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Ancestors Legacy DLC: Saladin's Conquest
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by Maurice Pogue on June 12, 2019
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With the exception of a few rogue agents, we typically do not review DLC content at Geeks Under Grace because of its radically amorphous properties. There is too much variance in price, size, impact, and value from download to download. What I will do instead, is verify that Ancestors Legacy: Saladin's Conquest is absolutely worth its $10.99 asking price.
Increasingly Mature
Prepare for the most religious (mainstream) game that I have ever played!
Before diving in, I want to reference my review of Ancestors Legacy, specifically the Content Warning. Not even civilians are spared in this war for ethnic and religious supremacy. Indeed, there is no shortage of blood-soaked units and immolated victims bursting out of their homes while engulfed in flames, and I suppose Destructive Creations' artists simply could not resist a brief depiction of female POW's exposed breast. The violence is to be expected, but expanded here is the religious turmoil, and surprisingly, the language. The former is to be expected, for Saladin's Conquest concerns Salah ad-Din's fight against the Crusaders in the eleventh century. The developer claims neutrality in this "historical inspiration."
I am not accustomed to seeing content warnings in video games like this—not since "No Russian."
Destructive Creations' aim for a historically inspired game checks out. Salah ad-Din is depicted as a cerebral, yet vengeful and bloodthirsty general who relishes violence up until Balain of Ibelin proposes a non-violent solution. Throughout Saladin's Conquest, there is an equal amount of derisive comments exchanged between Christians and Muslims, though the crudest of defamations come from Christians.
I have played games like Far Cry 3 and House of the Dead: Overkill, and am therefore accustomed (though not immune) to a bombardment of F-bombs. However, the cusses here are far fewer, but more disconcerting. While they are not exactly anachronistic (references to the genitals and swearing/taking oaths were more offensive in the ancient world), they are discordant in a game that was previously highly selective in its employ of crude language.
Discount Dome of the Rock?
For years, I have secretly thought that the RTS and RTT genres would make suitable homes for quality video games with Christian themes (outside of FIVE: Guardians of David or The Aetherlight, which are both [A]RPGs). How ironic is it then, that the best game I have played with "Christian themes" in it would be designed from the perspective of a Muslim figure.
Crusaders really did think the faith would end if they lost. Jesus is much bigger than a fortified city, or any span of land.
Notwithstanding the cutscenes depicting Salah ad-Din's defeat and resurgence to power, Saladin's Conquest sagaciously opens with Crusader knights on horseback waylaying a caravan of Muslim merchants, followed by giving the player control of the Saracens, who in turn intercept unarmed Christian pilgrims who are en route to Jerusalem. After Destructive Creations shows, rather than tells, the fruitlessness of the bloodshed soaking the sands of the Holy Land during the Crusades, players take control during the Battle of Hattin. Fans (like me) of Kingdom of Heaven (2005) may relish riding on horseback while raiding water supplies and picking off straggling soldiers exhausted from dehydration and sleepless nights. As with the base game Ancestors Legacy, Saladin's Conquest should excite those who enjoy historical reenactments.
Only a few times will spears be necessary.
A combination of an airtight scripted campaign and specialized units make the Saracens a delightfully fun faction to play. Destructive Creations understandably has balanced the difficulty with the expectation that players will have finished some of Ancestors Legacy campaigns. I enjoy a challenge, but I also had to plan for extended sessions; the average length of a mission is about forty minutes!
A game with prayer? Yeah, gimmie more of this, please.
Because the campaign takes place on a desert, woe be to those traveling on foot! The majority of the missions appropriately necessitate the usage of cavalry like no other faction, rushing from one side the map to the other, smashing into a troupe of shieldmen, retreating when spearmen come to their rescue, and then bullying with mounted archers until everyone is stuffed with arrows.
But those tactics are not unique to the Saracens. One campaign scenario requires the deployment of Hassassins, a smaller version of shieldmen who can stealth themselves even in broad daylight. Though not ideal for direct attacks, they can be used for harassment. The highlight unit of this DLC though, are the grenadiers. Yo, when they show up prepare for massive screen shakes, explosions, dust, and colossal collateral damage.
Grenadiers raining destruction. Luckily, I have a hero unit who can tank the damage as I wipe out a whole platoon with just three units.
$10.99 is not much to ask for in exchange for what Saladin's Conquest has to offer. With an immediately accessible pop culture reference, I can imagine how this DLC might appeal to the Deus Vult/Allahu Akbar types. With this unexpected foray into Asia (because base Ancestors Legacy is decidedly Eurocentric), I now wonder if a Genghis Khan campaign is out of the question.
Game code generously provided by PR Outreach.
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Maurice Pogue
Since picking up an NES controller in 1985 at the age of 2, Maurice and video games have been inseparable. While most children aspired to be lawyers, doctors, or engineers (at the behest of their parents), he aspired to write for publications such as EGM, PC Gamer, PC Accelerator, and Edge. After achieving ABD status in English at MSU, Maurice left academia and dedicated his writing to his lifelong passion. He is currently the Video Game Editor at Geeks Under Grace.
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Broken and defeated, Geralt tends to his wounds while in hiding. After discovering Ciri's possible wherabouts, he embarks upon a rescue mission.
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What's News: July 20, 2015
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UK steps up fight against ISIS
Prime Minister David Cameron is pushing for Britain to take on a bigger role in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Britain conducts regular strikes against ISIS militants in Iraq but has so far limited its Syrian involvement to flying surveillance missions.
More traffic in car showrooms
Car showrooms are reporting a spike in walk-in customers since the drop in certificate of entitlement prices earlier this month. And with more COEs up for grabs in the next three-month quota period starting next month, the premiums are likely to fall further.
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Greek exodus to Australia
As Greece faces a worsening economic crisis, a new wave of Greek migrants has been making the exodus to Australia. The Australian Greek Welfare Society estimated that up to 10,000 Greeks have migrated or moved back to Australia since the country plunged into its debt crisis in 2010.
Teachers Muhammad A'srie Che Ali and Jaclyn Chen and their daughter have been living in a rental flat under the scheme since July 2013. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
Rental scheme a boon for 1,300 households
Almost 1,300 households have benefited from the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme - a rental programme that provides temporary housing to those waiting for their new Housing Board flats. About 240 families have since moved out of their temporary flats into their completed homes.
Top professionals losing jobs
A growing group of highly qualified professionals, who spent years climbing to the top, are losing
their jobs. The Straits Times met some of them to find out how they are being helped to get back on their feet.
Two rival EU visions at stake
It's not just Greece that is at stake in the crisis, says Europe Correspondent Jonathan Eyal.
It's also the rival visions of Germany and France on what the European Union means - individual nations' fiscal discipline or "solidarity" with the richer nations helping the poorer ones.
Swiss bank to boost presence
Swiss private bank Union Bancaire Privee (UPB) is poised to expand its presence in Asia after buying Coutts International which has 20 years of experience in the region. The Geneva-based bank admits it was very late in getting into the region when it set up here three years ago.
F1 cars are safe, says Bernie
If any driver had an accident, he would want to be driving a Formula One car as it is probably the safest it has ever been, said the sport's commercial supremo, Bernie Ecclestone. But danger will always be part of F1, said the 84-year-old, who spoke following the death of French racer Jules Bianchi from injuries after a crash.
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Chou's wife gets whole floor
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The first successful transcranial magnetic stimulation was performed in 1985 and it has opened doors for a widespread variety of therapy interventions for a multitude of diseases, with depression being the most studied area. Although transcranial magnetic stimulation has been around for over 20 years, it's only in recent years that it has become a widely acceptable and valuable treatment for major depression. This is due to investigators worldwide completing more than 30 randomized, controlled clinical trials proving time and time again that TMS Therapy is an effective treatment for depression.
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Fox stars Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and fired anchor Ed Henry named in lawsuit
Updated: 8:30 AM EDT Jul 21, 2020
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer
In this combination photo, Ed Henry, from left, speaks on "Fox & Friends" on Sept. 6, 2019, in New York, Tucker Carlson arrives for the 60th anniversary celebration of NBC's Meet the Press on Nov. 17, 2007, in Washington and Sean Hannity interviews Roseanne Barr during a taping of his show on July 26, 2018, in New York. Two women filed a lawsuit against Fox News that named network stars Hannity, Carlson and Ed Henry.
Warning: Content may be considered graphicFox News Channel stars Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Howard Kurtz were accused of sexual harassment by a frequent on-air guest in a lawsuit filed Monday that the network called frivolous and untrue.In the same case, a former Fox employee said she was harassed and raped by news anchor Ed Henry, who was fired July 1 shortly after the network became aware of the accusations.Henry's lawyer, Catherine Foti, said Monday that her client's accuser, Jennifer Eckhart, initiated and encouraged a sexual relationship.Hannity and Carlson represent two-thirds of Fox's lucrative prime-time lineup, while Kurtz hosts the weekend "Media Buzz" show. None of the men have been mentioned before in any misconduct allegations at Fox until the charges were made by Cathy Areu.The lawsuit filed in New York describes Areu's discomfort with a March 2018 incident on the set of Hannity's show where the host allegedly put $100 on a desk and challenged the men on his staff to take her out on a date.She said she was a guest on Carlson's show in December 2018 and that after it was over, he told her he was staying in a hotel room in New York that night without his wife and children. In 2019, she said Kurtz invited her to his hotel room to discuss her hope of getting a full-time job at Fox. When she instead invited him to dinner with her and a friend, he declined, she said.In the cases of Carlson and Kurtz, Areu believed the men were making sexual advances, the lawsuit said. Areu said she was also propositioned by Gianno Caldwell, a Fox contributor.Based on an outside law firm's investigation, Fox said it found all of Areu's claims "false, patently frivolous and utterly devoid of any merit." Fox said it would defend itself vigorously.Areu also said she got several lewd messages from Henry. But it was the accusations made by Eckhart, a former employee, that led to the anchor's dismissal. Her allegations weren't made public when Henry was fired.Eckhart, who was 24 at the time, said the 49-year-old Henry restrained her with metal handcuffs, took nude pictures of her and raped her in a hotel room. She said that he had asked Eckhart to be his "sex slave" and "little whore" and punished her when she did not comply with his demands.Foti said Henry had received graphic photos and suggestive messages from Eckhart."The Me Too movement has helped to bring to light a number of injustices in our society, and everyone that has suffered deserves to be heard," Foti said. "This is not one of those cases."Eckhart's lawyer, Michael Willemin, accused Foti of trying to "slut-shame" Eckhart and suggest "that she was asking to be violently raped. Nothing could be further from the truth."The lawsuit said that Fox knew that Henry — who took a four-month leave of absence in 2016 following published reports of his affair with a Las Vegas cocktail waitress — had engaged in sexual misconduct as far back as 2017. Fox said there were no sexual harassment claims against Henry until they learned about Eckhart's allegations last month.Fox said Eckhart's case is with Henry, since the network moved swiftly to fire him.Being targeted again by Douglas Wigdor's law firm, well known for its pursuit of sexual misconduct cases, is an uncomfortable rerun for Fox. The network said it moved aggressively to change its ways after former Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes and star Bill O'Reilly lost their job because of accusations by women."Fox News would have the public believe that it is a different place from the Fox News that was run by ... Ailes," the lawsuit said. "Unfortunately, it is actually worse."Fox says it takes all claims of harassment and misconduct seriously.
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Fox News Channel stars Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Howard Kurtz were accused of sexual harassment by a frequent on-air guest in a lawsuit filed Monday that the network called frivolous and untrue.
In the same case, a former Fox employee said she was harassed and raped by news anchor Ed Henry, who was fired July 1 shortly after the network became aware of the accusations.
Henry's lawyer, Catherine Foti, said Monday that her client's accuser, Jennifer Eckhart, initiated and encouraged a sexual relationship.
Hannity and Carlson represent two-thirds of Fox's lucrative prime-time lineup, while Kurtz hosts the weekend "Media Buzz" show. None of the men have been mentioned before in any misconduct allegations at Fox until the charges were made by Cathy Areu.
The lawsuit filed in New York describes Areu's discomfort with a March 2018 incident on the set of Hannity's show where the host allegedly put $100 on a desk and challenged the men on his staff to take her out on a date.
She said she was a guest on Carlson's show in December 2018 and that after it was over, he told her he was staying in a hotel room in New York that night without his wife and children. In 2019, she said Kurtz invited her to his hotel room to discuss her hope of getting a full-time job at Fox. When she instead invited him to dinner with her and a friend, he declined, she said.
In the cases of Carlson and Kurtz, Areu believed the men were making sexual advances, the lawsuit said. Areu said she was also propositioned by Gianno Caldwell, a Fox contributor.
Based on an outside law firm's investigation, Fox said it found all of Areu's claims "false, patently frivolous and utterly devoid of any merit." Fox said it would defend itself vigorously.
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Areu also said she got several lewd messages from Henry. But it was the accusations made by Eckhart, a former employee, that led to the anchor's dismissal. Her allegations weren't made public when Henry was fired.
Eckhart, who was 24 at the time, said the 49-year-old Henry restrained her with metal handcuffs, took nude pictures of her and raped her in a hotel room. She said that he had asked Eckhart to be his "sex slave" and "little whore" and punished her when she did not comply with his demands.
Foti said Henry had received graphic photos and suggestive messages from Eckhart.
"The Me Too movement has helped to bring to light a number of injustices in our society, and everyone that has suffered deserves to be heard," Foti said. "This is not one of those cases."
Eckhart's lawyer, Michael Willemin, accused Foti of trying to "slut-shame" Eckhart and suggest "that she was asking to be violently raped. Nothing could be further from the truth."
The lawsuit said that Fox knew that Henry — who took a four-month leave of absence in 2016 following published reports of his affair with a Las Vegas cocktail waitress — had engaged in sexual misconduct as far back as 2017. Fox said there were no sexual harassment claims against Henry until they learned about Eckhart's allegations last month.
Fox said Eckhart's case is with Henry, since the network moved swiftly to fire him.
Being targeted again by Douglas Wigdor's law firm, well known for its pursuit of sexual misconduct cases, is an uncomfortable rerun for Fox. The network said it moved aggressively to change its ways after former Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes and star Bill O'Reilly lost their job because of accusations by women.
"Fox News would have the public believe that it is a different place from the Fox News that was run by ... Ailes," the lawsuit said. "Unfortunately, it is actually worse."
Fox says it takes all claims of harassment and misconduct seriously.


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Home Stock Earnings A Guide To The Risks Of Investing In Philip Morris International Inc....
A Guide To The Risks Of Investing In Philip Morris International Inc. (PM)
Jaxson Clark
Philip Morris International Inc.'s recently made public that its Pres., European Union Region De Wilde Frederic unloaded Company's shares for reported $3.25 million on Feb 22. In the deal valued at $108.49 per share,29,941 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, De Wilde Frederic now holds 178,160 shares worth roughly $ 18.05 million.
Then, Barth Werner sold 12,000 shares, generating $1,340,400 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $111.70, the Pr.Combusibles&GlobalComb.Mktg now owns 75,178 shares.
Before that, Olczak Jacek sold 40,000 shares. Philip Morris International Inc. shares valued at $4,452,308 were divested by the Chief Executive Officer at a price of $111.31 per share. As a result of the transaction, Olczak Jacek now holds 326,907 shares, worth roughly $33.12 million.
PT values the company's stock at a premium of -12.56 to its Tuesday closing price. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Jefferies's analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid January from "a Hold" to "a Buy". Argus revised its rating on November 15, 2022. It rated PM as "a Buy" which previously was an "a Hold".
Price Performance Review of PM
On Tuesday, Philip Morris International Inc. [NYSE:PM] saw its stock jump 0.15% to $101.30. On the same session, the stock had its day's lowest price of $100.40, but rose to a high of $101.90. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.07%. Philip Morris International Inc. shares have risen nearly 0.09% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -1.57% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $112.48 was reached on 01/09/23, a 52-week low of $82.85 was recorded on 01/18/23. SMA at 50 days reached $100.16, while 200 days put it at $97.52. A total of 3.6 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 4.82 million shares in the previous session.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For PM Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 100.50, which if violated will result in even more drops to 99.70. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 102.00. A further resistance level may holdings at 102.70. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 51.76, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.09, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 54.15%. Stochastics %K at 47.98% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Philip Morris International Inc.?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Philip Morris International Inc. stocks on Oct 13, 2022, growing by 1.07 million shares to a total of 8.78 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on Sep 14, 2022 was 7.71 million shares. There was a rise of 12.19%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock. In spite of short shares comprising just 0.57% of the overall stock float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) rose to 1.78.
Philip Morris International Inc. [PM] – Who Are The Largest Shareholders?
In filings from The Vanguard Group, Inc., it is revealed that the company now owns 126,353,550 shares, or roughly 8.15% of the outstanding PM shares. In other words, the investor's shares have risen by 1,483,345 from its previous 13-F filing of 124870205.0. Additionally, Capital Research & Management Co increased 2.16% of its stake after which the total value it holdings stand at $8,592,140,666, while Capital Research & Management Co added 1.57% of its stake to hold $8.37 billion in the firm. Over the last quarter, BlackRock Fund Advisors purchased 1,402,242 shares of Philip Morris International Inc., while Capital Research & Management Co bought -3,311,231 shares. At present, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. is holding 57,777,797 shares valued at $5.85 billion. T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. owned 35,468,228 shares of the company at the time of its most recent 13F filing, worth $3.59 billion.
According to FactSet, Philip Morris International Inc.'s share price will average $106.46 in the next year, based on opinions of analysts polled by the firm. This is up nearly 7.76 percent from its previous closing price of $101.15. Analysts expect Philip Morris International Inc. stock to reach the higher price of $127.00, while the lowest price estimate is $90.00. However, 21 analysts have rated PM stock as an Overweight in their predictions for 2023.
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What does vegan ice cream taste like? Apparently, better than real ice cream.
Just when I thought I couldn't possibly have one more reason to love the East Village, Lula's Sweet Apothecary barges into my life, steals my heart, and runs away with it forever. See, I'm not a huge dairy person, so ice cream is usually at the very bottom of my dessert list (if, at all). Tell me I can't have ice cream ever again and I can't say I'll be devastated. That is, until I met Lula.
This tiny ice cream parlor on east 6th street is very easy to miss (I know this because I missed it every single time I went) if not for the crowd that quietly gathers at the door. The shop is kept simple, with a charming collection of vintage coca-cola signs hanging on the wall. Three seats facing the window is about all this store can offer, but there's a bench outside and the Creative Little Garden across the street where you can sit and enjoy (nay, devour) your order.
The first two times I went, I ordered strawberry. I swear if I didn't know it was a vegan, all natural, dairy and gluten-free ice cream, I would've mistaken it for premium ice cream - you know, the kind that has a jillion calories because it's loaded with heavy cream. This was ridiculously smooth and every bit as creamy as regular ice cream, with a nice touch of soy that adds a nuttier flavor. Not cloyingly sweet, it flaunted a kind of silky consistency that goes down way easy. The Maple Waffle flavor charmed me - what with its syrupy sweetness and a generous serving of chewy waffle bits embedded in every bite.. like breakfast on a cone. Ohh-Lu-La.
I will never feel about regular ice cream, what I feel about you.
oh and psst, they open at 3PM.
Kris! Love the things you eat... but you look so skinny.?? This looks so yummy I gotta go check it out... love the photos btw, keep blogging... A.
i just realized i walked by this place last week and didn't notice it too. haha! definitely gotta check it out soon.


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Presenting the wind instruments that are available from Gandharva Loka: the world music store in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Bagpipe Practice Chanter
The bagpipe practice chanter is a double reed woodwind instrument that is similar in appearance to a recorder. It can be considered an instrument in its own right but its main function is as a practice instrument for the Scottish bagpipes. Practice chanters are used by novices but also by mature players. The practice chanter is essentially a long, thin piece of wood or plastic made of two parts with a small diameter hole bored lengthwise through the center. Air is directed into and through this bore hole and passes over a reed, the vibration of which causes the sound. The tone holes are located on the lower portion of the chanter. The practice chanter can be played either sitting or standing.
Practice chanters come in various sizes and can be made out of various materials. They are made in both a short size which is designed for the smaller hands of a child and the regular size for adults which is the traditional chanter length. Pipe chanters and practice chanters are typically made out of a hard wood (such as African Blackwood) but are also made from synthetic materials such as delrin (polypenco). Gandharva Loka offers the traditional sized practice chanter with an engraved nickel ferrule and sole, and a rosewood body.
The bansuri is a transverse alto flute synonymous with the Indian subcontinent. It is made from a single hollow shaft of bamboo with six or seven finger holes. The word bansuri originates in the Sanskrit bans (bamboo) and swar (musical note). An ancient musical instrument associated with cowherds and the pastoral tradition, the bansuri is, like the conch, intimately linked to the life of Lord Krishna and is depicted in Buddhist paintings from around 100 AD.
There are two varieties of bansuri: transverse, and fipple. The fipple flute is usually played in folk music and is held at the lips like a whistle. Because it enables superior control, variations and embellishments, the transverse bansuri is preferred in Indian classical music. Bansuri range in size from less than 30 cm (12 inches) to nearly 100 cm (40 inches) in length. Gandharva Loka offers a range of bansuri from beginner through to professional models in various tunings.
BANSURI SOUND SAMPLE:
The Chinese bawu (also known as bahu, bawo and Chinese reed flute) is considered to be a wind instrument that everyone can play because it does not require an embouchure, The bawu is a Chinese folk flute that has the appearance of a regular bamboo side blown flute but for the fact that it has a copper reed in the mouth piece. The sound is somewhere between a flute and a harmonica – with a dash of Uilleann pipes thrown in for good measure! The bawu produces a mellow and charming sound that can be quite haunting – you simply put your lips over the lip plate and blow into the instrument. There is a very nice example of the bawu being played here.
BAWU SOUND SAMPLE:
Bird Whistles
It is amazing how well our selection of bird whistles recreate the sounds of our avian friends and Gandharva Loka offers a variety of bird whistles. We also stock bird whistles from the Vogel company of France and beautifully decorated bird-shaped ceramic and plastic bird whistles. Some of these hold water in a chamber which, when blown through, creates an authentic birdlike 'warbling' effect. Bird whistles make great gifts for bird watchers, children and the young at heart!
Vogl Pfeiferl (Bird Imitation Whistle)
The Vogl-Pfeiferl is a small wind instrument that imitates birds and other animals. The Vogl-Pfeiferl consists of a semicircular paperboard with a sawi-tooth edge (image right). The membrane is held by a ring of stainless steel. Put the Vogl-Pfeiferl onto the front part of your tongue – the membrane should be facing your teeth. After about two minutes the paperboard should be well soaked. Then press the whistle gently against the palate (roof of the mouth) right behind your teeth, where it should stick due to its being soaked. Keep your mouth slightly open and blow softly with a "sh, sh, sh" to get the basic sound. Once you get the basic technique, you can play around and experiment with various positions of your lips and tongue, your breathing and articulating vowels and consonants in order to vary sounds and imitations. Some great demonstrations of the can be viewed here. A lot of fun...!
The bugle is one of the simplest of the brass instruments, having no valves or other pitch-altering devices. All pitch control is done by varying the embouchure. Consequently, the bugle is limited to notes within the harmonic series. The bugle developed from early musical or communication instruments made of animal horns. The earliest metal bugles were shaped in a coil, typically a double coil, but also a single or triple coil, similar to the modern French horn, and were used to communicate during hunts and as announcing instruments for coaches. The bugle came into military use in Germany in the eighteenth century and developed in various forms throughout the world until radio came in to use.
The Conch is a wind instrument that is made from the shells of sea snails and are sometimes referred to as shell trumpets. Conches are transformed into musical instruments by cutting a hole in the spire of the shell. Sound is produced by blowing into the shell in the same way that one would blow into a trumpet. Sometimes a mouthpiece is used but most conches are blown without one. The shells themselves are often very ornate and beautifully coloured by nature but some conches are decorated and carved in various ways.
The conch is a very significant instrument to Gandharva Loka as our company logo depicts Lord Krishna blowing his conch Panchajanya – an indication of Lord Krishna's pending ultimate victory in the great battle of Kurukshetra. Gandharva Loka offers a variety of conches that represent various traditions. One example, the carved white conch pictured above, is imported in a range of sizes and styles from India.
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The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia at least 1,500 years ago. It is still in widespread usage today both in Australia and all over the world. The instrument is traditionally made from Eucalyptus trees which have had their interiors hollowed out by termites or have died of other causes. There are no reliable sources stating the didgeridoo's exact age, archaeological studies of rock art in Northern Australia suggest that the Aboriginal people of the Kakadu region of the Northern Territory have been using the didgeridoo for at least 1,500 years, based on the dating of paintings on cave walls and shelters from this period.
A modern didgeridoo is usually cylindrical or conical, and can measure anywhere from one to three metres (three to ten feet) long. Most are around one and a half metres (four feet) long. The length is directly related to the 1/2 sound wavelength of the keynote. Generally, the longer the instrument, the lower the pitch or key of the instrument. In modern times, a variety of materials are used to make didgeridoos including wood, bamboo, metals and plastics. Gandharva Loka stocks traditional Australian didgeridoos as well as the less expensive Indonesian version. We also stock precisely tuned German didgeridoos, tunable didgeridoos and compact travel didgeridoos.
Didgeridoo Accessories
Gandharva Loka also offers beeswax mouthpieces that can be moulded to didgeridoo of any size or shape.
DIDGERIDOO SOUND SAMPLE:
The dizi is a traditional bamboo transverse flute from China. It is an extremely popular instrument throughout China being used in folk music and Chinese opera as well as modern classical orchestras. Traditionally, the dizi has been very popular among the Chinese common people because it is simple and therefore inexpensive to make and easy to carry. That has made it an instrument that everyone can own and play.
Whereas most simple flutes have only a blowing (embouchure) hole and finger (tone) holes, the dizi has an unique additional hole, known as mo kong in Chinese, between the embouchure and tone holes. A special membrane called dimo, made from an almost tissue-like shaving of reed extracted from the inner skin of the bamboo plants, is made taut and glued over the mo kong hole. The application of the dimo, in which fine wrinkles are created in the centre of the dimo to create a penetrating buzzy timbre, is an art form in itself. The dimo covered mo kong has a distinctive resonating effect on the sound produced by the dizi, making it brighter and louder, and adding harmonics to give the final tone a buzzing, nasal quality. Dizi have a relatively large range, covering about two-and-a-quarter octaves.
DIZI SOUND SAMPLE:
Dungchen (Tibetan Horn)
Dungchen (also known as the Tibetan Horn and ) are the great horns of the Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and ensembles. Generally made from brass and ornately decorated, dunchen vary in length from as small as 40 cm up to four or five meters long and are typically constructed in several telescoping sections to accomodate travel and storage. Dungchen are traditionally played in pairs but sometimes three are played together so that two can always be heard while the third player takes a breath. Dungchen often appear as part of the orchestra in particularly energetic yogic song and in accompaniment to yogic dance.
Gandharva Loka stocks traditional dungchen that are a little over one metre in length and telescope to about 40 cm. An example of traditional long dungchen being played can be viewed here.
These wonderful wooden elephants are hand crafted in northern Thailand. They produce a trumpeting sound when you blow through them. (Just imagine what an elephant would sound like if you shrunk one – not during the process, but after...!!) Popular with children.
Gandharva Loka also stocks wooden owls that produce a cute hooting sound when blown.
The fujara (pronounced foo-ya-ra) is a large overtone flute that originated in central Slovakia and was traditionally played by shepherds for recreation. It is as a large sophisticated fipple flute of unique design ranging from 150 to 170 cm long and tuned in A, G, and F.
A fujara has three tone holes located on the lower part of the main body and the sound is produced by a fipple at the upper end of the main body of the fujara. The air is led to the fipple through a smaller parallel pipe, called vzduchovoď in Slovak (meaning 'air channel'), mounted on the main body of the instrument.
While it is possible to play the fundamental frequency on fujaras, the normal playing technique is based on overblowing the instrument. Because of its aspect ratio (great length versus small internal diameter), the overtones created permit one to play a diatonic scale using only the three tone holes.
The fujara is played standing, with the instrument held vertically, usually braced against the right thigh. The body of the fujara is hand carved from young elder wood and decorated with unique Slovakian ornaments. An amazing experience of sound!
The harmonica (also known as mouth organ, harp, harpoon, French harp and blues harp) is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country music, and rock and roll. The harmonica was developed in Europe in the early part of the nineteenth century. Free reed instruments like the sheng were fairly common throughout East Asia for centuries and were relatively well-known in Europe for some time. Around 1820, free reed designs started appearing in Europe. The German musical instrument maker Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann is generally credited with the invention of the harmonica in 1821 but other inventors developed similar instruments around the same time.
The harmonica is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers) or multiple holes. The pressure caused by blowing or drawing air into the reed chambers causes a reed or multiple reeds to vibrate up and down creating sound. Each chamber has multiple, variable-tuned brass or bronze reeds, which are secured at one end and loose on the other end, with the loose end vibrating and creating sound. Gandharva Loka has a range of harmonicas made by Hohner and Johnson, including the popular and very cute mini harmonica necklace!
Hulusi (or Bilangdao)
The hulusi is a single pipe free-reed instrument that originated in Yunnan, China, and is made of one to four bamboo pipes that have a small brass or silver reed inserted flush with the side of the pipe, and then surrounded by a gourd or brass wind chamber.
The hulusi originally came from the Dai-zu or Dai (Thai) minority of southern China, but can now be found played by a number of the surrounding minority peoples including the Jin Po and the Wa. The name hulusi is a Han term with hulu meaning 'gourd', while the Dai call it a bilangdao which literally translates as 'an end blown pi, surrounded by a gourd'.
The sound of the hulusi is hauntingly beautiful, but fairly soft, and as a result is seldom played in ensembles. The Dai men would play it to express their love to women, while other minorities often played the hulusi in the fields when taking a break from planting or harvesting. A sample of the hulusi can be heard here. Gandharva Loka has three very beautiful models available and each instrument comes in a padded decorative case.
HULUSI SOUND SAMPLE:
Irish Flutes
As music developed in the early 19th century, Theodore Boehm, a Bavarian court musician and industrial innovator, designed a completely new type of flute that formed the basis of the modern concert flute as we know it now – the Boehm-system flute.
As the obsolete simple system flutes were discarded by musicians across Europe, they were picked up at low cost by Irish and Scottish traditional musicians and these flutes soon became known as 'Irish flutes'. With the explosion of interest in folk music that began in the mid 20th century and with many of the old simple system concert flutes by then being well worn or beyond repair, it created a niche trade with a number of what were initially 'flute repairers' becoming flute makers in their own right. Makers of simple system Irish flutes can now be found throughout the world. Most of these use various tone-woods such as African blackwood, cocus, rosewood and boxwood, but some also use polymer materials.
IRISH FLUTE SOUND SAMPLE:
Tune: Sean Tiobrad Arann – a traditional Irish jig played by Martin Doyle.
The kaval is an end-blown flute traditionally played throughout Azerbaijan, Turkey, Bulgaria, Macedonia, southern Serbia, northern Greece, Romania and Armenia. The kaval is primarily associated with mountain shepherds throughout the Balkans and Anatolia and it has been suggested that the kaval spread with the nomadic Yörük from the Taurus mountains of southern Turkey into the southern Balkans of southeast Europe.
The kaval has eight playing holes (seven in front and one in the back for the thumb) and usually four more near the bottom which are not used for playing the instrument, but determine the lowest tone's pitch and timbre and are supposed to improve tone and intonation. The kaval is fully open at both ends and is played by blowing on the sharpened edge of one end. While typically made of woods such as cornel cherry, apricot, plum, boxwood and mountain ash, kaval are also made from water buffalo horn, Persian reed, metal and plastic.
Like the nose flute, the kazoo is a simple, inexpensive and fun wind instrument that everyone can play – a device which modifies the sound of a person's voice by way of a vibrating membrane. When one hums into the kazoo the membrane vibrates producing a 'buzzy' (and very humorous) version of what the player is humming.
Ancient versions of the modern kazoo have been used in Africa for hundreds of years to disguise the voice or to imitate animals and was often used for various ceremonial purposes. The kazoo as we know it now was invented by an African American musician named Alabama Vest of Georgia, USA, and was first publicised at the Georgia State Fair in 1852. Recently many ukulele enthusiasts are buying kazoos to accompany their ukulele.
Gandharva Loka has both the traditional plastic and metal kazoos available. We also offer a small bamboo kazoo with a string (see image right) that enables this miniature instrument can be worn around the neck. Often used by clowns, buskers and comedians, kazoos can also be used to accompany other instruments and make a great novelty gift for children five years and over.
BAMBOO KAZOO SOUND SAMPLE:
Native America Flutes
The native American flute has received much attention over the past few decades for its distinctive sound. Haunting and soulful, these uniquely decorated flutes capture the sacred essence of the native American races. The native American flute was originally very personal; it was played without accompaniment in courtship, healing, meditation, and spiritual rituals. In the current era they are also used in a variety of New Age and world music recordings. There are two different types of native American flute, the plains flute and the woodlands flute, each with slightly different construction.
There are many stories about how these flutes came into being. A common character in these stories is the woodpecker who, it is said, would bore holes into hollow branches when searching for termites. Then when the wind would blow through these branches, sounds were created that people heard and sought to replicate. But the actual development of the flute most likely did not follow this pattern. The more commonly favoured theory is that the flutes were developed by the ancient Pueblo peoples based on Mesoamerican designs.
These native American flutes are very easy to play yet they produce a very beautiful and satisfying tone. Gandharva Loka has native American flute available in birch, walnut, aromatic cedar or spanish cedar in tunings from high A to low F sharp. We stock single, double or triple native American flutes. The larger flutes come with a book and CD to help the novice players with their musical journey.
Gandharva Loka stocks quality native American flutes made by:
High Spirits Flutes – handcrafted in the style of traditional native American flutes by Odell Borg of Arizona, USA.
Southern Cross Flutes – handcrafted native American style flutes by Todd Chaplin of Wellington, New Zealand.
IMAGE AND SOUND SAMPLE FROM SOUTHERN CROSS FLUTES
This is a sample of Todd playing a 'Low D' flute made from New Zealand Swamp Kauri:
Native America Flute Instruction / Tuition Books
Native Spirit Song Book 1 & 2 – songs for the Native American flute (CD included).
One of the oldest examples of the flute is the Ney; an end blown flute that features prominently in Persian, Turkish, and Arabic music being found in Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and parts of north-western India. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. The kaval belongs to the same family but it is thicker and shorter than the ney. The ney is a very ancient instrument with depictions of musicians playing them in wall paintings in the Egyptian pyramids with actual examples of ney being found in Ur. This means that the ney has been played continuously for some 5,000 years and make it one of the oldest musical instruments still in use.
The ney consists of a piece of hollow cane or reed with five or six finger holes and one thumb hole. Ney is an old Persian word for reed, however, modern neys are often made of metal or plastic tubing instead. A highly skilled ney player can reach more than three octaves. An example of the ney being played can be viewed here.
Nose Flute (Nose Whistle)
The nose flute (also known as a nose whistle) could be considered to be one of the more unusual wind instruments, but they are a bunch of fun and will fit in any pocket!
Air is blown into the whistle from the nose and the open mouth plays the role of a soundboard. The blown air is channelled towards an edge that creates the whistle sound, akin to blowing over the lip of a bottle, with the air resonating in the mouth as well as in the instrument. By adjusting the mouth cavity, the air volume gives the frequency – ie: the smaller the volume, the higher the note. This is similar to the way that the tone of a Jew's harp is modulated. Nose whistles are usually made of either wood or plastic. A nose flute demonstration can be viewed here.
The ocarina is an ancient flute-like wind instrument. A typical ocarina is an oval-shaped enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body. Many variations on this theme exist, but a typical ocarina is often ceramic while other materials, such as plastic, wood, glass, and metal, are also be used.
The ocarina is a very old family of instruments believed to date back some 12,000 years. Ocarina-type instruments have been of particular importance in Chinese and Mesoamerican cultures. The ancient Chinese Xun, made of clay, has a history of probably several thousand years. Expeditions to Mesoamerica resulted in the introduction of the ocarina to the courts of Europe. Both the Mayans and Aztecs had produced versions of the ocarina, but it was the Aztecs who brought the song and dance that accompanied the ocarina to Europe.
The ocarina went on to become popular in European communities as a toy instrument until, in the nineteenth century, it was transformed by the seventeen-year-old Italian brickmaker and musician Giuseppe Donati into the more comprehensive classical ocarina that we are now familiar with. The word ocarina, in Donati's Bolognese dialect, means 'little goose'.
Gandharva Loka offers a wide range of ocarinas, from the traditional to the novel, including variations from China, Peru, Chile, New Zealand, India, and Germany. These include small piccolo ocarinas to very large bass ocarinas. We also stock German made professional concert ocarinas.
The haunting and mysterious sound of the owl is now yours with this beautiful family of hand crafted wooden owls. Simply blow through the slot in the top of their heads and you instantly get a wonderful owl sound. Vary your blowing to create different soundscapes. Popular with children. Gandharva Loka also stocks wooden elephants that produce a trumpeting sound when blown.
Pan flutes (also known as Pan Pipes) are an ancient wind instrument that is most often associated the Southern American folk music traditions (Andean, Peruvian, Bolivian etc.) and are considered to be the first mouth organ and a direct ancestor to both the harmonica and the pipe organ.
The pan flute is named for its association with the rustic Greek god Pan. The pipes of the pan flute are traditionally made from bamboo of varying thickness and length and Gandharva Loka offers a wide range including very small sets that are colourfully decorated and quite suitable for children.
The quena is the traditional flute of the Andes. Traditionally made of bamboo, it has 6 finger holes, one thumb hole and is open on both ends. To produce sound, the player closes the top end of the pipe with the flesh between his chin and lower lip, and blows a stream of air downward, along the axis of the pipe, over an elliptical notch cut into the end. This produces a very breathy or airy tone. Due to its use in the folk movement that grew during the 1960s and 70s, the quena is now a relatively common wind instrument in world music.
The shakuhachi is a Japanese end-blown flute that is traditionally made of bamboo and used by the monks of the Fuke Zen branch of Zen Buddhism for many centuries. The monks used the flute music as a catalyst for reaching states of inner stillness. The soulful sounds of the shakuhachi also made it a popular instrument in western music in recent times.
The sound of the shakuhachi flute expresse meditative vastness, silence and peace; sustained tones that calm the mind and lead to an awareness of inner depths. Just to produce a single note is an art of itself and requires a calm, devoted attitude. The Fuke monks saw mastery of the shakuhachi as a path to enlightenment in itself. The playing of the Shakuhachi leads to the qualities that one is looking for in the contemplative art of meditation: poise, patience, devotion, concentration, inner strength, silence and peace.
Shakuhachi cannot be mass-produced and craftsmen spend much time finding the correct bore shape for each flute to aquire the correct pitch over all notes – therefore each flute is precise and unique. Gandharva Loka stocks top quality authentic shakuhachi flutes made from the finest Golden Madaki bamboo. We also stock less expensive wooden shakuhachi.
SHAKUHACHI SOUND SAMPLE:
Shakuhachi flutes made by Brett Mongillo
We are very happy to have in stock locally made shakuhachi that are crafted by Brett Mongillo of Christchurch from New Zealand grown bamboo. Brett is making two models of shakuhachi – root end and straight – and offers some background on his experiences with shakuhachi that began when he came across one in Gandharva Loka a few years ago.
I have been playing and making shakuhachi for about 4 years. I started making the flutes when I realised how expensive they were and felt that the high cost of most shakuhachi prohibits beginners from starting on the journey toward becoming a shakuhachi master. I have no formal training in making these flutes but have read many articles and books by masters of the craft. I also own a few very well made flutes and use their form as a model for the flutes I make. I am learning to play under the tutelage of Michael Chikuzen Gould, a master of the art of playing shakuhachi, and a generous and talented teacher. My flutes are made to facilitate the type of music I am learning to play which is Honkyoku, or the traditional zen mediation music of the Komuso monks. I personally harvest the bamboo I use from places in New Zealand. The root end bamboo is a bambusa species similar to the traditional Japanese Madake species, and it was obtained from NZ Bamboo Specialists in the Waitakere Ranges west of Auckland. The straight black bamboo was harvested near the Waihi gold mine in the Coromandel. My flutes are beginner level, and they are not tuned to traditional western notes. The length of the flute dictates the key it plays in, and I use the aesthetics of the bamboo to tell me how long to make each flute. Once that is decided I tune the flute to itself. The outcome is a visually pleasing flute, that is well suited to individual meditative play. I hope you enjoy playing them as much as I enjoy making them. – Brett Mongillo, 2014.
Here is a sample of Brett playing the traditional Japanese melody Hon Shirabe on one of his own flutes.
The shehnai is a North Indian oboe. It is believed to have originated in the Kashmir Valley as a result of improvements made to the pungi – a woodwind folk instrument used primarily for snake charming. Although it is referred to as a double-reeded instrument it actually has four reeds – two upper reeds and two lower reeds.
The shehnai has a wooden body with a brass or metal bell. The reed is attached to a brass tube which is wrapped in string. The sound of the shehnai is considered particularly auspicious. For this reason it is used in temples and is an indispensable component of any North Indian wedding. In the past, the shehnai was part of the naubat or traditional ensembles of nine instruments found at royal courts. The shehnai is a close relative to the nadaswaram of Southern India.
SHEHNAI SOUND SAMPLE:
The sheng is a Chinese free-reed bamboo mouth organ. The exact age of the sheng is unknown but it can be seen in pictographs dating from 1200 BC with a gourd wind chamber, and looks very similar to the current southern Chinese and northern Thai naw. The sheng was traditionally used in court music, and there are many depictions of the ancient sheng, known then as yu, on the wall paintings of the Dunhuang caves from the 7th and 8th Centuries. It was during this period that the sheng traveled to many of the courts of Asia and according to some references, possibly even Persia in the 10th century. It is documented that it didn't reach Europe until 1777 with Pere Amiot, and its influence was so strong that it resulted in the invention of the reed organ, concertina, harmonica and accordion.
Traditionally the Sheng is an instrument used as an accompaniment for dizi (Chinese transverse flute) performances. It is also one of the main instruments used in Chinese operatic performances. Traditional small ensembles also make use of the Sheng, such as the wind and percussion ensembles in northern China. In the modern large Chinese orchestra, it is used for both melody and accompaniment.
SHENG SOUND SAMPLE:
A slide whistle (also known as a swanee whistle, piston flute or jazz flute) is a wind instrument consisting of a fipple and a tube with a piston in it. This means that it has an air reed like some woodwinds, but the pitch is varied with a slide. The construction is rather like a bicycle pump – a hollow tube with a piston or plunger running up through the centre of the tube. The plunger can be pushed in or pulled out to produce a sliding sound when blowing air in through the fipple. The diameter and length of the tube also determines the base pitch of the instrument.
Piston flutes of this type made from cane or bamboo existed in Africa, Asia and the Pacific as well as Europe before the modern version was invented in the nineteenth century. The modern slide whistle is perhaps most familiar in its use as a sound effect, as in the sound tracks of animated cartoons when a glissando (slide) can suggest something rapidly ascending or descending, but it is also possible to play melodies on the slide whistle. They are also often used in clown comedy shows. Slide whistles are available from Gandharva Loka in wood, plastic and metal. They are great fun for all ages but are particularly popular with children.
Squeeze Horns
Squeeze horns have a wide variety of uses and are synonymous with vintage cars, bicycles, clown and busking acts and general good fun. They are typically trumpet shaped instruments of varying shape and size and, as the name implies, use a rubber bulb that, when squeezed, pushes air through a simple metal reed to produce a honking sound. The intensity of the squeezing determines the volume and character of the sound. The squeeze horns that we stock at Gandharva Loka are available in a wide variety of designs and sizes. Squeeze horns make great gifts and are very popular with children.
Susu Whistle
Susu whistles have a surprising bright and clear tone and are capable of all sorts of interesting effects. Just let you imagination carry you. Simply place the Susu whistle on the back of your tongue and press it gently against the palate (roof of the mouth) and blow! Whistle, talk voicelessly, laugh, sing – there is a lot of fun to be had with these susu whisltes. Suitable for older children.
SUSU WHISTLE SOUND SAMPLE:
Tin Whistles / Low Whistles
The tin whistle (also known as the penny whistle – a name that came about due to the fact that people would throw pennies to the buskers playing these whistles) is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument that is closely associated with Irish and Celtic music. It is an end blown fipple flute flageolet which puts it in the same category as the recorder, Native American flute and other woodwind instruments.The tin whistle has six tone holes and is characterised by a pure, high pitched tone. A second octave can be attained by over blowing. The tin whistle in its modern form stems from a wider family of fipple flutes that have been seen in various forms and cultures throughout the world. In Europe such instruments that have a long and distinguished history dating back many thousands of years.
Made from animal bone, wood and tree bark in the past, these whistles have been made from tin in more recent times and are now also made from a variety of materials such as plastic, nickel and brass. The low whistle is like the standard tin whistle with a high pitch, but being larger and longer, the sound is deep and sonorous. Tin whistles are played with the same fingering as Irish flutes and it is often a natural progression for a whistle player to learn the flute as well. Gandharva Loka stocks a variety of tin whistles including Clarke (some models of Clarke tin whistles have a wooden block in the fipple which offers a slightly softer tone), Generation, Susato, Dixon and Chieftain. In low whistles we have instruments from Kerry, Chieftain, Dixon and Howard. These are relatively inexpensive wind instruments and often come with instruction booklets, CDs and sheet music. The tin whistle is an inexpensive and fun option for children who are interested in learning a wind instrument.
TIN WHISTLE SOUND SAMPLE:
Twittering Bamboo
The twittering bamboo is a novel wind instrument that, when twirled around overhead, produces a rhythmic bird twitter. There are several varieties that offer different effects and the length of the nylon chord and handle vary from approximately 120cm to 130cm.
The Chinese Xiao is renowned for its gentle and haunting tones. Traditionally made from bamboo, the Xiao is an ancient vertical end-blown flute thought to have developed from a simple end-blown flute used by the Qiang people of Southwest China. The modern six hole varieties of the Xiao date back to the Ming Dynasty.
Gandharva Loka provides two types of xiao; the Dong xiao and the Qin xiao. The Dong xiao (above) is made from the root section of bamboo and has six finger holes. It has a large sound volume and is preferred for use in operatic ensembles. The Qin xiao is narrower than the Dong xiao and is used mainly to accompany the qin (ancient seven-string zither). Traditionally it has six finger holes but contemporary versions have eight holes.
XIAO SOUND SAMPLE:
Native American Flutes
Nose Flute


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Mitch the Monkey is the sweetest little monkey. He loves to snuggle up to sleepy children, especially if they feed him bananas for breakfast! He's a simple pattern, so he'll be nice and quick to make.
Fleece, of any type, and stretch fabrics eg. velour, chenille and flannelette. ***Although the pattern says stretch fabrics, the Monkey can be also be made from non-stretch fabrics such as cottons and corduroy.


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Traditionally known in Chinese simply as Shi, these mythical figures are a common representation of the lion in pre-modern China. Their statues have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy, from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), and were believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits. When used as statues, a pair would usually consist of a male resting his paw upon an embroidered ball (representing supremacy over the world) and a female reassuring a playful cub that is on its back (representing nurture).
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[left]When Orochimaru is killed by the hands of Uchiha Sasuke, it is believed that he will return to Konoha. Instead, he joins Akatsuki with the wish to destroy the village he once called home. However, through unlikely events, the leader of Akatsuki, Uchiha Madara, is recreating legend. Finding and enlisting the aid of the Knights of the Sun, an ancient order, Madara declares war on Konoha. His plan, though, goes beyond anything he has revealed to his organization. Goes far beyond anything anyone would expect.
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