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What does Jassica mean?
Jassica as a girls' name is a Hebrew name, and the meaning of the name Jassica is "He sees". Jassica is a variant form of Jessica (Hebrew).
VARIANTS Jyssika, Jezyca, Jezika, Jezica, Jezeca, Jesyka, Jessyka, Jessyca, Jessiqua, Jessika▼, Jessicka, Jesseca, Jessaka, Jessaca, Jesika, Jesicca, Jesica, Jesaca
RELATED FORMS VIA JESSICA Jesca, Jessa▲, Jessca, Jesscia, Jessia, Jessicia, Jessie▼, Jessiya, Lajessica, Tessica, Tjessica, YessicaCREATIVE FORMS
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How popular is Jassica?
Jassica is an unusual given name for females. Jassica is an equivalently unusual last name too for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Jessica (#206 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Jessa (#546), Jessie (#617), Yessica, Jessika, Jesseca, Jesika and Jesica are the popular alternative forms of Jassica (NOT RANKED) appearing in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Jessiqua, are uncommon. These forms of Jassica were at the height of their popularity 4 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 3.66%) and are now significantly less conventional (ADOPTION 0.15%, ▼95.9%), with forms such as Jessika becoming somewhat dated. Jessica has generally been the top pick of parents, although Jessa appears to be gaining favor too. (2015 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Cassia, Danica, Dannica, Dusica, Farica, Jadira, Jadwiga, Jaida, Jaima, Jaina, Jakira, Jakiya, Jalaina, Jaleisa, Jalicia, Jalisa▼, Jaliza, Jamaeca, Jamaica, Jamaika (see Jamaica), Jameila, Jamesina, Jamia, Jamika, Jamila, Jamina, Janessia (see Janice), Jania, Janica, Janice▼, Janicia, Janika, Janina, Janita, Jannice, Jannina, Jardina, Jareeca, Jareika (see Jarica), Jarica, Jarika, Jarrica, Jasenia, Jasmin▼, Jasmina, Jasminda, Jasmine▼, Jazmina, Jemaica, Jenica, Jennica, Jensina, Jerica, Jerrica▼, Jessana, Jessi, Jessina, Jesstina, Jestina, Josina, Justice, Justina▼, Kassia, Katica, Massima, Massina, Mystica, Pasifica, Patrica, Tamica and Yesseca (see Yessica). These names tend to be more commonly used than Jassica.See names in meaning and etymology.


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Remember the days when you and your friends could go into a record store, take some platters into a little glassed-in booth and try the music, talk about it for a while, and then once you'd decided what you liked, take it to the counter and buy it?
This site is sort of like that…but I don't sell anything. My aim instead is to offer samples and discussion about OUR kind of music, and encourage you to then go out and buy it at your favorite retailer. (I'll never post more than 1 or 2 full-length tunes from any one album, and they'll be medium quality files and for a limited time only.)
The Geezer Music Club was started in early 2006 as a branch of the GEEZERWEB website, but once I saw what a wonderful job WordPress does with blogging I migrated everything over here! (The GEEZERWEB site has been discontinued.)
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Chapter 11 Byzantine The New Roman. Constantinople. Strategic City-on a peninsula, Constantinople overlooked the Bosporus, the narrow strait between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Water protected the city from the Germanic invaders. The strait made it perfect for trade.
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The Roman empire divided in A.D. 395.
The eastern half became known as Byzantine Empire.
Constantinople is the perfect location between Europe and Asia.
Constantinople is the capital of the "Eastern Rome".
Strong imperial leadership
Strategic location of its capital.
Successful military conquest.
Strong ties to church
Emperor Justinian – Ruled the Byzantine Empire at its height in A.D. 527.
Justinian tried to restore the old Roman Empire ( it was very expensive)
Theodora- wife, empress was very intelligent. She helped to shape his polices. She built homes for poor and helped the status of women.
Corpus Juris Civilis:
1. Digest
2. Code
3. Institutes
Corpus of Civil Law- Justinian reformed the Roman Laws and appointed a commission to organize and classify the laws.
Later the Justinian Code became the basis for most European legal system.
Justinian was plagued by attacks by the Persians and the Germanic invaders. (Ostrogoths in Italy and Spain, Visigoth is Southern Spain and the Lombard in Northern Italy.)
Emperor Justinian chose two Greek mathematicians to design.
Combines Greek balance and proportion with Roman engineering skills.
The Church is a vast rectangle and in the center is a huge dome.
The dome seems to look like it is floating in the heavens.
Byzantine Emperors appointed Church officials and used the wealth of the Church for government purpose.
Justinian tried to unify the Church under one Christian faith, this led to persecution of the Jews and non- Greek Christians.
Clergy- Church people, priest, ministers etc…
Laity- Church goers, people that go to church.
Conflicts over use of Icons- Some argued that the Bible prohibits such images and others said they were symbols of God's presence in human affairs.
Emperor Leo- (A.D. 726) Believed icons encouraged superstitions and the worship of idols. His supporters became known as Iconoclast or image breakers.
The word icon is Greek for "image". In Byzantine art the image on an icon is of a holy person.
Refusal to help Pope with military protection against the Germanic Lombard's in Italy.
The Pope then turned to the Franks, Germanic Catholic people in Western Europe.
The Pope gave Charlemagne, the leader of the Franks, the title of emperor.
Schism - Separation
Split of the Christian church:
Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox.
Carolinian Miniscule
Battle of Tours
William the Conquer
Pope Urban II
Battle of Hastings
Henry II
Magna Carta
Ch.13 Frankish Rulers
Germanic invasions destroyed the Roman Empire by A.D. 476
Dark Age- trade declined, money was no longer used, law and order did not exist, education almost disappeared. ( Transition between ancient and modern times.)
Franks- Clovis was king of the Franks who settled in France and Western Germany. Clovis was the first Frankish ruler to accept Catholicism. Louis
Frankish rulers divided the kingdom among their heirs until the political power had passed from the kings to the government officials known as mayor of the palace.
Charles Martel- Mayor of the Palace in A.D. 714, he had defeated the Muslims and gained much respect.
Battle of Tours
Pepin the Short- son of Charles Martel became King of the Franks in A.D. 752.
The pope anointed Pepin and had the Church's blessing.
Pepin forced the Lombard's out of Rome. He then gave the pope a piece of land in central Italy. Papal States
Pope Leo III – Charlemagne defended him against the Roman nobles. To thank him, the pope, crowned Charlemagne the New Holy Roman Emperor.
Counts- local officials who Charlemagne depended on…..Missi Dominici to spy on the counts.
Education for boys and girls
Carolingian miniscule-form of writing
Raised armies for the emperor
Charlemagne's three grandsons fought for control of empire and finally agreed in the Treaty of Verdun to divide the Carolingian lands.
Charlemagne's empire was divided between his grandchildren.
Louis the German-
Charles the Bald- France
Lothair- Italy
Raided Ireland to Russia.
Norsemen, Northmen or Vikings
Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, & Denmark)
Eric the Red
Leif Erickson-Newfoundland
Danes settled in England and established Normandy in northwestern France.
The Swedes settled in present-day Ukraine and Russia.
Normandy-Northern France
Europeans finally worked out a way to defend themselves. Castles
Europeans learned to respond quickly.
Vikings converted to Christianity.
Europe's climate got warmer.
Feudalism – political system
Manorialism- economic system
Fiefs- Estates with peasants given to the cavalry of Charles Martel in return for their service.
Mutual alliances between monarchs and nobles. It was based on giving land to nobles in exchange for loyalty and military aid.
Castles were built to protect the lord and his land.
Origins in early Byzantine Empire
Muslim conquerors of Spain built similar structures.
Spread to France in the 1100's and were used as private fortresses and homes.
Purpose was for military security
Castles were dark and dingy and not very "warm" and were made of thick stone walls.
Life of Nobility was not luxurious. (Lords, Ladies, and Knights)
In the feudal system investiture was the ceremonial transfer of a fief by an overlord to a vassal.
The lord invested the vassal with a fiefdom, by giving a symbol of the land or office conveyed in return for an oath of fealty.
Knights- train for knighthood at age 7 by becoming a page or assistant.
Squire at age 15 a boy had to prove himself worthy to be a knight.
Chivalry was the code for knights to be brave in battle, fight fairly, and treat noblewoman in a courteous manner.
Tournaments- Mock battles between knights.
Vassals-A person who held land from a feudal lord and received protection in return for homage and allegiance.
Manorialism- System of agricultural production among lords and peasants. The Manor would include the lord's manor house, pastures, fields, forest, and a village for the peasants to live in. Peasants worked in return for food, shelter, and protection.
Serfs- most peasants were: they were bound to the manor and could not leave without permission. They were not slaves, they could not be sold.
Improvements of farming: heavier plow and dividing plots of land into three instead of two fields and they left one field unplanted.
The role of women changed.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Limited home or convent
It was in marriage that a woman had the greatest power/ independence
Medieval society was a hierarchy based on leaders from the top to bottom. Each medieval person's duties were based on his/her position in life. People did not question their standing in life.
Fairs- served as centers of trade in Medieval Europe
Attracted merchants form all over the Western Europe.
Held four times a year: winter, Easter, midsummer, and October.
Uniformity- goal of the Medieval church to unify Western Europe Center of most people's lives during the Medieval Ages was the Catholic Church.
It became the religious support, spiritual guidance, education, medical care and charity of the people.
These seven sacraments are still taught through the Catholic Church.
Baptism, penance, Eucharist, confirmation, matrimony, anointing of the sick, and holy orders.
Latin was the language of the Church and few people understood it.
Priests were uneducated and the people could not read or write, people learned about the Christian faith from the statues and painting on the walls of the churches.
Secular clergy- Latin for " in the world"; pope, bishops, and priests
Regular clergy- included monks and nuns who lived apart from society.
Benedict- A.D. 529 a Roman official founded a monastery in Monte Cassino in Italy. Model for other monasteries and drew up a list of rules for monks.
Monks- life of poverty, chastity, and obedience to the Abbot.
Nuns – same vows as monks only direction of the Abbess.
Monks and Nuns preserved ancient religious works, copied classical books by hand, illuminated manuscripts books, provided schools, hospitals, food, guest houses for travelers, and missionaries.
Pretzel – creation of medieval monks to give to children as rewards for memorizing prayers. Latin for "Pretiola", or small reward. The shape represented the folded arms of children in prayer.
Church power got to strong and the Church would appoint special church positions to nobles who have helped them.
Christians wanted reform!!!
Cardinals-all future popes would be elected by leading bishops.
Political leaders used to vote for the pope, now a group of cardinals would elect one.
The Pope is elected by a gathering of cardinals call a "conclave".
They meet no later than the 20th day after the death of a pope. They vote secretly for a a 2/3 majority on a candidate.
Pope Gregory VII – reform – minded people elected in 1073
Proposed the practice of Lay Investiture in which secular rulers gave the symbols of office, such as a ring to the bishops they had appointed.
Pope Innocent III- stopped the spread of heresy, or the denial of basic church teaching, and threatened the heretics with excommunication, or expulsion from the church.
Interdict- no religious ceremonies in that Nations.
Pope Gregory VII clashed with Henry IV
Banned all married priests.
Banned lay investiture
Henry IV called the Pope Gregory VII names.
Pope Gregory VII Excommunication Henry
1077 Henry IV begged forgiveness
Concordant of Worms-Church would grant a bishop His ring.
Inquisition – Church set up a court in 1232 to punish heretics.
Heretic is someone who goes against god.
Friars- reformers of the Church, wandering preachers who followed the rules of the monastery but lived among the people and preached Christianity to them.
Guilds- skilled labor, had to be Christian.
No Jews allowed.
Alfred the Great- united the Anglo- Saxon kingdoms and defeated the Danes in 866. His kingdom became known as England.
William Duke of Normandy wanted the English throne-fought against Harold Godwinson.
Henry II – William's grandson who set up the system of common law, grand jury, and a petit jury.
Eleanor of Aquitaine – wife of Henry and she owned vast lands in southwestern France. Sons were Richard I ( the lionhearted) and John.
Magna Carta – Balanced power in government, placed clear limits on royal power and bound the king to law. Example: the king could no longer collect taxes without the people's consent. It also assured all freemen the right of trial by jury.
John- un-liked and unpopular because he increased the taxes and punished enemies without a trial. Nobles forced him to sign the Magna Carta
Parliament – Knights, burgesses (townspeople) were added to the Great Council that advised King Henry III.
1400 Parliament divided into two chambers.
House of Lords – nobles and clergy
House of Commons – knights and burgesses
Series of military expeditions undertaken by European Christians to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims.
Jerusalem- Holy city for Jews, Christians, & Muslims, the city fell to the Arabs.
Pope Urban II in 1096 called for a Crusade
Pope goal- unite all Christians (Byzantine & Rome)
Knights goal- Forgiveness sins ( glory & wealth)
Merchants goal- trade ( Genoa, Piza, Venice)
Caused tension among the Christians and non Christians.
Crusaders massacred most of the Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem in 1099.
50 years after the First Crusade the Seljuk Turks conquered part of the Crusader states. They were not successful
In 1187 he united the Muslim forces & captured Jerusalem.
Third Crusades started by the rulers of Germany, France, & England.
All forces of religion, feudalism, & chivalry got together.
New trade Europe, Middle East, & Asia
New spices, technology
End of the Middle Ages
New inventions.
The crusades helped to speed up the changes that were already in play.
Early merchants used the Barber system:
The money economy replaced it.
This led to the development of banking.
Serfs-began to buy their freedom feudalism declined.
Black Death killed Europeans from 1348-1350.
25% of Europeans died.
Cause of the plague?
The Black Plague was caused by infected rodents carrying the virus.
"Grim Reaper"
headache and a general feeling of weakness, followed by aches and chills in the upper leg and groin, a white coating on the tongue rapid pulse, slurred speech, confusion, fatigue, apathy and a staggering gait. A blackish pustule usually will form at the point of the flea bite. By the third day, the lymph nodes begin to swell. The swelling will be tender, perhaps as large as an egg. The heart begins to flutter rapidly as it tries to pump blood through swollen, suffocating tissues Subcutaneous hemorrhaging occurs, causing purplish blotches on the skin. The victims nervous system begins to collapse, causing dreadful pain and bizarre neurological disorders, from which the "Dance of Death" rituals that accompanied the plague may have taken their inspiration. By the fourth or fifth day, wild anxiety and terror overtake the sufferer-and then a sense of resignation, as the skin blackens and the rictus of death settles on the body (Smithsonian, 70).
This nursery rhyme began about 1347 and derives from the not-so-delightful Black Plague
which killed over twenty-five million people in the fourteenth century. The "ring around a rosie" refers to the round, red rash that is the first symptom of the disease. The practice of carrying flowers and placing them around the infected person for protection is described in the phrase, "a pocket full of posies." "Ashes" is a corruption or imitation of the sneezing sounds made by the infected person. Finally, "we all fall down" describes the many dead resulting from the disease.
This nursery rhyme
Most important scholastic thinker.
He claimed that reason existed in harmony with faith.
Universities spread the advancement of literature and art.
One of the earliest literary works was "Beowulf"
Arabs- had established universities 200 years earlier than the Europeans.
1100's traveling poet-musicians who composed poems and songs about love and the accomplishments of knights.
Romance referred to the narratives written in the Vernacular.
Vernacular- everyday language or speech.
England and France fought a series of conflicts. Reason) The English tried to keep the French lands that they had received from the Normans.
Conflict began when the England's Edward III claimed the French crown.
The English were successful at first because they had weapons of firearm and the longbow.
She believe to hear voices- telling her to save France.
dauphin gain the French throne
She is considered the First French hero.
Maid of Orleans
She was captured and burned to a stake.
Joan heard a voices telling her to place Charles VL"s son on the throne.
Dauphin- french term for crown prince
Reims-Charles VII was crowned
Joan was captured and burned at the stake.
Gabella- tax on salt
Knights are outdated (old school)
Kings replaced knights with national armies.
England monarch's power was limited by Parliament.
Conflict arose between the English nobility for control of the throne.
Rose symbols of the rival families involved.
House of York—white rose
House of Lancaster- red rose
Edward, Duke of York, became King Edward IV.
At the time of his death, two brothers were given the throne.
Their uncle Richard proclaimed himself King.
Uncle Richard had his nephews murdered.
Henry Tudor, conquered Richard, became the first Tudor King.
Made up of Portugal in the west.
Castile in the center.
Aragon on the Mediterranean coast.
Granada-in the south were in the hands of the Muslims. (moors)
1492 Both Ferdinand and Isabella kicked out the Muslims from Spain.
Spain use the Spanish Inquisition to enforced Catholic teachings.
During the Middle Ages it was made up of German, Italian, and Slavs.
The Hapsburgs- a family of nobles in Austria.
They will become the most powerful European royal family.
Pope Gregory XI returned to Rome form Avignon.
Mobs of people forced the College of Cardinals to elect an Italian pope.
They elected a second pope-who settled in Avignon.
Two popes now led the church.
1414 another council met in Germany –forced the two popes to resign.
Pope Martin V was elected the new pope.
Bulls- official statement from the pope.
Unam Sanctam- a pope statement that there were only two powers:
Spiritual- heavenly
Englishman Wycliffe
True head of the church was Jesus Christ, not the pope.
Priests should not own land or wealth.
Bible only authority not the pope.
Translated the New Testament in English.
Hus Bohemia
He argued that the Bible was the only way to seek God.
He was declared a Heretic and burned at the stake.
Moscow- Volga, Dnieper, and Con Rivers
Ivan I "Great Prince
Kremlin- Fortress or citadel
Ural Mountains
Boyars- princes
Ivan the Terrible
Henry II
Richard the Lionhearted
Henry Tudor
War of the Roses
Joan of Arc
Ivan the Terrible
Hundred Years War
Great Schism
John Hus
Bubonic Plague
John Wycliffe
Estates General
King John
Magna Carta
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2015 Book List
Well I only finished 6 books this year. The amount of books per year that I'm reading has been trending downward as of late.
Here's my list of all the books I read in 2015 with my comments on each one:
Well I only finished 6 books this year. The amount of books per year that I'm reading has been trending downward as of late.
Here's my list of all the books I read in 2015 with my comments on each one:
Well I only finished 8 books this year, which was four short of my goal for the year, but two more than last year.
The books I did read were really pretty good though.
Here's my list of the books I read in 2014 with my comments on each one:
Learning to live on less money can relieve stress when you have less and give freedom and flexibility when you have more.
Whether you find yourself in a season of having more or a season of having less, learning how to practically live on less is a good thing to learn. Here's 20 ways to do it:
This is a really inspiring TED talk (TEDxLaJolla) from best-selling author, speaker, and attorney Bob Goff.
I love stuff like this!
A lot of people go to bed at night feeling like a failure. Either they don't get done what they wanted to do or what they did get done felt insignificant and unsatisfying.
Most people have hopes and desires of being successful, but for many, the problem is their definition of a successful day is undefined, vague, or unrealistic.
So let's fix that.
This year I'm going to be doing more posts about money, so I figured I'd start with a video from Saturday Night Live featuring Steve Martin, Amy Poehler, and Chris Parnell called "Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford".
This is some of the best financial advice you can get, delivered in so simple and straightforward a way, that it's funny.
I didn't read that many books this year. I only read six.
Writing has replaced a lot of my reading time at this point in my life.
But even though I only read six books this year, I did read some good ones.
Four of the six books I read were on the top of manhood, one was on sonship, and another on the gospel.
Here's my list of the books I read in 2013 with my comments on each one:
This book is one of the best books on manhood that I've ever read. I really enjoyed it. I love his in depth tackling of the topic of shame and how it affects manhood – really good stuff. For more on Gordon Dalbey, check out this video interview.
This is an excellent book on one of my favorite topics. You may know Ben Pasley from the "Enter The Worship Circle" albums.
A Guide to Biblical Manhood – Randy Stinson, Dan Dumas
This was a good read. I especially enjoyed the parts on procrastination.
This book had some good content but I was hoping for a bit more practicals.
This was a great book on the gospel. I Loved chapter four and every Christian should read chapters nine and ten.
This book had some good nuggets, but it was way over the top on the delivery. He comes off a bit arrogant at times and uses some "colorful" language as well. There's some good "meat" if you can spit out the "bones". One of the few books I've read where I laughed out loud often while reading it.
What's the best book you've read recently?
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We're nearing the end of the year, which is a great time to set goals, evaluate what you are doing, and see if things can be done better. The following are four questions I'm using to do just that.
What do you spend your time doing?
Make a list. Be thorough, but not so thorough that you paralyze yourself.
Here's some examples:
Sleep, eat, exercise, seek God, read books, work a job, marriage, parenting, dating, writing, church, pastoring, friendship, house work, entertainment, consume social media, watch TV/movies, surf internet, shop, play sports, create, play an instrument, live in community, counseling, etc.
For some, just answering the first question and being able to physically see a list of what you spend your time on, can be life changing.
Read through your answer to the first question and pick out the things that you do well.
Be honest.
Some of you, if you're honest, may answer, "Nothing." This question on it's own can be life altering, because in our busyness we are becoming a culture of people that do many things, but nothing well.
Others of you may find that the things that you do well are not the things you want to do well, or that the things you are currently doing well are keeping you from doing some other things well that you'd like to be doing – which brings us to our next question.
Go through your original list from the first question again. Don't just look at all the things in this list that you don't do well. Some things are not done well because they're not important and time is limited. That's fine.
What are the few things that you're not doing well that you'd like to?
Don't pick too many. Take into consideration what you are already doing well. You may be awesome, but realistically, you can only do a few things well.
Look at your original list again. Time to do some pruning.
In order to realistically do a few things well, you've got to eliminate certain things that drain the resources necessary to do them.
Don't be distracted by the good. There are a lot of people that do a good job at a lot of things, but if you want to make a significant impact in a particular area of life, you must do a great job at a few things.
Good is the greatest enemy of the great.
What things are you going to spend less time doing good or poorly so that you can focus more time doing a few things well?
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It's four and a half minutes long. Check it out.
The video below is a very moving story of a father's change of heart, regarding the possibility of aborting his daughter, who tests had shown, had down syndrome.
I think Owen Strachan said it best when he said that "the children we need most are the ones we don't want".
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With the country's legal fees reportedly higher than those in Washington
or New York—according to Jeff Radebe, Minister of Justice—it is no surprise
that company boards are increasingly using arbitration and other methods of
alternative dispute resolution to avoid costly litigation. [1]
This is just one reason why such methods are enshrined in King III,
which recommends directors ensure that the company has in place mechanisms
through which to resolve commercial disputes effectively and without incurring
unnecessary cost. In practice, this means alternate dispute resolution via
mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
"Alternative dispute resolution has become an important element of good
governance because it enables directors to resolve a dispute quickly and
cost-effectively," said Mervyn King, chairperson of the King Committee,
addressing members of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA) on
directors' fiduciary responsibilities relating to dispute resolution.
Another important benefit for companies is that arbitration is a private
process, which means that confidential company information does not enter the
public realm, as it does during the conventional legal process. Companies who
have their dirty linen washed in public via a court case almost inevitably
suffer some reputational damage.
Speaking at the same function, Michael Kuper SC, chairperson of The
Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA), explained that the
Constitutional Court has found that private arbitration is not incompatible
with the inalienable right of all citizens to have their disputes settled in
the courts—provided that both parties opted for arbitration. This decision
aligned South Africa with the rest of the world, where arbitration has come to
play an increasingly important role.
"The United Nations has called arbitration the most important legal
development since the Second World War," Kuper said. "Here in South
Africa, it has grown in importance since a robust, objective process
administered by a neutral body was created via the founding of AFSA." AFSA is
the fruit of cross-disciplinary collaboration between all interested parties,
including advocates, attorneys, accountants and business. It offers
parties in dispute an accepted process and trained arbitrators to shortcut the
time and expense of the legal process.
Kuper went on to argue that as trade between African countries grew, it
was becoming essential to create a pan-African arbitration body through a
similar collaborative process. "At present, companies operating across Africa have
no 'litigation safety nets'," Kuper said. "Multinationals must either rely on
litigation in the courts of the country in which the dispute occurred—something
that is extremely risky for them—or on extremely expensive arbitrators from
Europe or America."
AFSA has launched just such an initiative, Africa ADR, to create an
African arbitral authority in collaboration with players across the continent.
"We need to create an African solution that will support Africa's continued
business growth by providing a way to resolve commercial disputes quickly and
cost-effectively," Kuper concluded.
[1] "SA's legal fees
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2017-11-01The effectiveness of committees
2017-10-10Leading from the Chair
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A Dolphin and a Cow has been found dead, washed up at Chesil Cove.
Portland Coastguard was called out to assess the dead Dolphin on Saturday (11th January).
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Asking for age is a common mistake. Again, why should it matter how old a candidate is? You can ascertain a person's experience by looking at their job history and qualifications. However, there are of course exceptions to this rule, for certain jobs which require a minimum age such as those relating to working with alcohol.
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The bill pitted the commercial fishing industry against recreational fishing interests and led to an emotional hearing last month.
A bill that would have effectively taken the red drum, spotted sea trout and estuarine striped bass out of the hands of commercial fishermen appears dead in the state House.
Jordan Shaw, spokesman for House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, said recently that the decision was made by the House Republican caucus not to move on the so-called game fish bill.
The bill pitted the commercial fishing industry against recreational fishing interests and led to one of the session's most emotional hearings last month. But it is highly unlikely to get a public vote — a decision that was made behind closed doors.
"A caucus is a secret discussion, and you never know what happened or why, so we'd love to see it revived," said Dick Hamilton of Raleigh, with the Coastal Fisheries Reform Group, which he describes as an assembly of about 2,000 recreational fishermen organized three or four years ago to advocate for management of marine fisheries.
Individuals familiar with the closed-door meeting said the decision was made to protect coastal lawmakers from having to take such a controversial vote.
Hamilton called it "a big mistake" to think it's a coastal issue versus a statewide issue. "Most recreational fishermen live in the Piedmont," he said.
Hamilton said he has encouraged his fellow recreational fishermen to write their legislators and the speaker's office, though he's not optimistic about more movement on the bill this summer.
House Bill 983 is currently sitting in the House Commerce and Job Development Committee. The meat of the bill would have provided game-fish status to the three species, meaning they could only be caught by hook and line and could not be sold commercially in North Carolina, a move already made by other Southeastern states.
The commercial fishing industry is considering the decision to kill the bill a victory.
Joe Blackburn, an owner of Blackburn Brothers Seafood, a fish house at Carolina Beach, said that red drum, spotted sea trout and estuarine striped bass make up part of his sales and that it would be unfair to make them strictly available for recreational fishing.
"They're good eating fish, and the public deserves to eat good eating fish," he said.
Blackburn said another concern is that if the state starts by providing game-fish status to these three species "they'll be no end to it."
"I realize the recreational fishermen outnumber commercial fishermen probably 5,000-to-1 in the state of North Carolina, and that's a lot of votes to turn down I assume by politicians, but it's just simply not right," Blackburn said.
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Anglo-Saxon culture. The name comes from when they lived on the peak of a hill or highland. The surname Nipp is primarily familiar in the regions of Lancashire and Westmorland.
Nipp Early Origins
Lancashire, in the Cartmel parish where much of the surname died out very early and moved to surrounding districts. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Nipp Spelling Variations
Nipp Spelling Variations
Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Nipp include Knipe, Knype, Knypp and others.
Nipp Early History
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nipp research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1597, 1601, 1661, 1698, 1681, 1664, 1638 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Nipp History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Nipp Early Notables (pre 1700)
Nipp Early Notables (pre 1700)
Distinguished members of the family include Elizabeth Knepp or Knipp (died 1681), a British actress, singer, and dancer; she became the first woman to perform the title role in Jonson's Epicoene in 1664 and mentioned numerous...
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Some of the Nipp family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 47 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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The Great Migration
A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Samuel Knipe, who sailed to St. Christopher in 1635; Samuel Knipe to America in 1699; Christian Knipe to Philadelphia in 1749; Oscar Knipe to Pennsylvania in 1851 and G.J. Knipe to San Francisco in 1860..
Contemporary Notables of the name Nipp (post 1700)
Contemporary Notables of the name Nipp (post 1700)
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Quambatook 2017
Easter to some people is a couple of days off work and chocolate. To others, it is all about their beliefs and family. The rest of us, it is all of the above and tractor pulling. A lovely 25 degree day saw 24 mini modified tractors roll into the town of Quambatook Victoria for the final round of the 2-17 pulling season. As it was also the Australian Championships, there was plenty of points and trophies up for grabs.
At the start of the day there was only about 30 points separating first and second places in all the mini classes. All teams had to have their game faces on.
Maintenance could be the key as some teams did it at home and others were still doing it at the track prior to the event start. At the end of the day there were three blown diffs, a blown transmission, tyres spinning on rims, motors over fuelling and plenty of other little gremlins waiting to come out to play.
Tractors like Mad Dog, 2 Tuff, U Jack, Barneys Animal were all like the queens corgi dogs nipping at the heels of other tractors doing consistent runs all day and were more than happy to drive the tractor back onto the trailer at the end of the night. The mini modified class saw Movin On, Tossa and Ruptured Duck take out the major placings, with some times as little as 200mm separating them. The super mini class saw Little Willey and Flamin Furious hog the top two places with O Yeah and Hopeful fighting it out for the other major placings. The open mini class saw Blown Income take out the night followed by Stone cold and Who Cares.
Both tractors - Stone cold and Who Cares are up for sale for anyone who is interested in getting into a family orientated sport. Both tractors are well set up and always put on a show.
Usain Bolt runs the 100m track in around 9.5 seconds. In tractor pulling, you can take as long as you wish. It is the distance you cover that is the important bit. The people you meet on the way, and the enjoyment had is the bonus. Remember when you reach the end of the rope tie a knot in it and hang on for the ride.
Thanks to everyone for a wonderful Season and Congratulations to everyone. Look forward to seeing everyone at the AGM and the start of the next season.


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April 26th, 2004, 04:46 PM #1
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How do you "best" optimize a subdomain title tag?
For example:
Suppose your website will be about "colors"
You buy a domain colors.com and your site will give info
on different colors etc....
You want your subdomains or pages to be
If your title tage for your mainpage is
title>Colors - Free info on the different colors and thier meanings</title
Would it be better for the subdomains to be:
1- title>Colors - Blue is the color of the sky</title
2- title>Blue - the color of the sky</title
The first one has the main "site" keyword at the beginning and so google
may reward it for keeping the "theme" of the site.
The second one has the main "page" keyword and so maybe it will be
better optimized because it is more specific.
What do you guys think?
April 26th, 2004, 07:11 PM #2
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You are mixing up sub-domains with a directory structure.
A subdomain would be yellow.color.com
A directory would be www.color.com/yellow/page1.xxx
As for optimization, name your directory folders something short and which is related to what will be contained in the folder. Also make it easy to remember.
Then name the page within the folder - much more important - based on the content of the page, putting in 1-2 keywords in the url name. Thus, widget-widget.html would be a good url name.
As for subdomains, I don't use them. Nothing wrong with using a few here and there, but some people go way overboard and eventually gets their site kicked out of the SE's due to spamming.
Nothing wrong with games.yoursite.com or news.yoursite.com
But, you risk penalties if you have fifty names like:
I've seen way too many sites kicked out of the index to make me feel comfortable using sub-domains beyond a very limited basis.
April 26th, 2004, 07:41 PM #3
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Thanks for the reply,
Yeah, I was actually confused about what a sub-domain was but now that you have clarified I really meant directory folders or pages.
So you mean to say that it is better to put in words specific to the page and not worry about the main site keyword as much? Using my example above, you would go with title tag #2 ?
April 27th, 2004, 12:56 PM #4
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Yes, no reason to use the title of your site on every page name in it. Some people do it - but I don't see a reason too. You are likely to get better rankings for a specific page by having the page title completely related to the pages content. Throwing in your overall site title only dilutes it.
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 825562
[glusterfs-3.3.0q43]: clear-locks attempts to connect using privileged port
Last modified: 2015-11-03 18:04:37 EST
Version: 3.3.0qa34
clear-locks commands fail if rpc-auth-allow is not set as it attempts to connect via privileged port.
The CLI reports the error as:
Volume clear-locks unsuccessful
clear-locks getxattr command failed. Reason: Transport endpoint is not connected
### glusterd.vol.log has
[2012-05-27 12:54:33.217491] E [rpcsvc.c:491:rpcsvc_handle_rpc_call] 0-glusterd: Request received from non-privileged port. Failing request
Did it again. Sorry, it's qa43 not 34.
Created attachment 587189 [details]
Created attachment 587198 [details]
Created attachment 587200 [details]
ewcs2: b,c,d
Created attachment 587203 [details]
ewcs4: var-spool-glusterfs-{a,b,c,d}_mysql1.log
Each of these logs are for just the minutes that were in the clearlocks log. Let me know if that's not what you needed.
one of the work around is to make sure everything works by adding "rpc-auth-allow-insecure yes" in volume files (both glusterd.vol and glusterfsd.vol, for which one can do 'gluster volume set <VOL> server.allow-insecure yes').
as the work around exists, would like to move the priority to medium.
amar@supernova:~/work/glusterfs$ git diff
diff --git a/doc/glusterd.vol b/doc/glusterd.vol
index de17d8f..8268c3d 100644
--- a/doc/glusterd.vol
+++ b/doc/glusterd.vol
@@ -4,5 +4,12 @@ volume management
option transport-type socket,rdma
option transport.socket.keepalive-time 10
option transport.socket.keepalive-interval 2
+ # enable below option only if there are not many ports free below 1024
+ # to bind() the client process. In this case, you would have to run :
+ # 'gluster volume set <VOL> server.allow-insecure yes'
+ # on all the volumes to the proper functioning.
+ #
+# option rpc-auth-allow-insecure yes
option transport.socket.read-fail-log off
The above patch is the only way at the moment to fix these things.
Also, Would like to close the bug with D(ocumentation)P(ending) flag set, once we have more better way of handling security (SSL/Kerberos etc), this issue will go away.
as per comment #7 (WORKSFORME always when we have the above two options set). WONTFIX the part of not having these options set for now.


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Challenge: Hammond drives the Peugeot 407 as a pace car. Car Olympics: long jump.
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*** The comments made by Frank26, Delta and others are their sole OPINIONS and cannot and should not be used as any form of financial, tax, banking or investment advice! We offer NO DATE, NO RATE on this forum!!! ***
Frank26:I feel really good about one thing. That Dr. Shabibi has been there since the start and to the end … and you know what iTeam does with Dr. Shabibi in the Green Zone.
Name a country where the UN, BIS, IMF is working with them in their country right now.
Iraq is almost fearless now in talking about their reforms … and the monetary reform is one of them.
We've shown you three different articles now from other countries that tell you what Iraq is going to do.
Look at your notes from 3 to 6 weeks ago (December) – once they handed in their homework … under the leadership of the governor (Dr. Shabibi). Iraq said they are going to join the world with their INTERNATIONAL stock market.
Iran is so blatant [about their reforms and firing off rockets] – they don't care what they do or say.
Iran even showed you the laws that they have passed today, didn't they? (Anti-Money Laundering Law)
Yesterday we showed you 6 different articles from the global stock markets … they all report that they are in trouble … BUT stocks are going back up because oil is going back up right now.
What did I tell you?
The price of oil is reflected based on what is going on in Iraq right now.
It's NOT that Iraq is waiting for the price of oil to change … no, no!
The price of oil was given to you MONTHS ago and it's doing what it's supposed to do in accordance with a rendezvous that is going to happen in the first half of 2016. 000041medium_gif
I can't believe it. They're not hiding anything.
Today … Iraq's banks tell you that they are RESTRUCTURING.
What they should have said was that they TEND to business of their tender. To add value for the citizens. This is our dream come true.
Notice … Iraq talks today in "PAST TENSE" … and the article continues to use the words that we've only see Dr. Shabibi use … that they will "wish to add and expand the purchasing power of the citizens." They put that in an article today.
That is my dream come true.
That's all that Dr. Shabibi wanted in 2012 – when he and all of us were kicked out of Iraq.
Praise God! These laws are being activated.
Remember the 100,000 and the 50,000 IQD notes? They are NOT going to release them. Alaq was behind all of that garbage. He never printed them in the first place. (As the sands turn).000987medium_gif
Iraq announced they are giving out "national bonds" … again. They better be in "sequence" because if they are not, it will be a disaster.
All of the stock markets say they are in trouble … but then they say they might be ok because the price of oil is going back up.
The bonds should come out around the 15 or 16th of this month. They sure like to do things in the middle of the month.
As Iraq "talks" to their citizens (in telling them what they are going to do for them) … they talk to the INTERNATIONAL world as well.
Mosul – less than 3 weeks … and then you'll see a WATERFALL of MONETARY STEPS. 000322medium_gif
Sastani pushed Abadi … and he also pushed Sadr.
Sadr seems ok and as long as Iraq is making forward advancements he keeps the citizens at bay.
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The Piano Chords Fun Book | Chords and Arranging for Kids
August 15, 2016
Do you want to teach chords and arranging to your music students?
The Piano Chords Fun Book is a 24 page easy-to-understand resource, including popular left hand accompaniment patterns, tips for accompanying singers and instrumentalists, tips for voicing chords, lead sheets, and the most repinned piano chord chart on Pinterest!
Get The Piano Chords Fun Book | Chords and Arranging for Kids
Easy to Read Piano Chord Chart (2 Pages)
Examples of Popular Left Hand Accompaniment Patterns
Tips for Accompanying Singers and Instrumentalists
Introduction to Chord Voicing
8 Lead Sheets (Jesus Loves Me, Hot Cross Buns, Baby Bumblebee, Mary Ann, Brahms' Lullaby, Jingle Bells, Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella and Simple Gifts)
Music Manuscript Paper (2 Pages)
This book makes accompanying easy. It begins with the most popular accompaniment pattern – the boom-chick – and builds from there. The first few pages are devoted to learning how to create arrangements of songs for solo piano. The next part shows students how to accompany singers and instrumentalists. To make your arrangements really sound great two pages are set aside for chord voicing – the art of chord inversions, spacing and chord member doublings. The next section is worth the price of the book all by itself – lead sheets. Eight lead sheets are included (listed in the contents above) to help students get started. After that they can print digital download lead sheets and fake books on sites like SheetMusicPlus.com and MusicNotes.com. Finally, two pages of music manuscript paper are included to write out a few ideas. Students may have a hard time understanding how the music and the accompaniment patterns fit together in their head, so the manuscript paper will be helpful.
Here are a few pages from the book:
The Piano/Keyboard Chord Chart includes 48 of the most popular piano chords. Unless your students are learning a jazz lead sheet (with rich chord extensions) this piano chord chart should be all they'll need.
This page is the first page of instruction, introducing students to left hand accompaniment patterns. Example #1 provides students with an easy to play song – Hot Cross Buns – with the boom-chick accompaniment pattern. Since this book is all about the accompaniment it's nice to have a simple melody to play. Example #2 show students how to adapt the boom-chick pattern for 3/4 meter to accompany Brahms Lullaby.
This page is one of the 8 lead sheets included at the end of this book. Each lead sheet includes the melody, chords and lyrics. The list of songs is included in the contents (see above).
The basics of arranging a song is simply applying "vocabulary of ideas" to a song. The Piano Chords Fun Book is a "vocabulary" builder. Choose one of the patterns included in this book that's right for your song and you're on your way to a solid arrangement. Refine it a little with the other tips included in this book and you're well on the way to greatness!
Get The Piano Chords Fun Book | Chords and Arranging for Kids
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Composing With Kids/Music Notation Apps
June 29, 2016
Most kids won't grow up to be music composers. However, the opportunity to compose or arrange music shouldn't be overlooked as it will bring a richness of understanding to their musical experience that you just can't get any other way.
I started writing and arranging music is high school, and my band director had the jazz and concert band read every single thing I wrote. I learned how to building chords, writing counterpoint, and orchestration. All these experiences made me a better listener and helped me to appreciate the music I played.
If you'd like to try composing with your students, but don't know where to start, you can print this book – Composing with Kids | Fives "Recipes" for Success. Each "recipe" includes ingredients (like "use this ostinato", "this form", or "these rhythms") and directions on how to combine them. If it sounds a lot like baking cookies… it is!
Composing with Kids | Fives "Recipes" for Success
Music Notation Apps
Seeing your music printed from a professional notation tool is an amazingly satisfying thing. I recently asked one of my students to give Finale Print Music a try, so she download the 30-day free trial. She loved it! One of the big advantages of writing things out with a notation program is that students get to hear a digital performance. Finale's Human Playback feature is pretty nice. It still sounds like an electronic piano, but sounds very much like a real person is playing.
Noteflight is a web-based app that can be used on you iPad or Desktop. They offer a "try before you buy" account, so you can check things out first. Noteflight is supportive to teachers and students and includes many materials and lesson plans for download.
Finale Print Music
Finale Print Music is a basic version of Make Music's Finale software. They also offer a "try before you buy" account, so you can check things out first. I began writing arrangements with Print Music and liked it. It's a wonderful tool that allows you to write simple piano arrangements, or music for full band or orchestra. The only reason I upgraded was so I could switch clefs mid-measure.
Music for Little Mozarts | iPad App Review
March 13, 2014
Looking for an app to drill basic theory skills? This iPad app from Alfred Music is a great pick for beginning students.
Download Music for Little Mozarts App
The app provides drill and practice activities for:
- Distinguishing between High and Low Sounds
- Melodic Direction (Up or Down)
- Rhythmic Identification (Simple Rhythms)
- Notes Naming Skill Development
Other notable features for this app include a point system rewards students for correct answers, and cute watercolor animals that are sure to be a hit with kids. It would be nice to see app developed that meet the growing needs of students as they progress through the Alfred series piano books.
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Music for Little Mozarts | iPad App Review
Carnegie Hall Park (Matchbox Parking) | Music Theory Board Game
Treble Clef Kids | iPad App Review
March 13, 2014
Looking for a fun way to drill note names and keyboard key names? Treble Clef kids has been a go-to solution for my students, and may be just what the doctor ordered for you and your students.
Download Treble Clef Kids | iPad App
While the graphics fall a bit short, the value of the drill and practice activities are worth the price of the app. The cheering and the funny sounds for wrong answers add an element of fun. It would also be nice to see a scoring system added to engage the kids a bit more.
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Carnegie Hall Park (Matchbox Parking) | Music Theory Board Game
MMF! Piano Primer Book App | iPad App Review
March 4, 2014
Do your kids say stuff like, "How does it go?" or "What's the name of this note?" The MMF Piano Primer app is an interactive app for the iPad that provides the answers to the questions your kids ask most when they're practicing piano. Because it provides these answers their time spent is much more productive.
Download MMF Piano Primer on the Apple App Store
Right Hand Focus – The MMF! All-in-One Primer begins with only one note in the right hand, and expands from there. By doing so, students will be confident in their abilities every step of the way.
Limited Left Hand Chords – When students are ready, MMF! All-in-One Primer introduces limited chord combinations in the right hand, and continues drilling for success.
Limited Dynamics – Dynamics are limited to just two – mp and mf.
Limited Rhythms – With rhythm being the most challenging musical element to master, MMF! All-in-One Primer limits the number of rhythmical symbols introduced to students. With only three rhythms and two rests to master (Whole Note, Half Note, Quarter Note, Whole Rest, and Quarter Rest) students are assured a successful and rewarding experience.
Useful Interactive Tools – Students get interactive tools that provide them with the answers they need to help them practive effectively, including mp3 recordings of their piece and a note name keyboard chart.
Download MMF Piano Primer on the Apple App Store
I really like this app. At first glace the graphics for this app really stand out. Digging in, features that I have enjoyed when teaching my students include the well written collection of songs that are introduced at just the right speed. The interactive features, including the mp3 recordings of the pieces and the drop down keyboard/note name chart, are where this app really shows its value. Kids get the questions answered that they ask most often, like, "How does it go." If I were to change anything, it would be to add a moving cursor, so students can see where they are during playback.
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Composing with Kids (Children) | Free Piano Lesson eBook
October 28, 2013
Here's a creative resource for piano teachers who are interested in introducing music composition to their students.
Download Composing with Kids | Five "Recipes for Success
Free Lesson Plans Included:
- Hot Cross Buns Remix – This lesson provides you with a simple arrangement of Hot Cross Buns, and asks the students to write a variation on this melody.
- Walk Like an Egyptian – This lesson asks the student to write a piece with the Egyptian Scale. The accompaniment is provided.
- Surprise Inside – This lesson asks the student to write a melody that saves a note until late in the eight measure melody, offering a refreshing sound.
- Ostinato, Ostinato, Ostinato – This lesson asks students to write a D Dorian melody over a provided ostinato accompaniment.
- Ragtime Mix-n-Match – This lesson asks students to select pre-written musical phrases to form an eight measure ragtime melody with accompaniment. The lesson allows students to access which phrases work well together, and which phrases lend themselves to ending material verses interior material.
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Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Recommended
October 31, 2008
Alfred's Basic Piano Library is a leading piano book series for the beginning and intermediate piano student. Throughout each level a wonderful world of excitement is opened for piano students in their first years of study.
The Collection
Core Study
The Lesson Books are carefully designed to progress in a smooth and consistent manner. Supplemental books in the Alfred's Basic Piano Library series are correlated with the core lesson books.
The Theory Books are filled with a wide selection of fun activities designed to reinforce the musical idea presented in the lesson books. They are clear, effective, and engaging for the young learner.
The Technic Books work to develop coordination of the hands. The exercises are short, with repetitive rhythms that make reading very easy.
Supplimental Study
The Recital Books include well-written solos which are perfect for recitals.
The Ear Training Books provide additional reinforcement through rhythmic, melodic and intervallic drills.
The Repertoire Books provide the piano student with popular works from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern eras.
Strengths: The series is well organized and the music generally well written.
Weaknesses: Some of the arrangements could be reworked to achieve a more pleasing sound.
Overall: Highly Recommended