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"De Botton's approach to art may not be to everyone's taste. So be it.
Fortunately, in this day and age it becomes increasingly easy for
museums to offer alternative ways of looking at their collections. It
is simply a matter of providing an app and letting visitors choose
their own perspective. Visitors can focus on the historical facts when
looking at The Battle of Gibraltar – 'this is how they took a crap' –
or on the technical details – 'note how the idea of triumph is
rendered' – or on the aspect of self-help: 'stop avoiding conflicts'.
Or they can make their own mix (personally, I wouldn't want to miss
the official texts provided by the Rijksmuseum): new technology makes
it all possible."
New images from my installation at North Bank Artists Gallery in Vancouver, Washington. The show is up until June 28, 2014. Go check it out!
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"But the elevation of the amateur over the professional trivializes artistic accomplishment and helps to undermine the already precarious living standards that artists have been able to enjoy."
The economic bifurcation which is currently eviscerating the middle class is also chewing through the art world:
"The middle — that place where professionals do their work in conditions that are neither lavish nor improvised, for a reasonable living wage — is especially vulnerable to collapse because its existence has rarely been recognized in the first place. Nobody would argue against the idea that art has a social value, and yet almost nobody will assert that society therefore has an obligation to protect that value by acknowledging, and compensating, the labor of the people who produce it."
Could artists figuring out how to preserve this professional middle become an example for the rest of the economy?
"If the supposedly self-involved members of the creative class can organize to assert some control over what they make — the magical stuff now routinely referred to as "content" — then maybe other residents of the beleaguered middle might be inspired by their examples.
Inexpensive goods carry hidden costs, and those costs are frequently borne by exploited, underpaid workers. This is true of our clothes and our food, and it is no less true of those products we turn to for meaning, pleasure and diversion. We will no doubt continue to indulge all kinds of romantic conceits about artists: myths about the singularity of genius or the equal distribution of talent; clichés about flaky, privileged weirdos; inspiring tales of dreamers who persevered. But we also need to remember, with all the political consequences that this understanding entails, that they are just doing their jobs."
(Speaking of art and commerce, when I read the article, an ad for Sotheby's loaded in the sidebar which featured the same series of Warhol paintings shown at the top of what is (ostensibly) the editorial portion of the article. Coincidence?)
Susan Sontag on literature and freedom – superb read.
"What struck me with special force, however, was the authority of time over that space. Leaning down to place a palm on the asphalt that morning, feeling its cool and the bite of its grit, I touched that single surface—and yet its remotest parts remained absolutely alienated from me by sheer walls of time. I can't get there from here—not without time's transforming consent." ~ Matthew Battles
"Time is the raw material of creation. Wipe away the magic and myth of creating and all that remains is work: the work of becoming expert through study and practice, the work of finding solutions to problems and problems with those solutions, the work of trial and error, the work of thinking and perfecting, the work of creating. Creating consumes. It is all day, every day. It knows neither weekends nor vacations. It is not when we feel like it. It is habit, compulsion, obsession, vocation. The common thread that links creators is how they spend their time. No matter what you read, no matter what they claim, nearly all creators spend nearly all their time on the work of creation. There are few overnight successes and many up-all-night successes."
[Don't miss the excerpt from the Dickens letter at the bottom.]
"My own problem is it's hard for me to say no. Despite years of therapy I still have the demented idea that I should be a nice guy. This is crazy. It's a character flaw for anyone who is trying to accomplish something." ~ Steven Pressfield


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I love these shirts and I got a new one on its way out to me. Having a better understanding of these jokers fit in real life now, I might actually have the right size out of the box this go around. I have heard there is a specific method to breaking the SDP's in that improves the performance and longevity of the shirt. Any of you guys heard this? I have typically broken shirts by either doing reverse bands or descending sets off of boards. But I am always open to learning a cool new trick.


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Anthropogenic activities such as the combustion of fossil fuels, land-use change and intensive agriculture are increasingly influencing the Earth's climate and exerting pressure on ecosystems (Rockström et al., 2009; Solomon et al., 2007). These changes have amplified the risk of scarcity and shocks (discrete and sudden events) in natural renewable resource (henceforth, NRR) scarcity across the spectrum of spatial scales (MEA, 2005; Parry et al., 2007)..
The environment-conflict literature has been shaped by two contrasting arguments, referred to as the 'greed versus grievance' debate (Berdal and Malone, 2000). First, 'grievance' arguments suggest that environmental degradation and scarcity in renewable resources leads to conflict (Homer-Dixon, 1999). Second, 'greed' arguments suggest that localized abundance of non-renewable natural resources and competition to gain control over these resources leads to conflict (de Soysa, 2002). Transgressing the 'greed versus grievance' debate, a third body of literature has emerged to argue that resource scarcity does not necessarily lead to violent conflict, but can instead lead to collaboration.
The interplay between freshwater scarcity and conflict/collaboration is the most prominent and referenced environment-conflict issues in the Third and Fourth Assessment Reports of the IPCC (Nordås and Gleditsch, 2009). For example, climate change is likely to affect the volume and timing of river flows and groundwater recharge (Arnell, 2004). Discussions with the review user-group, confirmed that a systematic mapping of the literature in this particular field was a priority.
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A jury was struck Tuesday morning for the murder trial of David Nash.
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The day's most compelling evidence came in the form of video and still images from the crime scene. The images included bullet casings, bullet holes and graphic photos of the body of Ralph McNeil, known as the "Critterman".
McNeil, 58, was found on the ground about 35 feet from his burned out Toyota pickup truck on January 11, 2011.
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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > Just Skin..
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Same as one.
Danny woke up from a bad night sleep, and groaned at how rotten she felt. She ran her hand through her hair… and found several strands of hair in her hand. She looked down at her pillow and saw it was covered with big clumps of hair.
"Oh god" Danny yelled in dismay.
"What?" Her mother asked, running into her room. She saw her daughter gathering hair from her pillow. "Oh honey."
"My hair!" Danny cried, holding the hair in trembling hands. Her mother enveloped her oldest daughter in a hug and tried to console her.
"It'll be all right, sweetheart." May said, but Danny wouldn't hear it.
"No, no it won't." Danny said, staring at the black curls in her hand.
"I'm here for you." May said. "And so is Lisy, and your friends, and Gerard..."
"Not for long." Danny said, closing her eyes in despair. "He's going to leave me."
"What?" Her mother asked. "Why would he do that? He loves you!"
"I'm losing my hair and I look like an extra from /Night of the Living Dead/, Mom." Danny said miserably. "Why would he want to be with a damaged girl? It would be a mistake for him to be with me."
The next week, she didn't leave her room except for trips to treatment or the bathroom. She didn't leave her bed for days; she slept for 12 or 15 hours a day. She wouldn't talk to anyone, and when someone tried to talk to her she'd snap at them or just ignore them. She had given up. Until one day, she lay in her bed listening to the rain hit the roof when she heard a familiar voice.
"Danny, it's Gerard!" he called, knocking on her bedroom door. "I'm coming in."
He came into her room and found she had pulled the covers over her head and wrapped them around her body. He heard Danny say in a dead voice, "Go away."
"Can't do that." Gerard said, shutting her bedroom door. "I'm here to see my girl and ask her to the prom."
"I'm not your girl anymore." Danny said back, shifting under the blankets.
"Why not?" Gerard asked. "Finally had enough of listening to my Misfits albums?"
"No, you idiot!" Danny snapped. "Because the Danny you knew is gone!"
"That sounds like the temper of the Danny I know." Gerard replied, a little annoyed.
"That girl is gone, Gee." She replied, her voice sounding small and far away. "I'm not your 'Baby' anymore. I've lost all my hair. I'm all skin and bones. You'd think I was dead already.
You really think I care about that?" Gerard asked.
"I think that if you saw me," She said, wrapping the covers tighter around herself. "You wouldn't love me anymore. Because I don't even like myself anymore."
"Let me tell you something." Gerard said, sitting on her bed. "I love you. What's happened over the last few months doesn't change that. Yeah, I loved your hair, but I don't love you any less because it's gone. I love you. Not your hair, not your face, or any other part of your body. You. I don't give a rat's ass what you look like because in my eyes you could never be anything but beautiful. You're still Danny. You're still the girl I fell in love with. And you're still the girl I want to take to the prom."
Danny lay there for a few minutes, thinking about what he'd said. Slowly, she sat up, the blanket still totally covering her. She pulled and it fell away to reveal her to Gerard. She was pale and much thinner than usual. Her hair was almost totally gone, except for a few stray strands here and there. There were bags under her eyes from many sleepless nights due to constant vomiting and fear. Tears ran unheeded down her face as she asked, "Do you mean that?"
"You're damn right." Gerard said seriously, putting his hand on her shoulder. "I love you, and I want to go dancing with you."
That little sentence made her lose it. All the feelings she'd held inside came to the surface at once. She started crying, and not just regular crying, uncontrollable, near hysterical sobbing. This was a release of all the pain she'd been through since this started, and she was letting it all out. She hugged Gerard tightly, and he held her as she cried out her fear and anger over her sickness. After almost a half hour, she began to calm down. She pulled away and looked into his eyes, and said "Yes, I'll go to the prom with you."


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The pan is one of most important things. Indeed the dish itself is named for the pan. It's best cooked outside. And the important technique is not to stir the rice once you've added the cooking liquid. You are aiming for a bit of not quite burnt crust at the bottom of the rice.
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Here's some very good news for the weekend: it's not supposed to rain. As I'm typing this, our worst moment seems to be a 20 percent chance. That means you can hit the Stone Mountain Highland Games, or the Little Five Points Halloween parade, the Chastain Park Arts Festival or the the hot air balloon launch at The Rock Ranch. Of course, there's a lot going on inside, as well. Here's a look at what's coming up this weekend. If you're looking for live music, check out this list from our Atlanta Music Scene blog. Suggestions are always welcome in the comments! — Jamie G.
Books: Author Kathy Buckworth signs "The BlackBerry Diaries: Adventures in Motherhood," 3 p.m., North Point Mall, Alpharetta.
Comedy: Robin Williams performs, 8 p.m., Fox Theatre, Atlanta.
Comedy: Steve Harvey performs, 9 p.m., AmericasMart Atlanta.
Festivals: Little Five Points Halloween Festival continues through Oct. 17, 5-10 p.m., Findley Plaza at Moreland and Euclid avenues, Atlanta. FREE. Photos.
Festivals: Cumming Country Fair and Festival continues through Oct. 18, Cumming Fairgrounds, Cumming.
Festivals: Georgia Mountain Fall Festival continues through Oct. 17, Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, Hiawassee.
For families: Family Storytelling: Spooky Stories, 7 p.m., Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta.
For kids: Final weekend for Synchronicity's "Bunnicula," through Oct. 18, Alliance Theatre's Hertz Stage, Atlanta. Review.
Music: Caroline Herring performs, 8 p.m., Eddie's Attic, Decatur. Read more.
Stage: "TATS: The Experience" continues, 7:30 p.m., 14th Street Playhouse, Atlanta.
Art: "John Portman: Art and Architecture" opens, 10 a.m., High Museum of Art, Atlanta. Photos.
Art: Guest Curator Dan Cameron lectures on his projects, 11 a.m., Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta.
Books: Georgia Literary Festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., various locations on Broad Street, Rome. FREE.
Drink: The Great Decatur Craft Beer Festival, noon-5 p.m., Decatur Square. SOLD OUT.
Festivals: Chastain Park Arts Festival runs through Oct. 18, Chastain Park, Atlanta. FREE. More info.
Festivals: Highland Games and Scottish Festival continues through Oct. 18, Stone Mountain Park, Stone Mountain.
Food: DeGustar: A Latin Taste of Atlanta, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Atlantic Station's Central Park, Atlanta.
For families: Hot Air Balloon Rally and other family events, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., The Rock Ranch, The Rock.
For kids: "Peter Rabbit's Garden" kids class, 1:30 p.m., Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta.
Sports: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Virginia Tech Hokies, 6 p.m., Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta.
Books: Author Tony Horwitz discusses "A Voyage Long and Strange" for Gwinnett Reads, 4 p.m., Red Clay Theatre and Arts Center, Duluth.
Community: AIDS Walk Atlanta & 5K Run, noon check-in, 1:45 p.m. run, Piedmont Park, Atlanta. Free to watch. Read more.
Film: Monty Python double feature, 3 p.m., The Plaza Theatre, Atlanta.
For families: Target Family Free Day arts festival, noon-5 p.m., Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta. FREE.
Sports: Atlanta Falcons vs. Chicago Bears, 8:20 p.m., Georgia Dome, Atlanta.
Stage: Georgia Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" continues, 2 p.m., Conant Performing Arts Center, Atlanta.
Stage: Rosewater Theatre's "Don't Dress for Dinner" continues, 3 p.m., The Rosewater Theatre, Roswell.
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Hey! Converse Open Gym is next weekend, Sat., Oct 24th and again on Sat., Nov. 14th at Georgia Tech. This is a FREE event for boys and girls who love to play basketball. Come dressed to play! See http://www.basketballdreams.com for more info and click on Converse Open Gym.
Jamie, would you consider looking into this and posting it? Totally free and very well-done.
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The Tucker Street Market is also happening all day Saturday. Lots of beautiful affordable art will be on display and for sale at The Custom Frame Shop on Main St. in downtown Tucker. Also pumpkin sculpting shows by Aaron Whitmoyer. Musician Scott Downes will also be performing.
October 16th, 2009
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Thanks Stacey! For those who are interested, here's more info: http://www.georgianationalfair.com
October 16th, 2009
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The Georgia National Fair in Perry Ga runs thru this Sunday. The drive is worth it.
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Categories > Cartoons > Class of the Titans > If I Never Knew You
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Their new lives
Tracy sat by the pool, she was 16 years old. The same age her parents met.
She sat at the edge with her aqua colour rbikini, Her wet brown hair fell from her shoulder as she moved her feet in the water.
She was in..love....
She was thinking about this boy she met by the beach.
Her two sisters Jane and Tammy came out with their bikinis on.
Jane had strawbbery blomnde hair but her's was straight she had her father's eyes.
She wore a yellow bikini.
Tammy had brown hair and straight. Her eyes we're blue like her grandmother's whome she would never meet. she wore a green bikini.
"Hey what's up with her?" Jane looked at tammy.
"No idea, she looks like she melting in syrup and gonna make the pool change into a brown sticky colour."
"Hey" They sat down beside her.
Tracy barely noticed there we're there.
Jessie ran out and did a dive into the pool.
His brown shaggy straight hair got all wet. He had his father's looks and hair but had his mother's eyes and personality.
"Hey what's going on here?" he asked holding on to the rim of the pool as he looked up at his sisters.
"Tracy acting..all gushy.."
Tracy heard it and snapped at her.
"I am not!!"she yelled.
"Well you have such a smile on it looks like you've ben touched by an angel sweet tooth." Tammy teased.
"Well..." Jane asked.
"Oh nothing, you two never stop bugging me do ya?" She stood up and walked into the house.
The two shrugged and they hopped into the pool.
Tracy grabbed her towle and wrapped it around her waist and sat at the kitchen table.
How could the two understand? They we're like what??? 14 and 12???
Now let's see Jessie's a boy!! She she actually talk to her mom?
She picked up the phone and called her friend Natasha.
Hera looked away from her magic ball and took out four necklaces.
One made of ruby with the symbol of cancer.
Two with the symbol's of Gemini. One was made of pearls the other with silver.
The last one was made of Amethyst with the symbol of Pisces.
It was the power of four....
Theresa walked into the kitchen with groceries.
She hadn't felt so well in the past week.
Tracy noticed.
"Here mom let me" She grabbed a can of soup.
"Thank you honey." She kissed her on the forehead.
"So mom..how did you meet dad?" she never asked that question before..and it just popped n her head.
Theresa paused. She never thought of how she would tell her kids this...
"We...we met in Greece.." she started.
"And..." Tracy asked.
"We went to the same highschool."
"Cool...I love it when people find true love in highschool."
Theresa knew about this boy Tracy fell in love with at the beach.
"Mom, I know I asked this serveral times...but it still doesn't make sense how we have these special powers. Like we're all physics.."
"God chose you four to have very special gifts honey."
Tracy knew that might be the case..she always wanted to tell everyone her powers but wasn't allowed....she didn't know why..but of course...everyone might have thought she was a freak...even if she was popular.
And it still didn't make sense how she had fins....It was pretty easy to keep it a secret, she only had fins whenever she panicked.
she was never afraid of the water. The only times were when she was first introduced to it and once when she went out swimming she saw a whale a shark or whatever it was, it was something she never seen before....
Wait what was that thing? A seacreature? What kind???
It was very unusal.
It wasn't a fish...it had a large fin....it was green...not black or grey like a whales, dolphins..or shark.
It was much like...hers!
Another mermaid?? Could it be? HEr mother didn't have fins????
Her grandfather..no, her father and not even his side of the family.
Who else?
Theresa walked up to her master bedroom, she went to go find a dress she bought last week for the party at her house. She worked for a magazine company and they had been invited over.
It was a beautiful dress. It was dark green. There were no straps but not really strapless the ties were tied around her neck. It was knee-length too.
She took one look at herself and danced around as she always did in a brand new dress. She remembered her most exciting time putting ona dress was when Jay asked her to the Prom.
Suddenlt she did not feel well again. She turned dizzy she sat a on her bed for a while. She felt woozy and everything looked unclear. Then she layed there...with no life in her.
Jane, Jessie, and tammy we're playing in the pool when jane didn't feel right. She was the senser. And she stopped cold.
"I don't feel so good, something's wrong.." she said.
"What is it Jane?" Jessie her twin brother came up to her.
"I don't know." she searched in her mind harder.
"You alright Jane?" tammy asked.
She gasped. "Mom!!"
She ran out of the pool and into the house.
"Jane? What's the matter with mom?" They ran after her.
"Hurry!" She enetered the elevator.
They raced towards her room. "Mom! Mom!" Jane kept screaming with her siblings racing behind her so confused.
They hit the door open.
They saw a dead body lying in the nice soft white-sheets of the bed.
"Mom! Mom!" they all cried.
tammy put Theresa's head on her lap sobbing.
Jessie took his mother's hand. Jane sobbed into her mother's chest.
"Mom!..."Jane screamed. "I was too late.." she whispered.
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Her mother's bedroom she opened the door and saw her mother's frail body with her sobbing siblings.
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I've been failing on getting some friends to go out and do stuff with me, and need some help figuring out what I can do to get better success.
Let's assume that they'd be just as interested watching the lecture on basket-weaving differences between the 14th and 15th century as I am.
How do you get your friends to come to events you're interested in going to with them? Is there a sweet spot on giving them enough notice that their schedule is free, but not so much that they'll forget about it? Is there a specific way to invite them that's more successful than others ( email / phonecalls / texts / facebook / twitter) ?
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I think your assumption is bad. If they were just as interested as you, they'd be there, at least some of the time.
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It varies from person to person. Some people plan months in advance. Some people plan minutes in advance. Some people do both.
Different people have
different preferred methods of communication
At least in my neck of the woods, it helps to remind people a couple times if they seem interested.
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on May 18, 2012
The optimal time depends a lot on the individual, but in nearly all cases a phone call the day before is necessary just to say "Are you still up for the basket weaving lecture?" and thereby to remind them of their intention to come.
Some folks will still flake out most of the time.
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I think letting people know about something a couple of seeks before the event and gauging their interest is good; then following up about a week before, and then again a day or so ahead of time. Early notice is especially good if there are logistics which have to be addressed ahead of time (who's driving, who has to buy tickets, &c.).
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I am someone who often has nearly every night booked with something, and if a night isn't booked, I'll often find something that day to book it with, and I find it easiest to make plans if someone asks me about a week in advance, for something like a basket-weaving lecture; a couple weeks in advance for something very important that I should save a night for, such as a birthday party; or simply day of for anything that feels non-obligatory (i.e. a new friend emailed me Tuesday morning and asked if I could go to the ballet that night -- I had the night free, so I could and did.)
Events that recur on the same night every month are also good things to invite someone to -- easy to remember, easy to plan for. Things like lecture series, trivia nights, art class, etc.
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Depends on what it is. A concert or something requiring tickets and an investment, you can organize that decently in advance, both to secure optimal seating and set the date firmly. Nothing like having sunk a wad of cash into an event to insure that folks will come. Also, you'll get an answer pretty quickly from people, "Nah, $60 to see Blue Oyster Cult isn't really my thing, have fun though!"
If it's free, lots of people will agree to go with you, only to flake last minute if something better comes along, or if they just don't feel like it.
You might also be organizing some boring-ass play dates. A lecture on under-water basket weaving and dinner at the new liver restaurant might be right up your alley, but to the rest of the world, that's your little corner of weirdness.
Are you getting invitations from your friends? Are they in a rut, all wanting to meet at the same watering hole week after week?
If you aren't getting invitations, and people aren't responding to yours. I think you may have a bigger problem than venue.
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I am a go out and doer with friends that are more nesters. I can tell you it only gets worse as you get older. I made my peace with going to events that interest me alone and find that at lectures and more intellectual pursuits a sizable portion of the crowd is the same. It is a great way to strike up interesting conversations with points of view you may not have otherwise have interaction with.
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My friends and I had a sit-down because we had become so bad at getting together. We decided to a. organize things by email b. about a week beforehand except for c. me, who gets invited at the last minute via text because otherwise I probably won't come. (I am a chronic canceler.) It works for all of us, and we're getting together more often.
So, talk to your friends if you can. Ask them what would work best for them.
Otherwise, default to email 4-7 days before, text the evening before or day of to check in.
I wonder how you're phrasing your invites: is it "Hey, I'm doing this, want to come?" or "Hey, would you like to do X with me?" The latter is much more likely to get a yes (at least from me.)
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I prefer in person conversations when it comes to asking others to hang out. That way, I can gauge their interest based on how they respond. For instance, I asked my roommate to go out for sushi and a movie which she loves doing, but she remained quite for a few minutes and basically just said "hmmm..." "ummm..." and then I said, you know, you can just say no and that would be okay. She told me that she was trying to figure out if she could go because she had to study. Her reactions were helpful because I could gauge her interest based on how she responded.
But, if in person conversations are limited with certain friends then text messages are always a good way to go. If you are close to the person then you can always call them to ask. Twitter is a no-no, that's not even the point of the website. Facebook is great when you want to create an event and invite several people to a party, pub crawl, or whatever.
You need to realize that certain interests of yours may be too obscure for some of your friends. For instance, not everyone is interested in attending some academic lecture about basket weaving. Some people live paycheck to paycheck and need some more time to figure out if they can attend an event. Some people are homebodies and are not interested in doing anything outside of the comfort of their homes.
You learn this through trial and error. When first asking someone to an event, always ask two weeks ahead of time. Eventually, you'll notice if they need more time or prefer to be notified in a few days and not a few weeks. And, I think certain types of events like dinner and a movie or a concert might be more preferable than academic lectures for certain types of people. This is something to consider when asking others to hang out.
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Just to add to the thinking, if your friends are at points where your lives are changing rapidly that adds to the problem. Since I saw myself as an "up for anything" mum, for example, it took me a slew of canceled stuff to realize my particular child/husband/cadre of sitters were not going to be able to support the previous extent of my interest in book launches etc. Communication about it helped. Other points of failure have been: new job, new house, newlywed.
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My coterie of friends and I have difficulty getting together often enough because a) we all have very unpredictable, conflicting, and full schedules and b) we're all existing in various degrees of paycheque-to-paycheque-ness. We've recently begun a campaign to combat this by establishing a weekly standing brunch date at a cheap local hangout (peeps show up if they can, but no stress if someone can't make it), and by planning a few weeks in advance for at least one evening "out" per month (for drinks, theatre, whatever). This allows people to plan accordingly for both their schedules and pocketbooks, making it much more likely that we'll all show up. Having two venues through which we can see each other (cheaper, more casual brunch or pre-planned "fun night") ensures that everyone has an opportunity to be involved. Our success rate so far is AWESOME.
Of course, if the issue amongst your group of pals isn't time or money, but lack of interest and/or general flakiness, then you need to be a little craftier. For random events (lectures, openings, etc) I usually follow this procedure:
- 2 or 3 weeks prior (depending on the financial investment required) I send a general e-mail to a few friends saying "Hi, lovers. There's an AWESOME lecture on late-medieval basket weaving by that super-dreamy Professor I love that's coming up in a few weeks. Anyone interested in being my date? Or catching up for drinks after?" The last sentence gives people who may not share my obsession with the academic side of basket-weaving a way to hang out with me without being bored to tears or offending me
- The week before the event, I send another little reminder e-mail or a text to those who responded positively to the first inquiry. Something super-brief like: "Have you reserved your ticket for the lecture next Tuesday? So excited!"
- The morning/afternoon of the event I'll text or call whoever is joining me to arrange a specific meeting time/place. Fun times ensue.
I think gradual, gentle reminders are appreciated by busy folk, so long as you're not flooding their inboxes. Also, friends like to support their friends and make them happy, so don't be too blase with your requests for their attendance. If it's something you really want to do, make that clear! If basket-weaving lectures are really important to you and really make you happy, friends will want to be there if at all possible, whether they give a shit about basket-weaving or not. That's just how friends work. As long as you're not demanding their presence at events every night of the week, or guilting them into being your date, most friends will show up when they know it matters to you. For things that are less important (impromptu drinks, random movie night, etc), a greater ratio of flakiness is to be expected. And that's OK.
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Is it the events that you want to have company for, or is it about seeing your friends?
If you've been sending out emails to 12 people saying "Hey y'all! Avengers Sat 7:15 show!" and feeling sad because nobody showed up, you've got to start making your friends feel they're important to you - not just "I don't want to X alone" but "I want to X with you", and not just "I want to X with you" but "I want to see you and we could do X". Invite them individually. Ask for their input.
If your goal is to attend event X and not have to do it alone, then you're making invitations that don't schedule around your friends' interest and convenience. Not going to get a high response rate.
If your goal is to do activity Y sometime and not have to do it alone, then you want to make your invitations as flexible as possible, but it still hinges on whether your friends are truly interested in Y.
If your goal is to see your friends, then your best bet is to tell them you want to see them, ask if/when they're free this weekend, make a couple of suggestions of something you could do, and ask if they've got any other ideas. Basically, you're not picking a place to go, you're setting aside time to spend together.
Phase 1: "Hey, I really want to see the Avengers. Are you interested? I'm thinking (day) evening or (day) afternoon, is there one of those that works better for you?" Notice, you've given them an opportunity to say if they want to do the thing at all, and some input on when they might want to do it.
Phase 2: "Hey, haven't seen you in a while, it sure would be great to get together. Do you have plans this weekend? Hmm... free Friday night or Saturday daytime.... I was thinking I wanted to see the Avengers, we could do that evening or matinee - or we could get just get brunch/lunch on Saturday, does any of that sound good? Oh, you'd be free for lunch, and then I could go with you to the dog park fundraiser? Hmmm... I'm not sure on the dogs, but lunch would be great!"
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Establish a core group of friends - the people you most want to spend time with. Plan your outings around their schedule. (Ie, "Hey guys, I'd like to get together to see the Avengers. What times would work best for you?")
Once you have the date, tell them that you will send a Facebook invite. Make it clear to them that although they have already told you they're coming, you want them to respond "yes" to the facebook invite as soon as possible.
Send the Facebook invite to just your core group of friends. Once you have a chorus of enthusiastic "yes's" - then (and only then) send the second round of invites, this time to the friends you want to come who are not part of your core group. This makes your event seem more popular, which in turn maximizes people's interest.
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Yeah, it really depends on your friends. If they are partnered, broke, with children, etc...these all add multiple levels of 'not as likely to attend' because there are more variables to be taken into consideration than just their personal interest level.
I would ask people directly- hey, do you want to see the avengers soon? and based on their reactions (if not in the yeah! wednesday? zone) then I would ask around until I could find someone committed to going.
If I felt like my friends were all pulling some big flake maneouvers, I would just really start doing things alone and keeping my eyes open for new friends with similar interests and levels of enthusiasm. Then you will have even more people to see the avengers with! (ha, Just following the avengers example above, and not capitalizing...sorry).
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Assuming that people really are as keen on basket weaving as you and that you are asking people who like to spend time with you, you may need to consider how these people spend their lives as this will determine how much notice they may need and how they prefer to be contacted. People who have a lot of control over their time and location generally need a lot less lead time than those with little control over time and/or location.
You got a lot of advice suggesting 1-2 weeks lead time and face to face contact for invitations but that would not normally be enough notice for me for example - I can currently tell you my travel schedule for work through to Feb 2013 and I am travelling at least half my time. For that reason you'll also struggle to invite me face to face - if you email me at work on the other hand you'll get a response in the next few hrs and chances are the basket weaving lecture that happens to be in the one week I am not travelling at the end of August will go in my diary immediately.
And it is not just people who travel a lot - my cousin never travels for work and she also needs a lot lead time because she is having to work round her husband's shift patterns, custody arrangements for her step son, which she has limited control over, and is also very active networking, spending time with her wider family and friends - you would be extremely lucky if she can fit your basket weaving lecture into her diary with less than a month notice...
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Perhaps I'm missing something though; if anyone knows any better I'd be interested in hearing.
WordPress has an excellent system for in-place updates. (way better than Drupal for example). It highlights any out-of-date add-ons such as TimThumb and a couple of clicks will automatically download and install it directly to the site.
If people haven't upgraded then they probably aren't keeping a close eye on their site. The upside is that nobody is visiting them much either.
TimThumb is not a WordPress plugin.
It is more commonly a part of themes and other WordPress plugins, so you won't know that your TimThumb is out of date. You have to trust that the WordPress plugin creators provide an updated version.
Unfortunately, many of the plugins and themes using TimThumb are commercially paid editions which are not managed directly by WordPress' own plugin database, you download and install them semi-manually or fully manually.
Also, these plugins and themes rarely publish which TimThumb version they use, they don't publish security advisories or notes regarding their products, and and and.
Nevermind that the entire concept of TimThumb is b0rken, technically speaking. :)
Generally, allowing pluggable PHP code is a Bad Thing security wise.
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The problem with one press installs
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Sunday, February 23, 2014
Don't Tell Me I'm Going to Hell!
I've been a Christian 30 years and I've been sent to hell many times. Why? Because when I state my position on issues that go against Christian absolutes, according to the Bible, I am immediately in the wrong and going to hell.
Don't tell me I'm going to hell because I choose to embrace another human being who is attracted to the same sex or is not heterosexual.
Don't tell me I'm going to hell because I challenge what the "Good Book" says.
Don't tell me I'm going to hell because you can't make a compelling argument for why you believe the things you believe. If your defense is "The Bible says it, so I believe it, and that is the end", then I feel sorry for you. You haven't done your homework about the origin and history of the religion you hold so dear.
When you tell another person they are going to hell, you embarrass me. I'm embarrassed for you. You sound more like a little child who didn't get their way and now you have to resort to preschool threats in order to feel better about yourself and your long held beliefs.
As one Christian to another, let me tell you a little secret. Jesus taught that fresh water cannot come from a polluted stream. He taught that a healthy tree cannot produce bad fruit. This is precisely what you are when you tell someone they are going to hell. What comes out of your mouth is rotten, polluted and it stinks. So please, stop it!
People are looking for the Love of Jesus. That's all. It's time that we live up to the title we so proudly place on ourselves, Christian. Christ Follower. Christ Like. You might be surprised that the people you send to hell are actually more Christ like than you realize.
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Amen. A former coworker of mine once told me she had a list of the people in our building who were going to heaven, and a list of those going to hell. The hubris of that still takes my breath away, ten years later.ReplyDelete
So, so true! The last sentence can even drop the last word, actually. "You might be surprised that the people you send to hell are actually more Christ like then [sic] you."ReplyDelete
Um, huh? I am not the kind of Christian you are talking about, yet I *am* a dedicated Christian. Not believing the B.S. that some Christians believe does NOT make me any less dedicated than them.ReplyDelete
I don't understand why, when speaking out against those kind of Christians, you attack those who aren't like that by saying we are less dedicated to Christianity than they are. :(Replies
Any time we say someone is going to Hell, we are doing God's job. God doesn't want us doing His job; we humans will screw it up every single time. Matthew 7:1 (NRSV) tells us "Do not judge, so that you may not be judged."ReplyDelete
I was once called a "daughter of the Devil" because I didn't agree with some political stance being presented. I've found over the years - and I've been an evangelical Christian for over 30 years (though no longer) - that it's far easier to condemn another than to try to understand another's position. That refusal to understand, to listen, to hear out others who may not think exactly as we do. This is predominately based out of fear and/or the need to control (which is still fear-based). We keep our world's tidy and small, but well within the illusion of control. It's really quite a sad way to live but then you don't have to do too much thinking...ReplyDelete


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Andrew Bevan, Teen Vogue's Style Features Editor
After getting his start in book publishing and film, Andrew Bevan worked in the Entertainment department at Vogue before making the jump to Teen Vogue four years ago. Aside from styling and penning his own monthly style column in the magazine Andrew, an NYU graduate, keeps up with emerging talent and industry luminaries, mentors teens, covers the latest trends and parties, and has dressed some of Hollywood's brightest young talents for the red carpet.
1. What is your favorite trend for this spring?
I love the bold, colorful floral prints that were on the runway and also the nod to the deco era.
2. What are the major colors for spring?
I love New York when the weather starts to get warmer and everyone drops their black for color. I'm really excited for citrus colors…orange, yellow, chartreuse.
3. How would you best describe your personal style?
Jack of all trades—Jack and the beanstalk meets Jack Lemmon meets Jack Keurac—I tend to mix classic menswear with more whimsical and beatnik elements.
4. What/Who inspires you the most?
I'm a total film buff and I'm always driven by classic cinema and television. I'm also a music nerd and could spend hours on end trolling youtube for obscure music videos.
5. What is the best part about being Teen Vogue's Style Features Editor?
I love that every day is different and that my job keeps me on my toes because I always need to stay ahead of the game and think outside of the box. I also love more than anything that the fans of Teen Vogue are so vocal and reactive. You get immediate responses to your work the moment the magazine hits stands. It's inspiring.
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As Australia's Tonight Alive continue to blow minds from state to state on the Vans Warped Tour, getting ahold of the band hasn't been an easy task. But we managed to send out out our special operatives to track down the bands guitarist, Whakaio Taahi, and hit him with a classic Sentence Completed.
Have a read and get to know what's in Whakaio's VWT survival kit, what his favorite movies are, what his secret talent is and more....
1. The one thing I have to have in my Warped Tour survival kit is… our poker set.
2. The band I'm most psyched to see is… Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
3. The best part of Warped is… hanging out with everyone everyday.
4. My beverage of choice is… beer.
5. As long as I live, I will never eat… the stuffing that goes into chicken.
6. When I'm not playing music I'm … writing more music!
7. If I wasn't in a band, I would be… a lot more rich, haha. I would probably try and write for movies or something.
8. The person I most look up to is… Dustin Kensrue from Thrice.
9. Every month, the majority of my paycheck goes to… the band, ha.
10. My favorite movie of all time is… Die hard series or anything with Denzel Washington.
11. The three things I want to do before the Zombie apocalypse is… If I knew the zombies were coming I would 1) train with a sword 2) steal an awesome gun 3) store supplies in different parts of town just in case I got stuck somewhere.
12. My secret talent is… I used to play football (rugby league).
13. The worst trend in the world has to be… poker.
14. The craziest / best thing that a fan has given me or done to see me… One of our fans bought me a one tree hill singlet that I wear almost overtime we play.
15. My guilty pleasure is… reading.
16. My favorite tattoo is… the horrible octopus that we all have.
17. If I were an evil villain, my name & evil talent would be… Dr. Moustache - and my talent would be that tentacles would come off my moustache to wrap around my victims!
18. My "can't live without" item of clothing for Warped is… my shorts.
19. My favorite Warped Tour experience is… finally riding in a bandwagon!! So good having it after spending three years in a van.
20. If I had to describe this summer in one sentence… one of the best experiences of our lives!
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I think that this one was interestingly twisty. The writer and machinimator (neither of whom were Gigi, if I recall the credits correctly*) managed to really capture the sense of being in a really disorienting dream. The half-seen things, the half-remembered clips of conversation and song, all there. Gigi's crisp and cutting voice, normally a detracting factor from her videos, helped her be really clear through the intentional chaos of the music and ambiance.
I can't say that I would watch this over and over again** but I can't say it was bad, and it's definitely interesting enough to watch through at least once.
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WILLIAMSBURG- Dead birds from Arkansas to Louisiana to Sweden have been falling from the skies.
Dan Cristol a biology professor at the College of William and Mary is one of many bird experts fascinated by the recent phenomena. " Its not good to ignore mother nature something is happening here", Cristol said.
On New Year's Eve thousands of red wing black birds showered a neighborhood in the small town of Bebee, AK. Wildlife officials investigating the massive bird kill believe fireworks may have startled the roosting birds and caused them to crash into power lines, trees and houses. " The fireworks may have been what got them up in the air in the first place at night when they are not supposed to be flying around, Cristol said, but its not fully explaining what happened."
Cristol believes there are many different reasons for mass bird kills -- poisoning, a strange weather event - but he admits the reason may never be found.


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Country brought us new artists like Hunter Hayes, huge tours from Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Lady A., and Jason Aldean, and Brantley Gilbert.
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"Do you speak English?" A few days at Language School London Eltham, and we guarantee you'll be answering this question with an enthusiastic, "Yes, I do!" Our newly renovated, language school has a range of modern facilities which makes it an ideal place for learning English in a fun and effective way. On of the most impressive aspects of the school is the location, which is in the beautiful grounds of Eltham Palace with a wonderful view of surrounding fields yet is only 25 mins from Central London.
Students can benefit from the peaceful study environment and excellent teaching they need to develop their existing knowledge of English as quickly and comprehensively as possible. The premises are equipped with modern technological aids: interactive whiteboards,, a computer room, tablets and building-wide W-LAN access are just a few of the resources we employ to foster and support learning.
While the language school itself is located in a beautiful green suburb of London, don't be fooled into thinking that peace and quiet is all it has to offer: a mere 25-minute train journey will land you directly in the heart of the UK's biggest city. The school's location allows students to enjoy the best of both worlds: those who work hard to perfect their English during their day can spend their nights in the hustle and bustle of the lively capital, putting into practice what they've learned.
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JOHNSBURG, N.Y. – A 46-year-old man has been arrested for having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl he met online.
According to the Warren County Sheriff's Office, they responded to a report of a domestic dispute on Tuesday. The domestic dispute took place inside a motor vehicle on State Route 28 in Johnsburg.
Sheriff's Officers were able to locate a 16-year-old female victim walking along the roadway. Following an investigation, officers determined the female was involved in an argument with Peter Stewart of Chester.
Stewart was found operating his vehicle on State Route 28N while officers were interviewing the teenager.
Authorities were able to determine from two interviews that Stewart and the teenager had been engaged in a sexual relationship for one year. They met on the online dating site Ashley Madison.
Stewart has been charged with Rape 3rd for engaging in sexual intercourse with a person less than 17 years of age, Criminal Mischief 4th for causing damage to the victim's cell phone which prevented her from making a call for help. He was also charged with Criminal Obstruction of Breathing for grabbing the teenager around the throat while the two were inside the vehicle.
Stewart has been arraigned and he was remanded to the Warren County Correction Facility in lieu of $10,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond.
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Ronda Rousey takes a flight with the Thunderbirds. Dana goes around vegas to PBR and a Private Everlast show. TUF coaches Jones and Sonnen give their fight predictions. Also a behind the scenes look into UFC 154.
carlos handled the loss well
I don't usually watch these but that was pretty good.
Everlast KILLIN!!!
You would think that doctor would have cleaned up Condit's face after stitching him up. He was a bloody effin' mess.
what the hell how does she get to fly…………..yeah the doctor was canadian he was probably like pffffft .. you almost ko my gsp..
shes everywere can some one beat her
Listen @ramrod if you wanted stitches come up here to Toronto and we will hook you up. For free clown
I used to find her attractive, then Bruno posted that picture of her looking like some sort of f***** up Chucky doll. Bitch be ugly yuck.
toronto lol ohhhh very scary …….in the ghetto of toronto where everyones parents make 100 000$ a year lol you little joke come down to detroit and talk s***
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Wake County school board chairman Keith Sutton said Tuesday that the board has not selected a superintendent yet, and the process could last at least another week.
Sutton's comments continued a stunning day, with the board expecting to announce a candidate at the board meeting before having to back away from that.
WNCN News learned earlier Tuesday from multiple sources that the hiring of a superintendent of the Wake County Public School System has not yet been finalized as negotiations continued.
WNCN had learned school officials and lawyers were still hammering out a deal with the leading candidate.
Wake officials had hoped to announce a new superintendent Tuesday. Even Tuesday afternoon, board chair Keith Sutton told WNCN, "It is our plan to make an announcement. If they are not ready, then we won't."
He would not comment on the contract negotiations, or why a deal was not finalized the day an announcement was to come.
But at 2:52 p.m., after WNCN initially reported the story, Wake schools announced that a decision was not coming at Tuesday's meeting.
"The Board of Education has postponed the announcement to the near future," the statement said. Sutton, in a statement, said an announcement "would be premature."
Sutton said late Tuesday afternoon that all three candidates remain interested in the position.
The three finalists for the job are:
Clark could not be reached, but her office said she was in meetings all day. Merrill could not be reached but was scheduled to be in Virginia Beach through Tuesday evening. Bedden could not be reached.
The stunning turn of events Tuesday continues a rocky path for Wake schools since Superintendent Bill McNeal retired in 2006.
His predecessor, Del Burns, resigned in 2010 after Republicans took over the majority of the board. After Democrats regained control, they ousted Superintendent Tony Tata last fall.
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Blackhawks' blue line evokes memory of 2010
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Chicago Blackhawks Vs Nashville Predators. Chicago Blackhawks No.2 Duncan Keith. Saturday April 18, 2013 I Photo by Scott Stewart~Sun-Times
Updated: May 22, 2013 7:09AM
For the last few seasons, Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith was the NHL's iron man. His story was one of endless minutes and a seemingly always-increasing workload.
No one played more than Keith.
But now?
Keith's ice time isn't even among the top 10 among defensemen — or 15 or even 20. Entering the game Saturday against the Phoenix Coyotes, Keith's average ice time was 23:58, good enough for only 24th among blue-liners.
But no worries.
It's a sign that good things are at work for the Hawks. A previous strength has become one again during their return to dominance.
"You talk about everybody on our back end," coach Joel Quenne-
ville said. "Our defense has been a big part of our success this year, and we think we're deeper and better than we've been."
Except maybe in 2010.
In the Hawks' Stanley Cup-winning season, their biggest strength arguably was their blue line. They were "puck possession," dictating the flow and pace, handling the breakouts and entries and maintaining control — and doing all of it well.
While Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane are in the Hart Trophy discussion this season and there has been a lot made about what's going on in goal, the Hawks' defensive corps is doing again what it did in 2010.
The Hawks had the second-best goal differential in 2010 and were first in shot differential. They are the best in both categories now.
"It's different every year," Keith said. "In a sense, our team game is definitely better this year. That makes it easier on everybody. You ask the forwards, they'll say it's easier on them because the defense has better gaps and we're getting them the puck. You talk to the defense, we're complementing the forwards on their back-checking, and their coming back allows us to stay up and make those plays. The goaltenders would say the same thing.
"Everything is intertwined. One thing complements the other. That's a big part of why, as a defense corps, we're able to hold on to pucks, make plays, hold the line and have good gaps."
Keith points to the Hawks' top-five penalty kill as another sign of their success as a defense.
"In 2010, our penalty-killing was good," Keith said. "All our defensemen contributed to that. And that's a big part of our success this year, our penalty-killing. You look down at every one of our defensemen, and they all bring something to the table. I think we're all good at puck possession. I know our forwards, when you talk to them, they like to have the puck. So I think that's something we work on every day, trying to get it back."
Keith doesn't care about the decreased minutes, either. He's always shared a prominent role with longtime blue-line partner Brent Seabrook. But having Johnny Oduya around for a full season, Niklas Hjalmarsson playing better than in years past, Nick Leddy taking major steps in his development and having quality veterans in Michal Rozsival and Sheldon Brookbank on the team are good reasons to share.
"All the pairings have been playing a lot," Keith said. "That's been a big key to our success. Playing the amount of minutes we've been playing as a result of guys being able to play and make good plays and be playing well, hopefully that continues in the playoffs, too."
And Keith still is playing well. His play has warranted some Norris Trophy talk.
After all, he's the leader of one of the best defensive corps in the league.
"Just the way our team is on defense, everybody can play," Keith said. "There's no need to play that many [minutes], as you can see. It's been good for the team, and it's been good for myself, too. I feel like I have lots of energy. I feel good."


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We're back from an amazing trip to this year's SXSW in Austin, Tx. We played 6 shows while there including a Vapor Records showcase, a backyard, acoustic performance at the Warner Bros. suite, a live recorded performance for the amazing Daytrotter, a Relix magazine party, a sunset, rooftop show at Kayceman's Treehouse and a party hosted by the amazing ReadyMade magazine. It was a great feeling to play songs off of the new record for the first time and the response was really good. Here is a review of the Kayceman's Treehouse show;
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We've given a song called "The Rush" to Paste Magazine's Songs For Haiti. By making a monetary contribution of your choice, you will get access to Paste's download vault of rare and unreleased songs by a bunch of great artists (including a new one from our friends The Watson Twins). It's a treasure trove and the money goes to several great organizations who are helping people get their lives back in order. "The Rush" is a song about hard truths and love and disaster, and was inspired by a trip to New Orleans for JazzFest last year.
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LP2 is done. Today I found myself with some downtime. Which felt a little weird. Fortunately, I had laundry... playing guitar... walking with friends... and sipping to keep me busy.. as well as the movie You're Gonna Miss Me. I'm a fan of the 13th Floor Elevators (and we'd maybe even do one of their songs if mere mortals could pull it off) ... so I was looking forward to watching this. Our friend Bill is a compadre of Roky and all the band. I'd heard a few good wild stories (often about Tommy) about the time the Elevators were living in. I knew that Roky had been messed around with by the cops, and was sent to a mental institution for smoking pot. I also knew that the songs he'd written were brilliant ... but he somehow went far, far away. Real far. Far.
In 1970, a U.K. band called Pretty Things recorded their fifth studio album, Parachute at Abbey Road. At the time of release the reviews were really positive. In fact, Rolling Stone named it album of the year, over Let It Be, Harvest, Morrison Hotel and many other classic albums. Yet, Parachute sort of slipped through the cracks. I found a copy of the first pressing on vinyl a few years ago and it is one of the best sounding records I've EVER heard. Every time I play it, every time....huge smile on my face. Mind blowing.
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We just spent 14 days up at Prairie Sun Recordings up in Cotati, CA, tracking songs for our up and coming record.
Lots of creative space, and good vibes on this old chicken farm turned studio. We're excited about the outcome of our trip up there.
The songs are sounding great!We'll have video's and photos to post really soon. Stay tuned!
I remember watching HBO in 1983. Inbetween movies like Superman, Mr. Mom, Vacation, Flashdance, War Games and Sudden Impact, they would play these short art films. One of the most amazing shorts that I saw was called, Dots. Created by French Canadian filmmaker Norman McLaren.
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Here is an update on what each of us has been down with or up to:
Davey Latter (drums, percussion): Well first off, I sure miss my boys!! What I've been up to. I'm super excited about my new rehearsal space. Been goin' in there a lot. Any free time, some woodshedding. Also, I've been giving tons and tons of surf lessons, tryin' to pay some bills and rent. Also, I've been hired to go to Lollapalloza to work for Dhani Harrison's band "The New#2." I've been asked to tech for The Cult, but it runs into Everest tour and recording. That's ok, would obviously rather play. Just a good way to make some dough, in between. Drummin, surfin, teachin. My summertime.
Thursday morning, it's 7:45am and my alarm is banging out a rumba that seems to be a part of last night's dream about kittens and 1970's horror films. The sun is asking to enter and the crows and Blue Jays are reminding me that a new morning has come , and Bonnaroo is on the horizon. I get out of bed and walk to the bathroom, take a swig of water and look in the mirror and think,
"Today is going to be a long one and a good one."
It's been a while since we've posted anything so I wanted to pop in and say hi. Hi.
Up next we're going to play Bonnaroo in Tennessee June 12th. We've been hearing about this fest for a long time (look at that picture above??!!), and we haven't played in Tennessee yet so we're itchin' to get there. Fun stuff. Also, in early July we're going to play the High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, CA and then spend an afternoon in Big Sur on July 4th with some genius friends (Parson Red Heads, Port O'Brien, Mother Hips). Then, we're going to do a big free all-ages show at the beautiful Hammer Museum in LA on July 9th. It's going to be a special summer night for sure. In late August/ early September it looks like we'll be headed up the West Coast to play Bumbershoot in Seattle, one of the best festivals in one of the best towns. We'll also add a few more shows here and there while we're working on the record, so stop in and visit our tour page on this site, or on our mytwitfacebookspace pages. Also.......
Greetings indeed... from lovely Kelowna, BC. If you ever have a chance to get out this way, I highly recommend it. Yesterday our trusty bus driver Wayne guided us through one of the most beautiful drives we'd ever seen. We passed through Banff National Park, Glacier National Park (different from Montana's Glacier National Park), and then drove along the Okanagan Lake in awe of the crystaline blue/emerald waters. One great view after another. We even saw a black bear at the side of the highway sniffin' through the grass. It was almost like Yellowstone and Yosemite wrapped into one alpine winter day, with a brilliant spring sun showing that summer is knocking. Amazing. Aside from some colds being passed around the bus, we're really having an amazing time hanging with each other. A lot of laughter, for sure. The shows have been amazing and we couldn't be luckier to get to see so much of Canada with Young Neil. The country has been amazing to us and the people have been super sweet. We've been changing the setlist up slightly every night, finding pockets of energy for ourselves and the people we're sharing with.


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