Does mouthpiece material matter? What are the advantages of the "exotic" materials like Sterling Silver or Bronze?
Anyone know the pro's and con's of these materials?
The mass and density of the base metal affects articulations and resonance in your sound.
The sterling silver & titanium, being dense & brittle, tend to exaggerate articulations, making the notes speak quicker and with more sizzle, and may tend the sound out front to be a bit more present or brighter.
Whereas the softer metals like brass or bronze tend toward a thicker, heavier sound with the articulations being less present.
Not a carved-in-stone statement of fact, just observations from trying them.
The slipperiness matters for sure. The total mass, maybe. The density of materials of the same shape? Disagreement on this is possible.
I believe the plating has a lot to do with it as well.
I have a Rhodium plated brass piece.
Apparently Rhodium is used by jewelers due do its strong resistance to tarnish, corrosion and scratches.
Even though it its harder than both silver and gold, I have always felt it was one of my most comfortable and fatigue lessening mouthpieces.
Yes, this is true. Harder metals are more slippery. Rhodium is exceptionally hard, not even close to the same league as gold or silver or brass. This is one of the reasons why chrome plating is used in inner slide tubes, because chrome is harder and more slippery than brass. One fairly common use of industrially produced diamond is to produce very low friction surfaces.
Another concern for mouthpiece material is the specific heat of a material. As a general rule, if the mouthpiece warms up faster from your body heat while playing it, the better.
You'll notice that brass and stainless steel are pretty close, while titanium is much lower (roughly half) and sterling silver is significantly higher.
Me? I think it has a lot to do with the elastic modulus of the material.
I have a wood cup (Benterfa). It's a handsome piece, but not a very loud one. I've referred to it as my "chamber mouthpiece".
JohnL: Elastic modulus would be interpreted as "hardness". Stainless is much harder than brass and people tend to see stainless mouthpieces as "more brilliant".
JohnL: Elastic modulus would be interpreted as "hardness".
If one is comparing different kinds of alloys (say, brass vs. steel vs. titanium), the modulus vs. hardness correlation holds up decently well - but within an alloy family, it doesn't. One can change the hardness of an alloy though mechanical and/or thermal processing, but its elastic modulus remains constant. Consider 70-30 brass: if you start with fully annealed material and cold work it, it gets harder (with corresponding increases in yield and tensile strengths) - but the modulus doesn't change.
You can even tinker with the chemistry to some extent without changing the modulus.
For purposes of this discussion the modulus and hardness are pretty much interchangeable.
I've never tried to compare "engineered" alloys with identical moduli for mouthpiece use. An expensive experiment, if you can even get someone interested in the idea.
Wonder what would have similar properties to the Olds Ivory. I think the polycarbonate and the Nylon used in the past are different enough not to be a substitute.
I'm not a physicist or acoustician, but even the amateur ones I've talked to have little in regards to an answer as to what's going on here and there's not really any money in figuring it out scientifically.
There is a similar phenomenon in the electric guitar world, with a debate as to whether or not the wood makes a difference in the sound.
I remember an argument on TTF one time about whether or not the air was crucial to the sound of the instrument. If you had some mechanical embouchure that vibrated without airflow, would the instrument still make it's characteristic sound?
In the real players' world, both questions even if answered would mean very little in application.
My own personal answer with regards to both guitar and mouthpieces is that any professional luthier or mouthpiece maker knows that the mass and material does make a difference. But it's more complicated than that, because it's not clear on WHAT the difference is.
The mass of the mouthpiece does absorb energy and vibrate, similar to the guitar wood, even though neither of them is directly responsible for the sound of the instrument. But surely the material does have an effect, it's just a question of whether it has an effect on the sound, or just the feel, or is it mostly placebo? And in the real world on an individual player basis, what ratio of the three is it?
Do you feel the instrument resonate and adjust your playing to that, or do you put more attention on the sound of the instrument at your head to let you know what your playing sounds like?
Sidebar: the audience isn't listening from inside the player's ears anyways.
What absolutely does make a difference is how you feel playing it. If you want a new mouthpiece and it makes you practice and you feel good about your playing, then that's great. If you want to experiment with materials and that gets you interested in the horn and you start to notice things about your sound and playing that you didn't notice before, that's also great. If the slipperiness or grip of the mouthpiece helps your flexibility or helps you center the note easier, then that's great too. Maybe the heat transfer properties of the mouthpiece help or hurt blood flow or affect swelling of tissue in the area, and that changes your playing.
But is it a difference a listener could hear? From 10 ft away, or from 100 ft away?
Would it be much more likely that the listener could tell whether you were comfortable on your horn or not, regardless of what the actual sound product is?
At the end of the day, the human element of making music can't be removed from the mechanical aspect of making music, so it's just as valid a result either way.
On the other hand, facial nerves can be very sensitive and, similar to the proven, accepted effect of the harmonic pillars on the Edwards instruments, (among every other instrument design decision across all industries) the feedback of the instrument to the player is a very personal preference that has a huge effect on how you play. If your face feels the vibrations of the different metal or plastic differently, or if your finger resting on the mouthpiece feels the note start earlier due to a harder stainless or lighter titanium and that changes the way you start the notes, is that not enough?
The only way you'll know for yourself is if you give it a try.
Not to hijack this thread TOO badly.. but the argument about air being integral to the sound can be demonstrated by trying to play a pedal note or any low note while vocalizing "eeeeee"
I'm thinking of having my mouthpiece (now brass) remade out of Bronze in order to get a warmer / darker sound.
What do you guys think the effect would be?
I think the effect will be whatever you imagine it is - i.e, the difference may all be in your head! Though it will be difficult to exactly copy your existing mouthpiece, and then silver-plate it so that the only difference is the base material.
In any case, it could be an interesting experiment. Let us know how it turns out.
The only way to discover if there is indeed a real-world difference is to have CNC made identical mouthpieces made with different materials (even CNC made pieces are not totally identical). I have tested such mouthpieces for someone, and am using an example.... made in brass. Copper made it play very differently... darker, but a little more compact. Some would like that. I am waiting for an example in Zirconium, which I hope I don't like, as it will be VERY expensive.
Mouthpiece will not be copied. The manufacturer will make one using Bronze. So dimentions will be exact.
Mouthpiece will not be copied. The manufacturer will make one using Bronze. So dimentions will be be within the manufacturing tolerances.
The effect of pitch center is underestimated. A trombone resonates best at pitch center for a given harmonic, but it's not a sharp cutoff - it drops off as you get away from center, slowly and first and then more sharply. This lets you put energy into upper overtones even though what you're putting into the horn doesn't line up exactly with the horn's set of upper pitch centers. What you put into the horn is mathematically exact, but no horn has exact upper pitch centers in any given position. When you move above or below pitch center for the fundamental, you may be moving the opposite direction at an upper overtone.
A thread on mouthpiece material affecting tone quality is nerdy by definition.
People send me things to test. I tell them what I think and they do what they want. I don't really care past that.
I am waiting for an example in Zirconium, which I hope I don't like, as it will be VERY expensive.
That hour of reckoning is soon upon you.
I´ve two Zr Mount Vernon copies that I´m evaluating right now. Early impressions are that they are quite nice!
I have a couple of old Aluminum Jet-Tones. They play just like the brass ones, but warm up MUCH quicker.
AR is starting to make trumpet mouthpieces in Bronze. If I am able to get a trombone one at some point, I will 1- pray that they are sized so identically that I can't physically feel the difference, and 2- blindfold test the bronze vs. brass.
I may be in the minority, but after playing lexan pieces, I can say with near-certainly that the effect of changing materials is measurable beyond "zero".
There are definitely differences in material, especially with large differences. Plastic and wood mouthpieces (and probably the ox horn mentioned above) tend to be quieter and duller. Stainless steel is more "brilliant". Is there a difference between brass (copper/zinc) and bronze (copper/tin)? Can you hear that difference? Dunno.
No dispute with this about lexan. I suspect the difference would be even greater for a mouthpiece made from Marshmallow.
Sure, but some players above are implying that one would not be able to tell the timbre differences between mouthpiece materials, and I tend to disagree. I readily tell the difference between mouthpieces of different shank material, for example (some manufacturers will do this-- Parker, for example). I've never blindfolded leadpipe material tests, but would expect to feel/hear differences there, too! Maybe not huge differences, but differences nonetheless!
Do I think that one should go out of her/his way to experiment endlessly with mouthpiece materials in lieu of practice? Of course not. But the material still affects the sound-- otherwise we'd all be playing Pbones on the cheap!


Ina Pollifrone-Visich discovered hot yoga while researching treatments for fibromyalgia, a chronic disorder she was diagnosed with more than a year ago. The 27-year-old native of Belarus found that stretching under steamy conditions alleviated her symptoms, including headaches and fatigue.
The only problem? It was tiring to make the trek from Baiting Hollow, where she resides, to her favorite studio, Buddha Beach Yoga in East Moriches.


The contests take place in the western Turkish town of Selçuk, at a site just a few minutes from the Aegean coast.
In the fighting arena that day, 124 camels wrestled each other in short duels - part of a centuries-old Turkish tradition.
The first camel fight was formally organized in the region around the 1830s, says Devrim Ertürk, an academic at Dokuz Eylül University in Selçuk.
"And the cameleers started to make their camels fight" in the places they stopped at in the region, Ertürk said.
This is the reproductive season for camels - when the males who fight are naturally more aggressive - and a quieter period for residents, as agricultural activity slows in the winter.
"For a cameleer, their camel is very precious... so the owners do all they can to ensure no harm comes to (their animal)," said Ertürk.
One of those in the audience is Abdullah Altıntaş, who has come to watch with his wife, Nilgün.
Bilgin, from the nearby Muğla province, caressed his nine year-old camel Kara Elmas, whom the jury had not favored this time in the beauty contest.
The two spend around 10 hours a day together, adds Bilgin, picking a straw from the thick fur of his camel, who he describes as "calm, respectful and sensitive".
Selçuk mayor Dahi Zeynel Bakıcı is a champion of the festival.
"Camel culture has declined, but we want to keep it going," he told AFP.
To this end, in addition to the fights, an international symposium had been organized in Selçuk for the third year in a row, with around 100 participants.
The aim, said Bakıcı, is to continue the traditions in order to eventually secure a coveted place on the UNESCO list recognizing intangible cultural heritage.
"He knows what happens next."
Around the arena, people stroll between the camels and the grilled sausage stands - all certified "100-percent camel meat".
From early on in the day, the mostly-male audience enjoys their picnic with a glass of rakı, a strong aniseed-flavored liquor.


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Programming Windows: Civil War (Premium)
In early 1997, Microsoft was preparing to release Internet Explorer 4.0, through which it would fully integrate the web browser and its Internet capabilities into the Windows shell. But rather than waiting to deliver this functionality in Windows 98, the next version of DOS-based Windows, the IE team was giving it away for free to users of Windows 95. This would undermine the Windows 98 upgrade, some key Microsoft executives believed, not to mention the next version of NT, setting off a civil war inside the company that would derail strategies, careers, and Microsoft's booming Internet product division.
The seeds of this discontent were sown a year earlier, when Microsoft hosted a Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in San Francisco. Microsoft had introduced the world to Win32, its 32-bit Windows APIs, and Windows NT at a PDC in 1993. So, it used its March 1996 PDC---known as the "Internet PDC"---to signal the seriousness of its shift to the Internet.

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While viewing your blog's homepage, click Settings.
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While viewing blog settings, click Change Theme.
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APTus is divided into a few tabs, everyone for different task.
The Desktop tab provides an option which lets you install one of 20 about desktops with Sparky look & feel, and as small set of applications as possible.
The feature lets you install desktops: awesome, bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, GNOME Flashback, GNOME Shell, i3, IceWM, JWM, KDE Plasma 5, Lumina, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Openbox, Pantheon, PekWM, Trinity, Window Maker, Xfce.
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Poured with rain all night. Poured with rain all morning and afternoon which is all a bit worrying when you are 100 meters from the Loire. Stopped raining early evening so I took the opportunity to wreck the campsite chemical toilet emptying facility. Drenched again but not my fault, the tap just came off in my hand while it was on full power. Turned up at reception dripping wet with the broken tap still in my hand suggesting somebody may want to take a look at the toilet block. Non motorhome/caravan owners should probably be relieved to know that all this mess was clean, fresh water, not sewage.
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2019 JUNO Award-winner Robi Botos returns to Gallery 345 on Friday, May 31st! Don't miss what is sure to be an unforgettable evening of solo piano in one of the beautiful and intimate listening rooms in Toronto. Special thanks to Yamaha Canada, who will be providing a beautiful C7x especially for this evening. Tickets are $35 - visit gallery345.com to reserve your seats. Recommended purchasing in advance at Eventbrite.


Rathmullan is situated on the western shore of Lough Swilly and is renowned for its fabulous 3km long, tree lined, sandy beach. The village has a large pier and marina making it a popular spot for aquatic sports and fishing. There are 2 fully equipped boat available for charter from May to end of September.


Android's battery saver mode kicks in by default when the battery is at fifteen per cent or lower. The value can be changed manually by users and Google too. A substantial number of Pixel owners report their phones have suddenly switched to battery saver mode when almost fully charged. The usual battery saver threshold had been altered to 99%, which turned on battery saver right before the device was fully charged. The problem was first reported on Reddit by several users who found that their device kicked into battery saver mode almost immediately after charging.
Same here. Battery Saver got set to come on at 99%… drop that down to 20%.
Pixel 2 XL. Same here.
My pixel 2 XL and my girlfriend's pixel 2 both were in battery saver this morning. Both were changed to come on at 99%.
Bug in the latest security update. Mine did the same thing this morning.
My Pixel 2 XL did it right at 12 CDT today.
Battery Saver mode is handy when you're low on juice and helps you get the most out of your device by limiting background processes and keeping apps from refreshing until you open them. It even lowers screen brightness and limits the amount of background data used by apps. It isn't something you want to be switched on all the time as you may miss important notifications owing to the restriction on background data. All the 4 Pixels seem to be affected and the cause appears to be the September security update. At this point, bugs are almost a certainty with every monthly security patch and it's a bit annoying, especially for people who paid a pretty penny for Pixels.
Update: Google has acknowledged and apologized for the issues earlier today with the following statement.


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Lambs and sheep killed at Dorset farm in appalling attack
Police are appealing for any information from the public
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A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with an "appalling attack" which saw 14 lambs and sheep killed on a farm. The incident happened in the area of Tollard Royal, near Shaftesbury, between 7pm and 6.15am on Sunday, July 17.
Police report that a vehicle entered the field before killing the animals. A 17-year-old boy from Verwood has since been arrested, interviewed and released under an investigation by Dorset Police Rural Crime Team.
An investigation to understand the full details is now underway. Officers have called this an "appalling attack" and is urging anyone with information to come forward.
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In a Facebook post, Dorset Police Rural Crime Team wrote: "In relation to the killing of 14 sheep and lambs a 17 year old male from the Verwood area has been arrested, interviewed, and released under investigation by Dorset Police Rural Crime Team.
"Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.Dorset.police.uk, via email 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101 quoting reference 55220115601. Alternatively, to stay 100 per cent anonymous, contact the independent charity crime stoppers online or call them on 0800 555 111."
A previous Facebook post showed distressing footage of the deceased lambs and sheep lying on the field after they were attacked. The video also shows a police officer explains the details of the incident.
In the post, officers wrote: "On Sunday 17 July 2022 between 7pm and 6:15am, a vehicle has entered a field in the area of Tollard Royal and killed 14 sheep and lambs.
PC Sebastian Haggett, from the Dorset Police Rural Crime Team, said: "We are carrying out a full investigation into this matter and I would appeal to anyone with information that may assist our enquiries, including anyone with dash cam footage, to come forward. It is likely that this vehicle would of obtained damage through this incident.
"This is an appalling attack against a hard working farming community and against live stock. We will step up our patrols in the area.
"If you see a vehicle in a field and you suspect the vehicle may be committing offences such as illegal off roading, poaching or damage to crop I would urge you to ring 999. This week is anti-social behaviour awareness week and it so important that we continue to drive down rural crime and anti social behaviour in our rural communities."
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Erica Willey is a freelance artist from Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is a recent graduate of Kendall College of Art and Design and also is a fan of Anime, Steampunk, and cosplays both. Check out the interview and then follow her links to enjoy her artwork.
John N. Collins (JNC): It was a pleasure to meet you at Youmacon, Erica. It was impossible to miss you as the corridor was blocked with all the photographers and con attendees shooting your picture as I was trying to work my way through the Renaissance Center. Tell me about your cosplay.
Erica Willey (EW): Well this year for Youmacon I decided to replicate Ryuko Matoi final from the anime Kill la Kill. I fell in love with her character right away. Unfortunately I don't know how to sew yet, so I ordered the base of my costume, altered it, and created the chest pieces, out of craft foam. Altogether the costume took about a month to make. I have some modifications I want to make that will probably take a couple more weeks.
(JNC): What inspired you to become a cosplayer and what other characters have you cosplayed?
(EW): I've had a passion and love for the Japanese culture for as long as I can remember. When I first discovered cosplay in high school it immediately captured my attention. What I think inspired me most to become a cosplayer was the excitement of the cosplay world. People take it seriously and get excited. Cosplayers really appreciate the work that goes into making the costumes. It's also fun and gives everyone a chance to be whoever they want for a day.
I only started taking cosplay seriously, though, about 3-4 years ago, when I attended JAFAX for the very fist time. That year I actually created my own steampunk get up. And I rocked that cosplay outifit for my first year at Youmacon too. My next project will be Satsuki Kiryuin's final form.
(JNC): Not only are you a cosplayer, but you are also an artist. When were you first inspired to become an artist and who or what inspired you?
(EW): Art has been in my life for as long as I can remember. My mother, throughout the years, has done freelance work. So it was her artistic skills that got passed onto me. Besides my mother, the first artist to inspire me was Salvador Dali. But I'd say what really had an impact of my style and approach towards my work is the fantasy and sci fi world that we all know and love. The artwork from games such as League of Legends, Legends of Cryptids, and Magic the Gathering has had a very huge impact on me. I admire the work of their artists very much and hope to one day be at that level and work for Riot Games, Applibot, or Blizzard. I just graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design this year, and have been successful in my frelancing career. Working for one of the big time companies is my ideal.
(JNC): As an art student and a freelance artist you take on assignments where you are told what the professor or client wants from you and then create it based on their orders. How do you work up the creative flow when you are told what to create?
(EW): For artists it is hard to follow strict instructions from a client. When there isn't much wiggle room the creative flow is restricted. That is the life of an artist. I guess you could say we improvise. As I create a piece for a client, I am creating it for myself as well. Whether or not I like the concept of the piece I'm working on, I keep in mind the client's needs and enjoy the creative process. I know that if I don't enjoy the process, the final product won't turn out as well. So the key is to love every minute of the process and let that inspire the final product.
(JNC): Is it easier or harder to create without any input?
(EW): It really just depends. Sometimes the creative flow comes to you while you're walking on the streets and see an odd shape in the clouds, but a lot of times it doesn't come to you at all, which makes producing any sort of artwork challenging. So having some sort of input does help at times, but too much input, confines the creative mind we artists are known for.
(JNC): What media do you use and what is your favorite?
(EW): The only media I work in currently is Digital. A majority of my time is spent in photoshop. Originally I strictly used traditional mediums such as oil paints and watercolor, but have fallen in love with the digital world.
(JNC): As a recent graduate of Kendall and a frelancing artist, where do you want to go from here?
(EW): As I had mentioned, my goal is work with Riot Games, Applibot, or Blizzard. To prepare myself for that future I am working with kickstarter companies and taking other freelancing opportunities.
(JNC): Where can the reader go to see more of your artwork and how can they contact you for more information or to contract artwork from you?
(EW): They can check out my art and contact me by visiting my website. I can also be found on Facebook.
(JNC): Thanks again for taking the time to chat with me at Youmacon and for agreeing to do this interview!
(EW): Thank you for giving me this great opportunity and taking the time to get to know my passions a little more.
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Congress looks at Justice's marijuana decision; After Justice Department decision on recreational marijuana, questions about what happens now
Written by Pete Yost
By Pete Yost
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is facing criticism over its attempt to straddle the federal law that makes marijuana illegal and state laws that permit recreational use of the drug.
In the first congressional hearing since the administration announced a new, permissive enforcement policy, law enforcement and drug-prevention groups and their congressional allies see an opportunity to push back. The administration's Aug. 29 announcement allows the two states where recreational marijuana use has been legalized — Colorado and Washington — to go their own way without federal interference as long as they implement strong enforcement systems.
"We are at a precipice," said Kevin Sabet of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, a drug prevention group. "We're about to create Big Marijuana by allowing the commercial production, retail sales and mass advertising of this drug similarly to how we have had Big Tobacco for the last hundred years."
The lead witness at Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing was to be Deputy Attorney General James Cole, who signed the guidance putting the new marijuana enforcement standards in place.
Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who spent eight years as a prosecutor early in his career, says the Justice Department should focus on prosecuting violent crime and should respect the votes in Colorado and Washington to legalize small amounts of marijuana for personal and medical use.
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the committee's top Republican and co-chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, says Attorney General Eric Holder's action was "the wrong message to both law enforcement and violators of federal law."
"When marijuana will be fully legal to buy, diversion of the drug will explode," nine former Drug Enforcement Administration chiefs said in a letter to Holder.
With the door to legalization open in two states, others could follow.
The 20,000-member Marijuana Policy Project says it will support efforts to end marijuana prohibition in 10 more states by 2017. Voters in Oregon and Alaska could consider marijuana legalization measures next year.
At the federal level, legislation on financial institutions and marijuana is pending in the House, but not in the Senate. Legalization supporters hope the hearing "will be a springboard" for Senate action, said Bill Piper, director of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, which was pleased by the federal government's new stance.
A bill sponsored by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., would exempt from the federal marijuana ban anyone complying with state laws that allow production, possession and delivery of marijuana.
Another measure, sponsored by Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., would allow financial institutions to provide services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses. Currently, processing transactions or investments with money from marijuana sales puts federally insured banks at risk of drug racketeering charges.
Banking long has been an issue in states which have laws permitting medical use of marijuana. In 1996, California voters made their state the first to allow medical use, and 19 more states and the District of Columbia have enacted similar laws.
Other scheduled witnesses at Tuesday's hearing were John Urquhart, the sheriff in King County, Wash., and Jack Finlaw, chief legal counsel to Colorado Gov. John W. Hickenlooper.
Urquhart, a former narcotics detective, says marijuana prohibition is costly and ineffective and says it's important to send a message to the federal government that it should no longer categorize marijuana as an illegal drug in the same category as heroin and LSD.
Finlaw works for a governor who opposed legalization but didn't campaign vigorously against it. In May, Hickenlooper signed legislation governing how recreational marijuana should be grown, sold and taxed, calling it the state's best attempt to navigate the uncharted territory of legalized recreational pot.


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The Game Rats (http://www.gamerats.co.uk/) present a collection of talks on storytelling in games, and a chance to mingle with other games folk over some drinks and pizza.
We'll be joined by Florencia Minuzzi, from Tea-Powered Games, with her talk on conversation systems and her experience of designing and writing games dialogue.
As well as Nigel Twumasi, writer and co-founder of UK manga brand mayamada, who will be discussing why games often fall short when adapted for the big screen and how games stories can learn from other entertainment mediums.
And Gaspard Pelurson, PhD in Media & Cultural studies, with his talk exploring the stories we tell about games - in particular the 'Gay Ryona' (NSFW) subculture on YouTube, and how this queers core notions of fighting games.


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Marion Matthäus (Hanau, 8 de Janeiro de 1896 — ibid., 1980) foi uma cantora lírica (mezzosoprano) alemã. Estudou canto com Lilli Lehmann e com Lula Mysz-Gmeiner em Berlim.

Carreira
Estreou em opereta em 21 de Dezembro de 1913 no Stadttheater Heilbronn. Seguiram-se então contratos em diversas importantes cidades. Em 1936, emigrou para o Rio de Janeiro onde cantou no Teatro Municipal em óperas e concertos. Foi também professora de canto no Rio. Entre seus alunos cariocas destacam-se Semita Valença Weiman e Vanda Oiticica. Em 1949, volta para sua cidade natal na Alemanha. Continua a carreira de cantora no palco e em gravações estereofônicas. Cantou sobretudo papéis de Wagner, Verdi e Richard Strauss.

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"Weird: A Weird View of Money" from Stepping Stones Community Church by Dave Michel. Released: 2014. Genre: Speech.
"Weird: Weird Way to Save the World" from Stepping Stones Community Church by Dave Michel. Released: 2014. Genre: Speech.
"Weird: Weird Desires" from Stepping Stones Community Church by Dave Michel. Released: 2014. Genre: Speech.
"Weird: Weird is Better" from Stepping Stones Community Church by Dave Michel. Released: 2014. Genre: Speech.


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package com.fishercoder.solutions;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

public class _290 {

    public static class Solution1 {
        public boolean wordPattern(String pattern, String str) {
            String[] words = str.split(" ");
            char[] patterns = pattern.toCharArray();
            Map<Character, String> map = new HashMap();
            if (patterns.length != words.length) {
                return false;
            }
            for (int i = 0; i < patterns.length; i++) {
                if (map.containsKey(patterns[i])) {
                    if (!map.get(patterns[i]).equals(words[i])) {
                        return false;
                    }
                } else {
                    if (map.containsValue(words[i])) {
                        return false;//this is for this case: "abba", "dog dog dog dog"
                    }
                    map.put(patterns[i], words[i]);
                }
            }
            return true;
        }
    }

}


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Q: How to use 2 columns in an index in Python? I used to have this code working
df_features = df_features.pivot(index='RepID', columns='Customer', values='Frequency')

but dataframe has changed and become 2 keys instead of 1
So I changed it as following
df_features = df_features.pivot(index=['RepID', 'CountryID'], columns='Customer', values='Frequency')

but this creates this error

ValueError: Length of passed values is 60466, index implies 2.

How to resolve this error
Sample Data
101 201 Ali 33
101 201 Tom 44
101 202 Kin 11
101 202 Tom 55
102 201 May 58
102 201 Kin 38
103 201 Tom 98

A: I'm not sure about the result you expect, but I think a pivot table can do the work:
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np

data={'RepID':[101,101,101,101,102,102,103,103],
    'CountryID':[201,201,202,202,201,201,201,201],
    'Customer':['Ali','Tom','Kin','Tom','May','Kin','Tom','Tom'],
    'Frequency':[33,44,11,55,58,38,98,10000]}

df_features=pd.DataFrame(data)

#df_features = df_features.pivot(index=['RepID', 'CountryID'], columns='Customer', values='Frequency')
df_features = pd.pivot_table(data=df_features,index=['RepID', 'CountryID'], columns='Customer', values='Frequency',aggfunc=np.sum,fill_value=0)

print(df_features)

result:
Customer         Ali  Kin  May    Tom
RepID CountryID
101   201         33    0    0     44
      202          0   11    0     55
102   201          0   38   58      0
103   201          0    0    0  10098

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Place the cursor over the machine weights and identify the type of machine that is most similar to your own, making sure that the undercarriage chosen does not exceed the maximum permissible weight.


When you go to sell your Tuscaloosa home, your number one question is usually "how much money will I make of the sale?" For most sellers, the next step is to hire a great local real estate agent and tell them, "I want as much money as possible!" And that's where things can go wrong and cause you to miss out on potential cash in your home.
You see, most agents will price your home by pulling a list of all homes that have sold in your neighborhood within the last year. Then, they'll compare your home's features such as beds, baths, square footage and the like while adding and subtracting from the top prices homes sold for to arrive at the price for your home.
Agents rely on this method (called the Comparative Market Analysis, or "CMA") because it's the foundation that appraisers use to determine their appraised value which is, in turn, what lenders will go by when determining the amount they'll loan on a home (by what it's worth). That said, it's not the ONLY factor that goes into an appraisal.
One of the other big factors appraisers consider is the actual location of your home and it's immediate area. In other words, what are homes currently selling for an how much have they appreciated since their last sale? So, to truly do a better job of guessing where the highest price may be, you have to know about recent sales, homes listed, and appreciation trends for the neighborhood.
Is the home worth the exact amount the buyer and seller have agreed upon in the form of a signed contract?
This is very, very important because it means you REALLY need to get your highest possible price right the first time. Why? Because the bank will only consider whether or not the home is worth what you got a buyer to agree upon in a signed contract.
By meeting with your agent and using a tool like www.moneyinmyhome.com to find out what high-end price you may be able to get for your home taking into account data on how well your area has appreciated in the last 12 months, you can both use our instant, online price estimate along with your agent's CMA to get to exactly your best price.
Here at MoneyInMyHome, we make it easy for you to see what you may be able to get for your home with an estimate that includes your neighborhood's percentage of appreciation in value for the last 12 months. When you enter your home's address, we show you what Zillow says your home's value should be, then we calculate – amongst other factors – how much your street and neighborhood have gained in value over the last year.
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This is a sponsored post with Bertolli® Rustic Cut™ Pasta Sauces; thoughts and recipe are my own.
Last week I headed to NYC to attend a Bertolli Rustic Cut Pasta Sauce event. It took place at The Gramercy hotel rooftop, and was absolutely stunning. The table was set beautifully. Everyone was there was to try the delicious brand new Bertolli Pasta Sauce called Bertolli® Rustic Cut™ Pasta Sauces. As all of you know, I love to make my own sauce but when I don't have time I love to grab a good jarred tomato sauce. I was always a fan of traditional Bertolli Pasta Sauces but after trying the new Rustic Cut Pasta Sauces I was hooked. Not only does the sauce taste fresh but, the veggies are still a little al dente, giving you that homemade hearty sauce that we all desire.
The event had some delicious wines to pair up with dinner. Appetizers started out with Arancini balls topped with Bertolli® Rustic Cut™ Roasted Garlic Marinara with Garden Vegetables Sauce , mini Meatballs topped with Bertolli Rustic Cut Pasta Sauce Marinara, and dates wrapped with prosciutto. These all were very delicious. Now let's get to dinner.
For starters we enjoyed a Tuscan salad and rustic bread topped with Bertolli® Rustic Cut™ Pasta Sauces with a Pinot Grigio. The main course was a family style Roastes Branzino, Chicken Cacciatore made with Bertolli® Rustic Cut™ Pasta Sauce Sweet Peppers and Portobello Mushroom (delicious), Cavatelli tossed in Bertolli® Rustic Cut™ Pasta Sauce Roasted Garlic, mushrooms and heirloom tomatoes topped with Parmesan cheese (I could have eaten the whole bowl, haha) and finally for the table was a creamy marscapone and Parmesan polenta with Bertolli® Rustic Cut™ Pasta Sauce Spicy Marinara. The wines paired for dinner were Chianti and Chardonnay.
After a fabulous dinner of course we needed dessert, so we had fresh berries and tiramisu.
The event was fantastic. I met so many amazing people and learned a little more about the brand Bertolli and about founder Francesco Bertolli and his love for simply cooked meals. They use quality ingredients and olive oil to lock in flavors.
Below I wanted to share a recipe with you guys using Bertolli Rustic Cut Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce.
This is a great little appetizer or a side for a main dish. Its round little polenta topped with roasted garlic sauce, sautéed wild mushrooms, Parmesan cheese and basil. The perfect bite.
What I absolutely love about the new Bertolli Rustic Cut Pasta Sauces is it contains NO additives like artificial colors, artificial flavors and added sugar. This is key when feeding my family. I always read the label.
Also this month Bertolli is launching the Bravo Rewards program, rewarding you with an opportunity to receive a custom, ceramic spoon rest when you purchase two or more jars of any Bertolli Pasta Sauce in one trip to the store, and post a photo of the receipt on bertolli.com/bravo. Eating a delicious sauce and getting a chance to win a little gift sounds like a plan to me.
On medium to high heat add evoo, thyme and mushrooms, sauté for about 5 minutes. Next season with S&P cook for another 3 minutes. Set aside.
Cut the store bought polenta into round bites. Top with Bertolli Rustic Cut Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce, sautéed mushrooms and Parmesan cheese. Place in the oven at 375 F degrees for about 10 minutes. Remove from oven top with Basil and serve.


I am a recovered Anorexic, Type 1 Diabetic, and graduate from New York University. I got my Bachelor's of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics, and am pursuing a career as a Physician Assistant. I love lifting heavy and living a healthy lifestyle. I abused my body for 7 years with an eating disorder, and now only want to fill my body with healthy stuff, including foods and exercise. This blog covers "healthy" product reviews, including anything fitness or health related! Food, sneakers, exercise equipment, and more! Feel free to contact me if you would like me to review a product by leaving a comment on one of my posts.
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using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace ToriLobby
{
    public struct Rules
    {

        /*
        Flag 1  -> DQ = yes,	DM = no, 	Frac = no, 	Grip = yes
        Flag 2  -> DQ = no, 	DM = yes, 	Frac = no, 	Grip = yes
        Flag 3  -> DQ = yes,	DM = yes, 	Frac = no, 	Grip = yes
        Flag 4  -> DQ = no, 	DM = no, 	Frac = no, 	Grip = no
        Flag 5  -> DQ = yes,	DM = no, 	Frac = no, 	Grip = no
        Flag 6  -> DQ = no, 	DM = yes, 	Frac = no, 	Grip = no
        Flag 7  -> DQ = yes,	DM = yes, 	Frac = no, 	Grip = no
        Flag 8  -> DQ = no, 	DM = no, 	Frac = yes, Grip = yes
        Flag 9  -> DQ = yes,	DM = no, 	Frac = yes, Grip = yes
        Flag 10 -> DQ = no, 	DM = yes, 	Frac = yes, Grip = yes
        Flag 11 -> DQ = yes,	DM = yes, 	Frac = yes, Grip = yes
        Flag 12 -> DQ = no, 	DM = no, 	Frac = yes, Grip = no
        Flag 13 -> DQ = yes,	DM = no, 	Frac = yes, Grip = no
        Flag 14 -> DQ = no, 	DM = yes, 	Frac = yes, Grip = no
        Flag 15 -> DQ = yes,	DM = yes, 	Frac = yes, Grip = no
        Flag 16 -> DQ = no, 	DM = no, 	Frac = no, 	Grip = yes
        */
        public int Flags { get; set; }
        public int Matchframes { get; set; }
        public List<int> TurnFrames { get; set; }
        public int ReactionTime { get; set; }
        public int EngageDistance { get; set; }
        public int Damage { get; set; }
        public int Sumo { get; set; }
        public string Mod { get; set; }
        public int DojoSize { get; set; }
        public int DismemberThreshold { get; set; }
        public int FractureThreshold { get; set; }
        public int EngageHeight { get; set; }
        public int EngageRotation { get; set; }
        public int EngageSpace { get; set; }
        public int DQTimeOut { get; set; }
        public int DojoType { get; set; }

        // TODO: Create and change to a vector3f type
        // NOTE: When pushing this to a client or sending it via sockets,
        // it must be formatted with 6 decimal places, ex: GravityX.ToString("N6");
        public float GravityX { get; set; }
        public float GravityZ { get; set; }
        public float GravityY { get; set; }

        /*
        0  | You achieve points for hitting your opponent.
        1  | You achieve points for hitting your opponent; your opponent gets points when you touch yourself.
        2  | Your opponent achieves points when you touch yourself.
        */
        public int DQFlag { get; set; }
        public bool DrawWinner { get; set; }
        public int PointThreshold { get; set; }
        public int MaxContacts { get; set; }

    }
}


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American Sloane Stephens officially announced yesterday that she and coach Paul Annacone have split.
The 21-year-old Stephens has struggled this season. After reaching a career-high No. 11 last fall, Stephens has slipped to a current ranking of No. 22. And a new batch of American stars like Taylor Townsend, Alison Riske and Madison Keys are moving up the ranks ready to overtake her.
This year Stephens reached the fourth round at both the Australian and the French, but stumbled losing in the first round at Wimbledon, her earliest exit ever at a Slam since her first appearance at the 2011 French Open. She also continues to fall apart in non-Slam WTA events.
Stephens, who is currently competing in World Team Tennis, will return on the WTA next month in Montreal. She has never won a WTA title nor made a final.
In addition to Stephens, a partnership that began last November, the 51-year-old Annacone has been the coach of Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Tim Henman. He presently serves as a commentator on the Tennis Channel.
He was lucky to join Fed and Pete. They wouldv'e wond their last slams without him anyways..


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What is a "craft brewer"? Brewers Association Changes the Definition Again, as the Words Become Increasingly Meaningless
By Jim Vorel | October 31, 2018 | 1:00pm
Drink Features craft beer
The definition of "craft brewer," as laid out by the Brewers Association, the beer industry's advocacy trade group, has already been changed three times since 2007. The organization has taken to calling it a "living document," so that the definition can continue to evolve and represent craft brewers as the industry goes through the type of rapid growth and change that is its hallmark. It's impossible to miss, though, that the instances of change in the craft beer definition have had a tendency to benefit primarily two bodies: The nation's second largest craft brewer (Boston Beer Co.) and the BA itself.
If you're sensing a little bit of cynicism in that opening, it's not a new development. As I wrote back in January: The time of "craft" as a useful descriptor in this industry has essentially come to an end. As the term has become watered down and filled with conflicting exceptions, it simply isn't a useful term for the public to fall back on as a benchmark of quality or thoughtful consumption. The new push is behind the more concretely defined BA concept of "independence," which means that consumers now have to answer the question of how much brewery independence is worth to them.
Now it's time for another proposed change. After the last decade made alterations to the amount of barrels a craft brewery was allowed to produce while remaining "small," and the ingredients a craft brewer could use while remaining "traditional," the latest proposal from the BA board is to drop the "traditional" requirements entirely. In an email to members, Left Hand Brewing Founder Eric Wallace, who serves as chair of the BA board, laid out the organization's rationale and the results of a survey of 1,000 BA members.
"What we learned from this survey is that nearly half of the membership is already brewing — and more than half would consider making in the future — products that fall outside the existing Brewers Association traditional tier, such as cider or mead or other products taxed as beer (hard seltzers/flavored sugar beverages/sake/alcoholic kombucha, etc.). Nearly half surveyed said they would consider producing beers containing CBD or THC should the regulatory structure change federally around those potential products. By adjusting the definition, we are being more inclusive of the needs of our voting members."
A fairly well-reasoned argument there, but not one that mentions by name the one huge elephant in the room: Boston Beer Co. Sure, other breweries might one day need to face the possibility of no longer being able to bear the "craft brewer" label because they're drifted into primarily manufacturing cider or malternative beverages, but Samuel Adams is facing that jumping off point right now.
As of the end of 2018, Boston Beer Co. is teetering on the edge of no longer being able to primarily call itself a "beer company." As the growth of the craft segment has slowed, and the overall beer market has continued to cede market share to wine and spirits, less Sam Adams beer has been sold than in 2017. At the same time, the areas of the company that have seen growth have instead been hard seltzer, cider, alcoholic tea and "malternative beverages." It's unclear whether these non-beer products officially make up 50 percent or more of Boston Beer Co.'s production, but the threshold may have already been surpassed. And because the current Brewers Association definition of "traditional" states that "a majority" of the brewer's production needs to be beer, once that threshold is passed, Boston Beer Co. cannot be labeled as "craft," per the BA definition.
A first-time reader would doubtlessly be saying "why does this matter?" right about now. The reason it matters to the Brewers Association is simple: As the country's second largest brewery that currently qualifies as "craft" (after Yuengling), Boston Beer Co. represents almost 8 percent of total craft beer volume, according to Brewbound. Therefore, if Samuel Adams is purged from the rolls, the BA's annual industry report immediately takes on a grim outlook, and the organization would be forced to report a year in which overall "craft beer" growth was negative rather than positive. Simply put, they can't allow this to happen from a purely PR perspective, as it would imply to outsiders that the craft beer industry was in decline.
In short: Boston Beer Co.'s production is too big for the BA to lose, so it's only logical to assume that the organization will modify the "craft brewer" definition in any way that it has to modify it, in order to retain them—even when the modifications begin to strain plausibility and imply favoritism.
The BA Board, in an FAQ, addressed this situation and managed to directly contradict itself in the space of the first sentence. It reads:
"This move was not made because of Boston Beer, but the timing of evaluating and revising the definition is related to Boston Beer. Other companies will also be facing a similar circumstance in the coming years and it's natural that the largest of the smallest would get there first. Including our largest member, Boston Beer Company, which brings much to the table in terms of greater craft market share, bolsters the association's arguments for shelf space, government affairs capability, and technical program contributions."
I'm not going to argue that a brewery producing cider or other alcoholic products—even "spiked seltzers" and whatnot—should be stripped of the title of "craft brewer." I don't even necessarily believe that a brewer like Boston Beer Co. should be stripped of the title when its beer production dips under 50 percent of the company's total volume. They are, after all, pioneers of this industry. Boston Beer Co. would always remain "emeritus" craft brewers, even if other products become the focus of their business.
But are you really going to tell me that a company primarily producing cider and spiked seltzer is more of a "craft brewer" company than a brewery like Founders Brewing Co., which just so happens to have a 30 percent stake of the company owned by Spain's Mahou San Miguel? Or Avery Brewing Co., which is in the exact same boat? Both are primarily focused on beer, unlike Boston Beer Co. Both can claim to produce beers that generate more excitement among beer fans than the portfolio of Boston Beer Co. But both do not qualify for the Brewers Association's "craft brewer" title because they're 30 percent owned by a Spanish brewery that doesn't even export its products to the U.S.A. The current lack of shades of grey in the "independence" clause of the "craft brewer" definition means that 30 percent ownership from Mahou San Miguel is treated exactly like 100 percent ownership by Anheuser-Busch InBev.
You know, if you read Paste regularly, that you're never going to see us lobbying for AB InBev-owned breweries to be included within any definition of "craft," and we'll point at the company's business practices as our primary reason why. But say what you will of the likes of Wicked Weed or Golden Road—at least they can claim to primarily produce beer, rather than non-beer. Would you not expect that to be part of the "craft" definition?
At what point does the average beer fan have no choice but to conclude that the "craft brewer" definition just doesn't make any sense? If you ask me, this feels like that moment.
Jim Vorel is a Paste staff writer and resident beer guru. You can follow him on Twitter for more drink writing.
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Are you as excited as I am about the upcoming Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle? If you are, then yay! I'm so glad you're here to celebrate with us. And if you're not yet, I'll tell you why you should be.
I never ever thought it would happen. Honestly, who looked at Harry and how he lived his life 5 years ago and thought, oh yeah, he's going to drop his party lifestyle with his pick of British high society beauties and settle down? Not me, that's for sure. His brother, Prince William – I mean, the Duke of Cambridge – was expected to follow the prescribed path of military service and then marriage. But the spare? He's had almost zero expectations for his life as long as his brother remains picture perfect.
Now, it seems that Harry has finally grown up at age 33 and selected a life partner who is slightly older, self-assured, and completely different than his previous girlfriends. Meghan is glamorous like Princess Diana, with a similar dazzling smile and focus on charitable causes. She is a natural beauty, conscientious humanitarian, and American. That she is so different from past love interests, and such an unexpected choice, is what makes this royal wedding so fascinating.
Their choice of Windsor Castle, a smaller venue, out of the London spotlight is an interesting first step for their married life, as is their decision to marry on a Saturday, which breaks tradition of weekday weddings. I think we can expect to see this royal couple break tradition in many ways to come. The town of Windsor is reportedly getting set to welcome this joyous event, setting up buntings and stocking kitschy memorabilia in the High Street shops.
With all this excitement building, I can't help but start to prepare for our own royal wedding celebrations. Being married to a Brit, I've become well versed in British things like jumpers, the high street, and 'having a laugh' so let me help you with three key diy projects for your very own royal wedding party to celebrate this most unique royal wedding.
2. Your outfit. Choose something suitably respectful of the occasion, preferably in spring colours or white, to honour the white roses and peonies that will certainly be on display for the ceremony. Don't forget to accessorize with fashionable headwear! British weddings feature striking headpieces or fascinators for ladies. You'll have to decide if yours will be modest or eye-catching. Need help to get started? We have a template and step by step instructions to make your very own diy fascinator: DIY Fascinator Template. Look for ribbons, buttons, sequins, and artificial flowers around the house or at the dollar store to add the right amount of height and colour to yours. Stick to a monochromatic design or use no more than two complimentary colours for a style the Duchess of Cambridge would approve. Fascinator not your style? We have crown templates too: DIY Crown Templates. To make yours extra special, trace the template onto aluminum foil (called aluminium foil in the UK), cut out, and glue on to a piece of paper or card. Use Sharpies to add your own jewel designs on your shiny new crown!
Now you're ready to celebrate the wedding of the year! Be sure to take lots of pictures and memorialize the event in a scrapbook. Happy wedding celebrations!
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This home will not disappoint, the presentation is very neat and tidy. It has recently been completely renovated.
Enter the front door into a light filled living/dining areas and kitchen, which overlook a decked entertaining area, where you can sit out and enjoy the sun and a BBQ.
The master bedroom has a queen size bed, the second bedroom has a double bed (and a trundle) and the third bedroom has two singles beds (and a trundle.
The bathroom has a shower and vanity. The toilet is separate and there is a fully equipped laundry.
A relaxing walk to the beach and within easy access to all the other local attractions such as surfing, river, beaches, golf etc.


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Grünn Szerén, írásai alatt Grünn Szery (? – ?) erdélyi költő, szerkesztő.

Munkássága

Cikkeit közölte az Aradi Közlöny és a Brassói Lapok (1913), a marosvásárhelyi Színház 1919. 1. évf. 1-16. sz. márc.?-jún. 8 c. lap társszerkesztője (1919), 1919-ben Szabó Pál társulata játszott Marosvásárhelyen.

Bogáncsok c. verskötetét (Marosvásárhely : Világosság könyvnyomda, 1920. 78 p.) Osvát Kálmán vezette be, többek közt a következő szavakkal: "Akik a verset szeretik, minden versét szeretni fogják. Te című versét azok is, akik csak a legjobb verseket szeretik."

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"I can see this being useful." Why not "be"?
I assume this is a correct sentence. I don't think "*I can see this be useful" works, though. Why is that? I thought verbs of perception worked with both the infinitive and the continuous (-ing form): "I see him play" / "I see him playing".
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Not the best form, but you could write ""I can see this to be useful." – user3169 Mar 25 '16 at 20:24
That's a different meaning of see. When see means visual perception, either mood can be used:
"I see him play": with the infinitive, I see the action as a whole.
"I see him playing": with the present participle, I see the action in progress.
But when see means "imagine" or "anticipate", as in your first example, it's always constructed with a participle, without any implication that the action is imagined to be in progress.
I can see this being useful.
I can't see her accepting the job in the present circumstances. (Cambridge English Dictionary)
I can't see him earning any more anywhere else. (Oxford Dictionary of British & World English)
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I don't think you've really addressed the point OP is asking about. Your example I see him playing = I see the action in progress isn't at all the same as, say, I see him playing for England when he grows up, which does match OP's cited usage. That version is about something you can imagine might happen in the future, and it would be difficult to defend the idea that there's any meaningful allusion to continuously playing for England, as opposed to simply making the squad (effectively, a one-time event with no real "duration"). – FumbleFingers Mar 25 '16 at 16:47
@FumbleFingers "I see him playing for England …" is another example of the second meaning. I don't understand your point: I never claim that there's any allusion to duration in the second meaning. – Gilles Mar 25 '16 at 18:48
I guess you're right. I was really addressing the fact that your first section isn't what OP is actually asking about, but reading the question more carefully I see it is relevant, because he's conflating a rule applicable to see = actual act of visual perception with the metaphoric usage where it actually means anticipate. – FumbleFingers Mar 25 '16 at 19:18
Check out the explanation on the Cambridge Dictionaries website: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/hear-see-etc-object-infinitive-or-ing
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"All thinking and feeling , all wishes and hopes begin with food" Anonymous, A Woman in Berlin.
This post is dedicated to Myra Lewin from whom I learned pretty much everything I talk about here, and my fellow yoga travelers.
You might find the above quote somewhat exaggerated, but it points to a central role food plays in our lives. You might consider looking beyond food as something coming from the outside that we put into our bodies to help us survive, to give us pleasure, or make us miserable, and to re think the attitude we have towards taking care of our selves. Why do so many diets fail? Most diets are based on taking away what makes us sick or fat or too skinny. We approach the diet with a sense of dread or we examine the ingredients and take a higher dose of what we determine is good. For example, if there are so many vitamins in a carrot, then it should be better when I juice 10 carrots. That's nonsense.
The ancient art and science of Ayurveda can give us a completely different perspective. Yoga is a spiritual practice (see my post What is Yoga?) and Ayurveda, its sister, is the ancient practice of conscious medicine. It is based on dharmic* principles or natural law. The main concepts are, Prakriti as the ultimate substance of whatever can be perceived in the universe, its un-manifest essence. From this point of view all worlds and all beings are perceived as pure potentials. Prakriti itself is composed of three primary qualities called sattva, rajas and tamas and stand for balance (sattva), motion (rajas) and resistance (tamas). These three qualities are called the gunas; they are intertwined and always in motion and dynamic interaction. This interaction is their essence. When we look at a day we can experience the gunas in action with tamas ruling the night, rajas the transitional periods of sunrise and sunset and sattva the light of day. These dynamics apply to our selves, our culture and to food. If you watch yourself, you can notice when you are in a tamasic, rajasic or sattvic state or moving from one to another. Our culture is predominantly rajasic (multitasking) or tamasic (couch potatoes), only occasionally sattvic (yoga, taiji, meditation, etc). Most fruits, nuts, grains, beans and vegetables are sattvic, but aged cheeses, commercial milk and soy milk, garlic, onions and nightshades, fermented foods and yoghurt that is not freshly made are rajasic. Have you ever noticed that most vegetarian dishes served in a restaurant contain predominantly nightshades, garlic and onions? There is no room to debate garlic here. Tamas foods include processed foods, meat, coffee, alcohol, microwaved foods, leftovers, frozen foods and foods with preservatives. For a more complete list check out my teacher Myra Lewin's book Freedom in Your Relationship with Food (see below).
Another important element of Ayurveda is the three doshas, which represent the basic functions in everyone and everything. We are all a combination of Vata, Pita and Kapha, which makes up our constitution. To determine your constitution you can take a quiz.
Vata relates to the elements of air and ether, breathing, movement and is creative and flexible when in balance and produces anxiety and fear, when out of balance. It is light, dry cold and airy. A diet of salads and rice cakes will throw the predominantly Vata person even more out of balance.
Pitta relates to fire and water, digestion and transformation and is intelligent. A Pitta person will be able to understand and manifest things, but will be angry when out of balance. Hot peppers are no good for a predominantly Pita person then.
Kapha's main elements are water and earth and its qualities are heavy, slow, oily, liquid, cold, dense, soft smooth and sticky. Kapha out of balance produces greed, attachment, hoarding and congestion, while calmness, loving and forgiveness are signs of Kapha in balance.
Ayurveda, not only looks at the quality of the ingredients we consume, but also at the quality of the consumer itself and in addition at the digestive qualities of the food as well as the eater. For example; we might experience bananas as sweet, but from the digestive perspective they are sour, which doesn't make them go along with milk very well.
Another aspect of Ayurveda's perspective on food is paying attention to the six tastes of sweet, salty, sour, bitter, pungent and astringent. The six tastes also influence the three doshas in different ways. We like to have all the tastes present in our foods. While this is important we can get deeper into the tastes another time. Ayurveda uses many spices according to their cooling, warming, stimulating, digestive, strengthening or gas dispelling attributes.
Another central concept of Ayurveda is that of augmenting and extracting foods, which we generally should balance towards consuming augmenting to extracting foods 60/40 %. Basically, grains and root vegetables like sweet potatoes, carrots, taro, breadfruit, beets, squash, pumpkins are augmenting while beans and greens are extracting.
This might sound a bit overwhelming, but is meant as food for thought. Besides what we discussed so far, Ayurveda also looks at how we eat. Standing up, in a car, while watching TV or on the computer, or discussing problematic subjects, and eating less than two hours before sleeping are all things that do not help digestion. Taking time, reflecting on where the food comes from, and recognizing the effort and energies that went into your food are all helpful, and especially to slow down and chew well all the way to liquid.
Raw food and gluten are hot topics these days. The idea of eating food in its purest state sounds great of course, but not everyone is able to digest a lot of raw foods. Vata people for example are better off eating apples cooked than raw. From an Ayurvedic perspective raw food is better eaten in the summer or for lunch rather than dinner.
While there are some people that are indeed intolerant to gluten, consider the possibility that this is another plot by the industry to keep you buying processed food. This is the real culprit: we eat too much processed food that is difficult to digest and has been rid of all its mana, prana, chi or life force energy, however you like to put it. Ayurveda examines not only the connection between food and your physical health but also how food affects your mind when we apply tamas, rajas and sattva and how different food influence people in different ways. There is no one solution for all, but different approaches for each person.
Some last points. If you eat predominantly fresh, organic, local foods and cook it your self, touching it with your hands as much as possible and chew it well, you will be much happier. If you watch your self eating and listen to your insides, you will feel a burp coming. Your stomach is giving you a sign to stop eating. Everything you eat after this will not be digested and turns into toxins and eventually dis-ease.
Exactly 5 years ago I took my first silent yoga retreat with Myra Lewin and continued to study with her. At that time Myra published her first book on yoga and subsequently another one called Simple Ayurvedic Recipes. During my own teacher training I assisted Myra and learned cooking from her. Meanwhile I cooked for two more teacher trainings, several retreats and taught an introduction to Ayurvedic cooking workshop. While it took me a while to balance the spices and I am still learning of course, the many people who eat at my table not only like the taste of the food but often say how good they feel afterwards. If we can shift from eating for taste, or to fulfill emotional needs to improve our well being we make some big steps. Ah, before I forget, walk, just take a little walk after eating and you will digest much better. I like to say that cooking is one of the most soul-full activities you can possibly participate in.
*Dharma, Sanskrit, roughly the laws of truth that govern the Universe.


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Education is failing technology. Yes, you read that correctly. Education is failing technology.
To understand why this is the case, not vice versa, requires understanding what the research literature makes clear: It is possible to get all children learning at levels beyond their respective aptitudes. The same literature, however, makes clear that such levels of learning rarely occur outside one-to-one tutoring settings. Let's unpack these seemingly contradictory statements to shed light on why education is failing technology and what we can do about it.
Nearly three decades ago, Benjamin Bloom (author of Taxonomy of Educational Objectives) led a research effort to find methods of group instruction that were as effective as one-to-one tutoring through which students performed two standard deviations higher than their classroom educated peers. Bloom named the target of his search the 2-sigma problem. The research-based solution he found was simple, yet profound. If certain instructional practices are used and specific conditions met then one teacher, instructing a group of students in a classroom, could help the students attain 2-sigma. The practices he identified that make 2-sigma possible include reinforcement, cues and explanations, corrective feedback, and cooperative learning. The conditions include student classroom-participation, student time on task, and classroom morale.
Despite Bloom's work and thousands of subsequent studies by other researchers (e.g., John Hattie, Robert Marzano) that demonstrate the positive effect that specific practices and conditions have on classroom learning, 2-sigma remains a rare attainment for teachers. This is largely because in the current educational paradigm individual teachers must shoulder a disproportionate share of the pedagogical load for making 2-sigma happen.
The organizational and operational design of most schools—that make load sharing nearly impossible for 2-sigma oriented teachers–exacerbates the teacher-load conundrum. In such schools, a teacher trying to take a classroom of 30 students to 2-sigma must make it happen alone. That is a lot for an already heavily laden teacher to do; a load even heavier if that teacher lacks the emotional, intellectual, or pedagogical wherewithal for unilaterally taking on 2-sigma. That these circumstances exist at all is a failure of the field of education, not the teacher. This failure is quite ironic given the intense pressure placed on the education field to get teachers to produce ever-greater student learning and achievement, mostly in the form of improved test scores.
When viewed through a produce-greater-student learning lens, school-level support for all teachers, especially the 2-sigma seeking ones, may be the most pressing, yet least recognized educational challenge of our era. My colleague Alan Bain and I call that challenge 2:X. Sadly, classrooms and schools are not designed for meeting the 2:X challenge.
What can we do? The answer involves technology. Without its powerful benefits teachers face the same predicament and the educational paradigm stays the same.
During the past two decades many technologies have entered our lives. The technologies brought with them lofty expectations for transformation of classrooms and schools. Implicit in such expectations are beliefs that teachers and students with access to and mastery of technology would transform education.
While some evidence suggests that the personal lives of teachers and students have changed as a result of new technologies, little evidence shows their educational lives changing much. Technology has exerted little overall effect on educational settings and the teaching and learning in them. Student achievement test scores remain flat, school completion rates have not declined, and instruction remains mostly teacher-led in classrooms with neat-rowed desks.
The minimal effect that technology has had on teaching and learning is a failure of the field of education not a failure of technology. Teachers who strive to take their classrooms of students to 2-sigma, but have no school-level supports know this well. Further, those teachers know that the technology available to them barely connects to the real work that they do every day and the extra work they must do to make 2-sigma happen. And they readily admit that in many instances the technology that they do have actually increases their load. Not surprisingly, data show teachers rarely using technology in their classroom instruction.
What most teachers do not realize is that the lack of support for their efforts to attain 2-sigma and the ineffectual technology they are given are symptoms of a much more pervasive failure. The field of education failing to acknowledge its own research about what works and failing to investigate and build consensus about how to take what works to scale. This failure of scale limits the field's ability to provide direction to the technology industry. It in turn limits the industry's ability to help schools attain 2:X and teachers attain 2-sigma.
Fortunately, these circumstances are alterable.
The way forward starts with you, me, and other like-minded educators embracing Bloom's and other researchers' findings about the practices and conditions that have the most powerful effects on teaching and learning. Then, girded with these findings, we push, pull, and prod to secure school-level commitments so those practices and conditions become the basis for organizational and operational designs and decisions. In turn, the designs and decisions support putting technologies in place that enable teachers, students, and other educational stakeholders to generate emergent feedback about the school-level support they receive and guide further refinement of their efforts.
The necessary shifts in educational thought, theory, and action require that our field demand technologies for extending, connecting, and developing the capacities of teachers, students, and other educational stakeholders to benefit from the research of Bloom and others.
Sound preposterous? Perhaps it is. Anything less, however, reinforces past failures.
Note: This is my second post in the Shift Paradigm category, dedicated to providing fresh perspectives on longstanding issues in the field of education. Please click the follow button on the right side of the blog page to be notified of future posts.


After the referendum, the UK's most important existential event since 1945, a curtain has lifted to reveal a major political and constitutional crisis. It has only been just over a week, and for the time being we are in a vacuum. Quite who fills it, with what, and under what circumstances is unknowable, and it is all too easy to imagine possibilities that are deeply disturbing. But for those expecting a rout in financial markets, there is precious little to write home about, at least so far. A number of City talking heads and several high profile commentators have mocked their gloomier brethren. The Daily Mail – not normally known for its financial and economic acumen – ran a lead story on 2nd July entitled 'Stop panicking and put the country first'. It singled out the Financial Times as representative of City and industry leaders who, it said, had panicked about the aftermath of the Brexit vote like startled sheep. So, what can we deduce from the relatively sanguine performance of financial markets?
The straight answer is nothing. The FTSE 100 index did stage a significant recovery last week after referendum-related losses. But the FTSE 250, which comprises more UK-focused companies, didn't, and ended up down 6 per cent over the week. The stock prices of a number of companies that have no export business recorded losses of up to 20 per cent.
For export-oriented companies, the fall in the Pound is a mitigating factor in the outlook. It fell last week, ending at just over $1.3250, compared with about $1.45-1.47 before the night of the referendum. By early this week, it had fallen to $1.28-1.29. I said before the referendum it would most likely fall by 20 per cent, and that still looks likely. If the economy really shuddered, parity is quite possible.The optimists welcome the fall in the Pound, likening it to the big drop that ensued after it left the ERM in 1992, and even anticipating, as the Mail put it, 'wonderful opportunities'.
You should note that the Pound has been falling since it reached $1.71 in July 2014, and yet the UK's trade and external payments position has gotten steadily worse. In the first quarter of 2016, the UK's trade deficit was the biggest recorded since 2008. So don't let anybody tell you that a cheaper currency, plain and simple, is a good thing for the economy. It depends.
If the FTSE still looks like it has weathered the initial shock it is probably for two reasons: nothing much has changed so far, and these are early days.
The latest data we have suggest that in the run-up to the referendum, the economy was doing alright. And in a week, the broad picture doesn't look too different as far as company earnings and the economy are concerned. It is important to note that having lost the referendum on the 24th June, the Government did not invoke Article 50 – the legal process for starting negotiations to leave the EU – the same day. In fact, since then, the timing has been put back first, to September, and then to October. Although Andrea Leadsom, a candidate to become Tory leader and Prime Minister, has stated she would like to invoke it as quickly as possible, the front runner Theresa May has said it wouldn't be invoked before the British negotiating strategy had been agreed, which would be very late this year at the earliest. There could be further delays in 2017, including the French and German national elections to say nothing of clarifying the UK's own position with regard to the role of Parliament, and a raft of constitutional and legal issues. Parochial financial markets are, therefore, no more able than anyone else to anticipate events and discount them. So they do little. But if and when the Article is invoked, the UK will lose all its leverage, so expect markets to react at that time certainly, depending on what they think any deal might look like, including the possibility of no deal, which would equate to economic suicide.
These are also early days. I personally expect a recession to take hold, starting with a slowdown in the third quarter. Lending and spending decisions, especially when it comes to house purchases and investment, normally go on hold under conditions of uncertainty, of which we have more than enough. It matters, of course, whether we do experience a recession, not least to those who will lose their jobs, or have to weather wage stickiness. But it will also matter a lot to the Government's fiscal position which would deteriorate sharply. The Chancellor has already said his 2020 surplus target is a goner, and Theresa May has said she wouldn't respect it anyway. And it would matter to company earnings, which the FTSE markets would then discount as expectations deteriorated.
But whether or not we go into recession is itself overshadowed by two things. First, all recessions end, so by 2017-18, the chances are we would emerge from it, though at a cost we cannot as yet measure properly. Second, and more importantly, the real damage to the UK is impoverishment over the medium- to long-term as a consequence of supply-side changes affecting trade, investment, and immigration that take time to materialise, although decision-making processes have already started.
The Mail cited HSBC, Rolls Royce, Dixons and Toyota as companies that proclaimed their faith in a post-Brexit Britain. Yet all of these companies have issued warnings, including the shifting of jobs abroad, frozen investment spending, the critical significance of being in the Single Market for small businesses, and huge cost cutting (aka labour shedding) if we leave the Single Market, respectively. Other companies looking at moving jobs away from the UK include Easyjet, Goldman Sachs, Vodafone, and JP Morgan. The costs in terms of jobs and foregone tax revenues, as well as broader economic dynamic will be considerable and barely made up for by a weakened domestic economic base.
Financial service companies can see the writing on the wall: regulatory uncertainty, recruitment issues, and restraints on business conducted inside the EU from outside. They are already pondering which businesses and jobs to locate outside the UK. Don't be surprised if people are going to be quite tight-lipped about all this for the time being. Weaker investment at home, lower foreign direct investment, a re-allocation of jobs abroad, a more restrictive immigration regime, and severe disruption to our trade relationships all speak to weaker potential growth and productivity at a cost to jobs, incomes and living standards, and a worsening debt profile.
The big worry. of course, is not just the adverse economic outlook itself, but how it interacts with political and policy instability and unpredictability. On the basis that the UK leaves the EU sooner or later, the most adverse outcomes could be mitigated by smart policy choices at home, and preserving as much as we could of our commercial relationship with the EU. As of now, being in the Single Market and free movement of labour are inseparable. So there's a strong case for doing nothing for quite a while, though this would of course increase economic uncertainty.
All this, though, is for another day. For now, no one is in fact panicking in the markets because there's nothing to hand to panic about, not least because some of the ominous risks that loom large can't really be discounted. This, however, does not mean that the City and industry are not starting to take on board the implications of Brexit for the economy. They are not so much panicking as preparing. The FTSE indices will respond in good time.