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Music21 can create graphs and plots of multiple musical attributes using high-level analysis tools.
Graphs are any sort of graphical display. Plots are displays that run on a Stream and report data found in a Stream.
Users can create their own custom graphing routines by extending or reworking existing music21 Graph and PlotStream classes.
Alternatively, music21 has numerous pre-built Graph and Plot classes for quick access to common graphical views such as piano rolls, etc.
The powerful and flexible graphing routines of music21 use the matplotlib and numpy libraries. They can be downloaded from the following URLs:
http://numpy.scipy.org http://sourceforge.net/projects/matplotlib/files/
For instructions on getting them installed and running see the following URL:
For more information about matplotlib with music21 see Advanced Graphing Topics.
Music21 features numerous ways to display the data within a Stream.
Complete documentation for these graphing objects can be found with the following classes: PlotHistogramPitchSpace, PlotHistogramPitchClass, PlotHistogramQuarterLength, PlotScatterPitchSpaceQuarterLength, PlotScatterPitchClassOffset, PlotHorizontalBarPitchClassOffset, PlotHorizontalBarPitchSpaceOffset, PlotScatterWeightedPitchSpaceQuarterLength, PlotScatterWeightedPitchClassQuarterLength, Plot3DBarsPitchSpaceQuarterLength, Plot3DBarsPitchSpaceQuarterLength,
The graph.py module offers the plotStream() function for easy access to graphing music21 Streams. This function requires a Stream as an argument and a number of additional arguments to specify the output of one or more plot types.
Calling plotStream() with no arguments creates a default graph, using PlotHorizontalBarPitchSpaceOffset, of a flat version of the Stream:
>>> from music21 import corpus, graph >>> aStream = corpus.parse('bach/bwv57.8') >>> graph.plotStream(aStream)
Calling plotStream() with a Stream and the name of plot class will use that class to create a and display a graph.
>>> graph.plotStream(aStream, 'PlotHistogramPitchClass')
Alternatively, the type of desired graph can be given as the format keyword argument, and list of values desired can be given with the values keyword argument. If one or more plots are available that match the requested values, these will be displayed
>>> graph.plotStream(aStream, format='scatterweighted')>>> graph.plotStream(aStream, format='scatter', values=['pitch'])
Note that the exact same functionality of plotStream() is available as the Stream plot() method.
>>> aStream.plot(format='scatterweighted', values='pitchclass')
Graphs can be created and/or written to a file by creating an instance of a plot class with the Stream as an argument. Once created, the object's process() method is called to obtain a result. The result is determined by the doneAction keyword argument.
>>> from music21 import corpus, graph >>> aStream = corpus.parse('bach/bwv57.8') >>> aPlot = graph.PlotHistogramPitchClass(aStream) >>> aPlot.process()
The default Action is to call show() method the graph, which will write it as a temporary file and open the graph. To write a graph to a file, use the write() with a file path as the argument.
Music21 features graphing objects that display the results of analysis. Complete documentation for these graphing objects can be found with the following classes: PlotWindowedKrumhanslSchmuckler, PlotWindowedKrumhanslKessler, PlotWindowedAardenEssen, PlotWindowedSimpleWeights, PlotWindowedBellmanBudge, PlotWindowedTemperleyKostkaPayne, PlotWindowedAmbitus, PlotDolan
A basic example follows:
>>> from music21 import *
>>> haydn = converter.parse('haydn/symphony94/02')
>>> plot = graph.PlotDolan(haydn)
>>> plot.process()
The ActivityMatch object provides a way to examine, for a given parameter, what other parameters are active.
Music21 provides low-level access to basic graphing routines through classes for each graphing archetype.
Complete documentation for these graphing objects can be found with the following classes: GraphHorizontalBar, GraphScatterWeighted, GraphScatter, GraphHistogram, Graph3DPolygonBars.
A two-dimensional scatter graph can be made from any list of x, y data pairs.
The doneAction keyword argument determines what happens after the process() method is called. A 'show' value (the default) will immediately open the output format in platform- and backend-specific viewer. A write value will write the output in backend-specific format using a music21-generated temporary file.
A basic example follows:
>>> from music21 import *
>>> a = graph.GraphScatter(title = 'Chromatic Scale', doneAction='show')
>>> data = []
>>> for midiNumber in range(36,120):
... n = note.Note()
... n.midi = midiNumber
... frequency = n.frequency
... data.append( (midiNumber, int(frequency) ) )
>>> a.setData(data)
>>> a.process()
Numerous parameters can be specified through keyword arguments when creating a scatter plot, and also attached to each point.
The 'alpha' keyword argument sets transparency, from 0 (transparent) to 1 (opaque).
The 'title' keyword argument sets the title of the graph.
The 'colors' keyword argument sets the colors of data points, specified as HTML color codes or matplotlib's single-letter abbreviations.
This example provides basic customization to a scatter graph:
>>> from music21 import *
>>> a = graph.GraphScatter(title = 'Color-coded chromatic scale showing C major', doneAction='show')
>>> data = []
>>> for midiNumber in range(36,120):
... n = note.Note()
... n.midi = midiNumber
... frequency = n.frequency
... if n.pitchClass in [0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11]:
... alpha = 1
... marker = 'o'
... color = 'white'
... markerSize = 10
... else:
... alpha = 1
... marker = 'd'
... color = 'black'
... markerSize = 8
... data.append( (midiNumber, int(frequency), {'color':color, 'alpha': alpha, 'marker': marker, 'markerSize':markerSize} ) )
>>> a.setData(data)
>>> a.setAxisLabel('x', 'midi number')
>>> a.setAxisLabel('y', 'frequency')
>>> a.process()
This graph allows you to plot multiple sets of data in parallel bar graphs. Data for this graph is provided in a list of tuples of the form (dataLabel, {plotGroup: value, plotGroup2: value ... }). The example below iterates through the Bach Chorale corpus using corpus.chorales.Iterator and stores the frequency at which each part exhibits notes of each quarter length present. It displays the normalized frequency of each quarterLength as four bars, each corresponding to an SATB part.
The example follows:
>>> from music21 import *
>>> sopranoDict, altoDict, tenorDict, bassDict, data, noteTotal = {}, {}, {}, {}, [], 0.0
>>> for chorale in corpus.chorales.Iterator():
... soprano, alto, tenor, bass = chorale.getElementById('Soprano'), chorale.getElementById('Alto'), chorale.getElementById('Tenor'), chorale.getElementById('Bass')
... for (part, partDict) in [(soprano, sopranoDict), (alto, altoDict), (tenor, tenorDict), (bass, bassDict)]:
... if part is not None:
... part = part.flat.notes
... for n in part:
... noteTotal += 1.0
... noteLength = n.duration.quarterLength
... if noteLength in partDict:
... partDict[noteLength] += 1
... else:
... partDict[noteLength] = 1
>>> quarterLengths = list(set(sopranoDict.keys()+altoDict.keys()+tenorDict.keys()+bassDict.keys()))
>>> for ql in quarterLengths:
... values = []
... for partDict in [sopranoDict, altoDict, tenorDict, bassDict]:
... if ql in partDict:
... values.append(partDict[ql]/noteTotal)
... else:
... values.append(0.0)
... data.append((ql, {'soprano': values[0], 'alto': values[1], 'tenor': values[2], 'bass': values[3]}))
>>> a = graph.GraphGroupedVerticalBar(title="Frequency of note durations in Bach's Chorales",
... doneAction='show',
... binWidth = 1,
... colors = ['#605C7F', '#5c7f60', '#715c7f', '#3FEE32', '#01FFEE'],
... roundDigits = 4)
>>> a.setData(sorted(data, key = lambda datum: datum[0]))
>>> a.setAxisLabel('x', 'Note duration in quarter lengths')
>>> xtickValues = range(len(quarterLengths))
>>> xtickLabels = sorted(quarterLengths)
>>> a.axis['x']['ticks'] = (xtickValues, xtickLabels)
>>> a.process()
A three dimensional graph made of numerous rows of bars can be used to graph three-dimensional data. Data for this graph is provided by a dictionary of key-value pairs, where values are equal-sized-lists of values.
In addition to keyword arguments described for other graphs, this graph supports the following additional keyword arguments.
The barWidth keyword argument sets the width of bars. The useKeyValues keyword argument determines whether or not the keys in the data dictionary are interpreted as numerical values or labels. The zeroFloor keyword argument determines whether or not the vertical axis is sized to contain 0 or not.
A basic example follows:
>>> import random
>>> from music21 import graph
>>> a = graph.Graph3DPolygonBars(doneAction='show')
>>> data = {1:[], 2:[], 3:[]}
>>> for i in range(len(data.keys())):
... q = [(x, random.choice(range(10*(i+1)))) for x in range(20)]
... data[data.keys()[i]] = q
>>> a.setData(data)
>>> a.process()
Here is an example from music. This graphs the 12 major scales next to each other in terms of frequency showing which notes are present and which notes are not:
>>> from music21 import *
>>> data = {0:[], 1:[], 2:[], 3:[], 4:[], 5:[], 6:[], 7:[], 8:[], 9:[], 10:[], 11:[]}
>>> majorScale = [0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11]
>>> for pitchClass in range(12):
... n = note.Note()
... n.pitchClass = pitchClass
... frequency = n.frequency
... for scale in data.keys():
... if (pitchClass - scale) % 12 in majorScale:
... data[scale].append((pitchClass, frequency))
>>> a = graph.Graph3DPolygonBars(title='The Twelve Major Scales',
... alpha=.8,
... barWidth=.2,
... doneAction='show',
... useKeyValues = True,
... zeroFloor = True,
... colors = ['red', 'orange', 'yellow', 'green', 'blue', 'indigo', 'violet'])
>>> a.setData(data)
>>> a.axis['x']['ticks'] = (range(12), ['c', 'c#', 'd', 'd#', 'e', 'f', 'f#', 'g', 'g#', 'a', 'a#', 'b'])
>>> a.axis['y']['ticks'] = (range(12), ['c', 'c#', 'd', 'd#', 'e', 'f', 'f#', 'g', 'g#', 'a', 'a#', 'b'])
>>> a.setAxisLabel('y', 'Root Notes')
>>> a.setAxisLabel('x', 'Scale Degrees')
>>> a.setAxisLabel('z', 'Frequency in Hz')
>>> a.process()

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dry bread crumbs
1/2 cup
grated Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
2 pounds
cube steak
1/4 cup
vegetable oil for frying
1 (32 ounce) jar
spaghetti sauce
this is a great recipe served with some angel hair pasta sauteed in garlic and butter and some rolls. my friends loved it. it's important to press the bread crumbs into the steaks until you can't make any more stick. and make sure they're tenderized.
This recipe is just like chicken parmesan. It was good, but it had gotten cold before we were able to eat it. I think if we had eaten it straight from the oven it would have been better. I will defiantly make again. Thank you
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I tried this because I wanted something different to do with cubed steak. It was a huge hit!!!! It was very easy to prepare and extremely tastey. Like other reviewers have mentioned, I tenderized the steak. Then I dipped the steak in egg before the crumb mixture to help it stick. I fried these in batches in my electric frying pan. I then placed it all on a baking sheet and spread the spagetti sauce over it and baked for about 10 minutes then I added mozz cheese to top it all off, returned it to the oven and baked until the cheese had melted. It was wonderful! I should mention that I used Italian bread crumbs and added oregano to the breading mixture.
I will certainly be making this again!
This recipe was good but next time i won't simmer the steak in the sauce because it made the meat soggy. I think i will keep the sauce on the side.
My husband loved this recipe, he thought it tasted just like the Veal Parmesan from the Olive Garden. I made some alterations: I used Italian Bread Crumbs, egged the chop steak before putting the bread crumbs on. I fried them until they were nice and brown and crisp. Then I put them in a baking dish and topped them with mozzarella cheese and baked (you could also broil) them until the cheese melted. I heated the sauce separately on the stove because we don't like the breading to get soggy. Like many others I also served this with angel hair pasta sauteed with butter and garlic.
This recipe is great. The meat is very flavorful. It is easy to prepare and cooks quickly.
Tasty and so simple to make. I used others' recommendations of pounding the meat first (be careful, it thins out quickly and can fall apart), then dipping in an egg/milk mixture. I used seasoned bread crumbs and added some dried oregano to it. I did not add salt to the mixture as there is plenty in the bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, and spaghetti sauce. After frying, I placed them on a cookie sheet, sprinkled on some mozzarella cheese and broiled for a few mins. I heated the spaghetti sauce separately and let the family put on as much as they wanted. I stored the leftovers separately, as well, so the sauce wouldn't make the breading soggy. My husband loved this dish.
Excellent! I am always looking for a way to use up the cube steaks that I have, because I have never been to fond of them. However, I could hardly even tell this was cube steak. It tasted just like a meatball. Also, I added some italian seasonings to the bread crumb mix, and after cooking the steaks I patted them with a paper towel to remove some of the extra oil. I will definately be making this again.
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Attorney General Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the penalty is the third largest ever made under the Texas Clean Air Act.
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I'm equally pissed off as well, I can't believe they would be so stupid. I've been waiting for this update and they seriously cockblocked big time.
Tweetie 1.3 Rejected by Apple for Returning "Offensive Language" in Search Results (NSFW-L)
So, who could it be running the approval process for the iTunes App Store at Apple? Hmm. Tough one. Let us put on our little thinking caps here for a moment.... SATAN?!
No, of course, not, nor the Church Lady from SNL, but it must be someone equally cartoonish, how else do we reconcile the App Store rejecting Tweetie 1.3 for containing "offensive language" in search results returned from the public Twitter "Trends" rankings? (via Twitter)
We can search for all manner of unholy pr0n in Mobile Safari, should Apple Reject their own core application because of what it may return as well? Are they expecting developers to become censors and str the fck out of words the way Apple.com does? (see below).
Of course, this could just be one rogue App Store review processor gone horribly wrong, but Apple still bears responsibility for a totally opaque, seemingly capricious review process that creates incidents just like this -- over and over again.
They're likely selling enough fart apps and games to make this a small problem from their end, but they're losing badly when it comes to the good will of truly innovative developers and bleeding edge techies who form the core of any true next-generation platform.
Wake up, Apple. You're better than this.
(And good luck to Tweetie developer Loren Brichter on getting Tweetie 1.3 approved -- as it should be -- and into all of our waiting iPhones quickly!)
Screen shots showing the rejected "language" in Tweetie and others for the sake of comparison after the break (NSFW-L)...
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Tweetie 1.3 Rejected by Apple for Returning "Offensive Language" in Search Results (NSFW-L)
Although the fix for this is probably simple (resubmit as-is), your point is well-taken that Apple seriously needs more consistent standards and more transparency with the app-review process. Between this and the lack of a developer contract renewal process, I think it's fair to say that Apple has some major problems in their relationships with developers. I have to think that they see this and will take steps to correct. If not, WWDC 2009 could be very interesting. [think riot gear]
Is Apple really better than this? They took two weeks to reject the last version of Tweetie, for whatever reason. And, let's not forget their 2 weeks+ delaying of the Amber Alert app approval.
It seems what we are seeing is the behavior of an arrogant, sometimes incompetent monopoly.
Apple's approval process is completely absurd. Now they want app developers to filter offensive language from what amounts to search results? Is Apple owned by China?
My feelings on this matter will be censored out of this post by TIPB's blog software :(
I think it might be best to program auto censor on the apps.
If the app were to have foul language, the app developer must rate the app at higher age group. It's the rules.
Seriously, if you keep bitching about the apple's ridiculous policy, my tip, DON'T GET AN iPHone, OR ALL SERIOUSNESS, YOU DON'T DESERVE AN APPLE PRODUCT. APPLE PRODUCTS ARE PRIVILEGES, AND YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE PRIVILEGES BY FOLLOWING THE APP STORE RULES, AND COMPLY WITH APPLE'S LETTERS.
This stuff no longer surprises me. Apple's blackbox review system is just absurd. We had an app rejected recently for, and I quote, "limited user functionality". Our app does more than at least 5 apps currently in the top 100. Apple has since approved an app called "nothing" that does what it says: nothing.
Apple's review process needs to be FAR more transparent and the reasons for approval and rejection need to be described clearly somewhere.
We've since resubmitted our app. If you're interested in following the results you can find us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/rareapps - just don't try to use Tweetie 1.3 ;-)
Come on, people, let's not forget about Hanlon's razor. I think that, more than anything else, applies here.
How do we know that it wasn't an Apple employee who posted the offensive statements on Twitter in the first place? Could be an iPhone engineer commenting about an colleague who departed for Palm. And how much less offensive were these comments than the ones that Jobs directs at his employees when the screw up? Until Apple becomes sweet an pure as the wind driven snow they should stop acting like they are the only ones following a moral code.
I've been battling with Apple on an app submission. It's a "yo' Momma" app (of which several are already in iTunes). They claim that it could be offensive to some people. Well yeah! It's intended to be offensive, it's "yo' momma" jokes, not a diatribe about Obama, or George Bush.
Apple needs to lighten up, and get a sense of humor. At the least they should let the developers rate their apps based on age appropriateness. We can sort of do it for games, but not for any other app.
Heck it's already been pointed out above that for other content on iTunes, there doesn't seem be be any censoring, so why do it on apps?
Maybe what the developers should do is stop posting any new apps, and switch to developing for G1/Google phone, or RIM devices, or dare I say it, windows mobile devices. That would surely get Apple's attention.
I can understand why apple does this most apps in the store are very consistent and beautiful and work well. Most of the apps on my g1 either make the phone slow or kills the battery. You might hate it but apple is trying to curb complaints by the razr crowd that switched over not us smartphone veterans
We just had a "dirty word" rejection by Apple for our Twitter-powered social weather app called "Human Weather".
Check out the offensive screenshot - http://www.twitpic.com/1zfrm
We then added a "bad word" filter to the app and we got approved within a few days.
Our app is now live and currently FREE:http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=306620...
WTF Apple?! I really like the products, but what they are doing to DEVs is simply ridiculous. Especially now with this example of how stupid the whole process is.
I mean - hey please remove Safari next then. After all I could surf to a porn site, or look at a dictionary in OSX - just wow - all those dirty words in there. REMOVE IT NOW APPLE!
This is just so stupid. But so are US Laws. Yeah you can't look at a naked breast (oh no!) but at 9 a.m. you can watch heads get cut off on TV on saturdays.
Has anyone given consideration that their "rejection" might be politically motivated, meaning, they'd rather see a different app launched first? One that they may have cut some kind of agreement with? This happened with our app (not mentioning names). Of course nothing can be proven, but after a few lunches with Apple exec's, voila, our App appeared. The whole process is opaque, politicized, and nepotistic. Not to mention their "2 week" process almost always turns into weeks and months. This effectively ruined our launch window and guess what? A competitor with an "spotlighting" agreement go approved in under 2 days. Awesome Apple. Wait until more stories like this start to come to the surface and you might have yet another class action lawsuit on your hands.
Is it possible that the screenshot was rejected (for the preview that appears on the App Store), not the app itself? Just wondering, I really don't know if Apple takes sample screenshots of the app or relies on the developer to do this. If that is the case, and this sample posted here and on Daring Fireball with the offensive words was submitted to Apple to be added to the app's page, then I wouldn't be surprised if Apple said "please make another screenshot, this shouldn't be the sample".
If this isn't the case, then I agree with everybody else that Apple has some weird policies regarding app rejection in this case.
"DON'T GET AN iPHone, OR ALL SERIOUSNESS, YOU DON'T DESERVE AN APPLE PRODUCT. APPLE PRODUCTS ARE PRIVILEGES, AND YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE PRIVILEGES BY FOLLOWING THE APP STORE RULES, AND COMPLY WITH APPLE'S LETTERS."
-- A Public Service Announcement From The Apple House of Worship ---
funny that Apple won't allow that, but they have no problem selling me Snoop Doggy Dogg songs like this one (yes, lyrics show up on my iPhone)--
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Fans in Ripley, Tenn., are big believers in Steelers' Ramon Foster
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It took place in October 2003, but Don Myers remembers the moment with the same crystal clarity as if it happened yesterday.
Myers, the assistant principal and a football assistant at Ripley (Tenn.) High School, was dropping off one of his players, Ramon Foster, following a weekend visit to a college football game.
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"Ramon lived in a home that was way out beyond the sticks, out near the Haywood County line," he recalled. "I remember him saying, 'One day ESPN or some show will lead in on this house in the middle of a cotton field.'
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The Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl on Sunday, and the big kid from Ripley with the bigger dreams will line up as the starting right guard for the Steelers. He'll be No. 73 in the game program, but No. 1 in the hearts of those in Ripley who remember him as a field-goal-kicking, super-sized student body president who worked hard and made the big time.
"It really is in some ways unbelievable," said Myers. "To see someone you watched grow up, someone who was a member of the community ... even though we're not there, we feel like we're a part of it."
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Foster was a three-sport standout at Ripley High, starring in football, basketball and track, where he was a shot-putter. Myers remembers him as the kind of athlete who would do anything to help the team, even kick. A 6-5, 300-pound kicker?
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"We live in a rural community that has one of the highest unemployment levels in the state," Byrd said. "He came back last summer to visit his mother and he was up at the school for two or three days.
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I have inadvertent erase my web server folder on my macbook pro with Mac Os X Mountain Lion 10.8.4
Can anyone help me ? :[
Do you have a Time Machine backup of your MBP or was this folder saved somewhere else as well? Did you check to see if the folder is in the Trashcan? If you don't have a TM backup and you didn't save the folder anywhere AND you emptied the Trashcan..you might be out of luck.
No, maybe I must re-install my OS :[
Well do you want an empty folder or the contents that were there previously? A re-install will not restore previous contents, but if you just want the folder back again you can just manually create it..
How ? maybe you can send me the .zip file ?
You didn't answer my question..:)
Are you looking for the default web folder that comes with an OS X installation or something custom?
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I need the content previously and I need my localhost work again,
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Joined: 5/02/06
Live or die, do it with style!
I'm half and half I guess on most of these (Deathstar, really? Meh!). As for hardcore, just no. If I was still in college with nothing else to do of my evenings and weekends, ok, maybe but the mmo crowd is VAST. From the kid barely out of his diaper to old timers like me who enjoyed a good old text based game. This has been said a million times but there is NO WAY you'll satisfy everyone with a game. Even all the changes the OP asked for.
So, is it what the game NEEDS, no. What the game needs is subscribers that stick with it long enough to get these changes, additions, suggestions in.
Given the chance, time and money, I'm sure the swtor team could add these worlds and features (Most). There's so many ways to go around some of the games limitations, really not an issue. The problem is they'll never get the capital to do it so here people sit crying about what might be when you've already given up on your best chance.
We've lived in a 'Consumer is always right' mentality for too fucking long. Hell, kids today are crying a damn fit if daddy doesn't buy them the latest iPhone... Well boohoo you little fucking snot osed spoiled dickless. In my time, there was ONE PHONE in the house and you made due! (.end grandpa rant). I think if we want the game to be what we wish it to be, we must first help it be successful instead of bashing it and moving on. Myself, I'm still subscribed to swtor and having a blast. Looking forward to the next update which brings in a new race (Cathar) and some nice dye options for armors.
Plus, Star Wars is Star Wars, swtor makes me feel part of that verse and to me, that's what really counts at the end.
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Joined: 2/17/07
NGE, LOTRO, STO, KOTOR, Lego Star Wars > NGE 2 (SWTOR). SWG>ALL. Above hopefully subject to change.
Originally posted by doodphace
SWG was not failing hard or fast. It peaked on Xfire in 2004, no doubnt with the JTL expansion, that is one year after release. It kept a steady amount of players until they started screwing around with the CU and NGE in 2005, but the numbers were not what LA wanted. None of the servers were as dead as SWTOR for years, and there were no server merges until 2009, which was 6 years after launch. SWTOR had server merges within 6 months.
I think if it came out today it would get more population, as at the end it had more features than most MMOs put together. People were mainly put off my the sweeping changes of the CU and NGE.
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Joined: 4/25/12
It is quite simple. SWG failed, and failed hard. It would not be stronger today thanks to WoW and the dumbing down process.
You want space combat, free flight, mining, ect..., quite simple, there is a game called eve. Quit trying to make SWTOR into Eve or SWG 2
You want instanced housing. yeah well that is your thing. I for one never bother with it and do not need to show off my e-peen about how great I am at decorating.
Instancing - Well every game does it. however I do have to state that many games hide it much better. STO has just as much in the way of instancing.
Day/night, Weather Cycles, Open world - Yeah, how are these a necessity? Most games I've run across do not really have it or if they do it rarely makes any difference except dimming of the lights. Asfor open world. most games are just better at hiding it. Lets take a Look at WoW, much of that game is NOT open world. you are herded from point A to point B and many times can only get from those two points via a set route. Now Rift on the other hand, if you can find a way over the hill, you can cross dang near anywhere.
SWG is a different game from SWTOR, and it failed
Eve is a different game from SWTOR and it is going strong.
Both are Sandbox styles. SWTOR is not. SWOTR is a Themepark! Go somewhere else for your Sandbox wishes. Quit trying to make a Themepark into a Sandbox even though you know IT WILL NEVER BE ONE and then bitching that the company isn't listening to you.
Side note. I'd be "defending" ANY themepark against your sandbox wishes. I play Themepark games because I want to go on a ride and enjoy myself. NOT go to a "second life/job". I do not need a digital life/job my analog one is doing just fine.
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Joined: 11/30/11
I really think the open world would be a bad call on SWTOR's part. i just think that the file size would get to massive in order to do it. in order to balance that you would be stuck removing planets. I am getting the feeling that some people believe that mmo's are made by Wishful thinking and Candy Filled Dreams. FOr all these things that the people in this thread are asking for. Think about a year or 2 of development added on. And perhaps longer if they feel like adding it now.
SWTOR was never supposed to be a sandbox. Its a themepark, Get over it.
Because i can.
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Joined: 2/17/07
NGE, LOTRO, STO, KOTOR, Lego Star Wars > NGE 2 (SWTOR). SWG>ALL. Above hopefully subject to change.
Originally posted by mrrshann618
Not really. SWTOR failed. EA were expecting it to last 10 years as P2P
Has SOE folded - Smedley left the business and gone beer making? Nope. Has the main people from Bioware done this? Yep
Did SWG go F2P? No. SWTOR did and within the year.
SWG did not cost a bomb to make, so was financilaly viable. SWTOR was not, and now EA are extorting more money from SWTOR subbers with the cash shop too
SWG also got many updates and 3 proper expansions, whereas SWTOR got a joke of an expansion which was really just an update and is the first MMO to charge for an update. If SWTOR did not fail it would have had a proper expansion, and plenty more content that it has been getting, which is just stuff that was mentioned nearly a year ago now.
SWG was only shut down because they knew that SWTOR was not up to scratch, and would SWTOR failed even more as people flocked back to SWG.
SWTOR was created too much from WOW, and BW even said that if you do not do what WOW does, then you are setting yourself up for fail, but as WOW does WOW better than SWTOR does, people just went back to WOW
About 75% of people who bought SWTOR, proves that SWTOR failed and failed hard
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Joined: 5/08/06
swg didn't fail, it was so horribly mismanaged that 'NGE' became synonomous with, 'how to FUBAR a game'.
i mean it's analogous to handing a faberge egg to a ADD 3 year old with parkinson's
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Joined: 1/21/12
Originally posted by superniceguy
thats the real reason behind all those players that leave their new mmo's and return to the old chicken again and again.
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Joined: 4/25/08
It's time to cook.
Originally posted by mrrshann618
SWG did not fail. Want to talk about failures, you're mentioning it a lot in your post and it also begins with SW. Please get your facts right before posting garbage.
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Joined: 4/25/12
SWG -> Only in the dreams of players or on private servers as it is canceled = Failed
SWTOR -> in it's current state = did not live up to expectations, - When it is canceled = Failed
As for SWG going f2p, well the concept was not really around, or didn't have backing. Either way I wouldn't be playing it, as many others wouldn't
SWTOR lifespan < SWG so of course there are more expansions. That is like saying that expanions = how great a game is. Microtransactions and charging for DLC is the new thing, these concepts were not around for SWG, No longer do developers HAVE to worry about a full blown expansion unless they want to.
SWTOR was created to be much like WoW as it is a themepark. SWG is a sandbox TWO different play styles and types of games. SWG didn't have space right away, yet everyone EXPECTS every game to follow to has it as part of the core.
Originally posted by superniceguy
So what you are saying is that SWG failed because they knew SWTOR Was going to fail? That just sounds silly. Sandbox =/= themepark Those who liked Sandbox would have gone back, those that liked Themepark would have still left SWG.
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Joined: 7/13/11
You won't see those things in this game. If you really want those things then you need to look for another game. Basically your choices are either leave and look for other game or stay in Swotr and de-facto support current Swtor design - yes you'll be supporting it even if you'll be creating threads like this one - because from game companies point of view it matters what you do (play game or not) rather than what you say. Don't believe me?
Look at those Vanilla WoW players that still play WoW and create endless threads what need to be added, changed or reversed to make WoW superb again. It's 8th year they're doing this and WoW is still not changing (back) to what they want. All they had really shown by all those years is that they LIKE how WoW is changing - because they still play it.
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Originally posted by mrrshann618
those who liked themeparks left for WOW.
funny but during SWG's lifetime, DDO, LOTRO,STO,COH, and others went F2P.
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Joined: 2/17/07
NGE, LOTRO, STO, KOTOR, Lego Star Wars > NGE 2 (SWTOR). SWG>ALL. Above hopefully subject to change.
Originally posted by mrrshann618
A game shutting down does not always mean failure. SWG is one, and City of Heroes is another. Both closed due to arrogant business decisions.
Most games get 1-3 months notice for closure, SWG had a whopping 6 months and at the time of the closure announcment the populations were rising again due to free ongoing transfers, plus was shut down the day SWTOR gave early access = SWG was shut down because of SWTOR, and SWG was still succeeding / popular at the time of the closure announcement.
Also coincidentally in a PC Gamer article of behind the scenes with SWTOR, Dallas Dickinson (who was also responsible for the NGE) made major modifications of the game gutting loads of content, so the game would release earlier and not spend any longer being delayed and in development longer. This was 6 months before release - the same time when SWG was announced to shut down.
During the last six months of development, the team began a difficult triage process; where features that weren't going to make it for launch were cut. All development heads were summoned to daily meetings at what Dallas dubbed 'The Death Star' – with each team being coached on what to cut, and what to keep. "Some developers cried," explained Dallas. "I didn't enjoy that."
Smedley kept saying that SWTOR was going to be awesome and wondering if SWG would have had a playerbase, and with the SWG licence, did not take the chance, but he was only going by the hype of SWTOR from BW/EA the same as 2 million people who bought a copy at launch. If he had a crystal ball and could see the fall of SWTOR in 2012, I doubt SWG would have shut down.
SOE decided to shut down SWG because he thought SWTOR was going to be a success, but LA were wanting to shut down SWG to ensure SW fans would only have SWTOR to play, and be no chance of going back to SWG, because after the gutting of SWTOR, they did not have confidence in SWTOR.
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Joined: 8/27/04
Perhaps tomorrow will be better.
Timing has and seems to always be as important as the qaulity of a game.If wqe look at another sci fi spac type game,EVE it does about 1/4 what SWTOR does but has more success.Why?Well Eve was out first.no competition for that market.Gamers tend to be afraid to let go,if they spent months,years building a player in a game,they are not easily letting go.So although SWTOR is a muich better game than Eve,they won't get the players becuase the market share was already scooped by Eve.
Wow has it's market a lucky one based on brand new players who just wanted to play mmo's and picked the most marketed one.
We have a few pvp based gsames,they have their market share.That doesn't leave much left.That is why games need to be creative,you can't simply plot down a npc with a marker over it's head and connect linear quests to them.You can't simply create that clone TREE system or the end game instance fights.All of that has been done so many times over ,players are either bored of it,or are already in a game playing that style.
There lies the problem,who exactly were EA or Biowares markleting team aiming for?The demographic tells me the type of gamer that is already comfortable in the same somewhere else.So very poor decision making.
MY opinion is that from day 1 they figured just having the great IP tag of SWTOR they figured toss a game out there and it will make money.I am sure it did do ok for making money,but did little to excite keep the interest of gamers beyond it's title.
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OP forgot
An Engine that isn't crap
End Game content that lasts longer thna a couple of dedicated weeks and is actually challenging.
*Ducks for cover from fanbois*
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SWG did not fail. Even after CU and NGE it was still the better game, 50% more WOW but still unique and it lasted 10 years as sub MMO and was shut down for SWTOR (99% WOW)
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The adult I am takes care of most things real life. However my inner-child is a GAMER!!
Originally posted by doodphace
For one I didn't forget that the game was losing more and more player everyday well before the CU but that was more the case of most of us who enjoyed the game already wanted many things to be fixed they SOE ignored most of its actual playerbase and listend mostly to those "too much reading, too complex, jedi is to hard, not starwarsy enough" forum posters as they seemed to be in the majority...unfortunaly. Which in turn gave us the Combat Benny Hill Upgrade followed by the NGE which again was something we could have seen clearly coming if you had followed the forums and read the most common complaints about the game.
However on topic I don't believe SWtOR needs those things mentioned by OP, but a new Star Wars MMORPG could do well with those type of feature's. I say this mostly because I believe OP's suggestions can not be cooperated with SWtOR's current engine.
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you don't think the fact that wow is 9 years old has anything to do with it?
i am not saying simple is better by any means, i am just saying that simple appeals to the masses more than hardcore unforgiving mmo's do.
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SWG did not fail - nor was it "closed" SWG because it was a "failure". SWG was clsoed because LucasArts did not renew SoE's licence - probably as part of their agreement with EA (removing the competition etc.)
(SWG did not meet sales expectations - although it probably wasn't a financial failure and what SOW did was a lesson in not what to do to the playerbase but that doesn't make SWG a "failure".)
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Originally posted by superniceguy
You are completely rerwiting history....NGE/CU was a direct result of their sub numbers dropping. There is no debating this....NGE was a last ditch effort to save the game, but it incidentially spead up its demise.
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Grading joy for Fudoshin pair
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TWO Grimsby karate experts emerged triumphant after a gruelling grading session with a British instructor.
John McLauchlan and Allison Calthorpe, of Fudoshin Karate School, passed examinations in Manchester to earn their fourth and second dan black belt grades respectively.
They were assessed by British Karate Association chief Brian Seabright, seventh dan.
Fudoshin School instructor Calthorpe gained her black belt first dan in 2009, three years after joining the club.
Ahead of her successful second dan grading, she won a silver medal in kumite (fighting) at the British Karate Federation National Championships, held in Oldham.
"I never even dreamed of being a black belt when I started karate," said Calthorpe. "Karate has given me goals to aim to succeed.
"And I've met some great new friends at the club, where I get to train with my son."
McLauchlan, chief instructor at the Grimsby school, earned his first black belt in 1987, aged 16. He said: "I'm no less nervous now than I was then about taking gradings!"
He added: "I'm thrilled for Allison – not simply for passing her 2nd dan, but for all the hard work she's put in."
The club is hosting its own black belt grading session later this month.
Fudoshin Karate School is holding a free session and beginners' course at Toll Bar Academy, in Station Road, New Waltham, on Thursday, February 7. Call McLauchlan on 07767 637365 or visit www.fudoshinkarate.com


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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
My Lovely Bride
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That is a great story! When I'm not thinking about it, I often refer to my wife as "my girlfriend". It may sound bad to some, but she knows it's because I'm just as excited to be with here now as I was when we were dating. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, that's the idea.Delete
I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiment. My wife is all the things I am not, and without her I would be a complete and total mess. Together we make a complete unit, both of us lesser without the support of the other. We approach our life together as a team.ReplyDelete
As a teacher she tends to be far busier than I am, so I pick up the lions share of the house work. I cook, do the bigger rooms cleaning and vacuuming, do the laundry on the weekends, take care of the animals etc. I can leave my job at the office, but she ends up taking hers hope working on grading and school work 80 to 90 hours a week.
In the summer, to even things out she picks up most of the chores and I get my own little break. But we don't have "man work" and "woman work", we just have the random assorted shit that has to get done to survive together. But always we approach things like a team, talking through anything that comes up.
So all of this said, I couldn't see anything wrong with what you said yesterday, and still can't.
"In our American culture and others (without going into the current politics of marriage), the Bride is at the center of the wedding."ReplyDelete
Refer to your wife how you want, of course, but for what it's worth this makes me uncomfortable. The bride being the center of the wedding is a pretty patriarchal viewpoint. Perhaps that is the case for some people. Perhaps for some couples the groom is more invested in the wedding and reception. Perhaps, such as with my wedding, the bride and groom are equally invested.
My personal reaction to someone being called "my bride" is about the same as if you said, "my woman". It implies ownership and gives Sctrz (who I don't know at all) the identity here of your legal attachment. None of the lovely things you said about her (mother, breadwinner, gamer, dog lover, etc) are reflected in "my bride". It seems highly patronizing to me, and I would be really irritated if my husband kept referring to me that way.
That being said, it's not a huge deal or anything, but you posted about it so I figured I'd comment. :)Replies
I wondered, myself, if bringing up the "wedding culture" would seem sexist or patriarchal. But I thought of all the "bridezillas" in the country who insist that they get their in every aspect of the wedding day and more. Even brides that aren't quite so self-centered are much more involved in the planning of the wedding than most grooms. Your husband was more an exception than the rule.Delete
My own wedding to Sctrz was a very small affair, with immediate family and a couple close friends, at the county courthouse. We even spent several days and nights sewing her dress together right before the big day. But the traditional wedding (ever more expensive at that) still seems to be the norm from what I've seen.
Thank you for your perspective. :)
I am wondering if this is a regional thing. Here smack dab in the center of the bible belt, bride is just as common as saying wife. I linked this whole thing to my own wife and she chimed in with "awww - that was sweet!" and "bride to me is a compliment".ReplyDelete
So it may simply be a cultural reference type thing.Replies
I think much of it may be a regional thing, which shows the dangers of overlaying your values on the words and actions of others, or inferring mal-intent where there is none.Delete
In the South and in the U.S. Army, "Sir" or "Ma'am" is a term of respect given. But growing up in California, I had a Texan classmate whose use of "Sir" landed him in a bit of trouble with at least one teacher who thought my classmate was mocking them. I had two friends from the Upstate New York and Massachusetts, respectively, who upon joining the Army, had to overcome their cultural view of "Sir" as a prelude to a fight. "Excuse me, SIR, you're in my seat."
I'm wondering too. Because I don't see any problem with "my bride" or "my wife", because the complementary "my husband" is just as normal here. So there might be some implied ownership in that term, but it's very mutual.ReplyDelete
The "my bride" doesn't bother me, any more than "my wife" or "my husband" or "my girlfriend" or "my significant other" does. Actually, I think it's rather sweet since it's a constant reminder of your wedding day & your love for each other. :)ReplyDelete
I have to both agree and disagree with Liore as far as it implying ownership: she is yours and you are hers - nothing wrong with that. Now, I have heard some guys use it in ways that denote control or female submission, but it's pretty obvious in your case that you have a great deal of respect & love for Sctrz. As long as she's happy with it, it's all good.
Anyways, it's far better than "the old lady" or "the old ball & chain" or the numerous other derogatory terms that some people use. Those can be funny in certain contexts, but I'd much rather hear "my bride". :)
I can't imagine many British men using the term "my bride" without irony. Maybe for a few weeks after the ceremony. When I hear someone say it, which is rarely, I always assume they are very recently married.ReplyDelete
"My wife" and "my husband" are used but the usage is problematic, not just because of the issues Liore mentions but also because it has a very old-fashioned, almost stuffy connotation. Makes you sound like you're living in a 1970s sitcom!
Of course, marriage has a relatively low status in Britain, especially in England. Co-habiting without benefit of clergy or state has been the normative choice at least since I was a teenager in the 1970s.
I call my S.O. "Mrs Bhagpuss" in print because she wouldn't want to be personally identified and because we both think it's funny, sounding as it does like a cartoon character. We both aspire to be cartoon characters whenever possible!Replies
I refer to my husband as Mr. GC for the very same reason that he doesn't want to be personally identified. We both find it kind of funny too, since that stands for Mr. GamerChick, but it was actually he who started to call himself that first, lol.Delete
It's probably down to local idiom, it would be odd here to hear someone referred to as 'bride' unless they were actually at a wedding ceremony and 'wife' would be more typical.ReplyDeleteReplies
Come to think of it, you're right for my area, too. "Bride" would be very unusual, but it would (maybe due to being so unusual) also not sound pejorative, I think. It doesn't to me, at least. "Wife" would be much more common, though.Delete
This is clearly interesting and varying wildly depending on region. Just out of curiosity: how _do_ you refer to "my wife/husband" when talking to a third party?ReplyDelete
Let's say you would want to bring him/her with you for an evening out with colleagues and their families. Just referring by name ("I'll bring X"/"Is it OK to come with X"?) would sound weird to me, because the others might not know who X is, inviting the question of "umm, sure... and X is?"
Conversely (different semantics, same syntax), if I wanted to bring a colleague to a meeting, I'd also say "I'll bring my colleague" or "a colleague of mine", possibly mentioning the name in addition, without any possessive connotations.
Aww, such a sweet post. Scrtz is a lucky woman :)ReplyDelete
The way you use "lovely bride" to refer to Scrtz, it seems to me like a term of endearment like any other. My own husband calls me "sweetheart" and I'm okay with it, though I know a couple of women whom that would drive crazy. Likewise, a friend of mine's spouse's term of endearment for her is "baby" which she loves and finds sweet, but which I would hate. Basically, my point is I think what someone likes to call/be called by his or her partner is totally up to the couple as long as both are okay with it. That's imo.
Thanks to everyone who has commented. It's great to have a diversity of humble opinions on the blog. :DReplyDelete
I always thought "my lovely bride" sounded really sweet. Reveals a romantic soul or something. :)ReplyDelete
Funny to read here that the British expect irony when reading it. I guess it's not a common thing to say in the Netherlands either, so it does catch my eye whenever it's mentioned on your blog. But that's a good thing!
On my own blog, I refer to my boyfriend as, well... "my boyfriend". He once commented on it that he didn't like it, but I don't know how to mention him otherwise. I don't think he wants me to put his real name on the internet, either. I do agree that "my boyfriend" doesn't sound very cosy. I'll have to come up with something else one of these days.
Which makes me wonder: does the Mr/Mrs 'cartoony' solution only work for male bloggers (and why)? Somehow Mr. Ravanel would sound as if it's me instead of him, or, I don't know. It just doesn't sound right.Replies
Edit: I see now that Mr. CG seems to work, so perhaps it's just Mr. Ravanel, then.Delete
PS: And if that's your own ring on the picture, that so awesome! Makes me jealous! ^^Delete
It is my wedding band. :D I hadn't obtained permission to put Sctrz' band on there. Still haven't asked, actually.Delete
Not that it will change how I refer to her down the road, but would it help if I reminded everyone that Sctrz has been my bride less than one year?
One of my favorite blog posts of yours. :DReplyDelete
Next Valentine's Day, you could reprint most of that on a card in February and give it to her for a total WIN!. Yay!
Thanks for the idea. :)ReplyDelete
So much I could say here....but, I'll limit myself to this: I have no problem with what you said or your reasons for saying it. I love them in fact. And I think most of the complaints and counter-reaction stem from an lack of understanding what is going on both symbolically and materially in a wedding ceremony.ReplyDelete
Maybe "bryde" would have been better for the virulent anti-patriarchy crowd who are looking for excuses to be offended?ReplyDelete
I saw nothing but respect and adoration in the earlier post. Maybe one really does find what one is looking for?
Sweet ring, by the way. :)Replies
We were actually mocking odd rings online when we first started looking, and even at the stores. But as soon as we saw this one, Sctrz turned to me, and we both agreed it is perfect.Delete


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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Just a Thought....
It would have been unheard of for a country to NOT protect it's borders against invasion or danger.
What is wrong with us?
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Seriously. Good point, Brenda!ReplyDelete
As someone who lived "spitten distance" from a border, we need to do a better job. LauraReplyDelete
What a novel idea. Secure our borders Wow. :-)ReplyDelete
And, when Rome began to get distracted from protecting their borders, the barbarians came in and...well...the rest is history!ReplyDelete
The husband and I thought the very same thing last night. I have some theories, but I'll not go into that here on your blog. Maybe Monday.ReplyDelete
I love the way your mind works, and I agree!ReplyDelete
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After two installments of what I started as the "fruit tarts to make now" series in editions Autumn and Winter, I fully intend on posting you what should obviously follow - Spring. Hopefully while it is still, well, spring. As I write this I've got all the photos sorted out, but haven't got enough time to do the writing bit, not for another week or so.
So as a compromise, I've decided to do a sort of teaser, or perhaps more accurate word might be a placeholder, which I am hoping to finalize as soon as possible. For now, I'm posting some of the images of the spring fruit tarts I've made, and in the coming week or so I'll complete with descriptions and links to the recipe sources where applicable.
If you happen to find something that interests you, hopefully you can come back later and find more details. Sorry about this haphazard approach and hope you'll at least enjoy some of the photos up here. Thanks and see you soon! -cx
- yuzu and mint tart with coconut
- amanatsu citrus cream tartlets
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In California, State Senator Mark Lenowho is one of the first openly gay men elected to the legislatureintroduced the country's first bill to integrate gay people and events into school curriculums, reports the New York Times.
The bill would require all history textbooks to include figures and events in gay history portrayed "in a positive light." Citing recent suicides by gay teenagers, many educators are advocating for a gay-friendly curriculum; but conservative groups have vowed to protest, according to the paper.
"The homosexual activists have repeatedly been pushing for more and more in sexual curriculum when our kids can't read and write," said Karen England, a member of the State Central Committee of the California Republican Party. An evangelical Christian pastor said the bill was just another attempt to "queer" the schools.
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Despite what anyone's view of marriage may be, it takes work and commitment to make marriage work. If one is not ready to accept they might have to be strong and fight their way through some real hardships, marriage might not be a good idea. This is not to say that all marriages were made without careful thought, there are many who do go into marriage cautiously and truly believe that they will do their best to stand beside their partner for better or for worse.
There are many predictions one can make about where their marriage might go, though having their spouse go to jail might not be one that most will think about. It all depends on the person one marries. Not everyone who goes to jail is a horrible human being, many just make mistakes in their life and jail, unfortunately, is where their mistake will lead them. It is not an easy situation for one to have their spouse go to jail. Not only can it be shocking and hard to take at first, it can be extremely upsetting for both, and time spent being apart for a long period of time can put an incredible strain on any relationship. Whether or not the marriage will live through such an event will depend on many things, including the financial situation at home, the social status of the one at home, what kind of crime the one in jail committed and how committed the couple is to making their marriage work through the time apart. It is, of course, not always an easy choice, especially if the one jailed is being put away for many years, instead of just a year or two. Many marriages have made it through, regardless of the length of time and the stress endured, though many have failed as well.
As mentioned before, one spouse going to jail can be stressful to both parties, especially if they are quite attached. Both may want the marriage to work, but there are those left behind who feel that since their spouse is going to jail for so long they don't want to wait. Instead, they feel they want to live some life while their partner is away, maybe even getting a divorce. A lot of guilt and frustration can build and overwhelm a person until they are not sure what they want to do, or even how to carry on with their lives while they wait for their loved one to come home. In a situation like this, online counseling might be a good idea. All one has to do is go online a do a quick search for an online counselor. An online therapist would be more than happy to provide some support and help for anyone dealing with the difficulties of having their partner in jail, regardless of how long they are serving time for. Online therapy could be a good way to vent and to deal with the overwhelming emotions. It can be a great way to help organize one's thoughts and decide on what they want to do. Jennifer Baxt is the owner of CompleteCounselingSolutions.com which offers a variety of online counseling services. If you would like to know more about Jennifer or any of our online therapists, visit our website.