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Canonical Discusses Banshee Decision
Jason Warner, Ubuntu Desktop Manager for Canonical, discusses the 'whys' of the Banshee decision.
The intention for Banshee to become the default music player in the next release of Ubuntu was discussed at the last Ubuntu Developer Summit in Orlando, Florida (UDS_N), and it's now official - Banshee will replace Rhythmbox in Ubuntu 11.04, Natty Narwhal release.
Since the discussion at UDS-N, there have been many questions surrounding the Banshee decision. The Ask Ubuntu site offers many answers, but we asked Jason Warner, Ubuntu Desktop Manager for Canonical, to provide more details about the move.
Not long after beginning his role as the Ubuntu Desktop Manager, Warner started receiving user requests to include Banshee as the default music player. He says that Banshee has been the most-requested application for inclusion into Ubuntu.
"Banshee gives users a more consistent user interface," Warner says. "Banshee meets our users needs and gives them the most efficient experience."
Some users and developers have speculated that the Ubuntu and GNOME relationship has been strained since the decision to make Unity the default desktop in Natty. Does using Banshee as the default music player help strengthen Ubuntu's relationship with GNOME? "While that is an interesting take on the decision, it is a plus for the decision after the fact," Warner says. "While the Banshee association with GNOME is a bonus, giving the user the best experience possible was the real deciding factor in selecting Banshee," he adds.
Warner says that from the developers point of view, the criteria is very similar to that of the end user. "Banshee offers more in the area of extension libraries and has a vibrant community that allows for a better, more heavily maintained application, with a much richer ecosystem," he says. "Banshee continues to improve because users, many in the Ubuntu community, continue to test the application and give the developers feedback," he says.
Warner encourages users who want to help test Banshee to download and install the application and report feedback. "I hope the user experience is a positive one, and if it's not, we want to hear about it," he says.
Mono legally has been vetted
RE: Mono legally has been vetted for by multiple lawyers, companies and Microsoft's own public statements. Legal threat: nill.
Really ? you might want to nip across to Groklaw and see if you still think that your comment is true. -
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Mono is MS poison
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Mint Selecting Applications More Carefully?
To the other commenter:
-Created new installer/updater instead contributing back to the upstream.
-Mint created a new menu because it thought the standard GNOME panel was not good enough.
-Mint selected Thunderbird instead of GNOME's Evolution.
-Mint ships Pidgin instead of Empathy.
-Mono legally has been vetted for by multiple lawyers, companies and Microsoft's own public statements. Legal threat: nill. Mint ships with proprietary codecs installed which is illegal in many countries. Legal threat: small but it is real.
-Mint is the third largest Linux distribution where are it's upstream contributions to GNOME?
This is not meant to be a criticism of Linux Mint I have in the past enjoyed using it and even donated to it. Yet, people do seem to be blaming everything on Ubuntu these days. It is time other Linux distributions (supporters) look themselves in the mirror and say "are we any doing better" before complaining about some else's choices.
Just my random thoughts
I've moved to Mint as well. I don't know about the latest version because I am no longer running Ubuntu. Mint seems to update faster. For instance Firefox releases a new version and Mint updates it within hours.
I applaud Ubuntu for trying to make improvements quickly but making extreme polarizing decisions when stuff isn't ready is not a good idea. Much of Linux is on the bleeding edge on many things but that shouldn't be the case in some areas.
Maybe there should be 2 version like Debian. One really unstable and one stable. You can keep Grub 2, Wayland, and Unity in the unstable camp.
Personally I think KDE should be the default for a desktop distro and let people run Gnome or LXDE on old hardware. Hardware is so cheap and powerful these days anything made in the last few years should be able to run KDE no problem. Even Gnome seems a bit bloaty these days. My parents old $400 laptop from 4 years was slow on Gnome but is quite fast on LXDE.
Also what is with the ugly colors in Ubuntu? Historically the awful brown now the not quite as bad purplish. -
what about rhythmbox ?
banshee runs on mono, i doubt that it is better integrated with gnome than rhythmbox.
which is default for gnome, and was in ubuntu.
i think that last ubuntu decisions will lead to more users migration to Linux Mint, which selects
default applications much more carefully.
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Up front By sharing his own frailties, Maron creates a space where people feel safe talking about things they wouldn't typically get into during an interview. (Leigh Righton)
When I left Marc Maron on the concrete terrace of Montreal's Hyatt Regency, he was 40 minutes into an Hoyo de Monterrey and getting miked up for his fourth interview since lighting the cigar. Maron looked casual. Heavy stubble encroached on his soulpatch and sideburns, and his thick-rimmed plastic glasses, blue plaid shirt, and brown brogue boots suggested someone stuck in his thirties. At 50, Maron is inconspicuous alongside the younger stand-up comedians with whom he regularly performs. He had come to Canada for an international comedy festival, and media trawled the hotel for Q&As with the hundreds of lanyarded performers who darted through the lobby and restaurant like fish in an aquarium. Maron had obliged all who'd asked.
In each interview, Maron fielded well-worn questions with familiar answers: His longform interview podcast, WTF, was born of losing his job as a radio host, a failed marriage, and the need to reconnect with people; he never expected that a project recorded in his garage would lead to a book deal, a television show, and the rejuvenation of a 25-year career in stand-up comedy; some of his favorite guests have been Robin Williams, Conan O'Brien, and Mel Brooks.
The most interesting part of the exchanges was what the interviewers revealed to Maron about themselves. One 15-year-old blogger, for instance, said unprompted that he wanted nothing more than to be a professional music writer; a TV interviewer said that when she smelled the cigar smoke, it reminded her of hanging out with her grandmother; and a comedy journalist regretfully attributed missing his big break into show business to his own arrogance.
After the last interview, Maron smiled and said, almost mischievously, "People just like to tell me things."
People telling him things is what makes Maron's podcast one of the most compelling interview shows on the internet and radio. Even though his unpolished on-air presence violates the most basic rules of journalistic interviewing, WTF is gradually becoming an oral-history archive of American comedy and pop culture. Each episode of the twice-weekly podcast is downloaded more than 200,000 times, and there are currently 22,000 paying subscribers who get access to bonus material and the entire archive of episodes. WNYC, New York's public-radio station, began carrying truncated versions of the show in 2011, and the first 100 episodes were recently catalogued at the Library of Congress—WTF is the only podcast it has collected. The veteran comic has unintentionally become one of the best entertainment interviewers working today, getting what most arts and culture reporters rarely do: earnest stories from artists about their lives and work—whether it's Robin Williams reflecting on the shame of being caught stealing jokes, or comedian Richard Lewis recounting his darkest experiences of substance abuse.
Stand-up comedy, a career based on being alone on a stage talking at an audience in uninterrupted bursts, wouldn't seem the place to find someone who makes you want to share the intimate details of your life. Maron's style in particular can be confessional, sourced from relationships, career, and family—and manic contemplation of relationships, career, and family. It's a style he brings from the spotlight to the podcast, framing interviews with a lens that projects his worldview onto guests. In one episode, Maron confronted This American Life host Ira Glass with how he felt being in the TAL offices:
My impression of the world that you live in is a sort of a rarefied air to me. I believe that, like, you know, you have a lot of disciplined people that were relatively decently parented, that have a certain amount of discipline. You have a structure, you seem to be all fairly sophisticated and educated and read books. This is the myth that I put together.
The comparison of TAL to his own show made him "feel small" in Glass' "mythic presence." Maron does this regularly. Rather than ask questions, he presents a conception of his guests directly to them, often delivered in run-on sentences, and awaits a response.
Such tactics would cause the dispassionate journalist's pen to skitter across the notebook. Neutrality in interviewing is a hallmark of journalism orthodoxy. Standard operating procedure holds that if questions are open-ended and unguided, the subject will answer comfortably, without coercion. So Maron, by dropping his emotionally fraught judgments of TAL into Glass' lap, left him nothing to address. Or so the thinking goes.


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Would you love to have more MORE ENERGY every single day.
Would you love to wake up refreshed, energized and instantly jump out of bed? Would you love to live every day as your best self, for every day to be productive and enjoyable? Would you love to feel energised and ready to go, the second your alarm goes off?
It's easily possible, way easier than you think, and getting to this place takes a lot less time than you probably realise…
Let me ask you a question: did you set new year goals?
I hope so. While new year goals are often set a little 'erratically', I still love them – having a goal, even if it's just one goal, and even if it breaks all of the rules in the goal setting rule book (yes, there is one), is still better than having no goals at all.
I'm not going to turn this into a guide on goal setting… that's for the Tony Robbins goal setting guide last week…but what I am going to say is, if you have set any goals, anything like:
- Losing weight
- Making more money
- Spending more time with the kids or your partner
- Learning a new skill
- Attaining a new thing (house, car, boat, holiday, guitar, dress, pair of shoes…)
- Contributing to a charity
- Growing your business
- Or anything else (or all of the above)
…then you're gonna need ENERGY.
That's a fact.
Without energy and without feeling health and vitality, every day is harder, your concentration and focus isn't as good, you lose your zest…and getting to that goal is ten times harder.
My 10-Minute Morning Energy Ritual
Getting more energy is easier than you might think.
And in my experience, a huge part of living with ENERGY is starting the day right.
When you start the day wrong you make everything ten times harder.
….if you skip breakfast or have an acidic breakfast you start a blood sugar spiral that has your energy dipping all over the place.
…when you begin the day in a hurry your stress levels and anxiety levels cause you to make decisions on your work, priorities, actions that have a knock on effect to the rest of your day (and week, and year).
…when you start the day by hitting snooze for the tenth time and drrraaaag yourself out of bed, your slow movement creates a low mood (remember, emotion is created by motion).
….and when you start the day without nourishment you put your body under severe stress to operate and function after an 8 hour fast that all of your energy is taken up by just getting from a to b…
Forming a New Habit: The Power of Doing Something Simple Every Day
Getting to your best every health, energy and body is a lot easier than you've been led to believe. One of the most powerful things you can do to make this process easy and effortless is to optimize the things you are already doing daily.
I call this 'habit-hacking'. Sounds weird but let me explain.
If you want to form a new habit, or behaviour, the easiest way to do this is to link it to an already existing behaviour.
For instance, when I am coaching people who struggle to drink enough water each day, I tell them to link the hydration habit to something they're already doing each day. If they clean their teeth twice per day, then link hydration to this – so they have a big glass of water before or after each teeth cleaning session.
By optimizing the things we do DAILY already or switching unhealthy daily rituals to healthy ones – we get success on autopilot…it's almost an overnight success.
And that's what we're doing here. We already have a 'wake up ritual', but at the moment it's not optimized. So let's change that, make it work for us and set ourselves up to WIN!
So Here's is How to Do it RIGHT: 14 Minutes-a-Day to Energy, Vitality and Positivity!
Morning Ritual #1: Get Straight Up!
Time Taken: 5 seconds
This is super important. You have to (HAVE to) get straight up, as soon as your alarm goes off. This is critical. After a very short amount of time (less than a week) you'll notice that you start to wake up before your alarm goes off anyway, and this is your chance to push back your wake-up-time even earlier if you want to have more time in your day.
By getting up immediately you're sending the message to your body that you are ready to start the day, be alert and get moving. This is really important. (note: I have made it my ritual to SMILE as soon as I humanly remember, but I understand if this may feel a little silly for you).
If you wake up before your alarm already, then simply get up as soon as you wake up!
I have written a whole guide on How to Get Up Early here, so you can check that out if you need more help with this.
The best piece of advice I can give you to help you to get up as soon as you wake up is this: get excited the night before. You know how easy it is to get up when you know the second you wake up that you are doing something truly exciting that day (maybe going on a holiday, getting a present or it's your birthday – you know the kind of thing I mean). The second you wake up you know it in every part of your body and you leap right out of bed – no matter how tired you are.
You can do this whenever you like! You just have to get excited about something the night before that you're going to do the next day.
And according to Ayurvedic principles, waking up at least 20 minutes before sunrise is optimal for your energy and vitality. Vata energy fills the atmosphere in these pre-dawn hours and since vata is known for movement, this is the best time to be up and active!
Morning Ritual #2: Super-Hydrate, Straight Away
Time Taken: 30 seconds
This is critically important – as soon as you're up, head for the water.
A glass of warm lemon water is great and ionized, alkaline warm lemon water is even better! This continues the Ayurvedic principles from ritual #1 above.
Your body has been through an eight-hour fast, it is dehydrated. You simply have to get those cells hydrated again before you expect your body to move, get active, process, detoxify, metabolise and give you energy. Running on caffeine from the moment you wake up is insane. This is a rapid move towards having NO energy for the rest of the day.
So as soon as you're up, get to the water. Drink at least 300ml of water, preferably 500ml. You'll feel the difference right away.
And here's how to make lemon water and what ionized water is all about.
I personally LOVE getting onto the ionized water straight away because it's alkaline, antioxidant rich and microclustered (meaning it hydrates my cells 10x better than tap or bottled water). Gotta love the power of the ionizer.
Morning Ritual #3: Move Your Body (Emotion Created by Motion)
Time Taken: 3 minutes
Continuing the Ayurvedic theme, the next step in the ritual is to get moving. Remember, the vata energy is all about movement, so this is perfect. The movement you do is totally up to you. It could be a quick walk, some stretches, a quick bounce on the rebounder, or my personal favourite, to practice the Sun Salutation:
This gets me stretched out, feeling alive and incredibly positive within 5 minutes of waking up!
Morning Ritual #4: Breathing Exercises for Detox, Cleansing and Power
Time Taken: 5 minutes
This is super-cool and super-simple. It cleanses your lymphatic system (one of your body's main detoxification systems) and gets you centred.
I first learned this from Tony Robbins at UPW in 2003 and have been doing it ever since. It's as easy as this:
- Sit in a comfortable position with good posture, get centred
- Breathe in for a count of 4
- Hold for a count of 16
- Breathe out for a count of 8
This 1-4-2 pattern can be done in any multipliers – you could do in for 10, hold for 40, out for 20 if your lungs are up to it!
I repeat this breathing pattern 10-15 times….and while I do it, I concurrently do ritual number 5 below…
Morning Ritual #5: Gratitude, Visualisation & Self-Love
Time Taken: 0 seconds (you do it while you're doing the breathing exercises)
This is my favourite part of the morning ritual, it centres me, has me feeling focuses and REALLY sets up my day to be a success.
- Gratitude: I think that this is a massively undervalued state to be in. So little of our time each day is spent feeling gratitude, but if fills you with positivity to do so. All of my stresses disappear when I focus on gratitude. I love it.So for 2 minutes, with my eyes closed, I think about all of the things I'm grateful for in my life. My little boy, my partner, our life together. I picture my family, I picture us having happy times. I picture my friends and happy memories of us hanging out and having fun. I feel gratitude for information, ideas, technologies and comforts I have in my life. I feel grateful for being born into the life I have and how it could have been so different if I was born into a different time or a different country or culture. I feel grateful for the freedoms I have. It could be anything – feeling the emotion is what's important.
- Visualisation of What I Want to Create: this is POWERFUL. So for the next 2 minutes I visualise my most important goals as if they're already done, and in as much detail as possible. You could picture your body looking exactly how you want it to look, or picture yourself seeing some financial result you want to create. Whatever your goals that give you the most juice – picture them as DONE!
- Self-Love: not as weird as it sounds I promise. Just as simple as, for the final minute of the five, I think about myself in the most positive way. I sometimes focus on the things about myself I like the least and tell myself their great. Just focusing on how much you love yourself and believe in yourself is powerful.
This is what Tony Robbins calls NET time, with NET standing for No Extra Time required. Do this while you're doing your breathing and you'll be feeling AMAZING!
Morning Ritual #6: Nourish Your Body Right Away
Time Taken: 6 minutes
Finally, I simply HAVE to start the day with a healthy meal. It is an investment in myself and sets the tone for the rest of the day.
I will almost always have an alkaline green juice (see recipe here for my big-bad alkaline green drink) or an alkaline smoothie (smoothie recipe here) before breakfast (and often some alkaline mineral salts too, it's part of my 5-Minute-Acid-Crusher routine, more on this soon…), and then make sure breakfast is nutrient-rich, alkaline and delicious.
A lot of people when they're first starting the alkaline diet have a difficulty with knowing what to eat at breakfast, so here's my "Alkaline Breakfast Recipes" post to get you started.
My breakfasts can include anything from 'alkaline' oats on the traditional side, through to a full veggie breakfast on the more 'advanced' end of the alkaline scale. But whatever I choose, I know it is nourishing, energy giving, alkalising and revitalising.
Starting the day with a typical 'Western' breakfast is a horror show, from an energy point of view. Eggs, bacon, toast, coffee, milk, cereals, cheese, jam, breads, pastries….all acid-forming, energy-robbing, blood-sugar-spiking mayhem.
PLUS, I know that by having an alkaline vegetable juice, I've already had over 7.35 serves of fresh vegetables before I've left the house! It makes the rest of the day's nutrient intake a bonus!
That's My Morning Ritual to Get me Energised, Nourished and Feeling Sensational…Before 6:30am!
- Get straight up and smile
- Hydrate
- Move
- Breathe
- Get grateful and visialise success
- Nourish
That's It!
This will have you feeling absolutely amazing – even if you only cherry pick your favourite three parts of this ritual and build up to the rest, you'll LOVE IT!
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- Date:10 Nov 2010
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:Upton Park
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Piquionne - pen (49) - Odemwingie - pen (37) Pablo (70)
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- 93:52 +3.52
The referee blows for offside.
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Corner from right by-line taken by Chris Brunt. Corner taken left-footed by Chris Brunt.
- 91:18 +1.18
Corner taken by Chris Brunt from the right by-line, Close range header by Ibanez Pablo goes wide of the left-hand post.
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Corner taken left-footed by Chris Brunt to the near post, Frederic Piquionne makes a clearance.
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Daniel Gabbidon concedes a free kick for a foul on Peter Odemwingie. Daniel Gabbidon goes into the book. Benni McCarthy on for Pablo Barrera. Marc-Antoine Fortune on for Peter Odemwingie. James Morrison takes the direct free kick.
- 85:24
Unfair challenge on Steven Reid by Pablo Barrera results in a free kick. Scott Carson takes the direct free kick.
- 84:04
The official flags Frederic Piquionne offside. Gabriel Tamas restarts play with the free kick.
- 83:06
Kieron Dyer is ruled offside. Scott Carson restarts play with the free kick.
- 81:29
Effort from outside the penalty area by James Morrison goes wide left of the target.
- 79:24
Daniel Gabbidon challenges Peter Odemwingie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Ibanez Pablo.
- 78:28
Kieron Dyer takes a shot. Save by Scott Carson.
- 77:31
Inswinging corner taken by Victor Obinna, clearance made by Gabriel Tamas.
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Victor Obinna on for Carlton Cole.
- 73:32
Free kick awarded for a foul by Chris Brunt on Radoslav Kovac. Giles Barnes replaces Jerome Thomas. Direct free kick taken by Robert Green.
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Unfair challenge on Simon Cox by Radoslav Kovac results in a free kick. Radoslav Kovac is cautioned. Chris Brunt takes the free kick.
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Ibanez Pablo grabs a headed goal from close in. West Ham 2-2 West Brom.Chris Brunt provided the assist for the goal.
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Outswinging corner taken by Chris Brunt, clearance made by Matthew Upson.
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Jerome Thomas is caught offside. Daniel Gabbidon restarts play with the free kick.
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Peter Odemwingie takes a shot. Save by Robert Green.
- 66:45
Effort from a long way out by Simon Cox goes wide right of the goal.
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Simon Cox comes on in place of Graham Dorrans.
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Frederic Piquionne has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
- 59:49
Kieron Dyer is caught offside. Ibanez Pablo takes the free kick.
- 58:58
The referee blows for offside against Carlton Cole. Indirect free kick taken by Gabriel Tamas.
- 57:50
Jerome Thomas produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the target.
- 57:30
Scott Parker challenges Paul Scharner unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Chris Brunt.
- 54:32
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jerome Thomas by Frederic Piquionne. Marek Cech takes the free kick.
- 52:32
Kieron Dyer takes a shot. Ibanez Pablo gets a block in. Radoslav Kovac comes on in place of Luis Boa Morte. Pablo Barrera takes a outswinging corner to the near post, Paul Scharner makes a clearance.
- 52:32
Kieron Dyer takes a shot. Blocked by Ibanez Pablo. Radoslav Kovac on for Luis Boa Morte. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Pablo Barrera from the right by-line to the near post, Paul Scharner manages to make a clearance.
- 52:01
Unfair challenge on Frederic Piquionne by Marek Cech results in a free kick. Scott Parker takes the free kick.
- 48:23
Penalty awarded for a foul by Gabriel Tamas on Kieron Dyer. Frederic Piquionne scores a placed penalty. West Ham 2-1 West Brom.
- 48:23
Gabriel Tamas gives away a Penalty for an unfair challenge on Kieron Dyer. Penalty taken right-footed by Frederic Piquionne and scored. West Ham 2-1 West Brom.Assist by Kieron Dyer.
- 45:49 +0.49
Luis Boa Morte takes a shot. Save by Scott Carson.
- 45:20
Luis Boa Morte gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Graham Dorrans. Paul Scharner restarts play with the free kick.
- 44:06
Corner taken by Pablo Barrera, Pablo Barrera takes a shot. Scott Carson makes a comfortable save. Effort from outside the box by Chris Brunt goes wide right of the target.
- 42:16
Goal scored by Scott Parker from outside the area to the top left corner of the goal. West Ham 1-1 West Brom.
- 39:20
James Morrison handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Scott Parker.
- 35:35
Matthew Upson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Peter Odemwingie. Chris Brunt delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing. Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Chris Brunt, Luis Boa Morte challenges Steven Reid unfairly and gives away a Penalty. Luis Boa Morte goes into the referee's book. Placed penalty scored by Peter Odemwingie. West Ham 0-1 West Brom.
- 34:26
Chris Brunt takes a shot. Scott Parker gets a block in.
- 30:40
Peter Odemwingie takes a shot. Matthew Upson gets a block in. Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Chris Brunt, save made by Robert Green.
- 30:28
Carlton Cole is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Graham Dorrans takes the indirect free kick.
- 28:32
Corner taken by Pablo Barrera from the right by-line, Header from deep inside the area by Carlton Cole goes over the bar.
- 27:26
Shot by Graham Dorrans from a long way out goes over the crossbar.
- 26:07
Unfair challenge on Graham Dorrans by Scott Parker results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Paul Scharner.
- 25:05
Unfair challenge on Jerome Thomas by Scott Parker results in a free kick. Chris Brunt sends in a cross, Ibanez Pablo takes a shot. Save made by Robert Green.
- 25:05
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jerome Thomas by Scott Parker. Chris Brunt crosses the ball, Ibanez Pablo takes a shot. Robert Green makes a comfortable save.
- 23:00
The referee gives a free kick against Carlton Cole for handball. Steven Reid takes the free kick.
- 22:15
Lars Jacobsen fouled by Graham Dorrans, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Parker restarts play with the free kick.
- 19:14
Carlton Cole produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.
- 18:17
Luis Boa Morte challenges James Morrison unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Steven Reid.
- 15:00
Chris Brunt produces a left-footed shot from long distance which goes wide right of the goal.
- 11:46
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Pablo Barrera played to the near post, clearance by Marek Cech.
- 10:10
Jerome Thomas takes a shot. Robert Green makes a save.
- 9:33
Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Pablo Barrera.
- 8:04
Peter Odemwingie takes a shot. Comfortable save by Robert Green.
- 4:55
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Chris Brunt by Frederic Piquionne. Scott Carson takes the free kick.
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Jerome Thomas challenges Frederic Piquionne unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Kieron Dyer.
The referee gets the game underway.
The ref blows to signal half-time.
The second half kicks off.
The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.
Match Preview
Noble missing for Hammers Midfielder Mark Noble will miss the visit of West Brom despite returning to light fitness work this week after having his appendix removed. Noble was voted as the West Ham fans' Player of the Month for October, but will miss at least the next two home games with Blackpool also due to visit the Boleyn Ground at the weekend. Fellow midfielders Jack Collison (knee) and Thomas Hitzlsperger (thigh) remain on the long-term injury list while Tal Ben Haim (foot) and Zavon Hines (knee) are also out. Matthew Upson has told his team-mates that, before they can climb out of trouble, they need to accept their performances so far have warranted their lowly position. "I think some of our performances have been a mixed bag in the same game, with good and bad that has just cost us in little areas," he told the club's website, whufc.com. "We've made bad choices and we've been punished heavily this season. We need to get back on a winning streak and a couple of wins will change everything. "The brutality of the Premier League is that, if you make the wrong choice, you'll pay for it. "We can't say we're not a 'bottom of the table club' because the facts speak for themselves and we are. "The table doesn't lie and the points we have don't lie. That's the things we need to change and until we change that, we have to accept that we're in this position and we have to get out of it. "I think we need to learn from games like Saturday and understand that once we went 2-0 up and our attitude, our decisions with the ball and the way we played the game needed to be different. "If we'd done that, we'd have won the game." West Brom will be without suspended midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu. Mulumbu will have to serve a one-match ban after his sending-off for acquiring two yellow cards against Manchester City on Sunday. Defender Gonzalo Jara is also suspended as he serves the second of a three-game ban for his straight red card at Blackpool. Full-back Nicky Shorey is battling to overcome an ankle knock sustained against City. But Albion boss Roberto Di Matteo is hoping Steven Reid (Achilles) and James Morrison (knee) will be fit. Scott Carson expects West Brom to return to the kind of performances which have been the trademark for most of the season. The Baggies have been in the top six of the Barclays Premier League in recent weeks but back to back defeats against Blackpool and Manchester City have seen them drop down to 10th. Skipper Carson believes Albion showed City too much respect during the opening 45 minutes of their 2-0 home defeat. He said: "We have been getting into players' faces during games, stopping them playing, and making it difficult for them. "Against City, we seemed to stand back a bit too much in the first half and maybe showed them too much respect. "It was something we haven't been doing. We sat off them and invited pressure. We lacked a bit of energy in pressing and closing them down. "We kept going and should have played how we did in the second half in the first half. "We have had a good start to the season but Sunday showed we have to be at 100% at all times at this level. Now we have to bounce back."
West Ham
West Brom
- Robert Green
- Herita Ilunga
- Daniel Gabbidon
- Matthew Upson
- Lars Jacobsen
- Luis Boa Morte
- Scott Parker
- Kieron Dyer
- Pablo Barrera
- Carlton Cole
- Frederic Piquionne
- Marek Stech
- Winston Reid
- James Tomkins
- Radoslav Kovac
- Benni McCarthy
- Jonathan Spector
- Victor Obinna
- Scott Carson
- Marek Cech
- Ibanez Pablo
- Gabriel Tamas
- Steven Reid
- Paul Scharner
- Chris Brunt
- Jerome Thomas
- Graham Dorrans
- James Morrison
- Peter Odemwingie
- Boaz Myhill
- Somen Tchoyi
- Giles Barnes
- Nicky Shorey
- Gianni Zuiverloon
- Marc-Antoine Fortune
- Simon Cox
Match Report
Hammers stay bottom after draw West Ham were once again left frustrated and remain bottom of the Barclays Premier League as they were held to a 2-2 draw by West Brom at Upton Park. Peter Odemwingie had put the Baggies in front from the penalty spot in the 38th minute. However, Scott Parker smashed in a 25-yard effort to level before the break and Frederic Piquionne put the Hammers ahead from the spot at the start of the second half - only for Pablo Ibanez to deny Avram Grant's men a much-needed first league win since September 25. Kieron Dyer, in for the injured Valon Behrami, looked lively during the opening exchanges as the home side took the initiative. However, the Baggies also passed the ball around crisply and Odemwingie sent in a low, angled effort from the edge of the penalty area which Hammers goalkeeper Robert Green gathered. West Brom broke quickly after defending a corner and had men over as Jerome Thomas charged down the middle. However, the midfielder elected to shoot, but could only fire a tame 20-yard effort straight at Green. West Ham continued to have plenty of possession but failed to find a telling pass with which to open up the visitors' defence. Carlton Cole headed a corner just over the crossbar but there were still too many stray passes from the home side - with Hammers fans growing increasingly frustrated. Green was alert to punch away Chris Brunt's curling free-kick from the right, with the follow-up shot deflected behind. From the resulting corner West Brom were awarded a penalty when referee Mike Dean spotted Luis Boa Morte had bundled over Steven Reid in a crowded penalty area. Boa Morte was shown the yellow card, before Odemwingie sent Green the wrong way to give the Baggies the lead after 38 minutes. Upton Park was left in stunned silence, but replays showed the referee was spot-on. The home side looked to get themselves on level terms before the break, but again lacked a decisive pass in the final third. However, out of the blue, midfielder Scott Parker smashed a 25-yard effort into the top-left corner as the Boleyn Ground erupted. Danny Gabbidon's close-range header was held by Scott Carson, who then saved from Boa Morte at his near post as the Hammers continued to press. Boa Morte was somewhat fortunate to escape a second booking when he went in late on Graham Dorrans, but received only a stern talking to. The referee then pointed to the spot again in the 50th minute, this time in West Ham's favour as Dyer dashed into the right side of the penalty area and was barged over by Gabriel Tamas. With regular penalty taker Mark Noble out injured, Piquionne stepped up to fire the Hammers into the lead The home fans were in uproar as Parker was left in a heap in front of the advertising boards following a sliding challenge by Thomas which went unpunished. It was almost 3-1 when Mexico winger Pablo Barrera dashed down the left before feeding Dyer on the penalty arc, and his clever first-time flick released Piquionne on the overlap. However, the Frenchman's angled drive flew inches wide of the far post. West Brom substitute Simon Cox then almost had an immediate impact when he drilled a 25-yard effort just wide. Green then plucked Odemwingie's snapshot out of the air as the visitors looked for an equaliser. It was 2-2 after 70 minutes when Brunt delivered a lovely deep cross from the left which was met by Ibanez at the far post, who powered a header back into the opposite corner. The hosts sent on Victor Obinna and Benni McCarthy as they pressed for a winner, yet despite a couple of half-chances, West Brom held out for a point. West Ham, though, need a win against Blackpool on Saturday if they are to climb clear of trouble.
Form Guide
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Last Meetings
- West Ham
- 0 - 0
- West Brom
- 16/03/2009
- West Brom
- 3 - 2
- West Ham
- 13/09/2008
- West Brom
- 0 - 1
- West Ham
- 01/05/2006
- West Ham
- 1 - 0
- West Brom
- 05/11/2005
- West Brom
- 1 - 2
- West Ham
- 23/02/2003
- West Ham
- 0 - 1
- West Brom
- 11/09/2002
Top Scorers
West Ham
- F Piquionne 3
- S Parker 2
- C Cole 1
- V Behrami 1
West Brom
- PO Odemwingie 3
- Y Mulumbu 2
- J Thomas 1
- M Fortune 1
- J Morrison 1
- C Brunt 1
- GA Jara 1
- J Olsson 1
- S Tchoyi 1
West Ham
- Total goals 29
- Goals per game 9
- (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 3 (For) Period 51-60 mins
- (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
West Brom
- Total goals 34
- Goals per game 14
- (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 1 (For) Period 31-40 mins
- 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins


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I was somewhere outside of Boulder on the edge of a golf course when the coffee, elevation, and dehydration began to take hold. I remember saying something like, "This feels an awful like Digital ID World used to feel like; maybe I ought to ask Fontana…"
The Glue Conference (1) is all about bringing different bits together: services, workflows, identities, personalities, businesses. Eric and crew do yeoman's work to bring such a combination of viewpoints and technical meat together in one shiny package.
Quietly and slowly, Glue has started amassing more and more identity content. It is beginning to feel like a mashup of Catalyst and DIDW (circa 2006) This year featured:
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- Dick Hardt (most recently Microsoft) giving an overview of OAuth 2.0
- Eve Mahler (PayPal) providing quick intro to UMA
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Following its recent announcement of a steep drop in profit for the third quarter of 2012, Zurich Insurance Group AG used investor-day presentations by senior management to reassure investors about the company's ability to reach a number of ambitious goals that it had previously set.
Zurich CEO Martin Senn told investors that the company is still aiming for an after-tax return on equity of 16%, but he acknowledged that actual results could fall short of that target by 2%.
Senn also reiterated Zurich's commitment to several other goals that it had recently announced, including a 3% to 4% improvement in combined ratio relative to the competition, a $500 million reduction in costs by 2013 and a continued ranking among the five Europe-based companies with the greatest value of new business.
"These are very ambitious targets given that the environment in which we are operating has become even more challenging in 2012," Senn said.
Senn also reaffirmed Zurich's commitment to derive 30% of new business value from Latin America, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific Region, including Australia, telling investors that the company expects to meet that goal handily.
On November 15, Zurich announced that its third-quarter net profit had dropped 62% in comparison to the previous year's third-quarter profit. Profits for the nine months ending 30 September 2012 were $2.7 billion, 16% below the company's profit of $3.2 billion for the corresponding period in 2011.
Zurich attributed the disappointing results to "reserve adjustments" in its German operations. Losses caused by a drought in the United States earlier in 2012 also affected performance, and those losses may continue to be felt during the fourth quarter of 2012. In addition, the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the company's results has yet to be determined, according to Zurich Head of General Insurance Mike Kerner.
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Hey everyone!
Love life is heating up again! I've got a lunch date today with Sam, an American boy from Connecticut who lives and studies here in London. He actually lives really close to me (in South Kensington -- 10 min walk from my residence hall). The fact that he lives close by is definitely a nice convenience. It will be interesting to see where this goes because I only have one month left in London!
This weekend was a whirlwind. My study abroad program organized a trip for about 40 of us. We went to Belgium and Ieper (in France) to learn about how WWI affected that area. We left sooo early on Friday, (6:45 a.m.!!) and took a coach (Brit for bus) to The Port of Dover where we caught a ferry to France. The ferry was huge and reminded me of a mini cruise ship because it had two restaurants, two shops and several cafes aboard. When we arrived in France we took the coach to Belgium where we toured war museums and war memorials. The theme of the trip was WWI's effect on Ieper and Belgium. The tours were interesting but my favorite part of Belgium was the chocolate and the waffles. Yum!
We got back to London Saturday night, which was nice because it allowed me to go to a nightclub I've been meaning to check out and go to the St. Patty's day concert celebration in Trafalgar Square (Sunday).
I gotta go get ready for lunch with Sam! Wish me luck!
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Today is a day of transition friends. We have been working hard behind the scenes to bring you something new, something fresh and amazing. This blog is going to sleep, signing out for the weekend, we will be back on Monday with something NEW! Make sure to visit the main www.maisto.com page next week!
New Maisto 1:18 Premiere Edition
Normally I take all my photos on my Canon G11, but I left it at the house so today's post is taken with my iPhone 4.
1/18 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 4 door taxi (36191), and Police (36192).
Formula Drift Rnd 7 Finals
This past Saturday was Formula Drift's season finals at The House of Drift Irwindale Speedway. I was able to cap the last four battles of the night. The video below only has a few runs of the epic action so enjoy. Also Congrats to Vaughn Gittin Jr. for capturing the 2010 Formula D Championship! Can't wait till 2011 season kicks off!!!
NASCAR Pepsi Max 400, Auto Club Speedway
On 10/10/10, my family and I (well most of us) attended our first ever NASCAR race. It was pretty amazing. The sound and power these cars have is unbelievable! It is unlike anything I've ever attended. I knew they were loud and fast, but WOW, I had no idea. We got there really early and thanks to our buddy at Auto Club Speedway had pit pass access which was really cool, my son Jake loved it! Everything except the whole "walking" part.
So in the pit we got stopped by some of the Auto Club Speedway crew and they asked Jake who his favorite racer was, he didn't have one since we are fairly new to all this NASCAR stuff. The guy said, well have you heard of Tony Stewart? He's pretty good, and gave Jake a lugnut off of Tony's #14 Car. Jake was stoked and I think he now has a favorite driver/car. Here is Tony's car being pushed into the pit area.
Jake's not sure what to make of all this… but I think he likes it.
So after all that excitement, we walked up to our seats and waited for the start of the race. The national anthem by Kenny Loggins was awesome, and then the fly over, wow! I've never seen Jake's eyes so BIG!
And then the race started with those famous words "Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!" It was pretty loud, they went around slow at first, then the race started… WOW!!!!!
After that awesome day, Jake getting a lucky lugnut, finding his favorite driver/car, who wins? TONY STEWART #14!!! Turns out it's his first victory in California, how awesome is that?
Special Thanks to Josh and Everyone at Auto Club Speedway for the great time! We will be back for more!
R H B On the Road Again: Next Stop – London
sorry for missing the last couple of days, back from dallas, and on the road again this weekend. taxi time, courtesy of London.
NASCAR Haulers
no, we're not producing any of them in our awesome All Stars Haulerz, Highway Haulers, or Fresh Metal Extreme Haulers, someone else does that. However it is sweet that they show up right down the street from us and parade into the famous Auto Club Speedway here in Fontana. Our buddy and shy blogger JC Uriarte snapped up these photos from his balcony for us. Just so we could share them with you all on the Daily Dose! What a guy! Could you imagine looking out your window and seeing this caravan? Let's call these "Street Snaps" since they are not really Freeway Fotos.
2011 Elite Transports "SNEAK PEEKS"
We received some images from our factory the other day regarding our 2011 1:64 Elite Transports. That's right, twenty-eleven Elite Transports. So, until we get the official word from the licensees that they are approved and good to go – here are some sneak peeks. We'll post full images soon.
Well thanks for looking and check back soon for the full image update.
New 1:18 coming next year
We didn't get any credible guesses based on the teaser photo I posted September 3 at https://maisto.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/something-new-for-2011/ . So, here's another photo of a different part of the actual vehicle. What do you think it could be?
Back In The Office
Jose and I just got back from setting up for Fall Toy Preview in Dallas TX. Had a great time and ate some of the best food ever. The following photos is all I am authorized to post up, everything else is top secret.
NASCAR Race Week
It's race week here in Fontana, CA. Not sure if you were aware of this, but the Auto Club Speedway is just down the street from CAPD headquarters. It's pretty awesome when there's some racing or qualifying going on, we can hear it at our offices. Nothing like the smell of burning rubber in the air. I stopped by the Auto Club Speedway Administration office the other day and saw this awesome statue/plaque in their lobby. It was very nicely done!
Then I noticed the Woody looked very familiar. Yes it is… a 1:18 scale Maisto 1948 Chevrolet® Fleetmaster™ "Woody!"
this woody had a trailer with the famous Jimmie Johnson's ride in tow.
Whenever race week comes around, I see so many NASCAR big rigs heading to the track on the freeway or side streets close to headquarters. So here is today's Freeway Foto of Digger and his buddies shot on I-15. They were lookin right at me!
So I will be attending my very first ever NASCAR event this Sunday for the Pepsi Max 400! I'm looking forward to it.


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Josh Krajcik | |
Born | Wooster, Ohio, United States |
Genres | Blues, rock, soul |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Phonogenic, Sony |
Associated acts | Josh Krajcik Band |
Website | www.joshkrajcik.com |
Josh Krajcik | |
Born | Wooster, Ohio, United States |
Genres | Blues, rock, soul |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Phonogenic, Sony |
Associated acts | Josh Krajcik Band |
Website | www.joshkrajcik.com |
Joshua Andrew "Josh" Krajcik (/krætʃkɪk/) is an American singer-songwriter who currently resides in Columbus, Ohio. He began his career as a solo artist and later went on to form the Josh Krajcik Band with Corey Gillen and Mitch Pinkston. He was the runner-up in the first season of The X Factor USA in 2011.
Josh was born in Wooster, Ohio to Lisa and Ron Krajcik. Josh has an older brother named Zack. He began taking piano lessons at an early age and has indicated that he had one piano teacher that taught him basic music theory as well as how to read music, while another piano teacher taught him how to play by ear. Josh was in junior high when he began playing guitar. He received his first guitar, a Fender Stratocaster,[1] from his dad, Ron, when he was 12 years old. His father also plays guitar and the two have been known to often jam together.
While Josh's hometown is Wooster, he did not attend Wooster City Schools. Josh attended nearby Triway Local Schools where he graduated from Triway High School in 1999.[2] Josh was a member of the choir during his high school years and is still an ardent supporter of the arts in education, specifically the Triway Local Schools Music Boosters.
Some media outlets have reported that Josh began performing in front of live audiences during his teenage years. Josh himself admits to lying about his age in order to get early gigs at bars around Wayne County, Ohio. His first gig was at a bar near Lodi, Ohio, called The Shady Glen. Despite being only 16 at the time, Josh convinced the owners he was 22 and received $100 for the gig.[3] After high school, Josh fronted a number of bands and projects while living in the Wooster, Ohio, area. Unreleased tracks are in limited circulation from Josh's time with "Etherface[4] " and Love Lies Bleeding.
He has played various venues in Ohio, including in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Akron, Bowling Green, Wooster and others.
After years of performing solo and in bands, Josh was introduced to bass player Mitch Pinkston in Bowling Green, Ohio. Once Mitch graduated from Bowling Green State University, he moved to Columbus. Josh would visit and play acoustic shows with Mitch. In 2005, Josh booked a full band show at a venue called The Blues Station (now The Garage Bar) without having a drummer for the band. Josh asked the sound engineer at the club, Eric French, if he knew anybody that could sit in and play drums for the show. Eric introduced Josh to local drummer Corey Gillen, and the three would continue performing together as Josh Krajcik Band through 2011, with rhythm guitar player, Eric French, added to the band in early 2011.
After the formation of Josh Krajcik Band, Josh promptly recorded the band's first record "Ghosts" (2005) with Joe Viers at Schwab Studios in Columbus, Ohio. Shortly after, the band went on tour to support Hollywood Records artist, and fellow Ohio native, Gran Bel Fisher. On tour they opened for such prestigious artists as: Corinne Bailey Rae, Brandi Carlile, and The Fray. After performing at Bonnaroo in 2006, they appeared on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! and NPR's renowned World Café in 2007.
Upon their return to Ohio, Josh Krajcik Band continued building its fan-base in the mid-west by playing live shows in Columbus (Comfest), Wooster (Javapalooza, WoosterFest), Cleveland (Brother's Lounge), Cincinnati (Mt Adams Music Festival), Toledo, Newport (Southgate House), and Nashville (The Billy Block Show). They also began working on songs for their second record, "Atavistic." Looking to build upon the feel and mood of "Ghosts," they again worked with co-producer/engineer Joe Viers, this time at Sonic Lounge Studios in Grove City, Ohio. A release party was held for "Atavistic" on February 11, 2011, at Victory's in the Columbus, Ohio, Brewery District.[5]
Josh auditioned for the first season in Chicago, Illinois of Simon Cowell's The X Factor USA in front of Cowell, Paula Abdul, Cheryl Cole and L.A. Reid. Josh performed "At Last" at his audition. The video of his audition has been viewed over 15 million times on YouTube. He went on to become one of the Top 32 and performed in the Judges Houses round "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" in front of special guest Enrique Iglesias and mentor Nicole Scherzinger (who replaced Cole). From there, he moved on to become one of the finalists (Final 16), qualifying for the live shows in the Over-30s category mentored by Scherzinger. During the live shows, he gave the following performances:
Performance | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Order | Result |
Audition | Auditioner's choice | "At Last" | Glenn Miller and his orchestra, with vocals by Ray Eberle and Pat Friday | N/A | Through to bootcamp |
Bootcamp 1 | Judge's choice | "Superman (It's Not Easy)" | Five for Fighting | Advanced | |
Bootcamp 2 | Auditioner's choice | "Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)" | Patty Griffin | Through to judges' houses | |
Judges' houses | Solo | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Ewan MacColl | Through to live shows | |
Top 17 | N/A | "Forever Young" | Bob Dylan | 12 | Saved by Nicole Scherzinger |
Top 12 | N/A | "Jar of Hearts" | Christina Perri | 6 | Safe (3rd) |
Top 11 | Songs from movies | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | The Beatles | 9 | Safe (6th) |
Top 10 | Rock | "The Pretender" | Foo Fighters | 6 | Safe (3rd) |
Top 9 | Giving thanks | "Wild Horses" | The Rolling Stones | 9 | Safe (1st) |
Top 7 | Michael Jackson | "Dirty Diana" | Michael Jackson | 1 | Safe (4th) |
Top 5 | Dance hits | "We Found Love" | Rihanna | 4 | Safe (3rd) |
"Save-me" songs | "Something" | The Beatles | |||
Top 4 | Pepsi Challenge | "Come Together" | The Beatles | 4 | Safe (3rd) |
"Get me to the final" songs (no specific theme) | "Hallelujah" | Leonard Cohen | |||
Top 3 | Celebrity duets | "Uninvited" | Alanis Morissette | 1 | Runner-up (2nd) |
Audition songs | "At Last" | Glenn Miller and his orchestra, with vocals by Ray Eberle and Pat Friday | 4 | ||
Finale | Christmas Songs | "Please Come Home for Christmas" | Charles Brown | 3 |
After finishing The X Factor, Josh began working on his album and touring regionally in the midwest. Recording for the album took place between Los Angeles and London. Throughout the recording process Josh worked with producers Eg White, Steve Robson, Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton, and more. He continued to play sold-out shows throughout the midwest while the album was mixed and mastered.
On November 29, 2012, Krajcik performed as a guest artist on The X Factor. He performed his song "One Thing She'll Never Know" and released a 4-song EP on iTunes, titled Josh Krajcik EP, that same night. In recent interviews Josh has stated that he will continue to tour and release a full length album in Spring 2013. On February 8th, Krajcik confirmed the release of his first album Blindly, Lonely, Lovely, it was released April 2nd 2013. [6]