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Been wondering the exact same thing. Personally, I like equipping the stam trinks, then swapping one of them out for the Ony head
I'm a Warrior Tank and have almost 40k hp unbuffed using the 170stam trinks [Bitter Balebrew Charm] and [Bubbling Brightbrew Charm] But is it best to use these or the ONY head tanking trink and Toc [Eitrigg's Oath] dodge trinks
Stam or Avoidance? I'm well over 540D
Been wondering the exact same thing. Personally, I like equipping the stam trinks, then swapping one of them out for the Ony head
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There are a lot of threads talking about Effective Health versus Avoidance from this site and many others, when to gear for each, relative values, etc., try this link
Afterwards, we can help explain some specifics.
I would just go with the stamina trinkets, almost everything that can kill you in ToC is unavoidable or unpredictable physical burst where EH is by far favored over avoidance not to mention that the Eitrigg's Oath proc isn't really anything special that would make it anymore useful than the Brewfest Trinkets.
Choose the right one for the right situation.
There's no "answer" beyond learning the what situations benefit one or the other.
It's like asking "whats better a snowboard or a surf board?" Well if your in the Rockies chances are a surfboard aint gonna help, and snowboarding in Hawaii is not advised.
But ToC is pretty much stamina land atm.
Be a Champion, not a hero.
You might want to hold onto your Ony trinket though, for your unhittable set when you get up to Anub Heroic.
I also would personally delete Eitrigg's oath. It actually dropped the other week and I wanted to get it just to take a video of me deleting it and posting said video of me deleting it. But the raid leader took it for his offset tank gear instead... poor fool...
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Keep the ony trinket for anub if you plan on tanking the adds.
It depends on what your role is and what you are tanking, I think. I generally stack more avoidance than stam since the majority of the time I am on adds or something other than the "main boss." If I was on the main boss I would stack stam. The adds in anoob are a good example on a situation where I'll do avoidance > stam.
The ony trinket is worth keeping in case you ever need some quick defense.
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Anyone here who tells you that ToC is mostly unavoidable damage either hasn't ran ToC or just isnt looking at the facts. Take a look at these wws parses showing that in fact the majority of the damage received from ToC is in fact physical damage.... that is avoidable:
Northrend Beasts and Lord Jarlaxass:
Physical Damage received - 79%
Fire Damage Received- 20%
Frost Damage Received - 1%
Twin Valkyr's and Anub'Arak:
Physical Damage received - 76%
Shadow Damage received - 15%
Fire - 1%
Unknown - 8%
I personally stick with a Stam trinket (Black heart for extra armor as well) and also the ony head quest reward trinket. A bit of exstra stam and bit of extra avoidance. I have had no issues with survivability in 10man normal toc, 10man heroic toc, and also 25man normal toc. However if 25man heroic toc is what your asking for I cant offer advise there as I have yet to start on that.
While there are a few specific encounters that require you to stack stamina to survive, none of the bosses in ToC are in that group (excluding heroic25 which again I have yet to delve into).
As also mentioned by someone else in this thread the debate over stam vs. avoidance has been drug through the mud and debated for many years and there is no concrete evidence that supports one is better than the other definitivly in every single situation. Based on this my reccomendation to you is that you try to keep you defence as high as possible to reduce your incoming physical damage through misses, dodges and parries... while at the same time ensuring you have enough stamina to survive at least two back to back hits and a damage debuff with no heals. If you can balance your stats to do that then you will be fine.
Jaraxxus doesn't hit hard enough to warrant more avoidance. It's idiots standing in fire that kills.
For Anub'arak the lethal part is Freezing Slash (which also eliminates all avoidance) and melee swings while frozen, particularly during Leeching Swarm. The caveat to this fight is that the more health you have the more healing you do to him, so using that avoidance trinket instead of a stamina trinket is technically more ideal so long as you reach the minimum threshold.
Twin Val'kyr is probably the one fight in ToC that more avoidance is generally fine since 75% or more of their damage is from *melee*. That's the key word you need to differentiate with. Lumping everything in the "physical" school as avoidable isn't always right, particularly with a fight like Northrend Beasts or Anub'arak where there are bleeds or you get stunned/frozen.
And yes, the strongest advocate of stacking Stamina is the heroic mode right now, especially 25-man, as the spike damage you take that can't be avoided can be pretty huge.
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I really dont want to start a pissing contest over stam vs. avoidance but take a look at the actual numbers on just one boss. Not more cause I'm busy at work and dont have time to post all that info.
Northrend Beasts:
Total damage received: 2,141,712
Total damage from impale: 1,011,067
Total Damage from Staggering Stomp: 765,583
Total damage from Mele swings: 291,452 (actual 981,217)
Total misses, dodges, parries: 71
Total Damage negated from MDP: Average dmg is 9715x71= 689,765
Add in the 689,765 to the Mele Swing damage of 291,452 and that comes to melee incoming damage being at 981,217.
While staggering stomp and impale numbers are higher than the melee damage numbers whats important to note is that the damage mitigated by dodges, parries and misses is a huge chunk of damage (689,765) that would have to be healed through had we not kept our avoidance stats up.
Now the tricky part here is trying to determine how much of that mitigated damage (the 689,765) that comes from misses, dodges, and parries actually comes from the onyxia trinket. Without a perfect test environment the numbers are always going to be different hence the never ending debate of stamina vs. avoidance.
By posting these numbers I am NOT trying to prove that the onyxia defense trinket is better than two stam trinkets. What I am trying to show is that if you neglect your avoidance stats by only focusing on stamina you will take more damage than is necessary.
As I said in my last post as well:
"Based on this my reccomendation to you is that you try to keep you defence as high as possible to reduce your incoming physical damage through misses, dodges and parries... while at the same time ensuring you have enough stamina to survive at least two back to back hits and a damage debuff with no heals. If you can balance your stats to do that then you will be fine. "
You are missing (pun intended ftw ) the point completely.
From your numbers:
Total damage received: 2,141,712
Add to it the "avoided" damage:
Total Damage negated from MDP: Average dmg is 9715x71= 689,765
We got a total "possible" damage of 2,831,477.
Now, the unavoidable damage from that is impale + staggering stomps = 1,776,650
Which in turn represents no less than ~63% of the total possible damage.
Giver or take a few more % due to RNG, it would not be fool to assume that this can be averaged to 65% or so.
So why on earth would you invest on avoidance for a tier where 2/3 of the damage you take cannot be avoided?
I think your missing my point as well. All im saying is that to neglect your defense/avoidance by focusing on just stamina is bad. I am unable to look at the OP's stats as I cant go to the wow armoy from my vpn at work so thus I made the reccomendation for him to look at his own stats and make the decision for himself by keeping in mind that low defense with the sacrifise of too much Stamina is "just as bad as" high stamina if your sacrifising too much defense/avoidance.
If he is sitting at 550 Defence (+/- 5) then he should be focusing on more defense and less on stamina (provided he can survive two mele hits and a 1 debuff tick with no heals), but if he is sitting at 570 (+/-5) then he should be focusing on more stamina. Those numbers aren't indicitive of any mathmatically proven soft caps or hard caps but just an example of what to look for when trying to decide if one trinket is better for you or worse.
At the same time for someone to say that the simply because 2/3 of the damage received in an encounter is magic pewpew damage and thus we should pump up our stamin to compensate for it is incorrect. Dont forget the 600k missed, dodged, parried damage. Im not even including the blocked damage which is just a headache to calculate. If you forget about the white damage and focus on just the 2/3 magical damage then your melee damage intake is going to go way up causing more stress on your healers.
The idea is for someone to learn how to balance their stats on thier own instead of always coming to a sight where you run the wrisk of getting misleading information. Isn't there a famous quote or something about this ....
Last edited by Purinna; 11-06-2009 at 10:29 AM.
The exact same thing applies to health vs miss/dodge/parry. If you're running out of life, get more stamina. If not, focus more on miss/dodge/parry.
If you're simply running heroics and Naxx, there's no need to have 40k health and you'd make things easier on everyone by using some avoidance trinkets. But if you're tanking heroic beasts, Gormok will wipe the floor with you unless you have enough health to survive an unlucky string of hits, dot ticks, and stomps.
Ultimately you're asking a question which can't be answered - which is probably why it keeps getting asked again and again and again. The only answer you or anyone else can get when they ask this question, is:
It depends.
Honestly, my avoidance is solid these days even while stacking stacking stam for encounters like beasts. In my beasts gear, my dodge is pushing 30% and my parry is in the mid-20% range without using any avoidance trinkets or gemming/enchanting for it. As it is, I already have rage problems on Jarraxxus (using threat trinkets) so I'm not sure what tucking dodge/parry gems into my gear would do for me to be honest.
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The highest burst damage you took from Gormok was a melee swing for ~12k, Impale for ~13k, and a tick from Impale for a bit over 7k in one second, for a total amount of ~32k (Up to ~40k if you count the ticks of Impale just before and after those 3 events). Not threatening, at all. The most dangerous part of Dreadscale would be his enraged Molten Spray, which is generally handled by cooldowns, so I won't use that bit. Looking at Icehowl next, the highest burst you'd take is from Ferocious Butt + Melee. Based off the average damage from those, the burst is ~30k damage (~40k if you look at melee + ferocious butt + melee). Still not threatening.
Now let's bring into play the trinkets. Let's say you're using one stamina trinket, and the Onyxia trinket like you are. The trinket adds 2-3% avoidance pending your gear level. For Northrend Beasts you were running roughly 50% avoidance due to the various stuns, as I've already shown, thus you're already not even getting full benefit from the trinket for this fight. Being generous and saying you avoided 6 attacks (5%) due to the trinket, you took a total of ~67k less damage as a result of the trinket. I can't see healing done from that WWS, but I can tell you right now taking 67k less damage over the course of a 10 minute fight is hardly doing much. That's a total of a little over 100 damage taken per second. Amazing.
End of the day, for normal it makes very little difference if you abuse Stamina stacking or if you use two avoidance trinkets right now. Even without stamina trinkets, tanks for this level of content are easily above 40k health buffed threshold normal-25 has. Keep in mind that tanks currently have anywhere from 55-65% avoidance right now, without the use of avoidance trinkets (barring stun/freezing mechanics, although it's those mechanics, along with unavoidable damage bursts, that suggest stacking stamina (or armor for melee intensive scenarios)). You get more than enough avoidance strictly from normal gear, you don't particularly need to worry about getting more from gems or trinkets. Also take into account the state of healer mana right now. It's hardly much of an issue so they can quite easily be a bit spammy on tanks. If you look at numbers from 25-heroic, 50k health buffed is a great number to aim for, and even then you can still get killed, from 100% to 0%, almost instantaneously from RNG, and even using the avoidance trinkets, RNG will still happen (especially with a stun or unavoidable burst mechanic), which is why EH is generally the way to go and why people advocate it so strongly. It gives more of a cushion for those moments.
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OK well that was a lot of info....
Thanks for the advice I think the best was about swapping trinks for off tanking ads in toc. I am up to Htoc10 Anub
I have a lot of avoidance already I'm not neglecting it... its just that I find it hard to justify using trinks for +2-3% avoidance when I can get 3.5-4k health(i mean its not like my healers are running out of mana).... its not a choice between having stam and being weak its a choice between having MORE stam or avoiding 2-3% more.
With the Dodge Debuff they' adding to the new instance... doesn't it become a stam stacking race again?


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Francesca's dream role is the title character in Bizet's Carmen, a role she's been lucky to sing already at UBC, European Music Academy (EMA), Westben Arts Festival and Bard on the Beach Festival (BBF). "Carmen was the very first opera I saw live and I have been hooked ever since," says Francesca.
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But Francesca's interest in opera isn't limited to singing – she also enjoys the behind-the-scenes aspects of a production. Her work-study placement at UBC's costume shop allows her to help organize the opera ensemble members' costumes. This summer, she even did a stint in the lighting booth.
When she's not living the busy life of a UBC opera student, Francesca enjoys spending time with her family and friends, whether it's going on road trips or playing baseball. She recently took up hot yoga and finds it "a great mental and physical challenge." This summer, she visited her grandfather's rustic farm in Calabria, Italy. "I enjoy city life but being on his farm is so relaxing… I love waking up in the morning to the sound of the roosters and breathing in the fresh clean air."
Francesca values the support she's received from her family throughout her life. "My parents have always been supportive of me in my decisions on the path that I have chosen," she says. But she still wonders: "Maybe I should have listened to them as a child when I had the opportunity to take music lessons!"
The Ensemble Studio competition is Tuesday, November 26, 2013. Tickets to the Ensemble Studio Competition and Centre Stage cocktail celebration are $100. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit COCCentrestage.ca. You can also buy tickets here, call COC Ticket Services at 416-363-8231, or go to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Box Office (145 Queen St. W.). You can also chat about the event with us on Twitter using #COCCentrestage.
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Having to sing in a language other than your mother tongue is par for the course in the opera world, so knowing a couple, particularly French, Italian or German, can come in handy for a singer. Well, tenor Jean-Philippe Fortier-Lazure has it covered, and then some.
Jean-Philippe was born and raised in Ontario's Kitchener-Waterloo area, but with all of his extended family in Québec, and having spent a lot of time in Ottawa and Montreal as part of his university and vocal studies, French comes just as easily to him as English. He also has a bit of familiarity with Spanish, German and some Italian, courtesy of high school student exchanges. Jean-Philippe says he has enough that he can "get by" or as he puts it, "So, if I was dropped from a plane and landed in Spain, Germany or even Italy, I could have a siesta, order a schnitzel, and find some delicious gelato, and then reluctantly make my way home."
This flare for languages would certainly come in handy if Jean-Philippe were ever to pursue a career as an interpreter, a profession he's already flirted with to some degree through studies in university and as a volunteer interpreter with the Kitchener-Waterloo Philharmonic Youth Choir on a trip to Europe. "I loved the experience," he says. "It was challenging, but a lot of fun at the same time!"
Fortunately for opera fans, classical music got to Jean-Philippe first. It's been part of his life since childhood. He's played the violin and sung in choirs since before he can even remember. The foundation was laid early so when the idea of a career in opera came around, there was no turning back.
"When studying linguistics at the University of Ottawa, I started taking voice lessons with a professor, who turned out to be the chorus master for Opera Lyra Ottawa. He gladly let me join the chorus and that's where I really fell in love with opera. I was amazed by the control and the artistry of the people I was working alongside," Jean-Philippe shares. "And so, from that point on, I immersed myself in the art form and I've been having fun ever since! It is such a wonderful feeling to work on something for months, even years, and still be discovering new secrets, new ways of thinking and still be so moved. I can't see myself doing anything else!" A good mindset to have for the singer whose dream role is Canio in Pagliacci - "The music and the drama are terrifyingly magnificent," he says.
Jean-Philippe is currently pursuing a master's degree in classical singing at the University of Montreal. He has participated in young artist training programs with the National Arts Centre, Centre d'Arts Orford and Académie Internationale d'été Nice. His credits include Pelléas in Pélleas et Mélisande (Nova Scotia Opera Company and Atelier d'Opéra, University of Montreal); Chevalier de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites (Atelier d'Opéra); Beppe in Pagliacci (Opera Lyra Ottawa – Silver Cast); Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Don Curzio/Don Basilio in Le nozze di Figaro and Mr. Gobineau in The Medium (University of Ottawa Opera Productions); and Guard in Manon and Prince of Persia in Turandot (Opera Lyra Ottawa).
Outside of opera, scuba-diving is pretty high on Jean-Philippe's to-do list. "I enjoy scuba diving any chance I get," he says. "I love the feeling of flying just like Superman, weightless above the ocean floor."
You can also find him cooking: "I recently discovered the Montreal Jean-Talon Market, which is an amazing place!", or volunteering for a worthy charitable cause.
"Alongside my girlfriend and a colleague dear to me, I recently had a chance to raise funds for the Northern Cancer Foundation of Sudbury," he shares. "It was gratifying to be able to lend my talents to a cause that has affected close friends."
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Health coach. Therapist. Yoga Teacher.
Those are the possible careers that Emma Char may have pursued, that is if the mezzo-soprano hadn't begun, at the age of 16, what has turned into a love affair with opera.
Born in Kitchener, Ontario, but raised in Philadelphia since the age of four, Emma fell into opera gradually, beginning with lessons with a voice teacher because she was interested in learning how to sing for musical theatre.
"He was the one who introduced me to classical singing in art songs and encouraged me to apply to music school for a voice degree. I decided singing was something I wanted to focus on more, so I took the plunge and went to a conservatory," says Emma.
That operatic dive has put her on a path to one day realizing her dream role of singing Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia.
Emma received her master's degree in music from Florida State University and an artist diploma from University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). She then went on to join the Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal, of which she is currently a member. Her recent credits include Mallika in Lakmé and Rosette in Manon (Opéra de Montréal); La chatte/L'écureuil in L'enfant et les sortilèges (Canadian Vocal Arts Institute); Ramiro in Motezuma (Ensemble Caprice); The Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors (Atelier lyrique); Angelina in La Cenerentola and Sesto in Giulio Cesare (CCM). She has an upcoming performance as Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel (Atelier lyrique).
In her free time, Emma's hobbies and interests take her outside of the operatic world. She'll go to the gym, do yoga, take walks, enjoy great meals with friends, and read and watch TV and films. But her passion for opera burns pretty strong.
"I find opera amazing because the art form is so multifaceted. There are so many layers to sort through — text, music, character and story – and each layer is so rich and often in its highest or most complex form," says Emma. "Then there is the physical aspect to opera, such as how do we bring this to life through our bodies? There are endless things to uncover with each opera one studies. It's never boring!"
Learn more about Emma on her website, or follow her on Twitter!
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February 18, 2014 | AP
Forecasters say rain predicted for Michigan this week could put more stress on snow-covered roofs.
The state got hit Monday night and early Tuesday with another round of snow. Temperatures are expected to warm up for a bit and National Weather Service meteorologist Brian Meade in Grand Rapids says up to an inch of rain could fall Thursday.
Meade says rain will add to the weight of snow, prompting concerns about possible roof collapses.
There have been several roof collapses reported since January across Michigan, mostly at buildings with flat roofs. On Sunday, officials say the weight of snow led to a roof collapse at the Christian Reformed Conference Grounds in western Michigan.
On Monday, The Muskegon Chronicle reports a porch roof collapsed in Muskegon. No injuries were reported.
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Gas tax increase for roads proposed
November 28, 2014 | AP
A typical Michigan driver would initially pay roughly $4.60 more a month in state gasoline taxes under a gradual tax increase proposed to boost funding for road repairs.
Lawmakers review Great Lakes oil and gas oversight
November 28, 2014 | AP
Democratic lawmakers are proposing increased state oversight of Michigan's oil and gas pipelines.
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November 28, 2014 | AP
Authorities are investigating a small plane crash in Berrien County in the southwest corner of Michigan.
Sen. Levin reflects on public service career
November 28, 2014 | MPRN
By Rick Pluta Michigan's senior US Senator, Carl Levin, discusses his years of public service in an upcoming public television appearance.
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Lansing MI November 27, 2014 | WGVU
State wildlife managers have finished a fall stocking program that added 36,228 muskellunge fingerlings to 21 lakes, rivers and other Michigan waterways.
Jury convicts tutor of statutory rape of boy, 15
Grand Rapids MI November 27, 2014 | WGVU
A jury has convicted a Grand Rapids Catholic school tutor of criminal sexual conduct for having sex with a 15-year-old boy she was teaching.
Downtown Grand Rapids 'census' planned
November 27, 2014 | WGVU
Grand Rapids officials hope to gather data that engages residents, and shapes future policy decisions.
Dozens arrested for drugs, firearms in Detroit operation
Detroit, MI November 27, 2014 | AP
Law enforcement officials in Detroit say they have arrested dozens of people and seized illegal weapons and drugs in a coordinated enforcement effort.
School deficit bills on 'lame duck' legislative list
LANSING, Mich November 27, 2014 | MPRN
By Jake Neher State lawmakers could take up legislation next week meant to keep schools out of deficit.
Several hundred attend Grand Rapids Ferguson rally
November 26, 2014 | WGVU
Residents, students and community organizations came together in cities and campuses across West Michigan after this week's grand jury decision in Ferguson.
Jury deciding case of tutor who had sex with boy
Grand Rapids MI November 26, 2014 | WGVU
Jurors are returning to a Grand Rapids courtroom to resume deliberations in the case of a Catholic school tutor charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.
Kalamazoo cop car damaged during Ferguson protest
Kalamazoo MI November 26, 2014 | WGVU
The rear window of a Kalamazoo police car was broken during an otherwise peaceful protest tied to the shooting of an 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri.
Steelcase sale moves education site forward
November 26, 2014 | WGVU
A group focused on growing area educational programs finalizes plans to purchase Gaines Township's former Steelcase Pyramid building.
Motown float making debut in Detroit parade
Detroit, MI November 26, 2014 | WGVU
The event known as "America's Thanksgiving Parade" is honoring what once was called the "Sound of Young America."
Grand Rapids holds Ferguson solidarity event
November 25, 2014 | WGVU
Grand Rapids joins other Michigan cities gathering tonight following Monday's decision in Ferguson.
'ReThink' promotes region to former residents
November 25, 2014 | WGVU
A Thanksgiving Eve event hopes to attract former Michigan talent back to the area.
WGVU-HD airing FRONTLINE "Ebola Outbreak"
November 25, 2014 | WGVU
Tuesday, November 25th @ 10:00 PM on WGVU-HD, FRONTLINE takes you to the villages outside Sierra Leone, Africa. Producer and reporter Wael Dabbous introduces you to patients infected with the deadly virus and the health care workers treating and tracking Ebola.
Michigan Supreme Court taking part in adoption day
LANSING, Mich. November 25, 2014 | AP
A Michigan Supreme Court justice joins other judges in approving adoptions as part the state's 12th annual adoption day.
Michigan commission urges gay rights protections
KALAMAZOO, Mich. November 25, 2014 | AP
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission is calling on the Legislature to prohibit discrimination against gays by passing civil rights protections for sexual orientation and gender identity.
Michigan delays implementing health care program
LANSING, Mich. November 25, 2014 | AP
Michigan is delaying the implementation of its health care coordination program for people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
Detroit vigil takes place after Ferguson decision
DETROIT November 25, 2014 | AP
A peaceful vigil took place in downtown Detroit after a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer who killed a black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri.
State police boost patrols around Thanksgiving
LANSING, Mich. November 25, 2014 | AP
Michigan State Police troopers are boosting patrols as part of an effort to keep roads safe for Thanksgiving travelers.
Michigan woman gets probation for animal cruelty
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. November 25, 2014 | AP
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U of M: 11 sex misconduct violations over 12 months
ANN ARBOR, Mich. November 25, 2014 | AP
The University of Michigan says that students made 129 sexual misconduct complaints in one 12-month period, and it found 11 violations of school policy.
State House expected to take up film credit extension in December
LANSING, Mich November 25, 2014 | MPRN
By Jake Neher The state House is expected to take up legislation next month that could decide the future of Michigan's film credit program.
High winds, snow forecast in parts of Michigan
Grand Rapids MI November 24, 2014 | WGVU
Forecasters say a cold front moving through the Great Lakes region will bring high winds and lower temperatures to Michigan.
Homeless camp faces eviction in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor MI November 24, 2014 | WGVU
People living in an Ann Arbor homeless camp are bracing for eviction from the privately owned woods where they've established their tent community.
Rhodes scholars include Michigan man
Holland MI November 24, 2014 | WGVU
A University of Michigan student from western Michigan has been named a Rhodes scholar.
AAA Michigan: Gas prices fall 13 cents in week
Dearborn, MI November 24, 2014 | WGVU
AAA Michigan says gasoline prices have dropped about 13 cents a gallon in the last week.
Authorities: Man, 22, fatally stabs woman, 57
Antwerp Township, MI November 24, 2014 | WGVU
Authorities say a 22-year-old man fatally stabbed a 57-year-old woman at a home in southwestern Michigan following a dispute.
Fire put out at Grand Rapids trucking business
Grand Rapids MI November 24, 2014 | WGVU
Authorities say a suspected natural gas explosion may have started a fire at a trucking business in Grand Rapids.
Conversations can 'move the needle' of inequity
November 24, 2014 | WGVU
A recent event addressing racial inequity in Grand Rapids underscores the importance of having those conversations.
Michigan-Ohio rivalry... over insurance sign-ups?
ANN ARBOR, Mich. November 24, 2014 | AP
In a nod to their states' historic football rivalry, Michigan and Ohio health advocates have launched a competition to see which state can reach the most uninsured residents about health coverage.
Murder charge for man, 22, in stabbing of aunt, 57
ANTWERP TOWNSHIP, Mich. November 24, 2014 | AP
Authorities say a 22-year-old man fatally stabbed his 57-year-old aunt at their home in southwestern Michigan following a dispute.
Kalamazoo County re-count to begin Dec. 8
November 24, 2014 | MPRN
Candidates and campaigns that are unhappy with the results of the November elections have until Wednesday afternoon to ask for recounts.
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Sylvie Mason's parents have an unusual occupation: helping "haunted souls" find peace. After receiving a phone call late one snowy night, they are lured to an old church on the outskirts of town, where Sylvie falls asleep in the car and is awoken by the sound of gunshots. Orphaned on that night, Sylvie comes under the care of her reckless, distant older sister, still living in the rambling Tudor house that guards the relics of her parents' past. Read More »
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Lila, homeless and alone after years of roaming the countryside, steps inside a small-town Iowa churchâthe only available shelter from the rainâand ignites a romance and a debate that will reshape her life. She becomes the wife of a minister, John Ames, and begins a new existence while trying to make sense of the life that preceded her newfound security. Read More »


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I performed a chili dog with this fat chick with huge tits yesterday. How was it? Lets just say the best part of the experience was the smell, well atleast it wasn't my bed.
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Medicines and Their Commonly Used Names
There are several types of prescription and nonprescription medicines that can be used to treat insomnia.
Prescription Drugs
Benzodiazepine-receptor agonists —These medicines attach to special sites in the brain, causing relaxation. This class includes drugs in the benzodiazepine family and newer non-benzodiazepine drugs with similar effects. These drugs can be short-, intermediate-, or long-acting.
Melatonin-receptor agonist (e.g., ramelteon [Rozerem])—This medicine is used to treat insomnia characterized by difficulty with falling asleep. It shortens the time it takes to fall asleep in people with transient insomnia.
Antidepressants —For long-term treatment of insomnia or when insomnia is accompanied by depression and/or caused by depression, antidepressants may be prescribed.
Nonprescription Drugs
Nonprescription sleeping aids can leave people feeling drowsy the next day and may not always be effective at providing restful sleep. However, they are often used as the first line of treatment for short-term insomnia because they are not addictive and a fatal overdose is extremely rare. These include the following:
Antihistamines —There are many antihistamines available over-the-counter. Diphenhydramine is a commonly used antihistamine for insomnia. Not all antihistamines are effective for this purpose, especially the newer, nondrowsy antihistamines.
Melatonin —This is a hormone produced by the brain. Melatonin may be helpful for jet lag.
Pain relievers —These drugs are useful when insomnia is caused by minor pain.
The information below relates to hypnotics (sleep medicines), unless stated otherwise.
What These Medicines Are Prescribed For
To promote sleep in someone who has insomnia, especially in these cases:
- Sleep difficulties cause problems in accomplishing daily activities
- Behavioral approaches have proven ineffective
Insomnia associated with:
- Psychological condition (eg, anxiety )
- Temporary changes in circadian rhythms (internal clock), such as those due to jet lag or shift work
Hypnotics can help to do the following:
- Shorten the time it takes to fall asleep
- Increase total sleep time
- Decrease the number of wakings during sleep
How These Medicines Work
Benzodiazepine-receptor agonists work by enhancing the effect of a brain chemical responsible for reducing neuron excitability. Antidepressants may cause immediate drowsiness as well as alter brain chemistry in such a way as to improve sleep. Some antihistamines cause immediate drowsiness.
Precautions While Using These Medicines
Avoid overuse and dependence —Benzodiazepines and other sleep medicines may become less effective over time, requiring higher doses to produce effects. This can lead to dependence. Antidepressants and antihistamines present a lower risk for dependency.
Do not stop suddenly —When you are discontinuing regular use of a prescription sleep aid, your doctor may gradually lower your dose. Stopping abruptly can cause withdrawal.
Mild withdrawal of benzodiazepines is common. The usual symptom is several nights of poor sleep. More serious withdrawal may occur with higher doses of benzodiazepines and may include the following symptoms:
- Anxiety
- Irritability
- Depression
- Insomnia
- Sweating
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Blurred vision
- Impaired memory and concentration
- Tremor
- Muscle and abdominal cramps
- Decreased appetite
- Hallucinations or seizures (in severe cases)
Do not combine with certain substances —Be sure to tell your doctor about all of the medicines, both prescription and nonprescription and any herbal supplements you take. Hypnotics can have potentially dangerous interactions when combined with certain other substances, such as the following:
- Alcohol
- Anesthetics, including dental anesthetics
- Anticonvulsants (barbiturates, other benzodiazepines, hydantoins, succinimide, and others)
- Antidepressants (MAO inhibitors, tricyclics, fluoxetine [Prozac], fluvoxamine [Luvox], paroxetine [Paxil], sertraline [Zoloft], trazodone, venlafaxine [Effexor], Nefazodone [Serzone])
- Lithium
- Narcotic analgesics for pain relief for surgery and obstetrics
- Sedatives
- Antipsychotic tranquilizing agents (phenothiazine, clozapine, haloperidol, loxapine, molindone, pimozide, risperidone, thioxanthenes)
- Cimetidine (Tagamet)
- Fluconazole (Diflucan)
- Itraconazole (Sporanox)
- Ketoconazole (Nizoral)
Practice good sleep habits —Due to the risks of overuse and withdrawal, sleep medicines should not be considered a long-term or first solution to insomnia. While using these medicines, it is essential to adopt good sleep habits in order to establish normal sleeping patterns that can be maintained without the use of drugs. These habits include the following:
- Exercising regularly, at least six hours before you want to sleep
- Avoiding naps
- Going to sleep and waking up at the same time every day
- Saving your worries for daytime (Schedule time during the day to write down concerns.)
- Practicing a relaxing bedtime ritual, like a hot bath or listening to calming music
- Using your bed only for sleeping and sex
Proper Usage
Your doctor will determine the appropriate dose and usage schedule for you.
Possible Side Effects
Elderly people are more susceptible to side effects and therefore hypnotics are not recommended for them.
Possible side effects of hypnotics include the following:
- Clumsiness or unsteadiness
- Dizziness or lightheadedness
- Drowsiness (more common with long-acting than short-acting drugs)
- Weakness
- Slurred speech
- Agitation
- Headache
- Depression
- Memory loss
Rare side effects include the following:
- Sleepwalking
- Odd moods and behavior
- Hallucinations
- Lack of usual inhibitions
- Confusion
Possible side effects of antihistamines include the following:
- Dizziness or lightheadedness
- Drunken movements
- Blurred vision
- Dry mouth and throat
- Urinary retention
- Constipation
With every medicine, there are important precautions to consider. These include allergies, interactions with other drugs and medical conditions, and safety during pregnancy, lactation, and other stages of life.
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No 01: Melodie
No 02: Soldatenmarsch
No 03: Trällerliedchen
No 04: Ein Choral
No 05: Stückchen
No 06: Armes Waisenkind
No 07: Jägerliedchen
No 08: Wilder Reiter
No 09: Volksliedchen
No 10: Fröhlicher Landmann von der Arbeit zurückkehrend
No 11: Sizilianisch
No 12: Knecht Ruprecht
No 13: Mai, lieber Mai
No 14: Kleine Studie
No 15: Frühlingsgesang
No 16: Erster Verlust
No 17: Kleiner Morngenwanderer
No 18: Schnitterliedchen
No 19: Kleine Romanze
No 20: Ländliches Lied
No 21: ***
No 22: Rundgesang
No 23: Reiterstück
No 24: Ernteliedchen
No 25: Nachklänge aus dem Theater
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No 27: Kanonisches Liedchen
No 28: Erinnerung
No 29: Fremder Mann
No 30: ***
No 31: Kriegslied
No 32: Sheherazade
No 33: Weinlesezeit fröhliche Zeit!
No 34: Thema
No 35: Mignon
No 36: Lied italienischer Marinari
No 37: Matrosenlied
No 38: Winterzeit I
No 39: Winterzeit II
No 40: Kleine Fuge
No 41: Nordisches Lied
No 42: Figurierter Choral
No 43: Sylvesterlied
The Album falls into two parts, with the first eighteen pieces designed for young children and the later numbers for 'more grown-up' players. But even in the last pieces Schumann shields his pianists from the more difficult keys: nowhere does he venture beyond three flats or four sharps. Perhaps surprisingly, all the pieces are in duple (2/4 and 4/4) or compound duple (6/8) time. But Schumann creates a wealth of rhythmic diversity within his self-imposed limitations, and monotony only creeps in when all the pieces are dutifully played one after the other—a notion which would surely have horrified the composer.
It is only to be expected that the first, and simplest, pieces, written expressly for Marie, should contain little of the poetry found in many of the later ones. Each is designed to highlight a particular technical point—legato and staccato playing, dotted rhythms and so on. But Schumann's love of cryptic allusions could well lie behind the very opening of the first piece, whose descending five-note scale had come to assume a special significance in his work, closely associated with his love for Clara. A different kind of allusion occurs in Soldatenmarsch ('Soldiers' March'), whose initial bars recreate in duple time the beginning of the Scherzo in Beethoven's 'Spring' Sonata for violin and piano. The fourth piece, Ein Choral, designed to develop a smooth legato, is a simple harmonization of the chorale 'Rejoice O my soul' used by Bach and others; Schumann is to treat the same melody much more elaborately in No 42, Figurierter Choral. A more lively note is introduced with the 'Little Hunting Song' (Jägerliedchen, No 7), with its buoyant 6/8 metre and crisp staccato writing, while the following number, Wilder Reiter ('The Wild Rider'), in similar metre, is the first to entrust part of the melodic line to the left hand.
One of the most touching of the early numbers is 'Little Folksong' (Volksliedchen, No 9), which contrasts mournful D minor music with a dance-like centrepiece in D major. Here Schumann is already demanding sharp emotional responses from his young players. A similar acute characterization is needed for No 12 (Knecht Ruprecht), with its eerie unisons in the depths of the keyboard and adventurously modulating central episode. (The 'Knecht Ruprecht' of the title is, in German folklore, the mischievous helper of Santa Claus.) In complete contrast are the two delightful numbers which evoke spring: No 13, Mai, lieber Mai, the first of several pieces in the Album to suggest Mendelssohn's Songs without Words, and the more inward-looking and chromatic No 15, Frühlingsgesang, where the soft pedal is used to deepen the music's rapt contemplation.
The second part of the Album opens with 'Little Romance' (Kleine Romanze), whose melodic shape, texture and faint sense of agitation again call to mind Mendelssohn. Several of the more boisterous numbers in Part Two carry descriptive titles similar to those in the first part, though the music is now more intricately worked. Especially characterful are 'The Horseman' (Reiterstück, No 23) with its magical coda fading into the distance; 'Echoes of the Theatre' (Nachklänge aus dem Theater, No 25), which imitates various sounds of the orchestra; and No 36, Lied italienischer Marinari ('Italian Sailor's Song'), with its fiery tarantella rhythms. But Schumann dispenses with picturesque childlike rides for the more reflective numbers which predominate in the second part of the Album. These include two numbers with literary associations (Sheherazade and Mignon, with their exquisite veiled sonorities) and two in which Schumann pays tribute to fellow composers: No 28, Erinnerung—'Remembrance' (with its allusion, quite possibly intentional, to the song 'Dein Bildnis wunderselig' from the Op 39 Liederkreis), which is dedicated to the memory of Mendelssohn, who had died in November 1847; and Nordisches Lied ('Northern Song', No 41), subtitled 'Greetings to Niels Gade' in which the first four notes G-A-D-E represent the Danish composer's name.
Among those pieces which bear no extra-musical description, the three untitled numbers (21, 26 and 30) are in Schumann's most intimate lyrical vein. Another Beethoven allusion, this time to the trio 'Euch werde Lohn' from Fidelio, occurs in the searching, harmonically subtle No 21.
Even finer is No 30, with its rich textures and yearning chromaticism. Schumann also includes three pieces designed to introduce the player to various types of counterpoint. No 27 is a canon at the octave, led first by the right, then by the left hand, while No 40, Kleine Fuge, takes the form of a moto perpetuo prelude followed by a fugue whose puckish 6/8 subject is a transformation of the prelude's opening phrase. The final contrapuntal number is the Figurierter Choral, No 42, in which the melody first heard in No 4 is enriched with flowing counter-melodies. But it is characteristic of the Album that these contrapuntal pieces should contain nothing of dry pedantry. As in the whole collection, Schumann's didactic purpose is balanced by the freshness of his poetic imagination and the extraordinary sympathy and understanding he shows for the mind of a child.
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It's the moment some of you have been waiting for! Silvie has finally decided to shave off her bush…
Some of you will be sad to see the bush go but love or hate the 'natural' look we are sure everyone will agree that this is one hot film!
Silvie visits the beautician to have her bush removed. Her pussy lips are creamed up and bit by bit the bush disappears. And the beautician is very thorough, having Silvie turn around onto all fours to shave her lovely ass until she is silky smooth all over!
This is a rare opportunity to watch a sexy and intimate feminine ritual.
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