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Good news for Guns N' Roses fans who are anxious to get their hands on a new album. From the sound of things, the band will have new music out sometime within the new year. One thing they know for sure is the turn around time won't take quite as long as it did with their last album, 'Chinese Democracy.'
"I just see us making a record much quicker, because, in hindsight, a lot of what happened with 'Chinese Democracy,' we could get around now," GN'R's bassist Tommy Stinson tells Phoenix News Times. "Mostly what happened with that record — why it took so long — was we just had no help from the record company whatsoever. [Axl] got zero f—ing help from anyone outside the band to f—ing do it. You know, it just got stupider and stupider as the record company kept throwing bad A&R guys [at us] or producers like Roy Thomas Baker who made things sound better, but that wasn't what we needed.
"We needed someone to help us f—ing sew it up," Stinson continues. "He came in f—ing re-recorded everything five f—ing times with every amp in the country. I just don't think that was something that was really important to making a record, that could have been taken care of in the mix."
The time spent working on the album and talking about its release was such a lengthy process that the band noticed many changes occurring around them within the music industry.
"Sadly, the help that was needed to try and capitalize [on] what could have been the biggest record of the f—ing end of the industry as we know it, they just squandered it," Stinson says. "Interscope didn't really get on board, and recognize that sh–'s changing pretty fast, and we can't really keep up with it. [They should have thought] 'We've got this record over here, the must anticipated record in f—ing forever, and we should really be helping this guy out to get this thing together.' Never happened. That sh– happens every day to lots of band. But if you're Guns N' Roses, do something before everything really hits the sh—er, I think you'd want to take advantage of that, especially considering the amounts of money they could have made."
The end result of 'Chinese Democracy' wasn't what the band was hoping it would be, but at the end of the day, it's still their work. "The stupid thing was, it was pulled out of [Axl's] hands," Stinson says of their previous collection of tunes. "He was already ready to give it up, but there were a few minor things that meant a lot to him artistically, but they pulled it out of his hands anyway. What was another couple f—ing weeks waiting for the artwork? I mean really? That's what it came down to. That's just too bad. The whole thing is a disappointment, considering how much time everyone put into it.
"I still think it's a great record," notes Stinson. "I think it will go down as being a great record down the line. Compare it lyrically to past GN'R records, where his head was at and what he was trying to get out with the record, [and] I think there's some significantly deep, thought-out stuff. Down the road people will see that."
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4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review
Worst gunfight: Reports of shots fired in the 2200 block of Commonwealth Drive at 1pm February 26 lead to the arrest of Julian M. Pettiford, who is charged with three felony counts, including shooting into an occupied building.
Worst shooting: A man is injured when shots are fired early March 2 in a parking lot off Seminole Trail at Terry Dean's Dance Studio. A spokesperson for Dean releases a statement that the studio had been rented for a private party, and it will not be rented out for events in the future.
Worst terror in Crozet: A mountain lion steals dog food bowls, tips trash cans, and tries to get into a house on St. George Avenue, according to a WCAV report. See News story, page XX.
Worst break: A water main breaks February 29 at the pump station in Crozet, and residents are asked to postpone laundry and car washing until March 3.
Worst break for Advance Mills residents: VDOT reconsiders constructing a temporary bridge that was supposed to be installed by April, citing budget shortfalls. Jeremy Borden has the story in the Progress.
Most beleaguered: One of Virginia's nine private cockfighting clubs, Woodridge, is in Albemarle. The Washington Post reports that the Virginia Gamefowl Breeders Association sent a list of the clubs to the attorney general, and the General Assembly weighs making such activities illegal.
Most growth: The Hispanic population in Virginia tripled between 1990 and 2006, according to UVA's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Of the current 460,000 Hispanics, 60 percent are citizens whose wealth and education exceed the state's averages, and 40 percent are immigrants with less education and money.
Latest rate increase: Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority is upping water rates 2.65 percent for city dwellers and 2.44 percent for Albemarle County residents to pay for the upcoming Ragged Mountain Reservoir expansion, subject of the cover story in last week's Hook. Flushing becomes even more expensive, with sewer rates going up over 10 percent. Charlottesville Tomorrow notes that the City's representatives to the RWSA board, city manager Gary O'Connell and public works director Judith Mueller, were not present at the meeting.
Tawdriest UVA sports story: Football player Mike Brown is charged with grand larceny for allegedly breaking into a parked car, stealing electronics, and trying to sell them on eBay.
Best hackers: UVA graduate student Karsten Nohl and his two research partners based in Germany recently broke the wireless security encryption that protects over a billion "smartcards" used as keycards for entry into high-security areas, and as mass-transit fare cards in cities such as London and Boston, among dozens of uses around the world. To prevent those with nefarious purposes from exploiting the security hole in the smartcard chips, Nohl has not publicly disclosed details.
Best international incident: China reprimands Charlottesville City Council for voting to fly the Tibetan flag over City Hall March 10, the anniversary of China's invasion of the Dalai Lama's homeland in 1949. Henry Graff has the story for NBC29.
Biggest spammer: The X Lounge/Event Company sends thousands of emails to UVA staffers February 27, apparently mining the staff on-line directory, Waldo Jaquith reports in Cvillenews.com.
Best blogger v. blogger: Cvillain.com's "Thor" defends the spam practice of X Lounge, which is a Cvillain advertiser, and in a Cvillain thread that had swollen to 183 comments at press time, Jaquith explains over and over why spamming is illegal.
Best sign hell is freezing over: Local writer/typewriter loyalist Barbara Rich starts a blog called "A Slice of Liberal Tongue on Wry."
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By Ranjani Iyer Mohanty
We're sitting amid chaotic traffic on a pothole-ridden road, the air hazy with a mix of early winter fog and pollution, wondering whether to ignore the beggar tapping on our car window.
India's economic growth rate, like the world's, has slowed down. We're still at an enviable 5% but the issues we had ignored to spotlight the glamor of 9% growth and revel in an India-China comparison are catching up to us.
One fundamental issue is corruption. Last year, India dropped 8 places to number 95 in Transparency International's Corruption Index. In a recent poll, 65% of Indians blamed politicians for corruption.
Economist Raghuram Rajan says, more diplomatically, that a lag in governance has allowed the private sector to make unfair profits.
What he fails to mention is that this same lag in governance may also have benefitted several politicians and bureaucrats. Regular people are battling this issue by supporting anti-corruption movements like those of Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal. There is even a website called "I Paid a Bribe" which allows people to expose their experiences with rampant bribing.
But these hardly scratch the thick skin of a giant, complex, and deeply corrupt system.
Another issue that plagues us is inequality. India's dynamic growth over the last few years hasn't been matched by trickle-down benefits. A report by the OECD says that income inequality has grown. Beyond growing income disparity, which is perhaps understandable in any economic boom, a recent UN report also cites inequalities in access to education and healthcare.
In some parts of India, some 42% of children under the age of five are malnourished. And, of course, gender inequality, beginning with the skewed sex ratio, is well documented.
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India could localize this sentiment by using the downtime to analyze and address some of our persistent internal issues.
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We can use this downtime to not only get our house in order but to increase our domestic demand. As Mr. Heise said, "a stronger focus on the domestic economy should create a more balanced, sustainable foundation for growth in emerging Asia in the long run."
Maybe we don't need to be "Incredible !ndia," as our tourism tagline proclaims; perhaps we can just try for "Credible !ndia." Maybe it won't be a case of slow and steady wins the race; it may be a case of slow and steady makes it to the finish line with more people intact and in tow.
As we roll into winter, objects in the rearview mirror are closer than they appear. And the potholes in front may prove harmful if we ignore them. While the obstacles are clear, the way ahead is not. The best course of action may well be to move forward but slowly.
Ranjani Iyer Mohanty is a writer and academic editor, based in New Delhi.


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Spliff is a 23-year-old New Yorker who says dirty talk turns her on.
NAME: Spliff Suicide
LOCATION: New York, USA
OCCUPATION: Dog walker.
HEROES: Hello Kitty
GETS ME HOT: Confidence and talking dirty.
SIGN: Virgo
I AM LOOKING FOR: Whoever comes along
MY KINK FACTOR: Talk dirty to me...
POT: I'm a total stoner.
MY STATUS: Single
MY IDEA OF A GOOD TIME: When I go out, ANYTHING can happen.
INTO: Aggressive rollerblading and smoking ganja.
MAKES ME HAPPY: My friends, all breeds of dogs (yes even the hairless ones) NYC and dancing all night long.
MAKES ME SAD: Losing friends, waiting in the hot subway for more then 15 mins for a train.
5 THINGS I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: My phone, my friends, my glasses, broccoli and Indian food.
I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Going on as many adventures as possible.
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Since one of our missions on this blog is to keep unraveling the puzzle of sustainability, we appreciate it when we come across recycling tips that make sense and as a bonus are fun, too. If you ever wonder what you can do with that mountain of Starburst wrappers on the floor of your car, this is your kind of site.
Since 2009, ReUse Connection has been using social media to promote the re-use of materials and items by providing a platform for people to share and discuss re-use examples. . . and by supporting eco-entrepreneurship. It's an inspiring use of Facebook in particular, with over 70,000 followers engaging in discussions and sharing tips for re-using materials in endlessly creative ways.
In the site's own words:
"ReUse Connection sees ReUse as a much broader umbrella, including recycling, upcycling, some repurposing, etc. Our knowledge sharing purpose is to aid people in thinking outside the box. . .
At times, we focus on the "use" part of ReUse, seeing utility in items or materials otherwise destined for the landfill: for example, repurposing an item or material that has never been used or will never be used because it is expired or blemished.
While some of our content may not directly achieve the goal of reducing waste, our broader goal is to demonstrate what is possible and hopefully stimulate people to act on that imagination.
ReUse Connection aims to reduce waste and improve environmental health by:
1. providing knowledge sharing about ReUse, and
2. creating economic opportunity (with individuals, entrepreneurs, and corporations) by seeing value at the back end of the material stream."
This is sustainability in action. They're in the process of developing a website, and in the meantime have created a Facebook page that's become a clearinghouse for ideas of all kinds.
A few of our recent favorites:
Beach bag made from mesh produce bags, courtesy the journals of giddy giddy
Striped cotton wrap around skirt size 6Y made of a man shirt, courtesy French Garderobe on Etsy
Tie bag from ReUse Picasa page
Ski rack idea/photo courtesy Orvis
Granted, some of the ideas may not appeal to everyone, but one of the things we most enjoy about the Facebook page is the give-and-take in the comments following the postings. Fans on this site aren't shy about expressing their opinions on whether new ideas make the grade or not.
For more info on the genesis of ReUse Connection and its founder, Ian Moise, here's an informative interview with him from the website Blue Planet, Green Living.
You may want to become a follower on this page; there's certainly something new every day. Let us know if you try any of these ideas, or post your own!


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New Chuck Palahniuk Short Story "Knock-Knock In The December Issue Of Playboy
Chuck Palahniuk's hilarious short story Knock-Knock, is featured in the December issue of Playboy. So... yep, fellas. you now have an excuse for your woman to go buy Playboy. If you didn't get a chance to see Chuck on his Tell-All tour, then you missed out on this story. Chuck read it live at each event. And you know how Guts has a few of those moments that just kill? Well, Knock-Knock has one payoff in particular, that brought down the house.
I'll see about getting permission to post the actual short story here on the site, but that probably won't be until the magazine is long off newstands. For now, you'll just have to be good little perverts and go pick it up in person.
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Sunday, June 22, 2008
Desk Surprise
I'm teaching the wrong subject. We never have time to color or draw pretty pictures in class.
15 comments:
- The Bus Driver said...
i always loved the cherry smell...
- 11:06 PM, June 22, 2008
- Sandy said...
I feel like I have to stick up for English teachers everywhere...we're not drawing...we're making those infernal charts all day long per Klein & Co. (Which of course, is still teacher-centered, but technically not chalk-and-talk!)
- 11:28 AM, June 23, 2008
- Anonymous said...
It's for the charts. Hence the term, "Print-Rich Rooms".
On the elementary level, we use them for math too.
(I thought the punch line for this was going to be lots and lots of candy)
- 11:46 AM, June 23, 2008
- Pissedoffteacher said...
Sorry, I never heard the expression "print-rich rooms". Maybe te kids can't read because you guys are forced to spend so much time on this trivia.
- 11:58 AM, June 23, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Charts, yes, but also for making the kids make pretty pictures so you have things to put on your eight million bulletin boards.
I have one full-size bulletin board outside my room, four full-size bulletin boards inside my room, four smaller bulletin boards above the full-size ones, and five long skinny bulletin boards on the doors of my closets. I think that's a total of 14 bulletin boards to be covered at all times in student work and other print matter.
- 4:18 PM, June 23, 2008
- 17 (really 15) more years said...
If I weren't wasting time decorating my room with all kinds of crap that the kids make, I would finish my curriculum a month sooner. But G-d help you if you don't have all this crap hanging all over the place.
- 4:36 PM, June 23, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Most lessons were done with kids sitting on the carpet while we used "Charts".
"Print-rich" has been around for a long time. Most elementary classrooms have clotheslines crisscrossing the room. We hang our charts to dry. The best ones get laminated.
- 4:58 PM, June 23, 2008
- Pissedoffteacher said...
An English teacher had a class in my room one day and bitched to the kids about how ugly and undecorated the room was. They told her that in math, they actually do work and don't spend time coloring. Maybe it has a purpose, but I don't see it in high school.
- 5:52 PM, June 23, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Whooee, folks! I am an Engish teacher and have materials in my room like this--the kids use them for projects in other classes during our school-wide study time for 30 minutes before lunch. There are always kids who need markers for posters, science projects, etc. But let's not be snarky with each other- administration does enough of that to us!
- 7:08 PM, June 23, 2008
- Pissedoffteacher said...
My school does not have school-wide study time. We are on a12 period day and every room has a class in it almost every period.
- 8:24 PM, June 23, 2008
- proofoflife said...
Too bad we don't have time to spend on creative projects any more. Way too much time worrying about ACUITY and all the testing!
- 9:27 PM, June 23, 2008
- 17 (really 15) more years said...
I wish I knew why we're "decorating" high schools as if they're elementary schools- for that matter, I don't know why we do it in middle school, either. If it ever reaches the college level, I'm giving up.
PO'd- my e-mail is email@example.com .
- 9:29 PM, June 23, 2008
- Anonymous said...
We don't have "print-rich" classrooms, we have too many other things going on for these stupid gimmicks imposed upon the elementary and middle school teachers and kids. A "print rich" environment is very overstimulating, especially for a neurologically impaired or ADD kid who gets easily distracted. Less is more in this case.
- 10:00 PM, June 23, 2008
- ms. whatsit said...
I can't decide if I wanna or don't wanna work with you.
How much has the bar been lowered do you reckon?
- 11:19 PM, June 27, 2008
- Curmudgeon said...
In my school, there is one English teacher who has the kids painting with tempera paint.
During classtime.
At least once every two weeks.
Block schedule.
Yes, folks, for this High School teacher, paint and paper is her biggest budget item. The kids line the hall (easier to clean than her carpet), painting their interpretations of the current story.
In other classes, they ask to borrow markers to make story-boards. Homework, don't you know.
Fortunately for me, the teacher who had my classroom before me left a 20 lb. box of crayons in the closet.
Unfortunately for me, I have too many things ready to go. I don't really have the inclination to pretend to teach math but allow them to "express their understanding visually," "perform writing across the curriculum," or "learn using their own individual learning style" (which rarely involves any actual learning).
- 12:02 PM, July 05, 2008


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Supreme Court Rules Against Provena Covenant's Tax Exempt Status
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that Urbana's Provena Covenant Medical Center will have to pay property taxes to Champaign County dating back to 2002.
Justices determined Thursday that the hospital did not provide enough charity care to qualify for its tax exemption, upholding an appellate court ruling. That amount in taxes is expected to be around $8 million.
The Champaign County Board of Review initially recommended to the Illinois Department of Revenue that the hospital be denied the exemption. Chair Laura Standefur says after reviewing financial statements that her board found a few reasons for turning the hospital down, but it started with the amount of charity care. Sandefur says it's hard to define, but the board knows when it's not at the appropriate level.
"Charity, I think, is kind of that same way," Sandefur said. "Less than one percent, is that exclusive use? What defines exclusive or even majority use? None of us on the board could really look at those numbers and think that that was used exclusively for charitable purposes."
Champaign County treasurer Dan Welch says it's still not clear how the roughly $8 million in property taxes should be collected. He says the majority of the funds would be earmarked for Urbana's Tax Increment Financing, or TIF, district. But he says Urbana city leaders may be able to change how those funds are divided. Mayor Laurel Prussing has already suggested breaking down those funds among taxing bodies, including more than $4 million for schools, $1.2 million for the city, and $720,000 for Champaign County.
Provena officials released a written statement on the Supreme Court decision. Local Hospital Board Chairman Cody Sokolski says he's deeply disappointed in the ruling, noting that the hospital provided more than $38 million in free care and other community benefits in 2008. Provena Covenant CEO David Bertauski says he hopes the ruling prompts a dialogue among elected officials and hospitals over how charity care should be defined.
Six years ago Provena's tax exempt status for 2002 was revoked after the state department of revenue sided with Champaign County officials. A circuit court judge overturned the ruling, but an appeals court later reversed it again in the state and county's favor. In the meantime, Provena has been putting contested tax money - more than a million dollars a year -- into a fund that remained tied up pending the Supreme Court ruling.


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