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Jay-Z – MCHG The Review
Posted by: SonnyRockwell
Categories: Music Reviews
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the most official album review for this album…any review I do will be the most official review for that album. Anyway, here we do not judge names, bank statements, or tmz appearances. We judge music. Dig that.
Songs are judged on a 0-5 basis (0 being cheeks, 5 being classic), and the judgement is based on the following: lyrics, production, and the cohesiveness of the two. Whether or not the song is good for what it was intended to do, and its according entertainment value. Now, I am going to be very specific with what these numeric values mean in terms of what I am giving them. Here is the scale:
0-1.5 – Amongst the most terrible songs i've ever heard
2 – Bad song
2.5 – average song- not good/not awful
3 – pretty good, not mind blowing but good
3.5 – I could ride out to this
4 – Has great replay value
4.5 – Song/Album of the year candidate
5 – Classic hip-hop record
Albums in totality are judged by the same, but including flow of the album and consistency of attributes throughout the album. With that being said…
I took much longer with this review than I have with any other review. Why? Because nigga. This ain't just a review. The things that are written on this here page are about Jay-Z, and nothing…nothing involving Jay-Z just is what it is. I'm going to do a few things in the review of this album called 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Just keep reading…you'll catch up. All that I ask is that the people who read this: Understand that this is not coming from an individual who hates Jay-Z. In fact…
1. Nas. 2. JAY-Z. 3. Ghostface Killah 4. Common 5. Pun/Pac/Cube… Point is, Jay-Z is my second favorite rapper of my time. So everything I say about this dude comes from a place of love…because I love this nigga.
Wait, before I review the album, I want to discuss the album title. What kinda bitch ass album title is this? From "We recorded this whole album in Paris" to "Niggas in Paris" to "Magna Carta"…lmao. Who this nigga think he is, b? You got the second highest net worth in hiphop…act like it. Act like you been to Paris before. This dude is acting how niggas act when they just learn something. Like Malcolm when he first got out the joint…on his "these gods words, not no hustle" shit. This whole "I gotta out-elite everybody else in the game…im a talk this 1200 ad, feudal baron shit to niggas now.." Actually, i'm a call my album that, and still talk about the same ole, same ole. Whatever the case, this whole jocking the slave owners grandfather shit ain't exactly sitting well with me. It's inauthentic. It's an inauthentic attempt to be better than other niggas..but we already know half of the Jay-Z mythology is based around appearing better than other niggas… anyway, on to the album…Magna…Carta…Holy…Grail.
1. Holy Grail feat. Justin Timberlake – Ok first off…I dont fuck with Timberlake like that. Timberland Timberlake..I fuck with Pharrell Timberlake…just barely. With that said…thats how you start your album? aight then. This beat stinks, his flow stinks…I hate when he does this bullshit… my name is jay-z and i bought the nets…UHHH, i used to be friends with funkmaster flex….UHHH…. go home with that shit. Oh, and why the hell are you still trying to make a punchline out of Hammer? If this was 1991, Hammer might have called the dogs on that ass..but in Jay-Z fashion, he kicks niggas when they are down/vulnerable. This song is ass. And to top it all off, he is going to bridge the Nirvana joint…He tried to bring it back on the second verse, but nah…i'll pass on this shit. 2.5/5
2. Picasso Baby – This beat is pretty damn fantastic. The hook got that old EPMD edit feel…I like it. Lyrically, he is limping to the finish line…wait, did he just say he is voguing on niggas? smh. "I never stuck my cock in the fox's box"..was that an attempt to subliminally deny something that everyone has known to have occurred for about 15 years now? lol…nigga, you was smashing underage Inga…This reminds me of some volume 2 shit though.. 4/5
3. Tom Ford – A song named after the white dude who sorta rejuvenated the Gucci brand. You know, we certainly don't get this enough in hiphop…rappers marketing for white designers…this is that futuristic ish. This song starts so terribly, continues terribly, and ends terribly. Timberland lost all of the love I gave him for Picasso Baby for this weak ass excuse for production…he also stole that atari arcade sound concept from Exile..but don't take it from me…do the knowledge yourselves….Somebody said to me, "yo, Tom Ford is sweet, because it is an anti-molly song" How? because he says ONE line that goes "I don't pop Molly I rock Tom Ford" lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey kids, don't pop mollys…buy Gucci! and I was ready to change the track after I heard "Fuck hashtags and retweets, 140 characters in these streets" lmao!!!!!!!!! I bet yall thought that was dope. This is one of the worst Jay-Z songs ever. This is down there with I Know What Girls Like. 2/5
4. Fuckwithmeyouknowigotit feat. Rick Ross – In the spirit of the theme of terrible titles, you have fuckwithmeyouknowigotit… with this beat that we all have heard 30 other places. with this Rick Ross verse we've heard on 30 other songs…and why do we as fans accept shit like "Reeboks on I just do it, nigga" Is the association of Nike and Reebok both being shoe brands seriously enough to keep you niggas satified with a rapper's lyrical ability? We are four songs in, and I still haven't heard Jay-Z be dope lyrically. On any level…not even the "he's old, accomplished, and he says clever things about being accomplished in his old age" like niggas try to credit him for…nope. 2.5/5
5. Oceans feat Frank Ocean – lol this nigga Frank Ocean…if he thinks just saying a bunch of ironic things relating to black history and modern society is deep or dope…he's sadly mistaken. This beat though…this beat is kinda giving me a chubby forreal. Is it too much to ask though? A song defining Jay-Z verse? At this point, its becoming clear that the production/song concept is going to drive this album, because lyrically jigga isn't carrying. 3.5/5
6. F.U.T.W. – these damn song titles man… Let me be great! aight…g'head. Let me know when you ready, homes. This is the best song thus far lyrically…The beat aint nothing special but it aint bad at all. He trill as Michael Jackson socks… sidenote…Jay-Z loves to namedrop/associate himself with universally great people. A part of the great Jay-Z mythology that I will touch on later…stay tuned! 3.5/5
7. Somewhereinamerica – Pharrell…You will never lose with Pharrell. I'm sure of such, but i'll add this to the other 2 or 3 songs that if Jay-Z just rapped decent on them..they would be respectable. And if yall wanna accept the narrative about Miley Cyrus twerking and hiphops inescapable influence on white youth..g'head. I rather him do it rapping good…flowing well, and being clever. Didn't happen here. 3.5/5 for the beat alone.
*Author's edit: Somewhereinamerica was produced by Hit Boy, but you still can never lose with Pharrell
8. Crown – Flow wise, this may be his best song…which ain't saying much because this is still just okay. This beat…meh. This song is not bad, but forgettable for sure. "I'm not a businessman, i'm a business…man" erected into a whole song…for the 1,000th time. 3/5
9. Heaven – Ok, this beat is pretty crazy. This is easily the best song on this album to this point. I actually fucks with his first verse. I actually fucks with this joint, even the 1990 jungle brothers arm leg shit at the beginning. 4/5
10. Versus – 52 seconds of huff over what exactly i'd picture a Swizz Beats/Timbaland collab would sound like. 3/5
11. Part II (On The Run) feat Beyonce – Beyonce singing about something other than the concept, content, beats, features and lyrics on this album being cliche…oh the irony. The track along with beyonce aint bad….but of course..this nigga spitting that huff. and he brought out the Juvenile back that ass up flow on this one…he limping…he limping. I typed that twice on purpose. 3.5/5
12. Beach is Better – See…this is what he has been doing the entire album, except on here he decided to do it better. 3.5/5
13. BBC feat. Pharrell and GOAT – Oh this shit has so much potential…that wasn't reached. Did Jay-Z ask Nas to rap like him on here? Did Nas spit a weak ass mercy verse after hearing the rest of the album? These are my questions about this Nas verse which is astonishingly wack. Pharrell been throwing this nigga alleys all album, and jay be watching them shit float over his head. 3/5
14. Jay-Z Blue feat. Biggie lmao – this shit wasn't half bad forreal. I'm not mad at it. I dont have much to say about it though either. 3.5/5
15. La Familia – Did this nigga just respond to lil wayne just now? lmao dog….this guy…this is trash. This Razor Ramon entrance music…this joint sound like half buttoned silk shirts. Miami coke binges…white high waters on the strip… 3/5
16. Nickles and Dimes – This sounds like a remix to the last joint…like the breakdown or something. Acting like he got some kind of struggle or worries or something and telling us for 15 tracks that he ain't struggling at all. 3/5
Conclusion: I understand that it ain't necessarily Jay-Z's forte to hop in the studio with some brand new niggas and kick out some new elements (that travis scott shit was wack, so it doesn't count) but this album could have been a whole lot better with fresher production. When you lose as much lyrically as Jay-Z has, you keep shit fresh with the other aspects of the album… the title and concept (sucked), the production (meh), the themes of the songs (same)…he did none of that….the way the album was released was great and eventful…thats about it though. This is the type of Jay-Z album that he has made most of his career. This is Volume 2, Volume 3, Kingdom Come, Blueprint 3…the difference is on Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 he could lyrically carry them shits. Now he is lyrically carrying prostrate meds. This niggas pen forgot its Viagra. It is what it is though.. He old, he rich…and he's done. His legacy has already been cemented, and there is no turning back from that. He is going to always be my second favorite rapper of all time no matter how many seasons past his prime he decides to play. With that said, I aint gonna act like this shit is dope, because its Jay-Z and I love him. This is not very good at all, and all these niggas that have been pretending that it is are disgusting me. Whatever though.. Ctrl + click Picasso Baby, Oceans, Heaven…drag the shits to the big boy play list…bury the rest of this in obscurity…along with Born Sinner.
3/5 … BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE…
I've seen this being done by more than two bloggers, so i'll oblige as well…
Reasonable Doubt- Blueprint- Black Album- Volume 3- Volume 2- Blueprint 2- Volume 1- Dynasty- Kingdome Come- American Gangster (What is with the fanfare with this album…it stinks) -MCHG -Blueprint 3
I'll leave all of the collab albums out of it, because they aren't his albums.
-Sonny Rockwell/Thelonious Funk
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PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy 3.0 FS GE
An introduction to philosophical thought and skills. Issues that traditionally have been of central importance in philosophical inquiry, such as the nature of knowledge, reality, and values, will be emphasized. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (007155)
PHIL 101H Introduction to Philosophy -- Honors 3.0 SP GE
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors Program.
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PHIL 102 Logic and Critical Thinking 3.0 FS GE
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A special section of Logic and Critical Thinking open only to students with English as a Second Language. Interested students should consult with international evaluations. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (007152)
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PHIL 104 The Good Life 3.0 FS GE
A critical survey of different theories of happiness and meaning in life, including discussion of the roles of moral values, mental health, art, music, and food and drink in living well. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (007163)
PHIL 107 Human Existence 3.0 FS
Philosophical interpretations of the human condition as reflected in and affected by modern developments in the arts, science, society, and philosophy. The course covers modern approaches to freedom, consciousness, subjectivity, language, history, alienation, power, and creativity. 3 hours lecture. (007167)
PHIL 108 Philosophical Methods 3.0 FA
The course provides students intensive training to think, read, and write as clearly and as philosophically as they can be trained to do. One important philosophical problem is used as the sample problem. Students write a short weekly essay and have class discussions of their essays as well as of the reading material. 3 hours lecture. (015857)
PHIL 109 Roots of War and Prospects for Peace 3.0 FS GE
A critical examination of diverse philosophical views regarding the causes of war and the prospects for peace. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. (021191)
PHIL 110 Comparative Peace Studies 3.0 FS GE
An interdisciplinary cross-cultural survey of prospects for peace. Focuses on non-violent modes of conflict resolution. Major philosophical and social scientific ideas from both the pacifist and non-pacifist traditions are examined in depth. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021192)
PHIL 129 Environmental Ethics 3.0 FS GE
An examination of a variety of approaches to the development of an environmental ethic, including "shallow" and "deep" environmentalism, the balance of nature argument, and the Gaia hypothesis. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (021190)
PHIL 189 Philosophy Internship 1.0 -3.0 FS
9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. (007178)
PHIL 198 Special Topics 1.0 -3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Department permission.
This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 3 hours supervision. (007180)
PHIL 201 History of Ancient Philosophy 3.0 FS
Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics through Stoicism, including movements and figures such as Pythagoreanism, Plato, Aristotle, and Epicureanism. 3 hours lecture. (007181)
PHIL 202 Philosophy East and West 3.0 FS GC
A philosophical analysis of major ideas in Chinese, Japanese, and Indian thought and their relationship to basic philosophical developments in the west. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (007185)
PHIL 204 Science and Religion 3.0 FS GE
This course is also offered as RELS 241 .
In this course we investigate the long and complicated relationship between science and religion by examining both the conflict and co-operation between theologians, philosophers, and scientists in the Western and Eastern worlds throughout history and into the modern age. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (007201)
PHIL 205 Philosophy of the Fine Arts 3.0 INQ
The study of aesthetic values and judgments, emphasizing such topics as creativity and the art object, with reference to works of architecture, painting, sculpture, music, and literature. 3 hours seminar. (007202)
PHIL 212 Introduction to Chinese Philosophy 3.0 FA
In this course students study some of the most important philosophers in ancient China, who were the central figures of the main philosophical schools from the pre-Ch'in period (from the 5th through the 3rd centuries B.C.) to the Ming Dynasty (from 1368-1644). 3 hours lecture. (021150)
PHIL 301 Medieval Philosophy 3.0 INQ
Origins and development of medieval philosophy, centering on its central themes as presented by Plotinus, St. Augustine, Proclus, John Scotus Erigena, Alfarabi, Avicenna, Averroes, Roger Bacon, St. Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham. 3 hours discussion. (007184)
PHIL 302 History of Modern Philosophy 3.0 FA
Western philosophical thought from the Renaissance through Kant, including Bacon, Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume. 3 hours lecture. (007182)
PHIL 303 History of 19th Century Philosophy 3.0 FS
Western philosophical thought from Kant through the twentieth century, including the phenomenological and analytic traditions in western philosophy. 3 hours lecture. (007183)
PHIL 304 Analytic Philosophy 3.0 SP
Study of central figures in analytic philosophy, including Wittgenstein, Quine, Davidson, and Kripke, emphasizing philosophy of language and philosophy of mind. 3 hours seminar. (007203)
PHIL 305 Continental Philosophy 3.0 FA
The phenomenological movement and its impact on philosophy, literature, and psychology, with attention to Husserl's views on mind, body, and intersubjectivity and Heidegger's ideas of being-in-the-world, authenticity, and death. 3 hours seminar. (007204)
PHIL 306 American Philosophy 3.0 FS
A study of the major philosophic movements which have originated in the United States or had a significant impact on its institutions and culture. 3 hours discussion. (007174)
PHIL 307 Existentialism 3.0 FA
An examination of existentialism from Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to Sartre, and de Beauvoir. An analysis of the basic forces, concepts, and figures which have shaped existentialism. 3 hours lecture. (007205)
PHIL 318H Altruism: Theory and Practice 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: Enrolling students must be in good standing in the Honors in GE Program.
This course is also offered as PSYC 318H , RELS 318H .
Open only to students working on Theme H: Honors. Ethics has traditionally been characterized as a process of bridging the gap between how we are and how we would ideally be. One example of a moral ideal is love of neighbor. Because we labor under the pull of self-interest, loving one's neighbor is not common. In the light of this truism, examples of altruism cry out for explanation. Is there even such a thing as an "altruistic" behavior? If genuine altruism does exist, what motivates it? This course explores answers to these questions by looking at philosophical, biological, economic and sociological accounts of selfless behavior. 3 hours seminar. (020767)
PHIL 320 Ethics 3.0 SP
An introduction to moral theory, including such figures as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Mill. Alternative views concerning fundamental moral questions will be explored. 3 hours seminar. (007190)
PHIL 321 Ethics and Human Happiness 3.0 FS
An investigation of major contemporary theories of human happiness. Emphasis will be placed on analyzing the philosophical assumptions which they make about human nature, on evaluating the ethical content of these theories, and applying these theories to one's everyday life. 3 hours discussion. (007191)
PHIL 322 Science and Human Values 3.0 FS GE
Prerequisites: One biological sciences course.
This course is also offered as BIOL 322 .
Critically examines scientific and humanistic world views and sensibilities, directly applying these approaches to contemporary social and personal problems. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (001148)
PHIL 322H Science and Human Values -- Honors 3.0 FA GE
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors Program, faculty permission.
This course is also offered as BIOL 322H .
PHIL 322HI Science and Human Values -- Honors Writing Intensive 3.0 FA GE WI
This course is also offered as BIOL 322HI .
Critically examines scientific and humanistic world views and sensibilities, directly applying these approaches to contemporary social and personal problems. 3 hours lecture.This is an approved Writing Intensive course. This is an approved General Education course. (021255)
PHIL 322I Science and Human Values - Writing Intensive 3.0 FS GE WI
This course is also offered as BIOL 322I .
PHIL 323 Moral Issues in Parenting 3.0 FS GE GC
A philosophical investigation of the moral and legal dimensions of parenting. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (007212)
PHIL 323I Moral Issues in Parenting - Writing Intensive 3.0 FS GE GC WI
A philosophical investigation of the moral and legal dimensions of parenting. 3 hours lecture.This is an approved Writing Intensive course. This is an approved General Education Capstone course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021242)
PHIL 324 Philosophical Perspectives on Sex and Love 3.0 INQ
An exploration of conceptual and ethical issues pertaining to intimate relationships, e.g., sexual equality, perversion, fidelity, the nature of love and friendship, marriage, and children. 3 hours discussion. (007222)
PHIL 326 Social Ethics 3.0 FA
An examination of selected ethical issues confronting contemporary society, emphasizing legal and other institutional contexts in which these problems arise. Topics may include genetic engineering, animal rights, and preferential treatment. 3 hours lecture. (007223)
PHIL 327I Health Ethics 3.0 FS GE WI C
Inquiry into ethical issues faced in the pursuit of individual and social health. Topics include alternative ideas of health, ethical theories, responsibilities of health professionals, access to health care, and environmental health. 3 hours lecture.This is an approved Writing Intensive course. This is an approved General Education Capstone course. Formerly PHIL 327. (007225)
PHIL 328 Business Ethics and Social Policy 3.0 INQ
An examination of ethical issues that arise in business decisions and the formulation of social policy involving business, e.g. employee rights, consumer and environmental protection, advertising, and affirmative action. Moral theory and alternative conceptions of justice will also be discussed. 3 hours lecture. (007226)
PHIL 331 Center for Applied and Professional Ethics (CAPE) Forum 1.0 FS
An introduction to current ethical issues facing individuals, institutions, and society. Students attend regularly scheduled CAPE forums, symposia, and seminars and do appropriate reading and writing in conjunction with sessions. 1 hour lecture. (007236)
PHIL 332 Criminal Justice Ethics 3.0 FS
This course is also offered as POLS 332 .
An investigation of contemporary moral issues involved in police work and corrections, such as deadly force, entrapment, undercover work, corruption, and prisoners' rights. 3 hours seminar. (007269)
PHIL 334 Ethics and Environmental Sciences 3.0 INQ
Discussion of the ethical issues that arise in the environmental sciences. Emphasis placed on examination of kinds of ethical dilemmas facing environmental scientists and policy makers, on development of tools for analyzing and resolving such dilemmas, and on views that have influenced attitudes about the environment and environmental ethics. Attention given to religious, philosophical, historical, and cultural origins of moral values and various approaches to moral deliberation and moral reasoning. 3 hours discussion. (007272)
PHIL 335 Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl 3.0 FA
Prerequisite: PHIL 320 or 321 or 326.
Preparation for the Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (RIEB) competition that includes review of moral theory, introduction to skills in moral problem solving, application of theory to moral dilemmas across a wide range of personal, social, and professional environments, and oral presentation of solutions to moral dilemmas. Require travel to and participation in the RIEB (one weekend during semester). 3 hours lecture. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (020605)
PHIL 336 American Indian Environmental Philosophies 3.0 FS GE USD
An exploration of traditional and contemporary American Indian thought regarding people in relationship to the human and nonhuman worlds, with focus on land ethic, animal ethics, sustainability. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (020644)
PHIL 337 Philosophy of Race 3.0 FS GE USD
Prerequisite: 45 upper-division units.
This course introduces and analyzes the predominant philosophical, cultural, and scientific views on race and examines the issue of racism primarily in contemporary American culture. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021207)
PHIL 337I Philosophy of Race - Writing Intensive 3.0 FS GE USD WI
This course introduces and analyzes the predominant philosophical, cultural, and scientific views on race and examines the issue of racism primarily in contemporary American culture. 3 hours lecture.This is an approved Writing Intensive course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021267)
PHIL 339I Confronting the Animal: Theory, Culture, and Practice 3.0 FS GE WI C
This course is also offered as RELS 339I .
Draws on religion, philosophy, ethics, cultural analysis, and science to explore the nature and roles of the animal in religious, cultural, scientific, and ethical beliefs and practices. 3 hours lecture.This is an approved Writing Intensive course. This is an approved General Education Capstone course. Formerly PHIL 339. (021122)
PHIL 340 Social and Political Philosophy 3.0 FS
A philosophical examination of the nature and function of the human community and the political state, and of the implications for individual life of alternative conceptions of society and politics. 3 hours seminar. (007198)
PHIL 341 Justice and Global Issues 3.0 FS GE GC
Inquiry into different theories of justice, and their implications for contemporary political issues. Topics include inequality, crime policy, taxes, immigration, globalization, war, and sustainability. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (007211)
PHIL 341I Justice and Global Issues - Writing Intensive 3.0 FS GE GC WI
Inquiry into different theories of justice, and their implications for contemporary political issues. Topics include inequality, crime policy, taxes, immigration, globalization, war, and sustainability. 3 hours seminar.This is an approved Writing Intensive course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021243)
PHIL 342 Roots of War and Prospects for Peace 3.0 FS
changed to PHIL 109 - 021191. 3 hours seminar. (007224)
PHIL 344 Comparative Peace Studies 3.0 FS
changed to PHIL 110 - 021192. 3 hours lecture. (007228)
PHIL 345 Theoretical Perspectives on Gender 3.0 INQ
This course is also offered as MCGS 345 .
Examines the various theories put forth to explain the differences between men and women, including scientific, social scientific, and humanistic explanations. Emphasis on feminist perspectives. 3 hours lecture. (003822)
PHIL 360 Theory of Knowledge (Epistemology) 3.0 FA
Philosophical studies of the sources, nature, and criteria of knowledge; alternative approaches to problems of perception, meaning, and truth. 3 hours seminar. (007188)
PHIL 361 Metaphysics 3.0 SP
An examination of basic metaphysical problems, such as free will, the mind-body problem, life after death, and some of the systems of thought that attempt to deal with them. 3 hours seminar. (007189)
PHIL 362 Philosophy of Mind 3.0 INQ
An examination of the nature of the mind, including such issues as the mind-body problem and the relationship of consciousness to human action. 3 hours seminar. (007208)
PHIL 363 History of Mind 3.0 FA
This course is also offered as PSYC 363 .
This course examines the history of two competing approaches to psychology, and it evaluates their philosophical and scientific merits. Implications for contemporary debates in psychology are discussed. 3 hours lecture. (007213)
PHIL 364 Machines, Brains, and Minds 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Junior standing, faculty permission.
This course is also offered as CSCI 380 .
An examination of the emergence of artificial mind in machines, with special attention to related issues in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science. 3 hours discussion. (002312)
PHIL 365 Philosophy of Psychology 3.0 INQ
A study of the philosophical origins of psychology and the philosophical presuppositions and implications of various schools of contemporary psychological thought. 3 hours discussion. (007206)
PHIL 366 Science, Mind, and Ethics 3.0 FS
This course examines the impact of science on our understanding of the mind, and implications for ethical issues. Discussion of such topics as free will, personal identity, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, information technology, and sustainability, 3 hours discussion. (021123)
PHIL 370 Philosophy of Science 3.0 FS GE
An examination of the philosophical issues raised by scientific inquiry. Topics include the logical empiricist view of science, perception, and discovery, scientific paradigms, and the implications of reductivism. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. (007193)
PHIL 371 Philosophy of Social Science 3.0 INQ
Examination of selected current issues regarding the methods, scope, concepts, and presuppositions of the social and behavioral sciences. 3 hours seminar. (007192)
PHIL 380 Intermediate Logic 3.0 FA
In this course students will learn classical propositional and predicate logic. The syntax, semantics and deductive systems of a few formal systems will be studied. 3 hours discussion. (007196)
PHIL 381 Philosophy in Literature 3.0 INQ
Critical reading and discussion of selected literary works, with special emphasis on the clarification and analysis of the philosophical ideas they entail. 3 hours discussion. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (007214)
PHIL 382 Sartre and Camus 3.0 INQ
Intensive reading and discussion of the writing of Satre & Camus. 3 hours seminar. (007309)
PHIL 383 Philosophy and Film 3.0 FS
Critical examination of selected cinematographic works, with special emphasis on the clarification and analysis of the philosophical ideas they entail. 2 hours discussion, 3 hours laboratory. (007248)
PHIL 384 Aesthetics 3.0 SP
A philosophical study of the nature and significance of art, with references to relevant works. The course considers such themes as the beautiful, the sublime, comedy, tragedy and the social psychological dimensions of art as well as the periods of Romanticism, Modernism, Postmodernism. 3 hours lecture. (020624)
PHIL 386 Philosophy of Judaism 3.0 S2
This course is also offered as MJIS 386 .
This course explores the major philosophical trends and traditions affecting Jewish life. Hellenistic and rabbinical philosophy, Philo to Maimonides, Spinoza to Moses Mendelsohn and the Enlightenment, and Hebrew-Yiddish renaissance to modern Zionism will be examined. 3 hours seminar. (005861)
Investigation of special topics in philosophy. Open to upper-division students only. Variable content. 3 hours lecture. (007267)
PHIL 399 Special Problems 1.0 -3.0 FS
This course is an independent study of special problems offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (007268)
PHIL 418 Tutorial in Philosophy 3.0 INQ
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.
Individually directed projects in philosophy. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (007327)
PHIL 420 Contemporary Moral Theory 3.0 FA GW
Prerequisite: ENGL 130 or JOUR 130 (or equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
An analysis of twentieth-century ethical theory. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or better certifies writing proficiency for majors. (007270)
PHIL 421 Seminar in Special Issues in Social and Political Philosophy 3.0 SP GW
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 or JOUR 130 (or equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
Intensive reading and discussion of special issues in social and political philosophy. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or better certifies writing proficiency for majors. (007319)
PHIL 434 Origins of Western Political Thought 3.0 INQ
The classical roots of western political philosophy and their relationship to contemporary political theory. 3 hours seminar. (007279)
PHIL 435 National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl 3.0 SP
Prerequisite: PHIL 335 or faculty permission.
Preparation for the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (NIEB) competition that includes refining skills in moral problem solving, application of theory to moral dilemmas across a wide range of personal , social, and professional environments, and oral presentation of solutions to moral dilemmas. Requires travel to and participation in the NIEB (5-day block during semester). 3 hours lecture. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 9.0 units. (020606)
PHIL 437 Contemporary Political Thought 3.0 INQ
An extended discussion of the nature of anarchy, corporatism, oligarchy, classical liberalism, radical liberalism, democratic socialism, communism, and fascism, with a continued focus on these political cultures and their ideological expressions in contemporary politics. 3 hours seminar. (007281)
PHIL 438 Jurisprudence: Philosophy of Law 3.0 FS
The philosophical nature and origins of law. Topics to be examined include theories of law, justice, the relationship of law to morality, natural law, responsibility, punishment, and other basic concepts. Approach is both theoretical and via case studies. 3 hours lecture. (007282)
PHIL 469 Ethics in Government 3.0 INQ
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
A discussion course which explores a variety of ethical decision-making procedures via a case-study approach in order to help students develop critical decision-making skills useful in dealing with ethical issues likely to confront the public manager. 3 hours discussion. (007287)
PHIL 480 Advanced Logic 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: PHIL 380, faculty permission.
Systematic treatment of truth functions and quantifiers; introduction to mathematical logic. Topics include syntax, semantics, and metatheory for the propositional and predicate calculi, elementary set theory. Russell's paradox, infinite sets. 3 hours discussion. (007195)
Prerequisites: Junior standing or above and either 9 units of philosophy or have declared philosophy as a major or minor, faculty permission.
This course is an internship offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. Internships in Philosophy: (a) assisting instructors in lower-division courses; (b) assisting the department in preparation of Philosophy Forums, or department-sponsored discussions, debates, and multimedia presentations; (c) working outside the academic program in government, community, or business, in tasks appropriate for philosophy students; or (d) assisting faculty in research. A maximum of 6 units may be counted toward the major or minor in philosophy. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. (007293)
PHIL 489T Internship in Teaching Philosophy 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing and faculty permission.
Supervised collaborative training in teaching, normally completed in two consecutive semesters. Focus in the first semester is on developing class plans and instructional communication skills. Focus in the second semester is on creating syllabi and developing competence in assessment. Registration is by arrangement with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. (007294)
PHIL 498 Special Topics 3.0 INQ
This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 3 hours lecture. (007330)
PHIL 499H Senior Honors Research Paper 3.0 FS GW
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 or JOUR 130 (or equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher, acceptance into Honors in Philosophy, faculty permission.
To provide opportunity for the student accepted for "Honors in the Major" to prepare and write a thesis on a topic germane to interests developed during the first three years of work in Philosophy. Research and writing will be done under supervision by a staff advisor and for the total of 6 units in consecutive semesters. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or better certifies writing proficiency for majors. (007332)
PHIL 689 Internship in Teaching Philosophy 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and faculty permission.
Supervised collaborative training in teaching, normally completed in two consecutive semesters. Focus in the first semester is on developing class plans and instructional communication skills. Focus in the second semester is on creating syllabi and developing competence in assessment. Registration is by arrangement with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (007333)
PHIL 690 Project in Applied Philosophy 1.0 -6.0 FS
This course is a culminating project in the Certificate in Teaching Critical Thinking and is offered for 1.0-6.0 units. It focuses on communication and application of critical thinking techniques in professional and commercial contexts. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 18.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (007334)
PHIL 697 Independent Study 1.0 -3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Open only to students pursuing a Master of Arts Degree with a special major, faculty permission.
This course is a graduate-level independent study offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (007341)


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The 87th Oscar Nominations are here!
Thursday, January 15, 2015 Thursday, January 15, 2015 Sean W. Cooper 4 Comments
Hey everybody! Sorry I'm putting this post up so late. Like I've said before, I'm really busy this year. But, of course, I'm going to do everything I can to see 7 out of 8 Best Picture nominees this year (because there's always one I just can't get around to until after the Oscar telecast).
Speaking of Best Picture, let's reveal the nominees:
The Nominees for the 87th Annual Academy Awards (and how much I actually agree)
Will win: Birdman
Might win: Boyhood or The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should win: Boyhood
Won't win: Selma
Snubs: Gone Girl
Additional thoughts: I really, really thought Selma was gonna win up until the nominees were announced. But excluding Best Picture, it only has one other nomination.
Wes Anderson for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alejandro G. Iñárritu for Birdman
Richard Linklater for Boyhood
Bennett Miller for Foxcatcher
Morten Tyldum for The Imitation Game
Will win: Richard Linklater for Boyhood
Might win: Alejandro G. Iñárritu for Birdman
Should win: Richard Linklater for Boyhood
Snubs: Ava DuVernay for Selma, Clint Eastwood for American Sniper, David Fincher for Gone Girl
Marion Cotillard for Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones for The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore for Still Alice
Rosamund Pike for Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon for Wild
Will win: Julianne Moore for Still Alice
Might win: Everyone, except for those who are not Julianne Moore.
Should win: It doesn't matter, because there's literally no chance of anybody beating Julianne Moore. Just sayin'.
Snubs: Amy Adams for Big Eyes, Jennifer Aniston for Cake
Steve Carell for Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper for American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch for The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton for Birdman
Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything
Will win: Michael Keaton for Birdman
Might win: Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything
Should win: Steve Carell for Foxcatcher
Snubs: Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler, David Oyelowo for Selma
Patricia Arquette for Boyhood
Laura Dern for Wild
Keira Knightley for The Imitation Game
Emma Stone for Birdman
Meryl Streep for Into the Woods
Will win: Patricia Arquette for Boyhood
Might win: Emma Stone for Birdman
Should win: Patricia Arquette for Boyhood
Snubs: Jessica Chastain for A Most Violent Year
Robert Duvall for The Judge
Ethan Hawke for Boyhood
Edward Norton for Birdman
Mark Ruffalo for Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons for Whiplash
Will win: J.K. Simmons for Whiplash
Might win: Once again, it doesn't matter. J.K. Simmons has been getting all the Oscar talk for this category since October.
Should win: Ethan Hawke for Boyhood
Shouldn't be nominated: Robert Duvall for The Judge
Paul Thomas Anderson for Inherent Vice
Damien Chazelle for Whiplash
Jason Hall for American Sniper
Anthony McCarten for The Theory of Everything
Graham Moore for The Imitation Game
Will win: I wish I could say.
Won't win: Paul Thomas Anderson for Inherent Vice
Snubs: Gillian Flynn for Gone Girl
Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Dan Futterman and E. Max Frye for Foxcatcher
Dan Gilroy for Nightcrawler
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo for Birdman
Will win: Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Might win: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo for Birdman
Should win: Dan Futterman and E. Max Frye for Foxcatcher
Tangerines
Will win: Ida
Might win: Leviathan
Snubs: Force Majeure
Finding Vivian Maier
Last Days in Vietnam
The Salt in the Earth
Virunga
Will win: CITIZENFOUR
Might win: Finding Vivian Maier
Snubs: Life Itself
Song of the Sea
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Will win: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Might win: Big Hero 6
Snubs: The Lego Movie
Snubs: Birdman, Foxcatcher
"Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie
"Glory" from Selma
"Grateful" from Beyond the Lights
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
"Lost Stars" from Begin Again
Should win: "Lost Stars" from Begin Again
Shouldn't be nominated: "Glory" from Selma
Snubs: "Miracles" from Unbroken, "Split the Difference" from Boyhood
Alexandre Desplat for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alexandre Desplat for The Imitation Game
Johann Johannsson for The Theory of Everything
Gary Yershon for Mr. Turner
Hans Zimmer for Interstellar
Should win: Alexandre Desplat for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Snubs: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Gone Girl, Alexandre Desplat for Unbroken
Roger Deakins for Unbroken
Emmanuel Lubezki for Birdman
Dick Pope for Mr. Turner
Robert Yeoman for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski for Ida
Should win: Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski for Ida
Shouldn't be nominated: Roger Deakins for Unbroken
Additional Note: Roger Deakins is my favorite cinematographer, but I found Unbroken to be a weak spot for him.
Inherent Vice
Mr. Turner
Should win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Snubs: Big Eyes
Foxcatcher
Should win: Foxcatcher
Snubs: Into the Woods
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Should win: American Sniper
Snubs: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Gone Girl
Shouldn't be nominated: Interstellar
Snubs: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Snubs: Godzilla, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Stay tuned for the winners, coming February 22nd at 4PM Pacific Time!! In case you haven't heard because you've been living under a rock, Neil Patrick Harris is hosting this year, which is all kinds of awesome!
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4 thoughts on "The 87th Oscar Nominations are here!"
Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 5:27 pm (EST)
You really think that Keaton will win the Oscar over Redmayne? I thought Redmayne was fantastic and his role took so much more than most other people on the list. Not sure how the Academy could justify it… Then again, how can they justify no Lego Movie nomination?
Jaime Rebanal says:
I gotta say, I'm really having high hopes for Julianne Moore. You won't be coming across another fan of hers like myself. 😉
The Movie Freak says:
I highly doubt Birdman will win, when it LOST against The Grand Budapest Hotel! And Bradley Cooper was better than Michael Keaton, but he'll never win for anything. I'm glad we agree about Force Majeure…And I think Interstellar was snubbed of Cinematography. For Adapted Screenplay, I think it's against The Imitation Game and American Sniper. Hopefully, American Sniper will win. It's a fantastic movie. Overall, I really, really like the list. I just really, really dislike the Oscar nominations this year. It's disappointing.
Red Stewart says:
Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 11:52 pm (EST)
Edge of Tomorrow was definitely snubbed of a sound mixing/editing nomination. The sound in that film was incredible.
Also would've put Andy Serkis as a snub for Best Actor in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Scarlett Johansson for Best Actress in Under the Skin.
On that note, Under the Skin and Snowpiercer were both snubbed for Best Picture. Why is it that mainly documentaries and costume dramas get recognized by the Oscars these days?
Also pisses me off to no end that Life Itself wasn't recognized at all. One of the greatest film critics of all time and the Oscars disregard him completely.
Good list nonetheless.
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You may have noticed I've not been posting as much the past couple of weeks.
I guess I covered my tracks pretty well.
I've been visiting family, eating, visiting some more, eating some more and now I'm home.
About time too, I tell you. Since when we get together we love to visit and share meals.
My clothes were getting a little tight.
All of my sibs are great cooks, which can present a problem, nah.
I had fun introducing them all to a Low Country Boil, along with some Cheese Grits and my Tomatillo Cheese grits, and a corn/tomato/okra dish. I'll tell you all about that in another post, how to do a Low Country Boil, that is. I also made a Banana Pudding for dessert. Again, that will be a whole nother post.
I ate out a few times, for lunch actually. For today, I'll just share some pictures of the food I enjoyed. I'll share my dinner pictures later, don't want you to drool too much on the keyboard.
Had this fabulous chicken sandwich at Just Jakes, I do love sweet hot Chile Sauce. They served this chicken patty on a bed of coleslaw on a Ciabatta Bun. The bun was wonderful, and the salad served with it was really good as well, you can see it at the back there. They also have a great selection of vegetarian and celiac friendly choices. And they also brew their own beer. I saw a porter being served at another table, and I want to try it the next time I'm there.
My sisters and I went out for Sushi one day, and it was also very good, they served it in a Bento Box, with a selection of veggies and a shrimp in a Tempura Batter. I need to practice making good Tempura. Really I do. I think it would be a great Tapas dish, hmmm. And the Sushi was good. The meal also started with Miso Soup, and I think I'm in love with that as well. Pardon the poor quality of the pictures, I took them with my phone and the camera in it is, well, let me just say it's lacking.
If I remember correctly the Sushi was Salmon and Halibut. And it was good.
We were a little too early to pick up my great niece at camp one day, so my older sister and I popped into the Crofton Hotel for lunch. She said it was a great place for lunch and she was right. I had fun reading the menu, and then I saw it.
I've been wanting to try it, I mean I knew how good Fries and Gravy were, but adding some cheese to it, that takes it right over the top and back again. I ordered it off of the Appetizer menu, and when it came out, was a tad surprised at how big the dish was. But with a little help, we made a good inroads on it. All I can say is, it's a good thing I'm 3500 miles away from it, cause I think I could get into trouble.
I don't know if you can see the steam coming off of it, but I burnt my tongue on one of the fries. Which is a good thing. I hate cold fries. I'm still dreaming about this. My sister had the Calamari, but she still snuck a few of my fries. Personally, I think it could have fed a couple more people, there was so much. But I'm not complaining.
So, if you're in Crofton, B.C. Check this place out. You can even sit outside and watch the harbour.
We really didn't eat all the time, but my last lunch out with family, we had taken a lovely long drive, my BIL drove through areas familar and not and we ended up in Chemainus for lunch. I'd expressed an interest in Fish and Chips, and they took me to the Harbourside Cafe.
I didn't get Fish and Chips though.
The special of the day was Curry Chicken. It was offered served up on rice or coleslaw or french fries. My sister ordered hers with half rice and half coleslaw. So, I copied her. Thought it was a kinda strange combo, but, when in Rome.
I ate all the chicken and most of the coleslaw. And it was good. And this isn't a real authentic curry, one might say it's Canadian style curry. Basically, it's a lovely curry sauce served over breaded deep fried chicken. I've decided I need to experiment with trying to replicate that sauce. Soon.
And I did get my Fish and Chips, well, I passed on the Chips, but I did get a nice piece of cod at Flynn's Fish'n Chips in Mill Bay. An old school friend of mine and her husband own and run this little place (shameless plug here). I'd hoped to visit with her a little bit, but our schedules didn't mesh too good this trip.
I had a lovely Porter with the liver and it was good. I guess I should tell you where. A little place called Dave's Diner in Seattle. I've actually eaten there a lot, cause it's usually just down the road from my hotel, and haven't had a bad meal there yet. The decor is really fun, check out all the old license plates hanging on the walls.
I'll tell you about some of the other great meals I got to enjoy, and share a few more recipes as well later on.
I'm so stoked, I learned how to make a killer, as in vampire killer, Caesar Salad dressing, with loads and loads of garlic. Gotta go now and get away from food thoughts, I'm making myself hungry, and I just ate not too long ago.
Well, gotta go and get some more chores done and start planning my meals for the next week. I'm back in my own kitchen again.
Just curious if you ever managed to replicate the curry recipe, as I too love it and no longer have easy access to it! :) I google image searched Chemainus and curry and your photo is one of the two that show up!
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave me a comment, I love hearing from my readers. Thanks also for letting me know how you found me, how crazy is that?
I used to live on the 'island' and miss it like crazy, cause I grew up there. I've been on the east coast, used to camp at Tofino, and remember watching all the 'idjits' who parked on the beach and sunk into the sand overnight.
I'm still working on the curry recipe, I've gotten some good leads on how to make it, and I will be posting about my attempts at recreating it soon. I love my curry hot, but this dish calls for a milder version of curry. And yes, coleslaw and curry is a totally weird combo. But then again, here in the south they put coleslaw on hot dogs, and I thought that was weird as well, however it tastes great.
Let me know what he thinks about it. I love slaw on my dogs now. Can't imagine eating them without it.


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UN chief condemns Sri Lanka attacks
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The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condoled with the families of the victims of Sunday's multiple Sri Lanka attacks.
In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, the UN chief expressed his "deepest condolences to the families of the victims, the people and Government of Sri Lanka, and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured".
Guterres also commended "the leadership demonstrated by the authorities and unity of the people in Sri Lanka in the wake of the attacks"
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Photo courtesy of Center for Musical Arts/Geremy Kornreich
Lafayette's Center for Musical Arts Celebrates 25 Years
Lafayette's Center for Musical Arts started with 13 students in 1996. Now, 25 years later, more than 500 students of all ages grace its halls in any given week. And that's something worth celebrating.
Peggy Bruns and Kathy Kucsan founded the center in 1996, originally calling it the Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts. In 2009, it merged with the Colorado Music Festival and took its current name, according to the center's website. The building has also been improved over the years.
"They just really promoted the concept of access to music," says executive director Liz McGuire. "That's something we still feel is very much at the heart of the center, making sure everyone has access."
The center estimates it's had 17,000 students walk through its doors in the past 25 years. It offers year-round lessons, a summer music festival, group programs, musical theater, a Spanish-language choir, classes for young children, jazz ensembles and summer camps. The center even provides violin, flute and piano lessons to inmates at two Colorado correctional facilities.
The center has around 40 members of its staff, and every teacher tends to specialize in two instruments, so there is a wide gamut of educational opportunities.
"What's really a joy about a community music school is we get to embrace being really eclectic," she says. "All forms of music can learn and benefit from each other."
Mike Mickley, 77, plays trombone and plays with a jazz combo and big band at the center. He started playing music as a young person but gave it up for many years. He's happy to be back at it and likes the teachers, who he says give instruction at a high level. He adds that the groups he plays with have become almost like a family for him.
"I'm so appreciative of the opportunity to play," Mickley says. "I used to play quite a bit in groups that I was in for more than 30 years. I pretty much stopped playing in the early 2000s. If you don't have a place to play there isn't much incentive, so I didn't play much for 12 years."
Mickley, who lives in Lafayette, says that his work in the chemical engineering field is very left-brained in nature, and life in general feels stressful because of things like climate change and politics. He finds that playing music helps with family issues, spiritual issues and nourishes the soul, especially in stressful times.
"It's been a real challenge for me to balance the outer world with the inner world," he says. "Playing music enriches my inner world. After not playing for 12 years, it's such a pleasure to play again with good people. It's such a great program."
Photo courtesy of Center for Musical Arts
He adds that he enjoys the rehearsals, but says the end-of-term performances also bring him joy and provide a lot of incentive to practice.
About 30 percent of students receive some sort of financial aid to attend, and the center has a Heartstrings Program that helps pay tuition for students. The center also maintains an instrument bank so people can borrow a variety of instruments without cost being a deterrent.
"We usually ask people to pay, it can be as low as a few dollars a month, just so they have skin in the game," she says. "An instrument can be $50 a month to rent, so we have hundreds of instruments and they're used mostly by schoolchildren."
She adds that the instrument bank has supported school music programs in seven or eight counties in Colorado. It's a lot of work to maintain and track all those instruments, but worth it if a child who otherwise couldn't play in the school band is afforded the opportunity.
McGuire says the center strives to provide music instruction that reflects the diversity of the students who attend, so they have gone to great lengths to provide an eclectic spate of classes and programs.
"We have a whole jazz program," she says. "We have a musical theater program. We have hammer dulcimer … We have Native American flute. We have drumming and drum circles. We have musical therapy which is a big piece of the access puzzle."
She adds that the center has offered programs for people with early-onset Alzheimer's Disease as well as programs for veterans. They are launching a mariachi music program in coordination with the nonprofit I Have a Dream Foundation of Boulder County.
"We want to make sure we are representing people's cultures as well," she says. "We want to instill a sense of pride in music and the cultural representation of it."
The center offers a track for students who want to pursue music professionally, but is mostly focused on fostering a sense of community. The Spanish-language choir, Coro Santuario, for example, couldn't meet to sing during the COVID pandemic, so they just met socially online.
"For the most part, it's about community and giving people a sense of belonging," she says. "Coro is a good example of that."
Middle school student Henry Stalker, 13, plays the oboe and has been coming to the center since he was about five years old. He found out about the center while attending another Lafayette institution, the annual peach festival. He started off playing guitar but eventually switched to the oboe.
Stalker says he chose oboe because it's challenging and sounds cool when it's played correctly. And yes, there is such a thing as jazz oboe. He tried saxophone for a day, but quit when he found out that it would mess up his oboe playing. He's pondering picking up the vibraphone so he can play it in the marching band, which doesn't allow oboes.
The center also helped Stalker run down another rental oboe when his first one cracked and became unusable. It's a tall order as oboes aren't all that common.
"That's just another example of how the school just helps people," he says. "They support everyone in the music they do."
Stalker, who lives in Louisville, appreciates the teachers, who are professional, gigging musicians. He will often go to their shows to get a feel about how to be a better musician.
"I like the teachers," Stalker says. "They are professionals, and they really know what they are doing. Whenever they play the music for me, I really feel like I am learning something. It really helps me be confident when I play in the jazz band at school and in the (Greater Boulder Youth Symphony) orchestra."
To mark the occasion of the center's 25th anniversary, McGuire says the center launched a couple of initiatives this year, one of which was a mobile "tiny stage" to bring live music to locations that might otherwise be hard to reach. They've held one concert and plan to bring the stage to neighborhoods, retirement homes, schools and local businesses like bakeries and breweries. It's one of only four in the entire country.
"Basically, it's a tiny house that folds out into a stage," McGuire says. "It's kind of a COVID-era idea, so that people could still enjoy performances outside. We thought of it as a way to provide more access to everyone. What we see as a challenge to some people is they can't get to where the live music is."
McGuire says the tiny stage is part of an effort to make music a more integral part of people's lives, which ties into the center's organizational mission. She hates to use the word, but says the stage is really "cute" and it's garnered a lot of enthusiasm so far.
The 25th anniversary has given folks at the center cause to have bigger-picture conversations about what the future holds.
"Where do we see ourselves," she says. "I fully expect the organization to be around in another 25 years. I expect maybe there is more than one location, maybe we have a fleet of tiny stages."
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Q: Disable a text area by it's class (not id) I have 2 text area's that are generated automatically, and I need to use JavaScript to disable both when the page has loaded. The catch is because they are generated automatically I can't give them an ID because they would both have the ID - a big no.
Attempted Javascript:
document.getElementByClassName('option_window-size').disabled=true;

I know this works because if I change getElementbyClassName to ID then it will work if I give the text areas the ID as well. But as I say it needs to work off class. Also it can't work of the Name attribute because that is automatically generated per product and per page...
I have tried this but it just doesn't work and I can't figure out why not because it should as the only thing I have changed is from ID to CLASS
Text Areas
<textarea name="willbeautogenerated" class="option_window-size" cols="40" rows="5">willbeautogenerated</textarea>

Additional note: I have tried to count and assign them different IDs using PHP but it gets far to complex. Also it is only these two that need disabling, thus I can't just disable all text area's on the page.

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I know this works because if I change getElementByClassName to ID then it will work if I give the text areas the ID as well. But as I say it needs to work off class.

getElementsByClassName returns a NodeList rather than a Node itself. You'll have to loop over the list, or if you expect just 1 item, choose index 0.
var nodes = document.getElementsByClassName("option_window-size"),
    i = 0, e;

while (e = nodes[i++]) e.disabled = true;

A: jQuery makes this pretty simple:
$(".selector").prop("disabled", true);

ALTHOUGH!  It should be noted that this note appears on the man pages for $.prop() and $.attr():

Note: Attempting to change the type property (or attribute) of an input element created via HTML or already in an HTML document will result in an error being thrown by Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8.

This doesn't apply directly to your question, but you are changing prop/attrs on an input element, so be aware.
But it's still possible with plain old JS:
var els = document.getElementsByClassName("selector"); // note: Elements, not Element

for(var e = 0; e < els.length; e++)
{
    els[e].disabled = true;
}

getElementsByClassName returns an NodeList, you just have to iterate over each element within.

A: You can use class selector,
$('.option_window').attr('disabled', true);

OR
$('.option_window')[0].disabled = true;

A: With Jquery you can do:
//make sure to use .prop() and not .attr() when setting properties of an element
$('.option_window').prop('disabled', true);

A: Disable textarea using jQuery:
$('.option_window-size').attr('disabled', true);

A: your missing a s in elements and the index where the element is like [0], for the first element.
  document.getElementsByClassName('option_window-size')[0].disabled=true;

or
  document.getElementsByName('willbeautogenerated')[0].disabled=true;

A: Disabel texarea using .prop() methode in jquery...
      $('.option_window-size').prop('disabled', true);

A: You can use CSS:
.option_window-size{display:none;}


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Baumgartner during a test flight. Credit: Red Bull Stratos
Posted on June 30, 2010 December 24, 2015 by Nancy Atkinson
Red Bull Stratos Update: Breaking the Speed of Sound in Freefall
Here's an update on the Red Bull Stratos project, where skydiver Felix Baumgartner will attempt to break the speed of sound during freefall. (Read our preview article). Baumgartner and the project's aeronautic's experts recently conducted the latest round of high-altitude test jumps and step-off procedure tests. Baumgartner himself reports feeling both satisfaction and apprehension while the team prepares to move into a new phase of testing.
During the last week in May 2010, the Red Bull Stratos team conducted three important tests. In the capsule step-off test, conducted at Sage Cheshire Aerospace in Lancaster, California, the capsule dangled from a 40,000-ton crane to simulate its suspension from the balloon flight train, with Baumgartner practicing his movements inside, exiting and stepping off. The purpose was to determine how the vessel reacts to Baumgartner's motion, and whether those reactions could compromise his descent. Even a relatively gentle tumble created by imprecise step-off could not only hinder Baumgartner's ability to break the sound barrier but also suddenly devolve into a dangerously rapid "flat spin" once he encounters a level of increased air density.
Felix Baumgartner during a test flight. Credit: Red Bull Stratos
Next, a group of pre-eminent aerospace experts and test pilots – including Joe Kittinger, who holds the records Baumgartner will try to break – gathered in a deserted Palmdale fairground to witness something they'd never seen during all their combined years of experience: a bungee jump in a pressurized space suit and helmet. After multiple jumps from a crane basket suspended 200 feet above the ground, Baumgartner's exit technique had evolved into something that one team member described as "perfect."
The finale to the week of testing was a series of skydives over the desert in Perris, California, reaching approximately 26,000 feet. This test, conducted on May 27, 2010, was the first in a fully pressurized suit and was a follow-up to a similar day of flights in early spring. Baumgartner had been frustrated by the awkwardness of his equipment, especially by the way his chest pack – a vital technology hub for the descent – jammed his helmet and inhibited movement on descent and blocked his vision while landing. Objectives were to get a clean step-off from the rear-exit airplane; assess controllability and various body positions in the fully pressurized suit; experience suit deflation upon descent; and test a new chest pack system that allows one side to move out of Baumgartner's line of sight so he can spot his landing. Baumgartner's technique and the improved equipment worked so quite well, so the team was able to accomplish all objectives.
Source: Red Bull Stratos
CategoriesSpace Exploration, Space Flight TagsFelix Baumgartner, Space Flight
11 Replies to "Red Bull Stratos Update: Breaking the Speed of Sound in Freefall"
CrazyEddieBlogger says:
Like the cabin crew says on approach "we'll be on the ground in 20 minutes" – which is the only thing they can really say with certainty and w/o getting into speculative forward looking statements such as "we'll be landing in 20 minutes".
So my prediction: He'll step off the platform, and some finite time later will hit the ground.
This has tangential value as far as personal EDL is concerned, but generally why is this space news? He's going in the wrong direction !!!!
Torbjorn Larsson OM says:
And having a possibility of dumping the front pack before landing would be having an added possibility of failure.
This is exciting. I can't remember which was the folk tale or which was the history, but IIRC when railways started up people where concerned about velocity effects on humans above 30 km/s. (I believe the folk tale was that it was from wind effects, history was that it was from jerking around. … anyway.) Now we are talking free fall bodies from space.
The suborbital and orbital tourist industry will have a winner in this and its spin-offs within a couple of decades.
"And remember, your Bigelow suite is but a Step™ from Earth. You can change your descent package from scheduled capsule to free brake ball and chute any time. (For safety reasons ball release is through the front desk air lock complex. Do _not_ use the suit emergency brake balls for your deorbit.)"
Oops. "30 km/s" was 30 km/h.
Spoodle58 says:
Ah TL that just shows where your mind really is, out there among the stars, not hanging around here. 🙂
Jon Hanford says:
I wonder if, as the ads say, Redbull will give him wings: http://www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/en_US/athletes-events-entertainment-videos-photos/HolyShit/011242746208542
Spoodle58, where you talking to me? I thought I heard something down there. 😀
@ CEB: But a "splat" is a splat, in either direction…
dg says:
Joe Kittinger will always be the true pioneer – whether his records are broken or not. No-one even knew whether his rudimentary spacesuit could handle the journey (& one of the gloves did leak). I often show my students video footage of the jump in Physics classes – they are left awestruck.
icecycle says:
OK, only problem I would have with this is. . .
That is not a hard suit and he is going to get hurt.
We are talking air flow past Mach one and that does some strange things to surfaces; I would expect to lose a leg or something.
(Oh, and DG I heard the glove came off completely and his hand got about five times bigger than normal. But he got better.)
icecycle, in the shown flight attitude it is his helmet that does the shock transition, the rest of his body will be in a normal subsonic flow regime.
Unless he starts to tumble…
ethanwoodd says:
This is really an ambitious project. Traveling faster than the speed of sound is very difficult and dangerous as well. Wishing best of luck to Felix for this…
Phil Cooper says:
icecycle, at the bailout altitude the air will be so thin and speed of sound so low that there will be little air resistance and a weak shock wave. Moreover, since the skydiver starts out in still air and gradually gains speed as he falls, it's much gentler than being launched into the slipstream by an ejection seat out of an aircraft traveling at supersonic speed.
By some accounts, Joe Kittinger exceeded the speed of sound during his Excelsior III jump (August 16, 1960), even while trailing a small drogue parachute. The shock wave was much less of a hazard than a possible pressure suit failure or entering an unrecoverable flat spin, like test dummies did in earlier tests.
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More people are having unwanted reactions to foods. Up to 35% of adults believe that they are allergic to some type of food. The number of people with allergies is rising. Although it is becoming more common to have a reaction to a particular food, in many cases it is an intolerance, rather than a true allergy. To distinguish the two is important, as an allergy can be immediately life threatening, while an intolerance affect health and quality of life over longer periods of time.
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Sudden drop in blood pressure, trouble swallowing or breathing –this is life-threatening.
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• Hygiene hypothesis: proposes that less exposure to allergens and bacteria during childhood causes an underdevelopment of the immune system. Our environment has become cleaner in an effort to have a "germ free" world has had a negative effect on our immune system. Antibacterial products, meats dosed with antibiotics and produce that is sprayed have created an artificial, unnatural environment. Perhaps exposure to natural dirt and bacteria is necessary to "educate" our immune system.
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Virginia filing of 2016 Integrated Resource Plan shows continued growth in diversity of Appalachian Power's generation mix
ROANOKE, Va., May 26, 2016 – Appalachian Power has filed its 2016 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for Virginia providing a blueprint for how it will meet its forecast load obligations in the Commonwealth over the next 15 years. The plan calls for continued reliance on its existing coal, natural gas and hydro generation plants and renewable energy contracts, while increasing large-scale or "universal" solar and wind energy, and energy efficiency programs by 2030.
Appalachian annually files an IRP in Virginia for the ensuing 15 years with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC). In its West Virginia territory, the company submits a plan every five years with a 10-year outlook to the state's Public Service Commission.
The Virginia IRP provides a forecast of the company's load requirements and a plan to meet those obligations with supply- and demand-side resources over 15 years while maintaining reasonable prices, reliable service, energy independence, and environmental responsibility. It is based on current assumptions of customer load requirements, commodity price projections, supply-side alternative costs, demand-side management program costs, and the effect of environmental rules and guidelines.
"This plan is essentially a snapshot of a process that is constantly under review based on changing market conditions, the economy, and the adoption of new products by consumers among many other variables," said Charles Patton, Appalachian's president and chief operating officer. "We, as a company and an industry, continue to plan and adapt to the constant change of our markets so that we can remain healthy and deliver reliable power to our customers—now and in the future—at a reasonable price."
The 2016 IRP identifies several key components to meet its load obligations: further diversification of its mix of supply-side resources (with the addition of universal solar and wind, and natural gas generation); incorporation of additional demand-side resources; and recognition that residential and commercial customers will add distributed generation resources, primarily rooftop solar. The company's plan:
Adds 590 megawatts (MW) of universal solar by 2030;
Adds 1,800 MW of wind energy by 2030;
Adds 10 MW of battery storage resources in 2025;
Implements customer and grid energy efficiency programs reducing capacity requirements by 203 MW by 2030;
Assumes 60 MW of customer added distributed generation including rooftop solar; and
Continues operation of existing coal and gas-fueled generating plants.
In its final order in the company's 2015 IRP case, the SCC directed Appalachian to provide preliminary analyses of multiple potential plans that could arise from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan (CPP). Appalachian included those analyses and possible cost impacts in this year's filing.
The SCC scheduled a public hearing for the IRP on Nov. 2. The complete filing may be found on the SCC website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. It is case PUE-2016-00050.
Appalachian Power has 1 million customers in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee (as AEP Appalachian Power). It is a unit of American Electric Power, one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity and custom energy solutions to nearly 5.4 million customers in 11 states. AEP owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a more than 40,000-mile network that includes more 765-kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP also operates 223,000 miles of distribution lines. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning approximately 31,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S.


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I'm still loving my new juicer, though I do feel a bit guilty about squeezing out the juice and throwing away all that fiber!
Even so, I drink away.
A friend of mine commented on my first post about the juicer with a suggestion to make carrot apple lemon juice. And it was a big hit. Both Navah and I had it for breakfast one morning last week, and it has been our favorite thus far. The blend of carrots and apples gives the perfect amount of sweetness without the grass-y flavor from the all-green juice I had on the first day. We thought the celery was the culprit there.


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