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Chávez, Carlos (1899-1978)
Maker: Carl Van Vechten
Chávez, Carlos (1899-1978), influential Mexican composer/conductor, author, and educator, of Spanish and some Indian descent
Carlos Chávez Photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1937. Courtesy of the Library of Congress (LC-USZ62-103962).
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Chávez, Carlos (13 June 1899–02 August 1978), influential Mexican composer/conductor, author, and educator, of Spanish and some Indian descent, was born Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez in Mexico City, the seventh son of Augustin Chávez, an inventor, and Juvencia Ramírez, a teacher. His mother supported the children after her husband's death in 1902. Chávez began his musical studies at an early age and studied piano, first with his elder brother Manuel, then with Asunción Parra, and later with composer and pianist Manuel M. Ponce (1910–1914) and pianist and teacher Pedro Luis Ogazón (1915–1920). Chávez credited Ogazón with introducing him to the best classical and Romantic music and with developing his musical taste and technical formation. He received little formal training in composition, concentrating instead on the piano, analysis of musical scores, and orchestration. Chávez's maternal grandfather was Indian, and from the time Chávez was five or six his family frequently vacationed in the ancient city-state of Tlaxcala, the home of a tribe that opposed the Aztecs. He later visited such diverse Indian centers as Puebla, Jalisco, Nayarit, and Michoacan in pursuit of Indian culture, which proved a significant influence on his early works....
Van Vechten, Carl (1880-1964)
Van Vechten, Carl (1880-1964), writer and photographer
Carl Van Vechten Courtesy of the Library of Congress (LOT 12735, no. 1122 P&P).
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Van Vechten, Carl (17 June 1880–21 December 1964), writer and photographer, was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Charles Duane Van Vechten, a banker and insurance agent, and Ada Amanda Fitch. Van Vechten entered the University of Chicago in 1899 and graduated in 1903, whereupon he went to work as a society reporter and photographer for the ...


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The last class of the year for kenjutsu will be Friday, December 19th. We will start back in the new year with our first class being on Friday, January 9th. After that we will resume the same Tuesday and Friday schedule.
The last Kenjutsu class for the year will be Friday, December 20th. Training will resume on Wednesday, January 8th 2014.
Starting at the beginning of October, our training schedule will be Wednesday and Friday evening, with no Monday class. For students who have Monday as their regular training day, please talk to Andrew about switching to another class. This will be in effect starting the first Monday of October, the 1st.
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Messi wins FIFA player of the year as Ronaldo skips ceremony
Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men's Player of the Year award as beaten rival Cristiano Ronaldo stayed away from the star-studded ceremony in Milan's iconic La Scala Opera House on Monday (Sep 23).
FIFA organises Iran visit to 'assess preparations' for female fans
FIFA said on Wednesday (Sep 11) it will send officials to Iran "shortly" to look at the possibility of allowing female spectators into football games in the country.
Van Dijk, Ronaldo and Messi shortlisted for FIFA award
Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk is on the shortlist to add FIFA's best player award to his UEFA Men's Player of the Year honour.
Vietnam has bigger chance as Women's World Cup expanded 1
Vietnam's national football team will have a bigger opportunity to compete at the Women's World Cup after the world soccer governing body FIFA announced on August 1 that the number of teams taking part in the championship will increase from 24 to 32.
FIFA launches global safeguarding network
FIFA promised to enhance child safeguarding standards across its 211 member associations as world football's governing body launched a new programme on Wednesday (Jul 10).
Platini blasts Infantino, says he has 'no legitimacy'
The former head of European football Michel Platini has blasted FIFA President Gianni Infantino ahead of his re-election saying he has "no legitimacy" and that he previously mocked women's football.
FIFA's Boban 'not in favour' of stadium closures for racism
Former Croatia international Zvonimir Boban says he is against football matches being suspended if players are racially abused by a small number of fans, days before England play for the first time since their black players were targeted by Montenegro supporters.
Blatter plans to sue FIFA and Infantino
Former FIFA boss Sepp Blatter plans to sue world football's governing body and his successor for allegedly spreading "false information" and damaging his reputation, according to a news report published on Wednesday (May 8).
National men's football team ranks 98th in FIFA rankings
Vietnam's national men's football team have moved up one spot since last month to hit 98th place in the latest FIFA rankings.
FIFA backs 48-team World Cup in 2022
FIFA moved a step closer on Friday (Mar 15) to expanding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams and hopes to confirm the plans in June if a suitable co-host can be found.
National men's football team enters FIFA's top 100
Vietnam's national men's football team has climbed two spots to find itself on the list of world's top 100 for this month, according to the latest International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) rankings released on November 29.
Pogba not as selfish as people think, says Deschamps
France manager Didier Deschamps believes the outside world has the wrong image of Paul Pogba, who played a key role in leading Les Bleus to winning the World Cup.
CONMEBOL asks FIFA to hold Copa America in same years as Euros
South American football confederation CONMEBOL announced on Tuesday that it wants to change its calendar so that the Copa America is held in the same year as the European Championship from 2020.
Griezmann pleads case for Ballon d'Or after FIFA snub
France star Antoine Griezmann insists he deserves to be on the podium for this year's Ballon d'Or after winning the World Cup and major silverware with Atletico Madrid.
Ronaldo, Salah and Modric nominated for FIFA best player award; Messi snubbed
Lionel Messi was left off the shortlist for the FIFA's men's player of the year award on Monday as his old rival Cristiano Ronaldo was named alongside Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah.

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Colorado's legal landscape continues to shift. Through one sentence in a 304-page bill enacted in 2021, SB 21-271 further increased criminal penalties for violations of Colorado's restrictive-covenant statute, section 8-2-113, C.R.S. Effective March 1, 2022, violations of section 8-2-113 are a Class 2 Misdemeanor. As a result, a violation of section 8-2-113 could lead to 120 days' imprisonment, a $750.00 fine per violation, or both.1
What does this mean for employers? As many Colorado employers know, non-compete agreements in Colorado, including customer non-solicitation clauses, are considered void unless subject to one of four exceptions.2 Those exceptions relate to contracts: (1) for the purchase and sale of a business or the assets of a business; (2) for the protection of trade secrets; (3) for the recovery of the expense of educating and training an employee under certain conditions; and (4) for executive and management personnel.3 Any restrictive covenants outside those exceptions are unlawful. And now, come March 1, 2022, the knowing implementation of a void restrictive covenant is also a Class 2 Misdemeanor. So, for example, asking a janitor with no access to trade secrets and zero management responsibility to sign a non-compete could subject an employer and the managers involved in the non-compete program to criminal liability.
But perhaps more troubling – and often overlooked – is section 8-2-113(1). This section of the statute broadly provides that it is "unlawful to use force, threats, or other means of intimidation to prevent any person from engaging in any lawful occupation at any place he sees fit." This broad language is largely untested and, as recently as November 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, in dismissing a claim under section 8-2-113(1), made clear that "there are apparently no Colorado decisions with direct guidance on whether a party may seek damages for an improper threat under § 8-2-113(1)."4 Even so, such broad language could arguably apply to any manner of threat – including threatening termination if an employee refuses to sign a non-compete that is void or unenforceable. So employers would be wise to remain cognizant of this broad language, especially if there are doubts about the application or scope of a non-compete to a particular employee or group of employees.
In short, SB 21-271 raises the stakes for Colorado restrictive covenants by creating Class 2 Misdemeanor criminal liability for violations. As a result, Colorado employers should take care to determine that the restrictive covenants presented to employees comply with the permitted exceptions under the statute. While the scope of the application of criminal liability for violation of section 8-2-113 remains uncertain, employers should consider reviewing their agreements and implementation procedures for compliance with the permitted purposes for restrictive covenants and the employee population being asked to sign.
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1 § 8-1.3-501, C.R.S.
2 § 8-2-113(2), C.R.S.; Phoenix Capital, Inc. v. Dowell, 176 P.3d 835, 844 (Colo. App. 2007).
3 The statute also has unique provisions for physicians.
4 Deschenes Consulting LLC v. Nu Life Mkt. L.L.C., 19-CV-03465-RM-SKC, 2020 WL 7025142, at *6 (D. Colo. Nov. 30, 2020).
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Amazon's Prime Book Box & STEM Club Are Subscription Boxes That Are Actually Worth It
By Anne Vorrasi
There are a lot of great reasons why subscription boxes are great: The excitement of discovering new brands and products, the convenience of having items curated for you, and if you're gift shopping, the fact that you're getting someone a gift that keeps on giving. Kids and adults, for the most part, enjoy receiving curated boxes, and if you're a Prime member, there are a few Amazon subscription boxes for kids (and one upcoming for women) that may intrigue you.
I'm a frequent Amazon shopper, but Amazon's in-house subscription services only recently came on my radar while attending the 2019 Mom 2.0 Summit in Austin, Texas, where Amazon was a premier sponsor. For bookworms, there's the Prime Book Box that delivers books for babies and children up to age 12. Playful kids will love receiving a new toy in the STEM Club box every one to three months; parents will appreciate that their kid is engaging with a STEM toy that's designed to educate and entertain. For tablet users, there's FreeTime Unlimited, a digital subscription service that offers thousands of age-appropriate programming. And for women who love clothes and accessories, Prime Stylist (a subscription service of a curated box of clothes and accessories) is currently being tested, according to Investor Place.
Full disclosure, I'm not a huge fan of the subscription model in general because I'm never happy with everything in the box and the return process (if available), is not quite... stress-free. However, I've always had a seamless experience making returns to Amazon (and I've sent back a lot of packages in my years as a Prime member), so as a mom who doesn't need anything else added to her place, I'm more inclined to try these services because I'm not fretting about the return process.
Whether you're all about that subscription box lifestyle, or you're the type of customer who won't try it if you can't return it, here are some offerings from Amazon to explore.
Prime Book Box
Books are the one thing parents consistently, willingly, and even enthusiastically purchase for their children from the time they are newborns. Prime Book Box is a $20 subscription box filled with two or four books (ages 0-2 will receive four board books, while kids ages 3-12 will get two hardcover books). It's delivered every one, two, or three months to your front door. Once you plug in your child's interests, a team of Amazon editors hand-select age-appropriate titles that include classics and under-the-radar options, introducing your child to new authors and series, and giving you both something new to chat about at your next playdate. Before your box ships, you'll receive an email listing the titles included in your upcoming package, so you have a chance to swap any out that you already have or aren't interested in before the box is dispatched. And of course there's a price incentive of subscribing: up to 40 percent off the list price.
STEM Club
The last thing you want to buy for your child is more toys, but parents always seem to bend the rules if they've got an educational spin on them. Like Prime Book Box, STEM Club costs $20 per box and ships every one to three months, depending on the frequency you opt for. It caters to children ages 3-13. One perk that frequent Amazon shoppers will appreciate is that because the online retailer has your shopping history saved, you won't get an item that you have purchased before. Another perk? Letting someone tell you what the best and most popular STEM toys are as opposed to having to go down a rabbit hole of research yourself. That and up to 20 percent off the list price.
FreeTime Unlimited
If you're already using Freetime Unlimited you'll appreciate the more streamlined design of their updated interface and and relatively recent addition of Audible books for kids. There are over 20,000 programs available on FreeTime and it's easy to change the age settings from the tablet itself or from any computer where you can log into your account from. They're also making a big effort to make their Spanish options (books and video) more robust. And before you get too excited, FreeTime itself is not necessarily free, but affordable considering how much content you'll have access to.
Prime Stylist
There's not much we know about Amazon's new subscription wardrobe service, Prime Stylist, yet, but it's going to be an extension of Prime Wardrobe, where you have a window to try on multiple pieces and send the losers back before they charge you for what you keep.


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Calape § Barangays
Camias, Municipality of Calape, Province of Bohol
9.8640, 123.8837 (9° 52' North, 123° 53' East)
154.4 meters (506.6 feet)
Camias is a barangay in the municipality of Calape, in the province of Bohol. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 460. This represented 1.39% of the total population of Calape.
The household population of Camias in the 2015 Census was 468 broken down into 118 households or an average of 3.97 members per household.
Number of households in Camias (1990‑2015)
According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Camias is 10 to 14, with 51 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 8 individuals.
Population of Camias by age group (2015 census)
51 10.90%
468 100.00%
The population of Camias fell from 581 in 1990 to 460 in 2020, a decrease of 121 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.36%, or a decrease of 8 people, from the previous population of 468 in 2015.
Population of Camias (1990‑2020)
547 -1.12%
Camias is situated at approximately 9.8640, 123.8837, in the island of Bohol. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 154.4 meters or 506.6 feet above mean sea level.
Camias shares a common border with the following barangay(s):
Cabudburan, Calape, Bohol
Canguha, Calape, Bohol
Binogawan, Calape, Bohol
Labuon, Calape, Bohol
Ulbujan, Calape, Bohol
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Y Ddraig Goch
The Welsh Dragon (Welsh: y Ddraig Goch, meaning 'the red dragon'; pronounced [ə ˈðraiɡ ˈɡoːχ]) is a heraldic symbol that appears on the national flag of Wales. The oldest recorded use of the dragon to symbolise Wales is in the Historia Brittonum, written around AD 829, but it is popularly supposed to have been the battle standard of King Arthur and other ancient Celtic leaders. Its association with these leaders, along with other evidence from archaeology, literature, and documentary history, led many to suppose that it evolved from an earlier Romano-British national symbol.[1]
During the reigns of the Tudor monarchs (themselves originally of Welsh origin), the red dragon was used as a supporter in the English Crown's coat of arms.[2] The red dragon is often seen as symbolising all things Welsh, and is used by many public and private institutions. These include the Welsh Government, the Senedd, Visit Wales, numerous local authorities including Blaenau Gwent, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and Swansea, and sports bodies including the Football Association of Wales, Wrexham A.F.C., Newport Gwent Dragons, and London Welsh RFC, while "the dragon's tongue" (Tafod y Ddraig) is the symbol of the Welsh Language Society. The Welsh Dragon is also one of The Queen's Beasts.
Mabinogion
Main article: Mabinogion
In the Mabinogion story Lludd and Llefelys, the red dragon fights with an invading White Dragon. His pained shrieks cause women to miscarry, animals to perish and plants to become barren. Lludd, king of Britain, goes to his wise brother Llefelys in France. Llefelys tells him to dig a pit in the centre of Britain, fill it with mead, and cover it with cloth. Lludd does this, and the dragons drink the mead and fall asleep. Lludd imprisons them, still wrapped in their cloth, in Dinas Emrys in Snowdonia (Welsh: Eryri).
Historia Brittonum
Main article: Historia Brittonum
Vortigern and Ambros watch the fight between the red and white dragons: an illustration from a 15th-century manuscript of Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain.
The tale is taken up in the Historia Brittonum. The dragons remain at Dinas Emrys for centuries until King Vortigern tries to build a castle there. Every night the castle walls and foundations are demolished by unseen forces. Vortigern consults his advisers, who tell him to find a boy with no natural father, and sacrifice him. Vortigern finds such a boy (who is later, in some tellings, to become Merlin) who is supposed to be the wisest wizard ever to live. On hearing that he is to be put to death to end the demolition of the walls, the boy is dismissive of the advice, and tells the king about the two dragons. Vortigern excavates the hill, freeing the dragons. They continue their fight and the red dragon finally defeats the white dragon. The boy tells Vortigern that the white dragon symbolises the Saxons and that the red dragon symbolises the people of Vortigern. If Vortigern is accepted to have lived in the 5th century, then these people are the British whom the Saxons failed to subdue and who became the Welsh.
The same story is repeated in Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain, where the red dragon is also a prophecy of the coming of King Arthur. Note that Arthur's father was named Uther Pendragon ('Pendragon': 'Pen' (Head) and 'Dragon', being translated by Geoffrey as "dragon's head").
Owain Glyndŵr
c. 1400 – c. 1416, Y Ddraig Aur, royal standard of Owain Glyndŵr, Prince of Wales, raised over Caernarfon during the Battle of Tuthill in 1401 against the English.
Owain Glyndŵr's banner was known as Y Ddraig Aur or 'The Golden Dragon' (Middle English: Gilden Dragoun). It was famously raised over Caernarfon during the Battle of Tuthill in 1401 against the English. The flag has ancient origins; Glyndŵr chose to fly the standard of a golden dragon on a white background, the traditional standard that, supposedly, Uther Pendragon had flown when the first Celtic Britons had fought the Saxons to a standstill almost 1,000 years before, which had been passed down to his son King Arthur.[3][4][5]
House of Tudor
Henry Tudor flew the red dragon of Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon as his banner, overlaid on a green and white field representing the Tudor House, when he marched through Wales on his way to Bosworth Field. After the battle the flag was carried in state to St Paul's Cathedral to be blessed. During his reign Henry VII also appointed William Tyndale or Tendale a royal pursuivant called the Rouge Dragon Pursuivant. The badge of this office was a red dragon on a green mount.
All but one of the Tudor monarchs of England (Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I) included the Red Dragon of Wales as a supporter for their Royal Arms in various positions, latterly with the lion of England as the other supporter. The sole exception was Mary I, who displaced the dragon in favour of a supporter representing her husband Philip II of Spain. Upon the accession of the Stuart dynasty, uniting the crowns of England and Scotland, the Welsh dragon was displaced in favour of a Scottish unicorn, which remains the co-supporter of the Royal Arms to this day. Upon the death of Elizabeth I, therefore, Wales ceased to be represented on the Royal Arms in any form.
The Tudors depicted the dragon with a phallus to symbolise male fertility, potency or/and dominance.
Standard of Henry Tudor used at the Battle of Bosworth Field
Coat of arms of Henry VII (1485–1509) & Henry VIII (1509–1547) in the first part of his reign
Coat of arms of Henry VIII (1509–1547), in the later part of his reign, and Edward VI (1547–1553)
Coat of Arms Elizabeth I (1558–1603) with her personal motto: Semper eadem ('Always the same')
Royal badge
Main article: Royal Badge of Wales
The 1953 Royal Badge of Wales
The red dragon did not become an official royal heraldic badge until 1800, when George III issued a royal warrant confirming the badge, blazoned as: On a mount Vert a dragon passant with wings elevated Gules.[6]
There is a further badge for Wales, belonging to the Princes of Wales since 1901, of the red dragon on a mount but with a label of three points Argent about the shoulder to difference it from the monarch's badge.[7] (A similar label of three points is used in his arms, crest and supporters for the same reason.)
In 1953, the red dragon badge was given an augmentation of honour. The augmented badge is blazoned: Within a circular riband Argent fimbriated Or bearing the motto Y DDRAIG GOCH DDYRY CYCHWYN ["the red dragon inspires action"], in letters Vert, and ensigned with a representation of the Crown proper, an escutcheon per fesse Argent and Vert and thereon the Red Dragon passant.[8] Winston Churchill, the then prime minister, despised the badge's design, as is revealed in the following Cabinet minute from 1953:
P.M. [Churchill]
Odious design expressing nothing. but spite, malice, ill-will and monstrosity.
Words (Red Dragon takes the lead) are untrue and unduly flattering to Bevan.
Ll.G. [Gwilym Lloyd George]
Wd. rather be on R[oyal] Arms. This (dating from Henry VII) will be something.
We get no recognition in Union – badge or flags.[9]
In 1956, this badge was added to the arms of the Welsh capital city Cardiff by placing it on collars around the necks of the two supporters of the shield.[10] The badge was the basis of a flag of Wales[11] in which it was placed on a background divided horizontally with the top half white and bottom half green. In 1959, Government use of this flag was dropped in favour of the current flag[12][13] at the urging of the Gorsedd of Bards.[14]
The badge is currently used by the Wales Office[15] and is printed on Statutory Instruments made by the National Assembly for Wales.[16] The badge was previously used in the corporate logo of the Assembly until the "dynamic dragon" logo was adopted.[17]
There is a further badge for Wales, belonging to the Princes of Wales since 1901, of the red dragon on a mount but with a label of three points Argent about the shoulder to difference it from the monarch's badge. The badge became a part of the Coat of arms of the Prince of Wales by Royal Warrant.[18] (A similar label of three points is used in his arms, crest and supporters for the same reason.)
This Royal badge was supplanted by a new official Royal badge in 2008, which eliminated the red dragon altogether.
Coat of arms of the Prince of Wales with his red dragon badge.
The Welsh Dragon motif of Felinfoel Brewery.
The Welsh Dragon on a trig point at Twyn y Gaer hill fort, Mynydd Illtud.
The Welsh Dragon as one of The Queen's Beasts.
Flag of Cardiff.
A statue of the Welsh Dragon at Capel Moriah.
Red Dragon sculpture, Welsh Memorial Park, Ypres.
^ Davis, Dai. "Y Ddraig Goch – The Red Dragon". welshflag.org. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012.
^ See example of dragon supporter Elizabethan Heraldry; "Heralds and Heraldry in Elizabethen England"; accessed 6 September 2010
^ Hackett, Martin (15 July 2014). Lost Battlefields of Wales. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445637037 – via Google Books.
^ Davies, John (25 January 2007). A History of Wales. Penguin Adult. ISBN 9780140284751 – via Google Books.
^ Breverton, Terry (15 May 2009). Owain Glyndwr: The Story of the Last Prince of Wales. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445608761 – via Google Books.
^ Maxwell Fyfe, David (9 February 1953). "Arms for Wales; Memorandum by the Secretary of State for the Home Department and Minister for Welsh Affairs" (PDF). nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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Royal coat of arms
Royal Standard
Cadency labels of the Royal Family
Imperial State Crown
The Lion and the Unicorn
The Queen's Beasts
Royal arms
Honi soit qui mal y pense
Dieu et mon droit
St Edward's Crown
Tudor Crown
Badges (Tudor rose)
College of Arms
Royal Banner
In My Defens God Me Defend
Crown of Scotland
Honours of Scotland
Heraldic Thistle
Unicorn Supporters
Court of the Lord Lyon
Coat of arms of the Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales's feathers
Welsh Dragon
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National personifications
Mother Albania
Effigies of Argentina
Mother Armenia
Little Boy from Manly
Leo Belgicus
Efígie da República
Preah Thong and Neang Neak
Johnny Canuck
Mother Croatia
Čechie
Czech Vašek
Švejk
Mother Denmark
Europa regina
Finnish Maiden
Gallic rooster
Kartvlis Deda
Deutscher Michel
Ezili Dantor
Catherine Flon
Lady of Hungaria
Lady of the Mountain
Bharat Mata
Ibu Pertiwi
Ériu
Kathleen Ni Houlihan
Srulik
Italia turrita
Wanjiku
Dangun
Ungnyeo
Abu Abed
Hang Tuah
Melita
Dutch Maiden
Southern man
Ola Nordmann
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Handala
Juan dela Cruz
Zé Povinho
Kosovo Maiden
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So these water changes are pretty important huh? They actually are a pretty important part of aquarium keeping. Not only are you are able to clean up after your fish (i.e. ditritus, uneaten food, ect) but you are able to control your tanks parameters much better.
Before you ask---more is not better! Unless it's urgent (like your kid poured your favorite cologne in the tank because he wanted the fish to smell nice) more is not better in this case. You have just created an ecosystem in a box and by taking out more than 40% of your water you can completely strip that ecosystem of its good nutrients. While we hear often, "The tank was dirty so I emptied it and just refilled it." This statement makes our ears hurt. Yes, the tank will get dirty but the best way to keep it clean is to perform 10-20% water changes weekly or twice a month. When changing the water you do not want to clean everything out all at once. If you need to change or rinse your filters out wait a week or so in between. When changing or rinsing the filters, you are wiping away all of the good bacteria that has established in and around it. Give it a few days and then add your new filters or media—this gives the tank some time to calm down and not recycle.
Oh yes…..the 50% water changes every few days or once a week. We hear this one a lot as well. While this may work in very few circumstances this is not the norm. Usually when this is a routine for someone they haven't experienced "The Cycle" in the tank. They prevent it from happening and in the long run can get a bit out of hand if the tank is fully stocked.
1. Tap water (at a similar temp to your tank water) and Prime by Seachem. 10-20% water change weekly or twice a month. Regular water testing is important to make sure you have a handle on your pH, hardness and alkalinity. The water is different in every city so it's nice to know what yours it at!
2. RO/DI water and RO Reconstitute by Continuum. By using RO/DI water you insure that you are using the cleanest water and then by adding the RO Reconstitute you re mineralize the water to fish friendly standards.
RO/DI water and salt mix! Please no tap water---it's an algae issue in the long run we promise!! Now different salt mixes have different parameters and if you are keeping us with your water tests this shouldn't be an issue but if you're not then switching salt mixes can be tricky.
Most commercial environments use either Reef Crystals or Instant Ocean. Reef Crystals has an extremely high alkalinity measure when mixed and Instant Ocean has less alkalinity but more Magnesium and Stronium than natural sea water. We use NeoMarine by Brightwell Aquatics. NeoMarine mixes at a ration that is at or just below natural sea level. This gives more room to dose up because it's a lot easier to dose up than down.
Now that you have the skinny on water changes lets go do some!!!


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Welding Day to help March of Dimes
Welding Day to help March…
Your broken lawn chair or barbecue grill could end up raising some much-needed dollars for the local chapter of the March of Dimes.
The third annual Community Welding Day will be held April 24 at Ozarks Technical Community College with all of the proceeds going to the Bikers for Babies fundraiser for March of Dimes.
"We are proud to partner with OTC's Community Welding Day to continue advocacy and research for healthy babies. We thank OTC for hosting Welding Day to benefit the work of the March of Dimes," said Laurie A. Soulsby, director of the Ozarks Division of the March of Dimes.
There are no set charges for the repairs.
"We end up receiving more that way than if we had a set charge," said Jim Bridwell, the welding instructor and advisor who heads up the event.
Last year, repairs raised nearly $1,000.
Anything that needs welding can be brought to the Welding Lab, located on the north side of the Industry Transportation and Technology Center, near the corner of Central Street and National Avenue.
Residents can have their broken lawn furniture, lawn mower decks, wheelbarrows, barbecue grills, tables, gates and trellises fixed. Items made of carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel can be welded.
The event is part of that day's larger Community Day at OTC, which will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on campus.
Student volunteers from OTC's advanced welding class will make the repairs along with some program alumni, who like to pitch in on the work.
"It was something I wanted to do for a long time. The students did top notch work for the people who showed up and the repairs they made last year. We didn't have to turn anyone away. It's really neat to see the look on people's faces when they see their items fixed. It's a good feeling and raises money for a good cause," Bridwell said.
For more information, call 447-8119.
Steve Koehler is coordinator of publications at Ozarks Technical Community College. Contact him at koehlers@otc.edu.
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Email: koehlers@otc.edu
Categories: Blog: Around The College, News ArticlesBy STEVE KOEHLER April 8, 2010
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Bucket Full of Nails Weekly Bucket List, featuring "ufos"
Music blog Bucket Full of Nails included the like they do in movies song "ufos" on February 27's playlist, along with Colleen Green, Houndmouth, Pete Greenwood, Pretend Sweethearts, Riverboat Gamblers, The Deep Dark Woods, The Martha's Vineyard Ferries, The Whereabouts, and Town Mountain. Have a listen! The blog has a long list of well-curated weekly playlists, so check it out and discover some new music. You always need new music, right?
Fun fact: I first heard about The Deep Dark Woods (whose "Westside Street" is featured on the playlist) from a very nice stranger at a killer Dawes show in Las Vegas, NV back in 2011. Nice to have our paths cross in the digital world.
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Welcome to our Blogging platform. Pop in from time to time and read about interesting experiences while out on any of our Tours, whether hiking or biking, you are in the right place to read about it.
A MTB event to cycle all the trails on the network..
UCY Bike Park Macassar - an initiative to uplift the community and get the youth involved in sport..
We all use the road but do we all adhere to the rules..?
H24 - Herbalife - A must if spending time in the saddle or doing sport. Here my story..
Garden Route game drives as a tailor made tour from Cape Town.
Some of the best single track in the Western Cape... Situated on the slopes of the Paarl Mountains and recently had a masive face lift by Hero Adventures. Putting in additional trails making the network more beginner friendly.
The idea and how the name "Cycle Africa Tours" was born and the lead up to making the decision to start my own Bicycle Tour Company.


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Written by Sharon Thesen
POETRY / Canadian
Paperback / softback With flaps - $16.95 CAD
Sharon Thesen
Whether riffing on rush-hour traffic, on walking the dog, or on watching TV, Sharon Thesen's incantatory poems capture elusive, overlooked moments, and together form an incisive and witty portrait collage of our daily lives.In spinning acts of violence into fairytales, mundane anxieties into catchy advertising jingles, and pedestrian scenes into surrealistic filmscapes, Thesen reveals to us a pair of scissors -- a double-edged sword where workaday events hold transcendent magic, and artful fantasies are born of inescapable banality. Sharon Thesen's collection brims with honesty, toughness, humour, and genius.
Sharon Thesen is the author The Good Bacteria, which was a finalist for the Governor General' s Literary Award for Poetry, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, and the ReLit Award, and seven previous collections of poetry. She received the Pat Lowther Memorial Award for her collection A Pair of Scissors and she has been for a finalist for the British Columbia Book Prize. She was born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, and now lives in British Columbia, where she is a professor at University of British Columbia.
Awards and Praise
Winner Pat Lowther Memorial Award, 2001


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Exercise Maple Resolve 22
Soldiers participating in Maple Resolve 22. Photo Combat Camera
The Canadian Army's largest and most complex annual training exercise is currently happening in and around the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright. The training exercise began on May 10 and will continue until May 22. Ex Maple Resolve has approximately 3,200 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), United States of America, and United Kingdom personnel.
During this time the public could see standard military pattern vehicles (SMP), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and other participating aircraft such as jets, helicopters, and drones, outside the Garrison Wainwright training area during the exercise.
On May 10, a military convoy travelled through Wainwright to Vermilion, Kitscoty, and Paradise Valley to simulate driving into an operational theatre before returning to the Garrison Wainwright training area. Throughout the exercises, participating aircraft were seen flying lower and slower in circular motions to simulate realistic operational scenarios, while adhering to policies and regulations to ensure public safety.
"The Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre designs and executes collective training exercises around the world creating realistic challenges and complexities. The amazing support we receive from our local communities enable our success. I ask that as you see our vehicles moving around that you keep a safe distance, but of course, I encourage you to speak with the troops and show them true western hospitality," commented Colonel Patrick Robichaud, Commander, Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre.
Most of the soldiers participating in Ex Maple Resolve 22 are from 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (2CMBG) that are based in Petawawa, Ontario.
The annual exercise is a key event to practice interoperability with foreign partners, with approximately, 680 U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and National Guard soldiers, 20 U.S. Marines, and 150 members of the British Army participating.
This year's exercise was the first utilization of the DATE EUROPE scenario and focused on creating a scenario centred on a deteriorating security situation in Eastern Europe. It theoretically proposed a situation where the Baltic States were invaded from the east by a fictional force (Donovia) in which NATO was required to respond. Throughout the training, the Royal Canadian Air Force was to provide an Air Task Force to support Canadian Army training operations during the exercise which included six CH-146 Griffon helicopters and approximately 300 personnel. A CP-140 Aurora also participated in the exercise, along with a detachment of five UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from the Oregon Army National Guard.
In a statement on canada.ca it said, "Designed and developed by the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre, the exercise provides Canadian Army soldiers, leaders, and other Canadian Armed Forces personnel a unique opportunity to enhance their combat readiness. As outlined in Strong, Secure, Engaged: Canada's Defence Policy, participation in this exercise ensures Canadian soldiers are ready to be mobilized as a brigade to respond to crises throughout the full spectrum of operations alongside Canada's close allies and partners. This essential event ensures our soldiers are prepared to deploy in support of Canadians in any capacity, including combat operations."
Col. Eric Landry, Commander Second Mechanized Brigade Group said, "This is a large-scale exercise that we have trained for the entire year."
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TEP stands for Trust and Estate Practitioner, and is the designation given to full members of STEP – the worldwide professional association for those advising families across generations.
STEP members are from a range of professions, including accountancy, banking, financial advice, law, tax advice and trust administration.
To become a TEP, practitioners must have a combination of specialist qualifications and experience, including significant involvement with planning, creation, management of and accounting for trusts and estates, executorship administration and related taxes.
As specialists in inheritance and succession planning, TEPs draft wills and trusts, administer estates, act as trustees and advise families on how best to structure their finances to ensure compliance and preserve their assets for future generations.
helping clients to support charitable causes in an effective way.
Expertise: TEPs are recognised experts in their field, with proven qualifications and experience. By joining STEP and maintaining their membership they have also shown significant commitment to their continued professional development in this specialist area.
Integrity: TEPs are subject to an extensive Code of Professional Conduct, requiring them at all times to act with integrity and in a manner that inspires the confidence, respect and trust of their clients and of the wider community. These professional standards provide you with a clear understanding of what to expect from a TEP, and importantly if you feel one of our members is not acting in accordance with these standards, you have recourse to our Complaints and Disciplinary Process.
Knowledge: TEPs are required to maintain and develop the knowledge and skills relevant to their role as a condition of their continued membership. This means TEPs will always be up to date with the latest legal, technical and regulatory developments that may affect you and your situation.
Connections: TEPs have access to a global network of 20,000 professionals, enabling them to share knowledge and expertise across professional and geographic boundaries and to offer a joined-up service that can really add value to you as a client.
How do I find a TEP?
You can look for a TEP by name, practice area and/or location using the Find a TEP search.
There are other categories of STEP membership, including Affiliate (entry-level) and Associate (mid-level) members. These members are either working towards gaining the requisite qualifications and/or experience for full STEP membership (TEP), or have chosen to remain at Affiliate or Associate level.
All members, including Affiliate and Associate members, must adhere to STEP's Code of Professional Conduct.
If you are unsure of the level of membership of a practitioner, you can search for them on the Find a TEP search. Their membership level is noted on their profile as Affiliate, Associate or TEP.


What exactly does it mean and where does the expression come from?
The verb stride is one of those lovely old words to survive from Old English.
As an intransitive verb, stride means "to walk with long or extended steps." The word connotes confidence and purpose. The past tense is strode; the past participle is stridden.
When [the Green Knight] came to the water he would not wade it, but sprang over with the pole of his axe and strode boldly over the brent that was white with snow.
From the start there was something about Woods' air of invincibility that rubbed me the wrong way as I watched him stride down a fairway.
It was a case of playing for pride when The Reds strode out onto the field for the final metro of the spring season.
The verb bestride is not much used by modern writers, but can be found in literature. It means "to straddle or to step across." For example, one bestrides a horse.
A victor bestrides his enemy as he stands above him with a foot at each side of the prostrate body.
Having a longer stride can give you the edge you need when it comes to competing in a race.
In late 2007, the crossing [of Ladd Creek] was simply a long stride from one large rock to another.
Successful traders take losses in stride.
Paul Ryan takes fame and hecklers in stride.
to get into stride/to hit one's stride: to reach a comfortable and efficient pace.
Runners use this idiom in a literal sense to refer to getting into stride before reaching their optimum pace.
But Higuain is not the only striker who has struggled to get into his stride in front of goal in this tournament.
How Long Did It Take To Hit Your Stride?
to break stride: to deviate from a steady pace while walking, running, or marching. This is another sports term that may be used literally. Figuratively, "to break stride" would be to pause or stop whatever one is doing.
Paper blowing across the track can cause a horse to break stride.
Rocco followed with a spiel that I clocked at five minutes and that never broke stride or, to my ear, approached coherence.
to put off stride: to cause someone to deviate from a steady stride or movement in sports; to interfere with someone's expected progress; to disconcert.
The horse left his feet and was thrown off stride for a brief time.
We like people who can laugh at themselves, who can find something risible in the news, and who may put an opponent off stride with some anecdotal jibes.
In Australia there is a vernacular use of stride as a noun – to refer to slacks or long pants. It's mostly fallen out of use but was common up until the 1970s.
He had no idea what I was saying and I was surprised that Aussie vernacular was as foreign to a Welshman as to an American. Having said that, I've since discovered that I'm the only Aussie I know who persists in using the term for long pants.
I've never seen "take in stride" in British English; we use "take it in your stride", "he took it in his stride", etc.
And "to break stride" implies not stopping or pausing necessarily but slowing or breaking one's rhythm.
Yes, "to break stride" can mean to change the rhythm of one's walking, such as by a marching band or a formation of soldiers, Marines, or airmen.
Such breaking stride can be quite important when crossing bridges.
In one of her romance novels, Australian writer Lucy Walker ( a pseudonym used by Dorothy McClemans) explains how to measure, cut, and sew a pair of "strides." No pattern needed. The instructions were so good, I think I could have followed them and sewn a pair of strides for myself.


Of all the missing persons cases I've read in the David Paulides' book, Missing 411, this is the one I have to force out of my mind when I venture into the woods alone.
In 2002, twenty year old Christopher Tompkins, worked with three others on a surveying crew. While walking behind his co-workers on the side of an isolated forested road in Georgia, Christopher disappeared into thin air. Within minutes, his co-workers were searching the area where they last saw Chris. On the ground, they found one of his boots, some change from his pockets, and his tools. A few yards away, a small piece of his pants was found torn on the top of a barbed-wire fence about eight feet above the shoulder of the road. The other side of the barbed wire fence was private property composed of deep forest, swamp, and small rivers. One year later, Christopher's other boot was located on the other side of the fence by the land owner.
The evidence seems to indicate that something turned Christopher upside down and carried him over the barbed wire fence. What could have done that? It must have had incredible speed, stealth, and the strength to carry a man over an eight foot fence in a matter of a few seconds. Also, consider that the attack took a high level of strategic planning. Christopher was the last in line behind two other men. Something was watching him, tracking him, getting into position, and moving with calculated precision. Christopher was hit so hard his boot came off! Why didn't Chris yell out? Why didn't the men walking fifty feet in front of him hear or see anything? What the hell could have done this?


Kids Fest is MetroFamily Magazine's annual family event with dozens of booths featuring fun and educational activities for kids. Enjoy hands-on activities at over 60 booths, face painting, roaming characters, a climbing wall, door prizes, live music and much more.
Adults have plenty of reasons to love Kids Fest, too. Several door prizes will be given away during the event.
Kids are admitted for free.
Save time and get a $1 off by preregistering.


Finally, the day has come to seriously plan for our long pending mega trip. We had a dream of going to Kanyakumari from Bengaluru since the day Tata Nano became our travel companion. The large share of credit for our numerous trips goes to Nano.
If not Nano, we would not have traveled so much in past 2.5 years. Tension free parking, very good mileage of 21-22 km/l, smooth drive through narrow, curvy, city roads, not a single breakdown during any of our trips, "badhiya" space inside the car as opposed to most people's imagination, made us fall in love with this car. Trust us !! Our Nano had gone on some of the worst roads without creating any issues. Why not take the car's testing level to one step higher? we thought and decided to take our Nano to southernmost tip of India, Kanyakumari from Bengaluru.
Luckily, there was a long weekend for Independence day this year and two more days extra leaves gave us five days for this trip. Since visiting just the destination on a plain highway never fascinated us, a rigorous planning for the route map for this five day long trip was required. As I was busy in my official work, Thilak alone sketched out a wonderful plan for this mega trip. He came up with a longer route which made us cover many of Tamil Nadu's popular tourist destinations like, Gingee Fort, Pondicherry, three Great living Chola Temples in Thanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Darasuram (one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in India), and Rameshwaram. The most preferred highway route (NH44) became route for our return journey which made us cover Madurai. You can find our route map at the end of this post.
When checked with my in-laws about this trip, they agreed instantly to join us which made us immensely happy. I must say, hats-off to their energy, they could cope up with our tightly packed schedule without any difficulty.
Day 1 – Start from home at 3.30 AM. Have breakfast at Thiruvannamalai at 8 AM. Then, visit Gingee fort and proceed towards Pondicherry. Finish lunch in Pondicherry and check in to the hotel. After refreshing, visit the tourist spots of Pondicherry: Matrimandir (Auroville), Aurobindo Ashram, White Town, and Rock Beach. Finish dinner and retire for the day.
Day 2 – Check out of the hotel in Pondicherry by 8 AM. Visit Sacred Heart Church and proceed towards Gangaikonda Cholapuram. After exploring Gangaikonda Cholapuram, have lunch in Kumbakonam and then visit Airavatheshwara Temple in Darasuram. Proceed towards Tanjore and visit Brihadeeshwara temple in the evening. Plan to leave Tanjore max by 5.30 PM and travel towards Rameshwaram. Finish lunch on the way and check in to the hotel in Rameshwaram.
Day 3 – Start from room at 8 AM, have breakfast, and visit Ramanathaswamy temple. Check out of the hotel before 12 noon. Finish lunch and proceed towards Dhanushkodi. If not allowed to travel in own vehicles, using the tempo services, visit the places in Dhanushkodi. While returning, stop in Pamban bridge for a photo session and then continue journey towards Kanyakumari. Enroute, visit one of our relatives' house in Tuticorin. Check in to hotel in Kanyakumari at night.
Day 4 – Wake up early morning (by 5.15 AM) and be present in the sunrise view point in Kanyakumari. Experience the sunrise where three seas meet. Return to hotel, freshen up and then visit Bhagavathi Amman Temple and Gandhi Mandapa. Check out of the hotel and proceed towards Vivekananda Rock Memorial. After visiting Vivekananda Rock Memorial and Thiruvalluvar statue, have lunch, and start return journey. If time permits, visit Padmanabha palace in Nagaracoil, otherwise, directly reach to Madurai and check in to the hotel by night.
Day 5 – Start from room at 8 AM, have breakfast, and visit Meenakshi Amman Temple. Return to hotel and check-out. Then, visit Gandhi memorial museum in Madurai, post which, have lunch and proceed towards Bengaluru via NH44.
After planning these, four of us were absolutely ready for this trip sharp at 3.30 AM on 14th August 2016.
Superb Ranjini; great that you could make such a nice road trip!
Sound like a perfect trip!
Thanks for visiting Steps Together. Fortunately, we could complete the trip as we planned.
Thanks Swati.. it was a very good trip.. when you get a chance, please plan this ..
Wow, wonderful road trip. We also drove to Kanyakumari but a different route.
The way you have described the plan and route is awesome…will totally help fellow travelers.
thank you so much.. glad that you liked our efforts.
Thanks a lot for your kind words.. It means a lot..
Thanks Prashanth. It was a wonderful trip..


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Q: Borders applying font color in CSS As CSS beginner I noticed that if you do not declare border color in a shorthand form, but before that you declare font color, that color will apply to the former as well e.g.
#crazyElement {color:red; border:1px solid;}

both will be red. Moreover, if you declare font color for the body, each border without declared color in shorthand form will apply that color also.
Is this normal? Maybe it's nothing special, but as a novice I just wanted to check...

A: That is normal, and perfectly inline with the specification

If an element's border color is not specified with a border property, user agents must use the value of the element's 'color' property as the computed value for the border color.

via @BoltClock
CSS3 Spec. and the currentColor which is how it is defined.

A: From the specs:

This property describes the foreground color of an element's text
  content. In addition it is used to provide a potential indirect value
  (currentColor) for any other properties that accept color values. If
  the 'currentColor' keyword is set on the 'color' property itself, it
  is treated as 'color: inherit'.

So yes, it's normal.

A: Certain properties in CSS are automatically inherited.
Here's the list: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/propidx.html

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The 6 unofficial clasp QSA at Spink next week carries an estimate of £600-£800. it will be very interesting to see what it goes for - surely not that much?
Predictably, the 6 unofficial clasp QSA failed to secure any bids with the starting price of £550 and was unsold..


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Der César in der Kategorie Bester Schnitt (Meilleur montage) wird seit 1976 verliehen. Die Mitglieder der Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma vergeben ihre Auszeichnungen für die besten Filmproduktionen und Filmschaffenden rückwirkend für das vergangene Kinojahr.

Die nachfolgend aufgeführten Filme werden mit ihrem deutschen Verleihtitel (sofern ermittelbar) angegeben, danach folgt in Klammern in kursiver Schrift der französische Originaltitel. Die Nennung des französischen Originaltitels entfällt, wenn deutscher und französischer Filmtitel identisch sind. Die Gewinner stehen hervorgehoben an erster Stelle.

1970er-Jahre
1976

Geneviève Winding – Quartett Bestial (Sept morts sur ordonnance)
 Christiane Lack – Nachtblende (L'important c'est d'aimer)
 Jean Ravel – Adieu, Bulle (Adieu poulet)
 Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte – Die schönen Wilden (Le sauvage)
 Eva Zora – Das alte Gewehr (Le vieux fusil)

1977

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte – Police Python 357
 Henri Lanoë – Monsieur Klein
 Claudine Merlin – Barocco
 Jean Ravel – Die Frau am Fenster (Une femme à sa fenêtre)

1978

Albert Jurgenson – Providence
 Françoise Bonnot – Die einfache Vergangenheit (Le passé simple)
 Henri Lanoë – Lohn der Giganten (La menace)
 Chris Marker – Rot ist die blaue Luft (Le fond de l'air est rouge)

1979

Raymonde Guyot – Ohne Datenschutz (Le dossier 51)
 Henri Lanoë – Mord in Barcelona (Un papillon sur l'épaule)
 Jean Ravel – Das Geld der anderen (L'argent des autres)
 Geneviève Winding – Lautlose Angst (L'etat sauvage)

1980er-Jahre
1980

Reginald Beck – Don Giovanni
 Thierry Derocles – Série noire
 Henri Lanoë – Edouard, der Herzensbrecher (Le cavaleur)
 Claudine Merlin – Den Mörder trifft man am Buffet (Buffet froid)
 Claudine Merlin – Die Schwestern Brontë (Les sœurs Brontë)

1981

Martine Barraqué – Die letzte Metro (Le dernier métro)
 Albert Jurgenson – Der Regenschirmmörder (Le coup du parapluie)
 Armand Psenny – Death Watch – Der gekaufte Tod (La mort en direct)
 Geneviève Winding – Die Bankiersfrau (La banquière)

1982

Albert Jurgenson – Das Verhör (Garde à vue)
 Sophie Bhaud und Hugues Darmois – Ein jeglicher wird seinen Lohn empfangen … (Les uns et les autres)
 Henri Lanoë – Malevil
 Armand Psenny – Der Saustall (Coup de torchon)

1983

Noëlle Boisson – Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?
 Françoise Javet – La Balance – Der Verrat (La balance)
 Henri Lanoë – Entscheidung am Kap Horn (Les quarantièmes rugissants)
 Armand Psenny – Kaltes Blut (Tir groupé)
 Jean Ravel – Stern des Nordens (L'étoile du Nord)

1984

Jacques Witta – Ein mörderischer Sommer (L'été meurtrier)
 Françoise Bonnot – Hanna K.
 Denise de Casabianca – Der verführte Mann – L'Homme blessé (L'homme blessé)
 Claire Pinheiro – Schattenmund (Les mots pour le dire)
 Françoise Prenant – Faits Divers (Faits divers)

1985

Nicole Saunier – Die Bestechlichen (Les ripoux)
 Armand Psenny – Ein Sonntag auf dem Lande (Un dimanche à la campagne)
 Claudine Merlin – Geschichte eines Lächelns (Notre histoire)
 Geneviève Winding – Souvenirs, Souvenirs (Souvenirs, souvenirs)

1986

Raymonde Guyot – Gefahr im Verzug (Péril en la demeure)
 Yann Dedet – Der Bulle von Paris (Police)
 Henri Lanoë – Mörderischer Engel (On ne meurt que deux fois)
 Sophie Schmit – Subway

1987

Isabelle Dedieu – Thérèse
 Claudine Merlin – Abendanzug (Tenue de soirée)
 Monique Prim – Betty Blue – 37,2 Grad am Morgen (37° 2 le matin)
 Armand Psenny – Um Mitternacht (Autour de minuit)

1988

Emmanuelle Castro – Auf Wiedersehen, Kinder (Au revoir les enfants)
 Yann Dedet – Die Sonne Satans (Sous le soleil de Satan)
 Raymonde Guyot – Am großen Weg (Le grand chemin)

1989

Noëlle Boisson – Der Bär (L'ours)
 Raymonde Guyot – Die Vorleserin (La lectrice)
 Jeanne Kef und Joëlle Hache – Camille Claudel

1990er-Jahre
1990

Claudine Merlin – Zu schön für Dich (Trop belle pour toi)
 Joëlle Hache – Die Verlobung des Monsieur Hire (Monsieur Hire)
 Armand Psenny – Das Leben und nichts anderes (La vie et rien d'autre)

1991

Noëlle Boisson – Cyrano von Bergerac (Cyrano de Bergerac)
 Joëlle Hache – Der Mann der Friseuse (Le mari de la coiffeuse)
 Olivier Mauffroy – Nikita

1992

Hervé Schneid – Delicatessen
 Claudine Merlin – Merci la vie
 Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte – Die siebente Saite (Tous les matins du monde)

1993

Lise Beaulieu – Wilde Nächte (Les nuits fauves)
 Noëlle Boisson – Der Liebhaber (L'amant)
 Geneviève Winding – Indochine

1994

Jacques Witta – Drei Farben: Blau (Trois couleurs: Bleu)
 Albert Jurgenson – Smoking / No Smoking
 Catherine Kelber – Die Besucher (Les visiteurs)
 Hervé de Luze – Germinal

1995

Juliette Welfling – Wenn Männer fallen (Regarde les hommes tomber)
 Sylvie Landra – Léon – Der Profi (Léon)
 Hélène Viard und François Gédigier – Die Bartholomäusnacht (La reine Margot)

1996

Scott Stevenson und Mathieu Kassovitz – Hass (La haine)
 Noëlle Boisson – Der Husar auf dem Dach (Le hussard sur le toit)
 Jacqueline Thiédot – Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (Nelly et Mr Arnaud)

1997

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte und Florence Ricard – Mikrokosmos – Das Volk der Gräser (Microcosmos, le peuple de l'herbe)
 Joëlle Hache – Ridicule – Von der Lächerlichkeit des Scheins (Ridicule)
 Juliette Welfling – Das Leben: Eine Lüge (Un héros très discret)

1998

Hervé de Luze – Das Leben ist ein Chanson (On connaît la chanson)
 Sylvie Landra – Das fünfte Element (The Fifth Element)
 Henri Lanoë – Duell der Degen (Le bossu)

1999

Véronique Lange – Taxi
 Luc Barnier und Françoise Bonnot – Place Vendôme
 François Gédigier – Wer mich liebt, nimmt den Zug (Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train)

2000er-Jahre
2000

Emmanuelle Castro – Späte Reise (Voyages)
 Joëlle Hache – Die Frau auf der Brücke (La fille sur le pont)
 Sylvie Landra – Johanna von Orleans (The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc)

2001

Yannick Kergoat – Harry meint es gut mit dir (Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien)
 Hervé de Luze – Lust auf Anderes (Le goût des autres)
 Maryline Monthieux – Die purpurnen Flüsse (Les rivières pourpres)

2002

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte – Nomaden der Lüfte – Das Geheimnis der Zugvögel (Le peuple migrateur)
 Hervé Schneid – Die fabelhafte Welt der Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)
 Juliette Welfling – Lippenbekenntnisse (Sur mes lèvres)

2003

Nicolas Philibert – Sein und Haben (Être et avoir)
 Hervé de Luze – Der Pianist (The Pianist)
 Francine Sandberg – L'auberge espagnole (L'auberge espagnole)

2004

Ludo Troch – Cavale – Auf der Flucht (Cavale), Valérie Loiseleux –  Ein tolles Paar (Un couple épatant), Danielle Anezin – Nach dem Leben (Après la vie)
 Hervé de Luze – Pas sur la bouche
 Maryline Monthieux – Bon voyage

2005

Noëlle Boisson – Zwei Brüder (Deux frères)
 Hugues Darmois – 36 – Tödliche Rivalen (36 Quai des Orfèvres)
 Hervé Schneid – Mathilde – Eine große Liebe (Un long dimanche de fiançailles)

2006

Juliette Welfling – Der wilde Schlag meines Herzens (De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté)
 Sabine Emiliani – Die Reise der Pinguine (La marche de l'empereur)
 Francine Sandberg – L'auberge espagnole – Wiedersehen in St. Petersburg (Les poupées russes)

2007

Hervé de Luze – Kein Sterbenswort (Ne le dis à personne)
 Martine Giordano – Chanson d'Amour (Quand j'étais chanteur)
 Yannick Kergoat – Tage des Ruhms (Indigènes)
 Sylvie Landra – Ein perfekter Platz (Fauteuils d'orchestre)
 Hervé de Luze – Herzen (Cœurs)

2008

Juliette Welfling – Schmetterling und Taucherglocke (La scaphandre et le papillon)
 Ghalya Lacroix und Camille Toubkis – Couscous mit Fisch (La graine et le mulet)
 Véronique Lange – Ein Geheimnis (Un secret)
 Richard Marizy und Yves Beloniak – La vie en rose (La môme)
 Stéphane Roche – Persepolis (Persépolis)

2009

Sophie Reine – C'est la vie – So sind wir, so ist das Leben (Le premier jour du reste de ta vie)
 Laurence Briaud – Ein Weihnachtsmärchen (Un conte de Noël)
 Robin Campillo und Stéphanie Léger – Die Klasse (Entre les murs)
 Francine Sandberg – So ist Paris (Paris)
 Hervé Schneid und Bill Pankow – Public Enemy No. 1 – Mordinstinkt (Mesrine: L'instinct de mort) und Public Enemy No. 1 – Todestrieb (Mesrine: L'ennemi public n°1)

2010er-Jahre
2010

Juliette Welfling – Ein Prophet (Un prophète)
 Célia Lafitedupont – Der Retter (À l'origine)
 Hervé de Luze – Vorsicht Sehnsucht (Les herbes folles)
 Andrea Sedláčková – Welcome
 Ludo Troch – Das Konzert (Le concert)

2011

Hervé de Luze – Der Ghostwriter (The Ghost Writer)
 Luc Barnier – Carlos – Der Schakal (Carlos)
 Annette Dutertre – Tournée
 Marie-Julie Maille – Von Menschen und Göttern (Des hommes et des dieux)
 Maryline Monthieux – Gainsbourg – Der Mann, der die Frauen liebte (Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque))

2012

Laure Gardette und Yann Dedet – Poliezei (Polisse)
 Anne-Sophie Bion und Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
 Laurence Briaud – Der Aufsteiger (L'exercice de l'état)
 Pauline Gaillard – Das Leben gehört uns (La guerre est déclarée)
 Dorian Rigal-Ansous – Ziemlich beste Freunde (Intouchables)

2013

Juliette Welfling – Der Geschmack von Rost und Knochen (De rouille et d'os)
 Luc Barnier – Leb wohl, meine Königin! (Les adieux à la reine)
 Annette Dutertre und Michel Klochendler – Camille – Verliebt nochmal! (Camille redouble)
 Nelly Quettier – Holy Motors
 Monika Willi – Liebe (Amour)

2014

Valérie Deseine – Maman und Ich (Les garçons et Guillaume, à table!)
 Jean-Christophe Hym – Der Fremde am See (L'inconnu du lac)
 Christophe Pinel – 9 mois ferme
 Camille Toubkis, Albertine Lastera, Jean-Marie Lengelle und Ghalya Lacroix – Blau ist eine warme Farbe (La vie d'Adèle – Chapitre 1 & 2)
 Juliette Welfling – Le passé – Das Vergangene (Le passé)

2015

Sonia Ben Rachid – Timbuktu
 Frédéric Baillehaiche – Party Girl
 Lilian Corbeille – Liebe auf den ersten Schlag (Les combattants)
 Christel Dewynter – Hippokrates und ich (Hippocrate)
 Fabrice Rouaud – Saint Laurent

2016

Mathilde Van de Moortel – Mustang
 Laurence Briaud – Meine goldenen Tage (Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse)
 Simon Jacquet – Mein ein, mein alles (Mon roi)
 Cyril Nakache – Madame Marguerite oder die Kunst der schiefen Töne (Marguerite)
 Juliette Welfling – Dämonen und Wunder (Dheepan)

2017

Xavier Dolan – Einfach das Ende der Welt (Juste la fin du monde)
 Job ter Burg – Elle
 Laure Gardette – Frantz
 Simon Jacquet – Die Frau im Mond (Mal de pierres)
 Loïc Lallemand und Vincent Tricon – Divines

2018

Robin Campillo – 120 BPM (120 battements par minute)
 François Gédigier – Barbara
 Julie Lena, Lilian Corbeille und Grégoire Pontécaille – Bloody Milk (Petit Paysan)
 Christophe Pinel – Au revoir là-haut
 Dorian Rigal-Ansous – Das Leben ist ein Fest (Le Sens de la fête)

2019

Yorgos Lamprinos – Nach dem Urteil (Jusqu'à la garde)
 Valérie Deseine – Les chatouilles
 Isabelle Devinck – Lieber Antoine als gar keinen Ärger (En liberté!)
 Simon Jacquet – Ein Becken voller Männer (Le grand bain)
 Juliette Welfling – The Sisters Brothers

2020er-Jahre
2020

Flora Volpelière – Die Wütenden – Les Misérables (Les misérables)
 Anny Danché und Florent Vassault – Die schönste Zeit unseres Lebens (La belle époque)
 Laure Gardette – Gelobt sei Gott (Grâce à Dieu)
 Hervé de Luze – Intrige (J'accuse)
 Dorian Rigal-Ansous – Alles außer gewöhnlich (Hors normes)

2021

Tina Baz – Jugend (Adolescentes)
 Annette Dutertre – Mein Liebhaber, der Esel & Ich (Antoinette dans les Cévennes)
 Laure Gardette – Sommer 85 (Été 85)
 Christophe Pinel – Was dein Herz dir sagt – Adieu ihr Idioten! (Adieu les cons)
 Martial Salomon – Leichter gesagt als getan (Les choses qu'on dit, les choses qu'on fait)

2022

Nelly Quettier – Annette
 Frédéric Baillehaiche – In den besten Händen (La fracture)
 Valentin Féron – Black Box – Gefährliche Wahrheit (Boîte noire)
 Simon Jacquet – Bac Nord – Bollwerk gegen das Verbrechen (BAC Nord)
 Cyril Nakache – Verlorene Illusionen (Illusions perdues)

2023

Mathilde Van de Moortel – À plein temps
 Anne-Sophie Bion – Das Leben ein Tanz (En corps)
 Pierre Deschamps – L'innocent
 Laure Gardette – November (Novembre)
 Laurent Rouan – In der Nacht des 12. (La nuit du 12)

Schnitt, Bester
Erstverleihung 1976

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


when you started to play an instrument?
my brother and me throughout the day and as we fell asleep at night.
What inspired you to generally compose music?
like to talk about what goes on inside of me, but at the same time I have to express it.
I can handle, within a dramatic arc, are what I want to hear.
What are your collected works so far?
an album of electronic music on my Ahari Press label.
Who are your greatest influences in any music idioms?
is the essential musical theme of the opera.
listened to their "Unfinished Sympathy" from Blue Lines hundreds of times.
and UFO subject. Where did this begin for you?
fraction of electromagnetic radiation. We're unable to feel the bacteria on our skin.
the more we will understand about paranormal phenomena.
musically. For the next year and a half I spent writing the opera, I lived in this new world.
experiences without having been abducted myself (that I know of...).
many people. I'm not sure why that is.
What inspired you to write this in an opera format?
it's so difficult to find new audiences.
of perceived abductions. How specific was the research into the phenomena.
Were any organisations contacted or books related to the phenomena?
beginning after reading Lauricella's work.
similar pathway, perhaps instrumental or with voice once again?
we haven't made any decisions yet.
created once Crossing the Horizon gets more exposure.
Where can someone buy the CD and how much will it cost?
Chris, we thank you very much for your time in talking to BUFORA.
Thank you for your interest in Crossing the Horizon!
This article is copyright of Chris Lastovika and BUFORA.


text:
"""Check for decrease in coverage from 100% of frontend files."""

from __future__ import annotations

import fnmatch
import logging
import os
import re
import sys

from core import utils

LCOV_FILE_PATH = os.path.join(os.pardir, 'karma_coverage_reports', 'lcov.info')
RELEVANT_LCOV_LINE_PREFIXES = ['SF', 'LH', 'LF']
EXCLUDED_DIRECTORIES = [
    'node_modules/*',
    'extensions/classifiers/proto/*'
]

# Contains the name of all files that is not 100% coverage.
# This list must be kept up-to-date; the changes (only remove) should be done
# manually.
# Please keep the list in alphabetical order.
# NOTE TO DEVELOPERS: do not add any new files to this list without asking
# @nithusha21 first.
NOT_FULLY_COVERED_FILENAMES = [
    'angular-html-bind.directive.ts',
    'App.ts',
    'Base.ts',
    'ck-editor-4-rte.component.ts',
    'ck-editor-4-widgets.initializer.ts',
    'exploration-states.service.ts',
    'expression-interpolation.service.ts',
    'google-analytics.initializer.ts',
    'learner-answer-info.service.ts',
    'mathjax-bind.directive.ts',
    'object-editor.directive.ts',
    'oppia-interactive-music-notes-input.directive.ts',
    'oppia-interactive-pencil-code-editor.component.ts',
    'oppia-root.directive.ts',
    'parameterize-rule-description.filter.ts',
    'python-program.tokenizer.ts',
    'question-update.service.ts',
    'rule-type-selector.directive.ts',
    'select2-dropdown.directive.ts',
    'translation-file-hash-loader-backend-api.service.ts',
    'truncate-input-based-on-interaction-answer-type.filter.ts',
    # Please don't try to cover `unit-test-utils.ajs.ts` file.
    'unit-test-utils.ajs.ts',
    'voiceover-recording.service.ts',
]

class LcovStanzaRelevantLines:
    """Gets the relevant lines from a lcov stanza."""

    def __init__(self, stanza):
        """Initialize the object which provides relevant data of a lcov
        stanza in order to calculate any decrease in frontend test coverage.

        Args:
            stanza: list(str). Contains all the lines from a lcov stanza.

        Raises:
            Exception. The file_path is empty.
            Exception. Total lines number is not found.
            Exception. Covered lines number is not found.
        """

        match = re.search('SF:(.+)\n', stanza)
        if match is None:
            raise Exception(
                'The test path is empty or null. '
                'It\'s not possible to diff the test coverage correctly.')
        _, file_name = os.path.split(match.group(1))
        self.file_name = file_name
        self.file_path = match.group(1)

        match = re.search(r'LF:(\d+)\n', stanza)
        if match is None:
            raise Exception(
                'It wasn\'t possible to get the total lines of {} file.'
                'It\'s not possible to diff the test coverage correctly.'
                .format(file_name))
        self.total_lines = int(match.group(1))

        match = re.search(r'LH:(\d+)\n', stanza)
        if match is None:
            raise Exception(
                'It wasn\'t possible to get the covered lines of {} file.'
                'It\'s not possible to diff the test coverage correctly.'
                .format(file_name))
        self.covered_lines = int(match.group(1))

def get_stanzas_from_lcov_file():
    """Get all stanzas from a lcov file. The lcov file gather all the frontend
    files that has tests and each one has the following structure:
    TN: test name
    SF: file path
    FNF: total functions
    FNH: functions covered
    LF: total lines
    LH: lines covered
    BRF: total branches
    BRH: branches covered
    end_of_record

    Returns:
        list(LcovStanzaRelevantLines). A list with all stanzas.
    """
    f = utils.open_file(LCOV_FILE_PATH, 'r')
    lcov_items_list = f.read().split('end_of_record')
    stanzas_list = []

    for item in lcov_items_list:
        if item.strip('\n'):
            stanza = LcovStanzaRelevantLines(item)
            stanzas_list.append(stanza)

    return stanzas_list

def check_not_fully_covered_filenames_list_is_sorted():
    """Check if NOT_FULLY_COVERED_FILENAMES list is in alphabetical order."""
    if NOT_FULLY_COVERED_FILENAMES != sorted(
            NOT_FULLY_COVERED_FILENAMES, key=lambda s: s.lower()):
        logging.error(
            'The \033[1mNOT_FULLY_COVERED_FILENAMES\033[0m list must be'
            ' kept in alphabetical order.')
        sys.exit(1)

def check_coverage_changes():
    """Checks if the denylist for not fully covered files needs to be changed
    by:
    - File renaming
    - File deletion

    Raises:
        Exception. LCOV_FILE_PATH doesn't exist.
    """
    if not os.path.exists(LCOV_FILE_PATH):
        raise Exception(
            'Expected lcov file to be available at {}, but the'
            ' file does not exist.'.format(LCOV_FILE_PATH))

    stanzas = get_stanzas_from_lcov_file()
    remaining_denylisted_files = list(NOT_FULLY_COVERED_FILENAMES)
    errors = ''

    for stanza in stanzas:
        file_name = stanza.file_name
        total_lines = stanza.total_lines
        covered_lines = stanza.covered_lines
        if any(fnmatch.fnmatch(
                stanza.file_path, pattern) for pattern in EXCLUDED_DIRECTORIES):
            continue
        if file_name not in remaining_denylisted_files:
            if total_lines != covered_lines:
                errors += (
                    '\033[1m{}\033[0m seems to be not completely tested.'
                    ' Make sure it\'s fully covered.\n'.format(file_name))
        else:
            if total_lines == covered_lines:
                errors += (
                    '\033[1m{}\033[0m seems to be fully covered!'
                    ' Before removing it manually from the denylist'
                    ' in the file'
                    ' scripts/check_frontend_test_coverage.py, please'
                    ' make sure you\'ve followed the unit tests rules'
                    ' correctly on:'
                    ' https://github.com/oppia/oppia/wiki/Frontend'
                    '-unit-tests-guide#rules\n'.format(file_name))

            remaining_denylisted_files.remove(file_name)

    if remaining_denylisted_files:
        for test_name in remaining_denylisted_files:
            errors += (
                '\033[1m{}\033[0m is in the frontend test coverage'
                ' denylist but it doesn\'t exist anymore. If you have'
                ' renamed it, please make sure to remove the old file'
                ' name and add the new file name in the denylist in'
                ' the file scripts/check_frontend_test_coverage.py.\n'
                .format(test_name))

    if errors:
        print('------------------------------------')
        print('Frontend Coverage Checks Not Passed.')
        print('------------------------------------')
        logging.error(errors)
        sys.exit(1)
    else:
        print('------------------------------------')
        print('All Frontend Coverage Checks Passed.')
        print('------------------------------------')

    check_not_fully_covered_filenames_list_is_sorted()

def main():
    """Runs all the steps for checking if there is any decrease of 100% covered
    files in the frontend.
    """
    check_coverage_changes()

# The 'no coverage' pragma is used as this line is un-testable. This is because
# it will only be called when check_frontend_test_coverage.py
# is used as a script.
if __name__ == '__main__': # pragma: no cover
    main()

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text:
February 10, 2012	Blind Guardian, Power Metal 2 Comments
Blind Guardian – Memories of a Time to Come
So what exactly is this album supposed to be? I've seen this question thrown around a bit lately as many of us wonder whether or not to start hitting the currency converters on our phones to find out the cheapest potential price at which to import this. The name Blind Guardian is synonymous with quality and more often than not, we as fans buy first and ask questions later. Billed at its best as a three disc set (an abbreviated 2 disc version is also available), Memories of a Time to Come collects sixteen previously recorded and released Blind Guardian songs culled from the entirety of their discography, and either remixes or re-records fifteen of them. The lone untouched track is "Sacred Worlds", from 2010's At the Edge of Time — and before you ask, there is no explanation as to why it is included this way. The third disc of the set features the band's old demo recordings from the era in which they were known as Lucifer's Heritage (some tracks are listed as reworked, but its difficult to tell what that exactly means). View the complete spec sheet here.
The announcement of this compilation came as something of a surprise, especially given that the only releases the band had mentioned during their last press campaign as being 'on the horizon' were the orchestral project and the next proper Blind Guardian album. Additionally, an interview with Hansi and Andre on Italy's Spazio Rock suggested that the only remixing project the band had planned, however vaguely, was a complete redo of 2002's A Night at the Opera. The only thing I can guess at is that Virgin Germany, Blind Guardian's previous label, was going to release a basic best-of compilation regardless of the artist's approval or disapproval, and the band wisely chose to include themselves in the process in an attempt to turn it into something unique. I suppose that's blindly giving Blind Guardian a lot of credit, but I can't see a label coming up with an idea that is a bit more expensive than just your simple cut and paste best-of compilation (especially for a band that is no longer on their roster).
The selling points being touted are the newly re-recorded versions of "The Bard's Song (The Hobbit)", "Valhalla", and the 2001 epic that defined pomp, "And Then There Was Silence". The first thing I can say about this compilation is that while the three re-recordings are admirable in both intent and execution, they are rather overvalued in proportion to the actual meat of this beast, namely, the remixes. Before I start on those, I have to get this out of my system: Were Blind Guardian fans really clamoring for a re-recorded version of the lesser half of the two part "Bard's Song"? It has always been for me the often skipped over track on Somewhere Far Beyond, and I know its never really been a concert staple like its much praised better half…now those two reasons alone could be all the motivation the band needs to give the tune a second look, but frankly the decision to re-record this particular song over many other potential candidates baffles me. I guess the positive takeaway here is that I've ended up listening to the song more than I ever did in its original incarnation, though I'm still rather unmoved by it.
The newly recorded "Valhalla" is a significant improvement on the original, even Kai sounds better here, and the guitar solo section is smartly changed up in a satisfying way — however, overall there is nothing all too different going on, this is basically a studio version of how the band approaches this song live. I don't know what I was expecting, but perhaps something akin to the pair of acoustic recordings found on the old b-sides compilation The Forgotten Tales back in 1996, which completely broke down and re-imagined the original recordings to create something really fresh and unique, which gave the songs some additional or different emotional resonance. This is something I find myself thinking about especially when listening to the new "And Then There Was Silence". You know what? I prefer the original. Sure it sounded far more compressed, claustrophobia-inducing even, but it was sharper, in terms of execution in the melodies as well as vocal harmonies. The new version feels rounded, softened, less urgent. I found myself wondering whether or not it would have been better served by a remix, I think it would have.
And now on to the remixes themselves. Well, this is why you should drop the cash on this. These are remixes in the proper definition of the term, and every single song that undergoes this treatment benefits as a result. What were once compressed background vocals are now given room to breathe, have their own space, and stand out. Hansi's lead vocals are placed up front more, Andre's leads are clearer…hell it seems that everything is able to breathe easier, and given space to ring true. I'm not an audiophile so I can't get any more specific than I'm being, but classics like "Nightfall", "Bright Eyes" and "Imaginations From the Other Side" really benefit, they just pop. Were I introducing someone to Blind Guardian I'd make sure these were the versions they'd listen to first. In saying that I realize that the two disc version of this release would make a great introduction to the band for a new listener, a good mix of selected cuts spanning a career of fine moments, presented in the best possible sound quality. I suppose the real draw here is for hardcore Blind Guardian fans, who have already listened to the original recordings of these songs thousands of times and will be able to greatly appreciate the differences presented with the remixed versions. As for the Lucifer's Heritage demos on the optional third disc, well, they're demos, embryonic skeletons that were fleshed out for the better later. You either enjoy listening to their imperfections or you don't.
In summation, the triple disc is worth the purchase if you're a die hard fan, just take the re-recordings with a grain of salt and enjoy the remixes and demos. Give the two disc version to that one friend who is still not yet a convert.
Memories of a Time to Comereview
Last word on 2011: Things I missed
The Metal Pigeon's Most Anticipated of 2012
TheMetalPigeon
The Bards And Their Songs: Blind Guardian's Twilight Orchestra
Forgotten Bard Songs: Ten Overlooked Blind Guardian Gems
Blind Guardian Take Us Beyond the Red Mirror
atleastimhousebroken
I was holding off on this one since I re-bought all my Blind Guardian CDs when they released the remastered series. Sounds like they did a lot more than do a greatest hits album with the versions off the remastered album. And I would love to have a re-recorded version of "Valhalla", I hate to say it but Kai hurts such a great song with a lousy performance on the original, and I know he can do a lot better. I find myself always listening to the live version of that song instead of the studio. I'm hoping Kai kicked the songs ass this time around.
The third disc sounds real interesting too and is the selling factor for me. This is now first thing on my next Amazon spending spree list. Thanks a lot for a great review of this from a fans perspective, not many of them floating around on the net unfortunately.
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The Metal Pigeon
Its worth the money if you're a die hard, the remixes will really surprise you. The most appealing facet about them to me was being able to finally hear the background vocals with clarity not found on the original releases. It might seem like a small thing but when those musical elements are such a big part of a band's sound, simply having them more "up" in the mix is an excellent choice. It definitely punched up "Nightfall" by leaps and bounds – it'll pop out of your speakers. I wish the re-recordings could have been better in terms of song choices but I can live with what we got. Oh yeah and Kai does sound much better here, but still, it is Kai Hansen, he can only sound so good.


Ivy received her undergraduate degree in government with minors in peace studies and Arabic from St. Lawrence University. During her undergraduate career, Ivy founded the St. Lawrence Chapter of the Euphrates Institute, an international non- profit dedicated to promoting U.S relations with the developing world. Previously, Ivy worked with international exchange programs sponsored by the U.S Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, all of which influenced her interest in international relations and comparative politics.
Ivy's academic interests center on post conflict nation building with a focus on identity politics and political institutions. With her primary regional focus on the Arab World, Ivy's other areas of interest include Post-Soviet politics, China/Hong Kong/Taiwan Relations, and Cyprus.