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Africa and Europe: strengthening transport cooperation
This communication supports the idea of connecting the trans-European transport networks with the African transport networks. The Commission encourages the strengthening of cooperation and the exchange of experiences between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) to establish a safer and more effective transport system.
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council of 24 June 2009 – "Partnership between the European Union and Africa – Connecting Africa and Europe: working towards strengthening transport cooperation" [COM(2009) 301 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
The communication promotes reflection upon how cooperation and the exchange of experiences can be improved to encourage the African Union (AU) to establish a safer and more effective transport system, including the extension of trans-European transport networks (TEN-T) towards Africa. The communication is therefore linked to the Euro-African partnership for infrastructure adopted in 2007. Within this partnership regional and national transport, water, energy, and telecommunications networks are interconnected throughout Africa.
The proposed measures are to be applied through existing instruments and cooperation between the European Union (EU) and Africa, in particular the Cotonou agreement, the European Development Fund, and the European Neighbourhood Policy.
The need for an EU-African transport cooperation
As the principle means of providing physical access to employment, health care and education, transport is essential to development and to the well-being of both rural and urban communities. The costs of transport in Africa are some of the highest globally and are particularly high in landlocked African countries; due in part to weak infrastructures, excessive administrative procedures, lack of appropriate governance and ineffective safety regulations.
An effective transport network is particularly important for landlocked countries. African transport networks must be developed when necessary for trade flow passing from ports towards these landlocked countries. By facilitating and improving transport flows between the EU and Africa, transport costs can be lowered whilst the sustainability and reliability of the transports services is improved. To achieve a genuine Euro-African transport network, there needs to be a coordinated approach with regards to the planning and implementation of infrastructure as well as an enhanced cooperation in the two principle modes of transport: air and maritime transport.
Aviation sector
The measures proposed by the Commission are designed to increase efficiency and long-term growth within the field of African air transport.
The AU encourages structured dialogue both between African organisations and between regional economic communities. This dialogue would develop the following areas:
- air safety;
- security;
- modernisation of economic regulations;
- environmental limits.
Maritime sector
Cooperation between the EU and the AU is needed to improve efficiency of African ports. The Commission proposes three ways for this to happen:
- simplify regulatory aspects of customs and documentary procedures;
- develop port infrastructure;
- apply international standards (the international ship and port facilities security code – ISPS) to ensure port security.
In regard to environmental aspects, the Commission also suggest establishing efficient port installations to easier process waste from vessels in compliance with international conventions.
Development of a safer and more effective transport system
Issues of security and safety affect all modes of transport in both Europe and Africa.
Within maritime transport, it is important that countries in north and north-west Africa commit to combat the use by criminal organisations of overloaded small boats to transport illegal immigrants. This practice puts at risk the lives of thousands of people. Another issue is that of piracy, which currently represents an obstacle to the development of trade due to the lack of security in ports and along coastlines. The Commission therefore proposes that the EU:
- assists in the administrative implementation of maritime regulations;
- strengthens cooperation within its integrated maritime policy with Africa to encourage a heightened maritime surveillance;
- promotes a more effective exchange of information with the relevant national authorities.
The Commission suggests that the opening up to air traffic from Africa should be accompanied by the reorganisation of air space and the network of air routes to ensure greater economic and environmental efficiency and safety.
Road is the principle mode of transport in Africa, in particular with regard to access to rural areas. The Commission therefore proposes guidelines in the field of road safety to be developed within national and regional administration:
- create appropriate mechanism to promote the exchange of best practice;
- encourage the allocation of European funds meant for the road network to specific measures designed to improve road safety;
- promote the inclusion of road safety aspects in social impact studies for road investment.
The EU supports European cities in establishing integrated strategies for urban transport by means of the CIVITAS programme, within which cities are able to exchange ideas and good practice. The Commission proposes that this programme be extended to include African cities so that they can also benefit from these ideas and experiences.
See also
- European Commission Directorate-General Transport website on EU-Africa relations
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After watching some Jonas highlights on youtube i found a cool nickname for Joans. J-Vicious. Im not that good at coming up with nicknames but I really liked this one. Anyone else got any nicknames for Jonas or any other raptors?
LOL im not sure that would work.
Flying V
Big Valley
Lil' Val
Jonas Express
Big Val
Any others?
Last edited by omgsomuchpotential; Mon Aug 13th, 2012 at 09:01 AM.
I got a crazy idea....let's call him Jonas
I remember the good ol' days when only established players deserved nicknames...
Last edited by wallz; Mon Aug 13th, 2012 at 03:50 PM.
A few years ago it got really bad, to the point where I couldn't even watch the American broadcast on whichever network it was that showed the Sunday games, because every other player was "unbelievable" and had a nickname based on their initials and jersey #. I totally agree with you about actually earning a nickname. I hate how the NBA has gone out of its way to market the names on the back of the jersey moreso than the name on the front!
Love this picture, can someone make it into or part of a wallpaper?
All you have to do to remedy that situation is bring back the XFL style jerseys and allow them to put their nick names on the back. That way you'll never forget and feel outdated.
In all honestly, I got no problems with nicknames. I don't really know how you "earn" a nickname. The way I see it. if it's good it'll stick. I do know what you're saying about a few years back. My issue was how they weren't creative AT ALL.
Eh follow my TWITTER!
It's one thing when it's a nickname given by teammates, as usually it's a much shorter and quicker-to-say name, which is just easier to use during the course of the game. ie: it's way easier to say "Mo" or "Mo-P" or "Mo-Pete" instead of asking "Morris" to pass the ball...
I hate nicknames like CB4, AK47, CP3, etc... that's just initials + jersey number = nickname... wow, so creative and so meaningful! Sounds more like a marketing ploy to me.
AK47 is a fucking sick nickname tho. CB4 and CP3 are just kinda initials and jersey number big whoop, its like calling Bargnani AB7 or Derozan DD10. AK47 is one of the few nicknames that actually works well and sounds badass
Yeah AK47 is pretty sick. But I think names like CB4 come from the commentators trying to spice things up, so they aren't saying the same names all the time.. Can't really blame them
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Jesse James is free to move with his 6-year-old daughter to Texas, closer to ex-wife Sandra Bullock.
A family court judge in Orange County, Calif. ruled in favor of the bad boy motorcycle mechanic Tuesday in a week-long custody battle with James' other ex, Janine Lindemuler, according to reports.
Lindemuler, a former porn star and recovering drug addict, had said she did not want James to move away from California. She accused the reality star in court of jeopardizing her relationship with their child in the hopes of winning back Bullock, People mag reported.
James, who recently bought a house near Bullock's in Austin, testified that he was moving to the Lone Star state for business reasons. But he said he still wanted his three children to maintain a relationship with the "Blind Side" star.
"I'll move! I'll move!" Lindemuler reportedly yelled after the judge ruled in favor of joint custody.
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Solid Twins hope to turn tables on Yanks
AL Central champs look primed to avenge past playoff losses
By MIke Bauman / MLB.com
But it could be argued that this time around, we're presented with a more muscular David, and a Goliath who is looking a little worn, a little iffy, maybe even a bit vulnerable.
There have been no feel-good stories for the classic underdog when the Minnesota Twins have met the New York Yankees in recent Division Series. Three times in the last seven years, including 2009, the Twins and Yankees have met in the postseason. The Yankees have emerged with three series victories and an overall record of 9-2.
This has been a dead end for the Twins, and it has probably deprived them of some of the substantial credit that should have been their due. This has been a role-model franchise, winning six division titles in the last nine seasons. Nobody in baseball in this new millennium got more out of limited financial resources than the Twins, but major success in the postseason eluded them, in large part because of the Yankees.
Now the Twins have moved into baseball's middle class with their splendid new ballpark, Target Field. Their revenues have increased and so have their chances. They have been able to find suitable ways to replace two of the game's premier talents; closer Joe Nathan and slugging first baseman Justin Morneau. Their rotation was solidified with the addition of lefty Brian Duensing. And, for the first time in these New York/Minnesota postseason meetings, the Twins will have home-field advantage.
On the other side of the issue, the Yankees are, of course, the defending World Series champions, and they are still baseball's richest, most powerful franchise. They're still the best offensive club in the game, too, leading the Majors in runs scored and on-base percentage. This is not only an imposing lineup, but a relentless lineup. The Yankees stage at-bats that are at once patient, selective and damaging, running up the opposition's pitch counts.
Still, the Yankees come to this postseason moment with questions attached. Last October -- and November -- they marched to their 27th World Series championship with a three-man rotation; CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte.
Sabathia is still Sabathia; reliable, tireless, reaching the 20-victory plateau and beyond for the first time in his career. But Burnett is having an inexplicable second half -- a 2.00 ERA in July, then 7.80 in August and 6.14 in September. Pettite, meanwhile, a completely proven postseason commodity, has had only three starts after coming back from a left groin injury. Maybe Phil Hughes can help, but this is far from where the 2009 Bronx Bombers were, with their rotation solidly in place and on form.
The Twins, on the other hand, have evolved beyond Ozzie Guillen's envious but not inaccurate description of "the little piranhas." This is no longer a small-ball offense, nipping incessantly at the opposition. The addition of Jim Thome at designated hitter has added considerably to the Twins' power, and Delmon Young's breakthrough season has increased their run production. Morneau, out since July after a concussion, has resumed workouts with the team, but even if he remains unavailable, this is the most impressive Minnesota lineup the Yankees will have seen in the postseason.
The traditional virtues of Twins teams in this decade have not slipped away. Pitching and defense? The Twins have the second-fewest errors in the American League, although the Yankees lead in that category. The Twins have a trio of starters who could carry them in the postseason -- Francisco Liriano, Duensing and, amazingly enough to the Yankees, Carl Pavano. Pavano was an injury waiting to happen with the Yankees, making 26 starts in four seasons. But with the Twins, he has been a model of consistency and a leader on the staff. He has produced the kind of numbers for the Twins that the Yankees once hoped they could get from him and now wish they could get from Burnett.
In total, the one thing that could not fairly be expected from this 2010 Division Series meeting between the Yankees and the Twins would be the typical outcome of the recent past -- a one-sided New York victory. The Twins have yet to prove that they can beat the Yankees in October, but here at least, they enter the postseason with what looks like their best opportunity.
2010 Record:: Yankees 4-2 | Twins 2-4
Batting average:: Yankees .297 | Twins .256
Home runs:: Yankees 6 | Twins 4
RBIs: Yankees 24 | 20
ERA: Yankees 3.40 | Twins 4.15
Strikeouts: Yankees 33 | Twins 41
Walks: Yankees 24 | Twins 9
Key Late Game Matchups: The Yankees bring in lefty reliever Boone Logan to face Jim Thome in a one-run game. What happens? Thome already hit one season-turning home run this season against another towering lefty, Matt Thornton of the White Sox. Can Logan neutralize Thome? On the other side, right-handed setup man Jesse Crain gets the call in a critical situation against Alex Rodriguez. Crain, who has been terrific since May, has better numbers against A-Rod than other Twins relievers do. Rodriguez dominated Game 1 of the Division Series last year. Can Crain stop him now?
Secret Weapon
Twins: Danny Valencia may not be a household name -- yet -- but he came up in June and has taken over at third base. He has hit for a high average and has played well defensively. He has the talent to be a large plus factor for the Twins in this series.
Yankees: With the proviso that nothing is particularly secret about the world's most publicized baseball team, it would be a break from form if the Yankees won with speed. And outfielder Brett Gardner, who has played his way into a prominent role with the Yankees, has that kind of speed.
Achilles' Heel
Twins: If Joe Mauer's right knee puts him out of commission or severely limits his effectiveness, the Twins won't be the Twins.
Yankees: Pitching, pitching, pitching. Some starter beyond CC Sabathia is going to have to pitch at least competently for the Yankees to prevail. And in the bullpen, the bridge to Mariano Rivera must be open for business, not under repair.
Yankees will win if ...: The pitching, particularly the starting pitching, holds up. With their offense, the Yankees may require only competent pitching. But somebody in the rotation besides CC Sabathia will have to supply that.
Twins will win if ...: They play the type of baseball they have played for the vast majority of the season. This is a more balanced Minnesota team than its predecessors that lost in the postseason to the Yankees. But the ultimate postseason proof requires an actual victory over the Yankees.
Mike Bauman is a national columnist for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Time: 10 AM to 1 PM (free lunch from Cascade Station Subway included)
Where: Meet at trailhead at the east end of NE Colfax Street (it's a cul-de-sac), off NE 92nd behind the glass factory (map)
Signup and more info: Go to the SOLV(E) signup page or contact Marissa at PP&R. If you already signed up at the annual barbecue or at a recent neighborhood meeting, you don't have to sign up again. And if you just show up, no one will be turned away! The more the merrier. More background on Johnson Lake.
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What it is: Get "Down & Dirty" with the gardeners of Helensview Community Garden! Help to prepare/cover crop plots for the winter, build up pathways with bark chips and when the work is done, join in for a volunteer potluck picnic to celebrate all our hard work! If you have not been down to the garden yet, this is a great chance to see what the fuss is about! Cosponsored by Portland Parks and Recreation (PP&R) and the Portland Parks Foundation
Time: 11 AM to 1 PM
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June 8-9, 2013
HeartSong Ministries exists to communicate the livable reality of the gospel as seen through genuine worship. Whether at a large conference or small youth event, our four HeartSong teams intentionally balance music, Scripture, and life stories to engage audiences in a way that is distinctively Cedarville.
HeartSong will lead in worship for the weekend at Encounter Church. This event is free and open to the public.
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Pittsburgh, PA — After years of planning and months of construction, Point Park University has opened the Urban Park at the Academic Village, an urban green space and key component in the University's effort to redefine and enliven its Academic Village and the Downtown landscape.
Located at Wood Street and Boulevard of the Allies, the new 12,000 square foot Park features a canopy of trees, colorful plantings, a stunning glass stair tower, a dramatic water feature and a colonnade structure that will house a lively restaurant featuring indoor and outdoor dining areas. The Park sits on the site of a former gas station and, most recently, a parking lot.
"The Urban Park at the Academic Village at Point Park University is yet another milestone in the University and community partnership that launched the Academic Village Initiative several years ago," said Paul Hennigan, president of Point Park University. "With the support, investment, leadership and collaboration of the community, the Commonwealth's elected officials, the philanthropic institutions, and the University the students and Downtown now benefits from this dynamic green living room."
Funding for the Park was provided from a variety of sources including a $3.5 million grant released in 2010 from the Commonwealth's Redevelopment Assistance Capital Project program dedicated to the construction of economic, cultural and civic improvement projects and supported by the Allegheny County Legislative delegation.
Many Pittsburgh foundations were instrumental in making the Park effort a reality. The Heinz Endowments early support of the total Academic Village Initiative with a $2 million grant made the design phase of several Academic Village projects possible including the Park design
"This beautiful, intelligently designed green space exemplifies the symbiotic relationship between an important urban academic institution and the city around it," said Endowments President Robert Vagt. "This is exactly the result we hoped for when we directed funding for sustainable design—which included an architectural position to ensure adoption of these principles across all projects. The Urban Park will be the place where university students and downtowners come together to share ideas and perspectives, which is the hallmark of a vibrant city."
The first part of the Academic Village transformation is focused on the Central Campus Development Project, which encompasses an enhanced streetscape along the Wood Street corridor, expected to be completed in the summer of 2012, and two new campus residence halls along the Boulevard of the Allies that were completed last year. Future projects include the completion of a new Student and Convocation Center and the construction of a new Pittsburgh Playhouse on Forbes Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh. This premier performance and teaching venue will provide world-class professional spaces for both unconventional and classical presentations developed by the faculty, students and visiting artists of the Conservatory of Performing Arts.
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Robert Adams, Edge of San Timoteo Canyon, looking toward Los Angeles, Redlands, California, 1978. Gelatin silver print. Yale University Art Gallery. Purchased with a gift from Saundra B. Lane, a grant from the Trellis Fund, and the Janet and Simeon Braguin Fund. © 2012 Robert Adams
I wasn't surprised to learn that Susan Straight, an author with a keen ability to conjure location, is drawn to the work of Robert Adams, a photographer of oft-overlooked places. They seem to share a sensibility, and a familiarity with the landscape east of Los Angeles, and of the American west more generally. Take this passage from Straight's 1996 novel The Gettin Place:
Hosea remembered how strange these trees looked to him when he came to Rio Seco. In Oklahoma, the tree trunks were rough and dark—oak and pecan and sycamore. Then he'd followed Oscar to Los Angeles, where there were only palms, it seemed, among the tiny stucco boxes where he'd rented rooms. Palms that swayed, distant above postage-stamp plots of grass and wavering heat and hard faces. The first time someone had told him about Rio Seco, out in the country to the east, he'd thought that the man, a welder at the assembly plant where Hosea worked, was talking about more palm trees, scrawny forest of bare trunks in desert sand. But when he came to Treetown and saw the orange groves lush and blooming, the olives and eucalyptus shimmering silver, and the pecans and cottonwoods along the riverbottom, he felt the cords in his neck loosen and he breathed the strange, shaded scents. (Susan Straight, The Gettin Place, p. 6. New York, Anchor Books, 2006.)
Robert Adams, New development on a former citrus-growing estate, Highland, California, 1983, printed 1988, Yale University Art Gallery, purchased with a gift from Saundra B. Lane, a grant from Trellis Fund, and the Janet and Simeon Braguin Fund, © 2012 Robert Adams
There are a lot of trees in Robert Adam's photos too: those same palms and eucalyptus that punctuate Straight's stories, all of which are set east of Los Angeles. Both artists cause me, and perhaps others, to pause and wonder "Why here?" and then to answer the question in the same instant, because, Why not? There is so much to tell.
Robert Adams, Interstate 25, Eden, Colorado, 1968, printed 2006, Yale University Art Gallery, purchased with a gift from Saundra B. Lane, a grant from the Trellis Fund, and the Janet and Simeon Braguin Fund
Straight came to see the exhibition, Robert Adams: The Place We Live, and curator Edward Robinson invited her to write something. Struck by Adams's photos of Colorado, a place where she herself has a deep personal history, Straight wrote an autobiographical account of a pivotal trip with her brother:
"I think that my favorite parts of America are the places on the edges--the exact places that Robert Adams photographs," she says.
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"To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart."
"Don't join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed."
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This past Wednesday I headed to a 2nd hand electronics store to purchase a new 3 way switch for my heated hand grips. When turning into the parking lot there was a rummble or a knock.
Decided that the switch would have to wait and rode back home with this clatter or knocking. Decided it was coming from the alternator and removed it to see the dampner goobers.. missing... OK
Replaced them with goobers from my stuff... Then mounted the alternator back into the bike.. after all the stuff was in hit the starter.. Rumbling or knocking still there...
Finally on Thursday I removed the alternator and hooked up the battery. Figured or almost hoping it would be the alternator.. Started the bike... rumbling and knocking.
Figure its the output shaft for the alternator.
This bike I had purchased in July of 2007. At the time it had only 22,600 miles. As of the break down there is over 126,500+ miles. As my wife, Karen stated.. "You got your money's worth out of that one." $3500.
Now to find another engine? Costs of rebuilding?
I do need to Praise the LORD JESUS.. as I had wanted to ride to Potosi, Mo for the last rally. This could have happened on the road!
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You may have seen the recent statistics that said the unemployment rate among 20- to 25-year-olds is 14 percent, almost 5 percentage points higher than the national average, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Perhaps you've also heard the stories about how the available jobs are shifting, too. Believe it or not, there are places in the country that can't find enough workers -- not because there aren't enough people, but because the people available don't have the right skills.
As a school board member, what do you need to do so that your high school graduates have the skills they need in order to get good jobs? Thankfully, the answer is easier than "single-handedly fix the U.S. labor market." Clear research -- on the skills students will need for the 21st century workplace -- and what type of schooling will get them there exists. Here's what the NSBA's Center for Public Education (CPE) has learned about the 21st century job.
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Professors: John A.C. Greppin, George Ray; Professors Emeriti: Earl R. Anderson, Bruce A. Beatie, William S. Chisholm, Edward R. Haymes, Laura Martin, Nicholas J. Moutafakis, Art Schwartz; Associate Professors: Barbara Hoffman, Antonio Medina-Rivera, Ahmee Shah; Assistant Professors: Hoe Kyeung Kim, Conor McLennan, Barbara Prakup; Coordinator of ESL: Maria Angelova; Director of Speech & Hearing: Monica Gordon Pershey; Director of Linguistics: Paul L. Aspelin; Adjunct Faculty: Marshall C. Lewis, Phillip J. Wanyerka.
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Linguistics, available as a major (39 credits) and a minor (18 credits), is based on courses in anthropology, communication, education, English, modern languages, philosophy, psychology, and speech and hearing. For details about the program, contact the Department of Anthropology, CB 119, 687-2414.
LIN 120 Introduction to Language and Linguistics (4-0-4). This course provides an introduction to the properties of human languages and to their systematic study in the field of linguistics. It provides the groundwork for future studies of language and communication in a broad range of disciplines: linguistics, modern languages, ESL, communication, sociolinguistics, and anthropological linguistics. It is assumed that students have had no prior course work or exposure to linguistics and will begin with the basic assumptions that are shared by those who study language from a variety of perspectives. Cross-listed with ANT 120. Return to top
LIN 260 Language, Culture and Society (4-0-4). Overview of the study of language in its cultural and social contexts. Topics may include the formation and maintenance of speech communities, variation of language within and across speech communities, how languages change in contemporary social contexts, the range of uses of language in social context, the verbal arts, oral folklore, and the development of writing systems. This course does not presume a background in either linguistics or anthropology. Cross-listed with ANT 260. Return to top
LIN 293 Topics in Linguistics (4-0-4). Topics reflect material of special or timely interest, such as languages of the city, languages of Africa, effects of globalization on linguistic diversity, cognitive semantics. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours when topics vary. Return to top
LIN 310 Traditional Grammar (4-0-4 credits). Survey of traditional grammar, its history and present use in the schools. Return to top
LIN 311 Elements of Linguistics (4-0-4). Survey of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and psycholinguistics with reference to modern English. Cross-listed with ENG 311. Return to top
LIN 313 Studies in Linguistics (2 to 4 credits). Core course in a mainstream linguistic topic, such as American English dialects, historical linguistics, history of the English language, semantics, or socio-linguistics. May be repeated with change of topic. Cross-listed with ENG 313, with ANT 344 Sociolinguistics, and with courses in other departments as appropriate. Return to top
LIN 314 Applied Linguistics (2 to 4 credits). Course in the professional application of linguistics, such as language diversity and teaching English, lexicography, or English as a second language. May be repeated with change of topic. Cross-listed with ENG 314. Return to top
LIN 315 Introduction to the English Language (4-0-4). An overview of the main components of a linguistic description of English and of the history of the language with an introduction to some relevant areas of applied linguistics: language acquisition, regional and social dialects,socio-linguistics, and pragmatics. Cross-listed with ENG 315. Return to top
LIN 318 Language Analysis (2 to 4 credits). Prerequisite: Introductory linguistics course or strong background in a foreign language. Topics may include Sanskrit, Hittite, Classical Armenian, Old English, Old Norse, or Gothic, studied with an emphasis on grammar and linguistic issues. May be repeated as the continuing study of one language, or with a change of topic. A two-semester sequence of one language (such as Sanskrit I and II), or a semester of Old English followed by a semester of Old Norse or Gothic, may satisfy the Arts and Sciences foreign-language requirement. Students who take Sanskrit I and II (4 credits each) may take second year Sanskrit III and IV (2 credits each). Cross-listed with ENG 318 and MLA 318. Return to top
LIN 340 Phonology (4-0-4). Prerequisites: ANT 120 or LIN 120, Introduction to Language and Linguistics or ENG 311 or LIN 311, Elements of Linguistics. Introduction to the scientific study of the sound systems of the world's living languages. Includes discussion of the basics of phonetic transcription and phonemic analysis and the development of formal models in phonology. Topics include articulatory and acoustic phonetics, the phoneme, phonological rules and representations, nonlinear models, harmony processes, prosodic morphology, and sound symbolism. Cross-listed with ANT 340. Return to top
LIN 341 Morphology and Syntax (4-0-4). Prerequisites: ANT 120 or LIN 120, Introduction to Language and Linguistics or ENG 311 or LIN 311, Elements of Linguistics. Introduction to the description and analysis of word formation processes and sentence structure from a crosslinguistic perspective. Instruction in basic morphemic analysis and constituent testing using data drawn from languages outside the Indo-European family. Also includes an introduction to typological analysis in the study of morpho-syntax. Cross-listed with ANT 341. Return to top
LIN 342 Languages in Contact (4-0-4). Introduction to the study of linguistic responses to culture contact in a variety of socio-historical contexts. Topics include language and trade, language and colonialism, pidgins and pidginization, creoles and creolization, dialect contact, and the formation of koines. Cross-listed with ANT 342 and MLA 342. Return to top
LIN 347 Maya Hieroglyphic Writing I (4-0-4). This course provides an introduction to Classic Maya writing and texts from a linguistic and anthropological perspective. After an introduction to the origins and functions of writing in Mesoamerica, specifically Classic Mayan culture, students will learn to read Classic Mayan texts. They will examine aspects of the grammatical structure of relevant languages, the relationship of spoken languages to the script, and develop strategies for decipherment based on our understanding of modern Mayan languages. After learning how to decipher texts and supplying linguistic values to written signs, students will analyze and interpret a body of Maya texts for information of general anthropological and linguistic interest such as dynastic history, social and political organization, language and ethnicity, ritual, cosmology, belief systems, verbal morphology and syntax, and local ecology. Return to top
LIN 438 Dialect Differences in the Schools (2-0-2). Study of certain aspects of urban language patterns with special attention to linguistic features of those persons described as culturally different. Investigation and discussion of literature on oral language variations as related to listener attitudes, social and economic consequences, school success, and questions concerning approaches to the problem of speech and language specialists. Analysis and evaluation of language samples. Cross-listed with SPH 438. Return to top
LIN 447 Maya Hieroglyphic Writing II (4-0-4). Prerequisites: LIN 347. This course serves as a second, advanced follow-up course in Maya hieroglyphic writing. Its aim is to build on the students' basic knowledge and understanding of the principles and tenets of Maya hieroglyphic writing, learned in LIN 347: Maya Hieroglyphic Writing I, and apply these principles to a series of more challenging texts that are designed to hone and refine a student's skills as an epigrapher. Students will be trained in suggesting ways of establishing the meaning or readings of unknown glyphic elements in order to better understand and evaluate the overall meaning of the text. In general terms, students will integrate both archaeology and epigraphy to reach a more sophisticated understanding of Maya hieroglyphic decipherment and its implications for revising our current understandings of Classic Maya Civilization. Return to top
LIN 490 Linguistic Internship (1 to 2 credits). Prerequisites: course and permission of the faculty anchor and field supervisor. Internships are available in three fields: teaching adult English as a second language, computer-assisted accent reduction, and lexicography. Return to top
LIN 493 Special Topics in Linguistics (2 to 4 credits). Prerequisite: course or permission of instructor. Focus on an advanced linguistic topic such as lexicography, contrastive linguistic systems, or semantics. Return to top
LIN 496 Independent Study in Linguistics (1 to 4 credits). Prerequisites: Linguistics major, senior standing, completion of at least two linguistics core courses, and permission of supervising professor and linguistics director. Specialized research project of particular interest to the student. May be repeated, but no more than 4 credits count toward the Linguistics major. Return to top


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Thatz Not Okay: I Like to Lie. Can I Keep Doing It?
Recently I've invented a hobby whereby I invent factoids that are close enough to the truth to be believable, or just so totally random that they're difficult to prove/disprove (e.g. "Professional hurdlers run faster and make fewer mistakes when forced to jump over animals of the exact same height as a hurdle.") I tell these facts to friends and acquaintances in such a manner that they believe to them be irrefutable truth.
Recently, I overheard a friend repeating a disprovable fact to a group of friends, who mocked her. I enjoy making up these facts and don't want to stop, even though other people are going to look foolish for believing them. Is that okay?
Thatz not okay.
The hobby you have invented is called lying. You tell lies. That's the hobby.
Unfortunately, humanity has collectively subscribed to a social compact that discourages telling casual lies. That's how we are able to function. That's why Wikipedia works.
There's a reason no one ever says, "The great thing about Matt is that I can never tell if he's telling the truth, or just a creative fact he made up!" Compulsive lying is not an endearing trait. Your brand of compulsive lying is not even a shrewd negative trait. At least if you were doing it for personal gain, people could understand your motivation. You're just a Roomba, randomly vacuuming up and backfiring dirt as you skid into walls. You have no goal. The scariest villains are the ones who act with no clear purpose.
What is the triumph in convincing people to believe plausible things? The smug satisfaction of knowing someone else was wrong because you told them something that was incorrect? If I tell you the temperature dropped to 29° last night—even though I know it only dropped to 30°—and you believe me, is that a win for me? A loss for you?
Hobbies should have some element of challenge, even if it's minor. That's why collecting stamps is a hobby that already existed—it's pretty hard to acquire all the stamps. (Also, no sentence beginning "Recently I've invented a hobby whereby" has ever ended well. If what you are doing is so abstract and ludicrous that you must couch its explanation by clarifying it is a hobby that you specifically created, it's probably not the best way for you to be occupying your time. Nobody ever had to say, "Recently I've invented a hobby whereby I restore old furniture.")
This habit is neither useful, nor a skill. At best, you might be able to parlay it into a career [verb]-ing Mad Libs for a living. Since you are obviously not dating anyone, why not devote your time to memorizing actual interesting facts? (Note that interesting facts are made interesting by virtue of the fact that they are both surprising and true.) (Note also that Reno is located further west than Los Angeles; how interesting.)
Futility of the exercise aside, why would you want to trick your friends into looking dumb? If you feel happy (or even blithely indifferent) when someone is made to look dumb, that person is not your friend. By this definition, you have no friends. All you have are your facts.
Which are lies.
An acquaintance of mine started an online fundraiser to help her pay to study abroad in Australia (for the "culture", according to the fundraiser page). She inundated Facebook with desperate pleas to help her raise her goal of $30,000. I hid her from my feed, only to get invited to a fan page for this fundraiser. I saw she was only at $400 and posted an update about how she was going to start calling people. It was painful to see. I used to work in NGO development, so I messaged her offering advice on raising money (e.g. offering baked goods to donors because there's only a small overhead). After an exchange, it ended with me telling her she'll be hard-pressed to convince people this is a worthy cause. She, understandably, defriended me and told me I made her tailspin into a depression, causing her to give up on her dream. I'm wondering now if the "right" thing would have been just to let her keep embarrassing herself. But I think in her place, I would have wanted someone to send me a message. Is that okay?
Thatz okay.
Semesters in Australia are the biggest study abroad grift going. Planning a study abroad trip to Australia is an American student's way of saying, "I want to go somewhere warm and sunny, but I damn sure DON'T want to learn French or Spanish." These jokers will forever rue the day Hawaii was admitted to the Union, because it means that traveling there for a semester of Introductory Jazz courses no longer counts as "studying abroad."
$30,000 is...an insane amount of money. (Is it possible this scholar was starting an online fundraiser to buy Australia?) Part of the deal of being a student is you have access to cheap lines of credit to underwrite your studies. This amount would indicate your acquaintance is receiving no financial aid whatsoever. If you going somewhere and learning something is socially beneficial and could conceivably prove an eventual boon to humanity, you can probably get a scholarship to help drive down out-of-pocket expenses. If, for some reason, you don't qualify for federal aid (perhaps your household income is too large; perhaps because your relationship with the U.S. government could be best described as "complicated"), there are a near-infinite number of private scholarships available.
But what possible social benefit could there be to this girl studying in Australia? Does she intend to come back and share the culture with us? ("You all know about The Veronicas?") To stabilize the notoriously volatile relations between the U.S. and Australia? To settle the long-running Ian Thorpe-Michael Phelps feud? To finally answer the question: "Many people are from England; what if, instead, they were from...Australia?"
Creating an online fundraiser to raise $30,000 to travel to Australia must have made her wonder: How did anyone ever get to Australia before the Internet made it easy to beg for $30,000?
It is baffling that your acquaintance deemed 30 G's a reasonable goal in the first place. What do you even say in a Facebook post asking friends to contribute $30,000 to send you to Australia? "If just 60 people each give just $500, we're there"? ("There" = "the Harvard of Australia") ("The Harvard of Australia" = a hammock outside a bar)
Can you imagine what you would say if someone called and asked for a donation to study the culture of Australia?
"I'm going to learn to play the didgeridoo."
"Sounds great. Here's $14,000."
Don't feel bad for causing her to give up on her dream. First off, you probably didn't—people who say things like "You made me give up on my dream!" tend to have a flair for the dramatic, and are not grounded enough to commit to long-term goals of any kind. Even if you did: HER DREAM WAS TO GO TO AUSTRALIA FOR FREE. Kind of dumb! Like, some people go to college dreaming of becoming a doctor, a lawyer, or a teacher. This young woman went to college dreaming of becoming a person who had spent a few months in Australia. (Also, no one in the history of Australia has ever dreamed of going to Australia. That's why they made it a penal colony instead of a Sandals®.)
Crowdfunding is a tricky game, even moreso when a scheme's sole beneficiary is the person soliciting donations. You can raise money for mandatory, expensive medical treatment, or because your home was destroyed in a fire, or even for educational expenses—within reason. It's in poor taste to hassle friends and strangers for cash just because you're wondering what Australia is all about anyway. Sort of like starting a Kickstarter page because you want to acquire—but not pay for—a new TV. ("I'd like to study the culture of Australia—in stunning HD!")
You initially did the right thing, which is hiding her posts as soon as you realized they were going to annoy you, instead of bookmarking them for obsessive daily hate-reads. Then, when she thrust her campaign in your face through a side channel, you did the right thing again by kindly offering relevant expertise. Should you have escalated to the discussion to the point where you were telling her she was going to have a hard time convincing people her stupid Australian pipe dream was a cause worthy of their financial support? Probably not. (In fact, because she was so obviously never going to reach her goal, this would have been a good opportunity to look like a hero by donating $100 to a project that was never going to get off the the ground. All of the credit with none of the outlay, assuming donations were refunded.)
But you know what? You were right. And your heart was in the right place. (Of course, you still must have known that even if the cupcakes she made were incredible—even if she sold, like, 4 dozen of them—the sales were not going to get her anywhere near $30,000 any time soon. Maybe if what you meant by "Hold a bake sale!" was "Sell a bakery that you already own that you're not using" she could have gotten there. Depends what part of town the bakery is in.)
You may have been over-real, but she appears to be over-entitled, which is the greater crime.
In any event, you know what they say in Australia (although she doesn't, because she wasn't able to go, because you were mean about her champagne wishes and $30,000 dreams):
No rules. Just right.
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There Will Be No (Second) Friday Night Lights Movie, Thank God
After years of fueling the rumors himself, Friday Night Lights creator and director Pete Berg—a man not generally know for his ability to exercise restraint (see: Battleship)—has shot down hopes of a second Friday Night Lights movie.
In an interview with Collider, Berg states "There's not gonna be a movie. We talked about it, some people thought it was a good idea, some didn't; I've come to believe it's probably not a good idea and I seriously doubt it's gonna happen." This is a good thing! As many lazy TV watching fans are quick to forget, Friday Night Lights the TV series was already based on a 2004 movie of the same name, directed by Berg, and based on a book by his cousin H.G. Bissinger. While a movie based on a tv show based on a movie based on a book would be a serious contender for the title of "The Most Hollywood Thing Ever To Happen," no amount of Tim Riggins' favorite cold brew could numb the trainwreck this movie would be, if it ever came to light.
Berg and Friday Night Lights executive producer Jason Katims have long been stoking the fire of a Clear Eyes Full Hearts revival. In February of 2012, Berg told MTV News that he and Katims weren't done with the movie, that Katims was almost done with the script, and that it would all come down to scheduling of the major characters. Castmember Connie Britton told Details in May of 2012 that she had seen the outline of the film in Katims' office, while Berg confirmed in the same interview "We're doing the movie." Just a few months prior, Britton had told Us Weekly the same, stating that the film was "happening for realsies."
Kyle Chandler, who played dreamboat Coach Eric Taylor, was the only alum to show any sort of restraint (because, of course Coach Taylor would be the only person to get it right): telling MTV News back in December of 2012 that the movie was not happening, and that "they ended the show in exactly the right way, at exactly the right time."


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The speaker sits atop a stand that is dock itself. On the dock lies some of the controls. Namely, a power button, input selector and volume control. The unit has no display bar som LED lights to denote power, input, bass boost and mute. These last two functions are accessible from the remote control only.
The device is compatible with just about all iPods and iPhones save the Shuffle (as it doesn't have the standard dock connection). The dock will also charge up an iPod or iPhone. An auxiliary input means that non-iPods can also be plugged in.
The quality is ok for, say a dinner party, where at least people will remark about how the thing looks (in our test dinner party situation, 100 per cent of the guess – four people – agreed that it looked good).
But sound-wise it won't impress audiophiles. The notes can be inaccurate sometimes, the sound distorts and sometimes overpowers when you turn on the bass boost, but the mid-range is where the unit does best.
There is no equaliser on the dock, so you have to rely on the iPod's own function to set how you want your music.
The remote control that comes with the unit is good and easy enough to use. It is pretty straightforward enough to browse menus, skip tracks, play and pause music and enable shuffle and repeat modes.
At around £80-90, the price is reasonable enough but we feel it could have come with a few more features.
Before I begin, everyone needs to realise that this is a budget speaker/dock. At around £50-80, do not expect the quality and power the more expensive units offer. That said, this dock gives out amazing sound, power (20watts) and quality for its size.
Fitting your iPod or iPhone of all generations to the dock is easy as it comes with adapters, to fit different versions. There's also the option to plug in other brand MP3 players or even an ipad/tablet using the mini jack input. Ive actually used this to plug in my ipad and watched a film using it as a larger speaker, which was great. If you're using your iPod or iPhone the other bonus to this dock is that the dock charges your device whilst you listen to music. This is a real bonus, especially if your charging cable is upstairs and you're lazy like me!
Lots has been said about the bass boost button on the dock. This I guess is more of a party feature that certainly does add bass, which is great for banging out dance tracks if you want to keep your neighbours up! The volume you can reach on the dock is surprisingly good and you would not want to play music any louder than the max that this goes if you value your hearing!
There are a couple of other cool features on the dock, such as when you get a call on your iPhone, the music stops and your ringtone plays out, so you don't miss your call. The dock also comes with a handy remote control, which is great and easy to use from a fair distance.
Overall this dock has great sound and is a steal for the price. A great budget dock from Sony.
Over the years, I have owned many docking stations for my i-Pod generally because I dont buy expensive ones and they break. This docking staion from Sony was my most recent purchase, and in comparision, it is the best one yet. It didnt take me long to figure out that not only could I use it for my i-Pod but also for my i-phone, which was an added bonus, and if you read the instruction manual provided properly, you will be able to do the same, as it can be a a complicated removing the fittings to make it possible. For such a cheap device this product exhibits a brilliant quality of sound, and you can turn up the volume quite loud before you start to notice any interferance of any kind. In addition to these features, while your device is locked into the station, it will also charge, killing too birds with one stone, so acts as a charger is your corded charger breaks. I have placed the docking station on my chest of drawers on the other side of my bedroom, and I dont have to get up all the time to change music as the unit is provided with a remote control, with all the simple buttons included.
If you are on a budget, then this is definitely the docking station for you, it does everything the more expensive one's do for a fraction of the price, and Im sure that if you shop around then you will find it for as little as £25, a bargain at such a low price. Definitely gets my recommendation. Thanks for reading.
I bought this iPod dock a couple of years back now, when I got my first iPhone, and it is still going strong!
It comes with various different plastic fittings to change on the docking part where you plug in your device. At first I was really disappointed as I could not find a fitting that allowed me to plug in my iPhone! But after fiddling around for a while, I removed the plastic fitting completely, and use the device with no issues and I can plug in my iPhone 4S, my boyfriend's iPhone 3G, or my iPod Nano, without the inconvenience of fiddling around changing the plastic fittings. So my advice is do away with those altogether, as they are not necessary!
The sound quality is brilliant for a relatively small unit! The bass sounds really good, and there is no interferance whatsoever.
The unit also charges your iPod or iPhone, which I find handy too, as I rarely use my wall plug now, I just simply put my iPhone in the dock when I go to bed!
It comes with a small and simple remote control. It's very basic, literally play, skip, stop, power on/off and volume buttons buttons, but it does the trick!
Compared to some on the market now, it may be a little simple, as it does not have built in radio and cannot play any other devices except those with iPod sockets as far as I am aware, but if you just want something to play your tunes on with good sound quality, it does the job!
I have had my Sony SRS GU10IP for around 6 months and have no big complaints so far. It is a nice and stylish looking speaker unit. The speakers come with a remote control however I do tend to use mine in the kitchen and with it not being a very big room I haven't really used it so can't comment too much on how well it works, but on the odd occasion that I have used it it does the job well.
I use mine in the kitchen to play my iPods when I'm cooking and the steam/heat in the kitchen hasn't caused a problem for the speakers so far.
The sound quality of these speakers is very good and my music is played very well with no or little distortion at the loudest setting however the volume does not go very loud, but I don't tend to like music to loud any way so this is not a problem for me.
I am very impressed with my Sony speakers and I think for the price I paid £70 I would find it difficult to get different speakers with the same standard of sound quality.
My iPod's just dock straight into the front and it even has the added bonus that it charges them for me even if I don't want to play my music I can simply dock one of my iPods to charge it. If you don't have an iPod you can still plug in your mp3 via the auxiliary imput.
The only negative I can think of is that the wire to plug it into the wall isn't very long but mine is on a unit next to a plug so not a problem for but might be an issue for others.
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Sony to me is 'the brand.' I have a Sony TV, Sony surround sound system, a Sony Hi- Fi, therefore thought I'd treat myself to a Sony iPod dock.
Don't get me wrong, I do like this product, I just don't rave about it like I do my other Sony products.
I find it a little fiddly to put the iPod on the actual dock itself; maybe this is because I wear artificial nails... nevertheless I find it fiddly.
The sound on the system is good, but I cannot have the extra bass on because it distorts the music, even if the volume isn't turned up high. I have tried the bass with different sound settings on the iPod, but it doesn't seem to make a difference.
I have not even had this dock a year, but the port at the back in which you put the wire to plug in the system has already shattered, so my husband has had to tape it together. The lead is not very long either, so you have to have the dock right near a plug socket.
The dock is also quite heavy, so it can be a pain to move; although the weight also means that my children can't knock it over as you can other docks.
All in all, quite disappointed with this system.
After reviewing this item, my dock has actually blown! The speaker has totally gone. Needless to say I am pretty annoyed with this now and will be trying to return it. Wish me luck!
I recently sold my Bose sounddock because it wouldn't charge my new ipod touch. I looked at lots of speaker docks and this one really stood out with wall to wall rave reviews. At 69.99 it seemed like amazing value too.
The dock arrived within a couple of days of ordering and I was pretty keen to hear what everyone had been raving about.
I won't be going into all the technical detail etc.. as you can get all that from the product details and does most of that detail really help anyway?
First impressions out of the box were good. It looks well built and more expensive than it is. But now. The acid test. What does it sound like?
Answer? Much as it pains me to say it, pretty disappointing.
I read reports about it filling the room with a rich full sound ( I was expecting an Albert Hall type experience) and it just doesn't.
There isn't much of a stereo effect and there is no richness of tone or depth to the sound. Much has been made of the bass boost function which I tried, but frankly it just made the bass sound more rattly. Plus this is a bit gimicky, if the bass was rich enough this would be unnecessary.
Another gripe is the fact that it just doesn't go loud enough (I know, I know I sound like a teenager). I like my music loud, well at least loud enough to drown out my singing!
But it's not just about volume, it's hard for me to explain, but I need to feel the bass in my ribs not just my ears. Loud music through a poor music system is just plain annoying.
I suppose the real crux of the problem is this, I had a bose system before and frankly there was absolutely no comparison.
Before you say it, yes,I appreciate that there is a big price difference between the two but having owned the bose I just couldn't live with the reduced sound quality.
The advice I would give anybody when shopping for something like this, if at all possible, go to a shop and do your own sound comparison.
No amount of written reviews can describe a sound to you.
By the way, I sent this back and bought another Bose!
Great speakers: Sony SRS-GU10IP
I love Sony as a brand and always trust their products as they have proven to me in the past of being high quality products. I normally choose a Sony product even if it's more expensive than other products. I don't go mad on them though and won't choose them when they are much more expensive since I do have to keep an eye on my expenses. I didn't have this problem when it came to buying these speakers because they simply looked beautiful.
The speakers aren't even that big but size doesn't matter really applies for this one. What I really enjoy about this speaker is that it doesn't restrict you to only the normal Mp3 player. Even though I didn't had an Ipod when I bought this speaker, I do have one now and love the fact that you can connect your Ipod, Itouch or even your Iphone to the dock of the speaker. And even better the dock even charges your device. Always very handy and you will never run out of battery while listening to your favourite music. If you don't have an Ipod then you have the auxiliary input which means you can connect your normal Mp3player to.
The sound is really good and you can turn the volume up really loud. The speakers have a output of 20 watts which is quite a lot since normal small speakers have only 10 watts if I'm correct. Either or the sound is amazing and the speakers have a lot of power. Also the treble and mid-range are very clear. Maybe when you turn the volume totally up the quality might become a little bit less.
On the dock you will find some basic controls like power button, input selector and volume control. You do get a remote control with the speakers where you can also control the bass and mute the sound with and it's easily to go trough the different kind of menus. There's no equalizer on the dock so you will have to use your own Ipod or Mp3player for that.
I bought my Sony SRS-GU10IP for around 80 pounds but you can get them now for around 60 to 70 pound. I think the speakers are totally worth the money and they work absolutely great. The sound is very good and it's easy to operate. The only thing is that if you are looking for a radio option than you better look further because there's no radio on this one.
With every product released from Sony you expect them to be of a high quality due to the price tag they come with. This one is no different so when I purchased it I wanted to make sure that it was a very good speaker dock which are of the highest standard. Something else which is important is to make sure that the actual product looks good as I thought that was something which was vital when making the purchase.
The price for this speaker dock was just over £70 when I purchased it but it is now available for under £60 which I think is a very reasonable price for a product which is of a very high standard. Even though quite a few people would be put off by this price tag I do definitely recommend that interested people take a look at what this actually offers.
The buttons on the speaker are what you would expect from any speaker set. They have the standard volume buttons along with the power button and so on. You will also get a remote control with this speaker which I found was pretty conveniant and meant you didn't have to manually get up and change the music you wanted to listen to. Like a number of speakers I have used I find that aslong as you are in a suitable range from the actual speaker you should be fine using the remote. Just don't expect this to work from 100m away because that is not what it is designed for.
Battery Life
I am not to sure based on how long this speaker would lst beause I normally keep it powered up. If I ever do leave it off it is normally for a couple of days and it has never seemed to run out which is a positive thing.
The qualty of the speaker dock is of the very highest standard, the quality of the music is brilliant and I think you will also find that the way it is built is very stable and looks the part. The way it looks is very appealing and it will look good in my opinion no matter were the user decides to place it. For the price that it is and the brand I don't think you will get one any better.
Overall I think that this speaker for the price it is would be one of the best I have seen. Even though you could find cheaper alternatives I think if you paid that extra bit for this one you will without doubt see the difference in quality between this one and a cheaper alternative.
Most speakers these days are being released with the mindset that most people are going to have an iPod product of some kind and so go about designing the speakers to accommodate those wants for people.
The amazing thing about this device is that as small as this looks, the volume would make you think otherwise.
The Sony SRS speakers are shaped rectangular, looking like a basic box with a connecting panel at the front allowing for an IPod/Touch...etc to be connected into (yet another) docking station to make it that much easier to just have that plug and play quickness, the colour is an absolutely jet black on every part of these speakers with a mesh part at the front for the sound of the speakers to be able to come through unhindered.
You also get a remote control with these speakers keeping with the same colour scheme except for the very bottom where the name of the speakers is in white.
At the back of the Sony speakers there is a line in jack to allow all the models of iPods/touch or maybe you have another brand of a Mp3 player that are not compatible with the docking station they can be connected into this jack with a cable that is provided for you in the box.
The buttons on the front panel of the speakers are as you would find them on most speakers but with this one they have also given you a further feature of adding a button to activate a double bass, giving you a more grounded feel with those certain styles of music that benefit from this feature.
The dimensions of these speakers are 12.63 x 6.13 x 7.75 in, as you can see these speakers are smaller than they look, even in this picture you wouldn't believe they are only that small, and weighing at just under 5 lb, less than half a stone. Wow.
Most speakers of this size generally have only a 10 watts of power supplied for it, but this little power house has 20 watts of power only, 10 watts less than the big hi-fi systems, but this only prove that for a small set of speakers this can get very loud but that doesn't tell you about the quality of the sound.
Usually speakers have a forte in an area of preference, meaning one set of speakers that can make classical music sound amazing will only make house music or any kind of club or party music sound a bit tinny and speakers that make house music sound good will probably make classical music sound a bit bassy, so it is hard to get a set of speakers that can accommodate both sides, but these speakers do deliver, they wont make either side sound amazing but they can make classical music sound good, and with the more upbeat style of music then just activate the Bass Booster button. (Say that 3 times fast).
On a whole the sound is clear, it brings out all the instruments (including the quiet little sounds that you may not usually hear) and when adding the Bass booster (if required) it can add and make such a difference. when indoors and playing music it doesn't require a lot of volume to have it at a decent sound, but take it outside for a party and you will see just how clear and crisp it can sound with no buzzing or feed back.
You can get the Sony SRSGU10IP 2 Ch iPod & iPhone Compatible Docking Speakers from Amazon for
Final Thoughts
So if you want a good set of speakers that can blend in to the background indoors and provide you with a calm relaxing resonance and at the same time provide you with a powerful sound outside and you don't want to pay that almighty high price of Bose speakers then these speakers will hit home.
I always thought it was required and that has arrived with Sony SRS-GU10IP Dock Speakers, great news atleast for me because after the mind boggling performance of SRS-GU10IP Dock Speakers I am now going to buy an Apple iPod. The Apple iPod's performance with this accessory is absolutely mind blowing and I couldn't resist the temptation. I never had any doubt about the quality and class of Apple iPods, even in my reviews I have always pointed out that the only problem with this generation of media players was its lackluster audio quality and this has been aptly upgraded by the SRS-GU10IP Dock Speakers to a flaw less audio performances by the iPod generation. In fact one of my friends was no less excited with the performance of this supplement while using it with iPhones.
It is widely accepted that quality headphones has enhanced the performance of iPods to a large extent. In fact the iPods, especially the Apple generation are dogmatized by the poor quality of headphones for unknown reasons. May be a good headphone is pricy and may not keep the prices of the iPods that attractive. But previous efforts of supplying a speaker with mp3 player met with a massive fiasco. Just look at your Creative Zen with speaker, I think the addition of the speaker to the Zen was pointless to say the least. Probably it's a matter of technology, since coaxing such quality out from a comparatively tiny gadget requires a hell lot of technological expertise, and in fact modern day speaker technology is quite intricate. No doubt Sony produces excellent products but I think there is no comparison with Bose speakers which are, agreed, too pricy but none the less capable of stunning audio. But I don't think one has to fall back on Bose speakers for a good device meant for family or home entertainment.
No body can deny the fact that music is very much related to human emotions and does influence their daily activity. While bad audio can ruin a quality track and at least makes me very gloomy and sad. Music is being widely used to cure incurable diseases, that speaks volumes of its influence on a human being.
1) It enhances the audio quality and output of your iPods and iPhones and specially optimized for them (10/10)
2) Excellent wooden cabinet, fabulous lush black finish adding tonal quality to the audio (10/10)
3) Can be used to a large extent with devices which support 8 ohm impedance (9/10)
4) Keeps the iPod and iPhone charged with its built in charger dock (10/10)
5) Remote control for easy maneuvering from a distance (10/10)
6) No radio interference from iPhones (10/10)
7) Play music from your Mac (10/10)
8) User warranty of 1 year. (10/10)
9) AC adapter (10/10)
10) Light weight compared to its tonal quality and full functionality (10/10)
That makes it nearly a gymnast's perfect score; well I bet it deserves it full and thorough.
LET'S HAVE PEEP AT ITS TECHNICAL SPECS: (copied and pasted)
Audio in: Single stereo mini-jack
Inputs: iPod 30-pin plug and one stereo mini input for alternate audio sources
Driver unit: 2.25 in./5.7 cm
Impedance: 8 ohms
Power: 100-240 VAC
'Output power: 20W total (10W + 10W)
Magnet: Ferrite
Dimensions (WxDxH): 12.63 x 6.13 x 7.75 in./32.0 x 15.4 x 19.4 cm
Weight: 4.6 lb./2.1 kg
Now that hardly looks enviable. I am absolutely satisfied with its performance over the whole range of the audio spectrum but must add that it seems a bit low on the high frequency range (the treble) but that does not give a tweak just jerk the iPhone and the equalization is there. Probably some technological whim to snuff out wireless interference.
If I remember correctly Apple has whole heartedly recommended it and no wonder. Talking about aesthetics there also it scores 10/10, beautiful trendy and high-tech looks.
When it is connected to the Apple iPod touch 8GB the Sony SRS-GU10IP Dock Speakers provides not only power full and rich audio but it is also very deep in bass, intense and soothing. The Bass Boost performs to a nicety. It is only natural because it is stuffed with full range bass-reflex and the woofer to work up the treble. No problems at all with iPods but as I mentioned earlier needs a jerk when connected with iPhone. I can't but adore its wonderful performance at low volume.
It is good that Sony has rightly decided to keep its trust with convention by using the wooden cabinet, may be it adds to the weight but never mind it adds substantially to the tonal quality of the system.
IT definitely compatible with iPod touch 2G
No problems with iPhone 3g.
Even the Apple Nano 5G is supported.
I have tried it with my Creative Zen, its wonderful.
I think the manual does not say all, may be it has too much to say. No grudges there. Coming to the price factor £99.95 Ships: Within 24hrs and the shipping charges are free. That's what www.storeaplle.com promises.
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Camera visualization GUI. More...
Camera visualization GUI.
- Synopsis
Playercam is a gui client that displays images captured from a player camera and/or blobfinder device.
- Usage
playercam is installed alongside player in $prefix/bin, so if player is in your PATH, then playercam should also be. Command-line usage is:
$ playercam [options]
Where [options] can be:
- -help : print this message
- -h <hostname> : host that is running player
- -p <port> : the port number of the host
- -i <index> : the index of the camera
- -b <index> : the index of the blobfinder
- -r <rate> : the refresh rate of the video
For example, to connect to Player on localhost at the default port (6665), and subscribe to the 1st camera device:
$ playercam -i=1
- Features
playercam can visualize data from devices that support the following colorspaces:
Any time a user clicks on the image display, the pixel location and color value at that place will be written to standard out.
- add additional vision feedback abilities w/ opencv (directional histogram)


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Mathematics topics explored include four quadrant grids, coordinate planes, the distance formula for calculating distance on a grid, equivalent fractions, decimals, percentages, common denominators in addition and subtraction of fractions, improper fractions and mixed numbers.
The student videos introduce the mathematics academic content standards and underlying ideas in practical applications of the concepts specifically for 5th grade students.
The Teacher's Edition videos provide instructions for presenting the mathematical concepts, activities, assessments, and recommended topics for further discussion with the students. Printable activity sheets and printable assessments are available for the Teacher's Edition of each video.


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COLONIE -- New York state agriculturalists made great strides in 2012, but they need an even stronger voice to promote rural economies and protect farming lifestyles, officials say.
More than 300 people from all parts of the state attended New York Farm Bureau's annual three-day meeting last week at The Desmond Hotel & Conference Center.
Summits held earlier this year to promote upstate New York's fast-growing Greek yogurt, wine and brewery industries were major accomplishments, and the Farm Bureau gained 1,800 new members, reversing a downward trend.
"There is significant strength in numbers," President Dean Norton told delegates. "Having that larger number will give us more ammunition as we take our fight to capitol halls in Washington, D.C., and Albany. You are the foot soldiers who carry the message every day to strengthen agriculture for all of us."
The organization has many issues to contend with, including proposed Thruway-toll and minimum-wage hikes, property taxes, agricultural assessments and immigration policy that affects farms' hiring practices.
The Farm Bureau is particularly concerned about a proposed Clean Water Act change that would expand the definition of navigable waters to include much smaller bodies, including roadside ditches. This would give the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers much broader powers. Farmers might even have to obtain expensive permits to work some parts of their fields, Norton said.
The organization is lobbying federal lawmakers to prevent the change from taking effect.
"We have strong allies on both sides of the aisle in Albany and Washington," Norton said.
He also credited Gov. Andrew Cuomo for taking an active role in promoting New York agriculture, specifically Greek yogurt, wine and brewing. A new state Liquor Authority rule lets wineries, distilleries and breweries sell beer and wine onsite under the same roof, which previously wasn't allowed.
Also, more money has been allocated for marketing efforts.
"For the first time I know of, New York is rolling back regulations," Norton said. "That would not happen without Farm Bureau."
Several months ago, the group helped successfully block proposed federal regulations that would have greatly curtailed the work that young teens can do on their own family farms, making it difficult for future generations to take over such operations.
"We even secured a promise from the White House that we won't see this come up again during the president's second term," Norton said.
At present, New York Farm Bureau has 25,000 members. About 15,000 are farmers and the rest are a cross-section of people who support the group's goals.
"The public is more interested than ever before about their food, its safety and where it comes from," Norton said.
However, Executive Director Jeff Kirby said that to gain new members it's no longer enough to tell people what Farm Bureau does and how it can benefit them.
"People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it," said Kirby, a Ballston Lake resident. "When our message speaks to what we believe in, that's when people will take action and become a member. It's about getting back to basics."


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Dansko's #1 Sandal in 15 Great Colors!
As your ultimate source for everything Dansko, we're excited to bring you all of the great Sophie colors just in time for the warm weather! You'll love the lightweight, stylish comfort and the adjustable straps of this contemporary style. With new patterns and fun prints, there's a Sophie for every occasion!


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In the hilarious Oscar nominated movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Borat (played by Sacha Baron Cohen) is a TV personality from Kazakhstani TV who is sent to the United States to report on all aspects of American life. At the very end of the movie he says this funny quote about the iPod: "My neighbor Nushuktan Tulyiagby is still assholes. I get iPod, he only get iPod mini. Haha! Everybody know it for girls!" The iPod nano might not hold as many songs as the 30 or 80GB iPod, but we all know that they aren't only for girls!
Want to know another tech tid-bit about the movie? In the RV scene with the frat boys, you can see a microphone attached to the wall in the front of the RV in one of the frames. Time to re-watch and look closely!


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No matter how many times I put the Mirc.exe file on the EXCEPTION LIST; no matter how many times I tell ZoneAlarm to IGNORE ALWAYS, ZoneAlarm just ignores me and deletes the file without me even having a say. Fortunately Mirc has a backup exe file in its folder, so I can replace the file it deletes. I've had to do that twice already. (ZA is also inconsistent; why doesn't it delete this BACKUP Mirc.exe file - it's the SAME 'virus'!)
Mirc is a harmless chat client; I've been using it for years without any security concerns, even before I got this router and was using an old USB modem. Please get it fixed. I am now using ZoneAlarm Internet Security 10 and it's always been an issue in ZA.
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