"I loved Led Zeppelin and trying to learn those solos. Some may perceive, 'Oh, that's the country guy, he's not going to know that stuff.' But that was my childhood. When you were at school and wanted to be cool with the girls, if you could show up and play 'Stairway to Heaven,' you were a shoo-in."
"Joe was one of those guys in my teenage years, whether it was 'Funk #49' or 'Rocky Mountain Way' — those early records from James Gang and his solo records — that's what I played in my high school band. I love the patience he plays with. He has such a sleazy breezy cool approach to the way he plays that he's not in your face. Lazy cool. To me, he's probably the most underrated rock guitar player in history."
"Sonny has reinvented a new way to play guitar. And he doesn't just play slide. He's doing stuff behind the slide and ahead of the slide. It's like algebra to me. I couldn't figure it out in a million years, but it completely kills me to hear him play. His intonation is frighteningly good."
"What kills me the most about Derek is the precision of his intonation. Usually slide players go all over the place and eventually get there, but Derek's precision is mind-numbing to me. And what's cool about it is it never loses its soul. It's precise, but still equally moving, because he's such an emotional player."
"My most sponge-soaked years were the early Sixties and mid Sixties. I spent hours in my room learning how to play 'Sunshine of Your Love,' trying to make the guitar distort, make the strings wobble and vibrato. Eric was at the head of the class then and things haven't changed much! He's still at the head of the class. What I've really discovered is the common bond between all these people is humility, how down-to-earth every one of these people are. None of them are cocky or arrogant, and maybe that's why they don't have to be, because they're so gifted."
"My first love of the guitar came from the way Chet played it. I can't play anything like him, but it's like learning to walk — he was kind of there. And I always had those records and listened to them and marveled. He played with his thumb and his fingers, a much different style than I ever learned. He's the most effortless looking and sounding guitar player I ever heard."
"There is probably a side of Albert that moans and groans because I took so much of the way I play from him. The way he plays really speaks to me. The few gigs I had early on in my career were dominated by him, so I had to follow in his footsteps, playing with Rodney Crowell and with Rosanne Cash. We became great friends back in the Seventies, and I think he forgave me for playing so much like him. Yet as much as people think I do, I don't. He's much different."
"He was the inspiration to Albert. It's the chain, how the link works. I knew James, but I didn't know everything I know about him now. Because I didn't know who played on Haggard records or on all these iconic solos. You'd see James playing with Elvis, and that was a great chair for James and the guitar, but he also played 'Suzie Q,' and played with Ricky Nelson way back in those days. So I had heard him forever, but didn't know it."
"Paul was as good a guitar player as the other two. John was the great rhythm provider, and George had this great knowledge of these memorable hooky unmistakable parts. It's not unlike Creedence. John Fogerty wasn't a guitar player who would blow your mind, but all those parts were. I think in all these years, what you learn later in life is the gift is unhinging and economizing and editing."
"Dean is a session player in L.A. He's played on Steely Dan albums and is probably the most recorded guitar player around town. He's played on everyone's records. He has a brilliant mind. To me, guitar playing isn't all about the shredder who can play you 80,000 notes; it's the guy who can play a succinct part with four notes that will be more memorable than the 400 the guy with the whammy bar just played you. His versatility in what he can do is, to me, the most impressive thing."
"He's an original guitar player. He plays unlike anybody I've ever heard. He plays with such a reckless abandon and sense of humor, yet he's the swingingest. We call what Al does 'the stink.' And he gets mad at you if you can play it pretty good. He got mad at me one time: 'Nobody beats my demos — you did.' But he is so much more versatile of a guitar player than people know. They hone in on NRBQ and that wacky thing, but he's a beautiful player."
"I have a great history in bluegrass and flatpicking and there were others who came along after Doc: Clarence White, Tony Rice, Bryan Sutton, a lot of world class guitar players. But Doc was the first of the flatpickers. He probably inspired the world of bluegrass guitar more than anybody."


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Little Computer People - The EP, Not The Game!
July 22, 2007 4:08 PM | Simon Carless
Nope, not the classic David Crane co-designed game that preceded The Sims - rather, it's The New Gamer checking out Anthony Rother's chiptune/electro EP called 'Little Computer People - The Remixes', and it's notable because of the retro computer visual content on the disc - which they've handily put up on YouTube.
As G.Turner notes of what's exciting: "It's definitely not the videos that come with the package, as they're slightly hokey (as you can see below – especially the Rother remix, although it's one of the better executed 'video remixes' I've seen). No, what I appreciate more than [this] is the Commodore 64-specific demo included on the disc."
Mm? "The demo is based on chiptune artisan Tero's contribution, the aptly named 'Tero's C64 Remix', and it serves mostly as a self-promotional piece for Rother's Psi49Net label, flashing the latest catalogue titles [YouTube link] and contact details to Tero's beat. And while the scaled and rotated pixel art that accompanies it is mildly pointless, it's still a much more imaginative effort than just slapping a few flyers and stickers into the CD case!"
[Oh, and this new 'Chiptunesday' effort by The New Gamer, which promises to "...take a look at a piece of music that's derived at least portions of its sound from video games" every Tuesday, has also covered the Game Boy-composed Klangstabil EP called 'Sprite Storage Format'. Neat.]

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Cryptocurrency platform Circle recently launched a cryptocurrency investing app that provides retail investors with commission-free trading for five cryptocurrencies.
Circle Invest allows users to connect their bank accounts to facilitate instant deposits, while the app also supplies market data. The app offers commission-free trading. It makes its money by taking a 1.5-2 percent difference between a coin's buy and sell prices. All user assets are stored offline in cold storage, and the app does not currently support cryptocurrency deposits or withdrawals.
Circle, which has received funding from both Goldman Sachs and Chinese tech conglomerate Baidu, also announced that it will hire 100 employees to expand into Asia and improve operations at Poloniex, which the company reportedly acquired for $400 million last month.


Briefly, there was an issue on fundamental differences of reliability on statistical data among ASEAN member countries. It obviously appears that the implementation of statistical sample survey to used proper framework to produce accuracy data. However, chronic lack of labour and budget on statistic task with shortage of staff experience would be considered as the main factors of blocking the conduction of sample survey. Therefore, AFSIS Expert has considered a tool by using personal computer (PC) to make an area framework, estimate agricultural land area, and developed the statistical system called Agricultural Land Information System (ALIS) which is a new and epoch-making area survey system using area mesh frame for countries which agricultural statistics survey are developing. ALIS is in turn enabling to get area data with a small number of labour, low budgets based, and sustainable. ALIS has been developing with cooperation of NTT Data group.
The ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) is offering a Learning Programme designed to build the knowledge sharing and communication skills of Forecasting Model in Agricultural Production in ASEAN member states, in particular those who are working towards the establishment of AFSIS Network Centers. It also seeks ways to improve their understanding of agricultural production and increase collaboration among AFSIS network centers.
This paper summarizes the knowledge on the food supply–demand model for the medium-long-term projection transferred from the JIRCAS to AFSIS member countries which show the Basic econometrics for model building, Model structure and how to Interpretation and utilization of results of the food supply–demand model for the medium-long-term projection.


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A Colorado developer said it has acquired two Newport Beach parcels, including the former site of Fletcher Jones Mercedes-Benz, and plans to start building a hotel by year's end. E.J. Holtze Corp., based in Englewood, bought 3.7 acres and expects to construct a $21-million extended-stay hotel on Quail Street that will cater to business travelers. The company sold the remainder to Lennar Properties, which plans to build a 100,000-square-foot office building, Holtze said.


Discussion in 'CycleChat Cafe' started by colly, 3 May 2010.
I'm thinking of ditching our cable TV connection from Virgin and simply getting a Freesat box.
Any one have any advice as what to look out for and what I should be getting. I don't want to invest in it and get it all set up and find out I have missed something obvious.
What kind of box/system ? Kind of dish? Self install or get someone in? How much should I be looking to spend for a reasonable set up?
I am pretty hopeless as regards the ins and outs of consumer electronics so any advice would be appreciated.
You need a dish which requires very precise setting up -1/4" out and you get no reception - so you will need to get someone to install it.
I just have a cheapy box courtesy of the govt just to try it but will probably upgrade to a Humax in the near future.
Freesat is basically the same as Freeview without Dave and the the 2 Fiver channels but with a full "red button" service on the Beeb and something called Films For Men!
We've got freesat, had to ditch freeview due of the variable quality of the reception. We got ours through a local independent TV/Audio shop and they arranged it all including installation, we just used their recommendations on what was best and it's been good so far apart from the general standard of programmes. Get HD too!
I haven't seen Films for Men.
If there are any channels you currently watch, check that they are also on Freesat, 'cos there are several on Virgin and Freeview that aren't there. And a whole world of cack that you'll never watch - two wedding channels FFS!
Foxsat HD PVR box is great.
Yeah we went free sat a few years ago. I think it cost about £ 150 and we did ours via sky and that included all equipment and fitting. Take into account that for each TV you will need a freesat box so make sure the LNB on your dish has enough outlets.
I have bought several freesat boxes off e bay for no more than £ 20 each and now up to the max on my quad LNB so if I want to add any more then the next one up is an octo-lnb.
I was going to suggest going for Freesat HD too. My brother-in-law bought a FSHD box with a hard disk recorder built in and I was pretty impressed with that.
I've a feeling it was one of those!
I bought a sat dish and receiver from Lidl. 60 quid and about 3hrs work to fit dish, align (they have a wee buzzer thing that works.. plus had daughter on the cordless phone telling me how things were on the TV -receivers have a signal quality/strength bar ). I'm lucky enough with a Rural S Facing wall and no trees etc. I appreciate town set up may be more difficult meaning perhaps a chimney or high gable set up to get appropriate signal. Look at other peoples sat dishes to see where you're most likely to have yours.
Just make sure you get a PVR. Quad LNB. Foxsat from hummy, that be about it . The HD ones are a fair bit of money though.
You havnt got a redundant dish up already have you ? (God knows, many people have) I did and (probably not relevent to you) just connected it up to the TV which has Freesat internally installed. The dish hadnt been used in 5 or so years.
I expected loads of alignment problems, but it worked straight away.
Not sure i could just watch freesat...Virgins basic package is cheaper than Sky, but there were glaring shortages in available and decent channels, and freesats got even fewer.
Still thinking about quite what to get but for the amount of TV I watch, which is mostly just ITV and Beeb stuff I reckon I'm wasting money with Virgin.
There are some things I would miss out on but I can live with that, just trying to pare back on outgoings is all really.
I have seen some seconhand dishes and boxes for sale; would they be more trouble than it's worth?
I have seen some secondhand dishes and boxes for sale; would they be more trouble than it's worth?
Have you any relations over 65? They get the dish and box for £14 fitted.
In no circumstances should they order just the dish and box without the installation option.
Can we have a bit more detail please?!!
So long as it's in working order it'll be fine.
I use our old (grey mesh) sky dish mounted on a broom handle hammered into the ground and connected to a secondhand sky box for use at our caravan and it works fine. Dish alignment is a doddle - I use nothing but a compass a spirit level and the signal strength meter on the sky box and it takes me about five minutes to get everything locked on.
They work fine, a lot of second hand stuff is overpriced though. There are two sizes of sky digital 'branded' dish in the uk.


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Do I get a skippy badge for finding the 'topic' line.
Wonder if there's been a little frivolity at the Towers?
I shall seek an explanation from those who must be obeyed, at the Towers!
Without being a know-it-all, I first spotted it about 3 or 4 months ago...puzzled me for a while but just forgot about it eventually.
Would love to know the explanation behind it!
likewise, have known about it for ages but figured that someone else would have mentioned it.
Probably 6 months or more ago, " He who must be obeyed " fessed up to having a bit of fun with it.
Spotted by others in August last year!!
Good one but I want more night flights, not less!!


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What is Copay Wallet: Complete Review
Every now and then, new and old users alike can be found seeking information on finding the best wallet to store their cryptocurrencies.
Whether the need originates out of their recent arrival into the world of cryptocurrency, or caused due to having had a negative experience with a previous storage service, it can be safely said that finding a new solution that can not only make lucrative promises of security but also deliver on surefire solutions is a daunting task.
With that being said, there are numerous storage options for different cryptocurrencies whose users swear by their efficacy and ease of use, and Copay happens to be one of such solutions.
Created by cryptocurrency payment facilitator Bitpay, Copay is regarded as a one of a kind wallet due to its unique features and services when it comes to securing Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash.
In addition to its efficacious security capabilities that are proven to be some of the safest methods of cryptocurrency storage, Copay uses a multi-signature mechanism, where multiple parties have to authorize a transaction before it could go through.
The system that is similar to a joint account or a business account provides its users with the option to manage mutually funded accounts without having to place their trust in a single entity.
The wallet is available as a desktop client for Windows, Mac, and Linux as well as a mobile app for iOS and Android. Therefore, if you, like almost every other user of cryptocurrencies, utilize one of these platforms, then you may easily go ahead and start enjoying the unique and secure features of Copay.
To provide you with more information, we have put together a comprehensive guide that takes a detailed look on Copay's history, its functionalities and its overall deliverance on features that one would expect from a cryptocurrency wallet.
However, just for the sake of clarity, it needs to be explained that when you use a cryptocurrency wallet, you are not storing your cryptocurrency or digital coins into it as a physical wallet. All that you are doing is to keeping their information of that cryptocurrency safe and protecting it with passwords and security measures which ensure that no one else will be able to access those funds.
Therefore, a cryptocurrency wallet's job is to keep the information of your cryptocurrency safe, which is why you need to pick an option which gives you the peace of mind of it being done in an optimal manner.
Now that we have cleared that up, let's go ahead and learn more about Copay for you to determine whether it is the wallet of choice for you.
Copay Wallet Review: History of Copay Wallet
Copay was created by Bitpay, a U.S. based cryptocurrency payment facilitator which is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Considered the largest Bitcoin payment processor of its kind, the payment service was founded in May 2011 by Tony Gallipi and Stephen Pair. It facilitates cryptocurrency payments for large-scale businesses to small and medium enterprises, where it allows users to pay with cryptocurrencies at places that otherwise would not be accessible with digital asset payments.
During Bitpay's tenure, it has seen partnerships with companies ranging from Microsoft to Warner Bros. Records, and from PayPal to Global Payments.
The reason behind these companies wanting to partner up with Bitpay was the payment facilitator's proven demonstration of transparency, security, and reliability in its processed transactions, which is exactly what it brought to the table with its separate wallet service, Copay.
Intended to serve as just not a service but an all-around, secure and easy to use cryptocurrency wallet, Copay was made available on multiple platforms where it now provides its complete services as a desktop client on different operating systems as well as its apps for mobile devices.
The project's code is completely open-source with the wallet being free to use for everyone.
Bitpay intends to supplement Copay's development to the point where it would focus on its advancement by terming it as the "development head" for its own brand's official Bitpay wallet, which would be leveraging Copay's technological advancements in its operations instead of it being the other way around. This approach is commendable in its own right.
Companies sometimes use the prime technology for their branded use while leaving out their open-source projects to dry out without optimal support.
At the time of writing, the only difference between Copay and the Bitpay wallet is that the latter is integrated with the payment processor's facilitating services as well as its offered Visa debit card, so users of Bitpay wallet could use its native app to enjoy the very services for which they joined Bitpay in the first place.
This approach actually makes it easier for new Copay wallet users to opt for the service, since they are only provided with the wallet service that they intended to use without having to receive Bitpay's payment processing features against their will, just in case they didn't want such a service to begin with.
At the moment, Copay supports both Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, the same cryptocurrencies which are supported by the Bitpay platform to process payments for its users.
Copay Wallet Review: What Does Copay Wallet Do?
Copay wallet is built upon the notion of not just being a simple service but a complete cryptocurrency wallet for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash.
Therefore, the wallet does not only act as a standalone application separate from Bitpay's own services but provides complete capabilities of storing, sending and receiving Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash through its generated addresses without ever compromising on its security or quality of service.
Apart from offering a clean and simple yet aesthetically pleasing interface across all platforms, Copay ensures that it does not become a hassle for its users and only makes the process of storing their digital assets as easier as it can for them.
Copay is one of the first wallets that supported the full Bitcoin Payment Protocol from BIP 0070-0073, which means that whenever a user makes an outgoing transaction to a merchant that is enabled by the payment protocol, Copay will first verify that the transaction will culminate with the correct recipient before having it executed.
It also comes with native support for Bitcoin testnet, which means that any developers that are looking to test new applications or solutions through the testnet can use Copay to check if their project is coming together as nicely as they aspired it to be or if it needs any further tweaks to reach the level of perfection to be presented to a larger market.
In addition to this, Copay is built as a hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallet, which translates to it being capable of generating highly secure keys on its own that remain unpredictable by anyone.
All that users need to do is to note their keys at the time of setting up the wallet, and access their Copay wallet through the provided keys without sharing them with anyone.
Being an HD wallet also gives Copay the ability to be a backup-enabled wallet, where users can back up the information, and in case they ever forget the child key that would let them access the wallet otherwise, they can use the backup to restore the information securely.
This allows users to have the pace of mind that even if they forget their passphrase, they are not going to lose access to their funds due to a simple mistake as long as they have made a backup through a secure method.
As explained earlier, Copay wallet also supports multi-sig, which allows authorized users of a single wallet to execute transactions through mutual consensus, just like they would do for a joint account in a bank.
Furthermore, the wallet generates new addresses automatically whenever a receiving address is used once so that user information remains untraceable on the public ledger of Bitcoin where all transactions are posted on the network by default.
This allows users to ensure that their identity remains safe despite them using the same wallet to make incoming and outing transactions through the same account.
The same level of security is prevalent whether you use Copay through the desktop clients or decide to utilize its functions through your mobile devices.
How to Setup Copay Wallet?
The app is easy to install both on desktop systems and mobile devices, and once the installation process is complete, users can go ahead and start setting up their new Copay wallet. By choosing options such as "Create Wallet", one can set up the new method of storing their digital assets very easily.
The functions to include multi-signatures can also be set up from here, which can be availed by the "Create Shared Wallet" option. From here, you can enter the information of the other users that you would like to have as co-signers on your transactions.
Copay offers multiple options for its multi-sig wallets, the most popular of which is a 2 of 3 wallet that means you need 2 out of 3 signatures to approve a transaction from Copay.
This way, even if one of the signee's information gets compromised, it does not affect the available funds and users can also create backups to ensure that they reset any information in case the signee information needs to be updated.
However, there are precautions that need to be taken even during the use of multi-sig wallets.
For instance, it is imperative that users balance the share ratio of keys controlled by each user.
According to advice shared on the Copay Github, accounts that have a larger control over the shared keys are termed as Boss accounts, which can upset the security ratio of the shared wallet.
This is why it is important to follow these security measures in order to keep your account safe and for your funds to be accessible to you at all times.
Apart from the multi-sig capabilities, Copay also offers its users the benefits to create multiple wallets from within the same device and application. This way users can maintain different wallets for various purposes such as personal and business use, or even create their Bitcoins to "hodl" separate in a different wallet address than the ones they keep to spend on transactions.
These additional wallets can be set up through the same features and remain free of any cost. Any user can create as many wallets as they would like to keep their digital assets not just safe but organized as well.
In order to allow users to sign transactions, export their wallet and create backup phrases, Copay requires them to make use of what it calls the "Spending Password". This spending password is key to performing the aforementioned functions and thus remains as one of the core functional elements of the app.
However, the procedure to obtain a private key is a bit more intricate.
In order to set up a private key for the Copay wallet, users first have to set up a password from the app, download the export file, and then visit another URL which leads them towards the process to generate their xPrivKey.
Alternatively, users can generate their xPrivKey through their BIP39 passphrase through another URL. Both options have been detailed by the Copay team on their Github page, which can also be viewed here.
Setting up Copay for Bitcoin testnet can be achieved by any of the desktop client or mobile apps. All that users have to do is to enter the details of their test wallets, and the native support of Bitcoin testnet that is built within Copay does the rest.
Once users have created the wallet(s) of their choice, they can start using the Copay features right away.
There are no charges for storing, sending, or receiving Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash in a Copay wallet, but the network fees apply to the wallet holder for any transaction that they send from their wallet.
Similarly, the network fee applies to the sender who is transferring Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash from their wallet to a Copay wallet.
This network fee gets paid directly to the respective blockchain and Copay remains clear of levying any kind of service charges on its users.
How is the Ongoing Support for Copay Wallet?
As noted earlier in this piece, Copay is completely supported by Bitpay, where the company focuses on having the wallet spearhead the development of its own brand app of Bitpay wallet.
There have not been any reported instances where users have lost their funds through Bitpay to malicious hacking attempts. On paper and to the best of the web's knowledge, Copay remains a very secure option to store the information of one's Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash with its features.
However, it is imperative for users to create a backup of their wallet, since in the unfortunate possibility that they lose access to their keys or not remember them, it is impossible to access their stored funds that are secured through Copay again in case they do not have a backup created.
Should Copay Wallet Be Selected as a Primary Wallet?
Copay is a very good choice for those who use Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash and would like to safeguard them in a wallet that is not provided by an exchange.
With the way that it is built with features such as HD, multi-sig, backup, multi-wallet and testnet support, Copay establishes itself as a tremendous option within its target market.
When you add the fact that is wholeheartedly supported by an organization such as Bitpay that is known for its reliability and credibility in the cryptocurrency industry since around 7 years, Copay simply stands in line with some of the most revered apps that are currently available as storage options for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash.
However, where the wallet lacks in features is perhaps its limitations to perform trading directly through the app that many exchange wallets such as Coinbase and Binance and even third party wallets such as Coinomi provide to their users.
Another area which leaves a lot to be desired is Copay's support for limited cryptocurrencies. At the time of writing, the wallet only supports Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, whereas, its other counterparts are known for providing support to various cryptocurrencies at once.
With that being said, anyone who wants to use their wallets solely to keep their cryptocurrency – namely Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash – safe and nothing else can count on Copay's offerings to deliver and fulfill those requirements in spectacular fashion.
Furthermore, if Bitpay ever decides to add support for additional cryptocurrencies through its platform, then it's a very likely possibility that Copay will also see the addition to support those digital assets.
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Don't you enjoy watching kids' faces light up as they sing songs about their faith? Help us do that! This summer, from July 10th to July 21st, Immaculate Heart of Mary presents our 11th Annual Vacation Bible School — Maker Fun Factory: Created by God, Built for a Purpose. We'll explore a world where curious kids become hands-on inventors who discover they're lovingly crafted by God.
But Vacation Bible School (VBS) needs volunteers to make it work, not just in our music program, but in all our stations. We're looking for adults and teenagers who are enthusiastic about working with children, patient and kind. Most volunteers don't really have to prepare anything, you just show up each morning, and you're home in time for lunch. What's important is your willingness to be someone's friend and helper; to draw others into singing and dancing as much as possible; and to encourage each other to a higher level of participation, both in VBS and in our liturgies.
Sharing with our children and reinforcing in ourselves the joy of music enhances the sung worship of our parish community. It also perpetuates the future of our parish and strengthens our "full and active participation".
If you've helped with VBS before, how about recruiting a friend to join us? If you think you or anyone you know can give any time to VBS, please contact myself, Linda Gaglia or Sr. Mary Ann before the VIRTUS class on June 7th. Remember, YOU make VBS work!


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Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Nationality: German
Baptized: September 1, 1653, Nuremberg Burried: March 9, 1706, Nuremberg (age 52)
Musikalische Ergötzung, Partie No. 1 in F major, T331
(for 2 violins and continuo)
1:01 I. Sonata allegro
1:34 II. Allemand
1:01 III. Courant
1:12 IV. Ballet - Variatio
1:45 V. Saraband
1:17 VI. Gigue
Duration: 9 minutes (approximately)
Published: 1695 (age 41-42)
2 recordings, 2 videos
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London Baroque
allemande, allemanda, allemand, almain, almaine, alman—In the Renaissance/Baroque eras, a moderately slow, serious dance usually in duple meter and binary form. Often the first movement of suite. From the French word for "German." Later usage (e.g. Haydn, etc.) might suggest more generally "in a German style", e.g. a folk dance, perhaps even lively and in a triple meter like a Ländler.
continuo, basso continuo, b.c., figured bass, thorough bass, basse chifrée—During the Baroque Era, a term for an improvised (realized) instrumental accompaniment specified by a symbolic notation for chords and a written bass line (i.e. figured bass). A continuo "part" usually implies multiple (but typically unspecified) instruments, e.g. one for a strong bass line (e.g. cello) and another for chords (e.g. lute, keyboard, organ). A continuo part may be realized by keyboard alone, and sometimes played by a bass melody instrument alone (without harmonies). wiki
courante, corrente, courant, corant—a triple-meter Renaissance / Baroque dance with regional nuances (e.g. Italian, French)
Ergötzung [G]—delight, delectation, regale, amusement
gigue, jig, giga, gigg—A lively dance (of English origin); often the finale of a Baroque suite. Compound meters exhibit both duple and triple meter rhythms.
musikalische [G]—musical
partita [I], parthia, partie—originally, an instrumental piece as well as, more specifically, a variation. Eventually, a synonym for suite.
sarabande, saraband, sarabanda—A Spanish Renaissance / Baroque dance in triple meter. In France and Germany, it tended to be slow and stately.
sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.
suite—a set of instrumental pieces (movements) played together to create a larger whole. Suites tend towards collections of dances, frequently in the same key, preceded by a prelude, introduction or overture.
trio sonata, sonate en trio, sonata a tre—one of the chief forms of chamber music in the Baroque era. Trio indicates three components: 2 soloists and continuo (accompaniment). Typically comprises four movements in one of many specific plans.
variation, variazione, variatio, variato, variata—a modified re-iteration of a previous theme, reprise, couplet, etc. The music is varied, embellished or creatively transformed for variety while maintaining a unity relationship with the original. See "Theme and Variations."


Here are some pictures from my trip to Perthshire, Scottish Highlands this past October just before Samhain. This was a long anticipated trip, not because it haven't been before, I have, but because I made it there on my own after talking and planning for years. I finally did it and something in me changed forever now, solidified in knowing this is it. This is the place I first came years ago and where my love affair and deep spiritual connection with the land began. The trip that I took was a journey down memory lane and my love is just as strong, if not stronger. It was an absolutely perfect end to a wonderful year where all the through I have been committed to doing things differently and have succeeded. Enjoy Scotland pics in Autumn.


Details: The third example of a Volkswagen Crafter van to be illustrated on this site is Epsom Buses A6HRR, seen at the garage on 24th August 2009. New in December 2008 as LC58GFU, it was re-registered by the following June, using one of several 'select' marks held by the firm (the HRR refers to the initials of the proprietor). Note that, although the vehicle is red and has an LT roundel on the rear, the fleetnames are for Epsom Coaches. The Epsom Buses name has been all but dropped in favour of Quality Line. The rear chevrons are rather unusual. I would like to know what the yellow thing in the background on the right is. It looks somewhat like the cab of a 'landtrain' locomotive.


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If you live in Hawaii like I do, you don't often take the time to explore your own "backyard" until you have excited guests who come to visit. And, just recently, I realized what a shame that really is. After all, why should we wait until we have company to explore one of the most beautiful places on Earth?!
Well, Tuesday (which happened to be my birthday), I put an end to the shame-spiral and booked a Circle Island Tour through Hawaii Jeep Tours. My visiting Brother (Kai) and Dad (John) came along for the ride, which turned out to be one of the most memorable days we've ever had.
So, why would a local book a Hawaii Jeep Tour that's typically just for visitors? Read on to find out!
1. The North Shore Is Really Special (and we locals can forget this): Back in my newsroom days, I often had to make trips to the North Shore, but it was usually to get the "story" and get out. Not this time. THIS time, our guide, Beau, let us linger as long as we wanted at Waimea Bay, Ehukai Beach, and Sunset Beach. The waves were epic, the surfers were out, and the vibe was laid-back — the North Shore at its best.
Waimea Bay on the North Shore was one of our first stops on the Hawaii Jeep Tour.
2. Who Knew the Food Tastes Better in the Country?!: Sure, we have celebrity chefs and five-star restaurants in Honolulu, but who needs fancy food when you can eat fresh-caught shrimp out of a shack near Kewala Bay? During our Circle Island Tour, Beau took us to Romy's Shrimp Shack for a feast of garlic-butter shrimp and rice. And, bonus: you can even visit the shrimp pond in which our "unlucky" shrimp were raised.
3. Four-Wheelin' at Laie Point: Laie Point, on the northeast shores of Oahu, is an extraordinary place to visit no matter which time of year. But, in the winter, the enormous waves slam against the rocks, creating a scene right out of a movie. From the shore, the site is exhilerating. But, from the tip of the cliff's edge, it's off-the charts! Since Hawaii Jeep Tours' 4 X 4 Jeeps are the only vehicles able to maneuver on the rocks leading out to the point, we were just about the ONLY ones able to see Laie Point in all its glory — from the very tip that juts out into the ocean.
4. Local Guides Know Things Even THIS Local Didn't Know: I THOUGHT I was well-connected in Hawaii until I met Beau! Beau was born and bred in Hawaii, so his knowledge goes way, way, way back. I learned so much from Beau about the landscape, people, and culture of Hawaii, and he was patient and kind in communicating all his local knowledge to those of us who are from the mainland. We could barely drive a mile or two before he would see someone he knew, which made all of us realize we were in good hands!
5. Hidden Places…Undiscovered Hidaways: Hidden nooks and crannies on Oahu are everywhere — you just have to know where to look. On our Circle Island Tour, Beau introduced us to Kewalo Bay (can't believe I never went there) and parts of Kaaawa that I may have never visited, had it not been for this excursion. Sure, a drive-by could be scenic, but to really experience these hidden gems, you need to stop and soak up the environment. On our Hawaii Jeep Tour, Beau allowed us the time to explore at-will, which is a luxury these days!
One of the most memorable parts of the Jeep Tour was a visit to Kewalo Bay. Right after this picture was taken, a wave got us all wet--oh well!
For locals like me, taking an entire day to explore Oahu isn't typically on our to-do lists. So, sometimes, we need our out-of-town guests to force us to take the time to soak up our amazing island. But, you can be sure THIS local won't wait so long next time!


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/ Cargo Airlines Cancel Hundreds Of China Flights Amid COVID Outbreak – Yahoo Finance
Cargo Airlines Cancel Hundreds Of China Flights Amid COVID Outbreak – Yahoo Finance
Chinese restrictions to control a spike in COVID infections have severely curtailed cargo operations at several airports and reduced crew availability, forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of flights as the peak shipping season kicks into high gear in a sector already struggling to keep up with high demand.
Logistics professionals say the growing scarcity of long-haul aircraft could push freight rates near $20 per kilogram on certain trade lanes within a few weeks, making air transport five or six times more expensive than normal for the fall rush. The only time shipping costs have been that high was during the early days of the pandemic when the mass grounding of passenger flights took away a vast amount of cargo space.
The most current data from logistics providers and risk intelligence analysts shows that 531 flights, or 43% of the daily total, were canceled from Beijing and that airlines scrubbed 408 flights, a third of the daily total, at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, as of Aug. 6. Two-thirds of the flights were canceled in Xiamen. And Sunan Shuofang International Airport, which serves the cities of Wuxi and Suzhou in southern Jiangsu province, is not accepting import cargo.
"You're taking a few thousand tons a week of capacity out of an already very tight market, so that is going to have a subsequent impact on rates. They've gone up in the past several days as a lot of these decisions have been made. And I suspect we're going to be in super peak market conditions here in the coming days," said Neel Jones Shah, executive vice president and global head of airfreight at Flexport, in a phone interview.
The mass cancellation of cargo flights in China is the latest in a series of supply chain disruptions this year that include a large container ship getting stuck in the Suez Canal for six days, a partial COVID lockdown of the Yantian terminal in the Port of Shenzhen for nearly a month and spun off shipping delays around the world, and wildfires in British Columbia that halted intermodal rail traffic to and from the Port of Vancouver.
China recently recorded its highest number of COVID cases since the start of the outbreak in Wuhan last year as the delta variant starts to take hold. The outbreak has been traced to nine airport cleaners at Nanjing Lukou International Airport who tested positive during a routine test last month.
Case counts are climbing near 100, a small number compared to the thousands of daily infections in the U.S., but Chinese authorities are extremely aggressive in trying to stamp out the virus. Lockdowns, quarantine measures and travel restrictions have disrupted manufacturing and logistics operations. On Wednesday, officials at the Port of Ningbo closed down gate and vessel operations in one terminal after a worker tested positive for COVID.
Authorities were scheduled to lift a 12-day flight suspension at Nanjing airport on Wednesday after an extensive disinfecting campaign while the status of Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport in Jiangsu province, closed since July 31, remains unclear, according to an Everstream Analytics report.
In the air cargo environment, the public health measures have had a dual impact: reducing the supply of labor to handle cargo at airports and to fly aircraft. Everstream Analytics, which uses predictive algorithms to determine supply chain risk, said air cargo operations, including pickup and delivery, have been disrupted at 15 airports in China.
Each airport has instituted different approaches to combating COVID. At Shanghai Pudong airport, a major cargo hub, employees work for seven days, quarantine in a government hotel for seven days and then quarantine at home for seven days, before starting the cycle over again.
That has put more than half the workforce out of action, limiting the ability to consolidate and break down cargo, and load and unload planes. The extra time on the ramp puts all-cargo airlines in a jam because pilots are running up against fatigue rules limiting the permissible amount of on-duty time. Airlines are changing crews in Tokyo and Seoul, South Korea, to avoid aggressive Chinese requirements that pilots quarantine for 14 days if they leave the airport for rest, which would quickly reduce the pilot pool and the number of flights they could operate.
Cargo disruption at major Chinese airports due to COVID-19 regulations. (Source: Everstream Analytics)
Airlines have adjusted to the new conditions in several ways, including leaving without emptying inbound loads so crews don't get stuck in China and canceling flights.
Flexport, an international freight management company based in San Francisco, has embargoed freight from the U.S. to Shanghai flying on its own dedicated freighters operated by Atlas Air to minimize the risk of export cargo not being loaded in time, Jones Shah said.
"My number one priority is to be full out of China because we're sitting on a lot of cargo," the veteran air cargo executive said.
Chinese Airlines Scale Back
Meanwhile, Chinese carriers have canceled almost all cargo-only passenger flights to the U.S. because of the new quarantine measures covering China-domiciled pilots so they have enough crews to operate their pure freighters.
China Eastern Airlines has suspended passenger freighters, used for dedicated cargo customers during the hiatus in air travel, until September, it said in a notice. China Southern also suspended auxiliary freighters to the U.S. through August and canceled 25% of its European and U.S. freighter flights, according to a market update from Hong Kong-based Hippo Logistics.
Other passenger and cargo airlines that have canceled flights, according to information provided by AIT Worldwide Logistics in Itasca, Illinois, include:
S.F. Express, a large integrated logistics company in China that operates its own in-house airline. It has stopped all charter flights to the U.S. and reduced scheduled flights from Shenzhen to Los Angeles from three times to once per week.
China Airlines, which scrubbed passenger freighters to London Heathrow Airport on Aug. 6 and 8.
Dubai-based Emirates, which canceled two flights to the U.S. and Frankfurt, Germany, from China this week.
Hainan Airlines, which canceled three cargo-only flights to Los Angeles next week.
Polar Air Cargo, a joint venture between Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (NASDAQ: AAWW) and DHL Express. It has stopped flying inbound freight to China from the U.S.
Total international cancellations equate to about a 30% cut in capacity, according to AIT Worldwide.
Logistics experts say rates are likely to skyrocket because the service cutbacks are hitting at the same time demand to move seasonal holiday goods increases and many businesses turn to air because of massive backlogs in ocean shipping.
Jones Shah said spot rates for air cargo from China to the U.S. and Europe have jumped 10% in the past few days. Several purchasers of freight transportation said prices are likely to quickly move beyond $10 per kilogram, depending on the destination, from the traditional peak season range of $3.30 to $4.
"I would not be surprised if we see rates climb past $13.00/kilogram, possibly even hit $20.00/kilogram if demand does not decline," said James Constantinidis, director of airfreight at United World Line. "It is likely there will be delays getting freight onboard aircraft, with possible rolled bookings" and customers paying premiums for faster service.
UWL officials said they have postponed a planned announcement of direct airfreight service from Shanghai to Chicago O'Hare airport via a block space agreement with an airline because of the uncertainty surrounding COVID-related flight cancellations.
The upper end of the price spike could be sequenced around Apple product launches, which typically soak up large numbers of freighters for dedicated flights, said Ryan Carter, vice president, Americas operations, at AIT Worldwide.
Another constraint on trade began this month when the U.S. Department of Transportation on Aug. 1 reinstated a 150-flight annual quota on charter flights from China's two primary economic zones. The charter limits were waived in 2020 to help with critical shipments of medical equipment and other supplies to combat COVID. Charter applications are placed in a pool for distribution on a first-come, first-served basis. The restrictions don't apply to scheduled freighter activity.
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As we get ready to turn the page on 2021, I can't help but note how we've witnessed a pretty substantial market bifurcation in stocks over the past couple of quarters. Below are four stocks that I believe are likely to find their way into my portfolio in 2022. A year ago, I was completely against electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Nio (NYSE: NIO).
'Rich Dad Poor Dad' is as bearish as ever.
For retail investors, seeking solid clues to the probable movements of the equity markets, the great volume of published analysis from the Wall Street experts is a blessing, making available everything the investor needs to know to trade successfully. But it comes with a price. The sheer quantity of data involved is almost impossible for the non-expert to parse, but how to know which of the 7,700 stock pros is the best to listen to? A look at the Top Wall Street Analysts ratings from TipRanks ca
Investors often have to choose between an attractive growth stock and dividend stock. This time, they get both.
Bitcoin's price rose by more than 70% in 2021 despite the bearish sentiment in China, and more gains are expected over the coming year.
The former quarterback's reluctance to stump for the merger on live television proved a stumbling block for the deal.
The dividends for such stocks are pretty much their only attraction. On the other hand, you can find dividend stocks that are anything but boring and stodgy. Here are three dividend stocks that soared more than 50% in 2021 and are still great buys.
Take, for instance, Mordor Intelligence's long-term outlook for worldwide spending on EV charging stations. In this vein, the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that the global count of actively used electric light-duty vehicles will swell from around 1 million now to 672 million by 2050. You may know Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) as a video gaming hardware company, and it still does that very well to be sure.
As traders return from last week's holiday-shortened week, the price action heading into the new year will be closely monitored, especially given the relatively light economic data and earnings calendar for the coming days.
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) shares have gained around 26% in 2021. Despite the big payout bumps, Abbott only needed around 33% of the free cash flow its operations generated over the past year to make dividend payments. Despite pandemic pressure, medical-device segment sales during the first nine months of 2021 rose 24.5% year over year to $10.6 billion.
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Some savers may want to 'double-up,' if you will and buy I Bonds before year end. Inflation-indexed savings bonds gain more interest as prices go up.
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The entertainment giant's stock is down 15% year to date, badly trailing the S&P 500's gain of 26%. A slowdown in growth at Disney+ and the resurgence of the delta coronavirus variant helped torch what had looked like a promising year for the family entertainment company. Disney shares tumbled after its fiscal 2021 fourth-quarter earnings report in November as the company missed top- and bottom-line estimates and added just 2.1 million Disney+ subscribers, showing the blistering growth the streaming service experienced early in the pandemic has faded.
Boeing recorded 109 737 Max orders in November and some 767 freighter orders in December. Is Boeing stock a good buy now?
Initially, it was a mild debate around whether inflation was to be transient or permanent, due to temporary supply chain disruptions related to the pandemic. Subsequently, these disruptions persisted and high inflation is now a top concern for investors.
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Open Data in Science
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.serrev.2008.01.001
Peter Murray-Rust: Open Data in Science
Open Data (OD) is an emerging term in the process of defining how scientific data may be published and re-used without price or permission barriers. Scientists generally see published data as belonging to the scientific community, but many publishers claim copyright over data and will not allow its re-use without permission. This is a major impediment to the progress of scholarship in the digital age. This article reviews the need for Open Data, shows examples of why Open Data are valuable, and summarizes some early initiatives in formalizing the right of access to and re-use of scientific data.
Conclusion and Recommendations
Open Data in science is now recognized as a critically important area which needs much careful and coordinated work if it is to develop successfully. Much of this requires advocacy; it is likely that when scientists are made aware of the value of labeling their work, the movement will grow rapidly. Besides the licenses and buttons, there are other tools that can make it easier to create Open Data (for example, modifying software so that it can mark the work and also to add hash codes to protect the digital integrity).
Creative Commons is well known outside Open Access and has a large following. Outside of software, it is seen by many as the default way of protecting their work while making it available in the way they wish. CC has the resources, the community respect, and the commitment to continue to develop appropriate tools and strategies.
But there is much more that needs to be done. Full Open Access is the simplest solution, but if we have to coexist with closed full text, the problem of embedded data must be addressed by recognizing the right to extract and index data. And, in any case, conventional publication discourages the full publication of the scientific record. The adoption of Open Notebook Science in parallel with the formal publications of the work can do much to liberate the data. Although data quality and formats are not strictly part of Open Data, its adoption will have marked improvements. The general realization of the value of re-use will create strong pressure for more and better data. If publishers do not gladly accept this challenge, then scientists will rapidly find other ways of publishing data, probably through institutional, departmental, national, or international subject repositories. In any case, the community will rapidly move to Open Data and publishers resisting this will be seen as a problem to be circumvented.
The issue is temporarily available for free ("Once again, Elsevier has agreed to make this focus issue available in its published version for the next nine to twelve months as the sample issue of Serials Review to support the intent of the authors and the concept of Open Access")
Open Data are also important for the Humanities and Social Sciences. For the Humanities there is also a need to have the source materials as open content according the ECHO charter:
http://echo.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/policy/oa_basics/charter
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One of the most memorable songwriters contributing to modern independent music, Conor Oberst is multi-instrumentalist and vocalist best known as the front man of indie rock band Bright Eyes. Before providing a voice to his many projects, he self-recorded his debut album Water on a cassette tape in 1993 at the age of 13 with what would become his and his brother's independent label, Saddle Creek Records. Oberst spent the mid 1990s playing in bands such as Commander Venus, The Faint, and Park Ave. while also starting a solo project called Bright Eyes, which quickly evolved into a melting pot of different musicians revolving around a core trio of Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott. He would go on to release eight Bright Eyes albums within the next decade, starting with 1998's A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997, while extending his reach to more musical endeavors including Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band and Monsters of Folk, which were born in 2007 and 2009 respectively. Acting the primary songwriter for most of his projects and somehow finding time to consistently release solo material including 2009's Outer South, Oberst was unsurprisingly named the best songwriter by Rolling Stone in 2008 and is well on his way to becoming one of indie rock music's most iconic artists.
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Yakov Smirnoff Proposes Turning Branson, Missouri Theater Into Themed Senior Housing
By Tim Regan | September 6, 2018
Famed performer and actor Yakov Smirnoff might soon have a hand in the senior living industry.
The comedian known for his "what a country" catchphrase and jokes about the former Soviet Union has proposed building a themed senior living community called "Yakov Towers" on the site of his Branson, Missouri, dinner theater, local television station KY3 reported Wednesday. Love & Laughter, Smirnoff's LLC, is the current owner of that property.
The current design plans call for a new mixed-use development with 220 units of independent living, 120 units of assisted living, an 80-unit memory care wing, 42 town homes and a 120-unit hotel. Smirnoff is also considering maintaining a small theater in the hotel portion of the property where he and other artists would perform on occasion, according to Nicolas Grimwood, a partner with Fenton & Grimwood, the law firm representing Smirnoff in the project.
Conceptual renderings shared with SHN show a sprawling development anchored by what appears to be a glass-fronted high-rise in the center. The project also appears to include a rendition of "America's Heart," a mural Smirnoff painted after the September 11 terror attacks, and one that was displayed on a skyscraper near the site of Ground Zero in the months after the tragedy.
It's unclear whether Smirnoff plans to involve a senior housing developer or management company in the project, and Grimwood declined to comment on the matter. Similarly, it's too early in the process to say how much of Smirnoff's unique humorous branding will make it into the final product.
The city of Branson must also approve a variance in height restrictions for the project to move forward.
Branson — known throughout the U.S. for its family-friendly stage shows and musical theaters — is a prime location for new senior housing development, Grimwood said.
"With the growing number of retirees moving to the Branson area, the close proximity of Yakov's property to quality, local health care providers has the potential to make it a very attractive housing option," Grimwood told Senior Housing News.
Before he left Branson in 2012, Smirnoff was often touted as one of the city's noteworthy attractions, along with the nearby Silver Dollar City amusement park and musical performers such as Andy Williams and fiddler Shoji Tabuchi.
Smirnoff would not be the first performer with a related senior living brand, if he chooses to go that route. Jimmy Buffett-themed Margaritaville master-planned communities are taking shape in Florida and South Carolina.
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T-34 је био совјетски средњи тенк, често означаван као најбољи и најутицајнији тенк Другог светског рата, иако су каснији тенкови из тог периода имали бољи оклоп и наоружање. Први такав тенк произведен је 1940. у Харкову, а произвођен је до 1958. године. Тенк Т-34 је био основа совјетских оклопних снага током Другог светског рата, а касније је извожен у друге земље. Био је највише произвођен тенк у Другом светском рату и други свих времена након серије Т-54/Т-55. Публикација објављена 1996. је показала да се Т-34 још увек користио у 27 држава.

Т-34 је развијен из БТ серије брзих тенкова и дизајниран је да замени пешадијске тенкове БТ-5 и БТ-7. Када је ушао у серијску производњу 1940. по општим карактеристикама само је совјетски КВ-1 био бољи, али је Т-34 представљао идеално избалансирану комбинацију оклопне заштите, покретљивости и снажног наоружања. На овом тенку је примењен нови, револуционарни концепт оклопне заштите. Захваљујући оклопним плочама постављеним под углом, значајно је повећана ефикасност постојећег оклопа као и могућност рикошета гранате у случају поготка. Дизел-мотор је смањио могућност пожара у случају да тенк буде погођен, а широке гусенице омогућиле су му лако кретање по блату и снегу. У Т-34 је био уграђен топ дуге цеви калибра 76,2 -{mm}- који је без проблема могао да избаци из строја било који немачки тенк тог времена. Борбена ефикасност је у почетку патила због незадовољавајуће ергономије у одељку за посаду, недостатка радија и лоше тактичке употребе. Распоред са два човека на топу је захтевао да заповедник буде такође и нишанџија, што је било типично за већину совјетских тенкова из тог времена; ово се показало слабијим од немачког распореда са тројицом људи (заповедник, нишанџија и пунилац). У тренутку немачког напада на СССР било је произведено укупно 1.225 тенкова овог типа.

Дизајн и конструкција тенка су били константно унапређивани током рата да би се побољшала ефикасност и смањили трошкови, што је омогућило производњу већег броја тенкова. Почетком 1944. уведен је Т-34-85 са моћнијим топом од 85 -{mm}- који су опслуживала тројица. До краја рата, разноврсни и јефтини тенкови Т-34 су заменили многе лаке и тешке тенкове у служби и бројали су већину произведених совјетских тенкова у рату. Његов еволуциони развој је водио директно до Т-54/Т-55 серије тенкова, који су се производили до 1981. и који се још увек користе.

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Совјетски тенк Т-34 произведен је у фабрици локомотива Коминтерна у Харкову. На развоју овог тенка радио је млади руски инжењер Михаил Кошкин који је 1936. године пребачен у фабрику Коминтерна као главни пројектант. Ова фабрика је била задужена за константну модернизацију БТ тенкова (тзв. брзоходни тенкови који су могли да се крећу и без гусеница што им је омогућило да на путу развију велике брзине). Искуства из Шпанског грађанског рата су показала да су наоружање и оклоп руског тенка БТ недовољни да би могао успешно да се супротстави новим моделима тенкова чија је производња већ почела у неким европским земљама. Због тога је 1937. године фабрика добила задатак да пројектује нови средњи тенк, такође са могућношћу кретања и на гусеницама и на точковима као и БТ. Прототип, који је носио ознаку А-20, завршен је новембра исте године. Нови средњи тенк био је тежак 17,7 t и био је наоружан топом калибра 45 -{mm}-. Оклоп је био постављен под великим углом, што ће касније бити једна од главних карактеристика тенка Т-34. А-20 је био први у серији тзв. тенкова отпорних на гранате. Шасија је била иста као и код БТ модела, али са мањим изменама. Убрзо је произведен и модел А-30 који је био наоружан топом калибра 76,2 -{mm}-.

Кошкин је убрзо дошао до закључка да је инсистирање на могућности да руски тенкови могу да се крећу и без гусеница погрешно. Црвена армија је врло ретко користила могућност да БТ тенкове употребљава без гусеница, а овакав дизајн је додатно компликовао процес производње и наметао је одређена ограничења у погледу максималне тежине. Због тога је предложио конструисање новог тенка који ће се кретати искључиво на гусеницама. Нови модел носио је ознаку А-32 (касније Т-32). Главни војни комитет Совјетског Савеза дозволио је конструисање модела А-32, али није одустао од идеје коришћења тенка са могућношћу кретања и на точковима. Зато је затражено да се А-20 и А-32 упоредно тестирају. Оба прототипа произведена су 1939. године у Харкову и представљена су Управи за оклопне снаге. Управа је предложила да се на моделу Т-32 појачају оклопна заштита и главно наоружање. Нови модел на којем су извршене ове модификације добио је ознаку Т-34.

Због озбиљне међународне ситуације Главни војни комитет Совјетског Савеза је, након завршетка прототипа 19. децембра 1939. године прихватио увођење Т-34 као основног оклопног возила у наоружању совјетских снага. Пред крај јануара 1940. године произведен је први серијски Т-34. Током фебруара исте године два примерка овог тенка прошла су строга теренска испитивања под надзором самог Кошкина. Крајем јуна 1940. године завршена је израда производних нацрта и започела је серијска производња Т-34. С обзиром на то да се Кошкин у међувремену разболео, пројекат је преузео Александар Морозов.

Између 1940. и 1944. године произведено је скоро 36.000 комада Т-34. Од 1944. до 1945. године произведено је и 23.000 комада модела Т-34/85. После рата Т-34 није више масовно произвођен, али је до 1946. године произведено преко 2.000 комада. Производња Т-34 је поново покренута 1951. године у Пољској и Чехословачкој у којима је произведено 1.380 и 3.185 комада модела Т-34/85. Према неким проценама укупно је произведено 65.947 шасија овог тенка које нису употребљене за израду јуришних топова или било које друге варијанте оклопног возила. Многи од ових тенкова учествовали су у сукобима широм планете током Хладног рата.

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Други светски рат
Т-34 је веома брзо постао симбол совјетског отпора немачком агресору. Немачки војници, који су обучавани да ниподаштавају Црвену армију и да совјетског војника сматрају припадником ниже расе били су веома изненађени појавом Т-34 који се по квалитету и ватреној моћи у великој мери разликовао од свих тенкова са којима су се до тада сусретали на европском ратишту. Т-34 је могао без проблема да се супротстави било ком немачком тенку који се тада налазио у наоружању немачке армије. Међутим, као и свако ново возило Т-34 је патио од одређених механичких недостатака. Није било неуобичајено да први Т-34 иду у напад носећи резервну кутију мењача са собом. Механички недостаци су убрзо отклоњени и Т-34 је постао један од најбољих тенкова у Другом светском рату.

Веома је важно напоменути да су Немци били врло непријатно изненађени појавом тенка Т-34. На њих су налетели убрзо по отпочињању операције "Барбароса", 22. јуна 1941. године. Т-34 су убрзо сејали страву међу немачким војницима на попришту, јер је њихов чеони оклоп лако одбијао у страну пројектиле испаљене из немачких противоклопних и противавионских топова, сем калибра 88 -{mm}-.

Немци су, у почетку, успевали да онеспособе Т-34 само ако би он, покушавајући да заузме што бољи положај за паљбу, окренуо немачким противтенковским топовима своје бокове. Немци ће убрзо усавршити своје противтенковске топове и конструисати сопствене тенкове способне да се боре са тенковима Т-34, али су своју неприпремљеност на почетку кампање платили са много топова и друге технике и са много људских живота.

Током зиме 1941-42. године Т-34 је био у предности над немачким тенковима због своје способности да се креће кроз дубоки снег или блато захваљујући својим широким гусеницама и великим носећим точковима. Немачка пешадија, која је на почетку напада на СССР углавном била наоружана противтенковским топовима Пак 36 калибра 37 -{mm}- и ПаК 38 калибра 50 -{mm}- није имала оруђе којим би могла да се супротстави новом руском тенку. Упркос томе, низак ниво обуке совјетских тенковских посада и неискуство њихових команданата онемогућили су да Т-34 докаже свој квалитет на бојном пољу.

Акценат у производњи совјетских тенкова, а нарочито Т-34 био је стављен на попуну јединица које су претрпеле велике губитке током прве године немачког напада. Због тога је остало мало места за техничко усавршавање које би довело до смањења масовне производње. Средином 1943. године производња Т-34 премашила је 1.000 комада месечно што је било више од немачке месечне производње тенкова. Међутим, због лоше тактичке употребе руски тенковски губици су такође били много већи од немачких.

Суочени са добро наоружаним и оклопљеним совјетским тенковима Немци су почели да опремају своје јединице новим противтенковским топом ПаК 40 калибра 75 -{mm}-. Такође, средином 1943. године Немци су на бојишту почели да користе тенкове Панцер V Пантер и Панцер VI Тигар који су имали топове калибра 75 и 88 -{mm}- и који су били технички супериорнији у односу на Т-34 због чега су руски тенковски губици и даље били изузетно високи.

Током последње године рата совјетска тактичка употреба оклопних јединица се значајно поправила, али су губици у тенковима и даље били велики. Због тога је 1944. године у наоружање уведена нова верзија Т-34/85 која је била наоружана топом калибра 85 -{mm}- и са побољшаном оклопном заштитом и покретљивошћу. Нови Т-34/85 је и даље био инфериоран у односу на немачки тенк Пантер што је надокнађивао својом бројношћу. Ипак, користећи своје предности као и прилагођавајући се тренутној тактичкој ситуацији на бојишту Т-34/85 је био довољно добар да преокрене језичак на ваги у корист Совјетског Савеза.

На почетку Другог светског рата Т-34 је чинио једва 5% од укупног броја руских тенкова; до средине 1943. године удео тенка Т-34 у укупном броју руских тенкова је достигао 50-60% и наставио је да расте све до краја рата. До тренутка када је Т-34 постао најбројнији совјетски тенк Немци су већ развили нове тенкове (нпр. Пантер који је настао по угледу на Т-34) који су имали боље перформансе. Совјетски тешки тенкови ИС серије, коју су произвођени у другој половини рата, такође су имали боље карактеристике од Т-34.

У односу на тенкове западних сила у Другом светском рату Т-34 се најлакше могао упоредити са америчким Шерманом. Оба тенка су представљала значајан напредак у време када су конструисани. Оба тенка су прошла бројне модификације које су повећале њихову борбену способност. Оба тенка су била прилагођена масовној производњи и лако су се одржавала у теренским условима. Ни један није могао самостално да се супротстави најновијим немачким тенковима Пантер и Тигар. Тенк има многе улоге на ратишту. Једна од њих је да пружа подршку пешадији. Међутим, основна улога тенка је борба са непријатељским тенковима. Немачка производња тенкова је била ограничена на релативно мали број супериорних тенкова чија компликована конструкција је онемогућавала масовну производњу као што је била совјетска. Совјетска одлука да произведе велики број тенкова Т-34 уз постепено отклањање недостатака и побољшање конструкције показала се као исправнијом од немачке и у великој мери је допринела победи у Другом светском рату.

"Тридесетчетворке" у Југославији

Поред тога што се налазио у наоружању јединица Црвене армије, тенком Т-34 су биле наоружаване и оклопне формације савезничке Пољске, Југославије и Чехословачке. Њима су биле наоружана чехословачка 1. тенковска бригада у Совјетском Савезу и југословенска 2. тенковска бригада. Пољаци су у почетку имали један тенковски пук, али су до краја рата формирали тенковски корпус, две самосталне тенковске бригаде и бројне јединице за подршку оклопних јединица.

Југословенска 2. тенковска бригада формирана је на тлу Совјетског Савеза новембра 1944. године. Људство за формирање јединице потицало је од људства које је послато из Југославије ради обуке на тенковима и људства које се већ налазило на територији Совјетског Савеза, по различитим основама. Јединица је од Совјета добила 65 тенкова Т-34-85. У Југославију бива упућена у пролеће 1945. године. Њен ратни пут кроз Југославију водио је преко Сремског фронта, преко Загреба, до Трста 21. маја 1945. године, где је демонстрирала своју моћ. Након Трста одлази за Випаву, где је дочекује одлука о формирању 1. тенковске армије, за чије потребе су 1. и 2. тенковска бригада прерасле у 1. и 2. тенковску дивизију. Након додавања по једне моторизоване и артиљеријске бригаде, те приштапских и јединица подршке, новоформирана 2. тенковска дивизија добија наређење да одмаршује у Скопље. Према замисли војних руководиоца, требало је ојачати простор према Грчкој, у којој је владало варљиво примирје између легалне власти и комунистичког покрета. Фебруара 1946. године, након поновне ескалације кризе око Трста, 2. тенковска дивизија бива враћена на територију Словеније. У време доласка тадашње 2. тенковске бригаде у Југославију, једна чета је задржана у Београду. Та иста чета је марта 1946. године послужила као основа за формирање 5. тенковске бригаде. Техника за попуну бригаде дошла је из Совјетског Савеза током марта 1946. године (66 тенкова Т-34-85).

Поред Т-34-85, на територији Југославије су се налазиле и старије верзије тенкова, наоружане топовима калибра 76 мм. Наиме, ти тенкови су се налазили у наоружању немачких полицијских оклопних јединица, које су биле попуњаване техником заробљеним у току борбених дејстава на територији Чехословачке, Пољске, Француске... Тако је 5. оклопна чета, наоружана и тенковима Т-34, крај рата дочекала у Словенији.

На крају четрдесетих година, бројно стање совјетских тенкова Т-34 у наоружању југословенских јединица износило је 425 тенкова. Следећа набавка ових тенкова биће реализована тек 1966. године. Остало је забележено да је 308 тенкова Т-34, испоручених у другој половини 1947. године, било слабијег квалитета (нису били нови тенкови већ ремонтовани, неисправности акумулатора, испоручени топови 76 мм као резервно наоружање, пукао блок мотора...).

За одржавање совјетских тенкова у наоружању ЈА била је задужена централна тенковска радионица у Младеновцу. Поред поправки, ова радионица је производила и резервне делове. У истој радионици је израђен и први југословенски тенк А-1. "Возило А" није имало неку велику важност са становишта употребе у евентуалним борбеним дејствима, али је путем његове израде освојена производња одређене количине резервних делова за Т-34. Машински биро је основан у Београду августа 1950. године, са задатком освајања производње мотора и мењача за Т-34. Задаци су касније проширени и задатком производње тенкова у Војковићима (каснији Фамос). 1956. године се одустаје од пројекта развоја домаћег тенка тако да долази до гашења машинског бироа.

Пријем западне војне технике, међу њима и тенкова, 1952. године – условио је повлачење тенкова Т-34 из наоружања. Тенкови Т-34 се замењују америчким М4А3 и М47 прво у јединицама стационираним у западном делу Југославије, док јединице у централном и источном делу земље остају и даље наоружане совјетском техником. Од на тај начин насталог вишка тенкова Т-34, обезбеђени су тенкови за формирање још три ратне јединице.

Током 1966. године, и поред набавке модернијих совјетских тенкова, Југославија доноси одлуку да купи понуђену модернизовану верзију тенка Т-34. Планирано је да се са купљених 600 комада замене већ застарели амерички тенкови М4А3. Југославија је поред набавке тенкова, желела да набави и одговарајућу количину резервних делова, јер је то сматрала јефтинијим начином до доласка до резервних делова. После дугих преговора, набављено је 600 тенкова, који су испоручени у серијама од по 200 комада, и то 1966, 1967. и 1968. године. након набавке ових тенкова, одустало се од идеје модификовања постојећих – немодернизованих тенкова. Током 1967. године, због лошег стања старих Т-34, заузет је став да се и они доведу на ниво Т-34Б. Планирана модернизације је започета у другој половини 1969. године. За модернизацију је био задужен ТРЗ Чачак. Овај процес није доведен до краја због избијања рата у Југославији 1991. године.

На дан 14. априла 1972. ЈНА је имала 1018 тенкова Т-34 и Т-34Б , што је представљало 44% од укупног броја тенкова у наоружању ЈНА.

Тенкови Т-34 су коришћени у борбеним дејствима на тлу Југославије, да би након Дејтонског споразума били повучени из наоружања.

Хладни рат

После Другог светског рата Т-35/85 је коришћен у рату у Кореји - претходницу инвазије Севернокорејских снага на Јужну Кореју 1950. године чинили су пукови ових тенкова. На Јужнокорејској страни супротставили су им се амерички тенкови М4 Шерман и М26 Першинг који су се налазили у саставу снага УН. Т-34 је такође коришћен у сукобима на Блиском истоку, Вијетнаму и у ратовима у бившој Југославији. Хрватска војска је наследила 25-30 Т-34 од бивше ЈНА, али су они повучени из употребе. Такође је учествовао и у гушењу устанка у Мађарској 1956. године, а неколико комада налазило се и у наоружању зараћених страна у Авганистану.

Борбена ефикасност

Борбена ефикасност совјетског тенка Т-34 на почетку рата може се оценити на основу његових "чврстих" и "меких" карактеристика, с тим да се под "чврстим" карактеристикама подразумевају, оклоп, ватрена моћ и покретљивост, док се под "меким" карактеристикама подразумевају ергономске особине као што су једноставност употребе, прегледност из тенка, распоред посаде и др. Т-34 је имао изванредне "чврсте" карактеристике, док су "меке" карактеристике биле лоше.

"Велика тројка" тј. најважније три карактеристике конструкције тенкова су одувек били оклоп, ватрена моћ и покретљивост. Т-34 је имао изванредан баланс између ова три чиниоца. Модел произведен почетком 1941. године имао је дебео, закошен оклоп који је на средњим растојањима могао да издржи погодак било ког стандардног немачког противтенковског оруђа. Т-34 је могао бити уништен само дејством немачког противавионског топа калибра 88 -{mm}- или дејством противтенковског топа калибра 50 -{mm}- и краткоцевног топа од 75 -{mm}- са малих растојања. Највећи број немачких тенкова током 1941. године није био наоружан топом калибра 75 -{mm}-; стандардно наоружање немачких тенкова у то време био је топ калибра 37 -{mm}-. Од средине 1942. године Т-34 је постао рањив на побољшана немачка противтенковска оруђа и тако је остало до краја рата, али је његова оклопна заштита била равноправна ако не и боља од оклопне заштите америчког тенка М-4 Шерман и немачког тенка Панцер IV.

По питању ватрене моћи, Т-34 је почетком 1941. године био супериоран у односу на све немачке тенкове. Његов топ калибра 76 -{mm}- могао је без проблема да пробије оклоп било ког немачког тенка. Овај топ је поред противоклопне користио и високо-експлозивне гранате којима је дејствовао против меких циљева и непријатељске пешадије. Са увођењем нових немачких тенкова типа Пантер и Тигар у наоружање почетком 1943. године Т-34 је изгубио предност у ватреној моћи коју је до тада уживао. Због тога су совјетски конструктори модификовали куполу тенка и у њу уградили топ калибра 85 -{mm}-. Ова модификација није га учинила бољим од нових немачких тенкова, али је граната испаљивана из овог топа могла под одређеним условима и са одређених растојања да пробије оклоп тенкова Пантер и Тигар.

Покретљивост је била велика предност Т-34. Широке гусенице, одлично вешање типа "кристи" и снажан мотор учинили су га једним од најпокретљивијих и најбржих средњих тенкова у Другом светском рату. Широке гусенице омогућавале су му да се релативно лако креће по блату и дубоком снегу, а широки самоносећи точкови "кристи" суспензије могли су без проблема да издрже вожњу изван пута и пружали су додатну бочну заштиту.

Одлични чврсти фактори учинили су да Т-34 постави стандарде које ће током Другог светског рата нерадо усвојити чак и немачки конструктори.

Међутим, неки фактори код Т-34 су били изузетно лоши, упркос неким побољшањима током рата. Све верзије овог тенка наоружане топом од 76 -{mm}- имале су скучену куполу са два члана посаде. Командир је имао лошу прегледност изван куполе: због поклопца на куполи, који се отварао унапред, био је принуђен да ситуацију на бојном пољу прати кроз један визир и један покретни перископ. Поред командовања тенком, морао је да рукује и главним наоружањем за разлику од немачких, британских и енглеских тенкова који су углавном имали куполе са три члана посаде, командиром, тобџијом и послужиоцем (пуниоцем). Командир који је имао још два члана посаде у куполи могао је у потпуности да се посвети свом задатку. Овај недостатак исправљен је у моделу Т-34/85 који је имао куполу са три члана посаде.

Прегледност са позиције возача је такође била лоша. Поједини возачи су чак пријавили да им је оптика била толико лоша да су током битке увек држали поклопац на предњој плочи мало одшкринут како би видели терен испред себе. Овај недостатак је представљао велико тактичко ограничење употребе Т-34 зато што возачи нису могли да користе конфигурацију терена у своју корист. Пунилац је такође имао веома тежак посао зато што купола није имала корпу (под куполе који се окреће заједно са њом и у којој су смештени чланови посаде). Сличан проблем постојао је и код неких савезничких тенкова као што је М3 Стјуарт. Под тенка био је покривен сандуцима са гранатама. У тенку је постојало 9 граната спремних за употребу, смештених у бочним носачима борбеног одељења. Након што би ових 9 граната било потрошено, послужилац је морао да вади гранате из сандука на поду што је знатно успоравало брзину паљбе.

Додатни фактори који су умањили почетни утицај Т-34 на бојном бољу били су лоше стање у руководству армије, неразвијена тактика употребе тенковских јединица и лош систем обуке, што је све била последица Стаљинових чистки у Црвеном армији током 1930-их година. Многе тенковске посаде ишле су у борбу само уз основну војничку обуку и 72 сата проведена у учионици. Ови проблеми додатно су повећани лошим ергономским особинама тенка као и недостатком радија без којег се није могла замислити координација напада тенковских јединица. Немачки тенкисти веома брзо су схватили да совјетски тенковски напади долазе у крутим формацијама и без искоришћавања предности терена. До 1943-44. године ови недостаци су у великој мери отклоњени.

Варијанте

Корисници

Следеће земље су користиле T-34. До 1996, у употреби је био у земљама означеним звездицом (*).

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Од 2012. године, T-34 је углавном у резерви. У неким земљама трећег света се и даље користи као главни борбени тенк.

Црвено = Бивши корисници
Црно = Садашњи корисници
Розе = Није сигурно користили се још увек

Види још
 Списак совјетских тенкова
 Тенк борбено возило А

Референце

Литература

Спољашње везе
Тенк Т-34 (Телевизија Звезда - Званични канал)
Тенк Т-34 (Телевизија Историја - Званични канал)

 T-34
 T-34/57 , T-34/76 , T-34/85
 Музејски комплекс "Историја тенка Т-34"
 Средњи тенк Т-34 на сајту Други светски рат

Совјетски тенкови Другог светског рата

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