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You can do a 360 video call chat via Skype with Insta360 Air!
Insta360 confirmed that you can use the Insta360 Air for a 360 video chat via Skype!
Insta360 Air is a 360 camera accessory for Android phones, which enables your Android phone to take 360 photos and videos, and even livestream wirelessly in 360 (soon via Twitter / Periscope, YouTube, or Facebook). Besides being used as a smartphone accessory, the Insta360 Air can also be used as a 360 webcam. See this video. (Note: the package includes the special USB connector that doubles as a stand.)
Meanwhile, Insta360 confirmed that the Insta360 Air can be used for 360 video call chats on Skype on your smartphone!
I don’t know if the feature is immediately available on launch or a feature that will be released later through updates. I’m also still trying to find out if you can do a 360 video chat on Skype for PC as well.
Although other cameras such as the Ricoh Theta have been used for 360 video conferencing, Insta360 Air could be the first to do so wirelessly.
WHERE TO GET INSTA360 AIR
Insta360 Air is one of the most affordable fully spherical 360 cameras, at $119 MSRP. However, until January 26, it is still possible to get it with a 20% discount through its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, which it has been funded more than 1,200%. Unlike other crowdfunding campaigns which have often suffered from delays, sometimes for years, the Insta360 Air is actually shipping earlier than promised, with the first batch being shipped out in the first week of February 2017.
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Neil Havermale says:
All these features and in-camera stich capability at an unbelievable price by February three weeks away? Give me a ring and let me know how that that may go? Based on our interest in 360 immersion, this might be the sweet-spot?
Mic Ty says:
Hi Neil! Sure, I can let you know how it goes. I ordered one as well. But tomorrow is the last day to order it through Indiegogo to get a 20% discount. If you wait for my review, you will miss the discount…
Benjamin von Schmuck says:
Hi, for sure interesting!
Did some of you get the camera to work in a a android based-skype call?
I have tried to connect standard USB cameras to smartphones but have not succeed in changing to that USB-cameras within the Skype app, i do believe this is since Skype is “using” a allocated shortcut to the builtin camera-locations.
Would appreciate all help!
Hi Benjamin. I haven’t done a Skype call in 360 but you could contact the Giroptic team on their Facebook page and i think they can show you whether it’s possible. best regards, mic
Perl Post says:
Did you find out if we can do a 360 video chat on Skype for PC as well, please? I am just wondering where can I get that USB connector that doubles as a stand? What PC application do they use on a laptop PC where they had insta360 Air camera connected through USB stand for demo purposes in your video from CES 2017? Thanks.
Hi Perl Post. Sorry I haven’t been able to use Air for Skype. I recommend posting to Facebook’s Insta360 Community to see if they can post instructions. But fyi, they are on a long Chinese New Year holiday.
Hi Perl, did you already find out how to use the insta360 air for skype?
I think Oculus Go is a good product. In the future 8K 3D 360 video may become more common. If that happens, Oculus Go probably won’t be able to play those. But there will always be 4K and 5.7K consumer cameras and the Go should be able to view videos from those cameras.
Vivitar introduces two new 360 cameras, including a waterproof 360 camera
Cool mixed reality video of The Unspoken spellcasting dueling game
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February 2016, 9(1): iii-ix. doi: 10.3934/dcdss.2016.9.1iii
The research of Paolo Secchi
Hugo Beirão da Veiga 1, , Alessandro Morando 2, and Paola Trebeschi 3,
Department of Mathematics, Pisa University, Via F.Buonarroti, 1, 56127-Pisa, Italy
DICATAM, Sezione di Matematica, Università di Brescia, Via Valotti, 9, 25133 Brescia
Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Brescia, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Via Valotti 9, 25133 Brescia
The research of Professor Paolo Secchi concerns the theory of partial differential equations, especially from fluid dynamics.
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Citation: Hugo Beirão da Veiga, Alessandro Morando, Paola Trebeschi. The research of Paolo Secchi. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - S, 2016, 9 (1) : iii-ix. doi: 10.3934/dcdss.2016.9.1iii
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P. Secchi, Pointwise decay for solutions of the 2D Neumann exterior problem for the wave equation,, Boll. UMI B (8), 7 (2004), 189. Google Scholar
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E. Casella, P. Secchi and P. Trebeschi, Non-homogeneous linear symmetric hyperbolic systems with characteristic boundary,, Differential Integral Equations, 19 (2006), 51. Google Scholar
P. Secchi, 2D slightly compressible ideal flow in an exterior domain,, J. Math. Fluid Mech., 8 (2006), 564. doi: 10.1007/s00021-005-0188-0. Google Scholar
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D. Catania and P. Secchi, Global existence and finite dimensional global attractor for a 3D double viscous MHD-alpha model,, Commun. Math. Sci., 8 (2010), 1021. doi: 10.4310/CMS.2010.v8.n4.a12. Google Scholar
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D. Catania and P. Secchi, Global existence for two regularized MHD models in three space-dimension,, Portugaliae Mathematica, 68 (2011), 41. doi: 10.4171/PM/1880. Google Scholar
A. Morando and P. Secchi, Regularity of weakly well posed hyperbolic mixed problems with characteristic boundary,, J. Hyperbolic Differ. Equ., 8 (2011), 37. doi: 10.1142/S021989161100238X. Google Scholar
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J.-F. Coulombel, A. Morando, P. Secchi and P. Trebeschi, A priori estimates for 3D incompressible current-vortex sheets,, Commun. Math. Phys., 311 (2012), 247. doi: 10.1007/s00220-011-1340-8. Google Scholar
A. Morando and P. Secchi, Weakly well posed characteristic hyperbolic problems,, Riv. Mat. Univ. Parma, 3 (2012), 147. Google Scholar
P. Secchi, A higher-order Hardy-type inequality in anisotropic Sobolev spaces,, Int. J. Differ. Equ., (2012). Google Scholar
P. Secchi and Y. Trakhinin, Well-posedness of the linearized plasma-vacuum interface problem,, Interfaces and Free Boundaries, 15 (2013), 323. doi: 10.4171/IFB/305. Google Scholar
D. Catania, M. D'Abbicco and P. Secchi, Stability of the linearized MHD-Maxwell free interface problem,, Comm. Pure Appl. Anal., 13 (2014), 2407. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2014.13.2407. Google Scholar
A. Morando, P. Secchi and P. Trebeschi, On a priori energy estimates for characteristic boundary value problems,, J. Fourier Anal. Appl., 20 (2014), 816. doi: 10.1007/s00041-014-9335-4. Google Scholar
P. Secchi and Y. Trakhinin, Well-posedness of the plasma-vacuum interface problem,, Nonlinearity, 27 (2014), 105. doi: 10.1088/0951-7715/27/1/105. Google Scholar
P. Secchi, Nonlinear surface waves on the plasma-vacuum interface,, Quart. Appl. Math., (2015). doi: 10.1090/qam/1405. Google Scholar
P. Secchi, On the Nash-Moser iteration technique,, in Recent Developments of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics, (). Google Scholar
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Daniel Genin. Research announcement: Boundedness of orbits for trapezoidal outer billiards. Electronic Research Announcements, 2008, 15: 71-78. doi: 10.3934/era.2008.15.71
Liu Hui, Lin Zhi, Waqas Ahmad. Network(graph) data research in the coordinate system. Mathematical Foundations of Computing, 2018, 1 (1) : 1-10. doi: 10.3934/mfc.2018001
Leonid A. Bunimovich. Dynamical systems and operations research: A basic model. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - B, 2001, 1 (2) : 209-218. doi: 10.3934/dcdsb.2001.1.209
Richard Evan Schwartz. Research announcement: unbounded orbits for outer billiards. Electronic Research Announcements, 2007, 14: 1-6. doi: 10.3934/era.2007.14.1
Daniel T. Wise. Research announcement: The structure of groups with a quasiconvex hierarchy. Electronic Research Announcements, 2009, 16: 44-55. doi: 10.3934/era.2009.16.44
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Home Croatia Accommodation Activities Destinations Sailing Charter Dubrovnik City of Split Zagreb City
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Enchanting Croatian Coast places well worth visiting
The most mesmerizing sights of Croatia can be found along its spectacular coast. The Croatian coastline is where the warm sunshine sinks into the golden sand and the waves gently brush the shores to create a surreal environment. The marvelous beaches are surrounded by the sapphire blue Adriatic Sea on one end, and by dense forests and intriguing towns on the other. The national parks of this region display phenomenal natural beauty, while the towns are replete with historical wonders. The landscape is crisscrossed by shimmering streams and lofty mountain ranges. Architectural masterpieces from the medieval ages further add to the grandeur of the scenery. Following are some of the most beautiful places on the coast of Croatia that are incredibly enchanting and worth of visiting.
The historical city of Trogir is located on a small island near the city of Split and it's one of the most picturesque old cities on the Croatian coast. (Image by Pixabay.com)
The City Of Dubrovnik
The stone walls of the city of Dubrovnik pay homage to the fortified town that stood here in the olden times. Several relics of the ancient city can be spotted in the Dubrovnik of the present day. The magnificent Lovrijenac Fort stands guard near the coast, while the opulent Sponza Palace has preserved its striking interiors. The red-roofed houses glow in the sunshine and create a pleasing contrast with the sandy seashores, while the cobbled streets are adding a rustic charm to the city. Be it the lively atmosphere of the main street of Stradun, or the old-world elegance of the Franciscan Monastery, the city of Dubrovnik never ceases to impress with its innumerable treasures.
Universally known and popular city of Dubrovnik was originally a city state,
at the time of Venice Republic, now a major Croatian destination. (Pixabay.com)
The Krka National Park is home to a plethora of fascinating waterfalls, with the Skradinski Buk falls being the most popular. This series of frothy waterfalls pours into a turquoise blue pool of water, creating scenery with colors so vivid that it resembles a painting. Equally stunning are the cascades of Roski Slap and the tranquil waters of the Krka River. The island of Visovac, a tiny speck on the Krka River, holds a Franciscan Monastery that has been converted into a museum. The Krka Monastery is yet another place worth visiting, to admire its grandeur of Byzantine and Mediterranean architecture. This national park is a fine example of the harmonious coexistence of nature and culture.
Named after the river Krka, which is part of this National Park, Krka is a vast area
of natural scenic beauty with seven waterfalls. (Image by Pixabay.com)
Brac Island
The island of Brac is famous for its horn-shaped beach of Zlatni Rat, that protrudes into the Adriatic Sea like a sword made of white pebbles. This beach is ideal for sunbathing and also for a round of windsurfing. To explore the local culture, head over to the oldest settlement of the island at Skrip. This town holds some quaint churches as well as the Museum of Olive Oil that narrates the tale of olive cultivation on Brac Island. The town of Supetar is more modern in nature and is known for its breathtaking beach and the wonderful sculptures at the local mausoleum. The port of Supetar is always filled with sailing yacht charter from all around the world. The entire island is livened up by the shine of the limestone houses, thanks to the renowned stone quarries of this region.
Located on the west side of the island of Brac is a small town of Milna,
popular with divers and nautical activities. (Image by Pixabay.com)
The City Of Makarska
The city of Makarska is an excellent location, both for a laid back vacation, as well as an adventurous holiday. You can relax at the horseshoe shaped bay or can take a stroll on the promenade that is lined with coconut trees. Visiting the colorful flower and fruit markets in the main square, and the unique Sea Shell Museum, is also a good option. The city lies at the foot of the Biokovo Mountain and therefore holds several opportunities for adventure sports. To add a bit of thrill to your day, sign up for a hike, or pedal your way to the summit. The glorious view of the town from the top is worth all the effort.
Best known for its Makarska Riviera, the city of Makarska has been one of the most famous holiday destinations on the Croatian coast. (Image by Freeimages.com)
Hvar Island
The island of Hvar is often referred to as the best party destination in Croatia, and with the good reason. This island is blessed with some alluring beaches that come to life at night, with great music and a cheerful environment. There are also several interesting activities for the daytime. You can wander through the fragrant lavender fields or can enjoy a sunny afternoon at St. Stephen's Square. The medieval palace of Fortica offers a panoramic view of the island, due to its elevated position atop a hill, while the simplicity of the Benedictine Monastery will transport you back in time. Hvar is an amazing blend of traditional heritage and modern culture that displays the true spirit of Croatia.
One of the best known Croatian islands, Hvar island is also home to the ancient town of Hvar, one of the oldest in Croatia and the Mediterranean. (Image by Pixabay.com)
These gems of the Croatian coast exhibit the most spellbinding features of the country. The enthralling art and architecture, as well as the pristine greenery, make for a dreamlike experience. A visit to these stunning destinations is a must, to revel in the splendor of Croatia.
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How to install microsoft office 2010 without product key
How to install microsoft office 2010 without product key. how can reinstall microsoft office without a product key 2019-02-13
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 9:27:47 PM Manuel
Installing Office 2010 without product key
Dealing With Lost Keys No one likes losing keys, whether it's your apartment fob, car keys or your Excel 2015 product key. Is it recommending to active account first? If you come up dry, try contacting the retailer from which you originally purchased the software or, if Office was included on your computer, the hardware manufacturer. That way I have no problem moving the license to a new machine. Wondering how you can get a new product key for a Microsoft Office suite? I was able to do this with the previous version of Office. Now you need an activator to active the account. Assuming Office 2010 or earlier.
How To Recover Office 2010 Product Key
Download and run the utility to view your product key. Office 365 is much easier to deal with in that respect. That way you don't blow up the license. Almost all of computer users use it to work or write something, or do with data. Unzip the file you received.
How to Find Your Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007 Product Key
I did not use Pro for mine. I then deployed the image to a new computer, and when I opened Office I was given the option to enter a purchased key. When the image boots on the new computer for the first time when you open office it will prompt for a new key. Chamele0n wrote: I actually just got done creating some images. If you were to use the trial on your image instead of the preinstall kit, I would be curious to know what happens after the 60 days are up for your trial.
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I am building up a standard image which will be used to deploy all new computers initially 9 - but hopefully a regular amount over the coming months. You will have to install the key after the install. I think it's 10 or 30 times, not positive. The following procedure works equally well to find the product key for any Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007 suite, like Office Professional 2010, Office Professional Plus 2010, Office Ultimate 2007, etc. Its office suite of software that will deliver product or services. Then, write down the product key for Office or another app , and keep it somewhere. Thanks 1,000,000 and please carry on the gratifying work.
I purchased 2010 several years ago but it came without disc, just a piece of card with the number but I cannot find it. In most cases, the Product Activation Sorcerer will help you through the online activation procedure. Notice: JavaScript is required for this content. You absolutely have to have your product key. To create this article, volunteer authors worked to edit and improve it over time. Whatever the reason, you just cannot find the number.
Activate MS Office Without Product Key: How to Activate MS Office Without Product Key & Microsoft Office Product Key Activation
However this would work somewhat like windows does. But then again, maybe it will just automatically ask for a key after the trial is over. It cannot be moved to another computer. I assume you would have to activate it prior to imaging otherwise you wouldnt be able to activate it that many times! Clicking Install Now will install all of the Office products included in the version that you purchased. Is there any chance you have an image copy backup that has Office installed on it. At the bottom, there is an option call account. In the Office 365 era, product keys have largely been usurped by account systems because you definitely need to remember your 2,000th unique password so go ahead and dive into your new Microsoft Office software sans product key — the word-processing water is just fine.
While you can't just copy an installed program and move it from one computer to another, there's a way to get the product key and installer for Office, and several other programs. Granted, I haven't tried it myself, but it works for system builders, why wouldn't it work the same for you? Just download ind install LibreOffce. Feel free to breathe that sigh of relief now. It said it had added the entries to the registry, then took a long time to reboot. Let me know if you need anything else. To get the product key, , and run it. I don't know if a non-volume license product key will work in this scenario since I have been entering a legal and valid volume license product key for these installs.
how can reinstall microsoft office without a product key
Whether you're dealing with Microsoft Office 2019, Office 365 or Microsoft Office 2016, product keys have largely become a thing of the past — so activating Office without a product key is actually the standard way to do it. But if you used a volume license, wouldn't that have been for Office 2010 Professional? How to Activate Office 2013? Hello Juan, Which Office version are you trying to reinstall? Then following my previous instructions for removing the Registration Key from the Registry. But unfortunately, we always encounter some problems when we prepare to. If you bought your copy of Office as a digital download, search your email's inbox; the product key for pre-Windows 10 software would have been emailed to you in a purchase confirmation message. You would need at least 1 volume license as Justin said. Note: — If the activator shows that you need a. That way you don't blow up the license.
However, it seems I cannot install Office 2010 onto the reference machine without providing a product key. Look how much time and money you just wasted. If you explain the situation to them, they should give you a new key to activate Office on your new computer. Whenever I setup systems for customers I now always put in the actual key for the system. Would I be able to sign up for this, or is this limited to certain types of companies? Then Just go to the following official site and download the. You could try a silent install by modifying Config.
How to recover guide might also interest you. These steps will also work even if you just have one member of the suite installed. It is only with the product key that one can register their product and receive updates and patches for the same. If you purchased your software separate from your computer — the most common use-case scenario for product keys — check the label or card inside the box, assuming you still have it. The only installation that'll remain will be the final install when I get my machine back. However, I have never seen on an audit them tracking the number of installs, but the number of active copies.
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Sri Dalada Perahara in the unforgettable days gone by
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Esala Perahara, 2010 Kandy Sri Lanka
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A contemporary poem ‘Dalada Alankaraya’ describe the order of the procession and how the banners were marshalled.
After the fall of Kandy on March 2nd, 1815 General Sir Robert Brownrigg Bert held a Perahara a mile long on May 3rd, 1815 which wellnigh rivalled the processions of the Kandyan monarchs.
A new feature added to the procession was the personnel of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment with their drums being played on western notations. In this mile long procession, the place of the King was taken by ex-Prime Minister Ehelepola. The event is commemorated in the ‘Dalada Pujavaliya’ and ‘Dalada Siritha’, a compendium of the former.
Again on May 28th, 1828 Governor Sir Edward Barnes organised a Perahera in Kandy to transfer the Sacred Tooth Relic from the British government to that of the Kandyan Chiefs. The celebration was elaborately arranged according to ancient customs and magnificently carried out.
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Buddhists from all parts of the island attended and by the command of the Governor low country chiefs for the first time too participated in the pageant along with the Kandyan Chiefs.
From the earliest times banners were carried in religious and royal processions in ancient Sri Lanka. This was especially the case in Perahara escorting the Sacred Tooth and Bowl Relics and those connected with the worship of the devales. These Perahara or religious pageants held at the capital were great national institutions patronised by the kings to display their power and magnificence to their subjects as much as to honour the Relics and worship the Gods.
Thus in the festivals as well as in war there is little doubt that in addition to the standards of the God-kings the banners of the princes, provinces and departments of the realm were carried.
Kandy Esala Perahera
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The banners and standards borne before the procession were: The Buddhist flag, Sinhala Rajakeeya Dajaya (Sinhalese Royal Flag) having the figure of a lion holding a sword. In the mile long procession the place of the Sinhalese king was taken by the ex-Prime Minister Ehelepola.
The Perahara was headed by eighty gaily caparisoned huge tuskers attended by a number of personnel. Immediately following the tuskers were the Mahanayaha Theras of Malwatte and Asgiriya accompanied by two young monks. Following them were one hundred and fifty monks according to their seniority of ordination moving in a single file. Behind them an Image of Lord Buddha was carried under a canopy followed by sixty men carrying sixty banners of different hue and colour. The dancing girls, conch-shell blowers and drummers had their places in the procession.
The first Adigar Molligoda and Chiefs of the Kandyan nobility in full, ceremonial attire were headed by whip-crackers making an unbroken ear-splitting cracking. They were followed by two hundred principal Headmen in full state attire. Next came men marching with guns and cannons hauled along.
A new feature added to the procession was the personnel of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment with their drums being played on western notations. Just behind the soldiers was a huge tusker gaily decorated moving majestically with a ‘ranhiligey’ or ‘karanduwa’ where it was deposited the Sacred Tooth Relic with two other tuskers on either side.
Following other chieftains in Kandyan attire was John D’Oyley, Chief Commissioner of the Kandyan Provinces, who was Governor’s representative. They were following by six more elephants on whose back were mounted Sacred images.
Carrier of the Relic Casket
Ehelepola, ex-Prime Minister took the place of the King. He rode on horse back last in the procession clad in a beautifully ornamented Kandyan dress. The Perahara arrived at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic at 4.00 p.m. and as the time was inauspicious to enter the Temple and therefore, had to move again around the Grand Square till the time considered propitious. Then the guns fired a salute by the Royal Artillery of the Garrison.
After the Sacred Tooth Relic was taken into the Temple the Governor’s representative D’Oyley declared before the Maha Nayake Theras that he was making an offering of a beautifully finished musical clock on the orders of the Governor Robert Brownrigg.
Since the British occupied Kandy, a Board of Commissioners were appointed as custodians of the Sacred Tooth Relic because the last King of Kandy Sri Wickrema Rajasinha abandoned the capital in the face of the British attack. The Relic Chamber of the Temple of the Tooth was carefully and jealously guarded by a British sentry at all times.
The keys of the Chamber as well as the caskets were added to the official property of the Government Agent of Kandy.
Thirteen years after the first Perahara by the Britishers, the second Perahara was held on May 28th, 1828 to transfer the Sacred Tooth Relic from the custody of the British government to that of the Kandyan chiefs. The celebrations was elaborately arranged according to ancient customs and magnificently carried out. In the Perahera the then Governor Sir Edward and Lady Barnes participated in the Perahara and went in the procession in a palanquin.
‘The Times of Ceylon’ of April 15th, 1901 gives the following account:-
The Perahara was a magnificent spectacle. It is described as best ever seen in Ceylon. This festival, as one of the principal features of the days programme, evoked the keenest interest and it is impossible to describe the scene which the town and the precincts of the Maligava and the pavilion presented. From an early hour in the evening the streets were packed and every coign of advantage held dense throngs.
The record number of sixty three elephants took part in the procession, which also included two hundred and ninety torch bearers and 300 dancers, in addition to about fifty chiefs dressed in full Kandyan costumes and led by W. Dunuwilla and the ‘Dewa Nilames’. In all about two thousands people took part in the Perahera, which was about half a mile long. The Perahara which had been announced as a private one, left the Temple at 9.30 p.m. and entering the pavilion grounds afforded a gorgeous spectacle. No one was allowed to enter the grounds except the few people invited.
Their Royal Highnesses viewed the procession from the balcony, being supported by the Governor, and on arriving in front, the portion of the Perahara formed up on the lawn. The Maligava elephants took up the central position, with the devale elephants on either side; the chiefs ranging themselves at both ends.
The dancers were then brought in front and their Royal Highnesses were treated to a few minutes dancing. The Duke of Cornwall then intimated his desire to meet the Chiefs; and later, when they were drawn up in front in a semi-circle with Mr. Dunuwille in the centre. His Royal Highness came down the stairs with the Governor on his right and Mr. Wace on his left; and Mr. Dunuwille was presented.
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The origin of Sri Dalada Perahera tradition
Knox’s impressions of the Kandy Perahara
Esala festival and the Dalada Perahara
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City’s Sea View CRU a landmark of progress
Published 15th June 2016
STATEMENT BY THE CITY’S EXECUTIVE MAYOR, PATRICIA DE LILLE
Today I visited the City of Cape Town’s Sea View development in Hangberg, which is now home to 71 families. The first 26 beneficiaries moved in just before Christmas and the final 45 have made the development their home in the last week, just as winter is commencing.
Sea View is a milestone of one of the goals we set out to achieve at the beginning of this administration in 2011. The Hangberg area was then identified as an area in great need of development and redress in our Integrated Development Plan.
Today we have delivered on that commitment and the promise we made to the people of Hangberg. Continue reading →
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Six changes for DHL WP for City Park clash
DHL Western Province coach John Dobson has made six changes to his starting XV for their clash with the Down Touch Griffons at City Park on Saturday.
The match was originally scheduled for Faure Street in Paarl, but has been moved due to weather and pitch concerns, whilst the kick-off time has also changed to an hour earlier to 15h00 on Saturday with entry R20 at the gate.
Following their bye last week, Dobson has made three changes to the backline and three changes to the forward pack that did duty in their 43-34 victory over the Leopards in Potchefstroom.
Sibahle Maxwane gets an opportunity out on the left wing, and there is an all-new halfback pairing in Robert du Preez and Godlen Masimla who have both recovered from their respective injury concerns.
Up front there are two new flanks in Jurie van Vuuren and Eital Bredenkamp, with Luke Stringer and Beyers de Villiers moving to the replacements bench, and in the front row hooker Chad Solomon makes his return after a spell on the sidelines due to injury.
Dobson said that after a deserved break his team are determined to build on the strong foundation they have established and finish the campaign strong. Continue reading →
Posted in Cape Town Stuff!, Sports stuff
Road to Gold Cup: Springbok-inspired champions send out warning
Springbok squad members Ruan Combrinck, Franco Mostert and Jaco Kriel enjoy the atmosphere last weekend at the Gold Cup qualifying match at Durbanville-Bellville Rugby Club between champions Durbell and contenders Hamiltons. The trio surprised both teams in their changerooms before the match. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images
Reigning Gold Cup champions Durbanville-Bellville sent out a strong warning that they won’t be giving up their title without a fight, after a sensational comeback inspired by a surprise visit by members of the Springbok squad.
As part of SA Rugby’s #LoveRugby story, the uncapped trio of Ruan Combrinck, Jaco Kriel and Franco Mostert paid a surprise visit to the changerooms of both Durbell and visitors Hamiltons ahead of their much-anticipated Western Province Super League clash in Cape Town last Friday.
The players’ stirring motivational talks to the two sides – ranked one and three among the country’s non-university clubs – inspired one of the finest club matches of the season, with Durbell sensationally overturning a 25-3 deficit after 30 minutes to score 52 points in the final hour for a 55-32 victory.
“The players had no idea the Springbok squad players were coming and they were just awestruck,” said Durbell head coach and former Griquas fullback Bobby Joubert.
“It was a massive honour not only for ourselves but also for Hamiltons to have our national heroes decide to spend the Friday night before a Test match at our club. Continue reading →
DHL WP v Griffons moved to City Park
The clash between DHL Western Province and the Downtouch Griffons on Saturday has been moved from Faure Street in Paarl to City Park in Athlone due to weather and pitch concerns.
The match kick-off has also changed to an hour earlier to 15h00 on Saturday, with entry R20 at the gate.
DHL Western Province will be looking to add to their seven victories thus far this season, and close the gap on the table-topping ORC Griquas who have a bye.
City’s holiday programmes will help to beat boredom
School holidays signal a stressful period for many parents whose main concern is how to keep children occupied. Help is at hand in the form of a jam-packed holiday programme at the City’s recreational hubs, libraries, community centres/halls, nature reserves, sports fields and parks. Read more below:
The City of Cape Town’s various departments have pulled out all the stops to ensure that the holiday programme for the mid-year break will keep young and old well occupied. The programme caters for a broad range of tastes: those who prefer being indoors or outdoors, both physical and non-physical activities, and something for nature lovers.
The programme at the City’s nature reserves is sure to keep the young ones fascinated and well engaged. Among others, then can enjoy winter hikes, story-telling sessions and learning about animals, insects and birds. Continue reading →
Posted in Cape Town Stuff!
LOYISO BALA TO PERFORM AT THE V&A WATERFRONT Opening act: The Voice’s Eden Myrrh
Dates: Wednesday, 29 June
Times: Doors open at 19h00
Performances start at 19h30
Venue: Chavonnes Battery Museum, Silo District
Bookings: www.quicket.co.za
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Contact: V&A Info Centre on 021 408 7600 or info@waterfront.co.za
Cape Town, June 2016 — Fans of talented South African singer and songwriter Loyiso Bala can experience his incredible vocal range up close in an intimate, acoustic performance at the V&A Waterfront’s Chavonnes Battery Museum in the Silo District on Wednesday, 29 June.
The popular R&B artist’s voice was honed by classical training received at the prestigious Drakensburg Boys Choir, and at age 19 he was appointed as the youngest conductor of the National Youth Choir. Continue reading →
Orlando shooting: Gunman Omar Mateen was a closet homosexual, say friends – as wife faces charges after ‘helping him scope out attack’
This from telegraph.co.uk:
Was Omar Mateen secretly gay?
The man who murdered 49 people at a gay club in Orlando was a closet homosexual who used gay dating apps and frequented gay bars, according to friends and locals in the city.
On Tuesday police were considering pressing charges against Omar Mateen’s second wife, Nour Salman, 30, who told the FBI she went with him to scope out possible targets, and that she had tried to stop him from carrying out the attack.
Ms Salman lived in a suburb of Chicago before moving to Fort Pierce with Mateen in November 2012. In December 2015 she is believed to have left Florida and moved in with relatives in Rodeo, California. She has not spoken publicly and has scrubbed her social media accounts since the attack. Her few remaining pictures show her smiling and posing with Mateen and a child believed to be their son. A photo from Instagram Salman shows Mateen kissing a child, with the caption: “Daddy’s boy.”
Yet others who knew the New York-born killer have painted a picture of a gay man who could not come to terms with his sexuality.
“I recognise his face,” said Justin Datz, 33, who works at Parliament – a hotel and resort which has been home to the city’s gay community since 1975.
“I’m not on gay dating apps or anything anymore, but he certainly looks familiar. So when I heard he frequented gay bars around here, it all made sense.”
Full story here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/14/orlando-gunman-was-a-regular-at-lgbt-nightclub-pulse-before-atta/
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Informal Economy Summit highlights the value of informal trading
If Cape Town’s informal economy was shut down, it would lead to an additional 170 000 individuals joining the queues of unemployed who desperately seek some form of employment. These were some of the insights from the Informal Economy Summit, taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre this week. Read more below:
These numbers should be quite sobering, especially for many residents and some in the formal business sector who are against any informal trading in their areas. Informal traders eke out a living by plying their trade in areas where there is high foot traffic to ensure they can capitalise on the economic opportunities.
‘While Cape Town’s informal sector may be relatively small, especially by emerging country standards, its penetration into the most vulnerable households in the city and its impact in terms of poverty reduction are disproportionately large,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Tourism, Events and Economic Development, Councillor Garreth Bloor, during his opening address at the fourth annual Informal Economy Summit yesterday, 13 June 2016. Continue reading →
Theron makes eight changes for France clash
Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron made eight changes to his team to face France in their final pool match in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship at the Academy Stadium in Manchester on Wednesday.
The changes, which the coach described as being a case of horses for courses, included two positional switches, with Curwin Bosch and Manie Libbok switching between fullback and flyhalf.
The other three changes in the backline were at centre where JT Jackson replaces Franco Naude, while wing Edwill van der Merwe and scrumhalf Embrose Papier earn their first starts as replacements for Mosolwa Mafuma and James Hall respectively.
Among the forwards, hooker Jan-Henning Campher and lock Ruben de Villiers were also handed their first starts in place of Tango Balekile and Eduard Zandberg respectively, while Cobus Wiese replaces Ersnt van Rhyn at flank.
Only two players retained their places on the bench from the clash against Argentina, namely props Nicolaas Oosthuizen and Jaco Holtzhausen. They will be joined by Balekile, Hall, Naude, looseforward Denzel Hill, fullback Keanu Vers and Van Rhyn, who will provide cover at lock. Continue reading →
Valhalla Park youth get a kick out of skateboarding
About 30 young people between the ages of four and 16 who are part of the City’s skateboarding programme are getting a kick out of life and skateboarding in their new VANS kicks. Read more below:
This group of youngsters are part of a skateboarding programme that takes place at the City of Cape Town’s Valhalla Skate Park. It forms part of the afterschool and Early Childhood Development programmes at the recreational hub. The City’s Sport, Recreation and Amenities (SRA) Department and the Indigo Youth Movement recently concluded a partnership agreement that allows Indigo to provide training in life skills and skateboarding to the youth of Valhalla Park and surrounding areas. Continue reading →
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About the Staff Member: Cheryl Brusgulis
Before joining the ACMI staff as Administrative/Programming Assistant, Cheryl volunteered during more than a decade at Arlington's local access television studio. Her series production credits during that time included Golden Opportunities, The Front Page, Cable Cuisine and Cable Spotlight as well as several individual programs. She subsequently videotaped several meetings for the Arlington Historical Society . Cheryl was a producer and editor of the program series Inside Arlington and The Family Food Show. She was a member of the board of the Arlington Cable Access (ACA) group where she held the positions of Secretary and Clerk. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, mixed media arts and is an avid photographer. An Arlington resident for more than thirty years, Cheryl has come to appreciate the' unique charms of Arlington. Now that the studio at which she first volunteered has stepped so boldly into the technology of twenty-first century cablecasting, she looks forward to seeing more of her fellow Arlingtonians make use of the ACMi studio facility. You can contact Cheryl at cheryl@acmi.tv
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[FL] After mom-of-4 Kyishi Dowdell's murder, Chief stands by Sgt. Flynt
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[FL] Wondering if Sgt. Flynt's grandchildren really had to lose their mother, Kyishi?
The video and the accompanying news story today didn't say the same things on this Fox 35 report so I've transcribed the text of the video below. In the video Chief "Mike" Chitwood says there's been a call for Sgt. Jimmie Flynt's resignation. So far that's not showing up on the internet anywhere besides in this video, so I don't know what's up... but I do know that over the last few days that almost everything heard from the Chief has been focused on clearing Sgt. Flynt of any suspicions that Flynt's son /Kyishi Dowdell's killer - Craig Flynt - could have been apprehended before this murder happened.
I also find it interesting in the video that the Chief apparently relayed that THERE IS NO NEED for an internal affairs investigation. In the face of speculations and calls for Sgt. Flynt's resignation? It's up to the citizens of Daytona to insist if they want answers or assurances - to wave signs in the street, fill the city council chambers, and PRAY for help from the media. Otherwise Daytona will get the leadership, and the police department that any complacent community deserves.
What stands out to me in the article that isn't in the video - is the Chief pointing out that Kyishi moved Craig Flynt's shooting away from her children by stepping out of the house and away from the door that the first shot had passed through - to save her babies,
that the Chief says that there's nothing that could have been done.
I never like hearing that. Seems like lessons for the police department that have been paid for with blood are lost - leaving the death completely in vain, and no promise of better operations in the future.
That's really sad.
Anchor 1, Corrina Sullivan:
A woman is dead. The suspect the son of a Daytona Police Sgt. Tonight the case is in the hands of the judicial system. And Daytona Police Chief Mike Chitwood says their case is airtight.
Anchor 2, Cale Remaker:
Tonight he tells us he's concerned for HIS employee, and his grandchildren. First on Fox Shay Harris spent the day in Daytona talking to the chief, and what did Chief Chitwood have to say?
Reporter Shay Harris:
Well Cal, Chief Chitwood says Sgt. Jimmie Flynt is having a very hard time with this - quite naturally because it involves his son. Plus he says Sgt. Flynt had really worked hard to try to help bring in his son in before something like this happened.
Chief Chitwood says the case against 37 year old Craig Flynt is pretty solid. He says four of his officers watched Flynt fire the final shots into 31 year old Kyishi Dowdell. He said for months Flynt had evaded them after he issued a warrant to bring him in because he violated probation for a domestic violence conviction.
Chief Chitwood says Sgt. Jimmie Flynt played a major role in his son's arrest back in November in which Flynt spent 57 days in jail. He says he'd also tried on numerous occasions to try to get him to surrender.
Now Chief Chitwood says there's been rumors of Flynt's resignation. - something he won't stand for.
Daytona Police Chief "Mike" Chitwood:
Know that when he did call his father he called from a blocked number because he knew that he'd track him through the phone number.
[Section is edited out as Chief picks up talking about Flynt resignation. Why?]
And that would be a loss to the City of Daytona Beach. My insistance I would insist that he stay because he is a huge part of this department, he is a huge part of this community.
Now Chief Chitwood says they've turned their investigaton over to the state so he says there has been no need for an internal affairs investigation.
We're live in Daytona Beach, Shay Harris, Fox 35 News.
Alright Shay, now the chief says it's a very strong case. Did he share with you what evidence he has to make him think that?
Shay Harris:
Yeah Cal, he actually said that eyewitness accounts from neighbors, the police, and the children are stacked very heavily against Flynt. Plus he said Flynt had the gun in his hand - he had the murder weapon in his hand, is what he said.
Alright, Shay Harris in Daytona Beach tonight. Thanks.
The Article:
CHIEF SAYS MURDERER HAD WRITTEN HIS OWN ENDING
By Shay Harris
FOX 35 NEWS
Wednesday, 06 Aug 2008
[Excerpts] VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- While the final moments of thirty one year old Kyishi Dowdell’s life were being decided 911 calls were pouring in. Frantic neighbors were watching from their windows as police say thirty-seven year old Craig Flynt fired several bullets into Dowdell, ending her life... Daytona Police Chief Mike Chitwood said Flynt had written this ending months ago. “If you read that May (report), it was foreboding what was going to happen,” Chitwood said. “If you read the (report) in November where he was arrested and sentenced to 57 days for domestic violence, unfortunately the system fails when it comes to domestic violence.” For years police records indicate a history of repeated violence against Dowdell at the hands of Flynt. Then finally on March 14th Dowdell had enough. Chief Chitwood said she filed for an injunction for protection after Flynt put a gun to her head [CLOUD NOTE; AND GUN IN HER MOUTH] while one of their children watched. “No there isn’t anything she could’ve done,” he said. “In hindsight, 20-20, I feel horrible that we couldn’t make that arrest knowing I put a two day bounty on his head knowing I formed a posse consistently looking for the guy...
The fact that he fires a shot through the door... And she goes outside to confront him and walks away from the front door before she meets her demise was the sole purpose of that was to get him away from those children, not knowing what he was capable of doing in her act she was truly a hero.”
[Full article here]
Cloud_Writer August 09, 2008
MOTHER OF FOUR KILLED BY CHILDREN’S FATHER
Daytona Times
Andreas Butler And Karsceal Turner
...Flynt came to the house with a gun and fired one shot into the house before firing on Dowdell when she came to the door... The couple’s children are doing okay, but have lost both parents. Police Chief Chitwood believes that Dowdell was heroic in her last moments... “I think that she was a true hero. He came to the door shooting and her kids were inside. I am not sure, but maybe her coming outside prevented him from shooting inside the house and killing the kids. She closed the door knowing that she had kids in the house”...
http://www.daytonatimes.com/index.php?categoryid=1&p2_articleid=23
Behind The Blue Wall November 11, 2011
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL PAYS TRIBUTE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Eileen Zaffiro
[Excerpts] ...Something incredibly ugly turned into something beautiful Sunday night, as dozens of people decked out in dresses and suits and clutching flickering candles stood outside an aging red brick church, sending prayers into the overcast sky as it changed from gray to black. Their songs and petitions echoed down Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard as they gathered beside New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church to remember a woman killed two weeks ago, and all of those who have suffered similar abuse. Let women know they're better than a piece of meat to beat on," one local pastor told the crowd. "We can meet here all night long, but if our minds are not changed, nothing will happen." The only reason this continues is because we're silent," another pastor said. The violence needs to stop," the crowd chanted loudly, over and over and over. The candlelight vigil was motivated by the slaying of Kyishi Dowdell, who police say was shot to death Aug. 4 by her ex-boyfriend, Craig Flynt... The vigil was organized by the Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance... Rev. John Long, said he hoped the event raised awareness among those of every race and in every walk of life... "Ask the Lord to intervene, interrupt, to stop the violence, protect the weak, to speak to whatever excuse we give," Long said as he urged the group to lift their candles toward the stars. "Love does not batter, hit, cut, burn or pinch."
9-1-1 TAPES PAINT IMAGE OF SHOOTING SCENE
Lyda Longa
[Excerpts] ...Dowdell and Flynt had a tumultuous history. They were together for 12 years... Dowdell called police many times because Flynt had beaten her and threatened her with a gun. Police Chief Mike Chitwood said officers had been searching for Flynt since mid-May when a judge signed a warrant for his arrest for violation of probation for domestic battery. But some of Dowdell's family members have expressed doubts about how aggressive the search actually was, saying they had seen Flynt more than once driving a white car around town. That same car was parked in the front yard at 820 Maley where the shooting occurred, according to the transmissions. A report shows that as four officers closed in on the scene, they saw Flynt shoot Dowdell one last time in the head. There is no mention of that, however, in the radio transmissions. As Flynt ran to the front porch at 820 Maley and pointed the gun to his temple, officers angrily yelled, "Put the gun down!" Police said Flynt repeatedly pulled the trigger, but the gun was empty. Meanwhile, the victim's children -- ages 5 through 12 -- were alone in the house at 828 Maley across the street. Two of the youngsters had already called 9-1-1 to report that someone -- they did not know who -- was shooting their mother. There are signal 39s (children) in the house," a dispatcher told police. "If somebody can be aware, they're looking out the window."
MURDERER PLEADS GUILTY, GETS LIFE FLYNT APOLOGIZES TO VICTIM'S FAMILY FOR KILLING MOTHER OF HIS 4 CHILDREN
Jay Stapleton
[Excerpts] The man [Craig Leron Flynt] who gunned down the mother of his four children [Kyishi Dowdell] in front of several witnesses apologized to the slain woman's family - and his own - Monday before he was sentenced to life in prison for the killing... Flynt pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder charge before Circuit Judge Patrick G. Kennedy. "Kyishi was - and forever will be to me - a young, beautiful, vibrant, talented, friendly, courageous human being," her mother, Carol James, wrote in a letter to the judge. "She loved life, she loved God, she loved and lived her life for her children and daily showed them her love ... even in her final act to protect and shield them from the fatal assault"... Flynt, 38, who is the son of Daytona Beach police spokesman Jimmie Flynt, said he wished he could go back and change the outcome... Among the most heart-wrenching of calls made to 9-1-1 that night was the recorded voice of their 11-year-old son. "Somebody's trying to shoot my momma," the boy said. In the background, a younger child was heard screaming, "Mommy!"... Instead of facing the death penalty, Flynt will spend the rest of his life locked away, without the possibility of parole. Prosecutor Matt Foxman said that the plea deal was agreed upon after numerous meetings with Dowdell's family.
MAN WHO KILLED EX-GIRLFRIEND GETS LIFE TERM
Orlando Sentinel
Lelis, Ludmilla
14 Oct 2008.
[Excerpts] Kyishi Dowdell had been warned of her own murder just a few months before she was gunned down... "Craig told me that this time I wasn't getting out of this because the gun was loaded with six bullets, and he had three in his pocket," the woman, 31, wrote in court documents in May when she filed for an injunction against Craig Flynt, her former boyfriend and the father of her four children... Court records show a history of violence and past death threats. Dowdell had gotten a protective order against Flynt in 2006, and he was convicted of domestic-violence abuse against her. The 2006 protective order had expired earlier this year, and Dowdell asked for a new injunction in May, after Flynt pistol-whipped her... Her mother, Carol James, wrote in a letter to the judge that Dowdell's death was her final act to protect the children from their father. "They bore witness to the defendant's violent outbursts, his physical assaults upon their mother and ultimately his deliberate and cowardly disregard for her and for her life itself," James wrote... In court, Flynt hung his head as Circuit Judge Patrick Kennedy accepted his plea and handed down the life sentence. "I wish I could do something to change it," Flynt said, apologizing to Dowdell's family. Then he faced his own family, saying: "I'm sorry. I love y'all."
KILLER: VOICES PROMPTED SHOOTING JUDGE DENIES REQUEST TO TAKE BACK PLEA
[Excerpts] A man serving life in prison for killing his longtime girlfriend wants to take back his guilty plea and sentence, claiming in court Monday that he was hearing voices when he gunned her down. Craig Leron Flynt, 40, pleaded no contest to the August 2008 killing of Kyishi Dowdell... Flynt claimed in his Monday hearing that he was forced into the plea that led to his life sentence and that an insanity defense was not explored. He said in court for the first time that he "heard voices" when he shot Dowdell, prosecutors said. Circuit Judge Patrick Kennedy listened but denied Flynt's request... Representing himself in court during the two-hour hearing Monday, prosecutors said Flynt - the son of Daytona Beach police investigator and spokesman Jimmie Flynt - argued he was denied his right to go to trial because Assistant Public Defender Matt Phillips "coerced and threatened him" to plead to the charge...
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An international team of scientists has produced the world’s first global database of vegetation plots, which contains over 1.1 million complete lists of plant species abundances from field surveys across all terrestrial ecosystems.
The research is published in the scientific journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. It was led by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, with scientists from the University of Nottingham’s School of Geography being the leading UK scientists on the project.
The key area of the work, according to Dr Richard Field from the University of Nottingham, is that the team has produced the first global view of plant communities. He said: “Until now, our understanding of plant strategies and their fit to environment has come from comparing individual species, or from particular parts of the world.”
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All plants face the same basic challenges, whether they are small grasses, shrubs or trees. “For example, they have to find an efficient way to conduct photosynthesis in order to obtain the energy they need. At the same time, they compete with neighbouring plants for limited resources in the soil, like water and nutrients,” explains Professor Helge Bruelheide from the Institute of Biology / Geobotany at MLU and co-director of iDiv.
Currently around 390,000 plant species are known to science. Over time, species have developed different traits and trait combinations in reaction to the living and non-living environments at their locations. These include plant size and the thickness and chemical make-up of leaves. These properties are also known as functional plant traits.
Until now, researchers have primarily investigated different combinations of these functional traits from the perspective of individual plant species. “In reality, however, plant species rarely occur alone; plants live in communities,” says Bruelheide. Therefore, vegetation plot databases are needed that contain data on all of the plants growing at specific locations.
Up until now there has been no database of databases, to compile and harmonise all the different datasets that exist. As a result, the "sPlot" initiative was launched at the iDiv research centre to develop and set up the first global vegetation plot database, unifying and merging the existing datasets.
"sPlot" currently contains 23.6 million records of 55,000 plant species’ occurrences in 1.1 million vegetation plots from every continent, information that has been collected over decades by thousands of researchers from all over the world. The database, which is described in a separate paper accepted in the last week for publication in the Journal of Vegetation Science, could help better predict the consequences of global climate change.
The scientists in the research group combined this massive dataset with the world's largest database of plant traits, which is called “TRY” and is also an iDiv database platform. They tested, for instance, to what extent global factors influence the functional traits of plant communities.
Contrary to current opinion, they found that temperature and precipitation play a relatively limited role. “Surprisingly, these two macro-factors are not so important. Our analysis shows, for example, that plant communities are not consistently characterised by thinner leaves as the temperature increases - from the Arctic to the tropical rainforest,” says Bruelheide. Instead, the researchers found a close tie between climate variables and the phosphorus supply in the leaves, reflected in the ratio between nitrogen and phosphorus content in the leaf, which is an indicator of plant nutritional status. For example, the longer the growing season, the lower the phosphorus supply - this also affects leaf thickness.
Local land use and the interaction of the different plants at a specific location have a much greater impact on the functional traits of plant communities. These findings caution against forecasting future plant production on the basis only of simplistic temperature-precipitation models.
The study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution is the first in a series of upcoming papers by the "sPlot" consortium. Being available on request to other scientists, the “sPlot” database offers unprecedented opportunities to tackle numerous biodiversity questions at the global scale, including issues pertaining to the distribution of non-native plant species and the similarities and differences of plant communities across world regions.
Dr Franziska Schrodt from the University of Nottingham sums up the excitement: “Having this global database of plant abundance and functional traits gives us better insights into how plants relate to their environment than ever before. This will allow us to improve our understanding of how and why certain species of plants grow together and where their growth is limited by environmental conditions, such as soil nutrients. It will also help us to understand how plant communities might change with climate change in the future. It is great to see the global patterns emerging from the data for the first time.”
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In Her Head: Psychological Criticism and Dickinson
Posted on October 7, 2011 by korbm
A photo of Emily Dickinson taken in 1848.
Psychological Analysis, in its simplest form, is the dissection of an author’s works and theuse of these parts to understand their subconscious (Or, sometimes, conscious) intentions. As subjects for psychological analysis go, Emily Dickinson is as good a candidate as any. For much of her fifty-six years of life the poet remained at home and out of the public life. She shared her works mostly through letters with friends and family and, for the most part, rarely communicated with others. The poet kept council with friends or those in her family and her talents as a poet weren’t appreciated during her lifetime.
Now, we don’t want to go too much into the writer’s life. This is a post about psychological criticism, after all, not biographical. But this pension for isolationism can’t be ignored in the analysis and, in a way, forms the main point of Dickinson’s life and subconscious drives. Many of Dickinson’s works focus on loneliness and inward reflection, a habit that can be described as a subconscious, or unintentional, drive towards expressing her own isolationism.
Now, to start, it’s wise to delve into the root of this isolationism in Dickinson. Using bibliographic evidence it is hard to say why Dickinson had such a deep-seated desire to remain at home. Even at a young age she preferred to remain around her family, evident when she left Mount Holyoke Female Seminary when the homesickness became too much. It’s very probable that the desire to not leave home is an unconscious desire born from some past trauma, a topic Cathy Caruth dedicates some attention to in her work. Yet Dickinson’s past is so incomplete and any sign of trauma so buried that it is unlikely to find any source on the topic.
With biographical evidence lacking the written word is the next step. In the title-less “I had been hungry all the years” the speaker details how she, starving for so long, is given a chance to eat but, ultimately, refuses. Now, with psychological criticism you can look at the poem’s subject matter two ways: The food is literal and it is a poem written by someone who is suffering from anorexia or the food is a metaphor, the meal representing the things that the rest of the world enjoys (Everyone eats, after all) and that her presence as one of the “persons outside windows” means that the speaker is an outsider, only ever observing the action of “eating” and never partaking herself.
Social interaction has never looked so delicious.
Now, it could be that Dickinson suffered from Anorexia. The ailment was certainly around at Dickinson’s time and, while there is no evidence to support it, neither is their evidence to deny it. More likely, however, is this idea of the poem tapping into Dickinson’s own feelings of being isolated from society. She is the one outside the window, always watching other people indulging themselves on the pleasures of life. When given the chance to indulge herself in this meal, however, she is tempted but ultimately refuses, finding that she has no appetite for the food.
Using psychological criticism alone we can tell that Dickinson, through whatever early trauma or twist of subconscious imprinting, has lost her ‘appetite’ for social interaction. She is content with her place and is content with her life at home. She surrounds herself with family members who she has already formed bonds with, and for the writer that seems to be enough. And in a way she is fine with that: In the last stanza of the poem she accepts that she has no need for what others think they need to survive and accepts her psychological state, for good or ill.
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The EcoSport will be built at Ford’s plant in Chennai, from where it will also be exported to few other markets in Africa and Middle East. This probably the reason why the India launch has been delayed - Ford is trying to localize maximum components to keep prices in check.
The compact SUV segment is gaining popularity in India – the ride height of SUV, riding and handling of a sedan make them an apt choice on Indian roads. The Renault Duster has already demonstrated the opportunities in the steadily growing segment and there are few more lined-up from manufacturers like Honda (with their new Earth Dreams diesel engine), Hyundai and even Chevrolet. The Ford EcoSport has another advantage on this front – it is less than four meters in length and hence will be extremely maneuverable in city conditions.
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The Ford EcoSport is based on the Amercian car maker’s new Kinetic design philosophy. The hexagonal front grille is the new signature styling already seen on the Ford figo facelift and the recently launched D-segment sedan Mondeo. Unlike the jazzy projector units seen on the concept, the production version gets conventional bulb and reflector units. Fortunately the design remains same and the sleek angular headlamp console looks really neat. The crossover appears really big when looked at from the front, thanks to the fared wheel arches; the roof-rails give the EcoSport a rugged feel. But it looks compact from the side, due to the sub-4 meter length.
The hind side of the EcoSport holds the integrity of the design. The taillamp design is also sharp that gels with the overall flow. Also the door-handle for the tailgate is integrated into the chrome elements of console (look closely at the right-side taillamps, the chrome unit is the door handle). The spare tyre adds to the bulk of the car making it look marginally bigger and has also helped Ford cut the length for tax subsidies.
Ford Ecosport has been spotted testing in India in numerous colours and we expect few of them to be on sale. The flagship bold orange colour will certainly be a part of the list the concept version was unveiled in this colour in India. The Ecosport was also spotted in the new Kinetic Blue and Bright Yellow colours - we hope these are part of the final offering. The colours look superb on the new Figo facelift and go well with the Ford’s new design philosophy.
Ride & Handling:
Just like all Ford cars the EcoSport is expected to be a good handler. The benchmarks set by the Renault Duster are quite high, but the EcoSport with similar monocoque construction and front-wheel-drive setup should be able to match them. Ford might offer an all-wheel-drive version in the global market, but it won’t be made available in India anytime soon. Then again the EcoSport is mainly an urban crossover, not expected to do too much of off-roading.
The compact-SUV will be a five-seater only; also there won’t be an option of adding jumper seats to the rear. This also means that the EcoSport will be solely for personal use and won’t interest fleet car markets. The boot space of the Indian version should be somewhere around 350-litre – putting it at par with space in the C-segment sedans; rear seats can be folded 60:40 to increase space to 560-litre. The tall-boy riding position means that ingress & egress from the EcoSport will be relatively easy, though we suspect that the headroom in the second row might just be an issue for really tall passengers
The dashboard will most probably be black, with silver inserts for the top-end variants. Although, beige has always been the preferred by Indian customers, Ford has generally offered dark interiors giving a sporty touch. There are 20 storage places in the EcoSport including side drawer for the front co-passenger seat and a cooled glovebox. There is also a dedicated place to stow-away your umbrella. The other key features include hill launch start, keyless entry & drive, Bluetooth enabled music system, ABS-EBD with traction control.
Expected pricing:
The size and engine specs of the Ecosport are that of a small car as per the Indian regulations. This means it will get maximum tax benefits and will be positioned very competitively. The compact-SUV will have 80 per cent localized parts and the starting price of petrol variant is expected to be around Rs 6.5 lakh – notch below that of the Renault Duster. The diesel variants should start around Rs 7.5 lakh, while the top-end titanium diesel version is expected to cost Rs12.5 lakh.
Ford is still mum about the rollout date, but has now started building for the launch with the new Ecosport Urban Discovery contest and by displaying the new Ecosport at few prominent locations across metro cities. We did spend some time with the Ecosport at one of these outing and have put together a small first look video of the compact SUV. We suspect that the Ecosport will be launched by the end of May with deliveries starting June. Check the link below for more details of exteriors and interiors of the much awaited car.
jacob jones says:
Ford Ecosport is the first compact SUV of Indian market which has off-beat looks and chiseled exterior.Its incredible interior and luxury quotient makes it a better option than newly successful sensation Renault Duster.
Ford Ecosport is a close rival of Duster which is going to break its ongoing success in a big way.Its a perfect combination of looks and power.
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Boeing, Xerox Join 185 Groups Objecting to House Health Plan - Bloomberg.com
My employer says Obamacare would cause obstacles to providing health care for its employees. Bloomberg.com:
Boeing Co., Xerox Corp. and Caterpillar Inc. are among 185 companies and business groups objecting to health-care legislation in the U.S. House that they say would hurt their ability to cover employees. The legislation may require companies to offer different coverage for workers depending on their location and limit changes to retiree benefits, the business coalition said in a letter being sent to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio. “These provisions will raise costs for both employers and employees without improving quality or efficiency,” the businesses said. The letter takes companies’ involvement in the health-care debate “up a level” after they previously had stuck with broad statements of support for an overhaul or let trade associations speak for them, said Julius Hobson, a senior policy adviser at Bryan Cave LLP in Washington. “There was a realization that in all likelihood, Congress is going to pass something,” Hobson said in an interview yesterday. “Businesses are trying to make sure it doesn’t harm them.” The letter to the House leaders is to be sent today, said Martin Reiser, chairman of the National Coalition on Benefits, a Washington group that gathered the signatures. Reiser is also a manager of government policy for Norwalk, Connecticut-based Xerox. Among those signing are organizations such as the National Retail Federation, the Business Roundtable and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and companies including AT&T Inc., Eastman Kodak Co., Deere & Co. , and Dow Chemical Co.
This has a lot of "may require" wording because the 3 House bills and I don't know how many Senate bills are all moving targets.
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PM Narendra Modi biopic: Twitter attacks Vivek Oberoi, gets trolled
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It's Vivek Oberoi. The poster has "Deshbhakti Hi Meri Shakti Hai (Patriotism is my power)" written on it. The first look poster of the ambitious venture will be unveiled on January 7, 2019.
The first look poster was launched in 23 languages by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. While most of these attempts at recreating a person's life story have proved to be commercially successful, but, what caught our attention is the news of Indian PM Narendra Modi getting his own biopic directed by Omung Kumar. "I truly believe that at the end of the journey I shall become a better actor and human being". He also called PM Modi as a world leader.
Fadnavis said it is great that a film on this scale is being made on Modi "under whose leadership India is not only touching new heights but the hopes and expectations of every citizen of India are being fulfilled". I am feeling the same kind of excitement and hunger because this is a role of a lifetime for any actor. "Vivek is very hardworking and I am sure all of them will make an evergreen film".
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Directed by Omung Kumar, PM Narendra Modi is being produced by and produced by Suresh Oberoi and Sandip Singh.
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Driver arrested in Milan after allegedly setting school bus on fire
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Photos showed the burnt-out shell of the bus and the vehicle, which were travelling on a road near Milan.
Police named the driver as Ousseynou Sy, a 47-year-old Italian citizen of Senegalese origin.
Authorities said that an adult called an emergency operator, while one of the students called a parent, and they alerted authorities, who set up roadblocks. Fourteen people were brought to the hospital due to smoke inhalation.
The man's motives are unclear, and prosecutors are not ruling out terrorism.
Alberto Nobili, head of counter-terrorism at the Milan public prosecutor's offices, said the suspect had not linked himself to any banned groups or movements.
"No one is getting out of here alive", he said, according to several of the students.
He posted a video on YouTube to explain his actions and call on relatives and friends in Crema and Senegal to take action, saying: "Africa - arise". "He handcuffed us and threatened us".
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"He threatened us, said that if we moved he would pour the petrol and set it alight".
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Matteo Salvini, Italy's far-right deputy prime minister, said: "At this moment the police are searching his home".
The Italian government has closed its ports to charity rescue ships that pick up migrants off the Libyan coast. "Then the carabinieri [police] saved us". Prosecutor Greco said the man kept two of the children close to him, brandishing the lighter.
All the children managed to escape before the bus burnt down.
The children, some of them tied up, were rescued through smashed windows at the back of the bus and no-one was badly hurt. "During the descent of the children from the vehicle, he set the bus on fire", said a tweet by the Carabinieri. Thousands of migrants have crossed from North Africa to Italy, many of them losing their lives on the unsafe journey.
In an apparent reference to the hundreds of migrants who have died while trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya, the driver told the children, "Stop the deaths at sea, I'll carry out a massacre", police reported.
Colleagues told Italian media that Sy's separation from his Italian wife, with whom he has two teenage children, was "when his problems started".
The driver was also known to have a conviction for sexual assault - which resulted in a year-long prison sentence - and a drunk driving conviction, Mr Nobili said. It gave no dates for the alleged offences.
Another 12-year-old student mentioned that the driver said three of his children had died on their way to Italy from Africa, so they deserved to die too.
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10 Paragraphs of Music Criticism
By Chronic on December 8, 2018 in Arts & Pedagogy, Books & Oration
Kodwo Eshun discusses selected paragraphs of music criticism, taking in Kim Gordon’s Art Forum essays, Philip Brophy’s 100 Modern Soundtracks, writing by Dave Tompkins and more, from Off The Page 2011 at the Playhouse Theatre in Whitstable. Talk: Kodwo Eshun discusses ten paragraphs of music criticism from Sound and Music on Vimeo.
Frantz Fanon’s Uneven Ribs
By Chronic on December 7, 2018 in Books & Oration, Media & Propaganda, Systems of Governance
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Vietnamese is sino-tibetan Part 2
Discussions on the Cantonese language.
AlexNg
Post by AlexNg » Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:35 pm
Since the original thread takes too long to download
viewtopic.php?t=660
We continue in this thread.
qrasy101
Re: Vietnamese is sino-tibetan Part 2
Post by qrasy101 » Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:01 pm
I have found that there are tone marks in Hangul.
〮U+302E "Hangul Single Dot Tone Mark"
〯U+302F "Hangul Double Dot Tone Mark"
There is a possibility that one fixes high and low to countours and become "tones", may be this was how the African languages got their tones (only 2 usually).
In http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_dialect it's written:
"Shanghainese is rich in consonants and pure vowels [i y ɿ ɥ e E ə ɵ a ɒ ɔ ɤ o u]. Like other northern Wu dialects, the Shanghai dialect has voiced initials [b d g z v dʑ ʑ]. Neither Mandarin nor Cantonese have voiced initials."
>Voiced initials existed in Middle Chinese, so the difference with Mandarin makes nothing. Are there any voiced initials in Cantonese?
"Shanghainese is a register language, with only two live tonal constrasts (high and low). Compare this with 4 in Mandarin, and 6 in Cantonese. The Shanghainese tonal system is instead similar to African languages; different from other Chinese languages, Thai and Vietnamese. For more information on the tonal system, visit.."
<what I call tone is not "high", "low", but "rising", "falling"
"If the Ru tone and tones automatically related to the voiced initials (b d g z v dʑ ʑ) are not considered (as they are fixed into the syllabic structure), then the Shanghai dialect has only 2 live tonal contrasts (/53/ and /34/). This makes it especially unique amongst Chinese dialects."
<We know that Yang tones are automatically related to voiced initials, but we still call Middle Chinese as an 8-tone language (and not a 4-tone language), since Yang and Yin has different tonal value. SO there should be 3 tones in Shanghainese instead. May be RU tones may be abandoned since they are the same as qu, but YangShu is not the same as any Yin tone.
About this page, http://www.zanhe.com/pitch.html
I think even though it is High-Low-Low or anything they are still distinguishing "rising" and "falling"
Dylan Sung
Post by Dylan Sung » Thu Feb 03, 2005 11:47 am
For two tone marks, there are three possible tone notations, two tone marks making two tones, and one without a tone marking giving a third tone.
>> <Voiced initials existed in Middle Chinese, so the
>> difference with Mandarin makes nothing. Are there
>> any voiced initials in Cantonese?
I'm not sure what the first statement means here. Voiced initials exist in Shanghaihua, and Middle Chinese, but in Mandarin, there are no voiced initials. The difference is quite an important phonological change between MC and Mandarin. Most historical Chinese phonology books deal with the difference between Mandarin and MC, so I won't go into it here. WANG Li wrote plenty of books on the subject, for instance.
Cantonese voicing means your vocal cords move during the pronunciation of a sound. All vowels are voiced, however, sounds such as laterals, and nasals involve some measure of voicing. The concern about voiced initials general revolves around the set which is found in Shanghaihua and MC. In Cantonese and Mandarin these survive as voiceless unaspirated set [p t k] and voiceless aspirated set [p<sup>h</sup> t<sup>h</sup> k<sup>h</sup>].
Dyl,
Viet_in_Mad_Wis
Post by Viet_in_Mad_Wis » Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:31 am
Just wanted to say that trying to prove that Vietnamese is a Sino-Tibetan language by examining the origins of the Vietnamese could prove fruitless since it is NOT true that: "genes = language"
1. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/102/5/1312 --brand new anthropology article; Feb 1, 2005.
"Gene flow across linguistic boundaries in Native North American populations"
Keith Hunley * and Jeffrey C. Long
"Cultural and linguistic groups are often expected to represent genetic populations. In this article, we tested the hypothesis that the hierarchical classification of languages proposed by J. Greenberg [(1987) Language in the Americas (Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, CA)] also represents the genetic structure of Native North American populations. The genetic data are mtDNA sequences for 17 populations gleaned from literature sources and public databases. The hypothesis was rejected. Further analysis showed that departure of the genetic structure from the linguistic classification was pervasive and not due to an outlier population or a problematic language group. Therefore, Greenberg's language groups are at best an imperfect approximation to the genetic structure of these populations. Moreover, we show that the genetic structure among these Native North American populations departs significantly from the best-fitting hierarchical models. Analysis of median joining networks for mtDNA haplotypes provides strong evidence for gene flow across linguistic boundaries. In principle, the language of a population can be replaced more rapidly than its genes because language can be transmitted both vertically from parents to children and horizontally between unrelated people. However, languages are part of a cultural complex, and there may be strong pressure to maintain a language in place whereas genes are free to flow. "
2. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/96/6/3325 --- many languages at first, then few---all from one set of genes, Native Ams, i.e. Few Genes vs Many Languages,
"Linguistic diversity of the Americas can be reconciled with a recent colonization"
Daniel Nettle, Merton College, Oxford
"The Americas harbor a very great diversity of indigenous language stocks, many more than are found in any other continent. J. Nichols [(1990) Language 66, 475-521] has argued that this diversity indicates a great time depth of in situ evolution. She thus infers that the colonization of the Americas must have begun around 35,000 years ago. This estimate is much earlier than the date for which there is strong archaeological support, which does not much exceed 12,000 years. Nichols' assumption is that the diversity of linguistic stocks increases linearly with time. This paper compares the major continents of the world to show that this assumption is not correct. In fact, stock diversity is highest in the Americas, which are by consensus the youngest continents, intermediate in Australia and New Guinea, and lowest in Africa and Eurasia where the time depth is greatest. If anything, then, after an initial radiation, stock diversity decreases with time. A simple model is outlined that predicts these dynamics. It assumes that early in the peopling of continents, there are many unfilled niches for communities to live in, and so fissioning into new lineages is frequent. As the habitat is filled up, the rate of fissioning declines and lineage extinction becomes the dominant evolutionary force."
3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/quer ... s=10739760 ---on genetic disparity of Khoisan speaking Kung & Khwe
"mtDNA variation in the South African Kung and Khwe-and their genetic relationships to other African populations."
Chen YS, Olckers A, Schurr TG, Kogelnik AM, Huoponen K, Wallace DC.
"The mtDNA variation of 74 Khoisan-speaking individuals (Kung and Khwe) from Schmidtsdrift, in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, was examined by high-resolution RFLP analysis and control region (CR) sequencing... the Kung exhibited a set of related haplotypes that were positioned closest to the root of the human mtDNA phylogeny, suggesting that they, too, represent one of the most ancient African populations. Comparison of Kung and Khwe CR sequences with those from other African populations confirmed the genetic association of the Kung with other Khoisan-speaking peoples, whereas the Khwe were more closely linked to non-Khoisan-speaking (Bantu) populations. "
----So, Kung and Khwe both speak Khoisan, but Khwe are quite genetically dissimilar to Kung. Kung are light skinned Africans but Khwe are dark skinned Africans.
Genetically, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Fujianese, and even those from Zhejiang, etc. are very close for they are all descendants of the Yueh. This is especially true of the Vietnamese and Cantonese, because the more nothern Fujianese and particualarly the Zhejiangnese have more Northern Han genes due simply to proximity, southward immigration, and so on. However, according to the 3 cited papers above, same genes does necessarily not translate to same language. This is NOT to say that Vietnamese is not Sino-Tibetan, just that genes can only indicate linguistic origin, but can not provide definitive proof either way.
Post by AlexNg » Sat Feb 05, 2005 8:41 am
If your descendents all come from the same root, it is not illogical to think that their language is not the same.
Take for example, sino and tibetan-burmese.
Both groups originally came from the same group (this has been proven via DNA testing), one group migrated east to form the han people, another group migrated south to form the tibetan-burmese group.
The basic characteristics of both languages remain the same.
Similarly, I would think that the "bai yue" people in kwangtung province and that in vietnam originally are from the same ancestors.
Han and bai yue intermarriages would have resulted in the present cantonese in kwangtung province. Similarly, the one thousand years of control under china would also have resulted in intermarriage between the bai yue in vietnam and the han people.
Until the end of the vietnam war in 1970s which saw a large outflow of ethnic han from vietnam, there were still a large chinese population there.
Post by Dylan Sung » Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:33 am
My mother's great uncle went to Vietnam before the turn of the twentieth century, during the Qing dynasty. She said that they sent money back to her grandmother periodically. But after the Sino-Japanese war, little was heard from them. We understand that quite a number of Chinese travelled to Annam/On-Nam as it used to be called to set up a new life.
If Chinese and Vietnamese intermarried during the French Colonial days, or earlier, and became naturalised as Vietnamese it may be lost in the midst of history, and so by DNA analysis, the current Vietnamese population may have part of their ancestry from ancestors who lately arrived from China.
That plenty of ethnic Chinese left after the Vietnam War of the 1960's and 1970's does not mean that this is evidence of Vietnamese language being related to Chinese. This is a straw man argument, Alex Ng.
This is why linguists though noting the possible ethnic mix of a people, they generally do not allow it to affect their classification of languages, since they base it upon the spoken language data itself.
Allow this thought experiment for a moment. Imagine an land of speakers of language X of ethnicity A. They are brought into contact with the peoples with ethnicity B who speak a language Y, but there are only a few arrivals. If they intermarry and the late comers adopt the language X after some generations, these late comers assimilate into the body of ethnicity A and language X speakers. Imagine over time that there are more and more people of language Y intermarrying and taking language X as their home language, such that over time, the population of ethnicity A dwindles, but their language is used by all people in their land. Soon those with pure ethnicity A are all gone, being a population of mix AB. Over time, B ethnicity increase their arrivals in the land originally of ethnicity A and the balance of their DNA derives mainly from ethnicity B, but speaking language X.
Now let English = X and African dialects = Y, and you get an example of how this has real life possibilities, though for African americans, they were forced to adopt a language. Ethnicity has little to do with language, and the categorisation of language should be based upon the vocabulary, grammar and syntax of the language and nothing else.
Dyl.
qrasy
Is that related?
Post by qrasy » Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:13 am
How was this "Chinese outflow" related to this topic?
Ethnic Chinese are called "Hoa" in Vietnam.
In Ming there were 500000 Chinese trevelled there. I once wondered why there are only about 1 million Hoa in Vietnam Was this due to the large outward flow?
"Africans were forced to speak English and thus lost their original language" was reasonable, but if you say "Vietnamese originally spoke Sino-Tibetan but were forced to speak Mon-Khmer" it's not very logical.
There were no reason to do that. (Were there Khmer empire ruling over North Vietnam for quite long a time?)
Post by Guest » Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:55 pm
My sentiments exactly, which is why I have disagreed with Alex Ng's reasoning from the outset.
Language and culture may be linked, but ethnicity is not indicator of a language's origins. This is why languages must be assessed only on the merits of its linguistic attributes, the grammar, the syntax, the vocabulary.
My suggestion is to analyse everyday spoken Vietnamese. You'll find Vietic words are used in the most everyday speech. If you're at loss for something to analyse, try one of those phrasebooks for holiday makers, Alex. SV vocab doens't appear so often in everyday speech if you look carefully.
Post by AlexNg » Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:37 am
I found this url which compares the similarity between cantonese and vietnamese.
makes for some interesting reading.
http://www.travelogues.net/Vietnam/inde ... nguage.htm
Post by qrasy » Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:44 pm
New Year draws close...
AlexNg:
Let's discuss things about the page you gave.
"This tells so little of the story that it's positively misleading. The Vietnamese language may have started that way, but its current form is the product of 1,000 years of Chinese rule..."If "proto-Viet" were really Mon-Khmer, then would still be Mon-Khmer unless all its aspects are replaced with Chinese.
"One book says that Vietnamese was originally non-tonal, but now it has six tones."
So long we have discussed the possibility of "tonogenesis".
"It also turns out that a shocking 60 percent of the vocabulary comes from Chinese as well. The situation is similar to English, which the books say is a Germanic language. With its extensive French influence, that too is hard to believe."The first inkling came when I started to recognize words in Vietnamese. I've never studied Vietnamese and I don't know any, so to recognize words in a language I don't know struck me as extremely strange. Nor do I have any recollections of a prior life. The only explanation was that the words were similar to Chinese, even though I had read that the two languages were unrelated. Political correctness told me not to compare Vietnam with China, but the more Vietnamese I heard the harder it was not to."
Well, anyone could be fooled of loanwords, all he listed is Sino-Vietnamese.
"Big" Viet to, lớn
"Perfume" Viet thơm
"Study" Viet. (Replaced with Sino-Viet)
"Prosper" (I don't have the knowledge of this word)
"White" Viet trắng
"telephone"điện thoại (most abstract things uses Sino-Viet, like Japanese likes to use Sino-Jap)
If that were really the words, then we could say that "Korean is also Chinese", and we know that it's not true.
"Unrelated" is also untrue, there are words claimed as non-Chinese but could have a source in Sino-Tibetan.
By coincidence, Cantonese is an older form of Chinese than Mandarin, and more similar to the medieval, southern Chinese that left its mark on Vietnam.>
Cantonese is not an older form of Chinese, only "a language that preserves many aspects of the Older form of Chinese" or "a language more similar to it"
No verb conjugations. A joy to students of both languages. Is there any languages outside Sino-Tibetan (and Tai-Kadai, Miao-Yao, Viet if you think that they are not Sino-Tibetan) that does this?A separate word to change the tense of a verb. Indonesian also do the same, they only add "already" to make past words , and "will" to make future words.
Where the adjectives in Chinese come before the noun (like English), in Vietnamese they come after the noun (like French).
This point does not make a language be outside of a family.
In Chinese, there's overlap between adjectives and verbs, but Vietnamese definitely has a verb for "to be", which is "là".
Don't Chinese have a word equivalent to this? I think Shì in Mandarin is one example. Mandarin do not say "Subject-Adjective" for "Subject-be-Adjective", nor Vietnamese use "be-Verb" like English.
Vietnamese also has some complex forms of address. The word for "you" changes according to age, gender and social differences. When someone in Vietnam meets you and asks your age right away, it's not to be rude. Rather, it's to be polite, so they can address you in the right way.
Tibetan has polite/impolite pronouns but I don't know the details. More: they use family relationships like "elder brother", "elder sister". Chinese/southeast Asians often use "family relationship" or "Proper Name" as "I, you".
Mandarin has 4 tones, Cantonese has 8, and Vietnamese has 6.
Cantonese has 9, doesn't it?
By the way, Vietnamese popular songs will rhyme phonetically, but songwriters don't feel the need to match the tones.
when we sing tonal languages we abandon tones, so of course we don't need to match the tones.The one that does sounds like Chinese sounds like southern Chinese, to the point where people mistake the letter "n" and the letter "l"
not all South Chinese languages confuse "n" and "l"
When we were in Huế, we saw a concert of Vietnamese court music. The leader of the group spoke in a way that sounded like Mandarin (lots of "shh" sounds of different depth).
"Shh" are written as "S" but in some dialects of Vietnamese it has been lost and merged into "X" (pronounced as English "normal S").
The other system has some more nasal consonants, like an implosive-sounding "b" with an "m" in front of it. This "b" sounds like it goes from the outside in, rather than the normal way you pronounce a "b" from the inside out. There's also a bouncy cadence that happens when these letters are present.
When I try to pronounce an implosive consonants, it's like "voiced plosive/stops" mixed with "nasals". I don't know whether it's the right way or not (I haven't ever heard anyone use them). I don't understand what "bouncy cadence" means.
There are five tones rather than the usual six.
The South/Central Viet has 5 tones rather than 6 tones.
Other oddities: the initial letter "c" is voiced like "g", and the letters "tr" sound like "ch". What this means is that Vietnamese for "thank you", "cám ơn", is pronounced, "gam oon". The name for China, which the Chinese call "Chung Kuo", is pronounced very similarly in Vietnamese, but written as "Trung Quốc", and the "q" is also a "g". "c/q" sounds like " k " but not " k' ". I don't know what "g" is he telling us, maybe it's "Korean/Mandarin g". I am not sure about whether "voiced" here means "pronounced" or "uttered with voice". There is "g" pronounced as real "g" (but g is pronounced "z" if we have i/e, so we use "gh" for them).
"tr" was "retroflex t" (while we have "retroflex S" as chinese "Sh"). I don't know how is it pronounced now but it seems that it is now "retroflex ts"
(Chinese "Ch")
Dylan Sung:
There are some kind of "language replacement without mixing". Many (NOT ALL) Indonesian Chinese abandoned their first language. So we have pure Chinese not speaking Chinese language.
Also, there are some instances of "Cina-Benteng" here, who are mix of Indonesian and Chinese (but I am not talking about them). They don't look like Chinese/half-Chinese at all. They rather look EXACTLY like Indonesian. (This is the reason that I don't believe that all Vietnamese come from Khmer-Chinese intermarriage)
Grasy,
If you don't count the "ru" tone, then cantonese has only 6, the same as
north vietnamese ! If you count the "ru" tone then cantonese has 9 and vietnamese has 8.
I am just amazed that the number of vietnamese tones is so similar to the southern chinese dialects such as min and yue which is part of "bai yue" in the past.
http://www.glossika.com/en/dict/tones/viet.htm
If vietnamese tones developed separately, they wouldnt be so similar , it could have been less or equal to 4.
Post by qrasy » Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:01 pm
恭賀新禧
It is said that Vietnamese tones also came from "registers", so there would be many tones in it.
There were 4 ("clear", "creaky", "fricative" and "stop") multiplied by 2("voiced", "voiceless").
Post by Dylan Sung » Wed Feb 09, 2005 4:24 pm
The Chaozhou dialect has eight tones, or six if you merge the Ru tones with the others.
The Baiyue are not one people, but a general term to indicate the many tribes living in southern China during the Zhou dynasty. Amongst them, the Jing are said to be the ethnic Vietnamese group related to some of these so called Baiyue. There are Jing words in Cantonese, but this may be due to borrowing, just as SinoViet vocabulary is borrowed from Chinese.
Post by Guest » Wed Feb 09, 2005 4:41 pm
Or it could be construed as more conservative, in that the language was not susceptible to as much change as other related languages. For example Icelandic spelling today is slightly different from the Old Norse written during the days of Snorri Stulusson and his Eddas, or the venacular Icelandic bible of Bishop Gudmundson three hundred years later in the sixteenth century. But it's related languages like Norwegian and Swedish have changed greatly to that of Icelandic, even though the Vikings which took Old Norse originally came from Norway.
Cantonese in respect to tones and the preservation of -p -t -k endings is more conservative than Beijing dialect upon which modern standard mandarin's sounds are based.
Similarly, Min dialects and some Wu dialects preserve a richer consonantal onset array than Cantonese, so it is more conservative in that respect, since its voiced initials, apirated initials and unaspirated initials are all found in Middle Chinese.
But Mandarin is much more conservative in the preservation of dipthong vowels than Cantonese.
I think it was Wang Li the eminent sinologist who once coined a system of transliterating Chinese, by using the initials of Wu, the vowels rimes of Mandarin and the endings and tone of Cantonese. It was said to approximate MC transliterations quite well, apparently.
Post by AlexNg » Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:43 pm
We are going to side track a bit here.
Which chinese language - min, mandarin, cantonese, wu, xiang, hakka
resembles the chinese spoken in ancient china (shang, chou dynasty)
and which resembles middle chinese (chin, han, tang dynasty) ?
I heard that min branch off from ancient chinese and the others branch off from middle chinese ? What does it mean ?
Which language has the richest sounds. Personally, I think that mandarin is a very weak language due to its lack of p, t, k endings. Of course, it has the r sound at the beginning which other chinese language doesn't have.
What about vietnamese sounds ?
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by Maira Zeinilova, PhD researcher in Dublin City University When the CNN moderator Fareed Zakaria during the International Economic Forum held in June 2016 in St Petersburg, Russia, asked president Nazarbayev whether Kazakhstan was ready for a female president, Nazarbayev responded saying: “why not?” His answer sounded almost like the personification of Lenin’s historical statement…
Armenia – In the wake of a colour revolution? Domestic and international context
Chiara Loda
By Chiara Loda (@ChiaraLoda) This post was originally published in Presidential Power and is available here April 2018 in Armenia was marked by massive grassroots protests, the resignation of the newly-nominated prime minister, and complex political negotiations. Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, who formerly served as President for a decade, resigned on April 23, after 11 days of massive…
Threats to Stability in Central Asia: What Role for the EU?
Are Four Heads Better Than One? Russia as Conflict Instigator, Mediator, Saviour and Perpetuator.
Launch of Policy Report “Threats to Stability in Wider Europe”
Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan. A conversation with Joanna Lillis
Situating private sector contribution in development cooperation policies of the EU
CASPIAN is funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme. Grant agreement number SEP-210161673.
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