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Joined: 24 Apr 2007
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Location: England
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:33 pm
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For me, it started off around the time when I was 13/14 and had been listening to various songs from this one Air Guitar CD (which included Motorhead and Metallica). I soon ended up listening to early Machine Head, Sepultura and Metallica a few months after my 14th birthday. A few months after that, I was listening to Deicide, Nile, Dying Fetus, Napalm Death, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Slayer and Pantera. On my 15th birthday I first heard black metal in the form of Mayhem and Darkthrone, and soon after bought more and more.
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:40 pm
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When I was 8 my sister's boyfriend listened to bands like Rage against the machine and Metallica, so I listened to that. At that point I just listened to whatever they listened to, music wasn't that interesting at that age.
When I was a bit older I listened to bands like The prodigy and The offspring. And metal started at the age of 11/12 in 1998 when I met someone at high school into metal. He introduced me to bands like Sepultura, and also to a national aired metal radio show (Metalopolis) and a CD shop in town who carried loads of metal. After a few years I started exploring the metal underground.
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Location: Upstate NY
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:30 pm
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Kiss' Destroter lp in the late 70's. Def Leppard, Priest, Iron Maiden, Quiet Riot in the early 80's, then I heard Master of Puppets and Reign in Blood. Then Death, Blood Feast, etc. So basically, Kiss started it all for me.
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:46 pm
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My brother used to shoplift tapes from the Wherehouse. He like Rush and old Judas Priest. The tape he hated was SLAYER's 'Show No Mercy'. "It sounds like noise", he said. I put it on and loved it!
I got my first paycheck around 1985 and promptly bought 'Speed Kills' and 'Morbid Tales'.
I've been hooked on Thrash ever since...
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Location: Baskonia
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:41 am
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kängnäve wrote:
Ata666 wrote:
..all started 11 years ago with radical basque rock/metal bands (the style is just called "rock radical vasco") bands like etsaiak, negu gorriak, eh sukarra, latzen, su ta gar (all unknown he).
Unknown to most, but they sure are very famous in Euskadi! I'm probably a little older than you, and grew up listening to Eskorbuto, Kortatu, R.I.P., etc. among others... I still love a lot of original RRV bands!
I guess I first heard Van Halen on the radio when I was 11. I was into Duran Duran and Depeche Mode, but soon enough this classmate introduced me to both punk and metal. Circa 1985-1986 he lent me tapes of Metallica, Slayer, GBH, Exploited, Bérurier Noir (famous French punk), Exodus, Spanish/Basque punk, etc. There was no looking back, I was hooked to fast/loud/angry music. In early 1987 we both started our first punk/metal zine (we hardly knew what a zine was, we were 13 and totally clueless youngsters living in rural southwestern France). Within a couple of years I had started trading tapes and writing tons of mail to people all over the world and got heavily involved in the underground death metal network -- did a few zines, etc.
Heh yeah, i know lots of them! Sure you are little bit older, Kortatu is too old for me.. can we say La Polla, S.A... hehe sure you know em.
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:56 am
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Well my introduction was pretty typical!!! Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and King Diamond... i was 12 or 13!!! then i listened to Deicide and Brujeria, also some Iron Maiden! but thats like so usual!!! now when i hear those bands i feel like in my early days!!! ha ha
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:47 pm
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Punk with Discharge, GBH, Poison Idea, GG Allin, Crass, Dirt, Conflict, Skrewdriver, Varukers and stuffs like that when was a kid thanks to a cousin & neighbours and started listening to Metal music with Venom, Twisted Sister, Tank, Grave Digger and Running Wild when I was an around 12 years old sow! Then, continued with Thrash (German), Death (Entombed, Dismember, Grave, Incantation) and Black Metal (Dark Throne, Mayhem, Graveland, Celtic frost, Bathory!!) bands.
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:59 pm
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Kiss 'love gun' & 'destroyer'.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:33 pm
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IntoTheAbyss wrote:
Bought pirate tapes of Metallica, Kreator, Celtic Frost, etc. at nightmarket somewhere in 1986/1987 during my high school days. Most of my exercise books,school bags,table,etc had logos of MAIDEN, DIO, METALLICA,etc. which I draw them when get bored at school, haha!!!
Those were the days of Metal, no other music shits, maybe DURAN-DURAN or NKOTB were hot for assholes back then, but not for me! Haha!!!!
This is one of my really old tapes from the early beginning : METALLICA "Master of puppets"
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:47 pm
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Demonomancy666 wrote:
Guns N' Roses was my 1st Hard Rock Band I´ve conquered. I think I was 10 or 11....I started listen to Heavy / THrash Metal (Metallica, Sepultura, Sodom my 1st Bands...) in the age of 12/13...(No parents/Brothers or friends who have listened to Metal at this time) !
Quite the same over here... Haha, an ol' buddy and me were bycicling the 20km to a small town nearby to buy "Use Your Illusion I + II" on tape. Great time! Later we were a couple of guys in school who encountered the extreme realms of Metal in the early/mid nineties. But the actual starting shot was my very first concert in 1994 as that was the first contact with the underground and the whole tapetradin'-collecting records-thing began.
A flyer of this mentioned concert...
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:13 am
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throneofmight wrote:
black sabbath, judas priest & iron maiden; 23 years ago
That's exactly my story (with more emphasis on Maiden though) except it came a bit later being 20 years ago.
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:16 am
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Heirophant.326.AV wrote:
I was into AC/DC and other less worthy hardrock stuff which was popular when I was 10-12 or so, Poison, Twisted sister etc. Then when I was about 14 I discovered a radio show which was playing Death & Black metal in the middle of the night (unusual in a backwater like New Zealand) and started recording every show and tracking down as many albums as I could. I staill have some of those tapes I recorded off the radio in 93-96 - they still stand up pretty well and I think I was lucky to be exposed to such extreme stuff without actually having any freinds who were into it.
Would that radio show have been Nocturnal Dominion?
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:23 am
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about age 10 with iron maiden s/t & metallica "master of puppets" tapes stolen from a garage sale
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:10 pm
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My mother bought me the tape of Iron Maidens debut as a christmas present about 87 or 88. A guy who used watch me and my brother when my parents went out was big in Venom, Sepultura, metallica, slayer and that shit and always brought along tapes to play...got hooked on it.
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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:19 am
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I got into metal very early and by complete accident.When I was 7 I bought KISS 'Rock & Roll Over'.I thought they were superheroes.When I was 8 I bought BLACK SABBATH 'WE Sold Our Souls For R&R' by accident as well.I thought it was aKISS record because of the lightning bolt 'S'.I remember being terrified when I put it on and the intro to 'Black Sabbath' kicked in.My terror kicked into overdrive when I opened the gatefold sleeve and saw the dead lady in the coffin holding a cross.It's been all downhill since then.
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A Lebanese member of parliament denounced on Thursday a call taken by Lebanese groups for a pullout of Syrian troops from Lebanon following the Israeli troops' pullback from an area in south Lebanon it had occupied for 22 years.
"It's totally unacceptable to link between the Israeli presence on the Lebanese soil with that of Syria," protested MP Najah Wakeem, an opposition figure.
Wakeem was commenting on a statement by the ousted General Michael Oun, former military head of Lebanese government, who has always opposed the Syrian presence.
Syrian troop deployment in Lebanon started in 1976 as part of an Arab deterrence force, and became stronger in 1990 following the signing of the Taif Agreement, which ended 25 years of civil war in the country.
"We want things back to normal in Lebanon, and we've gone a long way towards that end. We are against any military presence in cities, including that of the Lebanese army itself. But the political power has the final say on whether to support police forces with army troops," the deputy said.
In an interview with Albawaba.com, Wakeem said that he did not personally know Bashar Assad, the heir apparent of the late president Hafez Assad. But he said he knew the father, "who represented the Syrian people's will."
Wakeem said that he believed Syria's policies on Lebanon and peace with Israel will not change after Assad's death.
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The Lions have six selections within the first 136 of the draft. It appears to be a deep draft. If the Lions choose wisely, it should have a significant impact on the 2014 season.
The early first-round usually throws curveballs into the equation sooner instead of later, but this year there is nothing but uncertainty leading to the Lions' slot.
There are quality cornerbacks (Justin Gilbert from Oklahoma State and Darqueze Dennard from Michigan State), and there is a promising safety with range and ball-hawking skills (Alabama's Ha Ha Clinton-Dix). There are a couple linebackers with tremendous upside (Khalil Mack from Buffalo and UCLA's Anthony Barr).
Of the above-mentioned possibilities on the defensive side, I see Barr as the most intriguing for the Lions. He has essentially been dismissed by many draft gurus as a possibility for the Lions because he projects as a 3-4 linebacker and the Lions run a 4-3 defense. But he may have the biggest upside of any player in this draft. He was recruited as a running back and exploded with impact plays when moved to defense. He was groomed by a former NFL head coach and defensive coordinator at UCLA (Jim Mora). He could adjust to the 4-3. The difference for a linebacker is usually playing at the line of scrimmage in a 3-4 and a couple yards off in a 4-3.
If I were the Lions, I'd have my fingers crossed Anthony Barr drops to No. 10 overall – and then run as fast as I can to the stage with his name written on the card.
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With its tough built quality, grippy tires and stiff frame the KTM 300 EXC Six Days is one of the most wanted enduro motorcycles from the market.
The KTM 300 EXC Six Days is powered by a 293cc, 1-cylinder, 2-stroke, water-cooled, engine with reed intake and exhaust control. The engine is fed by a 9.5 liter fuel tank and is mated to a 6 gear, claw shifted transmission. The stopping power is assured by a set of Brembo which include lightweight wave discs.
The motorcycle rides on a pair of alloy wheels which feature exclusive Six Days lettering and CNC-machined hubs.
Other features offered by the KTM 300 EXC Six Days include a 4CS closed-cartridge fork from WP Suspension, a Black anodised handlebar with KTM Six Days logo, a skid plate, a radiator guard, a carbon exhaust protector and exclusive Six Days graphics.
Hit the jump for more information on the KTM 300 EXC SIX DAYS.
Engine:1-cylinder 2-stroke engine, water-cooled, with reed intake and exhaust control
Displacement:293 cc
2014 KTM 300 EXC SIX DAYS: When the Chips are Down
The 300 EXC - "READY TO RACE" for the world's largest enduro competition, the "International Six Days Enduro". Six days in succession, over a thousand offroad kilometres, 40 hours in the saddle - a gruelling test, not only for the rider. A whole package of high-quality special options makes the KTM 300 EXC fit for this ruthless contest, in which more than half the starters bank on KTM every year. 300 EXC Six Days - only authentic with the orange powder-coated frame of the KTM Factory Team. No other brand is anywhere near as strongly and successfully represented in offroad sport as KTM. This is particularly clear in the world's largest enduro competition, the "International Six Days Enduro" (ISDE), where more than 500 enduro riders from over 30 countries compete for the World Team Championship. A marathon enduro race that places just as high demands on the motorcycles as it does on the riders. That's why year after year more than half the competitors place their trust in the tried and tested products from Austria. In 2013, the Six Days Race will be held on the Italian island of Sardinia. Those who want to arrive safely at the finish on the demanding, rocky terrain will have to make no compromises. In the form of the new Six Days models, KTM offers well-proven, robust machines that fully satisfy the high demands of this extraordinarily tough competition.
Improved Performance:
Air Box
The airbox on the KTM 300 EXC Six Days allows maximum air to pass through, but minimum dust and spray. Replacement of the twin-air filter takes approx. 15 seconds, without any tools. Absolutely "READY TO RACE".
Electric Starter
The KTM 300 EXC Six Days is equipped with both kick and electric starters. This simplifies starting the bike in all situations. With its patented placement in a longitudinal direction above the ignition, the compact starter system is optimally protected and provides a decisive advantage in hard offroad use.
Adjustable Ignition Curve
By opening and closing a plug connection on the KTM 300 EXC Six Days, a choice can be made between the standard ignition curve and a softer version. Those who prefer even greater convenience can buy a switch from the PowerParts range.
Optimised Engine
The engine has a redesigned reed valve housing featuring Boyesen high-performance reeds. Thanks to the innovations, performance has been optimised and responsiveness improved. Ignition curve and cylinder head have been optimised and the carburettor setting adjusted. The new developments make the 300 EXC Six Days even more rideable.
Linear Power Development
Plenty of power from the bottom up and controllable rideability throughout the rev range. The response of the exhaust control system can be individually tuned by means of different springs. This way, everyone can very easily vary the power development of their EXC (also combinable with the two ignition curves) between "soft" and "aggressive" in a matter of seconds. And the reed valve block on the300 EXC Six Days delivers perceptibly better acceleration and more homogeneous power development.
Cylinder Head
A new cylinder head with optimised combustion chamber makes its debut in MY 2014, delivering more effective combustion and above all better responsiveness in the partial load range. This results in better power development and optimised rideability. In addition, a more powerful battery is fitted to the 2014 model, making starting all the more reliable.
Slim Ergonomics For Perfect Control:
The KTM 300 EXC Six Days has bodywork with extremely slim ergonomics and excellent contact points between rider and machine. It provides unlimited freedom of movement. For MY 2014, the bike excels with the graphics restyled in 2013 in the colours of the ISDE in Germany.
The 300 EXC Six Days is equipped with a tapered Neken handlebar made from high-strength aluminium alloy. In accordance with the proven KTM standard, the handlebar can be fixed in a choice of four positions. Redesigned handguards made from ultra-sturdy 2-component plastic have been fitted for the 2014 model year, ensuring more efficient hand protection. The newly installed clutch armature from Brembo has been adapted to the appearance of the brake armature.
Unbeatable Power-To-Weight Ratio:
Engine Power And Weight
The understandable technology of the two-stroke engine has indisputable advantages, including a high power/displacement ratio and low weight. In terms of power-to-weight ratio, the KTM 300 EXC Six Days is practically unbeatable thanks to its latest facelift. Unrivalled performance and playful handling are the results.
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Individual Suspension Settings
Each EXC model has its own individual suspension settings, optimally tuned to weight and engine. At the rear, a PDS shock absorber from WP Suspension works with a direct linkage to the upper side of the swingarm. The wide range of setting options for rebound damping and high- and low-speed compression damping are standard on KTM bikes.
The modern frame design of the 300 EXC Six Days, comprising lightweight, high strength, chrome-molybdenum steel section tubes, combines maximum longitudinal stiffness with optimum torsional stiffness. It guarantees easy handling and precise steering behaviour, as well as excellent ride stability. So the new frame not only shines with the new colour, it also clearly represents the benchmark in terms of weight and stability.
The cast aluminium swingarm has been developed with state-of-the-art calculation and simulation software and constructed, in terms of design and wall thickness, for minimum weight with optimum stiffness and precisely defined flexibility. For the 2014 model year, our engineers have revised the chainguide for the benefit of higher functional reliability, while simultaneously reducing the weight.
Telescopic Fork
The KTM Six Days models are equipped with a 48 mm 4CS closed-cartridge fork from WP Suspension. The 4-chamber technology (4CS) patented by WP not only provides a key benefit in terms of responsiveness and consistent damping characteristics, it is also lighter and oil services prove to be far simpler than on the conventional closed-cartridge versions. The setting has been made slightly stiffer and sportier for the 2014 model year to give the fork even more reserves on extremely rutted tracks as well. Naturally, the setting can easily be adapted to track and rider in a matter of a few clicks at the top of the fork: compression damping on the left-hand shaft, rebound damping on the right - another advantage of the 4CS technology.
Triple Clamp
Meticulously finished triple clamps, machined from a solid block: Not only do they look classy in anodised orange; they are also designed in such a way that they support the responsiveness and sliding behaviour of the new fork with their special shaping. The attachment points on the lower triple clamp have been adapted for new front fenders for the 2014 model year.
High Quality Wheels
The high quality, alloy wheels from GIANT made of extremely stable 7050 aluminium, featuring exclusive Six Days lettering and CNC-machined hubs, are standard on all KTM Six Days models. The MAXXIS FIM tyres provide excellent traction, very precise directional control and a long service life. An additional Six Days standard feature: the Supersprox 2-piece rear sprocket with steel outer ring and aluminium star.
High-tech brakes from Brembo have always been standard equipment on KTM offroad bikes and, together with the lightweight wave brake discs, they are the measure of all things in terms of brake technology. A new handbrake armature has been employed for the 2014 model year, with new remote reservoir, smaller brake piston diameter and a new lever with optimised lever kinematics. As a result and thanks to optimised sintered brake pads (Toyo B169), the performance and application of the front brake have been perceptibly improved again.
With Exclusive Special Equipment:
Six Days Equipment
• 4CS closed-cartridge fork from WP Suspension with revamped settings
• Frame with high-quality orange coating in race look
• New machined triple clamps, orange anodised
• Black anodised handlebar with KTM Six Days logo
• Supersprox 2-piece rear sprocket with steel outer ring and aluminium star
• Solid rear brake disc (no slots/holes)
• Camel SXS seat with optimised foam core
• Skid plate
• Radiator guard
• Carbon exhaust protector
• Exhaust silencer with Six Days anodising (anthracite) and Six Days logo
• Wheels featuring high quality, black anodised rims made by GIANT with Six Days logo and black spokes
• Quick-release spindle at the front
• Orange radiator grille
• Orange chain guide
• New speedo from MAE
• Exclusive Six Days graphics
|Engine Type
|1-cylinder 2-stroke engine, water-cooled, with reed intake and exhaust control
|293 cm³
|72 mm
|72 mm
|Starting aid
|Kickstarter and electric starter
|6 gear, claw shifted
|Primary ratio
|Final drive
|14:50 (13:50)
|Wet multi-disc clutch DDS / Brembo hydraulics
|Ignition system
|Contactless, controlled, fully electronic ignition system with digital ignition timing adjustment, type Kokusan
|Central tube frame made of chrome molybdenum steel tubing
|Shock absorber
|WP Suspension PDS 5018 DCC
|Suspension travel front
|292 mm
|Suspension travel rear
|335 mm
|Brake system
|Disc brakes, brake calipers on floating bearings
|Brake discs - diameter Front
|260 mm
|Brake discs - diameter Rear
|220 mm
|5/8 x 1/4"
|Steering head angle
|Wheel base
|1,482±10 mm
|Ground clearance (unloaded)
|355 mm
|Seat height (unloaded)
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Too little nitrogen may restrain plants' carbon storage capability, research shows
Plants' ability to absorb increased levels of carbon dioxide in the air may have been overestimated, a new University of Minnesota study shows.
The study, published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, shows that even though plants absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide and actually can benefit from higher levels of it, they may not get enough of the nutrients they need from typical soils to absorb as much CO2 as scientists had previously estimated. Carbon dioxide absorption is an important factor in mitigating fossil-fuel emissions.
The study, one of only three such long-term experiments in the world, is based on 13 years of research at the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve north of the Twin Cities. U of M scientists Peter Reich and Sarah Hobbie monitored nearly 300 open-air plots planted with perennial grasses with varying levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide and soil nitrogen.
"Rather than building a time machine and comparing how ecosystems behave in 2070 – which is hard to do – we basically create the atmosphere of 2070 above our plots," Reich says.
The results suggest that limited levels of fertility typical in most soils likely eliminate a large fraction of the capacity of plants to scrub CO2 out of the atmosphere, Reich says. "It would be better if there were experiments like ours in tropical rain forest, temperate forest, and tundra, to see how well responses there match with what we have found. But as such experiments do not exist, our results play an important role in addressing this issue for ecosystems everywhere."
Reich is a Regents professor in the forest resources department of the university's College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and Hobbie is a professor in the ecology, evolution and behavior department in the College of Biological Sciences. Both are fellows of the university's Institute on the Environment.
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Poor LeBron, never getting the calls, always being targeted by the refs. But that's life in bizarro preseason, where the Raptors are 5-1, the Lakers are 0-6, and the Bobcats get every whistle against the Heat.
Toward the end of the second half, with James driving the lane, Charlotte's Gerald Henderson slid over to try and take his charge. He maybe didn't quite have his feet set, while James maybe embellished the contact a little. The whistle? A personal foul on Bismack Biyombo for slapping James's arm, and a technical foul on LeBron for...something.
"I got fouled and got a technical," said James. Asked what the referees told him, he said, "They didn't tell me nothing."
Explanations were not forthcoming from fourth-year ref Marat Kogut, and Erik Spoelstra racked up his own technical for arguing the call. The Heat broadcasters speculated that James might have been T'd up under the NBA's new flopping rules, but those are supposed to be enforced after the game, not during. So we're stuck with a mystery. No, not a mystery; just an inexplicable NBA call, which is the most natural thing in the world.


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Ancient, or Classical, India (300s BC-400s AD) was a seminal period in history. Nearly everything that is associated with classical India, the epics such as the the R?m?ya?a and the Mah?bh?rata, and great temple architecture, came out of this period. Great kings like A?oka left their mark on the classical world. Moreover, this was the period when oral traditions were written down, and the classical Vedic religion began to take on a form that we understand as Hindusim.
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For years, the hammer and sickle – a symbol of more than three decades of Communist Party rule in the Indian state of West Bengal – has flown proudly over the state capital of Calcutta. Across this crumbling metropolis of 14 million, red communist flags hang limply from lampposts and hand-painted murals cover the sides of colonial-era buildings. A statue of Lenin stands at the edge of a famous park, gazing with furrowed brow over a traffic-choked intersection.
But after 34 years in power – the world's longest tenure by an elected Communist Party – the red sun may be finally setting in West Bengal, signaling a major shift not just for the Indian state but for other parts of India where communist parties have been historically powerful. At state elections in May, the left suffered a landslide defeat and the familiar communist iconography has been slowly pushed aside by the Trinamool Congress's green and orange insignia. Experts chalk the defeat up to corruption, complacency, and shortsighted economic policies.
"A question mark hangs over the future of the Indian left," says Calcutta-based journalist Ashis Biswas.
The communists came to power in West Bengal in 1977 on the back of strong support from industrial workers and the rural poor. They are now struggling to come to grips with the magnitude of the elections in May, which have upended the political order, slashing the representation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), known as the CPI(M), in the 294-seat state assembly from 233 seats to just 62.
"We are still trying to get over the shock," says Subrata Bose, a former member of parliament from the Forward Bloc, part of the CPI(M)-led Left Front government. Mr. Bose, a nephew of India's wartime hero Subhas Chandra Bose, says morale within the communist movement is now at an all-time low, with many young cadres jumping ship to share the spoils of the new government. "We are hated now. We are not getting new members…. People are trying to join the party that has come to power," he says.
How it happened
Along with Kerala and tiny Tripura, West Bengal is one of just three Indian states to have elected a communist government, but it has historically been communism's largest supporter in India. After its initial victory in 1977, the CPI(M) won the next six elections by large margins on the back of strong support for its rural land reform program. Even when West Bengal's economy took a downturn in the mid-1990s, hamstrung by the constant strikes and work disruptions of CPI(M)'s militant trade unions, it continued to win big at the ballot box.
Laveesh Bhandari, an economist who co-wrote a 2009 report on West Bengal's economy, says widespread youth unemployment was a key factor that helped tip the scales against the CPI(M). "What brought the communists to power was widespread anger against exploitation," he says. "What took them out was anger against unmet expectations."
A 2007 government crackdown when police shot and killed at least 30 villagers who opposed a government plan to acquire land for a large chemical plant at Nandigram, in the Purba Medinipur District, solidified the downturn for the party. Footage of the crackdown was beamed across India. "The brutality of the police action in a left-ruled state shocked the country," says Mr. Biswas. "The left lost its credibility as a pro-poor entity."
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West Bengal's communists now have to contend with the powerful new Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a former railways minister who emerged trumpeting transparency from virtual obscurity to topple the CPI(M).
"She is a No. 1 lady," says Mahir Daj, a taxi driver, who praised Ms. Banerjee for lifting taxes and lowering the price of gas.
Says Sanjar Agarwal, a chef working at Kolkata's Sonar Bangla Hotel: "We want a fine, clean, and corruption-free country, and Mamata Banerjee is going in the right direction at the moment." Asked if the communists could ever mount a revival in West Bengal, he says, "Never. It's doomsday for them at the moment."
Still, in a 2009 diplomatic cable, US diplomats expressed skepticism about Banerjee's populist message of "change West Bengal can believe in."
And so do many holdouts in the Communist Party. Narayan Datta, the editor of the CPI(M) Party mouthpiece Ganashakti, insists mismanagement and the "complacency" of party cadres were responsible for the communist downfall. Mr. Datta, who joined the CPI(M)'s student wing during the 1960s, says, "If communism was dead, if Marxism was dead, communism wouldn't have gained the support of the people."
Banerjee's populism, he says, is nothing more than a "gimmick," something that will become clear once the communists reconnect with their core rural constituencies. "We have to work with the people. We have to gain the confidence that we lost. This is a long process, but we are determined we can regain their confidence," Datta says.
Biswas says the setback in West Bengal hints at a wider crisis for India's communists. Most worryingly, he said, the national decline of the parliamentary left in a country with such gaping disparities between rich and poor could easily open up a vacuum for the radical Maoist insurgency currently garnering support in large swaths of the Indian countryside.
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DEERFIELD, Fla. (August 14, 2013) - Sporting an incredible 93.75-percent knockout percentage, sensational featherweight Alexei "The Mexican-Cuban" (16-0, 15 KOs) is building a new professional boxing identity for Cuban fighters who generally are known for their pure boxing and defensive skills.
The 25-year-old Collado has one of the highest KO rates in the world, even higher than his new promoter, "Iron" Mike Tyson, who recently partnered with Acquinity Sports, under CEO Garry Jonas, to form Iron Mike Productions. The Florida-based, full-service promotional company presents its first event - "Tyson Is Back!" - August 23 in association with Greg Cohen Promotions at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.
"Tyson Is Back" features a World Championship doubleheader on ESPN Friday Night Fights, headlined by International Boxing Federation (IBF) super featherweight champion Argenis "La Tormenta" Mendez (21-2, 11 KOs) making his initial world title defense, in the 12-round main event against IBF No. 13-rated Arash Usmanee (20-1, 10 KOs). Unbeaten Claudio "The Matrix" Marrero (14-0, 11 KOs), rated No. 2 by the WBA, meets WBA No. 4 Jesus Cueller (22-1, 18 KOs) in the 12-round co-feature for the Interim World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight championship.
Collado, who defected to Ireland and now lives in Miami with his family, will provide chief support against Mexican junior lightweight Hugo "Guerrero" Partida (19-4-2, 15 KOs) in a 10-round bout.
A highly-decorated amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships, Collado had the misfortune of competing in the same flyweight division as Cuban boxing legend Andry Laffita, who defeated a much younger and far less experienced Collado in the 2007 and 2008 Cuban National Senior Championships.
Collado switched his nickname from "Hurricane" to "Mexican-Cuban" because he's changing the identity of Cuban pro boxers. Established Cuban pros such as Guillermo Rigondeaux, Yuriorkis Gamboa or Erislandy Lara are not popular fighters in the U.S. because of their defensive styles. Collado fights more like a Mexican than a typical Cuban fighter.
"Alexei has a killer instinct," Iron Mike Productions COO Henry Rivalta remarked. "Alexei fights like a Mexican; he keeps coming forward, moving laterally, but never backwards."
Now rated No. 14 in the world by the WBA, as well as No. 15 by the IBF, Collado is making noise in the United States. Collado added, "I'm benefitting from training every day in Miami with stable-mates like Claudio Marrero, Felix Diaz and Hylon Williams"
World-rated welterweight Ed "The Lion" Paredes (33-3-1, 22 KOs) meets tough Mexican fighter Noe "Platanito" Bolanos (24-8-1, 16 KOs) in a 10-round match-up.
Also fighting on the undercard is unbeaten Virginian middleweight Antoine Douglas (8-0, 6 KOs) squares-off against Russell "Spiderman" Jordan (15-10, 10 KOs), of Rochester (NY), in a six-round bout.
Former Toledo-Ohio-based amateur star, Albert "Prince" Bell (1-0, 1 KO), is back in action against past World Boxing Organization (WBO bantamweight champion Mauricio "Cry Baby" Martinez (36-14-1, 24 KOs) in a four-round match. The 20-year-old Bell captured gold medals as an amateur at the 2011 National PAL Championships and 2012 National Golden Gloves Tournament.


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I'm feeling much better now after resting. Took a five hour "nap" after making that last post at 9am. I could have slept longer, but I didn't want to completely destroy my sleep schedule. A friend I hadn't seen in five months ended up randomly calling me to tell me he was passing through town, which forced me to actually get dressed and stop being a cranky zombie. Was great to see him though, and human interaction + delicious middle eastern food woke me up. I then proceeded to sleep eleven hours last night, which put me at about the total necessary sleep for the last two days. Had insane Harry Potter dreams involving Snape running around crying with smeared eyeliner/mascara running down his face, me as Hermione being annoyed at people asking for my help in finding books in the library (Do I look like their wizarding Dewey decimal system?!?!), and me "off set" as Hermione joking with Daniel Radcliffe how I really should have been allotted a love scene with Snape…and then Alan Rickman walks by chuckling and I die of mortification. Hooray messed up dreams!
My left eye also seems completely unwilling to focus today, despite my being up for two hours already. I'd like to chalk it up to the messed up sleep schedule, but the whole inability to focus in the morning thing has been happening more and more lately. So have the headaches, the squinting, the… yeah, I really need to go see an eye doctor. Last time I went was four years ago, and he said I would need glasses sometime in college. Well, I'm about to be a senior in college, so I'm pretty sure I'm doomed. I really don't have anything against glasses* other than it will complete my transformation from Uber Nerd to Nerdica, Queen of the Nerds.
Hmmm…glasses may not be that bad after all.
*Contacts are right out since my eyes are super sensitive and just the sight of someone adjusting their contact freaks me the hell out.


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Philadelphia, Pa.--Senior distance standout Lewis Martin (Charlottesville, Va.) became the first Lees-McRae College athlete to compete in the prestigious Penn Relays since the college reinstated the program. Martin competed in the 10,000m run at the 114th Penn Relays against a stellar field of distance runners from all divisions. Martin got out of the gate well and was in good position for the first two miles. Overall, Martin finished with a time of 31:30.22 to come in 32nd place.


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"Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke and Julianne Moore make a pleasing triangle in Rebecca Miller's offbeat romantic comedy." Dennis Harvey, Variety. A young woman longing to start a family becomes involved in a complicated love triangle with a professor and his theorist wife.
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New research: low-dose aspirin regimen can cut risk of pancreatic cancer
- People on a long-term, low-dose aspirin regimen can cut their risk of pancreatic cancer nearly in half, according to a new study by researchers at Yale University.
People who took 75 mg to 325 mg of aspirin per day for six years or less reduced their risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 39 percent, according to the study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Those who took low-dose aspirin regularly for more than 10 years saw a 60-percent risk reduction.
"Because about one in 60 adults will get pancreatic cancer and the five-year survival rate is less than 5 percent, it is crucial to find ways to prevent this disease," said Dr. Harvey Risch, professor of epidemiology in the Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Conn.
"There seems to be enough evidence that people who are considering aspirin use to reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease can feel positive that their use might also lower their risk for pancreatic cancer, and quite certainly wouldn't raise it," Risch said.
The study found that the earlier people began taking low-dose aspirin, the greater the reduced risk of developing pancreatic cancer. Those who started three years before the study saw a cancer risk reduction of 48 percent, compared to 60 percent for those who started 20 years before the study.
But discontinuing aspirin use within two years prior to the study was associated with a threefold risk increase for cancer compared with continued usage.
"People who are developing pancreatic cancer have various physiologic changes, including taste disorders, starting to occur two to three years before pancreatic cancer is diagnosed," Risch said. "Such individuals are more likely to quit using aspirin. So it may be tricky to separate the various aspects of patterns of aspirin use and risk of pancreatic cancer."
Study participants were recruited from 30 general hospitals in Connecticut between 2005 and 2009. Fifty-seven percent were men, about 92 percent were non-Hispanic white. Nearly half were current or former smokers and 19 percent were diagnosed with diabetes within three years prior to the study.
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Adam McKay and Will Ferrell thought they'd gotten over the hard part.
By 2008, the writer-director and star had overcome their initial reluctance to film a sequel to "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," the fan-cherished comedy that established both men on Hollywood's star map. And they'd come up with a script that McKay describes as appropriately "bells and whistles-y" to follow up one of the most widely quoted movies of the last quarter-century, a Rosetta Stone of improv humor filled with such loopy non sequiturs as "You are a smelly pirate hooker" and "Sixty-percent of the time, it works every time."
Moreover, the two had reassembled the original 2004 film's supporting cast of comedy A-listers — including Vince Vaughn, Steve Carrell, Christina Applegate and Paul Rudd — and even sold Paramount Pictures (which controls the "Anchorman" property) on test-running the new movie as a Broadway play for six months to fine-tune its unique brand of situational, '70s-set humor.
Then in 2009, talks broke down over the price tag.
"I told them the budget is $80 million," recalled McKay, seated in an editing bay on Paramount's Hollywood lot. "And they're like, 'We're thinking $35 million.' 'We're like, 'You're crazy.' The first movie did great on cable and DVD, and that's where it really took off — much like 'Austin Powers.' That's where we stalled. Basically, it was over."
But thanks to a well-timed 2011 phone call by the director's powerhouse agent Ari Emmanuel and a fortuitous gap in Paramount's release schedule as well as budgetary brinkmanship (Ferrell and all the returning stars took a substantial pay cut), "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues," will finally reach theaters on Dec. 20.
Not that anyone involved let performance anxiety get in the way of the now $50-million so-stupid-it's-genius brand of humor.
"You can't go into it worrying about expectations," McKay said. "Because the whole spirit of 'Anchorman' is 'Who gives a …?' The way we did the first movie was by not obeying the rules. It's like being in the Sex Pistols and wondering if you're in tune."
Ferrell reprises his role as Scotch-loving, jazz flute-playing Ron Burgundy, who has fallen on hard times; the news-reading narcissist has been downgraded from anchoring San Diego's top newscast to announcing the dolphin show at Sea World. Set in cable television's Year Zero — 1980 — Burgundy is recruited by nascent 24-hour news network GNN (a fictional hybrid of CNN and Fox News Network) and brought out to New York with his San Diego team (Rudd, Carrell and David Koechner) for a shot at capturing a national audience.
There, the "Anchorman" crew must confront uncertainty in the face of change.
"They meet their first openly gay person," said McKay. "And obviously, the news operation has totally changed. They're always dealing with change of some kind. And they never do well with change."
McKay cued up a scene from the hotly awaited sequel on a gigantic monitor. Onscreen, the Channel 4 team meets their strictly-business African American station manager Linda Jackson (Meagan Goode). And Burgundy can't disguise his shock at his new boss' skin color.
"Oh … black … I'm terribly sorry. I don't know why I can't stop saying … the word black," Ferrell moronically utters. "If I keep my mouth open, I won't say it."
"A black man follows me everywhere when it's sunny," offers Carrell's brain-deficient weatherman, Brick Tamland, prompting Ferrell to point out: "I think that's your shadow, Brick."
"We're all the same on the inside," concludes Rudd's Brian Fantana. "Stinky and pink!"


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linux is hot again. in fact, there's never been a better time for microsoft windows users to give linux a whirl. the os is more usable than ever, easier to install, and more compatible with pc hardware. it still helps to be somewhat tech-savvy to get the most out of linux, but that's no longer a major requirement. if you're reading this magazine, you already have what it takes.
not long ago, linux seemed ready to make a serious dent in the supremacy of windows on the pc desktop. corporations had begun to adopt it, and consumer versions appeared that removed much of the unix-based operating system's oft-discussed user-unfriendliness. suddenly, installing linux and getting a pc's hardware to work was no longer solely the province of techies: pretty well anyone could install it, work with it, and even use it regularly.
that was a few years ago. since then, linux's fortunes have waxed and wanedmostly wanedbut development of this open-source os and its open-source applications have continued apace. this year, something else has happened that always seems to spur interest in alternative oss: microsoft released a new os of its own. possibly because upgrading to vista costs money, or maybe just because getting a new os reawakens pc users' enjoyment of experimenting with new software, linux is cool again.
with the tips and resources we give you in this story, you'll be better acquainted with linux and have the guts to get started. we'll set you up with the right distro for beginners, a slew of apps, and valuable tips to keep you on track. but that's not all! when you're ready, hop online for step-by-step instructions in our linux installation guide (go.pcmag.com/linuxinstall). and in our solutions section, we launch a regular page devoted to linux. in this issue, we guide you on dual-booting windows and linux.next: is linux really free? >


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Oscar_ModelloXZ2000 wrote:Really? Perfect! But what does it have to do the E3 video? I understood that "temporary voices" were for English/French versions, not for Italian dubbing.
Do you mean as Syberia and Syberia II?
I don't know what their plans are for the Italian version, or even if there will be an Italian version. But if they haven't finalized the voice recordings yet, there's still room to hope.
It has been a lot of years since I played Siberia 1 or 2 on the PC, and I don't remember the details of how it handled game saves. More recently, I have been playing the iOS port, and all it has is checkpoint saves. When I load the iOS game, I can continue from the point of the last checkpoint save or I can start over from the beginning of the game. There are no other save/load options. Being able to keep as many game saves as I like at whatever point in the game I choose seems like basic functionality to me. Unfortunately, game designers today don't seem to want to provide that functionality, and I really don't understand why.


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Amanda Palmer: The new RECORD, ART BOOK, and TOUR
hi folks, it's AFP. this is my first BIG, LEGIT studio album undertaking since breaking from a major label. i've spent four years writing the songs for this record, and more recently, putting together the perfect band, The Grand Theft Orchestra, comprised of genius musicians/arrangers/programmers MICHAEL MCQUILKEN, CHAD RAINES, and JHEREK BISCHOFF. in march, we locked ourselves up in a studio in Australia and, with the help of producer/engineer John Congleton (who's worked with a zillion amazing people including St. Vincent, Modest Mouse, and Xiu Xiu), we made what I believe is my best fucking album to date. it sounds...BEYOND EPIC. we laid down "The Bed Song", "Massachusetts Avenue", "The Killing Type", "Trout Heart Replica" and a slew of other tracks...some solo piano, but many featuring HORNS (locally sourced in Melbourne, Australia!), SYNTHESIZERS, GUITAAAARRRRR, and BIG BAD-ASS ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENTS that will blow your domepiece. we're working on finalizing the arrangements and mastering as i write this text. i expect great, big, giant things to happen when this record comes out in september. the band & i will be touring it across the globe ALL YEAR. here is me with the band, plus performance artists anthony cleave & jess daly, in melbourne right before taking stage:
NOW, about the ARTWORK. over the last six months i've been working in secret with OVER THIRTY visual artist friends of mine (full list below) to create a massive explosion of song-inspired album art, in all different kinds of media. some people took the project really literally and made super lyrics-specific paintings....some people went way abstract. the end result is an EXPLOSION of incredible art.
here is the list of artists who made things (alphabetically by first name):
Amanda Palmer, Blake Brasher, Cassandra Long, Conrad Keely (...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead), Cynthia von Buhler, David Mack, Desi, DJ Spooky (Paul Miller), Empire SNAFU Restoration Project, Hans Rickheit, Heide Hatry, Judith Clute, Kambriel, Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses), Kyle Cassidy, Lee Barron, Meghan Howland, Michael Pope, Michael Zulli, Molly Crabapple, Neil Gaiman, Nicole Duennebier, Rick Berry, Robyn Hitchcock, Sarah Beetson, Shepard Fairey, Steven Bogart, Sylvia K, Tao Lin, Tony Albert, Vladimir Zimikov, Walter Sickert, and Zea Barker.
since i'm now without a giant label to front the gazillions of dollars that it always takes to manufacture and promote a record this big, i'm coming to you to gather funds so that i have the capital to put it out with a huge fucking bang. i think kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms like this are the BEST way to put out music right now - no label, no rules, no fuss, no muss. just us, the music, and the art. i'm also making sure EVERY PRODUCT sold through this kickstarter is unique to this campaign, to reward all of you who KNEW ME WHEN and were willing to support me from Day One.
here we go, yo:
**ALL SHIPPING COSTS ARE INCLUDED IN EVERY PACKAGE, NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE!**please bear this in mind when you look at the prices. it was easier to do things this way, but it also means, in the spirit of art-in-the-mail-democracy, that those of you living in new york might be paying a little bit more to cover the shipping to the people in, say, tibet.
while i can't force you to listen to it on a certain type of media, at a certain time of day, with a special pair of headphones, with a certain flavor of incense burning while you consume a very specific whiskey...i CAN make sure that what you get in your mailbox containing said music is as badass, fancy, and gorgeous as possible. i'll be damned if i don't at least PRESENT it to you in as fancy a way as possible.
you can get a digital download for as little as A DOLLAR.
but, should you wish to HOLD a copy of my album…
• both the COMPACT DISC and VINYL will be limited edition "kickstarter-backer" editions, never to be made again.
• the COMPACT DISC will be in a beautiful hard-bound case and include an art booklet.
• the VINYL will be a black 180 gram double-record set, and come in a gorgeously packaged case with extensive large-format art. you will freak.
over THIRTY artists have been slaving away for the past few months to make art (over 70 images so far!) for this album, and the results are STUNNING. here's a sneak peak at a FEW:
ALL of the art will be printed in a beautifully bound ART BOOK. the artists include some of my long-time collaborators, like Cynthia von Buhler, Cassandra Long, Molly Crabapple, Kyle Cassidy in collaboration Neil Gaiman, Zea Barker, and my favorite 7-year-old draw-er on Twitter, @GavinLovesAFP. I also reached out to some new artists I've never worked with, like the german sculptor Heide Hatry, brooklyn writer/artist Tao Lin, and many others. but best of all I talked some of my musician friends (like DJ spooky, kristin hersh from throwing muses, conrad keely from …trail of dead, and one of my songwriting HEROES robyn hitchcock) into making art which you'll be able to see:
• in a hard-bound ART BOOK (similar to the "Who Killed Amanda Palmer" book) which will contain the art, photos, lyrics, behind-the-scenes looks at some of the artist's creations, and much more
• LIVE and IN PERSON on our ART SHOW TOUR June-August (we'll be hitting Berlin, London, Brooklyn, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Boston)
this is a package i dreamed up for people who like to get SHIT IN THE MAIL, CONSTANTLY. when i was a teenager i used to love 7"-of-the-month-clubs, punk rock style, and fanzines that would arrive with weird ziploc bags full of crap in them. if you're a freak for surprises...this is the package for you. over the course of the summer, you'll get a series of 5 packages (sent every few weeks starting in july). the final package will include the deluxe backer-edition of the album, and packages 1-4 are going to be limited edition 7" vinyl that feature some of the amazing album artwork. and with your 7" singles, i'll also include an ARTS&CRAFTS SURPRISE. i wanted to stay away from things like shirts and posters and crap...i wanted to make things for you to DO, and MAKE, and SHARE back at me. i'm really proud of the bizarre things we thought up for this. the shipping of multiple packages all summer long is going to cost us a lot, and that's reflected in the price.
VINYL IS BACK. we're going to buy and decorate some really high-quality Crosley USB-turntables and include them in higher-priced packages JUST FOR THIS REASON.
at some point this summer Cassandra Long (who also happens to be my housemate), Meghan Howland, and a few of the other Album Artists are going to have a massive 2-day party in boston during which we get together and paint all these turntables for you. your excuse not to buy vinyl IS GONE! POOF!
last july, I started randomly drawing people who tweeted black and white photos of themselves to me...with a sharpie of course, because I always have one on my person, because THAT is the secret to being a successful musician. I love to draw these in quiet moments on the road or at home before the mayhem of the day starts. I figured I would extend the offer to be a sharpie-rendition of ANYTHING you send - it doesn't have to be you...it could be a loved one, a lost one, a place, a favorite mug...go crazy. we'll pack it up really nicely and send it to you right along with all the music & art book stuffs. here are some that i've done in the past (for twitter-folk @sermoiii and @SDuPreeBemis):
i'll have neil explain this one, because he writes gooder than me. please be amused at the fact he is, therefore, referring to himself in the third person:
"To make art for 'The Bed Song', Neil wrote a script, as if Neil were making a script for a five panel graphic novel, and gave it to Kyle. Kyle and Neil talked, emailed, Kyle took photos, and the final sequence of five shots that made 'The Bed Song' art was created.
Which left us with a lot of amazing photos of people in beds that we didn't use. And we wanted people to see them. So we are making a limited edition book, with writing by Neil and photographs by Kyle and lyrics by Amanda. Unless you are one of the models in the beds, Neil, Kyle or Amanda, this Kickstarter will probably be the only way you can get one, I'm afraid. There will be a limited, signed, numbered edition of 666 copies, with a very small number of additional unnumbered artists proofs.
Warning. The book contains naked people, naked emotions and unmade beds."
TO KICK OFF THIS YEAR OF MADNESS, in which we'll be touring ALL OVER THE WORLD, we're going to unveil the new material and the original large-format album art/paintings LIVE in six select cities: BOSTON, NEW YORK, LA, SAN FRANCISCO, LONDON and BERLIN. in every city, we've PARTNERED with a local ART GALLERY or EVENT SPACE, where we'll hang the art on beautiful walls for y'all to come and admire in person. then we'll have a special kick-off ART OPENING just for kickstarter supporters who back the event. we'll load you down with odd gifts, hugs, and drinks (if you're of age...if not, root beer throwdown) & the band will play a special acoustic set in the Art Space. we're keeping these openings limited to about 100-150, even in spaces where we could fit more people. one of my favorite things about this is that i'll get to MEET you guys in person, and thank you for your backing with a kiss. i'm hoping that our night together, among the art, making acoustic music with the band and sharing wine, will be totally fucking magical & unforgettable.
in each city, we'll ALSO be playing a SMALL plugged-in rock show. the rock shows are open to the general public and have almost all sold out, but the art show kickstarter backers will have guaranteed guest-list to those performances, as well. the tickets to these smaller rock shows will be HARD to get, so backing in your city is a surefire way to know you'll get in.
even though we've assembled a tasty variety of backer rewards - $1 all the up to $10,000 - i also know that there are some of you you are HELLA RICH and who would like to put more money towards the project. i know because...i've been asked. SO: for you more invest-y types, i am proud to announce THE LOANSPARK COLLECTIVE.
with LOANSPARK, i'm not asking for donations; i'm asking for people to step forward as high-level patrons and help out with interest-free loans that will be fully paid back after the album is cranked out and earning money. in exchange for your high-rolling loan, i will make some very special art and/or do a performance to support a charity you're passionate about. it's a slightly mad idea, but if it works, we may be onto a new form of patronage that could work for other artists...so i'm very happy to take a crack at it.
all the info is up on the LOANSPARK WEBSITE, which we've launched in conjunction with this project:
and that my dear comrades, is it.
WE ARE THE MEDIA: as soon as you support this kickstarter, PLEASE TELL EVERYONE YOU'VE DONE IT, AND SPREAD THE LINK FAR AND WIDE.
thank you, thank you, thank you.
amandapalmer.net | @amandapalmer
p.s. a random note about the video: i DID pick up all those fucking signs i'd drawn. i did not leave them in the street in melbourne. we'll figure out what to do with them later...by the time we finished shooting (we did 2 takes), most of the cards had been run over by a car or a bicycle.
Band photos and KS video by Jim Batt | @battsignal
Collage of the ART (from l-r, top to bottom): Kyle Cassidy, Tony Albert, Cynthia von Buhler, Cassandra Long, David Mack, and Tony Albert
AFP/Keytar photo by Andrius Lipsys
Additional images/editing/maintenance by Sean Francis | @indeciSEAN
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Lasse Martinussen
Lasse Martinussen's career as a director began at Lars Von Trier's Zentropa Productions, where he helmed provocative short films and music videos. He quickly became one of the most sought after music video directors and progressed on to commercials. Lasse's films have a unique aesthetic and an emotional realism that draws the audience into his stories and characters. Lasse has collaborated with agencies such as DDB, BBH and Wieden + Kennedy on work for brands including Nike, Coca-Cola and Vespa.
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Mb112081 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 105 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
The Pilates Project
I've been practicing and teaching Pilates for six years now. I truly believe that any type of movement with intention is a form of art and yields empowerment. That being said, I created The Pilates Project to inspire my clients to connect their bodies and mind as one and manifest this relationship into movement towards change - positive change. I would like my logo to reflect this somehow. Because power can be subtle and even humble, I would like the logo to embody that as well - subtly and humility. Nothing too flashy, but very striking and elegant. Think art in movement.
My clients range from ages 25-70 so it's really hard to target a specific audience. They are all different - so I would like the logo to be quite versatile. However, they are all health conscious and very focused individuals, committed to their heath.
It would be ideal if the logo expresses a message that is relate-able to all age groups.
Nothing too flashy or too girlie. No butterflies, fairies, stars, etc. No pinks, no neon colors. Nothing to harsh either - not too much black. Open to contrast though, like black and white. My favorite color is red, but I'm not hell bent on having red in the logo. BUT, I am very drawn to the color so if you can make it work (with the color red) it will probably catch my attention.
I know I'm very vague but I'm also very open and would like to see what you guys come up with. My website might help: http://www.thepilatesproject.com
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In the week since Pat Robertson made his latest gaffe -- this one about the permissibility of divorcing a spouse who has Alzheimer's disease -- secular media have taken turns swatting him like an off-season pinata.
They've fielded blogs and columns blasting him. They've asked theologians and chaplains about the comments. They've asked the opinions of people in Alzheimer's advocacy organizations and those who have loved ones with the dreaded disease.
You know who they're finally getting around to asking? Leaders in conservative Christianity -- the same movement as Robertson.
Typical of early reports was an article in the Miami Herald that quoted an Episcopal chaplain and people who had loved ones with the disease. And the chaplain said he "would not judge a person for moving on with his or her life."
The Chicago Tribune did a little better, quoting an evangelical Christian who works with Alzheimer's patients. But the main source was an ethicist who said Robertson's remarks "spotlight the void in conservative Christian thinking about divorce."
Evangelicals have, in fact, passed searing judgments on Robertson's comments. But they have spoken mainly through their own media.
One was Philadelphia evangelist Michael Marcavage of "Repent Now." His Sept. 15 post, two days after the Alzheimer's comments, called them "disgraceful" and more appropriate for Jack Kevorkian than a minister. He said Robertson should apologize or resign.
"Marriage is one of the cornerstones of any healthy society," Marcavage said. "Robertson's ungodly counsel adds to the further degradation of marriage, and is a direct assault on the word of God."
Theologian Russell D. Moore of Southern Baptist Seminary picked apart Robertson's statement in Christianity Today. He blasted Robertson's "cruel marriage statement."
"Sadly, many of our neighbors assume . . . that when they see the giggling evangelist on the television screen, they see Jesus," Moore writes. "They assume that when they see the stadium political rallies to 'take back America for Christ,' that they see Jesus. But Jesus isn't there."
And the Washington, D.C.-based Christian Post asked several evangelical leaders against Robertson's comments. They included Leith Anderson of the National Association of Evangelicals, Al Mohler of the Southern Baptist Seminary and Pastor Joel Hunter, of the 15,000-member Northland Church in Orlando.
Moore's column did get quoted in a New York Times article. And ABC News quoted Hunter and Anderson, plus Tim King of Sojourners Fellowship. Both stories, though, were weighted more toward people who study Alzheimer's and care for its victims.
Partly compensating were secular journalists, who stuck up for biblical standards of marriage -- even if they didn't necessarily know they did.
"If it's cool to split when your spouse is stricken with Alzheimer's, what's next? The flu? Restless Leg Syndrome? An ingrown toenail?" Barry Saunders writes in the Raleigh, N.C., News & Observer.
Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press brings up issues like strokes, head injuries and patients permanently hooked up to machinery. "If we're meant to stick around only until the going gets tough, why bother to make those promises? Like " 'in sickness and in health' "?
But maybe it was the evangelicals' fault; most didn't speak to the larger audience. Among the few was a mass e-mailed statement from Joni Eareckson Tada, who runs a ministry to disabled persons.
"When a Christian leader views marriage on a sliding scale, what does this say to the millions of couples who must deal daily with catastrophic injuries and illnesses?" said Tada, herself a quadriplegic since a diving accident in 1967. She called marriage a "picture of God's sacrificial love for us."
Even those who otherwise stand in Robertson's corner were put off by the Alzheimer's remark. One is Jerry Newcombe of Truth in Action Ministries, the former Coral Ridge Ministries: This month, he gave a eulogy for his mother, who died after six years of Alzheimer's.
Newcombe, senior producer of TIA, praised Robertson's news operation, as well as the law and communication schools Robertson founded. "But this statement, I can't agree with it. Marriage is a common ground for all humans. And you're still committed to the Lord even if your memory is gone."
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On Tuesday, an ordinarily media-shy Randy Moss made a bold proclamation: Moss said he's the best receiver to ever play football.
On Wednesday, Moss reiterated the claim.
"Everybody is going to have their opinion," Moss said, via Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com. "I do not live on numbers. I really do not. If you sit here and just said, 'Who is the greatest running back?' Statistically it is Emmitt Smith. People would say Barry Sanders, Gale Sayers or Jim Brown. [But] their numbers do not match Emmitt Smith."
Basically, then, Moss thinks that in the end it's a subjective assessment.
"You make your own judgment," Moss said. "You really do. I know what I think. I am not going to sit up here and tell you how to look at it and how to judge it. I think when it comes to going out there, making plays and helping the team do the things that they are able to do to win the game, I think I am the greatest receiver ever. Point blank. Next question."
But he continued, pointing to the impact his comments made as proof of his claim.
"I think that it speaks of the impact that I have made on this NFL football league," Moss said. "If Joe Blow would have said it, I do not know if it would have been in USA Today.
"Since Randy Moss said it, it is front of the sports page. Like I said, I just try to stay humble and do my job. That is what I am able to do. I am able to come out and try to say these things, but I do believe in my heart and my mind I am the greatest to ever do it."
In our (or at least my) view, Moss could have been the greatest to ever do it, if he had given his all, all the time. But it was Moss himself who said, "I play when I wanna play." All too often, he chose not to play, quitting on his team for a drive, a game, or (in 2006 with the Raiders) a whole season.
The only argument in his favor comes from the fact that Rice played with better quarterbacks. Rarely if ever did Rice ever have to do anything that catch a ball that hit him in the numbers while running in stride.
Still, even with lesser quarterbacks, Moss could have been the better player — if he had approached his profession with the same professionalism as Rice.


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Blumenthal, others recall Brady's anti-gun-violence activism
When Richard Blumenthal defended Connecticut's assault-weapons ban in court during the mid-1990s, James Brady personally called the then-state attorney general to encourage his efforts.
The state Supreme Court upheld the ban, and Blumenthal and the former White House press secretary maintained a working relationship for nearly 20 years as Blumenthal became a Democratic senator from Connecticut.
"It just meant so much. It was such a boost to hear from this great national leader about the work that we were doing in Connecticut, which kind of really showed the kind of person he was: wanting to encourage and enable others to do this same work that he was helping to lead," Blumenthal said.
Brady, who was shot in the head during an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981, died Monday in Alexandria, Va., at age 73. As he recovered from a brain injury that forced him to use a wheelchair, Brady and his wife, Sarah, became national leaders among gun-control advocates.
The couple lobbied Congress to pass legislation that would mandate background checks on people who buy handguns from federally licensed dealers. President Bill Clinton signed that bill, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, into law 12 years after Brady was shot.
John Hinckley Jr., who told authorities that he had tried to kill Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster, had purchased his handgun with false identification. The president, a Secret Service Agent and a Washington, D.C., police officer were also injured in the attack.
"He just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, which happens to so many victims of gun violence," Blumenthal said.
Blumenthal said the organizations and political leaders Brady inspired will continue to advocate for expanded background checks, mental health programs, school safety initiatives and restrictions on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The government also has more to do to stop illegal trafficking and straw purchases, he said.
"There's more unfinished than accomplishments behind us," Blumenthal said. He said Brady's story gives him hope that Congress will eventually pass legislation in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown. "I was always moved and impressed by his passion, his good cheer and humor, by his intensity and dedication."
Though the federal law bears Brady's name, Blumenthal said Brady was also active on the state level, where gun-control advocates had more room to maneuver around the National Rifle Association.
Jonathan Lowy, the director of the Brady Center to End Gun Violence's legal action project, which represents gun violence victims and defends anti-gun-violence laws in court, said Brady's efforts have prevented about 2 million gun sales to criminals and domestic abusers. He said Brady was "one of the great lifesavers in American history."
"Jim and Sarah have led the gun violence prevention movement in this country for decades now, and I think some of that was because of the sort of man Jim Brady was. He was one of a kind. Even if he hadn't been press secretary to the president, he was just an extraordinary person with a larger-than-life personality and strength of spirit," said Lowy, who has worked with the Brady family for 17 years.
Brady, who many called "Bear," was known for a quick sense of humor and what Lowy called his "unabashed frankness and honesty."
"Jim spoke his mind in a way few people do anywhere and certainly fewer people do in Washington, D.C.," Lowy said. "You couldn't help but respect him."
White House press secretary Josh Earnest and nine of his predecessors, including Jay Carney, said in a statement that Brady "defined the role of the modern White House Press Secretary."
"He had a true affection and respect for the press, relished a good sparring with the front row, and was an unfailing defender of the president and the value of a free press," the statement read. "Jim set the model and standard for the rest of us to follow. It's been a genuine honor for each of us to stand at the podium in the briefing room that will always bear his name."