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I agree that it's a great site and she's doing some of the more tricky names that people mispronounce frequently and that the online speech-generating websites might also mispronounce. (Rochas, Lutens, Mugler, etc)
Now I know how to say "Maison Francis Kurkdjian" thanks to Frag Name of the Day at http://fragnameoftheday.blogspot.com/
After I discovered the site I sent in a list of more than 20 names that I wondered about and Bela has recorded some of them already. She welcomes requests and adds new sound files every day. I am using an ordinary PC without any extra-special software and the sound plays fine, not sure how it works on Mac.
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I agree that it's a great site and she's doing some of the more tricky names that people mispronounce frequently and that the online speech-generating websites might also mispronounce. (Rochas, Lutens, Mugler, etc)
I go there to replay "Guerlain" as a reminder to myself that the "u" is silent. Somehow I really want to say the u, but i shan't
Thank you for this link, furrypine!
At long last French perfumes and perfumers perfectly pronounced and in clear sound on my (DOS) machine also!
I'll be back there tomorrow - just for the fun of it, and to remind me of the ending 's' in Fraca(s) and Rochas which I always had the other way around. Also Gian in Franco Ferré came as a total surprise to me (isn't Gian Franco also an Italian name ?)
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Works just fine on Mac, thanks for sharing.
so its ''mess'' in Hermes, I always thought it was ''mez'' lol..
You know the thing is, it's a great site, but french is such a hard language. Even when I HEAR how it's supposed to sound, doesn't mean I can repeat it.
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Hello everyone!
Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback. It really makes it all worthwhile. Please don't hesitate to request names for me to record. And, once you've done so, please be patient: I will post them on a strict first come first served basis. I will also sometimes post names that haven't been requested but that I think should be included so your requests might take a little longer to appear.
I see someone else recorded a number of names last year. I swear I had no idea; I wouldn't want to tread on someone's toes. This has been a little pet project of mine for a very long time (ever since I joined MUA in 2002). I always said I would do it 'one day'. The day has finally come. :-)
What a wonderful thing to do ~ thank you Bela!
Thank you so much, sweetie. :-)
This is fab! I could spend hours just hitting all these play buttons!
Cuir is a surprise to me... pronounced almost "queer". Enlightening!
Bela, I would like to link your site from my perfume blog.
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Bela, you are belle!
wonderful site.
O la la! I KNEW I was pronouncing Guerlain correctly (runs off with netbook to play file for that snotty sales assistant)
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Great! Now we don't have to have long discussions on how to pronounce French. We can just click and listen! A very nice voice and (of course) perfect pronunciation!
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OMG...I can't speak with that french accent in a 100 years.......
On another note did someone check 'Fracas' on the 2nd page........lol
Sorry for the delay, Dimitri. I see you already have. I was going to say I'd be delighted if you linked Frag of the Day to your lovely blog. Thank you for asking. :-)
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How totally cool is this!?! Very nice. Thank you!!
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Hello and welcome Bela! Thank you for your wonderful work.
Can we please try these:
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Thank you!
If I may... please use the comments form on the Alphabetical list post on Frag Name of the Day for your requests rather than posting them here. It will save me having to look in two different places for them. TIA :-)
Trust Bela! Do NOT trust the text-to-speech engines!
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What can I say? I'm very touched. :-)
Bumping this thread to let people know that the Frag Name site has grown considerably in content and I want to make more BN'ers aware of this terrific reference tool.
French is my primary language myself and I admit that its a good site with the right pronunciation. A Good idea!
Superbe travaille Bela.
I don't know if the word Fraiche is in there but it would be a good one to have, its maybe the most butchered word I hear in youtube review's. Im not saying this with any arrogance btw, just thinking that it could help a lot. I admire the effort of trying to pronounce it the right way.
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just used that link to check a few pronunciations before making a few phone calls to France and to Harrods. Spared me a few awkward moments I would say lol.
It's lovely feedback like yours, hednic, that keeps me going. Thank you! :-)
It was a calculated risk. Unfortunately, I'm bad at math.
of course not to mention the person who revived this thread *ahem ahem*
lol just joking. that is one awesome site Bela, like I said, was so useful especially before I made the call to Harrods Thanks!!
Merci beaucoup for this great resource, Bela! We need to know how to say the names of the perfumes we already own much much more than we need more new bottles. French is my second language and I'm pretty good at most words, but there are exceptions. The difference between Rochas and Fracas was new to me. Madame Rochas is my mother's favorite perfume, and I've been saying it with a silent 's' for all these years!
For those wanting to check the site in question, here's a direct link that doesn't redirect like the one given above:
Thank you too for posting the correct link. Blogger is easier to use than Posterous.
A gentle bump to make new members aware of Bela's excellent blog.
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AWESOMENESS! I felt like white trash butchering all these French words inside my head, now I can feel **cultured**
Thanks Bela!!!!!!
I'm so sorry for the delay (never got notified there were new posts). Thank you for your kind words and wishes. Hope you all have a fantastically perfumed 2012. :-)
I am bumping this thread (again) to make sure new members discover Bela's wonderful site.
Thank you very much indeed. Happy New Year to you and all Basenotes members.
My NY resolution (only one, LOL!) is to keep the site updated more regularly.


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It was a disappointing result settling for a draw against LA Galaxy, but the sell-out crowd and the performances by both teams made it another memorable night at BC Place.
There are lots of reasons to be excited for the remainder of the season, as the 'Caps last 13 MLS games are all against Western Conference foes. There were complaints about the league's conference-based schedule early on, but I have to say that this format makes each and every game very very important, as a win or loss is a six-point swing in the standings. So buckle up, it's going to be a wild ride the rest of the way.
When you look at some of the teams in the west – LA Galaxy, San Jose, Real Salt Lake, Seattle, Portland – you find players like David Beckham, Robbie Keane, Landon Donovan, Chris Wondolowski, Kyle Beckerman, Alvaro Saborio, Fredy Montero and Kris Boyd. With top talent, the quality of each remaining match promises to be exceptional, just as it was last night against the Galaxy.
On top of that, we find a key to any sports culture – tradition.
Big teams with big players bring back happy memories of playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL). Aside from Real Salt Lake, each of those markets were a part of the old NASL, with all but the Galaxy retaining their traditional name and legacy.
Today's LA team have Beckham as their main attraction, but the old LA Aztecs had a certain Dutch player by the name of Johan Cruyff, one of the best soccer players the world had ever seen. Cruyff won the European Footballer of the year three times (1971, '73 and '74). He scored 33 times for Holland in 48 matches and the Dutch never lost a game that he scored in.
San Jose Earthquakes also had world-class talent, with a player by the name of George Best who I grew up watching at Manchester United. Best, from Northern Ireland, was also considered one of the best soccer players in the world. He helped Manchester United become the first English team to become European champions. While at San Jose, he scored one of the best goals in NASL history when he beat six players inside the box before smashing the ball into the net.
Of course, the Seattle and Portland rivalry with Vancouver already had the fans in a fever every time they played. Adding fuel to the fire was the fact that both teams had quality international players on their roster. Portland had defender Willie Donachie (Scotland) and striker Clyde Best (Bermuda) while the Sounders could trot out midfielder Bruce Rioch (Scotland captain) and midfielder Alan Hudson (England).
As we saw last night with the Galaxy stars against our own players such as Barry Robson, Gershon Koffie, Young-Pyo Lee, Jay DeMerit and Darren Mattocks – not to mention the addition of Kenny Miller – there is once again some very talented players plying their trade in North America.
We've had a number of memorable matches already this season, and playing conference rivals with top talent on both teams will only make the rest of the schedule more meaningful and more exciting. We're set to witness mouthwatering games nearly every week, with playoff spots and trophies still very much up for grabs.
Let the rest of the western games begin.
This week, Vancouver Whitecaps FC agreed to have youngster Caleb Clarke go on a two-week trial with FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt in Germany's third-tier '3.Liga'.
If this trial is successful, Clarke - who turned 19 on Saturday - will likely be loaned to FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt for one year. This is a good move for Caleb and the 'Caps, and is one of the many pathways for young players to make the grade at the highest level.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency has grown from 20 to over 80 players in the past year. Even now our U-16 and U-18 Residency teams are playing in Texas in the United States Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) playoffs after both teams finished first in their respective age groups. On Thursday, the U-18 team won their group and advanced among the final eight teams in the entire USSDA, while the U-16 team went undefeated but fell just short of advancing on goal differential.
The Residency program has received a lot of praise throughout North America for the job we are doing in developing young players. With Whitecaps FC head coach Martin Rennie wanting a winning mentality throughout the club, it bodes well that both teams have had winning USSDA seasons, as they try to develop their game to make the jump to the next level.
The challenge Whitecaps FC currently have is when these players get to Caleb Clarke's age. They are still young and in need of much playing time. So what are the options for the club and these players?
We have seen Russell Teibert sign an MLS contract last year and then start the memorable season-opener versus Toronto FC. Russell played a strong game and would probably have got a lot more minutes, if not for some niggling injuries. He has not hit the same heights so far this season, but he is knocking on the door and has to be ready to take his chance, when it comes.
Bryce Alderson is another Residency product that signed an MLS contract and is an exciting prospect. At 18 years of age, Bryce has huge potential.
Both Russell and Bryce are gaining valuable experience training with the first team and playing reserve team games, but like any young players in a club, Whitecaps FC would like to be in a position to offer them more games.
This is why we are seeing Caleb going on trial, in the hopes of securing a loan deal that will afford him valuable time on the pitch playing high-quality games. With this experience, he will come back to the 'Caps a more complete player.
Another option for Whitecaps FC is to look to the lower divisions in North America and loan out young players, so they can develop their game, plus try and help a second or third-tier club be successful. Below MLS, there is the second-tier North American Soccer League (NASL) and the third-tier United Soccer Leagues Professional Division (USL PRO).
A third development pathway is through the university or college route. We have seen first-hand what players out of college can do, having selected striker Darren Mattocks out of Akron University in this year's MLS SuperDraft.
If our Residency players are not ready to make the jump to MLS at 17 or 18 years of age, all is not lost. Young players can go to college to get an education and develop their game at a very competitive level.
If they develop their game enough, Whitecaps FC would have the option of bringing them back to the club, as they would be Homegrown players.
So whichever decision is made, there are many ways to make the grade.
This year marks the fifth edition of the Amway Canadian Championship, as the professional club teams of our country battle for the Voyageurs Cup and a spot in the CONCACAF Champions League. It is a championship that has so far eluded Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and it has been taken away in some unpleasant and extraordinary circumstances.
Normally we'd look at the history of events in chronological order, but this tournament has developed a strange phenomenon, with rather incredible events occurring every second year.
No castle was ever built over night, nor did any become famous for simply being built. Fortresses earn their acclaim because of the battles that they have withstood, with it's occupants protecting their hallowed grounds time after time, always standing tall in the end.
With the 'Caps playing Philadelphia Union at PPL Park on Saturday (1 p.m. PT live on Sportsnet Pacific and TEAM 1410 radio), Jordan Harvey, Brad Knighton and Sebastien Le Toux will be returning to the 'City of Brotherly Love' to face their former team for the first time. Carl checked in with the trio to talk all things Philly, from playing with the Union, to cheese steaks, to booing Santa Claus.
After a weekend of travel - and the team's first road win - the 'Caps worked out at Steve Nash Fitness World. Carl Valentine was on hand to find out who the fittest guys are on the team.
CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA – Last night, I had the pleasure of picking up our latest signing, French striker Sebastien Le Toux, at the Sky Harbor Airport with my main man, videographer Zac Ratcliffe.
Last week, Whitecaps FC kicked off their 2012 preseason camp and included in the squad are three young Canadians from the club's Residency program in Caleb Clarke, Ben Fisk, and Callum Irving. This is in addition to program grads Russell Teibert and Bryce Alderson.
It was also confirmed prior to the start of training camp that Philippe Davies has left the club. Now, don't for a second think that everyone at the club doesn't wish the best for Phil – he's a great person and a bright young soccer player who has a strong future to look forward to in the game of soccer – but I know from experience that it's about being in the right situation at the right time.


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HAZARD—Kentuckians are bracing for the beginning of the unknown — otherwise known as the start of Medicaid expansions and open enrollment in the health benefits exchange (HBE), part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), on Oct. 1. And though that date is merely a week away, it seems some local health care providers have as many questions as their patients.
Karen Cooper, district director for the Kentucky River District Health Department in Perry County, said though many changes are expected to come to the health care system in the next year she has not yet been brought up to speed.
"They've really not told us anything. We are one of the agencies that's supposed to be enrolling folks, but we've not gotten anything as far as training. I don't know what the holdup is, but we don't really have a whole lot of information on it," Cooper said.
In 2010, the ACA — more commonly known as Obamacare — was signed into law, designed to reform the country's health care system to ensure that every American has access to affordable health care. Many of these reforms have already been felt by Kentuckians, including allowing young adults to stay on their parent's coverage until they are 26, removing lifetime limits on health benefits, and providing coverage for children with pre-existing conditions.
"The state hasn't told us, really, what to expect," Cooper said, adding that training is set for later this week for some of her staff.
At the beginning of October, Kentucky's HBE, a virtual market place mandated in every state as a place to shop for health care coverage, will open and be available for use by those seeking coverage, which, once enrolled, will take effect next year.
"Basically, what the online market place is set up for is to help people find affordable health insurance," said Zach Sturgill, an outreach enrollment specialist with the Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation (MCHC) in Whitesburg. "It's going to help a lot of people who don't have health insurance."
MCHC, like many other health care providers in the country, has prepared a team of specialists trained to help patients who may not know anything about the changes coming to the health care system. Like the training Cooper will receive, the specialists will be able to help anyone seeking new insurance under the act with any questions they may have.
"The biggest thing for us is trying to get outreach to the patients," Sturgill added.
While there are many different variables that go into the system to decide what insurance would be most affordable for a person while giving them the best possible coverage, Sturgill said there are some basics to remember. For example, in the HBE, there are four different levels of coverage — bronze, silver, gold, and platinum — with coverage and price increasing with each level.
"We've had a lot of people ask, 'Well, I've got insurance, do I need to go on the market place and buy some more?' No, you're good," Sturgill said.
Sturgill added that if a person is already covered by their employer's insurance they do not need to worry about getting new insurance unless they feel like it is not affordable enough for them, however, those who decide to drop their current insurance to shop on the market place will not qualify for any federal subsidies to help bring down the costs of their insurance.
With the ACA and the Medicaid expansions, Sturgill said there will be no one in the state who cannot afford health insurance thanks to federal subsidies that will be given to those who cannot afford to pay for insurance with the income they have.
According to Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and Family Services, in 2012 17.9 percent of Perry Countians — around 4,400 people — were uninsured; statewide the previous year, 16.9 Kentuckians were uninsured. Under the HBE, 8.3 percent of that 17.9 percent will be covered; 9.5 percent will be covered with the Medicaid expansion.
"The Medicaid expansion goes up to 138 percent (of the federal poverty level). So, anybody between the ages of 19 and 64 that falls in that income range … if it falls under 138 percent they're qualified for a Medicaid card," Sturgill said.
Because the ACA and the expansion are all new territory for anyone, either in the health care industry or not, Sturgill said it is a learning experience for everyone in the country.
"Honestly, before I got hired here, I didn't know the first thing about the Affordable Care Act or anything like that, and I'm sure there's a lot of people out there, I'm sure there's going to be a lot of people out there who do not know what they're actually going to be eligible for. There's going to be a lot of people who don't know about the Medicaid expansion."
This is where Sturgill noted the other enrollment specialists at MCHC come in. After Oct. 1, specialists will be stationed at every MCHC clinic in the area, including the Leatherwood-Blackey Clinic, to help anyone with questions about the new system.
"Even if they just want to see what they're eligible for it would be great just to plug the information in on this portal, it takes us 20 minutes to plug your information in and the portal itself actually brings up what you're eligible for," he said.
Sturgill added that he and the other specialists will answer questions from anyone in the area and stressed that anyone with questions or doubts needs to just ask he or his team instead of worrying or going on rumors alone.
"It's an all new thing," he said. "It's going to have some bumps down the road, but I'm sure it's going to be OK eventually."


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I've been watching the discussion about Brutallis, the second boss in Sunwell, and the first real gear check in The Burning Crusade. One thing that has jumped out at me is the side discussion about Leatherworking drums. Drums are items which can only be used by leatherworkers, but provide a temporary buff to the group. Apparently they are quite powerful, and are pushing people to do things like stack the raid with leatherworkers or change professions.
Drums are just the latest consumable to have issues. Flasks and elixirs got sorted into the Battle/Guardian system to keep them under control. There are complaints that the caster classes have to chain mana potions every two minutes.
So it begs the question: Are consumables--items which give a temporary bonus and are then destroyed--inherently bad design?
In theory, potions and flasks are pretty cool. They're a strong part of fantasy literature, and the idea of brewing elixirs is pretty neat.
But in practice, consumables tend to be annoying. Because they are powerful, content tends to be balanced with the expectation that the players are using them. If content wasn't balanced around that, a buffed group would find it too easy. As well, farming materials or money for consumables is something you have to do for every raid. Basically, you're continously expending a lot of effort just to stay level.
Permanent items on the other hand, like armor, enchants, and gems have a large initial cost, but once you meet that cost you're set. You've actually achieved something, and your character will always be better from that point. To me, gathering the materials for a [Red Belt of Battle] seems much more worthwhile, and much more fun, than gathering the materials for flasks for the next week of raiding.
Of course, WoW can't remove consumables entirely, as the Alchemy profession is based on them. But it might be a good idea for a new game to simply not include consumables. Make buffs either permanent or easily renewable. In many ways, I think the endgame would be a better place if consumables didn't exist.
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Are Consumables Bad Design?
I've been watching the discussion about Brutallis, the second boss in Sunwell, and the first real gear check in The Burning Crusade. One thing that has jumped out at me is the side discussion about Leatherworking drums. Drums are items which can only be used by leatherworkers, but provide a temporary buff to the group. Apparently they are quite powerful, and are pushing people to do things like stack the raid with leatherworkers or change professions.
18 comments:
- Jason said...
Consumables aren't bad, but blaming them for the larger issue is. The problem is that encouters are designed to be outgeared for the majority of people to have success.
With WoW, this means that encounters are balanced around consumables, which by and large give a decent buff; by balancing to that standard, you basically eliminate any advantage the guilds which mandate their use gain, handicapping the guilds that don't. Better to balance against a certain gear level, without consumables.
I've played other games that had consumable buffs; FFXI is probably my favorite that did. There, consumables buffs were a huge advantage, but by no means required to play well; however, they did give a notable advantage.
- 7:05 PM, April 06, 2008
- Merlot said...
I like the professions system, but when professions become mandatory for certain classes or encounters, I think that's a sign that they are overpowered and imbalanced - or at least, too readily available.
This issue with consumables is nothing new though - we see it with the tailoring bop sets too. The gear is soo good that it's almost obligatory for new lvl 70 priests, locks and mages to take up tailoring. Even shammies and druids take it up for the primal mooncloth set. This might also happen with other classes and professions, I'm not sure.
The only solution I can see is to make consumables and gear usable and wearable to all, but I guess that would create problems in its own right.
- 3:36 AM, April 07, 2008
- Doeg said...
IMO the problem is not consumables.
I'm no hardcore raider, but even I knew that the next raid would be over-tuned.
Then nerfed.
It's the Blizzard pattern all through TBC.
(Kara is the prime example - it went from hard to get into and difficult to complete, to open access and an easier badge farm than the 5-man heroics.)
- 5:48 AM, April 07, 2008
- Relmstein said...
They really need to implement a different difficulty settings for raids as well as dungeons.
Balance the "normal" setting for not requiring consumables and perfect class balance.
Balance the "heroic" setting on whatever will make the raiders not blow through the content too fast.
- 7:45 AM, April 07, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Blizzard is not requiring consumables be used in any encounter, but they do help make any encounter go that much more smooth.
It gets kind of annoying preparing consumables for raiding, but if the whole raid is using them to get the most out of your players then it really shows.
Like doeg says, Blizzard makes the instances as unforgiving as possible for the hardcore raiders who love the challenge, and then tones that difficulty level down in subsequent patches.
- 9:07 AM, April 07, 2008
- Rohan said...
Hmm, I'm not sure that what I was trying to convey really came across. Maybe I'll take another stab at it later.
Also, everyone makes the claim that Karazhan got nerfed, but what changes really happened?
- Shade of Aran had his elementals tuned down. Blizzard and Flame Wreath were fixed so they couldn't overlap.
- Romeo and Juliet was tuned down.
- the iceblocking trash became shackleable.
Were there other nerfs? I don't think that Karazhan has changed that much since release.
- 10:36 AM, April 07, 2008
- Revaan said...
I think the point was content requires consumables to be mastered, which seems true, for content that is new to raiders. Once you get a fight on "farm", guilds can usually handle it with several people or more missing consumables, although it is still ridiculously easier if everyone is all potted up and well fed.
- 10:53 AM, April 07, 2008
- Anonymous said...
The Mark of Illidari drop does a good job of providing consumables for raiding guilds.
You can get mana and health pots from battle ground tokens.
And gemming and enchanting for mana regen, intel, stamina, can reduce the need to spam pots.
Overall, I think Blizzard has done a good job to make consumables easy to get and not as necessary for raiding guilds.
- 11:37 AM, April 07, 2008
- Vaelin said...
The drums issue is a consumable issue, but it's also a crafting issue. Leatherworking stands out alone, above and beyond as a profession with the armor kits, good mail and leather craftable items. The drums were supposed to be a neat little bonus (like LW needed a bonus).
I feel that all encounters should be tuned with no consumables, and that consumables should help you to learn the encounter, or help to make up for small gear gaps in the raid.
However, it doesn't work out that way, and end-game raiders may complain that the content is too easy with all their consumables AND highest level of gear. So they're made a little tougher... a far cry from the pre-TBC raiding days when consumables were required for certain fights at the expected gear-level.
This new area is for raids with T6 level gear. If consumables are needed for a T5/T5.5 level raid to progress in there... that seems fine.
I feel the concept of the Blade's Edge/Grull's Lair Flasks, as well as the other obtainable 'raider flasks' should be extended. The BEM flasks have the best ring, as they're relatively easy to obtain in bulk and any class can do the few daily quests to get the 'buff' consumables they'd need for the week. (If there are already SSO flasks that I don't know about, my apologies)
Now the problem with drums. They're not a true consumable as ONLY leatherworkers can use them. They should fix that. Or give another prof, like engineering maybe, the ability to make a consumable that creates a non-stacking drum-like effect.
I think it's cool for professions to get neat little things... Unfortunately, there used to be a professions for 'neat little things' called engineering...
- 11:44 AM, April 07, 2008
- Doeg said...
In the case of Kara, there were a few nerfs. But the primary 'nerf' is that player gearing and gear availability has far outstripped Kara in the last 14 months.
Many raiders running Kara now are T4 or better.
Those with PvP gear are running with S1 from BGs or S2/S3 from Arena, and/or Veteran's/Vindicator's.
Many powerful badge gear items have been added.
Faction epic gear has been added over several patches.
Even crafting is easier, with gathering professions improved (such as Engineering gas mote extraction), and more people with fast mounts.
There is plentiful gold from dailies.
Greens are in the SSO reward pouches (and even 10% chance at badges), which are being d/e-ed and flooding the AH, reducing mat costs for enchants.
There are more and improved gem recipes.
There's even a shot at a +15 stamina blue gem from the fishing daily!
I would guess that there are very few groups who are entirely new to Kara and who have a full group of marginally-geared toons. The learning curve is gone. Rather, most groups entering Kara probably have at least some overgeared toons who have seen the whole place and cleared it multiple times.
The cumulative effect is that Kara is far easier than at TBC release.
It's been pretty much reduced to a badge farm.
- 12:56 PM, April 07, 2008
- Anonymous said...
I agree that spending time farming for crafted items that simply don't disappear upon use is obviously a better plan. 2.4 certainly helped that happen, as badges of Justice are certainly attainable. But even so the top patterns are still rare and many smaller servers don't have good access. Knowing who has what pattern has been worked on through forum threads but, some kind of in game auction house to some how sell ability to make something would be helpful imo.
On a side note, the fact that vendor flasks are only usable in 25 man instances is something i find to be annoying. I'm casual and after doing the 40 man thing back in Pre-BC i have no interest in setting foot inside an instance with a raid bigger then 10 (well accept a BG i guess.) If we gotta finish grinding up 3 Reps to exalted, Why can they not work in any raid?
Arkhan - Arygos
- 3:25 PM, April 07, 2008
- Anonymous said...
I was there for world first Karazhan, 3 days after release, and it's been nurfed many times since then. Nightbane went through 5 changes in less than a week. If you aren't on the cutting edge, you really don't see how many changes go through.
- 3:06 AM, April 08, 2008
- *vlad* said...
Blame Diablo, the game where you had to drink health pots to stay alive, and drank mana pots to renew your mana.
WoW used Diablo as its basis for the character UI, so mana and health potions were an obvious carry-on from that.
I think we could all do without having to drink mana pots every time the cool-down expires.
"Blizzard is not requiring consumables be used in any encounter, but they do help make any encounter go that much more smooth."
Right, Healers don't need mana pots...
- 4:55 AM, April 08, 2008
- Vaelin said...
Off topic:
Encounters are often tweaked in the first few days. There have been encounters that were unusually easy, and others that were unusually hard in the first few days of release.
To talk about the initial difficulty of Kara is hard to do for guild that were 'farming' Naxx. I had friends, and had close ties with the only guild on our server to complete Naxx before 2.0, and T3 level gear was good. Many classes didn't replace it until T4.
However, my guild was working on the last two encounters of AQ40 when 2.0 hit, and while you wouldn't replace T2/2.5 with greens, level 70 blues were often better.
Back then, Kara was hard for people in T2/lvl 70 blues. The crafted epics were harder to get mats for, and the heroics have been nerfed across the board. Primal nethers used to be very rare and difficult to obtain... there was no arena/honor gear worth it's salt for PvE.
Kara is still a challenge in all blues/greens/lvl 60 epics. The 'gear inflation' we've seen for entry level 70s is, in my opinion, great. It's allowed players catching up to progress more quickly.
I'd be hesitant to say that Kara has received anything close to the order of nerfs that say, Magtheridon has... but a new level 70 has far superior itemization than before, making progression in those entry level raids much easier. (plus the badges! I wish I could get all those badges for the first 2 months of farming Kara/Gruul/Mag for gear...)
- 1:30 PM, April 08, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Problem 1: the reward v. effort is skewed. Too much time spent gathering with nothing to show for it when the raid is done. All other professions have a permanent affect.
Problem 2: Guild view. If you are dumb enough to take alchemy, you are expected to provide potions. Blacksmiths are not expected to provide armor for everyone, etc. The guild usually does not contribute herbs, but expects Pots.
I would like to see the ability for herbalists to create small "garden" like magic items. "Greenhouse of healing" would take some farming to create, but then sits in a bank slot and creates mats for 20 healing pots per week. . . Time limit on power, but permanent reward from grinding rather than having to re-grind everyweek for the rest of your life. . .
- 2:10 PM, April 08, 2008
- Anonymous said...
saying that LW needed a buff is a joke. As far as BOP's are concerned, Rogue LW'ers have few options. Pre sunwell, there are BOP boots, shoulders and the 3 piece sets. Of these, the Swiftstrike Shoulders are the only "hard to obtain" item, as they require hearts of darkness, which still can be bought on most servers. The Boots of Utter Darkness and the Primalstrike chest, belt and wrist are all replaced in KARAZHAN. Compare that too tailoring which has the same level of difficulty in crafting BOPS, yet those sets last until at leasts T5.
also, LW'ers have drums, but tailors have nets, designed to do the same thing- an extra little bonus. Don't tell me your guild didnt go nuts about nets when you did vashj.
yes, the fact that mages are becoming leatherworkers is a probably outside of the design of the drums of battle, but rogues are becoming hammersmiths as well, all for the one item they can use with that profession.
- 1:06 AM, April 10, 2008
- robur said...
"Consumables aren't bad, but blaming them for the larger issue is. The problem is that encouters are designed to be outgeared for the majority of people to have success."
Jason, that's a most excellent point. Proven by the fact that Blizzard nerfed the Mags encounter even though people would go in T5 and higher gear regularly these days - it required more coordination than most fights, even with top notch gear.
Speaking about professions, I'm about to give up mine (Smithy/Engineer). The Khorium set was great and all, but for raiding as a holy paladin, those professions are a joke. Might actually go Herbalism/Alchemy, looking at the new stone. Why can't smithes not repair their own gear or that of their co-raiders? Why is that profession so useless?
- 5:01 PM, April 17, 2008
- Gibbiex said...
Wasn't the first gear check curator? Seems like all the raids have gear checks, competency checks, etc. Anyway, yeah its wrong for mages to be LWs. Expect drums to be nerfed :)
And sunwell to be tuned down, thats almost a given.
- 12:00 PM, April 29, 2008


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September 09, 02
Vol. 18 , No. 01
You are invited to a special dinner and lecture welcoming the Class of 2006 to Claremont McKenna College and the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
This event, planned for the freshmen class, provides you with a unique opportunity to become acquainted with the Athenaeum and meet one of CMC's most distinguished professors.
However, you may cancel your reservation and eat in Collins Dining Hall by calling the Athenaeum (ext. 18244).
No Second Troy: Love and Politics in the Poetry of W. B. Yeats
Three elements are necessary for the production of love poetry of a high order: 1) a sufficiently talented and enflamed poet; 2) a sufficiently diversionary object of love; and 3) a sufficiently significant framework of complications. In the case to be discussed by John Farrell in his lecture to the class of 2006, the poet is William Butler Yeats, an Anglo-Irishman whom T. S. Eliot described as not only "the greatest poet writing in English" in the twentieth century but "perhaps the greatest writing in any language"; the love object is Maud Gonne, a radical Irish beauty who inspired and resisted the poet for three decades; and the framework is Irish revolutionary politics, which Yeats interpreted in a mythological and historical context going back to the Trojan War. This favorable combination of elements produced a body of poems about love (and politics) unmatched in English since the Renaissance. John Farrell will read and comment upon a number of them, especially the twelve-line lyric "No Second Troy."
John Farrell, a literary critic, historical psychologist, and intellectual historian, is an associate professor of literature at Claremont McKenna College, where he has taught since 1990. Professor Farrell earned degrees from Brown (AB, 1979) and Harvard (PhD, 1988). He is the author of Freud's Paranoid Quest: Psychoanalysis and Modern Suspicion (NYUP, 1996) and is presently completing a broader study of paranoia and suspicion in modern culture.
Anyone wishing to attend the lecture should arrive at 6:45 p.m.
Reflections on September 11th
WILLIAM ASCHER, moderator
At the approach of the first anniversary of the September 11th tragedy, and in order to provide the opportunity for people to come together at this historic moment, the Athenaeum will host a panel discussion reflecting on the events and their impact. Vice President and Dean of the Faculty William Ascher will moderate the faculty/student panel, which will be followed by time for discussion. Scheduled participants include: Mark Blitz, Fletcher Jones Professor of Political Philosophy and government department chair; P. Edward Haley, professor of government and W. M. Keck Foundation Chair of International Strategic Studies; Diane Halpern, professor of psychology and director of CMC's Berger Institute for Work, Family & Children; Gregory Hess, professor of economics and Russell S. Bock Chair of Public Economics and Taxation; Paul Kapur, assistant professor of government; and Diana Selig, assistant professor of history. The panel will also include a student representative, Andrew Brehm '03, a White House intern on 9/11.
Reservations are required for dinner. The panel discussion is open to the public without charge.
A public remembrance will be held on Zinda Field the evening of September 11th. Please check the CMC website for information (www.claremontmckenna.edu).
The Satirist as Public Intellectual
When Life magazine wrote an admiring profile of self-styled "investigative satirist" Paul Krassner, the FBI wrote a letter to the editor stating, "To classify Krassner as a social rebel is far too cute. He's a nut, a raving unconfined nut." Comedian George Carlin, in his introduction to Krassner's recently published collection of essays Murder at the Conspiracy Convention: And Other American Absurdities (2001), agrees: "The FBI was right. This man is dangerous-and funny and necessary."
Krassner has been a force in the counter-culture for more than forty years, as a stand-up comic, author and essayist, and editor of the widely influential underground magazine The Realist, which he published from 1960-2001. The New York Times has written of Krassner, "He is expert at ferreting out hypocrisy and absurdism from the more solemn crannies of American culture." And the Los Angeles Times observed that Krassner "has the uncanny abilitv to alter your perception permanently." When People magazine called him "the father of the underground press," Krassner demanded a paternity test.
Krassner was also cofounder, with Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, of the Yippies. His other books include Winner of the Slow Bicycle Race: The Satirical Writings of Paul Krassner (1996) and an autobiography, Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut: Misadventures in the Counter-Culture (1993). His recorded comedy performances include We Have Ways of Making You Laugh (1996), Brain Damage Control (1997), and Sex, Drugs, and the Antichrist: Paul Krassner at M.I.T. (1999).
Paul Krassner is the first speaker in a series sponsored by the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies on "Public Intellectuals in American Life." Future speakers include Manhattan Project physicist and presidential advisor Herbert F. York, and literary critic Louis Menand.
The Myths about the S&L Debacle and the Ongoing Financial Scandals
While it may be true that those who fail to learn from the mistakes of the past are condemned to repeat them, William Black makes a case that those who learn the wrong lessons from the past may be condemned to greatly exceed past mistakes. As Mark Twain warned, it's not the things you don't know that cause disaster, it's the things you do know, "but ain't true."
William Black challenges conventional economic wisdom about the causes of the ongoing financial scandals, arguing that our "reforms" have dug ourselves into a very deep hole and we should stop digging.
Black is called a "hero of the public service" in Norma Riccucci's book Unsung Heroes (Georgetown University Press, 1995). Representative Henry Gonzalez (D-Texas) called him a hero "for courage and tremendous expertise and efficiency, and the integrity of conduct" in his uncompromising investigation into the corruption inherent to the savings and loan debacle of the 1980s, the country's worst financial scandal. By exposing abuse and fraud among S&L officials as well as members of Congress, his investigations ultimately lead to the resignation of Speaker of the House Jim Wright (D-Texas) in 1989 and a jail sentence and fine (1992) for Charles Keating, president of Lincoln Savings & Loan, Irvine, California. Black was also called before the U.S. Senate's Select Committee on Ethics to testify against the five senators (The Keating Five) who exerted pressure on him and others on behalf of Charles Keating.
Black holds a PhD in criminology, law, and society from the University of California at Irvine and a JD from the University of Michigan Law School. His research and writing deal with criminal justice policy issues such as white-collar crime, financial institutions, savings and loan industry reform, public corruption and public finance. Black is assistant professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, and visiting scholar at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University.
William Black's visit to Claremont is sponsored by the Kravis Leadership Institute and the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
The Foreign Service Today
Secretary of State Colin Powell has stated that in the war on terrorism, "Diplomacy is our first line of defense." Currently, there are more than four thousand U.S. Foreign Service Officers serving on the front lines in more than 160 countries worldwide, and at the State Department in Washington, D.C. Just as U.S. foreign policy has changed over the years, the United States Foreign Service is an ever-evolving organization. Following Powell's appointment as Secretary of State, applicants taking the Foreign Service Exam have more than tripled. But what does a Foreign Service Officer actually do? Foreign Service Officer Rafik Mansour will join us at the Athenaeum to reflect on diplomatic life and the future of the U.S. Foreign Service.
Rafik Mansour was born in Cairo, Egypt and moved to the United States at the age of 15. He became a U.S. citizen in 1996, one year prior to graduating from the University of California, Irvine with a B.A. in French literature and a B.S. in Biology. Mansour attended medical school for one year before leaving in 1999 to become a Foreign Service Officer. In his first posting he served as a consular officer in Port au Prince, Haiti. Currently he is serving at the U.S. Embassy in Rome as second secretary for political affairs where he is the Embassy's Middle East specialist. In 2001, the State Department designated Mansour as a "Hometown Diplomat," to raise awareness in his community (Orange County) about U.S. foreign policy and career opportunities in the Foreign Service. He is also the equal opportunity employment counselor for the three U.S. diplomatic missions in Italy.
The Great Gay Political Debate
As a libertarian, "pro-life" lesbian, Norah Vincent is the antithesis of the feminist norm and challenges the conventions of the left and right alike. Her stand on issues such as abortion, the First Amendment, affirmative action, and public intellectualism has provoked rigorous debate, if not rage, within the gay population. According to Vincent, the publication of Bruce Bawer's book A Place at the Table (1993) clarified the division between those who favored the ACT UP approach to gay politics-represented most visibly by the gay pride parade that marches down Fifth Avenue in New York City as well as the main boulevards of most other major cities each year, and in-your-face displays that scream "We're here. We're queer. Get used to it."-and those who believe that gay people could benefit more from lobbying as a bona fide civil rights movement, working within the existing political system to win legislative and social battles through sound argument.
In a brief review of the history of gay politics, Vincent talks about the appearance in the early 1990s of another gay provocateur Camille Paglia, the first feminist of her generation to take on the feminist establishment's orthodoxy, and Andrew Sullivan, the former New Republic editor.
Norah Vincent makes the case for gay individualism by giving everyone a sense of where she stands as a pro-life anti-feminist and lesbian libertarian: How did she fit into this picture in the 1990s? When did she come on the scene and how? What arguments has she made most passionately since then?
Vincent holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College. A weekly columnist for the Los Angeles Times op-ed page, Vincent also writes a quarterly politics and culture column for The Advocate, the national gay and lesbian news magazine. Her essays, columns, and reviews have also appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The New York Post, Lingua Franca, The Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, and The National Review.
The American Foreign Policy Tradition and the Bush Administration
The Council on Foreign Relations is a nongovernmental, nonprofit, and nonpartisan organization, think tank, and publisher. It was founded in 1921 by businessmen, bankers, and lawyers determined to keep the United States engaged in the world. Its 3600 members (which also include leaders in government, media, academia and nonprofit organizations) are dedicated to the belief that the nation's peace and prosperity are firmly linked to that of the rest of the world.
Walter Russell Mead, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, is one of the country's leading students of American foreign policy. His most recent book Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World (Alfred A. Knopf, 2001) was named as one of ten notable nonfiction books of 2001 by the Economist and nominated for the 2002 Arthur Ross Book Award, given to the best foreign policy book of the year.
According to Mead, the United States has had a more successful foreign policy than any of the other great powers that we have faced-and faced down. The paradox posed by Mead in this provocative book, and the focus of his lecture at the Athenaeum, is that despite this success, Americans and foreigners have routinely considered American foreign policy to be amateurish and blundering, a political backwater and an Intellectual wasteland. Mead is also researching ways in which the economic instruments that helped build an affluent middle class society in the United States-such as the development of affordable home ownership-can be used to build strong middle classes in developing countries today.
An honors graduate of Groton and Yale, Mead has traveled widely in Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America and often speaks at academic, business, and government-sponsored conferences in the Untied States and abroad, including the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland).
A Psychologist Looks at Forensic DNA Evidence
DNA evidence is said to be the "gold standard" of forensic science. It is widely thought to provide objective and virtually infallible proof of identity. However, crime laboratory analysts sometimes rely heavily on subjective judgment to determine whether two DNA profiles "match" and do not always follow scientifically rigorous procedures for making interpretations. This raises the possibility that judgments about identity based on DNA evidence may be influenced by expectation effects, confirmation bias, backward reasoning, and hindsight bias. William Thompson examines the interpretation of DNA evidence from a psychological perspective, exploring how psychological processes may have influenced the interpretation of evidence in several actual criminal trials, and how such issues are handled in the legal system.
William C. Thompson is professor of criminology, law and society at the University of California, Irvine. He is a psychologist and lawyer who has published widely and has served as cocounsel in several high profile cases involving DNA evidence.
This year, Professor Thompson is the first speaker in the Athenaeum's ongoing series in Psychology and Law. Upcoming speakers in the series include Gail Goodman who will discuss the accuracy and appropriate use of child witnesses in civil and criminal trials (October 29), and Saul Kassin who will discuss the social psychology of police interrogation techniques (November 12).
Episodes in a Career: A Diplomat's Perspective on Asia
David Lambertson's 32-year Foreign Service experience focused primarily on East Asia. He describes three episodes in that career-one from Vietnam during the war, another relating to Korea (and California) in the early 80s, and a third involving Singapore. While none of them will be found in history books, they were important in shaping Lambenson's perspective on the region, and each sheds some light on the nature of American interaction with East Asia. In particular, they underscore the unique position, which the United States occupies in its relations with that region, and indeed the world, as the dominant partner in virtually all our dealings with other countries-a reality that obliges us to make extra efforts to understand what our East Asian friends are thinking.
David Lambertson was the United States Ambassador to Thailand from 1991 to 1995. His Foreign Service career also included assignments in Vietnam, Indonesia, France, Japan, England, Australia and Korea. In Washington, Lambertson was Deputy Director of the Office of Japanese Affairs, Director of the Office of Korean Affairs, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State with responsibility for Southeast Asia. He was Diplomat-in-Residence at the University of Kansas (KU) in 1990-91, and following his retirement from the Foreign Service returned there in 1996 as its Director of International Development for three years. More recently he has been an adjunct professor at KU, and a part-time representative in North Korea of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), which is building two nuclear power plants there under the terms of the 1994 agreement between Washington and Pyongyang. Lambertson is a native of Kansas and a graduate of the University of Redlands.
David Lambertson is currently the Freeman Foundation Visiting Professor of Asian Affairs at Claremont McKenna College. Lambertson's lecture is sponsored by the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies.
He Said-She Said
How drunk is too drunk when it comes to sex? What are the legal definitions of sexual assault, consent and incapacity? Is there really a "point of no return"? Katie Koestner had to find answers to these and many more questions after a date rape during her freshman year of college in 1990. Outraged at the inadequate response from the College of William and Mary, she took her crime of silence and went public, landing on the cover of the June 3, 1991 Time magazine. Today Koestner is a Virginia state-trained peer educator and an outspoken sexual assault counselor who continues to receive national attention for speaking out against date-rape, the crime of silence that affects one out of every seven women on college campuses. In 1993 Koestner worked with HBO to make the Lifestories Docudrama, No Visible Bruises: The Katie Koestner Story. Some of her television appearances include Larry King Live, the Oprah Winfrey Show, NBC Nightly News, MTV and Good Morning America.
Brett A. Sokolow will cofacilitate this event as a higher education attorney specializing in campus security and sexual misconduct. Sokolow is President of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, based near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has founded Men Acting for Change at the College of William and Mary; interned with Victim's Advocacy Legal Organization (VALOR); is editor of the Report on Campus Safety and Student Development, and author of seven books on campus security and sexual misconduct. Koestner and Sokolow, as copresenters, have appeared at more than 700 different colleges, high schools and military institutions in United States.
Please join us at the Athenaeum for a compelling, informative, and interactive evening with Katie Koestner and Brett Sokolow. To allow adequate time for these presentations, the program will begin at 6:30 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Dean of Students and the Athenaeum.
Megan believes that the Ath is a high-water-mark of student life at CMC and looks forward to serving as an Athenaeum Fellow during her senior year. Megan, originally from Seattle, has spent time interning in New York and Washington, D.C., and hopes to be able to bring some speakers to the Ath using the contacts she made there. When she's not at the Ath, you can usually find Megan whipping up a scrumptious vegetarian meal in her kitchen in the student apartments, or possibly slaving away on another PPE paper in the computer lab.
Sarah is a dual major in government and literature, and will also complete the minor in Italian studies at Scripps College. In her free time she enjoys going to museums, people-watching, and eating sushi. This past summer Sarah interned at the U.S. Embassy in Rome. After graduation she hopes to enter the U.S. Foreign Service or pursue graduate study in Italian literature. Sarah hopes that the CMC community will enjoy this year's interesting and eclectic program.
Classical Music in Los Angeles
The Gould Center for Humanistic Studies proudly announces a new program for Academic Year 2002-03. "Afternoons at the Ath" will bring visiting scholars and public figures to campus to make short (25 minutes or so), informal presentations, followed by Q & A and conversation with students and faculty.
On Tuesday, September 24 at 4:00 p.m., Ernest Fleischmann, renowned impresario, artistic advisor, and principal executive of great orchestras and music festivals the world over, will discuss the state of classical music in southern California--from the recent "Opera Wars" involving a kiboshed Kirov production at the Dorothy Chandler; to the economics of the arts; to recording, broadcast, education, and other community outreach. Fleischmann, whose rich, Brahmin baritone is familiar to legions of classical radio listeners and other art music enthusiasts, has, over the better part of the past half-century, earned international recognition as one of the most active and influential figures in the realm of high culture.
From 1959 to 1967, Fleischmann managed the London Symphony Orchestra and directed European operations for CBS Masterworks. As manager of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1969 to 1998, he worked closely with music directors Zubin Mehta, Carlo Maria Giulini, Andre Previn, and Esa-Pekka Salonen in developing that orchestra into one of the world's elite ensembles. Also during those years, in championing such conductors as Salonen, Simon Rattle, and Kurt Sanderling, Fleischmann provided many American audiences their first experiences of the artistry of some of the brightest stars in the musical firmament.
Since 1998, Fleischmann has served as artistic director of the prestigious Ojai Festival. He remains the Los Angeles Philharmonic's principal artistic consultant, even as he serves as juror at many major musical competitions throughout the world, as panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, as consultant to numerous musical organizations, and as a member of the Salzburg Seminar-Alberto Vilar Project on Critical Issues for the Classical Performing Arts.
Mr. Fleischmann will speak in the Security Pacific Dining Room of the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum. All are welcome, students especially so.
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Ann Wauters of Ros Casares Valencia and Quanitra Hollingsworth of Uni Seat Gyor shared the honour of being named the EuroLeague Women Week 2 MVP.
The two players registered double-doubles in points and rebounds and reached an identical efficiency index rating of 34.
The Belgian international scored 24 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and made three steals in Ros Casares's easy win over VICI Aistes on Wednesday night.
The American forward matched that spectacular performance the following night, with 23 points and 15 rebounds in Gyor's overtime win over Lotos Gdynia.
Both MVP winners dished out two assists and blocked one shot and, to further highlight just how close this week's race was, Elodie Godin was just one step behind them, with a rating of 33.
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From the first major battle at Manassas to the surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia was the setting for many of the decisive events of the Civil War. This comprehensive video describes in detail the historic events at eight major battlefield sites in Virginia. DVD format, 70 minutes.
This classic documentary mini-series traces the causes and courses, as well as the major events and personalities, of the American Civil War as presented during its 150th anniversary of the "War Between the States." Between 1861 and 1865, this epic American story of struggle and survival was written in blood. This series is told mostly from first-hand accounts and in the spoken words of the participants themselves, through their diaries, letters, and memoirs. Witness this profound time in history with extreme detail and historically accurate recreations performed
June, 1864, General David Hunter and his army of 18,000 Union soldiers are ordered to capture Lynchburg, Virginia. If Hunter can seize this important supply and transportation center, it might cripple the southern Confederacy and end the war. Defended only by old men and young boys, Lynchburg must prepare for the worst. Filmed at original locations in and around Lynchburg, this dramatic documentary recounts Hunter's raid through the voices of the soldiers and civilians who were there.
The Underground Railroad was an informal network of people and hiding places that helped slaves escape to freedom. It extended from the American South into the northern states, Canada, the western frontier, and even Cuba and the Caribbean. This documentary remembers the people, white and black, who risked their fortunes and even their lives to resist the unjust institution of slavery. (DVD/150 minutes/Color) - Item #3027
Stonewall Jackson: Biography - An outstanding leader and brilliant tactician, he led some of the most stunning campaigns of the war and earned a place in military history. This thorough biography examines period accounts and the strategies of his pivotal engagements and interviews renowned Civil War historians and military experts in this revealing portrait. Follow Jackson through his career in the American Army, fighting in the Mexican-American War, and onto his command in the Confederacy.
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Mantra practice should be done with a firm commitment by the student; however, it must not be looked upon as some sort of compulsion, this practice should be entered into lightly and with a strong commitment. During the first few weeks of practicing mantra meditation some students tend to become more sensitive to events that did not used to bother them. This is one reason why after beginning this type of practice it is important to consult your teacher to ensure the correct practice and effect. This practice should be undertaken during all quiet periods of the day when cognitive attention is not required. Examples would be: while driving a car, eating lunch, waiting for a bus, any time that doesn't require us to use our conceptual thought should be filled with our mantra. Over time thoughts will emerge spontaneously and we will be tempted to follow them (this is our normal habitual pattern) and when we realize that we have strayed from our practice we must gently return to it over and over and over again. Try not to become judgmental about your practice. Thoughts and perceptions are simply allowed to come and go like single, detached events. During practice you just come back to repeating the mantra again without forcing yourself. Following are listed some of the common mantras used in our Zen practice. The explanation of their meanings and use are listed below the mantras.
Clear mind, clear mind, clear mind... Don't Know
This mantra is intended to relieve the mind of a lot of thinking.
gaté, gaté, paragaté, parasamgaté, bodhi svaha
Litterally this mantra means: "gone, gone, gone beyond; opposites disappear, absolute appears"
Jijang Bosal
The Great Vow mantra: "I vow to save all beings"; helps the dead and the suffering.
Kwanseum Bosal
The Great Love and Great Compassion mantra which when invoked removes all kinds of suffering.
Namu Amita Bul
The Pure Land Mantra used to invoke the Western Paradise of Amitabha Buddha.
Namu–ata–shiji–nam–sammota–guchi–nam Om–ajana–baba–jiri–jiri–hum
This mantra is used to save all sentient beings stuck in Hell. If you try this, then Hell's gates will be broken and all beings can come out.
This mantra is used to invite all the Buddhas of the ten directions.
This mantra envokes the Great Love and Great compassion of a mother's mind and anytime there is a problem, if you try this, the problem will disappear.
Buddha taught that this world is complete, but it is our minds that are not complete. So this mantra helps our minds become complete and strong.
Namu–samanda–motdanam–abarji–hadasa–sananam–danyata Om–kaka–kahe–kahe–hum–hum–abara–abara–bara–abara–bara–abara Jita–jiri–jir–jir–badu–badu–sanjika–shiri–e–sabaha
For those with heavy karma this mantra will take away all good and bad, and all opposites, then cutting through this karma will become easy.
The Gods of the five directions (North, South, East, West and Center) are said to like the sound of this mantra, so when we do it, every god will hear our voice, and these gods will keep a clear mind and help us with our problems.
Namu Sogamuni Bul
This mantra for Śākyamuni Buddha is done to save all beings from suffering.
This is the universal mantra of truth. Chanting this mantra takes away everything.
This is the mantra of opening the Buddha's true Dharma; it helps us to perceive the truth of this very moment.
This literally means; correct eyes, correct ears, and correct mouth. So if we have a problem seeing clearly, hearing clearly or speaking clearly, this mantra will help us.
A Pure Land Mantra that can assist in you in being reborn in the Western Paradise.
This mantra is used to clean the entire cosmos, so when your life seems cloudy and dark, this will clean all the darkness and bring forth brilliant illumination.
When the mind is chasing thoughts constantly this mantra opens the mind and results in a wide and spacious mind.
This mantra takes away all of your karma and allows you to see the truth and act appropriately.
This will protect the body so no bad energy can enter it, used when there is a sickness or to gain energy.
This mantra shatters the gates of Hell and opens the gate to nirvana.
This is an extra mantra (like an extra button on a shirt) it is used as a preventive measure even if things are going well.
This mantra is used for universal mystical energy, it can help you see through to your aspirations.
This is a mantra to begin ceremonies.
This is for when your mind is dark or small, when you cannot perform the correct actions. When cannot see and cannot hear correctly, this mantra will make your mind wide.
This is another mantra to clear away your karma and thereby help you to make changes in your life.
This mantra is for purification, when you need to purify the energy of a place that seems to have bad karma.
This is the universal mantra of repentance and is used to help correct an incorrect situation.
This is the last mantra in a ceremony – it is the ceremony is completed mantra.
This mantra will clean your mouth like your mom did when you were younger – it can rid you of bad speech and uncontrollable desires.


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AS they assessed the pre-Broadway tryout of the new musical "American Idiot" in California last fall, the director, Michael Mayer, and his creative team kept coming back to the same question: Should they add more dialogue to flesh out the tormented journeys of the three main characters or continue to rely on the songs — by the band Green Day — to do the storytelling?
At 95 minutes, perhaps the musical could be clarified by giving more lines to the best friends at its core: Johnny, whose pursuit of big city life is hobbled by drug addiction; Tunny, whose intoxication with patriotism
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Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has usually kept quiet about his youth spent singing show tunes, but now that the punk rocker is opening the new musical "American Idiot" on Broadway, it's kind of hard to avoid.
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At Playbill's invitation, Mayer, who won his Best Direction Tony for Spring Awakening, sat down with collaborator Armstrong (they share book credit on the musical American Idiot) to talk about the 2004 source album and its rebirth as a Broadway rock musical.
Will Armstrong write another musical? Read on — and listen, too. We've got exclusive audio outtakes and extras.
MICHAEL MAYER: Why did you make the record "American Idiot"?
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG: I think it was maybe a combination of some kind of artistic statement and also [a reflection of] what was happening at that time.