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[ustav] Re: Studite Typicon in Russia
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- It is not a problem of "opening" the attachment. The problem is that
the attachment you sent is of some unknown fomat, with a DOS extension
of ".dat" You need to either send the attachments in .txt format or
perhaps .doc format (Microsoft Word). Then we can open and read
your attachment... :-)
Dn. Daniel
----- Original Message -----
From: Isaac E. Lambertsen <ilector@...>
To: <email@example.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 12:48 PM
Subject: [ustav] Studite Typicon in Russia
> Dear Ustavniki,
> Here is another excerpt from Skaballanovich, this time concerning the
> Studite Typicon and how it came to Russia. This was a question raised on
> the list some time ago, but I have only recently found the time to
> this passage.
> I am appending it to this message as an attachment. Since my recent
> transmission on the all-night vigil service performed in Kiev in 1911, His
> Grace, Bishop Tikhon has posted a suggestion as to how to conveniently
> attachments. For those who have difficulty with this procedure, I refer
> to his directions.
> Hope some of you find this translation interesting.
> Sincerely,
> Isaac Lambertsen.
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- Dear Deacon Daniel,
I am attaching the translation to this message in "text only" form. That's
the best I can do. Hope it works for at least some of you.
Isaac Lambertsen
>From: "Dn. Daniel Swires" <dnswires@...>
>To: <email@example.com>
>Subject: [ustav] Re: Studite Typicon in Russia
>Date: Sun, Oct 3, 1999, 8:36 PM
> It is not a problem of "opening" the attachment. The problem is that
> the attachment you sent is of some unknown fomat, with a DOS extension
> of ".dat" You need to either send the attachments in .txt format or
> perhaps .doc format (Microsoft Word). Then we can open and read
> your attachment... :-)
> Dn. Daniel
- At 08:36 PM 10/3/1999 -0400, Daniel wrote:
>It is not a problem of "opening" the attachment. The problem is thatI believe that Isaac originally sent the Skaballanovich Vigil in a document
>the attachment you sent is of some unknown fomat, with a DOS extension
>of ".dat" You need to either send the attachments in .txt format or
>perhaps .doc format (Microsoft Word). Then we can open and read
>your attachment... :-)
with the extension *.rtf (rich text format)
In MS Word, you may open documents with the following extensions:
*.doc, *.dot, *.rtf, *txt, *.wk1, *.wk2, *wk3, *.xls, *.xlw, *.asc, *.scd,
*.ans, *.wri, *.mcw, *.WP5, *.WP6, *.wps, etc., and, if you have Word97 or
Word2000, you should be able to open docs with *.html, and *.url
extensions. There is some problem with formatting between different
versions of MS Word, but none that prevent opening a document.
If you have MS Word, but when you click on File-Open you don't have such
possibilities listed in the box, then you can obtain the filters for any of
the above, and more, from the MS site.
The most recent document from Isaac was about the Studite Typikon. It came
in my email with this extension: *.doc. What is the problem? I find it
difficult to comprehend if anyone has a word-processing program so old that
it can't recognize and read a document in rich text formatting (*.rtf) or
in (*.doc) as the attachments originally sent were. I must be missing something.
- For those of us (or is it just me?) that cannot receive attachments, is
an alternative for getting this information? Perhaps someone could send
in an email message (unless it is too long) or post it on their website.
Thanks in advance,
-- Subdeacon Mark Seidel
On Sun, 03 Oct 1999 21:42:32 -0400 "Isaac E. Lambertsen"
<ilector@...> writes:
>Dear Deacon Daniel,That's
>I am attaching the translation to this message in "text only" form.
>the best I can do. Hope it works for at least some of you.___________________________________________________________________
>Isaac Lambertsen
>>From: "Dn. Daniel Swires" <dnswires@...>
>>To: <firstname.lastname@example.com>
>>Subject: [ustav] Re: Studite Typicon in Russia
>>Date: Sun, Oct 3, 1999, 8:36 PM
>> It is not a problem of "opening" the attachment. The problem is that
>> the attachment you sent is of some unknown fomat, with a DOS extension
>> of ".dat" You need to either send the attachments in .txt format or
>> perhaps .doc format (Microsoft Word). Then we can open and read
>> your attachment... :-)
>> Dn. Daniel
>See Ustav information at http://www.orthodox.net/ustav
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- That worked just fine!
Dn. Daniel
----- Original Message -----
From: Isaac E. Lambertsen <ilector@...>
To: <email@example.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 9:42 PM
Subject: [ustav] Re: Studite Typicon in Russia
> Dear Deacon Daniel,
> I am attaching the translation to this message in "text only" form.
> the best I can do. Hope it works for at least some of you.
> Sincerely,
> Isaac Lambertsen
- Bp. Tikhon wrote:
> The most recent document from Isaac was about the Studite Typikon. It came
> in my email with this extension: *.doc. What is the problem? I find it
> difficult to comprehend if anyone has a word-processing program so old
> it can't recognize and read a document in rich text formatting (*.rtf) orsomething.
> in (*.doc) as the attachments originally sent were. I must be missing
>Master, bless.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forgive me, Your Grace, but just because you receive and can open an
attachment does not mean that others can. There are too many variables.
It might have something to do with differing e-mail programs or perhaps
differing ISP's. It came to me (and probably others) not with the extension
".doc" or ".rtf" but with the extension ".dat", which Microsoft Word 97
I have) does not recognize, nor does Conversions Plus (which I have)...
But the subsequent ".txt" version that he sent worked just fine!
unworthy Dn. Daniel
- Mark Seidel wrote:
> For those of us (or is it just me?) that cannot receive attachments, isOk, here is the text version that we received simply pasted into this
> there
> an alternative for getting this information? Perhaps someone could send
> it
> in an email message (unless it is too long) or post it on their website.
> Thanks in advance,
> -- Subdeacon Mark Seidel
which is simple enough, but I notice there are some characters that do not
translate into the ASCII character set of e-mail and the margins will be
Dn. Daniel
On Free or Asymmetrical Rhythm
by Prince Alexis F. L'vov
I. Regarding Singing in General
Devoted to music from my very childhood, due to my innate inclination
toward this art I always nurtured a particular sympathy for the ancient
chants of the Orthodox Church. Later, this sympathy brought me to the
desire to investigate the basic principles of our ecclesiastical chant.
In 1836, I was appointed Director of the Court Chapel Singers; and
thenceforth, due to the very essence of my official pursuits, there formed
for me the obligation to investigate thoroughly the chants used at the
Imperial Court. Examining them, I naturally found that they fall into two
categories: 1) ancient chants, and 2) chants of recent times. Both differ
entirely from one another in the composition and character of their
melodies, as well as by rhythm, and in general as to the laws on the basis
of which they are composed.
The first of them were in part transmitted to us, along with Christianity,
from Greece, and were in part composed by by the hymnographers of our
ancient Russia, prior to the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th
century, i.e. before that period when, at the behest of Peter the Great,
Russia moved into the circle of European realms and began, in the sciences
and the arts, to adapt itself to Western conditions: all those chants which
were originally written in hook notation were transcribed, during the reign
of Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich, into the generally used notes, written on a
single staff with alto clef, and in this form were printed in 1762. The
diamond system if the ancient ecclesiastical or medieval tones serves as
their basis, and for this reason we find in them neither sharps nor flats
(except b-flat, which is rarely encountered). The so-called regular, i.e.
symmetrically-measured, quadratic rhythm did not exist anywhere in those
medieval times when these melodies were set down in Greece or in Russia,
which is why it is understandable why in the ancient melodies of our Church
we also fail to find such rhythm. These chants have come down to us in the
form of melodies, because the laws of harmony, the formation of which began
in Europe only in the 12th and 13th centuries, became known to us in Russian
only at the end of the 17th century, i.e. when these melodies had long been
set down, and when long-standing habit, as one must presuppose, demanded
that only monodic, unison chanting exist in church.
The second chants are of more recent derivation, i.e. they were composed in
the 18th or 19th centuries by composers already familiar with the learning
of the West and with the new musical system which exists to the present.
From their composition they are no longer in a mere melodic form, but in a
form which unites within itself melody, and the harmony and rhythm of a new
time and a new musical system. The diatonic system of the ancient
ecclesiastical (or medieval) tones is no longer present in them and has been
replaced by a system of tones divided mathematically, definitely, in
relation to time; sharps and flats have come into use, the former free
rhythm has been supplanted by a rhythm which is quadratic, symmetrical,
mathematically regular. In a word, a vast distance separates the chants
composed on the basis of the former system from the chants composed on the
basis of the new system.
Examining the difference between the former and the latter, I was compelled
to turn my particular attention to the rhythm, postponing an investigation
into the other laws which bring about the existence of our ancient
ecclesiastical hymnody; here I will deal primarily with an examination of
laws strictly of rhythm.
The study of this subject has led me to the question: Can music in our time
not exist otherwise than with the immutable, inescapable predominance of
quadracity, or some other monotonous periodicity of rhythm? Is rhythm which
is free in its movement, which is not subject to the condition of
mathematical symmetry, only an appurtenance of the infantile era of both
peoples and the musical art? Should free rhythm no longer exist either in
our contemporary art or in the music of future times?
My inner aesthetic sense told me loudly that in music free rhythm-so-called
irregular, i.e. symmetrically unmeasured rhythm,-has precisely the same
right of citizenship as so-called regular, i.e. symmetrical rhythm; yet for
a long time I was unable to give myself a full and clear account of those
laws which govern the existence of this or that fact; I could not find
tangible proofs to lend credence to my aesthetic feeling, and especially to
that supposition that in many instances free, asymmetrical rhythm must be
preferred to quadratic, mathematically symmetrical rhythm.
The labors, reflections and researches of many years have led me finally to
the desired goal and to a conviction of the possibility and licitness of
introducing free, asymmetrical rhythm into (primarily Church) music.
Convinced that this introduction is justified not only theoretically by the
laws of rhythm, but also by practice itself, I applied the theory and
observations to compositions in church style which, if I am not mistaken, in
this way received special, characteristic qualities.
It is well known that every correct melody follows those laws on which
versification is based, i.e. it must have meter, pulse, quadratic rhythm,
hard and soft beats, masculine and feminine endings, etc. A musical piece
appears in our inner conception with the character peculiar to it only when
all these conditions are met in it: otherwise, we find no point to it.
Though it is not my intention to explain in detail the laws of quadratic
rhythm, yet do I not consider it superfluous to say a few words about it.
Let us imagine beats of 2, 3 or 4 quarter notes: in the first two cases, the
hard beat falls on the first quarter note, and in the latter, on the first
and the third. A period consists of an even or odd number of beats. A
period of an even number can exist on its own, but that of an odd number
requires an assistant of the same number of beats, and in conjunction with
this assistant is made an even period. In this manner, a period of three
beats must have as an assistant a period also of three beats, a period of
five beats must have a five-beat assistant, a period of seven beats a
similar assistant, and so forth. Let us take examples:
musical examples on p. 4
Similarly, periods of 5 or 7 beats require assistants. A greater number of
beats are rarely used in a period, for in such a case the period, being
dragged out, loses it determinacy.
On these principal rules, set forth here in brief, is based what they
usually call musical rhythm. Yet these very rules are something
conditional, and for this reason the understanding and ability to carry them
out are only acquired by experience. The simple people do not know these
musical rules. Listen to the artless singing of an uneducated man who has
not studied music, even though by nature he has a complete aptitude for it,
and you will notice that he is singing without being inhibited by either
beats or rhythm, which are inaccessible to him. The difference between
artful singing and artless singing is almost the same as that between
metered speech and ordinary, prosodic speech.
On more the one occasion I happened to hear how choral singers sang Russian
songs, and how the same songs were performed by chanters. The former sang
by ear and, so to speak, by a natural flair; the latter, according to the
rules of art. I could not but award pre'minence to the choral singers. In
their execution, which was not hindered by conditional rules, there was
manifest a power, a fire, sometimes an upsurge of inspiration; on the other
hand, although the singers sang correctly, they did so weakly, limply: it
was obvious that the conditions of music hindered them. In a word, the
difference between the singing of the former and the latter was such that
the choral singers would hardly have recognized their own songs in those
performed by the singers.
When speaking of the absence of strict meter in the singing of the songs of
the simple folk, we must, however, exclude dance songs: in them the keeping
of a beat is essential for the dancing itself. (footnote: In the Caucasus,
during dances, the mountaineers clap their hands in meter instead of using
music or singing.) Consequently, music which accompanies dancing
subordinates itself to the subject for which it is appointed, and conforms
to its conditions.
The latter circumstance is extraordinarily important: it is nearly the key
to resolving our question. In actual fact, if dance songs are in their own
rhythm subordinate to the conditions of the dance, then in precisely the
same way music which accompanies words must subordinate itself not only to
the meaning of the words, but to their rhythm, especially where the speech
comprises the principal subject, requiring of those who listen to it a
primary, if not exclusive attention.
II. Regarding Church Singing
I would be superfluous here to expatiate on the fact that all the power,
all the importance in church singing is contained in the words of the
prayer. The objective of chant is to impart to the words of the prayer a
clearer expression. It is evident that such singing not only must conform
totally with the meaning of the prayer which it accompanies and subordinate
itself to its meaning; but the notational signs themselves must be
completely subordinate to the rhythm of the words, in nowise distorting
Examining our ancient chants from this point of view, I became convinced
that in them the notes possess their own true significance, because they are
unconditionally bound to the speech and conform to its structure. At the
same time I became convinced that quadratic rhythm and uniform beats (the
conditions of versification) can in a highly unsatisfactory way accompany
speech written in prose, and subject the words to inevitable changes in
accent, to permutations, repetitions, as a result of which not only the
power, but even the very sense of the speech can be distorted.
For greater clarity let us cite an example. We will take two simple
phrases composed of an identical number of syllables:
We hymn the celestial King
We hymn the heavenly Kingdom
The whole difference between these examples lies in the fact that in the
final words-King and Kingdom-the accents are different. But if we wish to
set both to notes, the difference in the accents presents us with a great
difficulty; it forces us, because of the rules accepted by us, either to
alter the melody, or to give the word itself a greater duration, without any
prosodic reason, solely to satisfy the conditions of quadratic rhythm. One
can depict he words "We hymn the celestial King with the following notes:
@@@@ page 6 @@@@
These notes obviously do no serve to depict the phrase "We hymn the
heavenly Kingdom", because in the word "kingdom" the strong accept falls on
the first syllable, and not on the second, as in the word "@@@@".
@@@@ page 6 @@@@
To help with this, one might write thus:
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or, what might be even more satisfactory with regard to rhythm, thus:
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If it were absolutely necessary to sing these words according to the notes
written for the words "We hymn the celestial King", we would need to do
nothing more than to invert the phrase thus: "The kingdom of heaven we
hymn"; but this would be a positive alteration of the wording, which we
cannot and must not do.
From this example one may conclude with what difficulty the composer is
confronted when composing for prosodic speech music based on a system of
uniform beats and quadratic rhythms, and with what twistings of the words
themselves he must try to satisfy the requirement of the ordinary rules of
rhythm. Of course, the composer of notes has the power to make all manner
of changes in them according to his own discretion, for which he answers to
himself alone; but what right does he have to decide to make appropriate or
inappropriate twistings in the words provided him, to satisfy the
conventional rules of music? How often he is forced to cover up, by various
ruses, anomalies which inevitably come to light when setting speech to notes
with rhythmic division. To convince ourselves of this, let us cite as an
example the first four beats of the music composed for the prayer Our Father
by the famous and beloved composer Bortnyansky.* (footnote: We are taking
this example because it was composed by a man of profound knowledge and high
talent, though one must note that here we are not discussing the merit of a
musical composition-(Bortnyansky has been esteemed by Russia for
generations)-but rather the rules to which he considered himself obliged to
submit.) Here they are:
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On the basis of the accepted rules of music, one should say "Our Father",
and in its assistant, "Who art in the heavens". In the first, there are
three syllables, while in the assistant there are eight. Thus, the famous
composer, desiring to use an even period, stretched out the first three
syllables, and hastened the last eight, and thus preserved the correct
correlation between the first period and its assistant. But this was done
only on the basis of the conventional rules of music, without any prosodic
reason. Moreover, in the words "Who art" and "heavens", there appear
incorrect strong accents, viz., instead of Izhe, the notes force us to sing
Izhe; and instead of nebesekh, nebesekh. Let us now see how in the same
prayer the measure of the beat forces the composer to to depict the words:
"da priidet tsarstvie Tvoe, da budet volya Tvoya. To depict both phrases,
in accordance with the demands of the words, one must write thus:
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We see that the first of these phrases is in 4/4 time, and the second in
3/4. How are they written by the famous composer, so as to preserve uniform
meter? And the main thing we see: Do the words guide the notes, or do the
notes guide the words?
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A simple glance suffices to convince one that the word da is extended
without any prosodic reason; and on the contrary, the simple, uneducated man
praying in church cannot fail to be struck by the strangeness of such an
extension in relation to the words-an extension which is out of place, and
done solely to maintain the 4/4 beat and the regular accent of the words
with the hard and soft accents accepted in this beat. If Bortnyansky was
forced to permit such anomalies, what must we expect from composers who know
less and are not as gifted?
This example and thousands of similar ones completely convinced me of the
simple truth, that when composing music for words written, as are all our
prayers, in prose, the notes of the music must follow the rhythm of the
words in their prosodic combination, just as as when composing music for the
words of poems, the music must follow the rhythm of the words, conforming to
the requirements of the poetic meter. If we can read verse in one way and
prose in another way, there is no reason to think that it is impossible to
sing verse while preserving the accents which depend upon the poetic meter,
and prose with the preservation the accents which occur in prosodic speech.
Thus, I propose that our ancient chants were written without regular beats
and quadratic rhythm for no other reason than that the ancient fathers
subordinated the musical notes to the words, and not the words to the notes,
and for this had profound reasons.
Despite my complete conviction that ecclesiastical chant must never move
away from these reasons, I entered into communication on this subject with
the most prominent music critics of Europe, and from all of them received
the most satisfactory opinions. They all agreed with me on the main
principles, although naturally they did not go into the development of our
local details, which cannot have been fully accessible to them.
Viewing this important subject from all sides, I asked myself: do we not
accompany these chants with harmony who laws we have studied, and the idea
of which has been established in our imagination, like beats and rhythms,
only as a consequence of the efforts of our instructors? But mature
reflection and different experiences can convince anyone that if harmony is
based on the laws of nature, the rules for setting it on paper must be
general for all types of music.
I did not want to be content with mere theoretical assumptions which, in my
opinion, have opened a vast field to human imagination and have formed a
path free and in no way constrained, a path which leads straight to its
objective. I decided to test in action the proposal of my theory in
practice, and therefore wrote several compositions, religious and secular,
where the musical rhythm was subordinate to a rhythm which was not poetic,
but prosodic speech; it is not for me to judge their musical quality, but I
permit myself to note that they produced the most pleasing impression in
particular on those who listened to them who, having been gifted with an
aptitude for the art of music, were themselves trained, though not by means
of the musical rules now generally accepted, i.e. they were accustomed from
childhood to sing simple prose.
If I am not mistaken, a clearing was made in the forest. He who made this
clearing knows what this cost him; but the life of one man does not suffice
to level a new road, to sprinkle it with sand, to plant it around with
flowers; and if such a man is not found who might undertake this, the
clearing will naturally grow over, go to seed, and it will perhaps be taken
in hand only when the roads which exist now lose their usefulness and are
Let us say a few words concerning the mechanism itself of setting notes
down in accordance with prosodic rhythm. We will take several phrases and
set them to notes, taking the following as indispensable conditions:
1) that the words be uttered by all singers simultaneously;
2) that the difference in duration of the notes be maintained quite
definitely, i.e. that a whole note equal two half notes, a half note, two
quarter-notes, etc; and
3) that the beats and rhythm not be uniform, or quadratic, but might
correspond to the natural accents of the words.
Let us indicate the following example: "My wounded and humble soul do Thou
visit, O Lord, Physician of the ailing and the desperate, Haven untouched by
storms." It is not difficult to see that here the narrative consists of
three parts, of which the first two are each subdivided into two sections,
Part one: My woonded and homble s-ul do Thou v'sit, O L-rd.
Part two: Phys'cian of the a'ling and the dZsperate.
Part three: H?ven untooched by st-rms.
It is in accordance with this that we must also dispose the parts of our
melody, determining from the beginning which syllables of the given phrases
must receive a strong accent. In our example, these strong accents are
indicated by letters-in Part One by the letter a; in Part Two by the letter
b; and in Part Three by the letter c.
We must make our divisions into sections so that the first division
presupposes the need for the second, and that together they may form a
single whole; moreover, we must delve into the meaning of the words so that
the very character of the melody may correspond to them. We see that Part
One must depict the prayer of a man who suffers in humility; the second
section of the Part Two is a cry of despair; and in Part Three, the "Haven
untouched by storms" is the calming hope of the sufferer.
According to the measure of my abilities, I have written thus:
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Examining what meter of beats the chant we have cited consists of, we find
the following:
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The meaning of these divisions would present singers only with
difficulties, and for this reason I propose that it is best vertically to
place divisions marking the parts and sections both of the words and of the
notes in their combinations, which will also serve as points of rest for the
Regarding the harmony which accompanies both this and the other examples we
have cited I do not find it necessary to speak, assuming that the reader is
sufficiently knowledgeable in this and has a precise knowledge of the full,
half and quarter cadences.
To this work other examples are appended, viz.:
1) My wounded soulÉ
2) Wherefore, despairingÉ
3) Standing before the CrossÉ
4) Let all flesh be silentÉ
5) Thee Who art clothedÉ
6) Let my prayer be set forthÉ
7) Children's choir-Adagio
8) Our Father
9) Behold my sorrow and painÉ
Having explained why uniform beats and rhythms are not suited for our
ancient chants, and set forth the main bases on which prosodic speech, and
prayers in particular, must be set to notes, I do not consider it
superfluous to say a few words about our ancient ecclesiastical chant, which
possesses a special character peculiar to itself.
For one who does not understand the objective of the singing of prayers and
who turns most of his attention to the singing itself, the simple, ancient
chants appear unsatisfying, because he does not find in them the essential
conditions which we are accustomed to consider a necessity, i.e. uniform
meter and rhythm. On the other hand, he who understands the importance of
prayer and attentively follows its words while they are being sung, cannot
fail to derive great delight, hearing it accompanied by a simple and
pleasing harmony, during the execution of which all the voices pronounce the
speech at the same time-consequently clearly-and conform the meter of the
beats to the essential accents of the words. No trills, runs, or any other
intricate figures must adorn church singing, in whose simple and pure tones
prayer is upborne with the incense to the throne of the Most High! The
language of our prayers has a special character: and the character of the
singing must correspond to it. Many composers have desired to subordinate
certain ancient chants to correct meter and definite beats; of course, as a
result of this the singing turns out satisfying the customary rules of
musical rhythm, but the singing is disengaged from the prayer, and the close
bond between the words and the singing is destroyed. To fulfil the
conditions of music, composers have had to resort to various strained
interpretations, have permitted the unnecessary repetition of words,
dragging them out inappropriately, and what is worst of all, not having the
singers utter them simultaneously, which results in the speech being
obscured: it has not only lost its power, but frequently its very sense
disappears, and those who pray are deprived of the possibility of
understanding what words are being sung. Thus, those were in error who
thought that to bring the ancient chants of our church into uniform beat,
and their labor could further the belittling of the beauty of both the
speech and the singing. Furthermore, how much was needed to overcome
difficulties even to achieve these paltry results; how much was required to
to commit irregularities in the accents of the words; and finally, what
strained interpretations did thy have to resort to, that the laws of
symmetrical musical rhythm might be brought into agreement with prosodic
speech? Without irregularities, without strained interpretations, one
cannot compose music subordinate to the conditions of quadratic rhythm for
prayers written in prose.
Deviations from well known rules by people who have achieved a certain
reputation and trust are dangers. They are dangerous not for these people
themselves, because the gifted man will always manage adroitly and
successful to escape difficulties; rather they are dangerous as examples for
weak imitators, who immediately allow themselves to make the crudest of
mistakes, citing the former as authorities. But fallibility of talented
people is still tolerable; on the other hand, imitation of mistakes always
leads to absurdities.
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TAMPA – The New York Post's Kevin Kiernan just spoke to Andy Pettitte at a private airpport in Tampa and the lefty is on his way to Legends Field for a 3 p.m. press conference.
Yankee manager Joe Girardi spoke about Pettitte's arrival briefly a little while ago.
"I don't think it will be awkward for him," Girardi said. "He's going to do this press conference and I think it's important he do it. The fans and media are interested in what he has to say. Atter that it should be business as usual."
Girardi thinks Pettitte had endured tougher things in his playing career including pitching while his father was having heart surgery. While Girardi recognizes the dfficulty Pettitte must have had in admitting his own HGH use for the Mitchell Report and having to turn in best friend Roger Clemens while under oath to Congressional lawyers, he thinks Pettitte will move on and focus on pitching and being the Yankees' No. 2 starter.
"Most people on this club have a good idea of what Andy Pettitte is all about. The players know where Andy's heart is."
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At the RCN Congress yesterday delegates discussed the role that the community nursing team has long been playing in providing out-of-hours (OOH) care, and how they now need to step up and take this forward. Mark Whiting, Chair of the RCN Community Children's Nursing Forum, who proposed the discussion, pointed out that if you were to believe the media, you would think that OOH is completely in the hands of the GPs.
"I am not in denial that GPs have a role to play, but nurses will shoulder much of the responsibility," he described. He emphasised the significance of this agenda to nurses and urged them to step up and make their voices heard.
One nurse, Pat Botterill, pointed out that there has been so much change in recent years and there is now so much choice for patients, that many don't really know when OOH starts and ends. She urged delegates to "engage your public, but use terminology they understand."
Another delegate, Keira Jones, described how the community nurse provides an essential link between the patient and the GP, and how OOH nursing services are under increased pressure as more and more complicated patients are allowed home. "We need to celebrate the flexibility and adaptability of our nurses while making sure they are adequately supported."
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Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences | Year: 2011
This study was conducted to determine the effects of excess vitamin A on alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, contents of calcium-binding protein (CaBP), bone gla-protein (BGP) in culture medium and CaBP mRNA expression in chicken osteoblasts in vitro. Osteoblastic cells in the tibia from 1-day-old Arbor Acre broiler chickens were isolated using enzyme digestion. The subconfluenced cells were divided into eight treatments with six replicates in each treatment and cultured in a medium containing either vehicle or different levels of vitamin A (0, 0.2, 0.6, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0, 10.0 and 20.0 μg/ml), and the control received an equivalent volume of ethanol. The incubation lasted 48 h. The results showed that vitamin A down-regulated ALP activity in the culture medium as well as CaBP mRNA expression of osteoblasts in a linear dose-dependent manner (p = 0.124 and p<0.10, respectively), and suppressed the contents of BGP and CaBP in the culture medium in a quadratic dose-dependent manner (p<0.05 and p<0.10, respectively) with increasing addition of vitamin A. The addition of 0-0.2 μg/ml vitamin A to the culture medium increased ALP activity, BGP and CaBP contents as well as CaBP mRNA expression compared with other groups, but positive effects of vitamin A tended to be suppressed when vitamin A was increased to 1.0 μg/ml, and adverse effects occurred when vitamin A was increased to 10.0-20.0 μg/ml. These results implied that there was a threshold level of vitamin A inclusion beyond which inhibitory effects occurred, and the mechanism by which overdose of vitamin A reduced bone growth in chickens was probably reduced osteoblastic cell activity, and inhibited expression of CaBP mRNA and CaBP secretion.
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Chemistry Bulletin / Huaxue Tongbao | Year: 2014
The electron structure of normal oxygen molecule in 3∑ state, superoxide anion, superoxide ion, hydroxyl and singlet oxygen in 1δ or 1∑ state are described by simple molecular orbital theory. They can transform to stable H2O2 which have strong oxidizing property. The different electronic structure of common basic group OH- and hydroxyl radical are described, too. It explained why the hydroxyl radical has strong oxidizing ability whereas OH- is in a stable state. All of mentioned species with strong oxidizing abilities are named reactive oxygen species (ROS), they are relating to the pathogenesis of several diseases. Although excessive ROS will be harmful for health, low level of ROS is necessary for human life. Cerium oxide nanoparticle (CONPs) is an excellent free-redical scavenger; the pro-oxidant activity of it drives radiation-induced H2O2 production selectively in pancreatic cancer cells resulting in radiation sensitization to apoptotic death and growth inhibition while the normal cells and tissue are protected. These results identify CONPs as a potentially novel radiation sensitizer for the treatment of human pancreatic cancer.


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To address these questions we are combining genetic, cell biological, biochemical and embryology approaches to analyse the role of epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation, RNAi, histone tail modifications, variant histones and chromosome organisation. A central strategy for future work is to identify novel factors involved in epigenetic regulation using both RNAi based loss of function screens and biochemical screens carried out using as bait, factors defined in work to date. Through studying epigenetic mechanisms in X inactivation we aim to better understand their wider role in regulating the genome during differentiation and development.
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Functional analysis of AEBP2, a PRC2 Polycomb protein, reveals a Trithorax phenotype in embryonic development and in ESCs.
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Advances in understanding chromosome silencing by the long non-coding RNA Xist.
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Sado T. and Brockdorff N., (2013), Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 368
KDM2B links the Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 (PRC1) to recognition of CpG islands.
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Farcas AM. et al, (2012), Elife, 1
Epigenetic memory and parliamentary privilege combine to evoke discussions on inheritance.
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NB: This series of posts will convey my understanding of photographic exposures. While I hope it serves a useful purpose, I by no means describe this series as a be-all, end-all resource on exposure. As ever, if you feel I have made a factual error, please correct me.
Exposure is a combination of how long and how much light an imager (digital sensor or film) is exposed to by the lens and shutter. ISO/ASA (and less commonly nowadays DIN) is the standardised measure of an imager's light sensitivity (i.e. sensitivity dictates how much light and how long for). In Part Three of this series, I shall focus on "sensitivity" (ISO/ASA).
ISO (ASA, though this seems to be on the wane) is a standardised measure of how sensitive an imager (be it film or digital) is to light. There also exists a DIN scale, but that's rare enough not to have to worry about. In fact, in the past 14 years or so, the only time I've encountered DIN scales is in tandem with ASA scales on flash guns.
The ISO setting on a digital camera (or rating of a film) dictates the aperture and shutter speed to be used for a given amount of light. For instance, if I were to make the camera twice as sensitive to light, I would need to expose it for half as long or to half as much. One way to think of it is paper cups: a smaller (more sensitive) paper cup takes less time to fill than a larger (less sensitive) paper cup.
ISO sensitivities are easy to fathom: a high ISO is highly sensitive to light, and a lower ISO is less sensitive to light. Illustrative of this is the fact that ISO 800 is more sensitive to light than ISO 100. Every doubling of ISO number equals a doubling in sensitivity to light, i.e. ISO 400 is twice as sensitive as ISO 200. Equally, every halving of ISO number equals a halving in light sensitivity. Doubling or halving the sensitivity is equivalent to increasing or decreasing the aperture by one f/stop (see My Take on Exposure: Part One here).
Impaired dynamic range is a downside of high ISOs. Dynamic range is the range of highlight and shadow detail which can be recorded. As you increase the ISO, you typically decrease the dynamic range, resulting in photos with narrower tonal ranges. Often this is seen as dark tones favoured over light tones or light tones favoured over darker tones. Sunrise or sunset photos, where the only discernible detail is the colour in the sky, are examples of light tones being favoured over dark tones with a limited dynamic range. This is visible comparing Figures One and Two.
The other major downside of high ISOs is noise (or film grain). Noise in a digital photo manifests itself as pixels or spurious colours or incorrect illumination. In lay man's terms, you see a lot of coloured or bright spots over the image. Comparing Figures One and Two will highlight this phenomena. Noise is usually generated by heat on the imager during exposure, and is also a problem with longer shutter speeds (generally well over a minute in length, where the sensor accumulates heat from operation). Cameras and software are able to remove noise by smoothing affected images, but this can cause a severe loss of detail. The setting is variable, so you may choose what you feel is the best noise/detail compromise.
Film suffers from graininess rather than noise. Grain in film stems from the silver halide crystals in the emulsion: larger, more visible crystals are more light sensitive than smaller, less visible crystals. This is somewhat negligible with the latest film emulsions, where advances in technology have allowed finer grain with higher sensitivity. Certainly, the ISO 400 Kodak films (BW400CN and T-Max400 black and white, Portra 400 colour) I have shot in the past five years result in photos with no visible grain, even compared with Kodak's own ISO 100 Ektar colour film. On the other hand, graininess varies between manufacturer: I once shot a roll of Agfa 100 ASA colour film, which was gravel pit-like grainy compared to the buttery smoothness of Kodak's Portra 400. That's even disregarding my (blatantly obvious to most people) fondness for all Kodak film emulsions.
To summarise: ISO is the standard measure of imager light sensitivity. Every doubling or halving of ISO number doubles or halves the sensitivity, equivalent to increasing or decreasing aperture by one f/stop. Noise increases with ISO and may be corrected in-camera or by software. Dynamic range decreases as ISO increases. The same generally holds true for film, except noise is replaced by grain. Graininess may vary by manufacturer.
In general:
High ISO = high sensitivity, high noise
Low ISO = low sensitivity, low noise


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This restaurant is located in the very central of Ubud, We walk around 5 minutes from our hotel. It was very amazing view of the temple and the Lotus pond. Fantastic! But the meal is not as we expected, still ok. After getting dark, the...More
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This restaurant has a beautiful garden and food is really good. They usually have a Balinese show that is beautiful! If u are in Ubud you have to visit this restaurant!
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Katrina Porter has led Australia's medal charge in the pool on day four of Paralympic competition, winning the only gold of the day.
Australia won a total of five medals, taking the total count to 31 medals and holding sixth position on the tally board behind the Russian Federation.
World records continued to tumble at the Water Cube with one gold and two silver medals for Australia in the pool.
Katrina Porter qualified fastest for the women's 100m backstroke (S7) final, beating the world record by over a second in a time of 1 minute 24.44 seconds.
Porter then charged home in the final to break that record again and take Australia's eighth Paralympic gold medal in 1 minute 24.3 seconds while fellow Australian Shelley Rogers finished fifth.
In the 100m backstroke (S8) final Peter Leek added a silver to complete his medal collection while Russian Konstantin Lisenkov shaved another few hundredths of a second off the world record time he set in heats, swimming the distance in 1 minute 6.33 seconds.
Ricardo Moffatti finished fifth while Blake Cochrane did not make the final.
In the men's 4x100m freestyle 34 point relay Australia's Ben Austin, Peter Leek, Sam Bramham and Matthew Cowdrey added to the tally board with a silver medal.
Great Britain took home the gold and recorded a world record time of 3 minutes 51.43 seconds.
Yet another world record fell in the heats during men's 100m backstroke (S7) courtesy of the USA's Lantz Lamback, who then went on to better that time by two seconds in the final and win gold finishing in 1 minute 12.09 seconds.
Australia's Jay Dohnt did not manage to qualify in that race.
In the women's 100m backstroke (S8) event, Australia's Rhiannon Oliver did not qualify while Great Britain's Heather Frederiksen added a world record to her name and won gold in the final.
South Africa's Paul Kevin set a world record in the men's 100m breaststroke (SB9) final while Rick Pendleton finished fourth.
Australians Jeremy Tidy and Daniel Bell missed out on making the final.
In the women's 100m freestyle (S13) final Canadian Valerie Grand Maison notched up a world record and gold medal win while Australia's Prue Watt finished sixth.
Teigan Van Roosmalen did not qualify for the final.
Scott takes silver
Australia only managed one medal at the Bird's Nest with Brad Scott running a personal best time and taking silver in the 800m (T37) final behind Irishman Michael McKillop's world record run.
Reigning Paralympic champion Tim Sullivan failed to finish in the 400m (T38) final after falling in the final straight.
The lead runner Zhou Wenjun of China then also fell and Tunisia's Farhat Chida went on to claim the gold medal. Australia's Christopher Mullins finished sixth.
Sullivan was hoping for Australian Paralympic history, aiming for his tenth gold medal.
He still has the chance in the 100m and 200m (T38) events and the 4x100m relay (T35-38) still to come on the athletics program.
Fourteen-year-old Madison de Rozario pushed a personal best finishing eighth in the 100m (T54) final while reigning Paralympic champion Chantal Petitclerc of Canada took gold and China's Liu Wenjun and Dong Hongjiao took second and third place honours respectively.
Julie Smith finished missed out on making it to the medal podium in the 100m (T46) final finishing in fourth position, while Cuba's Yunidis Castillo ran a blistering world record time of 12.04 seconds to take the gold.
Australia's Michael Roeger finished eighth in the men's 1500m (T46) final and Angie Ballard finished seventh in the final of the women's 400m (T53).
Brydee Moore finished fifth in the women's discus (F32-34/51-53) final while Charlotte Saville placed tenth in the javelin throw (F35-38) final.
Cycling wraps up
In the last day of track cycling at Laoshan Velodrome, Australia featured in three finals, taking home one silver medal.
Ben Demery and pilot Shaun Hopkins went through to the gold medal race in the men's sprint for the blind and vision impaired after South Africa's Gavin Kilpatrick and Michael Thompson crashed out in the semi-final.
The Australian pair had to settle for silver with Great Britain's Anthony Kappes and Barney Storey continuing their nation's dominance on the cycling track with another gold medal.
Jayme Paris took 17 seconds off her previous personal best time to make the race for bronze in the women's individual pursuit (LC3-4/CP3) however New Zealand's Paula Tesoriero just got over the line to take the medal in the final.
Nineteen-year-old Paris, who is normally a sprinter, had only been training for the pursuit event for the past month. Australia's Jane Armstrong finished seventh in the qualifying round, missing out on the final.
The Australian team of Greg Ball, Michael Gallagher and Christopher Scott made it to the bronze medal race of the team sprint (LC1-3 CP3/4) but ended up finishing fourth with the Czech team taking medal.
Australians John Maclean and Kathryn Ross qualified fastest in their repechage heat to go through the final in of the adaptive rowing mixed double sculls TA.
Dominic Monypenny has also gone through to the final in the men's single sculls.
Wheelchair basketball
The Australian men's wheelchair basketball team have continued on their Paralympic winning streak, defeating Israel 66-59 in their fourth game of the preliminary rounds.
Rollers captain Brad Ness was the top scorer of the match, notching up 30 points.
The women's team fought hard against Germany after trailing at half time 18-30.
The Gliders came back to within five points at the three quarter break, but could not convert in the final term losing the match 56-64 and now have a tense wait to see if they will make it through to the quarter finals.
Wheelchair tennis
Michael Dobbie went down in straight sets to Sweden's Peter Wikstrom 1-3, 3-6 in his second round match men's singles.
In the men's doubles, Austria's Martin Legner and Thomas Mossier defeated Dobbie with partner Ben Weekes 6-4, 6-1.
Australia's only competitor on day four at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall, Ashley Adams' tenth place in the qualifying round of the men's R7-50m free rifle 3x40 SH1 was not enough to take him through to the final.
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Apple Expected To Sell 4 Million 9.7-inch iPad Pro; iPad Air 2 Discount Will Boost Sales
Apple took a promising start with its newly launched 9.7-inch iPad Pro units and a significant price cut on the iPad Air 2 this year. A huge chunk of iPads are expected to ship in the first half of this year, of which almost 4 million is estimated to be the freshly-announced iPad Pro series.
The drastic price slash on the iPad Air 2 is likely to pose a threat to the 9.7-inch mini iPads, which are priced at $599 for the 32GB Wi-Fi model. After the massive discount, the iPad Air 2, which was earlier priced at $499, is now available at $399.
Previous record indicates that Apple sold 12.62 million iPads in the second quarter of 2015. If Apple manages to sell about 4 million newly-released iPad Pro units this time, it will likely boost the number of total sales. This means more profit and enhanced productivity for the Cupertino tech giant, according to Cultofmac.
One of the most touted technical specifications is the Apple Sim, which happens to come embedded in the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro units. The lingering doubt is whether the already installed Apple SIM can be re-programmed, since the earlier iPad Air 2 device had a programmable version of a regular SIM, which was compatible with all carriers across the globe.
The following will clarify whether the embedded version of the SIM is re-programmable.
- If you buy from an AT&T store, the device will have a locked SIM, and you have no other option than to use this particular carrier even when moving to other countries. On the other hand, if you buy the device from a source other than AT&T then select the carrier manually in your device, it is not locked and you can switch carriers easily.
- Those who bought the Verizon version of iPad Pro will have to swap the physical SIM for a local or global carrier, since the embedded SIM is deactivated on the Verizon version.
- All other carriers are unlocked. For instance, the T-Mobile is safe to use, but units bought from individual Japanese carrier stores can get locked, reports Tech Crunch.
Also Read: iPad Pro Lets You Download Microsoft Office Apps For Free, 12.9-inch Model Doesn't
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Your porch is the first thing your guests see when they come to your house. It should make them feel welcome, before they ever set foot inside. We see lots of decorated porches on Pinterest, sometimes on Facebook or Instagram – how many do we actually see in our neighborhood? It varies, I know. Some neighborhoods are downright competitive when it comes to outside home decor, others are just kind of 'meh'. Maybe you can get something going in yours!
No matter how small your porch is, you can manage some kind of decoration. Even if it's just hanging a wreath, or a spray of seasonal items on the side of the door. Others who have bigger porches can bring in the bales of hay, cornstalks, scarecrows, huge pumpkins, galvanized tubs full of apples, lights, benches, garlands, ribbons, oh the list goes on and on. Mix and Match with the following-
Birdhouses – These can be lined up on your porch railing, or set one on each step or fill a tree up with them!
Pinecones – String pinecones together, by winding twine around the top, forming a garland. Add some red berries (natural or purchased), some greenery and/or ribbon. If pinecones are freely available in your yard, make some pinecones filled with peanut butter and birdseed for your feathered friends. Here is a blog post that explains the process, in order to make your birds happy.
Watering Cans – You can still use these for autumn, even if you used them for your summer porch decor. Use burlap ribbon to tie a bow around the handle, stick a few pinecones or gourds in the opening, or fill them with dried/fresh or silk sunflowers.
Sunflowers – If you dried your garden grown sunflowers, tie them up with the dried cornstalks. The colors go well together, and it keeps the cornstalks from looking so naked. Add ribbon twined around the both of them.
Look around your house and yard for something different. A bouquet of sticks, pebbles used in an artistic way (search Pinterest!). Anything nature has left behind on her way to winter is fair game.
These are just a few ways you change up your autumn porch decor. Once you start working with all these fabulous things, I think you'll get more ideas!
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It's no secret that I'm obsessed with black and white. It is my go-to color palette, especially when I don't know what to wear. And, no matter how hard I try to inject more color into my wardrobe, I always end up craving more black and white. Thankfully, this color combination is classic and always in style.
Above, I've put together some great black and white options that are available at Lane Bryant, OneStopPlus, ASOS Curve and Nordstrom. My favorite of these pieces are the sheath dress (#1) and checkered pants (#14) from Lane Bryant, the colorblocked leather jacket from Nordstrom (#9) and the animal print skirt from City Chic (#5). Since City Chic doesn't currently ship to the U.S., it's great that OneStopPlus has some of their amazing pieces available.
Which pieces are your favorite?
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Dapper Owl (Swanky Strigidae)
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I would have loved a textured background, but other than that, excelent work!
Flyswatter of Doom
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Awesome style!
I love this, if it would be wider I'd set it as my desktop BG.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
A good scan of the upper piece would be an Awesome background for my computer. I hope you'll scan this in on high resolution one day!
Ill try someday
Christmas 2209: Robo Elf 3000
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Look at those..
..emotions, style, colors! Awesome!
I like the wallpaper too, nice touch on the shadows!
Thank you! I took my time on this one especially, so I'm happy to see that it's liked.
Assembly Line
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Lovely, yet, ..sinister
Nifty looking assembly line they've got there. I recommended you as an artist for the portal, these masterpieces should be more out there, you know?!
Hey, thanks! I'm glad you like it, and I'm hoping that I can get rescouted soon, so it's really helpful that you recommended me.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
You should make a poster out of this ^^
Lawlolawl Weekly Comic 1.8
Rated 4 / 5 stars
I don't get it but..
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MY QUEST FOR SUCCESS Part 2
Slow and steady wins the race, this is the path I'm willing to take and this as always I like to say "WHERE THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY".
Goodbye MARCH and HELLO APRIL, I plan to take a different approach to building my bankroll.
In the past I had choosen to only play certain tourneys mainly freerolls where I could gain a ticket for WR1-2, womens tourneys, leaderboard rankings and some low buy-in tourneys but not often. Since then the site has made a few changes, so I will be persuing every option available to me weather it be playing normal tourneys or homegame tourneys, completing challenges, scratch n match etc inorder to build my bankroll up.
As usual my poker game has had its ups and down with good n bad beats but I can honestly say that I have had alot of fun and I have been able to maintain my bankroll without any losses.
My quest is to complete challenges, play as many tourneys, ring games and zoom games as I can every month: even with all the changes there are still alot of choices to choose from:
Womens $0.11-$2.20+
Any sceduled tournaments
Home game tourneys realmoney-playmoney tourneys or ring games
Ring games-Holdem/OMAHA HI-LO/BADUGI/2-7 Triple-Single draw, etc
ZOOM games - Holdem/OMAHA HI-LO
Poker Cash Giveaway tournaments
Pokerschool pass tournaments
Pokerschool open skill league
Pokerschool Qualifier skill league
Pokerschool premiere skill league
I have to earn 20vpp's in order for me to be eligible to play for bigger money and play in the Pokerschool league rankings leaderboard.
soo much more
I am also attempting to gain a ticket into the "BIG BANG MAIN EVENT"
There are three ways that you can qualify for the Big Bang Main Event each month as follows:
Big Bang Stamps - Members that contribute excellent content to PokerSchoolOnline may be rewarded with a Big Bang Stamp. For example, many Star Blogs receive a stamp each month*. Members that have their blog stamped during any month will recieve their Big Bang ticket within 2/3 days before the next Big Bang main event. They must use this ticket to then register for the tournament.
Open Skill League Qualification - PokerSchoolOnline will reward any player who finishes in the TOP 400 of three consecutive Open League tournaments played by you during any month with a ticket to the following months 'Big Bang' tournament*. Members that qualify via the Open League will recieve their Big Bang ticket within 2/3 days before the next Big Bang main event. They must use this ticket to then register for the tournament.
VIP School Pass Satellites - If you're lucky enough to have some 'VIP School Pass' tickets in your PokerStars account you can use these tickets to play exclusive Big Bang satellites every week. Satellites can be found in the 'Tournaments' > 'All' tab and are played every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 13:30, 17:30 & 20:30 ET. If you don't have any 'School Pass' tickets
My attempt for three consecutive top 400 finishes in POKERSCHOOL OPEN SKILL LEAGUE has not been very easy, I did come very close but still unsuccessful. I am playing for money in the leaderboard rankings for the month and plan to improve on that. I am also posting some blogs with the hope to gain a "BIG BANG MAIN EVENT" STAMP, I had earned myself a stamp before for my blog "MARCH 14 PS "QUEST FOR SUCCESS". I haven't played alot this year but that is about to change and I will be sharing blogs and alot of my hand replays. Take a look at some of my older blogs, keep a look out for any current blogs/ replays.
I played in the Satellite to Saturday Splash "Saturday Splash Sat: 2+R StarsCoin NHLE [3x-Turbo], 10 Seats Gtd". It was a donks game at the beginning with everyone going all in alot with terrible hands, but once in a while I'd get a good enough hand to call, not all of the hands won of cos but most of them did which allowed me to "Stay 'n' Play". With only 18.07 StarCoins available, late reg is for 1hr, re-buys of 2 StarCoins for 3,000 chips for 90mins and Add-Ons 1 StarCoin for 30,000 chips ends once the rebuy has ended, I really had no option but to play the game carefully, I paid to reg, then 3 double re-buys and 1 Add-On. After 2hrs and 16mins - 34 of us won the ticket for the "$2.22+R Saturday Slash [3x-Turbo] $50k Gtd" which starts at 04:00 NZT, Mar 27.
I have unregisterd myself from the tournament and plan to use the ticket money to register into other tourneys where I will be able to actually play the tourney, rather than sitting out through the whole thing like alot of my ticket tourneys had been played. Hopefully I can turn the $2.22 ticket money into at least $10+ real money.
My Goals for the year is:
Take advantage of all the freerolls available, especially ones where I can win tickets, Womens, PSO Premier league, HOME GAMES, Personal Challenge, SHARE AND WIN, any new promos etc.
This may be live training, training videos & poker books. Need help with my game play. Watching more live training videos to learn new stratigies. ( Frosty021, GarethC23, The Langolier and xflixx) TCOOP Special training for a ticket to win 1-100 $3.30 tickets, Full Ring Trouble Spot training and more great live trainings and live trainings to come. Some have VPP requirements.
Study previous hands & get more info on opponents. Never jump straight onto a ring game and play. Sit back and watch how the people on the table are playing, they may be donkeys or fish.
As well as short breaks during sessions I also need to make sure I'm spending enough time with my partner, his son & continue with my other interests to keep myself fit.
5) EARN 20-150 VPPs monthly, this will give me more chance to win more money on the Pokerschool league, (Premier league requires a +20vpp). My last years attempts were a total failer, and not being able to hold on to my positions, wheather it be on the table or the leader board.
MY TOP TIPs:
1) Tight is right! There is nothing or little to lose in freeroll and low buy-in tournaments, which is why a lot of players go nuts. They invest too many chips into vulnerable hands. Play the opposite - play only strong hands like Ace-King or Jacks and you already have an advantage.
2) Raise high preflop! When you decide to play a hand, raise a big amount to get maximum value. Don't be afraid of raising 10 times the Big Blind to enter a pot. Especially in the early stages of a freeroll, you will get at least one caller most of the time.
3) Play straight! When you hit something good on the flop, turn or river - like top pair with top kicker - bet big. In a freeroll or low buy-in tourney, a lot of players check more often than they bet. Don't try to get tricky with slowplaying.
4) Don't bluff! When many opponents are loose, it's not a good idea to bluff. Be patient, wait for valuable hands and let the others pay you off.
5) Play aggressively on the bubble! Most opponents in these kind of tourneys play passively - especially when there are only a few places left until the money. Use it for your advantage and play aggressively.
6) Don't become so result orientated. This had been brought to my attention from a person commenting on one of my blogs, which I had found myself doing alot in the beginning of my premier league.
I am good and ready for more challenges, promos and quests.
Good Luck All, Have Fun and Hope To See You At A Table...
Feel free to leave any comments, I am more than happy to read and take in any good advice would be much appreciated .
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Last year, Double Take Comics made waves throughout the horror world with their NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD comic book adaptation, running ten simultaneous series set during one fateful day in 1966. Now, Double Take is back, following their trade paperback of ULTIMATE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with four brand new series, all of which take their NOTLD universe into the present day!Read more »
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WP Social Media Slider is a WordPress plugin that allows you to display your Tweets, Instagram Photos, and Facebook posts directly on your website. It's browser compatible, responsive, and employs lazy-loading for speedy performance. It's also super customizeable.
I built it because I couldn't find a good plugin to display tweets, Facebook posts, and Instagram photos all in the same slider.
That's basically the backstory. I had a client that wanted to display their tweets, Facebook posts, and Instagram posts all in the same feed. I searched for a long time, but couldn't find a tool to do it--at least not like I wanted to.
So I decided there was only one solution: create a plugin for the task. Thus the idea for WP Social Media Slider was born.
It's compabitable back to IE8, it's responsive, and it lazy-loads.
Browser compatibility was important to me, so I decided early on that I would make sure that it was compatible back to IE8. For this reason (and a few others) I opted to use Owl Carousel 2 as the backbone for the slider. (By the way, I can't say enough about how great Owl Carousel 2 is; much of the credit for the functionality of WP Social Media slider goes to its author(s)). At this point, WP Social Media Slider is compatible with Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, and IE 8-11.
I also knew that it had to be fully responsive, so I did what was needed to make sure that the slider loads well on phones and tablets as well as desktops and laptops.
Finally, I realized quickly that the Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram API's can be slow at times, resulting in slow page loads if you "wait" for them. My solution to this problem was to employ lazy-loading: the process of loading the posts via JavaScript after the page loads. That helps to ensure that the pages load as quickly as possible; the page load isn't held up if Facebook is being slow.
It's easy to customize. Or completely overhaul.
There are tons of ways that you can customize WP Social Media Slider. There's huge flexibility because you can customize:
- The style via CSS
- The posts loaded via the options
- The actual HTML via custom templates
- The outputted content via filters
- The slider via all of the Owl Carousel 2 options
By combining a couple of those techniques, you can get a slider that looks like just about anything. Honestly, you can pretty much just take the Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram posts that are loaded in PHP and do whatever you want with them; the sky is the limit.
The documentation for the slider gives a lot of information regarding the customization.
Download the ol' fella.
There's a free version on WordPress.org that only includes Twitter, but if you'd like to unlock Facebook and Instagram--as well as technical support--snag a copy of the full version for $15. If you'd like a discount, you can share the plugin during checkout for 20% off.
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