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Tonight was the premiere of The Glee Project. The new reality series, airing on Oxygen at 9 pm on Sunday night, will reward the winner with a 7 episode guest role on Glee.
The premiere was in two parts. After being introduced to the casting process and meeting the 12 contenders in the 1st part, the premiere episode, "Individuality" featured the contestants preparing for a music video. The kids worked with Darren Criss on a challenge, Zach Woodlee on choreography, Allison Anders in the recording studio to lay down tracks for the song "Firework", and finally with a director to shoot the video. At the end of the process, the casting director, Robert Ulrich. choses a bottom 3. The unlucky 3 had to sing a "last chance" number, chosen for them, in front of Glee creator, Ryan Murphy–who ultimately decided which contestant would go home.
The good thing about the process–the kids aren't expected to do anything out of the ordinary. Decisions are made based on activities these kids would be engaged in, contest or no, so the process does not feel contrived.
I was a little surprised at the make up of the bottom 3, although I guessed right away who would get the boot. Bryce, who saw himself as "the hearthrob", had a personality that revealed itself in all the wrong ways. He had a bit of a 'tude that unfortunately only came through behind the cameras. Otherwise, he was pretty much a vanilla bore.
Damian and Ellis both had personality to spare, but struggled with nerves. Murphy saw through that, which is probably what saved them both. I was a little surprised that Damien, the 19 year old from Northern Ireland hit bottom. He popped right out at me in the "Firework" video. But, as fellow contestant Samuel Larsen said, they might put a contestant in the B3 just for show. Samuel should know all about reality show shenanigans–you may recognize the dread-headed contestant from American Idol Season 9 Hollywood rounds.
I wouldn't say I'm hooked on the show at this point. But I'm a big enough Glee fan to see this thing through. I'm wondering if Ryan Murphy might decide to pluck a few more of these cast members for parts in the show. My picks for possible winners right now are the "geeky" kid, Cameron, who has an AMAZING voice, Matheus, a super-short dude who is personality plus, the beautiful and vocally amazing Marissa and Damien (despite his trip to the B3 this week).
It's hard to say at this point if any of them could shine next to the likes of Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Lea Michele, et. al. We'll see.
Darren Criss talks about the casting process
The final auditions
Darren Criss mentors the kids
Darren Criss mentors Matheus
Firework Video
The bottom 3 sing for their lives.
A contestant is eliminated.
It feels like a reality show covering the songs covered on Glee. It's interesting to get insight into casting but more than one could/should be eliminated at a time. I seriously doubt, Damien, the one with a European accent, is going to get cast to play a small town high school student in Lima Ohio!! European exchange student plot would be stupid as the point of the plot is to follow small town students deal with high school and attempt to fulfull bigger dreams. The guy with dreads, Samuel does not resemble a high school student so no way he'll get cast. Matheson?, the very short guy, probably won't get cast because he also doesn't look like a high school student due to his facial hair IMO.
Is Darren Criss the only one from Glee who will be featured on this reality show. I like him but I find his popularity overbearing. The rest of the cast is great too and it would be nice to get insight from the others as well.
The short guy creeps me out in the Firework video.
Cameron, Marissa, and Lindsay FTW.
I'm intrigued enough I think to continue watching. Darren Criss helped keep my interest in this one. :)
I really enjoy Cameron out of this bunch. He's really the only one that grabs my attention in the right way with his voice. I like Damien but I prefer listening to him speak to him sing.
It is definitely a different twist on a reality show, but I'm not sure it is one I LOVE just yet. I'll keep watching if nothing else for Glee guest stars alone. :)
ETA: I don't remember the names of the contestants very well, but whoever the girl is who likes to flip her hair and sex herself up on the show, I'm over her already. Please send her away. :)
Is Darren Criss the only one from Glee who will be featured on this reality show.
No, every week supposedly has another Glee cast member as a guest menotor. Darren's episode was the premiere, other actors will appear in other episodes.
I only really wanted to see Darren's bits in this, so I really appreciate you posting them all here, MJ! Thanks a lot.
I love him. I just do. This show seems like fun but I probably won't watch it on a regular basis. Based on the little I've seen, I'm rooting for Cameron.
Cameron and Matheus for sure! I don't even watch Glee anymore but I can see a story line for both these guys. I am a reality-show-competition ho.
Is there anyone else who thinks Alex could play Mercedes' little brother or cousin named Lexus??? They both have similar diva personalities and look like they could actually be brother and sister. I think we have a winner.
It seems a bit odd to me that Damian is on this show. He's part of Celtic Thunder, so not exactly an unknown teenager. Not complaining – I love his voice.
I really, really enjoyed watching this. I'm a huge Glee fan and I can see some potential for a few of these contestants and theres some decent talent there. Thank you so so much MJ for posting this, I don't think I could watch it otherwise. Looking forward to the next episode and hoping to catch all the Gleeks as guest mentors/visitors/anything!
I thought it was a really interesting show last night. And very intense. Wasn't expecting them to get 2 hours to prepare (sometimes even learn) a song given to them. I have no idea why Damien was in the B3. You know how they had a commercial saying to go vote for your "fan favorite" on Oxygen.com? Yeah, Damien has 5,872 votes. Cameron has 3,337. NO ONE else has even 900, most have in the 300s. He's not going anywhere. I like him and Cameron the best. I think the idea of a foreign exchange student could work. Cameron could be like a brainiac kid who someone discovers can sing, and then ND has to convince him to join Glee Club.
Damien is leading the Oxygen.com fan voting with 5,000+ votes. Cameron is second with 3,000+. No one else has even 900, and most are in the 300s. Cameron and Damien are my top 2, so I hope one of them wins. But who knows what goes on inside Ryan Murphy's head?
The show was more intense than I was expecting, but then again, I wasn't really sure what to expect. I enjoyed it and am looking forward to next week!
Cameron and Samuel caught my eye. Cameron's voice is BEAUTIFUL. Absolutely beautiful. I could totally Samuel on the show. What role he'll play I couldn't even begin to narrow it down. But I think these two have a good shot. I'm actually not a fan of Matheus or Damian. And as someone said, how the heck would they put in a European student story line for only 7 episodes? And I just don't think Matheus has that fantastic of a voice. Anyway, I like it!
Had my doubts, but ended up enjoying it. I could definitely see Alex as Mercedes' brother. Cameron seems too much like Chord to me. Don't care for Emily, Lindsey, or Mattheus. I like Samuel & Marissa, but, it's early.
I love Cameron too MJ. :) I flove Damien's eyes and accent!!!!! I like a lot of them. It seems like a fun show just to watch plus you get to see the behind the scene process of Glee. I love this show.
I like a lot of the girls too.
I was wondering why Todrick Hall wasn't trying to get on this show, lolz, since he is dying to be on Glee. It's not that easy.
Love watching the girls swoon over Darren.
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The little guy kinda creeped me out also, I liked Samuel, Marissa, Damian, most of them actually. Great bunch of talented singers and I really liked this show
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Anyone had Super A Trans. apart, if so can you tell me on the top shaft I think its reverse gear that has the rivet though it how you removed it and what did you use to replace it, I didnt see it listed in the parts book? Thanks Mike
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A rivet holds the reverse gear on the upper shaft. I think it is 3/16 x 2 1/4, part number 105088. I don't recall ever removing one. Depending on how big the headed over end is, you can drill or grind it off or knock it off with a chisel. Then knock the rivet out with a punch.
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Thanks Jim, i've got it out, by grinding the head off and knocking it out, now if I can find one to go back. Mike
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I used a spring steel roll pin in place of the rivet. It has had many hours of use and no problems.
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Thanks Daniel, I'm sure that would have been fine, but I got one from Messick, Jim was right on the part number. Mike
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Hedging Instruments
|3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2011
|Hedging Instruments [Abstract]
Background Information
The Company uses derivative financial instruments, including interest rate swap agreements, forward contracts, put option contracts and net-zero-cost collar arrangements (combination of call and put option contracts) to mitigate its exposures to changes in interest rates, foreign currency and precious metal prices. Derivative instruments are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at their fair values, as either assets or liabilities, with an offset to current or comprehensive earnings, depending on whether the derivative is designated as part of an effective hedge transaction and, if it is, the type of hedge transaction. If a derivative instrument meets certain hedge accounting criteria, the derivative instrument is designated as one of the following on the date the derivative is entered into:
The Company formally documents the nature and relationships between the hedging instruments and hedged items for a derivative to qualify as a hedge at inception and throughout the hedged period. The Company also documents its risk management objectives, strategies for undertaking the various hedge transactions and method of assessing hedge effectiveness. Additionally, for hedges of forecasted transactions, the significant characteristics and expected terms of a forecasted transaction must be specifically identified, and it must be probable that each forecasted transaction will occur. If it were deemed probable that the forecasted transaction would not occur, the gain or loss on the derivative financial instrument would be recognized in current earnings. Derivative financial instruments qualifying for hedge accounting must maintain a specified level of effectiveness between the hedge instrument and the item being hedged, both at inception and throughout the hedged period.
The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
Types of Derivative Instruments
Interest Rate Swap Agreements — The Company entered into interest rate swap agreements to convert its fixed rate 2002 Series D and 2008 Series A obligations to floating rate obligations. Since the fair value of the Company's fixed rate long-term debt is sensitive to interest rate changes, the interest rate swap agreements serve as a hedge to changes in the fair value of these debt instruments. The Company hedges its exposure to changes in interest rates over the remaining maturities of the debt agreements being hedged. The Company accounts for the interest rate swaps as fair value hedges. As of April 30, 2011, the notional amount of interest rate swap agreements outstanding was $160,000,000.
Foreign Exchange Forward and Put Option Contracts — The Company uses foreign exchange forward contracts or put option contracts to offset the foreign currency exchange risks associated with foreign currency-denominated liabilities, intercompany transactions and forecasted purchases of merchandise between entities with differing functional currencies. For put option contracts, if the market exchange rate at the time of the put option contract's expiration is stronger than the contracted exchange rate, the Company allows the put option contract to expire, limiting its loss to the cost of the put option contract. The Company assesses hedge effectiveness based on the total changes in the put option contracts' cash flows. These foreign exchange forward contracts and put option contracts are designated and accounted for as either cash flow hedges or economic hedges that are not designated as hedging instruments.
In 2010, the Company de-designated all of its outstanding put option contracts (notional amount of $37,000,000 outstanding at April 30, 2011) and entered into offsetting call option contracts. These put and call option contracts are accounted for as undesignated hedges. Any gains or losses on these de-designated put option contracts are substantially offset by losses or gains on the call option contracts.
As of April 30, 2011, the notional amount of foreign exchange forward contracts accounted for as cash flow hedges was $170,200,000 and the notional amount of foreign exchange forward contracts accounted for as undesignated hedges was $22,806,000. The term of all outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts as of April 30, 2011 ranged from less than one month to 16 months.
Precious Metal Collars & Forward Contracts — The Company periodically hedges a portion of its forecasted purchases of precious metals for use in its internal manufacturing operations in order to minimize the effect of volatility in precious metal prices. The Company may use a combination of call and put option contracts in net-zero-cost collar arrangements ("precious metal collars") or forward contracts. For precious metal collars, if the price of the precious metal at the time of the expiration of the precious metal collar is within the call and put price, the precious metal collar expires at no cost to the Company. The Company accounts for its precious metal collars and forward contracts as cash flow hedges. The Company assesses hedge effectiveness based on the total changes in the precious metal collars and forward contracts' cash flows. The maximum term over which the Company is hedging its exposure to the variability of future cash flows for all forecasted transactions is 12 months. As of April 30, 2011, there were approximately 10,300 ounces of platinum and 318,000 ounces of silver precious metal derivative instruments outstanding.
Information on the location and amounts of derivative gains and losses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings is as follows:
There was no material ineffectiveness related to the Company's hedging instruments for the periods ended April 30, 2011 and 2010. The Company expects approximately $622,000 of net pre-tax derivative gains included in accumulated other comprehensive income at April 30, 2011 will be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months. This amount will vary due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and precious metal prices.
For information regarding the location and amount of the derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, refer to "Note 7. Fair Value of Financial Instruments."
Concentration of Credit Risk
A number of major international financial institutions are counterparties to the Company's derivative financial instruments. The Company enters into derivative financial instrument agreements only with counterparties meeting certain credit standards (a credit rating of A/A2 or better at the time of the agreement) and limits the amount of agreements or contracts it enters into with any one party. The Company may be exposed to credit losses in the event of non-performance by individual counterparties or the entire group of counterparties.
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The entire disclosure for the entity's entire derivative instruments and hedging activities. Describes an entity's risk management strategies, derivatives in hedging activities and non-hedging derivative instruments, the assets, obligations, liabilities, revenues and expenses arising therefrom, and the amounts of and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts of such items.
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Outside Lands Day 3 pics (Courtney Barnett, Flaming Lips, Jenny Lewis, Lykke Li, Spoon, Woods & more)
Fest photos by Samantha Saturday, Soundwave photos by Wilson Lee
Courtney Barnett / Woods / Spoon / Flaming Lips / Jenny Lewis
Outside Lands in it's seventh installment has completed it's transformation from a traditional rock and roll festival to a Coachella of Northern California. What used to drive Outside Lands were bands like Pearl Jam, Muse, Furthur, and Radiohead. Today, the headliners can be some of the quietest parts of the night. It's the EDM (Electronic Dance Music) that rules almost all festivals nationwide. Trying to get anywhere even close to Flume, Tiesto or Duck Sauce was virtually impossible. Luckily, the stage presence of those shows are next to nothing (besides some creepy visuals of satan that Boys Noize provided) so you can be standing anywhere with your friends and have a great time. This should be no surprise to anyone who's attended a festival in the past few years. The crowds are demanding dance music and I'm often being told that rock shows are just plain "boring". Whether that has to do with the increased intoxication at these festivals or just a shift in the popularity of EDM is for you to decide.Outside Lands closed things out with a bang on Sunday as Danielle Haim played drums with The Killers, Flaming Lips covered the Beatles, Patrick Stewart got drunk, and a whole bunch of other sets happened. Those other day 3 sets included Spoon, Cut Copy, Lykke Li, Jenny Lewis and plenty more. Unfortunately, CHVRCHES were a no-show due to border-crossing issues. Pictures of day 3's fun are in this post. Pics from day 1 are here and pics of day 2 are here.
The beauty of the music festival lies in it's diversity in music. It will always be heavily weighed on what's trending, but you'll never go to a major music festival without classic hip hop, vintage rock and roll, EDM, and sometimes a little country. What has really started to impress me is the increasing number of female led rock groups." [Huffington Post]
Like we did at Lollapalooza and on OSL DAY ONE (pics) and OSL DAY TWO (pics), we set up in the Toyota Soundwave tent on the festival grounds. On Sunday the activities there included a live interview with Wayne Coyne and 2nd sets from Hiss Golden Messenger, The Bots and Courtney Barnett. Those pictures are in this post too and continue below.
In related news, Spoon just announced openers for their next NYC show, and we're giving away tickets. You can also read about Spoon's last NYC show, a secret surprise one, HERE.
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Kliph Scurlock apologizes for Flaming Lips drama, stresses that Wayne Coyne is not a racist ++ a lot more
Kliph Scurlock w/ Gruff Rhys @ BVSXSW 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
A perhaps surprising turn in the Kliph Scurlock Vs Wayne Coyne/Flaming Lips saga. For those who haven't been following this, Scurlock was let go from drumming duties in The Flaming Lips, and then released a statement claiming that he was fired by frontman Wayne Coyne after taking a stand against against Christina Fallin -- singer in band Pink Pony and daughter of Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin -- who wore a native American headdress in a now-deleted photo on her Instagram. Coyne then fired back in a Rolling Stone interview, calling Scurlock a "compulsive, pathological liar" among other things.
Today (5/13), as noted by Stereogum, Scurlock wrote a long (very very long) post on his Facebook, saying he doesn't think Coyne is a racist, and that maybe he wasn't the best Flaming Lips team player. He wrote a lot. This chunk pretty much sums it up:
Anyway.....so, again, in all caps this time because it's true - WAYNE COYNE IS NOT A RACIST. And I can say that because I know him. And I wouldn't say it if it weren't true because above all else, I value truth, no matter how shitty it is. I've also gained a lot of perspective in the last several days about Wayne as a human being and myself as a human being. Watching Wayne get piled on and receive death threats has really freaked me out. We've butted heads over the years and he's done and said several things to me that I found unwarranted and borderline despicable and I thought I would enjoy watching him get his feet held to the fire when this stuff blew up. But I haven't. At all. And it's caused me to do a lot of deep thinking. And I see that I wasn't the perfect soldier in the band I painted myself to be (and thought I was.) There were lots of things I wasn't the least bit interested in - the Lipsha record, the Stone Roses cover album, the Sgt. Pepper cover album, working with Miley Cyrus, etc. - that I would just simply skate out of and not participate in. I operated under the delusion that it didn't matter (and it ultimately didn't. Those records got made or are getting made whether I'm around or not), but I can see how it might look to the other guys in the band and how it might cast doubts on my ultimate allegiance to said band.And then closes with:
I do wish once more to sincerely thank everybody from the absolute bottom of my heart for the love and support I've been shown. But please don't make me out to be something I'm not. And please don't make Wayne (or the other guys in the band) out to be something he and they are not. After all, we're just humans, some of us with wives and children.Scurlock also says that he's still a Flaming Lips fan and plans on buying their new records and seeing them live. You can read the whole thing below.
Meanwhile, Scurlock can be heard on Gruff Rhys' new solo album, American Interior and you may have seen him live with the Super Furry Animals frontman during SXSW (like at one of our BrooklynVegan day parties).
The entirety of Scurlock's post is below...
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Wayne Coyne calls fired Flaming Lips drummer Kliph Scurlock hateful and a "compulsive, pathological liar" in new interview
Wayne and Kliph with the 'Lips in 2010 (more by Ryan Muir)
After he was let go from drumming duties in The Flaming Lips, Kliph Scurlock released a statement claiming that he was fired by frontman Wayne Coyne after taking a stand against against Christina Fallin, singer in band Pink Pony and daughter of Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, who wore a native American headdress in a now-deleted photo on her Instagram. In a new interview at Rollingstone.com Coyne responds to these allegations, and portrays Scurlock as "abusive, compulsive, pathological liar that will do anything he can do get attention":
The only thing that we would have to say about Kliph leaving is that he just was not very significant to us. And all the things he's saying about the reason he was fired, it's all just made-up lies. He knows we struggled with him for years and it didn't occur to us that it seemed that significant. I don't even use the word "fired." He just doesn't play drums with us anymore - that's the way I'd put it.Later in the interview Coyne further reiterated this, saying that Scurlock's comments on Christina Fallin (singer for Pink Pony and daughter of Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin) was just the final straw:
Kliph was not fired because of that [headdress incident]. Kliph was fired because of a thousand hateful things that he's done. And he just wasn't a very significant musical part of the Flaming Lips anyway. I think the day after we fired him, we played a show in New Orleans without him. Steven's the drummer. Anybody that listens to those records and think they're hearing Kliph, they're hearing Steven. And Steven is with us and will always be with us."Hateful" is a word Coyne repeatedly uses to describe Scurlock. An example:
Anybody who knows him knows what kind of a hateful person he is. I mean, anybody that looks at his stuff could see that most of the bands that we would play with, he despised them. To their face, he would say, "You guys were great" and then 20 minutes later he'd get online and say, "These people are a bunch of fakes. They suck." That would be almost every band we ever played with. The more that time went on, people would pay more attention to him because of his connection to the Flaming Lips.As for the Native American headdress incident, and the instagram Coyne took of his friends and a dog wearing one...
I understand now that if I'm a spokesperson for any kind of behavior, I shouldn't have done it, and I regret doing it now. I am sorry. I realize now that it goes deeply to the heart of some Native Americans. And I definitely regret it. I don't publicly ever say it, but I live in a neighborhood that was predominantly Native American in the late Seventies and Eighties. I haven't done it publicly, but there's cases of me helping Native Americans. It's all just Internet hate, you know?In other news, he also talks about who is going to replace Scurlock:
Well, there's two guys. I think we're going to use two different guys. Who is the guy that plays with Radiohead and Portishead? [Clive Deamer] He's great, and we met him at a couple of festivals last summer. And I like the way that they were using two people to do the slightly electronic stuff versus the real rock stuff, and we were trying to go that way. We were thinking of it anyway, and then this thing that happened, there are two guys here who want to be part of this thing. I think it'll be a great addition to this cool group of weirdos that we take around with us, and they're guys that we know right from here. I think it will be really exciting and the Flaming Lips will be better than ever.Read the whole, lengthy interview over at Rolling Stone.
Kliph Scurlock says it's true that he was fired from Flaming Lips for criticizing OK Governor's daughter's use of Native American headdress
Kurt Scurlock w/ The Lips @ T5 2013 (more by Dylan Johnson)
When we initially reported that Kliph Scurlock was no longer drummer for The Flaming Lips, we didn't know the reasons behind it, but this week details of the whole thing have come to light. Scurlock claims he was fired by frontman Wayne Coyne after taking a stand against against Christina Fallin, singer in band Pink Pony and daughter of Okalhoma Governor Mary Fallin, who wore a native American headdress in a publicity photo on her Instagram (which has since been deleted, as has a letter her band posted to Facebook defending their actions at the Norman Music Festival):
Despite "Do You Realize??" no longer being Oklahoma's song, the young Fallin and Coyne are friends and when she allegedly told the Lips frontman about Scurlock taking jabs at her on Facebook, the drummer claims he got the axe.
Much of this first came to light originally, actually, via an anonymous comment in the BV post about The Flaming Lips April Fools stunts:
Kliph wasn't fired for calling Wayne out on his midlife crisis b.s. (although if anyone in that band had the nuts to bring it up to Wayne, it would be Kliph!) He was fired for taking a stand against Wayne's new buddy - the daughter of OK's tea-bagging, homophobe governor Mary Fallin - when she donned a Native headdress for a racist publicity stunt. When Kliph called her out on social media for being a shithead to the Oklahoma Native community who complained about her headdress publicity stunt, she tattled on him to Wayne. Wayne actually told Kliph he was fired for insulting Fallin publicly.The story broke wide this week thanks to a story on the Red Dirt Report. They read the BV comment and confirmed it with an anonymous source. Kliph then seemed to confirm the story via tweets that supported the Red Dirt story. That was followed by a story on Gawker. Today Scurlock told his side of the story via a statement sent to Pitchfork:
he texted me again pressing the headdress photo issue. In my desire to have this done and over with, I apologized and said I wouldn't do it again. He responded, "... Ha ha... You so full of shit ... You're a fucking coward !! Go stick up for your Indian friends if its so important to you !!" It devolved from there, with him later texting, "I think..... I am gonna make it so your 'beliefs' no longer have any association with the Flaming Lips .." More name calling followed with him finally sending me a text at 3:49 a.m. on March 20 that said I was fired...There's a lot more than that and the entirety of Scurlock's statement is below.
...Christina Fallin and the rest of her lame band tried to get publicity for a recent live performance by spreading the rumor that they were going to perform in full Native regalia. My good friend (and someone I admire deeply) Samantha Crain organized a peaceful protest. The band mocked Native culture and was very antagonistic towards the protesters by flipping them off and trying to get security to remove them, despite them being out of the sight lines of the audience. Wayne and his girlfriend were apparently there making fun of the protesters (I can't confirm this because none of it is on video and I wasn't there) which enraged a lot of people, which led to someone telling the local press the reason I was fired, which led to the furor over the past several days.
The Oklahoma Governor's office is getting a lot of strange press of late. Have you seen that statue of Lucifer the Satanic Church wants to put outside the Capitol Building?
In happier news, Scurlock plays on Gruff Rhys' new album, American Interior, and is featured in it's accompanying film as well.
Read Scurlock's long statement below...
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Kliph Scurlock w/ the Lips at GoogaMooga 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
The Flaming Lips, who recently pulled an elaborate April Fool's prank and have a Sgt. Pepper's cover album coming out with Tame Impala, Miley and others, have now lost a member. Drummer Kliph Scurlock, who joined the band as a live member in 2002 and went on to record with them on studio albums Embryonic and The Terror, has left the band, a representative told Pitchfork. As The Future Heart pointed out, rumors started flying about his departure after he was not with the band at their BUKU Fest performance.
The Flaming Lips have more festival appearances confirmed for this year, including Bonnaroo and the inaugural upstate NY festival The Hudson Project.
Watch The Flaming Lips playing "Do You Realize??" at Glastonbury 2010 with Kliph Scurlock below...
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The Flaming Lips' elaborate April Fool's Day stunt, Funny or Die produced 'Dark Side of the Moon' "album" included!
The easiest way to quickly describe this is to let Funny or Die do the talking!
Happy April Fool's Day,Happy April Fool's Day!
As you've probably heard, The Flaming Lips recently released Flaming Side of the Moon: an immersive companion piece to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Listeners are encouraged to enjoy the albums simultaneously while watching The Wizard of Oz, as both sync up perfectly with the film:
Funny Or Die is excited to announce that we produced the album, as well as these accompanying videos starring Fred Armisen, Jon Daly, and many others that contextualize the creative process!
There's also this video of the studio session that spans the entire 43-minute album:
We're also excited to introduce Flaming Lips Cereal and Wayne Coyne's New York Magazine cover story:
The Hudson Project music festival coming to the Catskills (lineup includes Kendrick Lamar, Modest Mouse, Flaming Lips & more)
Upstate, NY has a new music festival debuting this year, the inaugural Hudson Project which goes down from July 11-13 at Winston Farm in Saugerties, NY with four stages set against the Catskill Mountains. The initial lineup includes Kendrick Lamar, Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, Moby (DJ), Atmosphere, Flying Lotus, Bonobo (live), Holy Ghost, Twin Shadow, Cults, AraabMuzik, Gold Panda, Flatbush Zombies, !!!, Isaiah Rashad, Yacht, Jon Hopkins, Kelela, Majical Cloudz, SZA, The Range and more. Tickets go on sale Friday (4/4) at 11 AM.
In addition to the music, there will be "an art village showcasing interactive art exhibitions, regional arts and crafts and a selection of Hudson Valley-area gourmet food, wine, craft beer and specialty cocktail options will also offer local selections."
Full initial lineup below...
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Flaming Lips releasing a 'Sgt. Peppers' cover album w/ MGMT, Tame Impala, Foxygen & Miley (who they joined on stage)
Flaming Lips in San Francisco in 2013 (more by Chris Tuite)
Big Beatles fans The Flaming Lips will be taking their love for that band even further when they release a full cover album of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, as The Future Heart points out. It follows the band's full-album covers of Pink Floyd, King Crimson, and The Stone Roses, and includes some big name guests including Miley Cyrus, MGMT, Tame Impala, Foxygen, Zorch and others. No release date, but stay tuned.
Meanwhile, Wayne Coyne of Steven Drozd of the Lips joined Miley at her Tulsa show this past week (like they did in LA last month) to perform "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Part 1)." You can watch a video of that below...
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Baio on tour, remixed Broken Bells who (like Flaming Lips) covered the Beatles on 'Letterman' (dates, streams & videos)
Baio at LPR in 2013 (more by Jonathan Bernstein)
Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio, who is a solo artist as just Baio, has been on a short DJ tour this month which wraps up this weekend. All remaining dates are listed below, including the NYC show happening on Saturday (2/8) at Cameo with Headband & Hooligan and Griffin Camper. Tickets for that show are on sale now.
Cameo is also where Cut Copy's Ben Browning DJs tonight (2/7) with Joel Ford (tickets), and where Teengirl Fantasy, L-Vis 1990, Lafawndah, Brother Bruno (ft. live vox by Aggressiva) and Aurora Halal will be on Sunday (2/9) (tickets).
In honor of his tour, Baio made a new mix which features some unreleased material. That can be streamed below. He also just remixed "Holding on for Life" off the new Broken Bells (James Mercer and Danger Mouse) album, After the Disco. That can be streamed below as well.
We just caught Broken Bells at Baby's All Right (pics), which they played before appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman for Beatles Week, in honor of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles coming go the US. They covered "And I Love Her," and you can watch the video of that below.
Last night (2/6), Letterman had The Flaming Lips and Sean Lennon, who covered "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," and the video of that can be watched below as well. Flaming Lips also just played the Amnesty concert and singer Wayne Coyne is about to kick off his solo tour of record stores with NYC in-stores at Other Music on Saturday (2/8) at 11 Am and Rough Trade at 4 PM the same day.
For more Beatles celebration, read our interview with Julian Lennon.
All Baio dates and streams, Broken Bells and Flaming Lips videos, below...
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Amnesty International @ Barclays Center: Pussy Riot, Madonna, Blondie, Flaming Lips, Yoko, crotch shots & more (video)
Madonna, Pussy Riot, a crotch, Yoko Ono & Flaming Lips @ Barclays Center - 2/5/14
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What a (long) night! The Amnesty International show at Barclays Center wrapped up around 1am Wednesday night with a concert-ending performance by The Flaming Lips and Yoko Ono. Many more, including Lauryn Hill, Colbie Caillat (I think that's her crotch), Tegan & Sara, Cake, Bob Geldof, Madonna, Susan Sarandon, Blondie and of course Pussy Riot (who were on Colbert one night earlier) also took the stage at the home of the Brooklyn Nets. Those sitting too far away to see could watch what was going on on the big screens, though sometimes that content was a bit questionable. Did you go? What did you think? We'll have more on the whole shebang with pics later.
Meanwhile check out some video below...
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Wayne Coyne going on a solo tour of record stores; Flaming Lips reissuing 1st EP on vinyl in a chocolate skull
Flaming Lips in San Francisco on Halloween 2013 (more by Chris Tuite)
The Flaming Lips are about to come to NYC to play the Amnesty International concert at Barclays Center on Wednesday (2/5) (tickets), and after that frontman Wayne Coyne will be going on a solo tour of record stores. It kicks off at Manhattan's Other Music on Saturday (2/8) at 11 AM, and that's followed by an appearance at Brooklyn's Rough Trade at 4 PM the same day. All dates on the tour are listed below.
For Wayne's solo tour, he'll be selling an "extremely limited edition" of the Flaming Lips first EP, which was initially released in 1984 and at that point featured Wayne's brother Mark on lead vocals. Details via press release on what this edition of the EP will entail:
Wayne will be selling an extremely Limited Edition version of the 12" EP which is housed with a hand-crafted, custom-made solid chocolate skull; anatomically correct and life-sized, of course. Each skull contains a special Gold Coin that is redeemable as admission to any headline show by THE FLAMING LIPS in the world.The Flaming Lips are also performing on The Late Show with David Letterman (which is filmed at the Ed Sullivan Theatre) on Thursday (2/6), celebrating Beatles Week.
The Flaming Lips 1st EP will be available as a limited edition 12-inch on green vinyl and signed by Coyne. The last time this recording was available on vinyl was in 1986. It was originally recorded in two sessions at Benson Sound in 1984 and released on the group's homemade label Lovely Sorts of Death Records. This edition has been remastered by LIPS bassist Michael Ivins and given a reimagined cover by freak artist Charlie Immer.
Stream a track from the EP, along with all Wayne Coyne solo and Flaming Lips dates, below...
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We already mentioned the Amnesty International Human Rights Concert would be going down in Brooklyn on February 5 at Barclays Center with The Flaming Lips, Lauryn Hill, Tegan & Sara, and others, and there's just been a very interesting addition:
Members of the Russian art collective Pussy Riot, who were recently freed from prison after 21 months, will participate in Amnesty International's landmark Bringing Human Rights Home concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on February 5, Amnesty International announced Tuesday.Tickets are still available.
"We are happy to support Amnesty International's work on behalf of human rights and political prisoners," said Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina, whose imprisonment was the subject of hundreds of thousands of online actions by Amnesty activists after they were jailed for publicly criticizing Putin in a church. "We, more than anyone, understand how important Amnesty's work is in connecting activists to prisoners."
"A month ago we were freed from Russian prison camps. We will never forget what it's like to be in prison after a political conviction. We have vowed to continue helping those who remain behind bars and we hope to see you all at the Amnesty International concert on February 5th in Brooklyn!"
Pussy Riot's Nadezhda "Nadya" Tolokonnikova and Maria "Masha" Alekhina, who are now working to improve conditions for prisoners in the Russian penal colony system, will address attendees at the concert to raise awareness about prisoners of conscience--people who have chosen a non-violent path yet are jailed for their beliefs, color of skin, gender, or sexual orientation, and whose rights Amnesty has championed throughout its 50-year history. The star-studded lineup includes The Flaming Lips, Imagine Dragons, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Tegan and Sara, The Fray, Cold War Kids, Colbie Caillat, Cake and more yet to be announced.
"Today, as we work to improve human rights conditions in the United States, we can't abandon the fight for the rights of imperiled individuals around the world," said Amnesty International USA Executive Director Steven W. Hawkins. "When we come together on February 5 in Brooklyn, our voices will be amplified by the presence of Pussy Riot, who continue to demonstrate the power we share when we take a stand against injustice. Join us next month and become a part of the next wave of the human rights movement."
Flaming Lips, Lauryn Hill, Tegan & Sara and more playing Amnesty International concert at Barclays Center
The Flaming Lips in San Francisco on Halloween (more by Chris Tuite)
The Flaming Lips, Lauryn Hill, Tegan & Sara, Cold War Kids and Cake are among the artists announced for the next Amnesty International Human Rights Concert, which takes place this year at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on February 5. The concert also features Colbie Caillat, Imagine Dragons, The Fray, and other special guests. Tickets go on sale Saturday (1/11) at 10 AM with an AmEx presale starting Thursday (1/9) at 10 AM and an Internet presale starting Friday (1/10) at 10 AM.
Some background on the Amnesty concerts, via press release:
Twenty-five years after its initial concert series, which featured U2, Sting, Lou Reed and others, Amnesty International is bringing back the concert - with a digital twist - to raise awareness about human rights to a new generation. The Amnesty International Bringing Human Rights Home concert will use technology to connect the music and message in real time from the stage of the Barclays Center to activists across the globe.Watch some recent Flaming Lips and Lauryn Hill videos below...
"The fight for global human rights begins at home," said Steven W. Hawkins, executive director for Amnesty International USA. "This concert is part of an evolving conversation about human rights that grounds the universal struggle for dignity and freedom in the injustices we see every day in our own backyard in the United States. We're bringing back the concerts to show a new generation of activists how to stand up for justice at home and abroad - whether it is fighting for the right to voice dissent peacefully on social networks or in the streets, protecting the rights of women and girls, or standing in solidarity with individuals persecuted for who they are or what they believe."
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Flaming Lips reveal cover of "Sad and Beautiful World" from upcoming Sparklehorse tribute LP (listen)
A group of bands have teamed up to honor the late Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse by recording a tribute album, Last Box of Sparklers, which they're currently raising money for on Indiegogo. Those involved include The Flaming Lips, Phantogram, Mark Lanegan, David Lowery (of Camper Van Beethoven), Mercury Rev, Califone, Margot and the Nuclear So-And-So's, The Joy Formidable, Jason Lytle (of Grandaddy), Portgual. The Man and more. The Flaming Lips have just revealed their cover of "Sad and Beautiful World," which you can hear (via Pitchfork), along with the full list of contributors and the Indiegogo campaign video, below.
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NPR Music posted their 50 Favorite Albums of 2013, and as usual it included a lot of classical, jazz, world music, but also many of the indie/pop/rap/metal that shows up on these lists like Bill Callahan, Blood Orange, Chance the Rapper, Deafheaven, Flaming Lips, Haim, James Blake, Kanye West, Laura Marling, Run the Jewels, Sky Ferreira, Waxahatchee and more. Their list is in alphabetical order, and you can browse the full thing below.
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The psychedelic Tame Impala / Flaming Lips tour, which we also caught in NYC, got even wilder last night in San Francisco as the show at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium coincided with everyone's favorite day to play dress up.
Similarly, the co-headliners, with Austin's White Denim in town, played the two nights prior in LA, both equally interesting:
I really do love Halloween," said a blood-soaked Wayne Coyne from his space agey podium. It was a special show called the Halloween Blood Bath at The Greek Theatre featuring co-headliners the Flaming Lips and Tame Impala with the fine men of White Denim as openers. The audience was a mix of some heavily costumed groups and some who were just there for the music. Nevertheless, it was a celebration and it immediately felt like it from the start. Coyne took the stage wearing a tiny white dress holding a white plastic cloak over his head that almost made him look like a fetus that was about to burst. The rest of the band emerged donning creepy Michael Myers masks, then fake Miley Cyrus carried by a giant bear came out with a bucket of blood (real pig's blood was what they initially told us) and poured it all over him as thousands of confetti flew into the air, making a magnificently theatrical intro that was accompanied by some dark instrumental music. It was a spectacle and nothing less than what I expected from Flaming Lips who's always been famous for their extravagant live performances. Impressively, he did not leave the stage to change at all and performed throughout the night doused in fake blood. [Restless Cities]We've got pictures from the Halloween show, where like Arcade Fire did on the same night in LA, the Lips covered Devo. Full setlist and more pictures below...
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video round-up (Moby & Wayne Coyne, Twin Shadow, TMBG, QOTSA, Terrible Feelings, Heliotropes, "The Fox" & more)
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The Two Amigos: Wayne Coyne & Moby
We've already posted a bunch of videos this week like TV on the Radio, PIxies, The Julie Ruin, Passion Pit, Sleigh Bells, Tricky, Night Sins, Placebo, Goldrapp, and more. But unfortunately we don't get to all the cool videos that come out during the week (or weeks), so here's our attempt at playing catch-up. Check out videos from Moby & Wayne Coyne, Terrible Feelings, Heliotropes, Twin Shadow covering Bruce Springsteen, Queens of The Stone Age covering Arctic Monkeys, Kitty, They Might Be Giants, and what may be the newest viral YouTube hit, below.
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Simsbury, CT may not have gotten any love, but Wallingford will experience a Flaming Lips invasion tonight (7/15). The spacey Oklahoma band is now on a tour with Spiritualized that vistis Oakdale Theatre tonight before leaving towards Pittsburgh. They play a 'Rock For Oklahoma' tornado victim benefit in their homestate on 7/23 with Kings Of Leon, Jackson Browne, Built to Spill and more. The Lips return to NYC in October to play two nights at Terminal 5 as part of a tour with Tame Impala. Tickets are still available for everything. All dates are listed below.
"The Sun is Sick", pictured above, is a new comic book created by Lips sicko Wayne Coyne. The press release tells more:
Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne has announced the release of his first ever comic book, entitledThe Sun Is Sick. The adult-themed comic is a 40-page 6 ½" x 8 ½" full-color psychedelic fantasy in classic comic book form. It will go on sale at Comic-Com 2013 (at the San Diego Convention Center) beginning July 18th through 21st in an extremely limited print run and is sure to sell out. After that,The Sun Is Sick will be available through the official LIPS web store only beginning July 22nd where it will disappear fast.In related news, Wayne Coyne appears on the forthcoming Moby album. Tour dates are listed below...
WARNING!! The Sun Is Sick may be a comic book but make no mistake; this is not suitable for children and depending on what sort of person you are, it may not be suitable for some of you non-children either. If you have doubts at this moment then The Sun Is Sick is not for you. If you happen to be a LIPS fan that has enjoyed Wayne's beautiful artwork in the past and like adult-themed comic books then by all means this instant Collector's Item is waiting for you, but you better be quick.
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Moby announces new album featuring Wayne Coyne, Mark Lanegan, Cold Specks, Damien Jurado, more (listen to a song)
Moby at Moogfest 2011 (more by Diana Wong)
The last album from electronic musician Moby was the rather downcast Destroyed., which he put out in 2011. He's now just announced that album's followup, and it's looking like it's going to be a much more epic affair than its predecessor. The album, titled Innocents (due out 9/30), is set to feature guest spots from Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne, Screaming Trees frontman/QOTSA collaborator Mark Lanegan, Eminem/Dr. Dre collaborator Skylar Grey, and past Moby collaborator Inyang Bassey.
It also features singer/songwriters Cold Specks and Damien Jurado, both of whose 2012 albums ended up Moby's top ten of that year. The first single, "A Case For Shame" (which features lead vocals from Cold Specks) is available to stream now. Check it out below.
In related news, The Flaming Lips recently announced two Terminal 5 shows (10/1-2) with Tame Impala, and they also play a CT show in July with Spiritualized. Tickets for all three of those shows are still available.
Song stream and album tracklist below...
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The Flaming Lips playing East Coast dates with Tame Impala, including two shows at Terminal 5 (dates)
The Flaming Lips at GoogaMooga 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
The Flaming Lips, who were last here for the Great GoogaMooga, are heading out for select US dates this summer including shows with Spirtualized, and after a brief stop in the EU for some festival appearances, they'll return to the East Coast for a string of dates with Tame Impala. The five dates will include a pair of NYC appearances at Terminal 5 on October 1 & 2. No word on when tickets go on sale but you can keep checking Ticketmaster.
UPDATE: Tickets go on AmEx presale on Wednesday (6/26) at noon with the general on-sale happening Friday (6/28) at noon.
All tour dates and some video of the band doing a cover of Bowie's "Heroes" is below.
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Spiritualized at Coachella 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
Long-running neo-psychedelia collective Spiritualized returned last year with Sweet Heart Sweet Light, their first album since 2008, and a very solid one at that. They've since been supporting it on a tour, which recently included a very tiny NYC show around the time they played Coachella. Now the band are set to make their way back to the area for a couple shows that will be much easier to get into.
First, they'll play Wallingford, CT's Oakdale Theatre on July 15 with The Flaming Lips. It's not the closest venue to NYC, but for a lineup like that, it might be worth the commute. Then, later this summer after playing Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, NC, Spiritualized will play a show that's actually in NYC at Webster Hall on September 10. Tickets for the Webster Hall show go on AmEx presale today (6/5) at noon with a general on-sale beginning Friday (6/7) at noon. Tickets for the CT show are on sale now.
Spiritualized's currently-scheduled dates are a little scattered so it's possible that a full tour will be announced soon. All known dates are listed, along with a couple videos, below...
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Will the woman who lost a small baby please come to the stage...
Two days after their appearance on Fallon and one day after they headlined Wellmont Theater in Montclair, the Flaming Lips played a 6:15pm set in Prospect Park as part of the first day of the second year of GoogaMooga (which ended up not having a third day). They want on in the light after the Darkness and before Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Here are some pictures, the setlist and video from their set. It all continues below...
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people waiting to get in Sunday morning (via)
They really thought they were going to open today. They even announced that more tickets were being released today and that James Murphy, following in Sharon Jones's footsteps, had cancelled his performance today due to a family emergency. But the rain has won, and the second day of the 2nd GoogaMooga is now officially CANCELLED. The people pictured above waiting to get in today are probably especially upset.
Official reason: "NYC Parks Dept, Prospect Park Alliance & #Googamooga have canceled today's event in the interest of safety & prevention of damage to park."
All Sunday VIP ticket purchases will be refunded in full.
Bands and DJS that were supposed to play today included Delicate Steve, Cults, De La Soul, Kool & the Gang (instead of Sharon Jones), Nancy Whang & Pat Mahoney (instead of James Murphy), and M.A.K.U. Sound System.
Stay tuned for our pictures from Friday and Saturday, coming soon. Meanwhile watch a channel 12 video report that was filmed in the park early Saturday (it claims GoogaMooga will be back "bigger and better in 2014"), and a video of the Flaming Lips playing "You Lust" on Friday (you can hear people screaming "Vaseline, Vaseline!"), below...
The Flaming Lips @ Wellmont Theatre, 5/16/2013
The Flaming Lips played the first of two New York-area shows last night (5/16) at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, New Jersey.
It was near-sensory overload -- as all Flaming Lips shows have been since The Soft Bulletin tour -- as strobes and lasers flashed all about the theater. Wayne Coyne ascended a pile of silver half domes where his mic sat atop and he cradled an infant doll for the first three songs as black confetti was shot from cannons, two on either side of the stage, during the second song of the evening, "The Terror." It was everywhere and I found myself fishing confetti out of my camera bag on the train ride home.
It was also a far cry from my first Lips show - "The World's First Headphone Concert" - in Dallas in 1999 when Coyne had a solitary trash bag of confetti and would launch handfuls of it into the crowd. Colors cascaded through fiber-optic cords that snaked around the domes and back behind Coyne. From afar it looked as if he was standing on the glittering remains of a Disney Electrical Parade float. You may have seen it on their Late Night with Jimmy Fallon appearance.
The set leaned heavily on material from their new release, The Terror, and the past few records back to Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots. We were treated to one song from The Soft Bulletin ("Race For The Prize") and nothing from the earlier records which I think is a bit of a shame.
Nonetheless, it was a spectacle that looked and sounded great. Spanning thirty years, the Lips maintain an eclectic and wide-ranging age group of fans. The younger part of the crowd did their part as kids toward the front wore costumes and covered themselves in glitter and fake blood. One girl - front and center - even had her own infant doll.
The Flaming Lips, along with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Darkness, will play the first night of Great GoogaMooga 2013 tonight (the Lips are on at 6 PM) before heading over to Europe for a handful of dates. Setlist and more pictures from Wellmont -- including ones of opener Julianna Barwick -- are below.
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The Flaming Lips, who continue their NYC-area adventure with a show at Wellmont Theater in NJ tonight (5/16) followed by an early Friday gig for GoogaMooga in Prospect Park, played Fallon last night. Watch the performance that aired, the web exclusive (a cover of David Bowie's "Heroes"), and Wayne Coyne playing Pictionary with Jimmy, Julie Bowen, and Demi Lovato, below...
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Bizzie B, yes Herefordshire is lovely place and not too far away either, we are practically neighbours indeed. Thanks for the Leucanthamum info, I am going to start googling asap to get some on order for my back garden borders. And, I want the Dianthus Crimson Rim too, they are so pretty. Oh dear, I can feel a budget blowing garden order coming on, hope MrT is sitting down!!!
My pic of my newly shaped berberis, I lost count of how many times the thorns attacked me and went through my gloves. Nevermind, should last for another 6 months, hopefully.
I desperately needed to see this post, I have 5 x 220litre water butts dotted around my garden and they have ugly green bases and black lids. I have been struggling to think of ways to disguise them, but couldn't really think of anything that would work. The chicken wire is so simple yet brilliant, thanks madpenguin. Will order some now.
artjak, the morning glory looks beautiful, is it a climber?
I would give anything for a more 'dinky' pond SteveJ!!! haha, your post made me giggle. It looks great already, and I am jealous you get to have lovely marginals etc.
Hi again, I meant to add last night that some of the leaves on my whitebeam do still, all of a sudden, just fall off. It's not all of them though. I asked in the local trade garden nursery and they said that whilst they are still young they still struggle with the elements. Apparently, wind can affect the leaves, and my garden is a very open, windy site. So Invicta2 is spot on about them taking longer to settle in adverse conditions. Depending on where you are in the country, you may have had some wetter or windier weather the last year or so.
Morning BizzieB, yes my Berberis had a drastic haircut last night in fact. I should of taken before photo's, but will add an after pic later on to show you. It had grown to over 6ft tall since it's last chop in March, so have cut it back and shaped it again. They are beautiful plants and I will definately be keeping it when I re-do the front next year. Your right about the slate looking lovely when wet, and living in Wales thats about 89% of the time, haha.
Your front garden looks lovely, the berberis looks great with those white flowers - sorry, new to gardening and not sure what they are! Feel a total moron on here sometimes with all the knowledge others have.
Morning Verdun, you are quite right, I only cut the one and only flowering stem right back to the base of the plant. There were no other flowering stems visible at the time as I mentioned it was a new, small plant, planted in early May. I did not cut back the foliage as that looked absolutely fine.
Sorry for any confusion, I thought it was termed 'second flush' if something repeat flowered, my mistake, newbie at this gardening malarkey. So I must have amazingly rich soil though if in two weeks I get a new flower stem emerging! Pat on the back me
We dug an 8ft long pond in our last house as my husband keeps koi carp. What a tough job that was, so I can sympathise Steve J.
When we moved to our new place, husband decided a pond upgrade was needed. He explained that a 20ft long pond would be better this time, and I said fine, but do not expect me to dig it! Luckily, we had diggers in this time, and decided to have raised walls too, although in hindsight I would of preferred a ground level one again.
Good luck with your pond.
I am not sure what else - if anything - you could do Abby2. I have only fed mine for the first time this year, obviously all the new top soil probably helped, but I also sprinkled some granular feed on to the whole border at the end of May. I think it was by Vita max and it was called gro more. Hope this helps.
I was quite in love with my Japanese Maple, until Pete8 posted his pics! How beautiful Pete8, I have complete garden envy.
My front garden is next years project, when we moved in we made the front garden 'easy maintenance'. It has the maple, a tiny acer I bought from a garden centre 3 years ago - I think it' still the same height today as it was back then - a berberis, a forsythia and a mildew covered minature willow. I am hoping to get the willow out this year and replace it with a Magnolia Stellata instead.
So, please excuse the slate chips and the bland state of my front garden, but even so, I still love my maple tree


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Now that she is starting to make her name known, thanks to appearances on Total Divas and Monday Night Raw, a lot of people have been looking into the net worth of Eva Marie. While some sites like Celebrity Net Worth have been attempting to draw in those WWE fans to their site, it is much too soon for any of that relevant data about her financial situation to be available.
March 14, 2014
Since rumors have popped up about Jeff Jarrett starting a new wrestling promotion, a lot of people have begun to question what his net worth is. While he seems to have a good amount of money saved up, the TNA founder is actually doing the wise thing by pulling in well funded investors to help him launch this project.
February 16, 2014
Since news has surfaced that Ken Shamrock is now working as a security guard, many are starting to question his net worth. Some sources are stating that the former UFC champion is worth approximately $1.5 million, but many believe that it is much lower than that.
January 10, 2014
This week has been quite a headache for Vince McMahon. Aside from losing a third of his personal net worth, the WWE CEO also has some new headaches looming, as an investment firm has bought a large amount of shares in the company. Lemelson Capital announced the transaction, and they are also calling for WWE to make changes to the management team.
May 17, 2014
With more people in the United States now aware that the Great Muta owns a wrestling promotion called Wrestle-1, many have started wondering about the net worth of the Japanese legend. While he has made millions over the years, Muta actually has financial backers to help fund Wrestle-1. GEN Sports Entertainment put down quite a bit of money to help launch the promotion.
May 11, 2014
Since she has raised her profile tremendously over the last year, thanks in large part to her roles on Monday Night Raw and Total Divas, Eva Marie has increased her net worth quite a bit. Reports are floating around that the red haired WWE diva is now worth approximately $2 million. Her net worth could increase tremendously once she gets her big push.
May 1, 2014
Now that Global Force Wrestling has been officially announced, skeptical fans have been questioning whether or not Jeff Jarrett has enough of a net worth to fund such an endeavor. While he is putting some of his own money into the project, the TNA founder is not alone in this venture. Aside from Toby Keith chipping in a large chunk, there are other investors being lined up as well.
April 14, 2014
A lot of wrestling fans have been wondering about the net worth of Nikita Koloff, as the legendary NWA star has yet to even make an appearance in WWE. The former United States Heavyweight Champion is done with professional wrestler. He has been a preacher for quite some time now, and his family was also featured on a reality television for the Lifetime Network.
April 14, 2014
Almost immediately after word spread about his death, a lot of people became curious about the net worth of the Ultimate Warrior, especially since fans were introduced to his mother, wife and daughters at the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Some websites are reporting that the Ultimate Warrior's net worth is approximately $1.6 million.
April 9, 2014
"I don't consider myself a rich person. I know that I am, but it's not like I belong to any country clubs. I have a car that goes very fast and a motorcycle that goes extraordinarily fast [he said of his Bentley and a Boss Hoss 502]. I love speed. Beyond that, I don't really have anything in common with anyone in Greenwich except zeros. Normally I do not like rich people. I have a voracious appetite, for life and everything in it. To a certain extent I will die a very frustrated man because I didn't do this or accomplish that." - Vince McMahon talking about his net worth
March 26, 2014
A website called Sport Rich List is claiming that Scott Steiner has a net worth of approximately $4.4 million, which instantly caused wrestling fans to wonder about the legitimacy of that claim, as the former WWE star has not collected a big salary in quite some time. There are those that believe that he is suing TNA because he is hoping to cash in a big pay day.
March 21, 2014
Recently, Forbes magazine revealed that Vince McMahon had a net worth of over a billion dollars again. The main reason is because WWE is worth a lot more now than it was previously. Stocks are doing extremely well, and the company is valued at around $2.24 billion right now. The launch of the WWE Network helped gain the trust of investors.
March 8, 2014
For years, wrestling fans have debated the net worth of Vince McMahon. While he has been a billionaire before, many did not believe that he had dropped down to millionaire status. Well, the WWE CEO has made the jump once again into billionaire status, and this time, he is being recognized by Forbes magazine for that accomplishment.
March 3, 2014
While some are wondering whether Jeff Jarrett has enough money to start a new wrestling promotion, it was now been revealed that he has quite a bit of investors lined up. Toby Keith, a musician whose net worth is approximately $500 million, is leading the way, but there are also others with deep pockets who have signed on. Jarrett's credentials helped to seal the deal.
March 1, 2014
A website called The Richest is reporting that Jeff Jarrett has a net worth of approximately $2 million. Despite the site not providing much financial details, that has caused a lot of fans to lock in on the numbers. Jarrett made a good amount of money from his time in WWE and WCW, and received a sizable amount from Dixie Carter and her family.
February 18, 2014
Earlier this week, wrestling fans learned a little more about the net worth of Shane McMahon. It was revealed that he holds approximately $35 million in stock with WWE. It has now been discovered that he also has approximately $13 million in stock with YOU on Demand, the company where he once served as the CEO.
February 17, 2014
Since he is now living comfortably in Hawaii, where the former WCCW star is simply just enjoying nature, many have been wondering what the net worth of Kevin Von Erich is. Those numbers are not readily available to the public, but it is safe to assume that he received a sizable check from WWE for the wrestling library that his family owned for years.
February 6, 2014
While it has been years since his heyday as a professional wrestler and actor, sources are stating that Roddy Piper still has a net worth of $4 million right now. The belief is that he made quite a bit of money during his time with WCW and has invested well.
January 1, 2014
Apparently, there is a fair amount of people out there that have been wondering about the net worth of Tully Blanchard, as several sites have used his name to target search engines. None have provided much information on his value. While the former US champion did not make a lot of money in the NWA and WWE, he also was quite the big spender during his days.
February 14, 2012
A picture of former WWE divas Kaitlyn and Shelly Martinez together at an independent wrestling show.
July 18, 2014
In a rather interesting bit of news, Shelly Martinez revealed that she used to impersonate Triple H and his entrance routine at a strip club. The former WWE star used to be a bartender in Los Angeles, and when things were slow, she would get the bartender to play HHH's entrance theme, so that she could mimic his water spitting routine.
March 26, 2014
Even though the event is eight months away from now, promoters for WrestleCade, a big independent wrestling show in North Carolina, have secured the services of Homicide, Hernandez and Shelly Martinez. They're going to be heavily promoting the LAX reunion. The three of them worked closely together in TNA a couple of years back.
March 16, 2014
A picture of Shelly Martinez and her boyfriend. The former WWE star has been dating an independent wrestler named JT Dunn.
March 6, 2014
Through Instagram, Shelly Martinez posted this picture of herself in a tight blue dress. The former WWE diva mentioned that she wore it for a photo shoot, but she now intends to use it during a wrestling match.
February 10, 2014
Shelly Martinez posted a half naked picture of herself on Instagram. The former WWE star is wearing lingerie and posing on all fours on a bed. Aside from her ample breasts, Shelly is also sporting some bruises, which she jokes as being a problem for someone that does wrestling and modeling.
February 9, 2014
It has been several years since Shelly Martinez has worked for TNA or WWE, but she still remains a person of interest to some wrestling fans. That's a big reason why Rob Van Dam decided to have her on his show this week.
February 6, 2014
Tommy Dreamer has announced that he will bringing back his YouTube show. It appears that former WWE diva Shelly Martinez, known as Ariel in ECW, will be his first guest.
December 15, 2013
It appears that WWE has released Shelly Martinez from her contract. She was working with them as a character known as Ariel, who was frequently by the side of Kevin Thorn in ECW. The company did not reveal why she was released, but the belief is that she has some backstage heat with Batista.
May 18, 2007
A lot of eyes are on the contract negotiations between Bully Ray and TNA at the moment. Many are curious to see if the company will actually let another top level performer walk away. Reports have surfaced that one of the things holding up the deal is the fact that management wants to wait until a new television deal can be reached. TNA is willing to sign the lower level performers right now since the deals are not as expensive.
August 22, 2014
There are rumors floating around right now that Zeb Colter is going to be dropped from television and removed as the manager of Jack Swagger. Many are assuming that since WWE kept him off of Monday Night Raw and Smackdown. Colter is said to be making a return soon and is only selling the kick from Alexander Rusev. Management still views him as an asset.
August 22, 2014
There is a little bit of a dilemma backstage in WWE right now when it comes to the Roman Reigns push. Management does not want to put the title on him just yet because they feel that it would be more effective to let him do it at Wrestlemania 31. However, he has gone pretty high up the card already, as Randy Orton is near the top of the ladder. Management will have to figure out what to do with him over the next several months.
August 22, 2014
When Bray Wyatt was closing out his feud with John Cena, many wondered who WWE was going to pair him up with next. Fortunately for the company, Chris Jericho agreed to return and help keep Wyatt interesting. Their feud is about to end, so the question has popped up again. As of right now, it looks like WWE is leaning towards putting Wyatt together with Sheamus in a program.
August 22, 2014
There are those that believe that WWE will be having Ric Flair managing Dolph Ziggler after all. Their interaction on Monday Night Raw might have been the seeds planted by the creative department. Apparently, Ziggler is not in the dog house with management any more. There's even talks that he might be elevated up the card into a feud with Randy Orton soon.
August 21, 2014
There are talks that Mr Anderson could be one of the next wrestlers to leave TNA. He signed a new contract last October, and it was reportedly for just a year. Since the company has been trying to be very cautious with their budget, Anderson could become a casualty. Reports surfaced in May that the former world heavyweight champion was one of the remaining performers with a big salary.
August 21, 2014
There are rumors floating around right now that Kurt Angle has called Triple H about a possible return to WWE. Reports has surfaced that HHH is not interested in a reunion with the former world heavyweight champion. There is said to be some lingering backstage heat from HHH towards Angle, whose contract with TNA expires in exactly a month from today.
August 21, 2014
While the negotiation continues between the two sides, the belief is that Bully Ray and TNA are far apart on the financial terms. Management wants to keep their former world heavyweight champion around because he is quite the asset to the roster. However, they are limited in what they can pay him, much like how they had to let AJ Styles leave. Since neither side is willing to budge, it looks like the relationship could be over soon.
August 21, 2014
At Summerslam 2014, fans witnessed the beginning of the feud between Nikki Bella and Brie Bella when the former turned on her sister and helped Stephanie McMahon win the match. The belief is that the feud was instigated by the producers of Total Divas. They wanted an intriguing story for the upcoming season of the show.
August 21, 2014
WWE reportedly has banned Alberto Del Rio from wrestling in the United States for the next year because they feel that he violated the terms of his contract. However, the former world heavyweight champion is going defy the company. His agent has been contacting various independent wrestling promotions in America to work matches and make appearances.
August 21, 2014
Rumors are floating around right now that WWE officials were not too pleased with the performance that Alexander Rusev put on at Summerslam 2014 in his flag match against Jack Swagger. His selling of an ankle injury was sub par, and the manner in which he sold it was not very fitting of his character. WWE really wants him in the main event scene, so they're paying much more attention to his matches than usual.
August 21, 2014
There is a split backstage in WWE when it comes to viewing Dean Ambrose as a main event performer. A lot of people in management do not view the former Shield member as someone of that caliber. He also has his supporters, and that group has probably increased in size after his superb performances with Seth Rollins at Summerslam 2014 and Monday Night Raw.
August 21, 2014
The hot rumors right now is that WWE is going to prevent Alberto Del Rio from working for another wrestling promotion in the United States for the next year. In exchange, the company will continue to pay him, even though he has been given a release. That has led fans to speculate as to how much money he will be given. The belief is that it will not be the full amount of the contract, as he will not be paid for working live events.
August 21, 2014
Expect to hear plenty of comparisons between Dean Ambrose and Steve Austin over the next couple of months. WWE is having the former Shield member take elements of the Austin character in an attempt to win over even more fans. While it was not shown on Monday Night Raw, the company is doing a story where Ambrose refused medical attention after being severely injured by Kane and Seth Rollins.
August 21, 2014
When WWE announced that they were moving Summerslam 2015 from Los Angeles to New York, the company did not reveal the actual location of the pay per view. There are rumors floating around now that Vince McMahon may try to do the event at the massive MetLife Stadium that was the host of Wrestlemania 29. It's quite the risky endeavor, so the belief is that WWE will eventually end up choosing the Barclays Center or the IZOD Center instead.
August 21, 2014
Since he has worked himself into shape and became a legitimate main event performer, many are speculating that Bully Ray will be heading to WWE after his contract with TNA expires in a couple of days. However, reports are surfacing that WWE is hesitant to bring him back. Aside from his age, there are those backstage in the company that do not like Bully.
August 21, 2014
When Rey Mysterio decided to make a video appearance at TripleMania for AAA, the belief was that he was doing it as a shot at WWE. Rumors have surfaced that he is quite upset with the company in regards to his contract situation. Reports are now surfacing that Mysterio had a handshake agreement with Triple H that would have enabled him to walk away from the company. However, Vince McMahon reportedly decided to overrule that and force to remain under contract to WWE for another year.
August 20, 2014
Since neither man was involved in a feud, it looks like WWE is about to pair Antonio Cesaro and Sheamus in a feud for the United States Heavyweight Championship. The story between the two might have been initiated during WWE Main Event. Management has been known to drop stories abruptly, so if this does not make it to Monday Night Raw or Smackdown, then the feud is not going forward.
August 20, 2014
There was a little bit of confusion on Monday Night Raw. Fans were led to believe that Big Show and Mark Henry were forming a team, especially after they were given a victory over Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. Later on in the evening, Henry came out and started what looked like a feud with Alexander Rusev. The reason for all this is because WWE was not sure what they wanted to do, and the scripts overlapped. The decision to do a feud between Henry and Rusev was a last minute thing.
August 20, 2014
Everyone in the industry now knows that Alberto Del Rio and Rey Mysterio made appearances for AAA at the TripleMania pay per view. The belief is that WWE will be pursuing legal actions against the promotion, as management has been very quiet backstage about the incident. That has led many to believe that lawyers have advised them not to discuss the situation.
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Developer Harry Triguboff, owner of Meriton. Photo: Louie Douvis
A disputed building industry debt involving the development company owned by Australia's sixth-richest man, billionaire Harry Triguboff, has sparked an attempted multimillion-dollar extortion by underworld figures and violence between warring gangland factions.
The revelation comes with the NSW and Victorian governments facing serious questions about the failure of state authorities to respond to evidence showing organised crime has dramatically expanded its reach into the construction industry, including in ventures supported by some union officials.
One of the more blatant demonstrations of criminal influence has been the use of bikies and gangsters to stand over rivals and debtors.
The attempted extortion involving Mr Triguboff's company Meriton is linked to a long-standing $9 million commercial dispute between the developer and a building company that was hired by Meriton to work on several projects on the Gold Coast and in Sydney.
When Meriton and the building company failed to reach an agreement in connection to the debt, the owner of the building company engaged a Sydney debt-collecting agency to attempt to recover several million dollars.
The debt was then hawked around Sydney's gangland, with figures linked to the Comancheros.
A source close to Meriton confirmed the company had been approached by underworld figures in connection to the disputed debt, but told them to ''get lost''. The source said a figure tied to the debt collection attempt ''tried to push'' underworld identities to pursue Meriton. ''He told them to go and get the money he owed from them,'' the Meriton source said.
NSW police are investigating whether a recent underworld murder of a known debt collector is connected to the Meriton debt recovery. The attempted extortion of Meriton is the highest profile example of the reach of bikies and the underworld into the construction sector.
In a statement to Fairfax Media, Meriton said the subcontractor was ordered off site as he was ''not fulfilling his obligations''. Meriton said it paid the subcontractor what he was owed, and the workers.
''Debt collectors retained by the said subcontractor did not demand any payment,'' the statement said.
''They sought clarification from us first as to whether the debt was due. The debt collectors were advised by us that no money was owing. We provided the debt collector with evidence of the same.
''Accordingly, no money was paid or collected.''
State and federal authorities have this week been having high-level discussions about how to respond to the corruption and crime crisis - revealed by a Fairfax Media and ABC investigation - with a consensus that without additional resources and government support, the scope of any investigation will be limited.
The Australian Crime Commission, which is leading the examination of organised crime in the construction sector, has had its budget and staff cut by almost one-tenth in the past three years.
On Thursday, the Victorian government sought an urgent briefing from police about how the decision by the former Labor government to deregulate the mercantile agents' industry - meaning known crime figures do not need to pass a character test to work as debt collectors - was hampering efforts to deal with stand-overs and extortion in the construction industry.
''We are concerned about these latest reports and have requested a briefing from Victoria Police about their concerns about the legislation put in place by the former Labor government,'' a Victorian government spokesman said.


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"It would be virtually impossible for any unPC comedian to make a living any more because of the peecee censorship which has become such a massive factor of UK life over the last decade or three."Does "PC" mean something different in the UK than in the US? Granted this is a sitcom not stand-up, but the first episode of BBC3's Mongrels had the line, "Most people have to fly a plane into a building before they're surrounded by this many virgins."
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DANVILLE — Damage assessments and clean-up continued Monday in the aftermath of Sunday's line of storms.
As of 6 a.m. Monday morning, almost everyone in Danville had power restored, according to Mayor Scott Eisenhauer. There still could have been a household here or there that might not have had power yet.
Most households, however, had electricity back by 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Eisenhauer added.
There still were issues overnight in the areas of Chateau Estates, Denvale and Devonshire. Power was restored in those areas by about 3:30 a.m. Monday.
Eisenhauer said there also were power lines down in the Heights, but those issues were corrected by about 6 a.m. Monday.
Ameren crews were working day and night to restore power. Several hundred people in Vermilion County still were without power Monday afternoon. According to Ameren's website, 140 residences in the 61832 ZIP code remained without power as of 2:15 p.m. Monday, along with 261 residences in Westville's ZIP code and another 166 places in the 61834 area.
Power outages with the storm were reported the length of the county, from Hoopeston to Ridge Farm. There had been more than 31,330 customers without power Sunday.
Residents can call Ameren at (800) 755-5000 to report power or natural gas issues.
The high winds Sunday afternoon damaged the three transmission lines feeding electricity to the city. Ameren crews fixed the western transmission line that had been under maintenance to restore power to the city.
"One transmission line is enough to power the whole city long term," Eisenhauer said.
Sunday also saw some railroad crossings blocked with a train due to tree debris that fell on the railroad tracks, Eisenhauer said.
Some traffic signals with battery backups remained working in the city. The city brought in large spotlights to help light up some intersections.
"We have city inspectors out looking for any debris or damage," Eisenhauer said on Monday.


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Comment: Re:I am not colorblind (Score 1) 267
Purple is my favorite color, you insensitive clod!
Purple is my favorite color, you insensitive clod!
So far I don't - I am the only one in my family who does not need glasses. To put off reading glasses as long as possible I exercise my eyes; I get close to a window with a screen, and keep shifting focus between the screen and a distant object. I can still focus clearly on objects about 6 inches away. Closer is difficult but sometimes doable with practice. I can clearly discern the pixels on my smartphone (4.99" 1080p display) and huge pixels on my desktop monitors (1080p) drive me nuts. I'm hoping Asus gets their 1440p 120Hz (3D capable!) monitors out soon.
One thing I have noticed is the last couple of years when I get over-tired I cannot focus clearly on anything so there is that.
Secondly, the colorblindness test they do as part of a normal eye exam is rather poor for detecting mild colorblindness. You see a faint and indistinct "5" in the dots, and you're lumped together with everyone who sees a clear and unambiguous "5".
A person with tetrachromatic vision will see a faint, indistinct but discernable 5 in those tests because their eyes are better at discerning slight hue differences.
Do you pass or fail color blindness tests? You might be tetrachromatic in one eye. Another thing that can cause it is if one light is receiving more light than the other (your eyes will rarely both receive the same amount of light) so one retina will be bleached a little more in the color spectrum of the bright object you are looking at. There are also other reasons each eye might respond differently to color (such as one eye has more or less of a type of cone cell than the other).
If you are tetrachromatic though, it can be advantageous, such as acing online hue sorting tests such as http://www.xrite.com/online-co...
> You have fined European banks billions and let your own banks off the hook for pennies.
Correction: our government has fined European banks and handed many domestic banks billions. o.O
...but only if Samsung proved its viability first
On a system that isn't a tablet, I DO NOT WANT A TOUCH INTERFACE, or even a hint of it unless I get a touch sensitive monitor and explicitly turn it on (a prompt asking me if I want to would be fine, too). For desktops and laptops, Windows 7's start menu is absolute perfection.
Don't try to improve perfection. I don't want to see any trace of the formerly-known-as-metro style interfaces anywhere on a desktop OS. Don't try to sell me a Windows tablet and think that shoving a touch interface in my face on the desktop is going to get me to buy. Android is where it's at for tablets. Trying to force that crappy UI on me will make me not even consider Windows tablets even IF you make it far superior to Android.
All you've done is alienate customers with Windows 8, and you're still trying to shove that loathed (loathed isn't even the word for it) abortion of a UI in people's faces. I'm going to be buying a bunch of Windows 7 licenses while it's still available because Windows 9's isn't shaping to be much better than Windows 8. If I have to run 9, I'll be installing classic shell on it, like I do on Windows Server when I have to work on Windows servers (who the FUCK thought it was a good idea to put a tablet UI on a server OS anyhow?!)
Oh, and while you're at it bring back glass. Knock it off with that Windows '80s flat look.
> Let's start at $10000 per infraction.
That is just the cost of doing business to someone like Qualcomm. Let's start at 10% of the annual gross revenue, based on the average gross revenue of the previous three years, PLUS 10% of the revenue of the current year to date. Keep in mind we are talking per infraction, so in this case (>100 githubs) this fraud would cost Qualcomm over ten years' worth of gross revenue.
> plus the added chemicals, such as the aromatics (which is largely benzene group) that were formed when that beef was put over the fire
I eat steak rare (just walk it by the fire please!), you insensitive clod! Putting fire to it more than a few seconds ruins it. >_
> You don't distribute electricity like data,
Sure, I'll buy that.
> it's much harder and you end up losing a LOT of it in the process.
You just contradicted yourself. I mean, it IS like data, and MCI is the grid operator?
He probably only graduated the sixth grade because his mommy sued the school, citing the hurting of precious snowflake's self esteem. Frankly, I'm surprised he can manage to spell those two-syllable words. Maybe his mommy helped him.
Well, whatever the cause, thank modern American education and the dumbing down of America.
> Though it's arguable how useful an IQ test is. It's a poor metric of intelligence, it's just commonly used because all the other suggestions are worse.
I agree, One time in line at a grocery store one man remarked about how it was stupid they had "retards"[sic] working there. I told him "You can learn from anybody, even this so-called 'retard.' for example, notice he is treating everybody with respect. You know, come to think of it, I never met anyone with Down's syndrome who is a nasty and judgmental prick like you. Maybe we can all take a lesson and learn to treat others nicely."
Besides, he was doing a great job and was taking pride in his work. What's to judge? What if that asshole were in the position of being mentally challenged - I'd love to see him wear those shoes for a day.
What good is intelligence if all one ends up doing is thinking they're better than everyone and treat others like shit?
Ah, yes, Seamonkey. Someone mentioned it in comments above. I had forgotten the name of the web development component.
Mozilla.org is very quickly expanding Firefox to becoming Mozilla II. Remember when the suite was split apart into its various components, leaving Firefox a very lightweight-but-extensible browser, and Thunderbird a lean and mean yet also expandable email client, and if you still wanted the monolithic build you downloaded Mozilla instead?
Not any more. Firefox is very quickly edging its way toward becoming a heavyweight web development suite again. I think if users want that, they will either install the Web Developer extension or maybe just go straight to installing the Mozilla suite. Why are they "bloating" Firefox again instead of making the IDE an optional add-on via extensions?
If a 6600 used paper tape instead of core memory, it would use up tape at about 30 miles/second. -- Grishman, Assembly Language Programming


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