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Boots and coots is not an oil spill company, plus it is not the largest company in the world. the article is very biased and uneducated.
Halliburton – Boots & Coots – Goldman Sachs – BP – NWO – Unholy Alliances for Profit9/11 Evidence, Current Events, Freemasonry/Illuminati, N W O, Religion, Satan Worship/SRA, Vatican June 14, 2010, 2 Comments
Date: Sun, Jun 13, 2010
Subject: HALLIBURTON BOUGHT LARGEST OIL CLEANUP COMPANY 3 WEEKS BEFORE SPILL??
Posted By: billym
Date: Sunday, 13-Jun-2010 15:32:03
Not sure what to make of this yet. Received in newsletter from the Yahoo group called "Planet of Ascension" ( http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/
Essence of the message is this paragraph:
Three weeks before the "natural gas leak," the George Bush/Dick Cheney 9-11-linked Halliburton company negotiated the purchase of the world's largest oil-spill cleanup firm (Boots & Coots) at the exact time keen observers on Wall Street– financial intelligence agents at Goldman Sachs (GS; often called "Government Sachs")–unloaded 44% of their stock in BP.
I only just heard of "Boots and Coots" the other day in an article saying that it was the company doing the oil spill cleanup.
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BREAKING NEWS Gulf Oil Volcano Intentional!
So how was Watergate uncovered? By having followed the money.
Same way with 9/11, The guilt is squarely with the in the know companies shorting of airline stocks right B4 the towers were exploded. Also,the new scientific evidence proving building demolitions, given the specific type of red thermite incendiary powder found everywhere around ground zero that is only made by our own USA military.
The George Bush/Dick Cheney 9- 11-linked Halliburton Co. bought the largest oil clean up Co. 3 wks B4 the Oil Volcano Spill in the gulf. These same ruthless conspirators are at it again. At the same time Goldman Sachs unloaded 44% of their stocks in BP.
The owners of these companies need to be sought out & taken out of their houses on TV and arrested in front of their families & the world! Then taken to & tried in a court of law & convicted of their crimes. And if the other prisoners conspire to kill them in prison, so be it.
Article outlining evidence below
by Sherri Kane and Leonard G. Horowitz
News unfolding from the oil crisis in the Gulf of Mexico has linked media censorship to investment bankers at Goldman Sachs (GS) stewarding the Vatican's wealth, and increasing evidence that the explosion was intended.
A near total news blackout from independent sources, and arrests of anyone caught photographing and filming the devastation, show the Halliburton- British Petrolium (BP) oil crisis is being criminally controlled, implicating some of Wall Street's heaviest hitters.
According to a report issued by frightened, yet faithful, documentary filmmaker, James Fox, interviewed from the Gulf's Grand Isles by Mel Fabregas on the Internet's Veritas Radio Show, "There is a complete media blackout" on news coverage broadcast from the region.
"They are arresting people with cameras and anyone off camera that is caught talking to a reporter," Fox testified.
Another reporter told Fox,"You call this a free country? Right here, in the United States of America, there's no freedom of press. There's no freedom of speech. They're closing down the airspace above the oil spill, so reporter's can't fly over to determine how bad these oil plumes really are."
Suspicious pieces of this deadly puzzle feature Halliburton, the world's second largest oil field services company, headquartered in Houston and Dubai, whose negligence is blamed for the timely and profitable explosion.
Three weeks before the "natural gas leak," the George Bush/Dick Cheney 9-11-linked Halliburton company negotiated the purchase of the world's largest oil-spill cleanup firm (Boots & Coots) at the exact time keen observers on Wall Street– financial intelligence agents at Goldman Sachs (GS; often called "Government Sachs")–unloaded 44% of their stock in BP.
These facts parallel the shorting of airline stocks by those in the know prior to the World Trade Center (WTC) 9-11 attacks that new scientific evidence proves were followed by building demolitions, given the red thermite incendiary powder found everywhere around ground zero.
The WTC lessor, Larry Silverstein, partnered with Lloyd Blankfein of GS in the little known Partnership for New York City (PFNYC), took out a General Electric insurance policy just six weeks before the attacks. PFNYC "partners," in charge of assessing financial damages to NYC, and reconstruction plans for the WTC, obviously "veered" insurance payoffs and additional private equity investments to Las Vegas for the construction of the 9-11 memorial–suspeciously called the "Veer Towers" in the "New World Center." (Watch PHARMAWHORES, the movie;
Blankfein, the PFNYC Co-Chairman and GS CEO, was barraged with indictments and rising media infamy regarding Goverment Sachs's conflicting interests effectively demolishing the US economy through the "shorting" of the housing industry–scrutiny suspended by Halliburton' s oil rig synchronously exploding most profitably for GS and its CEO.
GS is covertly invested in the Bush-Cheney- linked Halliburton Company according to veteran observers. GS and Halliburton both had massive financial incentives to cause the profitable explosions– the three 9-11 WTC building demolitions,and the most recent "accident" in the Gulf.
The media's gross neglect of the full extent of the crisis obviously supports GS's damage control and incriminating connections. These include Blankfein's PFNYC Co- Chairman, Rupert Murdoch, and their pernicious influence over the major networks and the PFNYC–the world's leading petrochemical- pharmaceutical-biotechnology consortium profiting from death, disease, and environmental destruction. This unholy alliance best explains the media's aversion to responsible reporting in the Gulf and elsewhere.
Besides Blankfein and Government Sachs backing stock in both BP and Halliburton, another red oil-drenched herring is Peter D. Sutherland– the outgoing Chairman of BP is also the current Non-Executive Chairman of Goldman Sachs International.
The scariest part of this whole story is that Mr. Sutherland, the man standing with one foot in GS, and the other on the burning Halliburton- BP oil rig, is the Consultor of the Extraordinary Section of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See. In other words, Sutherland is the chief financial adviser to the Pope.
In 2010, Mr. Sutherland finished a 13-year stint as Chairman of BP, Europe's largest oil company. A former Attorney General of Ireland, he is President of the Federal Trust for Education and Research, a British think tank whose efforts might better be called corporatist indoctrination than trustworthy "education." He is Chairman of The Ireland Fund of Great Britain, and a member of the advisory council of Business for New Europe–a pro-New-World- Order European think-tank based in Britain.
>From 1993-95, Sutherland was the Director-General of the World Trade
In January 2006, the current Non- executive Chairman of Goldman Sachs International, was appointed by United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, as his Special Representative for Migration.
Now, ironically, Sutherland's mission impossible is to migrate marine flora and fauna, fisherman, and coastal residents out of harms way in this spreading international emergency.
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21 comments:
- Andrea Clare said...
you so lucky to have such beautiful scenery close by to take photos!
- March 6, 2012 at 8:05 AM
- Joanna said...
Love that you chose to wear such a bright dress on such a monochromatic day. It's the perfect paradox.
- March 6, 2012 at 8:08 AM
- Helen said...
Love the dress, it makes you look cute and elegant at the same time
- March 6, 2012 at 8:31 AM
- daisymay aka Chantele said...
I haven't popped by the blog in sooo long i didn't even know you had cut your hair! It looks great! Very edgy!
Daisy Dayz Home
- March 6, 2012 at 8:43 AM
- Kimberly Horne said...
Love the bright red on you! :)
xoxo, Jjanga
- March 6, 2012 at 8:43 AM
- Clara-J said...
wow, such a beautiful scenery and I love the pattern of your dress!
I love the time before the storm, it's perfect, but to be honest, I'm scared of storms so this maybe a bit weird^^
- March 6, 2012 at 9:01 AM
- WearAbouts said...
these beach pictures always blow me away! love the color of your dress and the low cut back...so romantic! <3
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- March 6, 2012 at 9:17 AM
- Amy said...
That is a really cute coat... even more cute with the way you put your hands in your pockets.. it's rather playful
- March 6, 2012 at 9:26 AM
- SoapiUk said...
these photos are soo beautiful! wish I could pull off the short hair cut, looks super cute on you! x
- March 6, 2012 at 9:33 AM
- SoFashionistica said...
I like your outfit in these pictures but what I like most is how the red in the dress pops out against the grey skies. You look like a phoenix bird ready to fly!So pretty!
- March 6, 2012 at 9:46 AM
- nebulosaverdeagua said...
I love that moment before the rain. much better if at the beach.
Hugs <3
- March 6, 2012 at 10:42 AM
- Miss Sophie said...
i like the height of the storm! i grew up around redwoods which have a habit of falling during storms which made it all the more thrilling. plus, there was one road that ran through the area so if it got blocked (which it inevitably did once or twice a year) we all had school canceled!
- March 6, 2012 at 10:54 AM
- Kimberellie said...
I LOOOVE the dress! Also, I have those shoes too! And the second photo of you is gorgeous!
- March 6, 2012 at 12:32 PM
- Maria Elyse said...
These photos make me dearly miss the lake I live by...it's frozen and covered in snow right now. Cloudy, wavy days spent on the shore were always my favorite.
I love the seagull flying in the third photo; it's so atmospheric.
Maria Elyse
- March 6, 2012 at 12:42 PM
- The Braided Bandit said...
That second photo is so beautiful! I love the deep stormy purplish color of the sky against the red dress as well.
I grew up on the beach in New Jersey. (I did not fist pump). I always used to love watching lightning really far out over the ocean from our balcony, its strange how something can be scary and serene at the same time!
- March 6, 2012 at 1:10 PM
- The Flightless Darling said...
Ah! I agree with you about that wakeful moment before a storm. Beautiful and a bit fearful :) & loving the red dress opposing the grey backdrop
- March 6, 2012 at 2:28 PM
- Natalie Anne Bourn said...
oh honey, your dress is adorable, so so pretty
- March 6, 2012 at 2:48 PM
- Emily Peebles said...
I can't believe you caught a bird in flight in the third photo! That dress seems like it would be perfect for pre-storm weather. I always enjoy your writing; it's very thought-provoking!
- March 6, 2012 at 6:13 PM
- Kristian said...
I must be the exact opposite. I dislike rain mostly, but love the moments right after its done (Well, I live in an arid area so its not like it rains long...)
Love the draping quality to your dress, especially with the hint of skin in the back.
- March 7, 2012 at 7:29 PM
- Brenda Nelson said...
Wow I am really enjoying your blog, love the stunning pictures. For sure the time right before a storm is awesome, the charged energy and everything is very powerful.
Love the red too, it is my favorite color to wear.
Somebody made an earlier comment about the short hair. I want to suggest they try it, if they do not like it at least it will grow out. I had long hair for years but got tired of it in the summer so went super short, at first I was unsure, but within a couple of days (and dying it) I loved it.
Great fashion blog. Totally enjoyed.
- March 9, 2012 at 12:13 PM
- Jamie Rose said...
This dress looks incredibly pretty on you. I love the deep back on it. Such gorgeous pictures too, as usual.
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Cole Hamels will take the hill today for the Phillies with an ugly 6-13 record and a 3.50 ERA, good for only 27th best in the NL. With a contract of at least $112.5 million remaining through the 2018 season, Hamels' 2013 season has been talked about on some talk-radio outlets as an early indicator of a bad contract. Yet, his 2013 season puts him among the top-10 in the National League in FanGraphs' version of WAR among starting pitchers and his second half has been down-right nasty.
It can be very tough to look beyond the ugly exterior numbers – with one win for every two losses and an ERA over 3.50, Hamels doesn't exactly scream $20 million dollar pitcher. But Hamels has been nearly exactly the same pitcher he has always been and that pitcher has been worth $20 million.
Durability and Reliability
Since his first full season with the Phillies in 2007, Hamels has never made less that 28 starts in a season and, with his start today, he will have amassed six seasons in a row of 30 starts or more, the same streak as Cliff Lee. Entering today's game, Hamels has 22 quality starts out of 29 games started: the 22 ties him with the Diamondbacks Patrick Corbin for third most in the Majors, trailing only presumptive Cy Young winner Clayton Kerhsaw and Cy Young candidate Adam Wainwright and the 22 of 29, or 76% of his starts being quality starts, is fifth in the Majors among pitchers who have started at least 5 games. And currently, Hamels' streak of 71 consecutive starts going five innings is the longest active streak in the Major Leagues, making his way into some pretty rare company on the all-time list. Hamels also ranks third in the NL in innings pitched headed into today for 2013 after finishing second in 2008, ninth in 2011, and sixth in 2012.
Advanced Stat-Friendly Pitcher with Poor Fielding Behind Him
Much of Hamels success stems from his ability to strike batters out while limiting his walks. Hamels currently has the 18th best K/9 IP in the NL against the 10th best BB/9 IP rate, ranking 9th in K/BB rate. While this stat comes with an asterisk, Joe Blanton was second in the NL behind Lee last season after all, Hamels non per 9 IP rates are a bit better: Hamels strikes out 22.0% of the batters he faces and walks just 5.4%, good for 9th in the NL. The strike out rate is a solid number but is in fact a slight drop-off from a fantastic 2012 where Hamels ranked third in the NL with a 24.9% K-rate while Hamels improved his BB% by 0.6% from 2012 to 2013.
His K and BB rates help Hamels rank 11th in SIERA (defined here) and 15th in Fielding Independent Pitching (defined here) while battling a large helping of unluckiness: a .296 BABIP against a .243 BAA. Hamels' BAA is 22nd best in the NL while his BABIP is 26th in the NL. His rotation-mate Lee is a similar victim of a Phillies defense that ranks worst in the NL and 28th in the MLB, ranking 14th in BAA but 16th in BABIP.
Ridiculous Second Half
Finally, the Cole Hamels of the 2013 second half has been better than any version of Hamels we have seen previous. Hamels second half ERA of 2.39 ranks 10th in the NL while his 2.42 FIP ranks fifth in the NL. Much of Hamels second-half success came during the month of August, issuing less than a walk per 9 IP, posting a 2.00 ERA with a 2.38 ERA, while leading the NL in innings pitched for the month.
Continuation of the Start of a Hall of Fame Career?
Don't look now but Hamels is quietly building a case that he belongs in the conversation among his generation's best pitchers in his eighth season in the Majors. Hamels ranks ninth among active pitchers in ERA, fourth in WHIP, tenth in H/9 IP, tenth in BB/9 IP, ninth in K/9 IP, third in K/BB, 11th in Adjusted ERA+, and 20th in Baseball-Reference's Wins Above Replacement level. Hamels' durability will certainly help him continue to climb these lists and his success, though clouded by a poor 6-13 win loss mark, should continue for the foreseeable future.
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Hall of fame?????? Has he ever won 20? 19? 18 ? What is his highest single season win total? Not h.o.f but a solid pitcher for sure
Winning 20 is much rarer than it used to be.
Hamels has a ways to go, but his stats to this point or comparable to Carlton's at the same age, and in some ways better (I'll show their stats next time I'm at a computer).
Through age 29 (before today):
Carlton: 133-105, 119 ERA+, 1.25 WHIP, 7.1 K/9, 3.2 BB/9
Hamels: 97-73, 124 ERA+, 1.14 WHIP, 8.5 K/9, 2.2 BB/9
ERA+ is how ERA compared to league average at the time – the higher the better.
Regarding the last graph, or at least the headline of it about the Hall, kind of a sidebar point on that.
Some voters have indicated a criteria of placement in things like the CY, or MVP as a measure of dominance in their time.
I'm not getting to into that at this time, but in looking at some Hamels numbers this morning, I noticed he was 8th in the CY vote last year, and while I'm not so curious as to preview where he might finish this year, my instinct is that it probably won't be too far below that. I don't know how practical that is with voters only getting 3 votes, but the good part of his year, which is most of it certainly stands up to last year.


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Hunger and Homelessness Week begins today at MC
From local reports
This week, Marietta College students will learn about and experience aspects of poverty by participating during Hunger and Homelessness Week, which is coordinated for the first time at Marietta through Shake America, a student organization that addresses social justice issues.
"Over the years, this week has grown near and dear to many students, and a few young leaders emerged who really wanted to take the initiative to plan and operate the week themselves," said Sydney Maltese '14 (Massillon), one of the Shake America coordinators. "The Office of Civic Engagement (OCE) is pretty busy in the spring with alternative breaks and community service day and a number of other programs, so they empowered the students of Shake America to convert the week to a 100 percent student-led project this year."
Maribeth Saleem-Tanner, Director of the Office of Civic Engagement, is pleased that Shake America has stepped in to take the lead on this week and is happy to provide support for their efforts.
"This is actually very exciting – our goal at OCE is to empower students to work in the community on issues they care about and support them to make a difference, so when a student group wants to take on an event or issue and serve as the leadership with us in a support role, that's exactly what we hope for," Saleem-Tanner said.
The week starts at noontoday, with a Hunger Banquet in the Great Room in Andrews Hall. Though the banquet is open to the campus community, pre-registration (in either Andrews or at the Office of Civic Engagement) and a meal swipe are required. From 5 to 7 p.m., there will be a Gilman Theme Night in the dining hall for students to learn about the week's special programming and facts about poverty.
"In the past, a large portion of campus has come out to support the events of this week," Maltese said. "A number of professors have brought their classes to volunteer at the Daily Bread Kitchen on Wednesday. I know that a few Leadership classes are promoting the events, as is the Privilege, Power, and Difference class. We're collaborating with organizations like Parkhurst and the Office of Civic Engagement to broaden our reach, so we hope the week will impact well over 100 participants total – but we encourage people from all parts of campus to come to any and all events they can support!"
On Tuesday, Shake America will host a film screening that examines poverty as well as a student-led discussion from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Alma McDonough Auditorium.
Students, staff and faculty are invited to take part in providing a free community lunch at the Daily Bread Kitchen on Wednesday. Work to prepare the meal, which is being served in collaboration with Parkhurst Dining, will begin at 9 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus in Harmar. Clean-up will last until about 2 p.m.
From 6 to 7 p.m., the campus community is invited to take part in the Faces of Homelessness Panel in the Great Room. The panel, comprised with people who used to be homeless, will discuss their experiences and answer questions.
On Thursday, participating students, staff and faculty will share a "last lunch" at 1 p.m. in Upper Gilman. From that point, they will fast for the next 24 hours. They will be further challenged by sleeping outside that night on the lawn between Andrews and Irvine.
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You can use several methods to run the repair operation. For example, you can repair an instance by using the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel.
Service pack informationTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2008. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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To resolve this problem, open SQL Server Configuration Manager after you complete the repair operation. In SQL Server Configuration Manager, change the state of the Shared Memory protocol and the state of the VIA protocol to enabled or to disabled.
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Sia / We Are Born
4.25.10 / Vic Theatre
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Never in my life have I spoken with an artist as open and honest in her responses to my questions than when I interviewed Sia in anticipation of the Australian singer's upcoming concert in Chicago and new record We Are Born. Sia is truly a breath of fresh air in a world oversaturated with puppets masquerading around on stages all over the world as performers (Britney Spears? Justin Bieber?). Sia will be stopping in Chicago on The We Meaning You Tour 2010 on Sunday, April 25th, 2010 when she plays the Vic Theatre with opening act Girl In A Coma. Not planning on seeing the show? Read on to find out more about the singer/songwriter pop vocalist. Once you finish reading this interview, the need to see Sia live in concert will completely overwhelm you. You will NOT want to miss it.
Read my interview with Sia after the jump…
"Soon We'll Be Found" is by far my favorite song of yours. I tend to enjoy sad songs in minor keys. Could you go into detail about how the concept for the tune came to be, as well as how the song was written and recorded?
"My publishers wanted me to work with Rick Nowels because he is a hitmaker. He has written huge songs for Dido, Fleetwood Mac, and New Radicals. You know that one incredibly annoying song "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals? He wrote that one," says a blatantly irritated Sia. The singer's publishers at EMI were trying to get her to write with Nowels when creating material for 2008's Some People Have Real Problems. In the end, Sia agreed to the pairing up of herself and Nowels. "I did it for EMI. It was quite an awkward day," admits Sia, who normally writes with friends and her band members. "There was something off about our chemistry. I took the pen I was using and wrote on my Converse sneakers, 'Remember not to write with Rick Nowels.' Then my godfather came and picked me up from the session." The Australian-born singer/songwriter stands by her motto to "never go back if I do not enjoy it" when recalling the not so enjoyable experience of writing "Soon We'll Be Found." Sia goes on to say that, "Rick was always leaving the room to take or make phone calls. He was being unprofessional." Sounds like it. I wouldn't have put up with that kind of behavior either. The singer confesses that she has only left a writing session twice in her career. The day with Rick Nowels being one of those instances. The other time was with Linda Perry.
Wow. You and Linda Perry didn't click?
"I wasn't feeling well the day I wrote with Linda Perry. She had just finished a writing session working with P!nk. I remember walking into Linda's studio and thinking it was the size of a football stadium. She had a piano in the middle of the room with pens, pencils, and pads of paper set out on top of it ready for us to use. I usually write in bedrooms, not in rooms like Linda Perry's football stadium sized studio. Linda told me that P!nk was coming over with her hog and would take me for a ride." Sia recalls being in disbelief at what her life was like that day. "I thought to myself, This is not my life! I do not write songs in rooms as big as this and go for rides on hogs with P!nk!" After excusing herself with an explanation that she wasn't feeling so good, Sia went straight home and continued to write Colour The Small One.
When you do co-writes, do you have to work harder to get your point across?
"I don't write by myself. I like to work in pairs. I like the collaborative process. I don't play an instrument." This last statement came as a shock to me. I had expected someone who writes all of her own songs (and those for other artists) to at least play the piano or guitar. "I play a little glockenspeil, a little melodica. If I had to, I could write a song on the piano," Sia cautiously admits. "I can't do it unless someone else is in the room with me," says Sia when explaining her requirements for writing. The songstress says she gets frustrated when people don't work as fast as her. "I have to work with people who are adept at playing their instrument. Musicians working with me must be able to play along with whatever I sing and be able to figure out the permutation of chords." Sia goes on to say that engineers and producers have to be "proficient with whatever software program we're using in the studio, whether it be Logic, ProTools, or even fucking GarageBand."
Do you find that you are recognized more for your songwriting or your singing? Do you prefer fans and critics to praise one skill more than the other?
Sia freely admits that she does not care which skill she is recognized or praised more for, but that she likes compliments for either talent. "I enjoy the perks of songwriting over singing. Writing makes me feel less fucked, less damaged." When comparing the two occupations, Sia explains that, "With songwriting I don't work as hard. There's no promo, no tour, no interviews, I don't have to be famous. I don't have to give any of my energy away. Whenever I need to, I can call my therapist and make an appointment." Thinking about it now, I can see why so many of my favorite songwriters stay out of the spotlight and live normal lives without invasions of privacy. When was the last time the public saw the ridiculously reclusive Swedish pop hitmaker Max Martin? That's what I thought. Sia says that she is trying to like her job again. "I'm taking my dogs on tour with me. I'm going to stay on my bus versus in hotels each night." Speaking of dogs, within minutes of my phone call to Sia, she informed me of a possible interruption: "That's my vet on the other line, but she can leave a message!" And just like that, my time with the internationally known singer was more important than answering her veterinarian's call. I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel special at that moment.
How did you get involved in the writing process for Christina Aguilera's forthcoming record Bionic?
"Christina had her management call up my management to see about working together," Sia says. Apparently, Christina had her management make calls to some of her favorite artists and writers to set up possible collaborations. One of the people she was already working with? Linda Perry, the writer behind Aguilera's enormous smash hit "Beautiful." Of course Aguilera would team up with Perry for her new album. "I thought to myself, Linda? Maybe I should give her another chance," Sia remembers. "Christina had a couple of Zero 7 records and knew that I had written with and for Zero 7. I actually had my managers call her managers to see about having Christina sing on my song 'Death By Chocolate' on my last album [Some People Have Real Problems]. I don't think her managers ever delivered the message to her because I never heard back about it. My management didn't even know her name! They called her 'Christine' with an 'e' at the end instead of an 'a.' I bet that upset her people." This time around, the communication between each singer's management team occurred without questionable interruption. "I have new management now," laughs Sia. Christina's management called Sia and asked if they could set up a phone call for her and Christina to chat. "She called me and I asked her, 'What do you want?' basically," recalls Sia. "She asked me if I had anybody in mind I wanted to bring along to our first writing session, which I did. After our initial conversation, Christina called us back to write a song for her. I called my bass player Sam [Dixon] and said, 'Let's go write with Christina Aguilera' and we did." In the end, all four songs that Sia and Sam wrote for Christina made it onto her upcoming album, due out this spring. Good news for any songwriter! One of your songs makes it onto a Christina Aguilera record? You're golden, my friend. Absolutely golden.
How much of the business side of the music industry did you understand when you first started out in your career? Publishing deals? Recording contracts? Licensing deals?
"Absolutely nothing," Sia openly admits. "I was so naive and thought one good song was all you need to get played on the radio." Sia continues to share how she was discovered by her first management team. "I was at a jam session in England. There was a guy pacing back and forth in front of the stage saying, 'You're with me' over and over again while looking at me. [He and his partner] signed me to a really bad record deal and a not-so-bad publishing deal." It wasn't until 18 months later that Sia realized her managers were really cocaine dealers and fired them. "My managers were celebrities' drug dealers!" exclaims an audibly disconcerted Sia. "I asked myself at the time, Why do all these top celebrities like Kate Moss know the words to my songs? As it turns out, my managers were constantly playing my songs while getting high with their celebrity clients." Sia has come a long way from being the naive neophyte she was back in Australia. With new record We Are Born, Sia has now been placed at the top of her label's to-do list. "It's my first time as a priority at any record label [she is now with Sony]. I've always been the 'passion project' at my record label; never a priority," says an indignant Sia. "I've been dropped like, 50 times." Now that she's a priority, Sia has come to understand just how important her latest musical effort is to Sony Music Entertainment employees all over the world. "There were 45 people at a meeting I had with my label in New York. There were another 45 people at a meeting in London. In Germany there are 30 people working my new record and in France there are 20 people. It's unbelievable how many people are currently working to promote my new album," gushes a grateful Sia. The singer considers her success and career due to "the luck of the draw." I could not agree more with Sia that there are a "fuckload of people who are super talented who never get heard."
How involved are you in the decision-making process of licensing your songs to television shows?
Sia confesses that she isn't really involved at all in the process of choosing whether or not to place her songs in television programs. "I trust my management for the most part. No more TV though, only film now." The most she has ever been offered for one of her compositions ("Breathe Me") to be placed in a television commercial was from Coles Supermarkets in Australia. "One of my songs was in a Coca-Cola advertisement that aired during the Olympics. It was an ad for the Special Olympics [2008 Beijing] and I had no problem letting them use my song. Thankfully, I've never done a tampon commercial, although we've come close," jokes Sia. The pop vocalist is completely aware that placing your songs in TV ads, shows, and movies is now becoming the number one way for artists to receive their big break and gain public recognition. Licensing and synchronization of music is also how artists and writers survive financially. "Publishing has always been my main source of income," confirms Sia.
Many people consider you big breakthrough into mainstream success to be when your song "Breathe Me" was featured in the HBO TV series Six Feet Under. How did that song get placed in the crucial series finale?
"We didn't even know that 'Breathe Me' was placed in Six Feet Under!" Sia tells me, still shocked at how her breakout into international commercial success actually happened. "That song was originally licensed for use in the show's season four trailer. However, it was licensed in perpetuity, meaning that the TV show could use it in anything," explains Sia. When Six Feet Under didn't end up placing "Breathe Me" in their season four trailer, Sia figured nothing would ever come of the deal and forgot about it.
These days, songs placed in commercials and TV shows can launch an unknown artist's career. Do you think you would be at this stage in your career today if the "Breathe Me" placement in Six Feet Under had never happened?
"That placement resuscitated my dying, fucked career. I had just been dropped by Universal [Music Group] two weeks prior [to the episode airing] after delivering a pop record to the label. They said, 'We can't put this out, it will confuse your fan base.' They told me, 'you're a downtempo artist and what you've delivered to us is too poppy and uptempo.' Two weeks later, I was dropped," recalls Sia. "I was living in the English countryside at the time. When the episode aired, friends started calling and emailing me once they heard 'Breathe Me' on the show. I didn't even know [HBO] chose to use my song in the pivotal series finale!"
As someone who has had their fair share of record label conflicts, what advice would you give to someone about to enter the music industry and sign their first contract with a label?
"I don't think anyone should take advice from me," chuckles Sia. "I have good management now. Find good managers who are skilled in number-crunching and paying people on time." What else would the signer recommend to a rookie artist? "Do loads of fucking promo. Do interviews. I said 'no' to interviews for the first two records I released." Thank goodness she rethought her personal policy on giving interviews, otherwise I might never have had this opportunity!
What do you sing around your house/apartment? Any under-the-radar artists you are listening to that people should hear and know about?
"Girl In A Coma. Holy fuck, they're amazing. They're opening for me during the first half of the [North American] tour," says Sia with unbridled enthusiasm. "One of my favorite bands right now is called Ponytail. I wanted them to open for me on my tour, but unfortunately that's not happening. In the UK and all over Europe, everybody is crazy for I Blame Coco; it's fucking bananas!" says Sia in utter amazement. "She's fucking amazing." Well, I guess it's pretty obvious that I Blame Coco has left an impression on Sia. Even Swedish pop star Robyn has been affected and appears on I Blame Coco's song "Caesar."
What question about your music has become your pet peeve?
"There's a few…," muses Sia. "The number one question I get asked is: Why did you call the last album Some People Have Real Problems? That's the question I've answered 15,000 times," declares Sia grudgingly. Well, thank goodness I didn't ask her that! Nor did I ask Sia the second most popular (and obnoxious) question she hears in interviews: Why the big change with the new record? Apparently, making a pop/dance/uptempo record comes as quite a shock to interviewers around the world. My question to those who ask the latter of Sia: Why not?
Thank you so much for speaking with me! You were awesome to talk to!
"Likewise! Have a great day!"
You, too!
"Bye, sweetie!"
*Sia will be performing at the Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL on Sunday, April 25th, 2010. Girl In A Coma will be opening. Tickets available here.


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Any rom-com fans out there? I am talking about romantic comedies. So, who remembers, "My Best Friend's Wedding," which starred Julia Roberts? It was on the other day while I was channel-surfing and I found myself cracking up when Julia's character - the hip, successful NYC food critic and best-selling author - whipped out her cool cell phone in a restaurant scene. It was a gigantic flip model (almost the size of a quart bottle of milk), and featured a nifty retractable antenna. Wow. And this was just 15 years ago, in 1997. This could very well be pre-historic to you, depending on your age and perspective.
Technology and our addiction to it are moving so quickly, a few months can seem like ancient history; let alone a few years. New Nielsen consumer data of U.S. mobile subscribers reveals that between December 2011 and March 2012 (3 short months), the number of cell phone owners who opted for smartphones rose from 47.8% to 50.4%. A year ago, less than 40% of all mobile subscribers in the country owned smartphones. Chances are, you've got a smartphone, and might even be reading this column on your mobile device because the study reports that the majority of African-American mobile subscribers (54.5%) now own these phones, which are really tiny computers that allow us to do almost everything - including talk. Compare these numbers to a year ago when 33% of African-American mobile subscribers owned smartphones, which was reported in The State of the African-American Consumer Report.
The battle between Apple iOS and Android OS, and other operating systems, continues. Apple remains the top manufacturer of smartphone handsets (the iPhone), while Android was the top smartphone OS, with 48.5% of smartphone owners having a device that uses the Android system during the first quarter of 2012. Blackberry owners are a small but loyal group, holding on with an 11.6% share of the smartphone market. Nielsen's look at U.S. smartphone owners breaks down who's purchasing and using what even further:
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* Not surprisingly, more than two out of three young adults (age 25-34) own a smartphone.
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* Almost three in five Hispanic mobile subscribers (57.3%) use smartphones.
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Windows: SoulseekQt-2016-4-24.exe
Mac: SoulseekQt-2016-4-24.dmg
Linux 32-bit: SoulseekQt-2016-1-17-32bit.tgz
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See the Changelog for list of features and fixes.
Many people store files in folders that do not reflect the content.
Indeed, dwd-ing WITH the corresponding subfolder where the file was located at the source makes the user spend useless more time to organize the downloaded files regarding his own criterias. And it's getting quite annoying to delete lots of folders () that sometimes contain only one file. I preffer spending that useless time by donating some $ to slsk instead. Hope to see an answer Nir. Thanks.
that would be very nice to see!
please implement this. it surely can't involve much alteration to the code.
I have come here asking for the same thing. Please only download the file, not file plus folder (unless requesting to download folder)like it used to be....
I'll look into adding this as an option.
Oh my god, files downloading into folders is absolutely maddening. Please revert it back to old style or at least give us an option! Everything downloads into one folder and we don't have to spend hours moving files out of useless folders.
Thank you
I agree, having downloaded files sitting in newly created folders is very annoying and inconvenient. I can't see any use for this function. It also makes it very difficult to compare files length, bitrate, size etc when they are all sitting in seperate folders. This is also why I like the old style search results, so you can sort file results by bitrate. If you added this filter to the new style results then I would use them. Just my views from using the new client and thanks for your hard work so far.
Give me a day or two, I'll post a version that gives you the option of not placing single files in their own folder.
Cheers, Nir
Try this one: SoulseekQt-11-9-2012.exe. I haven't tested it extensively, but it seems to work. Be sure to check Options->File Sharing->Don't create subfolders for single downloads, and let me know if it doesn't work as expected or you run into any problems.
Thanks, Nir
I don't like the Complete folder at all. It is created by Soulseek and unable to be changed by the user. I'd like to get my complete downloads in the folder i chose in the File Sharing tab, not in a nested one called "complete". And about the downloading folder, I'm not sure, maybe is ok, so many comments say. An option to manage this would be two text fields to set the two type of download folders: one for choosing the complete downloads and one for choosing the downloading folder.
I tried the "Don't Split files for signle download" and its not working on 1/12/2013 ...any suggestion yet about this??
Old NS user here, just installed QT and found this problem and it seems I am not alone. Can this be re-tweeked so it does not create a folder within the download folder? Like NS did. Thanks
Try this one, there's a new option under Options->File Sharing to set the client not to use the Downloading and Complete folders:
I'm looking to release this by the end of the weekend so any feedback is appreciated.
Thanks, Nir
Thank you very much, it works perfectly.
I see you like to improve and listen to your users. I have a couple of suggestions:
Can you make the files have the "INCOMPLETE~" again before the name, like NS had.
And can you make the program run directly minimized after start. I've made mine start with Windows, if I have something queued for DL/UP, but I have to minimize it every time.
Thank you for the feedback. I'm a little loathe to go back to the INCOMPLETE~ filename prefix system. After all, separating downloading and complete files was meant to circumvent that exactly. Perhaps the best compromise would be to have a Downloading folder, but not a Complete folder, ie put complete files in the root download folder.
As for starting the client minimized, that's a good feature idea. If you submit it as a new feature request it will allow me to better keep track of it.
Thanks, Nir
Can we get an option to completely remove the creation of subfolders, not just in the case of single files?
I have read your article and it's so helpful. Very interesting. So informative and I enjoyed reading it! Thanks for sharing it! Do more post and new article!
I created a folder with same file name 'complete' which is the root of all my files. But unfortunately I lost the folder and all the files and even the rushessay.com reviews which I got in favor of my websites were all gone forever! How can I retrieve them back?


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Google To Reportedly Launch Bay Area Ridesharing Service On WazeGoogle is reportedly set to compete with ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft by launching its own ridesharing service connecting carpoolers in the Bay Area.
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Uber Settles Lawsuit Over Driver Background Checks For $10 MillionRide-hailing company Uber will pay at least $10 million to settle allegations by California prosecutors that it misled passengers about the quality of its driver background checks.
Uber Giving Bay Area Drivers Option To Be Paid InstantlyUber is launching a pilot program intended to help the ride-hailing service's drivers draw their pay faster, an effort that may also fend off emerging payday lenders who are targeting drivers.
GM Announces It's Acquiring San Francisco-Based SidecarGeneral Motors Co. says it has acquired defunct ride-hailing company Sidecar.
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Besides sporting a more edgy case design, the B170 series looks very much like the B160 series Sony released last year (which itself looked exactly like the two year old B150 series, sans the clip on the back). The three-line LCD display on the new one looks even tinier than before – or maybe that's just because it isn't hidden behind a 'seamless' glossy plastic cover as on its ancestors.
There's nothing new or exciting as far as the B170′s specs go – it's the exact same as all the other B-series players before it. It plays MP3 and WMA, sports the usual bass booster and 'Zap' (intro scan) button, and is rated at about 18 hours of playback time. A three minute quick charge should give 90 minutes of playback time, and a full recharge only takes 70 minutes. A USB plug is hidden under the B170′s cap, so one doesn't need to bring an extra cable for file transfers or charging. I assume MTP is the transfer protocol of choice here, as with all other Sony players, but usually they can be easily changed to MSC transfer mode, if one wishes to do so.
The B170 comes in 2 and 4 GB varieties – without expansion slot, of course. Its retail price hasn't been announced yet, but I guess it won't cost an arm and a leg.
[Sony press release via Engadget - thanks to Peaceful1 for the tip.]


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Think of the sequence of numbers...what type of sequence must they be?
Hey there I need some help with this proof.
There are 2000 points on a circle, and each point is given a number that is equal to the average of its two nearest neighbors. Show that all the numbers must be equal.
I am not sure how to start this. I hope someone can guide me step by step on how to do this proof, so that I can understand this better.
I'm not exactly sure what this sequence is called but this pattern is that the term your on is the average of the 2 closest neighbors, so it is the previous term plus the next term divided by 2?
Sorry if I'm way off, I take a longer time to learn than others
Let the sequence of numbers be denoted by
We require:
where and
This results in the homogeneous recursion:
whose characteristic equation is:
and so we see we must have an arithmetic sequence. We then may write:
and so we have:
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Any Idea where I should look for a can't connect error?
I think if I installed a third time I might get it right!
When a program locks up the machine, is there a way to unlock other than turning the machine of and rebooting?
1. press <alt>-F2 this (may) take you to another virtual terminal, where you can log in, find the offending process, and kill it. Pressing <alt>-F1 should take you back to the main terminal.
2. Failing that, go to another computer and try telnetting into the machine (or ssh, if you've got that running). Log in, find the offending process, and kill it. :)
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