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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Cure Bestival Video/Photos/Reviews
(Thanks to April for the photo)
Setlist, show notes and photos
Reviews/Articles: Key 103 / Worksop Guardian / Burton Mail / Les Inrocks / Clash / What Culture! / The Independent 1 - 2 - 3 / The Times / Telegraph / Virtual Festivals / Gigwise / Portsmouth News / County Press / Guardian 1 - 2 - 3 / NME / Slicing Up Eyeballs / Consequence of Sound / The Sun
Photos: Bestival / Sky Arts / Olivier / April / Vicky / Aaron 1 - 2 / Gildas / Gigwise / County Press / Getty Images / WireImage / NME / Digital Spy / Robin Ball / Veronika Moore / Daniel Fellowes / Mark Burnell / Gaelle Beri / Kate Goodacre / Caitlin Mogridge / Jane Hoskyn / Martin Bainbridge / LA Lovecat / Marsworld / Claudia Picone
Sky Arts HD Video: Lovesong / Just Like Heaven / The Only One / The Walk / Push / Friday I'm in Love / Inbetween Days
Sky Arts HD torrent on Dime & on Megaupload - Part 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Sky Arts SD Video: Lovesong / Just Like Heaven / The Only One / The Walk / Push / Friday I'm in Love / Inbetween Days / Play For Today & A Forest
Video: Saturday Highlights / Plainsong 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 / Open (brief) / Fascination Street / A Night Like This / Lovesong / Just Like Heaven 1 - 2 / Push / Inbetween Days / Friday I'm in Love 1 - 2 / Play for Today 1 (:30 clip) - 2 / A Forest 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 / Primary / Shake Dog Shake 1 (:30 clip) - 2 / The Hungry Ghost 1 (brief) - 2 - 3 / One Hundred Years 1 (brief) - 2 / Disintegration / Lullaby 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 / The Lovecats 1 - 2 / The Caterpillar 1 (brief) - 2 / The Caterpillar & Close to Me & Hot Hot Hot / Close to Me 1 (brief) - 2 - 3 / Hot Hot Hot (:30 clip) / HHH & Let's Go to Bed (brief) / Why Can't I Be You? / Boys Don't Cry 1 - 2 - 3 / Jumping Someone Else's Train (intro) / JSET & Grinding Halt (brief - Simon falls) / Grinding Halt 1 - 2 (both starring Mr. Tambourine Man) / Killing An Arab 1 (brief) - 2 - 3
105 comments:
Great photos so far! Thanks for sharing everyone! I'm loving it!ReplyDelete
i don't see a lot of jason! :(ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2011 at 12:58 AM
And the second guitar? Where was Porl?ReplyDelete
sietie, there was no second guitar, because Porl has supposedly left the band again.ReplyDelete
I'm really sorry to hear that Porl is no more in the band.ReplyDelete
I'm looking forward to a Porl's future involvement in The Cure.
Anyway, welcome back Roger!
Any news about Cranes concert in Bestival?
What's that white bass Simon was playing? I think it was the same as the black one, but you can see the shape of the white one better, it's not a typical Thunderbird whatever it is...ReplyDelete
I am very happy because of Roger's return but why doesn't Robert want to have a 5 piece band as ever?Of course I prefer The keyboard but I think that Perry should return too.ReplyDelete
I miss the bloodflowers era and the perfect sound both swing tour and dream tour.
anyway welcome back Roger all of us missed you so much..
Excellent video of A Forest up on Youtube in the last half hour. Type "The Cure Bestival 2011". Watched the hightlight show on sky arts last night also. They sound really really tight and Roberts voice is back to prime again. Welcome back Roger. The best news ever & @ Craig-You can never be thanked enough for all that you do. Big time cheers and thanks to you.ReplyDelete
The Cure A Forest BestivalReplyDelete
on the close ups of Roberts guitar, one can see a sticker saying: 'monday feb 11th'ReplyDelete
what is that about ?
if one checks a calendar, it says the will be either in 2013 or that day passed in 2008 ????
@ADM: It's a Schecter Ultra bass, much like the Schecter Ultra Cure guitar of Robert'sReplyDelete
@ewrin: this guitar was used at Rome 2008 live, so maybe it's still on from that time...
Boys Don't CryReplyDelete
Listed as lullaby but it is plainsong.
Thanks so much for the help, guys. Awake now and getting to the links, and will upload the Sky Arts stuff from Darren.ReplyDelete
I liked how they adjusted the performance of BDC to the slower beat, first time I don't find it too strange. The 2nd guitar melody done in the keyboards gives it sort of a Lovesong feel. One guitar only gives room to much better and clean sounds than just these noises that Porl was doing lately. Robert is a fantastic player - when he plays, which he wasn't doing much lately - and some of their best albums were done in this format. Porl is a great guitarist (or else he wouldn't have played with Jimmy Page, FFS!) but lately all he was doing were random noises, IMHO. Of course some songs will miss the 2nd guitar, but that's far less worse than say Plainsong without keyboards...ReplyDelete
who decided plainsong was lullaby? hahaReplyDelete
happy to see some videos though :)
& looking forward to seeing the skyarts stuff.
i also hope to see what open sounded like soon.
i actually think the keyboard was kind of odd on boys don't cry, but i might be alone on that.
Just uploaded Lovesong from the Sky Arts broadcast. Push up next.ReplyDelete
Just uploaded Lovesong from the Sky Arts broadcast. Push up next.ReplyDelete
porl was doing a lot more than random noises for me on the paris 2008 video. they were on fire that night! but at other shows he did improvise a bit too much. so I know what you mean.ReplyDelete
happy roger is back, but hope they will have a 2nd guitarist as well
The setlist was almoust as good as Roskilde 2001 !!ReplyDelete
thanks everyone who posted/uploaded stuff. now let the rumours for the next gig [hopefully tour] begin.ReplyDelete
Can someone run me through the NME "Porl Thompson remaining in Sydney" bit? i didn't quite get that, or haven't heard the story...did they take him over for Reflections and left him there in exile?:)ReplyDelete
@accureacy thanx, I quess just a moment that has passed...ReplyDelete
and thanx craig for keeping this ever up to date
love that roger is back! cool to see the cure in a different arrangement too...BUT hopefully they will return with porl and roger next time [even lol would be nice]ReplyDelete
Friday sounds horrible without the second guitar! They should get a second guitarist... no matter if Porl, Perry or someone else. The stripped down sound worked well for rocking guitar Cure but it doesn't really work for keyboard Cure. Sounds just to flat. :/ReplyDelete
I absolutely LOVED the new JHL with a bit overdriven guitar. Fantastic.ReplyDelete
I've seen all the available videos and to be honest, I'm not missing the other guitar at all... so far! I think this time they planned the arrangements this way, and not like "ok let's just skip that other part, leave a blank space and see how it goes" like it was done with the missing keyboards. They haven't sounded that good in a while. The only drawback I think (not his fault this time) is the "poc-poc-poc" snare sound.ReplyDelete
FFS!!! Could someone in the know tell us what happened to cause Porl leaving the band. Yes he improvised far too much in recent years but he is still an amazing guitarist. I for one miss him. Was there a falling out between him and Robert. Remember they are (or were) brothers in law after all! Also welcome back Roger, you are the man!ReplyDelete
Kenny - Only Robert and Porl can tell you that. Anything else is just rumor and speculation.ReplyDelete
Craig, you are right and if it is family related then it is really none of our business. Just hope there is no bad blood.ReplyDelete
Even if there is, Robert has shown a remarkable kindness in forgiving ex-Cures. : )ReplyDelete
All the best in life to each and every one of them. Past and present. And future. : )
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Boys Don't cry with without second guitar means nothing. I fell asleep listening to it ...ReplyDelete
OK once again I'll be repetitive and annoying. Saw a bunch of other videos... and there's nothing wrong with the missing guitar, mostly in FIIL. Everything sounds clear as ever (or as since a long time). Like the arrangements or not, this is the new Cure, these slowed down versions have been played for quite a while. The only slowed down version that really annoys me is Play for Today, the rest are fine. Quoting another song: "it's never enough" for some fans, if you know what I mean. I think I've seen this same thing happen with the new Pumpkins stuff... they have a fantastic new drummer, but some want Jimmy back at all costs.ReplyDelete
Is there anyway to download high quality video of the Sky Arts HD footage? I would like to burn it onto a DVD.ReplyDelete
I think that was the best version of JLH I've ever heard. Finally sounding the way it should! I love Porl but on this one song Robert should always keep that main riff himself, he makes it ringggggReplyDelete
also good to see jason lost the poofy hair, he looked ridiculous with it imoReplyDelete
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update: i love the keys on the only one. i really enjoy this version of the song.ReplyDelete
also -- i want to point out that no matter what i say on here about anything, had i been at the show i would have been blown away. the cure live is amazing. any comments i make are in comparison to other live cure performances. in general, i find the cure to be a very impressive live band, especially given how long they've been around.
a want porl come back to the band i dont like this sound whit only one guitar ( roger ,porl,simon ,jason and robert tha is the cure ):)ReplyDelete
as much as i've stayed updated with cure news, i really haven't listened to much cure in a long time, just due to lack of activity. it's nice to be rediscovering my love of the band.ReplyDelete
For me, second guitar is needed as much as keyboards. Plaisong without keyboards is boring, like Boys Don't Cry without second guitar.ReplyDelete
But this is only my advice. ;)
They already played those slowed down versions, ok, and so what ? I was thinking the same at this time, rock songs need nervous playing.
Btw, saying that Porl did nothing else than random noises is stupid. Songs from TIB never sound as good when he was in the band. Still my advice, though.
The sentence "It's never enough" could apply to fans that criticize 2005-2009 era too, so I don't really see what you meant.
But you are right, this is the "new cure", and it has nothing to do with the previous one.
I don't want to be polemical, and debate about personal tastes makes no sense.
I hope you will enjoy this new era like I enjoyed the last one. Maybe I will too ...
yes! they smashed it! i love their sound - JLH sounding fantastic, Robert's smile at the end said it all.ReplyDelete
Nevertheless, I have to say that JLH sounds fine for me. But this is because lead guitar isn't missing.ReplyDelete
They sound great without a 2nd guitarist....but what sucks is that they are stuck playing The Hits. Can you imagine TEOTDGS, Scream, or Underneath The Stars without a 2nd guitar?ReplyDelete
4:13 Dream really showcased Porl and Jason (especially the Scream and the 4 b sides)..Jason won't get to play the songs that showcase his skills without Porl.
Maybe we will get Porl back when Roger plays the keys over the 15 or so tracks Porl already recorded for the mysterious Dark Album / 4:13 Dream Sessions and it finally gets finished / released?
Jason's drumming sounding top as well - always doesReplyDelete
I was pretty impressed with that set-up, I thought The Only One with the lead guitar done on keyboards was fantastic, better than with Porl live. The only thing that kind of annoyed me was the sound Roger was using for Friday I'm In Love, sounded like the stupid 'electric guitar' sounds you get on cheap keyboards! I think that guitar line could sound fantastic on keyboards but with a KEYBOARD sound!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2011 at 3:34 PM
How is it that no one is mentioned that they are using backing tapes again? The second guitar isn't missed? That's because it is there in the backing tapes! Listen to push. Pre recorded second guitar!ReplyDelete
I also thought i heard a second guitar on Push when watching the Sky Arts broadcast. I was trying to see if it was Roger playing these lines on keyboard but it did not appear to be. Can i also say that i thought Jason's drumming was superb the only complaint is that his drum kit always sounds a bit flat to me, like playing cardboard boxes.ReplyDelete
I don't hear a second guitar honestly,ReplyDelete
just watch Robert play the second guitars riff after the verse, but I guess we will be sure once we have videos from "open" or "end"
but i have to admit I'm very pleased with their minimalistic sound....,
just watching Sky Arts (just now). They are playing Play for Today. Sounds great!!!ReplyDelete
Now A Forest.Yipeee!!!ReplyDelete
As the band has too many "eras" to be counted, there are too many kinds of fans. This is what I meant when I mentioned the Never Enough quote. Whatever Robert does, it will never be enough to please everyone it seems, there will be always something that will make someone a little upset. There are those that love the pop and single hits, there are these that loathe them and just like the b-sides or the darker stuff. There will be the eternal debate about Jason vs. everyone else. Then Lol. Some (a lot of!) fans only discovered the band with Wish, and this is the sound they want to hear and that they think that defines Cure the most, and this is the real "Cure guitar" sound, period. Porl is a fantastic guitarist, and did a very good job in the past, but in his last venture, he wasn't adding much to the whole stuff - his fault or not. Maybe it shouldn't be his role to just replace the keyboard lines - the same way as the keyboard doesn't have to be there to just fill the guitar parts.ReplyDelete
As for saying they will never be able to play certain songs again, this was said when the keyboards were gone but still they played a few of these keyboard driven songs succesfully - others not that much, though. To me it was the first time I felt that the band made some kind of an improvement with the new sound in a very long time. We're so used to listen to these songs the same way for 30 years (except for a few extended versions and changed lyrics) that when a different keyboard sound comes in, it's like a sacrilege. It's not, sometimes it's just evolving.
Thank you all for sharing all photos and videos. Special thanks to Craig for gathering all of those for all of us!ReplyDelete
Anyone record the footage Kennymc saw of 'Play For Today' and 'A Forest' from SkyArts? Anyway to get a file to download and not just Youtube? Thanks.ReplyDelete
@person who's name is a whole bunch of letters and numbers:ReplyDelete
i noticed the backing tapes, etc. yeah, annoying. but i feel like it's more than i can hope at this point for them to leave :/. what's worse, push has that awful drum.
That Hungry Ghost was a tease, I want to know how Roger played Porl's guitar part on keys!ReplyDelete
I really liked the song on the Bestival Day 3 Highlights.ReplyDelete
kind of interesting to see that schecter finally got simon setup with a bass... wonder if the'll be a new signature model coming?ReplyDelete
God I love The Cure. I never realize how much I miss them, until they start playing shows again. I am so glad Roger is back and we get to have keys again. When I started listening to the band at 14 I never thought I would still be able to see them play live at 42. So excited about live shows and the blu-ray of Sydney and new music next year.ReplyDelete
Amen, John! Feel the same way. And so much good stuff coming in the near future.ReplyDelete
Carnage Visors, I totally agree. The Hungry Ghost clip cut out before the song really started going. That was the song I was most excited to hear with Roger now instead of Porl.ReplyDelete
Those high notes before and during the chorus are what I'm talking about. I wonder if he tried to mimic Porl's sound, or if he went for a more solina style (which is more Cure-like, I think). It could actually sound better with keys.
- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2011 at 10:56 PM
so thrilled with the videos! they're sounding really good...much better with Roger...love it sooo much!ReplyDelete
To people asking about The Hungry Ghost. Sorry I didn't capture the Roger parts but they were great and it sounded as though Roger had similar sounds in his synth. Robert sang it a tad differently too. It DID work, much like The Only One worked well. The whole thing worked well.ReplyDelete
Push was also a great listen live. Sky Arts have not done any of it justice really.
- AnonymousSeptember 12, 2011 at 1:26 AM
Porl not being around is heart-breaking. I really blame Robert for "4:13 Dream" sucking and "The Only One" was better in its longer intro pre-released version. It's nice to have a keyboardist again, but Porl leaving is harder to take. For frak's sake!ReplyDelete
Glad to see synth back. But sad they did not include some songs from Reflections, such as subways song, another day, doubt, i'm cold, whioch were brillant and it would change also to see the setlist change a little for a while.ReplyDelete
i like ADM's comment above about the cheap keyboard guitar sound used by Roger on Friday - made me laugh lotsReplyDelete
Unfortunately the HD videos are all out of synch. :-(ReplyDelete
I've just read Sky also broadcasted 'play for today' and 'a forest'!?! I hope someone recorded it too!?!
'Killing another':
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I'm going to agree with the comments about they keyboards filling in for the other guitar not working on 'FIIL'. It sounded quite bad.ReplyDelete
Oh, and since there are so many harping about wanting the band to go back to a five piece, why not go back to a six piece? Robert, Simon, Jason, Roger, Porl and Perry? Or how about a seven piece, with Robert, Simon, Boris, Andy, Roger, Porl, and Perry? Or how about...
Yes, I'm intentionally being ridiculous. ;)
lol Shawn...There was something written above regarding the setlist..As much as i respect everyone's subjective views, i though the set list was well chosen..Don't forget they were playing to a Festival audience not just a Cure one...I spent 12 hours at the front,and the crowd was forever changing around me(ganga smokers for Toots and the Maytals, 14 year old girls screaming for Katie B,and pogoing nutters for Crystal Castle!!etc..)So personally I was expecting a lot of Hits in there and not much Figurehead or Holy Hour!I think they tried(and managed) to please a broad audience..Caterpillar was an obvious example of that..ReplyDelete
Should we read something into the fact that Open and End were played(NME talks of them quitting playing live!)OF COURSE NOT :):):)..Whatever comes next can only be a good thing.
well said perfectmurderReplyDelete
At least The cure are alive and for me a keyboard was essential.ReplyDelete
I prefer that than 2 guitars with no keys cos is the proper cure sound.
But if Perry or someone else returns on guitars will be welcome.
Dream 13: I watched Cranes @ 12:30 on the Sailor Jerry stage.ReplyDelete
I didn't take notes but they started off with 'Adoration' and finished with 'Adrift' which was presumably to wake up those still asleep in their tents.
Problems with the sound meant that the vocals were missing for most of Adoration but once recovered they sounded brilliant. No 'Jewel'.
now that he's gotta hold a guitar, no more awkward dancing during close to me, hahaReplyDelete
Great to see the newly revitalised band playing a UK festival again.ReplyDelete
Quick question guys - was that the first time ever Robert has played the lead riff on Just Like Heaven?
I enjoyed the set list, it was to be as expected for a festival show.
To me, the pre-recorded loops are too much. Songs like Push sound quite naff with them, but Robert clearly loves them for his sins.
Friday... on keyboard sounded naff. It sounded like a cheap keyboard guitar sound which ruined the song.
I can identify with this debate over what The Cure needs, keyboards or 2 guitars or both.
I saw them 3 times between 2008-9 and thought some of the songs translated very well onto guitar.
Plainsong at Wembley 2008 was spellbinding, but some of the other songs didn't translate very well.
I didn't like the use of pre-recorded keyboard bits like in Lovesong.
I really hope they do a UK tour soon as I'd love to give this line up a proper listen. I don't blame the band for an absence of a proper UK tour for years though, given the state of the media.
So come on guys - leave the pre-recorded bits out, that was the "old" Cure. We'd love a new Cure with real keyboards - we've got Roger! and leave Jason to drum without the mush of clicks and thwacks.
I will miss the awkward dancing, Lindsey. But I'm going to hold out hope that he will learn to develop new moves as they go forward. It might just get even more awkward. : )ReplyDelete
I'm very happy to see that Roger is back in the band, but at the same time sad that Porl is out again. I'm happy that keyboards have been reintroduced, but I think they still sound too flat and stripped down: the Cure are at their best with a 5-piece line-up, I reckon.ReplyDelete
Was: Thank you!ReplyDelete
This is a blog dedicated to the Cure so it's obvious to read and write about them.
But I think many of us are affectionate to the Cranes too; and I think they were a little too unnoticed this time. Probably I'm wrong.
As for the Cure, let the flux go, it's a huge gift to know they are back, any line up is fine!
That's what happens when a band that was never meant to get this big, gets huge... to many fans, to many opinions, but the cure fans are the best and smartest. That's a fact. I'm so glad that Robert's playing guitar more, he is one of the most influential guitarist, indie music wouldn't be what it is with out him. I am very excited about this... guitar, bass, keys, drums. They are the world's biggest cult band.ReplyDelete
I think it's fair to comment about Cranes here. Robert remixed Jewel for them and Cranes, Mogwai, Crystal Castles, Japanese Popstars all appearing at Bestival... too much of a coincidence for me. I think strings were pulled!ReplyDelete
I remember a younger me getting all annoyed about Boys Don't Cry being a hit with the remix. What was wrong with people not making it a hit the first time round? They were always a huge band... other people just didn't know it at the time ;0)
I can't name my single favourite Cure gig any more... but that was definitely one of them!
Absolutely no problem with Cranes talk here. Please, feel free! : )ReplyDelete
Surprising that noone is talking about new Simon's bass. What do you think ? Do they sound the same as Thunderbird ?ReplyDelete
Craig - have found a link on youtube for play for today and a forest on the saturday night show from sky arts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7lh-va0bmUReplyDelete
Already added to the collection last night, smudge. : ) Our friend Matthew North was nice enough to record it and upload it.ReplyDelete
This last video with A Forest has much better quality !!ReplyDelete
WooooooooooooW OOMMGG So Intense !!
still no torrent or links to the entire video? thanksReplyDelete
I was there in the front row - Simon's side. It was great. I was against the rail for all of Friday and Saturday. The only other artist to don a bigger smile on their faces than Roger were in The Village People.ReplyDelete
Last time I saw Roger play it was in front of 40 people in a pub in south London. On Saturday I saw him play in front of 40,000.
Simon falling over was the highlight for me. It would have been tragic had he not looked over at Roger who then mimicked tumbling over himself.
What song did Simon fall in?ReplyDelete
Simon falls as JSET is going into Grinding Halt, right around 45 seconds into this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1KS91XNRAReplyDelete
Whoa! Thanks Xploding Boy!ReplyDelete
I'm not too sure having poor keyboard sounds is going to be an issue in the future. I know for a fact that Roger is using a brand new set up. As with every piece of technology there is a learning curve and it's probably too new for him to have tweaked all the sounds let alone learn parts that he has never played before. I'm pretty optimistic about how the sounds of the future will be. I think most everyone would agree to see the cure with the 89 line up would be amazing but I am not trying to live in the past and won't hold my breathe for the return of that either.ReplyDelete
People keep talking about the ever evolving lineup of The Cure but it's not mentioned too often that a lot of this is from prior members coming back. Everyone has their favorite lineup and I loved the TIB lineup, the 17S - Pornography lineup, the lineup I saw in 1984 that only lasted I think for six shows, and I think the one where everything gelled together the best was the HOTD lineup, but I also liked all the ones since then. I like that Porl and Roger have now each had three stints and Porl could still come back. How interesting would it be if the Reflections lineup became the current official lineup? And this time with Laurence doing some percussion and some keyboards? I think that would make for a very interesting mix. Lol may not be the most talented musician ever but I think when he's around that in some mystical way the quality of the band's musical output goes up too. Or maybe it was Porl/Boris that did that. I also like how a guy that didn't even join the band until the band was at least a decade old is seen as an integral part of the band. The old thinking used to be that bands could never even make it to the ten year point. Even The Beatles couldn't do it. I like all the current and former members of The Cure and find the different lineup changes fascinating and wonder how the relationships are with Michael, Mathieu, Andy, Boris, Phil, Perry, etc. If they are going to do a four piece could the non-Robert-Simon-Jason person be a guitarist/keyboardist like Porl or Perry? Oh, wait. They already tried that but for some reason that time around everyone forgot that Porl could also play keyboards. I'm ALL for The Cure have guitar-driven periods but when it comes time to play Play for Today or Inbetween Days and a couple others you really need a keyboard rather than a guitar posing as a keyboard. More random thoughts in future comments...ReplyDelete
Watching The Only One now. Quite like seeing Roger play stuff from his "away periods." But can someone please ask Robert to check into a fitness clinic? Or at least properly "spike" his hair?ReplyDelete
About two weeks ago I finally listened to 4:13 Dream on vinyl and could hear so much more detail in the music. Made me appreciate it a lot more and I'm really hoping the companion album gets released.
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Agree with most of Christian Z's comments (nothe Robert 'fitness clinic" comment though), and would like to add:ReplyDelete
- commerce may dictate that this band remains a 4 piece from here on in. Whilst a 5 piece set up with 2 guitars & keys seems like the ultimate Cure set up, the "organisation" may only be able to afford 4 players these days. Fact - its a business as much as a band. (and with that out of the way…)
- Porl out/ Roger in. Every line up change, especially when an ex member returns, brings a sense of excitement. As people have pointed here on previous posts, some of the arrangements with Porl's guitars breathed new life into old favourites (The Walk never sounded better), whilst other songs definitely suffered (Lullaby, Prayers For Rain..). Two things - 1. I personally have no issue with the "backing tape" set up. Whatever brings the sound I say. I'd wager there are a few people that follow this blog that also have a passing interest in bands like NIN, Depeche Mode and maybe even the FLaming Lips - all bands that employ "backing tape" technology at some point or another during their respective live shows. As fans of the Cure, we've been incredibly spoilt with what a wonderful live band they have been and continue to be. But live, I'd rather have a key component of a song there than not, however it jumps out of the venues PA (hope that makes sense). Whatever works! and 2. I hope Robert gives Roger a bit of leeway to use whatever technology is at his disposal - both live and in the studio, because that could/would make things very interesting. "Hungry Ghost" from Bestival sounded pretty cool, and I am very interested to see how "Open" sounded also. Some of these guitar heavy songs can easily translate to keys, just like Porl was able to bring certain keys sounds/riffs to guitar.
i forgot about this, but bestival was the first time i've heard robert sing the second verse of plainsong twice. beautiful.ReplyDelete
Craig, I just noticed that all of the Sky videos have been taken off of YouTube due to copyright claims.ReplyDelete
Yeah, and so has my entire YouTube channel. Again.ReplyDelete
So glad I didnt upload them... Curedtc4 has enough warnings!ReplyDelete
Well, then I guess that it's time for Chain of Flowers Channel 3.0.ReplyDelete
on the german /frensh tv channel "ARTE" and "ARTE HD" they will show the Bestival Festival 2011 today at 22:50 cet.ReplyDelete
still looking for the full HD broadcast in good quality. anybody having that?ReplyDelete


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What will be the future of Co-Occurence/Co-Citation in SEO process? Whether it will be replacing 'Anchor Texts' soon?
Links are rapidly decreasing in importance and the general consensus amongst SEOs is that backlinks will soon follow in the footsteps of metatags i.e. some influence but certainly not worth trying to fiddle with. As a result, neither anchor texts not co-citation are worth putting much effort in for the sake of.
That does not mean you should not make every effort to stimulate organic links, as they do exactly what you want to happen: traffic coming to your site from people that have a genuine interest in the subject.
I agree that links do not carry as much weight as they use to, but only because the search engines continue to be more selective about which ones they count and how much weight they give. I think links and citations will continue to play a role in search engine rankings, but the search engines will become better at being able to identify and discount unnatural ones.
That would be about 99% then.
Unnatural ones would be all that are:
exchanged via link wheels and the likes,
reciprocal exchanges,
from blog farms and similar,
from sites owned my the same webmaster for no other reason than SEO purposes,
a number of other creative solutions.
"Natural" links i.e. those put up by unassociated third parties that do not benefit in any way, are very rare.
"Natural" links you meant in the sense of 'relevancy' or anything else?
Natural as in:
Posted by somebody that has no personal gain by creating the link, but because he/she thought it would benefit people to visit that page.
That means almost automatically that there is a relevance, but not always and not always an obvious relevance. One example of a relevant "natural" link that would be very hard for an algorithm to detect in terms of relevance, is the link I put up on an engineers' forum for David Amerland's book "Seo help". SEO in itself has nothing to do with engineering, but the majority of the members of that forum are small business owners and a quite a few have their own website.
Some of those guys have done a mutual link exchange; the relevance there is nigh on 100%, but it is still not natural because the majority of those putting up other people's links have virtually no chance of that link being of any use to a visitor. The latter are therefore effectively (almost) blackhat and definitely for serp manipulation purposes.


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"[Brown's] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable..." –Katherine Salant, Washington Post
Chapter 2. Population Pressure: Land and Water: Introduction
The French use a riddle to teach schoolchildren the nature of exponential growth. A lily pond, so the riddle goes, contains a single leaf. Each day the number of leaves doubles—two leaves the second day, four the third, eight the fourth, and so on. "If the pond is full on the thirtieth day, at what point is it half full?" Answer: "On the twenty-ninth day." 1
Trends in world cropland area and irrigation water supplies suggest that we are living in the thirty-first day. After expanding modestly from 1950 to 1981, world grain area stopped growing and the area declined somewhat as land losses from erosion and conversion to nonfarm uses offset new land brought under the plow. On close to one third of the world's cropland, topsoil is eroding faster than new soil is being formed by geological processes, slowly reducing the land's inherent productivity. 2
The world's irrigated area tripled from 1950 to 2000 but has expanded little since then. It could soon begin to decline—as it is already doing in some countries—as aquifers are depleted by overpumping and as the mountain glaciers that sustain so many of the world's rivers and irrigation systems melt and disappear. Many irrigation systems, whether dependent on underground water or on river water, are at risk. 3
We cannot escape the water intensity of food production. Worldwide, we drink on average close to 4 liters of water per day, either directly or in coffee, juice, soda, wine, and other beverages. But it takes 2,000 liters of water to produce the food we consume each day—500 times as much as we drink. In effect, we "eat" 2,000 liters of water each day. 4
Soil erosion initially reduces the inherent productivity of the land and then, after a point, leads to cropland abandonment. Both effects of erosion are undermining world food security. A combination of population growth and soil erosion has caused a number of countries that were once self-sufficient in grain to become heavily dependent on imports.
With water tables now falling in almost every country that irrigates with underground water, many of these countries are facing hunger-inducing losses of irrigation water as aquifers are depleted and wells go dry. Overpumping—the pumping of aquifers that exceeds the natural recharge—presents a classic case of ecological overshoot and collapse. It is a way of satisfying current food needs that virtually guarantees a future drop in food production when aquifers are depleted. In effect, we have created a "food bubble economy." Both soil erosion and aquifer depletion reflect an emphasis on current consumption at the expense of the next generation. 5
1. Lester R. Brown, The Twenty-Ninth Day (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1978).
2. Grain area from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database, at www.fas.usda
.gov/psdonline, updated 9 April 2009; cropland losing topsoil is author's estimate based on Mohan K. Wali et al., "Assessing Terrestrial Ecosystem Sustainability," Nature & Resources, October-December 1999, pp. 21–33, and on World Resources Institute (WRI), World Resources 2000–01 (Washington, DC: 2000).
3. U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), ResourceSTAT, electronic database, at faostat.fao.org, updated April 2009; Lester R. Brown, "Melting Mountain Glaciers Will Shrink Grain Harvests in China and India," Plan B Update (Washington, DC: Earth Policy Institute, 20 March 2008).
4. Jacob W. Kijne, Unlocking the Water Potential of Agriculture (Rome: FAO, 2003), p. 26.
5. Lester R. Brown, Outgrowing the Earth (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2004), pp. 101–02.
Copyright © 2009 Earth Policy Institute


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There's new evidence to suggest a demand for something different than hyper-partisanship in the world of talk radio and political media.
It's not just the sunset of the Glenn Beck Show on Fox or the dispatch of Keith Olbermann from MSNBC to CurrentTV. It's the shuttering of a pioneering conservative radio station and data showing the demographic decline of Rush Limbaugh.
In contrast, growing numbers of listeners are tuning in to independent voices who can be honest brokers in debates and don't just angrily parrot talking points.
In February, I wrote a column asking whether right wing talk radio was dying and ruffled some feathers in that flock. A more accurate means of measuring listeners showed that conservative talkers' ratings had either declined or flatlined in the heat of the 2010 election, while the world-journalism focus of the John Batchelor Show had seen a decided ratings climb. Now, a look at radical centrist Michael Smerconish's national ratings growth since the start of the year provides more evidence of this emerging market.
First, here's a snapshot that puts the shift in perspective: Just days after the 2010 election, the nation's first all-conservative talk radio station, KVI in Seattle, switched back to a classic-rock format after 17 years. Its innovation had become media saturation—and music became an appealing alternative to the drone of a dozen Rush Limbaugh imitators.
Rush is a giant in his field, reaching more listeners than anyone in political talk, but even he has seen erosion in his numbers. Analysis of industry data shows that in market after market, Rush's ranking has declined decisively over the past five years among advertisers' coveted 25-54 age group. For example, in Charlotte, North Carolina, Rush fell from sixth to 12th between 2005 and 2010. In Portland, Oregon, he fell from fourth to eighth. In San Francisco, he's seen a similar decline. Among listeners 65 and older, Rush remains No. 1. He can sell bedpans and resentment forever. But the demographic trend is not his friend.
It's not that "the angry white guy conservative political talk format"—as consultant and former Clear Channel talk radio programming director Gabe Hobbs calls it—is over. It's just got little room to grow, going forward.
"Rush has been around for 23 years. They're not necessarily making new Ditto-heads. You have to fish where the fish are," says Hobbs, who helped launch the radio career of Glenn Beck, among others. "We're singing to this choir, that's great, they're worth a lot of money and they do a lot of wonderful things, but boy, there's a lot over here we could do."
"This civil and smart approach—like [John] Batchelor and Michael Smerconish and some other shows—to me is kind of a 'duh,' " adds Hobbs, indicating that it should have been obvious long ago. "The numbers that NPR is drawing clearly portends to something. I've seen it myself in research. It's the tone; it's the approach. Some people don't want to be engaged at that loud, angry level—that hard right or left ideological approach where it's my way or the highway."
A Republican turned Independent who supported President Obama in 2008, Smerconish is a pioneer, putting himself out in the world of daytime political talk radio as a radical centrist, surrounded by the old hyper-partisan voices. He is currently an island, but he is far from alone, reflecting the 41 percent of American voters who now identify as Independent but are seriously underrepresented in our political and media debates.
This is no mushy middle. Smerconish memorably described his policy profile in The Washington Post as "someone who supports harsh interrogation, thinks we should be out of Iraq but in Pakistan, doesn't care much if two guys hook up, and believes we should legalize pot and prostitution." (Note the Pakistan comment—Smerconish has been beating that drum long before most Americans had heard of Abbottabad.)
"I choose subjects and offer my opinions without regard to any party's talking points," Smirconish says. "I have plenty of opinions, but they do not fit neatly into those faux, talk- and cable-created ideological boxes. And it matters not to me whether the audience at the other end is a conservative, liberal or independent—I don't check registration cards."
Since he gave up his Philadelphia morning drive-time slot in January to focus solely on his nationally syndicated radio show, Smerconish has been seeing startling success: "I've been letting my Independent freak flag fly and people are responding."
In Austin, Texas, Smerconish has increased the station's drive-time ratings in the 25-54 demographic by more than 150 percent over the first three months of 2011, according to Arbitron ratings. In his evening Dallas time slot, Smerconish has increased the ratings among men age 25-54 from 0.5 to 2.7—a 500 percent increase. Over in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Smerconish has led a 146 percent-share jump for his station. In Syracuse, New York, he increased the station's ratings for adults 25-54 more than 500 percent in the first three months of 2011.
In Boston, he's more than doubled the ratings among women—an audience often alienated by angry talk radio. "If women are listening to it, then two things are probably true," reflects Ian Punnett of Minneapolis' MYTalk107. "First, they're creating word of mouth about it because it's something fun. Second, it's something which might reflect the popular culture more than any one particular political ideology. It's more informative than it is exclusive. It creates a bigger tent."
The industry is starting to get the message. "What I feel has really shifted in the past six months is that we're getting calls from stations saying 'I want to do talk but I don't want it to be angry. I don't want it to be really polarizing. I don't want it to be just about politics,'" says Amy Bolton, senior vice president and general manager of news and talk for Dial Global, an independent, full-service radio network company providing national advertising sales representation for more than 100 independent producers and syndicators, including Michael Smerconish. "You hear program directors out there saying, 'It's like listening to somebody bang on the same piano note over and over and over again.'"
What's triggered this shift? In large part, it's an emperor-has-no-clothes realization driven by data. The radio industry changes in the way that ratings are measured, from diary-style self-monitoring to a more scientific method known as PPM. This changed the focus from rewarding voices with hardcore fans—like Limbaugh's "Ditto-heads"—and reflected more accurately what people actually listen to throughout their day.
"The hard left-wing stations and hard right-wing stations that were voted on by their fans in the diary—which was more of a popularity contest—seem not to be doing so well," explains Jack Swanson, the program director at San Francisco's KGO-AM. "Nationwide, I think we are seeing a trend of some weakness in the hard right and the hard left on both sides."
"We're seeing some things like Smerconish and some things like John Batchelor doing better," Swanson continued. "Is this a trend? I don't know. I do believe we're at a tipping point in talk radio, though… It's not just a Left or a Right or a Republican or Democrat thing. It's a million points of light out there on the Internet in terms of the discussion of ideas and ideals. And one size doesn't fit all anymore."
One day we just might look back on the past two decades and see the hyper-partisan group-think that has disproportionately dominated talk radio as odd. The signs are all around us, from the PPM ratings that give a better idea of what people actually listen to during their day, to the implosion of Air America's "Limbaugh of the Left" model while the thoughtfulness of NPR enjoys great and growing listener loyalty.
This is still an emerging market, a rebellious project. But a more civil, smarter conversation will add value—not venom—to listeners' lives. It will bring light, rather than just heat, to our political debates. And in the process, it will more accurately reflect the essential diversity of American life.


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A supercomputer has achieved an artificial intelligence milestone by passing the Turing Test, according to the University of Reading in the U.K.
At an event on Saturday at the Royal Society in London, a conversation program running on a computer called Eugene Goostman was able to convince more than a third of the judges that it was human.
It marks the first time that any machine has passed the Turing Test proposed in 1950 by Alan Turing, regarded as the father of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the university, which organized the event.
Experts, however, view the test as one step in the evolution of intelligent machines.
The Turing Test is an experiment that focuses on whether people can tell whether they are communicating with a person or a machine. If the machine is able to fool people into thinking it's human during a series of text conversations, it's considered to have passed the test.
The program, dubbed Eugene, was developed by Vladimir Veselov and Eugene Demchenko and competed against four other supercomputers at the Royal Society event. Eugene is designed to simulate the responses of a 13-year-old boy.
Eugene convinced 33 percent of the human judges that it was human, and the results were independently verified, the university said.
"Our main idea was that he can claim that he knows anything, but his age also makes it perfectly reasonable that he doesn't know everything," Veselov said in a statement.
"Going forward, we plan to make Eugene smarter and continue working on improving what we refer to as 'conversation logic.'"
The event follows many AI competitions such as the Loebner Prize in which programs known as chatbots vie for the most humanlike performance.
Kevin Warwick, a visiting professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, said in a statement that the event at the Royal Society did not place restrictions on topics or questions, and was thus a true Turing Test.
Turing's 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" introduced the question "Can machines think?" as well as the concept of guessing if it is a machine or person based on text messages alone.
Various versions of the test have set different rules. The test has been controversial for seeking to find out whether machines can be intelligent in a human sense. It has also produced vigorous debate about the nature of intelligence itself.
"Since its inception, AI has been defined by milestone after milestone, be it playing chess or learning to parse sentence structure," Columbia University computer science professor Tony Jebara wrote in an email, hailing the result.
"Time and time again, we have said 'Once a computer could do X, we would have created intelligence.' However, each time a milestone was achieved, we turned around and said 'This is still not AI' and once again raised the bar. We still have much to do and much to learn about how to make computers intelligent and how our own minds work."
Warwick described the Turing test as an iconic and controversial milestone in artificial intelligence. "Now we move on to the full Turing test -- creating a robot and we cannot tell the difference between the robot and a human," he wrote in an email.


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Major renovations are in store for the 511 Building, a former post office and the future home of the Pacific Northwest College of Art.
Jeff Toney, an operator with Canby Excavating, Inc., works at the site of Riverscape, a comlex of four five-story apartment buildings that will total 244 units in Northwest Portland. The project is being built by CANV/NC Construction, a subsidiary of Las Vegas-based developers Fore Property Co.
Coby Burns, a foreman with Geotech Solutions, Inc., removes dirt from an auger after drilling a hole for a rammed aggregate pier at the site of the eight-story Janey II apartment project in the Pearl District. General contractor Lorentz Bruun is building the GBD Architects-designed project for Columbia Investements Ltd.
John Stone, a heavy equipment operator with Lorentz Bruun, removes debris from a Pearl District site where the Janey II is being built.
Lorentz Bruun employee Travis Kirsch breaks up concrete debris at the site of the Janey II mixed-use apartment project in Portland's Pearl District.
Crews with Geotech Solutions, Inc. and Lorentz Bruun Construction install rammed aggregate piers at the site of the Janey II project in Northwest Portland. A total of 165 piers ranging in depth from 11 to 13 feet are being installed on the quarter-block-sized lot.
Gerardo Gutierrez, a laborer with Lorentz Bruun, guides steel plates into place.
Deniz Conger, right, senior director of philanthropy at the Pacific Northwest College of Art, leads a tour of the 511 Building, which will be the new home of the college after the completion of a $32 million renovation set to begin this month.
A $32 million project to convert the 511 Building to the new home of the Pacific Northwest College of Art will include demolition of partitions added to the ground-floor grand corridor during a renovation in the 1960's. The Allied Works-designed project will open up the space and allow natural light to fill the corridor.
Pacific Northwest College of Art President Tom Manley believes that the demand for creative education is going to increase in coming years, and that the school's future campus at the 511 Building will provide space and inspiration for the college's increasing student body.
Tim Packard, a sheet metal installer with Steel Tek Industries, installs a new counter in the kitchen of the Royal Palm housing facility in Portland's Old Town/Chinatown neighborhood.
LMC Construction is wrapping up a five-week renovation on the Royal Palm, a supportive housing facility for homeless men and women with serious mental health issues. Work on the Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare-owned building in Portland's Old Town/Chinatown neighborhood includes repair of fire escapes, demolition of walls and installation of new partitions, counters, and lockers in men's and women's dormitory rooms. The facility's kitchen has been expanded and made ADA-accessible, and updated with stainless steel counters, new cabinetry, lighting, and appliances. The remodel was designed by Carleton Hart Architecture
Bridge Meadows residents Louise Fuller, center, and Renee Scott, right, chat during a craft session as Fuller's great grand-neice, Kennedy, plays in a community room at the North Portland intergenerational community.
Bridge Meadows Executive Director Dr. Derenda Schubert, left, and Thomas Brenneke, president of Guardian Real Estate Services, worked together on the intergenerational housing complex, which pairs homes for foster parents and their adopted children with low-income senior housing.
A former Hollywood Video store and parts of a parking structure are being demolished by Staton Companies as part of a 50,000-square-foot expansion of the Fred Meyer store on West Burnside Street. Utah-based general contractor R&O Construction is building the Mackenzie-designed expansion.
Bob Walsh, left, co-founder and president of Walsh Construction Co., will be stepping down next month and handing the reins of the company over to Matt Leeding, right.
Construction of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Bridge deck is being done in segments, with 16x75-foot segments being cast in place from the bridge's east and west towers. The two sides are scheduled to connect in May 2014.
Mike Harn, owner of homebuilding company Anlon Construction, is building a 20-unit townhome project in Sellwood.
After an Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals challenge to the Beaumont Village project by a neighborhood group, the board has called for very minor changes to the project.
A worker removes pieces of a work platform from the Park Avenue West project site in downtown Portland. Crews with Hoffman Construction are preparing the site for the re-start of construction on the project, which will has undergone design changes and will contain four more stories than originally planned.
General contractor R&H Construction is performing a tenant improvement for Glyph Cafe on the ground floor of the recently-opened ArtHouse building on the North Park Blocks. Work on the 1,472-square-foot shell space began in late October, and includes installation of a ceiling, partitions, restaurant equipment, and counters. The build-out was designed by bright designlab and LRS Architects and is scheduled for completion this week.
Juan Parra, left, and Guadalupe Flores-Camaron, both employees of Northwest Commercial, install siding on a new home being built by Legend Homes at the Villebois development in Wilsonville. A study commissioned by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance comparing code compliance and energy efficiency in residential construction is slated to be released next month.
After a request for right-of-way closures on Southwest Yamhill Street during Portland's monthlong holiday moratorium was denied, Hoffman Construction Co. worked with the Holiday Moratorium Committee on a new request which allows limited closures.
A Southeast Portland home for sale is one included in a virtual home tour available for prospective buyers at the Portland NeighborhoodLIFT event this week. Wells Fargo is teaming with NeighborWorks America and Portland Housing Center to offer down payment assistance and buyer education classes to prospective owners.
Dan Tidwell is principal of Image Engineering Photography, a firm which provides visual documentation of construction projects.
Firefighters with Portland Fire & Rescue Station 1 collect construction industry-related toys donated during the Society for Marketing Professional Services' fifth annual Toy Drive. A total of 65 toys and $300 were donated to the fire bureau's Toy N Joy Makers charity, which provides Christmas gifts for low-income children.


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Boston businessman John W. Henry's purchase of The Boston Globe became official Thursday afternoon, concluding 20 years of ownership by The New York Times Co.
Henry, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox and other sports enterprises, agreed in August to buy the Globe, its websites and affiliated news businesses, and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette for $70 million in cash. He had emerged as the winner in a bidding process that involved a half-dozen potential buyers.
The sale had been delayed for nearly a week due to a long-running legal dispute in Worcester. But a judge on Thursday lifted an injunction that had temporarily blocked the completion of the deal.
Henry, 64, became only the third owner in the 141-year history of New England's largest newspaper. A Quincy, Ill., native who ran his family's Arkansas farm, Henry went on to run a successful commodities investment firm before entering the world of professional sports teams.
Soft-spoken and cerebral, Henry has embraced the rough-and-tumble of sports through his ownership of the Red Sox and of England's Liverpool soccer club, with its devoted following across the Atlantic. He also owns Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR team.
"We're excited to open up a new chapter in our history as John Henry assumes ownership of The Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette," said Christopher M. Mayer, publisher of the Globe and president of New England Media Group.
Henry will acquire the Globe newspaper, BostonGlobe.com, Boston.com, and the Worcester T&G and its website.
He also will own the Globe's direct-mail business and a 49 percent interest in the Metro Boston newspaper.
Henry, who lives in Brookline, is expected to say more about his plans for the newly named Boston Globe Media Partners in the coming weeks.
He has not said whether he plans to take on additional investors or name a board of directors.
In comments shortly after he agreed to buy the Globe, Henry said he did not intend to influence the Globe's sports reporting, which of late has been dominated by Red Sox playoff and World Series coverage.
The Globe sale had been scheduled to be completed last Friday but was held up due to a class-action lawsuit filed years ago against the Worcester T&G by its former news carriers. At the request of a lawyer representing the carriers, Worcester Superior Court Judge Shannon Frison placed a temporary restraining order on the sale, until the Times Co. agreed to set aside money for a potential settlement with the workers.
On Thursday, she lifted the order, saying the Times Co. had agreed to set aside the "fair market value" of the Worcester paper, as determined after the sale.
Lawyers for the Times Co. and Henry then rushed to close the deal immediately.
The Times Co. said in February that it planned to sell the Globe to focus on its national and international brand. The New York-based media company had acquired the Globe in 1993, after a century of control by the Taylor family.
The Times Co. previously sought to sell the Globe in 2009.
Henry is entering the news business at a time of great change, as newspapers look to capture online readers and revenue while also protecting their fundamental mission to report on government, business, and culture.
Just days after Henry agreed to buy the Globe, another major US newspaper, The Washington Post, was sold to Amazon.com Inc.'s chief executive, Jeffrey Bezos.
Beth Healy can be reached at email@example.com.


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MEGADETH, who released milestone albums such as "Peace Sells… But Who´s Buying?", "Rust In Peace" or "Countdown To Extinction" have eternalized themselves in metal history and are rightly on top of the heavy metal movement, also known as the "Big 4". In almost 30 years of their career they´ve achieved what others can only dream of, sold millions of records and among metal fans all over the world, MEGADETH are considered to be favorites no matter what. A MEGADETH record belongs to every metal household around the globe, without doubt.
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AnyEvent::XMPP::IM::Presence − XMPP presence
This module represents an XMPP presence. It stores the full JID of the contact, the show value, status value and priority.
AnyEvent::XMPP::IM::Presence is derived from AnyEvent::XMPP::IM::Delayed, use the interface described there to find out whether this presence was delayed.
Returns the full JID of this presence.
Returns the priority of this presence.
Returns all language tags of available status descriptions. See also status.
Returns the show value of this presence, which is one of:
'away', 'chat', 'dnd', 'xa'
or the empty string if the presence is 'available'.
status ([$lang])
Returns the presence description. $lang is optional can should be one of the tags returned by "status_all_lang".
make_message (%args)
Returns a AnyEvent::XMPP::IM::Message object with the to field set to this presence full JID.
%args are further arguments to the constructor of the message.
Robin Redeker, "<elmex at ta−sa.org>", JID: "<elmex at jabber.org>"
Copyright 2007, 2008 Robin Redeker, all rights reserved.
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Wordless Wednesday ~ To Pick a Flower
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Beautiful - I like your composition.ReplyDelete
That is a beautiful flower Natasha and it just happens that I have one in my wordless wednesday that I will be posting tomorrow that looks just like that one. Linda & I went to this cooperative grocery that specializes in organic foods and there was a flower garden outside that was so beautiful. Hope you are having a great week so far.ReplyDelete
Beautiful image, Natasha. But of course I always like your pictures.ReplyDelete
Fantastic photo.ReplyDelete
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A great idea for this wonderful shot. Just a perfect bloom in nice hands.ReplyDelete
Wow! ~ SarahReplyDelete
Beautiful! Well done Maddy.Hugs.ReplyDelete
Lovely pic, it seems so gentle and so perfect. xx KatherineReplyDelete
What an artistic picture! You should enlarge this and hang it somewhere in your house!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful picture! Did you use a macro setting on that?ReplyDelete
Stopped by from both Wordless Wednesday and SITS!
Happy wednesday.....lovely picture....xxx...ReplyDelete
Una foto preciosa!!!ReplyDelete
Perfect timing on this post - my kids came home yesterday evening after a walk to present me with a rose our neighbor cut for them. It's sitting proudly in a little vase on my kitchen table! Hope you are doing well!ReplyDelete
A simple small flower in a child's hand is a gorgeous image. xReplyDelete
Beautiful..I love the hand holding...ReplyDelete
I love the quote you used, Natasha! Picking flowers with little ones is definitely one of my favorite things to do. So glad you could share the experience with your sweet Maddy!ReplyDelete
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I just love simply focused photos like this! Just beautiful! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving your nice comment! Now following you too!ReplyDelete
Delicate and simple beauty :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2011 at 8:46 AM
I was stopping by Beverly's to see if I want to do Pink Saturday and saw "Natasha". Of course, I had to see if that was you - sure 'nuf it is you. Hey there. A beautiful pink and a wonderful verse. I can relate. Plant to pick! Okay, now I still need to decide if I'm posting for PS myself. Hmmmmm. Hugs,JennReplyDelete
Lovely quote! Love the composition too. :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by and linking up on Wednesday. I'm trying to catch on blog hopping. Hope you're having a great weekend.


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Watch Mila Kunis Chew Out a Reporter in Fluent Russian
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Remember when that video of actor Bradley Cooper speaking French was going around? I was all, What's the big deal? It's just this really handsome guy speaking fluently in the most romantic language on the planet? Well! I think I sort of "get it" now.
Actress Mila Kunis and her costar Justin Timberlake were at a press junket in Moscow when one of the reporters asked Timberlake (in Russian) why he was acting instead of making more music. We think that's a pretty good question, actually! Kunis... did not:
"Why movies? Why not?" Kunis, who moved to California from Ukraine at age 7, testily replied. "What kind of question is that? Why are you here?"
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Best Buy founder Dick Schulze's push to buy out the retailer is over.
Schulze, who owns about 20% of Best Buy's shares, said in August he was leading a group that wanted to take the company private. The company had given him until Thursday to present a qualified offer.
On Friday, Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly said the deadline passed without an offer from Schulze.
Shares of Best Buy (BBY) rose more than 5% in early trading. The company announced better than expected sales and operating profit in the latest quarter, although earnings were lower than a year earlier.
The company has been moving forward with its turnaround efforts even as Schulze tried to put together a deal for the company.
Best Buy hired Joly as its CEO in August, and he has announced moves to close stores and cut staff. He also introduced a price matching guarantee designed to combat the loss of sales to online rivals such as Amazon (AMZN).
Schulze resigned from the Best Buy board in last June following revelations that CEO Brian Dunn had had an inappropriate relationship with a female co-worker. Dunn resigned several months earlier, and after that the board found Schulze "acted inappropriately" by not telling the board's audit committee about Dunn's relationship when he learned of it.


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Have you ever been using one of your RDP sessions to manage a remote system and found that you needed to press Ctrl+Alt+Del on the remote system but you couldn't remember how to do it inside the Remote Desktop window? Just pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del sends the keystrokes to your local desktop, which certainly isn't what you wanted. If you've ever had this problem, then this Top 10 column is your answer. In this column, I show you 10 handy keyboard shortcuts you can use in your remote desktop sessions.
10. Ctrl+Alt+plus sign (+)—Dealing with capturing screen images from a Remote Desktop session can be a mystery. If you press Print Screen, you get an image of your local desktop—not the remote desktop. Pressing the Ctrl+Alt+plus sign (+) keyboard shortcut captures a snapshot of the entire client window area of Remote Desktop and is the same as pressing Print Screen on your local desktop.
9. Ctrl+Alt+minus sign (-)—Sometimes you don't want an image of the entire desktop; sometimes you want just a selected window. Pressing the Ctrl+Alt+minus sign (-) keyboard shortcut captures a snapshot of just the active window within the remote desktop session. This key combination is the same as pressing Alt+Print Screen on your local desktop.
8. Alt+Home—Pressing the Alt+Home keyboard combination with Remote Desktop displays the Start menu on the remote system. The Start menu gives you quick access to the different programs installed on the remote system. This key combination is the same as pressing the Windows key on your local desktop.
7. Alt+Delete—Pressing the Alt+Delete keyboard combination in the Remote Desktop session opens the Windows menu of an application running on the remote system. The Windows menu is typically displayed under the icon in the extreme upper left corner of most Windows applications, and it lets you move and resize the application.
6. Ctrl+Alt+Break—Sometimes you might want the Remote Desktop window to be displayed in full-screen mode just as if you were using your local desktop. If you want to toggle the Remote Desktop session between a window and a full-screen display, you can press the Ctrl+Alt+Break keyboard combination.
5. Ctrl+Alt+Pause—Like the previous item, the Ctrl+Alt+Pause keyboard combination switches between full screen and windowed mode. However, with this keyboard shortcut, the remote desktop window remains at its standard size and doesn't fill the entire local desktop. Instead, it's displayed on a black background.
4. Alt+Insert—Sometimes you want a quick way to switch between the different programs that you have running. Pressing the Alt+Insert keyboard combination lets you cycle through the programs on the remote system in the order that they were opened. This process is the same as using Alt+Tab on your local desktop.
3. Alt+Page Down—Another way to cycle through the running programs on your Remote Desktop session is to use the Alt+Page Down keyboard shortcut. Pressing this key combination lets you switch between programs on the remote desktop session, moving from right to left in the Windows task switcher. This is the same as Alt+Shift+Tab on your standard desktop.
2. Alt+Page Up—Pressing Alt+Page Up lets you switch between programs on the Remote Desktop session, moving from left to right in the Windows task switcher. This is the same as Alt+Tab on your standard desktop.
1. Ctrl+Alt+End—One of the most common yet hard-to-find things that you'll need to do in a Remote Desktop session is to send a Ctrl+Alt+Del signal to the remote system. Press Ctrl+Alt+End if you need to send a Ctrl+Alt+Del keystroke combination to the remote system. This keystroke opens the Microsoft Windows Security dialog box, which lets you lock the computer, log off, change your password, and start Task Manager.
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I emailed Donna a link to my last commentary on the Valley Children's Museum from 2006 when Dublin Mayor Janet Lockhart announced that the VCM would be coming to Dublin. The estimated time frame back then was two to three years. It's been six years and all that's there is a big trailer with exhibits on Indian life during California's Mission period. This was donated by Mervyns Department Stores shortly after they went out of business.
Donna wrote back, "We're so excited about getting the Tri-Valley involved in this special children's place. I have only been involved for a month but already I'm so happy to be part of this unique museum. We need help making the communities aware that we're 'on the move' and that we need their support. While we're ever so thankful for the continued support from the City of Dublin this is a valley museum and we want to remind people we're here to make a difference."
I headed over to see the trailer at 5 o'clock today. Not 5 am but 5 pm, so the time of day isn't the Dawn referred to in the title of this blog. I went to meet Dawn Benson, another one of the Directors of the VCM. Former Mayor Janet Lockhart is also on the VCM Board of Directors.
I stopped at the mobile VCM building in the parking lot next to a day care building and next to Emerald Glen Park where Dublin's Thursday evening Farmer's Market is held. A sign on the side of the trailer announced, "The Valley Children's Museum will be open the second Saturday of the month in 2012 RAIN OR SHINE 10 am to 2 pm AND during the Dublin Farmers' Market."
I climbed up the stairs and went inside and was greeted by Tom Baker who filled me in on the mobile building and how it was originally operated by the Mervyns Department stores in Southern California. Young Mr. Baker than walked me over to the Valley Children's Museum booth in the Farmers' Market where his father, Steve Baker, was handing out information on the Museum.
The VCM was originally planned to be part of San Ramon's City Center but after new Councilmembers were elected in 2003, they dropped the prior City Councils' City Center plans and the VCM was left without a prospective home.
A few years later Dublin offered to put the Valley Children's Museum into a 30 acre park planned for the Camp Parks development. The Army offered to swap a large portion of vacant land in the middle of Dublin in exchange for construction and renovation in other portions the military base. The land would be turned over to the City for development in six phases.
Mr. Baker didn't know if the 30 acres along Dublin Blvd. where the Valley Children's Museum is planned would be released in phase one or phase six. So the time line to build the new museum is still vague, but at least it appears to be under way.
Dublin held a public scoping meeting on June 20, 2012 to plan for the Camp Parks exchange and Dublin Crossing development. This is where the park with the Valley Children's Museum will be built. Mr. Baker said the Dublin City Council is still behind the project.
Mr. Baker wants to improve the exhibits in the Mobile Museum and make them more hands-on and interactive. By September they want to make the VCM a field-trip destination for 4th grade classes throughout the Tri-Valley. I used to give canning demonstrations to 3rd graders on field trips to Forest Home Farms, so I know how much fun the kids have on these trips.
I did some shopping in the Farmers' Market while waiting for Dawn to take over for Mr. Baker at the booth. This is my first time at the Dublin Farmers' Market. There's a nice mix of fruits, vegetables, and crafts.
There was a very good turnout for the market. Lots of families with young children stopped by the VCM booth and the popcorn of course and the SPCA booth with a small dog and two kittens for adoption.
Politicians and their supporters were making the rounds. Al Phillips stopped to give me a flier. I said I don't live in Dublin, but he's running against Joan Buchanan for State Assembly. I told him great, he has my vote.
Anthony Fox, campaigning for Pete Stark, gave me a Stark button and bumper sticker. I told Mr. Fox I wrote one of my blogs about Chris Pareja's opposition to Eric Swalwell. Fox was very interested in it. I told Fox I interviewed Pareja and Swalwell and wanted to interview Rep. Stark too. Fox said to call Stark's 800 number over and over until I got through. I'll give that a try next week.
Dawn showed up at 6:30 and introduced me to her husband. She's been on the VCM Board for about a year and is very enthusiastic about it.
I haven't seen Dawn Benson since April when I attended two DSRSD meetings. She, I, and Georgean Vonheeder-Leopold ran for Director of Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) in 2010. Dawn and Georgean won the two seats.
The DSRSD meeting on April 3rd put Dan Scannell's replacement on the November ballot and approved streaming video of Board meetings. Dawn urged me to run for DSRSD again this year, but I'm not sure I want to anymore. Dawn and the other DSRSD Directors have been doing a good job and most of my campaign issues are being implemented.
I started this blog with Donna Kerger's email about joining the VCM Board of Directors. Kerger will be a great director. The VCM Board is made up of representatives from all over the Tri-Valley. They are looking for new members, volunteers, and supporters to increase outreach along with expanding the Museum's hours and goals, which could be interpreted as a new "dawn" for the VCM.
The Mobile VCM is open the second Saturday of the month at 4201B Central Parkway, Dublin, CA 94568and every Thursday from 4 pm to 8 pm at the Dublin Farmers' Market. For more information visit the website or email email@example.com .


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FORT HOOD, Texas – The Army psychiatrist on trial for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood says the deadly attack was provoked by American soldiers being deployed to "engage in an illegal war."
Maj. Nidal Hasan told a military judge on Thursday that the shooting wasn't in the heat of passion. He says jurors shouldn't have the option of convicting him of voluntary manslaughter.
Hasan is accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at the Texas Army post in the deadliest mass shooting ever on a U.S. military base. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
Hasan is acting as his own attorney, and his statements marked one of the rare moments that he's spoken during the 12-day trial.
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Sunday, July 21, 2013 to Monday, July 22, 2013
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The 2013 Kansas City Architecture Series examines how historic buildings in Kansas City's downtown area have been repurposed and given new life.
For the first program Annette Thomas, member of the Historic Kansas City Foundation, discusses the transformation of the old Kansas City Public Library (1897-1960) on 9th Street into the Ozark National Life Insurance Building. This was the topic of her 1997 master's thesis at UMKC.


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