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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:06 pm
Post subject: 'Shit' New Music Is To Blame For Illegal Downloading
SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor has once again spoken out in defense of illegal music downloading, insisting that no one wants to pay for "crap" new music. He tells Britain's Kerrang! magazine, I have a completely different take on this from a lot of other people. A lot of people in the industry want to blame downloading for the state of [the music business], but I think that if most music wasn't shit to begin with people wouldn't be downloading this stuff for free."
He continues, "Seriously, who the fuck wants to risk hard-earned money on music that's maybe 98 percent crap? I'm not going to. And I still buy new albums. People ask what my favorite new album is and nine times out of 10, I don't fucking have one. Music is garbage."
Taylor's latest comments echo those he made back in 2008 when he told Kerrang!, "Why would you blame [people who download music]? Half the fucking albums that are out there are shit. I don't download, but at the same time, I don't buy new music 'cause it all sucks. Okay, there's a handful of bands that I buy, but other than that, I just buy old shit because old shit is good. Sorry!"
"People wanna blame the decline of album sales on downloading, I think it's actually the record companies' fault," he added. "I think it's the quality of the product. If record companies would stop giving any fucking mook on the street with a fringe a record deal or their own record label, maybe you would sell more fucking albums, dipshits."
Corey Taylor is right, there is a huge dumbing down of Metal music.
Look at David 'Rock' Feinstein, Bitten By The Beast its not very good, fans of DIO want to buy the download of the track,
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but you can't Niji want you to buy the whole cd and won't sell it as a downloadable single,
Its only 79p per download on Amazon UK,its a shame when the actions of a record company force you to seek an illegal download.
But I am holding back, there is loads of illegal downloads of the song on Google, my search gave me 35,700 results in 0.27 seconds
I will wait another monthfor the the track to be added to downloads in Amazon
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:45 pm
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Surely the record labels must realise that money is money. I only want the one song and I sure aint parting with my hard earned cash for an albums worth of material I am not interested in......Come on Dean sort it out!
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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:17 am
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I guess gone are the days when we , the faithful metal heads, had our favorite bands, waited for our favorite bands to tour, write more good material and record our next album to buy. And withouth needing to sample the songs, we knew we would buy the entire album and enjoy it. Because the songs were good. The concept of an album means that you have to listen to all of the songs, at least on one side.
But the format of CD and mp3 lets you pick and choose songs. So I dont' think artists try as hard to please us. It is a shame. Dio was one of the bands I would buy the release as soon as I knew it was released. Judas Priest, Maiden, those bands usually put out consistently good music. Today's artists would learn a lot by what they paved the road by doing. Because people will buy good music.
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:05 am
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I've given much thought to this topic.
I am so not sad for big labels that their business models have been ruined.
Everyone must change with the times. Instead of whining, they should all have been thinking about how to establish their business models under the new paradigm.
I believe that artists and people should get paid for their work.
However, something that is digital and intellectual property in digital form is clearly different from something physical and tangible.
I am sympathetic, but they need to find out how they're going to make things work. They're sorely mistaken if they think they can freeze progress in the world just because their business model stopped working due to technological advances.
I for one would be thrilled if I could play anything on my internet radio show which I cannot. Why not? I'm only promoting people. I don't buy the licensing argument b/c it's really about big industry keeping control over small individuals. If you know anything about me personally, know that I will never favor a big corporation over individual liberty.
Not that playing a song is individual liberty, but that a large industry wants to forbid playing songs when in actuality it is in their favor, I don't really get it.
I have paid for the vast majority of music that I own. I'm not even into downloading music b/c I prefer to buy cds...always.
I'm sympathetic that they don't want to lose their gravy train business model, but I also say, be ahead of the curve with changes. Adapt your business model to work in the environment.
What that dude from slipknot bemoans has made others successful who have embraced it and approached things differently.
I'm a musician and frankly the art is only art to me. If you apply business sense to writing a song then it's possibly not a real song with artistic integrity to me, but that's not to say that a commercially viable song can't be written with such integrity. I'm just saying that I feel a need to piss on it as an artist if money is the only motivator behind the form. I guess what I'm saying is that if it has artistic integrity then it deserves a giant reward. If it was made with the reward in mind, I deny it any artistic integrity.
I know, I'm seriously testardo(stubborn).
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:44 am
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It's just sad that business and money have somehow taken over music, i.e. Art.
But there is something that I think is not really logical in what Corey says here. Shit music is to blame for illegal downloading. That would mean that surfers think: "Well, this is crap, there's no way I'm going to pay for this. So I download it." Well, if "this is crap," then why do you listen to it?
I tend not to like "new music" that much (although there are plenty of new, young bands that are doing a great job!), and I hardly ever listen to the radio because all we have (here) is soulless stuff, with no originality whatsoever, produced by those big companies.. They could take the most un-talented person and make it the next big star by some "miracle" which doesn't even have anything to do with Art itself. But that's another story. I guess it's all a matter of tastes.
If "new music" was not "crap," would people stop downloading and go back to record stores (or at least buy a digital version)? I'm not that sure, for some reason.
The whole thing is quite complex, and there are many sides to it. I've been thinking about it for a long time and I can't make up my mind. I know that I don't support stealing music, but what are the reasons and solutions behind it, I don't know. There are some good arguments in favor of downloading, and there are good arguments against it.
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:04 am
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Imagine if cars were illegal to transport b/c the original predominant mode of transport was the horse and buggy. Imagine also if we decided to impose the horse and buggy as the indefinite business model. There may be a liability to progress by solidifying business models indefinitely.
I think digital music has created just such a situation.
My grandfather had to stop carting people around with his horse and buggy when the cars came. The improvement of the car over the horse and buggy in most ways is obvious, but it isn't obvious also that there are many undesirable negatives and dangers that came with cars. It was a negative that my grandpa couldn't compete with cars. There's also always a real danger and risk when riding in cars.
Should we not be able to download music for free b/c it interferes with the business of an outdated horse and buggy? And in this case, the horse and buggy is so rich and powerful that it can influence this outcome well beyond the scope of a normal person with normal liberty. Perhaps if individual rights are deemed most important, people should have this right to download as an individual be more important than the outdated business model that threatens the behemoth with big money.
Perhaps it is 'stealing' to download music and not pay, but I still maintain honestly that it is not quite the same thing as stealing something tangible. We can't copy tangible things like the cd case that is also part of the art and package we get with music. It is a totally different experience in the tangible package to me. When it is digital, it doesn't feel like the same kind of ownership as having a hard cd in my hand.
My grandpa should have been thinking about how to get a car to move to the next phase of his business getting people around. Just like many of the big labels didn't see the onset of illegal downloading, he didn't have the understanding or foresight to get a car and start competing in the new way.
It is an ironic paradox. On one hand it is sure promotion when someone downloads a song, on the other it is viewed as stealing that in many cases must be punished?
I think 'punishing' for downloads is in fact worse morally than 'downloading' a song you didn't pay for. You have to weight the cost/benefit to all of society for the crime. Is it really worth going after downloaders if the state has to set up an enforcement regime and prison cells?
I might concede it's different with films b/c they have a shelf life in theaters and many other different considerations.
Anyhow, this topic is food for major deep thought to me.
What is stealing if stealing is a digital copy that is so easy to copy and disseminate? It means on some level that committing something so trivial, simple and non serious is treated by the state like a grave and serious crime.
For me, I favor individuals over big money almost always.
If we are in serious business, we must always look forward to the new things coming b/c all will certainly wind up the obsolete horse and buggy at some point.
It may be a great argument that making downloads illegal is a hindrance to progress and potential better business models. In that reality, one where the consumer has far more control than big money, perhaps it's better for individual liberty, b/c big money will always seek to impose the eternal existence of their gravy train at the peril of the individual.
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 5:34 am
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When a band I've been following and really like comes out with a new album, I'll generally buy the whole album on principal, rather than picking and choosing songs, even though I do by most of my music electronically rather than in physical format these days.
I love Rhapsody for exploring new music. For the price of one album a month, I can download as many albums as I can listen to. Then I'll generally pick and choose my favorite tracks to buy off of iTunes, except when I discover a new band (or album) that I like enough to give the just-buy-the-whole-album treatment to.
I know a lot of people treat illegal music downloading the way I treat my Rhapsody subscription: download it to listen and see if they like it, then buy properly the things they really like and are going to keep listening to. I think most people want to support the artists they enjoy. (Though I did see on one board some kid insist that "anyone who pays for music is a faggot". I responded that in that case, the world needed more faggots. Didn't get an answer back.)
Electronic music distribution (legal as well as illegal) removes a lot of the power that the big record labels used to have. They determined who got heard and who didn't. They could screw over both the artist and the customer, and make a tidy profit doing so, because where else were the customer or the artist going to go?
Electronic distribution turns them into something more like a marketing service for artists. They pick the artists they like, and work to help them get heard. But they are no longer gatekeepers. Unsigned or tiny-label artists can get their music up on Pandora, Rhapsody, Last.fm, or several other online radio services that will play it for people listening to similar kinds of music. (And any kid with a computer can get their music up on MySpace).
Thus, with electronic music distribution, a label that tries to screw over both the artist and the customer can no longer make a handsome profit, but instead will find themselves bereft of both artists and customers. The big labels don't like this, and so paint themselves as advocates for the artists, and try to legislate their old model into working for as long as they can milk it before it goes belly-up.
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He kind of has a point. It's these kids listening to crap music doing a lot of the illegal downloading too, giving the industry a bad name.
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The second quarter remained scoreless until the 4:32 mark, when FCA's Sweatt hits Moore again for a 19-yard pass completion and the TD. Again their PAT failed.
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Harrells responded with a TD of their own, this time it was Washington rushing for 72 yards and the touchdown. Fisher's extra point was good and Harrells continued mounting a massive win.
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Washington came right back to rush in from 8 yards out to put yet another TD on the board for the Crusaders. Fisher's extra point try went wide.
FCA still trying to get back into the game gets a kickoff return by Fuller, who runs 85 yards for the TD. Their PAT failed.
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Fayetteville got on the board once more in the fourth, when Andre Stark rushed 15 yards for a touchdown. Their extra point was wide left.
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Individually for the Cruaders, Rouse was 1 for 2 in the air for 62 yards and the touchdown; Kelly carried 10 times for 243 yards; Washington 12 times for 291 yards; Nelms, 10 times for 177 yards; and Dasmine Joyner 3 times for 9 yards.
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My neighbors pine tree branches hang over my back garden. I have successfully and not to successfully planted a number of different plants back there. A white picket fence divides our yards, but I always have millions of pine needles, small branches and pine cones in my garden, so I'm quite sure the soil is acidic. I'm wondering if a clematis vine or another kind of perennial vine would work back there. Any suggestions? Thanks for any help. |
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- Posted by barnhardt9999 8a (My Page) on Fri, Oct 5, 12 at 13:37
Wintergreen as a ground cover might work. If there is something to climb you could try hardy kiwi vines. I hear they will fruit, albeit lower yields, in partial sun. |
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Trumpet Creeper can handle acid soils. The flowers are large and are attractive to hummingbirds. |
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Pine needles will not make the soil significantly more acidic than it already is - that is a very common garden myth. Besides, the vast majority of plants prefer somewhat acidic soil anyway. What is limiting your planting selection will be lack of direct sunlight and the tree's large and more aggressive root system. Planting within the root zone of any large tree results in significant competition for soil moisture and nutrients.......and the tree always wins :-) Sunlight can sometimes be increased by limbing up and/or thinning out but not a good option with a neighbor's tree. What you really want to look for are plants that will tolerate dry shade. There are a good number of choices depending on your zone....unfortunately, clematis is not one of them. You might consider something like a climbing hydrangea. Tolerant of quite a lot of shade, once established this vine does not need a lot of water. Mine grew quite happily at the base of a very large Douglas fir. You will need to provide attention in the way of watering and fertilizing until the vine gets established but after that, it should be good. |
I have the same situation as LoriAnn, a neighbour's four pine trees hanging over the fence on the northeast side of my property. I agree with gardengal. The real problem is finding plants that tolerate dry shade. This part of my garden is on a slope, further increasing the dryness. The pine trees grow above my garden on the slope. Solomon's Seal grows very well here, as does the native Blue Wood Aster (aster cordifolius). |
Rohdea japonica is a non-native that thrives in dry shade, including under pines. Actea racemosa (black cohosh) does fine for me under pines as do hellebores, but they tend to spread a great deal.Epimediums are also some non-natives that do well in dry shade. Lots of possiblities of you want mainly green but not many in the flowering group, in my experience. |
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Pine tree create acidic soil, and shade nearby plants from sun Therfore to improve your plants' chances of thriving, turn over the soil at least a foot down. |
You may want to remember , trumpet creeper will throw up suckers anywhere from a couple inches from the mother plant to 3 feet away, or more, and once planted can be very difficult to eradicate, should you decide that's what you want to do. |
Depending on where you live, consider the following. They work for me in the southeast US. American beautyberry - a lovely native shrub that loves to live beneath pines Carolina jessamine - a native vine that also does well under pines Native azaleas do well beneath pines & like the acidic soil conditions Native vaccinium sp. will grow beneath pines, too. |
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Kchd made some great suggestions. You'll see most of those species growing in pine forest here in the south. I'm getting ready to plant rabbiteye and high bush blueberries under a 200+ year pine on our place. Blueberries have attractive flowers in spring and have beautiful red fall foliage ...not to mention the edible berries it produces in the summer. |
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The unspoiled nature, many different kinds of birds and the peaceful environment makes Ytra Lón an ideal stop for nature lovers and people who are seeking a relaxed atmosphere in a family owned Hostel, with an Icelandic-Dutch family. While walking along the coast you see a number of long left farmhouses, a big variety of plants, thousands of Arctic Sterns and a close view of the Northern Gannet, breeding among theBrunnich´s Guillemot, Common Guillemot and other seabirds on the rocks. Only 20 meters from the Hostel runs the river Lónsá where anglers can try trout fishing. At the hostel guests can enjoy a hot tub which is warm and inviting all year round. It´s a great experience to watch the starry sky from the hot tub during the winter, and even better when the northern lights are out and about. Guests have the opportunity to join and take part in the work on the farm. In spring 2010 we opened a new wing which consists of 9 studio apartments for 2 – 4 persons with bathroom and kitchenette, fully equipped with cooking facilities, microwave, toaster etc. Book our apartments 'Comfort' with made up beds and breakfast included by contacting the hostel by e-mail.Guests should note that the next grocery shops and restaurants are located 14 km away from the hostel. It is therefore advisable to arrive equipped with food supplies, especially if travelling without a car. Check out events and special offers on Farm Hostel Ytra Lón´s Facebook Page We look forward to giving you a warm welcome!
Opening times (daily/weekly): The reception is open every day from 8:00-10:00 and 16:00-23:00. Check in is from 16:00 and rooms are available at the same time. Check out time is 10:00. Opening times (over the year): All year. Call in advance during the wintertime.
Húsey 183 km (ca. 1 hour 30 min) - Kópasker 84 km (ca. 1 hour) - Berg 193 (ca. 2 hours 20 min ) - Árbót 189 km (ca. 2 hours 15 min) - Seyðisfjörður 203 km (ca. 2 hours 30 min)
651 km (ca. 7 hours 35 min)
Do you want to see the bird rocks on Langanes peninsula, the ruins of Skálar village, explore the Misty Mountain, go all the way to Fontur or be dropped off or a hike somewhere? No problem! At the Hostel we offer a drive-and-go service for our guests. When interested please ask for more information and prices by e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com in advance so we can arrange some trips during your stay.
A new road through Melrakkaslétta was recently opened. The new road makes the journey between Þórshöfn, Raufarhöfn and Kópasker considerably shorter, and offers a pleasant circular route around Melrakkaslétta.
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Bird-watching and egg collectingLanganes is a paradise for birdwatchers and photographers, At several places Langanes provides major breeding ground for the peripatetic arctic tern and at Skoruvíkurbjarg you'll find one of the best places in Europe to get close to the Northern Gannet and the Brünnich's Guillemot, breeding on Stóri Karl (Big Man). Here you will also find Puffins.Every year from around 15th of May to 10th of June Þórshöfn's egg gathering club heads up to the wild and rocky cliffs on the Langanes peninsula to collect eggs from the colonies of black gulls, a tradition stretching back many years. The collection involves cliff-climbing and abseiling using professional equipment. The local club invites visitors to join in the tours, which include bird-watching guides and cliff-climbing instructions for those who want to try for themselves. For more information contact the hostel by e-mail: email@example.com study and Hiking Shaped like a goose with a very large head, the foggy Langanes peninsula is one of the loneliest corners of Iceland. Most of the flat or undulating part of Langanes, which is riddled with abandoned farms, is rich in marshland as well as arctic and alpine flora. The moors at the base of Langanes form a tundra plain of lakes, marshes and low hills. It's pleasant and unchallenging walking country. Langanes is a veritable outdoor paradise teeming with birdlife, great for nature study and hiking as well as some tangible history. Hikes from Farm Hostel Ytra Lón range from less than 2 hours up to 6 days or more. The difficulty varies, so everyone should find a trail that suits.Drinking water is plentiful, but there are no facilities beyond Þórshöfn, so carry everything you'll need. Hikers should allow 4 - 5 days for the return trip from Ytra Lón to Fontur. Hiking maps of the area are for sale at the reception.The best base from which to explore the Langanes peninsula is Farm Hostel Ytra Lón. It's part of a working sheepfarm and the guest rooms and studio apartments provide plenty of comfort in this remote outpost. In summer there are few places that offer such spectacular views of the midnight sun as Langanes.Farm Hostel Ytra Lón provides fully guided hiking and bird watching tours and transportation. To the coastline, to the mountains and cliffs, to see ruins and abandoned houses, to visit outlying lighthouses or take a walk in the town Þórshöfn, all by your request. AnglingOur guests can try free trout-fishing in Lake Ytra Lón. Only 20 meters from the hostel runs our little jewel, the river Lónsá, this is a neatly proportioned sea trout and sea char river where two rods are permitted. Above the short estuary, which often yields good catches, is an inner lagoon and then a distance of approximately two kilometers where the river flows through grassy meadows and homesteads. An added advantage is the possibility of choosing the 12 legally restricted angling hours at your own convenience. Fly fishing only in the upper reaches of the river. For more information contact the hostel by e-mail: email@example.com trip to the outlying peninsula is an unforgettable adventure, passing remnants of ancient farms and more recently deserted buildings. The fog-bound cliffs at the northeastern tip of Langanes have long proved dangerous to passing ships.The Fontur lighthouse at the cape dates from 1910 and there's a monument to the shipwrecked English sailors who died of hypothermia after ascending the ravine there. It's now called Engelskagjá (English Gorge). From the western end of Skoruvík the road leads across the peninsula to Skálabjarg, a long and formidable bird cliff on the wild east coast of Langanes. The ruined farm of Skálar, northeast of the cliff, was a prosperous fishing village from 1910-1946. A booklet about Skálar is for sale at the reception.The tallest peak of mountainous southern Langanes, Gunnólfsvíkurfjall, rises to 719m and the easternmost coasts are charactarized by cliffs up to 130m high. On one of them, Heiðarfjall, called 'Misty Mountain', NATO operated a radar station during the cold war from 1957 until 1970.Border ColliesThis dog is well known for being a great sheepdog. When the Border Collie is ready to work, its tail will drop and their hypnotic eyes control livestock of all shapes and sizes. As the premier herding dog in the world, the Border Collie has gathered large flocks from great distances and found lost stock in the worst of weather. That's why we choose to work with this great dog. In summertime a few sheep stay at home so we have some cattle to train our dogs. You're welcome to be our audience when we are training the dogs at the end of the day.Farmersgolf and GeocachingFarmersgolf is a variation on the classic golf game but with a difference. "The green" is a vast barnyard, 10 holes determine the route through the landscape. Who finishes the 10 holes in the least amount of hits, is the winner. A ball is hit at the start with a Farmersgolf club in the direction of a hole marked with a flag. The hole is a bucket which has been dug into the ground. Everybody can play Farmersgolf, age nor sports background don't matter and it can be played individually or as a team.Geocaching in Langanes shows all interesting places in the peninsula. A multi-cache who involves several locations. There is a hint to find the second cache, and the second cache has a hint to the third, and so on. Find Langanes on www.geocaching.com.JacuzziFarm Hostel Ytra Lón has a fantastic Jacuzzi where you can relax after a good hike and sightseeing day. What could be cozier? It's irresistible.
Farm Hostel Ytra Lón provides fully guided hiking and bird watching tours and transportation. To the coastline, to the mountains and cliffs, to see ruins and abandoned houses, to visit outlying lighthouses or take a walk in the town Þórshöfn, all by your request.
Trip to the birdcliffs and Stóri Karl rock column, one of Iceland's largest gannet colonies, every day: May – August, 8:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. (or another agreed time), on request, reservation required. Included:Fully guided tour and transportation
Availability: May - AugustDeparture: Farm Hostel Ytra LónDeparture time: 8:00 a.m. (or another agreed time)Tour duration: Approx. 5 hoursPrice: 120 € pr. person, minimum 2 persons (or minimum rate)
Availability: May - AugustDeparture: Farm Hostel Ytra LónDeparture time: 3:00 p.m. (or another agreed time)Tour duration: Approx. 3,5 hoursPrice: 96 € pr. person, minimum 2 persons (or minimum rate)
Availability: May - AugustDeparture: Farm Hostel Ytra LónDeparture time: 8:00 p.m. (or another agreed time)Tour duration: Approx. 2,5 hoursPrice:72 € pr. person, minimum 2 persons (or minimum rate)
Ytra Lón Farm Hostel based in Iceland has set up a new venture named Farm Hostel Ytra Lón 'Outer Space Art Place'. An art residency programme which enables national and international artists, writers and scholars, working in all art forms and fields of studies, to undertake research and develop new projects using Langanes as an inspiration. Invited artists are given the time, space and freedom to concentrate on the development of their work.
Ytra Lón is situated in the northeastern corner of Iceland on the midst of Langanes peninsula. Virtually void of inhabitants, except for a large bird population in spring and summer. A very isolated place, few steps away from the Arctic Circle the peninsula is an area of outstanding natural beauty. The almost complete absence of urban light pollution offers an unparalleled opportunity to observe the moon and the star filled heavens and the spectacle of the aurora borealis, the northern lights.
The stay at Ytra Lón is an experience in itself, as the proprietors also run a sheep farm on location. You can observe the day-to-day life of Icelandic sheepherders while staying.
Farm Hostel Ytra Lón is situated 14 km north of Þórshöfn, a fishing village with a population of 400. All major services are provided in Þórshöfn, such as a restaurant, supermarket, a bank, post office, library, gas station, health care center, pharmacy and a wonderful swimming pool.
The residency provides up to five studio apartments, located
in Heimatún, 30 square meters each with bathroom and
kitchenette, fully equipped with cooking facilities, microwave,
toaster etc. Duvets, linen and towels are included. There is some
space in Heimatún where exhibitions can be held.The studio Smalaskáli
is a 1 minute walk from the apartments, divided into three
workspaces with shared kitchen and bathroom. A barn for rough
work can be found on the farmyard.
From 1 to 3 months
Winter- spring period : February, March, April*
Autumn - winter period: September, October, November**
If you are interested in a shorter stay please contact us.
*Deadline for application 1st of September
**Deadline for application 1st of April
Applicants must use this application form.
Applications must be sent via regular mail, we do not accept applications by e-mail.
Artists statement/Project description, see application form, please try to use text sparingly and to the point.
Artists CV, please do not send a CV exceeding 2 pages.
A few examples of works (3 – 5), either as prints or on 1 Cd. Please do not send Cd's containing more than 5 documents. The files should be .jpg for image, .mov for video or text samples for writers.
Month 550 € for an apartment for one artist.
Month 200 € for a studio space for one artist.
Confirmation fee, worth one month, is due at booking.
Artists are allowed to have guest come and stay with them for a few days for a minimal fee of 20 €/night. The residency coordinator should be informed of all guests before arrival. All guests are provided with bedding and a towel.
The residency fee must be paid upon acceptance or no later than 3 months prior to arrival. The residency will not hold your reservation until you have paid for your stay. For residencies lasting longer than one month the second and third month should be paid at least 2 months prior to arrival.
Furthermore, an amount of 200 € must be paid upon arrival and will be returned when the occupier vacates the premises, provided that they are left in the same condition as when the occupier arrived. Final cleaning is available for 25 €.
The residency fee is intended to cover the general cost of running the program. It does not constitute rent and the artist therefore does not obtain the legal status of tenant.
The following conditions apply to cancellation:
More than 2 months in advance of arrival: 50% will be refunded.
Within 2 months of arrival: No refund.
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Both were very helpful and informative.
Tung was very knowledgable about local history and politics."
What tips would you give to someone else booking this tour?
"Some people had clothes/shoes made in Hoi An and were very pleased with them.
Visits to villages from Sapa, be prepared for local women crowding round the bus as soon as you arrive. Quite daunting and they will follow you for the whole walk. Very interesting to chat to and their English is excellent but be prepared for the hard sell at the end.
A budget holiday means hardly any trips are included. Be prepared for lots of extras including tips and taxi fares if you intend to do the optional excursions.
Good for those who prefer to do their own thing rather than spend a lot of time with the group.
Most places accept USD as well as Vietnamese dong but always check. Large restaurant in Hanoi (in Rough Guide) did not take USD. Last night - not enough dong, saved by the credit card!"
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"Itinerary is inaccurate in places - hopefully should be updated soon.
Day 9 & 13 - you need an overnight bag for the trips to Halong Bay and Mai Chau which is not mentioned.
Day 15 - Main bags have to be left in Hanoi while you spend 5 nights in Sapa and the surrounding area. Make sure you have suitable luggage to accommodate this.
Day 16 - Hotel in Sapa was damp and had mould in the rooms.
Day 17 - No village to visit, no option for traditional herbal bath, no option to shorten walk as bus unable to get to homestay due to condition of roads.
Day 19 - Market trip is actually full day trip.
Day 20 - This will always fall on a Monday when museums in Hanoi are shut. Plan to visit museums on Day 12 instead."


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From Abi Harun al-`Abdi from Abi Sa`id al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah, blessings of Allah on him and his family, summoned the people to `Ali, peace be on him, in Ghadir Khumm. He gave instructions about the thorns under the tree and they were swept up. That was a Thursday. He called `Ali and took him by his upper arms and raised them up until the people saw the whiteness of the armpits of the Messenger of Allah. They did not disperse until this verse was revealed: 'Today I have perfected for you your religion, and I have completed My blessing upon you, and I have approved Islam for your religion' (5:3).
The Messenger of Allah, blessings of Allah on him and his family, said: "Allah is most Great at the perfection of religion and the completion of blessings, and the Lord's acceptance of my mission and the Wilaya of `Ali after me." Then he said: "Of whomsoever I am master (mawla), `Ali is his master. O Allah, befriend one who befriends him and be at enmity with one who is hostile to him; help the one who helps him and forsake the one who forsakes him."
Hassan said: "Will you permit me, O Messenger of Allah, to recite some verses on `Ali, peace be upon him, for you to hear." He said: "Recite, with the blessing of Allah."
So Hassan rose and said: "O elders of Quraysh, listen to my profession of the testimony of the Messenger of Allah, blessings of Allah on him and his family, concerning the confirmed Wilaya:
On the day of al-Ghadir their Prophet calls to them at Khumm, so listen to the Messenger calling;
He says: 'Who is your master and your guardian'? They said, without displaying blindness there…"
[1] It is so in hadith 5, section 14 of Manaqib al-Khawarizmi, pg. 80. He is al-`Anzi al-Basri, resident of Samarra', whose biography is mentioned in Kitab al-Jarh wa'l Ta`dil of Ibn Abi Hatim, vol. 1, part 1, pg. 32. A biography has also been written on him by al-Khatib in Ta'rikh Baghdad, vol. 7 pg. 398 who said: He was a man of letters and knowledge and was a truthful man. His father's name was `Ali and his title (laqab) was `Alil, and he gained ascendancy over him. He died in 290 A.H.
I say: The hadith was also related - without the verses – by Ibn `Asakir in No. 546 and in the biography of Amir al-Mu'minin after it in the Ta'rikh Dimishq, vol. 2, pg. 47, first edition.
The hadith was also related by al-Khawarizmi with the above chain of transmission in the "Fada'il Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him" in Section 4 of his Maqtal, vol. 1, pg. 47.
Then he said: And this hadith was related without the verses from the Companions `Umar, `Ali, al-Bara' b. `Azib, Sa`d b. Abi Waqqas, Talha b. `Ubaydallah, al-Husayn b. `Ali, Ibn Mas`ud, `Ammar b. Yasir, Abu Dharr, Abu Ayyub, Ibn `Umar, `Umran b. Hasin, Buraydah b. al-Husayb, Abu Hurayrah, Jabir b. `Abdallah, Anas, Hudhayfah b. Usayd al-Ghifari, Zayd b. Arqam, `Abd al-Rahman b. Ya`mar al-Du'ali, `Amr b. al-Hamaq, `Umar b. Sharjil, Najiya b. `Umar, Jabir b. Samurah, Malik b. al-Huwayrith, Abu Dhuwayb, the poet, and Abdallah b. Rabi`ah.
I say: The reports of most of those to whom al-Khawarizmi has referred as having reported the hadith of Ghadir will be found under No. 500 and in the following biography of Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, in Ta'rikh Dimishq, vol. 2, pg. 50-90.
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Even after Chevron apologized last week for unpleasant odors believed to be emanating from its sulfur treatment facilities, Manhattan Beach officials continued to field calls about smells on Monday.
City officials said firefighters investigated a "strong odor of gasoline" late Sunday near Highland Avenue and 31st Street, several blocks south of the El Segundo plant. Residents began complaining about the same odor after midnight and into early Monday, they said.
According to Chevron's Rod Spackman, recent odor complaints relate to the refinery's unplanned Jan. 13 burnoff that was caused by a disruption to the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit. That prompted Chevron to take its FCC unit down and send fuel gas to a safety flare, at which point a ground fire broke out.
"We had a couple of small odor incidents dealing with our sulfur plants," Spackman said. "They all tie back to the incident with the FCC."
In a Jan. 18 letter to neighbors, General Manager Frank Semancik wrote, "I would like to personally apologize for the unintended impact we have had on the community over the past several days," explaining the refinery has experienced "a few intermittent operation issues" with the sulfur treatment units.
"While the smells can be quite unpleasant - often like rotten eggs or a freshly paved street - they do not pose a unique health risk," he said.
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Langford's illusions are in the numbers
The Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority now has the funding it needs to finish its intermodal facility on Morris Avenue, replace all the buses in the bus fleet and build a trolley system downtown, complete with vintage streetcars imported from Europe. All because of new funding from the City of Birmingham.
Or, at least that's what BJCTA Executive Director David Hill told the Birmingham City Council last week.
However, the BJCTA is counting on $17 million in new funding from Birmingham. Currently the council and the mayor have approved $9 million in new funding from the 100 percent business license hike last year.
Mayor Larry Langford initially told the council that the new fees would provide $17 million for transit, but that changed to $9 million after the mayor's office realized that there was a problem with its math.
The mayor's office didn't explain the switch-a-roo to the council, though. When Councilor Valerie Abbott brought the discrepancy up, Mayor Langford told her that the $9 million number was a mistake. The city would give the BJCTA $17 million, Langford said.
But then something peculiar happened. The mayor's office submitted an amended ordinance that changed that number back to $9 million, among several other tweaks and changes. It seems that the first ordinance was half-baked, but heaven help anyone who said so at the time.
In fact, lots of budget ordinances are being passed and then amended because of problems with the math. Just this week, the council passed two budget amendments necessary because of "a clerical error." The mayor's office is moving money back and forth and the Birmingham City Council hasn't the slightest idea where it's coming from or where it's going.
Nor does transit director Hill seem to care, either. A few weeks ago, I asked him where his missing $8 million allowance would come from. According to Hill, Langford had told him that the money would be taken from other projects that would get new money from the sales tax increase.
Rob Peter. Abracadabra. Pay Paul.
Take $9 million from the license fee, add $8 million from something else somewhere else, and bingo - $17 million.
It's Larry Langford's Magic City Math: Now you see it. Now you see something different.
Another example: Mayor Langford says the city has the right to put a domed stadium wherever it wants because the city alone is going to pay for it with $19 million per year. Want to build a dome at Fair Park? Sure. At the dog track? No problem. Birmingham is all-in and calling the shots.
Only there is a problem: The money the city has committed - $19 million per year for 30 years - is not enough to pay for a domed stadium. That $570 million, after cost overruns, might pay the principal on a domed stadium, but not the interest. It's not even close. If you threw in the $14 million the BJCC has in annual revenue, it might be doable. But even then the city and BJCC would have to keep to a tight budget.
But by Langford's figuring, if you take the money you have and add some other money from somewhere else, then you can pay for whatever you want. It's not like Langford has ever gone bankrupt ... ugh ... Oh, wait. He has.
If this kind of figuring seems new or exotic, it shouldn't. Mayor Langford has been doing this kind of magic math for years, only not at Birmingham City Hall.
Consider the Magic City Math Commissioner Jim Carns discovered at the Jefferson County Commission. After he took office in 2006, Carns saw that the county was giving $5 million a year to the Cultural Alliance, a regional arts organization. However, he couldn't tell where the money was coming from. When he asked, officials were cagey and unresponsive, at least until Commissioner Langford left to become Mayor Langford.
"I said something about it twice while Commissioner Langford was still here, but it was ignored," Carns said.
Now he says he's figured out the Magic City Math sleight of hand.
According to Carns, from 2004 to 2006 the county was shifting money from capital projects to the general fund. That money then went to the Cultural Alliance. Most of the money in capital projects comes from bonds.
Using a one-time source of revenue to cover a continuing expense is a budgeting no-no. And using bond money to pay for a non-capital expense might even be illegal, depending on the underlying bond contracts.
The Jefferson County Finance Committee would have been responsible for this shuffle game. During the time in question, the members of that committee were Commissioners Gary White, Mary Buckelew and then-Commission President Langford.
This little misdirection is in addition to the Jefferson County hocus pocus we already knew about.
Bond swaps that the county engaged in during Langford's tenure have cost the county hundreds of millions in additional interest and fees. These transactions were supposed to save the county money, Langford said at the time.
Nor is this kind of shuffle new for Langford. As chairman of the West Jefferson Amusement and Public Park Authority, Langford presided over $90 million of bond debt for VisionLand. As two analysts and one Birmingham city finance director later discovered, the park was using new bond debt to pay off old debt and using capital funds to pay for operating expenses. It's the game as floating checks and paying rent with a credit card. But on the municipal scale, it's called high finance.
Soon the mayor's office will draft a budget for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. The city council's job is to scrutinize that budget. If the council's recent behavior is any indication, it's not up for the challenge of Langford's enchantment.
When this budget season is over, Birmingham residents should check their pockets for their wallets, lest Langford's Magic Math make them disappear.
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A veteran Upson County Sheriff's Department officer has been released from employment and the GBI has been called in to investigate more than $2,900 in missing funds from the Sheriff's Department.
Upson County Sheriff Dan Kilgore stated Friday afternoon that Captain Lillian Williams, head of the Administrative Division and Warrants for the Sheriff's Department, was released from employment on Jan. 25 following the discovery of $2,915 in petty cash and seized drug money missing from a safe. Immediately upon determining the money was missing, Sheriff Kilgore called in the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) to do an independent investigation. Kilgore said the GBI investigation is ongoing, and the outcome of the investigation will determine if any charges will be filed.
The funds were kept inside a locked cash box inside a safe in the Sheriff's Department. Captain Williams was the only person at the Sheriff's Department with a key to the cash box. Sheriff Kilgore, who took office on Jan. 1, said he asked for an accounting of the money on Jan. 25 and was informed that when officers went to check on the money, they found the safe door open and the money gone.
Captain Williams has been in charge of the funds for several years. Sheriff Kilgore stated that policy requires a record of all additions and debits be kept, and that there is written documentation on all withdrawals. He said that helped them determine how much money was missing. The Sheriff added that everything else has been accounted for and he has no cause to think any other funds have been compromised.
Captain Williams is a 25-year veteran of the Upson County Sheriff's Department, having started there in 1988. As Captain, she was in charge of the Administrative Division and Warrants. Sheriff Kilgore stated that his Administrative Assistant, Teresa Dawson, is assuming Williams' duties in the Administrative Division, and Sgt. Marie McDaniel will assume her duties in Warrants.


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NEWBERRY – They required one overtime period, but the Newberry women's basketball team escaped Eleazer Arena with a 74-66 with help from a career high 27-point performance from sophomore Haylee Lepaio.
The Wolves (11-4, 3-2 SAC) bounced back early from a two-game losing skid, by jumping out to an early 17-7 run in the first six minutes of the first period. Despite a slow comeback from the visiting Bulldogs (8-7, 2-3 SAC) the Wolves were able to keep a comfortable cushion until the five minute mark.
With 4:46 remaining in the opening period, a made Wingate free throw cut the Wolves lead to only five. A turnover by the Wolves on the other end was followed by a make from Wingate's Tish Logan. The Bulldogs continued an eight-point swing to take a 29-28 lead with a little over a minute left in the period. Lepaio however, was uninterested in seeing her team down at halftime and tallied with 30 second remaining in the first half to take the Wolves to the locker room with a 30-29 halftime lead.
Lepaio led all scorers with eight first half points, while senior Kendra Brown finished the period with seen points.
Newberry started out the second half strong with another basket by Lepaio, but Wingate again was ready to cut back into the Wolves' lead as back-to-back makes by Chantal Dunbar put the Bulldogs ahead 33-32. The Bulldogs grabbed the lead and began to extend it as a Morgan McGee free throw put Wingate up by five with 13:45 remaining in regulation.
A 3-pointer from sophomore Samantha Creed put the Bulldogs lead to one, before a quick three-point play off a jumper and made free throw by Lepaio not only pushed momentum toward Newberry, but put Newberry ahead by a point with a little over 10 minutes to go.
The momentum was short-lived as Wingate not only regained the lead quickly, but jumped out to a five-point 46-41 lead. Newberry again regained the advantage, pushing out to an eight-point lead with 4:47 remaining, on a layup by junior Tasia Holdor. The Bulldogs turned around and not only cut into the Newberry lead, but regained control when a 3-pointer by Kelli Bonner fell with 13 seconds remaining. A quick Newberry timeout allowed the Wolves to get the ball into the hands of Lepaio for a layup, which sent the Wolves and Bulldogs into overtime.
Overtime went the Wolves' way as Newberry never trailed in the overtime period. A 3-point make by Creed gave the Wolves a quick three-point advantage. A Sarah Wollett layup and a 3-pointer by Bonner, knotted the game at 65-65, before a 9-1 Newberry run, saw the clock expire with the Wolves ontop 74-66.
Lepaio finished with a career high 27 points, while Creed and Brown added 18 and 10, respectively. The Wolves finished the evening with 24 assists, including seven from junior Ellie Gleeson which matches her season high. Pearson recorded six assists, while Creed tallied five. Lepaio led the Wolves with nine rebounds, as Creed and Gleeson both gathered seven.
The Wolves were outrebounded 43-33 by the Bulldogs, but outscored Wingate 46-30 in the paint and 12-2 on the fast break.
Newberry returns home on Saturday, when the Wolves play host to the Catawba Lady Indians at 2 p.m.


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