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Critical Review by Gerald Moore
SOURCE: "Songs from the Grasslands," in The Times Literary Supplement, No. 3807, February 21, 1975, p. 204.
In the following review, Moore praises p'Bitek's The Horn of My Love, asserting that p'Bitek's translation captures the evolving nature of Acoli culture and the expressiveness of Acoli song.
In his preface to The Horn of My Love, a collection of Acoli traditional songs, Okot p'Bitek argues the case for African poetry as poetry, as an art to be enjoyed, rather than as ethnographic material to be eviscerated. The latter approach has too often predominated, even among those scholars who have actually troubled to make collections. This book, with Ulli Beier's valuable anthologies, can help to build up the stock of African poetry for enjoyment.
The Acoli (pronounced "Acholi") are a grassland people of the Uganda-Sudan borders whose songs and ceremonial dances are still remarkably alive. Not preserved, with all that this word implies of mustiness and artificiality, but continually changing; continually acquiring new words, new tunes, and in the case of the dances, new steps or instruments. Okot p'Bitek himself describes the many changes of style and title undergone by the Acoli Orak (Love Dance) over the past seventy years. Dances do not change in this way unless they are still in the mainstream of the people's cultural experience.
Perhaps the Acoli were relatively lucky in this respect. Their music and poetry were not court products, played by a corps of professional artists. They were the common stock of the whole population, diffused by the communal dances and ceremonies into the knowledge and practice of every member of the group. A young man or girl unable to perform adequately on such occasions could not escape ridicule. There was no question of being "in the audience" when great ceremonial dances like the Otole (war dance), Bwola (victory dance) or Guru Lyel (funeral dance) were performed.
This total cultural involvement lasted until quite recent times. The main occupations for men who left Acoliland were soldiering or policing, both easily assimilated into the traditional concept of the warrior. Indeed, army terms, drilling moves and whistles were often incorporated into the constantly changing dances, which is another example of the response of these popular arts to the changing experience of the people. Add to this the relative inaccessibility of the area, far from the major towns, with few roads and no railway until the 1960s, and with a colonial interlude which really lasted only some forty years. All these factors worked in favour of continued vitality within the traditional arts of the Acoli, and they were assisted by the recent efforts of a small group of educated young men, such as Okot p'Bitek himself, who studied and mastered these arts in order to introduce them in the schools. Thus the schools became the new sphere for acquainting the young with the cultural achievements of their people, instead of the sphere for their estrangement and reorientation towards foreign cultures.
The expressive range of Acoli song is remarkable, extending from the fiercest of war chants to the tenderest of love lyrics or funeral laments. There is no more stirring sight than that of hundreds of men and women, ostrich plumes waving in the sunlight, singing and stamping in unison, so the ground seems literally to shake and the dust rises ever higher. But many of these songs are also sung on small and comparatively private occasions, to the accompaniment of a solo nanga (boat-zither) or adungu (jaw-harp) played by the singer. Thus the same song may be heard in the moonlit arena of the Love Dance, sung by hundreds of young people to the electric beat of calabashes and the stamp of anklets, or floating in the still night air from the top of an anthill, where a girl is crying the praises of her lover:
When the chief of youths enters the arena
He is like a waterbuck breaking the circle of hunters.
This variety in the modes of presentation is matched by the variety of imagery to be found within even a single genre. In his interesting chapter, "Themes in Acoli Dirges", Okot p'Bitek identifies no fewer than six more or less distinct groups of imagery, all of which might be heard sung in the course of a single night-long Guru Lyel. This event might open with an advancing group of warriors entering the arena and fighting the "mock fight" with Death to the accompaniment of words like these:
If I could reach the homestead of Death's mother,
I would make a long grass torch;
If I could reach the homestead of Death's mother,
I would destroy everything, utterly, utterly,
Like the fire that rages at Layima.
Yet this cry of anger and aggression may be interrupted by a new chorus, sung perhaps by some of the women mourners, whose words re-evoke the actual agony of a death suffered many months before (since the Guru Lyel is performed only in the dry season and only after elaborate preparations):
Death burned the body of the young woman
Like fire,
She cried with pain in her chest,
Beloved of my mother, Oh!
Death burned your body,
At last, today, it has taken you.
Among the most interesting, though not among the most moving, of these digres are those in which the dead person is actually attacked, for having in some way disgraced the clan. There is a bitterness in these satirical songs which is conventionally shocking. But they are probably best understood as having the same basic virtue as the others: they articulate the spite and resentment within the group, just as the others articulate its grief, and thus play something of the same purgative role. Every feeling aroused by this particular death is thus given open but ritualized expression, and the solidarity of the surviving group is actually renewed by this very expressiveness.
Another valuable chapter is devoted to the patterns of relationship between the chiefdom songs (Bwola) and certain historical events in the story of each chiefdom. These are not the explicit historical narratives which are found among many African peoples. The references are cryptic and vivid, but they cannot be fully understood without some independent historical instruction. Their very presence within these ceremonial songs, however, serves to keep alive some of the group emotion associated with these, often ancient, events.
There are useful descriptive notes introducing each group of songs but, owing to some vagary of composition, these notes are all placed together, instead of each being set separately before the particular group to which it refers. There is also an occasional visual irritation, where a very short poem, rightly given a page to itself, is set tightly at the very top, crowding the title and leaving an ugly expanse of blank paper beneath it. The book would also benefit from a bibliography, though there are some bibliographical references scattered in the text.
Above all, however, it is a book of poetry to be handled and enjoyed, rather than a ponderous headstone placed on the living body of a popular art. It can be read with equal enjoyment, in these facing texts, by Acolis relishing the felicities of the original languages and by English readers relishing the muscularity of Okot p'Bitek's translations. Those familiar with his own poetry, especially The Song of Lawino, will recognize here the indigenous poetic tradition in which that fine work is embedded. The bitterness of Lawino's sense of betrayal is not a personal but a cultural bitterness. And it takes on additional depth and meaning for those who understand, from these songs, why a husband who cannot show his body in the dance arena is an insult to his whole clan, not just to his deserted wife.
These songs must also deliver a fatal blow to those who contend that romantic love is an alien importation, unknown in traditional African cultures. The great love-duets sung by Goya and his wife, in which they jointly ridicule "the roughskinned man" once destined to be her husband, attack the avarice of her father, and proclaim their intention of running off together without the payment of bridewealth, expose the hollowness of pronouncements based on anthropological norms. And it would be hard to imagine a more romantic lyric than that of this deserted lover, as he watches the hot pathway all day long:
She has taken the path Nimule:
Tomorrow she will return.
As she walked away her buttocks danced.
Bring Alyeka, let me see her!
My eyes are fixed on the path,
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Mats continues his challenge of designing one PCB every week. In week 17 he came up with USB Spypow, it displays the actual charge rates of a USB device:
Yesterday I saw the "The Practical Meter" on Kickstarter – a small unit that is placed inline with the USB when charging your phone and shows the actual charging power (in watts) on a row of LEDs. I wanted to have a go at it as well so I did the following last evening.
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I was recently alerted to an innovative new product called the PortPilot in a comment to an article on EDN.
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This is a little project I made recently, I call it USB A to micro USB bridge and it does what the name says: it's just a bridge between the USB A female connector and the female micro USB. In the middle there is a DIL pin header that allows you to connect or disconnected individually the USB signals. I needed this because recently I started working on a USB project and I wanted to have an easy way to hook up a multimeter for measuring things like voltages or current passing through.
USB A to micro USB bridge – [Link]
FTDI chip provides really excellent USB chips, that will handle all the USB communication for you with really excellent bandwidth performance. FTDI provide an exhaustive documentation for their cross platform driver. In contrast with the VCP (Virtual Com Port) mode, the D2XX driver allows direct access to the USB device ports in a completely transparent fashion. The Windows drivers are already certified by Windows, so you can just pick your favorite chip from FTDI, and use it in your product without having to worry about time consuming driver development and certification.
All those arguments make FTDI a very good choice if you are willing to launch a cross platform USB based product as we did for ScanaPLUS. However, be warned, there is One Big Problem you will face on Linux platforms. This short post is all about this problem, and the solution we found to overcome it in a nice, transparent and beautiful way.
FTDI, D2XX and Linux: Overcoming the big problem! – [Link]
Babuino is a device as small as a flash drive, and is designed to control any electronic device through your smartphone. We have developed a software package that allows the user to take advantage of babuino without having any background knowledge of programming or electronics.
Babuino intends to interconnect the devices we use in our everyday lives.
Babuino can be connected to a USB port to allow your smartphone to behave as a keyboard or a mouse to control your computer. It's ideal for wireless presentations, surfing the internet or watching movies from your couch, etc.
Connected to the USB OTG port of your mobile, it allows you to control your phone from your PC which makes it possible to chat on the smartphone as you work without having to touch it, with the convenience of a regular keyboard and mouse.
There is no need to configure anything or install any additional software.
Babuino is an Open Source and Open Hardware project and the device is an arduino compatible board with integrated bluetooth, meaning that enthusiasts can use it as the basis for their own projects involving the control of electronic devices from their smartphones.
The use of Babuino is not restricted to being a keyboard or a mouse, babuino can be used as a webcam, a sound card or any other USB device that receives the data from a smartphone.
Babuino: Connecting smartphones to digital devices – [Link]
High-quality enclosures from company New Age Enclosures can be assembled by one click.
If we´ll carefully design a device in a way to be as small as possible, it´s natural, that we don´t want to make it bigger by a uselessly bulky enclosure. For this purpose we keep in offer enclosures for small USB or other miniature devices. Despite their small dimensions, they´re constructed with a goal to maximize inner space.
For example type P3A-220705U can be assembled by means of 4 lugs – by a simple pressing of both parts to each other. This solution has an advantage in an absence of visible screws, nuts or similar and at the same time it speeds up assembly of devices at production. It is worth mentioning, that the enclosure holds relatively very firmly and it´s better to close it after we´re sure we really want to close it. Enclosure P3A-220705 is available without or with an opening for a USB-A connector. To this model it is possible to buy a reset button suitable for wireless devices and similar.
Detailed information will provide you the P-220705 datasheet with a 3D view and on the New Age Enclosures website also CAM models are available.
In case of interest, please contact us at email@example.com.
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Cheap low-speed dual channel PC/USB oscilloscope with STM32F3 microcontroller.
Miniscope v2d is based on STM32F303CBT6 microcontroller – LQFP48 device from STM32F3 family featuring:
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- 12-bit DAC with two output channels
- 4 opamps that can work in PGA mode
- ROM bootloader with USB DFU option available
STM32F303-based low-speed PC/USB oscilloscope project – miniscope v2d – [Link]
Integrated circuit FT232R is becoming legendary and we bring you another example of FTDI USB chips usage.
In praxis we often face a requirement to communicate with devices, which have serial ports RS232, RS422 and RS485. As many devices – mainly notebooks, already usually don´t have these ports, it is necessary to use a converter to convert serial port to USB.
Company ComErgon, s.r.o. is long-term dedicated to development and production of such converters. ComErgon has in its offer models for RS232, RS422 a RS485 interfaces. USB to RS422 and RS485 converters are produced with a 1kV galvanic isolation, as lines on the RS422 and RS485 side can be lead even on long distances and an eventual overvoltage could be able to damage end devices. Version RS232-USB is available with galvanic isolation but also without isolation.
More detailed information and technical specification of these converters can be found at website of company ComErgon.
Company ComErgon focuses on development and production of converters for RS232, RS422, RS485, RS422/RS485 repeaters, serial to Ethernet interface modules, GPRS, Fiber Optic, 433MHz, current loop and other.
Customer solution: Trouble-free RS232, RS422, RS485 to USB conversion – [Link]
New USB chip from FTDI supports the Android open accessory mode, what enables a straightforward connectivity of USB devices and saves a battery of an Android device.
To connect a device to a smartphone (tablet,…) or other Android OS device via a USB is at the time possible in 2 ways – by means of a USB OTG (On The Go) or via a so called "Android open Accessory" mode. USB OTG was introduced to you in the article – USB OTG – rather to be a master than a slave. USB OTG functions very well with many external devices but this method has one substantial requirement – your smartphone must recognize a given external device – it must have a suitable driver installed (similarly like at PC). The problem is, that for many USB devices you mast a driver to your Android device, what can be problematic from various reasons – absence of a suitable driver, "locked" system (limited access rights) loss of warranty on an Android device, ….
As a solution of these problems the Android Open Accessory Mode arised, when the role changes upside down and an Android device communicates in the USB device (Slave) slave. It means that the Host role takes an external device, while eliminating a need to develop drivers and guarantees a trouble-free communication. It means that this mode is very suitable for development of new devices intended for operation with Android devices. At the same time, the USB bus is powered from a Host device at this mode, what saves the battery of an Android device. Usually an application in a given OS uses drivers to communicate with a USB device. However in this case no drivers are required – an Android device reads a set of strings describing a given device (producer, model, URL address …) what is able to automatically start an application after connection of a given device. USB communication itself uses 2 endpoints for input and output (Bulk IN and Bulk OUT). That´s why an Open Accessory mode is suitable for all kinds of devices – data producing (sensors, probes,…) but also for data receiving (printers, robots, …).
FT311D brings this solution into reality and functions as a bridge between an Android device and various serial interfaces. It is possible to choose from up to 6 interfaces what suits to perhaps all nowadays devices – UART, PWM, SPI Master, SPI Slave, GPIOS, I2C Master. A great advantage of FT311D is, that the producer – company FTDI provides an extensive development support, including the UMFT311EV development board, code examples and demo applications.
Detailed information will provide you the FT311 datasheet, FT311 WP_001 and FT311D Android programmer guide. Further files can be found on the http://www.ftdichip.com/Android.htm
In case of interest, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Kasper Bjørke just released a re-edit of The xx's "Swept Away" which is just as intoxicating as the group themselves. With a slow and intriguing start, Bjørke celebrates the characteristics that make the UK group so lovely - basic, simple, clean notes entangled in a deep sense of depravation. Per his explanation, Bjørke's re-edited out of respect for the original, which I'm sure we can all comprehend.
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Hey thanks eliminator for the in depth review.
a couple questions...
What resolution were you running oblivion at? I run at 1680 x 1050 @ ultra settings w/ 8x aa and NO aa and get on average between 40 - 50 fps out doors. The game looks prettier with 4x aa (obviously) but it drops my fps down to 30 in a lot of out door vistas.
Also, I'm wondering how long you played Oblivion with your card OC'd to 630 core clock speed. I tried doing the same on the settings mentioned above and it played for about 30 minutes before crashing to desktop. I'd challenge you to put that OC to the test by applying similar settings and running the game for a good duration
also, my card idles at 58ish @ 600 MHz, so I really want to OC it some more but for some reason it seems to crash in Oblivion after a period of time if its any higher than that. the memory frequency is at 1000. I'm using 166.22 WHQL. I guess this isn't much of a question lol so much as a wishful remark.
anyway glad you like your card. I upgraded from a 6800 ultra so I really can't wait to get my hands on a game that will put my card to the test.
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Harvard Business School to Host Acclaimed General Management Program Comprehensive sixteen-week leadership program will offer a transformative leadership experience Business Wire BOSTON -- November 13, 2013 Beginning in January, Harvard Business School (HBS) will host its renowned General Management Program: Creating Outstanding Business Leaders (GMP). GMP is one of three comprehensive leadership programs designed to deliver a truly transformative experience for participants, specifically designed for senior executives across all industries who are entering newly-acquired or recently expanded roles, as well as for functional managers looking to further their leadership capabilities. "This program aims to expedite the process through which a senior executive would evolve professionally: from a functional specialist to a strategic general manager, capable of holistically managing their companies and planning long-term success," said Das Narayandas, James J. 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A long, long time ago there was a great Design Idea for a simple gadget to find a bad bulb in a series-connected string of Christmas lights. This is really simple and works great, but it exposes the user to potentially lethal line voltages. The PROBE in the figure above is inserted into the light bulb bases, so there is a good chance that you could be touching a part of the probe, while the probe is touching line voltage.
Bad-bulb finder fixes Christmas lights – [Link]
Wireless. Easier. Safer. Longer Lasting Christmas lights. by Chris Higgins & Hardeep Johar:
The first ever wirelessly powered Christmas lights
Smartphone controlled energy efficient LED lights
Outshines any of the average Christmas lights by 20 years
AURA: The first ever, wirelessly powered Christmas lights – [Link]
Dr. Megan Smith and [krazatchu] have cooked up a circuit board to control Christmas lights. It's Arduino compatible, based on the Mega328 and has a microphone, audio line in and a light sensor. It can switch 7 strings of lights with the ULN2003 transistor array. It also has Infrared for communications, to work with a TV remote or to talk among themselves to coordinate lighting events (it will be using some code from firefly project: http://www.lumipendant.com/ )
Hack ur Baubles – A circuit board to control Christmas lights – [Link]
Having been disappointed by the generic offering of Christmas lights with small customization options, he decided to make fully customizable light decoration.
Small PIC12F609 MCUs along with RGB LEDs are placed on a board and daisy chained over a 3 wire cable. A master MCU is placed on one end of the cable and controls the color of the lights individually by sending addressed data over the wires. [via]
Christmas lights with a MCU in each bulb – [Link]
Festivize your bench this holiday season with an oscilloscope Christmas tree – [via]
When I was a little kid, my dad worked at Bell Labs. Every year around Christmas, we'd go visit him at work. One memory which has always stuck with me from my holiday visits was seeing a Christmas tree on an oscilloscope. I was pretty amazed by it. Engineers are a funny bunch — they tend to celebrate holidays in the most uniquely nerdy and wonderful ways, just like kids. When I recently acquired a new 'scope and wanted to familiarize myself with it, I knew exactly what my test circuit was going to be.
In honor of the nameless BTL engineer whose scope scribbling captivated me as a child, here we are. Maybe the same thing will happen for some other kid. There are a lot of holiday parties coming up. You could put this on one of your scopes at work or at your hackerspace, and some other kid will see it, and it'll fire their imagination too. It looks pretty neat at any rate, and it's downright fascinating after a few fortified egg nogs.
Oscilloscope Christmas Tree – [Link]
embedded-lab.com writes:
Last year I made a simple LED Christmas sign with very basic animation effects controlled by a PIC MCU. One of my friends, who visited us during the last Christmas, liked it and asked me the recipe of the project so that he could make something similar to decorate his front porch during the next Christmas. In response I gave him the link on my blog where I have described the details of the project. As Christmas is just couple months away, I got an email from him two weeks ago, saying that he has just started working on the project. He followed everything in the recipe that I have described on my blog except the PIC programming part, which he has never done before. I told him that I can send him a programmed PIC processor but he didn't seem happy with that. In his own words, " I don't want any black box in the project, I want to enjoy building every part of it". Then I had to find an alternative way of running the LED Christmas sign without using a microcontroller. So, here I am revising my previous LED Christmas sign project by replacing the PIC16F688 microcontroller in the original circuit with digital logic ICs (74HC595 and 74HC14 ). I have also added flashing LEDs around the edges of the sign to make it look more attractive.
Make your own animated LED Christmas sign – [Link]
Mauricio Martins modified an acrylic Christmas tree by adding some LEDs controlled by a simple circuit. For this hack, he used the following components that you can buy for less than 8 euros:
- MUJI Red Acrylic Christmas Tree
- Resistors: 10k, 470k
- Capacitor: 0.1µF
- Integrated Circuit: 4060B
- LEDs × 18, 3mm diameter, any mix of colours: red, orange, amber, yellow or green
- Battery clip for 9V"
LED Christmas Tree – [Link]
Christmas is the festival of lights. There is a new project posted on embedded-lab.com that uses LEDs to display Christmas message. The individual letters of the message are created with 5 mm red LEDs and are controlled through a PIC 16F688 microcontroller. Something you would like to make for your Christmas decoration.
Christmas Message Display Board using LEDs – [Link]
jay @ jaycollett.com has designed a LED Christmas ornament. He inspired by the blinky LEDs and the holidays . More information including schematic and Arduino Sketch can be found at the link below.
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Started by underwood7582, Nov 22 2012 02:58 AM
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Posted November 22 2012 - 07:58 AM
Hey everyone and thanks for taking the time to read this. My question is which reciever would you go with. I have 3 that i am considering but if you have another reciecer that you recommend, please let me know it. I am building a Ht system that includes a Polk Csi A4 center, Polk Rti A3's as my Front Speakers as well as my Rear Surrounds and in ceiling Polk Tc80i's as my surrounds with a Polk DSW 440 sub. I am wondering if the Denon AVR 1913, Denon 2312CI, or the Yamaha RX-A720 would be the best fit. I have a vaulted ceiling so EQ may be a little tricky. Thats one of the reasons I was going with Denon. I have heard great things about their Audyssey EQ and how you can set it up at 6 different locations to get the best EQ throughout the room. I think with the Yamaha , you just set it up in the middle and let it do its work. I really dont know what to do. So, what would you choose if it were you. Again, any other suggestions are welcome.
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Posted November 22 2012 - 08:01 AM
Well, the blasphemy here... YPAO is technically the better of the two ARC(auto room calibration). But... YPAO is designed to use the "exact same speaker" in all locations...which you aren't doing. So my recommendation is a Denon/Marantz or Onkyo/Integra with Aud Multi-EQ XT..
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Posted November 23 2012 - 12:50 PM
So would you recommend a certain one for my speakers that I listed. I mean, there are many recievers within the Denon, Marantz, Onkyo, Integra line up. Any specific models you would suggest. My budget is no more than $650 for a reciever. Again, my speakers are all Polk Audio. Center- Csi A4 Front Left and Right- Rti A3 Surround Left and Right- Tc80i Back Surrounds- Rti A3 Sub-- DSW 440i Thanks for any help.
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Posted November 23 2012 - 12:57 PM
I would pick the AVR that has the features you are going to use. Have a Wii/VCR? Buy one with HDMI upconversion. Want to do height/width eventually? Buy a 7.1 or 9.1. Have a laptop you occasionally connect? Buy one with a front HDMI. Want "sub equalization"? Buy one with Aud Multi-EQ XT. Want to eventually connect an external amp? Buy one with pre-outs. Want zone 2/3 or speaker B? Buy one with them.
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Posted November 23 2012 - 01:17 PM
Quick question, Am I going to be able to tell the difference between a 90w per channel reciever and a 105w pc reciever.Both with 2 channels driven. My speakers will be able to handle 20-125w. I guess what I am trying to ask is this? Would a 105w reciever sound that much better or would a 90 be just fine.
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Posted November 23 2012 - 01:46 PM
Let's say your speakers are 90db at one watt(not going to check...)... 90=1w 93=2w 96=4w 99=8w (the volume where you are already "rocking") 102=16w 105=32w (the volume you are trying to recreate a rock concert and your whole entire neighborhood is invited...whether they want to be or not) 108=64 111=128 So, no...you aren't going to notice a difference. By the way, the volume where you "can't hear your phone ring"? 85db. Which means your AVR will be blistering along at .25w while you watch Big Bang Theory.
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Posted November 23 2012 - 06:09 PM
Wow. Im glad this forum has people like you. Getting a 90w receiver will save me some money and I will still get the features that I want.. and yes, the sensitivity on my Rti A3's and Csia4 is rated at 89db while my TC80s are at 90db. Thanks again, you have been a great help Schan.. Btw, Would a 70w reciever be good enough for my speakers if Im not going to upgrade in the future? If Im reading your scale correctly, 90 would not give me much more volume than a 70, correct?? That would save me even more money!
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Posted November 23 2012 - 06:37 PM
Before you get "too low in the line" of any given mfr... AVR are NOT 80x7...and actually...80 watts EACH channel...while all being used. Your typical 90x7 Yamaha is really 45x7 once you are actually using all the channels at the same time. So, check the amp/wattage draw off the wall...consider roughly 50-70 watts in the video section...divide the rest by 5 or 7... So, before you buy that low end x7 AVR that chews 280 watts off the wall... Make sure you get enough wattage to achieve your volume goals.
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Posted November 23 2012 - 07:02 PM
I can already tell this whole "wattage per channel, db sensitivity, channels driven" stuff is way over my head. I'm just gonna go with the Denon AVR 2312CI on sale at Crutchfield for $599. Thats 105w "per channel" with Audyssey and everything else I am looking for. Thanks so much for your help.
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BT was today ordered to cut the wholesale prices it charges other phone providers to use its landline and broadband network by between 6% and 12% over the next three years.
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March 15, 2015
De Waart Conducts Strauss
Edo De Waart, conductor
Eugene Izotov, oboe
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Strauss: Serenade in E-flat Major
Strauss: Metamorphosen
Strauss: Oboe Concerto
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March 22, 2015
Pierre Boulez Conducts Bartók
Pierre Boulez, conductor
Daniel Barenboim, piano
Johannes Moser, cello
Haydn: Symphony No. 103 (Drumroll)
Rands: Cello Concerto
Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 1
Janáček: Sinfonietta
March 29, 2015
Stéphane Denčve Conducts Berlioz
Stéphane Denčve, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
Weber: The Ruler of the Spirits Overture
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 99
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
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April 5, 2015
Runnicles Conducts Mahler 5
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Robert Chen, violin
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
April 12, 2015
Christoph Eschenbach Conducts Bruckner 9
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
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April 19, 2015
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Christopher Martin, trumpet
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Tchakovsky: Symphony No. 3 (Polish)
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished)
April 26, 2015
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Pavel Gomziakov, cello
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Haydn: L'Isola Disabitata Overture
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Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
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May 3, 2015
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May 10, 2015
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Yefim Bronfman, piano
RC Seeger: Andante for Strings
Berg: Three Pieces for Orchestra
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Schumann: Symphony No. 3, Rhenish (Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor)
May 17, 2015
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Charles Dutoit, conductor
Louis Lortie, piano
Ravel: Rapsodie espagnol
D'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air
Franck: Symphonic Variations
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2
Debussy: Images
May 24, 2015
Semyon Bychkov Conducts Mahler 3
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Carter: Soundings (Daniel Barenboim, pianist and conductor)
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor
May 31, 2015
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Stravinsky: Four Études
Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 3
Debussy: Iberia from Images
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June 7, 2015
Muti Conducts Scriabin
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Alisa Kolosova, mezzo-soprano
Sergey Skorokhodov, tenor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Scriabin: Symphony No. 1
Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky
Mozart: Divertimento in D Major
June 14, 2015
A Tribute to Arnold Jacobs
Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a (Jaap van Zweden, conductor)
Vaughan Williams: Tuba Concerto in F Minor (Gene Pokorny, tuba) (Jaap van Zweden, conductor)
Wagner: Prelude to Act I from Der Meistersinger (Fritz Reiner, conductor)
Prokofiev: "Battle on the Ice" from Alexander Nevsky (Fritz Reiner, conductor)
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra (II. Giuoco delle coppie) (Fritz Reiner, conductor)
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Sir Georg Solti, conductor)
Respighi: Fountains of Rome (Fritz Reiner, conductor)
June 21, 2015
Honeck Conducts Beethoven 7
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Haydn: Symphony No. 93
Strauss: Don Juan
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Haydn: Symphony No. 100, Military (Nicholas McGegan, conductor)
June 28. 2015
Dutoit Conducts Strauss
Charles Dutoit, conductor
John Sharp, cello
Charles Pikler, viola
Nikolai Lugansky, piano
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Pearl Jam's 'Ten' Reaches 10 Million Sales Milestone
Pearl Jam Wrigley Field Show Is Fastest-Selling Concert in Ballpark's History
Opened in 1914, Wrigley Field in Chicago is one of the last classic American ballparks. Pearl Jam are one of the greatest and most important rock bands of the modern era. So what do you get when these two cultural touchstones from different eras collide? The fastest concert sellout in the venue's history, that's what.
Pearl Jam Meet With Producer Brendan O'Brien for New Album
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder to Contribute Song to Christian Bale Film 'Out of the Furnace'
While we wait on new Pearl Jam music, frontman Eddie Vedder has found another creative outlet through the big screen. The vocalist, who has contributed music both as a solo artist and with his band to a number of films, is reportedly working on a song for the upcoming Christian Bale film 'Out of the Furnace.'
Pre-Pearl Jam Eddie Vedder Demos Have Surfaced – Hear Them Here
Fans of Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam and music collectors alike are going crazy over some early demos from Vedder's days before Pearl Jam that have surfaced. You can hear them here.
Pearl Jam to Perform at Chicago's Wrigley Field
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder has been a lifelong Cubs fan, and he'll get to experience Wrigley Field as a performer yet again when his band headlines a show at the historic ballpark July 19.
Eddie Vedder Says Pearl Jam Are 'Halfway' Toward Finishing New Album
Pearl Jam are taking their time finishing their next album, but singer Eddie Vedder is confident that it will come together in due time and will be as much of a "band" record as they've done.
Pearl Jam Offer 'In the Moonlight' Featuring Josh Homme as Fan Club Holiday Single
Pearl Jam's 'Ten Club' continues to be one of the better fan club experiences, with the band rarely failing to lavish the members with interesting new releases. The group's latest year-end 'Ten Club' offering is a two-sided single featuring a live version of 'In The Moonlight' featuring Josh Homme on one side and 'All Night' with special guests Glen Hansard, Liam Finn and Joseph Arthur on the other.
Pearl Jam to Begin New Album in March, Jeff Ament Says
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Playing With Roger Waters At 12-12-12 Sandy Benefit
Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder will join Roger Waters to perform the Pink Floyd classic 'Comfortably Numb' at the 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy relief concert set to take place tonight Madison Square Garden in New York City, Waters revealed during an appearance last night on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.' Vedder, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and Coldplay's Chris Martin were added to the concert's lineup late last month, joining a star-studded bill that also includes everybody from Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen to Kanye West and the Who.
Eddie Vedder + Dave Grohl Join 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy Relief Show at Madison Square Garden
Rockers are getting into the giving spirit and generously donating their time to victims of October's devastating Superstorm Sandy. Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, as well as Bon Jovi, have been added to the lineup for the 12-12-12 concert, which will benefit the Robin Hood Relief Fund's efforts for victims of Hurricane Sandy.


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Saif : Why ??
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LOL...they all r so funny
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Saif: toh ranu kya hua?
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Squint = strabismus
Which is a medical condition where the Squint person has her eyeballs some where else and vision somewhere else (Bheda in hindi :D )
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deepika...oh dun tell me...its me
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WASHINGTON — As soon as he got a close look at Gio Gonzalez in spring training, new Washington Nationals catcher Jose Lobaton knew he was going to encourage the left-hander to throw more changeups.
So far, so good: Gonzalez has allowed one run through 12 innings this season. His second start came Tuesday night, when he gave up only three singles over six innings to lead the Nationals to a 5-0 victory over the Miami Marlins.


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WASHINGTON (May 24, 2013)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it's investigating several reports of health problems involving potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.
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More than 55 people have died and more than 740 others were after receiving contaminated injections from a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy.
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I have just returned home to the Bflo area. Finally !!! I have spent a number of the last years paying my dues to success. Now that I'm home I find it easy to meet a lot of great women, its just that their all married, crazy, engaged, crazy, seriously dating someone...or crazy. So I'm looking to start a LTR with a great woman. I'll start by making you a few promises; I promise to treat you better then any man ever has. You have no reason to believe that now but let me prove it to you. We'll become the best of friends. I promise the sex will be great and frequent. I absolutly promise to show you romance that even Hollywood producers could not imagine. I'm 100% faithfull and dont even understand how someone could cheat. I served as an officer in the Army so honor, duty and committment are clearly a part of me. My life is fairly calm at this point. So I really dont need an adrenaline junkie or a "WHOO" girl. I'm done with loud bars and much prefer drinks with friends or an elegant dinner for two. You should know I'm totally clean cut and could make Clark Kent look like a dirt bag. I do enjoy alcohol though, beer and wine can be great. I wont lie to a woman. I would rather get in trouble for telling her the truth, then to have her ever wonder if I'm lying. So ladies, your one of those foolish girls that goes for "Bad Boys" and then wonders why all your relationships fail...just keep walking. Ahhh, but there is a catch to this offer. You must be willing to give your very best in return. I have learned the hard way that too many women were willing to recieve all I can offer but really didnt feel much like doing anything extra or special in return. If your not ready for a relationship...don't respond. If your still in love with an old b.f. , just looking for fun, married, going through a divorse or hung up on some guy, or crazy...don't respond. So what am I looking for? An intelligent woman for starters, smart is sexy! Passion, affecton, and sexuality are a must ! I need a woman that can take a joke and give one right back. I'm very sarcastic and I will poke fun at you. I've done amature stand up comedy twice and except for the people that threw rotton eggs, most people think I'm kinda funny. My match should be confident about herself. I'm not concerned with what she does for a living, because a job is a source of income, it's not who you are. Its totally fine if you have children. Actually, it's great. I fully believe it's God's plan for me to raise another man's children. I am 100% certain that I could love another man's children every single bit as much as if they were my own. Her education level is not important. I have met many people with masters/doctors degrees that were dummies. You must have time for a relationship. I don't expect you to change your life but if you need a 3 month calander to see when you can fit me in, then forget it. I need someone who has their life together, not bouncing between jobs, guys, places to live, etc. She should have poise and class. Remember ladies, no man will ever treat you with dignity and respect if you degrade yourself with your actions and do not show yourself any respect. Finally, it would be great to find a woman that likes to do the special little "nothings" for her guy.
Coffee and conversation , Cooking , Dining out , Fishing/Hunting , Movies/Videos , Museums and art , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Nightclubs/Dancing , Performing arts , Playing cards , Playing sports , Religion/Spiritual , Shopping/Antiques , Travel/Sightseeing , Volunteering , Watching sports , Wine tasting
Billiards / Pool, Bowling, Dancing, Football, Hockey, Other types of exercise, Swimming, Weights / Machines
I exercise 1-2 times per week.
Don't display my sign
I have Cats
I like Birds, Dogs, Fish, Horses
I am a huge animal lover. I have been a member of the ASPCA, Humane Society and North Shore Animal League for nearly 10 years. It may sound wierd or something but I actually keep pet food in my car in case I see a stray.
I'm not into the screeming loud packed club sceen. The next places I will visit on vacation will be Vegas again, the UK, Italy, Montreal, and lots of tropical islands!!
The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
My fav things are relaxing, wine tastings, kissing and cuddling, going out to eat, working out, the holidays, watching the Sabres and Bills, and thinking of special things to do with a special girl. I'm also involved in animal rights causes
I like the results from working out and it would be nice to have someone to do that with. I like movies but dont think there have been too many good ones lately. Relaxing at the house is cool. Naps are awesome. I am a true lover of fine dinning.
I do not read many books. I would rather watch a documentary then read a book on an issue. Hey a picture is worth a thousand words!
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|What he is looking for
|5'8" (172cms)
|4'8" (142cms) to 5'8" (172cms)
|Body type:
|Athletic and toned
|Slender, Athletic and toned
|No preference
|No preference
|No Way
|No Way, Occasionally
|Social Drinker
|Social Drinker, Regularly
|Financial / Accounting / Real Estate
|No preference
I'm a Financial Advisor
|No preference
|No preference
|Have kids:
|No preference
|Wants kids:
|No preference
|White / Caucasian
|Asian, Latino / Hispanic, Middle Eastern, White / Caucasian
I'll give you 3 guesses, and I bet you miss on each one !!
|Christian / Catholic
|Buddhist / Taoist, Christian / Catholic, Christian / LDS, Christian / Protestant, Hindu, Jewish, Spiritual but not religious, Christian / Other
|PhD / Post Doctoral
|No preference