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This interview with Rémi Côté from the Canadian extreme metal label Great White North Records was done through e-mail in June 2002 by Josh Ngolls.
Based out of the metal bastion of Quebec, Great White North Records started out and was built as a 2-man operation by Rémi and Stephane. They've since released great CD's by bands such as Asgard, Merlin and Diachronia, and have opened offices in the old world to continue their growth, all the while helping spread metal based out of several countries. I decided to stay away from the historical aspect as much as possible when I sent these questions to Remi, the head man of GWN, instead trying to delve a little deeper into the realms of underground metal labels and their creators.
Did you model GWN after another label or did you start from scratch?
Good question! My favorite label (and this has been for a while now(, is definitely RELAPSE. They are, in my opinion, the only big label putting out different stuff, the only label not following any trends. They are definitely a big influence as far as "taking your own road" is concerned... know what I mean? They are taking chances with styles that aren't extremely popular, like noize or Grindcore or doom etc.They have bigger releases from NILE and DYING FETUS or SKINLESS to back 'em up but still, when you release a CD from AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED you really cannot expect huge sales ya know? I don't say that in a negative way; not at all. Relapse releases what they like and that is how I want to run GREAT WHITE NORTH and GRIND IT! Records. RELAPSE fuckin' rule man! Plus, I do have some experience with past projects as NEW WORLD SYMPHONY Records ('92-94) and SOUNDSCAPE Music (98-99), and to some extent, that helped me out shaping GWN in what it is today. Expect bigger things from us: we are slowly going where we want. Things are gonna get, huh... Extreme!
Would you be doing as well if you were in another part of Canada besides Quebec?
Why not? We are a Canadian label; hence our name. So I guess we would do as well if we were from Ontario or BC or whatever! I know for a fact that Quebec is probably the hot bed for Metal in Canada right now, but you know, the scene is so trendy here that it's hard to make decent sales here... face it, 90% of the metal fans buy what they have available in bigger stores like HMV, for example. Bands on Nuclear Blast or Century Media must be doing very well in Canada since they have a huge promotion going on and the releases end up everywhere because of the label's names, too. That is big competition for us, even if we are from Quebec, that is why we are doing so much promotion in Quebec and more and more in the rest of Canada. Although GWN is self sufficient now, its still always a struggle 'cos even if we're playing the same game as the aforementioned labels, we are not in the same league and its more difficult. Hopefully hard work will eventually pay off. We are slowly getting some recognition thanks to people like you. But we've just released the OBLIVEON "Greatest Pits" CD in June and we've heard from our distributor that we are number 2 in sales for June with that release. So I keep my fingers crossed and yeah, I keep my day job as well!!!!
Do you see other labels as competition? If so, who are your biggest competitors in Quebec and elsewhere in the world?
Locally, everybody's a competitor. There is so much material available in stores around here, you have to put out some very special stuff to make an impact sales-wise. Even if we are doing everything we can promotion-wise, we are no competition for big, major indie labels. As far as Canadian underground labels go, no, we don't believe we have much competition, as we are not doing the same stuff if we compare ourselves to CDN or SKYSCRAPER, for example. Anyway, both labels are run by friends so I just hope the best for them. In Quebec we have GALY Records which is now a division of GWN and SKYSCRAPER... That one is run by Stef whose also the guy behind BCI International (a booker here).Plus to be honest, I don't really care if we have competitors or not; we do our own thing and that is all. It's not a popularity contest, anyway: i'm doing this for my love for extreme music. I'm almost 33 now and i've been involved in the scene in one way or another since the age of 13-14, so I just stick to it for pure love of the music.
You have alot of information about yourselves on the site, which isn't something you see alot of from labels. Do you think that this will turn bands on or off of GWN?
I might sound harsh but I really don't give a damn about that. See, we are proud, very proud, to say out loud that we don't owe anything to nobody. We are honest people, we pay our bills and we do our best to make our bands happy within our capabilities as far as the label bizz goes. Right now we are dealing with around 150 labels, mailorder and distributors worldwide and things run smooth as we respect our associates and our clients as much as our bands... again, we are honest and we'll keep on running our label that way, with honesty and respect. This said, we don't take any crap from nobody! We've been busting out balls for far too long. So if someone is turned off from what he read on our website, I have no problems with that, that is who we are. We are simple people and we hate the "rock star" attitude and the big headed idiots who think they are the A&Rs of the year because they put out 2-3 CDs a year. Everybody can do it. It's easier then ever. Anyway, the site will soon include a full blown section on the GWN staff, including our European divisions, street teamers etc... It's a fun thing to add. We do it to give more information to bands or potential customers; just our way to say "hey, we are metal fans just like you are! Have a blast with us banging your head!!!" We don't consider ourselves the Canadian CENTURY MEDIA or METAL BLADE or other big shots of the scene, simply because we are not. I still have to work to pay for my house and car and so forth. I've invested alot from my pocket and now that GWN is a legitimate business and self sufficient, my job is to make it work and grow. Not to run around playing big shot... I hate that attitude! We have a few people here acting like that because they have released 2 albums in 3 years... wow, big deal! We try to be different and say the things like they really are.
Do you have to be a musician to decide if a band is good or bad? What makes a band good to you and what makes one bad? What is one band that you think is underrated and one that you think is overrated?
Definitely not. What makes a good band for me? Easy, the band has to make it work on stage. The live situation is a big factor for me. Everybody can, pending budget of course, take 6 months to record a flawless record, ya know? See, METALLICA- ever had the chance to see them live? Lars Ulrich is probably the worst fuckin' drummer live... he's not tight! The guy's selling zillions of records but just can't play his stuff live.. How embarrassing! And man, they are the biggest selling "Metal" band (they used to be Metal at some point right?!) ever. They are probably not the most overrated band out there though; the RIDE THE LIGHTNING album is still amazing to my ears, ya know. It got bad from the Black album but... still, MEGADETH must be the most overrated band ever: They are bad... really bad... The most underrated band for me has to be either OBLIVEON or GORGUTS because of the musicians involved in those bands and for the originality of their music. Good question Josh! Hahahaha! I haven't had the chance to bitch about MEGADETH for a while. I always take the opportunity. I mean shit, can anyone be any worst then Dave Mustaine signing?!?!?!??! I really don't think so. And that guy was trained by a reputed teacher to sing! Unbelievable!
[I actually think that Megadeth's "Rust In Peace" is musically superior to anything that Metallica could ever do, but concur that both bands lick donkey balls now.]
Has there ever been a band that you tried to sign but couldn't get? What happened?
I'm happy to say no, not yet! See, we know that bigger bands will knock on somebody else's door and its OK. Bands that we are targeting are usually smaller. For now, we hope we can help in developing a band. If after a while one of our bands get picked up by a bigger label, I'd be the happiest guy on earth. That is why we always sign up a band for one record at a time, in case they get a bigger offers you know? Might sound weird to you or your readers, but that is how we work!
Have you ever tried to convince a band that was already signed to come over to GWN?
No, never. We are dealing with alot of people and we don't want to have anyone pissed off at us for such reasons. If the band come to us, free of any deal and we think we could market it, we'll take a look at the opportunity of course.
Why do you have GWN and Grind it! ? What separates grind and death to you?
Ho, both are different in nature, but not musically. I mean, so far, we have 2 Black Metal releases on GRIND IT! so it really has nothing to do with the musical style. No, GRIND IT! actually works with bands that we are not marketing for GWN. GWN releases are being manufactured in Europe by our office in the Netherlands for the European market. Since our our Euro office signs bands too, they just cannot put out everything we do and have the same promotion for all of our releases as it would be excruciating money-wise and time consuming, ya know? It costs alot more money over there to put out an album.And also, since we are running a mailorder service, we are heavily into trades to make sure we are getting all the new releases out there at a reasonable price. So if GWN Europe market a said release from us, we just cannot offer it to our label friends in Europe and trade it as it would be cutting down GWN Europe's sales etc.. So we created our sublabel GRIND IT! for that particular reason: exporting to Europe via our trading partners' local bands and releases, and to give those bands a bit of exposure via most of Europe's mailorders etc. It is good for our bands like APHASIA and TRAILS OF ANGUISH since they don't have much exposure over there, but locally they have distribution, promotion and so forth. We still have certain distro deals for Grind it! releases in certain countries, though; it's not like we are trading 100% of our pressings. Some promotion is done as well. Our bands are happy so far,as they get some exposure and we pay them for every CD traded. It's good for everybody. As you can imagine, most of the Quebec bands now want us to press their CD's for the Euro, US and Japanese markets.I think it's a good idea to help out local bands.Yet again, we are open to work with bands from everywhere, as well!!!
If there was one person, alive or dead, that you could meet, who would it be and why?
Hummm, that is the type of question I like... As far as music goes, i'd say FRANK ZAPPA; just to ask him what the hell he was smoking during his career! Seriously, you probably saw the SHINDLER'S LIST movie. I'd say Oscar Shindler.The guy's saved 1100 men, women and children from Hitler's gas chambers. After seeing what was done to those people, he slowly changed his mind (he was a Nazi to start with) and bought the lives of 1100 prisoners to free them. I hate everything that has to do with that dark era. I have a hard time seeing right wing parties getting bigger in Europe right now, like in France with Le Pen etc. I despise racism and that sort of crap, so yeah, that man, Shindler: I have alot of admiration for him.
Do you ever run into language problems with your bands, as they might not speak English or French? Has that ever caused confusion?
Not really. We are dealing with people from POLAND, RUSSIA, HOLLAND etc... We never had any problems so far. I'm not 100% bilingual but I can keep a conversation anytime and it's basically the same with our bands. When I met Eric and Edwin (GWN Europe managers) in Amsterdam, I had a blast. It was funny: we were all speaking English even though it's our second language, and it was real cool.They were losing me big time when both brothers were speaking Dutch, though... ahhahah! So to make it shorter, we never really had any problems like that so far.
Do some of your bands that aren't from Quebec think that because you are there near the bands that are Quebecois, that the bands who live in your province get more attention/opportunities? Would you sign a band from another Canadian province?
First, yeah, we would definitely sign a band from another Canadian province. We are a Canadian label right?! We know from facts that sometimes it is much easier to work with foreign bands, trust me! Of course, it's also easier for local bands to work with us since they are close to us and since we are here and we know everybody here. We have excellent coverage from radio and magazines around here, so our local bands gets more exposure on the rebound etc. But it never really was a problem with our bands from abroad. Not yet anyway.
If there was one person, alive or dead, that you could beat to death, who would it be and why?
Sorry, but I have to make it a multiple answer... Hitler & Bin Laden for obvious reasons... that dick from CRYPTIC SOUL Prods in Italy who still owe me $3200 Canadian for the GORELUST album I released in the early '90's... my boss for being the biggest idiot on earth... Some magazine editors putting us on the side because we're French speaking Canadians (That is not a joke!!!!!!!!!) etc...
Have you ever decided not to sign a band based only on their lyrics or image?
Not yet. But we are adding a few clauses to our contract that might make things more difficult between us and some bands in the future. See, we don't want to be involved with anything that deals with racism, homophobia and so on... See, i'm white and I respect other cultures and races,and I love to travel the world to discover new ways of life, so racism is something we won't tolerate. I'm married, i'm heterosexual and love women and really, I couldn't care less about what other people are doing in their bedrooms.We don't want to have any problems with censorship locally, so we are not going to tolerate homophobic statements and again, I have nothing to say about people's sexuality and really, really don't give a damn about it! We will also never support anything concerning the holocaust, Nazis etc. We won't tolerate stupidities like that. Serious bands don't fuckin' lose their time with this stuff anyway. Beside that, I have no problems with whatever the band's wants to spread as far as messages or images goes. I'm an atheist type-guy. I got married for the legal aspect of things, at the court, not in a church because I really don't have any religious beliefs; neither does my wife. I really like reading about religious customs and rituals, though.I respect people's opinion about it, but i'm not buying any of it. So it's no big deal if a band sings about the devil or Jesus or Yahweh or whatever. But we are here to spread good music, not to offend people from other cultures or sexual preferences.
[Well, there go my hopes of GWN carrying the ZANU-PF or Israeli Army choir CD's!]
What would you do if it turned out that one of your bands had recorded something that was ripped off from another band?
Simple: they would be dropped immediately. We don't want to cause any problems with anybody and we don't want to get into troubles because of stupid people, ya know...? We've been busting our butts to make GREAT WHITE NORTH what it is today, so no, we don't take that type of crap. In 3 years, we've released 12 records, opened up 3 offices in Europe (Holland (GWN Europe Head office), Poland(promotion) and France(Promotion)), formed a second label (Grind it!), put together a decent mailorder (online soon, our virtual store at www.profusiondirect.com) formed good alliances worldwide with various labels etc... I work about 18 hours a day with my job and the label combined, so you know what? I'm not interested in destroying our good reputation (hard working individuals and honest people!) for some stupidity like copyright infringements etc.We are proud of what we've accomplished thus far and we worked for everything we've earned, so no, once again, we are not taking any bullshit like that. If you can't create your own thing, start a cover band!
Look for GWN's great CD's in your local store or visit them online for a wide selection of extreme metal.


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Re: st: taking the average of duplicate observations
Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com>
"firstname.lastname@example.com" <email@example.com>
Re: st: taking the average of duplicate observations
Fri, 3 May 2013 12:41:40 +0100
A traditional and still standard method of measuring rainfall is once
daily by measuring the depth of water accumulated in a gauge (which
may be zero, naturally). For centuries, somebody did the measurement.
An automated alternative now often seen is that a bucket is emptied
when full and the time of emptying recorded.
Your data does not sound like either form and from what you say its
quality is dubious.
There is no problem about including URLs in a Statalist post. (Look
again to see URLs automatically included in _every_ posting, at the
bottom.) The thread you alluded to appears to start at
On 3 May 2013 12:24, Michael Tekle Palm <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> Sorry about the inexactness of my post, I was afraid the inclusion of a URL would alert spam filters or the like.
> -collapse- certainly did the trick, thank you so much. Also this shouldn't have any other implications since there are no other variables included in this data set so it works out elegantly.
> I can understand your puzzlement. I am using monthly rainfall data from a developing country where unfortunately and inexplicably, for a few stations, some months have several differing rainfall outcomes. Had it been daily data, I would probably have assumed that there had been multiple measurement times per day, but it being monthly data, my conclusion was that it was down to some kind of input error. I appreciate your comment and will definitely try to investigate more closely.
>> Your reference to another post lacks a URL, nor can we comment on code
>> that you don't show us, but there is a one-word solution: -collapse-.
>> collapse rainfall, by(station year month)
>> But I've worked a lot with rainfall data, and I'm puzzled at what you
>> are doing here. If these are daily data, the convention is to use
>> totals, not means. -collapse- can do that too.
On 3 May 2013 11:48, Michael Tekle Palm <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>> > I have observations with identical time values but different outcome values. Instead of dropping all but the first observations for every two/three duplicates, I want to calculate and replace with the average of the observations, and then drop the duplicates.
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>> > So my data is on rainfall for a given location and is disaggregated by year and month. E.g:
>> >
>> > Station | Year | Month | Rainfall
>> > ---------------------------------------
>> > 1 1980 1 5
>> > 1 1980 1 3
>> > 1 1980 2 4
>> > 1 1980 3 8
>> > 1 1980 3 1
>> >
>> >
>> > So for each duplicate by station year month, I would like to calculate the average value for the rainfall outcomes, use this value and drop all duplicates. I think the solution suggested in this ["RE: st: questions about duplicate observations"] Statalist reply may work, but I wasn't quite able to make it work.
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Teena Marie was born Mary Christine Brockert, but many people know her by other names due to her abundance of nicknames. Teena received the childhood nickname "Venice Harlem" for her fascination with the world of soul, funk and the nascent hip-hop scene and also because she grew up in Venice, California. Another was Vanilla Child. The power of her voice transcended color lines and earned her the title "Ivory Queen of Soul". Mentor and frequent collaborator Rick James was the one who gave her her best known nickname "Lady T" or "Lady Tee". Rick James, a top artist, songwriter and producer at Motown during the late 70s and early 80s, was tasked with mentoring Teena Marie when she was first signed to the label.
Photo: Getty Images This professional pairing sparked a long collaboration resulting in classics such as "Fire & Desire", a rumored romance, and a close friendship that lasted until James' death in 2004.
Photo: Getty Images Teena Marie was one of six children. Her ethnic heritage was Portuguese, Italian, Irish, and Native American. At the age 10 Teena Marie sang at Jerry Lewis' son's wedding. As a child actress Teena Marie was cast on "Beverly Hillbillies". Much later, following her success as a recording artist, she resumed acting in small parts on "The Steve Harvey Show" and "The Parkers". While auditioning for record labels, she studied English Literature at Santa Monica College. She believed her love of reading helped her write lyrics.
Photo: Getty Images In the beginning of her career, radio programmers assumed she was African-American. This was an easy mistake to make not only due to Teena's incredibly soulful voice but also because she wasn't featured on the cover art of her first album.
Photo: Getty Images Her single "I Need Your Lovin'" was her first top 40 hit. Other amazing Teena Marie songs include "Lovergirl", "Behind the Groove", "Sucker for Your Love", "It Must Be Magic", "Portuguese Love", "Ooo La La", "Lead Me On", and "If I Were a Bell". Teena Marie was the first white female guest to appear on "Soul Train", and ultimately she was the white artist who performed in the greatest number of episodes.
Photo: Wireimage Teena Marie is regarded as something of a pioneer in helping to bring hip-hop to the mainstream by becoming one of the first artists of her time to rap one of her singles, "Square Biz". In the hip-hop portion of that song, she mentions some of her inspirations: Sarah Vaughn, Johann Sebastian Bach, Shakespeare, Maya Angelou, and Nikki Giovanni. She changed laws protecting musicians forever. A heated legal battle with her original record label Motown resulted in the "Brockert Initiative." It stated that record companies must release new material by an artist if they are under contract with the label.
Photo: Getty Images Teena and Motown eventually mended fences. Here she is shown performing at an event honoring Motown founder and CEO Berry Gordy.
Photo: Getty Images Along with her gorgeous voice, Teena Marie is a multi-instrumentalist. She can play the electric guitar, congas, and keyboards. Teena Marie took a 14 year break from the musical world, partially due to the birth of her daughter Alia Rose, but then she made an impressive comeback with several successful, independently-released and strongly charting albums. On Teena's later albums, she collaborated with Smokey Robinson, Gerald Levert, and Faith Evans.
Photo: Wireimage Teena Marie said of Evans, with whom she became close, "It was after I had recorded the song ("Can't Last a Day") I got the idea to put Faith on it. I've always loved Faith and her vocal style. She reminds me of me. Her correlation with Biggie - having a career with him and without him - reminds me of me and Rick. I feel like she's a younger me. Of the younger ladies, she's the one I love most."
Photo: Wireimage Teena Marie's daughter Alia Rose is also a singer. Alia Rose performs under the name Rose LeBeau. Alia Rose helped complete Teena's final album Beautiful, released posthumously in January 2013.
Photo: Getty Images She was a mother figure to many, but she never married. In addition being mother to Alia Rose, Teena was the godmother to Marvin Gaye's daughter Nona. Teena Marie was also godmother to comedian Maya Rudolph, whose parents, the late Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph, were close friends and musical collaborators of hers. Richard Rudolph produced Teena's second album. Maya, then 7, even sang on the track "Too Many Colors".
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OVER 50'S EXERCISE -- The over 50's excersise class continues each wednesday morning between 10-11 a.m. in the Ocean Wave lodge Strandhill.
This is a seperate class run by Fitness4all and not part of the Star of the Sea Active Retirement Association.
Strandhill National School will host a School Book Fair Feast - Please come and support our school. Do you need some books for birthday/Christmas presents, why not come to our Book Fair. There will be a great variety of books for all ages at reasonable prices. Come and have a look, you never know, you might find what your looking for! For every Euro you spend on books we will get up to 60c back to spend on books etc for our class libraries.
Date and opening times are as follows: Wed 14th Nov 1.30pm - 3.00pm: Thurs, 15th Nov 1.30pm - 3.00pm & 7.00pm - 9.00pm: Fri, 16th November 1.30pm - 3.00pm.


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Dell's Barton George, who described the concept this week in a blog post, hinted at the potential for a more ambitious follow-up effort if the initial experiment succeeds. Dell's previous Linux efforts have had mixed results. The company first began to offer Ubuntu on desktop and laptop computers in 2007 after open source advocates used Dell's IdeaStorm website to campaign for Linux preinstallation options.
The availability of Ubuntu-enabled hardware models from Dell has been spotty over the years. The dell.com/ubuntu landing page on Dell's website often indicates that no products are available with Linux preinstalled, which was the case for most of the past year. At present, Dell is only offering two low-end Vostro models with Ubuntu to consumers in the US. Dell's Ubuntu machines have reportedly fared better in China, where Dell has made an effort to give the Linux platform a retail presence.
Dell has also previously dabbled with Ubuntu developer machines. When it offered a Mini 10v with an incomplete build of the Ubuntu Moblin Remix in 2009, the company characterized it as an offering for developers and early adopters. And so it was: the touchpad didn't work properly and the software was missing key features.
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Hybrid Tea (Modern Hybrid Tea)
Hybrid Tea Banzai
golden yellow with reddish border
large, strong filled, rain resisting
slightly fragrant
June up to frost
glossy, leather-like
vigorous, upgrowing
Meilland, 1983 introduced
Banzai is very robust and is blooming tireless till frost. The blossoms are very large, strong filled and resistant to rain. They are coloured golden yellow with a slight reddish border. The upright, vigorous growth and the strong glossy, leather-like foliage make the overall impression of this hybrid tea nearly perfect.
Tree Rose (~90cm), bare root
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Knowledgeable about what is needed to start a trust. As we are new to this, we pretty much rely on Steve to guide us through the process. So far thing seem to be going fine.
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Steve Brown and his employees guided my Wife and I through the process of our estate planning with ease. Because we are relatively young forty somethings we were unsure of the need to do estate/trust planning but after our initial consultation we decided to move forward. Steve and his staff made the entire process enjoyable and they were open to approaching certain parts of the planning process quickly for us when asked since we are not as concerned about certain areas because of our age. The follow up by JoVonna and her hard work even made some of the not so enjoyable parts of procuring documents from our estate feel like small victories each time we checked off another item. Overall we are very happy we chose to use Steve and his team of professionals.
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Steve and his staff have made the entire estate planning process understandable and useful - which can get convoluted with children ('his-mine-ours') and ex-spouses. He presents topics and issues in a clear, logical manner with a sense of humor that keeps you interested in what he has to say.
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Well informed in Estate planning and keeping us current with "todays" laws.
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We watched the LifeSpan program execute as advertised when a dear friend died of cancer several years back. Her grieving husband was well-advised by Steve's firm, the trust executed as planned, and everything went just as Steve had been telling us it would. Our friend has now remarried, and remains a member of the LifeSpan family, executed by Brown and Vogel. What better testament than that to tout a program's effectiveness? Love the "mandatories". Steve makes sure we do OUR part, so that when the time comes, HE can do his part to protect our assets and loved ones.
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Outstanding. Steve is always available; always makes your concerns his top priority. He stays totally up to date on the latest laws and what State and Federal government trends are. Great at explaining legalese in plain english and there is never any doubt that he has your best interests in mind. Steve is also always available to discuss unusual circumstances and special cases. His reviews are top notch and timely.
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For years we have worked with and trusted a financial planning organization. They recommended that we should establish trusts to assure that the benefits of our financial plan will go to our beneficiaries in an efficient and cost effective manner. The trust making program advocated by Steve's firm has been very thorough. It is regularly updated to adhere to the stipulations in the "law" which affect the trust. Great emphasis has been placed on not only establishing a trust, but also in understanding the process. However, the program has sought to assure that not only will we have a financial legacy, but we will also leave a legacy of our beliefs, our lives, and our aspirations which we hope will benefit our children and their children. While no religious affiliation is espoused by the firm, a Christian essence can be perceived. In a small way, we hope that through this program, at least one family (ours) can carry on a tradition of love and respect for each other, a devotion to principles, and, thereby, avoid the trend to dissolution of the "traditional" family unit. The effectiveness of our trust making will only be realized upon our deaths, but while we are still kicking, we are comforted by our confidence that Steve, as a lawyer and as a person, has our best interests at heart. As an aside, with respect to the question: "When did you last hire this attorney?" This has been an ongoing relationship for almost 10 years. There has not been a "single" episode of litigation for which he was "hired".
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At the start of each new year, I find that a theme for my life and business organically emerges with some conscious intention. It becomes a guiding force for the year as I make decisions both big and small. It's amazing the power this can have on your world. Last year's Shed – Sift – Savor trifecta turned my world around. In fact I have chosen to keep that theme embedded in this year's choice to simplify.
So what does it meant to simplify? Frankly, I know at least a few close friends and family that would laugh at the idea that I am simplifying because they consider me "complex" or "difficult". They would say, "How could juicing, eating organic, or cooking from scratch simplify your life?" Or "How does launching a new product, traveling to a conference, or offering a new service make things simpler?"
It actually does because my choices stem from the fact that I am very clear and intentional about what I desire and the choices I make. Sometimes these choices require a bit more effort than status quo. Yet, it serves me because I yearn to get to the root of the experience and the very fundamental nature of why I'm on the planet, why I'm in business, what I most want to experience, and how I most want to feel. It's not "right" or "wrong", it just IS. I believe you get to choose what you most desire as well, whatever that might look like.
There's a lot of insight to be found in the definition of the words we toss around so freely.
Let's look at the definition of simplify:
To make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
I would add that my desire to simplify stems from a desire to be radical (but not in the way you might think!). You see I consider simplifying a radical act:
Relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.
My desire is to get to the core of the things that matter. That pure state where the complex gets simple and the focus is on the true nature of things. From this Zen-like intention, I find life and business gets a lot easier. The struggle melts away (or at least dissipates more quickly!). Desired outcomes manifest more naturally. Enjoying the journey becomes a natural byproduct.
So what does all this mean in terms of day-to-day life in business?
What this looks like from an inner awareness perspective
Simplicity starts from within. You need to give yourself permission for things to have a sense of ease, flow, and "right" nature about them. This ends the suffering (in fact the Buddhists spell this out in the Noble Eightfold Path). Regardless of your beliefs, my bet is that you can already notice how much closer you are to your true nature when you allow yourself to be authentic, cut yourself a break, and reduce inevitable complexities into their own little baby steps.
This isn't rocket science but it is a radical shift in the way most of us go about living and operating in our businesses.
- Are you willing to rest in and honor simplicity (even when it feels uncomfortable and you just want to fill in that space)?
- Will you allow it to be safe to be more Zen-like in how you operate in your business?
- Can you trust that by making choices from a place of simplicity, trust, kindness, and compassion that your desired outcomes will flow?
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Ahh, as the New Year soon approaches, it's now the right time to look back and analyze yourself a bit. For a lot of people, the onset of New Year is the ideal time to make promises with themselves and make resolutions which they could try to fulfill. Sadly, most Americans who make resolutions never actually keep them, and here's why:
- They have an all or nothing mentality.
- They make too many resolutions.
- Their resolutions are not specific.
- They don't track how they are doing.
- They don't make adjustments.
- They only think big.
Richard Wiseman, a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire, who led an analysis, said he and his team had asked 700 people about their strategies for achieving new year resolutions. Their goals ranged from losing weight or giving up smoking to gaining a qualification or starting a better relationship
People who kept their resolutions tended to have broken their goal into smaller steps and rewarded themselves when they achieved one of these. They also told their friends about their goals, focused on the benefits of success and kept a diary of their progress.
But consider this: if hard-core addicts can break bad habits — some by moderating, not just quitting — there's still hope for you. Whether your goal for 2013 is to get fit or tame your drinking, experts say there's a lot you can learn from people who have successfully moderated their habits to help keep you off the resolution merry-go-round.
Don't Kid Yourself You need to know the difference between enjoying yourself and self-medicating. It's not that self-medicating is necessarily bad — but you should give yourself parameters. If you are adhering to them, O.K. If not, you need to check yourself."
Quit Cold Turkey — Temporarily "Theoretically, there are very good reasons to take a break from a behavior, totally," says Reid Hester, director of research at Behavior Therapy Associates, explaining that an initial period of complete abstinence can make it easier for people to moderate behavior by eliminating the habitual, automatic aspect of the unwanted activity.
Do What the Dalai Lama Would Do Alan Marlatt, director of the Addictive Behaviors Research Center at the University of Washington, studies "mindfulness-based relapse prevention," which uses meditation and other ideas from Buddhist teachings to help people break bad habit.
Don't Try to Scare Yourself Straight Research shows that in the long term, the pleasure of victory is a better incentive than the agony of defeat. Punishment is a poor motivator. It sets people up for failure. If all you do is punish yourself for failure, you won't stay motivated to change for very long.
Get Better Friends-Social support is critical to changing all kinds of behavior. Good friends can not only help you through slip-ups but also help keep your New Year's resolutions from taking over your life
When goal-planning is complete, your final task is simple: just do it.


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Kelly Rowland Bares Abs at UK 'X-Factor' Auditions (PHOTOS)
Kelly Rowland showed off her svelte figure while arriving at the first round of auditions for UK's 'X-Factor' at the LG Arena in Birmingham, UK.
Wearing a black mini skirt and yellow crop top, Kelly looked stunning showing off her abs and toned legs.
Earlier this week, Kelly, Take That frontman Gary Barlow and Tulisa Contostavlos were announced as the replacement judges on the British series. Louis Walsh is the only remaining judge. Simon Cowell left the UK series to launch the American version but there have been plenty of shake-ups already.
TMZ reported that singer and judge Cheryl Cole left the show and will be replaced by ex-Pussycat Dolls member Nicole Scherzinger.
She'll be joining current judges, Simon, Paula Abdul and Antonio "LA" Reid. The group seems to be doing just fine. Simon revealed to UK's Daily Mail that he's happy with the cast and glad to be reunited with his former American Idol judge.
"We almost weren't going to do the show," Cowell said. "This show would never have been the same without Paula and I can't believe I am saying this – I have missed her a lot, and I am thrilled she's on the show."


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Wolfe CAA Rookie of Week
Wolfe CAA Rookie of Week
LAWRENCEVILLE-Rider University's Ryan Wolfe has been named the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie Wrestler of the Week for all competition January 22-28.
A freshman from New Castle, DE (Caravel Academy), Wolfe won both of his matches last week to improve to 19-9 overall, 3-1 in the CAA.
"Ryan is a talented young man," said Rider head coach Gary Taylor, "who needs to continue to grow. He is clearly heading in the right direction. He has a lot of talent but can get so much better. His upside is very high in the future."
Currently the top ranked 184 in the CAA, he defeated the fourth ranked 184 in the conference from Old Dominion with an 11-1 major decision last week. He previously defeated the former top ranked 184 in the CAA from Binghamton.
"He beat the top seed in the CAA last week so yes, I'd say he's doing pretty well," Taylor said of his star rookie. "He beat another good wrestler against Army. It's nice to have someone step in like that. He's very talented."
Wolfe was wrestling unattached at tournaments, planning on red-shirting this season, until the starting184, sophomore Clint Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff), was lost for the season.
Wolfe was the 2012 Delaware State Champion and was a two-time State Finalist at Caravel Academy, where he was the Beast of the East Champion and ranked 12th in the nation last year. The Delaware Wrestler of the Year last year, Wolfe compiled 173 wins, the second most all-time in Delaware Scholastic wrestling.
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What is everyone using currently for quad ethernet cards, PCI based? We
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By Jack E. Lohman
If there was ever any doubt that corporate money was driving our politicians, the latest HillaryCare proposal will eliminate it.
Hillary Clinton says she's learned a lot since the 1990s, and indeed she has. Those who thought the Republicans had a lock on the insurance industry's money should have learned as much. Of all political money contributed so far, Hillary is the top recipient of the insurer's largess, even when including Republicans.
Thus, rather than eliminating the inefficient middleman insurance bureaucracy, which unnecessarily drains 31% of our healthcare dollars, she wants to protect its place in our lives.
So don't count on meaningful health care reform under her watch. She wants to leave the current employer-insurer bureaucracy alone, and add subsidies for those who have no insurance. Of course those subsidies eventually end up in the insurance industry's pockets (wink, wink).
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the estate assets are valued at decedant's cost.However - you may use stepped up basis - up to FMV of assets at death date - with limitation that the total increase of the basis fro all assets in the estate may not be more than $1,300,000.
Does stepped-up basis require a formal election? The P/R needs some reassurance in addition to my opinion.
That law was in effect only for 2010 and repealed starting 2011 as estate taxes are back.I am looking for references...
IRS Form 8939 is Allocation of Increase in Basis for Property Acquired From a Decedent - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8939.pdfSee also this notice - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-11-66.pdf
Use from 8939 for the formal election.
Thank you. You have provided me the information I need to satisfy the P/R.
You are welcome Here are instructions for the form - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8939.pdf
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Yeah I agree with the others, I wouldn't put "Web Design By: YOURNAME" as you could run into legal troubles for taking credit for other peoples work as you really didn't "design it".
Really looking forward to using this in the future.
Have you guys thought about taking donations? I'm sure authors who use it, and appreciate it wouldn't mind donating to keep development possible .
Congrats! Wishing you luck on getting your next 4k soon!!
Congrats! Hopefully you hit 1k very soon.
My theme was rejected, and I'm not really sure why it doesn't meet the "Quality Requirements" as I've seen some worse one's get approved, I was wondering if you guys could give me advise on what to change and why it didn't meet the quality terms?
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If we wrote for the Tuts+ blog, and want the badge how do we go about requesting it? Does anybody know?
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JustHost and iPage are owned by the same company, and the parent company has a really bad rep in the hosting industry so I wouldn't go with ether one.
I would go with a provider such as StableHost or MediaTemple!
I'd like to see a like button also !
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Players and coaches who spent time around USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team last summer insist Luke Weaver was the life of a tight-knit clubhouse. That's surely no surprise to his Florida State teammates and coaches—or anyone else who has ever spoken with Weaver. He smiles and jokes easily and often, keeping his teammates loose on days he isn't pitching. His energy and charisma are infectious.
"I think he enjoys life," Florida State pitching coach Mike Bell said. "It's not to the point where he's arrogant, but he enjoys day-to-day humor, he enjoys being loose, loosey-goosey, for six days. When it's time to work, it's time to work. When it's time to have fun, hey, let's enjoy life. But on Friday when it's 6 o'clock, it's a different guy."
A junior righthander who figures to be drafted in the top 50 picks this June, Weaver is the Friday tone-setter for the fourth-ranked Seminoles. FSU coach Mike Martin points to Weaver's April 11 start against Georgia Tech as a prime example of Weaver's toughness and leadership—because it wasn't his best outing, and he persevered and gave his team a chance to win.
"It's just really been fun watching that guy," Martin said. "He goes out against Georgia Tech, and we just didn't play well. We didn't do some things that we normally do defensively, and Luke ends up with five runs on the board in the first inning against Georgia Tech. He could have been out of the inning with literally no runs scored. But did he come over to the bench and complain or sulk? No. He came over to the bench, sat down, went into his little cocoon, goes back out there on the mound and gives a very good Georgia Tech team six zeroes to allow his team to get back into the game, and just showed what kind of player and pitcher he is. Because that could have been a sign of, 'OK, nobody seems to be doing what they're supposed to be doing; how can I win?' In other words, there was no pity party. It was just business as usual. That's such a great leadership trait. And that's Luke Weaver.
"Then the next weekend he pitches against Wake Forest and goes nine innings and gives up one run."
Weaver has carried that momentum through the second half, throwing seven shutout innings in each of his final two regular-season starts against North Carolina and Duke and finished the regular season at 8-3, 2.66. His stuff has also gotten sharper down the stretch; for much of the first half he worked around 88-91 mph, but he sat 90-93 through the first five innings against UNC and touched 95, before settling in at 87-89 in the late innings.
"The big velocity that arose last year, the 96s and 7s, has not been there," Bell said. "But when he needs to go get it, he can go get a 4 or 5 when he needs it. He's going to pitch 90-92, three quality pitches. The change is a plus pitch, and he can throw it anytime he wants to against righties and lefties. The slider has shown plus at times, other times it's just average, but he complements it very well with a plus change for a quality three-pitch mix. It's command of the fastball to both sides of the plate, and more than anything he knows how to compete. He's probably one of the most athletic pitchers I've ever coached, and he holds runners well."
Weaver said a major key to his development from his freshman year to now has been learning not to worry about being so fine with his fastball.
"You don't know how to pitch until you really get into the system. Some guys figure it out earlier than others," Weaver said. "For me, it was just a simple thing: throwing to thirds instead of the black, just really throwing over the plate. You know, hitting's hard, so why not throw over the plate? They've got to put a perfect swing on it. So that's just the mentality I take."
He has also adjusted his approach over the course of the spring.
"I think teams have done a great job with scouting reports, because last year I feel like a lot of teams were taking early," Weaver said. "Since I'm a guy who really likes to pound the strike zone and not walk people, a lot of guys are swinging early. So it's really made me change my game plan. So from me, you'll see a lot more inside stuff to try to get the hitters looking away and in, mixing it up a little bit."
Weaver said his changeup has always been a weapon he could rely upon, but his slider remains a work in progress. Scouts project it as an average pitch, but sometimes he throws below-average sliders now, and other times it flashes plus.
"The problem with that I think is really trying to do too much with it, getting out of my mechanics, really opening up and dragging," Weaver said. "It's such a similar grip to my fastball that I feel confident with it. There's days it's better than others. When I can get into a mindset and into a groove with it, and know I don't need to do that much and just let the grip do the work, then that's when I can really just hone in and throw it whenever I want. I think it's going to come along and be a vital pitch down the stretch here."
Weaver is peaking at the right time, for the Seminoles and for his draft stock. However the next month plays out, Weaver is going to enjoy the ride.
"This game can humble you quickly, but a lot of people take it seriously," he said. "It's just one of those things, you've got to have fun with it."


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The DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice is a nonprofit organization dedicated to solving important public policy problems facing the Washington, DC metropolitan area. To advance this mission, DC Appleseed organizes volunteers, including attorneys and other experts, who work in teams to analyze and develop solutions to problems facing the region. Depending on the problem being addressed, DC Appleseed's projects involve working with broad coalitions, issuing reports, participating in regulatory proceedings, bringing lawsuits, managing public education campaigns, and meeting with and/or testifying before governmental decision-makers. We are a local organization, working exclusively on a broad array of the biggest public policy problems facing the National Capital area, including healthcare, voting representation, education reform, environmental concerns, jobs, and housing.
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ALN provides referrals to attorneys and will occasionally directly handle matters in the following areas: domestic relations, labor/employment disputes, public entitlements, bankruptcy or insolvency resulting from medical debt or job loss, wills and probate, guardianship and landlord/tenant relations.
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The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is a national non-profit that works to improve the lives of low-income people. CLASP's mission is to improve the economic security, educational and workforce prospects, and family stability of low-income parents, children, and youth and to secure equal justice for all.
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The Honors College at WKU hosted the 9th annual Honors College Graduation Luncheon on Friday, May 16, 2014. The Luncheon honored the graduates of the Class of 2014.
The Honors College Class of 2014 includes 174 graduates, the largest Honors graduating class to date. The graduates, from 41 different majors across all academic colleges, hail from 10 different states and 93 different high schools. Over 150 of them studied abroad and/or conducted independent research. Attendees were recognized individually and received their gradation medallions and certificates.
Dr. Craig T. Cobane, Executive Director of the Honors College at WKU, believes that the program provides an opportunity to highlight the hard work, accomplishments, and successes of the Honors College student body.
"The scholars recognized at the Graduation Luncheon represent a body of global learners who will succeed as citizens of the United States and the World," Dr. Cobane said. "They deserved to be recognized for their hard work, achievements, and success."
Several graduates also received Honors College Senior Scholar Awards including:
- George Trip Carpenter, a History major from Owensboro, KY received the "Honors College CE/T of the Year" award.
- Sarah Schrader, a Biology, Chemistry, & Honors Self-Designed Major in Mandarin Chinese triple-major from Bowling Green, KY received the "Honors College Scholar of the Year" award. In addition, Sarah received the "Honors College Achievement Award" for completing 70 Honors credit hours.
- Griffin Frugé, a Finance major from Owensboro, KY received the "Honors College Citizen of the Year" award.
- Clarice Esch, an Agriculture major from Somerset, KY received the "Honors College Global Citizen of the Year" award.
- Scott and Ryan Vennell, Broadcasting majors from Chatham, IL, received the "Honors College Spirit of Excellence Award."


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Many people will tell you that the only reason they go to the fair is for the food. When one thinks about fair food it is generally some delicacy presented on a stick -- a corn dog, fried cheese, steak-on-a-stick. And of course the sandwiches and french fries, tacos and chicken.
Rarely considered at the fair would be grilled pork loin and mushrooms in a cream and white wine reduction sauce, sauteed pork loin in an apricot-apple butter sauce, or two young chefs competing to see who can improvise the crowd's favorite Caribbean jerk marinade.
But all of this and more is at the Wayne County Fair. What's more, the young cooks and their instructor are all training in Smithville at the Wayne County Schools Career Center.
Bob Bercaw, culinary arts instructor for the center, explained that "the Pork Producers invited us several years ago to help run their booth. They've always been generous to our program.
"This is really good experience for the kids. We have a crew inside selling sandwiches, a crew outside grilling meat and a crew doing demonstrations -- showing off their skills. For example, one young man is making strawberry preserves from scratch; this morning we baked fresh raisin bread; then we assemble a sandwich of the three components. We also have a bacon, lettuce and tomato soup that's been a big hit and we're doing all kinds of sauces and recipes with the pork: reduction sauces, barbecue, sweet and sour, teriyaki -- the response in general has been overwhelmingly positive."
Bercaw said the career center program lasts two years. During that time students are trained in the workings of the food service industry from sanitation to the fine points of grill, saute, how to make all the classic sauces and soups from scratch and how a restaurant and banquets are run.
"About 80 percent of our students go on to a four-year college -- many to culinary school and we have graduates working all over, from a dude ranch in Wyoming, to a personal chef on an estate in California, to country club managers and a pastry chef in Las Vegas," Bercaw said.
Culinary program senior John Leach, who was in charge of the demonstration area and will be attending Johnson and Wales Culinary Institute in Charleston, S.C., next year, commented, "I think going to the career center is one of the best decisions I've ever made. I've learned so many ways to prepare food and make sauces -- more than I ever thought possible before I began. It's been an excellent experience."
When asked where he wants the culinary field to lead him, Leach replied, "I plan to be on a cruise ship, work eight months a year and go to Jamaica for free. Someday, I'll own my own fine-dining restaurant with a good bar downstairs."


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The Garden Isle is filled with places to explore, either on your own or with a guide.
- Sugar Plantation – Take a tour through the only remaining working plantation on Kauai, one of only two remaining in Hawaii. As one of the world's largest exporters of sugar in the world, visitors can get a first-hand glimpse into the world of the fields and factory.
- Napali Coast – A "must-see" for every visitor to Kauai, this 15-mile stretch of rugged coast is only accessible via boat or hiking. Striking sheer cliffs drop straight down thousands of feet to the ocean, which is home to dolphins, turtles, monk seals and, in the winter, whales.
- Boat Tours can include rafting trips, sunset cruises or snorkeling picnics. Whale watching is included in all winter trips
- Hiking is along the 11-mile long Kalalau Trail. The trail begins at Ke'e Beach, and includes Hanakapi'ai Beach at two miles and the incredible Hanakapi'ai Falls four miles into the trek. In order to go further than the Falls, you must have a permit, and plan to camp overnight.
- Waimea Canyon – Sometimes referred to as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, you can explore this natural wonder on your own as you drive the Canyon Road, by guided bus tour or via a memorable helicopter tour. There is a wide selection of hiking trails from beginner to adventurous, as well as a museum and Koke'e State Park.
- Kilauea Lighthouse – The northernmost point of the main Hawaiian Islands, this historic lighthouse once guided ships in from The Orient. Now a favorite tourist attraction, the amazing ocean views, visitor center and nearby wildlife refuge, bird sanctuary and extinct volcano offer interesting spots for travelers. Kilauea, North Kauai
- Fern Grotto – Cruise up the Wailua River – the only navigable river in Hawaii – to a lava rock grotto covered in lush green ferns. Hawaiian musicians will serenade visitors to this natural amphitheater, once reserved for royalty only. Only accessible by boat, you can take a tour from the dock or kayak on your own.
- Movie Locations – The beauty of Kauai makes it a natural setting for many major motion pictures. Take a guided tour by bus or limousine to the scene of movies including Flight of the Intruder, Diamond Head, Dragonfly, The Hawaiians, Islands in the Stream, The Lost World, Mighty Joe Young, Outbreak, Raiders of the Lost Ark & Jurassic Park.
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Sitarist Ravi Shankar was influential world musician
Ravi Shankar, the Grammy Award-winning Indian sitar virtuoso who became the world's leading representative of South Asian music, exerted a major influence on popular music in the 1960s and was the father of the jazz-pop musician Norah Jones, died Tuesday at a hospital near his home in Encinitas, Calif.
The musician had undergone heart valve replacement surgery last week, his family said. He was 92.
Shankar, who began his performing career as a young dancer, toured extensively as a musician after learning sitar from one of India's great musicians. The skill with which he played the traditional Indian stringed instrument inspired several pop and rock bands in the 1960s to incorporate the sitar, most notably the Beatles with its songs "Norwegian Wood" and "Within You, Without You."
Shankar took his music to the stages of Carnegie Hall in New York and the Kennedy Center in Washington. The London and New York philharmonic orchestras performed his concerto compositions for sitar and orchestra. During the height of the countercultural music revolution of the 1960s, he also was in the lineups at the Woodstock music festival in Upstate New York and the Monterey Pop Festival in California.
In 1971, Shankar and Beatles guitarist George Harrison organized and played at a fundraising concert to aid the war and famine victims of Bangladesh, giving birth to the modern megastar benefit concert.
Besides Harrison, who was his best-known disciple, Shankar's musical collaborators over the years included jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, composer Philip Glass, cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal. He composed music for film, radio and stage, including the score for Richard Attenborough's movie "Gandhi" (1982) and director Satyajit Ray's acclaimed "Apu Trilogy" in the 1950s.
Shankar's association with the Beatles made him a household name in the West and created "an avalanche of such experiments in the rock and pop world," South Asian music authority Gerry Farrell once wrote. But first and foremost, Shankar remained an Indian classical musician who kept the core aesthetics of his ancient art intact in the face of social, artistic and commercial shifts during the 20th century.
One reason Shankar's music had such influence over audiences and musicians was the otherworldly quality of its tones and rhythms; the sitar produces more tones than a guitar and is based on a different theory of music. He became appalled at how this aspect of Indian music was integrated into what he called the vulgarity of rock theatrics and the association of his art with drug use.
At the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival in California, Shankar refused to be in the same evening's lineup with Jimi Hendrix because of the way the rock guitarist was using his instrument. Hendrix made sexual motions on stage with his guitar and then lit it on fire as a finale.
"People went gaga for it, they loved it," Shankar told the London Guardian in 2008. "But for me, the burning of the guitar was the greatest sacrilege possible. I just ran out of there. I told them that even if I had to pay some kind of compensation to get out of playing the festival, I just couldn't do it."
He added: "I was extremely unhappy about the superficiality of it all, especially the wrong information that Dr. Timothy Leary and others were propagating — that everyone in India takes drugs. It was a hodgepodge of Kama Sutra, Tantra, yoga, hash and LSD, while the true spiritual quality of our music was almost completely lost."
Nonetheless, the spirit of Shankar's music was not lost on jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. Coltrane, who in midlife had a religious conversion that included the study of Hinduism, was fascinated by the tonal and rhythmic aspects of Indian music in general and by Shankar in particular. He even named his son Ravi after Shankar. (Ravi Coltrane became a prominent saxophonist.)
John Coltrane arranged to take lessons from Shankar, but the jazz musician died in 1967 a few weeks before he was to begin studying at Shankar's music center in Los Angeles.
Because of the influence Shankar exerted on musicians of all styles and nationalities, George Harrison called the sitarist the "godfather of world music." In fact, Shankar was the father of three musicians: his son Shubhendra, an Indian classical musician and painter, who died in 1992; Anoushka, who often performed duets with her father; and Norah Jones, an eight-time Grammy Award-winner best known for her composition and performances of jazzy popular songs.
Shankar counted three Grammys among his honors. His album "West Meets East," with violinist Yehudi Menuhin, won the 1967 award for best chamber music performance. Shankar shared the 1972 award for album of the year for "The Concert for Bangladesh," which also featured Harrison, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton. Shankar's "Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000" won the 2001 award for best world music album.
Shankar had a notoriously complicated private life. His marriage to Annapurna Devi ended in divorce and strained his relationship with her family. He entered into a relationship with dancer Kamala Shastri that lasted from the late 1960s to early 1980s, and he began an affair with the married Sukanya Rajan, who played the tanpura at his concerts and was 31 years his junior.
In the course of his touring, Shankar began a relationship with concert promoter Sue Jones, and the couple, in 1979, had a daughter, Geethali Nora Jones Shankar, better known as Norah Jones. Shankar had little role in raising his daughter, who failed to thank her father when she won multiple Grammys for "Come Away With Me" in 2003. They were reported to have reconciled in later years.