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Wednesday, November 30 2011
The 25 Best Re-Issues of 2011
The year's best reissues are highlighted by a massive re-issue campaign for the kings of English prog rock, a soul giant, and the masterwork of one of America's finest ever pop bands.
Tuesday, October 11 2011
It's All Right, It's All Right, Alllllll Right: U2's 'Achtung Baby'
Pretty much everyone under the age of 35 views U2 as a bunch of overzealous assholes, but this 25-year-old can't help but still blast the group's 1991 masterpiece.
Tuesday, January 26 2010
Part 3: From Porcupine Tree to Wye Oak
Slipped Discs continues with Norwegian electro pop, lots of Scottish pop goodness, two rock institutions, a Soviet born chanteuse and many more. All records that missed our top 60 list last year.
Thursday, December 17 2009
The Best Singles of 2009
PopMatters kicks off our annual two-week-long best music of the year feature with the 50 best singles of 2009, highlighted by a trio of American indie rock headliners.
Wednesday, February 25 2009
Many Will See and Hear: U2's Prescient Youth
U2's first three albums are an opportunity to try and remember what their youth was like, to contemplate how they grew into mega-mega-mega-superstars, with action-figure-ready personas and their own blockbuster-sized iconography.
Monday, May 9 2011
Selling Sex: The Media, Fantasy, and How I Fell in Love with Britney Spears
It all started when I was in Walgreens buying deodorant and I saw her looking me right in the eye with a glossy glow from the cover of an October 2010 issue of US Weekly.
Monday, March 26 2007
Behind the Music
It's impossible to listen to music in a vacuum, to take the sound of a band on its own merits. There are so many outside factors at play – reviews, friends opinions, larger cultural influences . . .
Sunday, September 14 2014
U2: Songs of Innocence
It's hard to fault a lot of young people for are asking the question of "Who is U2?", because after listening to Songs of Innocence, this is a question that not even the band themselves could answer.
Tuesday, July 30 2013
Is Bono Just a Little Too Cozy with the Powerful People? 'The Frontman: Bono'
Without denying the practical good achieved by some of his projects, Harry Browne, a Dublin-based "activist and journalist", criticizes Bono's cozy neo-liberal, market-funded loyalties.
Thursday, November 10 2011
U2: Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary Edition)
Say goodbye to the pious conscience of rock, enter the Fly: U2's daring sonic reinvention resulted in the artistic pinnacle of its career. Twenty years later, are remastered commemorative editions enough to tempt you into obtaining a record you should already own?
Thursday, July 28 2011
U2: 20 July 2011 - E. Rutherford, NJ
While Aung San Suu Kyi reminded people that their voices "are louder than any rock band", the captivated audience stayed late to ensure they heard every minute of U2's ageless music.
Wednesday, November 11 2009
U2: 18 October 2009 - Norman, OK
This is, to be sure, U2 at their touring highpoint.
Friday, May 18 2012
Counterbalance No. 82: U2's 'Achtung Baby'
Did U2's 1991 blockbuster disappoint you? Or leave a bad taste in your mouth? Either way, it's still the 82nd Most Acclaimed Album of All Time. Counterbalance has a listen.
Thursday, January 26 2012
10 Songs That Will Make You Love U2
As the documentary From the Sky Down marks its arrival on DVD and Blu-Ray this week, Sound Affects list ten songs intended to help you warm up to the biggest band in the world.
Friday, June 17 2011
Counterbalance No. 38: U2's 'The Joshua Tree'
In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum. Counterbalance wrestled with the album and the album was overcome. U2's The Joshua Tree is next on the Great List—Klinger and Mendelsohn have a listen.
Friday, February 4 2011
1991: A Landmark Year for Rock Albums
Whether it was by overthrowing the old guard, engaging in self-reinvention, or by modernizing a particular approach for the new decade, change was a concept that imbued many of 1991's seminal rock albums.
Wednesday, August 18 2010
U2's New Songs: Worthy of the Milky Way?
In Turin, Italy U2 debuted two new and official songs: "Glastonbury" and "North Star"; quite possibly both ditties will show up on the band's forthcoming album.
Tuesday, January 10 2012
For U2, 2011 was a blockbuster year
LOS ANGELES — Demonstrating that there's no substitute for the live concert experience, U2 has once again taken the crown in the Los Angeles Times'
Monday, January 2 2012
U2's big tour has a big payoff
LOS ANGELES — U2's final spate of shows on its massive "360 Tour" lands as the top-grossing tour of 2011 across North America and throughout the world,
Wednesday, July 27 2011
Documentary about U2 will open Toronto Film Festival
Movies starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, as well as a documentary about Irish rockers U2, are among the high-profile pictures heading to the Toronto
Tuesday, April 12 2011
U2 sets record for highest-grossing tour
LOS ANGELES — U2 isn't a band that does things on the cheap. When frontman Bono and guitarist The Edge went to Broadway, they did so
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Kris Travis vs Dave Mastiff - PCW Guild Wars
Finally a great Mastiff match from 2012
Mastiff's a super fatty bulldozer that WWE so need to pick up. Or even just get a tour in Japan. He's so under utilised just working the UK Indy Scene for a guy with his size and his talent. Travis is a super babyface worker on top of being an amazing goofball heel with Kirby. Travis is great too. So you've got 2 great workers and they work a really well structured match. Wrestling is simple at times. Mastiff's a great bully in control of the loveable babyface and makes the control segment rule. They work a really nifty finishing stretch too.
Akira Tozawa vs El Ligero - PCW Guild Wars
Workrate match of the year for me so far. Ligero isn't very good at all but Tozawa is so bossy in this and they work a well structured workrate match. Finishing sequence is great and the near falls work a treat without ever feeling like they're kicking it out of stuff because that's the cool thing to do these days.
Loving the PCW reviews - have you been to a show yet? Every card since Guild Wars has been really good & the atmosphere last weekend was rowdy as hell.
All their hype is focused on the December 'supershow' with Morrison, Masters, Eugene, Edwards & Elgin, but the January line-up already looks amazing: Travis vs. T-Bone Bullrope match (!), Kirby & Ligero vs. Young Bucks, and 'cruiserweight' Dave Rayne vs, Noam Dar.
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At times, life catches up with us and it becomes easy to forget to find time for moments of self-reflection. But it is important to remember that no human is an island. We can learn a lot about ourselves from the people we surround ourselves with and the relationships we foster.
Since September 23rd, the oil painting of a young man leaning over a lake, attributed to Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, has been on display in the Museum of Fine Arts in Havana. After the listlessness of August, this art exhibit brings back to us the sensation of being a part of the world.
Everyone connected with this over-hyped, accident-riddled mega-production -- at $65 million, Broadway's most expensive -- needs to take a long, deep breath and, at long last, get a reality check.
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'Other Primary Structures' at the Jewish Museum, Curated by Jens Hoffmann!
The art institution revisits and reenacts (sort of) a hit 1966 Minimalist and Conceptualist show—but why?
Is Chaim Soutine the Great Overlooked Jewish Painter of Modernity?
A new gallery show helps reassess the Lithuanian-born artist's important work—and reveals it as anything but tragic
Andy Kaufman Isn't Funny
Art historian Miriam Katz wants to bring stand-up comedy into the serious world of galleries and museums
Death Masks at MoMA
The museum's striking exhibit revives the work of Polish sculptor and Holocaust survivor Alina Szapocznikow
In the Jewish Museum's Closet: Photos of Gay Men at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial
The museum removed photos of gay men at Berlin's Holocaust memorial from an exhibit on sex and identity
Holocaust Imagery as Art
Israeli artist Nir Hod transforms a famous photograph from the Warsaw Ghetto into a Cindy Sherman-style portrait of a modern fashionista
A MoMA retrospective reveals an unlikely connection between Cindy Sherman and Jewish stereotypes—and forces questions about individualism
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William Kentridge and the art of righting history's wrongs
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The Green Cure: Week 8 - Celebrate!
Quote of the Day: "Life has gotten in the way of the Cure this week, and we might not be finished quite on time. But I'm pretty happy with what we've done so far." - stringy
We're wrapping up. There's not a lot on the agenda for this week so that you can focus on getting things done... or done enough! If you've tackled the whole house, now's the time to get one room in perfect order. And remember that guests always end up in the kitchen! Clean up and get ready for a little party.
If you need a reason to do that one last final project that you've been putting off, let this be it. When we have guests over we always end up turning the house upside down and doing things that we'd not done in awhile or meant to do and hadn't gotten around to yet. All our small improvements happen this way...
But now that you've formed a few new habits, the trick might be to wrap things up, rather than to start more new projects.
Creating home is a continuous process, but it's one that's best done with friends. That's why having friends over is part of the cure. A casual party now is a good idea, even if, no, especially if, you're exhausted from the previous eight weeks. Relax a bit and prepare for compliments on your newly refreshed home. And remember that while home is important to everyone, most people are too busy and distracted to invest in making their own home a better reflection of themselves. You've taken a big step in the right direction.
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In spite of not getting everything done, we're still chugging along slowly - we've got a desk lamp and some ties to tame the cord octopus, and have put together one of the two bookshelves that's going into the office. I'll still post pictures of the finished room in a couple of weeks :)
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UNH PAT Council News
News items from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Professional, Administrative and Technical (PAT) Council Website.
PAT Election Winners
2013 PAT Election Winners
UNH Staff Professional Development Grant
Application deadline is Dec. 1, 2010, maximum award $750
CORNUCOPIA Food Baskets FALL 2010
We are now looking at the challenging prospect of having to purchase and distribute food baskets for the spring season.
University of New Hampshire & Durham celebrates Walk NH Week - 2010
SAVE THE DATE - Wednesday, June 2 @ 12pm, UNH and Durham will celebrate 'Walk NH Week 2010' with a 3-mile walk around the UNH campus and the town of Durham.
UNH HERS Scholarship
Apply for a scholarship to attend 2010-2011 HERS Management Institute for Women in Higher Education at Wellesley College.
April 5th starts National Public Health Week!
Get Healthy UNH! Let's Celebrate National Public Health Week!
Weight Watchers at Work starting April 7, 2010 at the UNH Durham Campus.
USNH Health & Wellness and UNH Human Resources is sponsoring another Weight Watchers at Work program. This program is open to all employees.
RCM Review Update March 2010
Align RCM incentives with institutional goals
Mercer Report Results
An independent study of USNH study of compensation and benefits released March 2010.
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UNH Professional Development & Training
Browse the one day seminars and short Certificate Programs each semester. Upcoming conferences: Office Professional -April 29,2010; Social Networking -May 5, 2010; Competing in the Green Marketplace -May 21, 2010. Check website below for more info.
Healthy UNH Update
Notes from Healthy UNH meetings on 11/10/09 & 02/04/10
UNH Staff Professional Development Grant Deadline - March 1, 2010
The next application for deadline for the UNH Staff Professional Development Grant is March 1, 2010 with a maximum award of $750.
CORNUCOPIA Care Baskets, Winter 2009
The Cornucopia Food Pantry will be accepting donations of food and money on Wednesday, December 16th. Checks can be made payable to the Cornucopia Food Pantry, and all donations are tax deductible.
New Policy Regarding Telework
Good news... our University System is moving in a progressive direction regarding telework, otherwise known as telecommuting.
CORNUCOPIA Care Baskets, Fall 2009
The Community Leadership Program at the UNH Thompson School of Applied Science is partnering with the Cornucopia Food Pantry to provide food baskets during the Thanksgiving season. We are committed to providing baskets to all those who need and request them. This season, we are looking at the challenging prospect of organizing and distributing over 150 baskets. We will be organizing food baskets for the winter holidays as well, and expect the same need. We would appreciate any donations that will help us to reach this goal. We are including a donation form to fill out, and a list of suggested items to be included in a food basket. If you can help, we will need food or monetary donations on Monday, November 23rd. Checks can be made payable to the Cornucopia Food Pantry, and all donations are tax deductible.
Creating Organizational Health - A Professional Development Workshop
Below is an announcement for an upcoming professional development workshop right here on campus. It is open to all community members (we'll be forwarding the invite on to the OS and EE Councils to share as well as the Faculty Senate).
Feedback on Proposed Time Management Workshop
Given that many of us are under stress due to increased workload yet reduced resources and support, the Professional Development Committee of the PAT Council is working to put together a workshop (or possibly series of workshops) that will provide ideas and tips about time management so that we can get more done (hopefully in the same amount of time!). Some of their ideas for topics include managing your email inbox, project management and delegation but because they want to meet the needs of our staff, they would like YOUR input.
UNH Employee Fitness Program 2009-2010
Please find attached information regarding the UNH Employee Fitness Program (EFP) for the AY 2009-2010. The EFP has successfully performed over 1,600 fitness and graded exercises tests on UNH benefits-eligible faculty and staff. If you are interested in being a part of the UNH Employee Fitness Program, please fax the attached form to the Kinesiology office at 862-0154 or mail it to EFP, New Hampshire Hall by October 2.
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Alabama has depth
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College football seasons are marathons, not sprints. Teams begin the year in their shiny best, but by the end they can appear frayed.
That's where depth comes in. As good as USC is — and its talent is gaudy on offense — the Trojans still are subject to scholarship restrictions. The toll may not be evident immediately, but it could be by the time the Trojans host Oregon on Nov. 3.
Remember that USC's defensive line already has been thinned by departures and injury. None of this means the Trojans aren't a potent team — only that they're second to Alabama. If these teams met today, I'd pick Alabama's offensive line over USC's untested defensive line.
Look at Michigan game
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The preseason ranking is all about speculation. But once the ball goes in the air, it's all about performance — who you beat and where you beat 'em.
Based on that, there's no way you can pick USC over Alabama. Yeah, the Trojans looked practically flawless in building a 35-0 halftime lead against Hawaii. But it was Hawaii. At home.
Alabama took a gamble by agreeing to play the Big Ten's highest-ranked team (by some) at a neutral site. And that game was over by the end of the first quarter. The Crimson Tide turned a two-dimensional Heisman Trophy candidate, Denard Robinson, into a cardboard cutout. And Alabama's offensive line looked like it was ready to perform on Sundays.
It was a statement game
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Sure, it's impressive to be the top team in the country after Week 1, but by no means does it guarantee success.
USC has an impressive array of talent, led by Heisman Trophy candidate Matt Barkley at quarterback, and the Trojans looked dominant in their 49-10 win over Hawaii, but they should have won big.
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I wanted to put this video on the site for two purposes. One I feel it is important that people no and understand the dangers that we face with scorpions in the valley. And secondly I also felt it was important that people understand that there is an anti-venom that is being studied to counter the scorpion sting. Reactions like these are rare and deaths are extremely rare the last one was reported about 40 years ago. So I hope you find this educational and can better prepare your self to enjoy the climate that we live in.


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What is Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra is a highly powerful ancient meditation technique originated from the Tantras. It is the scientific way to eliminate the root cause of all the negativities.
Yoga Nidra comprises of the secrets of total transformation which give a real positive direction to our life and eliminate the root cause of all negativities like stress related disorders, ailments like hypertension, depression, insomnia, asthma, digestive disorders, etc which drain our life energy. It is the key to penetrate the latent realms of mind, and train the mental faculties to access the immeasurable powers of the subconscious and unconscious mind.
The Sanskrit word Yoga means union or one pointed awareness and Nidra means sleep. In Yoga Nidra, the body, mind and intellect are completely relaxed and one appears to be sleeping but the consciousness is functioning at a deeper level, and the subconscious and unconscious realms of mind get opened up. So yoga nidra is dynamic sleep or in other words psychic sleep in which you learn to relax consciously.
In yoga nidra, you not only enjoy the complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation but also get to explore the tremendous powers hidden in the deeper layers of subconscious and unconscious mind.
In the deep relaxation state of yoga nidra, the mind is in a state between sleep and wakefulness and its receptivity is many times more than its receptivity in wakeful state. The secret is that the subconscious mind is at front in this state while the conscious mind takes the back seat. The subconscious mind is a very obedient disciple and immediately carries out the orders that you put to it. By practicing yoga nidra you can completely train your subconscious mind. Then the ordinary conscious mind and intellect will follow the suit. The subconscious and the unconscious mind are the most powerful forces in the human being. In yoga nidra you learn how to access these powerful forces to gain knowledge, cure diseases, increase creativity, and to realize your true self.
When the consciousness is connected to all the senses, the receptivity is less while in the deep state of relaxation, the senses are withdrawn and the receptivity is much greater. Normally, when we sleep, we loose track of our self and cannot utilize this capacity of mind. Yoga Nidra enables the person to be conscious in this state and nurture the seed of great will power, inspire the higher self, and enjoy the vitality of life. So the nature of mind can be changed as required, because when you withdraw your mind from outer world and you are neither in deep sleep nor completely awake, whatever impressions you plant at that time grow and enrich your life.
Yoga Nidra
the wholistic relaxation technique
All the three kinds of muscular, emotional, and mental tensions are released in yoga nidra and thus it is highly beneficial for people suffering from psychosomatic diseases such as hypertension, stress, diabetes, migraine, asthama, ulcers, digestive disorders, and skin diseases that are caused by the tensions in the body and mind. Yoga nidra is a systematic way of relaxing your body, mind and intellect.
Most people think that relaxation is very simple; just recline and close your eyes. You are tired so you go to bed and think that is relaxation. But unless you have released your muscular, mental and emotional tensions, you are never relaxed. Some symptoms of the people having these tensions are that they habitually bite their nails, scratch their head, stroke their chin, tap their feet, talk compulsively, display constant irritability, or chain smoke. They do these things because they lack awareness of their own inner tension. Even while sleeping the worries and thoughts revolve continuously in the mind and the tense person wakes up feeling exhausted. And thats exactly where yoga nidra helps. Yoga nidra is the scientific method to remove all these tensions.
Yoga nidra is a more efficient and effective form of psychic and physiological rest and relaxation than the routine sleep.
A single hour of yoga nidra is as restful and refreshing as four hours of conventional sleep.
By making yoga nidra a part of your daily life, you not only relax completely, but restructure and reform your whole personality from within. This process of transformation is not only quicker than the other systems which work on an external basis only, but the results are also more reliable and permanent.
Benefits of Yoga Nidra
» Yoga nidra induces deep relaxation at all the levels physical, mental and emotional.
» Yoga nidra can be used to change the nature of mind along the positive lines.
» The quality of sleep improves dramatically by practicing yoga nidra.
» The work efficiency increases manifolds by practicing yoga nidra.
» Yoga nidra is highly effective in removing stress.
» The diseases like insomnia, hypertension, depression, asthma, digestive disorders, migraine and ulcers can be cured by yoga nidra.
» The practice of yoga nidra shifts pressures from the coronary system.
» It exerts positive influence on the physical matter in the brain.
» Yoga nidra awakens the psychic body and gives the practitioner, experiences of the astral plane.
» The process of learning anything becomes very quick by yoga nidra.
Be the master of your mind
By practicing yoga nidra, the nature of the mind can be changed, knowledge can be gained and your creative genius can be restored. When you practice yoga nidra you are opening the deeper layers of your mind. Right now, your intellectual mind is in operation but when you are able to relax, the subconscious and unconscious level of mind open. The unconscious mind is the base of mans normal and abnormal behavior, the base of all that we are is in the subconscious and unconscious dimensions of our mind. And yoga nidra helps us dive deep into the depths of our mind and puts us in touch with our psychic personality which is responsible for all that we think and do.
In yoga nidra you learn to train your subconscious mind.
Since the subconscious mind is much more receptive than the conscious logical mind, whatever impressions you plant in the subconscious mind will grow and enrich your life.
the secret of total transformation
In yoga nidra, the most effective means of training the mind is found in sankalpa resolution, which you make for yourself during each practice. Anything in life can fail you but not your sankalpa. It is an important stage of yoga nidra and a powerful way of reshaping your personality and giving a new direction in life along positive lines.
When conscious mind-body is in deep relaxation, at that time, whatever sankalpa - resolution you will make, it will get fulfilled.
The resolution you make at the beginning of the practice is like sowing a seed and the resolution at the end is like irrigating it. The sankalpa is a short mental statement which is impressed on the subconscious mind when it is receptive and sensitive to autosuggestion during yoga nidra. Sankalpa is a determination to become something or to do something in your life. The sankalpa has to be made when you are not intellectually active, but when your mind is calm and quite. Sankalpa is a seed which you create and then sow in the soil of your mind. When the mind is clear the sankalpa grows well.
Intellectual resolves are not deeply planted and rarely bring results. But once the see of sankalpa is planted deep in the subconscious, it gathers the vast forces of the mind in order to bring fruition. This deep and powerful seed will eventually manifest itself again and again at a conscious level and bring about the desired transformations in your personality and your life.
No personality is beyond reformation through yoga nidra. No fear or obsession is so deep rooted that it cannot be changed by the sankalpa made during yoga nidra.
However, the purpose of sankalpa is not to fulfill desires but to create strength in the structure of the mind. A sankalpa should only be made when one understands its real purpose and meaning.
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Thanks. He was a beautiful bear to watch.
Great capture. Where did you photograph it/
Excellent shot.
On the Hanes Highway just outside of Kluane Park.
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This is an awesome shot Chad!
Great capture. I thought it was a Kutz grizzly , but reading on see that I was wrong
Beautiful image, lovely bear. I love the lighting.
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I've seen too many people criticizing Lydia, so I thought i would mention a few things to keep in mind as the Lydia/Wickham arc unfolds:
1. Lydia is a "Strong Female Character," which means that she gets to make her own decisions and grow from her own mistakes. Whether you agree with her choices or not does not negate the fact that she is allowed - rather, that she NEEDS to be in control of her own actions.
2. Based on what Lydia knows about George, what we know about Lydia, and what happened in Vegas, Lydia has been exceeding Lizzie's expectations. She didn't elope in Vegas. She didn't pull a Marissa Cooper and overdose in an alleyway. Sure, she partied and made out with George Wickham, but, let's be honest, he's been treating her with more kindness and respect than anyone else on this show so far (except for maybe Mary and Jane).
3. The story hasn't unfolded. Just because you know and I know that George is a manipulative bastard doesn't mean that we should sit back and roll eyes at Lydia for "falling for it." Not only does that color Lydia's judgement in an undeservedly poor light, but it does a huge disservice to Rachel Kiley, who has built up such a perfect beginning to an inevitably heartbreaking storyline.
4. It also sounds suspiciously to me like victim blaming. This is dramatic irony. We know what's going to happen. But Lydia straight up doesn't know what George is really like, and in no situation ever will [whatever George does to her] be HER fault. That's gross, and it's not how this works. He's the villain in this situation, and she's not an irresponsible idiot for "getting herself into" this mess.
Just some food for thought.
stop being so damn eloquent and truth-bearing, LOGAN
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What caused the big-bang ???
Everyone know that the formation of universe is by the big-bang theory and the process of this explosion happened within few minutes.Till date the exact reason has not found which lead to this huge explosion .Please give your ideas and lets come to a conclusion .....
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Jul 24 2011: Hey friends...Thanks for your involvement by giving comments.I want to say that i have two solutions for this question.
1.If the universe is as a confined solid object with different layers such as crust,mantle and core similar to that of the earth ,with a situation of abnormal expansion in the inner most hot layer ,having no outlet such as volcanoes to the heat and molten materials .Then big bang has occurred by the explosion of the whole mass with the increase in pressure inside the solid object.Further the Scattered particles depending upon their composition of elements resulted in the formation of universe.
2.If the above situation does not not exists then another solution is "the collision between two huge masses which resulted in the formation of universe".
Expecting your views and suggestions.......
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An incident over the summer really highlighted for me my lack of a small defensive firearm. So we went to our local gun shop and started looking at pistols.
The craziness this past year about guns has meant there hasn't been as much of a selection as there used to be. And when we went in June, that was definitely the case. They just didn't have anything I wanted to spend money on.
They did have a handful of the Jimenez semiautos in stock. And I knew they weren't the best pistols but weren't the worst either.
We tried the 9mm but my Beloved could not operate the slide. She could however operate the 380. So for a whopping $139 that's what we went home with.
The first mistake became apparent immediately when we could not find any ammo for it at all! We finally found a box of FMJ at a place down the road a ways. Took it out to shoot and was pleased with the little gun.
But the gun bothered me. I like shooting semis but I've always been a wheel gun man at heart. I didn't feel comfortable keeping it loaded, so there was a good bit of fussing that had to be done before it could be used. And I wasn't confident my Beloved could perform all the necessary steps in the heat of the moment.
So I've been keeping my eye out for a nice snubby revolver. And just before Christmas I found it!
It's a Taurus 85 2-inch, stainless steel in 38 special. And if I could love a handgun, this would be it.
It's almost a piece of art. It functions flawlessly. Shoots right to point of aim at 7 yards. And it's so simple! Point and click.
The only problem is that this gun has reminded me just how much I enjoy shooting revolvers. And I'm already lusting after the 7-inch stainless Blackhawk in 44-mag they have in their case.


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Name of Hotel & Approximate room rates for Continuing Education Participants (as of 6/17/11)
Augusta Marriott Hotel & Suites $124
2 10th Street
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 722-8900
(Restaurant, pool, and fitness center)
Baymont Inn and Suites $75.00 King/Queen Room
2907 Riverwest Drive $143 Suite
Augusta, GA 30907
( 15 minutes to GRU, Complimentary full hot breakfast and wireless internet service, business and fitness center, outdoor pool)
Candlewood Suites $60 Students
1080 Claussen Road $99.99 All Rooms
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 733-3300
(Special GRU rate for any GRU employee or guest; fitness center, store, kitchen or kitchenette, in room irons and ironing boards, laundry facilities, coffee maker, business center, outdoor grilling area)
Clarion Suites Inn $59.99 Executive King/Executive Double
3038 Washington Rd
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 868-1800
(15 minutes from GRU, Hot Southern Breakfast Buffet, in-room irons and ironing boards, coffee makers/complimentary coffee, cable TV and a data port, and two beverages in evening,
Wednesday Night � Guest Appreciation Night includes free dinner, complimentary wireless
Comfort Suites � Riverwatch $75.00 All Suites
2911 Riverwest Drive
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 434-2540
(15 minutes from GRU, free continental breakfast, irons and ironing boards, free wifi, fitness center and sauna, microwaves and refrigerators and outdoor pool.)
Country Inn and Suites $84.00 King/Queen
103 Sherwood Drive $94.00 Suite
Augusta, GA 30903
706 736-8988
(15 minutes from GRU, free wireless high speed connection, internet access, irons and ironing boards, complimentary hot continental breakfast, outdoor pool)
Courtyard by Marriott $119 Single/Double
1045 Stevens Creek Rd $139 Suite
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 737-3737
(15 minutes from GRU, complimentary coffee, & USA Today newspaper, business center, fitness center, microwave/ refrigerator in each room, free wireless internet connection)
Doubletree Hotel Augusta $119 Regular Room
2651 Perimeter Pkwy $149 Suite
Augusta, GA 30909
(706) 855-8100
(20 minutes from GRU, complimentary airport shuttle and USA Today newspaper, Breakfast buffet, Starbuck Coffee Shop on site, 100 % smoke free hotel, complimentary wireless internet service available, fitness center)
Hampton Inn $79 Any Room
3030 Washington Rd
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 737-1122
(15 minutes from GRU, complimentary breakfast bar, in-room coffee, USA Today newspaper, free local phone calls, free wifi connection, exercise room with sauna & valet services)
Hilton Garden Inn $124 king or 2 queen beds
1065 Stevens Creek Road
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 739-9990
(15 minutes from GRU, complimentary wireless Internet, business center, fitness center, Great American Grille serving breakfast and lunch, 24 hour Pavilion Pantry convenience mart, evening room service)
Homewood Suites Hilton $105 One Bedroom Suite
1049 Stevens Creek Road $209 Two Bedroom Suite
Augusta, GA 30907
706 738-3131
(15 minutes from GRU, complimentary light meal and beverages Monday-Thursday. Complimentary breakfast, full-size refrigerator, microwave & dishwasher. business center, fitness center, free wireless connection, internet available, USA Newspaper Monday through Friday, outdoor pool)
Home2 Suites by Hilton-Augusta
3606 Exchange Lane
Augusta, GA 30309
706-955-4431 (Direct); 706-733-8887 (Fax)
GRU Rates- suite w/full kitchen
1-4 nights $124
5-11 nights $114
2110 Walton Way $116 Two Queens or Suite
Augusta, GA 30904 $126 Balcony
(706) 737-8888 or (800) 476-6888
(5 minutes from GRU, continental breakfast, USA Today newspaper, fitness center, and member of the Historic Hotels of America. Restaurant on site. $25.00 car service to airport)
Quality Inn $55.00 Single/Double
1455 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 722-2224
(Close to GRU, complimentary expanded continental buffet, in-room coffee, USA Today newspaper, free local phone calls)
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tar xvzf
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mysqlbackup commands are unpacked into a
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$PATH setting the directory where you unpacked
For certain Linux distributions, the product is also available as
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Action Now continued their call for people to close their accounts with Bank of America over the weekend. The story made it on CBS local newscast:
Last week I wrote about Marsha Godard's side of the incident. Bank of America finally responded to some of my questions and it only leads to a single conclusion – one side is lying.
Prior to being arrested Godard claimed she entered the headquarters and asked to speak with someone in charge of the foreclosed lots. She said she was a customer and entered the building alone. She did not seek nor create a confrontation and was never asked to leave the building. BofA claims otherwise:
On Tuesday, Ms. Goddard was inside our banking center and creating a disruption. The Chicago Police made the decision to arrest her only after she had been asked at least three times to leave the building and continue her demonstration outside.
Someone is lying.
Ms. Godard said she was unable to deliver the list of properties. BofA says they did accept them:
Contrary to claims by Ms. Goddard and Action Now that have been picked up in published reports, a bank representative did accept a list of vacant properties once all demonstrators were outside, and the bank will review the list to determine property ownership and responsibility.
"Once all demonstrators were outside" is the key part of that statement. Ms. Godard was the only one who entered the building and she only left after she was arrested. The list was "accepted" when an employee must have picked it up after the CPD left with Marsha in handcuffs. In a follow up conversation with Ms. Godard she maintained that she was never asked to leave and merely waiting for assistance. If any commotion was happening it was outside with Action Now peacefully gathering on the sidewalk.
The following day Ms. Godard was threatened with arrest if she tried to enter the Bank of America facility in an attempt to close her account. BofA said the following:
While leading a second demonstration on Wednesday, Ms. Goddard asked to go into the banking center as a customer to conduct personal business. Again, in the interest of security, safety and service to other customers, the bank treats any customer involved in an active demonstration as a demonstrator for the duration of the incident. Although she would not be allowed in the banking center during the demonstration, a Bank of America representative courteously invited Ms. Goddard to accompany her from the demonstration site to another banking center less than two blocks away, where she would be able to conduct her business as a customer, not a protestor; or to call to arrange an appointment at another time. Ms. Goddard declined the offer.
Ms. Godard was adamant she was never offered the appointment nor the accompaniment to another banking center. I tried to speak with Patricia Holden -the local BofA executive- about the incident but was referred to a media relations person instead. Thus BofA's statements are taken secondhand, at best.
Bank of America stops short of calling Action Now's board member a liar but they do spell her name incorrectly over and over again. The lack of respect that shows is more than a mere oversight but a slight of hand showing they really do not care.
I am still awaiting more information from Bank of America pertaining to the charges of criminal trespassing against Ms. Godard. Her court date is set for September 22nd.
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A warming world will affect everything from crops to the oceans, a new UN study says.
For the first time since 1990, the USDA has updated planting maps based on temperatures. One thing is clear -- the United States is getting warmer.
New reports from the UK suggest going vegetarian two days each week could be an easy way to prevent climate change.
Lawmakers worry that the Obama administration's focus on health care reform may be impeding on climate change legislation.
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SUNDAY, December 1
#MBHunt (Poseidon Games Eligible)
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CSUMB's Scavenger Hunt is back - #MBHunt! Think you can top last year's winners, #1up and #ashunters? Gather a team of up to 6 people and create a # team name, snap a pic from the scavenger hunt item list, upload the pic to Instagram using your favorite effects, tag the pic with #MBHunt and the item number, and the team with the most points wins! The #MBHunt list will be available via CSUMB's homepage as well as the California State University, Monterey Bay Facebook page so you can get started. During the week of Homecoming, we will have daily #MBHunt items that will be worth extra points. Sign up here #MBHunt.
MONDAY, December 2
Associated Students Zumba
Black Box Cabaret
6:00 p.m-7:00 p.m Doors Open at 5:30 p.m
Join your Associated Students Programming Board in the first event of Homecoming week. Come and enjoy your regular Zumba session with a twenties twist.
Associated Students Movie Night: "The Great Gatsby"
Black Box Cabaret
8:00 p.m-10:30 p.m Doors Open at 7:30 p.m
Continue the celebration of Homecoming week by watching a movie and enjoying some free popcorn provided by your Associated Students Programming Board.
TUESDAY, December 3
You OTTER Know Me
Student Center East Lounge
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
Design your Monte-Rey mask and get to know our Otters! Join Associated Students Cultural Enrichment Board and the rest of CSUMB to celebrate the campus culture this homecoming week!
Associated Students Kickboxing
Black Box Cabaret
6:00 p.m-7:00 p.m Doors Open at 5:30 p.m
Release your stress and show your Otter pride by joining your Associated Students Programming Board in their regular Kickboxing session with a twenties twist.
WEDNESDAY, December 4
Meet the Teams
Dining Commons
5:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m
Join us at the Dining Commons for dinner to meet the Men's & Women's Basketball teams. Enjoy tailgate inspired food and have your picture taken in our photo booth!
Associated Students Movie Night: "The Great Gatsby"
Black Box Cabaret
8:00 p.m-10:30 p.m Doors Open at 7:30 p.m
Missed the first showing of our movie night? Then, come out and watch the movie with some free popcorn provided by your Associated Students Programming Board.
THURSDAY, December 5
Bonfire & Pep Rally
Otter Sports Complex
7:00 p.m – 8:00 p.m.
Wish the Men's and Women's basketball teams good luck in the upcoming Homecoming games. Enjoy hot cocoa provided by Dining Services and the bonfire!
GLOlympics (Poseidon Games)
North Quad
8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Play glow-in-the-dark ultimate frisbee and volleyball with the North Quad Area Council. There will also be shirts and masks to decorate to show your school spirit. You otter have fun in the dark!
Divarty Quad
8:20 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Join Area 1 for a fun filled night of glow-in-the-dark capture the flag! There will be tons of glow sticks and even more fun!
Area 2
8:40 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
GLOgreen with Area Two! Glow crazy with glow in the dark face painting, frisbee games, glowing root-beer pong, and table tennis! Glow messy with glow in the dark paint twister, so wear clothes you're ready to glow in! Come play glow in the dark ring toss made from YOUR recycled bottles!
FRIDAY, December 6
Associated Students Zumba Sentao
Meeting House
11:00 a.m-12:00 p.m Doors Open at 10:30 a.m
Trying to find something new? Come and work out with your Associated Students Programming Board in their regular Zumba Sentao with chairs.
Powder Puff
Recreation Field
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
It's time to watch your CSUMB Women fight for the 2013 Powder Puff Championship! Also, don't miss your CSUMB Men as they cheer on this year's Powder Puff players.
MONTE Carlo Game Night (Poseidon Games)
Black Box Cabaret
9:00 p.m. - Midnight
Have some fun with your Otter Student Union, join us as we will be hosting games ranging from casino to arcade, along with a photo booth for those Sweet Memories. Don't miss out on winning special prices, as well as free Mocktails and refreshments.
SATURDAY, December 7
Associated Students Zumba
Black Box Cabaret
10:00 a.m-11:00 a.m Doors Open 9:30 a.m
Keep enjoying the fun of Homecoming week by joining your Associated Students Programming Board in their regular Saturday Zumba session with a twenties twist.
CSUMB Men's Rugby vs. Cal Poly SLO
Student Recreation Field
1:00 p.m. - 3:00p.m.
Women's Basketball vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills - Homecoming Game
Otter Sports Center "The Kelp Bed"
5:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills - Homecoming Game
Otter Sports Center "The Kelp Bed"
7:30 p.m.
Associated Students Homecoming Dance: "The Roaring Twenties"
UC Ballroom
9:00 p.m- 1:00 a.m
Join your Associated Students Programming Board in their Homecoming Dance: "The Roaring Twenties." Free admission, free desserts, photo paparazzi, live DJ' s, dancing and more. The dance will be capped at 400 with one guest per CSUMB student. Both students
SUNDAY, December 8
Puppy Parade
Main Quad
Bring Homecoming to a close and help de-stress before finals start by coming out to the Puppy Parade! Come join Sports Club Council and the SPCA by playing fetch with some furry friends in the Main Quad!
For more information or to request sign language interpreters or other disability-related accommodations please contact Jacinto M. Salazar at 831-582-4442. For full consideration, submit requests by December 1, 2013.


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Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Pictures and Paducah update
This was the view each evening from our balcony during our vacation. I just love a sunset no matter where I am! It is so hard to come back from relaxation to normal life. I don't feel at this point that I will ever have time to sew again, but I know better then that. It is just that overwhelming feeling you have after having been gone awhile. Middle child had a ballgame last night in 40 degree temperatures, high winds and sprinkles off and on. I was hoping it would be cancelled but no go on that. It did allow me to go to the big city and do grocery shopping. So I was able to cross one thing off my list.
I am so excited. Dawn of Quilts and Pieces (http://dquilts.blogspot.com/) is going to Paducah with me. Only 3 weeks away. We have never met but through cyber space so as you can imagine I am totally psyched about this! We will get spend 5 days together. My large group of traveling buddies have been emailing her and making her part of the group. She will fit right in!
I had to include this picture of the seagulls. It would not be Florida without them. Now, if it would only quit raining here and warm up a little. Have I said I am not a lover of spring……
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- Holly said...
Beautiful pictures especially of the seagulls. How fun is that that you will get to meet and spend time with Dawn! Daylight savings always throws me for a loop, too. I didn't sleep at all last night. Wish *they'd* leave well enough alone :)
- Tracey said...
Welcome home, Laura!! The sunset is gorgeous!! I hope you have a wonderful time and sewing doesn't become a faint memory for you! :o)
- Kay said...
Ah, the wonders of daylight savings time! Indiana didn't need it, that's for sure. The dark mornings put us back in winter again, and the late evenings mess up the biological clock, at least for me. But hang in there; on a few more weeks to Paducah.
- Dawn said...
Oh I love your Florida pictures! I love the beach and ocean - no matter what time of day! Oh that view is to die for! And that picture you captured of the seagulls - that is just awesome. It is so cool how their wings are at the same point and they just look like they are suspended there!
Now as for Paducah! You can't be anywhere near as excited as I am - although I am dying to meet these ladies. Man they had me rolling on the floor today. And you can't even imagine how much I needed that! I"ll have to fill you in when you get settled!
- Darcie said...
Terrific pics, Laura! Wow...you're fast on the trigger to be able to capture the seagulls like that. I too, love any sort of sunscape. Your pic of the sun and the ocean takes my breath away!
We -- whom are STAYING HOME AND NOT GOING TO PADUCAH -- are going to want to hear EVERYTHING from you two!!! How fun!!!
- Lily said...
Oh you and Dawn are going to have so much fun in Paducah!!! Can't wait to hear all the stories :)


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CHICAGO- The UIC men's tennis team (2-4), collected their second win of the season Saturday (Feb. 22) when they faced Chicago at the Five Seasons Sports Club in Burr Ridge, Ill."We had a strong doubles effort by all three teams, setting the tone for singles play," stated head coach Hans Neufeld.Alexander Raa started singles competition strong in the No. 1 position defeating Sven Kranz, 6-2, 6-3. Carl Hedstrom competed in the No. 2 spot, but fell short to Deepak Sabada, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6).Isaac Lloveras beat Brian Sun at No. 3 in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4. Christopher Cole was strong in the No. 4 position defeating Ankur Bhargava, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.At No. 5, Eric Pontow pushed his match to three, but ultimately fell short to Max Hawkins 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. Nicolas Aguirre was unable to come away with a win in the No. 6 position, also pushing his match with Gordon Zhang to three but lost, 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7).The Flames went 2-1 during doubles play. Cole and Lloveras teamed up at No. 2 to defeat Hawkins and Bhargava, 8-6. Raa and Nate Campanile joined forces at No. 3 to down Zsolt Szabo and Sun, 8-6. Hedstrom and Maurizio Feoli competed in the No. 1 spot, but were unable to come out on top falling to Sabada and Kranz, 8-7.UIC will compete next at Bradley Sunday, March 2 at the Clubs at River City-North. Competition is set to get underway at 5 p.m. (CT)UIC 4, Chicago 3Singles competition1. Alexander Raa (UIC) def.Sven Kranz (UCM) 6-2, 6-32. Deepak Sabada (UCM) def. Carl Hedstrom (UIC) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)3. Isaac Lloveras (UIC) def. Brian Sun (UCM) 6-1, 6-44. Christopher Cole (UIC) def. Ankur Bhargava (UCM) 3-6, 6-2, 6-25. Max Hawkins (UCM) def. Eric Pontow (UIC) 2-6, 6-4, 6-16. Gordon Zhang (UCM) def. Nicolas Aguirre (UIC) 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7)Doubles competition1. Deepak Sabada/Sven Kranz (UCM) def. Carl Hedstrom/Maurizio Feoli (UIC) 8-72. Christopher Cole/Isaac Lloveras (UIC) def. Max Hawkins/Ankur Bhargavar (UCM) 8-63. Alexander Raa/Nate Campanile (UIC) def. Zsolt Szabo/Brian Sun (UCM) 8-6
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Stefan Esser (left), the PHP security guru behind the recent Month of PHP Bugs project, has yanked all the proof-of-concept exploits from the project page because of legal concerns related to the new law.
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The big problem is that the paragraph is not clearly written. It allows too much interpretation. While our government says that they do not want to punish for example hired penetration testers, this is NOT written down in the law. The written law does not know any exception. And that is the big problem.
Phenoelit, another German site that distributes hacking tools, has posted a goodbye note that refers to the new law. Phenoelit's tools and security material have been moved to a different server outside Germany.
Kismac, a wireless network discovery and attack tool, has also disappeared.
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Silent letter
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In an alphabetic writing system, a silent letter is a letter that, in a particular word, does not correspond to any sound in the word's pronunciation. Phonetic transcriptions that better depict pronunciation and which note changes due to grammar and proximity of other words require a symbol to show that the letter is mute. Handwritten notes use a circle with a line through it and the sound is called "zero"; it resembles the symbol for the "empty set", but must not be confused with the Danish and Norwegian letter Ø. In printed or computer graphic presentation using the IPA system, the symbol ∅ is used.
For all languages listed, one of the speaking dictionaries offered on the Internet can be used.[1]
One of the noted difficulties of English spelling is a high number of silent letters. Edward Carney distinguishes different kinds of "silent" letter, which present differing degrees of difficulty to readers and
- Auxiliary letters which, with another letter, constitute digraphs, i.e. two letters combined which represent a single phoneme. These may further be categorized as
- "exocentric" digraphs, where the sound of the digraph is different from that of either of its constituent letters. These are rarely considered "silent". There are examples
- where the phoneme has no standard single-letter representation, as with consonants 〈ng〉 for /ŋ/ as in sing, 〈th〉 for /θ/ as in thin or /ð/ as in then, diphthongs 〈ou〉 in out or 〈oi〉 in point. These are the default spellings for the relevant sounds and present no special difficulty for readers or writers.
- where standard single-letter representation uses another letter, as with 〈gh〉 in enough or 〈ph〉 in physical instead of 〈f〉. These may be considered irregular for writers but less difficult for readers.
- "endocentric" digraphs, where the sound of the digraph is the same as that of one of its constituent letters. These include
- most double consonants, as 〈bb〉 in clubbed; though not geminate consonants, as 〈ss〉 in misspell. Doubling due to suffixation or inflection is regular; otherwise it may present difficulty to writers (e.g. accommodate is often misspelt) but not to readers.
- the discontiguous digraphs whose second element is "magic e", e.g. 〈a_e〉 in rate (cf. rat), 〈i_e〉 in fine (cf. fin). This is the regular way to represent "long" vowels in the last syllable of a morpheme.
- others such as 〈ck〉 (which is in effect the "doubled" form of 〈k〉), 〈gu〉 as in guard, vogue; 〈ea〉 as in bread, heavy, etc. These may be difficult for writers and sometimes for readers.
- "exocentric" digraphs, where the sound of the digraph is different from that of either of its constituent letters. These are rarely considered "silent". There are examples
- Dummy letters with no relation to neighbouring letters and no correspondence in pronunciation:
- Some are inert letters, which are sounded in a cognate word: e.g. 〈n〉 in damn (cf. damnation); 〈g〉 in phlegm (cf. phlegmatic); 〈a〉 in practically (cf. practical). If the cognate is obvious, it may aid writers in spelling, but mislead readers in pronunciation.
- The rest are empty letters which never have a sound, e.g. 〈w〉 in answer, 〈h〉 in Sarah, 〈s〉 in island, 〈b〉 in subtle, the 〈t〉 in ballet. These may present the greatest difficulty to writers and often to readers.
The distinction between "endocentric" digraphs and empty letters is somewhat arbitrary. For example, in such words as little and bottle one might view 〈le〉 as an "endocentric" digraph for /əl/, or view 〈e〉 as an empty letter; similarly with 〈bu〉 or 〈u〉 in buy and build.
Not all silent letters are completely redundant:
- Silent letters can distinguish between homophones, e.g. in/inn; be/bee; lent/leant. This is an aid to readers already familiar with both words.
- Silent letters may give an insight into the meaning or origin of a word, e.g. vineyard suggests vines more than the phonetic *vinyard would.
- Silent letters may help to put weight on a certain syllable, telling the reader to put more stress on the syllable (Compare physics to physiques). The final 〈fe〉 in giraffe gives a clue to the second-syllable stress, where *giraf might suggest initial-stress.
Silent letters arise in several ways:
- Sound changes occurring without a spelling change. The digraph 〈gh〉 was pronounced [x] in Middle English in such words as light.
- Sound distinctions from foreign languages may be lost, as with the distinction between smooth rho (ρ) and roughly aspirated rho (ῥ) in Ancient Greek, represented by 〈r〉 and 〈rh〉 in Latin, but merged to the same [r] in English. Similarly with 〈f〉 / 〈ph〉, the latter from Greek phi.
- Clusters of consonants may be simplified, producing silent letters e.g. silent 〈th〉 in asthma, silent 〈t〉 in Christmas (in Conservative RP, such as that spoken by Dame Vera Lynn, the 〈t〉 is pronounced - /krɪstməs/, instead of /krɪsməs/ in all other dialects). Similarly with alien clusters such as Greek initial 〈ps〉 in psychology and 〈mn〉 in mnemonic, and the much rarer clusters in chthonic and phthalate.
- Compound words are often simplified in pronunciation, while their spelling stays the same. For example, cupboard and breakfast were once pronounced as written, but were then simplified over time. The words forehead and waistcoat have largely reverted to their spelling pronunciations, but were once pronounced forrid and weskit, respectively.
- Occasionally, spurious letters are consciously inserted in spelling to reflect etymology (real or imagined). The 〈b〉 in debt and doubt (from French dette, doute) was inserted to match Latin cognates like debit and dubitable. A silent 〈s〉 was inserted in isle (Norman French ile, Old French isle, from Latin insula; cognate to isolate) and then extended to the unrelated word island. The 〈p〉 in ptarmigan was apparently suggested by Greek words such as pteron ('wing').
Since accent and pronunciation differ, letters may be silent for some speakers but not others. In non-rhotic accents, 〈r〉 is silent in such words as hard, feathered; in h-dropping accents, 〈h〉 is silent. A speaker may or may not pronounce 〈t〉 in often, the first 〈c〉 in Antarctic, 〈d〉 in sandwich, etc.
Silent letters are common in French, including the last letter of most words. Ignoring auxiliary letters that create digraphs (such as 〈ch〉, 〈gn〉, 〈ph〉, 〈au〉, 〈eu〉, 〈ei〉, and 〈ou〉, and 〈m〉 and 〈n〉 as signals for nasalized vowels), they include almost every possible letter except 〈a〉, 〈j〉, 〈o〉, 〈q〉, 〈v〉, and 〈y〉.
Final 〈e〉 is silent or at least (in poetry and song) a nearly-silent schwa /ə/; it allows the preservation of a preceding consonant, often allowing the preservation of a grammatical distinction between masculine and feminine forms in writing, e.g., in vert and verte (both 'green'); the 〈t〉 is pronounced in the latter (feminine) but not the former. Furthermore, the schwa can prevent an awkward ending of a word ending in a consonant and a liquid (peuple, sucre).
After 〈é〉, 〈i〉, or 〈u〉, a final 〈e〉 is silent. The spelling 〈eau〉 is pronounced just the same as that for 〈au〉 and is entirely an etymological distinction, so in that context, the 〈e〉 is silent.
After 〈g〉 or 〈q〉, 〈u〉 is almost always silent.
The letter 〈h〉 is always silent, except in the digraphs 〈ch〉 and 〈ph〉. Numerous doubled consonants exist; French does not distinguish doubled consonants from single consonants in pronunciation as Italian does. A marked distinction exists between a single and doubled 〈s〉: doubled 〈ss〉 is always voiceless [s], while an intervocalic single 〈s〉 is voiced [z].
The nasal consonants 〈m〉 and 〈n〉 when final or preceding a consonant ordinarily nasalize a preceding vowel but are not themselves pronounced (faim, tomber, vin, vendre). Initial and intervocalic 〈m〉 and 〈n〉, even before a final silent 〈e〉, are pronounced: aimer, jaune.
Most final consonants are silent, usual exceptions to be found with the letters 〈c〉, 〈f〉, 〈l〉, and 〈r〉 (the English word careful is mnemonic for this set). But even this rule has its exceptions: final 〈er〉 is usually pronounced /e/ (=〈é〉) rather than the expected /ɛʀ/. Final 〈l〉 is silent after 〈i〉 even in a diphthong (œil, appareil, travail). Final -ent is silent as a third-person plural verb ending, though it is pronounced in other cases.
Final consonants that might be silent in other contexts (finally or before another consonant) may seem to reappear in pronunciation in liaison: ils ont [ilz‿ɔ̃] "they have", as opposed to ils sont [il sɔ̃] "they are"; liaison is the retention (between words in certain syntactic relationships) of a historical sound otherwise lost, and often has grammatical or lexical significance.
The letter 〈h〉 most often marks a 〈c〉/〈g〉 as hard (velar), as in spaghetti, where it would otherwise be soft (palatal), as in cello, because of a following front vowel (〈e〉 or 〈i〉). Conversely, a silent 〈i〉 marks a 〈c〉/〈g〉 as soft where it would otherwise be hard because of a following back vowel (〈a〉, 〈a〉, 〈o〉 or 〈u〉), as in ciao, Perugia.
Silent 〈h〉 is also used in forms of the verb avere ('have') – ho, hai and hanno – to distinguish these from their homophones o ('or'), ai ('to the') and anno ('year'). The letter 〈h〉 is also silent at the beginning of words borrowed from other languages, such as hotel.
Despite being rather phonemic, Spanish orthography retains some silent letters:
- 〈h〉 is silent outside of the digraph 〈ch〉 and loanwords such as hámster or hachís.
- The digraph 〈qu〉, used to represent [k] before the front vowels 〈e〉 and 〈i〉, has a silent 〈u〉
- 〈gu〉 for /ɡ/ has the same silent 〈u〉 before 〈e〉 and 〈i〉. When the 〈u〉 is not silent it must be marked with a trema: 〈ü〉. Before 〈a〉 and 〈o〉, the 〈u〉 is not silent.
In the Turkish language, 〈ğ〉 is often nearly silent.[2]
Estonian and Finnish[edit]
The Estonian and Finnish languages use double letters for long vowels and geminate consonants.[1]
The Danish language has two different letters which can be silent.
The letter 〈h〉 is silent in most dialects if followed by 〈v〉, as in hvad ('what'), hvem ('who'), hvor ('where').[3]
The letter 〈d〉 is usually (but not necessarily) silent if preceded by a consonant, as in en mand ('a man'), blind ('blind'), jorden ('the earth'). Many words ending in 〈d〉 are pronounced with a stød, but it's still considered a silent letter.[4]
See also[edit]
- Silent e
- Silent k
- Three letter rule source of some common English silent letters.
- List of names in English with counterintuitive pronunciations, many with multiple silent letters.


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