Janaina Medeiros
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noise dept.
Three Goblin Art
YOU ARE THE REASON
Product Placement
TVSTRANGERTHINGS
occasionally subtle
Mike Driver
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Xuebing Du
almost home
Cosimo Galluzzi
trying on a metaphor
Today's Document
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cherry valley forever
d e v o n
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@miss-germanina
I can't believe it's already 2017
Guys I’m crying omg I was drunk please stop reblogging this
They want it to stop…..we reblog it to the extreme
No no no lol please don’t
Forever reblog until 2017
O my god no
i cant stop laughing
until 2017
only 3 more years.
I already added this to my queue, I don’t even know if i’ll still be on tumblr then
hahah fuck yes
All credits goes to its respective owners. 0:00 - Brighton Rock 5:10 - Killer Queen 8:10 - Tenement Funster 10:58 - Flick Of The Wrist 14:16 - Lily Of The Va...
Note that this write-up was supposed to be about H.P Lovecraft’s self-titled 1968 album, but it kind of really quickly got out my hands so enjoy this instead I guess.
I’m a little surprised I haven’t gotten a chance to really talk about any kind of classic rock yet. The genre has more or less been my musical home base for about as long as I can remember. After binging out on whatever kind of music might be catching my eye at the time, I sort of always end up back in the same era of 60’s and 70’s rock that seems to be my comfort zone. But it’s hard to write anything new about classic albums; everything that there is to be said about them already has. No one needs me to tell them how amazing, say, A Night at the Opera is, despite how much I might want to talk about Queen. Oh man do I love Queen, They’ve been such a fundamental band for me. Even now, I can remember back to when my brother gave me his copy of Queen’s Greatest hits, which I guess kind of changed me for the rest of my life? I think it must have been the first ‘album’ I listened to from front to back (and then from back to front, and from the middle outwards, and then so on…), and I don’t think I’d ever heard anything quite like it. From the iconic tone on Brian May’s double tracked guitar to John Deacon putting together probably the first bass lines I’d ever noticed in my life (He wrote You’re My Best Friend, Another One Bites the Dust and I Want to Break Free!), the band came into my life like a whirlwind. And then there was Freddie Mercury. I wanted to be Freddie Mercury. I wanted to sing like Freddie Mercury, I wanted to rule the stage like he did. I’d study his tapes like a boxer preparing for the fight of his life, and then I’d perform We Are the Champions at talent shows (At the expense of everyone who had to listen to me) making sure to copy every single one of his moves.
With all that being said, it makes me just a little sad when I realise that not too many people have really given the band’s discography a good listening. I feel like I should emphasise I’m not trying to say this in a condescending, man no one listens to real music anymore, kind of way. A lot of people love Queen, I know that for sure. A lot of people can sing every part of Bohemian Rhapsody by heart but haven’t given a Night at the Opera a chance, with the equally epic and theatrical Prophet’s Song coming just a few tracks before it. Similarly, I’m sure News of the World goes over a lot of people’s heads despite having the band’s two most recognisable songs as the opening tracks. Almost everyone I’ve played the album Sheer Heart Attack are kind of taken aback by just how hard rock the band is, Freddie and his crew absolutely rock out on songs like Brighton Rock, Now I’m Here, and (one of my personal favourite songs) Flick of the Wrist. Again, I promise I’m not trying to be patronising or anything, I just really, really love queen. I would really love if everyone in the world really listened to this really spectacular band. Once upon a time when I was young and stubborn I definitely was a little bit WAY TOO elitist about music, but now I’ve grown up a bit I’ve realised that is no way to spread the gospel.
So if you get the chance, listen at least to the album that I’ve posted above. There are some really gorgeous songs on it, but what makes it great is how well it all flows together, like an opera split into different 13 different little parts. Maybe you’ll like it. Maybe you won’t. It’s okay, I’ll understand. But maybe you’ll fall in love with it, and I think that would be just so neat. Here, I’ll even put a little bit from one of my favourite songs, Lily of the valley:
I lie in wait with open eyes I carry on through stormy skies I follow every course, My kingdom for a horse But each time I grow old Serpent of the Nile, Relieve me for a while And cast me from your spell and let me go
-Lily of the Valley
Once again, Thank you so much for reading this for some reason, I really hope you enjoy the music!
If I had any self confidence, I would be such a flirt
@herebelife omg this made me think of you
I didn’t even get halfway and I thought of her too. This was hilarious!!
THE GUY BEING A SPIDER IN THE BACK THOUGH
This is at least the third time I’ve reblogged this and I’m not sorry
These exchanges between a bigot named Brendan Sullivan, and a heroic troll named Robert Graves, will be the best thing you read all day, I promise.
This isn’t what I usually post but fuck is it funny
WHY GERMAN IS A BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE
Arschgeige - assviolin - a heavy insult Fußhupe - foot horn - a small dog Egal wie dicht du bist, Göthe war Dichter. - No matter how drunk you are, Goethe was a poet - Pun: “dichter” also translates to “more drunk” fuchsteufelswild - foxdevilswild - really angry Nacktschnecke - Naked snail - slug Glühwürmchen - glow wormies - fireflies Streichholz - stroking wood - match Schadenfreude - damage happiness - the pleasure you feel when others suffer Fahne - flag - breath smelling of alcohol Kummerspeck - misery bacon - the fat you gain through comfort food Glückspilz - luck mushroom - a person that has a lot of luck Scherzkeks - joke biscuit - hoaxer Fernweh - far away-ache - the desire to go somewhere far away Gänseblümchen - goose floret - daisy Flachwichser - flat wanker - a heavy insult Flugzeug - fly thing - airplane Wasserschildkröte - water shield toad - turtle Ich fress einen Besen! - I will devour a broom! - exclamation of incredulousness Vollpfosten - full pole - a heavy insult Handschuhschneeballwerfer - glove snowball thrower - basically an anon troll Flachzange - flat pliers - a heavy insult
Some Major Works in the History of Linguistics
I’ve compiled a very small list of (legal) links to some of the major works in the history of linguistics. These links are mostly full texts, or particularly influential excerpts from larger documents. A lot of the older works are digitalized scans from university libraries and archives, and the quality is consequently rather poor. The Chomskean-era works, however, are neatly typed PDFs and are much easier to read. I’ve roughly divided the documents into four time periods: classical linguistics, comparative and historical linguistics, structural linguistics, and Chomskean linguistics.
This list is far from comprehensive. A lot of more recent works (both Chomskean and non-Chomskean) are still under copyright protection, and a lot of older works simply haven’t been digitized. Most of the links lead to English sources, but there are a few instances in which I could not find an English translation. If you have links to any other works, or if you have English translations to any of the untranslated works, or if you simply have a more legible or better source for any of these works, feel free to contribute to this list! In particular, I don’t have many links to (or, in all honesty, very good knowledge of) influential post-structural non-Chomskean works.
CLASSICAL LINGUISTICS
Eight Chapters by Pāṇini (Chapters I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII) (translated into English from Vedic Sanskrit)
The Erya (unknown author) (untranslated from Classical Han Chinese)
The Art of Grammar by Thrax Dionysius (translated into English from Ancient Greek)
The Scholar’s Primer by Longarad (translated into English from Old Irish)
The Book on Grammar by Sībawayh / Abū Bishr ʿAmr ibn ʿUthmān ibn Qanbar Al-Biṣrī (untranslated from Classical Arabic)
The First Grammatical Treatise (unknown author) (untranslated from Old Icelandic)
On the Eloquence of the Vernacular by Dante Alighieri (translated into English from Latin)
COMPARATIVE AND HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
Of the Origin and Progress of Language by Lord Monboddo / James Burnett (published in English)
A Reader in Historical Nineteenth Century Indo-European Linguistics (includes excerpts from and commentary on selected works by a large number of notable early Indo-European scholars, including William Jones, Jacob Grimm, Karl Verner, Franz Bopp, Rasmus Rask, and others) (translated into English from various languages)
A Comparative Grammar of the Sanscrit, Zend, Greek, Latin, Lithuanian, Gothic, German, and Sclavonic Languages by Franz Bopp (translated into English from German)
Outline of the Comparative Grammar of the Indo-Germanic Languages by Karl Brugmann and Berthold Delbrük (untranslated from German)
STRUCTURAL LINGUISTICS
An Outline of English Phonetics by Daniel Jones (published in English)
Introduction to the Study of Language by Leonard Bloomfield (published in English)
Course in General Linguistics by Ferdinand de Saussure (translated into English from French)
Language by Edward Sapir (published in English)
Principles of Phonology by Nikoláj Trubeckój (translated into English from German)
Prolegomena to a Theory of Language by Louis Hjelmslev (translated into English from Danish)
CHOMSKEAN LINGUISTICS
Syntactic Structures by Noam Chomsky (published in English)
The Sound Pattern of English by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle (published in English)
Distributed Morphology and the Pieces of Inflection by Morris Halle and Alec Marantz (published in English) (not actually an independent work, but a highly influential chapter in a larger work known as The View From Building 20.)
Optimality Theory by Alan Prince and Paul Smolensky (published in English) (will download as a PDF file rather than open as a web link; I ran a Norton Security scan on this file, it is safe to download. The file itself is hosted by Rutger’s University.)
“chuffed doesnt mean what you think it means”
it means exactly what i think it means its just some stupid word that literally has two definitions that mean the opposite thing
what the hell
This makes me really chuffed
This post is quite egregious
Well I’m nonplussed by this whole post.
goddamnit.
all of you go to hell
And you wonder why i am boggled at times
I can't sleep so I opened the window to let in some fresh air.. now it's raining and the sounds of that are so calming that I'm slowly but surely falling asleep.. so far so good, the problem is just that it is early April and still so cold that I know I'll really regret it if I sleep with my window open
Assalamu-Alaykum! This is my very first masterpost, and I wanted to make it about a subject I only know too well. Arabic is my mother tongue and I’ve been into the Arabic culture for like my entire life. I am really eager to help people get more familiar with it, as I understand it might not be easy at all. The letters are different, the spelling is different, the phonetic is different, the culture is different… Thus I really admire people who chose to learn it. You rock!
Anyway, here are the basics (in my own opinion) for learning the language and the culture. I tried to give all the information I had, but I’ll edit this post and eventually add more stuff :
free websites + apps
madinaharabic (the best website really)
salaam arabic (really handy for spelling and phonetic!)
myeasyarabic (the best website to get familiar with grammar & letters)
arabickeyboard (introduces you to not only the language, but also the history and culture of the arabic world)
alison (contains evaluation tests that can help you progress in your learning)
digitaldialects (funny games to help you memorize animals, numbers and colors)
firdaous (really great for vocab!)
as for apps (on itunes), we have AlphaBet Arabe (for alphabet learning), Astrid (motivational app), and Arabic Dictionary
specific arabic learning
egyptianarabiccourse (helps you get familiar with the egyptian dialect)
speakmoroccan (learn to speak the moroccan dialect, aka mine!)
abjadiye (learn lebanese arabic for free)
useful links/docs
arabic verbs
arabic pronouns
arabic alphabet (but also here)
language exchange sources
arabic proverbs (translated in english)
arabic survival phrases here & here
5 beautiful arabic expressions
arabic conjugator
arabic keyboards
lexilogos (i’ve been using it myself for all my essays and presentations)
arabic-keyboard
dictionaries
lexilogos (yup again, but different section)
arabic etymological dictionary (with torrent & word document download links)
arabic dictionary + translator
islamic references
Okay, i hesitated to put that one, but if you want to get into the arabic culture, it is very important to get to know the islamic side of it. (be careful, islamic culture does not necessarily mean arabic culture, but the two can easily be linked)
searchtruth (helps you with grammar and vocab using qur’an sentences)
legacyfordham (it’s the islamic section of the university of fordham website. it gives you a general look on the islamic world eras)
music
maghrebspace (the website is in french though)
hibamusic
arabic radio stations
my top 3 classics (with free download links & online listening)
fairouz
oum kalthoum
abdelhalim hafez here & here
top 10 arabic songs of january 2016
short history of arabic music + top arabic songs of 2015 here
my personal favorite songs
ya rayah - rachid taha (music video + lyric video + english translation)
aatini nay - fairouz (lyric video + english translation)
fi madrasat al hob - kadem saher (lyric video + english translation)
books
easy short arabic stories
popular arabic novels
5 recommended arabic books
YA arabic books listed by genre
my top novels :
al ayyam (trilogy) - taha hussein (pdf of the first tome here)
rihla jabaliyya rihla sa’ba - fadwa touqan
arabic art resources
historiansofislamicart (contains links to each type of art)
metmuseum (history of calligraphy and useful links)
arabartgallery (my personal favorite : all types of art listed by era, and description of each)
a native speaker tips
as I said before, arabic is a tricky language, because it does not originate (like most other popular languages) from latin roots. therefore when you come accross arabic words or names written in latin letters, you’ll find out different ways of writing the same word. any version is correct as long as the pronounciation is correct.
there are no vowels in the arabic alphabet. (well, not really, we have letters referring to “o”, “a” or “i” but we only put them when we stress on those vowels) so arabic letters are referring to consonants, with some of them only existing in arabic (for ex: ض pronounced Ḍād). you’ll probably learn it throughout the websites I gave, but bear in mind that the vowel sounds of arabic are put by tiny symbols above or under the letters called chakl. chakl helps you know how to pronounce a letter, if you should say “a” or “o” or “i” after that letter. in most texts you’ll come accross - apart from language learning websites - you’ll find words and sentences without chakl. and that’s because we, as native arabic speakers, have gotten so used to how a word is pronounced that we kinda know what chakl should normally be put. you should get used to it as well, it will be so much easier for you to read any kind of text.
practice arabic pronounciation and listening A LOT. it will be very useful for writing and reading, trust me.
oh and most importantly, i’m open to anyone desiring to speak with a native arabic speaker! really, you can just message me, or email me (at [email protected]) or whatever you like. i’ll be glad to give you additional tips along the way!
I think I said it all. I may or may not add stuff in the future, so feel free to follow me, or suggest me other things!
I’ll probably do a moroccan masterpost later, ideas are welcome here as well!
Video: Cat Jobs
Cause only in Danish one word can mean so much just by changing your tone. So listen carefully !
Socialization? Or Habituation?
The following article is written by Dennis McKeon, who has worked as a trainer in the greyhound industry for much of his life. This is shared with his permission. However one may feel about greyhound racing, it’s crucial to understand the background of these dogs and to not give in to emotion-driven anthropomorphism (e.g. he’s so nervous he must have been abused!) in order to understand and help their transition from a performance-driven life to the life of a pet. It is quite long, so I’ve put quite a bit of it under a cut, but it is a good read, especially for anyone in the greyhound adoption community.
It seems that more and more people who are unfamiliar with purpose-bred dogs, who are raised within large colonies, are being confused by the reams of disinformation published on the internet, particularly as it concerns NGA Racing Greyhounds.
There are many people whose vision has been narrowed and occluded by the litany of propaganda that exists about racing and racing greyhounds, to the extent that they can’t even imagine a greyhound being completely happy and fulfilled —or even loved—as a natural racing greyhound, believing instead, that a greyhound can only find true happiness in adoption. This is a conceit that is absolutely tragic, to anyone who has ever cared for a kennel full of happy, content, healthy and well-loved racers.
The very idea that a greyhound who has yet to absorb the entirety of his newfound adopted life, and who appears reluctant to embrace it at once, might actually miss and long for his previous life, is beyond the scope of their understanding. [emphasis mine] This is a direct result of the false, popular narrative that has become an impediment to an adopter’s ability to perceive and intuit many of their greyhound’s behaviors, and an existential threat to the NGA racing breed itself.
Today, most greyhounds who are bred to race on the track, are raised as part of a large breeding colony. These colonies of greyhounds are usually said to have been raised on a “farm”. There can be anywhere from 50 to 500 greyhounds housed at such a facility.
Unlike most other breeds, greyhounds are kept with their dams for extended periods of time, sometimes until the puppies are nearly young saplings. These dams teach the puppies about pack etiquette, they demonstrate “hunting” techniques, and serve as the “playground monitors” for their developing, energetic, and rowdy, would-be racers. At some point, the litter of youngsters is introduced to other litters of similar age and development, usually around the time that serious race-training is to begin.
One of the many remarkable things with which adopters and other greyhound enthusiasts are always impressed, is the greyhound’s capacity for getting along with other dogs, even with those to whom they are complete strangers. This is because correct pack behaviors and socialization skills are learned and reinforced at every stage of the greyhound’s life – from the farm, to the advanced training facility, to the kennel at the racetrack.
As a result of their colonial, pack-centric upbringing and racing environments, there is probably no breed of canine which has better or more highly evolved, canine coping and social skills, or who is more habituated to a punctual, predictable routine, than the NGA Racing Greyhound. When greyhounds experience difficulties with other dogs, it is often because those other dogs are simply not as well schooled in pack etiquette and social skills.
Because they are valuable, meticulously and expensively bred individuals, racing greyhounds are handled by their human caretakers at very early stages, where grooming, leash-training, and chase-play are all begun. This is done to prepare the greyhound for his/her racing career, where their proper deportment and manageability are crucial to the individual greyhound’s success as a racer. [emphasis mine]
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I've always been interested in adopting a grey but I hear little about them besides high prey drive and couch potato. If you had to condense the breed into one post, the good bad and ugly, what would you say?
I actually think it’s more accurate to say they have a high “chase” drive than prey drive necessarily. Some do of course but it’s highly individual, and many don’t really have a particularly high prey drive. My own two hounds, for example, have less prey drive than my lab mix. My two want to chase if they see something moving but if it stops they lose interest.
The most unique thing about retired racers is the lives they’ve led before being retired. They grow up with their siblings and other hounds and have not experienced living in a home or being a pet up to the point of retirement, which is most often between age 2 and 4. Other than short bursts of run/play time they really tend to be a low energy, laid back breed. In general they aren’t going to be an ideal long-distance jogging partner for instance.
Greyhounds tend to love closeness and physical affection quite a bit, although again it’s going to vary from dog to dog, but they are often quite the velcro dog and you may find yourself with a shadow each time you do something as simple as going to the restroom :p. On the other hand many don’t do as well with long days home alone on a constant basis, so I would say someone who’s gone 9+ hours a day as well as being gone a lot on weekends would have a miserable hound. Anyone adopting a grey must be prepared to deal with some amount of separation anxiety, especially if the grey is the only dog. They have never been left completely alone before. This is often one of the biggest issues with newly adopted hounds.
I always think to myself: “They are independent, but so dependent.” What I mean by that is that, unlike, say a golden retriever, they generally aren’t going to fall all over themselves trying to please you, they’re kind of a “what’s in it for me” type if you’re asking them to do something they don’t want to, but on the other hand they are so very dependent: For companionship, affection and closeness to their family, for keeping warm when it gets cold (coats, jackets, boots etc.), for protecting them from injury (they have very thin skin that tears easily; if they are attacked I can pretty much guarantee a vet visit involving staples or sutures), and in making sure they are always properly contained/leashed so they can’t take off and get lost/hurt.
Greyhounds are very sensitive and do best with routine and stability. Positive reinforcement is pretty essential I think in training/teaching hounds. For more in depth information about retired racers, I highly recommend Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies as well as Adopting the Racing Greyhound. As always I also highly recommend taking a look at Kathleen Gilley’s invaluable Thoughts of a Greyhound about what a greyhound’s life is like before being retired.
