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Now for our practical life we are known all over the world as shaven-headed. Is it not? Now we are becoming hair-headed. We are forgetting shaving because there is little leniency. Immediately faulty things are creeping in. So we should be known as shaven-headed, not long-hair-headed. This is discrepancy. At least once in a month you must be clearly shaven-headed. In the bright fortnight on the day of purnima, four days after ekadasi, once in a month in the bright fortnight, you must be shaved. It is not desirable that in grown-up ages also you should be chastised. That is not desirable. That is also difficult, because when the disciple or the son is grown up, if he is chastised, then he breaks. So before being chastised, you..., we should be conscious that "This is our rules and regulation. We must observe." ...So our request is that instead of chastising, with folded hands I request you, don't you become hippies again by growing hair. Keep your head cleansed at least once in a month. That is my request. "Then we are the least beautiful," said Guru Dasa. "We have no hairs."
--from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.6.3 — Vṛndāvana, November 25, 1976
Srila Prabhupada has written in a letter to Brahmananda Prabhu dated 11 October 1967 from Calcutta: Kirtanananda is the first man in our society who cleanly shaved and kept the Sikha on the top of the head and now he has begun to keep beard again. This is not good. Whatever he is doing nowadays has no sanction from me.
In his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam 6.5.14 Srila Prabhupada has written:
In our Krsna consciousness movement, fashionable persons are taught to adopt one fashion -- the dress of a Vaisnava with a shaved head and tilaka. They are taught to be always clean in mind, dress and eating in order to be fixed in Krsna consciousness. What is the use of changing one's dress, sometimes wearing long hair and a long beard and sometimes dressing otherwise? This is not good. One should not waste his time in such frivolous activities. One should always be fixed in Krsna consciousness and take the cure of devotional service with firm determination.
What are some reasons why someone would want to grow a beard? Prabhupada explained on a morning walk that it is good for attracting women:
Sometimes the women like big, big beard. Yes, they like. And they keep. The Mohammedans, they say, "We keep beard. Women like it." --from Morning Walk -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles
Srila Prabhupada explained the benefit of not keeping a beard on a walk in Vrindavana:
Prabhupada turned into an abandoned field where we saw many peacocks -- the resplendent males as well as the plainer females.
Guru Dasa remarked, "Among the birds, the males are more beautiful than the females."
"Among the humans the women are," said Prabhupada. "And among the Mohammedans a man with a big beard and mustache is considered very beautiful."
"Yes, nobody likes us," said Prabhupada, smiling. "We are neither male or female. No one knows who we are. It is very good. If you are attracted to neither male nor female, you are liberated."
--from Life With the Perfect Master: Chapter Four
Srila Prabhupada clearly states in his books that anyone who wants to join this movement should not have a beard:
The words bhadra karana are significant in this verse. Due to his long hair, mustache and beard, Sanatana Gosvami looked like a daravesa, or hippie. Since Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not like Sanatana Gosvami's hippie features, he immediately asked Candrasekhara to get him shaved clean. If anyone with long hair or a beard wants to join this Krsna consciousness movement and live with us, he must similarly shave himself clean. The followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu consider long hair objectionable.
--from Srila Prabhupada's purport to Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 20.70
He reconfirms the same point in a lecture given on the same book:
According to the Caitanya Mahaprabhu's sampradaya, they keep themselves clean-shaven. And only single instance is there, Advaita Prabhu. He had his beard. And Caitanya Mahaprabhu never asked Him to cleanse. Because one reason is that Advaita Prabhu was just contemporary to His father, so He did not like to dictate. But otherwise, all His disciples, they were clean-shaved.
--from a lecture on Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila 20.66-96 -- New York, November 21, 1966
When a disciple who was keeping beard gave it up Srila Prabhupada was pleased:
I am so glad to learn that you have sacrificed your long beard..
--from a Letter to: Hayagriva -- Vrindavan 29 August, 1967
In Auckland in 1976 Srila Prabhupada was again preaching against beards:
Srila Prabhupada gave an evening lecture from the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila 20.98-102, describing the story of Srila Sanatana Gosvami to a packed audience in the narrow temple room. He made a special point of saying that when Sanatana approached Caitanya Mahaprabhu in Benares the first thing he did was shave off his beard and hair. "his is one of the items of our movement," he said. "If one wants to be initiated, he must be clean-shaven." Most of those in attendance were Tusta Krsna Maharaja's men and most were not shaven-headed.
--from Hari Sauri Prabhu's Diary: August 27, 1976: Auckland
We find the same point reconfirmed in the Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita:
Prabhupada asked Steve to shave his long hair and beard. "Why do you want me to shave my head?" Steve protested. "Krsna had long hair, Rama had long hair, Lord Caitanya had long hair, and Christ had long hair. Why should I shave my head?"
Prabhupada smiled and replied, "Because now you are following me." There was a print on the wall of Suradasa, a Vaisnava. "You should shave your head like that," Prabhupada said, pointing to Suradasa.
"I don't think I'm ready to do that yet," Steve said.
"All right, you are still a young man. There is still time. But at least you should shave your face clean and cut your hair like a man."
On the morning of the initiation, Steve shaved off his beard and cut his hair around his ears so that it was short in front-but long in the back.
"How's this?" he asked.
"You should cut the back also," Prabhupada replied. Steve agreed.
--From Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita Chapter 22: "Swami Invites the Hippies"
Again with a disciple named Ramanuja the instruction was given not to keep a beard:
Ramanuja's beard was huge. Looking like an ordinary hippie, he misrepresented Srila Prabhupada wherever they went. Prabhupada told Acyutananda, "Tell your friend to shave." Acyutananda and Ramanuja talked, but Ramanuja wouldn't shave. Wanting Ramanuja to agree on his own, Prabhupada didn't ask him again, but when a copy of the latest Back to Godhead magazine arrived from the States, Prabhupada got an idea. Two illustrations in the magazine showed Haridasa Thakura converting a prostitute. After her conversion the prostitute had shaved her head. Showing the pictures to Ramanuja, Prabhupada asked, "What is the difference between this picture and that picture?"
"I don't know, Swamiji," Ramanuja replied.
"No," Prabhupada said, pointing to the pictures. "What is the difference in this picture?
"Oh, she's a devotee."
"Yes," Prabhupada said, "but what else?"
"Oh, she has a shaved head."
"Yes." Prabhupada smiled. "A devotee has a shaved head."
"Do you want me to shave my head?"
Ramanuja shaved. But within a few days he began growing his beard and hair back. "From now on," Prabhupada told Acyutananda, "no more cheap initiations. They have to know something."
--from Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita Chapter 28: India Revisited: Part 2
Srila Prabhupada at first tolerated the beard of his young disciple, Mukunda dasa, but then later helped his disciple understand that to please his spiritual master he should give up his beard:
When Prabhupada first arrived in San Francisco in 1967, Mukunda dasa had a beard. The beard was very full, but it was not very long, and Mukunda kept it trimmed. Shortly after his arrival, Prabhupada said, "You look just like a sage." This left Mukunda feeling satisfied, and he did not think it necessary to shave his beard or his hair. Later, however, as more and more disciples shaved their heads, Mukunda felt unsure of himself. One day he approached Prabhupada. "Prabhupada," he said, "do you like this?" and he gestured to his beard. Prabhupada stroked his own clean face and said, "I like this." Then he smiled. Mukunda understood that the beard was not in order and he shaved it off the next day.
--from Srila Prabhupada Nectar 5-1: Little Drops of Nectar
What about mustaches for initiated disciples? Are they acceptable? Here is Srila Prabhupada's answer to this question:
Prabhupada: Now I say, I'll repeat that anyone who is keeping long hairs, he is no more my disciple.
Devotee (2): All right.
Prabhupada: This is the first condition.
Devotee (1): Does that apply also for householder dharma, or is that simply for brahmacari dharma? Even you... I have pictures of you on the Bhagavatam when you did not have shaved head, with a mustache when you were doing your business as a householder. So does that apply to householders, or only to brahmacaris, that a householder must also keep a shaved head or is that...?
Prabhupada: At that time I was not initiated. You were seeing my picture, mustaches, at that time I was not initiated. Since I became initiated, I have shaven.
Devotee (1): Well, in India where one can do business...
Prabhupada: I can... Why you are bringing this question? You ask, "Why you had mustaches?" I say when I had mustaches, at that time, I was not initiated. That answer is given. That's all.
--from Room Conversation -- June 26, 1975, Los Angeles
Srila Prabhupada clearly wants his disciples to be clean shaven as indicated in the following letter excerpt:
Regarding keeping the Mohammedans in our temple I have no objection provided they follow or rules and regulations. Our philosophy is that we are not this body, outer tabernacle, but one must stick to our principles and live with us like other devotees. The difficulty will be the Mohammadans will not agree to shave their heads and beards. Our principle is anyone can live with us provided he becomes clean shaved, dresses like us, follows the regulative principles and chants the beads regularly.
--from Letter to: Jayapataka, Bhavananda -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1973
But what about the possible exception of growing a beard for caturmasya? One could argue that beards are proper during caturmasya because sometimes our Vaisnava acharyas kept beards during caturmasya. In a letter to Dhrstaketu das dated 17 July 1976 from New York Srila Prabhupada explains:
"When the acaryas are seen with beard, that is during Caturmasya, July-September. If observed strictly there is not simply a beard. There are so many rules and regulations. One can't eat a variety of foods. Only kitri prepared and poured on the floor, and then licked up. There are so many other rules also. That is not always that they kept beard."
"After breakfast Prabhupada called for Yasodanandana and Mahamsa Maharajas who are both growing their hair and beards on the plea of observing caturmasya. Srila Prabhupada told them it was inappropriate that they look dirty and unclean on such an important occasion. His criticism had the desired effect for they both left and immediately shaved their heads and faces." --from Transcendental Diary 4-3: Hyderabad
Now for our practical life we are known all over the world as shaven-headed. Is it not? Now we are becoming hair-headed. We are forgetting shaving because there is little leniency. Immediately faulty things are creeping in. So we should be known as shaven-headed, not long-hair-headed. This is discrepancy. At least once in a month you must be clearly shaven-headed. In the bright fortnight on the day of purnima, four days after ekadasi, once in a month in the bright fortnight, you must be shaved. It is not desirable that in grown-up ages also you should be chastised. That is not desirable. That is also difficult, because when the disciple or the son is grown up, if he is chastised, then he breaks. So before being chastised, you..., we should be conscious that "This is our rules and regulation. We must observe." ...So our request is that instead of chastising, with folded hands I request you, don't you become hippies again by growing hair. Keep your head cleansed at least once in a month. That is my request.
"Then we are the least beautiful," said Guru Dasa. "We have no hairs."


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Portal Through Time
First edition cover
|Alice Henderson
|United States
|Buffy the Vampire Slayer
|Horror novel
|Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Publication date
|24 October 2006
|Media type
|Print (paperback)
|LC Class
|CPB Box no. 2756 vol. 8
|Preceded by
|Night Terrors
|Followed by
|After Image
Portal Through Time is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was published in 2006. The author, Alice Henderson, also wrote, Night Terrors in the Stake Your Destiny series. In this novel, Buffy and her friends time-travel to four different periods of history to protect Slayers of the past from present-day vampires.
Plot summary[edit]
An artifact has been forged which enables time-travelling spells while it remains in Sunnydale. A group of vampire-assassins are travelling into the past in an attempt to kill previous Slayers, and disrupt the Slayer lineage. They are led by the spellcaster Lucien, whose aim is to ensure that Buffy does not interfere with the ascension of the Master. When they discover that killing Buffy in the past merely changes the way in which the Master is killed. Frustrated, they decide to go further back.
When Buffy becomes aware of their plans, the vampires have already left and she is forced to follow them into the past. With Giles, Willow and Xander, she travels to first-century Anglesey in Wales where a Druidic stronghold is being invaded by Romans. Next they travel to Uruk in ancient Sumer where they encounter Gilgamesh. Xander inadvertently arouses a plague god, and Willow accidentally summons a snake-demon while trying to banish the god.
Then they return to the American Civil War period, where they find themselves in the middle of the Battle of Shiloh. They destroy many vampires feeding on the soldiers. Finally they head for Paris during the French Revolution where they witness executions on the guillotine and meet Angelus and Darla.
- The starting point of the novel is in 1998, during Buffy season 2. It is months after the destruction of the Master's bones, during which time the vampire Lucien perfected the time-travelling spell. Buffy is 16. Angel is still ensouled.
- The Buffy books are listed in order of chronology in a navigation box at the bottom of this article.
Canonical issues[edit]
Buffy novels, such as this one are generally not considered by fans as part of canon. They are usually not viewed as official Buffyverse reality, but are novels from the authors' imaginations. However unlike fanfic, 'overviews' summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by Fox, who in turn may or may not have sought approval from Whedon (or his office). The book will be published as official Buffy merchandise.

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LA is a fantastic place to live—sunshine, glamour, a land of plenty. But right in our midst, overlooked, are thousands of people who aren't walking the red carpet or driving around in fancy cars: they're going hungry. And it's not just in my city, but every city and town in America. They are our seniors, and there is an epidemic of hunger and malnutrition. I wanted to do my part in bringing this terrible tragedy to light, so I went down to St. Vincent's Meals on Wheels to volunteer.
The place is run by a lady like no other, Sister Alice Marie Quinn. She is not only the director of the program, but she founded it, building it from nothing, and created an organization that provides meals every day, 7 days a week, for 8 different Meals on Wheels programs in the vicinity.
Sister Alice decided very early on that the meals weren't charity, that people needed to be treated with respect and compassion. She is guided, appropriately, by the words of St. Vincent—ask the poor what they want, don't give them what you want. So every client is treated with dignity—not only their needs but their preferences are given top priority. But with an operation this huge and this busy, how could they possibly keep it personal? My delivery driver that day, Julio, told me that when clients first sign up, they're asked about their likes and dislikes. "If they're only getting one meal a day," he said, "make it something they want." I knew Meals On Wheels did great work, but I had no idea how great—these were not hand-outs; these were individuals. They let seniors who are struggling know that they're not forgotten, know they matter, know that someone cares.
Delivering the meals, I met some really fascinating people. The spectrum of diverse lives and situations was astonishing! I met a man who broke his pelvis in a bicycle accident in the park, another who lived in his fish store, and I even met a Hollywood legend. Carla Laemmle was a relative of the founder of Universal Studios and actually lived on the lot 14 years, appearing in the greatest horror classics of all time, including "Dracula" with Bela Lugosi and "Phantom of the Opera." This really brought it home to me. We can't regard our hungry seniors as statistics, as faceless numbers: they're us; they have lives and stories that we share.
Tens of thousands people have depended on Sister Alice over the years, and we as a city, as a nation, owe her a debt of gratitude. And across the country the Meals On Wheels Association of America has helped millions more—every day. Please, find out what you can do to help end senior hunger and senior malnutrition by 2020. It's simple, and you can do it right now. Just go to www.mowaa.org.


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Amazon has confirmed plans to buy Whole Foods in the company's biggest acquisition to date. Here's everything you need to know about the deal, including why Amazon is buying Whole Foods, analysis, what the buyout means for grocery stores globally, and how Amazon's share price has been affected.
Amazon Whole Foods Deal: What do we know so far?
On Friday, June 16, Amazon Inc. confirmed that it would pay an incredible $13.7 billion USD (£10.7 billion) to purchase Whole Foods Market Inc.
The deal, which is Amazon's biggest buyout ever, will see the company pay $42 in cash per share of Whole Foods.
It has also been confirmed that John Mackey, the co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods, will continue to run the business.
The deal trumps Amazon's previous biggest acquisition, when the retail giant bought out Twitch Interactive Inc. for $970 million in cash back in 2014.
In a press release, Amazon explains the next steps for the acquisition: "Completion of the transaction is subject to approval by Whole Foods Market's shareholders, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The parties expect to close the transaction during the second half of 2017."
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says "millions of people love Whole Foods" and Amazon "wants that to continue" (via Wikimedia Commons)
What is Whole Foods? Locations, employees, market cap, value and…South Park
Whole Foods Market Inc. is a major US-based supermarket chain that operates across 431 locations through the USA, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
The company opened back in 1980 in Austin Texas, and now has 91,000 employees globally.
Whole Foods is currently publicly traded on the NASDAQ, and became a Fortune 500 company in 2005. It's also the 30th largest retailer in the United States, based on 2014 revenue.
At the time of writing, Whole Foods Market Inc.'s market capitalisation is $12.53 billion. That's the value of a single share combined by the total number of shares issued – just one way of gauging the financial worth of a company.
Whole Foods was also very famously parodied in the animated TV series South Park. Here's a clip:
Why is Amazon buying Whole Foods? Analysis and official statement from CEO Jeff Bezos
It's not exactly clear what Amazon's plans for Whole Foods are just yet. In a frustratingly vague statement, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said: "Millions of people love Whole Foods Market because they offer the best natural and organic foods, and they make it fun to eat healthy."
Bezos continued: "
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey is similarly opaque: "This partnership presents an opportunity to maximize value for Whole Foods Market's shareholders, while at the same time extending our mission and bringing the highest quality, experience, convenience and innovation to our customers."
The obvious connection is with AmazonFresh, a subsidiary of Amazon that operates a grocery delivery services through the USA and UK. The service is only currently available in select locations in those two countries, so by buying Whole Foods, Amazon could be making a serious play to dominate the grocery market in areas where Whole Foods currently operates.
Amazon may want to use Whole Foods as an easy way to expand its existing AmazonFresh grocery delivery service (via Flickr)
Speaking to Bloomberg, Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter said: "Amazon clearly wants to be in grocery, clearly believes a physical presence gives them an advantage. I assume the physical presence gives them the ability to distribute other products more locally. So theoretically you could get 5-minute delivery."
Amazon has also shown great interest in brick-and-mortar retail – despite having built almost all of its retail empire through online channels – with the launch of Amazon Go.
In October last year, the company announced plans to build Amazon Go convenience stores that would operate on an automatic system that didn't require physical staff. The first such store opened to Amazon employees back in December, and a store designed for use by the general public is expected to open later this year.
By purchasing Whole Foods, Amazon may be hoping to rollout this autonomous shopping experience across existing Whole Foods stores – although such a move hasn't been officially confirmed. However, the decision would make sense as a cost-saving ploy in terms of reducing the need for staff, and would also mean Amazon wouldn't need to invest further in retail locations, as WSJ Financial Editor Dennis K. Berman neatly outlines:
And if all of the above is wrong, our in-house video producer Tom Honeyands has his own crackpot theory that might just be on the money:
How will Amazon's Whole Foods acquisition affect grocery stores?
Whatever Amazon's reason for buying out Whole Foods, it's clear that supermarkets across the UK and USA will be feeling very nervous right now.
Amazon's sweeping dominance online has left the firm with very well-padded coffers, and now the company will have overwhelming access on a brick-and-mortar level too. If Amazon can successfully reproduce its rapid delivery system that it uses for general goods for grocery shipping and retail, it could cause major problems for food giants like Walmart and Tesco.
In a statement sent to TrustedReviews, Maria Prados, VP of Global Retail and eCommerce at Worldpay, said: "
"With one in ten Brits now doing all their grocery shopping online, it is now easier than ever to buy household necessities from the comfort of our sofa," she continued.
Prados added: "We have reached a tipping point in the evolution of the UK grocery market, and it will be interesting to see whether Amazon will continue to focus on their culture of convenience and reliability, or whether they will end up creating a whole new online shopping experience, taking the chore out of the weekly shop."
Whole Foods Market in the Lower East Side of New York (via Wikimedia Commons)
Speaking to Reuters, Jan Rogers Kniffen, Chief Executive of retail consultancy J. Rogers Kniffen WWE in New York, said: "I think that I would not like to be somebody playing in the grocery space right now."
"Whole Foods has given up a lot of market share because they didn't capitalize on being the leader in organic, but they still have a footprint," he continued. "It's a little different when you're Amazon. Whole Foods has to make money, Amazon doesn't have to make money. All Amazon's got to is grow. And now they've got a platform for doing that!"
Kniffen closed: "I think we'll see very aggressive pricing out of Amazon in grocery, which will include the Whole Foods component."
Amazon Share Price: How has Whole Foods buyout affect Amazon stock?
Unsurprisingly, this acquisition has improved Amazon's share price, which is up 2.62% to $989.46 USD per share today, as recorded at the time of writing. However, it's still below the firm's year high of $1,011.34 per share.
The company's market capitalisation is now $466.55 billion, which means it currently ranks as the fourth most valuable company in the world, behind Apple Inc., Alphabet (Google's parent company), and Microsoft.
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A few years ago, Fishman released the TriplePlay wireless MIDI-guitar system, comprising a USB receiver with a divided pickup mounted near the guitar's bridge, along with bundled OEM software instruments, and notation and sequencing applications. The selection of sounds available, though nicely programmed for MIDI guitar, are limited in number. The TriplePlay software offers plenty of latitude to roll your own guitar-ready patches from any available software instruments, but building them requires a good deal of expertise in effectively adapting them to MIDI guitar.
Using guitars to trigger synthesizers has become routine; less common is the ability to get synths to respond to the more nuanced aspects of guitar playing, such as independent note bending. Hammer-ons and pull-offs require proper mapping of velocity to guitar technique, as do convincing legato and monophonic performance for each note played so the notes from individual strings don't run together or glitch. The more prepping you do, the more expressive a MIDI guitar can be and, as a result, a more viable tool in day-to-day music production.
The Patch window accesses all of the instrument's editable parameters. Triple Play parameters are in the dark rectangular area on the left, Play Parameters in the center, and the channel strip and insert effects are on the right.
Enter the EastWest Guitar Instrument Series, where the combination of EastWest's sound-design expertise and Fishman's TriplePlay system and overall guitar savvy results in a terrific series of sound libraries culled from the developer's popular titles and programmed for expressive control and easy access. At present, the series comprises five titles— Guitar and Bass, Orchestra, Ethnic, Soundscapes, and Keys and Perc.
The EastWest Guitar Instrument Series requires the TriplePlay system: Fishman's standalone app and plug-in need to connect with their controller in order for everything to operate. You'll also need an iLok account (though, not an iLok key).
Once the connection is made, you can also play the plug-in (though, not the standalone version) from a keyboard or other MIDI controller. That comes in handy if you're more comfortable triggering drums and percussion from keys or pads.
EastWest Play 5—a software sample player—hosts the library, which is, in turn, hosted by the Fishman TriplePlay application. You'll need to update your TriplePlay software to version 1.4 and your firmware to version 1.05. This not only ensures compatibility with the EastWest library, but it presents (among other benefits) direct adjustment of the TriplePlay controller's pitch-bend range without resorting to blind button-pushing routines of previous versions. The EastWest libraries adjust to your choice of pitch-bend ranges globally, so there's no need to make adjustments for every patch other than to enable or disable it as needed.
Used in a DAW, the TriplePlay plug-in serves as a sub-host for virtual instrument plug-ins. Users must load the instruments from the Fishman Triple Play preset menu, not the Play browser, to enjoy the special programming for the series
EastWest Play is the core of the MIDI Guitar Instruments Series. Double-clicking on the second channel of the TriplePlay mixer exposes the custom Play engine. Despite the fact that it's not a full-fledged sampler, its useful sound-shaping amenities include a nice convolution reverb with a host of compelling impulse responses, a modeled SSL channel strip, virtual amps, and more.
Play's synthesis and sample-editing functions are limited. Instead, the focus is on a collection of playable instruments for MIDI guitar, rather than an invitation to go deep into programming. The plugin instantiates flawlessly in just about any DAW that supports multichannel MIDI tracks. Because MOTU Digital Performer works on a strict single-MIDI-Channel-per-track basis, a bit of extra work is required with one plug-in and six consecutive MIDI tracks. But you can save that as a Digital Performer template and enjoy the extra benefit of alternate string tunings via individually transposed tracks, which the Fishman rig does not perform natively. The software supports alternate temperaments, although this is not documented in the MIDI Guitar Instruments manual or the Play 5 documentation.
Acoustic-instrument presets—particularly in the orchestral and ethnic categories—extend through their normal playable ranges; no more, no less. Although that's appropriate, guitarists will have to get used to playing instruments which may stop short on the second string, for example. Though the Play engine has an Advanced Instrument Properties window, I was unable to extend the range of anything below its assigned pitch.
Even though a MIDI guitar library with a guitar focus may seem redundant, you'll love the guitars culled from the EastWest Fab Four collection whose titles—including Ticket to Guitar, I Want Guitar, I'm a Blackbird Guitar—hint at their inspiration. I generally avoid distorted-guitar samples, but many of those here are juicy and convincing, especially when played with a guitar controller. In some cases, the programmers have been rather conservative in deploying pitch bend; flutes and even some ethnic string instruments have pitch bend turned off by default. However, between Triple Play's agile MIDI response and EastWest's generous sample mapping, sounds will respond articulately and with a minimum of that tweased stretched-sample tone.
Overall, the libraries enjoy plenty of presence and liveliness. Among guitars, keyboards, and ethnic instruments, the sounds are gritty and full of attitude rather than pristine and lifeless. The Fender Jazz Paris Vibe bass is one of the nicer fretless basses for lyrical, melodic playing.
The Orchestra library goes way beyond stock orchestral composites of brass, woodwind, and string ensembles. There's more than enough to get you on your way, with 190 patches representing multiple performance techniques of individual orchestral instruments—marcato, portato, pizzicato, staccato and sforzando among them. The library doesn't skimp on ensembles, either, abounding in duos, trios, 70-piece sections, and many configurations in between. You'll also find percussion ensembles, orchestral blocks, vibraphone, marimba and chimes. It's a generous collection with more than enough to create elaborate orchestrations.
Hopefully, EastWest will release a second volume of its Ethnic library: As interesting and useful as the presets may be, they are weighted mainly toward Asian instruments, with few sub-Saharan African instruments, a sprinkling of European instruments, and practically nothing from South America. The library opens with orchestral string ensembles, cellos, and a baritone violin, which is oddly redundant given the abundance of strings in the Orchestral library and surprising given the brilliant selection of ethnic sounds available in EastWest RA.
But despite my criticisms, the Ethnic collection offers expressive, standout patches, including a Dilruba, a resonant, bowed instrument from the Indian subcontinent. Here again, EastWest's attention to the artifacts that bring life to sampled instruments pays off, with just enough bow noise, vibrato that comes and goes, and bowing in different directions. Erhu Sus Vib is as much fun to play as any synth lead, with its remarkably vocal-sounding vibrato, as is the Jin Hu, which is the bamboo-constructed sibling of the erhu.
The Kemenche, hailing from Turkey and Iran, has a slightly more percussive attack, followed by some sweet vibrato in the sustained portion of the sound. Some very nice banjo patches include a neck-position and bridge-position preset as well as a round-robin version alternating between the two. Because you can't extend the ranges of the samples, however, it was impossible to tune the fourth string down a whole step to C—a common practice in folk and bluegrass styles. And though the banjo range is roughly equivalent to the top four strings of a guitar, the banjo patches are laid out an octave higher (which is easy to remedy by transposing the presets).
My favorite of the lot is the Keys & Perc volume. While it's not a definitive collection of keyboards, you do get a very lovely Steinway grand, a Rhodes, some nice organs, and the like. Rather, the emphasis is more on processed and esoteric instruments. I noticed a couple of winners from the Steven Wilson Ghostwriter collection (including Leslie-drenched clavinets and pianos), as well as more Fab Four titles, such as the bright upright-piano tones of Madonna Piano, the buzzy and nasal Baby I'm a Clavioline, and the unmistakable Strawberry Flutes.
All of the volumes in the EastWest MIDI Guitar Instrument Series are worthy of consideration. If you have to start with just one, I recommend the free EastWest Teaser Pack, which provides a fine assortment of representative sounds. I eagerly await more collaborations between EastWest and Fishman.
Standalone and plug-in versions. Beautifully sampled, lively sounds. Ridiculously fine tracking and response. Setups allow independent note bending from guitar into DAW hosts.
No native support for alternate string tunings. No user access to sample-map edits. Documentation lacks in some finer points.
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It comes to something when you are forced to go to a McDonald's in order to obtain an ice-cream!!!!!!
We have reached Tauranga a "thriving commercial and business centre, busy port and rich horticultural farmland" that with its "combination of location, climate, attractive beaches and many associated activities … has much to offer both the native and the visitor".
What they fail to tell you is that you need a car to reach any of these attractions! And unless you are a serious shopaholic, all that's in town of any general interest is the cinema.
Oh, and the man in the clown-like outfit and the unfittingly high voice which made you wonder whether he had suffered some kind of childhood accident involving his testicles being squeezed too tightly for an unseemly extended period of time.
So today, we took the bus out to 'Mount Maunganui' and decided to do the trek round and enjoy this lovely seaside town.
Well it started well. We found the Mount – enjoying the bay, the white sand and the crystal clear waters that escorted us from the Visitor's Centre to its base. We looked at the map – see the pretty colours distinguishing the different ways up? … And then we started on up.
It is lovely, pretty, gorgeous – your camera just can't capture this, but you try your hardest anyway; otherwise why did you spend the money? After a time, we come across a crossway in the path – we had been expecting this as we were then gonna follow the hot pink track up.
But what we found was a VERY STEEP track that promised to have us at the summit in 25 minutes. This wasn't what we'd been expecting, but we thought "We are young, and fairly fit … and 25 minutes isn't that long so up we go". Plus, whilst we were deciding what to do, this older Italian couple were coming down the path and you know how you start to want to prove yourself when people twice your age are putting you to shame??….. OK, so up we actually go…
On reflection, we should have paid closer attention to the sign. After all, when was the last time you saw a sign that included the word 'very' before describing its information?
Source: http://www.bayofplentynz.com
So anyway, by the 3rd step up this path I was basically kissing my knees with each step and having to hold onto rocks and the sparsely growing vegetation to drag my fat arse upwards.
After 25 minutes of hyperventilating like a biyatch, we reach a plateau, only to realise that this is not in fact the summit. We know this because we met the lovely Yorkshire couple who were staying at our hostel – they had taken the easy, meandering path up from the other side of the Mount. That one probably passed through numerous, wonderfully large and soothing fields of bloody dandelions no doubt. 'Scuse the tone but … they were at the same height on the Mount as us, but they were smiling. Whereas I was trying desperately not to throw up the contents of my own LUNGS as I had a vague recollection that it was supposed to be helpful to my continued existence.
All I knew was that at this point, I had NO INTENTION of climbing back down the same way. I'd sooner roll my officially obese carcass off the side of the mountain and pray to hit the water that surrounded us; or at least pray to land on something soft – like a sheep.
Our couple happily informed us that there was still a ways to go. Something about up a bit and then it turns into a track for 4x4s… blah, blah, blah (I couldn't waste precious oxygen listening for the details). And oh, did we know that we had chosen the hardest route to come up the mountain? (Didn't say that on the info board WE read, oh no. B!stards!!!) … But you are young, so it's to be expected…enjoy the view, we are on our way down – and with a cheery wave, they were gone. (Probably skipping down the lavender-scented escalator that THEIR info board had told them about).
Anyway, from where we were, the only way was up. We had come so far already and so we decided that we needed to finish this. After all, we had done the hard bit and survived.
So we started walking again and anyway, by the 3rd step up this path I was basically kissing my knees with each step and having to hold onto rocks and the sparsely growing vegetation to drag my fat arse upwards…
Sound familiar? B!stards had built a mountain that duplicated its pain, I swear. Some 20 minutes later, we are enjoying a stunning surround presentation of Caribbean-standard golden beach-lapped islands floating in the cleanest, bluest water you would only normally be able to perceive with the help of costly computer-generated graphics – and probably some high grade illegal substances.
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I use the view to appease my soul; I use the stone plinth as emergency stretcher for my wearied, hot, sweaty and complaining body and I use all my will not to throw up every meal I have eaten over the last week because I cannot get enough air into my body.
When my legs have stopped shaking, I prop myself up long enough to sup water like a dehydrated camel and to take some photos – am bloody gonna prove that I made this. B!stards. But wait. What is this I see? Is this not the summit? No? Just up this last path you say? …. Auburn and I had a quick chat. So close… We had to finish this.
So we then proceed to crawl up this slope. This description is not literature. The angle of the slope required some serious body contortions and I had to use the weight of my arse to stop me slipping back. The poor people coming up behind us learnt more about me than they had bargained for, for sure.
But then, behold! There is a sign post… which proceeds to inform us – in the happy tones of one who has never had to climb this blasted mountain – that there is still yet FIFTEEN MINUTES to go and then they PROMISE that we would have reached the summit.
Well…… Auburn and I said two bad words….
OK…. We said more than two! A veritable dictionary of foul language flowed from our lips as we exhaled our frustration, anger, disbelief and pain beyond reasonable description at having been misled. How could we have suffered so dearly and still not have reached the top? We had been climbing for near on an hour God damn it!
It was at this point that we decided that [two bad words] we weren't going to kill ourselves in the attempt to prove we could reach the top of a mountain which up until two days ago, we had never heard of. We had shown willingness and stupidity to have got this far despite me and my clinically obese, in-the-middle-of-migraine-season and convulsing self and Auburn and her first-day-of-"Women's Problems" self.
So we quit.
I don't care what anyone has to say about that: as far as I'm concerned, anyone who had anything contrary to say about our decision was welcome to kiss my rotund, black arse!
Having finally made it back down the mountain, we lunched by the bay and then proceeded to walk round the town – with its lovely/beautiful/stunning beach and coastline. We were tempted to get an ice-cream, but decided to finish walking round and then treat ourselves later.
Did I mention that this was not going to be our day?
As it turns out, the town only has ONE ice-cream parlour!!!????!!! This is supposed to be a seaside town. Tourists travel from all over the world – and a fair few of the natives make the journey too – to come hang out here by the sea and yet there is only one ice cream parlour.
But we didn't know this when we were passing it so had to head all the way back into Tauranga thinking as it's bigger, we'd find one. We were wrong. We know, because we walked all round town (You know how it is when you get a particular taste need in your mouth).
We even asked a local and the best she could come up with was the frozen yoghurt shop – and despite following her instructions to the letter, we were unable to locate this mystical place.
We were so desperate, we ended up at the McDonalds: Yea, see how the great American global giant delivers thee thy dreams on a plate?
Please Note: This only goes for the ice-cream. The rest of the stuff they sell in there is rubbish and the last animal who died for the creation of a McDonald's meal was a close descendant of a prehistoric mammal – the remains of which they are using as the filling in their hot apple pies (or at least that's what it tastes like).
If you can actually find any meat in a Micky D burger … it's an accident. Please send all complaints in writing to their Head Office.
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What's Elephant Hill? Are they like TMZ?
I wonder if they decided to hire an older, more professional actor due to the success of Wu Qilong in BBJX. Maybe they got Alex Su or Jimmy Lin. =) Too much wishful thinking?
What's Elephant Hill? Are they like TMZ?
I wonder if they decided to hire an older, more professional actor due to the success of Wu Qilong in BBJX. Maybe they got Alex Su or Jimmy Lin. =) Too much wishful thinking?
These kind of things happen all the time (to alot of stars, not just Wallace), no point in getting yourselves worked up and angry about it. I remembered you guys said you would hate Wallace if he accepted a role in DMY....now is that really a trait of a die hard fan? Sometimes I think it's fans who cause most of the commotions, make and take things out of contents when they can easily let it go. Sorry if I offended anyoneSeriously they announced that Wallace Huo will be in DMY without Wallace signing the contract with them, and now they are blaming Wallace for the delay of the filming, this is so unfair and stupid. You know perfectly well that your delay got nothing to do with Wallace whatsoever. They just need find somebody to blame their mistake.
Next time Elephant Hill please do not open your big mouth before confirming with that actors and actresses or else you are making the biggest joke yourself.
This is my take on the situation, and correct me if the information was incorrect.
In short, Wallace and Karen (Tangren) did talk about him being in DMY and he agreed to do it. Since they have such a good relationship, it was more of a verbal contract, and not the official paper contract. This information obvious got leaked (thus the weibos and online News). Yu Zheng then contacted Wallace for the role in SOD (YZ said himself that he didn't know Wallace was already committed right?). Wallace expressed his interest in that role, and Karen have no choice but to let him go. Reading that post, I don't see or take it as a "blame" Wallace, but the truth still remains that production was delayed because they have to find a replacement for that role.
Anyways, I hope it's Wallace Chung. LSS (assuming she is in it) once mentioned he was her idol (when Karen was trying to get him to be 4th prince in BBJX). Also, he and Hu Ge look like they will be great together on the set (if you saw their interactions on award shows), two hilarious grown boys...LOL
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I just finished reading the novel, can't wait to know who they cast for all the main characters. Ahhh it's going to be a long wait for the drama to come out.
It could be Wallace Chung that they are trying to get to play MJ. But my understanding WC wants to put more focus on his singing career, which has been going very well. Tickets were sold out for his China concert tour. But WC might want to give it a go since he missed BBJX.
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Anyone been to Ms Koala playground thread yet... she just update the translation of MDY to chapter 6 already.... boy is the book good.. can't wait till the drama coming out..
since reading the book.. I have to say that LSS will make a good Jin Yu.. having see her as San Naing in Strange Hero.. she is just the perfect Jin Yu... fun and lively and have a touch of innocence....
Can't Can't wait for MDY drama to come out...
Personal preferences, in no particular order for Jiu Ye: Raymond Lam, Qiao Zhen Yu, Wallace Chung, Wallace Huo (already out), Chen Si Cheng.
Biases: Hu Ge, Qiao Zhenyu, Liu Shi Shi
Jiang Hu Fansubs - Recruiting members (especially translators).
I think Qiao Zhen Yu would be awesome. Or Luo Jin - but Luo Jin isn't exactly a "shi li pai" actor.
I ship Shi-Harem
Now that I think about it, I think Ariel Lin would also be a good Jin Yu
*ShiGe shippers, don't hate me
喜欢一个人不就是应该让她感到幸福,让她快乐。别给他带来困扰 - 孟天楚/刑名师爷
Back to Jiu Ye, how about Sammul Chan from Mei Ren Xin Ji? I agree that Chen Si Cheng fits the part as well.
Also, any word on who is going to play Li Yan (2nd female role)? I think Tong Liya would fit that role perfectly. She looked awful in Gong but when she played Zhao Fei Yan, she was drop dead gorgeous:
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@atsu-chan yes please give us more spoilers. I've been waiting for english translations, but it's not all out yet and the drama seems to not be airing anytime soon. thanks a ton!
I ship Shi-Harem
For those of you who can understand Chinese but can't read it and would like an audiobook version of this novel, check out:
And for those who would rather be spoiled, I can skip ahead and give you a few spoilers towards the middle of the novel.
click to show/hide spoilers
I have to run now, but TBC tomorrow hope you guys like it. Remember to read Ms. Koala's real version on her website!! Mine is just the rough summary of the good stuff to help you guys hold out until she gets there in the novel!
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喜欢一个人不就是应该让她感到幸福,让她快乐。别给他带来困扰 - 孟天楚/刑名师爷
However, to be very honest, interpretation can sometimes be different. I actually didn't feel any steam/sensuality between Nicky & LSS in BBJX TV adaptation as I imagined from the book, but they made up for it in their expressions of pure adoring love
I ship Shi-Harem
atsu-chan, ur my hero! Thanks for the audio book link.
It's a pity Ariel won't be doing anymore projects, but she's nursing her health. I've been watching 2 Hu Ge/Ariel dramas back to back, so I really love the coupling. ^^ BUT, I'm rooting for a fresh coupling. If they're rumoring that they're hiring a veteran for one of the main guy roles, does that mean LGX won't be playing opposite HG?
Biases: Hu Ge, Qiao Zhenyu, Liu Shi Shi
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Our newly hired Education Consultant said that one of the main reasons that Wilderness works is that it is peer based. The kids hold each other accountable, especially on past actions. They seldom want to go back to their exact old life and are happy to start school somewhere fresh. They often drop the negative friends and make strides in self belief and self confidence. They do this by having experiences in nature, without the distraction of screens! Their lives become simple. Get up, eat, hike, set up a tent, eat, sleep. REPEAT. Oh, there is a lot of therapy and many assignments about accountability, as well.
The time spent in a program is around 6-12 weeks on average. And most programs go year round, even through snowy and cold winters. That's why the summertime is so popular for many. It doesn't cut into the school year and the weather is better. The ages go from 11-17 and then there is an older adult group that goes 18-28. One program may have a boys group, a girls group, a younger and an older group. The down sides are the cost (most cost around $500/day) and getting the kids delivered to the programs (there are transport services which safely get kids to the program for hire). And it's not like the images on old TV shows, the transport people are truly like "angels" and they use words to motivate. They don't lay a finger on the kids.
The kids come to the program without any supplies. Everything they need is given to them by the program: clothing, utensils, tents, sleeping bags, hiking boots. Some programs offer experiences like Equine therapy with horses, rafting, rock climbing, mountain biking. At night the kid's boots and clothes are taken just in case they are "runners". The food is basic, healthy and with very little sugar. They are uncomfortable enough that change will happen. And they are comfortable enough that they really can enjoy themselves in the activities. Most have a rolling admission so kids come and go through the program, some will always have more experience than others. It wouldn't be good for their to be ALL newbies!
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With students at Harris Academy Purley from Year 9 onwards taking part in Harris Experience, we are thrilled that The Times newspaper has published an article and editorial praising the programme.
Harris Experience, which has been running since 2013, broadens the academic, social and cultural experiences of some of our most able students to give them outstanding preparation for life at some of the country's top universities.
You can find letters about Harris Experience trips on our Letters Home page (use the category filter).
Most Able Display Boards
Each subject area has a Most Able display board, which shows examples of work that has gained top marks in that subject. Photographs of those display boards can be viewed in the Page Gallery below.
Gifted & Talented Challenge Day
Sayma Rahman and Akash Karthigaiselvan, two of our Gifted & Talented students, were part of the overall winning team at the South West London G&T Science and Technology Challenge Day and have subsequently progressed on to the Southern Challenge Final at Queen Mary's University, Mile End Campus at the start of January 2017.
Challenge Days have been running for several years and have involved students from across the country competing in mixed school teams, on three practical applied science and technology-related challenges.
Wednesday Afternoon Lectures
Wednesday Afternoon Lectures (formerly Thursday Afternoon Lectures) are delivered by staff or students on a range of extracurricular material – from the structure of the human kidney to an introduction to philosophy and ethics. We encourage students to attend these sessions, which are held in our Business Breakout area.
Priyan Sudra recently delivered an engaging lecture on the statistics, causes and treatments for cancer. Read more.
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Sutton Scholars is the flagship programme offered by the Sutton Trust to support highly able students for a minimum of two years with attainment-raising and enrichment activities, delivered through leading universities. Year 11 student Shardaé Malcolm recently graduated from this programme and these are her thoughts:
My Time as a Sutton Scholar
Nine hundred and seventy-five days of secondary school, three hundred and ninety studying for those A-Levels; then what? University? For most of us we don't realise University is a part of the journey as much as it is a destination for some, and the paths we take right now, in year 10, will help lead us into higher education and the world of work. I can confidently say I am no longer "most of us", which I owe to the UCL Sutton Scholars and Horizons GCSE programme*. Over the course of the past two years, I've had countless opportunities to engage with undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students alike. Attended lectures given by experts in neuroscience, comparative literature, the disciplines of engineering, Disney, and Anthropology– just to name a few. Armed with this newfound knowledge, my pen as my sword I've slain essays, debates, speeches and more. Stayed in student accommodation, friends next door. Kate, my student mentor, has shown me what University has to offer and proved to us all getting there won't be a bother if we're willing to put hard work and determination above all other.
Direction. I've mentioned it before. You need it on this journey but which way do you go when unsure of your destination? It doesn't really matter, as long as you enjoy the ride. What I'm trying to say is, don't make the mistake that so many before us now contemplate. Medicine, Engineering, Dentistry, Architecture– a handful of fields which would require a vocational degree. The rest require transferrable skills. There are 210+* available degree courses at UCL alone. If you're unsure of what career path you wish to follow, dare to explore, stand by what you love and know.
Sociology, Politics, Social Anthropology; not your standard Maths, English and Science. Subjects most won't hear of until Sixth Form options roll around or it's time to fill out that UCAS applications. Subjects which now kindle curiosity within me, which I owe to the UCL Sutton Scholars and Horizons GCSE programme.
I can confidently say, I know in what direction I am headed. Towards University. Towards not just a job, but a career.
I'm on the right path.
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This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
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