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"Smartest man I have ever met. We worked togehter back in 2000, and I still find myself calling him for advice."
-- Austin Norfleet (Jan 13, 2004)
"Cyrus is a remarkably intelligent person. He has boundless energy and passion for what he does. He is always challenging and pushing to take every piece of work to another level. I would be thrilled to work for or with Cyrus again."
-- Seth Maloff (Oct 30, 2007)
"I met Cyrus as a Noogler when he presented the "Google Enterprise" philosophy. They picked a great ambassador: from that first moment, I was impressed. Product Managers (PM) are the core foundation of Google's success. They communicate our engineer's genius in an organized, easy to understand language to the rest of the Google organization and the world. Cyrus is one of the best we have. PMs are highly desired, and tend to orbit around different important projects. Cyrus is able to focus on the most mission critical assignments, and also at times sit down with the team and literally become one with the team. He will say, "Ok, let's talk about this over lunch... let me look at this forecast. Here's what is going on with the product roadmap. I'll get those calculations for you, it's ok, you can take the credit, this is important and it needs to be done." In addition, he is a quick thinker, and a great strategist/philosopher, giving advice to different teams on product potential and market conditions. Cyrus is already doing great things for Google, and it is just a matter of time before "Cyrus Mistry" starts building a Google-like brand of its own."
-- Richard Wan (Feb 3, 2008)
"Cyrus is a charismatic and talented product manager. He possesses the rare combination of technical competence and business acumen that allow him to win respect and mindshare from engineers, marketing, sales, and support. And when he pitches Google products in customer meetings or at events, he energizes even the most skeptical members of an audience."
-- Ryan Pollock (Apr 22, 2008)
"Out of the many product managers I have worked with at Google, Cyrus is one of the best. Just by working with him for a few minutes it is clear that he has experience in both business and technical development. Drawing upon his background he can design, prioritize, and analyze products and markets in a way that satisfies both business and engineering organizations. His rare talent is an asset to any team he works with."
-- Chris Iremonger (Jun 7, 2008)
"If you have the good fortune of working with Cyrus Mistry in your organization, know that you're in the company of a star. From personal experience, I've witnessed Cyrus enter a situation cold, instantly navigate his way through all available resources, while simultaneously becoming the official resource. I've seen him adapt to radical changes, and neither his work nor his affable personality suffers the slightest degradation. It doesn't matter what the project is, Cyrus can handle it. He is inspirational, the epitome of a scholar and gentleman, a true mensch."
-- Jim Rizza (Dec 18, 2008)
"Cyrus was one of the most exceptional managers at The Walt Disney Company. His keen intellect combined with his open, personable style made him an important contributor to many team efforts. His insight, advice, and spirit should prove extremely valuable to any organization."
-- Chuck Masick (Jul 28, 2009)
"Cyrus is a talented product manager who demonstrates a strong ability to understand key dependencies across many different functional groups that he works with both internally at Google, as well as externally with customers/partners. Even though his role as a product manager allows him to lead and set direction for the team, he is very much a team player and is genuinely interested in brainstorming/solving problems together to come up with win-win solutions, rather than just doing what is best for himself. Despite his hectic schedule, Cyrus has always made time to meet with me or with cross-functional teams whenever product management guidance is needed. Cyrus is also a very eloquent and charismatic presenter who has the ability to capture the audience's attention and explain his ideas in a way that connects well with both technical and non-technical members of the audience. Cyrus is a valuable team contributor and leader whom I would highly recommend working with if you ever have the opportunity!"
-- Lorine Chin (Apr 18, 2010)
"Cyloo!! What can I say about my big brother? You are always looking out for your little sister, aside from the first 18 years of torture and torment! Cyrus is one of those people that has a magnetic personality and makes friends instantly! Of course, if someone is clapping at an inappropriate time, at an inappropriate place, rest assured, it's Cyrus. Love you, Cy :)"
-- Zareen Mistry (Dec 17, 2003)
"Cyloo, cyloo where do I begin? You are truly the most...unique...person I have ever known. Your generosity is unparalleled...you give freely without any hesitation or thought of compensation. Your odd cyrus-isms have made an impression on every person ever within a square mile of you. You somehow manage to be the eccentric genius, the crazy party animal, and the compassionate friend all rolled into one. You come dangerously close to disproving the statement "you can't please all the people all the time." It's no surprise that you have touched and enriched the lives of so many."
-- Diana Engineer (Jan 04, 2004)
"Cyrus is like a real-life cartoon character with A.D.D. and addicted to speed. His undying energy, many talents and zeal for life have made him very sucessful at a young age, and the life of every party he graces. With fingers like Yanni, a brain like Einstein and the heart of Mother Teresa...Cyrus makes a great friend (and someone to mooch off of!!)"
-- Neville Medhora (Jan 09, 2004)
"If there were ever a guy to make someone feel loved, it is Cyrus Mistry. The atmosphere just changes when he is around. You want scream and at the same time listen. He makes you look at life at a different perspective and see it from a differnt view other than your own. He'll challenge your fears and make you release you inner most desires...some which you didn't even know you had. I don't mean sexual desires you freak, I mean just make us get to understand ourselves and our passions better. Why are you good to me? People like him are SO hard to find. He turned me into a princess and let all of south beach think just that...um seriously. You make fairy-tales and pixie dust come alive. Someday your real princess will come."
-- Lillian Bharucha (Jan 21, 2004)
"Cyrus knows everything about everything -- even D&G gym wear and Versace jeans - go on just ask him! But under his D&G undershirt he has the biggest heart and thats what makes him so sweet:) Spastic but sweet :)"
-- Farrah Elavia (Feb 08, 2004)
"Where does one begin when writing a testimonial for Cyrus? If you ever had any contact with Cyrus I'm sure you were exposed to the clapping, pinching, and high pitched noise sessions. Cyrus is also famous for the several sayings already mentioned by Chinoy boy. One thing is for sure, you'll never stop laughing when you're around Cy!! On the serious side of things, Cy is probably one of the most brilliant people I know. His many accomplishments speak volumes about his work ethic. Oh, cookie!"
-- Nina Deboo (Feb 10, 2004)
"I've known Cyrus for six years now and he's never let me down as a true friend (well, except that one time ... ) Always there to lend an ear and help out in any way he can, his dedication to me and all his friends never fails to impress me. If you don't know Cyrus, make sure to drop him a line ... And despite the billions of dollars of storm damage and constant gale force winds he continues to tough it out in Florida. Yep, Cyrus is definitely crazy, but, don't let the "Goofy" exterior fool you, he also does a great Mini Mouse ;)"
-- Jim Singh (Sep 04, 2004)
"I've known Cyrus Mistry since the day he was born. He is not only a genious and helpful but also lovable to everyone who knows him."
-- Behroz Ghandhi (Jan 15, 2011)


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Classic AM report: O'Brien's hopefuls sample dirt
ELMONT, N.Y. - The key to deciphering the riddle that is Saturday's $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic (5:35 p.m. post time, NBC-TV) is deciding what to do with the Europeans.
Three shippers from overseas, including Galileo and Sakhee, two of the world's best turf runners with deep-rooted grass pedigrees, were entered Wednesday among a field of 13 which will race 1 1/4 miles on Belmont Park's sandy main track.
A clash matching Galileo and Arc de Triomphe winner Sakhee probably would have turned the Breeders' Cup Turf into the most anticipated race of the year. But with both horses, plus the less accomplished European Black Minnaloushe, tackling dirt for the first time, the Classic figures to send an inordinate number of handicappers scrambling for aspirin.
The only indication of what to expect from the trio has been derived from works and jogs, with the final pieces to the puzzle falling into place Friday when Galileo and Black Minnaloushe, who has a best dirt pedigree of the trio being a son of Storm Cat, jogged on Belmont's dirt track for the first time and stood in the starting gate.
Aidan O'Brien, trainer of both horses, said "everything went well for them." But of the two, the focus of more attention was Galileo, who won his first six races before losing by a head to Breeders' Cup Turf favorite Fantastic Light in the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes.
A winner of three straight Group 1 stakes before his loss in the Irish Champion, Galileo comes into the Classic with such a sterling reputation that he was priced as the 4-1 second-choice in the track morning line.
"He seemed very happy out there," O'Brien said after Galileo jogged once around Belmont's 1 1/2-mile oval. "He's a beautiful mover with a wonderful stride. Both Galileo and Black Minnaloushe (20-1 morning line) are doing fine."
Michael Kinane, who will ride Galileo in the Classic, was a bit more guarded, saying "My main concern with him is that the life is still in him after a long season and a long trip, but you could never question his resolve."
Godolphin Racing's Sakhee (8-1 morning line) had previously turned in two more energetic dirt works earlier. Bidding to become the first horse to ever win the Arc and the Classic, Sakhee worked five furlongs in a lackluster 1:05.20 at Belmont on Oct. 19. The 4-year-old son of Bahri came back four days later with a quicker, though hardly sensational, five-furlong drill in 1:01.
"I'm really happy with Sakhee," Godolphin trainer Saeed bin Suroor said Friday. "He's doing everything right. There's nothing wrong with him."
When asked if he felt the largest foreign presence in the Classic since 1994 is tied to a belief that the American handicap ranks is suspect, bin Suroor said, "I would agree somewhat with that thought, but we are here because of Sakhee's class. He always runs in the best races and the Classic is the best American race."
He gave a more revealing answer when asked which horse is the one to beat in the Classic. Is it Aptitude, the 2-1 morning line favorite? Tiznow, the reigning Horse of the Year and winner of last year's Classic?
"I'd say Galileo," bin Suroor said. "He is the class horse. He's a very good horse.
"When you look at all the Europeans, horses like Galileo, Sakhee, Fantastic Light, Black Minnaloushe, Leilani (Filly and Mare Turf), and Noverre (Mile), this is the best group of Europeans to run in the Breeders' Cup."
As good as those Europeans may be, three of them must still prove how fast they can run on the dirt, and that question will not be answered definitely until the Classic becomes a part of Breeders' Cup history.
"You really can't tell anything from the works over the track," said Bobby Frankel, trainer of Aptitude. "You have to see them race. Why are they here? I think they're here to increase their stud value. If they run well dirt, more Americans will breed to them. My concern is solely my horse and if he can get a good trip."
*None of the Classic starters did anything more than gallop Friday, including Tiznow (5-1) who galloped seven furlongs.
"I'm not quite as confident as last year, but I'm confident he will run well," trainer Jay Robbins said. "
*Trainer Richard Baltas had considered giving Goodwood winner Freedom Crest (30-1) a two-furlong blowout Friday, but decided to simply gallop the 5-year-old 1 3/8 miles.
"He looked good," said Baltas, whose horse will break from the far outside post in a field of 13. "He'll just jog."
*A Fleets Dancer, also listed at 30-1, jogged one mile and galloped 1 1/2 miles as trainer Roger Attfield said, "He trained very well this morning. If he's not ready by now, he never will be."
*Trainer Bud Delp sent Include (15-1) out for a 1 1/2-mile gallop, and then termed his Pimlico Special winner's chances of winning the Classic as "very good, I think."
"I see in the group of selectors in the Daily Racing Form . . . he was second in the consensus with 55 points and they have Aptitude on top," Delp said. "I'd say Aptitude, Albert the Great, my horse and Tiznow are the ones to beat.
"I don't know anything about the foreign horses."
Rest assured, Delp's not alone in that regard.

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Martha Stewart: The Home Invasiongreenspun.com : LUSENET : ASTRUC : One Thread
Martha Stewart: Demon spawn or trove of useful information? Have you ever attempted a Martha Stewart project?
-- Sara Astruc (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 07, 2000
I think Martha Stewart is great. I just don't understand the bad rap she gets. But then, I'd defend Kathie Lee, too... (did anyone see her host Letterman? wow.) I vote Trove of Useful Info.
-- Elisabeth (email@example.com), June 07, 2000.
Amendment: I just read your entry on Martha. I may be swayed...
-- Elisabeth (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 07, 2000.
Kathie Lee was pretty good on Letterman, I have to admit, even though she wigs me out a little, too.
I watched all of the talk shows today (hey, it's summer, I'm mostly unemployed), and Kathie Lee was on The View. She was re-entacting her life through a monologue with snippets of song. It was pretty bad, but probably culminated in an all-time low when she intoned,
"And at the end, I can see myself on my deathbed, with only Cody and Cassidy at my side..." and broke into "Sunrise, Sunset."
I didn't know whether to laugh or run screaming from the room.
-- Sara Astruc (email@example.com), June 07, 2000.
Mmmm. Kathie Lee has her moments. Run screaming at Sunrise, Sunset. I stood up in a wedding years ago where the parents walked the bride and groom (separately) down the aisle to Sunrise, Sunset.
That whole wedding was a production, tho.
I'm a sap for sentimentality BUT i can draw the line. cheers.
-- Elisabeth (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 07, 2000.
Sara, please tell me this isn't true. I was hoping ol' Kathie Lee might escape the limelight with a modicum of dignity. This is just mortifying. Like, I'm actually mortified for her. Who could possibly enjoy that drivel? She complains about people giving her a hard time, and then she churns out crap like this? Is she on drugs? Oh, the horror. I can't stand it!
As for Martha Stewart, I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I hope she spends eternity shucking fresh peas in hell.
-- dora (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 07, 2000.
Oh, it's true. I watched it with my very eyes. Her publicist must be cringing.
-- Sara Astruc (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 07, 2000.
did you hear that martha had some sort of lawsuit with a neighbor of hers in the hamptons involving hedges that infringed on her property? she got up in the middle of the night and cut them down or something. can anyone refresh my memory? and oh yes, martha stewart=demon spawn. bastardized creativity for sale, cheap, at your local k-mart. *shudder*
-- Bethany Rusen (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 07, 2000.
Kathie Lee. Somebody take her children away before they are old enough to kill her.
Martha. Pure evil.
-- Sarah (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 07, 2000.
To Bethany: I believe she actually backed a landscaper against one with her Jeep, she was so pissed about the hedge. There was a police report and everything.
Hmm...I'd have to vote for both Useful Trove of Info aaaand Demon Spawn. Let me explain...
I love nice things. Thai silk curtains, golden sari silk skirts, antiques, good food. However, as a woman returning to college after a six year absence, I have almost no cash. From Martha's site I've gotten the information I need to make my own Fortuny lamp knock off, so I consider that pretty useful information. I may never be able to afford the real thing, but I will make my own.
But she IS a nasty, diabolical bitch. Running down the neighbors' help isn't very ladylike. Add to this that she acts as if she's perpetually stoned on seconal (almost no inflection, that masklike face that only approximates a smile) and a charmer she ain't.
-- blanche blank (email@example.com), June 08, 2000.
I agree that Martha is a total psycho, but at the same time, I adore her. It's sort of sadomasochistic, I know, but I guess I just feel cool that I can pull off most of her projects. (Nyah, nyah, nyah Martha! They're really not that hard) My fiance actually worked with a woman who grew up near Martha in Westport, CT. This woman's brother played with Martha's neighbor, and anytime a ball would land in her yard, she'd run outside screaming like a maniac.
-- carol (email@example.com), June 08, 2000.
I actually babysit for the people that live next to (or used to live next door to her in Westport), she is a bitch but her house is just so so so... beautiful. The best part is that she is leaving Westport because she was always fighting with the people I babysit for (her neighbors). I don't know if you've seen her show when she announced that she was moving? Well, she badmouthed her neighbor for a few minutes. Now you know the scoop!
-- Kate (email@example.com), June 08, 2000.
BB: I love all the things you described.... I want to make my apartment here look like that.... rich raw silk, big pillows, yum...
Kate: I missed her big announcement. I had heard the same story about the fight with her neghbor, though.
-- Sara Astruc (email@example.com), June 08, 2000.
Ohhhhhhhh she's a freak, but GOD I love her. Did you see all that pressed glass in her catalogue? My lands. She does some lovely stuff. But, really. She is the devil's concubine. She's got to be.
-- Allison (email@example.com), June 08, 2000.
Mothra Stewart is the devil. It's that simple, folks. She's just trying to deaden our souls by making us try to crochet toilet tank cozies, so that we'll be ripe for the pickins.
-- Tony Zag (email@example.com), June 09, 2000.
I'm straddling the fence...I call her (and Whitney Houston) the Anti- christ, but I pay $20/yr for Living to be delivered to my desperate- for-some-GoodThings-home. The past few months the covers have pissed me off. Lush gardens and pretty patios make me jealous, especially while I'm killing off my entirely from seedlings cutting garden. also, I'm recently engaged. let me warn all the brides-to-be...don't look at the info online or in the damn MS Weddings pubs. I actually feel guilty that I won't be laboring over a 4 tiered wedding cake, decorated to resemble Wegewood. horror of horrors I'm hiring a professional baker for that! and there are no plans for the icing to match my china pattern. I suck
-- Laura (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 09, 2000.
I like Martha. For some reason I just get a kick out of her instead of being pissed off at her.
My mom watches her all the time and has done some of her projects. I guess that's why we like her: we're both crafty types so we see her as a source of fun things to do rather than pressure to live a perfect life or something. I did send her that fake calendar where she's doing all these impossible tasks, and my mom got a kick out of it.
-- Lizzie (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 09, 2000.
I love Martha! Well, I love her show. She inspires me to keep my house tidy, although I don't always succeed. And I get lots of ideas from her. So, yeah, I like Martha! Also, she's more down to earth than people think. I mean, she's got a good sense of humor and she can laugh at herself. At least she can on TV. In real life I hear is a whole 'nother story. Did y'all see the episode where she was cooking beans? She made me laugh.
-- jade (email@example.com), June 23, 2000.
I am not ashamed to admit that I have a crush on Martha Stewart.
I can't imagine having sex with her, though. She'd be, like: "Mmm-hmm, yes-wait, stop. Why are you wearing those boxers? They don't match the slipcover. Put these on. There, that's better. Mmm, yes, oh--oh dear, stop, you've untucked the sheet. Tuck that back in. Don't bump that vase. Okay. Mmmm, ooh, oh --my, it's drafty in here. Could you turn up the heat one degree? Thank you. Oh, mmm, yes, oh my god, the headboard woodstain is much too dark! I'll have to refinish that. Ooh, yes, I like that, careful now, you're squashing the pillows. Ah, mmm, yes. Hoo! What are you doing? Don't smoke that in here. Go outside, you. Mmm. You know what I like about sex? It's a Good Thing!"
-- matt (email@example.com), June 23, 2000.
You think Martha swallows or spits?
-- Sara Astruc (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 23, 2000.
Ms Stewart is a lesbian, so I don't think that she does either.
-- Kristin Thomas (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 23, 2000.
Oh, great heavens to Betsy, she is too ladylike to spit. Does she go both ways ? ? ? ? ?
I put her page on my wife's favorites, occasionally looking at it myself - - - - - by golly, damn if I can afford any of the stuff - - - - - - and milady figures that she can find what she wants at Target, K-Mart, Tuesday Morning or garage sales.
-- email@example.com (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 24, 2000.
I bought a Martha Stewart shower curtain and some other bathroom accessories at K-Mart. Very reasonably priced, and cute too, so I guess I ought to thank her for that much.
I wish the shower curtain came in a rose color, though. The wallpaper I have been saving for my NYC bathroom has a faint rose hue under the lacy-Victorian pattern, and a rose shower curtain would really pick that up nicely.
-- Sara Astruc (email@example.com), June 24, 2000.
A friend of mine has a Martha Stewart Nephew in his CT classroom. For Xmas, the tyke shared with the class some chocolate chip cookies he'd baked with Auntie Martha. My friend coated these cookies with shellac and gave them out at Xmas gifts to her friends. I've never seen such perfect cookies.
-- Reason (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 26, 2000.
You know, I think that's the kid I wrote about in my Martha Stewart entry. Oh, boy...
-- Sara Astruc (email@example.com), June 26, 2000.
Martha Stewart is very useful. I will use her ideas, only slightly different & better (just to piss her off). The fact that she is an evil bitch really turns me off. Otherwise her products & shows are very inspirational, as i love the idea of a beautiful home and garden.
-- Presha (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 28, 2000.
Her condescension never ceases to amaze me and when the people call into the show to ask a question I can't stop laughing. They all seem to be so lost without her guidance. I mean I think that I can get by in life without asking her to arrange the items in my refrigerator. This actually happened on one episode.
As for the poor boy on the cookie episode, I truly felt for him. He looked positively terrified to be there.
-- eric (email@example.com), June 30, 2000.
Bwahahahahaha! You people are some funny folks! I nearly spit out my coffee reading your posts...the "MS having sex" post nearly made me choke with laughing.
Thanks for the entertainment.
P.S. I'd like to slap Martha Stewart for making the rest of us look like we suck as little suzy homemakers. Feh.
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The job or mission of Rock n' Roll from its inception has been to shake things up; to make people think; reconsider; and make the established rules and norms of society wholly uncomfortable.
As a band, U2 has long been at the forefront of this crusade – their music is rebellious, provocative and compelling. In the band's early days, they received a lot of criticism for their lyrics being too preachy, too political. More notably, their critics often complained that while the band's lyrics were preachy and political, the band, said the critics, should take a more active role in ending the stories of injustice which were being referred to in their songs and at their concerts.
So, taking this to heart, Bono as well as other members of the band, have in fact taken a much more active role in not just singing about their charitable causes, but also becoming members of those causes and forming organizations to help their causes along.
In that sense, they are not unlike any other special interest group on the planet, whether a charitable organization or a multi-trillion dollar corporation, all of which beg at the chance of bending a politician's ear in an effort to gain support for their respective causes.
While no one bats an eye when a corporation or charity gains an audience with political leaders, the same is not true when it is a celebrity. People often say that the celebrities should stick to their platforms of choice when it comes to political maneuvering, that they ought to restrict those beliefs and causes to the stage or screen from whence they came. And yet, if they did – as critics of U2 in the past have proven – when they don't become more involved, they are also maligned for their inactivity and supposed lack of conviction.
But, how is one to gain support for causes if not to gain the support of those who can effect real change and enact policies to promote that change?
I suggest that it is not the fact that it is Bono bending the ears of Canadian political leaders Stephen Harper, Thomas Mulcair and Justin Trudeau which makes people uncomfortable. What makes people uncomfortable is you have a rock star who can hold his own with politicians and who can speak informatively and candidly on the subjects compelling him to request their audience in the first place. Moreover, it makes people even more uncomfortable that someone like Bono has evolved far beyond the white flag-wielding lad he was in the early to mid-1980s and has grown into not only a musical but cultural icon with a noble agenda – making the world a better place for all of us.
In other words, Bono is shaking things up, making people think, making us reconsider our priorities and forcing us to grow far past the confines of our comfortable little lives, which makes most of us very uncomfortable indeed.
And yet the people who SAY they want to eradicate social injustices and end world poverty and obtain peace in our time seem content to leave things up to politicians who are largely in the pockets of special interest groups like Big Oil and Big Business who have no one's interest or welfare in mind other than their greedy own.
Our planet continues to suffer, our children continue to starve and die and wars continue with no visible end.
So, to Bono I would say, "Thanks, man and keep up the great work!"
To the rest of the doubters, haters and critics, I would ask, "So, what's YOUR idea?"


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Zefrey Throwell's work is a synthesis of the dialectical war being fought for humanity. He, a sublation to it all, works to subvert the public and get our collective consciousness moving again, to provide a push out of the mud swallowing the wheels.
Many of Zefrey's previous works deal with the issue of transparency, most notably, his series of performance pieces encompassing Occularpation, one of which he gathered a group of people to mimic the Wall St. routine before stripping down and baring themselves before the bull. The surface of an issue is just as important though. Darwin used the surface as an inspiration for his work in evolution, as he saw the way in which creatures provide a front for their true nature, and it is as much a part of truth as anything else. In Zefrey's latest work, Dream Battles, he uses the surface to present the current issues of society: our obsession with status and celebrity, with money and power, with presentation and technology. He throws it in our face and the shock of it provokes contemplation.
Prior to the opening of this exhibition Zefrey, equipped with translucent bone pink glasses and a comforting warmth not found in the Manhattan Art scene, escorted me through the gallery, piece by piece, for a dialogue on his work.
Months after visiting the Auschwitz and Birkenau camps, Zefrey found himself in a desperate depression, "There is no preparation for seeing an abandoned concentration camp." In an attempt to climb out of the pit of despair he resorted to comedy. Woody Allen, in particular, and his anxiety riddled slapstick provided a relief to Zefrey and a ladder to climb, and during the climb, Zefrey began lining the walls of the pit with canvas. Canvas embroidered with fabric sewn by Zefrey himself. Material from his bedroom to Malaysia 70's inspired Jaguars provide a background to the canvas for the icons to shine on. These canvases evolved into mixed media paintings and photographs depicting ideological warfare between two theologically opposing icons.
By creating these Ideological face offs, Zefrey is working to create an alternative framework to consider the undercurrents of contemporary Totalitarianism. How can we break the cyclical nature of exploitation in the current economic system of capitalism which is used as a mask for modern fascism and is corrosive to the health of our society and environment? Zefrey believes the answer lies in humor. The power of humor is strong and magnetic for people, it breaks through the walls we build and presents a truth in our ways while forcing a confrontation with our conscience. It is why the greatest comedians are really some of the greatest and loudest social critics. They use the force of their humor early in their careers to build a foundation to critique society later in their careers. The legacies of George Carlin, Bill Hicks, and now Louis C.K are cemented this way.
It is a world in which Kim Kardashian is fighting Terry Gross for our attention. Two antithetical pinnacles, beauty and brains, against each other. Both who use the media for success, but are negating each others futures – one regressing after being used and thrown aside from the public eye, and one who was never in the public eye, but a voice in the consciousness who is only getting louder as the wax piles up and the q-tips cannot provide enough relief. By being forced into a dialogue on the battles between these ideologies, between Steve McQueen and James Cameron, Woody Allen and Joseph Goebbels, you are forced to think about what they stood for, and how they are considered in the current fabric of society.
The work of the Nazi's has not entirely disappeared. Their tactics are still wielded by governments around the world, and their ideological warfare is used in the corporate state to gain followers through subversion into their conscience. Modern Fascism. The Academy Award nominated The Act of Killing provides an insight into this as it demonstrates that people still use the domineering tactics developed by fascism and they can still be successful.
Precedent has been set indicating that by fighting extreme violence and evil with the same society will not progress in the right direction but the approach only creates more evil to be harboured. Zefrey believes that wit, humor, and aesthetics are the weapons which we should fight with to subvert the violent insecurities of contemporary fascism, deflecting the evil back onto itself for reflection.
The work uses the celebrity and shock value, much like Ocularpation, to draw an audience in and then subvert their thoughts by planting a seed which will linger and potentially blossom in the near future. When I asked Zefrey whether this was an intention in his work he replied "Exactly."
Living in the digital age can present a facade on our history. We are desensitized to extreme violence and distracted with false icons through Capitalism. Many contemporary artists find that it is their duty to bring the atrocious realities to our attention, and Zefrey Throwell is one of them. He holds a sense of hope that the future will be bright and he is doing his duty to steer it in the right direction and with a single glare into his eyes you can feel his intent.
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Siesta Beach Apartments
Gumbet has a good selection of restaurants and bars, and a 'party town' atmosphere after dark. The 3 mile trip to Bodrum and its castle, on a dolmus (local bus), is a great way to see some Turkish history and culture. The bus stops right in front of the apartments.
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It is set in acres of luscious gardens and contains one of the best swimming pools on the Peninsula. The hotel facilities include an a la carte restaurant, a bar and free car parking is available.
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There are 27 self catering apartments in total at the Moonshine complex. All apartments sleep up to four people and have a bedroom, a living room with two sofa beds, a kitchenette and a bathroom. The apartments are also cleaned daily.
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The hotel comprises a total of 70 rooms as well as 1 spa suite and 17 apartments and studios. Facilities within the air-conditioned hotel include a hairdresser's salon, spa with hammam, sauna, steam cabin and jacuzzi and small fitness centre as well as a pool bar, restaurant and cafe. The in-house laundry service (payable) may be taken advantage of and those arriving by car may make use of the hot...
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The beach is only 5 minutes walk away where guests can water skiing, banana sailing. There is a swimming pool on the premises. (04/08 SB)
Rooms are medium sized nicely decorated. All rooms have private facilities, air conditioning, mini bar, direct dial telephone, television and safe box, and a small balcony.
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The small hotel built in the typical style of the area consists of 40 rooms in 2-storey white blocks surrounding an outdoor pool, with a garden and colourful bougainvillea creeping up the walls. Facilities include a restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, a small lobby area with 24-hour reception and seating, and an outdoor bar. Guests also have a hotel safe, TV lounge, children's playground a...
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Parkim Ayaz
Two family-run hotels are combined and operating as a single hotel complex. Their facilities include a common dining room, café, restaurants and bars. There is a good selection of sports and recreation activities and the complex also has wireless Internet access (payable locally). The beach hotel was fully refurbished in 2009 and consists of a total of 220 rooms. Facilities include air conditioni...
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Yelken Mandalinci Hotel-Spa
The hotel is located in Turgutreis which is one of the unique bay of Bodrum. If you would like to join the nights of Bodrum, the hotel is very close to them. The hotel's being close to entertainment and shopping centres makes it favourite. The 97 guestrooms include 89 Standard Rooms, 2 Handicapped Rooms, 5 family rooms and 1 suite.
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The Corner Boutique
Small charming and quiet hotel near the beach of Bitez. Not far from larger destinations such as Bodrum and Gumbet. The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool with a children's swimming area, a poolside snack bar and a sun terrace. Sun loungers and parasols are provided by the pool and on the beach.
The hotel has an on-site restaurant which serves daily breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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The Corner Boutique
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Family Belvedere
This is a nice 3 star property with various layers all leading to the pool area. There is a complimentary shuttle service to the public beach and the resort center. (04/08 SB)
All rooms are medium sized decorated in neutral colors with marble floors and with balcony. All rooms have direct dial telephone, satellite television, split air-conditioning, shower room with hair dryer.
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Family Belvedere
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Bitez Paloma
The hotel offers safe-deposit box at front desk, poolside bar, parking (free), medical assistance, laundry facilities, grocery, air-conditioned public areas.
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Dave Grannan Joins as Chairman of Board as the Company Announces That Its AI Platform Is Now Integrated Across More Than 50 Million Devices Globally
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WATERLOO, ON--(Marketwired - Jan 20, 2016) - Maluuba, a deep-learning company helping machines think, reason and communicate with human-like intelligence, today announced a Series A round of $9M CAD, bringing its total funding to $12 million to date.
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Daiquiris with less smoke and less high volume jibber jabbing women folk.


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BOCA RATON — The USTA used to be the USLTA. L for Lawn, as in grass-court tennis.
But the United States Tennis Association plucked the grass from Forest Hills in 1975, dumping barrels of clay on the U.S. Open courts, which later became hardcourts at Flushing Meadow when the foreign clay-court specialists kept beating the American kids.
The Grand Slam lost one grass-court championship when the U.S. Open changed surfaces, and it is expected to lose another with the Australian Open planning to abandon grass for an undecided synthetic surface in a new facility in 1987.
That will leave the Grand Slam with just one patch of grass, at fabled Wimbledon where the grass will grow forever.
``It`s sad to see the decline of the grass-court tournaments,`` said Roy Emerson, the Australian great and Tennis Hall of Famer who thrived on the fast surface during the 1960s. ``Tennis was great on grass. If you have a good grass court, there`s nothing better to play on.``
Emerson was able to relive some of his grass-court glory Saturday at St. Andrews Country Club. Emerson teamed with Brian Gottfried, the resort`s touring pro, to play Jimmy Arias and Greg Holmes in a special grass-court exhibition doubles match, part of the festivities on ``Newport Day,`` a Gatsby-style sporting social gala.
The doubles match, won by Arias and Holmes in a 7-5 tiebreaker after the first two sets were split, turned out to be the only action of the day as persistent rains washed out the other planned tennis and croquet events.
The doubles match, which began in the rain and ended in bright though short- lived sunshine, probably could not have been played on any other surface. Morning rains deluged the clay courts at St. Andrews.


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Some years ago, as the villagers say, a man named Leutard wondered from hamlet to hamlet proclaiming "The Truth of the Bees."
A divine revelation had seized him one day as he worked in his fields. Bees, he said, stung him and spoke to him. Afterward, he gathered a number of followers to preach his new gospel and desecrated a local church.
When a local bishop arrived and confronted his heresy, his followers abandoned him . Leutard then fled and threw himself down a well.
Now it appears you have found this well.
What do you encounter? Roll 1d6.
- Leutard's Whispers: You hear a strange whispering coming from down the well. "Help," it says. Anybody going down the well finds nothing but brackish water. Contact on an open wound or drinking it causes botulism (no saving throw). A skeleton may be found at the bottom if one searchs long enough.
- Leutard's Shade: A gray man steps out of the forest. As he babbles about a ruthless bishop he constantly scratches himself. He keeps pointing at the well. At one point, he says, "How's my wife?" Then vanishs the moment somebody isn't looking.
- Leutard's Bees: 1d6 giant bees fly from the forest and attack the party.
- Leutard's Vengence: Leutard's shade tries to possess a member of the group, targeting a character with the lowest wisdom (or relevant ability score with the lowest resistance to possession). Then the character will quest to kill the bishop. Magic and exocism may be used to rid the character of Leutard's shade at the GM's discretion.
- Leutard's Treasure: Looking into the well reveals that single stone is missing in the wall. In the niche resides a rotted bag with 30 pieces of silver, 97 copper pieces, and assorted items worth another 10 gold pieces. If these items are shown to anybody in the neary vicinity, word gets out and 1d12+2 villagers will accost the party until the proper owners (whom Leutard demanded tithes from) get their items back.
- Leutard's Revelation: Each character in the group must make saving throw. Those who fail experience bees flying in and out of their bodies, telling them secret divine intelligence which drives them insane. For the next 1d6 days, each character gains 1d4 intelligence but looses 1d4 wisdom. Each character also had the desire to "spread the word" of these revelations: though they are aware to avoid the bishop.
Inspiration for this post came from Heresies of the High Middle Ages, by Walter L. Wakefield, and Austin P. Evans.


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BuyMyFuture by Jason Zook
$1,000 to access some stuff that a guy's going to create in future. Hmmm….
$1,000 to access some stuff that a guy's going to create in future. Hmmm….
This will be interesting.
The story begins with Max Schrems, a privacy campaigner who wanted the EU to examine Facebook's policy of moving information from its Irish data center to the US. In the aftermath of the Snowden leaks, it was felt that the CIA and NSA had free and easy access to stuff it shouldn't have, like our nude selfies. He took the case to Ireland, who batted it away, effectively, by saying that America is its friend and a friend wouldn't be so uncool and he should just chill out, bro. That wasn't enough for Schrems, who took the decision to the European Court in the hope that it would find the decision invalid. Bot agrees, saying that all EU countries should pay a lot more attention to protecting the data of its citizens.
Instant notes, messaging, tasks, photo and link sharing to get things done in private groups.
I am asking everyone to see if they can write the ten key points of the Mozilla Manifesto in a new way, saying the same things but using only simple words which his checker likes (like this writing that you are reading does).
You are allowed to use âInternetâ even though itâs not a simple word, but if you find a way to not use âInternetâ, thatâs even better. You are also allowed to use âMozillaâ in the heading at the top, which will be âMozilla Manifestoâ but using only simple words.
Itâs probably best if you put up your writing somewhere else on the Internet and then add some information here to say where it is. But if thatâs a problem for you, you can put your writing here instead.
The person who makes the best writing will get something. I donât know what yet. But making the best writing should make you happy anyway.
This via Greg McVerry looks interesting. GitHub, once you understand how to use it, is a fantastic tool for teaching and co-creation:
Classroom for Github automates repository creation and access control, making it easy for teachers to distribute starter code and collect assignments from students.
Assignments are the core of Classroom for GitHub. Teachers can easily create an assignment and distribute it to students using a private invitation URL. Optional starter code can be provided for individual or group work. It's even possible to delegate assignment creation and management to co-teachers and teaching assistants by adding them as organization administrators.
Just came across this site via the Tim Ferriss podcast. Also referenced Coach.me (which I'd seen before)
I think there's some important things missing from this, including the ability for people to retrospectively tell a new story about their past. But those minor concerns nonewithstanding, this is very interesting:
The long term goal is the foundation of a fair, just, and meritocratic society, in which individuals, regardless of personal factors, have the freedom to learn and grow with each other, judged solely on individual achievements. The society would function on a ruleset unalterable by any malicious centralized power, categorizing the skillsets of each individual and giving others the information necessary to place those individuals within society. This provides the basis for a society based on action and fact, with each individual serving their best role in the larger whole.


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ABSTRACT Our Agriculture Updates project discuss everything about providing the SMS updates on various agriculture products as per the user requirements on his GSM or GPRS mobile phone. The updates may vary from pricing, availability, stocks and need of various products on the market. Basically this will be expected to be helpful for farmers around the(…)
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Today there are many GIS based system being developed for routing of ambulance using GPS and other real-time technologies. These systems are useful and play a major role in solving the routing problem.But now roads are so congested that is difficult for the Ambulance drivers to travel and reach the accident. As the ambulance requests(…)
Letsgo Event Management and Booking App
Letsgo is an event management and booking app where artists get to submit their events details along with the type of event and location and users(audience) can select events according to their location and choice and have an option to book the same. SQLite should be used for back end database. LETSGO is primarily for(…)
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ABSTRACT: The assessment of fruit quality is important for the cultivator and the consumer. Maturity detection is very important for fruit farmhouses. This Fruit Maturity Android Application pretends to apply image processing techniques to identify the degree of maturity in fruit. We present a method of maturity detection for fruits using the color data of(…)
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This Hospital Disease Management project gives you the information about hospital management. The user can find easily by this Android Project and information about common basic diseases and symptoms. Description: A) Disease: – A doctor can easily find the disease of patient with what he or she is suffering from …… A disease is an abnormal(…)
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This School Management application maintains details of a particular school class student like their progress ,sport details, achievements. Description: By using this School Management Android application shows the list of classes and maintains students list along with their records so that the user can easily track the details of a particular student using database. EXISTING(…)
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This badass band is the Tim Burton of my of bands thus far, with their style of electronic rock and whimsical mesmerizing vocals. Chasing Mars will win you over with their dark and unique sound.
I heard about Chasing Mars through another Badass Band from the Chicago area, Pinto and the Bean. I started following them on Twitter as a reminder to check them out. Before I even got to the music, they won me over through their Twitter banter and commentary. The reason I specifically mention this is because many bands don't think it's a big deal to make a presence for themselves on Twitter other than posting a show, WRONG. Fans eat up just the regular tweets about whatever because it allows them to get to experience a band's personality. Note that bands! Anyway, Chasing Mars does this well.
Soon after, I did move onto their website and the first song I listened to was 'Spiderwebs.' I was stoked there was a video to accompany it. The song itself is based on a metaphor about spiderwebs that anyone can easily relate to, 'The spiderweb that's new, a trap that's set for you, and you get caught. Just hanging there to die…There's nothing you can do while the blood is sucked from you…" What I really liked about this song though is that the actual sound of the instrumentation matches the lyrics so well. The vocals are deep and velvety rough (Yeah, it sounds weird but go listen and see if you can describe it any better!) which keeps your ears at attention throughout the duration of the song. It's the whole package, a killer song accompanied by the musical atmosphere that it creates. As for the video for 'Spiderwebs', it is dark, cheesy, and fun, which is another reason I categorize them as my Tim Burton of bands. I went on to listen to the rest of their EP which features three other songs, 'Bits & Pieces', 'Waiting Underground' and 'Until We're Dead'. Each song is quite different from the last in its variations of strings, keys, computer infusion, and rhythms. All keep you under the Chasing Mars spell.
The band is comprised of Sean Goes- Vocals, Keys, Programming, Neven Armic- Vocals, Strings, Computer, and Sam Brown- Drums. These guys are the perfect combo in creating what they call 'Galactic Electro Rock'. They have recently been on a search for a Bass player, and I hear they have some big things in the works, so I'm going to stop babbling here and let the guys of Chasing Mars speak for themselves. The gents were gracious enough to take time to answer some questions for BBB. Read on to find out why they're 'homesick for the future', what their favorite live shows are, and what they are working on now.
When and why did each of you start playing?
Sean- I've been playing music since I took up trumpet when I was 11. Being creative always interested me more than anything else so the trumpet was a great outlet. In high school I started teaching myself guitar and piano and started writing songs. My dreams of being a professional trumpet player evaporated quickly when I realized how much more fun it was writing and playing songs.
Neven- I started on violin when I was about 4 or 5. When I was in seventh grade I went to my friends house, He had just gotten a guitar for his birthday and he let me play it, As soon as I held the guitar I knew that I needed to learn guitar instead of violin.
Sam- My dad sparked my interest for music. When I was six years old he asked me what instrument I would like to learn, but I was too busy drumming on the couch to pay attention. Drums were a good choice.
What kind of music did you listen to growing up? How does that differ from what you listen to now?
S- As a very young kid I only listened to whatever my Mom listened to which was pretty much only the Beatles. Then one day I heard Green Day on the radio. The song was 'When I Come Around' and I thought it was the greatest thing I'd ever heard. From there I discovered other alternative rock that most kids were listening to. Offspring, Weezer, No Doubt, Oasis, Pearl jam, Live, Red Hot Chili Peppers…etc. Then, in my late teens, Radiohead, Coldplay, the Flaming Lips and Bjork changed my whole understanding of music. But currently my tastes are all over the place. I like indie rock, hip hop, electronic or whatever. My ears are always thirsty for something new and different. Currently I'm obsessed with Kid Cudi. My tastes haven't changed over the years as much as they've expanded. I still think 'When I Come Around' is a great song.
N- All sorts of music, when I was very young I would stay up late at night and listen to the oldies station, as I got older I would listen to everything from the Beatles and Led Zeppelin to Jazz and even world music.
Sam- I was one of very few first graders . Nirvana and Green Day were my favorite bands throughout elementary school. Sometime around fifth grade my dad and I, both became huge Radiohead fans. We've now seen them nine times together, soon to be ten.
Which musicians do you admire? Why?
S- As a performer more than a musician, I admire Wayne Coyne. The way he leads an audience is amazing and inspiring. I admire anyone who does something new and does it well. I know he probably doesn't need anymore praise but Thom Yorke is so good it's damn near ridiculous. I want to know what planet he's getting his ideas from. All of Radiohead for that matter but as a piano player/vocalist I identify with him more.
N- I always respect the musicians who can evolve throughout their careers instead of just repeating the same things over and over.
Sam- Jimmy Chamberlin of The Smashing Pumpkins has always been a favorite drummer of mine. He plays very musically, but with incredible power. The Smashing Pumpkins were a different band after he joined. Greg Saunier of Deerhoof is a more recent favorite. He's one of the most creative drummers around today. He will drastically alter his setup, deliberately making himself uncomfortable, to force new approaches to the instrument and kick-start the creative process.
How did you all meet and why 'Chasing Mars'?
N- We all met at high school, You'll have to ask Sean about that one. I immediately liked the name when I heard it.
S-I met Neven at a friend's house shortly after I was out of high school. He seemed much younger at the time so I didn't really start hanging out with him til I moved back to Chicago from Portland, Oregon in 2006. Neven and I started writing songs for what became the band Chasing Mars. I don't know how Neven knew Sam, but we brought him in to record some drums and immediately clicked. He made everything better.
The name 'Chasing Mars' was the result of over a year of trying to come up with a good name. We came up with so many bad names and eventually decided it would be great if we could just come up with a name that didn't suck. On my way to Neven's to work on music I came up with the name Chasing Mars. I told Neven that I heard a new band called 'Chasing Mars' and asked if he heard of them. He said no but seemed interested so I told him it was actually a ruse and a band name idea. We slept on it and the next day we still liked it.
Sam- I met Neven in high school Sean through him. We jammed several times while I was still in Chicago, but never started any serious projects. It wasn't until I went away to school that Neven and Sean officially started Chasing Mars. After hearing the music, I just had to come home and join the band.
Do you get nervous before a show?
S- Yes! Being well prepared has never lessened my nerves but I think that's a good thing. I'm nervous but excited. I love performing!
N- Not really, practice make s perfect. I've been playing in front of people for a long time so I usually get pretty excited right before we go on.
Sam- Nerves are rarely in issue pre-show. If anything I'm just excited to play.
Any rituals before a show?
S- I would love to tell you tales of strange rituals but our ritual is a check list. Just have to make sure we have everything we need. Other than that I just try to cultivate a happy, fun mood. It's hard to bullshit a crowd. If you're having a bad time they probably won't like it. If you're having fun it's easier for them to have fun too.
N-Nothing special really.
Sam- Aside from setting up, I usually play some rudiments on my leg, and make sure my drums are in tune.
Describe your show visually & musically for those who have never been.
Sam- Visually, we have lots of lights, spiders, and sparkly drums. We typically pick more energetic songs to play live, and try to keep the crowd involved in the action.
S- The rhythm is big, the synthesizers can get weird, the lights are fun and we have a good time. We love obsessing over details and playing well but we don't take ourselves too seriously. Life is temporary so we love it when people make time to hang out with us for a night and let it all out. We try to leave it all on stage.
N- We like to have fun and draw people in so we have some lights and stuff but if you haven't seen us play live then you're missing out. I'd rather you come see for yourself than try to put it into words.
How does your creative process typically work?
S- The process itself is creative so there's no one formula that will always work. Sometimes writing songs is the easiest thing in the world. Other times its like giving a cat a bath. However the process, it's always worth it when you create something that people love. I think of all the hard work that went into all of the music that I love so much and it motivates me to keep going.
Sam- I typically write drum parts on the fly at band practice. Sometimes I will even have an idea for the part in my head, and have to teach myself to play it.
N- It's different from one song to another. When I write a song it usually happens in a few different ways. Either I sit down and improvise something that I like (melody and chords) and then slowly build upon that, other times a fully formed song comes out in a matter of minutes with lyrics and everything. Those are the rare songs that when I look back on they seem magical.
What do you think you biggest break or greatest opportunity has been in your career so far?
Sam- We were recently featured on XRT's Local Anesthetic. That was a great surprise for us.
N- Not sure that we've had ours yet. I think careers in music form from many little breaks rather than one huge break, I think the idea of an overnight sensation is a myth, at least in the current climate of music.
S- The greatest opportunity I've had is to work with such talented, cool people like Jon Smith who engineered and mixed our album, Larry Beers who played drums for a few of our recordings or Justin Schmidt who played bass with us briefly but changed our music forever, not to mention Neven and Sam who I'm lucky to work with every day. We haven't had the kind of breaks you see in a movie where one phone call changes everything but I think we're already very blessed.
What are you working on now, and what can we expect from you in the coming year?
S- We're working on new recordings right now and hope to release some new content this year.
N- New music!
Sam- Right now, we are working on finding a new bass player, writing a music video for our new song, Alarms and Bells, and finishing the tracking and mixing on a five song EP.
Why should people listen to your band? What makes you unique? If your band had a slogan, what would it be?
Sam- We're a band that appreciates simple songwriting, and using unusual sounds and instrumentation to make it sound fresh. We are big fans of Radiohead, and that comes across in our music. Our slogan is "Homesick for the Future".
N- Homesick for the future.
S- I don't want to beg anyone to listen to us but I can tell you that we don't do anything half assed and if you're looking for something new, I think we'd be a welcome addition to your mp3 player. You can download our album for free so, if you're getting tired of your music collection, what do you have to lose?
I know you were looking for a new bass player, have you found one yet? If not, feel free to run an ad here:
Sam- We are still looking for a full time bass player: someone who likes our music, has experience with other bands, and can bring some new sounds to the table.
If you had the opportunity to change something about the music industry, what would it be?
S- If I want to change the music industry I should do just that. We're in uncharted territory now and there's no easy roadmap to success but I think you make your own way in this world. There's a lot of great things happening in the music world today.
N- That's a tough question, Right now things are pretty great. It's easy to produce a great record, which sounds good, for very little money relatively speaking. I don't know that I'd change anything.
Random Portion
One song you never get tired of.
Sam- Pavement's Range Life. Pavement has such a great catalog, but this song has always stuck with me.
N- Crazy, as performed by Patsy Cline
S- Heart of a Lion by Kid Cudi.
What is the best live show you have ever gone to?
Sam- Seeing Radiohead in St. Louis with my dad on the Hail to the Thief tour. We were about 5th row in the pit, and I remember looking back at him thinking this is just so cool. Seeing Phoenix play all of Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix at the House of Blues with Neven is a close second. There was so much energy in the crowd, the floor was literally pulsating.
S- Flaming Lips the 5 times I've seen them. Also one time I saw Ben Kweller when he was just 21 and he got completely wasted and played an amazing show. The whole band started improvising and going off on a tangent and at one point Mr. Kweller almost cried singing a song about his girlfriend. It was one of those special, unrepeatable shows I was lucky to be at.
N- Phoenix at the House of Blues.
Favorite things to do NOT musically related.
Sam- I'm an avid frisbee golfer, and I've just recently picked up skateboarding. I also like to play video games on PC, and have been known to kill some time on reddit.com
N- Isn't everything musically related? I like hanging out with friends and I love to read.
S- I love martial arts and fighting and I'm a huge UFC fan. I'm the only one in the band who loves sports. I also love lucid dreaming, video games and hanging out and being silly with my girlfriend.
If you could be a fictional character, who would you be?
S- Wayne Campbell because he's a regular guy, pursues his dreams and has a hot girlfriend.
N- Not sure.
Sam- Bill Murray. Does Bill Murray count?
Best prank you have ever pulled?
N- There have been so many it's hard to pick just one.
S- I'm not much of a prankster. The best prank I pulled was taping the kitchen sink hose so that when my brother turned on the sink he got sprayed. Childish, silly and unoriginal, but I thought it was hilarious.
Sam- In my freshmen year dorm I once swapped my roommates shampoo with sour cream. He was a bit grumpy the next morning.
Prized Possession?
Sam- Obvious as it may be, I have to say my drum set.
S- My Kurzweil pc3x electric piano. I think it was made in outer space.
What kind of jobs did you have before you were in the music industry?
Sam- I used to babysit when I was younger. That ended when the kid broke his arm. Lately I've been working as the window and screen repairman at a hardware store.
S- You ask that as if being in the music industry could possibly supply me with enough money to survive. Wait… do people actually live off music??? I am still an industrial blacksmith.
If you only have 5 minutes on Earth to play one song that would have an impact on society forever, what would it be?
S- I don't think songs change society and I don't think that's what music is for. Music is pure beauty and expression. It can feel good to express through music how you feel about something but actual change comes from hard work. John Lennon tried that. But if I had to choose a song… Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen because that song is beautiful.
Sam- Idioteque by Radiohead. It's certainly had an impact on me.
What is something no one knows about you, but you wish more people did know?
Sam- I make a pretty good drum teacher, and I would love to have more students.
S- I don't wish more people knew me or anything about me but I do wish more people knew my music.
Twitter: @chasingmars
Facebook: facebook.com/ChasingMars
Web: chasingmars.com


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KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - One of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's vice presidential running mates in next month's elections escaped unhurt from an ambush by Taliban insurgents on Sunday, officials said.
Mohammad Qasim Fahim, the former head of an alliance that toppled the Taliban in 2001, was ambushed on a road in northern Kunduz province where he was campaigning on Karzai's behalf for the August 20 poll, said senior campaign official Zalmai Mujadidi.
Kunduz governor Mohammad Omar said Fahim was traveling by road to the adjacent Takhar province on Sunday afternoon when his convoy was attacked by insurgents.
"Fahim is alive and fine," Omar told Reuters in Kunduz, adding that one of Fahim's bodyguards had been wounded.
Kunduz security official Commander Abdulrazak Yaqubi said an unknown number of insurgents used automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades in the attack. Some of the insurgents were killed in a counter-attack by security forces, he said.
Fahim, an ethnic Tajik and once a leading opposition figure, was nominated by Karzai as one of two vice presidential running mates in May as Karzai sought to solidify fragmenting support by drawing former opponents into his re-election campaign.
It was the second attack on a candidate in less than a week.
On Wednesday, Mullah Salam Rocketi, a former Taliban commander and now one of 38 candidates challenging Karzai, was also ambushed as he returned to Kabul after campaigning in northern Baghlan on Wednesday.
Rocketi — who took his name because of his liking for firing rocket-propelled grenades at occupying Soviet troops — was also unhurt.
The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the latest attack on Fahim, a former deputy leader and defense minister under Karzai.
"We killed four of Fahim's bodyguards," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location.
International observers have identified poor security, especially in Taliban strongholds in the south, as one of the main stumbling blocks confronting the poll, Afghanistan's second direct vote for president.
Attacks across the country have increased since thousands of U.S. Marines and British troops launched major operations in Helmand province in the south earlier this month.
Fahim survived another attempt on his life while he was campaigning in the eastern city of Jalalabad during the 2004 election campaign.
Karzai is a clear front-runner in the election despite appearing to fall out of favor at home and in some Western capitals earlier this year.
He has drawn criticism abroad for forming alliances with former warlords. Both Fahim and Karzai's other running mate, ethnic Hazara Karim Khalili, once headed guerrilla groups.
Karzai was also widely criticized for failing to appear in a televised debate against his two main rivals — former cabinet ministers Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani — on Thursday.
Abdullah on Sunday staged a rally attended by about 3,000 in Charikar, near the U.S. military's sprawling Bagram airbase north of Kabul.


text: With Autumn arriving soon, it is a good time to buy some extra insulation to put in your attic space. You can either opt for blow in type or some unfaced fiberglass roll insulation. If you already have some insulation in your attic, it is best not to have the paper on it. When installing any insulation with paper backing, always have the paper side towards the living area. This can save you some bucks on your utility bills for years to come.