aluminum woofers with ported bass response and high frequency dome tweeters.
- Uniquely designed fire retardant ABS housing may be painted to match any décor.
- Impedance: 8 ohms nominal with built-in 70 Volts (4, 8, 16, 32, 64 watt taps), easily adjustable by rotating switch.
- Metal Backbox that is acoustically engineered and sealed for maximum sonic performance. Safety cable kit included.


text:
Your shopping cart is empty
In stock
This edible Sugarflair airbrush colour in Rose Gold will allow you to spray a Rose Gold colour onto your celebration cake!
Sugarflair Airbrush Colour - Rose Gold - 60ml
60ml Sugarflair Rose Gold airbrush colour, perfect to add a deep colour on your celebration cake!
For best results shake well before use and add to your airbrush kit to spray a Rose Gold colour onto your celebration cake!
Perfect to use with airbrush kit (75209)
Water; ethanol (18%); potassium aluminium silicate E555; titanium dioxide E171; Iron oxide E172
Allergy Advice:
Suitable for vegetarians & vegans.
Gluten, Nut & GM free.
Sugarflair Colours Ltd, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 4PW


text:
This Thursday we are pleased to welcome Danny Hunt and Annette Claire. Danny and Annette, collectively known as Amethyst, have appeared numerous times at the club performing their award winning illusion act, but now they will return to give a demonstration and talk on escapology.
Amethyst take inspiration from Harry Houdini and have become well known for their daring recreations of his cell escapes. Their feats include escaping from the condemned cell in the Castle Museum - York, Ripon's Liberty Gaol and the Castle Keep in Newcastle. They have also accepted many other challenging feats, such as Danny hanging upside down by his ankles high above a crowd, bound in a strait jacket, escaping from a tank filled with 55 gallons of water and risked being torn apart by 2 trucks as well as accepting challenges from several police and law enforcement agencies and various underwater escapes.


text:
We currently do not have an up to date printable version of the catalog. Please see the online store for current pricing & information about ordering over the phone or through fax.
Thank you for your understanding,
AAPT Physics Store Staff
Prefer to buy online or do a quick search? See our online physics store


text:
The Firefox interface on Android is going native – for snappier performance and to gobble less memory.
Mozilla has decided the Firefox UI for Android will be built using native code instead of the XML-based language Mozilla had used, called XUL. It seems Firefox will continue to use the Gecko layout engine.
Director of Firefox engineering Johnathan Nightingale wrote: "Firefox on Android is a critical part of supporting the open web, and this decision puts us in a position to build the best Firefox possible."
The change is not expected to take effect in Firefox 8 or 9 – to be released in November and December respectively – but will kick in afterwards.
A native Firefox UI will mean start-up times of fractions of a second compared to several seconds for a XUL user interface on certain Android-powered phones.
Using native code will also mean greater responsiveness and should lead to "significantly" less consumption of a phone's memory, Nightingale said.
The changes seem to fit into what is emerging as an across-the-board refresh of Firefox. This includes making the browser work better for different categories of users through code changes to making updates, which have become more frequent and less of a chore to install.
The move to a native UI comes as Firefox begins to feel pressure from Google's Chrome: FFox's market-share growth has plateaued while that of the Google browser continues. Google's Android, meanwhile, represents a growth opportunity thanks to the mobile operating system's growth in devices.
Google opened Android to native development in June 2009 with the Android 1.5 Native Development Kit (NDK). The NDK lets you build apps using native languages such as C and C++, which is compiled to run with a particular processor and instructions for greater speed and improved performance.
XUL is Mozilla's XML-based language that was conceived to let you build feature-rich apps capable of running on different platforms or in disconnected mode.
A native browser for Android could prove a headache for Firefox plug-in developers, who'll have to straddle different coding platforms. Aware of this, Nightingale said: "It's still early days, so we have a lot of questions to answer. We're talking with the Add-on SDK team about the best way to support extensions.
The Firefox team is meeting in Toronto, Canada, next week to break down and prioritise the work. "By the end of next week, we will have a clearer outline of the work ahead, and we'll update this list with those detail," Nightingale said. ®


text:
"With the passage of Senate Bill 257, our state will designate September 11th as First Responders Day, to honor those brave men and women who suit up each day to protect and serve our communities throughout North Carolina. I want to thank the leadership of the General Assembly, and in particular Senator Norm Sanderson, for creating such a day. By making September 11th a State Holiday each year for our First Responders, we not only honor our State's heroes, but we will be reminded of how in the face of one of our nation's greatest tragedies, the best of America was brought forth."
— Lt. Governor Dan Forest


text:
The site formerly known as NewEnough (now motorcyclegear.com) has Shoe Quest helmets for about $269. I ordered a couple this weekend and found out they had free shipping AND apparently gave me a allowance for shipping, to make a long story short, I paid about $250 per helmet!!!
If your not familiar with the Quest, it's a touring helmet. Made for more upright riding. It's claim to fame is how quite it is and it was always one of the better values in the Shoei line. The shape of the helmet is round.
My RF1200 is a bit long in the tooth, so it was time to upgrade.


text:
Ed. note: Travel delays and prior commitments kept me from getting this posted sooner.
Back to Pirate City again this morning. Minor league coaches differ a lot in their approach. Some will try to be a friend while some are drill sergeants. Class A West Virginia manager Rick Sofield falls into the latter category. On Friday I saw him absolutely tearing into a group of thirdbasemen for not showing enough effort. Today, he was similarly ripping a group of pitchers during a drill where multiple base runners are moving but censored himself because there was an audience this time. Very entertaining to watch in either case.
With that, it was time to say good bye to Pirate City and head over to McKechnie and the Astros.
Filed under: baseball, Pirates, Spring Training | Tagged: baseball, Josh Bell, Pirate City, Pirates, Rick Sofield |


text:
Heather has not entered any expertise information.
Teaching Resources (0)
Heather has not created any teaching resources yet.
Discussions (0)
Heather has not started any discussions yet.
Community is the main force that powers the Education Exchange. Connect with members to share ideas and help boost your influence. Browse the Member Directory


text:
The Top 10 Chinese Internet Memes of 2012
More In Internet
- Live From the Forbidden City! Or Maybe Not
- 'Overnight at IKEA'; One Couple's Live-Stream Plans Go Awry
- With WeChat, Chinese Take Censorship Abroad, Study Says
- Report: China Censorship Machine Not the Monolith It Appears to Be
- Ex-Banker Tries to Blame West for China's Economic Problems, Gets Destroyed on Social Media
- What's Next for the U.S. and China in Cybersecurity
If 2011 was the year social media arrived as a force in Chinese culture and politics, then 2012 was the year social media supercharged one of contemporary China's finest forms of cultural and political expression: the Internet meme.
To be sure, the Chinese Internet has been a fertile producer of memes for quite some time. One of 2011's great Internet moments – the Ministry of Railways spokesman's haughty and ultimately career-ending effort to explain the burial of passenger cars after a deadly high-speed train crash in Wenzhou – is still going strong a year and a half later. And of course there's 2009's "grass mud horse," which appears destined for immortality (and even a modicum of global cross-over) after being adopted by dissident artist Ai Weiwei.
It's still far too early to tell whether any of 2012's viral moments will achieve similar reach or longevity, but the sheer volume of memes that coursed through the Chinese Internet this year suggests at least one or two should earn a lasting place in the country's cyber-memory.
Beyond the continued spread of social media, it's not completely clear why this was such a bumper year for memes in China. Tightened censorship was certainly a factor in a profusion of political memes, as was November's Communist Party leadership transition. It's also possible a slowing economy led Chinese people to spend more time at home and on their computers.
In any case, here are China Real Time's favorites, listed in chronological order:
1. We've Had Enough (Locust Ads):
This was the year people in Hong Kong and mainland China stopped even trying to disguise their disdain for each other. After a series of unfortunate confrontations, firebrand Peking University professor Kong Qingdong went on Chinese TV to dismiss Hong Kong residents as dogs and thieves. Hong Kongers responded by increasingly comparing mainland Chinese visitors to locusts descending from north of the border to consume the city. The anger culminated on Feb. 1 with the publication in the Apple Daily of a full-page ad depicting a giant locust standing menacingly on a cliff overlooking the Hong Kong skyline with words "Hong Kong People Have Had Enough!" emblazoned underneath. The ad made a lot of Chinese people angry. But it also sparked a series of biting parodies that quickly became a form of collective catharsis as people across the Chinese Internet vented their frustrations with all manner of groups. Altered versions of the ad poked fun at Chinese immigrants in the U.S. ("Americans Have Had Enough!"), incompetent government officials ("Chinese People Have Had Enough!"), people who talk on their mobile phones during concerts ( "Real Music Lovers Have Had Enough!") and many many others.
Recent sighting: Nothing really since February. Apparently Internet jokesters themselves quickly found they'd had enough.
2. Vacation-Style Treatment (休假式治疗):
It didn't take long for the first major political meme of 2012 to hit. In early February, China's most famous cop, Chongqing police chief Wang Lijun, made an unexpected run for the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, where he stayed for 30 hours before being taken to Beijing in the hands of state security agents (and unleashing a major political crisis). As rumors flew, the Chongqing municipal government announced on Sina Corp.'s Weibo microblogging service that Mr. Wang was experiencing stress due to "long-term overwork" and was therefore accepting "vacation-style treatment." Few were convinced, but "vacation-style treatment" achieved instant virality as a catchphrase for government obfuscation.
Recent Sighting: "You have to give society a clear answer – is it going to be 'vacation-style treatment' again?" – lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan, writing on Sina Weibo in November about the fate of Lei Zhengfu, a Communist Party official in Chongqing who starred in a sex video that eventually got him fired.
3. Free CGC:
Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng's dark sunglasses first gained traction as a symbol of resistance in China in the second half of 2011, when Mr. Chen's supporters began posting photos of themselves wearing sunglasses on Sina Weibo and other sites to protest his illegal home confinement. But the meme didn't really take off until April this year, when Mr. Chen staged a highly improbable escape from his heavily guarded house and somehow made his way into the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. Soon there was a strange profusion of sunglasses in the feeds and profile photos of Sina Weibo and Twitter users. The image was particularly popular in Hong Kong, where protestors rendered Mr. Chen's bespectacled visage in the style of KFC's Colonel Sanders on posters that read "Free CGC" in Kentucky Fried script.
Recent Sighting: Almost nothing since Mr. Chen and his family moved to the U.S. in May, though a few social media avatars are still sporting shades.
4. Liu Bo is Very Busy (刘波很忙):
NIMBY protestors scored a double victory in the Sichuanese city of Shifang in July, scuppering plans for a molybdenum copper plant while simultaneously giving Chinese Internet users their own version of the Occupy movement's Lt. John Pike (aka Pepper Spraying Cop). The overzealous policeman in China's case, identified by web sleuths as Liu Bo, was wielding a baton instead of pepper spray, but that didn't make him any less Photoshoppable. Posting under the hashtag #LiuBoisVeryBusy in Chinese, Sina Weibo users published images of the rotund Mr. Liu bearing down on a variety of victims, including the distressed subject of Edward Munch's "The Scream," Chinese track star Liu Xiang and a terrified-looking puppy.
Recent Sighting: Unlike Lt. Pike, who was called back into action a week ago to do his thing with the University of California's controversial new logo, Mr. Liu appears to have been encouraged by censors to take early retirement.
5. Dressing Nudes (为名画穿衣):
Just because Chinese people don't like CCTV doesn't mean the state broadcaster doesn't provide the people with entertainment. On July 9, CCTV's news channel ran a segment on an exhibition of Italian art at the National Museum in Beijing during which it blurred out the nether regions of Michelangelo's "David." In response to "David Gate," Internet users did their best to help China censor other potentially offensive works of art, forcing Adam to wear a long tie to mask his nakedness on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, using a soccer jersey to cover Eve's breasts in Gustav Klimt's portrait of the original couple and even putting a pair of boxer shorts on the Rem Koolhaas-designed headquarters of CCTV itself.
Recent Sighting: None, but it has to be only a matter of time before someone decides they can't stand the nudity in one of the headline items sold during November's Poly auction.
6. 62%:
You'd think no one would bother trying to put a number on something as ineffable as national rejuvenation. You would be wrong. Speaking at a forum in August, Yang Yiyong, head of the Social Development Research Office inside the National Development and Reform Commission's Macroeconomic Research Institute, said that according the "most scientific" analysis China was 46% of the way to national rejuvenation in 2005 and had achieved 62% of rejuvenation by 2010 (in Chinese). As the blog Ministry of Tofu notes, Mr. Yang based his estimate on careful weighing of a series of rejuvenation indicators, including economic development, international influence and the quality of citizens' character. The inevitable result: Internet users went on to crack wise about all the ways in which their lives were only 62% complete.
Recent Sighting: "The great rejuvenation is already 62% complete, 0.61 doesn't mean anything" – marketing executive Yang Yihong, responding to a new study that put the Gini coefficient (a measure of income inequality) for China at a stunning 0.61.
7. Brother Watch (表哥):
Not so much a meme as a cautionary tale for wayward officials across China, "Brother Watch" refers to Yang Dacai, former head of Shaanxi province's work-safety bureau, who was fired for disciplinary violations after Internet users dug up photos of him sporting a collection of luxury watches that would strain the wallet of a Wall Street executive. Since then Internet users have gone on to expose a variety of abuses, financial and otherwise, by local officials in a trend that even state-run media have hailed as a positive development.
8. Are you happy? (你幸福吗?):
Another gift to the Internet from CCTV, the "Are you happy?" meme takes its name from a national day holiday "news" feature in which CCTV reporters in various parts of the country went around asking people if they felt good about their lives. While the premise alone was bound to get the story mocked online, it was the execution that really sold it as meme material. Rather than direct the question at happy-looking people – as one would expect a state-run TV station eager to promote the idea of a happy China to do – several of the reporters decided instead to put their microphones in front of some of the country's have-nots. Among them: a 73-year-old scrap collector, later proclaimed a hero by social media users, who mocked the question by pretending not to be able to hear the reporter.
Recent Sighting: Undeterred by the online guffaws, CCTV brought the question back in a one-on-one interview with Mo Yan, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. His answer: I don't know.
9. Insufficient theoretical preparations (理论准备不足):
A lot of Chinese people are willing to accept the idea that China isn't ready for democracy. Where commentators go wrong is when they try to explain why. Martial arts star Jackie Chan found that out the hard way in 2009, when he was ripped apart online for telling reporters he thought Chinese people "need to be controlled." In October, Mr. Chan was joined by Gong Fangbin, a professor at the People's Liberation Army National Defense University, who argued in a commentary for the People's Daily website that China wasn't afraid of democracy, but that political reform couldn't go forward because of "insufficient theoretical preparations." As with the "62%" meme, Internet users immediately seized on the phrase as a way to excuse their personal failures. "I'm not afraid of marriage; I'm just not ready theoretically," wrote one microblogger.
Recent Sighting: "In our country, the present conditions are not mature enough! We're not theoretically prepared! The transfer of officials' assets has not yet been completed!" – lawyer Wang Yongqiang, reacting to news in late November that Vietnam plans to require officials to publicize their assets.
10. Aircraft carrier style (航母-style / 走你-style):
On Nov. 25, a year and a half after China's first aircraft carrier began sea trials, CCTV broadcast footage showing a Chinese fighter jet landing on and taking off from the carrier for the first time. Included in the footage was a shot of two "shooters" giving the same launch signal – squatting on one leg, right arm extended – made famous by the film "Top Gun." In a meme named after Gangnam style but more reminiscent of planking, inspired Internet users promptly flooded social media sites with photos of themselves mimicking the shooter signal – some dressed to look like the launch officers, and others not so much.
Recent Sighting: Pretty much everyone has gotten in on the act over the past couple weeks, from basketball cheerleaders to doctors to the tiger from Ang Lee's "Life of Pi." Not every attempt has met with success, however.
-- Josh Chin. Follow him on Twitter @joshchin
Like China Real Time on Facebook and follow us Twitter for the latest updates.
Most Popular Videos
Most Popular Articles
Swath of Oklahoma Falls Within Indian Reservation, Justices Rule
Everything You Need To Know About The U.S. Possibly Banning TikTok
Opinion: I Cited Their Study, So They Disavowed It
Supreme Court Paves Way for New York Prosecutor to View Trump Taxes
Biden Outlines $700 Billion Economic-Revival Plan


text:
Mission Statement
(ver 1.1)
This is a group for posting links to news, stories, surveys, polls and opinion pieces on the web, as a Clearing House/News Aggregate; For the purpose of making sure our voices are heard by commenting or participating in media sites that allow for feedback.
Also see: pharyngulate
Please use the discussion forum rather than the comment wall for target articles.
The comment wall is a good place to discuss general tactics and strategies for the group. As well as noting any controversies or stories that have yet to hit any news/opinion sites.
If you have a twitter acct. and want it added, send me a message with the link.
All target threads in this group are shared on Twitter and on other Atheist Activist sites and networks.
Location: World
Members: 30
Latest Activity: Jan 12, 2014
Huffington Post: Humphrey Osmond
Washington Post: HumphreyOsmond
Washington Post: topcat7
Started by Jessica May 26, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Atheists file suit against Bradford County and christians are leaving quite the comments. Lets leave some better/rational comments. Heres the …Continue
Started by Richard ∑wald. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner May 13, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Joan and I got the ball rolling, want to take a poke at the theocrats and their drooling fundie culture warriors?This YouTube videoYou'll…Continue
Started by Jessica. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner May 13, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
There is a…Continue
Started by Richard ∑wald May 1, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
I just checked, and the Yahoo poll has ended.
Front page of yahoo has a poll that is being pharyngulated. On the right side.
Do most Americans need more religion in their lives?
Yes, we're losing faith and morals.
No, that won't solve any problems.
Thanks, annet. A perfect example of how this is supposed to work.
Would you vote for an atheist?
A poll that was supposedly started by Glen Beck and is now undergoing "Pharyngulation."
I am woo friendly but this is annoying.
I updated the blog, more info and links. email addresses of the assholes involved coming soon.
Just keep me posted, brother. I will start trolling media sites. If found, will so inform.
This one's just new (scroll down to "Arrested for not Praying), so no news media stories yet, but when/if it hits the press, we should atheist bomb the shit out of it.
Updated the information section with first draft of Guidelines for the group.
Thanks for the clarification, Richard. I'm one of those who aren't as media savvy as others. Any tutorial will be readily ingested and ready for regugitation. Thanks in advance.
© 2020 Atheist Nexus. All rights reserved. Admin: The Nexus Group. Powered by


text:
- no upcoming events available
A performance by our very own second year Musician, Jon Schranz (tenor), featuring English songs by Quilter, Britten and others.
Free of charge.
Recital Room, Churchill College
The College Choir, led by second-year Musician Jon Schranz, presents its termly concert in the Recital Room. As ever, the repertoire will be wide-ranging, including works by Aguiar, Tavener and Handel.
Free cheese and wine afterwards.
The Chapel at Churchill College
This popular event is the musical highlight of the Chapel's year and consists of a sequence of seven readings, interspersed with choral works and congregational carols.
This year, the service will include, amongst others, work by Bach and Britten. Free mulled wine and mince pies will be served in Chapel after the service.
Recital Room, Churchill College
Churchill provides Music Bursaries to students to help them pursue private instrumental or vocal training. This is a concert at which the holders of these Bursaries will perform for the rest of the College. This term's performers are Thomas Ainge, Emmy Bacharach, Adrian Ball, Alice Harpole, Jonathan Schranz, and Ronak Shah.
The Bar at Churchill College
One of Churchill's most popular musical events, Jazz in the Bar features an eclectic mix of live music from bands and individuals based at Churchill and beyond. There will also be opportunities for college members to perform their own short sets and impromptu jam sessions.
To sign up to play in this relaxed and friendly environment contact
the Music Sizar, Sean Telford (st600).
Churchill College's Organ Scholar, Edward Lilley, will be performing on Churchill's fine Rubio Harpsichord, in a pre-dinner concert in the Recital Room.
Edward will be putting the college's Rubio harpsichord through its paces with a selection of French baroque repertoire for which it is perfectly suited.
From Suite in a minor (Rameau):
- Allemande
- Courante
- Sarabande
From Suite in e minor (Rameau):
- Le Rappel des Oiseaux
From Pièces de Clavecin, Troisième Livre (Jacques Duphly):
- Les Grâces
- La de Belombre
- Chaconne
Recital Room, Churchill College
Devil Amiss are a new quartet experimenting with bebop standards, ballads and more recent Fusion Jazz.
This all foregrounds the original tunes the band kicks up, written by the keys man, Gregor Forbes. Devil Amiss enjoy the freedom to play tunes old and new in ways unique to them. Listen out especially for deep-fried grooves from Matt on drums and debonair solos from Seb on guitar.
Gregor Forbes - piano
Matt Colbrook - drums
Seb Funk - guitar
Adrian Ball - bass
Recital Room, Churchill College
A great chance to hear some brilliant professional musicians in the comfort of your own college!
Repertoire to include sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven and York Bowen.
Recital Room, Churchill College
On March 2, Churchill will be hosting the annual festival of the European Piano Teachers Association. The day will be packed full of student performances, working from the youngest to the oldest over the course of the day; the later stages especially filled with convincing performances from promising young pianists to watch out for in the coming years. The event is free to attend for all Churchill college members, and it should be perfectly fine to come and go as you please.
The Chapel at Churchill College
Churchill's esteemed Jazz Band and College Choir come together to present a mixture of their own items in the first half, before coming together to perform Andrew Daldorph's A Mass for Life in the second.
Tickets £3/£6
Includes works by Andrew Daldorph, Howard Goodall, and many more.
Recital Room, Churchill College
Come listen to a free concert by String Theory at the Churchill College recital room!
This excellent ensemble is fronted by MCR member Lay Kodama, and features on the first-ever Churchill college C.D. (currently in production). This is a great chance to hear them live, performing a much-loved repertoire classic: String Quartet No. 12 "American" by Dvořák.
Kin Lam (Violin 1)
Lay Kodama (Violin 2)
Franca Hoffmann (Viola)
Jozefien Vanherpe (Cello)
Free drinks and snacks at the post-concert reception.
The Chapel at Churchill College
In previous years Churchill Chapel Choir has done a number of joint services with other Chapel Choirs across the University. In continuation of this tradition, on Sunday 4th May the choir will join with Robinson for what will no doubt be an exciting musical service with two very strong choirs!
Recital Room, Churchill College
Luca Calatroni, accomplished pianist and PhD student (http://lucacalatroni.weebly.com/piano.html) will be performing a concert with the equally talented Sabina Vercesi on flute.
Repertoire to include:
Schubert Sonata in a minor D.821
Schumann Romance No.2 Op.94
Andersen Legende No.5 Op.55
Free entry
Recital Room, Churchill College
The College Choir, led by second-year Musician Jon Schranz and first-year Musician Thomas Ainge, presents its termly concert in the Recital Room, perfect for a short break from exam term revision.
As ever, the repertoire will be wide-ranging, featuring works as diverse as negro sprituals and Disney songs!
Free wine afterwards. £1 Entry
Recital Room, Churchill College
A short performance by esteemed Patrick Milne, described as a "technically flawless" performer by The Tab. Patrick is a truly
astounding talent that is certain to go far. He will be treating the Churchill audience to a formidable duo of works by Bartók and Liszt on June 4.
YouTube offers some sneak previews of his talent:
Repertoire to include:
Bartók op.14 Suite
Liszt 'Vallée d'Obermann' from the first Années de pèlerinage suite
Free entry
Recital Room, Churchill College
James Brady (http://jamesbradymusic.com/), a Churchill alumnus whose previous concerts in Churchill have been enormously popular, performs a home-coming gig of jazz classics and new arrangements.
Free entry, donations welcome! Free post-concert wine reception afterwards.
The Bar at Churchill College
One of Churchill's most popular musical events, Jazz in the Bar features an eclectic mix of live music from bands and individuals based at Churchill and beyond. There will also be opportunities for college members to perform their own short sets and impromptu jam sessions.
To sign up to play in this relaxed and friendly environment contact
the Music Sizar, Sean Telford (st600).
The Bar at Churchill College
One of Churchill's most popular musical events, Jazz in the Bar features an eclectic mix of live music from bands and individuals based at Churchill and beyond. There will also be opportunities for college members to perform their own short sets and impromptu jam sessions.
To sign up to play in this relaxed and friendly environment contact
the Music Sizar, Sean Telford (st600).
The Chapel at Churchill College
The Centre for Intercultural Musicology at Churchill College (CIMACC) presents an evening of music in the Chapel featuring performances by Tom Ainge and Edward Lilley, and new works by Mark Gotham and Valerie Ross.
Valerie Ross : * Blue Spot
Jane Turner (body), Jorg Fachner (saz/percussion), Tom Ainge (voice),
Deepak Venkateshvaran (tabla), Shuraifa Faruqi (electronics)
Mark Gotham: *Isomorphic Fantasy
John Bachelor and Edward Lilley (organ)
Joshua Uzoigwe: Egwu Amala
Jiaxi Liu (Piano)
Lutosławski: Two movements from Dance Preludes
Edward Lilley (Piano)
Tom Ainge (Clarinet)
Hibiki Ichikawa & Deepak Venkateshvaran: * Electric and Shisa
new works for Tsugaru Shamizen & Tabla
Cambridge Gamelan Group: Traditional & Contemporary Javanese Gamelan pieces led by Robert Campion
*first performance
The Centre for Intercultural Musicology at Churchill College & the Churchill Music Society are delighted to host the BIBAC2014 Conference Concert featuring members of the CIMACC Ensemble , Churchill Music Society & Cambridge Gamelan Group. The concert promises an enchanting evening of sensual tonescapes, rhythmic pulsations through mixed meters, instruments from different cultures interacting and therapeutic hues resonating from the Javanese Gamelan, plus the first performance of several compositions as artifacts of practice-led research.
People interested in attending the concert should book early as there are limited places since the events are part of an international conference (BIBAC2014, 24-26 Oct Cambridge).
Please see attached flyer for further information.
Recital Room, Churchill College
Churchill College's Organ Scholar Edward Lilley, on the college's fine Rubio Harpsichord, and Helen
Lilley (soprano) will perform an early evening recital of music from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
Recital Room, Churchill College
An early evening recital featuring performances by talented Freshers in the Recital Room. If you'd like to perform, contact Sean Telford (email@example.com).
Free refreshments will be served afterwards.
The Chapel at Churchill College
To mark Remembrance Sunday, a joint service between Homerton and Churchill will be held at the Chapel at Churchill, featuring a liturgical performance of Fauré's Requiem.
The Chapel at Churchill College
Orchestral on the Hill and the Combined Churchill, Murray Edwards and Fitzwilliam Choirs perform Bach's Magnificat.
Anna Lush and Anna Kaye, sopranos.
Giverny McAndry, alto.
Jon Schranz, tenor.
Tom Ainge, bass.
Mark Gotham, conductor.
Tickets £10/£5 concessions


text:
Even if you've never played Super PSTW Action RPG - and it's a good bet many of you haven't - you should still watch this review of the flash game. And yes, I said watch, not read.
Newgrounds user RicePirate has compiled a typographical video - complete with astounding voice work - bringing a "review" of the game to life, and while it was written for one specific game, it's not hard pretending it was written on the internet about any other game ever made.
[Dot Dot Dot @ Newgrounds]


text:
While years ago, moissanite may have been a word you rarely heard in the jewelry world, today it is one of the most desirable diamond alternatives. These brilliant stones, second in hardness only behind the traditional diamond, are just as durable as they are elegant and radiant. Solitaire engagement rings are often one of the most beautiful ways to show off their brilliance. When you buy a solitaire engagement ring, you have the opportunity to select the cut and style you desire with a band that will stand the test of time. Whether you choose moissanite, diamond or Gemesis cultured diamond, a solitaire engagement ring is a wonderful way to show off the brilliance of the stone. Choose from our classic tiffany style or pave settings or design your very own. Bring your own diamonds or stones or we can help you select one from our collection that will fit perfectly into your budget and onto her finger. Your love for her is simple, find a ring that portrays the beauty and commitment of marriage with a solitaire engagement ring.
Today, Joseph Schubach builds upon his family's experience and continues the tradition with Joseph Schubach
Jewelers, offering both intimate jewelry brokering in his Scottsdale, Arizona showroom and full-service
online sales to clients from around the world, where he has maintained that personal customer connection in
the virtual world.
Call Joe, Margie or Jen for expert help at (888) 724-8222


text:
94% Music
Welcome to our website with the latest solutions of 94% game. Here you can find the answers for 94% Music. Sometimes finding all the answers is not easy and you can get stuck on a certain level, without having the ability to go to the next level and thus not enjoying this game fully.
Below you can find all 94% Music answers, so you can win 3 stars and move on to the next level.
94% Music
- Pop – 30%
- Rock – 22%
- Rap – 12%
- Country – 12%
- Jazz – 7%
- Instrument – 4%
- Song – 3%
- Notes – 2%
- Dance – 2%
Other questions that can be asked at this level:
- 94% An extracurricular activity
- 94% Boy staring at the sea picture
Some of the Music answers may change as time passes, so in order to get the right ones, you have to visit this website often.
If you find a new answer that is not on the list for "94% Music", please let us know by commenting in this article or as an alternative you can contact us by using this form here.
Share this level with your friends on facebook or any other social network. They can help you with the answers.


text: It's official: Travis Rice is the best all-around snowboarder on the planet. The master of the mountain absolutely killed it last weekend at the inaugural Red Bull Supernatural, and the energy drink company finally released hi-res pics of the action. The invitation-only event drew 18 elite riders, who fearlessly threw down on a 40-degree slope created exclusively for the competition. "We had no idea that people would tee off that big without having ever seen anyone hit the features before," Tom Burt, head judge for the event, said in a statement. "This contest puts together where snowboarding is heading, riding the mountains." Rice, called the Paul Revere of big mountain freestyle snowboarding because of his revolutionary moves, proved yet again that he's earned his spot on Snowboarder magazine's list of the 20 most influential riders ever. He made a nearly flawless run that so impressed the judges he earned a score of 91. No one else came close; even second-place finisher Gigi Ruf could do no better than 84, while Nicholas Muller took third with a score of 82.6. "Everyone had standout moments," Burt said. "The talent on course today was mind-boggling." Above: Eero Niemela bombs down the run, a 2,200-foot vertical drop nicknamed "Scary Cherry." The Finn finished ninth overall with a score of 68.9. Photo: Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content PoolThe best snowboarders in the world deserve the best run in the world, and the Supernatural did not disappoint. Rice, who organized the event, looked to Baldface Lodge and its monster run, "Scary Cherry." Nine loggers spent five months creating 80 features for riders to traverse. "Inspiration for the course design came from nature, straight up, and the crazy features that I've seen people ride," Rice said before Saturday's event. "Also, some inspiration came from what they are able to do with mountain biking courses, like building stuff through the trees. There's no limit to what is possible with a little creativity and some will." Above: Gigi Ruf, catching air on his way to second place. The Austrian scored 84 on his first run and sat in second place all day. Photo: Cole Barash/Red Bull Content PoolThe course started with a 40-degree drop before tapering to 35 degrees for tree-line jumps, pillow lines and more. Things flattened out halfway down for the 300-foot-wide kicker. From there riders sailed down another 30-degree slope with a jib and rail garden. All told, the run dropped 2,200 vertical feet. "I was surprised at how much these guys really stepped up their game to ride this course," said Jeff Pensiero, owner of the lodge outside Nelson, British Columbia. "I thought a lot of it was really not rideable, but these guys proved they earn their livings exceeding expectations." Above: John Jackson on the course. He won the "Best Trick" award when he nailed a double cork 1080 off the big kicker on his final run. He placed fourth overall with a score of 80.6. Photo: Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content PoolRed Bull called the Supernatural "the first of its kind backcountry competition" designed to crown the best all-around snowboarder in the world. The course was designed to highlight each competitor's strength while requiring them to demonstrate various disciplines within the sport. "An event like Red Bull Supernatural calls upon all necessary skills — the ability to ride natural terrain, to navigate down big mountain lines, to ride powder, pillows and adverse, crazy obstacles," Rice said. "Most importantly, the course will call on one's freestyle knowledge and experience, forcing riders to integrate that into one's all-mountain riding." Above: Riders wait their turn at the top of Scary Cherry Photo: Cole Barash/Red Bull Content PoolEighteen riders were invited to compete, and the six-day window for competition opened Feb. 3. Event organizers and judges wanted picture-perfect conditions with clear skies and deep powder. Mother Nature delivered on Saturday. Above: Scotty Lago, who finished 17th with a score of 59.4. Photo: Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content PoolAlthough Rice handily won and a gulf of 36.5 points separated first place from last, the day's event saw one fantastic performance after another. Standout moves, according to there to see them, included Eric Jackson's butter into a huge 540, Devun Walsh's 360 pillow platform tap and Nicolas Müller's switch 720 off the kicker. "Today was a great example of where our sport is going and what we can do to get it to the next level," Pensiero said. Above: Travis Rice, riding off jump before landing in first place. Photo: Cole Barash/Red Bull Content PoolIn the end, the Red Bull Supernatural challenged every athlete's abilities and pushed them to the edge of their skills, showcasing the best their sport has to offer — which was Rice's goal. "We're walking away with a different state of mind. This was an experiment and it's the beginning of a new, possible future for snowboarding," Rice said. The two-hour Red Bull Supernatural program is slated to air March 31 on NBC. Until then, enjoy a bit of the action here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Livlwz7cSDc Above: Travis Rice, Gigi Ruf and Nicolas Muller on the podium. Photo: Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool


text: Fugleberg Koch's key to success is backed by our dedicated and talented team of design professionals. We have a long standing commitment of promoting a culture that inspires, embraces diversity and supports mentorship. That in turn has created an exciting environment of highly skilled, technically advanced, multi-disciplined leaders within our firm. If you would like to be a part of our creative team, please view our job postings and apply below.


text:
I have been using Windows Live Mail as my primary email client for quite sometime now and have configured it to download emails from several accounts. Though I have found Windows Live Mail to be a really good email client, I have several problems with it, including WLM freezing my system and with high CPU and RAM usage.
However, after cleaning up my emails I found it to be working without issues. Now came the second problem of filtering messages so that I can sort them out in separate folders. Easy right? Well not that easy, or at-least Microsoft decided to put the option in the wrong place.
After searching for over an hour I was about to give up when I came across an option to do it. I believe many of you might be facing the same issue, so I decided to write up a quick tutorial on how to filter incoming emails by creating message rules in Windows Live Mail 2011.
The below rules apply to Windows Live Mail 2011, so you might want to upgrade your installation first.
Step 1: Open Windows Live Mail and click on the Folders tab.
Step 2: Click on the "Message Rules" option available at the end of the ribbon.
Step 3: Click on the "New" button and follow the instructions to create your incoming email message rule.
That's it, your incoming messages will now be filtered and stored in the appropriate directory, deleted, forwarded or perform any other action based on what rules you have created.


text:
Dall'AgneseDall'Agnese | Contemporary Furniture | Modern Furniture ( For inquiries on the items shown below, please contact us, providing your address and contact details for an individual quotation. )
Dall'Agnese is a leading furniture manufacturer since 1948 which is established in Venice, Italy.
Furniture from successful Italian manufacturer Dall'Agnese SPA is a combination of sophisticated taste and high quality performance, wide range of designs and exquisiteness. It's very popular throughout the world and appreciated by both - individual buyers and specialists of interior design world.
In product catalogue of Dall'Agnese you can find solutions for furnishing bedrooms, living and dining rooms, offices, libraries, etc. And such furniture pieces as sideboards, wall and TV units, armchairs, dining and coffee tables and much more. Press here for bedroom catalogue, sofas catalogue, wardrobes catalogue
Excellent quality is achieved through the modern technology equipment, skilled and professional team, and of course, because of high quality materials.
Eco friendly and durable materials such as natural wood, glass, leather, textiles - correspond to the European standards of health and safety.
In catalogues you will find both - classical and modern furniture in variety of sizes, colours and finishes. Brand designers observe current trends and embody them in each model.
Special Offers (15)


text:
Occupy's Pledge to FIGHT BACK
We Didn't Start the Class War
Marie Verna pledged on to fight back against the 1% by doing the following:
- Come out in the streets when Occupy calls for a day of action.
- Attend at least one meeting with their local Occupy group.
- Donate what they make in one hour to an Occupy-related project.
- Help organize their co-workers to make demands.
3873 others also signed the pledge. Will you pledge to fight back too? Click Here


text:
Raevyn Trai-Joie Jefferson and Stephen Vaughn McLaughlin were married in a Royal Wedding on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 at The Potter�s House International Ministries in Jacksonville. Bishop Vaughn McLaughlin, pastor and father-of-the-groom, officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Temolynn White-Wintons, of Apalachicola. The bridegroom is the son of Vaughn and Narlene McLaughlin, of Jacksonville.
The bride was escorted by her mother to �God Has Smiled on Me,� pre-recorded by the late Bishop Daniel White, grandfather of the bride. She wore an ivory princess gown adorned with beads, sequin, lace and diamond accessories with a 12-foot train. She carried a bouquet of lighted, bejeweled, freshly cut ivory roses. The groom wore a black tail tuxedo with ivory accessories.
The spiritual ceremony consisted of the salt covenant administered by Pastor L.D. and Bishop Sheila Martin, of the Love & Worship Center, uncle and aunt of the bride; prayer for the couple by Bishop Ella B. Speed, great-aunt of the bride; communion served by Apostle Shirley C. White, grandmother of the bride; the sanctity of marriage taught by Lady Narlene McLaughlin, mother of the groom; sibling vocal and musical tribute by Bobby Wintons, Jr., brother of the bride, and Angel McLaughlin, sister of the groom;, liturgical dance and solo duet by Michellita Taylor and Shenette Howard; and musical send-off of �This Will Be� by Temolynn Wintons, mother of the bride.
The Royal Court included bridesmaids Clarissa Clark, maid of honor; Jessica Farley, matron of honor; Angel McLaughlin, Tsciena White, Ke�Asha Dorsett, Tamara Robinson, Audreen Robinson, Dana Washington, Stephanie McCorvey and Valisa Coleman.
Groomsmen included Gerald Kohn, Harry Coxsome, Bobby Wintons, Jr., Kenneth McLaughlin, Jr., Ken Owens, Jared Jones, Tracey Tate, Deon Madison, Daron Collins, Nirobie Riley and attendant to the bride Jathan Martin. Flower girls were Madison Garland and A�Zari Coxsome. I�lan Bates served as the ring bearer and Zkhi Taylor as the bell ringer.
The wedding was followed by a grand reception in ministries� youth sanctuary, during which family and friends were entertained with live music. Following a Hawaiian honeymoon, the newlyweds will reside in Jacksonville.
The bride is a graduate of Port St. Joe High School, Port St. Joe, and earned a masters in business administration from Florida A & M University in Tallahassee. She is the former 2003 Miss Florida Seafood. She is employed with Fifth Third Bank.
The bridegroom is a graduate of The Potter�s House Christian Academy and attended St. Johns Community College. He is currently employed with the Jacksonville Impact House and is head basketball coach at The Potter�s House Christian Academy.
For photos and video footage of The Royal Wedding please visit the newlyweds� wedding website at www.raevynandstephen.wedsite.com


text:
No Hassle Returns
Live-in-stock inventory
Low Price Guarantee
The Samco Sport Radiator Hose Kits provide a unique opportunity
to upgrade your intercooler hoses to a product that is simply
un-rivalled worldwide for performance and looks. These direct
replacement silicone hoses are available in 7 striking colors to
blend with your engine the way YOU want. Whatever
color you choose just remember, youre fitting the finest radiator
hoses that are designed to perform under pressure.


text:
by Hugh Gilmore
Let's Get Wild. You probably think that the life of a Books 'n' Reading columnist is a rather placid one, a life "of quiet desperation." But you'd be wrong. Occasionally we cut loose. Why, just before starting "Unbroken," (see below) I'd only recently finished "Alfred Owre, Dentistry's Militant Educator" (by Netta Wilson, 1937). Like most of my wilder experiences this one unfolded slowly.
A few months ago I bought several boxes of old books from an estate. In going through them at home, none piqued my curiosity more than a book about touring the Irish countryside. The book itself was nice, but it was its bookplate that caught my eye.
Take a look at the picture I've provided. What a portrait of bliss: an old man, lying on a hillside, the very picture of relaxed contentment as he holds his book. "Let the world roll by!" he seems to say. The dream of every dedicated reader.
This was no ordinary bookplate. I'd never seen it before. The owner of the book must have had it designed. Who was he, this "Alfred Owre"?
Thank heavens for Google and the other search engines. I did no other work that day. Hour after hour slid quietly by as I tried to reach into the past and know this fellow, Alfred Owre (pronounced "Ow-er" or "oar," most of the time. I don't know which form he used).
An immigrant to America from Norway in the early 1880's, a boy burdened with being the brilliant oldest child in a destitute family, he'd been a disciplined, hard-working, honest person who'd lived out the American dream. Drawn to dentistry, he rose within the ranks of academia to become Dean of the schools of dentistry at the University of Minnesota, and later, at Columbia University. And he fought a life-long battle to convert dentistry, which did not require its practitioners to receive much scientific training in those days, into a branch of medical science.
Each Internet site I found teased me with additional bits of information. Owre was a compulsive, dedicated walker who walked across America.
He built the world's greatest personal collection of cloisonné (I know: "be still my heart," but I am always fascinated by people of humble origins who acquire exquisite taste). And he was forced by hard times to sell his collection at auction for a fraction of its worth. His home library was extensive and incredibly broad in its contents. I found some photographs of it in the University of Minnesota's archives and downloaded one to my desktop to use as a screensaver.
In trying to reconstruct his library's contents, I found here and there a reference to a bookseller offering a book "ex-libris Alfred Owry." By noting the titles I gained a small sense of what his personal library had been like.
And here's what I imagine to have been the path whereby the book came into my hands. The Irish tour book was published in the 1820s and must have passed through several hands before Owre purchased it, either at auction or from a used book seller. He put his bookplate in it probably at some point after he'd earned enough to afford it, maybe around 1910.
After his death in 1935, his library was sold at auction in New York. From the presence of auction notices in several of the books I'd bought, I'd guess that the owner of the estate I purchased this book from is the link between myself and Alfred.
Who'll be the next custodian?
In the meantime, I used the Philadelphia Free Library's inter-library loan system to borrow and read a copy of his only biography. And, in case you want to know, my final verdict is that he was not at all like the fellow depicted on the bookplate. He was hard working, driven, as stubborn as he was idealistic, and probably not one to waste time lying on a hillside letting the rest of the world go by! In fact his drive to be in motion probably killed him. He insisted on hiking even after his final illness had laid him low.
The whole process, from spotting that bookplate to hounding his Google trail, downloading photos of his library, reading his biography, and writing this piece has been fun from start to middle. A hoot, as we say here in Chestnut Hill. Who dares say we don't know how to have fun out here on the peninsula?
Kindle catch-up
Kindle says you don't need a computer in order to use a Kindle, but that word "use" is tricky. I must issue a small warning on this question. The Kindle is manufactured and sold by Amazon.com and an account with them is needed in order to download books onto the Kindle.
Two Kindle models are being offered. The cheaper one ($139.00) has Wi-Fi only. If you already have a computer and Internet connection and e-mail, this should be fine for you. I bought this model and I'm quite happy with it. I opened the new box, set up the WiFi, and downloaded a book in less than five minutes.
(My first purchase was Laura Hillenbrand's new book, "Unbroken." Since she wrote "Seabiscuit," one of the few books I've ever read twice in a row, I thought I'd start with something exciting.)
If you have no computer and no e-mail, however, you'll need to have a computer-using friend set up and manage an Amazon account for you. Or, you should probably buy the more expensive Kindle model ($189.00) because it has Wi-Fi plus 3 G. That means it will operate on the same principles that drive a cell phone and it will allow you to establish an Amazon account. It does other things wondrous to behold, but our concern here is books and reading so we'll leave it at that.
And another request
Please send me the title of your pick(s) as "most enjoyed book(s) of the year. They don't have to be recent. I received some good suggestions this week after last week's request and you'll be interested to read them in my end-of-year column. Want to be included? Write me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks.


text:
Crazy Dog!!
So Bayley has decided that after supper is play fetch in the house time! We've been doing it for a little while but nothing consistent so I kinda forgot today. So today she comes over, puts her head in my lap and gives me the sad dog eyes. I pet her, that's not it, so then I notice that she's dropped her little foam ball on the couch. Yes, she has a little foam ball, the cat kind. I know some will say it's dangerous but she is soooo careful with it and it's her fave in the house toy. OMG she's so funny, if I don't throw it right away, she growls at me, then if I pretend to throw it, she gets her front paws up on the arm of the couch and barks at me. I suppose she would scare some people cause when she drops it in my hands, she's growling the whole time but she's always been very vocal when she's playing. Of course, I'm a lousy thrower and right now there are two little foam balls under the back of the pantry. You should see the look I get when they go under there! I told her she'd have to convince Noella to go fish them out for her
It is not a good idea to let a dog growl at you , that mean the dog is the leader of the pack.
Umm sorry BD, I don't go with that. I know her growls and this is a play growl, same with her barking. She's got different barks for different situations. I never stop her from growling, she growls at her cats, especially when they're stealing her space. I'd rather have her growl at them than bite them and ask questions later.
Patty my dog does the same. If it's fetch time, nothing I'm doing is important. He'll bark teh way dogs bark at each other when it's time to play. I don't worry about it. It just means he has a lot of energy and we better get outside and wear it off.
Bayley's weird she loves being outside, but won't play fetch outside!! So she has some soft toys that are ok in the house...of course, the cats have to stay out of the way!!
I don't think it's a good idea to let Bayley bark, this would give her encouragement to do it all the time. Even growling and teasing isn't good either, it could lead to bad hahaviour. Just be careful and enforce the dog not to bark.
That's the way she plays, I very rarely discourage her from talking and other than letting us know when there's someone outside she's quiet. I haven't even been able to get her to howl, I know it's in there somewhere!! As for growling she can growl whenever she wants. I'd much rather her growl at the cats when they're bugging her than have her go to a nip. They understand her growl and respect it. I know her growls, she has her play growl and her I don't know who you are and her buzz off cat growls.
I also have a very vocal dog, and the play growl isn't exactly a growl, that's just the closest descriptor I can come up with. Your right Patty, there.s a big difference between the "this is fun, but needs sound effects" noise and the "dangerous stranger" and "misbehaving cat/puppy noises".
Dr. Seuss~DLH (brother's cat)~June 2007-
Misty~DSH (my cat & Mooby's mom)-?- Sept. 15, 2014
MooBoots(Mooby) ~ DMH(Mom's cat)~July 21, 2008-
Sunshine~ Golden retriever X white german sheperd (Dad's dog)~October 24, 2008-
I would NEVER try to dissuade a dog from growling. Non-play growls are warnings. Would I rather the dog bit or attacked with no warning? Of course not.
And despite what Cesar Milan says on his tv show, not EVERYTHING dogs do is about dominance.
Lots of us know our dogs, and what their vocalizations mean.
LOL, and here I am, working so hard to get my dog to growl when he plays tug. Because a growl is a sign he's really into it and I want it to be a strong reward and I want him to be into it.
I agree, a growl is not always a threat. My dog growls when he plays. And once in a blue moon while he's dreaming.
I also strongly agree that you do NOT stop the growl. Instead you find out what is causing the growl and work to fix that, if it's not play. If a growl is a warning of discomfort and a possible bite to come you sure as heck want to be warned first, right? Rather than be bitten out of the blue?
I couldn't agree more.... you don't need to discourage a growl. Some dogs are just vocal. Nookie sounds like a vicious monster when he's playing, but that's ALL he's doing, playing. And I LOVE when he's vocal... it makes me laugh. If you didn't know him, you might be afraid. But anyone who does know him would also know he's a HUGE puppy, even at almost 3 yrs old and doesn't have a mean bone in his body. And I also agree that when it comes to all the "don't let your dog do that, he's trying to dominate you" crap, it' just that... crap. I've had dogs all my life and if I treated them the way Cesar Milan teaches (and many other trainers out there), I'd never have the cuddly, sweet snuggle bugs that I do have. They love to play tug-o-war, they're allowed on the couch, they sleep with us, and Nookie (yes, all 95 pounds of him) will climb on my lap for cuddles and loves
I have never seen any of this as a sign of disrespect or dominance.
Pattymac... you need to post some pics!!
"Obey my dog!" - Mugatu
"Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!" ~ Theophile Gautier
"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole" - Ok... whoever said this has never had a sick or special needs baby. They ARE our whole life!
R.I.P. my sweet, handsome Thorin. You are missed dearly Dec. 25, 1999 - Mar. 4, 2012
I'll see what I can do Ya Bayley sounds like she's going to rip my arm off or something when we get playing. It is a totally different growl than her warning growl. Somewhere I read that a warning growl usually sounds like it's coming from deep inside from the chest and a play growl is all in the throat. If she means it, she curls her lips back too. where when she play growls, she covers her teeth, if that makes sense. Now when she's on the couch with me and one of the cats shows up, she doesn't like sharing, it's an oh crap here comes one of those pain in the butt cats growl which sounds more like complaining and she gets down..Bobee takes total advantage of this and hops up as she gets down!
|Thread Tools
|Display Modes
Linear Mode


text:
For academic reasons I'm interested in finding a reference on OOP to cite. Specifically, I'm interested in the logical change from functional to object-oriented programming because I believe it provides a nice metaphor/parallel for a project I'm working on, with a similar change in perspective.
It should be something academically acceptable to cite (that is, not Wikipedia, and best if it's not a random webpage), so that's why it's a little hard to figure out what to cite on this.
If you know of a clear reference on the conceptual difference with OOP out there, that would be helpful.
(To be clear, I understand the difference, but I'm looking for an authority to cite on it, perhaps with a clear quotation on what the conceptual difference is.)


text:
Peanut Butter Toast
Member recipe by sheppy
ServingsServes 1
Moist Peanut Butter Toast, with a twist of margarine
This recipe has been submitted by the Good Food community. Sign in or create a My Good Food account to upload your own recipe creations. Please note that all recipes will be moderated but they are not tested in the Good Food kitchen.
Save to My Good Food
- 1 Tub of Peanut Butter
- 1 Tub of Margarine
- 2 Slices of White Bread
- 1 Toaster


text:
Photo Gallery
We invite you to browse through our galleries of photos to meet some of the incredible individuals who call our sanctuaries home, check out the latest events, and see for yourself how animals are treated on factory farms. Please be advised that the Factory Farming photo albums contain graphic images. We understand these images are upsetting, yet as advocates for farm animal welfare and protection we feel it is important to provide a window into the brutal world of factory farming.


text:
Welcome to
Peruvian Cuisine
In the ancient kingdom of Tawantisuyo - the Inca and their predecessors created a rich gastronomic tradition. For thousands of years the Andean peoples produced delicious dishes using chilies, corn, avocados, tomatoes, and potatoes. It would only be in the last 400 years that the rest of the world would have access to most of these ingredients. Peru has uniquely mixed its culinary native heritage with that of the Spanish Conquistadors and more recent immigrants such as the Japanese.
Come enjoy Peruvian
Seafood, Steak, & Vegetarian Dishes
at Ay Ay Picante