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280-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
|11000.0 mi
|The door windows are the frameless type so upon opening the door the window should drop about 1/2" automatically. The front passenger side window failed to do this. It took VW two tries, ordering two separate parts, to fully resolve this issue. The Takata airbag issue was taken care of as part of the recall.
turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD
|4300 mi
|rear window motor replaced driver side
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
|10000 mi
|Door handle switch wouldn't lower window when pulled.
|14300 mi
|Botched repair from previous visit left speaker inop, and unable to actuate door latch from the inside.
|12200 mi
|Window not lowering correctly.
|8680 mi
|Battery discharged/wouldn't hold adequate charge, caused numerous intermittent electrical malfunctions in navigation/media system. Eventually car wouldn't start. New battery under warranty fixed problem.
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
|17000 mi
|The battery had a defective cell which was not allowing the vehicle to hold a charge. We had to jump start the vehicle on a few occasions. Battery was replaced under warranty
|21000 mi
|The trunk switch had dismantled causing the trunk to not close properly. Also the key fob's unlock button no longer unlocks the trunk as it did when I bought the car. The repair didn't completely fix the problem, however.
|19000 mi
|Replaced sensors, multiple engine lights came on
|19500 mi
|Sensor broke again, this time a different one. Same issue as before
|Entertainment system right side buttons didn't work. Unit replaced under warranty.
|66000.0 mi
|Cabin filter door not closing correctly allowing outside air to enter cabin and interfering with climate control system
|19840 mi
|Backup camera stopped working. The wire going to the trunk lid was cracked. Part simply replaced.
turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
|5180 mi
|Lights on speedometer were defective. No lights from 20 km/h to 80 km/hr. Dealership had to change the entire instrument cluster on warranty.
|9520 mi
|While doing flash upgrade in September, technician failed to re-set service computer so "service now" message came on every 2-3 days.
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
|28000 mi
|30000 mile service and had a faulty TPMS in one tire. They had to replace that. There was also a software recall that they applied.
|18000 mi
|Tire pressure monitoring sensor went bad. Warning light came on.
|35000 mi
|TPMS sensor malfunctioning in winter TPMS sensor - they finally agreed to replace under warranty, following previously logged issue
|25000 mi
|Had them replace all 4 tire pressure sensors that were giving false readings.
|1000 mi
|s/w upgrades
|48000.0 mi
|OEM driver side low beam burnt out. Replaced both with upgraded bulb
|9700 mi
|Fogs stopped working because I had changed the VCDS to turn off the DRLs. Resetting the settings via vagcom fixed it.
|44000 mi
|Rearview camera stopped working. Diagnosed as loose wires. Mechanic was able to solder wires.
|77000 mi
|Check Engine Light came on and then turned itself off 1 day later. No codes found by mechanic. Found low battery, so replaced battery.
|31000 mi
|GPS/radio unit malfunctioned. The technician attempted to re-flash the firmware of the GPS/radio unit but this was unsuccessful. The entire unit needed to be replaced.
|34000 mi
|Brake light completely failed as well as touch screen
280-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
|31000 mi
|RR TPMS bad
|24000 mi
|Both front TPMS sensors on and off. Software updated, did not fix. Took car back, replaced two front sensors, did not fix. Going back to dealer again.
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
|44200 mi
|passenger seat Air bag sensor intermittently indicates false positive passenger.
|45200 mi
|Airbag sensor continued to malfunction. Dealer replaced right seat belt buckle. Sensor still malfunctioned. Dealer replaced seat harness.
|55000 mi
|Bulb fault lights went on for left front headlight and right rear taillight.
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
|36000 mi
|Volume control on the steering wheel stopped working. Repaired under warranty.
|70000 mi
|Replace dying battery.
|31000 mi
|Radio unit was non-responsive at random times. Warranty replacement.
|56000 mi
|Radio went completely dead. No power or sound. Service manager went to bat for me with VWOA and had it replaced free of charge.
turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD
|32000 mi
|Compressor failed
|55000 mi
|Lane Assist not working. Caused by them not resetting the software correctly when they did the ABS.
turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD
|53940 mi
|Rear view camera failed and was replaced under full maintenance contract.
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|45260 mi
|windscreen wiper motor replaced with second hand unit
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
|68000 mi
|Rear tail light bulb keeps going out or saying not working on dash, Body Control Unit needs to be replaced.
|73800 mi
|Replaced BCM / body control module.
|9000 mi
|Vehicle drops blue tooth signal at random. Bluetooth
|7000 mi
|Bluetooth suddenly failed to sync with phone contacts. Bluetooth did work if the audio only was used with no phone to car features (such as contacts, missed calls, last call, etc.). A new Bluetooth module is on order to fix the problem.
|15000 mi
|Battery had to be replaced. Also, iPod no longer functioned with radio. I had guessed it was a bad cable, but they said it wasn't and replaced the "box," but that didn't help either. They then called "engineers" at VW, who figured it out.
|5000 mi
|Right rear brake light went out
|14000 mi
|Bluetooth module failed.
|9300 mi
|Motor noise from passenger side rear window. Motor replaced under warranty. Parking brake error message (extremely rare). Brake functions as normal. Dealer claims no error code was logged and could not replicate. No repairs done.
|17140 mi
|One of the buttons on the RCD-510 radio unit cracked and fell off. Dealer ordered new radio unit under warranty. Replaced RCD-510 unit under warranty.
|29760 mi
|A malfunction in the trunk harness caused the trunk to become unopenable. The harness was ordered and replaced under extended warranty.
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
|29700 mi
|Seatbelt drivers sensor bad
|42000 mi
|Battery would not charge or start car, which I found odd for a 3 year old car with less the 50K miles. Turns out the dealer didn't agree, I had to buy a new battery even thought I bought this certified VW from this dealership!
|92529.0 mi
|Low beam light bulb replaced
|83080 mi
|No backup camera and dealer found wiring in the trunk lid damaged Replaced the section of wiring.
|56000 mi
|Seat belt warning and buzzer going off even when buckled.
|60000 mi
|Replace noisy blower motor
|22000 mi
|trunk latch would automatically unlock when closing trunk. Dealer replaced harness pn 3C8-971-182-E
|52500 mi
|Driver side rear brake light burned out. Took more than ten minutes, but maybe because it was my first time.
|72600 mi
|Driver's side headlight burned out. Replaced lamps on both sides.
|8000 mi
|Airbag fault warning
|92700 mi
|Wiring harness had to be replaced for rear lights.
|bad alternator at 500miles car would not start. never made it out of showroom. new alternator and battery replaced under factory wty.
|15000 mi
|AC not cold, recharged
|13000 mi
|Bluetooth incompatibilty with my IPhone. They replaced the sensor.
|39000 mi
|Needed to install anouther Bluetooth Module
|85000 mi
|Replace and check electrical system.
|98500 mi
|Lost once half of power from battery
|34000 mi
|Brake lights were out because the sockets had melted.
|56000 mi
|For the second time, the Dipped Beam light appeared on my dash board. I had lost my Left DRL/Low beam. Then in the same week, also lost my Right DRL/Low beam. Both bulbs burned out. Replaced under CPO warranty w/ $50 deductible
|11000 mi
|Multiple tailight bulb failures - all bulbs replaced and no problems since.
|59000 mi
|Both headlights failed within a day of each other. Replacing them in near subzero weather was very difficult Stereo system completely stopped outputting sound. Tuning appeared to be fine, Bluetooth and other media still connected but no sound through speakers. Fixed by hard-rebooting system by holding down power button for approx. 10 seconds.
|69000 mi
|Trunk release cable needed to be replaced, faulty connector and ground identified
|77000 mi
|Both headlights burned out within weeks of each other. This is the third set of headlights I have put on this car
|45700 mi
|also radio was not working after blue tooth phone call. they could not duplicate problem so nothing was done. It's an intermittent issue.
|39680 mi
|The outside brake light on the drivers side failed for the second time, it was replaced by the dealer at for a fee. The next week the passenger side outside brake light failed while at a different VW dealership. Replaced without charge.
280-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
|67000 mi
|One headlight out. Searched for headlight replacements(D1S) on eBay. Found brighter bulbs. Got a pair for less($83+S/H) than dealer or parts store price ($98+)
|105100 mi
|On Amazon, item below. $30 per pair(2). Innovited HID Replacement Bulb Bulbs "All Sizes and Colors"-D1S - 8000K
|113000 mi
|Rt. Headlight. Previously bought replacements on eBay.
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
|29000 mi
|climate control went out. would not blow hot air. Replaced under warranty Backup camera failed
|30000 mi
|A recurring light bulb failure and the $15 we were charged for the first light bulb caused us to inspect the sockets. We determined they were melted enough to cause the problem. The dealer replaced all taillight sockets under warranty
|14000 mi
|had to have a second brake light installed at my cost. Repair took more than 30 minutes
|31500 mi
|Tail light out. Replaced bulb, still went on and off. Replaced socket, same problem. Now replacing wiring harness. Hope it works. Three trips already.
|53000 mi
|Replaced headlight
|43400 mi
|Check Engine light - Sensor was defective and rear light housing was replaced Took 4 hours to locate sensor issue.
|67000 mi
|Windshield wiper fluid motor needed to be replaced
|28300 mi
|Saw the signs and was dead in a couple of days.
|51000 mi
|replaced left front light bulb
|90000 mi
|Tail light wiring harness was bad, had to replace harness and multiple bulbs.
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
|20000 mi
|This was routine 20k maintenance. Every once in a while the bulb went out on the taillight (a warning light on the dash went on), so the filament was replaced. Only cost a few bucks.
|30000 mi
|30k scheduled maintenance. CEL on and rear left taillight bulb had to be replaced. Had to return a 2nd time as bulb had to be ordered and computer was not available.
|26000 mi
|for the second time another tail light went out. Seems like every 5 months a light goes out somewhere.
|35000 mi
|Went in again for the both rear tail lights out again.
|10300 mi
|Gas tank was showing only 7/8 full on filling to top. Problem diagnosed as faulty sending unit in tank. Part replaced; solved problem. Dealer even filled the tank.
|30000 mi
|Tail light was third bulb replaced in life of car. Dealer ordering board replacement to prevent repeat.
|85000 mi
|Battery failed
|25000 mi
|A tail light was intermittently broken. Shop replaced bulb (and attempted to charge me for it) earlier, but problem returned. They then said there was a tech note about a specific type of bulb that should not be used. Replaced bulb again.
|58300 mi
|nothing on steering wheel is working: horn, airbag, steering wheel contols.I will get it looked at when i get the oil changed. car continues the streak of not being able to go oil change to oil change without something failing.
|60000 mi
|replaced clock spring during 60K maintenance visit. $54 diagnosis fee, $160 parts and labor.
|105000 mi
|Repeated poorly performed TSB
turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD
|22940 mi
|Reverse parking sensor alarm replacement
|12 mi
|Intermittent warning message of Driving light failure. No fault found.
|3875 mi
|Diving light failed and replaced.
|14880 mi
|Passenger side bi-xenon head light automatic focusing system (AFS) failure results in instrument warning light.
|15500 mi
|Headlight assembly replaced due to intermittent wiring connection affecting the servo motors of the automatic focusing system.
turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD
|57300 mi
|RNS510 FAILED TO BOOT. Dealer recommended replacement. The problem was with the power supply which I repaired myself for less than £100 as opposed to £1200 for a replacement.
|39000 mi
|Bluetooth microphone wasn't working.
280-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
|2000 mi
|FM side of radio had poor reception. Discovered that antenna cable was not fully attached behind radio. Reattached and okay.
|7000 mi
|Engine idling too high after warm up. Replaced positive battery cable. Problem solved.
|8000 mi
|Navigation system problems. Dealer updated firmware, which appears to have solved the problem.
|20000 mi
|Bluetooth not working reliably. Dealer upgraded firmware, which didn't work. Next step was to replace unit.
280-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
|5580 mi
|Bulb out. Electrical connector replaced.


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Studies Probe Soil MicrobesBy Marcia Wood
March 21, 2002
Hard-working soil microorganisms help plants get the nutrients they need to thrive. Agricultural Research Service studies in Weslaco, Texas, are helping to reveal exactly how organic fertilizers and conservation tillage enhance the microbes' activity.
Soil scientists Joe M. Bradford and Larry M. Zibilske of the ARS Integrated Farming and Natural Resources Research Unit lead the experiments. The unit is part of the ARS Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center.
For their tests, the researchers are working with specialists from three Texas companies that produce organic-based fertilizers: Earthwise Organics, Inc., of Harlingen; Ag Organics, Inc., of Houston; and Gardenville Fertilizer Corp., of San Antonio. All-natural, organic fertilizers are those approved for producing certified organic crops.
The scientists are using the fertilizers to grow strawberries--as a model plant--in greenhouses. So far, microbes have released nutrients from the fertilizers at an impressive rate, according to Zibilske. And, soil microbes seem to unlock the nutrients at the time the developing strawberry plants need them the most. Now the researchers want to find out whether soil microbes in organic fields perform differently than those in conventionally managed soils.
In experiments with cotton and corn, Zibilske and Bradford are using conservation tillage. Unlike traditional tillage, conservation tillage requires leaving crop residue on the field surface after harvest where it slowly decays.
Zibilske and Bradford report that conservation tillage improved the uptake of phosphorus, iron and other nutrients by both cotton and corn plants. The decaying crop residue likely nourished the soil microbes and bolstered their activity.
Allowing residues to decay on top of soil doesnt hurt crop growth or yield in subtropical environments like southern Texas, according to Bradford, leader of the research unit. It also decreases erosion and reduces evaporation of needed water from the soil surface. In addition, not plowing-under the residues helps farmers save on costs of labor, fuel and equipment such as tractors.
ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency.
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Three years after 2010 census numbers were released, Tunica County supervisors are edging closer to adoption of a voter redistricting plan.
With inclement weather and power outages abbreviating Monday's regular meeting, the county board met again Wednesday to complete a lengthy agenda; they were expected to discuss an upcoming "final redistricting meeting" on Monday, March 10, at 10 a.m.
The Board has indicated at previous meetings that it intends to adopt Community Plan 7C, which was put forward by a citizens' group. Two other plans were considered, the first developed by Chris Watson of Bridge & Watson and presented in May 2011, and the second submitted by Cleveland attorney Ellis Turnage, which was presentetd at a June 2013 hearing. Community Plan 5A was unveiled in October 2013, but the plan currently being considered has never been widely publicized.
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50 years later, we're still mad for The Beatles
On Jan. 1, 1962, The Beatles flunked an audition at Decca Records in London. Label executive Dick Rowe's brush-off: "Guitar groups are on the way out."
It was an inauspicious start for the group that would soon dominate global society and a downbeat Day 1 in the year that saw the scrappy Liverpool lads evolve into the Fab Four who forever altered the course of pop music.
No other entertainers in history have been as popular, as influential, as important or as groundbreaking. The best-selling act ever sold 600 million albums worldwide and racked up 20 No. 1 U.S. singles, a Billboard record that still stands. The band hijacked the entertainment media and transcended music to become a chapter in world history. Its members had political clout, spiritual authority, cultural sway and the ears of the planet.
Fifty years later, the melodic, instantly memorable tunes of The Beatles are ingrained in the DNA of modern civilization. On this golden anniversary, their golden oldies sound as vital and fresh as ever and continue to bewitch new generations.
How did The Beatles become so profoundly enormous and enduring? Even the players couldn't fathom such sovereignty. Paul McCartney expected a brief joy ride when Beatlemania struck.
"Oh, yeah, we thought a couple years, that would be it," he told USA TODAY in 2009, when The Beatles' remastered catalog reignited international excitement. "We never thought it would last at all. You've got to ask, 'Why did it last?' I think the music is very well-structured, like a good house. It's going to stand for a long time. It's nice that I can sit back now and be proud of what we did."
The Beatles sprang from a perfect storm of timing, chemistry, luck, key support and, most critically, talent. And many of those essential factors fell into place 50 years ago.
John Lennon and McCartney met in 1957. George Harrison joined their band in 1958, when they were busking in Liverpool. They adopted the name The Beatles in 1960.
The pivotal year of 1962 saw a rapid coalescence: "Fifth Beatle" Brian Epstein became their indefatigable manager in January. He sent The Beatles, performing in Hamburg, this telegram on May 9: "Congratulations, boys. EMI requests recording session. Please rehearse new material."
On June 4, they signed a contract with Parlophone, a subsidiary of EMI. And on June 6, they entered Abbey Road Studios with producer George Martin for the first time, recording demos of cover tune Besame Mucho and Lennon-McCartney compositions Love Me Do,P.S. I Love You and Ask Me Why. Martin, mildly impressed, lectured the band about its lousy equipment, then asked whether they had any complaints.
The Beatles by the numbers
The story of The Beatles' influence is as much about math as music. Reaching the toppermost of the poppermost meant stacking up some of history's steepest numbers and sturdiest records. Their impressive stats have been steadily escalating since the band's remarkable run ended in 1970. And with fresh generations of fans feeding the tallies, there's no end in sight. USA TODAY's Edna Gundersen tallies some of the sums.
600 million albums sold: The Beatles are the best-selling act in history, with more than 600 million albums sold worldwide. In the United States, they top the list with 177 million, ahead of Elvis Presley with 134.5 million.
20 singles: The band racked up 20 No. 1 U.S. singles (17 in the U.K.), a Billboard record that still stands.
5 chart positions: In April 1964, The Beatles held the top five chart positions in Billboard with (in descending order) Can't Buy Me Love, Twist and Shout, She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand and Please Please Me. The feat has never been repeated. Can't Buy Me Love was the band's third back-to-back chart-topper, an achievement also never duplicated in the chart's 52-year history.
2,700 Love shows: Cirque du Soleil's Love, a lavish Beatles musical in Las Vegas, has staged more than 2,700 shows to nearly 5 million fans since it opened in June 2006.
2.3 million remastered catalog sales: In 2009, the release of The Beatles' remastered catalog broke chart records worldwide. In North America, Japan and the U.K., fans bought 2.3 million copies in the first five days. Here, the top-selling album was Abbey Road, and Here Comes the Sun led the song race. Since the music of The Beatles arrived on iTunes in late 2010, the band has sold more than 10 million songs and 1.8 million albums.
11.4 million Beatles 1 albums sold: In the first decade of the 21st century, the hits compilation Beatles 1 sold 11.4 million copies, more than any other album and one of only four to sell more than 10 million copies. In 2000, it entered the chart with 595,000 copies, sold 662,000 the next week and peaked with 1.3 million during Christmas week, spending a total of eight weeks at No. 1 in Billboard. The Beatles trailed only Eminem for total album sales for the decade, selling 30 million to his 32.2 million.
7 Grammys: Some figures are less stellar. Grammy voters were not overly generous to The Beatles, bestowing a modest seven trophies, only four while they were active and only one for best album (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967). Voters did start out on a high note, anointing the British sensation best new artist of 1964.
Sources: Apple, EMI, Nielsen SoundScan, Billboard, Recording Industry Association of America
Harrison quipped, "I don't like your tie."
In August, drummer Pete Best was fired and replaced by Ringo Starr. First single Love Me Do was recorded on Sept. 4 and released in the U.K. on Oct. 5, setting the stage for a musical and cultural revolution.
World was ready for them
"An incredible convergence of factors contributed to The Beatles' breakthrough and to sustaining their growth," says Beatles scholar Martin Lewis, who since 1967 has worked as a writer, producer, strategist and consultant on numerous Beatles-related projects, including The Beatles Anthology.
"They would have been successful at any time, but the speed and magnitude of that success owes in large part to the times. Britain was so poor after World War II. In Liverpool, which had been heavily bombed, the atmosphere was great poverty and sterility and gloom. The Beatles grew up in that, and their first awakenings came from the distant sounds of rock in America."
Inspired by U.S. rock pioneers, The Beatles began to blaze a trail, first with yeah yeah yeahs, moptops and a cheeky air.
"The prevalent attitude among the elite ruling class was that young people had no say in their own lives," Lewis says. "The Beatles made rebellion constructive, articulating it with joyous, giddy exuberance. At a time when cigar-chomping moguls paid people in cubicles to write factory-farm pop songs for teenagers, The Beatles were completely authentic, and kids instinctively understood that."
Their camaraderie, self-deprecating wit, effervescence and non-conformist hair and fashion also appealed to a growing youth culture. Radio, formerly a fixed object in homes, proliferated in transistor form, and an improving economy gave teens a disposable income to buy records.
Lewis also credits integral contributions of "three wise men" guiding The Beatles: producer Martin, who nurtured rather than imposing his vision; publicist Derek Taylor, a perceptive propaganda minister who shaped the band's narrative; and Epstein, a tireless advocate.
Talent, while abundant, was not enough to take The Beatles to the toppermost of the poppermost, to borrow Lennon's pep phrase.
"Unlike vast legions of entertainers before and since, The Beatles' objective in forming a group was not to become famous or rich or have their pick of the opposite sex," Lewis says. "They were motivated by the love of music. It colors your approach. How many kids today make a record on their Mac with Pro Tools and expect it to be No. 1 in 10 minutes?
"From 1957 to 1962, The Beatles played hundreds of live shows in front of very few people, making no money, sleeping in disgusting locales. They had no sense of entitlement. Just drive and commitment."
From Liverpool with love
Only war-battered Liverpool and its sociopolitical dynamics could have produced The Beatles, says David Bedford, author of Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles and founder of the new online Beatles Social Network. Yet he marvels that any disruption of the chance meetings and coincidences critical to the band's formation could have foiled destiny. At every turn, circumstance favored The Beatles' rise.
"Just as the U.K. charts were growing tired and predictable, the United States, which had taken the lead with the great rock 'n' roll artists of the '50s, was in need of something new. What happened in Dallas in November (1963) sent the public into mourning for the loss of a president who promised so much. How could the country rise again? Four lads from Liverpool, who were funny, charming and different, came over to try their luck."
They came, they conquered, drawing 73 million viewers with their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964.
"Will we ever see the stars align this way again? Unlikely," Bedford says. "In the end, it all comes back to one thing: the music. The songs are as good today as when they were written."
The bulk of those songs, arguably history's most influential, grew from the imagination and combustible chemistry of Lennon and McCartney, says Dennis Mitchell, host for 21 years of syndicated radio show Breakfast With The Beatles.
"The odds are incredible that two individuals with that kind of musical acumen met and made all this music together," he says. "What they created was totally original, a starting point for so many bands that followed. Millions of fans and musicians were inspired and motivated to a degree we've never seen."
The genius of Lennon-McCartney
Though various junctures and backdrops fleshed out the Beatles phenomenon, Lennon and McCartney were the only two crucial components, says Mark Shipper, author of Paperback Writer, a satiric revisionist history of The Beatles.
"Working together, they were absolute geniuses," Shipper says. "The other two Beatles were little more than journeymen who spent most of their time desperately trying to keep up.
"Doubt this? Ringo certainly does. He seriously thinks he's the world's greatest living drummer. To those who share his opinion, I say, put Ringo in the Rolling Stones. There could be no Stones. And yet Charlie Watts, if he really needed a paycheck, could have played in The Beatles.
"As for George, he ruined every early album with his incessant clankers on guitar and the later ones with that god-awful sitar. He sang very good harmony with Paul. But that's it."
Lewis disagrees, arguing that all four brought skill, personality and grit to the unorthodox ensemble, a leaderless gang of musical omnivores.
An important key to their longevity was "the sheer eclecticism of the music, cultural and literary influences they absorbed," he says. "Unlike many musicians today, who narrowcast what they listen to, The Beatles had a voracious appetite for an incredibly diverse range of music. Their initial heroes were the Everly Brothers and Little Richard, but they drew from the American songbook. They listened to folk, Gershwin, Cole Porter, vaudeville. They were sponges."
Had The Beatles not used their influences and curiosity to push boundaries, they might have had the shelf life of a hula-hoop craze, Lewis says.
"What added depth to their credibility was a continuing thirst to break new ground. This was in an era when it was the norm to lay the same golden egg over and over. You were not expected to become more polished. But The Beatles set out on a voyage of discovery."
Historical events and the cultural climate didn't matter much, says Steve Marinucci, Beatles columnist on Examiner.com and webmaster for AbbeyRd's Beatles Page (abbeyrd.best.vwh.net). The Fab Four were unstoppable.
"The older generation scorned rock 'n' roll at that time, and for The Beatles to make it through on that level was a heck of an achievement," he says. "It's astonishing how everything revolved around them. That's all you heard between 1964 and 1969. Nobody can have that kind of impact again. It was a different world. We didn't have the Internet, and people weren't so jaded."
Analyzing Beatlemania, Harrison once said, "The world used us as an excuse to go mad."
'No one can explain it'
Perhaps the band's unprecedented exploits simply defy logic, says Matt Hurwitz, Beatles historian and Mix magazine contributing editor.
"I've never figured it out, and I don't think anyone has ever been able to," he says. "Even their publicist Derek Taylor told me, 'It's something I've never been able to put a finger on. They just had an inexplicable charisma.'
"There's never been an experience like Beatlemania before or since. No one can explain it. We all just love it. It's exciting, and it makes us happy."
One momentous aspect tends to be overlooked in theories of Beatle magnitude, undiminished since the band's acrimonious 1970 split or the deaths of Lennon in 1980 and Harrison in 2001.
"They had the good sense to break up at the height of their creativity," Lewis says. "It wasn't planned, but it was the best move ever. The result is we never had to endure the embarrassment of The Beatles going disco or getting a middle-age paunch.
"They left seven years of brilliantly recorded music and a perfect corpse that kept the mystique and beauty of The Beatles intact."
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For me, this extra communication channel CAN add value to any learning context - it's called Technology Enhanced Learning. The degree to which this occurs will vary from student to student. The main logistical point is that it allows for engagement without having to wait for the end of any presentation of content - allowing the student to articulate their thoughts as they occur to them. I have found this really powerful during conference presentations. Being able to bang out tweets greatly increases the value of such sessions. It's about contextualising the learning, putting it in my words so that the knowledge gets subsumed into my understanding.


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Emotional and Physical Nursing Preparation
Although a women's body is equipped to breast-feed after giving birth, it's not as simple as a baby latching on to a mother's breast. Many women experience difficulties and even awkwardness when they first start to nurse their infant. Fortunately, there is plenty of information to help prepare new moms—physically and emotionally.
Physical Preparation
You don't have to wait until your baby is born to start physically preparing to breast-feed. In fact, your body starts to prepare as soon as you become pregnant. Your body's way of prepping includes your breasts enlarging (due to an increase of milk-producing cells and the development of milk-carrying ducts), your body storing extra fat for the energy you may need, and your nipples darkening. Because your breast size increases, buying new bras that provide better support may help to prevent your breasts from sagging prematurely.
These physical preparations happen whether you decided to nurse or not, but if you do decide to breast-feed, inform your doctor or hospital where you'll deliver. Your doctor can connect you to a nurse or lactation coach who can give you information on nursing basics. Additionally, your coach can prepare you to start breast-feeding as soon as you deliver to enhance lactation (milk production) and to help your newborn get used to nursing.
Ideally, you will start to breast-feed about 30 minutes to an hour after you give birth, even though this may not happen if you are exhausted, in pain, or groggy from medication. Furthermore, breast-feeding may not happen immediately if you had a complicated delivery. Although it is recommended that you nurse as soon as possible after your delivery, you can still bond with your newborn even if you don't breast-feed soon after.
What to Expect
Your breasts will be soft the first couple of days after childbirth. This is because the blood supply is increasing and milk-producing cells are starting to function. Although your breasts will be soft to the touch, they will eventually become firmer. Also, your body will produce colostrum (a substance that contains proteins, antibodies, and other important nutrients), rather than milk.
While you produce colostrum for the first couple of days, by the fourth day your breasts begin to produce both colostrum and milk, which will make your baby fuller and eat less frequently. Milk production starts when your baby sucks at your nipple—sending a signal to make more milk.
At this time you may experience some pain in your breasts and uterus while nursing. This happens because hormones cause uterine contractions that help your uterus return to its pre-baby size and position. Your breasts may hurt because they are overly full with milk. To help alleviate this pressure, try using your hand or a breast pump to force unused milk from your breast.
Emotional Preparation
Remember that not all babies get the hang of breast-feeding initially because of factors such as an overbite or an underdeveloped sucking reflex. Nursing women should not panic or get discouraged if their infant doesn't take to nursing during the first couple of tries. Instead, realize it may take several days before your baby learns to latch on. Here are some tips to help you:
- Practice patience
Don't stress yourself waiting for milk—that can actually slow production. Instead, be patient and calm yourself by nursing your baby in a quiet corner or room, taking slow deep breaths, and listening to soothing music while breast-feeding.
- Take a break
Make sure you take breaks while nursing to soothe a fussy baby. While some infants may be naturally fussy, others may just need to be burped. You'll also want to take a break if you start to feel stressed or hassled while nursing. Remember that it's perfectly fine to take a moment to yourself—your baby won't starve if feeding is delayed a little.
Nursing is not always a smooth ride and often takes practice for you and your baby. All mothers aren't the same—some enjoy nursing and others find it frustrating. Through it all, it is important to learn what works best for you, your child, and your family.
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Were you happy to be a part of the final decision to leave Doctor Who?
Gillan: Oh, yeah! It would be so weird to just receive a script and find out that it was the end. That would be really weird. Oh, my god, I don't know how I would feel about that. It was nice. I was just thinking about it and I had this instinct of when I wanted to leave, so I called Steven Moffat and we arranged dinner. He told me where he was at, story wise, and together we were like, "Okay, this is when we can do it." It was actually so lovely and pleasant, and we both felt that it was the right time. In all honesty, I've had the best years of my life working on the show, so I'm going to be so sad to go. I really am.
Was it difficult to decide to fully leave, instead of leaving it open for you to come back and make an appearance?
Gillan: If I do something, I want to just do it. I just feel that it's a stronger impact, and I like to go with my instincts because it's more exciting.
Was it fun to not know how they were going to write your character out, or would you rather have known ahead of time?
Gillan: I wanted to keep it a surprise, for as long as possible, and keep the excitement in there.
Looking back at your time on the show, what will you remember most fondly about having been a part of it?
Gillan: Well, I've made some of my best friends on it. We have so much fun. It's so life-consuming, but in the most wonderful way. We film pretty much every day, for nine months of the year, so it's basically your life. And when you're not filming it, you're promoting it and talking about it, so it really does take over your life. It's going to be quite shocking. It will be a strange shock to the system, to not be doing it anymore. But, I'll remember working with my friends, getting the best writing there is out there in Britain, at the moment, and also just playing such a strong female. That's one thing I hope I continue to get to do. A lot of stuff is clearly written from a male perspective and the women aren't quite as fleshed out as the guys. Whereas this character is really well-written. I just hope I get to do more of that.
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A Toyota Tundra driven by Javier Sanchez, 37, of Coachella, crossed Highway 111 into oncoming traffic, hit a curb and came to rest on the lawn in front of One West Bank on Town Center Way about 1:30 a.m., Sgt. Radek Horkel said.
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99% of the time a have the windows I'm currently using arranged in tiles, so I have actually wished that Windows had a dedicated tiling mode for a long time. With Win7 I use the snap-to feature all the time and before that used various tools to the same effect.
For complex applications like Visual Studio I like my tool windows docked inside the main window and only on rare occasions do I undock a tool window and have it float free. I hate it when application force free floating tool windows on you, like for instance Paint.Net does (awesome application by the way, except the tool windows). Lightroom also have a nice approach to keeping a lot of complex tools docked inside the main window.
However, if there was a nice clean way for me to have my visual studio tool windows docked on my secondary monitor at something like 25%-33%, witout them overlapping any other window on that monitor that would be great. I could of course do it by resizing windows to line up etc. but I find that very tedious and so I usually keep them docked inside the main window. A solution where I could allocate a tile for my tool windows and dock them as I pleased in there would be very welcome.
The point I am trying to make in my ramblings is this: I want a tiling window manager in Windows. Also if done correctly it could solve floaty tool window hell and make window placement possible with touch, since it it could just snap the window to the tile you dragged it to.
So maybe the question is: Is there a nice tiling solution for win7 today?
Sorry for the rambling, I'm really bad at making a short concise point.
John, yes there are several TWM's for Windows 7, just a few I've tried (in rough order of my liking them):
· bug.n
· PWT
· Windawesome
· plumb
· Winsplit
I also agree if a TWM were to be integrated in Metro it would make it a lot more bearable as the current UI can only task switch as far as the end user is concerned, in fact this overlaps into even multiple apps on the Windows 8 desktop when ever you need access to some part of Windows 8 thats now been moved to/embedded in Metro -- the only option you have is task switching.
In my humble opinion the only real move forward in UI design is a TWM as it's really the only interface that is really always allowing the Operator to functionally multi-task -- seeing, using and accessing multiple applications or data sources concurrently in real-time with vastly less keyboard and mouse input.
Even the windows 7 CWM is primarily a task-switching interface that requires a massive amount of user input just manipulating windows and controls to see what you want to see...
The fact that virtually all mission critical interfaces from aircraft MFDs to industrial control systems, fire control, power management and reactor control, mission or life critical telemetry employ some sort of TWM (or application to achieves the same result) speaks volumes to honest, results oriented, form that follows function.
Unfortunately, there are as yet no 'glamorous' TWMs that look new and fancy, and only the few that bother two setup and use an actual Tiling Window Manager on a *nix system, of setup one of the applications like one the above on Windows have the experience to know and appreciate why they're so great for a Workstation/Desktop OS...
Happy TWMing...
Edit: no idea why links look like crap, can't seem to get anything work, but the links themselves...
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Speech. (Given at Labor conference re: copper strike. Lansing, Michigan. 31 December 1913.)
Now gentlemen, as Governor of the State of Michigan I want to say to you gentlemen who are assembled here that I heartily welcome your coming. I am ready to receive information and help from any source and every source. It is not necessary for me to discuss what you are already familiar with and we have a definite program to follow here and I shall welcome anything that this meeting may have to offer, and if there should be any man in the audience who has anything farther to offer after the three speakers are done, I shall be glad to hear from him.
Up to the present time I have done my best as Governor of the State of Michigan to bring about an amicable settlement of this great industrial dispute and if there is anybody who can offer any further help I shall welcome it. I am in hopes however that one thing may characterize the work this afternoon- what can be done under the laws of Michigan rather than what should be done- what can be done, and comply with the laws of this State. That is what we want light on and I hope we may get something of that kind this afternoon.
I now present to you Mr. William Mahon, President of the Amalgamated Street Railway Employees, who will make a statement to me as Governor of Michigan, and to those here assembled this afternoon.
(After hearing others speak, the Governor continued:)
Now gentlemen, I wish to ask you a few questions before I make any definite statement and I really wish that I might be understood. I have come to the conclusion after living 60 years that the larger number of controversies and the larger number of difficulties in this world arise from infirmities of temper. Now there is one man here who understands what I mean when I say that and it is my friend Darrow. And gentlemen it is exceedingly difficult for you and for me to overcome the infirmities of temper. If you ever solve any great problems that affect men and women you have got to struggle as far as you can- and it has been done in the main this afternoon- to get rid of the idea that the other fellow is necessarily a devil. Don't misunderstand me, I am talking about all men. I mean the Governor as well as the men who dig coal or copper. Now when this problem is settled in Michigan and finally settled it will have to be settled right. There is no doubt about that, and it will have to be settled with that idea in mind of give and take. Now get that thoroughly in mind. Don't let it get away from us. I am not enunciating anything new but I would to God, men, that we could even credit the ugliest man with good intent, to do his best, to do his best, and I would like to always be at my best. I want to ask a few questions. Please do not put me on one side or the other. Please never talk to me from a political standpoint. I do not care a continental for my political prospects, gentlemen, I am not looking to them, I never have and I am not now. I am not simply earnest and emphatic in what I say. I do not think any man has intentionally thrown a thing of that kind at me. I am not a political aspirant for anything except for the privilege of rendering to every man some service, to the humblest man as well as to the man highest up. I am not standing here to defend 29 years of my life in Michigan. There are men sitting here whose fathers, whose sons have been under my tuition and I will take their answer. I will take their answer. I will take the answer of two generations and I should be unkind to you and would not regard my own self if I should make such defense. I am not going to do it. I want to ask a few questions. I want to ask them as a friend to all of the people. Let us leave out the dog question. I don'' like that. I am not criticizing, I often use the phrase myself. But I don't like the use of the word very well. Men and women are something more than dogs under all circumstances. What I want to know of Mr. Darrow is- he ought to understand this situation by this time and I think he does. I want him to tell you men and tell the Governor of the State of Michigan what is the one leading point of contention he understands it at this hour.


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That guy above is hip hop legend 8 Ball. I had the opportunity to photograph him about three years ago. We shot in the studio and then headed out on location in his completely tricked out Hummer. * Ball came up in Memphis with MJG. You may not have heard of 8 Ball. If you like any sort of hip hop coming from the south then you most definitely have heard his influence. Everyone from T.I. to Luda to Andre 3000 all talk about how they were influenced by 8 Ball and MGJ early on in their career.
I was, of all things, folding socks this morning thinking about anything but folding socks. There are some who look at me and say, "Wow. Zack has made it." From my view point I will say I've "made it" when I don't have to fold socks ever again in my life. That got me thinking about 8 Ball and I thought I would share this interesting personal story…
As I was steaming Ball's 6XL shirts for this shoot I was asking him about his career. I asked one question and he told me something that has stuck with me ever since.
I asked… "When did you know your career was to the point that this was now your job? Like, you made it."
Ball stopped rolling his "smoke" and sat back and told me about growing up as a kid in a poor neighborhood in Memphis. He lived with his mom and grandmother in a shotgun shack. He slept in the den. One of his daily chores was going around the house and collecting the mouse traps in the house, take them outside, and get rid of the dead mice. Then he had to reset those traps and put them back around the house. He told me that he knew he had "made it" when he could throw away the whole mouse trap and reset a new one. He was making enough money in hip hop that he could just buy a new bag of traps every week instead of using the old ones.
8 Ball bought his mom a house. He's doing well. He's influenced an army of rappers. He knows he made it when he didn't have to use a used mouse trap.
It doesn't take a whole lot to make it does it? He made it but still had to set those traps. He still had a long way to go before he could just buy his mom a new house. It's such a great story. For those of you who just discount hip hop as "crap" you ought to listen beyond the ho's and rims and hear the stories of people who came out of nothing and into something. There are a lot of stories of redemption that come out of hip hop. Not exactly your Sunday school stories of redemption but redemption all the same. Go watch Hustle & Flow. It's one of my top three favorite movies of all time. It's about a small time pimp coming up in hip hop in Memphis. 8 Ball, of course, is on the soundtrack.
Here's another one…
Cheers, Zack
Great story, Zack! Thanks for sharing.
The day I can quit my day job…
I think I will count myself as having "made it" when I'm supporting myself full-time from photography and I no longer have to live with roommates.
Thanks for sharing this!
8ball, MJG, project pat, and of course Three 6! All great dirty south artists.
Quality post, provides another perspective on what 'making it' means.
To me, 'making it' is when I have a sound business, efficient workflow, steady flow of work (that I ENJOY), and the luxury of not having to reinvest all profits back into photography.
I don't fold socks anymore but not because I made it. It's because I work 2 jobs and the kids are old enough to fold the socks. You have a good way of putting perspective on things Zack. Thanks for another great post.
What about it Zack?
Is making the cover of Rolling Stone gonna be your crowning achievement….or just a milestone on the way?
Great story…thank you for posting.
Thank you for sharing! What a wonderful post.
Thanks for sharing Zack…when you asked for one word on the wall and I said "when" was my word, this is exactly what I was thinking at that very moment.
Deep topic; so much to know and learn.
So true! It doesn't take much to "make it" How many of us always say when "I get here" or when "I can do this" then I have made it! I'm 100% guilty of it too. I have learned so much from your story Zack, about making the best with what you have. There will always be a better camera, a better lens, a better flash, a easier way to pay bills, and easier life. But the reality is, if you don't make the best with what you have, the pursuit would never end, usually at the cost of your family suffering. (I know from experience)
Not saying you should never stop learning, but I think there should be a level that you get too that you can balance home life and work.
Thanks again for all the great posts and education Zack.
I'm not sure if the great ones ever think they "make it". They just keep moving forward. It's all about the journey right? Great article. Thanks!
I'll have made it when I look forward to the weekday, rather than the weekend…
Don't insult me Zarias. Of course I know 8 Ball and MJG. LOL! Great photograph. It feels so "true."Love the story, one that isn't too distant from me or many people I know.
Also, Hustle & Flow is a PHENOMENAL film. The church scene where he starts crying during that beautiful hymn, Juanita Bynum's I believe, I start BAWLING. There is an element to gospel, hip hop and r&b that stirs the soul and tells the story of truth.
Thanks for this awesome post.
8 Ball and MJG used to bounce my 12 inch subwoofers in the trunk of my old '77 Chevy Nova back in the mid-90's.
I keep thinking back over my life and feel grateful for being where I am right now. Thanks Zack!
I'll probably never make it because I'll never settle for anything less than total world domination. Gonna die trying though.
Hi Zack
Can you, or your assistant post the setup to make Lightroom 3, Canon camera tether and Pop up in Lightroom like you did in the seminar? I can tether in EOS (Canon) or I can start Lightroom 3 and tether, but I can't seem to make it go from the EOS software and pop up on the Lightroom screen Big like you did. I need each detail as I must be missing something basic. No tutorial online has helped me
In 2006 I lost my mother and a very successful business within three months of each other. I had just started playing with photography again then, after not shooting for years. For one solid year I was resentful and angry at everything I lost. Then in November of 2007 I learned about the concepts of what we think and say we attract. Since that time I have made a 180 degree turn in my life.
Today I have managed to go full time with my photography, despite the recession. I am still shooting more local work (portraits, local ads etc) but I am doing it. I am doing it with my eyes on much larger goals.
Your right in that "making it is relative." I feel as if I've made it, even though my business is still small compared to others. Life is and has always been a matter of attitude. Redemption starts on the inside when a person decides they can no longer stay in the place they are. When they determine no matter what I have to change my situation. Its realizing that no one is going to just give it to you. You have to do the work, hold the faith, and keep the dream.
Too many people let life pass by because they think that they have to instantly have the gold ring. They think if there's not "instant success" then they failed. They fail to realize that success is achieved on step at a time. It takes going from goal to another, to another, to another.
Anthony Robbins teaches that success leaves clues. I search for mine in people like yourself, Joe McNally, Chase Jarvis, Scott Kelby, and others who have worked, sacrificed, and given themselves to achieve a goal bigger than their surroundings.
I have determined to make whatever steps are necessary to reach my goals. I have small goals and large ones. My small ones may be as simple as to meet and talk to people I admire such as yourself and the others listed above, the large goals. . . well let's just say most people would laugh if I told you, they can't see past where they are.
I want to say thank you for sharing this story. Thank you for sharing that even someone who I and others look up to is still working on making it.
Tim… Wow. Great to see folks rising up and making it happen. Sorry it's on the midst of loss.
That's a moving story……really helps to keep things in perspective…inspiring and motivating, thank you!
Great read.
I want the sunglasses!
I found it ironic that my gf asked me to help fold laundry while I was reading this.
Thanks for sharing that story Zack. It's very interesting to hear and think about this sort of stuff. Thanks again for the inspiration and great work that you put out there.
Thanks Zack… perspective is an amazing thing- isn't it?
Kevin- It sure is.
All I can think of is "My Homeboy's Girlfriend"! Amazing Group!
And I Second the Hustle & Flow Statement! It's hard out there for a pimmmp!
I might not know for sure when I've made it, but I'm gonna be damn proud when I do. Best part is when that happens and someone asks me about what helped on my journey, I'll definitely credit you for the influence you've been on me. I'm glad to say that you've been pretty instrumental in the process of getting me where I need to be. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing this. I work in a psych hospital with kids/young adults that are often at a loss for inspiration. I will be sharing this story with them.
Who folds socks? I just throw them all in the top drawer and frantically search for two that match at 7 a.m. before heading out the door.
I will have "made it" when I no longer have to rush out the door at 7 a.m….
'How do you know when you've made it' is a question that is sure to get a whole mixed array of responses.
Personally in my Photography life, in fact life as general I have alot to prove…mainly to myself but also to those who doubted me throughout my life no matter what I took on; from my School Exams, my Bodybuilding to now my Photography. There's something in me that fires me up to make sure I 'make it' so that one day … 'they'll know' …does that make sense?
The day I can feed my family by doing what I love to do, rather than what I have to do.
Great post. For me, making it would be steaming 'Balls t-shirts before a shoot with him. He and 'G are southern hip hop legends par excellence. Big Fan of both yours and his.
-on my way to "making it"
"You have to do the work, hold the faith, and keep the dream." – great mantra Tim
The awesome thing about photography (and creative professional work in general) is that it is challenging and engaging. Striving to 'make it' as all of us are doing, is interesting. We all have different goals and different yardsticks to define the success of those aspirations.
Thanks for sharing your goals with a gal who agrees that not folding the socks is a great thing to strive for.
Now I understand why my mother and father so looked forward to getting the five of us flip flops every summer!
I will know I have made it when there comes a day when I don't want to pick up a camera anymore. Then I'll know that chapter in my life is over. If that day never comes, if I shoot until the end, that's fine. Because photography to me isn't about making it in terms of career success, but about enjoying the medium during the ride of life.
We all wanna make but where we're different is our image of having made it.
Photography and Hip Hop two of my favorite things. Love how you enjoy hip hop and see beyond the image normally associated with hip hop. Gun's, brick's and cash… Awesome post!
I'll know I've made it when I don't have to be a plumber anymore.
Great story, but I agree with Mike. WFS?
Great story… and logo placement!
Curious: What are the other movies in your 'top 3' of all time?
Great post as usual.
Though I think the reference to * Ball was meant to be to 8 Ball
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"For those of you who just discount hip hop as "crap" you ought to listen beyond the ho's and rims and hear the stories of people who came out of nothing and into something."
With this quote you even MORE became my idol. Like Mike Hall im actually also curious what are your top3 movies of all time.
One of mine is Boys in the Hood, also a Hiphop like movie en great story for everyone about surviving in 'the hood' and trying to get out of it.
Hoss, don't get too comfy.
"Making it" can be very fleeting.
I thought I'd made it when I graduated from DINFOS, and I was officially an Army photojournalist.
I thought I'd made it when I opened a business doing graphics (and it ran for five years, and then I went to work for a Fortune 100…).
I thought…
Well, for the rest of the summer, I'm going to be living in my van at a friend's machine shop, learning from a master machinist, and trying to get my photo thing back on…
Maybe I'll make it. I think I will. I'm 49 years old. I have no choice but to transform.
Anyone need any cool custom-machined photo dealies? Probably won't be cheap, but it'll be some darn good quality…
Heck, Zack – I'll be a few miles from Branson, MO (they got both kindsa music there…) – know anyone down there who needs a second shooter? Or a Dan?
Thanks for the story and the shots… "makin' it" comes in steps for me. When I book a shoot I feel as though I made it, until I complete the shoot and wait for the print orders, then that's making it. If they call me back for another shoot I am just happy I held on to them…
I have a long way to go, but I am glad I am still going..
It reminds me of the story like to 'Blind Side', you have to look below the surface to get to the true story and not just see thigs at face value
I use to play arcade games with 8-ball, MJG, and Skinny Pimp at Fun Fair Arcade in Memphis. Great times and great photos.
Great story. It's true that if people listen pass the hoe's, pimps and car's in rap song that they would see the struggles some people face.
You ar so true…Hustle and Flow..fabulous…and I'm old school.
Wow,I remember talking to you after, you were hyped up. God is good my friend.
mousetraps. amazing bit of perspective wisdom. makes me picture the moment when a log jam starts to give… that critical point when you know the the whole thing will break… seems like 8ball saw the start of his future when something like that changed in his life… very beautiful.
I love this story Zack. While I was reading I kept thinking about Hustle and Flow. One of my all time favorite movies and I am not even that into the rap scene, but it is in every way a perfect film. Thanks for sharing…
Nice story.
I used to work with Hip Hop here in Brazil…
Now I'm Trying to "Make It" on photography.
And although you don't know that… You've been helping me a lot.
Thanks for that…
Hustle & Flow rulez!
Many thanks for recommending Hustle and Flow. I read this blog post when it was written and made a note to watch the film.
I saw it recently and agree it is a great film, so many thanks for the recommendation.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks for another inspirational post! You're amazing!
One of my favorite rappers. Him and MJG.


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A popular Russian web site which offers material on the past history of Russia has been blocked because it published Hitler's Mein Kampf. The site, Hronos.info was told by the St. Petersburg police it would be shut down because it is illegal to publish Mein Kampf in Russia. Hronos.info posts articles and scanned historical documents to assist those attempting to dig into Russia's past history. Ironically, even a book by British historian, Hugh Trevor-Roper, a well known expert on Hitler, is banned because of its title, "Hitler's Table Talk." Those in charge of the site now have a warning and if they persist in publishing banned material they may face criminal prosecution.
The history of World War II is a controversial topic because leaders like Putin have their interpretation of the conflict and do not want contrary materials online. For example, most historians of World War II are aware Dictator Joseph Stalin was sent data from the British telling him Russia would be invaded by Germany in mid-June, 1941 but he refused to accept their information. The Putin version is of the great hero Stalin who from the first moment led his people.
The other issue is should any book be banned? Frankly, it is not that difficult obtaining a copy of Mein Kampf if the desire is present to read the rambling, at points, incoherent words of Hitler. It is doubtful even the most rabid neo-Nazi would ever get through the volume. Frankly, let them read the book, it might convince some that Hitler lacked any coherent ideas.