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A man accused of the fatal shooting of another man outside an East Valinda house party more than two years ago was released from jail Wednesday after a jury hung for the second time, authorities said.
Jonathan Lopez, 20, of La Puente was released from custody after Los Angeles County District Attorney's officials announced they would not re-file the case, according to court officials and records.
Lopez had been behind bars since September of 2010, when he was identified as a suspect in the Feb. 27, 2010, fatal shooting of 24-year-old Emilio Borges of Hacienda Heights in the 17000 block of Boulay Street in East Valinda.
Lopez was arrested Sept. 30, 2010, following seven months of investigation by detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau.
A jury deadlocked on a verdict in the case on June 8, resulting in a mistrial, then again in the second trial, which concluded Sept. 24, Deputy District Attorney Robert Serna said.
At a hearing Wednesday, the prosecution announced it would not re-file the murder case against Lopez, officials said.
Though 17-years-old at the time of the killing, Lopez was charged as an adult.
The defense attorney in the case could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Borges was leaving the party in a car with another man and woman when a shooter opened fire on the occupants, fatally wounding Borges and inflicting a graze wound to the other man inside the car, Sgt. Brian Schoonmaker of the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau said shortly after Lopez's arrest.
Emilio Borges' uncle, Lawrence Ruiz, said he was disappointed by the news and believed the case was damaged because witnesses were afraid to come forward and cooperate with investigators. "Nobody wanted to come out," he said.
Serna and detectives said they believed there were numerous witnesses to the shooting who never came forward.
"There was testimony that the main eyewitness was threatened in the week before trial," Serna said.
"It's injustice," Ruiz said. "He's walking free while my nephew is in the ground."
A husband and father of two, the uncle said, Borges was "a family man."
"He'd take the shirt off his back if you needed it," Ruiz added.
Borges was attending Mt. SAC and learning the welding trade, his uncle said.
"He had his whole life ahead of him."
The investigation continues.
Ruiz urged anyone with information to come forward. "It's the right thing to do," he said.
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Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Tom Suehs informed Governor Rick Perry Thursday that he intends to retire on August 31st.
Suehs was responsible for the overhaul of the public benefits eligibility system when he was appointed in 2009. He also supported partnerships with food banks and improved systems for providing access to public resources, said Anne Dunkelberg, associate director of the Center for Public Policy Priorities.
"He's done a really great job of being accountable to the huge array of constituents that our agencies have," Dunkelberg said. "He's a hero for a lot of people."
Suehs became part of the controversy surrounding the state's decision to end funding from Planned Parenthood in February, when he signed a rule to enforce the law passed by the Republican-controlled legislature. The law made it illegal to fund a doctor or clinic affiliated with an organization that provides elective abortions, even if the doctor or clinic did not provide abortions.
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Suehs long has planned to retire to spend more time with family and friends, said Stephanie Goodman, of Health and Human Services. He provided two months notice so the governor would have time to find a replacement.
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NL DIVISION SERIES: CARDINALS v PHILLIES
October 7, 2011
Charlie Manuel
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: Game Five
Cardinals – 1
Phillies - 0
Q. How is Ryan Howard?
CHARLIE MANUEL: Our trainers, they took him back in the training room. A doctor will come and see him. He twisted his ankle or tore up his ankle. I don't know how bad it is yet.
Q. What's running through your mind right now, disbelief, shock?
CHARLIE MANUEL: Actually I don't know what to say. I just got through talking to our team, and basically when I look at it, we played 162 games, and definitely we had the best record in baseball. I like our team, like I said. I know that we're capable of going farther in the playoffs and things like that. Our goal was to get to the World Series. It's been that way for two years now.
And as I looked at the season, actually the season was a hell of a lot of fun. I mean, everything about it, our fans coming to see us play, everything, us winning the game, our pitching was good. And we get in a series like this and we just didn't get it done.
But I look back, got to give the Cardinals some credit, of course, and the guy on the mound tonight and for the series. They played better than we did. Bottom line was they played better and they beat us.
I feel very empty. I feel like that we've had support from our fans, and it's kind of hard. I don't really know what to say.
Q. This is the second straight year that the playoffs has kind of ended with the offense not doing a whole lot in the post-season. Can you win with the lineup as it is right now? Or is it just too unfortunate kind of slumps in Octobers in consecutive years?
CHARLIE MANUEL: I think what you see is -- when I look at our team, we've got a lot of talent on our team, of course. And we won 104 games or something with our team, 102 games, I'm sorry. But at the same time -- and we won the most games in baseball. That just goes to show you, especially in a long run how we can do. But when you hit against teams that are playing better baseball than you and things like that and especially in the playoffs or series, then you get beat. And I kind of think that's what's happened to us in the last couple years. But at the same time, I think we're every bit as good or better than the teams we've been playing overall if you look at it.
The Cardinals are a good team, though. They've got a real good hitting club. And their starting pitching in this series was very good, and their bullpen did a better job and they were more consistent than they was during the season. They've got talent in their bullpen and they're consistent, but overall they outplayed us.
Q. What do you think the problem was with Polly and Chooch? They really seemed to struggle in the series.
CHARLIE MANUEL: I think basically when you see some guys that -- like when they go a little bad -- Polly is hurting a little bit, but he's able to play. But at the same time, when you see guys when they start going bad, like sometimes four, five, six games, whatever, that's very common during the season. And what happens, they get -- it's very open, open to see like in the playoffs or something.
Q. You said the other night that you thought some of your guys were maybe pressing a little bit too much with the bat. Did you see that again tonight?
CHARLIE MANUEL: You know what I saw tonight actually? I saw Carpenter pitch a good game. I saw Carpenter throw breaking balls, change-ups, and fastballs. And I saw him move the ball around, and he pitched a real good game. You know, the game, we can sit here tonight and talk about the game and how it plays out and everything.
Ibañez skies the ball up, I think it's got a chance, but he didn't hit it quite far enough. Utley jumped on it. He hit the ball pretty good there in the ninth inning, guy ran it down at the track. Rollins hits a ball up the middle after the catcher on a -- Gload strikes out and we put a runner in and Rollins hits a ball up the middle off of a pitcher's leg or something or his hands and they threw him out at first, and things just -- we never could get nothing going, and things just didn't -- but at the same time, we didn't do enough to get anything going. That's kind of how I look at it. He pitched good.
Q. I know it always hurts to lose, but given the expectations of this team and how it played out and when it played out, does this feel any different than any of the others or are they all the same when it ends?
CHARLIE MANUEL: I feel -- you know what, I think this one might hurt more -- it'll hurt probably more when I sit down and really start thinking about it. And what this one -- this is the most pitching that I ever had depth-wise, like in a starting rotation, and our pitching definitely did a good job for us this year. Once we got Hunter Pence, I felt like our offense definitely picked up, and this is -- this is a good ballclub, and we're definitely capable of winning. But I'm sure there's other teams that say the same thing.
And how I feel probably a week from now, I can really tell you the truth how I feel. Right now I've got some anger, I've got some -- I don't know, and I just feel very empty.
Q. Two tactical questions: One, was the Utley steal a straight steal, not a hit and run or anything that was blown? And did Ryan (Howard) have a green light on the 3 and 0 from you or was that his decision?
CHARLIE MANUEL: Ryan Howard? Ryan Howard has a green light most all the time. I can take it off and give him a take sign. But at the same time, when we're losing 1-0 or something like that, he's swinging if he gets a good ball to hit. But obviously he has to get a good ball that you can hammer.
Q. First inning was Doc (Halladay) too amped up? Was he tight? What was your take on it?
CHARLIE MANUEL: Yeah, it looked like he came out and he kind of went right at Furcal, and like Furcal jumped his fastball. Actually that turned out to be the big hit of the game, really, as it turned out. I don't know what to say. He was great. When he got in a jam early and he pitched out of it, that just goes to show you how good he really is. I mean, he -- it was a super ballgame. It was two great pitchers, but at the same time, I would expect us to score some runs. I'm sure our guys feel the same way. I mean, they definitely -- I'll tell you something, we definitely put a whole lot into this season.
Q. Did you get a good look at Furcal coming around second? And if the cutoff man is hit there, do you think you have a play at third?
CHARLIE MANUEL: I don't know. I saw the play -- it would have been close. He's a good runner. I saw -- I know exactly what you're talking about. It would have been a close play.
Q. You talked about Polanco struggling. Did you think about pinch-hitting for him in the eighth?
CHARLIE MANUEL: If you go look, he's got good numbers against him, and we needed some guys -- somebody to get on, you know. I kind of had in mind a 1-0 ballgame. I thought if he got on, we'd run for him and bunt Chooch and we might have a chance to tie the game up. That was my thinking. But no, he had good numbers against him.
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Italia, Dublin and British Plastic
This long awaited blog comes to you from a flight to Dublin. I'm Djing in a new club tonight called the Asylum sessions, a new club night set up by one of my old mates Rob (TLP).
I've been a busy bee as usual and have just returned from a month tour of Italy where my guitar playing – partner in crime King Ed, and myself took British Plastic to the masses (sometimes).
I would have loved to have taken the band but budget and expenses didn't allow it so off we set with a sampler and two guitars. It's quite tricky to remember some of the dates as they all kind of merged into each other.
The most stand out show was in Catania, Sicily where we played an old hollowed out cave venue called 'The Lomax'. The stage was immense and we were given two of the best guitar amps in the world to use. (60's valve stuff)
When you tour like this with a minimum equiptment spec, (two guitars and a sampler) you never know what to expect but the venue and gear were superb. The show turned out to be one of the best, although it did turn into a Donovan cover show mid set due to string breakages!
The other top show was in Rome, we had spent the day being shown the sites from our stand-in driver and then turned up to find we had been booked for an acoustic gig!
I don't mind doing acoustic gigs but I hadn't rehearsed any of the old songs that were more 'acousticable' so we decided to play our normal set but without the sampler backing. I was a little worried but it turned out to be a real warm little huddle of a show. The thing about playing with a sampler is that you can't open up or experiment with the form of a song but the positive side is that it brings a much bigger sound source to the occasion.
I must give a big shout to our drivers in Italy mainly Jacopo (The Aranchino) and Lorenzo. Jacopo had the horrid job of driving thousands of miles with the pair of us constantly badgering him about journey times, Italian history, Smurfs and toilet stops. Jacopo is an amazing musician in his own right and had the most fantastic knowledge on 'Murga' an Argentinian street music, check him doing it here. I love it when I discover something new in this musical world.
As I slow up the promo of British plastic I already have the sonic idea for my fourth album. My next release won't be as electronic, it'll be a cross between all that has gone before. I'm still trying to find my 'sound' as it were.
So, yes only a few more shows for this year then I'm taking a break to go and study and work in a grown up job to pay the bills (mainly legal..ahem) My academia will be based around getting better at recording, guitar playing and singing.
I've always been driven by development and an artistic need to get better at what I do. I remember my first tentative steps on stage and in the studio as a solo artist back in 2008!
Hopefully I've progressed.
I've always found it quite odd how in the 'Indie/rocknroll' it's frowned upon to mention developing your skills and academia, 'I'm self taught' blah blah blah…good well done.
I actually was self taught until a later stage upon which I realised I was missing out and found the best teachers I could afford. There's nothing better than being opened up to other ideas and bringing your playing and ego in to perspective. The musicianship needed in Indie world isn't that high to be honest!
So here's to academia!
I'm hoping that I can make another album as part of my Masters studies so it'll kill two birds with one stone.
Other than learning stuff there's a few more exciting things in the pipeline. Gary Powell and myself have been locked down with a producer developing our radio show. Radio is an odd world these days as everyone seems to be on the radio or want to be. We're setting our sights high and will be digging into new music, our heritage, knowledge and passion for music. We should find out soon if a major radio player has agreed to schedule us.
We're working with a great media team so I feel it's going to work splendidly. Watch this space.
By the way, if there's any bands that want to send me their music please do so. Send me a link to listen, youtube, soundcloud (not myspace please it takes ages) See twitter, Fb links below.
Obviously I can't guarantee exposure but if it works for me, Gary and the show we'll fit it in. Also please note, the show isn't being aired anywhere as yet but if all goes to plan…it could be you…and us!
And….Just remembered…Scotland last week, wow, how could I forget this!
We had a great weekend up in the Highlands. I managed to get the whole band out to the gigs so RKC were firing on all cylinders.
I'm surprised we made it to be honest, I knew my clutch was about to go and my poor old hatchback has just about had it. Obviously I didn't let on to the band!
It was a long old slog to Falkirk for the first date but it really was a smashing gig, great support bands and a great atmosphere at 20 rocks. We finished the night with a lock in our hotel 'The Orchard' listening to Wayne….'War of the worlds.' Stewart the manager is an inspiration.
The next stop was Glasgow, always a killer gig, was great to see so many old faces coming and supporting the band, and once again great supports.
I got the usual requests for Babyshambles songs of which I address with a smile and a 'No'
I might do a little acoustic one day where I play RKC and my Babyshambles songs, but not yet. I've still got too much new stuff to work up.
So Scotland was short and sweet but still a challenge. It makes me respect even more the bands that do the 'up and down the country in the back of a van' thing
The real grass roots bands with no funding, just passion!
It's far too easy to be 'Indie' unsigned yet have a driver, crew and promo available in this days and age. We live in an age where 'Indie' unsigned has more kudos than being signed to a major so all the big players are pretending. The thing is….. they are easy to spot and we all know them.
So to all the unsigned kids doing it for the love, I salute you.
In the meantime, RKC are playing a show in London next week, swing by if you can make it.
If you can't make it, here's a new RKC vid.
Keep supporting, and spreading the word.
See you next time.
The Album is released.
And so….
The Album is out.
Tell your friends.
Shout to the top.
Yes my third album 'BRITISH PLASTIC' is now available to buy.
It will be in the shops but you'll have to wait for a few weeks. If you want it now with a personal message go here. Make sure you send me a note in the Pay pal notes section.
There's also a new single doing the rounds. 'Kittens become cats' and here's the video.
Fresh from an immense UK tour we're already looking to go out again in Feb, so if you didn't catch us then make sure you keep your eyes peeled for the new dates, meanwhile……
If you're a Londoner we're playing our last show of the year with Patrick Walden's Bete Noire in Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, Dec 20th, get your tickets soon as it will be rammed.
Lastly, I just want to thank you all for your support from 2008 to now, it's been an amazing journey and the RKC community is growing from strength to strength.
As usual, if you want to help, just get Facebook sharing, Twitter tweeting and all that, it all helps.
good show.
At last, British Plastic is all pressed and pending release!
Eight months in the making and it's finally ready to be let loose in the commercial world of the music industry. It's already getting some nice hype even NME have been bigging it up so I'm mega excited, have a listen to the stream.
As I'm sure you'll be chomping at the bit to buy it, here's the pre sale link. As you can see I've made a few different bundles, you can buy the digital or the physical album or even grab yourself the 'Bees Knees bundle' which has a 'making of' DVD, badges and a handmade 'Kittens become cats' promo. These are the same promos that get sent to the radio. There's only 25 of these bundles so if you want to impress your friends…get on it.
So that's the sales pitch done.
Other than the RKC thing I've been loads of learning. For the past six weeks I've been going back to college to learn how to produce more efficiently on my own small set up. I wish I had done it before I made the album but that's the way it is. It's an amazing thing to be in total control of the way my RKC records sound! Can't wait to get cracking on the next one.
Every album improves sonically, keep on the trail.
Actually, I think I might have a few months off….
You've all seen the new 'Kittens become cats' video?
It was written, directed and filmed by Joe Wilson, probably my best video to date, in the world of limited funds it's a godsend to have people around me that are willing to lend their artistic visions!
Also, for those of you who have been living in caves I take it you all heard my interview with Tom Robinson from 6 music?
I recently went in to BBC towers to have a chat with Tom, I always feel incredibly important when I go into the Beeb, you never know what famous people you might bump into, I saw Steve Lamacq but he disappeared before I could hustle him, next time…
The interview was great, Tom seems to have a sincere passion for the cause of developing artists at grass roots level. We had a good chat about all sorts of things and he's going to help with a video project idea, can't wait to go back.
As usual with these blogs, I'm currently on a plane to Germany to play some records at a big party hosted by the biggest Indie and Electro promoters in Stuttgart.
I'm really looking forward to it as I haven't been out and about in DJ mode for a while due to being tied up with the release.
It's good to be out playing records again, although I do need to get back in the re-edit trail at some point.
If you haven't checked my mixes out, have a listen.
In the meantime, just a reminder here's the RKC tour dates and I want to thank all of you for your support on the RKC. Every little Retweet or share helps so please spread the word.
live dates
25th Oct – London – 93 Feet East
26th Oct – Cardiff – Buffalo Bar
28th Oct – Birmingham – Bar Academy
30th Oct – Derby – Victoria Inn
3rd Noc – Cluny – Newcastle
4th Nov – Darlington – Seen
5th Nov – The Battery – Chesterfield
I hope to see you there., don't forget the amazing Patrick Walden's new band Bete Noire are playing with us in London, we're also planning a joint Christmas venture,watch this space!
RKC – British Plastic
Please allow me to introduce myself.
Yes it's me Adam Ficek.
My third album is being manufactured as we speak, the result of many long hours in a damp studio producing what I feel is my finest to date.
RKC presents 'British Plastic' released Oct 31st.
It's been a labour of love, juggling between Djing/remixing/performing/Fathering but I wouldn't have it any other way.
There is something to be said about self releasing, I don't mean the 'hey look at me, I've got my own label' type affair, I mean the real deal, writing the songs on my own in my garage, no co-writers, no swanky deal with studio suites, just me, myself and I…grinding the recordings, spending countless hours on artwork, working the multimedia side of it, pressing the finished product.
It's tough but the sense of fulfillment when the dust settles is second to none.
I must admit, I did have some help from my pals, 'The Loose Cannons' it was these production top cats that first sent me on my way in the sonic world and gave me the confidence to go and do it in my damp garage. You can spend all your life dipping a toe in and not being ready but there comes a time….etc etc.
So off I went on my journey of learning how to produce music and I managed it.
It's the start of a very exciting time for me and you. Three albums and an ep in and you lot are still here listening. Amazing.
I'll keep it short and sweet.
To make this happen I'll need you lot to push this release with me.
It's quite simple, all I ask is retweet/like/share the facebook page, tell your chums. It won't hurt.
If you want to go a little further you can always get in touch with the street team on firstname.lastname@example.com…..where there's a little more structured approach to spreading the RKC music.
So, for your efforts, here's a free download (it's limited to 400) don't forget to tell everyone you know how hip it/we are/is.
Daffs are coming
Finally I have carved enough time into my arm to write you kids some words..
When we last met, er, I can't even remember probably pre Christmas.
It's gone quick but the Daffodils are creeping up and I'm starting to come out of hibernation. I tend to try and stay in after work for the whole of Jan and half of Feb, approximately Feb 15th is when I feel ready to leave the cave.
Post Christmas is spent locked away writing and recording in my little hub of a studio, (I'm yet to name it – it was called the Rose bed, then HQII)
I'm in the second stage of completing the album process, and this will be my third album. The first stage for me is to get 20 songs down in basic demo form, voice, guitar/piano.
The second stage is to get them all arranged with basic beats/sounds/general srtuctures etc…So that's what I'm in the middle of now..
Then comes the exciting bit, finding a producer to help mould it all together, finish the words and polish.
Then finally, spend a few weeks with it, Mix it, tweak it and master it. Then out it pops, not sure how but I'm aiming to get a bit of funding from somewhere and release a limited 1000 then we'll see what happens.
'What does the new stuff sound like?'
I hear you cry….
Well, from constantly Djing and spending a few toes in the dance music arena I've been influenced by a bigger sounding beatier sound.
'Oh shit – bandwagon jumper'
you moan….
I know what you mean, with this current crop of 'Electro/dubstep/waffle' music being championed it does make me have a little cringe, and even as I write this I'm watching all the bigging up of the electrodubstep new breed by all the same DJ's who were championing Guitar music until it became apparent they would lose their jobs if they continued….it's all music dough….
It's not electro but I'm not going to ignore the benefits that tougher beats can provide, so I'm hoping for a happy medium, it's hard to achieve the middle ground I seek. I think Steve Mason does it well. Guitar based songs within a framework of electronic musical arrangements.
So there you have it, for those of you who didn't get the second one 'Suburban Timebomb' why not!! I need to break even on these things to progress with more manufacturing so get spending. It's still available from me etc etc.
There's also a few solo accoustic gigs left.
16th March – Newcastle under Lyme – Old Brown Jug
23rd March – Wimbledon/London – The Grove
27th March – Pivo Pivo – Glasgow
28th March – Paisley Arts Centre – Paisley
I don't intend to perform much solo guitar stuff after these, I'm hoping to be able to start performing the new stuff, with a kind of backing! Don't run! it's not like karaoke, well I suppose it is a bit but I'm just getting bored of playing timidly on an accoustic. I need some more power so I'm using my telecaster and some backings. It might not work but I want to try it. I can't tell you how hard it is as a performer when you're playing with an accoustic and trying to get some meat out there to people that need to be shouted at.
It's ok if you have all your fans there that know your songs or if you're playing pub knees up shouting stuff, but trying to combine guile and melody on an accoustic is a challenge….for me anyway.
There's a little snippet of the new sound in the members area of my site, just put in your email.
Expect new and interesting things experiment in the live field!
What else….
Er, I met up with Patrick the other day, we spent some time setting him up with his online stuff so go join him .
He's currently lining up some gigs for us both in France so that'll be a fun thing to look for around May time. He played some of his new songs!! wallop, can't wait to hear them.
I'm twisting his arm to play on my 3rd album, almost there with the twistage…
Also I've uploaded a little preview of my new sound in the members area of my site.
I've had a few blinding DJ outings recently, the first being in Bern again, club Bonsoir, this club is ran by 'The Roundtable knights' an Electronic music group from Bern, top guys and top club. I have a total freestyle policy there, wherever the night fancies going that's where the tunes go.
Another stormer for London Guns in Traunstein, Germany, we turned up not knowing how it would go, but it was probably one of the most buzzed crowds we've ever played to. Can't really remember much but our two hour set turned into five hours, and I played UB40 against an electro thing, which sounded ace at the time, but I'm now thinking I was probably very drunk and it sounded total shit….but it was a ball.
Again, I apologise for the lack of re-edits on my site, I have a blur one ready to go but I just haven't got round to it as I'm being absorbed by LG, RKCIII and something else which I can't tell you…
As always, keep up the support, spread the word and keep on consuming.
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So here we are again, the album's out, I've been touring around the world and it's nearly Christmas, as I write this I'm just preparing some re-edits for my Dj set in Hong Kong tonight, I'm also playing a solo accoustic show before, so it's a double whammy tonight. Last night I was in Kuala Lumpur, only a brief stop but I had a real hoot playing out in one of the best alternative clubs there, it's always a bit tricky knowing how to approach sets in different countries. In the UK if I'm booked to Dj an Indie night I kind of know what roads to go down, the same with an Electro set. Outside the UK it's a slightly different story, you can't rely on the hits in the same way. It's a real 'think on your feet' scenario, it all turned out fine though, there are always the classics which translate wherever you are!
The night before KL I played a shop opening in Singapore, the corporate side of things can be hit and miss but I managed to inject some British bounce into the shoppers shopping…hopefully.
I also managed to sort loads of press for the album so who knows, RKC could be a regular SE Asian occurrence, there's already plans a foot to come back next year and hit Tai pei, Bejing alongside a return to KL and Singapore.
Other recent ventures in DJ land, er let me remember, I had a last minute call to go and play propaganda in Leics, at the moment Propaganda is the super club of indie, it's one of those places where people are there to have a knees up, nothing too pretentious or uber cool just a right good time. It's a place to throw the big tunes in, I generally pull out the big guns and use my own re-edits of the the indie hot shots, you know the ones.
Where else….
Bern again, Bonsoir, one of my favourite places, I seem to have grown my own unique fanbase there now, I'm back again in Jan. Again it's the perfect club for me, as always I like to keep things evolving and due to my lack of attention span the soundtrack to the night is one of a meandering sonic tomfoolery weaving lumpy electro into 60's swing.
Did I mention the album is out now, we didn't get as much press as we hoped but there were a few bits floating about, the most impressive for me was the uncut review. check it out page 99 of this months.
I don't think we had much airplay but as I have previously ranted about on here, if you don't have a radio plugger then it's a lottery, the same goes for a PR. That's why I get really excited when I see my stuff written about. It's all done for the love.
So here's a nice french press snippets.
French (Don't forget French ones, I'm playing PAris on the 12th of Jan Le Truskel and Joseph Gibert see here for details)
As I mentioned earlier, these past few months have been pretty hectic, and I'm really looking forward to spending a good few weeks in my studio doing some serious writing of my next record.
It's going a little more electric and tough, in a ford escort kind of way.
But before that…… I need to finish this blog!
The UK tour.
Hopefully those in the know from this rambling would have caught us live, it all went surprisingly well apart from a few police interventions.
It's a tall order working up a band to perform songs that I have generally created all the parts for but the players stepped up to the mark so big thanks to
It really was an achievement, stressful but a great experience from the booking of splitter vans, driving of splitter vans, losing Ogidan, finding Ogidan, losing ourselves in Glasgow discotechs to finding ourselves in front of a packed house in London. A real treasure.
So what next for RKC you ask. Well, I want to take stock and work out where I want to go. I've got about 13 songs demo'd up but they need some knocking about, the new stuff is much more electric guitar based which has come from me having a much better recording set up in my studio now. Before, I was limited to using a dictaphone to write with so the songs were subsequently accoustic chords and accompaniment. I can now layer stuff up in Logic or Ableton and sing over the top giving me a much wider pallette to work from. I think the immediate future is a more stripped back type affair. I feel I've done the big instrumental vibe with horns and strings and I want to return to basics and get some of this grit out my system.
If you still fancy coming to watch me play some songs there are a few other solo live bits in the diary so go here to check them out, I intend to do a few more solo stints in the new year I'll be road testing new stuff so I might break out the leccie for a few numbers.
If I don't see you before, have a cool yule, and if you're stuck on what to buy your chums for chrimbo then you know where to go.
And also…..I know that some of you are involved in small indie stations and blogs etc, if you want to do anything send me a link and I can ask the grown ups if they'll let me.
RKC album release
Ok, this blog is a short and sweet shout about the new single, new album, video and a few other bits.
I've just returned from a small solo tour of Germany, Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich. As always I met loads of great people and it constantly reminds me of why I do these things.
Some of the venues were busier than others but the prize for me went to Munich, the crowd understood the RKC thing and it was great to hangout in the atomic cafe after. Big thanks to all the venues for taking a punt on me, lot's of venues and promoters out there book big names that will sell out and make ££££ but you guys do it for the right reasons. When I'm a famous pop star, I'll give you a ton of freebies.
So the RKC thing is in full swing, album released next Mon! Don't expect to hear the music on this thing called radio as I have no plugger or no big PR behind me so it's up to you to dig it out from itunes/spotify or our site.
As you can see I've put a few offers on the site for all you that haven't got the first album or ep's etc.
And…..let's not forget this tour, I wanna see yer faces there, it's a 6 or 7 piece band touring it so give us some love.
And If you haven't signed up…go sign up to my mailing list, all it takes is your email and you can download all the demos.
and….here's the new free single and video.
Lastly, please keep up all the support and RT's/Spamming/telling yer mates etc etc.
It's appreciated,
To buy or not to buy that's the question?
Also before I forget – thanks to everyone who asked me questions. here's the article in full. Big thanks to all that took part especially Sue and Ross for sorting it out.
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As we go to press, Adam Ficek is gearing up for another Roses Kings Castles outing, to celebrate the release of the new self-funded album "Suburban Timebombs". He's just back from playing several gigs in Germany and about to embark on a full band tour of venues across the UK before also taking in venues in Italy. Taking time out of his hectic schedule, he agreed to let YOU interview him…
We put the word out on various forums, social networks, Twitter – and so on – that questions emailed to us at firstname.lastname@example.com would be passed on to Adam, that he'd answer at least a few of them and that the results would be published. After a slow start (not helped by Adam's web access being broken just when he was supposed to be letting everyone know about this!!) the questions flooded in.
After floundering around in a sea of questions for a bit we finally built a raft, found dry land and got things vaguely organised and here at last is the resulting 'interview' – the questions YOU asked and Adam's replies.
What is the best Babyshambles track recorded in the studio for Shotters Nation which didn't make it onto the album and why?
I think everything we made got released with the album and b-sides etc, apart from some rough takes of 'fireman' 'torn' and 'I don't know that man'. I've got all the demos and out takes so….
What is the best Babyshambles track recorded in the studio for Down in Albion which didn't make it onto the album and why?
352 days was a song that came together quite late, Patrick wrote it and was going to be a possible single on the next album but circumstances, etc…
I have noticed you have LOTS going on. If you're not DJing, playing live with RKC or creating projects with Gary Powell, you're gardening, building a studio, recruiting band members and juggling family life. How DO you keep on top of it?
It's really hard to find time, sometimes I do feel that I should just dedicate all my efforts in one area, but all the creative output seems to lead to the same place so why not? Family stuff, well that's the most important. Cut all the bullshit out of the industry and we are all 'uwe-man beans' – I wish more people would realise that, they eventually do but it takes time.
When and why did you decide to expand Roses Kings Castles, and will this be a permanent fixture?
In a toilet in Spain, I decided to as I had no choice – the situation in Babyshambles had deteriorated for me so I needed to evolve my side project, quite simple really. I always wanted to play with more musicians but the touring budgets didn't allow, they still don't but hopefully it'll work out somehow.
Would you rather have a bionic arm or a bionic leg?
A bionic arm.
Would you rather have your face and body but the brain of a chimpanzee or be a chimpanzee but have your human brain?
I'd like the head of a chimpanzee and the body of a wasp.
Would you rather do a duet with Lily Allen or a sixtet with Girls Aloud?
Girls Aloud,
If you could duet with anyone, who would you choose?
I like Kate Rusby's voice, not all her stuff but there's a pureness to her singing.
I like Graham's guitaring, I'm still working on getting him in.
I like Dan Treacey's words, we're releasing stuff in the future.
I like the way Doorly makes drums swing.
What will become of the Adam Ficek/Drew McConnell bromance now that you're no longer in Babyshambles?
With regret – that's all over.
How many jumpers do you own?
Too many, but I'm into dark colours at the moment.
Do you think The Beatles were/are over-rated?
No way. Better than the Stones.
What was the first album you ever bought?
Can't remember.….the Dubliners
Are there any good new bands around these days or are they all rubbish?
Soviet Soviet
I'm more touched much by electronic stuff at the moment, just a matter of time though until something comes and kicks the band thing up again.
Would you rather wear Crocs for a year or Uggs for a year?
Uggs, especially in winter.
How do you feel about being a fashion icon for women everywhere?
It was always going to happen.
(Won't you tell me) Where have all the good times gone?
They moved to the Continent. It's lovely there and Audrey loves the wine.
What's the best advice anyone has ever given you?
Be very wary.
Would you ever consider a perm?
Yes, it's something I'm considering for 2011.
Have you ever considered becoming a vegan?
I like the concept and I don't think it's right that animals should suffer for us and our taste buds but, I'm not a vegan. I would like to be. Hypocrite.
Fruit or veg?
Fruit but veg is more important.
Which of your songs are you most proud of?
Inner Love, One Born Every Minute, Unstookietitled.
What has been the best moment of your career?
It's yet to happen … but probably looking across at Patrick at some point and thinking, this is what all the work was for, the years of graft, perhaps the first tour of Shambles '05 time.
With hindsight would you do anything differently?
Yes, I don't really want to embellish it, but if I knew then what I know now I would have …..
Favourite shop in Midsummer Place?
Would you describe yourself as an intuitive person?
Which super hero / villain would you be?
Can you please tell us something about the other musicians in the RKC band?
They're all computer generated.
Do you ever get recognised in public and if so how do you feel about that?
Not really, sometimes it's nice for the ego, other times I just want to be left alone to buy some marmite in Tescos.
Who are your favourite drummers?
Alan Wren, Mitch Mitchell, John Marshall, Robert Wyatt.
Who are your favourite lyricists?
Morrissey, Robert Wyatt, Syd Barrett, Dan Treacey
Tea, coffee or hot chocolate?
Depends on the time frame.
Do you eat cake?
Yeah too much.
If you could only play one instrument, which one would you chose?
Where was your best audience and why?
It changes but recently – Munich, I just felt like they understood the music and the performance.
What were your influences for "Suburban Timebombs"?
A lot of it was written during a slightly troublesome time so it may have been influenced by that, or maybe not.
Are you on bad terms with the members of Babyshambles?
I don't speak to any of them or their circle, except a few of the techs.
Would you consider working with Peter again?
At this time I don't think that is a really an option.
What is the inspiration in your lyrics?
Things just pop out, it's only later that I realise what they were about. I find a lot of lyricists try too hard to write meandering poetic lines, it can often come out as trite and cringeworthy.
How would you recommend getting publicity in London?
Pull a media stunt.
How do YOU get publicity?
It's linked to being in Babyshambles and spamming.
Do Belle & Sebastian inspire you?
I like their melodies.
What is your favourite poem?
Bah Bah Black Sheep.
Where did you get the name "Roses Kings Castles" from?
In a dream.
You seem disillusioned by some of the ways in which the music industry works. If a major label were to approach Roses Kings Castles, would you decline an offer?
I'd snap it up. I would need to have creative control though! Major labels can press buttons we littl'ans can never do.
How much do you think the music industry will have to change in the next few years?
The whole thing will completely change; it's scary and exciting at the same time. I just returned from Germany – I played a venue in Frankfurt called the Yellowstage, this venue is a recording studio and label. I think the future is going to be like this, the whole thing is ran from a passionate stance but they also have enough business skills to know who and where to tap into to make it work. A great ethic. Check it out and support.
What bands have influenced – and continue to influence you – the most?
I'm inspired by bands that just put their heads down and tour/record and put the hours in, bands that have worked hard to achieve.
So there you have it, we hope your favourite question found its way into this interview! As I'm sure you all already know the album is out on itunes on the 7th (itunes pre-order) and elsewhere on the 8th (www.recordstore.co.uk and all usual outlets). Meanwhile you can check out the new free single Subtleties of Love and video here. If you have more questions then go find Adam at one of his many upcoming gigs – see http://www.adamficek.com and http://www.ficekforever.net.tc .
A big thank you to Adam for agreeing to do this and thanks to everyone who sent in their questions.
Ross & Sue


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We actually, we all sent mail to each other, going, "Who's Tim Cook meeting with? Is he meeting with you? I'm not meeting with Tim Cook." So we're... it's one of those rumors that was stated so factually that we were actually confused.
No one here was meeting with Tim Cook or with anybody at Apple that day. I wish we were! We have a long list of things we'd love to see Apple do to support games and gaming better. But no, we didn't meet with Tim Cook. He seems like a smart guy, but I've never actually met him.
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In any case, it's interesting to hear about the potential capabilities of a game-ready Apple TV. Could you guys replace your Xbox 360 with an Apple TV that plays games originally optimized for the new iPad?
Source: Cult of Mac
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This inspiring and peaceful Cd is a collaboration between ambient-sound technician Alex Theory and philosopher-journalist Daniel Pinchbeck. The intention behind these compositions is to express a positive vision of the Mayan 2012 prophecy, and to prepare the listener to enter into a new realization of time, space and being. But buying into this prophecy is not required to enjoy and appreciate this finely crafted South American ambient soundtrack.Psychoacoustic rhythms are combined with the chants of ayahuasca shamans, drums, flutes and natural harmonics to create a mesmerizing and deeply absorbing Cd. These rhythms start off slow and then gradually build with each track, which makes the first half of the Cd great for shavasana, meditation and relaxation, and the second half useable for a gentle yoga practice. The enclosed booklet gives a fascinating introduction to the philosophy and mathematics that have been used to create these compositions.
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Innovative Retail Technologies caught up with Douglas Wong, vertical software applications product manager at March Networks, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, to identify the key considerations when using video for operations auditing purposes...
Innovative Retail Technologies caught up with Hedgie Bartol, business development manager for retail at Axis Communications, about Security-as-a-Service and whether it is beneficial to retailers of all sizes. Bartol addresses cloud-based security and how secure it really is.
Dan Cremins, global leader of product management at March Networks, talks to Innovative Retail Technologies about the importance of video-based business intelligence on the retail industry. He also provides tips on how to determine whether cloud is best for video surveillance.
Until recently I didn't give much thought to the topic of "active shooter." In truth, the idea of a lengthy conversation seemed unnecessary. It appeared an investment in a discussion that pertained to a rare occurrence in the retail environment.
It is that time of the year! Black Friday begins the maddening rush of shoppers focused on grabbing those all important sale items to wrap and joyfully relish as they are opened and appreciated by friends and family.
Managing a business is a very personal experience which engenders many emotions conflicting with the investigation of workplace issues. Being aware of the consequences of these emotions can help manage the pace and outcome of the inquiry.
We have seen the role of the loss prevention (LP) professional change from one of "company police" to an integral part of a successful business. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff Levitt, LPC, CPP, asset protection with Panera Bread, to discuss how he is handling the evolving role of LP professional.
Your institution houses private information for your clients, but what would happen if that information fell into the wrong hands? An information breach not only affects the clients whose information is leaked, but diminishes the integrity of your institution. What should you do to minimize or even prevent the probability that a breach will occur at your business?
From heartbreak to hope: The remarkable journey forward of a community in crisis and the volunteers who are helping to pave the way.
Listen in as Matt Pillar and Erin Harris discuss the exciting changes coming to Integrated Solutions For Retailers.
Integrated Solutions speaks with Steve Sell, director of marketing North America, Tyco Integrated Security, about how retailers can juggle the installation, support, and management of all the various security systems they need today.
There are so many things to consider when protecting your business — from article security to access control and many other things. They all impact the retailer's bottom line. Starting with intrusion, access control and fire detection, many retailers face fines due to false alarms, and not to mention the fact that manpower is wasted brining in managers to check on the alarms.
Retailers are notoriously slow in migrating to new technology, but there has been a huge push towards IP Video lately. This is evident in a recent case study with Saks Fifth Avenue in the June issue of Integrated Solutions for Retailers Magazine.
Planet Retail details how mobile technologies enable meaningful customer experiences and how retailers must evolve to keep pace.
SMRs must tout that they are on par with Tier 1 retailers regarding cost and innovation so they can adapt as the customer evolves.
Retailers must put the shopping journey and its delivery via mobile at the forefront of customer-facing strategic initiatives.
Loss prevention solutions for retailers include alarm monitoring, cash management, data security, EAS and RFID solutions, exception reporting, video analytics, and video surveillance. Alarm monitoring includes services and solutions that allow retailers to monitor and control different alarms that may be triggered by their security systems.
Cash management solutions encompass all available technologies that allow retailers to better manage cash in their stores including bill counters, safes, cash drawers, deposit solutions, and more. Data security solutions are systems designed to prevent unauthorized access to data retailers transmit both internally and externally.
EAS and RFID solutions include RFID tags, RFID readers, automated solutions, and more. Exception reporting solutions encompasses solutions that select and highlight events or objects that are different from what is expected or critical.
Video Analytics solutions provide automated and manual analysis of video streams to detect and prevent unwanted behavior in retail environments. This can include abnormal employee activates, theft, unauthorized access, and more. Video analytics can also be used to analyze customer movements and actions inside a store to better control traffic flow and determine store layouts. Video surveillance is an integral part of video analytics and consists of the physical cameras and control systems required to capture video in a retail environment. Solutions include CCTV cameras, IP / network cameras, DVRs, data storage systems, camera control software, servers, and more.
Agilence, Inc., the leader in cloud-based data analytics and loss prevention solutions for retail and restaurant operations, today announced 20/20 Data Analytics™, a new, unified analytics platform that brings an unprecedented level of actionable business insight to a growing number of industries. Built on the foundation of Agilence's industry leading Retail 20/20™ exception reporting software, 20/20 Data Analytics™ goes beyond loss prevention to allow any manager the ability to gain meaningful, data driven, operational insights to improve profits and margins, better serve customers, and ensure policy compliance.


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There is one week to go until the inaugural Ontario Marathon Mountain Bike Championships and Half-Marathon Championships. There is still time to pre-register for this exciting and fun new racing format. Using one big lap for each length, riders will fly through Mansfield Outdoor Center and its iconic trails, the long flowing single track and double track of the Dufferin County Forest and the rugged terrain of the Simcoe County Forest.
Come test your skill and fitness against some of Ontario's best cyclists on a new course in one of the provinces most venerable venues.
The Marathon course will feature some of the long revered climbs of M.O.C, along with the fast flowing descents. While anyone will be able to ride the single track, only those with the technical skills will ride fast.
The Half-Marathon course will omit the big climbs and test riders skills and endurance with long rolling single track.
Sunday Sept 6
8:00: Registration opens
9:30 Registration closes
9:55: Rider briefing and call to the start line
10:00: Marathon Start
10:15 or 10:30 Half Marathon Start
12:15 Projected first finish, Half Marathon
13:30 Projected first finish, Marathon
15:00: Awards
While the Dufferin County Forest and Simcoe County Forest are open for riding, Mansfield Outdoor Center is not open for pre-riding until the day of the event.
For more information please visit www.substanceprojects.com or register online with the OCA
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|The KDE on Solaris project, also KDE on OpenSolaris, was active from around the year 2000 until nearly 2014, when the remaining team members ceased active development of the KDE packages. This page should be considered mostly of historical interest, although nothing stops anyone from trying to re-start KDE packaging on a descendant of Solaris such as IllumOS.
In the summer of 2015, the KDE on Solaris subdomain (solaris.kde.org) was shuttered and redirected to this page. The efforts to package KDE for Solaris and its derivatives have ceased as far as the KDE community knows.
The KDE Solaris Core Team in 2004:
Claudiu Costin, Ken Mays, Stefan Teleman, Eva Brucherseifer, Jaime Penalba, Sergio Rodriguez de Guzman.
Contributors group in 2004:
Solaris x86 Engineering team, The Blastwave.org maintainers, Lars Tunkrans, Dirk Mueller, Roman Maeder, Matthew Day, Laurent Blume, Thomas Bennett, Adrian Murillo, Rainald Lampl, Torsten Kasch, Mikael Dalsgard, Guenter Feldmann, Christopher Layne, Dan Rawson, Vladimir Anne, Russell LeBar, Nicolas Ternisien (website).
KDE OpenSolaris core team:
Adriaan de Groot, Lukas Oboril, Stefan Teleman, Edward O'Callaghan, Ben Taylor, Mark Wright.
Oracle Solaris 10 and Oracle Solaris 11 Express are operating systems that are available for free. Read the Licensing Terms for Oracle Solaris 10 and Oracle Solaris 11 Express. IANAL, but the terms
LICENSE RIGHTS Except for any included software package or file that is licensed to you by Oracle under different license terms, we grant you a perpetual (unless terminated as provided in this agreement), nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited License to use the Programs only for the purpose of developing, testing, prototyping and demonstrating your applications, and not for any other purpose.
would appear to allow contribution of an individual to the KDE4 project. Make your own decision, or talk to your local Business legal representative...
In addition, OpenSolaris was released under the CDDL, a FOSS license, by Sun Microsystems, but Oracle disbanded the open development of the project after acquiring Sun. Whilst Solaris has its roots in BSD, it is mostly SysV. Solaris 10 is certified UNIX SUSv3. KDE4 runs on this operating system.
The KDE Project on the OpenSolaris site is intended to be the definitive source of information, but this page on TechBase is intended to collect information, porting and compilation guides, etc. Since TechBase is a wiki, this is much easier than going through the OpenSolaris editing process.
Status: For an overview of the new issues, see the KDE4.6.3 on Solaris 10 status page (Updated 05/17/2011), which lists the current status. The older the KDE4.4.1 on Solaris 10 status page, (Updated 03/04/2011) lists dependencies, showstopper bugs and issues with dependencies. Not much has happened on the S10 KDE4 front for a while. Trying to resurrect it again....
Oracle Solaris 11 Express nee OpenSolaris: Building on Oracle Solaris 11 Express/OpenSolaris is covered on the OpenSolaris-specific page.
This page is concerned with instructions on how to build it all.
KDE4 v4.6.0 should be able to be built on Solaris 10 with SS12.2, though there are known issues the SS12.2 and CXX Templates among other bugs
Solaris and OpenSolaris are trademarks of Oracle.
This page is about KDE4 (the KDE 4.6.0 branch; we are aiming for having KDE4.6.0 fully functional) on Oracle Solaris S10U9 and Oracle Solaris 11 Express, running initially on x86 hardware, then supporting SPARC hardware and compiled with Sun Studio 12.2.
No other KDE releases, operating system versions, compiler version (ie, not Studio 11, 12 or Sun Studio Express) or hardware platforms are the target of this project, simply because the core contributors to the project do not have them or the time to work on them.
That's not to say it will not necessarily work; people have and continue to contribute work for older hardware platforms (32-bit only like i386[P3/Athlon]). You can probably run the binaries produced by the project on other OpenSolaris releases, even OpenSolaris 2008.11 or 2009.06, but you're on your own.
On your own, that is, unless you register for Techbase and add your comments on what needed doing and what was problematic somewhere below.
We are concentrating on 4.6.0. However since Oracle has not put xcb into the Xserver in Solaris 10 or Solaris 11 Express. (which is a minor addition to the X protocol, and minor functionality in KDE), there may be some problems related to this missing feature.
The core team for KDE4 on Solaris is Adriaan de Groot, Lukas Oboril, Stefan Teleman. We'd like to thank Edward O'Callaghan, Ben Taylor and Mark Wright for their help in particular.
We don't have much in the way of documented KDE4 *use* on Solaris nor many reports of bugs found in daily use of the below KDE4 packages on http://bugs.kde.org/ . Thus we welcome any contributions though either bug reports, the repo or by email.
|The Techbase documentation gets out of date quite quickly. Do not follow it blindly; step into the IRC channel or on to the mailing list for more details or help with issues.
Getting KDE4 on your Solaris machine requires the following:
You can use Solaris 10 update 9 (S10U9). Unless you can get patches, it probably better just to start with S10U9, since anything else will be out of date by at least 18 months.
Using Patch Check Advanced (PCA) works well on S10 to handle patches for Solaris and Studio 12.2. If you have a contract, you can get current, otherwise just deal with stock Studio 12.2 since the free Studio patches died with Sun. Don't even bother with Solaris Update Manager.
Studio 12.2 This installer requires a GUI so better learn to use ssh -X if not on the localhost. On Solaris 10, there are about 5 patches out for SS12.2, so if you have a support contract, go for it. There are still some serious bugs in SS12.2, and you can help by registering with bugs.sun.com and voting for bugs that affect the Studio12.2 compiler and KDE dependencies (eigen, boost, templates). You can vote for 3 bugs at any time, so if one has a higher priority for you, remove the vote for another bug and vote the one you want.
There is a GUI for the package installer. With the GUI, there are no patch options unless there are Solaris patches required to make the compiler work. I prefer to select to remove the Japanese and Chinese locales, for obvious reasons. It's probably easier to just load from the tarball.
If you are running OSOL2008.11 or OSOL2008.05, then you will need to select the download Studio 12.2 *tarball* from the Oracle Studio Download site.
Solaris 10 Install Sun Studio 12.2.
If you forget to fix /usr/include/python2.4/pyport.h, FOSSboost will fail as follows:
vesta% tail /tmp/FOSSboost.log
pkgbuild: + chmod 755 Solaris/patch.sh
pkgbuild: + bash -x ./Solaris/patch.sh boost
pkgbuild: + '[' '!' -f configure ']'
pkgbuild: + echo '# Checking if pyport.h is sane ... must not redeclare gethostname.'
pkgbuild: # Checking if pyport.h is sane ... must not redeclare gethostname.
pkgbuild: + test -f /usr/include/python2.4/pyport.h
pkgbuild: + grep '^extern int gethostname' /usr/include/python2.4/pyport.h
pkgbuild: extern int gethostname(char *, int);
pkgbuild: + exit 1
pkgbuild: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/pkgbuild-edwardoc/pkgbuild-tmp-1.8081 (%prep)
|In /usr/include/python2.4/pyport.h , there's a gethostbyname prototype; it's wrong. Commenting it out is sufficient as the make system will check for its presence with a bounded grep [ie, ^externt int gethostbyname]).
The line reads as:extern int gethostname(char *, int);
|If you would like to build FOSSnas as a dep, It will fail unless you copy the following files into /usr/X11/lib/X11/config/ More info here; cat /tmp/FOSSnas.log
* Fixed in SNV103: http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6763798
* Here is a workaround:
[edward@SXCE-Workstation]:/export/home/edward:~>uname -sv SunOS snv_99
If you don't do this step you will end up with the following error : "FOSSnas | FAILED | pkgbuild build failed"
/usr/sfw/bin/wget http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/util/xorg-cf-files-1.0.2.tar.bz2
/usr/bin/bunzip2 -cd xorg-cf-files-1.0.2.tar.bz2 | tar -xvf -
cd xorg-cf-files-1.0.2
N.B. Please check if a later version is out in : http://dlc.sun.com/osol/jds/downloads/cbe/
cd ~ ; mkdir CBE1.7 ; cd CBE1.7
/usr/sfw/bin/wget http://dlc.sun.com/osol/jds/downloads/cbe/test/desktop-cbe-1.7.0-rc1-x86.tar.bz2
/usr/bin/bunzip2 -cd desktop-cbe-1.7.0-rc1-x86.tar.bz2 | tar -xvf -
/usr/sfw/bin/wget http://dlc.sun.com/osol/jds/downloads/cbe/test/desktop-cbe-1.7.0-rc1-sparc.tar.bz2
/usr/bin/bunzip2 -cd desktop-cbe-1.7.0-rc1-sparc.tar.bz2 | tar -xvf -
`cd` in and follow the README/INSTALL file.
|If you didn't tell CBE where you want to build the code, it will try to put it under /opt/dtbld. That really won't work because /opt/dtbld is owned by root. Modify ~/.pkgbuildmacros and fix %_topdir to some writable directory that you want to build the code in. Most folks use ~/packages. You can also route the BUILD logs to a directory specified by: ~/.pkgtoolrc and tell "logdir:" where to put it. (~/packages/BUILDLOGS seems reasonable)
Simply; cd ~ ; mkdir KDE4 ; cd KDE4/
hg clone https://solaris.bionicmutton.org/hg/kde4-specs
cd ~ ; mkdir KDE4.X.x ; cd KDE4.X.x/
hg clone https://solaris.bionicmutton.org/hg/kde4-specs-460
N.B. The above is also for contributing back (which this mail message is all about). The *-specs-dev repo is public and writable (over https). So we welcome you too can push fixes back on to it; A review will happen before things end up in *-specs.
cd kde4-specs/ ; hg up ; cd specs/
more README
make rebuild-CBEcmake rebuild-CBEyasm
make build-KDEconsolidation
This will now go off and build KDE4 and anything else needed as SysV packages. Come back in about 24h depending on your hardware.
FOSSnas | PASSED | FOSSncurses | PASSED | FOSSopencdk | PASSED | FOSSopenldap | PASSED | FOSSpcre | PASSED | FOSSphonon | PASSED | FOSSqimageblitz | PASSED | FOSSqt | PASSED | FOSSreadline | PASSED | FOSSsoprano | PASSED | FOSSsqlite | PASSED | FOSSstdcxx | PASSED | FOSSstrigi | PASSED | FOSSxprop | PASSED | KDEbase-apps | PASSED | KDEbase-runtime | PASSED | KDEbase-workspace | PASSED | KDEdt-integration | PASSED | KDElibs | PASSED | KDEpim | PASSED | KDEpimlibs | PASSED | KDEsdk | PASSED | FOSSlibiconvwo | PASSED | FOSSgettextwo | PASSED | FOSScyrus-saslwo | PASSED | FOSSmit-kerberos5wo | PASSED | FOSSopenldapwo | PASSED |
As usual, the IRC channel is a good place to start, but you must be able to pastebin compilation errors in order to get any help. The IRC channel is never too busy. #kde-solaris4 on irc.freenode.net . However, keep in mind that IRC is a live medium and it may not be the best place to ask questions. The mailing list kde-discuss at opensolaris.org is much more patient.
Also, you are expected to do your homework. Compiling KDE4 on Solaris is not for the faint of heart and you really need to know your way around compiling stuff and dealing with system software installation.
No binary packages for KDE4 for Solaris 10 currently


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Hospital Neuwerk Maria von den Aposteln Moenchengladbach
Department of Pediatrics and Mother and Child Center (114147)
Wolfgang Müller
Specialized in: pediatrics
About the department
A team of workers of the Department of Pediatrics at the Hospital Neuwerk "Maria von den Aposteln" under the direction of Dr. med. Wolfgang Muller takes care of patients starting from newborns and up to the those at the age of 18. The work of the Department of Pediatrics is based on a comprehensive treatment concept: along with the treatment of purely physical health problems, an essential part is given to mental abilities of children. In order to alleviate a hospital stay for children, parents are offered to be involved in the inpatient treatment of their child as parents are always the most important people in every child's life.
The Department of Pediatrics at the Hospital Neuwerk "Maria von den Aposteln" under the direction of Dr. med. Wolfgang Muller specializes in the following areas:
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