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calling name versus "watch me" command
I was wondering why do people use a command for letting a dog focus on you? I hear people using commands like "watch me, "look at me",... but don't you expect the same thing when you call your dogs name? Isn't it confusing for the dog?
I like to use a separate "focus" command because I want that command to mean, very specifically, put all your attention on me, we're about to do something. I don't use my dog's name for this because his name gets used in so many other contexts, whether I'm praising him, talking to him, talking about him. And just because he hears his name doesn't mean I want the super intense attention that I ask for in a "focus" cue. So while his name can certainly get his attention, it's just because he's familiar with the fact that it refers to him. But if he hears "focus" all his attention is immediately riveted on me no matter what he's doing and he's ready to work.
Honestly, it would be way more confusing if I expected him to be able to magically differentiate between hearing his name because I want his attention right now versus hearing his name because I just happen to be talking to him about my day.
When I give a focus command I expect the dog to hold gaze despite distraction until given the next command or released even if that takes several seconds.
I teach both watch me and auto check in.
I touch my nose and say "eyes" when I want eye contact. This command gets a check twice a day at least as I require eye contact during the time I am placing the food bowls down. Once I place it and step back two steps I release, dogs eat. Keeps them from bombing the bowls before I set them down and prevents spillage. Cable does it automatically, Allie can be stubborn sometimes(puppy brain).
I use seperate commands
Their name is strictly to get their attention and ensure they know I'm talking to them and not to another animal. I don't just call out "sit!" outside of a one on one training session when I already have their focus, I call out the name and then when they look at me "sit!" and they comply.
Focus is when I want their complete attention and eye contact regardless of the distractions around us.
I do use "look at this" as a seperate command, I do LAT training so it's completely seperated
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Algorithms that predict stock-price movements have transformed Wall Street. Algorithms that chomp through our Web histories have transformed marketing. Until quite recently, however, few people seemed to believe this data-driven approach might apply broadly to the labor market.
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Algorithms that predict stock-price movements have transformed Wall Street. Algorithms that chomp through our Web histories have transformed marketing. Until quite recently, however, few people seemed to believe this data-driven approach might apply broadly to the labor market.
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A new slide culled from the trove of documents leaked by Edward Snowden shows where the NSA placed malware on more than 50,000 computer networks worldwide, according to Dutch media outlet NRC.
The NSA management presentation slide from 2012 shows a world map spiderwebbed with "Computer Network Exploitation" access points.
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"I saw a big league pitcher tonight," Tampa manager Luis Sojo said. "That's the best I've seen this guy throw the ball over the last two years. It was amazing. You could tell he was lights out.
"It was a good night. He threw a no-hitter but the kid on the other side was unbelievable too. I'm glad for Ramirez because he needs this kind of game. This guy's got so much potential and he needs his confidence. If he continues to throw the ball like that, you never know."
Ramirez had electric stuff all night, which isn't surprising given that some nights he can trot out three plus pitches. It was his command, however, of those three pitches that allowed him to take his game to a completely different level.
"Just coming out from his bullpen, he looked real sharp in his bullpen," Tampa pitching coach Jeff Ware said. "Usually he takes the bullpen stuff with him to the mound and usually with most guys it's vice versa.
"When he came out from the first pitch on he had life with the fastball; he was missing bats with his fastball, he ran some fastballs in on some right-handers hands, he was able to get his fastball to the glove side and kind of keep hitters off-balance so they couldn't sit on just one side of the plate, he used his slider well tonight and he kept everything down. That was probably the biggest thing, he kept everything down.
"The slider stayed short with some depth to it and his bread and butter is his changeup. He had that going tonight with plus command of his changeup. He pretty much could throw it whenever he wanted. He got swings and misses early in the count, late in the count, he had some bottom to it. He dominated the game tonight."
Ramirez was seemingly ahead of every batter he faced, thanks in large part to a dominating fastball that averaged nearly 96 mph the entire night. He was still hitting 97 mph in the sixth inning, just like he had done in the first inning too.
"I know he's going to use his fastball. He has such a good arm and tonight he wasn't afraid to throw his fastball," Sojo said. "In the past his problem was he'd fall in love with his changeup and his breaking ball, he didn't want to use his fastball.
"He got ahead of the hitters tonight with his fastball. He threw a lot of fastball today. We're always telling him, 'you have to use your fastball more' because with his changeup and breaking ball, they can't touch him. It just disappears on the hitters. He showed that he's a pitcher tonight."
Showcasing a power fastball and a plus changeup, however, has never been Ramirez's problem. It was his slider on Thursday that brought his entire game together.
"It's getting close," Ware said of Ramirez's slider. "Being that this is his first year [with the slider] we're real excited he uses it, has a decent feel for it, and can throw it for strikes. He used it tonight.
"He threw it for strikes and got a couple of swings and misses with it. The biggest thing is he kept it down in the zone and he located it, not just down but to the glove side. Sometimes in the past it would back up here and there. It was just so consistent tonight as well as his other two pitches."
"I'm happy with it," Ramirez said of his slider through the help of a translator. "I know it's working a lot better than it has in the past. It's still not there but it's working a lot better. Before it was a little like a cutter but now it has more depth and it can still be a lot better than [it was tonight]."
If there's one not so silver lining to the storybook performance on Thursday it was the fact that Ramirez never got the opportunity to complete the no-hitter on his own, giving way to reliever Branden Pinder in the seventh inning.
"I wasn't too bummed out because I knew the guy coming up behind me [Pinder] was going to the job," Ramirez said. "In the moment I felt a little sad because I wanted to finish it but I realized I had done my job."
"I wish I had the power to bring him out [for the seventh inning] because you don't see that too often," Sojo added. "He had 85 pitches [allotment] today but he only threw 67, but that's the rule -- either you go 85 pitches or six innings, whichever comes first. I'm okay with it as long as guys stay healthy."
While it would have been great to let Ramirez finish what he started, it was an organizational decision to not push him too far on the heels of recently getting back from a mild lat strain.
"As much as I would have loved to -- I know he had some pitches left -- we have certain rules we have to abide by in our organization," Ware said. "Just getting back from a minor injury about a month ago, we're trying to build his innings up.
"Not only do you have to build innings up but you have to build pitch counts up too. We're pretty strict about that. The number one thing is his health. As much as we wanted him to go seven innings, it just wasn't in the cards tonight."
Regardless of decision, it doesn't take away from what was an absolutely dominating performance. Should he continue to showcase the slider he had on Thursday there's no telling how far his game could develop.
"Oh yeah, today it was amazing. We know he throws hard and we know he's got a great changeup; his breaking ball is a problem and tonight he showed he can have a good one.
"I'm happy for him. If he continues to work that way we might have a good guy in the future," Sojo concluded.
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John Greco, senior vice president, marketing and technology, at R.R. Donnelley Financial—which reported $485 million in segment sales for 1998—offers the following perspective.
"The financial printing marketplace continued to be a highly competitive environment in 1998, challenging participants to find new ways to differentiate their services from those of competitors," Greco states. "While securities market activity was strong through the first half of the year, the environment turned all the more competitive with the onset of volatility in the third quarter.
"In turn, that volatility resulted in a softening in new issues underwriting and reduced mergers and acquisitions activity," he adds.
As for the not-so-ill-fated fourth quarter recap, Greco states the financial segment is—as Packquisition's Weiss assures—showing indications of improvement.
"Still, it is impossible at this time to extrapolate how those trends might affect the outlook for 1999," Greco cautions, while turning his thoughts to the SEC.
During 1998, he recounts, the Securities & Exchange Commission introduced a series of initiatives and proposals that, when taken together, represent the most significant changes since the Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934.
One such initiative was the SEC mandate for using plain English in prospectuses. During 1998, Donnelley sponsored seminars in more than two dozen cities in the United States and in London to advise clients how to make the transition to plain English.
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Meet Sydney's other lord mayor - a young woman set to make Parramatta City Council more green and heritage-conscious.
Julia Finn, 31, from the ALP Left faction, will occupy the top job for six months, but may enjoy a longer tenure, depending on her colleagues in the ALP caucus.
She was elected by her fellow councillors last week, becoming only the second woman to take the mayoral chains in Sydney's rapidly evolving second CBD.
Cr Finn said her decision to run for council in 1999 had been driven by a concern about the loss of heritage buildings in Parramatta. "I can't think of a single building that has been knocked down and then replaced by a more attractive one," she said.
While urban design standards in Parramatta were getting better - thanks to the use of design panels which advise councils and architectural competitions for large developments - she wants more improvements.
"I [also] plan to be very consultative," she said. "The council needs to improve its notification processes."
Cr Finn succeeds Paul Garrard, also formally a left winger, but more right-leaning. The two crossed swords last year over a plan for controversial sky bridges to Westfield's mall, as part of Parramatta's Civic Centre and railway redevelopment.
Cr Finn opposed the plan because she believed it would funnel pedestrian traffic from the railway and the cinema into Westfield and damage other local retailers.
"It was quite clearly about hogging all the dollars," she said.
The council initially opposed giving permission for the sky bridges to cross council-owned roads, but Cr Garrard moved a recision motion and the council voted to give its owners' consent. Cr Finn remained bitterly opposed.
Yesterday she conceded it would be difficult to revoke the owners' consent, but said Westfield's development application was still to come before council, and the interests of all stakeholders would be considered.
Cr Finn, who works as a policy officer at the NSW Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability, will take leave without pay from the department.
"I don't think you can do it part-time," she said, echoing the sentiments of her boss, Energy Minister Frank Sartor, about the responsibilities and workload of a lord mayor.
Cr Finn grew up in country NSW but has lived in Granville for 10 years. Her partner works for an environmental group.
Maureen Walsh, wife of Laurie Ferguson, the federal MP and leading member of the Left, was elected deputy lord mayor.
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Inaugural Boutique Auction: African American Art on April 21
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April 21 marks the inauguration of our new Boutique Auctions, presented as part of our monthly Art & Antique Auctions. The focus of this premier auction, managed by Thom Pegg of Tyler Fine Arts in
The auction catalog, comprised of carefully selected works by some of the most recognizable artists of the 20th Century, reads like a Who's Who of African American artists. Their influence and imagery can be found in every aspect of American art. The artwork represented in this auction encompasses a broad spectrum of style and media, including traditional paintings and sculpture through works by Harlem Renaissance artists, the Black Art Movement from Chicago, as well The American School and the Outsider Art Movement.
This auction could be interpreted to represent the struggle of many African Americans who often walked a thin line between established African American Art movements like
Works presented in this auction demonstrate a rich cultural history of dedicated artists who at times drew influence from the outside world, while at other times, managed to turn the tables and effectively influence the world of art beyond the boundaries of their own particular communities and movements.
I am pleased to share with you some of the highlights from this very special auction.
Mountain Laurels (1910), a floral still life by Charles Ethan Porter (1847-1923), is the oldest work in this auction. Porter was
Thanks to the WPA, many cultural art centers developed in major African American communities in the US cities during the 1930s and 40s. These art centers provided employment and professional art instruction for their communities. Art movements and styles associated with their specific geographic locations swiftly followed.
At the heart of the Harlem Renaissance was the Harlem Arts Workshop. Sculptor Augusta Savage (1892-1962) is known as the founder of the Harlem Arts Workshop. In 1937, she became the first director of the
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"As an artist… I am intensely interested in probing, exploring the problems of color, space and form, which challenge all Contemporary painters. However, as a black American… I cannot but be sensitive and responsive in my painting to the injustice, the indignity and the hypocrisy suffered by black citizens."-- Charles Altson (1907-1977)
Charles Alston holds a place of great honor among twentieth century American artists. During a difficult period in American history, Alston was a trail blazer for African American artists. Among his many accomplishments, Alston was the first African American Advisor of the WPA. In 1950, he became the first African American instructor at the Arts Student League in
Alston will be represented by two lithographs in the April 21, including Rockin' n' Rhythm (1929), depicting a sultry couple in the throes of a passionate dance, not only embodies the Jazz Age in New York, but also exemplifies Alston's ability to convey a sculpture-like quality derived from African sculptures in his two-dimensional work.
Other artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance include Romare Bearden, and Elizabeth Catlett.
ART SCENE 1930s-40s CHICAGO
"The Black woman represents the Black Race. She is the Black Spirit; she conveys a feeling of eternity, and the continuum of life." –Eldzier Cortor
Eldzier Cortor's (b. 1916), 1946 work Woman in an Interior (est. $30,000-$50,000) demonstrates the Surrealists' influence on African American artists during the mid 20th Century. Cortor, who studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, was co-founder of the
"I was no longer called black artist, Negro artist, colored boy. When I won that prize, all of a sudden, there was no longer a racial designation." –Hughie Lee-Smith
As an artist exploring styles during the post-Expressionist era, Hughie Lee-Smith's work is associated Magic Realism, frequently representing loneliness and isolation from society. Lee-Smith managed to break through racial barriers in 1953, when he won top prize for one of his paintings from the Detroit Institute of Art. This was a turning point in his perception of himself as an artist. Years later, he said, "I was no longer called black artist, Negro artist, colored boy. When I won that prize, all of a sudden, there was no longer a racial designation." Lee-Smith is represented by two works in this auction.
"When Gertrude Stein and Ferdinand Leger told me that I would be a big American painter some day I felt a little honored, but when I heard that Picasso had said that I was on the right track I really felt honored."
-–Charles Sebree, 1940
Another artist affiliated with the
Ralph Arnold's (1927-2006), 1976 mixed media construction Last Romance (est. $2,000-$3,000), echoes strong influence from Joseph Cornell, who was strongly aligned with the Surrealist and Dadaist movements during the early 20th Century. Examples of
There is sometimes a nearly indecipherable line drawn between what many consider "high" art versus "low" art. The art movement commonly referred to as Outsider Art raises many philosophical questions. Standing Figure, a primitive self portrait (est. by Mose Tolliver, shows this leader of the American Outsider Art Movement at its very best. One part visionary, one part artist, Tolliver's work as has been widely exhibited and published.
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February 23, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter
All of Swiss Re's business units contributed positively – although Life and Health (L&H) Reinsurance was a standout – to the 31% increase in net income of US$4.6 billion in 2015 compared to US$3.5 billion in 2014.
"The result benefited from strong underwriting, the absence of major natural catastrophes and from reserve releases, as well as from the strong result in L&H Re," notes a statement from Swiss Re. The strong 2015 results, together with the strategic framework, provide an excellent base for the future, it adds.
"These results show that we are well-positioned to capture available opportunities, despite headwinds that the entire industry is experiencing as a result of the tough market environment," David Cole, chief financial officer for Swiss Re Group, suggests in the statement. "Looking ahead, we are in a solid position to combine our capital strength with financial flexibility in order to continue to profitably grow our business," Cole offers.
Net income attributable to common shareholders was also up for 2015 Q4 compared to 2014 Q4, Swiss Re reports, reaching US$938 million compared to US$245 million. "The comparable prior quarter result reflected the impact of management actions and the unwinding of an asset funding structure supporting a longevity transaction, both in L&H Re," the statement notes.
Looking at full-year net income by line, Swiss Re reports the following:
Premiums earned and fee income for the Group totalled US$30.2 billion for 2015, down from US$31.3 billion for 2014, Swiss Re points out, "mainly reflecting unfavourable foreign exchange rate movements. At constant exchange rates, premiums and fees increased by 4%."
For net premiums earned (NPE), these amounted to US$15.1 billion in 2015 compared to US$15.6 billion in 2014, mainly driven by foreign exchange rate movements. "Excluding this impact, premiums earned increased by US$497 million, driven by higher premiums in U.S. (United States) casualty and higher earnings from contracts written in prior years in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region," the company reports.
For L&H Re, premiums earned and fee income decreased by 2.7% to US$11.0 billion in 2015 compared to US$11.3 billion in 2014; for Corporate Solutions, these decreased year-over-year 1.9% to US$ 3.4 billion in 2015; and for Admin Re, gross cash generation for 2015 was US$543 million.
Other results for full-year 2015 and 2014 include the following:
Looking at 2015 Q4 results, Swiss Re reports P&C Re's net income declined to US$703 million compared to US$1.2 billion in 2014 Q4. "The quarter was impacted by flood losses in the U.K. and in India," the statement adds.
With regard to premiums earned, these declined to US$3.7 billion, Swiss Re notes, pointing out that "growth in U.S. casualty was offset by lower motor business in Asia and property business in EMEA and Asia."
For the other lines, L&H Re reported a net income of US$176 million in 2015 Q4 compared to a US$734 million loss in the prior-year period; Corporate Solutions reported net income of US$16 million compared US$70 million; Admin Re delivered net income of US$152 million compared to a loss of US$185 million.
"With a clear focus during the past five years on the 2011-2015 group financial targets, Swiss Re successfully delivered on its return on equity and earnings per share targets," notes the company statement.
"Given the strong business performance and the very strong capital position, Swiss Re's Board of Directors will propose raising its regular dividend to CHF 4.60 per share," the company states, adding that the dividend will be paid after shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting on Apr. 22.
"We have delivered a strong performance based on our underwriting discipline over the past five years and end this period with one of our highest-ever profits," says Michel M. Lies [pictured upper left], Swiss Re's Group CEO.
"We maintained a strong capital position, increased the regular dividends with earnings and launched a share buy-back program. At the same time, we broadened the offering of the services we can bring to our clients," continues Lies, who will be retiring this summer.
The strategic framework unveiled in December 2015 "will further ensure our ability to respond to market challenges by being agile," he says, adding that the framework will "continue to support us as we drive to further differentiate Swiss Re in a challenging environment and broaden and diversify our client base."
Thanking Lies for more 35 years of service to Swiss Re, Walter B. Kielholz, chairman of the Board of Directors, reports that "under his leadership over the past four years, net income has almost doubled, the capital base has increased significantly and we have distributed more than US$12 billion of excess capital back to shareholders."
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Greenville finishes in 10th place at state finals
ALLENDALE — The Greenville Yellow Jackets girls golf team wrapped up its season on Saturday at the second day of the Division 2 state golf finals at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University.
Greenville improved by one stroke on day two, but finished 10th overall in the 15 team field. The Yellow Jackets shot 382 on Friday and 381 on Saturday for a total of 763.
Muskegon Mona Shores won its fourth straight state title with a score of 666. Battle Creek Lakeview was second with 707 and Okemos third with 711.
Greenville senior Britta Bernth finished 10th overall individually with a two-day score of 168 (87, 81).
Elle Nichols of Okemos won the individual state title. She defeated Mona Shores' Hailey Hrynewich and East Lansing's Kristyn Crippen on the first hole of a playoff. All there tied in regulation with 158s.
On Saturday, Jessica Bohner shot 92 (185 total) for the Yellow Jackets. Lauryn Day shot 98 (198), Karli Didion 117 (219) and Amanda Kerschen 110 (224).
The Yellow Jackets placed 3rd last year in Division 2.
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Myth: The Xenogears Orchestral Album
|Myth: The Xenogears Orchestral Album
|Soundtrack album by Yasunori Mitsuda
|February 23, 2011
|Bulgaria, London
|Video game music, Traditional music, Irish music
|Bulgarian, English
|Square Enix
|Yasunori Mitsuda
|Yasunori Mitsuda chronology
Myth: The Xenogears Orchestral Album is an arranged soundtrack to Square Enix's role-playing video game Xenogears. It is the third soundtrack to the game, after Xenogears Original Soundtrack and Creid, another arranged album, both released in 1998. Myth was composed by the game's composer Yasunori Mitsuda and arranged by Mitsuda, Youki Yamamoto, Sachiko Miyano, and Natsumi Kameoka. The album contains 14 tracks, including a song performed by the Irish singer Joanne Hogg, and has a length of 51:33. The orchestration was performed by the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yamamoto. The album was announced in October 2010, and was released on February 23, 2011 by Square Enix. A vinyl record version of the album was released on April 1, 2011, consisting of six tracks from the full album.
Reviewers were consistent in their praises and criticism of the album. They noted the high production values and the quality of the original compositions and the performance of the orchestra. They also felt that the later tracks in the album were notably weaker than the early tracks, that the arrangements in general did not stray far from the source material, and that several of the track choices did not seem to fit as well as orchestral renditions as others.
Xenogears composer Yasunori Mitsuda announced plans to create an album of orchestral arrangements of music from that game on October 6, 2010, via his Twitter account.[1] Mitsuda had previously released two albums of music from the game, both in 1998, the year the game was released—Xenogears Original Soundtrack, a soundtrack album for the game, and Creid, an album of arranged music inspired by Celtic folk music and Japanese rock.[2] He has said that he decided to make the album due to the emotions that he and fans still felt about the game 13 years after its release, which led him to want to commemorate that.[3] The music of Xenogears is particularly close to Mitsuda, as it was the last soundtrack that he worked on for Square Enix—the first video game company he worked for—and he knew that he would be leaving when he composed the soundtrack for the game. He has said that he had been considering the idea of a Xenogears orchestral album for six or seven years prior to starting on it, but until then did not have both the opportunity to work on the project and the confidence in his own abilities as an orchestrator to make the album sound as he wished.[4]
When the album was announced, Square Enix opened a poll for members of their fan club to vote on tracks that they would like to see in the album.[1] The poll was closed on October 20 and in December the top ten results were published. Eight of these were eventually included in the final album—"Crimson Knight" and "Awakening" were excluded.[5] Although Mitsuda tried to put as many of the suggestions into the album as he felt were appropriate, he only included the top three "without thinking".[6] He was limited in his track selection due to many of the original tunes sharing common themes, while he wanted only one instance of a given theme to be present on Myth.[4] The track list was initially set to feature ten tracks, but was later expanded to fourteen.[7]
The album was recorded with the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra in Bulgaria and was mixed in London in December, 2010.[8][9] Of the fourteen tracks, Mitsuda only arranged one for orchestration; Youki Yamamoto, who also conducted the orchestra, arranged three, Sachiko Miyano arranged two, and Natsumi Kameoka of Mitsuda's Procyon Studio arranged seven.[10] Joanne Hogg reprised her role as the vocalist for "Small Two of Pieces"; however, the lyrics were not re-recorded. Instead, her original performance from the game's soundtrack was used.[8] The title "Myth" was chosen by Mitsuda so that "this work may become everyone's myth", as he wanted the music to remind listeners of "fond memories and thoughts of the world of" the original game and soundtrack.[11]
The album was released on February 23, 2011. It contains 14 tracks with a total length of 51:33. The album was published by Square Enix and has a catalog number of SQEX-10230. The physical release of the album was only in Japan, though it was additionally released digitally on iTunes outside of the country.[12] Additionally, on April 1, 2011, Square Enix published a vinyl record version of the album. This version contains six tracks, corresponding to tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 12, and 13 from the full album. It has a length of 28:33 and the catalog number SE-M0004.[13] Ringtones for "Village Pride", "A Distant Promise", "Dark Dawn" and "Small Two of Pieces" were released on January 28, 2011.[14] Mitsuda noted that there might be a second orchestral album in the future if the first was successful;[6] he described himself as "very keen on the idea of producing the second album".[4]
In his review of the album, Connary Fagen of Original Sound Version concluded that it was "part masterpiece, part phone-in." He felt that the majority of the album, especially the first two-thirds, was composed of strong, high-quality tracks. However, he felt that a few pieces, in particular the final three tracks, were "underwhelming". He described the overall effect as "a row of books with only one bookend" as the album in his opinion did not have a strong or defined ending.[8] Ben Schweitzer of Square Enix Music Online said that while "the album as a whole is worthwhile", that it was "in some ways like a wasted opportunity." He felt that the majority of the tracks were short orchestrations that did not attempt to stray from the original material, which in his opinion meant that they were left to stand on the merits of the original compositions rather than their own merits. He did note that the quality of the orchestra was high, and called out "Cage of Remorse and Relief" and "Soaring" as especially well done.[10]
Myth was reviewed by two separate critics from RPGFan. Eric Farand praised the album, saying that half of the songs were great and the other half were "pretty good"; he called out "Village Pride" as one of the best. Like Fagen he felt that the second half of the album contained several tracks that were "forgettable, phoned-in or a poor song selection for this album". He agreed with Schweitzer that the majority of the arrangements did not deviate much from the original compositions, but said that it was what he expected and wanted from an orchestral arrangement album. Stephen Meyerink, in his review, was less receptive to the album, saying that "It's good. It's not great." He praised the technical quality of the performances, especially those of the string section of the orchestra, but criticized the lack of originality in the arrangements. He noted "Soaring" and "Bonds of Sea and Flames" as some of the few tracks he felt brought something unique to the arrangement. He felt that while the original compositions were strong, that the album felt "rushed" and "phoned-in" with poor track selection, made more to tie in with the release of Xenogears on the PlayStation Network that year than for the love of the music.[15]
Track listing[edit]
For many of the tracks, the English names used in the iTunes release are different than the literal translation of the Japanese names, which were used for the original soundtrack. When the literal translation differs, it is marked after the Japanese name.
|"Dark Dawn" (冥き黎明)
|Natsumi Kameoka
|"Village Pride" (おらが村は世界一, lit. Our Village is Number One)
|Youki Yamamoto
|"Soaring" (飛翔, lit. Soaring the Skies)
|"Intangible Treasure" (盗めない宝石, lit. Unstealable Jewel)
|"Deadly Dance" (死の舞踏, lit. Stage of Death)
|"Shevat -The Wind Calls-" (風が呼ぶ、蒼穹のシェバト, lit. The Wind is Calling, Shevat of the Azure Sky)
|"October Mermaid" (神無月の人魚)
|Sachiko Miyano
|"Bonds of Sea and Flames" (海と炎の絆)
|"Windy Song" (やさしい風がうたう, lit. The Gentle Wind Sings)
|"Cage of Remorse and Relief" (悔恨と安らぎの檻にて, lit. In a Prison of Remorse and Contentment)
|Yasunori Mitsuda
|"Lost… -Screeching Shards-" (lost… きしんだかけら, lit. Lost… Broken Shards)
|"The Beginning and the End" (最先と最後)
|Tetsuya Takahashi
|"Small Two of Pieces"
|Masato Kato
|"A Distant Promise" (遠い約束)
- Yasunori Mitsuda – composer, arranger, orchestrator, producer
- Youki Yamamoto – arranger, orchestrator, conductor
- Sachiko Miyano – arranger, orchestrator
- Natsumi Kameoka – arranger, orchestrator
- The Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra – orchestra
- Joanne Hogg – vocals on "Small Two of Pieces"
- Tetsuya Takahashi – lyrics on "The Beginning and the End"
- Masato Kato – lyrics on "Small Two of Pieces"
- ^ a b Maas, Liz (2010-10-06). "Xenogears Orchestral Arranged Album In The Works". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ Mitsuda, Yasunori (July 2002). "Questions from July, 2002". Procyon Studio. Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ "ゼノギアス』の楽曲をフルオーケストラ演奏でアレンジしたCDが発売決定" (in Japanese). Famitsu. 2010-12-28. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ^ a b c Napolitano, Jayson (2011-03-31). "Square Enix Composer Series: Yasunori Mitsuda Talks Myth and Re-Myth?". Original Sound Version. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ^ マイ フェイバリット ミュージック 沁み音 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ a b Mitsuda, Yasunori (2011-01-21). "Mitsuda Diary-選曲" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Mitsuda, Yasunori (2011-12-13). "Mitsuda Diary- MYTH – The Xenogears Orchestral Album Comment" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ a b c Fagen, Connary (2011-02-25). "Myth Becomes Reality: Xenogears MYTH (Review)". Original Sound Version. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Mitsuda, Yasunori (2010-12-02). "Bulgaria Recording 1" (in Japanese). Procyon Studio. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ a b Schweitzer, Ben. "Myth: The Xenogears Orchestral Album :: Review by Ben Schweitzer". Square Enix Music Online. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ "ゼノギアス フルオーケストラアルバム『MYTH』" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Maas, Liz (2011-02-24). "Myth: The Xenogears Orchestral Album Is Available On US iTunes, Too". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
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External links[edit]
- Myth: The Xenogears Orchestral Soundtrack official website (in Japanese)


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"It was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea..." Edgar Allan Poe
love the contrast between the well-cared for shutters and the peeling paint. have a good time with the gov.
Interesting picture. I've never seen shutters on a window that already had shutters. S
I like the composition, esp. the juxtaposition of the old and new. The flowers add a nice touch.
Please tell her to quit being a reverse Robin Hood!
Yes, tell her to stay off the Appalachian Trail.
What anon said. Love the shutters!
Leave me a comment. They make me strong.


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Mark Millon and a group of Warrior/Brine athletes didn't hesitate when given the chance to cheer up a group of kids in Newtown, Conn., this week. Holiday or not.
Some of the biggest names in lacrosse — Millon, Joel White, Ken Clausen, Matt Bocklet, Geoff Snider, Steve Brooks, Jeremy Sieverts, Justin Turri, Scott Rodgers and Eric Lusby — held a clinic Thursday for about 150 kids in Newtown, Conn., in the wake of a horrific school shooting that left 26 dead, including 20 children.
"The tragedy up there at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown was truly unspeakable." Millon said. "So holiday or not it was pretty easy to offer up our time in hopes that we might make even a small difference in a young boy or girls life."
White drove through near-blizzard conditions in Upstate New York to get there. Snider came all the way from Calgary. The event was just two days after Christmas and one day after Boxing Day.
"I think we all felt good knowing that we gave up some of our time to put a smile on face that may not have smiled much in the past few weeks.," Millon said, noting the parents were all very appreciative of their efforts. The UConn women's basketball team happened to be in the gym next door.
"I was just so taken back when we put the email out to our athletes at Warrior and Brine how many and how fast the guys replied that they wanted to be involved," Millon said.


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Here's a neat set of Lefton white poodle bookends. The poodles are sitting on white books with gold edges. Each has its Lefton Japan sticker, and each is numbered. There is one chip that I did not find until reaching the store. It's on the back of one of the books, and a closeup is shown below. The dogs are darling, nice coloring, nice poses. They are 6" tall. Originally, these bookends were going to be priced at $65, but because of the one chip, I've reduced the price to $30 for the pair.


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Alex Meyer isn't even on the Twins 40-man roster but I am picking him out as the last man in this series. He has done some great things at Triple-A to start the year and the Twins starting pitching has shown some holes. This could open up the opportunity for the Twins top pitching prospect to get a call-up in the next couple months.
2013 Recap: 2.99 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 100 SO, 32 BB (78.1 IP)
Forecasting 2014: 3.65 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 81 SO, 28 BB (70.0 IP)
There is a good chance that Meyer won't be appearing at Target Field until after the beginning of June. This still doesn't take away of the mark he could make in his rookie campaign. He has the potential to be the Twins ace for the foreseeable future especially since a lot of the best pitching prospects in the organization are much younger. Minnesota has been waiting for a top flight pitcher since Johan Santana left the organization many moons ago. Meyer is off to a fast start at Triple-A and he has started to use a new change-up. This switch in his off-speed pitch has produced some positive results and the club will watch him closely in the months to come. If he can show some consistency on the mound, he could be at Target Field sooner rather than later.
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Glad you found what works for you. Were you kidding on the rest?
This is a discussion on All Hail the Crossbreed! Anyone else? within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I just got my Crossbreed IWB Supertuck for my S&W M&P Compact .45. Holy poo! What an awesome product. It feels great, gives minimal printing ...
I just got my Crossbreed IWB Supertuck for my S&W M&P Compact .45. Holy poo! What an awesome product. It feels great, gives minimal printing and the original retention was perfect. Wore it last night and at one time forgot I was CCing. I am now wearing it at work (w/o gun due to company policy) to help break it in but it already fits like a glove.
If any one needs a box of ill-fitting holsters from a variety of manufacturers (besides my Blackhawk! SERPA Level 2 paddle holster, which is an awesome, awesome OWB), let me know.
My only regret is not spending the extra $15 to get it in horsehide. Instead of hookers and beer, I think I'm blowing my next paycheck on a few IWB mag carriers and another one for a LCP.
Glad you found what works for you. Were you kidding on the rest?
On not getting hookers and beer? Heavens no. I'm sure I can find some wiggle room in ye olde checking account for that.
On the holsters? No. I have two odd Blackhawk! IWB holsters that I'll never use again. Both aren't gun-specific and will fit anything similar to a S&W M&P Compact. Want 'em?
Welcome! The crossbreed is one of my favorites, too.
Speaking of the other, a check's no good. At my age I have to do a money transfer.
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im wearing mine right now too, breaking it in.
feels great!!
"There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men." - Edmund Burke
+1 on the Crossbreed and beer, -1 on cheap hookers
Pro Deo, Pro Familia, Pro Patria
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I guess that means I'm back to 0. That works for me.
Wil anxious anticipation, I can say that my SuperTuck and accompanying belt are 'coming'...
Not sure when they will get here...
Can't wait...
Really, I can't wait...
Still waiting...
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I am also a CrossBreed fan, not only for their product quality but also their customer service. I would pay a little more for the SuperTuck for the customer service you get with them.
Oh, and welcome to DC.
"Don't hit a man if you can possibly avoid it; but if you do hit him, put him to sleep." - Theodore Roosevelt
I have three CrossBreed IWB holsters: one for the 1911 variants, one for the G19/G32, one for the PM9. These are the most comfortable IWB holsters I have, and I have a bunch.
Crossbreed is the best!
I have a Supertuck Snapslide Qwickclip and a Ranger:(they dont make this model anymore):
They are all great! And they all fit my glock 21 and 30.
Long Live Crossbreed.
I have also replaced the clip in Qwikclip 3 times in the last 6 years and never been charged once for it.
Excellent customer service. Second to none.
Funny this thread was the first thread when logging on today. I ordered a crossbreed supertuck deluxe holster about 5 hours ago. Reassuring to hear that I invested in something that is being praised. Makes me feel like I did something right in my life for once
Now the only thing that is standing between me and my new crossbreed is time
FWIW I have a crossbreed belt I need to get rid of. Ordered it a bit too small since I ordered before I started carrying. 42" from buckle attachment point to the center (of 7) hole. Color is black. It also has the velco sewn into the inside. Will throw in a set of the velcro clips. $65, free shipping to anywhere in US. Would ship 2-3 day priority...
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I carry my Glock 22 in a crossbreed supertuck all the time (except at school). It's awesome! This forum convinced me to try it. Glad I did!
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Meanwhile, all the 81 people killed in this tragic incident have been laid to rest, while the 145 injured receiving are treatment in the hospitals.
Peshawar city SP, Ismail Kharak told Geo News that besides constitution of a four-member probe committee, a new security plan for the protection of minorities has been prepared.
On the other hand, an initial report of the church attack prepared stated that the suicide bombers appeared 20/25 years old. Police said that the eyewitnesses' report of the incident were found contradictory, as some of them stated that the attackers were in police uniform, while some others told that they were wearing 'burqa' (veils).
The dead in the incident were buried in Christian graveyards—according to details, 56 at Sharifabad, 18 at Gora Qabristan and 7 at Phandu Road graveyard.
The tragedy came to pass after two suicide attackers blew themselves up outside a church near Qissa Khawani bazaar here on Sunday.
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) cordoned off the site of crime after what is said to be the Pakistan's deadliest attack on the Christian community.
The dead and injured, some of them seriously, were rushed to different hospitals of Peshawar including Lady Reading Hospital.
AFP adds: The two attackers struck at the end of a service at All Saints Church in Peshawar, the main town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which has borne the brunt of a bloody extremist insurgency in recent years.
Federal interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan confirmed the death toll saying some of the injured were in critical condition.
"There are 34 women and seven children among the dead," Khan told reporters in Peshawar, adding that the federal government had announced a three-day period of national mourning.
Pakistan's umbrella Taliban movement claimed responsibility, saying it had set up a new faction, Junood ul-Hifsa, to kill foreigners to avenge US drone strikes on Taliban and Al-Qaeda operatives.
"We carried out the suicide bombings at Peshawar church and will continue to strike foreigners and non-Muslims until drone attacks stop," Ahmad Marwat, a spokesman for the group, told AFP by telephone.
In June, the group claimed responsibility for killing 10 foreign climbers at a base camp of Nanga Parbat, the second highest mountain in Pakistan after K-2.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif strongly condemned the "cruel" attack, saying it violated the tenets of Islam.
Pope Francis also spoke out against the violence, calling it "a bad choice of hatred and war".
Sahibzada Anees, one of Peshawar's most senior officials, told reporters the bombers struck when the service had just ended. "We are in an area which is a target of terrorism and within that area there was a special security arrangement for the church. We are in a rescue phase and once it is over we will investigate what went wrong," Anees said.
Former minister for inter-faith harmony Paul Bhatti and provincial lawmaker Fredrich Azeem Ghauri both said the attack was the deadliest ever targeting Christians in Pakistan.
The small and largely impoverished Christian community suffers discrimination in the overwhelmingly Muslim-majority nation but bombings against them are extremely rare.
Schoolteacher Nazir Khan, 50, said at least 400 worshippers were greeting each other after the service when there was a huge explosion.
"A huge blast threw me on the floor and as soon as I regained my senses, a second blast took place and I saw wounded people everywhere," Khan told AFP.
An AFP reporter saw shreds of human flesh and bloodstains on the walls and floor of the church, whose windows had been ripped out by the blast.
Pages of a Bible were scattered near the altar and rice meals mingled with dust on the floor amid shattered benches. Walls were gouged with ball bearings used in the explosives, he said.
Grieving relatives blocked the main Grand Trunk Road highway with bodies of the victims to protest against the killings, an AFP reporter said.
Christians in Karachi, Lahore, Multan and other cities also staged protest rallies to condemn the attacks and demand state protection for their lives and properties, AFP reporters said.
In the southern port city of Karachi angry protesters clashed with police when they tried to clear a road in Isa Nagri, a low-income Christian neighbourhood.
Pakistan's Ulema Council, an association of leading Muslim scholars, branded the attack as "shameful".
Sectarian violence between majority Sunni and minority Shiite Muslims is on the rise in Pakistan but Sunday's bombings will fuel fears the already beleaguered Christian community, could be increasingly targeted.
Militants have carried out hundreds of bombings targeting security forces and minority Muslim groups they regard as heretical, but attacks on Christians have previously largely been confined to grenade attacks and occasional riots.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a deeply conservative province bordering the tribal districts along the Afghan frontier which are home to Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants.
Provincial lawmaker Ghauri said there were about 200,000 Christians in the province, of whom 70,000 lived in Peshawar. "Now after this attack Christians across Pakistan will fear for their lives," he warned.
Only around two percent of the country's population of 180 million are Christian. The community complains of growing discrimination.
Christians have a precarious existence in Pakistan, often living in slum-like "colonies" cheek-by-jowl with Muslims and fearful of allegations of blasphemy, a sensitive subject that can provoke outbursts of public violence.
In the town of Gojra in Punjab province in 2009, a mob burned 77 houses and killed seven people after rumours that a copy of the Islamic holy book the Koran had been desecrated during a Christian marriage ceremony.