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Taveras not 'Lone Star' for Cardinals
But top prospect tore through circuit for champion Springfield
By Jonathan Raymond / Special to MLB.com | December 12, 2012 5:30 AM
If there was a center of attention in St. Louis' farm system this year, it was in Springfield, Mo.
That was where the Cardinals' Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year plied their trades for the Double-A Cardinals for most of the season and, in particular, where slugger Oscar Taveras established himself as one of the top prospects in all of baseball.
The 20-year-old outfielder who vaulted to No. 12 on MLB.com's Top 100 prospects list and the 24-year-old right-hander who posted 0.53 walks-per-nine innings over 169 2/3 frames led the Cards to a Texas League title. They went the distance to dispatch Tulsa in the first round before besting Frisco, 3-1, in the championship series.
St. Louis' lower-level affiliates -- Rookie-level Johnson City and the GCL Cardinals -- also made their respective playoffs in what turned out to be a strong year top-to-bottom for the Cardinals system.
But ultimately it was at Springfield where Taveras flashed his potent bat and slugged his way to the top of nearly every St. Louis system leaderboard.
Cardinals Organization All-Stars
Catcher -- Jesus Montero, Quad Cities (10 games), Batavia (33 games): The 21-year-old out of Venezuela put together his best season a pro in 2012, hitting .287/.360/.434 in 43 games overall. He really shined in the Class A Short-Season New York-Penn League, where he batted .308/.377/.453 with three homers, six doubles and 21 RBIs for the Muckdogs.
"Montero was at short season and I think he, offensively and defensively, had a pretty nice season there," said John Vuch, St. Louis' farm director."He really played a big role in the success they had, hit in the middle of their lineup and made improvements defensively. He seemed like he had the best year out of our catchers."
First base -- Matt Adams, Memphis (67 games): Thanks to an injury and some time spent with the Cardinals, Adams only appeared in a limited amount of games in the Minors this season, but he sure made them count. The 24-year-old slugger knocked 18 home runs (fourth in the organization), 22 doubles and plated 50 RBIs. He also hit .329 with a .362 on-base percentage and .624 slugging percentage, a mark that would have led the Pacific Coast League had he qualified. In 27 games for St. Louis, he also batted .244 with two homers and 13 RBIs. Adams is the club's No. 6 prospect.
"Matt had a really nice season. He followed up what he did in the prior season as the Texas League Player of the Year," said Vuch."He had great numbers, but the quantity was a little low because he was up in the big leagues and had an injury. He hit about .330, had 18 homers, a good OBP and slugged pretty well."
Second base -- Starlin Rodriguez, Palm Beach (114 games): Rodriguez put together a complete season in the Florida State League, earning mid- and postseason All-Star honors on the circuit. The 22-year-old Dominican Republic native amassed a .300/.373/.442 line, career highs across the board. He added eight homers, six triples and 25 doubles while driving in 48 runs and stealing 16 bases.
"That's a really tough hitters' ballpark [in Palm Beach] and the FSL is a pitchers' league in general, so he had a nice year," Vuch noted."He's got good speed, swings the bat well and he's a guy that really made a lot of progress this year, which was his first full year for him to put it all together."
Shortstop -- Greg Garcia, Springfield (124 games): The University of Hawaii product moved off second base for the first time in his career and assumed the starting shortstop role for Springfield with strong results. The 23-year-old hit .284/.408/.420, finishing third in the Texas League in on-base percentage. He showed decent power for a middle infielder as well with 10 home runs and 20 doubles while swiping 10 bags.
"Greg had a tremendous year at Springfield. He basically started the year in those first few weeks as a utility guy and grabbed that everyday shortstop job," said Vuch."We knew he'd be solid offensively, the question was could he handle job defensively, and he did a nice job. Offensively he had an OBP over .400 and was a really big part of that club."
Third base -- Jermaine Curtis, Memphis (17 games), Springfield (96 games): Like Garcia, the 2008 fifth-rounder was primarily a second baseman in 2011 who moved to the left side of the infield to win a regular role. After earning an Organization All-Star nod in 2011 for his work in the Texas League, Curtis flourished there once again, batting .313/.416/.378 for the Cardinals to lead the circuit in OBP and finish second to teammate Oscar Taveras in average.
"Jermaine was one of the big veteran leaders on that team in Springfield," said Vuch."He started in Memphis and came down, and guys sometimes when they go down it takes a little while to adjust 'cause they're moping. He hit the ground running and was a big part of that club's success, especially from a leadership standpoint. And in production, he was second in the league in hitting. He and Taveras were neck-and-neck down to that last week of the season. His OBP was well over .400, so he gets on base and hits for average."
Oscar Taveras, Springfield (124 games): The Cardinals' top prospect put up some eye-popping numbers for Class A Quad Cities in 2011 and was rewarded with an aggressive promotion to Double-A for this season, where he was the unequivocal star of the Texas League champions. He led the league in average with a .321 mark and was second with a .579 slugging percentage. The 20-year-old from the Dominican Republic got on base at a .380 clip, bashed 23 home runs, seven triples and 37 doubles and drove in 94 runs. He also managed to steal 10 bases while only getting caught once. His honors this year included Texas League Player of the Year, Topps Texas League Player of the Year and Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year. He also appeared in the Futures Game.
"Oscar was tremendous, there's not much left to say about him," noted Vuch."He led the org in doubles, triples and homers. He led the Texas League in batting. He's a special guy as a hitter.
"The big thing with him is he improved his game defensively and improved his base-running. He's now more of a well-rounded player, we're very pleased. We had him down before start of Spring Training, wanted to see what he could accomplish, and he took it seriously and worked on all aspects of his game."
Mike O'Neill, Springfield (13 games), Palm Beach (108 games): O'Neill came into this season with a good track record for bat control and plate discipline, but even accounting for that, his numbers were head-turning. The 24-year-old hit .359 overall to lead the organization, including a Florida State League-best .342 while with Palm Beach. He posted an on-base percentage of .458 with 78 walks and just 26 strikeouts for the season, and he added 24 doubles and five triples en route to a .440 slugging percentage. The University of Southern California product was named an FSL postseason All-Star and earned a Texas League Player of the Week nod during his two-week stretch following a promotion in which he hit .563 (18-for-32) for Springfield.
"Mike is another one that came in this year and had to battle for everything he got," said Vuch."He had a great year for Palm Beach, led the league in hitting. He's a tremendous top-of-the-order hitter, gets on base, draws his walks, puts balls in play and does the little things well. We rewarded him with a promotion and he went up there and continued to hit. Really put himself on the map this year."
Anthony Garcia, Quad Cities (109 games): The 20-year-old Puerto Rican provided some of the best power numbers throughout the St. Louis system this year. Garcia hit .280 with a .354 OBP for the River Bandits, but more importantly slugged .525 with 19 homers, 34 doubles and 74 RBIs. He finished third in the system in home runs and RBIs and was named a Midwest League postseason All-Star.
"Anthony had a good year for being one of the younger players in the Midwest League. He showed power, swung the bat pretty well and got on base," noted Vuch."He's working to improve his defense, but overall had a really nice year, really his first chance at the full season level. I think it was a positive experience."
Utility -- Colin Walsh, GCL Cardinals (two games), Quad Cities (97 games): The Stanford University product mostly shifted between left field, second base and designated hitter duties this season with Quad Cities to keep his bat in the lineup. The 23-year-old flashed power, slugging .521 with 16 homers and 18 doubles, as well as patience, getting on base at a .413 clip while posting 60 walks and 65 strikeouts. He also hit .310, sixth in the organization, and was featured on the mid- and postseason Midwest League All-Star teams.
"Colin is a guy that really had a breakout season. He missed some time with injury, but really one of his strengths was the ability to play several positions. He has tremendous on-base abilities, a disciplined approach and his power broke out. It's exciting to see, he did a really nice job," Vuch said.
Right-handed pitcher -- Seth Maness, Palm Beach (seven games), Springfield (20 games): Maness was named the team's Minor League Pitcher of the Year based on the strength of his command this season, which saw the 24-year-old out of East Carolina University strike out 112 while walking just 10 in 169 2/3 innings. He posted a 2.97 ERA between two levels while accumulating a 14-4 record to lead the organization in wins. He posted an improbable 29-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio for Palm Beach to earn a promotion to Springfield, where he fanned 83 while walking nine while managing a 3.27 ERA in 123 2/3 innings for the Texas League champs. He was a midseason FSL All-Star and a postseason Texas League All-Star.
"Seth wound up being our Minor League Pitcher of the Year, he was phenomenal with control," said Vuch."In 27 starts, he only had one game where he walked more than one batter -- so he had 10 walks in about 170 innings -- just outstanding command. He attacks hitters, gets ground balls, works quickly and throws strikes. He has confidence in all his pitches."
Left-handed pitcher -- Kyle Hald, Quad Cities (16 games), Palm Beach (eight games): Hald also earned his Organization All-Star nod with an efficient season bolstered by strong command. In 136 2/3 frames overall, the Old Dominion University product walked just 24 while fanning 115. He mustered a 3.36 ERA and went 7-9 between two levels. His performance for Quad Cities -- which included a 3.10 ERA and 77-to-13 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 90 innings -- proved he could build on the 1.84 ERA he posted in his debut with Rookie-level Johnson City last year and earned him a midseason callup to Palm Beach.
"Kyle had a nice season. He was challenged up at Palm Beach and started well in Quad Cities to earn the promotion," said Vuch."He's another guy that's interesting to see. He goes after hitters, throws strikes."
Reliever -- Dean Kiekhefer, Palm Beach (46 games): Continuing the theme of pitchers who thrived thanks to strong control, the lefty out of the University of Louisville posted a 2.24 ERA in Palm Beach over 60 1/3 innings. He walked just four batters total for a 0.60 walks-per-nine innings rate. He also struck out 41 and saved 14 games, ranking him fourth in the organization.
"Kiekhefer was our guy at Palm Beach. He pitched high leverage innings late in the games and worked primarily as the closer. He's a guy that's really tough on lefties with his fastball and his breaking pitch. He's a guy who profiles well as a lefty specialist type down the road," said Vuch.
Jonathan Raymond is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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While President Barack Obamais tinkering with his controversial program to bail out underwater homeowners, state lawmakers are letting politics get in the way of relief for struggling California homeowners.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggervetoed a bill that would give a tax break to people who short-sell their homes instead of losing them to foreclosure.
For many homeowners staring at the barrel of foreclosure, a short sale is a popular alternative, because it allows them to sell their homes for less than the balance owed to the bank and take a shorter credit hit than a foreclosure.
But California is one of a handful of states that consider "forgiven debt" as taxable income. Federal law currently does not tax short sales.
Schwarzenegger said while he supports the elimination of a forgiven debt tax, the governor opposed language in the bill that would increase penalties for single tax and joint filers who make more than $10 million or $20 million in income who overstate their tax refund amounts.
The governor said he would sign a bill that terminated the language. The legislature is on a one-week break.
California conformed with a 2007 federal tax law that did not consider forgiven debt to be taxable income. But the state law was not extended in 2009.

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stereotactic radiosurgery
Pronunciation: (STAYR-ee-oh-TAK-tik RAY-dee-oh-SER-juh-ree)
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) implies the delivery of a single, high dose of radiation using stereotactic techniques. Classically, for cranial SRS, a rigid neurosurgical frame is attached to the patient's skull, and a stereotactic localizing device is attached to the frame to allow for improved targeting accuracy. Commercial SRS systems are available in which immobilization is achieved without a rigid neurosurgical frame. While there are innumerable commercial SRS and stereotactic radiation therapy systems, all of these systems utilize the same underlying principles: (1) patient immobilization, (2) targeting accuracy, (3) delivery of high doses of radiation, and (4) heterogeneous dose distribution with a steep dose gradient. Commercial SRS systems include Gamma Knife, which utilizes 201 radioactive cobalt sources positioned in a semispherical array, and Cyberknife, which utilizes robotics technology allowing the linear accelerator (LINAC) to track the patient position in real time during treatment. A standard LINAC can be equipped with cones attached to its head, allowing for circular collimation of the beam. The dose distribution from Gamma Knife, Cyberknife, or a standard LINAC equipped with cones is spherical, and thus treating nonspherically shaped targets requires the superposition of multiple spherical dose distributions. A LINAC equipped with multi-leaf collimators can also be used for SRS, which allows more conformal beam shaping. Also called radiation surgery, radiosurgery, and stereotaxic radiosurgery.
A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor. It is used to treat brain tumors and other brain disorders that cannot be treated by regular surgery. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Also called radiation surgery, radiosurgery, and stereotaxic radiosurgery.
Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsDate last modified: 2008-02-04


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See that? That's the chase and me cutting to it.
I've been getting a lot of tweets, emails, facebook messages and all sorts of comments on various blogs about my replica of Sasha's Maven controller for Ableton Live. I'm thrilled, flattered, and genuinely surprised at the interest in this project for something my friend reminded me I said sometime ago is "...just another midi controller but...ya know in the shape of a maven." Because let's be honest, it is.
That's cool and all...but what about the parts?
Oh, you mean these?
$200 - pushbutton leds
$180 - the actual MIDI interface*
$20 - all faders (big and small)
$20 - a sheet of 6061 aluminum
$20 - a sheet of 16ga steel
$11 - knobs
$10 - nylon stand offs and matching screws
$10 - all resistors
$8 - various wire
$5 - perf board
$3 - all diodes
Sweet, but...uhh...what about that * business?
Custom thingy by me?
Builder Brain?
Highly Liquid?
These are all brands you may know, and some you may not. The truth is, all of them were used towards constructing this thing. In fact I either own, have owned, taught, learned, intentionally blew up, or in some way shape or form interacted with every single one of these things. Including building my own from scratch. I taught myself MIDI sysex and already knew some basic programming, so originally when this thing was at its inception was a 100% built by hand MIDI interface with 30 inputs. But after various ups and downs and learning a great deal of information about all things MIDI and all these little devices I settled on one to progress forward.
The Builder Brain by Livid Instruments.
I'm sure someone is wondering why i picked that thing. The price?! The why?! The horror...or something!
The truth is after completing major portions of this project (acquiring parts and doing CAD) I was wasting a lot of time outside of the project. It's one thing to learn things for the sake of this project, it was another when they took me off in entirely different directions and I lost focus on this thing. The biggest one was building a midi interface myself from scratch. This was easily a good 3 weeks of tinkering, soldering, programming, etc that ultimately I started realizing was becoming a very not feasible timeframe if I intended on sharing the plans with others. I certainly learned a lot but again, just wasn't feasible for everyone else. When I held the first plastic cut of the faceplate in my hand I could see the end of the project even though it was only the beginning. But entirely DIY midi for 127 inputs...it wouldn't be feasible to make this a casual DIY project for anyone. If my goal (and it is) is to empower djs, musicians, producers, random hobbyists and the sort this had to be easy and allow anyone of any skill level the ability to produce this otherwise fantastic device that only Sasha holds.
But again, that beginning struggle was worth it. I came out more knowledgeable because of it and I truthfully am beyond thrilled to share the results with you. As I said in the end of the original post quoting Adam Savage, reaching the end of this exercise was never the point of the exercise to begin with.
The builder brain for $180 while may seem like a high price tag offers the following right out of the box -
64 analog inputs
128 Buttons
192 LEDs
and it powers it all over a single USB jack that performs send and receive. In addition it offers dedicated physical MIDI IN and MIDI OUT jacks.
I don't think I deserve the credit on this project, it should really go to Livid Instruments.
So What Happens Next?
I viewed these two points as possibly the most important questions of the entire project and thus am answering them immediately, upfront, and in the most candid fashion possible here. Had I posted any answers in forums, or comments or anywhere else...The point is I'm trying to avoid rumors/guesswork about my project and want an authoritative place for people to go about this project. As far as the upcoming posts? The nitty gritty. The build photos. The details. The part numbers. The tools needed. More...stuff. I welcome and encourage comments, emails, hell I'll take your skype phone calls email me and we can arrange something.
I'm shooting for Thursday evening (7.19) to discuss the parts list. Unless the community at large prefer I do something else? Leave your response in the comments!
Seriously, if it isn't clear by now - I'm going to show everyone how to build these.
Just...gimme some time to write this stuff! Please!
Bright eh?
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Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's tennis team made quick work of visiting Lake Erie in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) play on Saturday (March 31) morning at the FSU Racquet and Fitness Center.
The Bulldogs improved to 11-6 overall and 6-1 in GLIAC action with a dominating 9-0 shutout of the Storm in Big Rapids.
Ferris State won all three doubles flights by commanding scores, with the closest coming by an 8-2 count at the top position in the lineup.
In singles play, Ferris State swept all six spots in straight-sets. The two closest singles matches were both determined by identical 6-1, 6-1 scores at the numbers two and three flights.
The Bulldogs wrap up their four-match homestand versus Wayne State on Thursday, April 5, starting at 2 p.m. (ET) in Big Rapids. FSU then visits rival Grand Valley State on April 12 for their final league regular-season match of the 2012 campaign.
Below are the complete match results:
Ferris State 9, Lake Erie College 0
Mar 31, 2012 at Big Rapids, Mich. (FSU Racquet & Fitness Center)
|Singles competition
|1. Laurent Galarneau (FS) def. Cory Meek (LEC-M) 6-0, 6-1
|2. Jack Swan (FS) def. Austin Opfer (LEC-M) 6-1, 6-1, 1-0
|3. Steven Roberts (FS) def. Kyle O'Dell (LEC-M) 6-1, 6-1
|4. Otto Keresztes (FS) def. Jacob Marsinick (LEC-M) 6-1, 6-0
|5. Tyler Marengo (FS) def. Nick Cozad (LEC-M) 6-0, 6-1
|6. Justin Hermes (FS) def. Dimitrije Spasic (LEC-M) 6-0, 6-0
|Doubles competition
|1. Laurent Galarneau/Steven Roberts (FS) def. Austin Opfer/Kyle O'Dell (LEC-M) 8-2
|2. Razvan Mag/Otto Keresztes (FS) def. Jacob Marsinick/Cory Meek (LEC-M) 8-1
|3. Tyler Marengo/Jack Swan (FS) def. Nick Cozad/Dimitrije Spasic (LEC-M) 8-0


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The guitar trio of Tetuzi Akiyama, Tom Carter and Christian Kiefer with guests Scott Leftridge on bass and Chip Conrad on percussion in a set of beautiful works bringing out the best of these 3 acclaimed players.
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Released: 2013
Country: Poland
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"Tetuzi Akiyama (Akiyama Tetsuji) (born 13 April 1964) is a Japanese guitarist, violinist, and instrument-maker. Akiyama formed the improvisation group Madhar in 1987, and the classical ensemble Hikyo String Quintet in 1994 (which also included Taku Sugimoto on cello). In 1995, Akiyama and Sugimoto formed a guitar duo, and played at venues in New York City, Chicago, and Detroit. During this time, Akiyama was also a member of Keiji Haino's Nijiumu outfit. Akiyama also formed Sutekina Tea Time (a duo with Takashi Matsuoka) and Mongoose (a trio with Taku Sugimoto and Utah Kawasaki).
In 1998 Akiyama began organising a monthly concert series, The Improvisation Meeting, with Toshimaru Nakamura. In December 2006 he began a regular duo with Hervé Boghossian (France), they toured in Europe (France, Portugal, Switzerland, England) several times in 2007 (in May, October & December) & also played in Tokyo during Hervé Boghossian Japanese tour in August/September 2008. In 2009 he worked with David Sylvian."-Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetuzi_Akiyama)
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1. Grandmother's Body
2. Alligator
3. Bloody Mary
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Guitar, electronics, viola, and self-made instrument player Born in Tokyo, April 13, 1964.
Tetuzi Akiyama is a highly unique and experimental guitarist heavily applying free improvisation and noise. Besides guitar, he also plays electronics, viola, and self-made instruments. Akiyama became an enthusiastic hard rock fan when he was eleven years old, and started playing electric guitar at the age of thirteen. Later, he also came to be very interested in free improvisation and classical music. He formed the improvised music band Madhar in 1987. He also started playing classical viola, and formed the Hikyo String Quintet in 1994. The band, which played avant-garde improvised classical music,
consisted of a viola, two cello, and two violin players, and included Taku Sugimoto on cello. Sugimoto soon left the band, which thus became a quartet. Later that year, Akiyama and Sugimoto launched their guitar duo, Akiyama- Sugimoto. They played gigs in New York in 1995, and in the Midwest (including Chicago and Detroit) in '96. For about a year starting in early 1994, Akiyama was also a member of Nijiumu, one of guitarist Keiji Haino's bands.
Recently Akiyama has two improvised music projects: Sutekina Tea Time, a duo with Takashi Matsuoka (guitar, vocal); and Mongoose, a trio with Sugimoto and Utah Kawasaki (analog synthesizer). Since 1998, together with Sugimoto and Toshimaru Nakamura (no-imput mixing board), he has been organizing an inspiring monthly concert series, The Improvisation Meeting at Bar Aoyama (renamed The Experimental Meeting in '99, and Meeting at Off Site in 2000).
Born barely south of the Mason-Dixon line, and just in time for the Summer of Love, Tom Carter led a decidedly non- hippy existence being shuffled around various farm and mining towns in Maryland and Ohio by his newspaperman father, before finally making his way to Texas in 1985, just in time to watch all the good hardcore bands die. Already obsessed with American pre-punk and British post-punk, Carter dove into the lysergically spiked musical waters of Texas with both feet, augmenting rudimentary guitar skills with unreliable instruments, cranky analog electronics, and disintegrating practice amps. Over the ensuing decades, he managed to forge his evolving ideas of complete tonal immersion (and the quest for the perfect fuzz tone) into a layered sonic toolkit of rough beauty and unrefined proficiency.
Best known for his work with acclaimed iconoclasts Charalambides, which he co-founded with Christina Carter in 1991, he has branched out into other collaborations since 2001, playing and recording with long-term projects Zaika (with Marcia Bassett) and Badgerlore (with Rob Fisk, Ben Chasny, Liz Harris, and Peter Swanson), as well as in frequent collaborations with Bay Area sound artist Robert Horton. Other fellow travelers have included Christian Kiefer, Tetuzi Akiyama, Shawn David McMillen, Thurston Moore, Dredd Foole, Loren Connors, Pip Proud, Inca Ore, Jandek, Bardo Pond, Steve Gunn, and Matt Valentine, among many others.
Most recently, Carter has focused on his solo performances and recordings, touring constantly from 2007-2008, and finally settling in New York City in early 2009. His solo work covers a vast territory, but latter-day sightings show him to be concentrating on looped guitar drones of immensely-stacked grit and beauty, with heaps of psychedelic melodic content missing from the repertoires of many noise and drone bands.
Carter has released dozens of recordings in every available format for many different labels, including kranky, Digitalis, Eclipse, Important, Root Strata, and 3-Lobed. His most recent solo release is available on his own Wholly Other imprint, which he has operated since 1995.
Christian Kiefer grew up in an area of California famous for the gold rush of the 1840s and 50s. It was a childhood spent around the ever-present detritus of that period of history: abandoned mine shafts, rusting hulks of stamp mills, ruins long since forgotten. As he began working towards a life in the arts, these images returned to him, appearing again and again in fiction, poetry, and music, becoming the thread which binds his work together.
Kiefer began his life in the arts through a fascination with the written word. This fascination is reflected in a long line of publications. His poetry and fiction have appeared in many of Americaas most prestigious literary journals. He is the author of three novels, the most recent of which is Out of Iron.
Kieferas path led him to Los Angeles, where he studied with novelist T. Coraghessan Boyle and poet David St. John. He then returned to Northern California where he spent several years researching and writing about revisionist Westerns at California State University Sacramento. CSUS awarded him a Masters degree in Literature in 1997.
His interests in academia has continued and he is now working towards his Ph.D., continuing to research the development and settling of western America. The interdisciplinary nature of his interests allows for a broad base of primary and secondary material to be considered, allowing for a diverse view of a subject area. Kieferas studies include American folk music, social systems during the gold rush, and the myth of the American West.
This latter subject has long been of interest, particularly the intersection of history and mythology. As a native of the American West, his work has circled around that period of Western expansion so often represented in film and fiction, the period beginning in the mid-19th century and ending at Wounded Knee.
Kiefer's first album, Welcome to Hard Times, is an exploration of the American West from a new perspective. Following in the footsteps of recent historians such as Richard Slotkin, Richard White, Donald Worster, and Malcolm Rohrbaugh, Kieferas work revises the history of the West, moving away from John Wayneas flawless hero of the West to a darker, more malevolent point of view. The title is derived from E.L. Doctorowas novel of the same name, and Doctorowas influence is especially noticeable in the spoken-word track, "Giants."
This work was intended as a soundtrack to a non-existent film, allowing for several areas of soundscape which perhaps would not have been considered in a more traditional format. The concept surrounds a retelling of the Western myth where heroes donat necessarily win, indeed where they donat necessarily even exist, where villains appear and disappear without logic or reason, and ultimately where the landscape itself takes on a dark and wounded tone.
With Welcome to Hard Times, Kiefer has crafted a cycle of lyrics describing his vision of the American West. It is a cycle influenced by songwriters as diverse as Townes Van Zandt and Lou Reed, Chris Whitley and Doc Watson. But such songwriters do not truly represent the full scope of Kieferas influences. His field of interest also veers toward the experimental ambience of Brian Eno as well as the compositions of the minimalists and fluxus movement (especially Terry Riley and Steve Reich). Combining theseTetuzi elements with the folk/songwriting impetus is what makes KieferAs music a unique and singular vision.
The recording of Welcome to Hard Times was accomplished over the course of a year in a private studio in the gold rush town of Auburn, California. While the project was recorded entirely into digital format to preserve sound quality, the concept required that as many acoustic instruments be employed as possible. The completed work features Kiefer on several different guitars (including National and Martin), banjo, harmonica, and dulcimer, in addition to vocals. Michael Madden, project engineer, laid down additional banjo and piano work, as well as backup vocals.
The percussion on the album veers away from the traditional rock and folk music drum kit, relying instead on a series of non- traditional percussion instruments. A three foot circular sawblade was beat and scraped with a tractor wrench during one session. Another featured Kiefer on doumbek and Moroccan finger drums. Another a series of African shakers. Another an office chair and a tin of salt.
This use of non-traditional percussion instruments, coupled with the sense of experimentation, creates a compelling and contained work. There are moments that sound like Woody Guthrie (éThe Highwaymanas Songa) and others which are more akin to the Kronos Quartet (éFrontier 2a).
Always circling, always changing, Welcome to Hard Times is a unique vision of American music, and a unique retelling of the story of the West."-Monotype
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I'm trying to find the inverse of $H_2(x) = -x \log_2 x - (1-x) \log_2 (1-x)$[1] subject to $0 \le x \le \frac{1}{2}$. This is for a computation, so an approximation is good enough.
My approach was to take the Taylor series at $x=\frac{1}{4}$, cut it off as a quadratic, then find the inverse of that. That yields
$$H_2^{-1}(x) \approx -\frac{1}{16} \, \sqrt{-96 \, x \log\left(2\right) + 9 \, \log\left(3\right)^{2} - 72 \, \log\left(3\right) + 96 \, \log\left(4\right)} + \frac{3}{16} \, \log\left(3\right) + \frac{1}{4}$$
Unfortunately, that's a pretty bad approximation and it's complex at $H_2^{-1}(1)$. What other approaches can I take?
[1] I originally forgot to write the base 2 subscript (I added that in a later edit)


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CSU coach Larry Eustachy stumps for Colton Iverson's POY campaign
FORT COLLINS – Announcements for postseason conference awards take place on Monday, but Colorado State coach Larry Eustachy has already made his choice for Mountain West player of the year known.
His 6-10 strongman center, Colton Iverson.
"I think he should be player of the year," Eustachy said. "I think the team that wins it, should have a little bit of a, New Mexico, whoever Steve Alford thinks is their biggest impact player, that should count for something that you win the league. But do I think Colton is the best player in the league? Absolutely. It's just my opinion. But the team that wins the league, they've got a lot of good players, too. But Colton's best basketball is ahead of him."
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"I think he's the best player in the conference," CSU forward Greg Smith said. "We've seen them all, there's a lot of talented guys at every position. But you don't see someone affect the game like he does. He blocks shots, grabs boards, can move up and down the floor and score with the best. He's just an amazing player and I'm happy to play with somebody like him."
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A rep for Paula wasn't immediately available for comment .
Since announcing her departure from the "American Idol" judges' table back in August, a flurry of rumored new gigs has swirled around the "Straight Up" diva.
ABC was reportedly courting Paula to join the cast of "Dancing with the Stars," while talk of Paula joining Simon Cowell on his U.S. launch of "The X Factor" in the fall has also been rampant.
In February, a rep for the Oprah Winfrey Network shot down a report Paula had lined up her own talk show for the cable channel.
In an interview with the "John Jay & Rich Show" on Phoenix's 104.7 FM, Paula hinted at a possible new gig involving her performing background.
"I'm gonna be going back to my roots and doing a TV show that has something to do with my roots," she told the radio show in February. "I'm going back to doing some teaching on television in that kind of capacity."
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List the surnames you are researching and the general localities. Then tell the names of your "Most Wanted Ancestors," that is, the ones you most want to find behind that brickwall.
Here are my surnames and locations:
Trahan (Louisiana - Lafayette/Acadia/St. Martin Parishes, Nova Scotia - Port Royal/Pisguit/Grand Pre, France - Montreuil-Bellay)
Pemberton (Michigan - St. Clair/Sanilac/Macomb/Chippewa/Alpena Counties, Ontario - Kent/York/Wentworth Counties, New York - possibly Albany County)
Mertena (Oklahoma - Logan County, Illinois - Jackson/Williamson/Franklin Counties)
Currie (Michigan - Sanilac County, Ontario - Elgin County, Scotland - possibly Argyleshire)
Boneaux (Louisiana - Lafayette/Orleans Parishes, France)
Crysler (Michigan - St. Clair/Sanilac Counties, Ontario - Lambton County, New York - Fulton/Columbia/Schenectady/Dutchess/Greene/Schoharie Counties, Germany - possibly Neiderneisen)
Proffitt (Oklahoma - various counties, Tennessee - Jefferson County, North Carolina - Yancey/Wilkes Counties, Virginia - Goochland County, Scotland - possibly Perth)
Plaine (Ontario - Lambton/Middlesex Counties, England - Norfolk County)
Sonnier (Louisiana - Lafayette/St. Martin Parishes, Nova Scotia - Petitcoudiac/Grand Pre/Port Royal, France - possibly Bretagne)
Reynolds (Michigan - Sanilac County, Ontario - possibly Wentworth County, New York)
Baker (North Carolina, Tennessee - Sevier/Jefferson Counties, Virginia - Augusta/Frederick Counties)
Hillman (Ontario - Lambton/Middlesex Counties, England - Wiltshire County)
Most sought after ancestors:
Parents of Jeremiah Pemberton (abt 1811-1881). Jeremiah was married in York County, Ontario, to Susannah Jermyn in 1836. Most census records state he was born in New York. There was a famed Loyalist from Albany County, New York, named Jeremiah Pemberton, who supposedly fled to Ontario to escape persecution during the American Revolution. Could this be Jeremiah's grandfather?
Parents of John Henry Mertena (abt 1854-abt 1884). John Henry was born in southern Illinois, possibly in Jackson County. He resided in Jackson County and was age 22 when he married Carolina Christina "Carrie" Orth in 1876 in Williamson County. John and Carrie were living in Franklin County in 1880 for the U.S. Census. The census states he was born in Illinois and that both of his parents were born in Tennessee. The family story was that John Henry's parents were immigrants, and that his father was robbed and killed on the ship coming over to America. His mother gave birth to him on board. She remarried to a man named Brown once she arrived in America. I have since found out through census and marriage records that the "Brown" stepfather was actually the stepfather of John Henry Mertena's wife, Carrie. And if both his parents were actually born in Tennessee, then the ship story is unlikely. Carrie's parents were both German immigrants, so maybe this story does have some truth to it on her side, though I do know from census records that Carrie's father did arrive in America.


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It's not unusual to be listening to a seminar or reading or reviewing a paper or grant and feeling overwhelmed and confused by the aliases and acronyms used for enzymes. These enzyme identifiers seem to be increasing almost as rapidly as the number of papers published each year. Confusion often results from the fact that these names frequently bear no relationship to the actual activity or function of their enzyme. For example, how many people know the names of the enzymes represented by the aliases autotaxin, desnutrin, lipin, neuropathy target esterase, PatA/VipD, PTEN, SHIP2 and wunen? It's pretty common to find a lipid scientist who doesn't know that the common enzyme names for these aliases are lysophospholipase D, triacylglycerol lipase, phosphatidic acid phosphatase, phospholipase B, lysophospholipase A, phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate phosphatase, phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate phosphatase and lipid phosphate phosphatase, respectively. If lipid scientists don't know what these aliases refer to, then how do we expect the general reader who is not a lipid aficionado to know?
There are a number of reasons why this practice got started. In many cases, the molecular function of a protein is unknown when it is discovered, and an alias is given based on a mutant phenotype or disease. In other cases, an investigator chooses a name, often with the admirable goal of making it easy to remember. No matter what the cause, rectifying this would go a long way to enhancing our ability to stimulate the enthusiasm and imagination of our colleagues.
Perhaps it would reduce confusion and increase clarity in the field at large if we changed the names of these enzymes to ones that reflect their activities. This, however, may not be straightforward. The names of most enzymes are derived from their substrates, products and the reactions they catalyze. Thus, many enzymes have a variety of names. For example, phosphatidate phosphatase 2, diacylglycerol pyrophosphate phosphatase and lipid phosphate phosphatase all refer to the same enzyme. Another problem is when an enzyme is more promiscuous than its name implies. For example, stearoyl-CoA desaturase implies the enzyme desaturates stearoyl (C18)-CoA. However, actually, the enzyme desaturates all acyl-CoA substrates from C14 to C20.
So how can we effectively and efficiently resolve this issue? Simply retaining the initial names of enzymes after their catalytic function is identified only perpetuates confusion in the literature. On the other hand, it is difficult to rename enzymes without upsetting the people who coined the aliases and acronyms, especially when those identifiers were established before the enzymatic functions of the proteins were known. For aliases, one solution is to refer to the enzyme activity followed by the alias in parenthesis or vice versa. The enzyme activity could be named according to standards set by the International Union of Biochemistry with emphasis on the thermodynamically favored reaction catalyzed. Similarly, acronyms should always be defined, especially when they are used in titles and abstracts. Whatever the solution, this may help to make lipid research more easily read and digested. In doing so, we will go a long way in conveying the excitement of lipid research.
*This article was written in response to a discussion in the forum on the Web site for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's Lipid Research Division (www.asbmb.org/lipidcorner).
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Unfolding is an exhibition of art works created by artists Steve Rooney and Sue Williams in collaboration with designer, Damian Cruikshank.
The 'interventions' on display are a response to the work that Steve and Sue have undertaken over the past three years with former patients of the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre at Mossley Hill Hospital, part of the Merseycare NHS Trust
All of the works are made from paper based material, which has been folded to form three dimensional shapes. Each of these sculptures use geometric design to investigate different facets of the conscious mind. The facets that they explore are: executive function, memory, creative self, social self and industrious self.
The sculptures have been made for different rooms in Sudley House and each piece of work is inspired by the way that room was originally used. The house and its rooms relate to the brain or the mind and consequently to identity. In particular, the sculptures resonate with the idea of the self in terms of motivation, cognition, emotion and social identity.
Included in the exhibition on the first floor, is a series of artworks created by participants at the Mossley Hill Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre following their visits to Sudley House during 2008, as part of the Making More Sense project.
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Installation from Source
In a nutshell grab the (CVS enabled) source code, and run the install script. If that fails, you should consult the more detailed installation guidelines.
Step 1: grab the source code
curl ftp://ftp.astro.umd.edu/progs/bima/miriad.tar.gz | tar zxf - or wget -O - ftp://ftp.astro.umd.edu/progs/bima/miriad.tar.gz | tar zxf -
Step 2: install using your own compiler
This shell script does have some optional arguments, but you should not need to supply any.
Step 3: Source the appropriate startup file, depending on your shell, and miriad should now be usable in your shell. You can also make this permanent by adding this to your ~/.cshrc or ~/.bashrc file.
For example, for a csh style shell
source miriad_cvs/miriad_start.csh
will add miriad to your current (csh) shell.
Hacking Miriad
An example of hacking a routine where a user ran into a program that had some kind of obvious problem. In this example we assume the user has write permission in the $MIR tree.
% smauvspec .... # oh oh ... program crashes for probably simple reason ### Fatal Error: Buffer overflow(points), when accumulating plots % mirboss # become more powerful miriad boss (to make mods) % cd $MIRPROG/sma # go to where the action is (yes, you'll have to know that) % cvs -nq update smauvspec.for # for sanity, check if there is no update % cvs update smauvspec.for # if there was, probably good idea to update % mir.prog smauvspec # sanity check: make sure it still compiles % edit smauvspec.for # make your changes in your favorite editor % mir.prog smauvspec # compile your version, it will be in $MIRBIN % cd- # go to where you were working.... % smauvspec vis=..... # check it out
If the user had no permission to write inside the $MIR tree, you could still work around this if your local friendly miriad hacker is not available:
% cp $MIRPROG/sma/smauvspec.* . # make a local copy of the two files you need % edit smauvspec.for # edit it % mirmake smauvspec # uses template makefile. The "debug" command ok as well % ./smauvspec vis=... # test your local version explicitly
The next time when you update miriad (e.g. cvs update, or the more rigorous mirupdate command) it will attempt to merge your modification with any possible modification that were made in the official miriad release. This merge usually works, and you should check this by recopiling that program manually. Or simply use the cvs diff command:
% cd $MIRPROG/sma # go to where the action is % cvs -nq update # watch if smauvspec.for or .h have any C's or U's % cvs diff smauvspec.for # difference yours with the CVS master version % cvs diff -Dnow smauvspec.for # difference if you saw a 'U' in the update test


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Just one, as Chris Reigler, an electrical engineering student from the University of Queensland in Australia, discovered. His floating LevLight project could one day revolutionise the way we change burnt out light bulbs, and make thousands of "how many X does it take to change a light bulb?" jokes completely moot.
The LevLight combines the awesomeness of magnetic levitation with the convenience of wireless power, and one day changing a light bulb could be as easy as just tossing a new bulb up into the air where it's captured by a magnetic field and automatically starts glowing. But that day's not here yet, as is demonstrated in this proof of concept video where the technology is shown on a considerably smaller scale. At the least, in its current form we might see this innovation pop up in Barbie's Dream House before the year's out. [Chris Rieger via Technabob]


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My Love Will Always Be With You
No matter where you are
Or where you'll be,
I'll always be with you
It's just you and me.
I don't care about the wait
Or how far apart we are,
I know I'll always be with you
My love does reach that far.
There is no obstacle
That can ever stop me,
My love is always with you
And that's where it will always be.
You are my everything
My true love and soul mate,
I will always be with you
Because we are bonded by fate.
>From the first time I saw you
I knew you were the one,
So, I'll always be with you
And I will never run.
I believe you shouldn't say always
Unless you mean it enough to say it twice,
So I'll always always be with you
To hear that should be nice.
You make my life complete
I want to be with you until I die,
I will always be with you
You should know that is not a lie.
I am saving forever for you
There is no other one for me,
I will always be with you
I hope you can see
Because of you I smile
I am a new person inside,
For that I'll always be with you
From your love I will never hide.
I cherish you everyday
And am thankful I found you,
I will be with you always always
If your asking do I love you, I DO!
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Gaza action 'must be proportionate'
Prime Minister David Cameron gave Benjamin Netanyahu his "strong support" for Israel's right to take "proportionate action" to defend itself.
Mr Cameron spoke to his Israeli counterpart as the death toll mounted on both sides in Gaza and Downing Street said the Prime Minister expressed condolences for the loss of Israeli troops which raising concerns about the civilian casualties.
The phone conversation came as 65 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers were killed in the first major ground battle of the offensive.
A Downing Street spokesman said the two leaders agreed that the only way to end the "spiral of violence" was a lasting ceasefire observed by both sides.
He said: "T he Prime Minister noted the ongoing rocket attacks from Hamas and reiterated the UK's strong support for Israel's right to take proportionate action to defend itself from them.
"The Prime Minister expressed condolences for the deaths of Israeli troops and concern about mounting civilian casualties in Gaza.
"The Prime Minister agreed with Prime Minister Netanyahu that the way out of the spiral of violence was for both sides to observe a lasting ceasefire in line with the initiative that was put forward by Egypt."
Earlier, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said "we will be looking very carefully" to make sure that civilians are being protected as Israeli troops continued their offensive.
He said there needed to be a ceasefire and longer-term solution to the situation to prevent it flaring up every few years.
On BBC1's Andrew Marr Show he said: "I srael has a right to defend itself against these rocket attacks coming from Gaza, but it must do so in a way that is proportionate and it must take all measures necessary to prevent unnecessary loss of civilian life."
Asked three times whether Israel's military operation had been a proportionate response, Mr Hammond said: " I have asked the Israelis to use every effort they can to minimise the loss of civilian life.
"Now we will be looking very carefully at what is happening on the ground to make sure that it is proportionate, that civilian lives are being protected in a proper way.
"But Israel does have the right to protect itself and the best way to avoid Palestinian loss of life in Gaza is for Hamas to stop firing rockets from Gaza and in those circumstances the world would not expect any kind of Israeli action against Gaza."
Mr Hammond said the international community was trying to "stop the bloodshed, reimpose a ceasefire and then find a longer-term solution".
He said: "We can't deal with Gaza by having a flare-up every two years - hundreds of people killed, another ceasefire which then breaks down 18 months, two years later. We have to get to the underlying causes.
"We have to re-establish the role of the Palestinian authority and the governance of Gaza and get some order out of this chaos."
On Sky News' Murnaghan programme he added: "It's always the women, the children and the elderly who suffer the most and our hearts go out to the Palestinian people trapped in Gaza who are suffering appalling losses.
"But look, the fact is Israel has a right to protect itself against attack and Hamas has been using those areas of Gaza to launch rocket attacks systematically against Israel."
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Nikki Sixx
"Man, that was loud as [email protected]!k!"
"Well, SOMEONE'S gonna do all this smack, might as well be me!"
"I skin fucked him until the day he died, then fucked him some more after he was resurrected. "
"I'm pretty important. I'm the bassist. I also write the lyrics of the songs. Yup, you could say I'm the true backbone of the band. I think I'll go ahead and take waaaayyy too much credit for it. "
Nikki Sixx (born Franklin Carlton Satanico Ferrari on Friday the 13th, 195666 in Modena, Italy), is an American bassgod and the only one in heavy metal band Mötley Crüe who can write cool songs (which may be attributed to the fact that he is the only one in heavy metal band Mötley Crüe who can actually read and write).
Early life[edit]
Nikki was born as Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna, Jr., December 11, 1958) , Italy. In order to escape a life full of luxuries and bloody fast red sports cars, he, at the tender age of "sixx", escaped from home and went to live with his American Uncle in Idaho. (For those of you who don't live in Europe, every european person has a rich American Uncle. Though Nikki's wasn't particularly rich. In fact, he was dirt poor.) While living in Idaho, Nikki (who, at this time, wasn't called Nikki yet) became a teenage vandal, breaking into neighbors' homes, shoplifting and being expelled from school for selling candy. It was also around this period that he officially changed his name to Nikki Sixx. He also joined a band called Paris, as bassist. (He originally auditioned for the role of guitarist, as he was too high to count the strings on the instrument, and didn't play either anyways. However, when he walked into the shop from which he wanted to steal his guitar, he was inexcapably drawn towards the reeking coolness of the bass. He, with the help of an axe and a shovel, swiftly took care of the tiny problem posed by the fact that the band already had a bassist, and started laying down the groove.) Hovever, this band didn't last long. Soon after Paris split up, he later founded the "meanest" band, Mötley Crüe.
The Beginning[edit]
So, there were these four guys: Nikki, Mick (who was a teenage zombie), Vince Neil (whom they pulled from an other dimension through the magic mirror in the boysroom), and Tommy Lee, who loved to watch Baywatch. Nikki wrote killer songs, whose lyrics were more often than not borrowed from such books as the fabled Necronomicon, the Book of Nod, and the Wyrmiis Mysteriis. He also had numerous tattoos made, based on pictures from these books (and, sometimes, Playboy), because he thought they looked "fuckin' cool, man". Like his bandmates, Nikki took advantage of the excess that metal allowed, surpassing the level of abuse of his bandmates by binging on mineral water, Coca-Cola, and most notably french fries. Sixx has often stated that he would use his body as a human chemistry set, mixing excessive amounts of candy on a regular basis to search for a new "high". On one fateful night in 1987, he was declared dead after drinking 666 bottles of Coca-Cola...and eating the toenail of a fat guy!!!!!
Shouting and a red guy with horns[edit]
While the doctors struggled for his life, his soul (though he has, in numerous interwiews, denied having or ever having had one) travelled to the underworld. He did a short tour there, with Bela Lugosi on guitar, Sid Vicious singing, and some session demon on drums. They called themselves the Brides of Dracula. Satan was so impressed that he granted Nikki a place in the pantheon of Bass Gods. However, his time in hell was cut short, as the doctors revived him, installing an internal combustion engine in his chest. This provided the inspiration for the coolest song ever, Kickstart My Heart or as some emo bands call it these days "Kickstart my Heartahce" (though, as historians have recently discovered, his mechanical replacement heart didn't work that way; instead, it was activated by someone repeatedly pulling a string very quickly - you know, the good old lawnmower method).
Don't Go Away Mad, but...please...Piss The Fuck Off[edit]
After this, Nikki wrote Dr. Feelgood, which is one hell of a good album, but, amidst the constant touring, tensions increased. Fast forward ten years, and they're ten years older, Vince is a lot less thin and less cool, Tommy is still a sick little fuck, and Mick has retreated to his personal crypt (or, as some say, to his home planet). To cut a looong stooory shrt, they split up.
Then enter VH1, and as some kind of sick celebrity reality show, they made them reunite. They sucked off Vince's fat, paid Tommy enough money to buy a loveslave, and summoned Mick using some unspeakable ritual Nikki learned from the Necronomicon all those years ago. Fans cheer all around the world. Unfortunatley, mick was unable to be controled, and ate all the cameras, the people and vince's dick. Vince swore, struck a pose and then went to find izzy stradlin of guns n roses to punch. Tommy disregarded all of this before going ' a little bit to the side'. He soon got bored of playing drums upside down, and followed vince to find some other white trash musician. He found kid rock. Nikki didn't react to anything, but was immedietly killed by a heoin syringe he stepped on and O'Ded on. But he woke up 2 minutes and wrote a book. Again.
Personal life[edit]
Yeah, he has some of that stuff, too. He was the worlds most straight edge person...ever. Period.
- His Herion has been known to have traces of blood in it
- His alchohal has been know to have trace amounts of blood in it
- It's true that Nikki has so much sex appeal that no woman can ever resist him.
- In fact, he has so much sex appeal Nikki could merely stand still for one second and women everywhere would instantly orgasm themselves to death.
- He has been spoted w/a woman, who has yet to be identified, we believe her name may be Jessica, an 80's sleaze bag, but really awesome and hot.
shes a drummer and graphic designer. we believe she was supposed to be the nanny for the kids but ended up taking care of someone besides the children.
- In The Dirt, Crotley Müe manager Tom Zutaut remembers freak occurrences at Sixx's apartment during the writing of Shout at the Devil. Sixx, searching for inspiration, came across Satanic literature. His defacto of the time Lita Ford said to Zutaut "Cabinet doors kept opening and shutting, there are weird noises, and things keep flying around the apartment for no reason". Zutaut later continues "When I returned two nights later, there were forks and knives sticking out of the walls and ceiling, and Nikki and Lita looked much paler and sicker than usual. Zutaut Later confesses that during his disturbing visit, a fork flew straight into the ceiling. (This is from the real wikipedia - see it for yourself!)
- Sometimes has the words "Peace" and "Love for all creatures" on his onstage clothing. In pink.
- Nikki is the reason that Brides of Dracula, the band he formed in Hell, turned down a tour to open for KISS and Poison. His reasoning was that they were sold-out pussies, which, they are.
- Before changing his name to Nikki Sixx, he was actually going to be called Nikki Ninne but realized that the number of the beast was, in fact, 666, and he was the only one other then nine inch nails who had read it the wrong way all the time.
- His status as an Intermediate Deity of Bassism keeps him eternally youthful, at least as long as he has worshipers, therefore he uses his evil powers to turn unsuspecting young girls into groupies and young men into followers of his cult of Bassism, which is known as Thunderbirdism.
- KITT's archenemy KARR was inspired by Nikki. KARR is reported to have occasionally been caught in a dark garage, hiding from your mom, listening to Crötley Müe songs (yeah, you can guess which one was his favourite).
- Nikki recently got together with Kelly Gray and formed Royal Underground Clothing ; its men's line was debuted this fall and can be found at Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's & Nordstorms department stores - the upcoming women's line is scheduled for debut in Spring 2007 (sad but true).
- Some conspiracy theorists say that a number of Crötley Müe's songs send messages of pure evil into the subconscious of anyone who listens to them, turning listeners into the tools of evil. However, any good Crötley fan can tell you that this is not the truth. The truth is that every single one of them does.
- The German Cross was named after Nikki Sixx.
- He may appear to have hair and fingernails dyed black. However, he doesn't need any of that stuff - the pure evil radiating from his body turns them black. Also, those things that look like black leather Converse shoes on his feet actually are his feet, charred from his time in hell.
- Has shit on My Chemical Romance. He had no reason to, and they didn't do anything
- Married to Joanna Dark
- Nobody knows how many times he overdosed... he may be dead right now!
- He has pooped a live goat
- You get more high by injecting his blood then injecting heroin into your eyeballs
- It is said that if you go in the bathroom and say his name 3 times in the mirror, he appears and beats the shit out of you.
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Namco Bandai Games Europe S.A.S today announced Inversion for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Developed by Saber Interactive, Inversion takes players on a whirlwind journey complete with nonstop firefights, and a suspense-filled storyline. Packed to the brim with action, Inversion also introduces revolutionary gravity-wielding combat, zero gravity environments, vector changes, and a unique destructible cover system. Inversion is planned for release in 2010.
Inversion is a third-person co-op shooter that combines hard-hitting, adrenaline-pumping action with a revolutionary gravity manipulation engine. Featuring the Grappler weapon, players will be able to manipulate gravity for their own purposes. The Grappler can be used in countless combat situations by maneuvering massive objects as shields or projectiles, and moving camped enemies out of concealed cover so they can be blasted away. The Grappler is also a key tool for tactical situations and puzzle solving as players can lift, move, or create cover objects at their whim. The awesome power of gravity is right at players' fingertips. Additionally, Inversion is one of the first games to feature the HAVOK destruction engine which bestows Inversion with massively destructible environments including an elaborate cover system.
Set in the near future, the tranquil peace enjoyed by mankind shatters with an unforeseen invasion by an unknown enemy called the Lutadore. Armed to the teeth with futuristic gravity-controlling weapons, the Lutadore easily overrun the city's defenses. Unbeknownst to all, mysterious anomalies have surfaced in conjunction with the invasion. Random regions in the city have entered zero gravity or have suffered vector changes, throwing the world into topsy-turvy chaos. Assuming the role of Davis Russel, a hotheaded 28-year-old cop, or Leo Delgado, Davis' neighbor, players will embark on a journey through the war ravaged gravity twisted disorienting streets of their home town and beyond, to find Davis' missing child.
"Inversion will turn the shooter genre upside down, literally," said Todd Thorson, director of marketing and public relations, NAMCO BANDAI Games America. "Saber Interactive's innovative gravity manipulation feature will blow away any preconceptions of what a contemporary shooter should be."
"Working with Namco Bandai Games on a project of this caliber is a complete thrill," said Matthew Karch, CEO of Saber Interactive. "We are doing things in Inversion that most people didn't think possible on the current generation of consoles. We can't wait to get Inversion in the hands of gamers across the world."
"We are delighted to see Havok Destruction incorporated as an important gameplay element in Inversion," said David O'Meara, Managing Director for Havok. "The talented team of developers and artists who is creating Inversion has really embraced the Havok Destruction technology and we can't wait to see the final results."
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