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(The problem of death in Spinoza's philosophy)
by Martin Hemel�k
���� �Death�� and�� dying�� -�� these�� are�� very� important philosophical problems. Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza who ranks among� the rationalists of the� XVIIth century, solves the� problem of� death in� the framework� of his ontological schedule.� The� author� summarizes� the� basic� elements� of Spinoza's solution: Death can play the role of evil only for such kind� of people which� is not able� of higher forms� of understanding, i.e. only for� people who are called "homines carnales"� by� Spinoza;� for�� people� whom� Spinoza� called "homines� sapientes", death� cannot play� this role.� On the contrary, homo sapiens is able� to overcome death because he understands himself and the necessity of things and God.
���Keywords: �Spinoza -� death - dying -� good - evil -� "homo carnalis" - "homo sapiens"
���� �At� first� sight,� the� motive� of� death� in Spinoza's philosophy� does�� not� seem� to�� be� very� important�� and interesting;� Spinoza� does� not� deal� explicitly with this motive.�� In� his�� main� work�� "Ethica� ordine� geometrico demonstrata", the motive of death is only marginal. Why then this theme?
���� Nevertheless, the reasons for� an inquiry of this theme can be found very easily. First of all, Spinoza's philosophy is an� ethical doctrine of� the right human� way to liberty, happiness� and� bliss� (beatitudo).� (In� Spinoza,� liberty, happiness and bliss are three dimensions of the ultimate end of� human life.)� With respect� to this� end, death would be considered as a very� serious or even insuperable hindrance. In� our everyday� experience, dying� and death� are given in a very pressing way and this� concerns all living beings and primarily ourselves.� Spinoza as a� philosopher who examines the� human� way� to� liberty,� happiness� and� bliss� cannot therefore leave out of these problems.
���� Moreover,� the� question� of� dying� and� death is also connected very closely with the� ethical problem of good and evil. In� his Ethica, Spinoza� looks into this� problem very carefully and this� is why I think that� in the framework of these� considerations� it� is� possible� to� grasp the basic features of Spinoza's treatment of the question of death.
���� �Max Scheler� called Spinoza (as well� as G. W. Leibniz) "the�� philosopher�� of�� metaphysical�� optimism"�� because - according to Scheler�s opinion - he denied the ontological validity of suffering to such� an extent that his philosophy can be held for a� metaphysical justification of evil in the world.(1)� In my� view, this� opinion seems� to be doubtful. Let�s examine this "justification of evil" in Spinozism.
���� As early as in his Short Treatise that originated about 1660 Spinoza� expresses an unequivocal� judgement concerning the above� mentioned problem: "Daraus folgt� also - wie oben - dass gut� und schlecht keine� Dinge oder Handlungen� sind, die� in ��der� Natur� sich� finden."(2)�� In� Ethica� ordine geometrico demonstrata it is� formulated in a more explicite way:� "With regard� to good� and evil� these terms� indicate nothing positive in things considered in themselves, nor are they anything� else than modes of� thought, or notions which we form from� the comparison of one thing� with another. For one and the same thing may at the same time be both good and evil or� indifferent."(3) In the� definitions of Part� IV of Ethica� there can� be found� an exact� specification of� the terms of good and evil: "By good, I understand that which we certainly know� is useful to� us. By evil,� on the contrary, I understand that� which we certainly� know hinders us� from possesing anything that is good."(4)
���� From� Spinoza�s point� of view,� good and� evil are not important from� the ontological point of� view. They have no relevance�� to�� the�� ontological�� order�� of� all� being. Accordingly, their importance can� be found only in relation to our human� nature. It must be so� because the ontological basis for all - God (Deus)� - has no such characterizations. God (the Absolute) is neither� good nor bad. Inasmuch as all is in God and God is� the immanent cause of all, no existing thing is good or bad in itself. Thus, there is no reason for speaking� about "justifying� of evil"� in Schelerian� sense. In Spinoza, nobody and nothing is guilty.
���� However, the� problem of the justification� of evil can be treated� in another way.� If Spinoza understands� evil as what hinders� us from possesing anything� that is good, then it is� obvious that the very� fact of the existence� of this hindrance can� be understood as� evil. Anything (any� being) arises necessarily� from the essence� of God. The� fact that something� is� evil� for� us,� must� result somehow from the general order of nature or have its reason and cause in God. In this way,� the existence of evil would� be based upon the entire ontological schedule of being.
���� This consideration� seems to oscillate� between clarity and confusedness. To avoid� this confusedness, we should try to understand� again Spinoza's approach� to human condition. Good� and evil� cannot be� found in� things as considered in themselves. Good� and evil are constituted� in the relations between� our� nature� and� these� things.� Nevertheless, our existence,� the existence� of things� and, consequently, our contacts with things, in� which things' goodness and badness are constituted,� this all belongs� to the general� order of nature and has an objective� and even the absolute basis. In Spinoza, human� evaluation of things� as good and� bad takes place�� also� in�� "the�� empire�� of� necessity".�� A� full understanding of things and their characters (good and evil) is not derived solely from� things themselves, but also from our� and� their� position� within� the� general� order.� For Spinoza, the idea of the� justification of evil in the world would be the� same as if the triangle� were justified by the fact that the� sum of its three angles� is two right angles. In� accordance� with� Spinoza,� this� world� is not the best world, but it� is the only possible world� because it is the necessary world. Only in this� meaning we can understand the problem� of Spinoza's� justification of� evil in� the world. There is no other possibility.
���� Since good� and evil are notions� which are constituted in the relations� of things to our human� nature, we are not able to aim� at the elimination of evil.� We cannot deny our nature. The general order of� nature is incorrigible. We can "humiliate" the evil in such� a way that the suffering which results from� the existence of� evil is compensated� for our ability to understand evil and for our actions which are led by this� understanding. This is� the hard core� of Spinoza�s ethical� doctrine� as� well� as� the� basic framework of our considerations about the question of the death in Spinozism.
���� �Death and dying - these are the examples of evil in the world. �This�� is� a� common� opinion.(5)�� Death� is� often considered� as� the� absolute� or� supreme� evil.� Is it the supreme evil also for Spinoza?
���� Spinoza's� doctrine implies� a positive� answer to this question� even� though� we� cannot� find� it� in his work in explicit form. Let's start� a reconstruction of this answer in terms� of the considerations which� are contained in Part III, IV� and V of� Ethica ordine geometrico� demonstrata. We can use� the following formulation of� Spinoza: "Nothing can be evil through� that which it possesses in� common with our nature,� but in� so far� as a�� thing is� evil to� us is� it contrary to us."(6) Our nature� (to say nothing of our basic determination� which consists� in our� being a� mode of� the attribute of extensity as well as a mode of the attribute of thinking) is constituted by "the effort to perservere in its being"(7)� and on� the other� hand "the� effort by� which we endeavour� to� achieve� the� life� of� wise� man" , i.e. the possibility to become the "homo sapiens" really.(8)
���� Has death anything common with our nature? Of course it has not. Since death is at variance with our nature, it must be evil for us. If death is� evil for us, it hinders us from possesing anything� that is good.� But death belongs� to the "general� order of� nature", i.e.� it is� necesary. How does Spinoza come to terms with this situation?
���� In Spinoza's philosophy, it� is possible to discern two attempts to this problem,� which are connected very closely. The� first� attempt� has� led� to� the� fact� that Spinoza's philosophy� is sometimes� characterized as� a kind� of Stoic ethical doctrine. 67. proposition of� Part IV says: " A free man thinks of nothing less than� of death, and his wisdom is not a meditation upon death� but upon life."(9) The scholion of 39.proposition of Part V� says: "Inasmuch as human bodies are� fit many� things, we� cannot doubt� the possibility� of their possessing such� a nature that they may� be related to minds which have a large� knowledge of themselves and of God and� whose greatest� or principal� part is� eternal, so that they scarcely for death."(10)
���� These� ideas are� very similar� to the� ideas of� Stoic philosopher� Epicurus. Like� the Stoic� philosopher, Spinoza seems to endeavour at avoiding� human anxiety in a similarly simple and� clever way: 'If we� are here, death is� not here and,� on the� contrary, when� death is� here, so� we are not here.' Such ideas can be found also in other Greek and Roman philosophers.
���� It� is� necessary� to� become� aware� of� the following important� circumstance: Spinoza� derives the� main parts of his ethical doctrine from the� theory of "conatu", i.e. from the idea that the human "essentia actualis" is the conscious instinct�� of�� self-preservation.�� Spinoza's�� refusal� of "thinking upon death" and� his emphasizing of "thinking upon life" is adequate to� the human "essentia actualis". Spinoza does not imitate the Stoic philosophy, he is original.
���� The� essence of� man is�� related first� of all� to the perservation of� existence. It is not� "being to death". The need� of "thinking� upon life"�� as well� as the� refusal of "thinking� upon death"� can be� regarded as� the evidence of man's ontological constitution.
���� �In the second attempt which� can be found in Spinoza's philosophy,� the� problem� of� death� is� treated in another context. Namely,� the question of death� is always connected with the� idea of the� immortality of soul.� Spinoza says in his Short� Treatise: "Dabei haben wir� nun bemerkt, dass die Seele entweder� mit dem K�rper, dessen� Vorstellung sie ist, oder� mit� Gott,� ohne�� welchen� sie� weder� bestehen� noch begriffen� werden� kann,� vereinigt� werden� mag, woraus man leicht sehen kann,
���� 1. dass,� wenn sie mit dem� K�rper allein vereinigt ist und dieser vergeht, sie dann auch untergehen muss, denn wenn sie� den� K�rper,� welcher� die� Grundlage� ihrer Liebe ist, entbehrt, muss sie damit auch zunichte gehen;
���� 2. wenn sie aber� mit etwas anderem, das unver�nderlich ist und� bleibt, sich vereinigt, wird� sie dann im Gegenteil auch� mit� demselben� unver�nderlich� bleiben� m�ssen.� Denn wodurch sollte� es m�glich sein, dass� sie vernichtet werden k�nnte? Nicht durch� sich selbst; denn so wenig� als sie aus sich� selbst zu� sein damals� anfangen konnte,� als sie noch nicht war, ebensowenig kann sie auch, wenn sie nun ist, sich entweder ver�ndern oder vergehen. So dass dasjenige, welches allein die� Ursache ihres Sein,� ist, darum auch,� wenn dies vergeht, die Ursache ihres Nichtsein sein muss, weil es sich selbst� ver�ndert oder� vergeht."(11) Similar� ideas can� be read in Part� V of Ethica, 23. proposition:� "The human mind cannot be absolutely destroyed� with the body, but something of�� it�� remains�� which��� is�� eternal."(12)�� And�� also 39. proposition:� "He� who� possesses� a� body� fit for many things� possesses� a� mind� of� which� the� greatest part is eternal".(13)
���� What does it� mean? Is Spinoza an adherent� of the idea of� immortal� soul?� Does� he� think� that� only our body is mortal? Let's inquire this difficult problem.
���� It is necessary to have in mind that in Spinoza, man is the� exceptional�� being� whose� existence�� occurs� in� two connections. Man� functions as a whole� in relation to other beings and, simultaneously, he is� a part of a higher whole, i.e. a part� of the Universe. This view� is very significant for Spinoza's philosophy.
���� From this point of view� it is not surprising that only man's� body is� mortal; it� should be� added that also those modes of mind, which are connected to body (i.e. imaginatio) are� mortal.� On� the� contrary,� the� part� of� mind called intellect (intellectus� or ratio) as well� as the one called "scientia intuitiva" are eternal� because they are the parts of� "the� infinite� intellect�� of� God".(14)� According� to Spinoza,� the genuine� knowledge, i.e.� the understanding of the� Universe� and� of� the� basic� ontological� schedule is generated just in these parts;� this is also the place where the� boundary� between� man� and� God� disappears. Thus, the intellectus� and scientia� intuitiva� are� the forms� of our participation� in� the� eternal� and absolute God-substance. Spinoza� uses� here� the� famous� concept� of� the "amor Dei intellectualis",� which� expresses� a� kind� of� the partial identification of man and God. As Spinoza puts it, "hence it follows that God, in so far� as He loves Himself, loves man, and consequently� that the love� of God towards� man and the intellectual love� of the mind� towards God are� one and the same thing."(15)
���� Therefore it� is not possible� to say that� the idea of immortal� soul� plays� an� important� role� in� Spinoza. The eternality of� the intellectual and intuitive� parts of mind consists� in� the� fact� that� they� are� able� to� identify themselves with the intellect of God-substance.
���� �Let's� try to� sum up.� From Spinoza's� point of� view, death is only a relative evil, namely in the relation to our nature; it� hinders or can� hinder the achievement� of right life as controlled by our� intellect. When does death become this evil?
���� Death can play� the role of evil only� for men who lack the higher forms of understanding, i.e. only for men who are called� "homines� carnales"� in� Spinoza.� Homo� carnalis is a sensuous man who is dragged by his passions and (confused) imaginations. He� is a passive being� and this is why� he is not able� of really acting� (in the sense� of Spinoza's term agere).� For such� a man,� death is� the absolute evil. Homo carnalis� understands�� neither� his� own�� nature� nor� the necessity of things nor God. Therefore he is afraid of death and is unable to save himself from dealing continuously with the painful idea of death. Instead of living his life in its fulness, he steadily suffers.
���� For such kind of man,� which is called in Spinoza "homo sapiens", death� cannot play the� role of evil� because this man� "is� scarcely� ever� moved� in� his� mind,� but, �being conscious by a certain eternal necessity of himself, of God, and of� things, never ceases� to be, and� always enjoys true peace� of� soul."(16)� He� lives�� the� right� life,� he� is controlled� by intellect� and the� main part� of his mind is becoming eternal.� Homo sapiens is� able to overcome� death. This is the way in which Spinoza solves the problem of death in his philosophy.
��1)� M. Scheler:� Rad�� lasky� (Ordo� amoris�� -� in� Czech), Praha 1971, p. 123.
��2)� B. Spinoza: Kurzgefasste Abhandlung vom Gott, dem Mensch und dessen Gl�ck, Leipzig 1874, p. 40.
3) B. Spinoza:� Ethics,� transl.� by� W.� H. White, Chicago 1952, p. 423.
4) Ibid., p.424.
5) See for example C.� Tresmontant: Teodicea, in: Host (The Guest - in Czech, a journal published in Brno), 7/91.
6) B. Spinoza: Ethics, Chicago 1952, p. 432
7) Ibid., p. 399.
8) Ibid., p. 463.
9) Ibid., p. 444.
10) Ibid., p. 462.
11) B. Spinoza:� Kurzgefasste Abhandlung..., p. 99.
12) B. Spinoza: Ethics, Chicago 1952, p. 458.
13) Ibid., p. 462.
14) Ibid., p. 377.
15) Ibid., p. 461.
(c) Martin Hemelik
Dept. Philosophy
The University of Economics
W. Churchilla 4,
Prague 3, 130 00,
Czech Republic


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This assembly was honestly one of the most interesting and best ones I've ever seen in NAHS; in my 3 years of being here I have never felt so touched. From the story about Randi's brother passing away from heroin overdose to Hashim getting shot when he was just 15. In a way I was relating to the stories, not that it happened to me, but happening to close family and friends. I hope to see everyone again at our school, I think it'll make a big difference in everybody's hearts. Because in my eyes the only way to move on in life is to forgive.BA - North Arlington High School


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We've had at least one other O'Carolan tune; here's a link to learn about O'Carolan.
This is the ABC from www.thesession.org Click on the link to take you to the lengthy discussion about this tune, and O'Carolan in general... This one is in G
T: Planxty Irwin
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|:d|g2 f efg|d2 c BAG|c2 A Bcd|F2 G A2 d|
g2 f efg|d2 c BAG|c2 A Bcd|G2 F G2:|
|:d|g2 g gfg|a2 a afd|b2 b a2 g|f2 e def|
g2 f efg|d2 c BAG|c2 A Bcd|G2 F G2:|
Here's another ABC from abcnotation (click on the link to take you straight to this in standard notation) This arrangement is written saying it's all in G, but it actually plays it once through in G, and then changes to D (so those c's should actually be c#'s)....
T:Planxty Irwin
T:Colonel John Irwin
|:d|g2 f efg|d2 c BAG|c2 A Bcd|F2 G A2 d|
g2 f efg|d2 c BAG|c2 A Bcd|G2 F G2:|
|:d|g2 g gfg|a2 a afd|b2 b a2 g|f2 e def|
g2 f efg|d2 c BAG|c2 A Bcd|G2 F G2:|
W:Variation from lazyhound
A|d2c B>cd|A2G F>ED|G2E F>GA|~C2D E2c|
d2c B>cd|A2G F>ED|G2E F>GA|D2C D2:|
|:A|d>ed d2d|e2e ecA|[D2A2f2]f e2d|dcB ABc|
d2c B>cd|A2G F>ED|G2E F>GA|D2C D2:||
Here's an ABC in D
T:Planxty Irwin
C:Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738)
H:Also in G, #2
|: A | d2c | B>cd | A2G | F>ED | G2E | F>GA | C2D | E2c |
d2c | B>cd | A2G | F>ED | G2E | F>GA | D2E | D2 :|
|: A| d2d | d>cd | e>fe | ecA | f2f e>fd | c>dB | ABc |
d2c | B>cd| A2G | F>ED | G2E | F>GA | D2E | D2 :|
There's confusion when playing O'Carolan, as to the time signature... is shown in both 3/4 and 6/8..... but, even if notated as 6/8, it's definitely NOT a jig! I 'hear' waltz, mainly, but many of his pieces are played more as 'aires'...
I already knew this one, here it is in D on my Collings MT2O mandolin.
TABs from TheSessions website. I will post Barbaras other ABCs as well
Thanks for this excellent demonstration, Barbara.
OK, 2 more TABs from Barbara's above post
It's good Barb demonstrated how it is supposed to sound, so you won't get the false impression that this is O'Carolan's wildest headbanger he wrote after he had too much Guinness (which it is to me):
Bertram, I liked it! I'm working on learning to play rhythm on my OM (& cittern), so here's me playing our bands versions of the chords as we play the tune, but playing along with the feel of your version!
Finbar Furey put words to this great tune about 30 years ago--O'Carolan's Tribute.
Here's mine - I've been playing this tune for a while and doubt I'll improve it much. Tom
Here's one from my vaults. This was recorded in 1998 and not the greatest in sound quality. The photos of Irvine....I mean Ireland are more recent.
Yes, Barb, that's about the feeling I am heading for.
BTW that staircase in the background looks as steep as in the mines of Moria
Tom, that was clean picking as usual, all it needs is a little bit more of that waltzy swing.
David has the most authentic time journey so far, I think - O'Carolan playing his harp in the halls of a king (or dreaming of it). Nice shot of the Moher cliffs and the house of tragedy, Kylemore Abbey, again.
Wow, great versions all.
Hey, i just realized that my audio player will play multiple versions at the same time!!!
if you start Bertram's and wait about 2-3 seconds then start Barbara's rythm version they will actually be in sync for a while,,, a Virtual session!!! how COOL is that??
I tried recording a version where I played Betram's video and recorded myself playing along with it, but the chords that I am playing don't go with his double stops somewhere once it gets going.... but for some of it, we do sound good together!
Well done everyone!
Lovely stuff. I just worked up some chords but I can't do track recording and I don't know how I could possibly record my chords with Bertram's playing. Try these Barb - for the A part - DUD DUD with a lot of air picking here and there -
/ 1 4 / 1 / 4 1 / 5 /
/ 1 4 / 1 / 4 1 / 5 1 /
I'm still working on the B part. Its a little harder to for me to hear things for some reason.
I'm hearing it as a real gentle swingy sort of thing with the chords. I try to imagine myself waltzing when I play it. I tried to stick some minors in there but I think it sounds better with majors.
Man, it looks like Jill's critter is about to eat my antique Zamboni.
Rob, I often do poor man's track recording: Why don't you play Bertram through your PC speakers, play along and record that.
Just a thought.
I'll see what I can do. I've never uploaded any videos to youtube and I'm honestly not sure I want to do that - too public. If I made an Mp3 could I just upload it directly? Or would I have to have to post it on a hosting site?
The way we play this, the rhythm guitar does Boom Chuck Chuck (123) for each chord (waltz style) except at the end of both the A & the B, it's Boom Chuck Chuck, Boom Chuck Chuck, Boom Chuck Chuck (change from D to A on last chuck), Boom .....
D G D Bm G Bm A A
D G D Bm G Bm D-A D--
D D A A Bm Em A A
D G D Bm G Bm D-A D--
Rob, there is a section of the regular message boards, Scott set up for us to attach our mp3's.. and then you link to it from the social group.
Posting to youtube hasn't hurt me yet!!!
That is funny - your chords are identical to mine except for the relative minors you have in there. I tried it that way - ended up liking the majors - just a personal taste thing. Probably I'll like those minors in the B Part which I have not yet had a chance to work on. I'm backing it with a DUD jig strum but lots of variations and slow.
I read what you said about jig rhythm.... in my opinion, this is a waltz, and the strumming should be of a waltz (even an evil waltz like Bertram's!), which is DDD (or boom chuck chuck), not DUD, but to snazz it up like Bertram's, I was strumming 1, 2&, 3&, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2&, 3&, 1, 2, 3; which would be strummed D, DU, DU, D, D, D, D, DU, DU, D, D D.
The difference is that a waltz has 3 pulses per measure (each quarter note is one beat, or pulse) and jigs, while they have 6 eighth notes per measure, have 2 pulses per measure... 123, 456
Does this make sense?
Rob, in trying to understand what you were saying, I've been experimenting, and if I understand you right, you said you slowed it down to waltz speed, but instead of picking your 123 as DDD you are picking it as D U D. At first I misinterpreted it, and was trying to apply jig rhythm to the waltz, ie, picking DUD DUD DUD, for the 1, 2 and 3. But, now I think I understand... however, from what I've read, it is thought to be most correct for waltzes to be picked down on the quarter notes, and I would assume, it would be also correct to STRUM down on the quarter notes...
As far as the chord progression, I'm working from our band's chords as they play this tune. They are all about adding minors in whenever possible!
I learned this one this morning, so here's a quick, simple and dirty version. I'm playing an Old Wave and recording with iMovie using the iMac's camera and mic. The camera angle is a little off and there's a couple of clams but what the heck. I'm really enjoying learning all these great tunes and listening to everyone's versions. Thanks!
BlueMt., that was great! Your mando sounds lovely, and from what I can see of it, looks beautiful, too!
BlueMt. - that sounded the business and I too think that your Old Wave sounds particularly lovely!
Barbara and Jill, Thanks for the kind words. I just happened into a trade for this Old Wave, here on the classifieds, and it's exactly what I've been looking for in both tone and playability.
PS Jill, Every time we post consecutively our avatars overlap. Your dog looks like it's ready to bite the headstock off of my Weber.
Aye, and earlier she was going to devour Rob G.'s antique Zamboni avatar! She's a Chow mix, so from now on she'll be known as "Chowzilla!"
Barb, I'll try to post an mp3 with my back up effort. There are a million different ways to back up these tunes - I don't think there is a right way or a wrong way. As far as minor chords - yes they can be very nice. It all depends. I tried it that way but my initial reaction - in the A part anyway - was that the tune was better supported with major chords.
Man Jill, there goes that Chowzilla of yours again.
BlueMt, very nice! Where were the clams?
I'm in a room with complete silence and my camera still manages to produce quite a bit of background noise... gotta find a better mode of recording.
I do love those octave mandolins--great sound!
Have just posted an mp3 via the upload facility. Mandolin lead with mandolin chords played on my JK Mandolin and recorder on Reaper on my laptop. Looking at getting a camcorder at the moment to get some more YouTube stuff done. My previous efforts have been done on my wee Fuji still camera in its video setting, and I am looking to get some better filming, such as ablility to use zoom.
Forgot to add the address! http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/at...5&d=1268565166
Silly me
Great stuff guys - such a lovely tune.
Rob, I wasn't meaning to imply that you had to back up a tune in a certain way! One of the great things about this group, is seeing and hearing all the different ways to play or arrange a tune~ I'm looking forward to hearing yours.
I am just learning playing rhythm, and I do it on my bigger instruments... my OM or my cittern. I've been a melody player almost exclusively in the 5 years since I started playing. So, for sure, I'm just learning the strumming techniques, and am trying to work on them. One strum pattern that I'm now just trying to get, is DUD DUD jig strumming at jig speed....
I know Barb. No worries. I used to go to a class where a professional musician would gather amateur players and try to form us into a contra dance band. We would learn a new tune and then go to class with chord ideas etc. It never ceased to amaze me how many different ways the individuals in the group would come up with to back up tunes. It was great fun collaborating on chords and rhythms and we came up with lots of interesting things.
Here is my quick attempt at a back up. I was balancing an iPod recorder and a home stereo and a computer etc. which was a bit of a challenge. I had to start up playing sort of in the middle of a phrase. Not ideal. The mix etc. is awful. Be gentle!
I hope this link works!
This version is in G. The chords I used are
A part
/1 4/1 /4 1/5 /
/1 4/1 /4 1/5 1/
B Part
/1 /5 /6m 2m/5 /
/1 4/1 6m/4 1/5 1/
Not only music, but a circus act too, Rob, with all this balancing and juggling of i-pods, etc. Nice track and "busy" sound. What is your backing track - one you have made yourself? What is the instrument coming in in the final part? is it a synthed sound or what?
By the way, video, as Barbara says, seems not to be an allowable format on the upload thread. Maybe size is a factor? Video is always available via YouTube and probably other such sites, and I think you can restrict viewing of your material should you so wish, though I have found that posting on such sites gives you a purpose to try to get things as well done as you can knowing they are open to public scrutiny. It has certainly done this in my case, and given me a whole new area to explore when I try to add suitable visual material to the tunes rather than the camera shot of self playing that is very popular and straightforward to capture (and excellent when one wants to see the playing hands/fingers of the musician).
The link is not working properly!!! I'll try to get it fixed.
Now it seems ok. The melody is from the sweet youtube posted by David Hansen above - I just played that through my stereo and backed it up with guitar - recorded the whole thing with my I-pod - as you say a bit of a circus act.
Planxty Irwin on a Gypsy OM
Very nice, Eddie! How long is the scale of that OM? It looks shorter than mine....
It's 20". It's an ultra-custom Gypsy. Check out pix in my album http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/album.php?albumid=99
Here's my stab at it. nuthin' fancy.
Here's my first post. I am really enjoying learning this song. It looks like I'll be busy catching up on the other 45.
Michael, interesting lineup of instruments in the back, apparently all made in the Shire
Good one, Marcelyn, your face teaches us all what concentration is supposed to look like, your playing got that relaxed swing. I am looking forward to the 45... would next week do?
Marcelyn, welcome to the group and great playing there!!!
Bertram, yeah, got all of those from some little guy named Frodo and i took his ring too
Marcelyn, I love your version. Is there any way you could share your notation?
Hey Bertram, if you think that's concentration, you should see me trying to do Algebra. Next time I'll take some of that guinness you mentioned above beforehand.
Hi Jim, I don't have notation, but I basically just added a drone note to Barbra's awesome version. The only two-finger chords I used were the high D and F# at the beginning of each line and the C# and low E on the D string in the first line. That partial A chord was always a little of a stretch for some reason. That's where the look of concentration was coming in I think.
Thanks for the welcome Micheal. This seems like a fun group.
Really nice Marcelyn. All those slides and double stops really fill it out. Lovely.
Welcome, Marcelyn. Very nice playing. Looking forward to more contributions from you.
Lovely rendering, Marcelyn. You get a lot of feeling into this tune. Looking forward to hearing more from you. Good to see someone newer than me in the group and you have your first recording up now, a major hurdle!
This is indeed a fun group to be in and so international in its membership. It has certainly made me look at and listen to my own playing and learn new tunes more than I did before, and there are so many versions of the tunes on offer, quite often reflecting the background of the player and his/her physical location. I am sure I can hear American influences in many cases and I try to get my Scots/Irish influences into my own renderings.
Thanks Marcelyn. I'm woking on it. : )
Solas, Eddie, Michael and Marcelyn, Those versions were all very different and well done. I enjoyed them all.


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Excellent Park Rangers were very helpful. This is a remote campground with no amenities but that should not keep you from visiting. The beaches along Zippel Bay are beautiful and shallow enough for our kids to enjoy swimming. It is one of the best campgrounds we have stayed at with extremely large, private, LEVEL and accommodating sites. The middle of July there were only three sites occupied in Ridge Loop. The vault toilets leave a lot to be desired but if you are self-contained this will be no issue at all. The showers while simple, we're very clean and easy to use. Lots of great wild berry picking (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries)!! Great bird watching! The trees were alive with birds! Word is Angler Loop may be getting electricity which will make this park even more appealing. There should be no issue for large rigs to navigate this park. Lady Slipper Loop may be tight but plenty of deep & level sites. To play it safe Ridge Loop was very accommodating. We are in a 33ft Class A Motorhome. AT&T had no service but Verizon with our booster had no issues. - GetLivingAdventure
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What a very special place! Everyone is treated as though they are family. Hookups are good, full service marina, great interaction with staff and other campers, most of which have been here many many times. What else could you ask for? No doubt we will return. - Beech35p
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Glad we found this campground after a long day on difficult roads. There is currently a very long stretch of Route 11 that is under total reconstruction and is very difficult to negotiate. Timber Mill Community park was a welcome relief! Very quiet: only 2 other units. The campground abuts a beautiful community park with open spaces and a boat launch. Very nice spot. - mfpsjp
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As the weather grew increasingly colder, Cyrus began to lose track of Hayden for long periods of time. Some days he would excuse himself after dinner, citing some "things he needed to get done," and not make it back to the dorms until late at night. Other times, he would skip dinner entirely, opting instead to disappear right after class was finished.
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Cyrus shook his head. "It's just that you've been busy a lot lately, that's all."
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Cyrus studied him. He looked almost nervous, but that was probably just from hiding whatever it was that he was hiding. "That Winter Showcase? It is any good?"
Hayden didn't immediately reply, but seemed to think carefully about his answer. "Not really. Just a bunch of crappy Christmas songs and whatever. You'd probably be better off skipping it."
"Alright," Cyrus said easily, and Hayden's eyes flickered with an unidentifiable emotion.
"Come on," Hayden said, walking faster. "Snowball fight!"
They glimpsed their friends through the tall windows that made up the walls of the student center, and just as Cyrus was about to walk in, Hayden put a hand on his arm to hold him back. "Wait, I've got a surefire way to get them to say yes." He bent down and scooped up a handful of snow.
"You're going to throw that indoors?" Cyrus asked, giving him a disapproving look.
"It's just water," Hayden said. "Come on."
As always, Cyrus followed Hayden inside. He watched his friend wind up his arm, then chuckled as it splattered against the back of Parker's head. Parker froze, turning dramatically. "You. Did. Not," he growled, wiping the dripping mess off of his curly black hair.
Hayden grinned and spread his arms. "What are you gonna do about it?"
Parker gave a wicked grin, and within seconds the whole group of guys were charging outside yelling, "SNOWBALL FIGHT!"
"Wait, wait, wait!" Parker said, skidding to a stop. "We need teams."
"And a prize!" Lee added slyly.
"Fine, Hayden's team wins and they get a package of my mom's homemade fudge," Parker offered. The effect was instantaneous. Apparently his mom's fudge had a reputation, for some of the boys inched closer to Hayden, probably hoping to be on his team. "We win and we get first shower privileges for a week."
Another good incentive. With around twenty guys on one floor, it wasn't uncommon for the hot water to run out before everyone had gotten a shower. Guaranteed hot showers were something to be desired.
"Deal," Hayden agreed. "You pick first?"
"I want Tim," Parker replied. The tall boy grinned and trotted over to Parker's side.
"Cyrus," Hayden replied automatically. Cyrus's heart warmed so much that he forgot how cold it was. He had never been picked first for anything in his life.
"Fredrick," Parker said next, pointing to the kid with the mousy brown hair.
Hayden smiled at Rich, the last one left. "Awesome," he said sincerely. Rich didn't look happy at being the last one left until Hayden leaned over and whispered, "I was banking on the fact that he'd underestimate your aim. Glad you're on our team."
Rich brightened after that, and Cyrus smiled. Having been in that position once or twice, Cyrus could appreciate what it meant for Hayden to spare a few kind words. With the teams separated, Hayden signaled to Parker. "You ready?"
"We were born ready," Parker replied. Hayden snorted, probably because the line was so painfully cliche.
"Let's go, then!" Hayden called back. "I want some fudge."
"Five minutes prep?"
"Yep." It was obvious that they had done this before; they almost had it down to a science.
Since they were in the commons, a flat, open field, there was no high ground. Hayden waved his group over to one side while Parker's team set up camp opposite them, some thirty feet away. Hayden pointed at Lee and Rich, "Okay, you two start making snowballs. Cyrus, help me build a wall."
They got to work, and by the time the five minutes were up, there were two small piles of snowballs and one waist-high lopsided wall. "I give the wall three hits," Lee judged.
"Shut up," Hayden replied. He glanced at his watch. "It's been five minutes. Ready, get set, go!"
On his signal, they all rose up from their crouches and fired snowballs at the other team, who were still in the construction phase. They were caught off guard for a moment, but snowballs came flying back in no time. Cyrus ducked and a snowball went sailing over his head and right into Lee's face.
"Ugh!" he exclaimed, wiping the snow out of his eyes. "Dude! You were supposed to be my shield!"
"Since when?" Cyrus demanded, lips quirking into a smile. He raised up to throw another snowball at the opposing team and felt something cold hit him hard in the back of the head. "Hey!" he cried.
Lee was doubled over in laughter, scooping up more snow into a ball. "Now we're even!"
"What?" Cyrus exclaimed. "I did nothing to you!" He picked up a snowball and whipped it at Lee, catching him in the gut. "There, now we're even."
"Not cool!" Lee replied, sweeping a hand through the powdery snow and sending it right into Cyrus's face.
"Hey!" Cyrus said again just as Hayden turned around to glare at them in disapproval.
"Guys! Can we focus? We don't need a civil war right now, we need fudge," Hayden said. He scooped up another handful of snow and turned around to throw it.
Cyrus shared a conspiratorial glance with Lee and gathered a handful of his own. He surged up behind Hayden, pulling on his coat collar and dropping the snow down the back of his shirt. Hayden stiffened with a gasp. Cyrus couldn't stop the grin from spreading across his face as Hayden turned with exaggerated slowness.
"You little…" he trailed off as he sprung at Cyrus, causing them both to topple into the snow. They wrestled for a few minutes, each trying to shove snow in the other's face. Lee watched, crying with laughter, and Rich kept on throwing snowballs.
"Uh, guys," Rich said eventually, his face red and hair matted with snow. "Little help here?"
"Eh, we'll just concede," Lee said dismissively. "This is so much more entertaining," he said, gesturing towards the two in the snow.
Hayden pinned Cyrus to the ground and looked up. "No! No, we're not conceding."
Cyrus took advantage of the moment of distraction to rub a handful of snow in Hayden's face. "Why not? We obviously lost."
Blinking, Hayden's eyes appeared as dots in the mask of snow. He shook his head like a dog, spraying Cyrus in the face with snow and water, then grinned, his face inches from Cyrus's. Cyrus grinned back, having more fun than he'd had in weeks. Suddenly, the distance between them didn't seem so far - not only in the literal sense, but also in terms of their friendship. Maybe Hayden really had just been busy lately, because laying there on the cold, wet, ground, it seemed like nothing had changed between them.
Hayden pushed himself off of Cyrus and cleared his throat lightly. "Okay, fine. We surrender!" he shouted to the other team, who let out a whoop of triumph. "Ugh, Parker is going to be so smug." He turned to give Cyrus a half-hearted glare. "This is all your fault, you know."
"Blame it on Lee; he started it," Cyrus protested.
Hayden smoothly transferred his glare to Lee. "This is all your fault, you know."
"I know," Lee said with a grin. "It's so easy to rile you guys up, and it's so freaking hilarious too."
Hayden rolled his eyes. "Yeah, think about that when you're taking a cold shower tonight." Lee looked slightly chastised. "So, hot chocolate now?"
Cyrus didn't begin to feel his toes again until they were halfway through their second cup of hot chocolate, sitting around a circular table in the dining hall. Parker had finally stopped teasing them about their loss, and talk had turned to Christmas break.
"I don't really want to go home," Rich admitted. "My aunts are coming to stay, and they're like top-notch insane."
"I'm thrilled to be going home," Parker said, his dark skin crinkling in a broad smile.
"Why's that?" Cyrus felt obliged to ask.
"Girls, Cyrus. Girls," he replied, a gleam in his eye. "My cousin has a party on Christmas Eve and invites all of her friends from school. And man, does she go to a good school," Parker added with a wink.
Laughs and smiles spread around the table, but Cyrus couldn't help but notice Hayden looking a little uncomfortable. Conversation carried on for a little while, but the group soon broke up, opting to go back to the dorms and change into dry clothes. Cyrus walked with Hayden, who was still quieter than usual.
"You okay?" Cyrus asked tentatively. "You seem quiet."
"Sorry," Hayden replied, looking down. "Just talk of everyone going home and stuff… Well, I stay here over break, so holidays aren't always the most exciting time of year, you know what I mean?" he asked, glancing at Cyrus.
Cyrus nodded. "Yeah," he replied. "Do you mind me asking why you stay?"
Hayden looked away. "It's complicated."
Thinking back to the snippet of Hayden's conversation with Will that he had overheard, Cyrus let it go. He was fairly sure he knew the reason anyway. "I wonder what we're going to do for two weeks," Cyrus said conversationally.
"I usually marathon a TV show- Wait, we?" Hayden asked, frowning at Cyrus.
"Yeah," Cyrus replied. "I'm staying too."
For a moment, Cyrus wished he had his sketchpad on him, for he had never seen Hayden's face so bright. "No way!" His eyebrows raised in pleasant shock, then fell as his face eased into a broad grin. "Maybe this Christmas won't be so bad after all."
"Yeah, my mother's in Spain at the moment on business," Cyrus explained, "so I don't have anywhere to be."
Hayden looked legitimately excited now, and his brown eyes positively shone. "At least now we can be lonely together," he said. "The best part about everyone being gone is that the showers are always hot. Oh, and there's never a line for ice cream," Hayden chattered. "Though it is kind of cold for that. But whatever, I'm sure we can find something fun to do while the campus is empty."
Hayden's happiness was infectious, and Cyrus found himself smiling back. "Sounds like a plan."


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I took the day off from work today for my birthday and spent the morning exploring various areas around Quabbin trying to find some new arrivals. I did not find any new species for this migration season but still had some good birds. I was really hoping to find a southern warbler (Yellow-throated, Prothonotary, etc) that was carried north by the southern winds of last week and the storm over the weekend. Despite my best efforts I had no luck finding any. The day started out at a chilly 35 and warmed up to the mid 50's before the breeze really kicked in and cooled it down a bit again. I started the day Quabbin Park. I had a few loons and eagles in the usual spots. The Blackburnian Warbler present near Goodnough Dike was still there this morning. The number of Chipping Sparrows, Eastern Towhees and Yellow-rumped Warblers continue to go up. I also ran across a pair of very vocal Cooper's Hawks copulating just off the road. The male was then breaking off sticks and carrying them into the nest site. I next headed for Quabbin Gate 9 (more accurately the large marsh opposite Gate 9). I ran into a nice large group of warbler here with several coming in quite close for good looks. After walking as far as I could there I headed up to Gate 12 and walked down about a half mile. Quite a few woodpeckers in the area as well as a calling Broad-winged Hawk low over the trees. I then headed down to Gate 8 and drove down to the end. It was quite quiet here so I didn't stay too long. A couple other quick stops didn't produce any birds of note. I stopped briefly at home and picked up Wilson and he headed to Covey WMA for a long walk around the area. Some good birds but nothing out of the ordinary. During the afternoon I had a few Broad-wings streaming north very high up but little else.


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Arrangements for licence exempt use of mobile phone repeater devices
Ofcom has today published a consultation setting out plans for permitting the licence-exempt use of certain types of mobile phone repeaters, intended for in-home and in-vehicle use.
Repeaters boost and retransmit mobile signals. Their use by consumers is currently unlawful, as the type of wideband repeater that we come across today can cause interference or other adverse effects to mobile services for other nearby customers. The only exception is if the repeaters are supplied and operated under the control of a mobile network operator.
The effect of our proposals would be that repeaters which meet our requirements would be available for consumers to buy and install lawfully themselves. This relates specifically to static repeaters, intended for in-home use; and 'low gain' repeaters, intended for use in cars. The use of wideband repeaters installed by consumers themselves would continue to be unlawful.


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I just wonder about the first time that these words hit a piece of paper through the ink of that pen, which belonged to a mind that had just experienced this moment for themselves.
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Orian & Obadiah discuss music memories, upcoming gigs and performing in front of Sir Paul McCartney…
Hi Obadiah and Orian, so first of all, how did you both meet?
We met in the first few weeks of our studies at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in 2011, where we were on the same Music (BA) program.
Orian: I heard Obadiah performing at an open mic night at Uni and shortly after asked him if he would accompany me on guitar for a performance of my songs.
Obadiah: We connected immediately on both a musical and personal level and soon began writing together.
What's your earliest memory of music?
Both of us grew up with music playing all the time in our homes.
Orian: My mum is a Flamenco dancer and so my earliest memories are of listening to Spanish music, stumbling around the house in my mother's dance shoes and trying to imitate her moves, which are rhythmically challenging for a 3 year old!
Obadiah: I've been told the midwife who delivered me greeted me into the world by singing The Beatles' 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.' Of course I don't remember this, but I've been a massive fan ever since!
You play function gigs, as well as your own original music. Which do you prefer?
We enjoy both, however, our long-term goal is to write, record and perform our original music full time, so we are always looking for opportunities to feature our own songs. It's probably more challenging to perform original music. With covers, both the artist and the audience are in a comfort zone. The musician knows that the audience will recognize the cover, and the audience knows what to expect. We always keep in mind that it's also challenging for the audience to listen to new songs they have never heard before, it requires more of their attention.
How would you describe your sound?
This must be the most difficult question to answer for any musician. We draw influence from many different genres and artists, but we are keeping it simple and calling our genre Americana-Pop. Think Fleetwood Mac meets Lady Antebellum.
What's been your biggest achievement in your career so far?
Getting to perform our songs, one-on-one for Sir Paul McCartney has definitely been a highlight! What we're most proud of so far is the fact that we have been able to make a living as professional musicians in the 3 years that have passed since graduating from LIPA, and we hope to continue and have longevity in our careers.
How do you feel when you're on stage performing?
We have put in a lot of hours of performing and have probably felt the full range of emotions at different times from pure joy to panic and occasionally hunger! There really is nothing that compares to the feeling of presence when you make a real connection with the audience and hit your stride.
How would you describe the UK music industry compared to that of the US or Israel?
Whoa…where to start? The industry in Israel is small and up-and-coming, but it has already had some international break-through artists, such as Balkan Beat Box, Asaf Avidan & The Mojos and Adi Ulmansky. The US is, obviously, a huge music market, which is larger than the UK in terms of population, but maybe less diverse once you get to the charts and radio. We love that in the UK there is room for all styles and genres, even on national radio.
Asides from music, what else do you enjoy doing?
We have developed a passion for cooking/baking and so, to counter that, we also enjoy staying active at the gym!
What's coming up for you this year?
We are releasing our debut single, 'Traveling,' this summer and planning to get back in the studio to record the follow up soon. We have two exciting shows coming up, both in the London area: April 27th at The Comedy Pub in Soho opening for The Zarrs and June 2nd at The Water Rats in Saint Pancras supporting Australian Music Award nominees The Germein Sisters ahead of their slot at the Isle of Wight Festival.
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Wide trips did in several contenders in Monday's $100,000 Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park, but Alex and Joann Lieblong's Junebugred largely avoided that fate with a well-executed ride by Joe Bravo. Tracking in the second tier while saving ground most of the way, the Corinthian colt faced a wall of horses approaching the stretch. Bravo saw the rail open up turning for home, deftly guided his mount to the inside and surged late while holding off a belated charge from 17-1 chance Reckless Jerry. The winning margin was a neck with one mile completed in a time of 1:38 2/5 over a fast track. Junebugred returned $14.80, $7 and $4.60 as the 6-1 third choice in a field of 12 three-year-olds.
Reckless Jerry arguably ran the best race in defeat, racing five wide much of the way yet still having plenty of energy to make things close despite the short stretch run. He was a length clear ahead of the the filly On Fire Baby, the 6-5 favorite who endured a four-wide journey throughout. She was a half-length clear of 15-1 chance Jake Mo, who raced three-wide the whole way. Fifth was the pacesetter Laurie's Rocket, who set splits of :23 3/5, :48 1/5 and 1:12 3/5.
Completing the order of finish was 2-1 second choice Optimizer, Copus, Prince Cheval, King Coral, No Spin, Fastestwhogetspaid and Hard Nosed.
Junebugred is trained by Steve Hobby, who along with David Fawkes helped get Junebugred to the races last fall. Fawkes was the trainer of record for the colt's two outings as a juvenile. A distant third in his Monmouth Park debut as the 6-5 favorite on October 16, Junebugred rebounded against better company at Aqueduct on November 26 when taking a one-mile maiden special weight by a length. Transferred to the Hobby's Oaklawn barn shortly thereafter, Junebugred will advance to his next start with career earnings of $95,400.
"His first time out he hadn't had any dirt in his face and he got to hopping and jumping around like a lot of first-time starters do," Hobby said. "We went and sent him to David in New York to give him a shot on the track up there."
Junebugred was bred in Kentucky by Gainesway Thoroughbreds and was a $20,000 Keeneland September yearling. He was produced by the Grade 2-placed Dixie Melody, a daughter of Dixieland Band, which makes the Smarty Jones winner a half-brother to the multiple stakes-winning Joe Six Pack. This female family is responsible for Grade 1 winner Cacoethes, Fabulous Notion, Subordination, and Careless Jewel, as well as champion turf mare Fiji.


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Having Toby Whithouse, the creator of "sounds like the set-up to a really painfully bad nerd joke" series Being Human, about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost sharing a house, (which is actually really quite good, and I'm not just saying that because it features Russell Tovey in the nude from time to time) write an episode of Doctor Who that features the fourth distinct vampire-like creature in the show's history, sounds at first like the sort of thing that might potentially be a little too on the nose to really work. Instead we got a very strong episode, and a surprisingly comedy-driven one at that, given the subject matter.
The lighter aspects of the episode are apparent from the beginning, with a pre-credits sequence in which the Doctor interrupts Rory's bachelor party in a particularly memorable way, and catches the audience up on the cliff-hanger from the previous episode by choosing the exact wrong moment to tell Rory, and every other man in Leadworth apparently, that Amy has been kissing him. Matt Smith has been given a fair amount of comedy work in the series to date, but his delivery here nails a perfect mix of naivete about the faux pas he is committing and a very Doctorly smug satisfaction with having been kissed impressively by a pretty girl. What's even better, though, is Arthur Darvill getting the chance to make Rory a real character, and not just a rehash of first season Mickey. The interplay between Rory and the Doctor is rather prickly at first, notably with the Doctor's visible annoyance at discovering that Rory has actually sat down and taught himself about aliens and dimensionally transcendent vehicles, and Amy's none too subtle comparisons in which the Doctor is clearly favored in her mind don't help.
The story itself is, well…fish aliens disguising themselves as vampires is certainly a novel approach to inconspicuous infiltration of another world, but it's not a plan that holds up to much scrutiny. Whithouse seems to have noticed this too, though, and the pretense is dispatched with fairly quickly in favor of a story about the Doctor's attempts to infiltrate the alien base and undo their plan. The obligatory "tragic sacrifices" necessary to resolve the story end up feeling a little tacked on after that, though, almost as if a traditional Who "pile of bodies" ending was felt to be needed somewhere in the season.
But quibbling over plot feels like a good way to miss what seems to have been the point of this episode. The structure here is on reintroducing Rory and giving us a reason to care about him. From what we see of him here, he's brave and clever, intimidated by the Doctor but also not afraid to speak his own mind. He's also stupidly devoted to Amy, a devotion that she may not entirely deserve. The comparison some have made of Rory to Mickey isn't fair to Rory; Mickey, at least in the first season, was a bit of a prick. He cheated on Rose and tended towards the selfish in his behavior. In a certain sense, then, Rory is the anti-Mickey. However, the Rose/Mickey dynamic, at least from the Rose side, is somewhat replicated in Amy's attitude towards Rory. She takes him for granted and clearly favors the Doctor and otherwise gives a general air of having somehow "settled" for Rory or simply fallen into a relationship with him out of a lack of other options. It's still an obnoxious character flaw for Amy.


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'i-Size' is a safety regulation for child car seats, officially known as ECE R129. It was actually introduced way back in 2013. The idea behind i-Size is that it makes car seats easier to fit for parents and keeps children safer.
i-Size seats can only refer to seats that are installed using a cars ISOfix system. The majority of cars produced from 2004 onward tend to have ISOfix anchor points fitted into their rear seats.
Don't panic, it' not compulsory to travel your child in an i-Size car seat just yet. The i-Size regulations run alongside the car seat regulations you might be more familiar with (officially known as the R44 standard), so you don't need to go out and buy new car seats just yet but we strongly recommend any parents expecting look at i-Size car seats now to prepare them for future changes in the law.
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i-Size seats use the child's height as a correct fit indicator and not their weight as other car seats might use. It's worth getting to grips with your child's\ height in cm before you go shopping for an i-Size seat.
i-Size means all babies must be rearward-facing up to the age of 15 months.
i-Size seats encourage parents to keep their child travelling in a rear facing position for as long as possible and often seats can accommodate children rear facing up to 105cm in height which is about 4 years old. Previously parents have tended to move their children to forward facing seats at around 9-12 month old which has been proven to be far too early with the help of safety testing.
i-Size seats keep your child super safe by having to pass an additional side impact protection test to ensure that the seats provide better protection for your little ones in the event of a side on collision.
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Hudson Valley Licensed Behavior Analyst, P.C. is fortunate to have several Registered Behavior Technicians employed by our agency. All RBTs receive support and supervision from a Licensed Behavior Analyst. Most of our RBTs already possess Master's degrees and are working toward Behavior Analysis licensure and National Certification.
In order to provide the most beneficial outcomes for the students we support as well as being cost conscious and effective,Hudson Valley Licensed Behavior Analyst, P.C. recommends Behavioral Support Packages that provided more support to students and staff and costs the same or reasonably less than current costs of a BCBA only model as offered by other companies.
For example, if a student requires 6 hours of behavioral support to train staff, make antecedent manipulations, collect data, refine the Behavioral Intervention Plan, observe related service personnel working with the student, etc. The going rate for such services is $150 per hour by a BCBA for a weekly cost of $900/week. Depending on the number of weeks this level of service is recommended, this could cost a district $32,400 (36 weeks).
Hudson Valley Licensed Behavior Analyst, P.C. may recommend that a RBT come in for 8 hours per week and a BCBA for 2 hours per week. The BCBA would initially write a FBA/BIP, if needed and create a lesson plan of training that the RBT could follow and implement with the school district personnel based on the BCBAs recommendations/school district's needs/students' needs.
The proposed comparative cost would be $27,720. Nearly a $5000 savings IN ADDITION TO 4 more support hours per week. Such a model provides more consistency for the staff, insures mastery of skills, quicker fading of behavioral support services (which we highly recommend as determined by mastery criteria), improved success for the student, happier parents, less conflict, and cost-effective savings.
If 3 students in the district need behavioral support services that is a potential savings of $15,000 that could help support more students or just be pure savings.
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We have been using this model for the last 10 years in private schools and in home programs. Insurance companies use this model to provide their patients Applied Behavior Analysis services in the most cost effective way that meets the individual needs of each patient. A proper fade of behavioral services should be a part of any effective treatment plan. The fade is dependent on concrete criteria and measurement which everyone agrees on ahead of time which reduces issues with maintenance and generalization going forward.
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A Tijuana model who was critically injured when the speeding Lamborghini she was in crashed and caught fire on Sunday has died, the Medical Examiner's Office said Wednesday.
Stephanie Rivera Camarena, 26, was crowned Miss Earth Baja California in 2015, a qualifying contest for the international Miss Earth pageant. The contest seeks to promote awareness of environment issues.
Joaquin Meza, director of the event, described Rivera as a charismatic woman who had championed a number of causes over the years, including breast cancer awareness.
Many in the modeling and pageant worlds expressed condolences to Rivera's friends and family on social media. A post on the Facebook page for Miss Baja California read in Spanish: "A great woman, beautiful on the outside and, above all, on the inside. A queen in every sense of the word."
Harbor police said Llamas, who lived in San Diego, was speeding north on Harbor Drive when he lost control, veered off the road and slammed into a palm tree. The 2016 Lamborghini burst into flames.
Rivera was ejected during the crash and was found near the burning car. She was rushed to a hospital where she eventually succumbed to her injuries.
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Discover Yann Arthus-Bertrand and his crew in the backstage of the aerial shootings
"When Yann sees a place, he knows immediately what he wants to highlight. I try my best to match his very own style, which communicates strong emotions through graphics and beautiful images. Sometimes it is a great site that has already been filmed or photographed a thousand times... but very often it is just a random place to which Yann is attached, and that he chooses to sublimate through his photos. We use a helicopter-mounted camera system called 'Cineflex' that provides high stability and great image quality even with the very long lenses Yann is particularly fond of."
Bruno Cusa, chief operator of aerial shots
Why combine aerial sequences with interviews?
Through aerial sequences, Yann Arthus-Bertrand shares with the audience his vision of the world and of its people, offering a reading of our planet that is at once poetic and critical.
In 'HUMAN', the camera lens reveals unsuspected places of beauty, but also carefully focuses on the lives of people worldwide. The often uneven development of our societies is emerging on our land, and our landscape, the aerial images act as a witness.
"Day 1:
Setting up the Cineflex Camera in Thierry's hangar. Next to our Eurocopter Ecureuil there is an ancient Alouette 3, previously used when shooting 'Earth from Above' in 2006. The machine is buried under the dust like an old worn albatross.
Day 2:
The President of the Malagasy Republic commandeers our helicopter for a state visit to the interior. The Malagasy Air Force apparently is unable to provide him with a helicopter. So now we must dismantle the entire Cineflex systems (several hours of work) and the simple crucial question is: will the helicopter be back in time to start shooting? Waiting begins…
Day 3
It is all good. We set up the camera again and take off towards Isalo Park, flying over the majestic Makkai Massif. Near the village of Ilakak, incredible images of miners digging sapphire entirely by hand under a blazing sun. Such a harsh and incredible sight in 2014.
Day 4:
The giant Morondava Baobabs stand out afar. Overturned Bottle Trees, the symbol of Madagascar and of endemism.
Day 5:
Yann's camera brushes over the sharp blades of the Tsinghys Massive. A unique and grandiose mineral spectacle bathed in the evening light. Manahattan-on-the-jungle... On the football field of the village of Bekupaka, dozens of children are waiting for the helicopter to arrive. They play soccer with a ball made of plastic bags tied with a string.
The Mayor, still in his seat after 20 years in office, welcomes us with his benevolent smile.
Day 6:
Back to Antananarivo, but the weather is tricky... we can't shoot that much.
Day 7:
The water rice fields of Antsirabe with working farmers offer us a great spectacle. Totally unexpected images, but really great shots for the movie. It is time to return to Paris and Bruno I wonder: When will the next shoot in Madagascar be?"
Madagascar shooting anecdote told by Yazid Tizi, producer in charge of aerial images
Abuna Yemata Guh Church – In the Gheralta massif, south of Hawzen, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Attabad Lake (Lake Gojal) - Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Territory), Pakistan
Manhattan Island and One World Trade Center - New York , USA
Jalousie - Slum bordering the city of Pétionville suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Dyeing factory near Karachi - Sindh, Pakistan
Thank You:
Florent Gilard
Nuno Pires
Mélina Huet
Valentin Wattelet
Sterenn Hall
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Yazid Tizi
Bruno Cusa
A GoodPlanet Foundation & Bettencourt Schueller Foundation Production in partnership with the Google Cultural Institute