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Heather Hess, German Expressionist Digital Archive Project, German Expressionism: Works from the Collection. 2011.
Vasily Kandinsky's seminal treatise, Über die Geistige in der Kunst (Concerning the Spiritual in Art), sparked widespread interest in abstraction in the years leading up to World War I. The book, which he claimed had been gestating for nearly a decade, elucidated his artistic theories and his valuing of expression and spirituality over naturalistic representation. It also introduced his new pictorial categories derived from the field of music—impressions, improvisations, and compositions—which further de-emphasized the importance of recognizable subject matter. On the cover and in ten woodcuts, Kandinsky illustrated his ideas by reducing complex scenes of spiritual battle and redemption to simplified designs of lines and shapes. For Kandinsky, abstraction was a weapon for transforming what he perceived to be a corrupt, materialist society.
Despite Munich publisher Reinhard Piper's fears, Über die Geistige in der Kunst sold well, and it went through three editions between December 1911 and the end of 1912. An English translation appeared in 1914, but the outbreak of World War I thwarted a fourth revised German edition and planned translations into Russian, French, and Dutch.

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Snoop Lion has been receiving a lot off buzz since his reggae rasta transformation and changing his moniker from Dogg to Lion.
Since venturing into the realm of reggae last year, Snoop Lion has released three new singles "La La La," "Here Comes The King," and "Lighters Up" featuring Popcaan and Mavado.
Snoop has also released a documentary Reincarnated which traces his spiritual transformation during a visit to Jamaica in February 2012.
Snoop Lion is also working on his upcoming reggae debut Reincarnation, due later this year. Snoop is working with the likes of Major Lazer and Dre Skull on the production side of the album.
During a recent interview with GQ, Snoop says the album will be light on features. But we do know that his Mavado and Popcaan assisted single will make the final cut.
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Busy Signal
Busy Signal is back fresh on the dancehall scene and has been creating a lot of buzz since his release from prison last year November. There is not a time better than now for Snoop Lion to team with the Turf Music chief on a new single.
Busy Signal and No Doubt "Push And Shove."
I-Octane took the dancehall scene by storm in 09/10 and has been consistently delivering hits after hits ever since. His collaborative single "Badmind Dem A Pree" with dancehall icon Bounty Killer was one of the biggest songs in Jamaica last year. Snoop Lion feat. I-Octane would be a banger.
Lady Saw
You can't have a dancehall discussion without including Lady Saw in the mix. Saw is one of the pioneers of raw, explicit female dancehall. Rap stars such as Lil Kim and Foxy Brown took a page out of Lady Saw's book in the 1990s and stunned the world. The question would be, can Snoop handle Muma Saw?
Beenie Man
Beenie Man has been in dancehall since the 1980s. He crowned himself the dancehall king in the 1990s and has remained relevant in dancehall year after year. When asked how he did it, Beenie Man says "hard work." There is no doubt that a Snoop Lion and Beenie Man collabo would be big.
Assassin aka Agent Sasco
Agent Sasco, better known as Assassin, is perhaps one of the most lyrically acclaimed artists in dancehall history. Not only is his lyrical content among the elites, but intelligence is also a cut above the rest. Dancehall fans would be lining up to hear a Snoop Lion and Sasco collab.
Shabba Ranks
Shabba Ranks is one of the pioneers of dancehall. Shabba helped catapult dancehall into mainstream music in the late 1980s to early 1990s with his sexually charged lyrics. Dancehall would not be the same with Shabba Ranks and a collabo with Snoop Lion would remind us of his immense contribution to the genre.
Sizzla Kalonji
Sizzla Kalonji caught some heat for criticizing Snoop in a diss track last year. But The dancehall kingpin has rethink his stance against the rap legend and welcomed him in the world of Bobo Dread. Sizzla will go down in reggae/dancehall history as one of the best that ever did both form of the art very well. Snoop featuring the big man from judgement yard, we would pay for that studio time.
Bounty Killer
People dead when you head a Bounty Killer and Snoop Lion collaboration. The Bounty Killer brand dominate dancehall from the early 1990s. You will hear words like icon and legend when people talk about Bounty Killer in dancehall. Killer has some of the biggest dancehall/hip hop crossover songs in dancehall history including singles with Fugees, No Doubt, and Mobb Deep. Snoop would get a guaranteed hit if he collaborates with Bounty Killer.
Damian 'Junior Gong' Marley
Damian Marley lives up to the moniker Junior Gong with his dancehall bangers. Junior Gang is arguably the biggest recording artists out of the Marley brothers, and perhaps the only one to concentrate mostly on hardcore dancehall. Damian Marley has some of the biggest singles in the genre's history and some of the biggest crossover collaborations. His collaborative album with 'Distant Relatives' with rap icon Nas received critical acclaim both in hip-hop and dancehall. Snoop Lion is making a mistake not to enlist Gongzilla for his reggae debut disc.
Vybz Kartel
Call him Worl'Boss, Jail'Boss, Teacha, Addi, Gaza Emporer, Bleacha, or whatever your name for hims is, you can't deny that Vybz Kartel is one of the most lyrically acclaimed artists in dancehall history. Snoop might can't get a fresh collabo with the Gaza boss right now due to his incarceration. But Vybz Kartel would guarantee an audience for anything they could cook up in the studio.
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The Line 6 Variax 700, released in 2004, brought a carved ash top and translucent finishes to the popular series of modeling guitars. |
We thought it made a lot of sense to get a dialogue going between you, the Premier Guitar reader, and the engineers at Line 6. The company is best known for its significant contributions within the realm of digital modeling. Based out of Calabasas, CA, Line 6's gear offerings cover the gamut, ranging from guitars to pedals to amps to wireless systems and more. It is the POD, of course, that paved the way for many of the company's product lines. Still going strong after first hitting the market more than 10 years ago, the POD's ability to give guitarists easy access to a slew of amp models and effects, all within a highly-portable kidney bean-shaped device, changed the way many hobbyists and professionals approach tone.
We remember a day when many players scoffed at the idea of 1s and 0s being practical ingredients for shaping tone. Those purists are decreasing in number, though. It's just too easy to make good use of digital technology, whether it's via an amp chock full o' tones, an amazingly versatile pedal, post-production tweaking in a DAW, dialing in settings onboard your guitar or lining up tonal combinations for an entire gig within a single floor unit.
Although a certain part of the gear industry will always believe that technology and evolution are bad things, the other part of the industry continues to move forward. Quite frankly, this seems an opportune time to put Line 6 in the "Go Ahead and Ask" hot seat. Following are the questions you submitted (selected by our editors from a pool of online submissions) and the answers from the gearheads over at Line 6.
1. Do you guys have a glorious stash of gear that all your models are based on? Can I enter this chamber and play around? Please?
Yes, we have a pretty awesome collection of amps and effects units that our sound engineers base their modeling on. A favorite amp of ours is a 1953 Fender Wide Panel Deluxe that we call "Julia." If you are ever in Calabasas, CA, come by and we'll tell you the story.
2. I'm a huge fan of the Variax guitars and basses. I'm wondering if there are any plans to create new, updated versions of those instruments?
We have just checked with our attorneys, and we can't say anything about unreleased products.
3. With all the developments in modeling technology by other companies, what do you guys have planned to take things to the next level?
As pioneers in this space, we like to think we are continually pushing the limits on what our gear can do and what we deliver to our customers. We are continually refining and developing our amp and effects modeling to deliver more than what the competition does. The most recent examples are a free software update we just released for POD X3, which includes 12 new effects, including a Vocoder (because the POD X3 Live has a mic input, how cool). We've also recently introduced Spider IV and Spider Valve MK II amp lines, which in addition to offering 16 amp models, up to 4 Smart FX simultaneously, and hundreds of presets, has our new Smart Harmony effect that can perform diatonic harmony for any root note (A through G#) from a unison to a ninth interval above or below the root note. You'll definitely want to check that out.
4. Does Line 6 intend to pull people away from analog effects and tube amplifiers over time, or is the intent to focus on selling better and more gear to players who are already fans of digital and modeling equipment?
The answer is not either/or. There are a lot of players who are immediately drawn to digital modeling for the ability to have access to a vast array of authentic-sounding tones and effects. Then there are those who reluctantly come around when they are exposed to our digital modeling through friends and fellow players and are surprised by the quality of the modeling and convenience and flexibility of our gear. These are people who don't believe it until they see it, and we hope to expose as many of these people to our gear as possible.
5. Many of us feel that amp emulation is the future of electric guitar, but that it isn't 100 percent there yet. When do you think amp emulation will be so good that even the old-timers will give it their stamp of approval, and what will it take to get there?
At Line 6, we recognize that tone is subjective, and the gear you use to get your tone is a personal choice. In other words, nothing is right for everyone, but we are never content with ourselves and are always striving to improve our gear to make it as appealing to as many players as possible. We are overwhelmed by the number of players who rely on Line 6 gear across all genres, ages and levels—from amateur players we see on YouTube to touring pros like Brad Paisley, Trent Reznor and The Edge—to get the tone they want.
6. I'm wondering if it is possible to combine a Variax, an X3, a Backtrack, and a Relay into one single monstrous, cohesive system of gear (to go with my own amp of choice)? Are you guys working on this?
Hmmmm… a guitar that models everything, captures everything and then transmits everything wirelessly to an amp. That sounds cool. We'll call it the GuiPODiaX3TrackLay. We're going to get right on it.
7. Are there any plans for a lower-wattage version of the Bogner Spider amps? Many people do not need a full 40 or 100 watts, but a 15-watt, affordable version with maybe a 2x10 cab would be awesome.
The Spider Valve Mk II is our newest version of the Line 6 partnership with Bogner, which combines Line 6 digital modeling and Bogner tube design. The great thing about these amps is that because of the modeling and tube design, they sound great even without pushing the tubes. For these amps you don't need a lower wattage to get a great sound at a lower volume.
8. Do you plan on releasing just the Variax guitar hardware sometime in the future, so players can just install it in the guitar of their choice?
Wow, you guys are really into the Variax. We really wish we could say something, but we can't.
9. What is the reason your Spider series comes without a Variax direct digital input?
In order to keep our Spider amps as affordable as possible, sometimes we have to make tough decisions about what features to include and exclude. This is a feature we have included on some of our higher-end—and more expensive— gear, but felt it was a smart trade-off to make in order to keep the Spider amps priced in a range where the most people could afford them.
10. Are you going to release new Variax models include 24 frets and an advanced tremolo system?
All right, we get the picture… you guys want a new Variax. Well we're about to announce something that has been in the works for several years, and it is going to make you very happy. Check Line6.com for updates.
Next month: For next month's "Go Ahead and Ask," head online to premierguitar.com/goaheadandask and let us know what questions you'd like to ask Bob Taylor of Taylor Guitars.


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What phone should I get?
First time purchasing a cell phone here. That's right, I'm moving into the modern world with the rest of everyone else for the first time...
Anyway, I have no idea what cell phones are like, so I'm wondering if it's possible to install BSD on any of them. Otherwise I'd like one where I can install ircII or something on it so that I can chat on IRC and stuff. |
Android and Palm webOS based phones, and the iPhone will likely be the most readily available ones to look at, at least in the US market; I'm not familiar with others. To my knowledge you can get a shell running on Android, so perhaps there is someway to get ircII.
I would suggest making a list of your must haves and shopping around.
My Journal Thou shalt check the array bounds of all strings (indeed, all arrays), for surely where thou typest ``foo'' someone someday shall type ``supercalifragilisticexpialidocious''. |
I have a Samsung B2700. It's not a fancy smartphone with touchscreen and whatnot, it's just a reliable phone that works.
IMO the LED flashlight on this phone is more useful than all iPhone apps combined. Here's a nice review: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_b2700-review-279.php Take a look at the video's on page 6 to see why I chose this phone in particular (I would like to add that the screen does scratch though). |
I'm just so used to it. If I buy a car I will ask them if I can install BSD on it
The possibility of getting one of the free BSD's on your phone is slim, but several phones exist running Linux..
Apple's Iphone runs a modified version of their own OS X, which is a derivative of BSD, but you must "jailbreak" it as officially Apple doesn't allow people to run their own software on the phone. Nokia's n900 (..related to the n770/n800 mobile devices) runs Linux.. and it's fairly strait forward to get a root terminal directly on it. OpenMoko has a product which has some preliminary support by OpenBSD, but it's not at a point where you can make telephone calls.. it's also more of a "developer" device so you're unlikely to find one that's reliable. Google "Android" phones do technically run a Linux kernel, but the majority of the higher layers are written by Google in Java, and native code execution is tricky.. and like the Iphone you need to essentially "jailbreak it". There are a few other options for someone wanting a small Unix-like environment on their phone, and you can surely find a few products by searching on a few search engines.. but ultimately it's going to be difficult, and they're not overly cheap. Good luck. |
While a number of cell phone vendors may be able to make the claim that their devices run Linux, it is not stock off-the-shelf Linux (nor even a stock Linux kernel...) just as the hardware is not identical to off-the-shelf computers. In other words, the operating system used within cell phones is highly stripped & tweaked to the specific needs of the hardware found the device. Yes, a *BSD can be installed (Danger is built on top of a NetBSD core...), but it will take an experienced embedded programmer significant time to do the customization (After all, it is custom hardware...), & the result will not be identical to what can be found on a commodity desktop. The goal of using a known kernel such as Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, etc. as the basis of specialized embedded devices is to take advantage of a vetted code base to provide basic resource management -- memory management, multiple processes, interprocess communication, providing a working network stack in a minimal environment -- code that doesn't need to be reinvented. Expecting common userland roadmarks such as X (which is a resource pig...) may be too much in some instances. Constraining costs & physical space requirements are much more important in the embedded world than providing a lush GNOME-friendly interface. To get a feel for the added constraints embedded developers must consider, read Dale Rahn's (one of OpenBSD's developers...) interview on tweaking OpenBSD for ARM processors: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1393496 Note that the article references Symbian as being a major player in the embedded market. Wind Rivers (who for a short time provided funding for the NetBSD Project...) is another who provided the base platform for NASA's Mars rovers. |
Can the iPhone, Android, and N900 all run ssh to and fro remotely? So that I can log in and at home from work and go on IRC through the terminal on the phone.
I have a nine years old Nokia; you can make phone calls with it and even SMS (which they say will be the next hot thing, so I thought I'd buy that to be prepared for the future ). |
A Zaurus: A landisk: A socppc: The new Longsoon Lemote: A VAX: |
You're raining on my parade, Carpetsmoker.
I carry an Asus eeePC 1005HAB -- its fits in a small Taurus netbook travel case, the travel case fits in the glove compartment of my MINI Cooper. That's small enough for me. For now. My phone is a Motorola V195, because my customer does not allow cameras on cell phones carried by visitors/consultants. Nor on their netbooks. I don't bring the netbook in to work, it has a built-in webcam. |
Just so it's clear; the VAX in the above picture is a vacuum.. and no.. it doesn't really run OpenBSD, a case of ironic brand naming.
With the size of x86 systems shrinking, you can actually find x86 based phones.. typically made overseas, and running Windows. One product I'm aware of is ITG's "xpPhone", other similar products exist.. and it should theoretically be possible to boot BSD (..granted some hardware might be unsupported). |
You also forgot to mention that the Zaurus isn't a phone lol.
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A Republic in Peril
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By We the People-Eugene
The January 2010 Citizens United U.S. Supreme Court decision released a flood of corporate money into our political process. Corporate spending on the 2010 congressional election skyrocketed. Prospects for corporate spending in the presidential election next year are enough to frighten the most optimistic among us.
With their Citizens United opinion, the Roberts Court decided that political spending by corporations cannot be limited by the people. The word "bribery" has lost its meaning in this country. Websters Dictionary defines "bribe" (noun) as "A price, reward, gift or favor bestowed or promised with a view to pervert the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a person in a position of trust, as an official or a voter." Under the Citizens United decision, corporations have a constitutional right to spend unlimited amounts of money to sway political campaigns.
Did you know that 3 percent of ExxonMobil profits last year is more than all the money spent on congressional and national elections in 2008? The stage is set for corporations to assume complete control over our political process.
Meanwhile, global corporations post record profits as our social safety net unravels and we wage war on three continents. And the same financiers who created the mortgage bubble and crashed the world economy in early 2008 are recruited by the White House and entrusted with the responsibility for fixing the economic damage they helped create. Incredibly, their solutions involve trillions in government bailouts to financial corporations, resulting in hundreds of billions of dollars in bonuses to their former colleagues.
How did the state of our politics come to this? Is there a way to awaken from this nightmare? We say yes.
A group of local citizens has come together this year to join the nationwide social movement to restore peoples based democracy. We call ourselves "We the People-Eugene." We have come to realize that our situation is the result of a centuries-long battle between financial elites and we the people, the citizens of these United States. We note that our nations founders warned us of the dangers outlined above:
In 1776 Adam Smith, "father of the free market," saw unregulated corporations as "a conspiracy (of moneyed interests) against the public."
Thomas Jefferson said that purpose of representative government is to "curb the excesses of the monied interests." In 1791, in discussions about the first Bank of the United States, Jefferson said "The end of democracy and the defeat of the American revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of the lending institutions and moneyed incorporations." And that "corporations that will grow up around (the banks) will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."
And this from Abraham Lincoln, in 1864: "I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. As a result of the (Civil) war, corporations have been enthroned, and an air of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed."
The American Revolutionary War with England was directed against a corporation: the notorious East India Company, which sought domination over American commerce. Political pamphlets of the day warned of the privations and oppression Americans would face under the cruel hand of the company.
For nearly a century after the revolution, states were able to rein in corporations, but then the immense financial power of the railroads was used to take control of state legislatures and secure sympathetic appointments to the courts. Wholesale bribery thus eventually allowed corporations to assert rights as "persons" under the First, Fourth, Fifth and 14th Amendments, so as to escape state controls. Our generation is witness to the culmination of this process in the absurd Citizens United decision, which legalizes bribery in the name of corporate "free speech." Three out of four Americans across all political boundaries disagree with the Citizens United decision.
We find ourselves in the situation Smith, Jefferson and Lincoln warned us about. The power to regulate corporations, which our Founding Fathers won for us, has been given back to the "monied interests" through their corrupting of the intent of the American Revolution.
But wait; our own state constitution reminds us that the power and responsibility to solve this problem remains with we the people. The opening lines of the Oregon Constitution, written in 1857 before the Civil War ã and before corporations bought control of the federal courts ã declare: "Natural rights inherent in people. We declare that all men, when they form a social compact are equal in right; that all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness; and they have at all times a right to alter, reform, or abolish the government in such manner as they may think proper."
We The People-Eugene works to make information available about what our political climate looks like and why. We invite you to join us at our fifth town hall meeting at 7 pm July 27 at Harris Hall. Come hear lawyer and LCC political science professor Stan Taylor explain how Wall Street acquired such power. Please join our discussion of ways to reverse the tide of corporate domination and come together with us to answer that most basic of human questions: How are we to govern ourselves?
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On Facebook, it's popular for people to make lists of the 25 albums that "affected them profoundly." As a music lover, I figured such a list was for me, but found it an impossible and wholly unsatisfying task. Yet I couldn't quite let go of the idea.
Eventually it struck that a mere list was part of the problem. I needed to talk about the music a little, why it meant something to me. You see, music has played a central role in my life for as long as I can remember. The youngest of seven children, I inherited a great, vast collection of 60's/70's music. Recalling these albums, I began to see my life unspooling, circling like a needle on vinyl, as my growing mind took on new shapes, colors, and sounds.
A friend of mine, a 7th grade English teacher, recently read my upcoming novel, Bystander (Feiwel and Friends, Fall '09). One line that he mentioned to me — and it's often surprising to hear what folks connect with, or what gets quoted in reviews — was this: "Music helps." And I think it does, and certainly has for me, just as it helps that book's central character, Eric Hayes.
So appropos of nothing, here goes . . . something.
1) Batman, Original TV Soundtrack Album
I got this as a kid and wore it out. Actually, I think I got bubble gum stuck on it. But nevermind! It was the first album I'd reach for, over and over again, wearing a towel as a cape, pretend-fighting the Penguin, the Joker, the Riddler, King Tut and more. And I always, always won.
2) Monkees – Greatest Hits
Another childhood favorite, watching that silly TV show and listening to my sister Jean's Monkees albums. As I grew up, my tastes became more sophisticated, and it took me another couple of decades before I fully appreciated the pure pop structures and giant, tooth-decaying hooks of these Boyce and Hart tunes.
3) Beatles – White Album
The Beatles have to be on here and this is the one I'd pick, despite all the flaws and warts, or perhaps because of them. Everything's already been said about this disk, and this band; I just keep coming back to it, and hearing new things, finding new favorites, and it's been more than 40 years ago today. I remember my brothers coming home with this one, and that strange plain white cover, the gatefold, and the four glossy photos inside. That's how I learned their names, quizzed by my elders: "This one is Ringo, that's George, he's John, and the other one is Paul."
4) Led Zeppelin – s/t
With four older brothers and two older sisters, I inherited one of the great record collections of all-time. We had everything, it was when classic rock was NEW, and I listened to it all at a very young age. I remember when this disk came out and how I liked the cover of that blimp exploding. Probably my first "heavy" album. This video is a cheat, "Immigration Song," from the (underrated) 3rd album — but definitely definitive with a monster riff.
5) Andrew Lloyd Webber – Jesus Christ Superstar
I have a very specific memory of when my oldest brother, Neal, brought this album home. We were a Catholic-school family, and the very idea of this disk kind of freaked my mother out. True story: All seven kids crowded into Neal's room — this was 1970, so I must have been nine — and we listened to it all the way through, both disks. And Mom and Dad were not thrilled. It gave me the inkling that rock could be dangerous, driving a wedge between generations. How cool was that?! Also: a great lyric booklet to study and sing along with! "Prove to me that you're no fool/Walk across my swimming pool!"
6) Yes – The Yes Album
Like so many vets, my brother Bill returned home from Vietnam with a most excellent stereo system –- including one of those (cheesy) light boxes, with flashing colored lights that responded to the music. I remember sitting in his room, a bunch of his friends gathered around, listing to this album and just staring in red-eyed stupification at that dumb light box. Music became . . . a head thing. Steve Howe was probably my first guitar hero.
7) Allman Brothers – Fillmore East
Maybe not the greatest collection of tunes ever assembled –- and I am absolutely a song craft geek who loves Burt Bacharach and the Brill Building-era songwriters -– but the performances on this live album are staggering. Duane Allman at the peak of his prowess, that slide guitar rising up from some deep backwoods place, Dicky Betts playing alongside him, the two drummers churning, moving it all forward, Greg Allman's white-boy soul-stirring vocals. This is also a double disk and one that defined a certain time and place for me, one of the first "air guitar" albums where you just had to play along. A great guitar album that still makes me think of an old childhood friend, Jimmy A, a transplanted Georgia boy who loved his Allmans.
8) Jimi Hendrix – Electric Ladyland
This is the first disk where Hendrix really took control in the studio, and thusly spread his wings and waved his freak flag in the sky. I'm stunned by the variety, the skill, the confident cool of this double disk. And I still get a kick out of listening to "Still Raining, Still Dreaming" on my headphones, hearing that guitar whoosh through my brain, one ear to the other, like some kind of 60's skull rinse.
9) Neil Young – After the Gold Rush
One of the ultimate singer/songwriter disks, filled with sad lonely tunes from a sensitive young Canadian. It was a revelation: Oh, a boy can have feelings -– and express them?! "Oh, oh, lonesome me . . . ." Everybody, it seems, has a sad summer that they spend listening to Neil Young, and this was the album I heard. "Only Love Can Break Your Heart," indeed. But, hey: "Don't Let It Bring You Down." This is a disk that makes me remember certain people, specific times, and it's all good.
10) Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde
If I had to pick one Dylan album –- and I have nearly all of them –- this has to be the one. Or maybe "Blood on the Tracks?" Or "Highway 61 Revisited?" Anyway: Ranging from the pure blues of "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" to the visionary, surreal writing of "Visions of Johanna," this is Dylan's magnum opus. Here's Bob at the height of his powers. He is absolutely my favorite all-time musician/songwriter; I consider him the greatest American artist, any genre, of the 20th century –- and he's still kicking. No one is in second place.
11) Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street
The template for a style of rock and roll I still love today, sprawling, a little sloppy, a little dirty, raw and imperfect. It's about the spirit, not the polish. This isn't a great singles collection, but a unified whole, though "Tumbling Dice" was the cool kids' tune for the summer of 1972, But still: "Rocks Off," "Sweet Virginia," "Loving Cup," "Ventilator Blues," "Shine a Light," 18 songs that define rock and roll. Also, amazing piano on this one from the unheralded Nicky Hopkins.
12) Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
This is the album that made me pour over the liner notes and parse the lyrics, attempting to figure out what the hell they were writing about. The story puzzled and intrigued me. While most prog has not dated well, this disk still stands up for me –- even if I'm still not sure what's going on in this concept album's surreal tale. Vintage Peter Gabriel on voice, some understated solos and guitar effects by Steve Hackett, great drum fills by Phil Collins, production touches from the great Brian Eno, Tony Rutherford on bass, and maybe too much keyboard wankiness from Tony Banks; it created a world and swept me away. Clip: Excerpt from "Supper's Ready," from "Foxtrot," a song inspired by the Book of Revelations.
13) Stiffs Live
My first true introduction to punk, this 1977 compilation kind of baffled and frightened me. Uneven and imperfect, it nonetheless featured a rowdy take on Nick Lowe's "I Knew the Bride," "Wake Up and Make Love with Me" by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, and Elvis Costello and gang doing the mock-anthemic, "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll & Chaos," the way another generation might play, "Will the Circle Be Unbroken." At a time when I was impressed by musical virtuosity, this disk helped me value the importance of attitude.
14) Talking Heads – More Songs About Buildings and Food
It was 1978 and I was still listening to prog bands like Yes and Genesis, though that was clearly dying, when my oldest brother visited from NYC and handed me this brand-new disk. It took a little while before I got it, and it sent me hurtling in a new musical direction. I went on to become a huge Talking Heads fan for much of the 80's . . . until they ran out of steam.
15) David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
Here's the English dandy, the art rock, the glam side of things. When so many in my environment were listening to southern rock or heavy metal, I was seduced by this disk's crazy artistic pretensions and writerly concerns. "Starman," "Suffragette City," "Rock 'N' Roll Suicide" –- and it's not just me. This is one of the most influential albums ever made. Music aspiring to . . . art. Connecting to Marc Bolan and T. Rex, and Robert Fripp, Brian Eno, Talking Heads, U2, etc.
16) The Clash – London Calling
Is this list too obvious? Am I boring you? Well, what can I say except, um, too bad. Released at the dawn of the Reagan Era, the Clash collectively cemented themselves as the only band that mattered. To me, the perfection of snarling punk spirit, with great songwriting and energetic performances that embrace ska, punk, rock, and even a touch of Motown. Mick Jones and Joe Strummer forever. This came out my first year of college and when I hear it, that's where I am again, every time.
17) Richard and Linda Thompson – Shoot Out the Lights
Thompson is one of my musical heroes, an inventor of folk-rock, master guitarist, brilliant songwriter. And Linda has the voice of an angel. These deep, penetrating, personal tunes combine to make one of the great records, ever. That Richard & Linda's marriage was breaking up during the recording of this disk somehow makes it all the more harrowing: "Shoot Out the Lights." The track below, "A Heart Needs a Home," is a cheat; it originally appeared on the album, "Hokey Pokey," but it's such a nice moment I had to share it.
18) John Coltrane – A Love Supreme
This is the sound of the soul unfolding, pure and free, a master of his instrument searching, experimenting, going off. Absolutely wild, it represents the opening up of all possibility in music. Not at all the slick jazz I once listened too – you know, those albums for "refined tastes" – this was as insane and alive as anything ever put on vinyl. He was a giant and to listen to this was to stand in his footprints.
19) REM – Murmur
Here was another album that came along, around 1984 or so, and made me rethink music. Punk and New Wave had come and gone, bland Hair Bands were ruling the airwaves, and this raggedy collection of guys from Athens, Georgia –- of all places –- arrived with a new sound. And what was up with that singer? What was he mumbling about? The guitarist wasn't that good, but he had a certain something. They struck me as fresh and original. These guys only got better for a nice long stretch . . . until they got worse. Hey, it happens.
20) The Band – Music from Big Pink
Great American roots rock -– from a bunch of Canadians. The songwriting, the musicianship, the blend of traditional ("Long Black Veil") and the new ("Chest Fever"), with some classics thrown in: "The Weight," "This Wheel's On Fire," "I Shall Be Released." The arrangements are ragged and rough, no shiny veneer at all, blending country, rock, R & B, folk, and soul. A perfect document of a particular place and time –- and also, timeless.
21) Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
It took me a long while to come to this album, since I tended to dismiss the Beach Boys as dumb surf dudes who were writing superficial ditties. Somewhere along the line I discovered song craft, and melody, and harmony, and realized that Brian Wilson was a genius, and that this was his shining hour. "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times," "God Only Knows." This clip kills me.
22) Marvin Gaye – What's Going On
I love 70's soul, all those great singles, but this is the album, the unified whole, that transcended the genre. The nine songs lead directly into each other in a fluid song cycle that addresses themes such as the Vietnam War, drug abuse, the environment, economics, justice –- and you could dance to it. A disk that amazes me. "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)," "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)," "What's Going On," "Save the Children." If you've never heard this as an album straight through, then you are in for a treat.
23) Bob Marley – Songs of Freedom Box
This is a cheat, of course, because it's a box set and has nearly everything, but that's only because for Marley it wasn't about one disk or one song. He was the first World Music superstar, and he opened my ears to sounds outside the familiar comfort zone of my own Western culture. Beyond the easy riddums and sunny vibe, there's this incredible man writing deep, meaningful tunes. "Redemption Song," anyone?
24) Guided By Voices – Bee Thousand
This came out in 1994 and introduced me to the lo-fi, indie scene, with beguiling, hook-laden tunes recorded in a basement. From the opening fuzz of "Hardcore UFO's," here's a 30-song buckshot of unfinished ideas, broken melodies, and hipster cool. Again, an album that just sort of changed my ideas of what an album could be. They were doing it themselves, without permission from the big record companies.
25) Elliott Smith – Either/Or
Styles change, but it always comes back to the songs for me, and the songwriter. Some guy at a piano, or idly strumming a guitar, picking out a melody. So I'll end with this 1997 disk by Elliott Smith. Depression, drug addiction, suicide, and great songs: What more could you ask for? (Life, O life!) An indie darling with hushed vocals, as far from arena rock bombast as you could get, Smith connects Nick Drake with the Beatles, Ray Davies with Big Star, AC/DC with Modest Mouse. And of course he admired Dylan. Said Smith, "I love Dylan's words, but even more than that, I love the fact that he loves words." Elliott Smith died on October 21, 2003, and he is missed.


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A record amount of outside money is flooding into Senate races across the country. Of course, control of the chamber is up for grabs in next week's election. As NPR's Jim Zarroli reports, much of the outside money comes from groups whose donors are a mystery.
JIM ZARROLI, BYLINE: Last March, a day before the filing deadline, Montana Governor Steve Bullock announced he would challenge the Republican Senate incumbent Steve Daines. And so began the epic battle of the Steves on the airwaves.
LEE BANVILLE: I think that Daines had his first attack ad up in - I would say it was less than a week.
ZARROLI: Lee Banville teaches journalism at the University of Montana. He says many millions of dollars are being spent on the race. The population of its largest city, Billings, can fit inside a big college football stadium, so all those millions buy a lot of TV and Internet ads.
BANVILLE: Whether it's the radio or, you know, gosh knows, if you're watching the nightly news or "Jeopardy," you just - it's political ad after political ad after political ad.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: We've seen the climate changing right here in Montana. That's why we need to plan our votes for climate champions like Steve Bullock.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Montana's hard-working families are keeping more of what they earn, and our small businesses are growing and hiring locally because Steve Daines fought to cut their taxes.
ZARROLI: Of the money being spent, nearly $100 million has come from outside Montana. It easily dwarfs the money the candidates have raised themselves. The same thing is happening in Iowa, Michigan, Arizona and other states with competitive races, says Michael Beckel of the campaign finance reform group Issue One.
MICHAEL BECKEL: You're really seeing both Democrats and Republicans trying to use every weapon in their arsenal to control as much power as possible in the next Congress.
ZARROLI: Some of these groups are well-known, but who is giving them money can be a big mystery to voters. Federal law allows nonprofit groups to shovel unlimited cash into campaign ads, and they don't have to reveal their donors, says Chisun Lee of the Brennan Center.
CHISUN LEE: We've seen a tremendous amount of outside spending this year and a lot of it dark money spending, meaning spending where voters can't know where the money's originally coming from.
ZARROLI: Often, these outside groups are behind the most vitriolic ads, such as this one from the National Association of Gun Rights against North Carolina Senate candidate Cal Cunningham.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: He wants to punish honest citizens with radical gun control.
ZARROLI: The election in North Carolina between Cunningham and incumbent Republican Thom Tillis is now the most expensive Senate race in history. Nearly $180 million in outside money has poured in. The airwaves are filled with slash-and-burn ads.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #4: What do you call a man who doesn't just accept Trump's corruption but votes for it? What do you call a man like this? You call him Thom Tillis.
ZARROLI: That ad is paid for by the "Never Trumper" Lincoln Project, one of the most prolific spenders this year. Montana writer Dan Brooks wonders if these sledgehammer-subtle negative ads turn off voters.
DAN BROOKS: From the perspective of people that I talk to about it, it just makes everyone generally angry at politics. I think that, like, just seeing it everywhere is alienating.
ZARROLI: Many of these groups have bland names that obscure who they really are. A bill passed by the House would force them to be more transparent about their funders. It's stuck on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's desk. The idea behind the bill is that voters should know where this outside money is coming from, even if they can't get rid of it altogether.
Jim Zarroli, NPR News.
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U.S. opioid epidemic did not happen overnight; crisis warnings by Freedom three decades ago largely ignored by pharma-friendly mass media.
In May 1987, more than 30 years ago, Freedom magazine published a story alerting its readers to a growing problem in the U.S.—the cancerous spread of drug addiction that was metastasizing as an ever-increasing number of white collar professionals began shooting heroin.
"Fifteen years ago, the drug problem seemed to be confined to the dingy apartments and back alleys of the slums," the magazine noted. "Today, drugs have moved into the family living room, becoming almost as commonplace as a television set. The drug problem has seeped into the very roots of society, but America's drug problem did not just come about all by itself. It was caused."
Freedom also quoted John S. Duff, co-author of the book, The Truth About Drugs, The Body, Mind and You, outlining the seemingly unlimited supply of chemicals available.
"A synthetic drug like heroin, called fentanyl, or sometimes called 'China White' on the street, has some 1,400 or so different chemical alterations," Duff said, referring to the difficulty in banning any one particular compound. "You can put enough of this drug on the head of a pin to kill 50 people."
At the time, references to "street heroin" were seeping into the cultural lexicon. But in plain terms, what young men and women were chasing was a recreational opioid high. Today, far greater numbers of men and women of all races and ages are again seeking that high—or an escape from withdrawal sickness. But more often than not, their addiction is the result of a pain pill onslaught most of America didn't see coming—despite the warnings.
Little attention paid
Opioids like fentanyl, used as additives to "cut" pure heroin and boost its high, diminished in popularity after law enforcement agencies cracked down on junkies—so called after the euphemism for heroin—"junk"—became a popular street term.
Powerful prescription opioids, which had been on the market since the 1970s were, at the time, cautiously prescribed, and carefully dispensed—generally only for cancer patients and those in extreme pain. The caution was driven by an overwhelming belief in the medical community that opioids carried a significant risk of addiction. Thus, "lesser" pain—back issues, oral surgery, sometimes even broken bones—was usually treated with aspirin, acetaminophen, or other nonnarcotic, over-the-counter pain relief.
But in January 1980, a brief letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine, changed all that. The letter, a nonscientific opinion, based on observation and not clinical trials, suggested that hospital patients receiving such narcotics showed no signs of addiction. This opinion was trumpeted as fact by pharmaceutical companies, and heavily influenced doctors who interpreted the opinion to mean opioids were safe to prescribe to patients in pain.
Americans of every color, gender, age, education level or location, many who believed "it can't happen to me, it can't happen here," have had an awakening.
Purdue Pharma was one of the first to run with that "evidence," introducing OxyContin, a time-release pain pill. They flooded the market, using sales staffs who pushed the idea that not treating pain with this wonder drug was virtually a violation of the Hippocratic oath. Before long, pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors were paying doctors to prescribe their opioid pain relievers, even paying them hundreds of thousands of dollars for lectures extolling their supposed benefits.
All of America, it seemed, was in pain—and with the right encouragement, doctors no longer saw pain as something to be ignored. Instead, they began to aggressively treat those symptoms with what they were told were time-release pain pills—with no significant concerns about addiction.
Following the money
Years later, in early 2016, Freedom was again writing about the opioid epidemic—by then the No. 1 cause of accidental death in the country. In the same issue, Freedom also wrote about the Sackler family, one of the leading philanthropic families in the world. Their sizable generosity—millions of dollars donated through the Sackler Trust and the Dr. Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation—continues to help fund the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Sackler Wing at the Met, the Egyptian Temple at Dendur at the Met, the Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian, and several other museums, universities and theaters in London.
Named in 2015 by Forbes as one of America's wealthiest families, the Sacklers arrived at their fortune, conservatively estimated at $14 billion, from Purdue Pharma, their family pharmaceutical business.
Within the last 24 months, following a series of groundbreaking stories late in 2016 by the Charleston Gazette-Mail, every media institution in the country and many around the world have now written about the opioid epidemic. The world has learned about the aggressive sales tactics of the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the over-saturation by distributors of prescription opioids, which led to pill mills. Millions of pills were sent to pharmacies and given in prescriptions … and the avalanche of addiction followed.
Laws requiring distributors to alert the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of unusual surges in prescriptions were not followed—laws that might have prevented the meteoric escalation of this epidemic. And while the manufacturers saw billions of dollars in revenue, the distributors may have made even more, continuously pumping pills into every corner of the country.
Americans of every color, gender, age, education level or location, many who believed "it can't happen to me, it can't happen here," have had an awakening as the epidemic has infected all occupations and economic levels.
Communities, counties and states, faced with skyrocketing social costs, have turned to lawsuits against manufacturers and distributors. Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen and McKesson are the three biggest pharmaceutical distributors in the country. "Each of them generates over $100 billion a year," said West Virginia attorney Paul Thomas Farrell Jr., who is suing distributors on behalf of seven counties in his state. "Each of them has climbed the Fortune 500 rankings, in direct parallel to a skyrocketing relationship to the sale of OxyContin," he said.
Of course, manufacturers and distributors have been sued before and have paid out multimillion-dollar settlements and penalties. New litigation may potentially result in settlements in the billions of dollars. But, sadly, say critics, it may not be enough to right the wrongs. There is no putting the genie back in the bottle.
In a report released late last year, the White House Council of Economic Advisers estimates that in 2015, the economic cost of the opioid crisis was $504 billion, or 2.8 percent of GDP that year. This is over six times larger than the previously estimated economic cost of the epidemic. And it's growing.
That was for 2015. The CDC reported the opioid overdose death rate increased nearly 28 percent in 2016, and now a new 2017 provisional report shows a further 16 percent increase. While the final statistics are still not released, based on experts' predictions, the numbers continue to rise, as do the national costs. The questions are yet unanswered: Is one trillion dollars an unreasonable estimate as to what the opioid epidemic has cost? What will it cost to repair the social and cultural damage? And the most troubling question yet: Who will pay for that?


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Dominic Wilkinson, University of Oxford
A video recently doing the rounds on Facebook included a segment from the BBC comedy quiz show QI. The video asks which of avocados, almonds, melon, kiwi or butternut squash are suitable for vegans. The answer, at least according to QI, is none of them.
Commercial farming of those vegetables, at least in some parts of the world, often involves migratory beekeeping. In places such as California, there are not enough local bees or other pollinating insects to pollinate the massive almond orchards. Bee hives are transported on the back of large trucks between farms – they might go from almond orchards in one part of the US then on to avocado orchards in another, and later to sunflower fields in time for summer.
Vegans avoid animal products. For strict vegans this means avoiding honey because of the exploitation of bees. That seems to imply that vegans should also avoid vegetables like avocados that involve exploiting bees in their production.
Is that right? Should vegans forego their avocado on toast?
Defending avocados
The revelation that avocados might not be "vegan-friendly" could seem to be a reductio ad absurdum of the ethical vegan argument. Some people might point to this and claim that those who are vegan but still consume avocados (or almonds and the like) are hypocrites. Alternatively, this sort of news might lead some people to throw up their hands at the impossibility of living a truly vegan diet, and so to give up. Pass me the foie gras someone …
However, one initial defence for vegans is that this is only a problem for certain vegetables that are produced commercially on a large scale and which are dependent on migratory beekeeping. In places such as the UK, this practice is still (as far as I can tell) uncommon. Locally sourced butternut squash would probably be fine (although you could never guarantee a bee kept in a hive hadn't pollinated a crop), while avocados and almonds (including most almond milk) sourced from California might be a problem.
Another answer might depend on someone's view about the moral status of insects. Commercial beekeeping may injure or kill bees. Transporting bees to pollinate crops appears to negatively affect their health and lifespan. But some may question whether bees are capable of suffering in the same way as animals, while others may wonder whether bees are self-aware – whether they they have a desire to continue to live. If they do not, some philosophers argue that they would not be harmed by being killed (others, such as Gary Francione, would beg to differ).
Depends on your ethical rationale
The more important general response is that whether or not migratory beekeeping is a problem depends on your ethical rationale for being vegan.
Some vegans have a non-consequentialist justification for being vegan – they wish to avoid acting immorally through their diet. This could be based on something like the Kantian rule of avoiding using another sentient being as a means to an end. Or they may have a rights-based view, according to which animals (including bees) are rights holders. Any amount of rights violation is wrong under this view – it is simply not ethically permissible to use bees as slaves.
Other vegans choose not to eat meat or other animal products for consequentialist reasons – they wish to minimise animal suffering and killing. This ethical argument might also have trouble with migratory beekeeping. While the amount of suffering experienced by an individual bee is probably small, this would be magnified by the very large number of insects potentially affected (31 billion honeybees in the Californian almond orchards alone). A vegan who chooses to eat almonds or avocados is not doing what would most reduce animal suffering.
However, a different, (perhaps more practical) ethical rationale that might underlie a decision to go vegan is the wish to reduce the animal suffering and killing and environmental impact involved in food production. Migratory beekeeping also has negative environmental effects, for example, through the spread of disease and effect on native honeybee populations
Taking this view, dietary choices that reduce animal exploitation are still valuable even if some animal exploitation would still occur. After all, there is a need to draw a line somewhere. When we make choices about our diet, we a need to balance the effort we expend against the impact on our daily life. The same applies when we make choices about how much we should donate to charity, or how much effort we should make to reduce water consumption, energy use, or CO₂ emissions.
One ethical theory for how resources should be distributed is sometimes called "sufficientarianism". Briefly, it is the idea that resources should be shared out in a way that is not perfectly equal, and may not maximise happiness, but at least ensures that everyone has a basic minimum – has enough. In another area of ethics, there is sometimes discussion of the idea that the aim of parenting is not to be the perfect parent (we all fail at that), but to be a "good enough" parent.
Taking a similar "sufficientarian" approach to the ethics of avoiding animal products, the aim is not to be absolutely vegan, or maximally vegan, but to be sufficiently vegan – to make as much effort as feasible to reduce harm to animals for the sake of our diet – we could call this a "vegantarian" diet. For some people this may mean choosing to avoid Californian avocados, but others may find their personal ethical balance at a different point. What is more, accepting and embracing all these variations may provide room for more people to adopt or sustain a vegan lifestyle.
Pass me the avo on toast, someone.
Dominic Wilkinson, Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics, University of Oxford
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.


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We are delighted to announce The Micropalaeontological Society has signed a new deal with Copernicus Publications (http://publications.copernicus.org) to publish the Journal of Micropalaeontology (JoM). After many fantastic years with the Geological Society Publishing House (GSPH), the Society's contract with GSPH was due for renewal at the end of 2017 and through negotiations with a number of potential publishers (including GSPH) we aimed to increase Open Access publishing. After considerable discussions the committee decided that Copernicus would be our first choice as publisher of JoM from 1st January 2018 onwards, for a three-year period in the first instance. This means that JoM is now the first entirely Open Access journal in micropalaeontology. This arrangement does not affect our agreement with GSPH for the delivery of TMS Special Publications. The new platform is now set up within the Copernicus website and can be viewed here:
Manuscript submission is now open, and we have developed a promotion for authors without funding that will start in 2018 (see below)!
There is a lot of information to disseminate that relates to: (1) how the new journal approach differs to GSPH, and (2) how this new model will be of benefit to TMS members and indeed our micropalaeontology community as a whole. Here, we will try and summarise many of the key changes that will result from this new contract with Copernicus. In addition, there is a pdf of 'Frequently Asked Questions' (FAQ's), attached to this email.
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April 29, 2014: Scott Haring Returns To Car WarsI can't help thinking about Al Pacino in Godfather 3, who famously said, "Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in." But here I am. SJ Games has decided to relaunch Car Wars, and they reached out to me and asked me to come back and be in charge of it. I couldn't say no. For all you pre-Millennials out there, you may remember that I was Car Wars Line Editor back in the early days, way back in the . . . well, let's just say it was a long time ago. But much fun was had, and I remember my autoduelling days fondly. And now I'm back! What does that mean, exactly? When SJ Games launched the amazing Ogre Designer's Edition campaign on Kickstarter, one of the stretch goals was a promise to produce a Kickstarter-backed edition of Car Wars. I will be working with the Kickstarter contributors in moving Car Wars into the 21st century of game design and the 22nd century of game worlds. (And what does that mean? Stay tuned and find out.) The first step will be a re-release later this year of Car Wars Classic and the Mini Car Wars starter pack while I begin the design and playtesting process on the new(est) edition. I will, of course, also be working with Phil Reed and maybe even Steve hisownself, when they have contributions to make. And I will be keeping the fans informed and listening to what they have to say. All that's left to say is . . . Drive Offensively! -- Scott Haring Share this post! |
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Månegarm, Cruachan och Ereb Altor på turné i Norden
De nordiska hedningarna Månegarm far i härnad! Sida vid sida med Irländska Cruachan och landsfränderna Ereb Altor kommer en turné om fem strandhugg göras i de nordiska länderna:
01.30 – Månegarm, Cruachan, Ereb Altor i Oslo
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Stockholm Slaughter line-up complete: 16 bands and two stages
With the addition of Schirenc Plays Pungent Stench, NECROPHOBIC, Hellfire Deathcult, SÓLSTAFIR, Entrails, Primordial and last but not least Moonspell to perform an exclusive early days set with songs only from their first two albums, the line-up for Stockholm Slaughter 2017 is now complete.
The past is alive!
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Second line-up release Stockholm Slaughter 2017
The first band that joined our procession, WATAIN will play their second opus "Casus Luciferi" in its entirety, the only such ritual ever to be performed on Swedish soil. No need to yearn for the old days, the past will now be resurrected and made one with the present!
We go back in time to commemorate Scandinavia's pagan history with one of the oldest Swedish Viking metal bands, Månegarm that will lead the ranks of heathens with a set focused mainly on early releases.
With roots in the deep western woods of Värmland, Draconian is returning to Stockholm with their latest gothic/doom-opus, "Sovran".
Urfaust, the Dutch cult of delirious madness will be playing on Swedish soil for the very first time while Ritual Butcherer and Lord Angelslayer, the infamous Finnish twins, also known as Archgoat Official will be making their return to Stockholm to preach their "Grand Luciferian Theophany".
Born from the ashes of the underground legend Kaamos, The Curse is set to mesmerize and ensnare with their straight-into-your-face death metal.
Portrait's upcoming album "Burn the World" is set for release in 2017 via Metal Blade Records and their appearance at Stockholm Slaughter will be the first one where material from the new album will be performed live.
Mortuus, a dark shadow from Norrland has been forging black metal that pays homage to the most sinister aspects of existence since 2003, yet never performed in Sweden. The 29th of April 2017 will be a steppingstone for the band, as their first ever live appearance in Scandinavia.
Last but not least, Niklas Kvarforth will make his long-awaited return to his hometown to perform with his controversial band Shining for the first time in 12 years!
Stockholm Slaughter: The Awakening – the past is alive embarks on a journey to make this event a one of a kind experience for a wide audience and build a solid landmark in the Scandinavian metal landscape for years to come.
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Research provides additional insight into how one of Pluto's moons affects the continuous stripping of Pluto's atmosphere by solar wind.
Pluto's relationship with its moon Charon is one of the more unusual interactions in the solar system due to Charon's size and proximity. It's more than half of Pluto's diameter and orbits only 12,000 or so miles away. To put that into perspective, picture our moon three times closer to Earth, and as large as Mars.
A new research from the Georgia Institute of Technology provides additional insight into this relationship and how it affects the continuous stripping of Pluto's atmosphere by solar wind. When Charon is positioned between the sun and Pluto, the research indicates that the moon can significantly reduce atmospheric loss.
"Charon doesn't always have its own atmosphere," said Carol Paty, a Georgia Tech associate professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. "But when it does, it creates a shield for Pluto and redirects much of the solar wind around and away."
This barrier creates a more acute angle of Pluto's bow shock, slowing down the deterioration of the atmosphere. When Charon doesn't have an atmosphere, or when it's behind or next to Pluto (a term scientists call "downstream"), then Charon has only a minor effect on the interaction of the solar wind with Pluto.
The study's predictions, performed before the New Horizons probe collected and returned data to Earth, is consistent with the measurements made by the spacecraft about Pluto's atmospheric loss rate. Previous estimates at the time of the study were at least 100 times higher than the actual rate.
John Hale is the Georgia Tech student who co-led the study with Paty. He says the Pluto system is a window into our origins because Pluto hasn't been subjected to the same extreme temperatures as objects in closer orbits to the sun.
"As a result, Pluto still has more of its volatile elements, which have long since been blown off the inner planets by solar wind," Hale said. "Even at its great distance from the sun, Pluto is slowly losing its atmosphere. Knowing the rate at which Pluto's atmosphere is being lost can tell us how much atmosphere it had to begin with, and therefore what it looked like originally. From there, we can get an idea of what the solar system was made of during its formation."
Hale and Paty also say their study affirms a popular hypothesis of Charon. The areas of discoloration near its lunar poles are likely caused by magnetized particles that have been shorn from Pluto's atmosphere. These particles have accumulated and settled on Charon over billions of years, particularly when it is downstream of Pluto.
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The policy of the journal Literature of the Americas regarding the withdrawal (retraction) of publications is based on the recommendation Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) https://publicationethics.org/retraction-guidelines.
The grounds for retraction the article are gross violations of scientific and publishing ethics, which include significant plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of data, etc.
The purpose of retraction
The retraction is a mechanism of correction of published information and notification of readers about articles containing such serious flaws or erroneous data that cannot be trusted. Invalidity of data can be the result of honest mistake or conscious violations.
The retraction is also used as a warning of readers about the instances of duplicate publications (when the author(s) present same research in several publications), plagiarism, and concealment of serious conflicts of interest that can affect the interpretation of the results or recommendations on their use.
The purpose of the retraction is to correct the literature data and ensure their reliability, and not to punish authors who "behave badly".
The result of the retraction is the confirmation by the editors of the journal of the fact that the article contains violations. Authors may disagree with the position of editors, but this does not negate the right of editors to conduct the procedure.
An article can be retracted by the author(s), publisher or editor of the journal.
In the event that the author or authors refuse to retract the article, the publisher has the right to retract the article without their consent, since publisher bears the responsibility for the contents of the journal.
The results of the retraction are reflected in the publication, indicating in the title of the publication that the article is being withdrawn, listing the reasons for the recall under the annotation, and indicating the persons or organizations that initiated it.
Retraction does not mean deletion of the article from the journal, publisher's website (the journal's website) or the bibliography database. The article remains in all aforementioned resources with a clear notice of retraction, while retaining its DOI number and published URL. This is necessary, as other researchers may have already referenced this article and need to be notified of its retraction.