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I just saw these cats in the subway and they are hands down my new favorite band above or below ground. They are a true old school NYC LES act...rapid-fire yet guttural vocalizations, ferocious trumpet playing, raunchy and rough basslines...everything my neighborhood represents in personality, sound, and appearance.
I did a bit of Googling when I got home, and despite feeling bad for them being so talented and stuck with the rats, I realized that they have performed with The Roots, in addition to being booed off the always awful America's Got Talent (thank god...if David Hassellhoff and his posse of zealots liked this I would unpost it).
Currently there are no mp3s of their music available unless you buy their CD for $10 on the L train platform. But I guarantee you will be hearing more from them in the future.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Stumblebum Brass Band
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2 comments:
- rockinwiththebest said...
Hey hey! These guys rock hard. There music has just become available on itunes just search for it.
- January 24, 2010 at 3:19 AM
- JAH WISE EQUALITY said...
if you like this then I know you will love Hypnotic Brass Ensemble,they are comprised of eight brothers, and are different to everything you have heard before. There is no guitar, no bass, and no keyboards; as the name suggests, it is all brass. They have been plying their trade for much longer than your average run-of-the-mill band. Their father is the legendary Phil Cohran, a renowned jazz musician. "We are a family band," Gabriel says. "We have been playing together all our life. We started out at home with our father Phil Cohran. We learned (to play instruments) at about the age of five. Each brother started out about that time, with the youngest brother starting out at three." So while most children are just getting the hang of talking for the first time, the eight sons of Phil Cohran were learning to play trumpets and trombones. "We started back in the 80s with the Phil Cohran Youth Ensemble performing around Chicago playing various venues like churches, street festivals and we got a chance to perform for the mayor."http://soundcloud.com/tamenpi/hypnotic-brass-ensemble-venus
- March 21, 2011 at 3:09 PM


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Saying Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley had a "good" week is a bit of an understatement.
FGL became the first country duo/group in history to score three simultaneous Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, which is calculated by compiling airplay, digital sales and streaming data. The duo's collaboration with Bebe Rexha, "Meant to Be," is currently No. 1 on the chart for a 28th week, while new single, "Simple," is No. 5 and their joint effort with Morgan Wallen, "Up Down," is No. 7.
The aforementioned chart success is one of the reasons Billboard honored FGL with the inaugural Trailblazer Award at its annual Country Power Players event on June 5. Tyler and Brian were bestowed the honor for their "forward-thinking approach to their art and business."
One day after the Country Power Players event, FGL took home the CMT Music Award for Performance of the Year for their collaboration with the Backstreet Boys, "Everybody," on CMT Crossroads.
Closing out their "good" week, Florida Georgia Line performed at CMA Fest's Nissan Stadium on June 10 in front of a capacity crowd, enlisting some help from their cohorts—Backstreet Boys, Morgan Wallen and Bebe Rexha—during their set. Check out the photos below.
photos by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com

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Lightsaber Toothbrush – Don't worry, it's not a traditional lightsaber so it wont burn your gums.


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I was not really sure where I was going to take all of this, but, I recently had gone out on a fabulous night to a restaurant named Millenium, in San Francisco, which featured smoked tofu that had a texture and flavor I have not been personally able to recreate, thinking it might be the tofu itself, I decided to buy a Vegan tofu product that was presmoked, one that is common to the type of folks that might eat at a luxurious Vegan restuarant.
On to the melon, I could just serve this as melon, or grill it and call it done, but, I really like the idea for these challenges to be integrating the elements in some manner that makes them truly interesting. And I could have gone the savory Asian melon route, but, too easy for me to do that. So, integrating a sweet fragrant melon into a smoked and curried dish it shall be. I decided on a brandied melon 'relish'; essentially heating up 1/2 cup of brandy, adding in some finely diced onion and then cooling it. I added the diced melon and gave it a vigorous stir to combine and then chilled while the hobo packs cook.
Larry Gaian of The BBQ Grail - Entry Here
The BBQ Grail website was created in 2007, initially to document the author's quest to find the perfect backyard BBQ experience. Since that time The BBQ Grail has become one of the more popular BBQ blogs on the internet and is listed on Alltop.com as one of the top BBQ blogs.
Paul Haight of No Excuses BBQ – Entry Here
The No Excuses BBQ website was started in January of 2009 as a way to record the author's goal of cooking outdoors at least once a week throughout the year and showing the results to the world. Somewhere along the way things got out of control…
Chris Grove of Nibble Me This - Entry Here
Nibble Me This is Chris Grove's blog about his misadventures in live fire cooking. "I have no culinary training….I'm just entertaining myself with fire and food".
Marc Van Der Wouw of Grill Adventures - Entry Here
Grilladventures by broadcastmarc is started on march of 2010.I started the BBQ thing when I was 30,before that we eat a lot outside.have fun,but when the kids came in our life We start serious cooking.Most of it is realy healthy I think;-)The grill has a special place in my heart,We love to do things outside..Everything I make is an adventure,and sometimes we use the books.We try to grill as much as we can year round.
Jerry Russel of Cooking by the Seat of my Pants - Entry Here
Cooking by the seat of my Pants began life as a way to document our culinary misadventures. Since then it has become our way to encourage people to cook without boundaries or recipes. To just get in the kitchen and cook something from the heart.
Better Recipes "The Daily Dish" - Entry Here
Kristina has been writing "The Daily Dish" for www.BetterRecipes.com for the past two years. The blog covers a wide variety of recipes, but firing up the grill truly lights up her passion for food! She was named "America's Next Pork Personality" by Guy Fieri for one of her grilled pork dishes, won the outdoor grilling division of the National Beef Cook-Off, and her winning grilled lamb-burger took her all the way to the land Down Under with Meat and Livestock Australia. The "4-Ingredient Challenge" is a fun and exciting way to get creative on the grill!
Curt McAdams of Livefire - Entry HereLivefire cooking is about taking ordinary cooking and adding the flavor of fire to it, whether in high heat grilling, low heat smoking or indirect heat for baking. It's about taking the primitive element of fire and harnessing it to make great food.


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Shocking, intriguing, devastating and peculiar, the year behind us left us with a plethora of interesting news and stories from the art world. Some of them made a significant mark and their echo can still be heard today, while others just got lost in the array of different stories and events that marked the year of 2015. We've had a handful of events and performances, breaking news and new laws, protests, acts of vandalism and fights for freedom and human rights. In 2015, art was sought as a tool for activism, solidarity, hope, new economic trends and groundbreaking performances. These events shook the public view, challenged opinions, gathered a lot of attention and controversy. From using menstrual blood as an artistic expression, to the return of the long-lost Banksy's statue, we present you the top stories from the world of art which made 2015 quite an interesting year.
Quite naked and very pregnant, American singer and songwriter Amanda Palmer posed outside of the New York Public Library, recreating the Verity statue by British artist Damien Hirst. "I'm doing a kind of goodbye thing before going off to birth this baby. This is a slightly weird one, but bear with me….it'll be worth it, i swear", wrote Palmer in her announcement. It was definitely a weird one, but she certainly drew a lot of attention and managed to gather a lot of children's books as a donation to the New York Public Library's early literacy program.
After such a devastating human tragedy and more than 130 lives lost in the terrorists attack on Paris in November, there wasn't much that could have been said or done to alleviate the grief. However, a simple, yet powerful illustration by young French artist Jean Jullien rose as a symbol of solidarity and some sort of comfort. A drawing of the Eiffel tower circled and turned into a peace sign took over the Internet world, accompanied by the Peace For Paris message, as an emblem of support for the people in France who were undergoing what turned out to be the deadliest attack since World War Two.
Standing naked and motionless for seven hours in a derelict Police Headquarters while on her menstruation was the previous endeavor of Poppy Jackson. So, this news shouldn't be as shocking, but still, I don't believe the use of menstrual blood in the creative process will ever become a mundane and "normal" thing. This time, Poppy Jackson invited ladies to donate and contribute with their own menstrual blood for the performance piece at Bradford's Fuse Art Space.
Banksy's sculpture The Drinker went missing for over a decade and plenty of rumours about its whereabouts circled the art scene. But now, almost 11 years later, the artwork magically resurfaced, granted, with some adjustments… A former porn actor, producer and a football hooligan, that reinvented himself and turned into a conceptual artist and a leader of a network of arto-politcal activists known as Art Kieda, AK47 was responsible for the unauthorized borrowing and altering of the artwork.
How expensive is it truly for a museum institution to keep the active performing arts program? Unlike actual art piece, performance can't be hanged on a wall or sold at an art auction, but it takes equal amount of time for planning, preparation and the act itself, which means that time the artist has spent should be valued and compensated. But how much are the artists truly earning?
"God Hates Renoir", "reNOir", "Take 'em down! Renoir Sucks", "Aesthetic Terrorism" … These are just some of the signs that were being flashed by the protesters of the Renoir Sucks at Painting movement. According to the people gathered under the same goal of removing Renoir's works from the museums, the French impressionist isn't much of a painter, and his work does not deserve the fame it gets. Even though many people, and some critics even, might agree with that point of view, as the painter's great-great-granddaughter replied: When your great-great-grandfather paints anything worth 78.1 million dollars … then you can criticize.
The powerful works of Tania Bruguera have included the The Burden of Guilt, in which she posed naked with the carcass of a lamb around her neck, while eating soil mixed with water and salt. It is this kind of provocative work and other pieces revolving around freedom of speech and issues about power and control that had gotten Tania Bruguera her passport confiscated and had her facing criminal charges in Cuba. Organized by Creative time, a protest and performance took place at Times Square to show support for artists' voices and creativity of free expression around the world.
After 81 days in prison, Ai Weiwei was released, but the Chinese authorities have kept his passport and he was unable to leave the country. Why he was denied his right to a passport, and why Ai Weiwei got arrested in the first place – are quite complicated question, as the possible reasons go years back. The unrelenting freedom fighter and thorn in the eye of the government, Ai Weiwei finally got his passport back, and scored another small victory against the oppressing regime of the Chinese authorities.
The 70-meter (230-foot) sculpture representing "the vagina of the queen coming into power" obviously gathered much attention and raised many eyebrows. Apparently, not everyone enjoyed Anish Kapoor's provocative piece, since the massive sculpture got vandalized…twice. The second time around, anti-Semitic messages appeared on the artwork and the French Minister of Culture Fleur Pellerin condemned the incident in Versailles, calling it an attack on freedom and human dignity. The author of the controversial piece decided to keep the abominable slogans as they serve as a reminder of the still-present anti-Semitism which we would rather forget.
A controversial bill has been proposed that encountered huge criticism from the art world. The Ministry of Culture of Germany planned to pass a bill that would restrict the export of artworks older than 50 years, and valued at €150,000 ($165,900) or more. In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, German Minister of Culture Monika Grütters said that all the controversy raised about the bill was an exaggeration, but was it really?
Famous for his appropriation of works made by other artists, and then claiming it as his own, Richard Prince is a known figure of controversy and scandals. This time, Prince spent countless hours cruising through his Instagram feed, leaving comments on random images of even more random users, taking screenshots of his "interventions", and then printing it all on a 167 x 123,8 cm canvas, ready to be exhibited. But it doesn't stop there. Some of the 38 images Prince took down from other people's Instagram profiles and used for self-promotion also belonged to SuicideGirls, an online community of punk rock models and burlesque performers. Instead of suing him, the Suicide Girls decided to take a different approach, and give Richard Prince a taste of his own medicine...
Have a look at the Suicide Girls' response
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Voices rose in hymns of thanksgiving at St. Agatha Parish in Milton on Sunday, as more than 300 people celebrated the 125th anniversary of the Sisters of Charity-Halifax in the Archdiocese of Boston.
To mark the occasion, Sister Donna Geernaert, congregational leader for the order, announced donations of $25,000 each to St. Patrick School in Roxbury and the WAITT (We're All in This Together) House, an adult education center in Roxbury founded by the order in 1979.
Geernaert said the anniversary was a time to "look at the sisters who did all kinds of courageous things, sometimes with limited resources," but also to "bring that energy, commitment, and fidelity into the present so it moves us into the future."
"I like to think of it as a time for rejuvenation," Geernaert said.
Looking forward, two growing interests for the order are ecological projects and helping victims of human trafficking, issues they are working on with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.
The conference — a membership organization for nuns — was cited by the Vatican in April for not advocating strongly enough against abortion and same-sex marriage and for a "prevalence of widespread feminist themes."
Geernaert said that while the Sisters' work is branching into new directions, it carries on the tradition of St. Vincent de Paul in serving the poor wherever they are found.
"We express our love for God by the way we relate to one another," she said.
Sisters from the order first settled in Boston in August 1887, called to staff a new school for girls at St. Patrick's Parish in Roxbury. Over time, they expanded to new schools in Dorchester, Needham, Wellesley, Medford, Lowell, Lawrence, and North Andover.
After the Second Vatican Council in the mid-1960s urged congregations to adapt to a changing world, the order expanded its mission to include a variety of services for those at society's margins, including immigrants, the homeless, the imprisoned, the sick, the elderly, and those with special needs.
Dorchester residents Maria Barbosa and Maria Andrade, both from Cape Verde, said the sisters had, at St. Peter's Church in Dorchester, taught immigrants to better express themselves in English and brought together disparate members of the diverse congregation.
"They are my mentor," said Barbosa, 61. "They taught me a way to talk over many things."
"They teach us how to stay together," said Andrade, also 61.
Quincy resident Maureen Mazrimas was taught by the order at Monsignor Ryan Memorial High School in Dorchester, and two of her cousins joined the order. She said she was overwhelmed by the generosity of their donations to the St. Patrick School and the WAITT House.
"These are women of limited means, and it just seems to me that they are the embodiment of the message to take care of other people," said Mazrimas, 67. "They have not given up their surplus; they have given up their need."
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ASEAN leaders on Thursday called for urgent talks with China to ensure that the region's maritime disputes did not escalate into violence, with the Philippines and Vietnam renewing calls for a binding "code of conduct" that would set clear rules for how claimants to the disputed territories of the South China Sea can act.
In a joint statement released at the end of the two-day ASEAN summit, leaders of the 10-member bloc emphasised the importance of "peace, stability and maritime security in the region" and said it will "continue to work actively with China on the way forward for the early conclusion of a code of conduct."
"We all agreed to encourage continuing discussions, dialogues and consultations at all levels, especially claimant countries, and to keep the lines of communication open," said Brunei's leader, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, host of this year's ASEAN summits.
According to diplomats, Thailand has proposed a meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers where they could discuss the dispute ahead of a scheduled talk with their Chinese counterpart later this year.
ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh said the bloc would approach China with a common stance. "When we come to our partners to discuss important issues, we come as a group and we come with one common position," he said, adding that the next move would be to get China to participate in the negotiations.
China claims it has sovereign rights to nearly all of the South China Sea, which is believed to sit atop huge deposits of oil and gas. The claims are however contested by ASEAN members such as the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei.
The disputes have at different points in time threatened to divide ASEAN. Last year, its foreign ministers failed to issue a joint statement — a first in the bloc's 45-year history — after Cambodia, a China ally, refused mention of the territorial rifts in the communiqué, provoking protests from the Philippines and Vietnam.
Related: Philippines Stirs Tensions By Renaming Disputed Part Of South China Sea
Related: Philippines Backs Rearmed Japan to Counter China
However, analysts say the prospects for a legally binding code of conduct appear dim.
"China was never enthusiastic about a code of conduct, as it does not want to sign an agreement that will constrain its sovereignty-building activities," Ian Storey, a senior fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, told AFP. "So there is unity of purpose and one can always be hopeful that that will lead to something more concrete."
China has repeatedly stressed that the code of conduct can only enhance mutual cooperation, not solve sovereignty disputes.
"The South China Sea dispute can be discussed at the summit, but when it comes down to specific boundary drawing and island sovereignty, ASEAN has no right to decide," said Xu Ning Ning, executive secretary general of China-ASEAN Business Council.
Related: Oil Claims in South China Sea: Will International Law or Force Prevail?


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Hollywood director Michael Bay has been attacked on the set of his latest "Transformers" movie in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Bay sustained injuries to the right side of his face after he was approached by two brothers who demanded a payment of $12,900 while Bay was filming "Transformers: Age of Extinction."
It is not clear why the cash was requested, but after Bay refused to cooperate one of the men assaulted the director and also attacked three police officers who attempted to intervene.
The director has refused to seek treatment but the officers were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
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Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig wants tougher penalties for major league players who violate the sport's drug agreement.
Players' association head Michael Weiner said the union is willing to discuss changes, but only ones that would start in 2014.
Speaking at a news conference Saturday, Selig said the situation surrounding last year's positive drug test of All-Star game MVP Melky Cabrera and allegations players received banned substances from a now-closed Florida anti-aging clinic helped lead him to seek stiffening of penalties as quickly as possible.
He declined to give any specifics of what he had in mind, saying MLB Executive Vice President Rob Manfred and Weiner will meet. Selig said he wants increased penalties "as expeditiously as possible."
Weiner said Monday that some players have expressed support for tougher penalties. Selig said he was encouraged by Weiner's comments.
"The players have been discussing whether changes in the penalties are warranted since the offseason," Weiner said during a telephone interview Saturday. "As I've said throughout spring training, there's a variety of player views on this subject. In fact, during the offseason we suggested to the commissioner's office the possibility of differential penalties namely advanced penalties for certain intentional violations but reduced penalties for negligent violations.
"That format was not of interest to MLB at that time. We look forward to ongoing negotiations over the drug program, but any change in the penalties would be a 2014 issue. It would be unfair to change the drug-testing rules now that the 2013 program has begun to be implemented."
MLB and the union started urine testing with an anonymous survey in 2003 and added penalties in 2004, when a first offense resulted in counseling. A 10-day suspension for a first offense was added for 2005 and the current discipline structure has been in place since the 2006: 50 games for an initial steroids infraction,100 games for a second and a lifetime ban for a third. No player has reached the third level.
The initial penalty for a stimulants offense is counseling, with a 25-game penalty for a second violation.
Twelve players were given 10-day suspensions in 2005. Thirty suspensions have been announced from 2006 on, including just two 100-game bans — to pitcher Guillermo Mota and catcher Eliezer Alfonzo. The penalty for Alfonzo was cut to 48 games because of procedural issues similar to the ones that led an arbitrator last year to overturn Ryan Braun's positive drug test before a suspension was announced.
Positive tests increased to eight last year, when Cabrera, Bartolo Colon and Yasmani Grandal all tested positive for testosterone.
"We've made meaningful adjustments to our testing and the time has come to make meaningful adjustments to our penalties," Selig said.
Selig announced after a January owners' meeting that management and the union agreed players will be subject to blood testing for human growth hormone during the regular season and that the World Anti-Doping Agency laboratory in Laval, Quebec, will keep records of each player, including his baseline ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone. The lab will conduct Carbon Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) tests of any urine specimens that "vary materially."
With spring training blood sampling that started in 2012, MLB became the first major sports league in North America to test for HGH.
"There is no question that there have been enough events that say to me the program is good but apparently the penalties haven't deterred some people," Selig said.
He said that those who have flaunted the anti-drug rules are "a very small percentage" of players.
"A great majority really, really have been terrific," Selig said, "and I give the players association a lot of credit. We had lots of problems two decades ago, 10 years ago, but I'm confident that Michael and Rob will sit down because I feel very strongly about this."
Cabrera, who was leading the NL in hitting and was the All-Star MVP while playing for San Francisco, was suspended for 50 games for testing positive for elevated levels of testosterone. He signed a two-year, $16 million contract with Toronto in the offseason.
Selig would not comment on the now defunct Biogenesis of America clinic in Coral Gables, Fla., other than to say it is the subject of a "very thorough investigation" by MLB.
The facility was alleged in media reports to have provided performance-enhancing substances to several players, including Cabrera, Alex Rodriguez and Nelson Cruz. The players have denied they got banned drugs from the clinic.


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A front-wheel-drive tractor sounds like unthinkable blasphemy in the Great Plains states. A tracked front-wheel-drive tractor? Boy, they send you to the looney bin for thinking up stuff like that.
But, thanks to Gene Herman, we see that not only was the idea thought up, but we also see that the Sherman Products Company of Royal Oak, Michigan, actually built a one-track-drive, rear-steer tractor. Gene writes:
Presenting my nominee for the Oddball Agricultural Implement of the Eon, the Sherman Experimental Row Crop Tractor. I found this unique unit at the wonderfully wacky Orange (MA) Small Engine Show a couple of years ago and, much as I know your penchant for the unusual, I thought that I'd zip these pix over to you.
Don't have much info on it, since I didn't take any notes that day, but I think I recall the owner saying that it had Ford Agricultural power and that Sherman had produced an auxiliary tranny for the Ford 2N's and 8N's. Hopefully, some of your readers will know more about that than I do.
You can see that the quality of the resto on this delta-winged wonder is top notch. Dig that crazy triple row, multi-link fan belt, and don't miss that this thing is front wheel (track?) drive!
So here's just the thing to use start beating up the bean patch. You'd surely be the first one in town to own one!
Sherman, also sometimes called the Sherman Brothers Manufacturing Company, as we found out from some light digging (get it? you will in a moment…), was the company behind all those "be your own boss with a backhoe" ads in the back of Popular Science and Popular Mechanics in the late 1950s. We also see that the company built transmissions for Ford tractors, along with other agricultural implements designed to attach to Ford tractors. Ford then bought Sherman in 1960 for $2.3 million.
By the way, that Ed Bergquist mentioned as the owner is the same Ed Bergquist who took the Rolling Bones Hot Rod of the Year title in 2005.
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Children of Bodom keyboardist goes solo
Interviewed by EvilG
Many of you know the name Janne Warmen thanks to his work with the band CHILDREN OF BODOM. Just as many are probably unaware that Mr. Warmen is also a solo artist and the album BEYOND ABILITIES is his second. I spoke to Janne about everything from keyboards, his thoughts on other players to Britnay Spears?! An interesting and comical discussion was had indeed!!
I'd like to start by going back in time a little bit. Back to the beginning for the how and why you decided to put together a solo project.
It was really because of well, you probably know Alexi writes all the music for COB, and I also wanted to publish some of my own ideas and music. So that was kinda the idea behind Warmen.
So did you feel you were trapped to playing a certain style or feel with Children Of Bodom?
No, no. I really like playing in COB. I like the music and style very much. But I just got the feeling that maybe I should do some of my own ideas too.
And going even further back, what and who inspired you in the beginning, to decide to play keyboards?
I started to play the piano when I was 5 yrs old. My father was a musician and he put me into music studies. And then I quit playing for one year when I was 17 or something and then I joined COB when I was 18. So I've been playing the keyboards for 4 yrs and the piano before that. I personally think that the keyboards and piano are really different instruments. They may look the same, but in piano you have a certain feel and touch with the hammer action going on but, with the keyboard you have this shitty plastic shit. So it's totally different.
So Children Of Bodom was your first band that you ever played with is it?
No, I played in many bands before that. Actually I was a drummer in many bands before that (laughs). And of course I was studying the piano in conservatory and I was playing the piano in a lot of jazz bands.
Were you ever in any metal bands?
No, not before COB.
I sometimes get the impression that your playing approach is not far removed from what you would hear from a lead guitar sometimes. I was wondering do you structure your solo parts like a guitar solo or have many lead guitar players been an influence for you at all?
I wouldn't say that lead guitar players have been an influence to me but, what I am actually trying to prove is that a keyboard player can be as much as a "hero" like many guitar players are for people. For example, all the people know the guitar hero's like Yngwie Malmsteen and stuff but I'm trying to prove that there is also really good musicians going on in the keyboard section.
So have you been trained in theory or technique or are you self taught?
I've been trained in theory a lot. I've had all the possible training you can have on music theory in Finland. I went to all the classes, so I have a pretty nice background of music theory.
So since you've done so much theory and stuff, what is left to challenge you musically these days? Or what things do you as a musician are you trying to better yourself in?
Janne Warmen: The one thing I'm not so proud of is that I don't rehearse at all. I'm such a fucking lazy asshole! hahaha When COB is going into the studio, I have to rehearse something because Alexi writes pretty difficult things for me. But otherwise I never rehearse on my own. That's something, I actually feel that I could be a pretty nice musician if I would just rehearse something but, I'm too lazy to do it.
So when you're by yourself you don't really pick up the keyboard or get at the piano?
No, and that's my problem. When I'm by myself I don't have the inspiration to rehearse or anything. I just play the shit I already know.
So what would you say the main difference is between your first solo album and the newest BEYOND ABILITIES?
I definitely enjoyed making the new one a bit more interesting for the people. The first one was mainly instrumental with only two songs with vocals. The second one we have more songs with singing and I also think that the arrangements of the instrumentals are a bit more interesting.
And with the title BEYOND ABILITIES, is that in reference to trying to play beyond your ability, or something else?
Yeah, I think that's kind of an irony thing going on. I'm referring to myself in that I'm playing beyond my own abilities all the time.
When you are writing your own material, what things in what you are writing make you go "this would be good for COB" or "this would be more suited for Warmen"?
Like I probably already told you, Alexi writes all the music for COB, so when I'm doing Warmen songs I have only myself to judge which is good or which is shit. So I kind of decide what we are going to use. That way it's like I already have in mind I'm doing a song for Warmen, so that's what I'm doing. I don't have to…..oh fuck…..I don't know how to say it. But you get the point.
Yes I do.
So can you tell me a little bit about the guest vocalists you have on here? You have Kimberly Goss, and Timo Kotipelto – two very well known names in the metal realm. Can you tell me why you decided to pick those two?
Well Kimberly was singing on our first album too, and back then we decided that she would work with us in the future as well. She was a natural choice for the second album. And then Timo, he's about to release a solo album too so we did this nice exchange deal in which I play the keyboards on his solo album and he sings on the Warmen album. And the third guy, it's really funny because we had the song done and we didn't have a singer for it and I was drinking in a bar in Helsinki and then this one guy (Pasi Nykanen) starts to sing real loud (real drunk) in the bar. And I was like "Hey dude, you're going to sing on our album" and he was like "ok". So that's how I found the third singer.
Yeah, he's in another band also but I'm not familiar with his material or what type of music it is.
Yeah, he joined the band Thorn of Chaos.
What type of music are they?
Shit, I don't know. I don't like them.
Just don't tell him that right?
Yup. Ha!
Who else to you dream of eventually having as a guest appearance on an upcoming Warmen album?
For the guitar player I would really like to feature Michael Romeo. You know, the dude from SymphonyX. He's a fucking brilliant guitar player. And I hope I can work with Timo as a singer in the future too. And of course Alexi because he's a pretty fucking talented guitar player.
What bands or other albums to date, have you played on besides Children of Bodom and Warmen?
Well like I told you, Timo Kotipelto has an upcoming solo album, and then I have this project going on; well actually I'm a member of the band. Like you probably know, Helloween split with Roland Grapow and Uli Kusch quitting the band. And now I have a new band with Roland and Uli. It's called Masterplan, and I'm playing on the new album and it's going to be released in April or something. So I'm a member of that band too.
So what can you tell me about the stuff your doing with these ex-members of Helloween? Have you started recording anything with them or has it gotten that far?
Yeah, I recorded my parts already and it sounds pretty good. It's going to be a bit like Helloween stuff, but a bit more modern and nice vocals every now and then. So yeah, I think it's going to be quite nice, something I haven't done before so I'm really looking forward to how it's going to do.
Do you expect them to ask you to play live with them or is this more of a studio thing for you?
Well I'm kinda a member of the band so I'll be playing live if they're playing live.
Have you ever played a live show as Warmen and if not, do you ever hope to or plan to play live with that line-up?
After the first album came out we did some live shows in Finland and some television shows and everything. And now we are planning to play some shows in Finland with the second album line-up. We've even had some discussions about playing some smaller festivals with the second album line-up, so we'll see.
I was wondering, why did you decide to cover a song by Heart? And has it gotten the band the airplay that you hoped?
Well I'm a big fan of the 80's of course, and Kimberly Goss kinda suggested that song for me. And I was like "yeah it sounds good", and I get to play some real piano which is something I really like. And I love her singing for the song "Alone". I think it's a nice cover version.
Was the reason for covering the song because you figured it might attract some listeners who might not hear of Warmen otherwise?
Yeah, maybe. It was released as a single in Finland.
Yeah I read about that. So did it actually get played on the radio there?
Yes, but not so much. Just a couple of times.
Did you consider any other songs for covering or was that the only one?
No, that was kinda the only one.
What are your expectations with Children Of Bodom fans being also fans of Warmen? Or do you think that the people who would probably listen to Warmen are more the Stratovarius type fans?
Yeah, In my opinion I think that COB has different types of fans. They are fans of Alexi's playing because he is a really fucking good guitar player. And I also like to think of myself as some kind of keyboard player at least, so there are fans of the playing and then there are the typical fans of the death metal, heavy metal aggression shit going on. I think the fans of the playing can also appreciate Warmen, but then again, like you said; I think even some Stratovarius fans or fans of music like that can like Warmen. I don't know really.
I'm one of the type of people who love both, but I know some people who only like the light stuff or they only like the aggressive vocals, but to each their own I guess. If you don't mind, I'd like to ask your opinion on maybe a few other musicians that are probably influences of yours. If you give me a brief description of what they meant to you as an influence or maybe what you think of them? [Yeah sure!]
Ok, well the first one is, in my mind would be a fairly obvious person that might be an influence; and that's the keyboardist from Stratovarius – Jens Johansson.
So like I've told in every interview I've done….He's my idol. For me he's the one keyboard player that I really like to mention every time because his playing to me is perfect. He has killer sounds, he has killer scales, and everything he's playing is just fucking perfect.
Maybe someday you can have him on your album and have dueling keyboards solo's eh?
Yeah!!!!!That's something that already kinda happened because he was in Helsinki and I had this plan that I would get him really drunk and drag him over to the studio and make him play something but it didn't happen (laughs) so…hopefully in the future.
Ok another one, also from Finland, Nightwish. So what do you think of Nightwish and their keyboards?
I like the new album and I think it's really nice sounding on the…..shit……on their own style I think they're fucking good. But as a keyboard player I don't appreciate Tuomas that much. I think he writes really nice songs but in my opinion he's not much of a keyboard player.
Ok, and how about Alex Staropoli from Rhapsody?
Oh shit….you don't want to hear this….(laughter)
I've heard some pretty nasty rumors about them. So I can tell you on the first album he didn't play anything. Everything was done with the computer by the producer, so I can't appreciate that kind of shit.
What about their newer stuff or have you just given up on it?
No fuck, ah shit, I don't like it. I liked the first album music wise, it was very nice, but all the stuff that came out after the first album I really don't like.
Ok we'll leave it at that for Rhapsody. [Yeah].
How about a non keyboard musician Yngwie J. Malmsteen?
Hmmmm yeah…I can find a lot of similarities between his playing and mine. The way he plays his guitar, he plays it rhythmically accurate, and I have found similarities in my playing when I play the fast shit, which isn't always on time, but it sounds pretty good. So yeah, I really like him as a musician.
And what about a different type of band. Some people like to call them black metal; and that is Dimmu Borgir? They have a lot of keyboards in their music. I was wondering what your opinion is on that kind of stuff?
Well I can tell you that I don't listen to that kind of music at all. Although I play in COB, but the way I see COB is like they we have this really nice fast playing style that Dimmu Borgir doesn't have. I haven't really listened to their stuff and I don't know anything about their music.
Perhaps you can give everyone a general idea of the type of stuff that you would pop in and listen to on a day off when you're not thinking about your own music.
Well, I listen to a lot of different kinds of shit. Like I told you, did I already tell you? Fuck…I've been doing already 10 interviews today, I'm sorry. I'm a big fan of movie soundtracks like "The Rock" soundtrack, and the "Gladiator" soundtrack. So lately I've been listening to a lot of the Gladiator soundtrack. Fuck…what else have I been listening to lately???? Ahhhhhh, the new Arch Enemy album. I think that's a really nice band and they have really good guitar players. Like I told you I listen to a lot of shit and I'm also a big fan of Britney Spears.
Uhhhh…a fan of her music or a fan of her
I think more of her…
Yeah, that was something I was going to say… "What would you be able to tell people that you listen to that would probably shock them"….
Then it's definitely going to be her. When COB was touring South Korea and Japan, I bought this killer Britney Spears double dvd karaoke thingy from South Korea, and it's fucking great. I'm singing her songs at home everyday. Nooooooo haha!! But I have to say that I really like the production behind her songs. It's very powerful.
Okayyyyyy……it's funny, you don't like Rhapsody but you like her.
Actually yeah. If you were to ask me if I would rather listen to Rhapsody or Britney Spears I would rather listen to Britney. Yeah….
That's funny…(AKA you are fucked up haha) So back to Warmen. What does the future hold for Warmen? Will there be another solo album coming next year or what?
Yeah, just last week me and my brother were drinking in my apartment making some new songs. So hopefully we are going to release a third album in the next year. Warmen is something where I can publish my own music and ideas. it's really fun for me to do because I don't have such a great expectation about the sales figures and shit. I hope we can release a new album next year.
Well this album is just coming out now here in North America through Century Media, but, it was out last year through Spinefarm Records, so will the third album be put out with Century Media or do you know what's going to happen with that?
No I don't know yet. But so far I've been very pleased with the work that Century Media has been doing.
Well they got you lined up with a lot of interviews I take it. Hehehe
Yeah, 16 for today, man that's 8 hours. So I'm pretty drunk already…
I just got the album last week. They sent me a promo copy and I listened to it all weekend and it is really, really good.
Thank you, thanks a lot. You know it's very nice to hear from you. I've been doing a lot of these interviews and everybody has been telling me they like the new album a lot and it makes me feel really good to know that people appreciate what we are doing.
It's hard to go wrong when you mix together your background with Children Of Bodom and you have guest appearances like Timo Kotipelto, who is just about my favorite vocalist anyway!!
Stratovarius is kinda my all time favorite because Jens is playing on the band so…For me it was kinda like a dream come true to be able to work with Timo Kotipelto.
That's all the questions I had so I'd like to wish you the best of luck with your solo project and hopefully we'll hear more of it.
It was really nice talking to you.
Thanks man.
Yeah, thank you!
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A billboard and bus advertising campaign that intends to fight homophobia in the Black community and raise awareness around Black gay youth has debuted in the Schenectady-Albany corridor. It is not being received very well.
A pastor, a daycare operator and a City Council member are demanding the billboard's removal, reports the Daily Gazette.
The Rev. Alfred Thompkins of Calvary Tabernacle said the "I am gay" billboard message only encourages troubled youth to embrace homosexuality. "A thirteen-year-old looks at these billboards and says, 'That must be it, I must be gay,' " he said. "That goes directly against God's purpose. As a resident of Schenectady, a pastor who works with young people, with families, frankly I'm really bothered by the message these send." .. Thompkins compared gay people to thieves and liars, saying he did not want anyone to join the ranks of sinners.
Daycare provider Pamela Spicer told the City Council that the billboards were so vague they were worthless. "These messages are a failure. I think the Department of Health needs their money back," she said. "The intent is to instruct them not to spread HIV if they have it … That does not come across in the message." Instead, she said, the billboards allow "inappropriate sexual expression."
She argued that the messages should be limited to adult business zones — mainly industrial areas at the outskirts of the city. She told the council that her clients read the billboards as she drives them to events in the city. She offers daycare to a 2-year-old, 4-year-old and 8-year-old."When I'm driving them to the Schenectady Public Library and they say, 'What does gay mean?' how do I answer that question? How do I expose them to such content?"
From the mouths of babes. If two-year-olds are able to read billboards, that's probably the bigger news story, no?
City Councilman Joseph Allen, who believes the billboards could "encourage teenagers to become gay," suggested an ordinance that would require council approval of billboards. A city attorney pointed out that would be illegal.
The "I Am Gay" campaign was funded as an HIV/AIDS prevention strategy by the New York State Department of Health and In Our Own Voices, a local Black LGBT advocacy group. More adverts are planned for billboards, CDTA buses & shelters in Albany, Schenectady and Rensselaer. The "We Are Part of You" series originally developed for Black communities in New York City, and spread to Long Island and Boston.
New data from the Centers for Disease Control shows about 1 in 3 Black gay/bisexual men are HIV positive, much more in some cities. Black men who have sex with men—especially younger ones—have seen the largest increase in HIV infections across the country. Stigma and church-based homophobia are considered among the prime factors in the massive spread of HIVAIDS throughout the Black community.
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and here I sit, uncomfortably, between a rock and a hard place
December 26, 2011
I just read an interesting article in yesterday's Sunday New York Times — "Publishers vs Libraries: An E-Book Tug of War" — in Sunday Business, Digital Domain by Randall Stross. Interesting, depressing and thought-provoking — all at once, and on many levels. Not the least of which is, I'm writing a book, so the issue this article is confronting is bound to have a direct impact on me.
This story deals mainly with the fact that book publishers are now being forced to compete not just with e-books in general, but with the e-book sections of public libraries.
Not good news when, as Mr. Stross points out in his column, "Last year, Christmas was the biggest single day for e-book sales by HarperCollins. And indications are that this year's Christmas Day total will be even higher, given the extremely strong sales of e-readers like the Kindle and the Nook. Amazon announced on December 15 that it had sold one million of its Kindles in each of the three previous weeks." But, as he goes on to say, "We can also guess that the number of visitors to the e-book sections of public libraries' websites is about to set a record, too. And that is a source of great worry for publishers."
As if publishers didn't already have enough to worry about. In David Gaughran's blog, Let's Get Digital, his latest entry "Publishers Desperately Trying to Protect Print Sales, And Failing" shows the most recent revenue numbers as reported by the American Association of Publishers and they're not good. In fact, overall revenue is down significantly in print books but there are dramatic increases in e-book market share.
What's this got to do with me?
Well, for a first time author, it's already difficult enough to get a book published (even if you're already a professional writer, as I am). Unless you're an established writer whose books are in great demand, or a celebrity, agents and publishers are loath to take a chance on you for one, simple reason. They can't afford to. Not any more. It's as simple as that.
It's tougher and tougher to actually sell them. Book retailers are closing down one after another. Go into any Indigo store and look at the amount of books that are on the "price reduced" tables. There have been several interviews with Heather Reisman (Indigo founder and CEO) in Canadian newspapers lately. Her future plans do not include the buying and selling of more books. She's now including more and more articles 'related' to reading like lamps, shawls, tea, cookies and even the odd piece of furniture.
What we're dealing with here, is a vicious circle. Because it's harder to get published more and more writers are self-publishing. Which only hurts the publishing industry more. Which will, in turn, make it even more difficult to get published. And round and round and round it goes.
And eventually those of us who love to write (and try to earn our living from it) may very well find ourselves with increasingly limited options and opportunities to sell and share our stories. And those of us who love to read may very well find ourselves with fewer and fewer choices — especially if the publishers and libraries can't come to terms — and, for that matter if the publishing industry can't find a way to become more profitable in the face of all the e-competition and the economy in general — books, unfortunately are a discretionary spend — when you're worried about the mortgage and putting food on the table books are a luxury many people can no longer justify or afford.
Which brings us right back to the problem identified in this New York Times article — because now publishers are threatening to limit, if not entirely block, libraries from having access to their e-books. So much for the general population reading (and tempted as I am to speak about Toronto's own special nightmare, Mayor Rob Ford and his view of libraries), it's Christmas and I'll spare you.
So I'm smack, dab in the middle of this stinking mess because I love to do both. And my desire to have access to books wherever and however I want them, and for as little money as possible is the very thing that is making it more and more challenging for me, the author.
This is not an easy problem to solve. But there is an awful lot at stake — and I am not referring to authors' royalties and an industry's revenue potential. Books take us to places we'll never otherwise see … they introduce us to people and ideas we'll otherwise never be exposed to … they teach us things we'd never have the time or the opportunity to learn in school, in business or even in life. They help us, inspire us, thrill us, make us laugh and cry. And, lest we forget, they teach us to read. Literacy is at stake here.
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Le 28 janvier 2013
After the magnificent H Cup victory over Toulon last weekend, Montpellier return to the weekly hardship of the TOP 14, this Friday evening they are away to Agen.
Lying equal on 18 points with Bordeaux and in a relegation place the home side desperately needs points to climb the table and get out of trouble, Montpellier on the other hand had dropped to 6th place behind Grenoble and Castres, they needed an away win to restart their quest for that 4th place finish and a home tie barrage.
Needless to say after the Toulon battle the bodies were battered, and another hard game on the cards against Agen to follow the question was, is there anything left in the tank ? Also this week a gastro epidemic hit the team grounding Amorosino, Berard, Fernandez and on match day Beattie became the latest victim, all this did not bode well for an away win.
With Club Captain Fulgence Ouedraogo still injured Mamuka Gorgodze was once again given the responsibility of leading the side his 4th time and still unbeaten every time he is Captain, was this an omen?
The game itself was a hard fought battle upfront with Agen showing plenty of forward dominance especially from their Islanders with Fonua leading the charge from the No 8 post Time and time again with ball in hand he led his team mates on the charge but the Montpellier defence was there for all to see, it had not changed from the previous Toulon game.
Jimmy Nagusa was showing his ball skills as often as possible sometimes the choices were not always brilliant but in the 18th minute he grabbed the ball out of a ruck with no Agen forward in opposition and scampered the 30 yds to the line virtually unopposed, first try to Montpellier which MBM added the extras. Only minutes later a high ball which Francois Trinh-Duc collected with extreme skill only to see Seymour the Agen fullback hit him in mid air and the International did a full spin landing on his head, the following seconds looked very bad for the Montpellier No.10 but he was soon on his feet, the Ref did say he had no option but to give Seymour a red, probably a silly mistake more than a dangerous play but the consequences could have been extremely serious and he had to go !!!
Playing against 14 Montpellier probably thought the match already was won and they fell into a little slumber, this gave Agen the desire and momentum to go to work on their opposition, Montpellier had to defend for their lives, with ball in hand they looked dangerous but made some bad choices and silly errors.
There were no more tries, only 3 penalties for Barnard and 2 for MBM, Montpellier did get 2 yellows, both De Marco, and Van Vuuren sent to the bin for continual team infringements, but the defence held strong, the last few minutes were spent on their own try line as Agen pummelled the line but a magnificent Arsene Lupin type steal from Francois Trinh-Duc put paid to the very last efforts from the home side. Final score Agen 9 Montpellier 13.
This game will never be shown to youngsters learning the game but it will be remembered for Montpellier's sheer guts and perseverance obtaining those 4 very precious points.
Play badly and win is the etchings of a side on the move upwards, this team is still raw but talented, its enthusiasm and team spirit is beyond belief and long may it continue!!!!
Next week the players are on a well deserved holiday till the following Monday, where they will start the preparation of the next home match against Biarritz, which is on Sat. 9th Feb ko.20.40, Montpellier will be without their Internationals all of whom are on 6 Nations duty ( Trinh-Duc, Ouedraogo, Beattie and maybe the Georgians Gorgodze and Nariashvili who could well be selected for the 2013 Nations Cup) but Biarritz will probably be at more or less full strength as they have only Lauret on International call-up, another extremely difficult evening for the home side, every game now till the end of the season will be a battle for superiority.
Steve Whittell.


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A history of European astronaut selection
Human spaceflight became a reality on 12 April 1961 when Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was launched in the Vostok 1 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This was followed 23 days later by the launch of Alan Shepard as the first American in space in a Mercury spacecraft from Cape Canaveral (close to the Kennedy Space Center where the Space Shuttle is launched).
It was 17 years later in 1978 that Europe created its own human spaceflight history when Sigmund Jähn from Germany (former GDR) became the first European in space* being launched on the Soyuz 31 spacecraft to the Salyut 6 space station.
European astronauts have helped to shape the face of some of the most important human spaceflight missions in the past and will continue to shape the face of human spaceflight in the future.
First ESA astronauts
ESA started its first astronaut selection in 1977-1978. This came from the 1973 agreement that ESA had with NASA to supply the first Spacelab reusable science laboratory, which was carried in the Shuttle's cargo bay, in exchange for flight opportunities for European astronauts.
From this selection campaign ESA chose its first astronauts: Claude Nicollier from Switzerland, Wubbo Ockels from the Netherlands and Ulf Merbold from Germany.
It was Merbold who had the honour of being the first ESA and European to undertake a mission on the Space Shuttle (STS-9) on the 10-day Spacelab-1 mission between 28 November 1983 and 8 December 1983. Not only was this the first spaceflight of an ESA astronaut, it was the first flight of the European-built Spacelab and the first flight of a non-American on the Shuttle.
During the 1980's while ESA astronauts were undertaking Shuttle/Spacelab missions several other European countries, also Member States of ESA, started a recruitment of astronauts on a national basis. Many of those nationally selected and recruited astronauts flew on Russian Soyuz missions to the Mir Space Station or on American Space Shuttle missions as so-called Payload Specialists. A peak was reached in 1991, when 19 European astronauts being members of the several national astronaut corps with 2 astronauts in the ESA corps.
Foundation of EAC
In 1990, ESA saw the need to increase the size of its Astronaut Corps and the European Astronaut Centre was founded. This was in response to many ongoing projects and studies that would eventually be realigned into Europe's contribution to the International Space Station including the Columbus laboratory, which was launched and attached to the ISS in February 2008.
In 1991-1992, a new astronaut selection was performed. There was a first national selection under the responsibility of each ESA Member State, and then each ESA Member State had the opportunity to present up to 5 candidates to ESA for a final selection.
The Member States received in their national selection more than 22 000 applications, out of which nearly 5500 met initial criteria to be taken into consideration. By a national psychological, medical and professional screening process, they identified 59 candidates to be proposed for the second step, the final ESA selection.
Some of the Member States such as Germany, France, Austria and the United Kingdom had proposed candidates retained from their national selections in the 1980s, and some other Member States decided for a new national pre-selection campaign applying the newly established ESA criteria.
From this final group, ESA selected, and finally recruited an additional six astronauts. Four of them started basic training at EAC to be later trained for Russian Soyuz flights to the Russian Mir space station, and two were sent to NASA to start Shuttle Mission Specialist training, being incorporated into the NASA astronaut corps.
In the following six years Europe would achieve many milestones in human spaceflight. In 1992, Ulf Merbold became the first ESA astronaut to undertake a second space mission (Spacelab IML-1, STS-42) and Claude Nicollier became the first European astronaut as a Mission Specialist on the Space Shuttle, taking over much more operational responsibilities than the Payload Specialist had before.
Merbold also became the first ESA astronaut on a Soyuz mission on the one-month EuroMir 94 mission (3 October – 4 November 1994). The following year saw Thomas Reiter start the first European long-duration mission (6 months) as part of the EuroMir 95 mission and was the first ESA astronaut to perform two spacewalks with the Russian space suit.
A single Astronaut Corps
In 1998, the year that saw the first two elements of the International Space Station launched, Europe decided to integrate most of the national astronauts into the single European Astronaut Corps. Philip Perrin became the last astronaut to join the European Astronaut Corps in 2002. Of these astronauts, many have undertaken important missions including ISS assembly missions.
In the past ten years some of the European human spaceflight highlights of these missions include:
- Servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope on the STS-103 mission in 1999 with ESA astronauts Claude Nicollier and Jean-François Clervoy. On this mission Nicollier undertook the first EVA with a US space suit by an ESA astronaut
- Thomas Reiter becoming the first ESA astronaut to become a member of an ISS increment crew as part of the European Astrolab mission (4 July – 22 December 2006)
- Christer Fuglesang carrying out the first EVA by an ESA astronaut for ISS assembly during the Celsius mission (STS-116) in December 2006
- The delivery of the first European-built ISS module (Node 2) to the ISS with ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli on the Esperia mission and as part of the STS-120 crew in October 2007
- Delivery of the European Columbus laboratory by the STS-122 crew with ESA astronauts Léopold Eyharts and Hans Schlegel. Eyharts also became a member of the ISS increment crew.
2008: New selection campaign
With the number of astronauts in the European Astronaut Corps now down to eight astronauts due to astronauts taking up other duties or retiring, a new selection for astronauts was announced in 2008 in order to fulfil ESA's goals and aims for the future.
This is the first time a selection has been performed by ESA all over Europe on a web based application procedure without any national pre-selection. Several thousand applications have been received.
After a thorough psychological, medical and professional screening, 40 to 50 excellent candidates are expected to proceed, out of which 4 candidates will be finally recruited. They will be recruited mid-2009 and perform Basic, Advanced and Mission Training before they are ready for a space mission to the International Space Station from 2013 on. Furthermore with the prospect of future human exploration missions to the Moon and Mars, a next astronaut selection campaign may be intended for 2014.
* This does not include any Russian cosmonauts that are from countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union or former Eastern Bloc countries, which have since joined the European Union.


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Since the East County Observer launched Cops Corner in August 1999, it has consistently been one of the most beloved features in the paper. It seems readers never tire of reading about what kind of mischief is happening in our community.
So, as we celebrate another year, we have compiled our favorite entries of 2012.
Jan. 13
Asleep at the wheel
11:49 p.m. — 1400 block of Upper Manatee River Road. DUI. The deputy responded to a citizen complaint of a driver asleep behind the wheel at a red light. When the deputy arrived on scene, he pulled up behind the vehicle and the driver was still asleep. The light turned green without the driver moving. The deputy chirped his siren, and the vehicle moved through the light. The deputy conducted a traffic stop to check on the driver. Believing the driver was impaired; the deputy requested a traffic unit respond to conduct a DUI investigation. The driver was arrested. Towing responded to tow the vehicle from the scene.
Feb. 10
Loud and clear
3:53 p.m. — 7300 block of Creekwood Boulevard. Suspicious incidents. While patrolling the area and driving north on Creekwood Boulevard, the responding deputy heard an audible tone going off, which sounded like a smoke detector. He turned around and located seven loss-prevention electronic-security devices still going off with red lights flashing in the median near the bushes. The devices had the black wires cut out. The deputy collected the items using gloves and drove to the nearby hardware store, where he made contact with loss prevention, because these devices are normally found on expensive electronics or tools. It seemed as if large items had probably just been stolen from somewhere. Store officials stated they do not use this style of security device. The deputy also checked with a pharmacy with negative results. The devices were stored in the trunk of his secured patrol car, even though they were still audible. At about 1:30 p.m. the following day, the devices were still going off, making a high-pitch alarm. The devices were placed into the bike barn, where fewer people would be disturbed by the sound.
Feb. 16
Stolen spirits
4:17 p.m. — 8500 block of Cooper Crkee Boulevard. Petit Theft from Building. The complainant reported the suspect, an employee, stole alcohol from the discount liquor store. The complainant stated the suspect entered the store and retrieved the vodka from the sales floor. He then placed the item in his jacket or pants to conceal it. The suspect then left the store and got into a waiting vehicle. The incident was recorded on the store's surveillance. The suspect has stolen from the store before. The vodka was valued at $30. The complainant was able to provide the vehicle tag, but the tag provided didn't come back to a registered vehicle. The complainant wasn't able to provide a description of the vehicle's driver. The responding deputy advised the complainant to contact the Sheriff's Office if the suspect returns to the store.
Reported March 8
World traveler
6:11 p.m. — 400 block of 62nd Street East. Identity theft. The complainant stated her credit-card company contacted her and informed her there may be fraudulent charges on her card. The complainant received the statement from the company and saw there were charges she didn't make. The statement showed the largest charge was made in Athens, Greece. She said she hasn't left the country to make any purchases. The complainant also said she is still in possession of her credit card and has never lost control of it. The other two charges on the card were made in North Carolina.
April 28
No sharing
11:33 p.m. — 14200 block of Mossy Oak Lane. Information only. The complainant reported his neighbor has been using his gate and entrance to access his neighbor's property, which is adjacent to the complainant. The neighbor has no legal easement. The complainant advised the neighbor he wants him to stop using the gate and entrance. He also wants the neighbor to stop allowing his horses to travel freely upon the complainant's property. The neighbor was advised of the two issues and agreed to take steps to establish his own entrance and gate and will install a fence to contain his horses.
May 6
Gas and dash
5:09 p.m. — 6400 block State Road 64 East. Petit theft — first offense. The suspect entered the convenience store and handed the clerk a Master Card to hold while he filled up his vehicle. After he was finished pumping $68 in gas, the suspect left without going back inside the store to complete the transaction. The clerk later attempted to run the card the suspect provided, but it came back declined.
May 18
Swiped decal
Noon — 2900 block of Pope Road. Larceny Petit Theft First Offense. Unknown person(s) stole the victim's registration decal from the license plate on the rear of his vehicle.
June 6
Foot loose
Noon — 2911 53rd Ave. E. Petit Theft. The defendant removed his footwear and placed footwear from a store on his feet. He then concealed his own footwear in his shirt and proceeded to exit the store. The defendant passed all points of sale before loss prevention confronted him outside the store. The defendant was escorted back inside. Loss prevention was able to recover the stolen items from the defendant.
June 16
Through the pipeline
7:27 p.m. — 800 block of Rye Road N.E. Trespass Warning. The responding officer drove through Rye Park earlier in the day and observed the suspect standing on the blue pipe that runs alongside the top of the Rye Bridge. The deputy advised the suspect and the other subjects that they weren't allowed to be on the top. Due to the recent graffiti on the bridge and the ongoing calls the sheriff's office receives about people jumping from the bridge, the deputy asked the suspect and the others to leave the park for the day. They all complied. When the deputy drove past the bridge later in the day, he noticed the suspect on the blue pipe again. This time, the deputy issued the suspect a trespass warning for Rye Park. The deputy stayed with the suspect until her mother arrived and took her home.
July 10
Creepy caller
10:31 p.m. — 4200 block of Dover Drive E. Making Harassing Telephone Calls. The complainant reported she has received in excess of 60 calls to her cell phone since May 26. The calls all originated from the same number. Of the approximately 40 calls that she has answered, she has had a conversation with a muffled, soft childlike voice that she said she believes has asked for help. The calls that have gone to her voicemail that she has listened to only had background noise. She has repeatedly asked the caller to stop calling her number, which he or she has repeatedly ignored. Both phone numbers have the same Illinois area code. The complainant has saved several of the voicemails. The responding deputy attempted to call the phone number, but after two rings the call went to an automated message stating the voicemail had not been set up.
July 25
Don't tase me, bro!
12:32 a.m. — 1400 block of Millbrook Circle. Battery. Two brothers got into an argument that turned physical, after one hit the other on his head and bit his left index finger. Deputies tasered both brothers after they refused to follow orders to separate. They arrested them both.
Aug. 31
Hose heist
11:52 a.m. — 4000 block of Third Avenue East. Criminal Mischief. A man found his pool cage screen slashed and said that he is having problems with his next-door neighbors using his hose because their water is turned off.
Sept. 5
Cat burglar
10:08 a.m. — 5900 block of 28th Ave. Drive E. Petit Theft. A woman reported that she believes her neighbor stole her cat and said that her neighbor has told her that the cat in question belongs to him and that she stole it from him. She said that the cat lives outside and would be easy to steal. Deputies had no more information available about the neighbor.
Goose on the loose
11:05 a.m. — 17700 block of Roanwood Court. Petit Theft. A woman reported that a concrete goose was stolen from her yard.
Sept. 28
Don't look twice
12:21 p.m. — West Country Club Drive North and Oak Run Drive. Suspicious Incidents. A woman reported that a truck drove by her twice, which made her nervous.
Oct. 10
Bra bandit
5:02 p.m. — 5200 block of University Parkway. Petit Theft. A department-store, loss-prevention employee reported that a woman stole $196 worth of bras. The employee wasn't able to apprehend the woman but wrote down the tag number of the vehicle in which she left.
Oct. 31
Book 'em, Dan-o
12:18 a.m. — 16300 block of Baycross Drive. Suspicious Incidents. While entering her home, a woman heard a loud noise and thought it was a sliding glass door. The woman left the house and returned with a security guard. The woman found two books on the floor in the study, which she didn't remember being on the floor. There were no signs of forced entry and nothing was missing from the home. The woman was told to call the police again if she discovered items were missing.
Nov. 16
10:38 p.m. — 2900 block of 53rd Avenue E. Petit Grand Theft Shoplifting. A man was observed cutting a GPS device off of a locked display rack at a department store. The man then hid the GPS device under his sweatshirt and walked past the cash register without paying. A group of store employees began walking toward him in the parking lot. The man then re-entered the store and dropped the GPS device, which is valued at $139. An employee detained the culprit until a deputy arrived.
Nov. 19
paper chaser
5:51 p.m. — 900 block of N. Rye Road. Information Only. An anonymous caller found two abandoned newspaper racks on the side of the road. Two similar newspaper racks were reported stolen that morning. An officer attempted to retrieve fingerprints on both racks but could not. The racks will be analyzed.


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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Another breakthru...
11 comments:
- Jamie said...
How did you unlock it? I know DC-unlocker will do it for 15 Euros. Do you have an app that will unlock it for free?
I'm also very curious as to what you've done here! :)
- April 13, 2010 at 10:18 AM
- Zibri said...
Unlocking the E5830 is a different story.
I am getting a locked one this week to investigate but it should be easy enough.
And no, I don't have any app.
- April 13, 2010 at 8:54 PM
- Mario Ruprecht said...
Interesting. This IP address is related to their transparent proxy?
Anyway, I'm more interested to open up the telnet port of the E5830 - any news on this? ;-)
- April 15, 2010 at 2:06 AM
- Zibri said...
There is no problem to open the telnet port :)
Very easy indeed :)
- April 15, 2010 at 6:55 AM
- Mario Ruprecht said...
Harharhar, you're not going to tell us, are you? :P
- April 15, 2010 at 1:15 PM
- Ernesto de Bernardis said...
Curiosity kills the hack :b
- April 17, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- Unknown said...
...hi, any good news?
- April 22, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- Unknown said...
..there is any good news?
- April 23, 2010 at 5:45 AM
- Zibri said...
Still working on it.
- April 23, 2010 at 8:54 AM
- Unknown said...
Interesting, I've done the same by modifying proxy settings on the iPhone and using a '3' (Three) sim card with no credit on the device i can still surf any pages,, also using the Huawei mobile broadband dongles for 1 year with a UK 3 sim card, no credit (usually it costs £10 for 1gb usage. initially all you had to do was change proxy settings to three homepage in browser DNS stays same, and APN changes- it was that simple.... but now this is not working after someone published this method on the internet.., after a bit more experimentation found another way
Also the open wifi Networks, BT Openzone + BT FON that charge £3 for 30 minutes usage can easily be accessed any page without paying- would be interesting to find out a bit more info on what your doing here
- May 20, 2010 at 5:08 AM
- wellx1000 said...
I'm very intrested on this... Could someone please give me some tip? I'll try to surf free from a smartphone...
Thank you
- July 9, 2010 at 9:36 AM


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The eXpressive Internet Architecture (XIA) Project, a next-generation network architecture that fixes security and reliability deficiencies now threatening the viability of the Internet, is one of four new projects funded through the Future Internet Architecture Program of the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate. The proposed architecture will include intrinsic security features so that users can be assured that the websites they access and the documents they download are legitimate. XIA also will include features that will help users find the content they seek wherever it is most accessible, speeding information retrieval while easing network traffic.
"Today's Internet is vital to the functioning of our economy and society, yet it is under enormous pressure as security attacks become more sophisticated and as new uses continue to multiply," explains Peter Steenkiste. "Obviously, a lot of wisdom is embedded in the current Internet and we'll retain that. But parts of it are clearly broken and can't be fixed with incremental steps."
Steenkiste, the principal investigator for XIA, said many building blocks for correcting the Internet's deficiencies have been developed by various researchers. Putting them together into a usable, working system remains a major challenge, though researchers expect to have a prototype system operating within a year. To explore the technical challenges, the usability issues and public policy implications, the XIA project will draw upon the expertise of researchers across CMU's School of Computer Science and the College of Engineering, as well as colleagues from Boston University and the University of Wisconsin.
Today's Internet is a host-based system in which communications occur by exchanging packets of information over the network between host computers. For instance, a user wishing to read the CNN home page would send a request to the CNN host site, which would then send that content back to the user's host computer. But that same content may well exist on numerous computers, many of which may be closer or more accessible to the user than the CNN site. So XIA will enable users to address packets for the content they seek, rather than to a host site, which could significantly reduce network traffic by eliminating redundant downloads.
XIA will include intrinsic security features so users can be confident that their communications are trustworthy. For instance, the numeric codes that computers will use to identify documents will be hash values -- strings of digits that are mathematically calculated based on the content of each document. A computer can thus mathematically determine whether the document it receives is consistent with the hash value that identifies it, or if it has been altered. Likewise, XIA will use another self-certifying method, called Accountable Internet Protocol, to ascertain that websites are legitimate using public key cryptography. These security features promise to reduce denial-of-service attacks, phishing attacks and the hijacking of messages.


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After the feasting last Thursday, our eating spree continued into Black Friday and then again on Saturday for lunch with my Dad & family. The risotto that I talked about here was just too good to pass up again on Saturday (yes, we went back to Marcella's ;)). My body was begging to be fed the way it is used to being fed – with lots of fruits & veggies! Of course I enjoy my sweet treats, but not before I eat the healthy (and good) stuff.
I was digging through my vegetable drawer today to find something to go along side my sandwich & salad & saw some carrot sticks that Aaron had cut up. An idea popped into my head – carrot fries! I had seen them in the past month or so around the blog world & it was time for me to try them out. I sprayed a baking sheet with Pam and then placed the carrots sticks on the sheet, sprayed them with Pam and then seasoned with salt & pepper. I baked/roasted at 400 for about 10-20 minutes, flipping occasionally. I plated them with my sandwich & added some ketchup on the side for dipping. YUM! Another naturally gluten-free recipe. 🙂
I feel so much better when I keep my diet full of fresh fruits & veggies. I have so much more energy! Of course another way to stay on track or get back on track after a splurge or holiday is to get right back into your exercise routine. I try to keep my schedule the same or very close to it, so even though I may splurge on some goodies, I am still getting my runs or workouts in. You don't have to throw in the towel because you overate or didn't workout for 4-5 days. Just get right back into it!
Keep an eye out tomorrow for the start of Cookie-A-Day on Gluten-free is Life. I hope to share a cookie recipe with you guys at least 5 days/week during the month of December. Some will be healthier versions to keep the pounds from piling on this holiday season. I am a firm believer in moderation, though. Don't deny yourself anything. Life is too short. Denying yourself will make you want it even more & may even cause you to over eat or binge.
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