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Robert Schneider takes the small stage at Austin's Waterloo Records looking as if he's just wrapped up a brisk game of Frisbee golf, a shaggy beard twice as long as his thinning thatch of hair almost obscuring his face, a pair of flip-flops on his feet. Tuning up his beat-up acoustic and opening a notebook of song lyrics, Schneider, the Apples in Stereo's singer-guitarist-songwriter, sheepishly jokes with the crowd crammed into the record store, the people packed tightly near the front of the stage and jamming every aisle, bringing in-store commerce to a halt. If there wasn't a microphone, Schneider's words would be completely inaudible; even with one positioned a few inches from his face, his voice is about as loud as a Kleenex landing on cotton balls.
As he launches into his short set -- a mix of new and old songs, including some off The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone (which was released last week by spinART Records) -- Schneider's voice doesn't get much louder, only enough to be heard over the lazy melodies he's strumming on his guitar. A few feet away, his bandmate, drummer-singer Hilarie Sidney, looks on, smiling. The entire low-key production feels as if it's happening in the backyard of the house they share in Denver, save for the hundred or so fans hanging on Schneider's every word. After about 20 minutes, he's gone, leaving as quietly as he came.
"I was really surprised there were so many people there to see me," Schneider says, on the phone from his home recording studio. At the moment, he's under attack by his allergies, remixing the first single from The Discovery of a World . . . ("Look Away") and finishing a song for inclusion on Cartoon Network's The Powerpuff Girls, all while lying flat on his back because of a recent skateboarding mishap. "I really couldn't believe it. I walked in expecting there to be like five people, and it was like a show. Excuse me just a second, I have to blow my nose," he apologizes, before emitting a shrill honk that makes him sound as if someone's either tickling or stabbing him. He laughs. "That's the horn section."
Schneider's solo set at Waterloo was a big change from the last time I saw him and the Apples in Stereo play in Austin, performing at the now-defunct Liberty Lunch at the 1999 South by Southwest music festival. Finishing up the set, Schneider repeatedly -- and futilely, as it turned out -- tried to smash his solid-body Rickenbacker on the club's stage. After about six or seven whacks, he gave up, dropping the uncooperative guitar and thanking the crowd, very politely, for coming out. The gesture was, perhaps, an out-of-character one for Schneider, more in line with someone with a fetish for The Who rather than Schneider's well-known fixation for the Beatles and the Beach Boys. (His home recording studio, where the Apples have recorded every album except 1997's Tone Soul Evolution, is known as Pet Sounds Recording Studio.)
Yet, as the songs on The Discovery of a World . . . show, although Schneider may have a love for classic pop melodies, it's rivaled, if not surpassed, by his passion for rock 'n' roll. You can hear it on the disc's opening track, the energetic "Go," all lush harmonies, layered arrangements and surprisingly forceful, almost growled vocals. Schneider may still pledge allegiance to John and Paul, but from the sound of "Go" and "I Can't Believe," as well as a few other songs on the album, it appears he'd settle for Mick and Keef. Though he may be best known as the guy softly singing retro-sounding, forward-thinking pop songs, it's clear Schneider is not above smashing a few guitars. Well, trying to, at least.
More than anything else, with The Discovery of a World . . . , Schneider and the band set out to prove that point, making sure everyone knew they were much more than a group that answered the question of what it might have sounded like if Lennon and McCartney had collaborated with Brian Wilson rather than competing with him. Schneider admits that idea was part of the plan when the group started: he just wanted to do his best to sound like his favorite records. But now, all he wants to sound like is the Apples in Stereo. The comparisons used to thrill him. Not anymore.
"I think it bothers me in that I don't think I really copy anything," Schneider says, speaking so quickly that the words seem to come out on top of one another, a rapid-fire aural assault. "There's a lot of bands that rip off melodies and chord progressions that are very familiar, stuff like that. I really think that we have original songs that are different from everybody else. I think the sound that we're making . . . I mean, we're not really a retro band. We're not trying to make '60s-sounding records; we're trying to make modern, rock 'n' roll, psychedelic records.
"Yet, at the same time, there's a lot of inspiration and a lot of references, especially on our past records," he continues. "I feel on the new record, it's less referential of our influences and stuff. On our old records, we'd be like, 'Fuck! That sounds great! Those drums sound just like the Beatles.' Now it's like, 'Those drums sound too much like the Beatles.' It's more us. I was so used to getting shitty kind of recordings on my four-track or eight-track, all I wanted was something that sounded as good as, you know, a '60s record. And now, I guess, I feel like we're way past that. And as an engineer in our studio and stuff, I feel like the sound quality of it definitely doesn't sound like that either." He pauses, then delivers the punch line: "Definitely sounds more like, uh, 1970."
The Discovery of a World . . . backs up Schneider's claim . . . sort of. The album straddles the present, with a foot in both the past and the future. Like the band's previous efforts -- including 1995's debut Fun Trick Noisemaker and last year's mini-album Her Wallpaper Reverie -- the disc wouldn't be out of place if it was in the racks three decades ago. But unlike those other albums, The Discovery of a World . . . would be right at home three decades from now as well. It's timeless, dated only by the copyright information stamped on the back cover. Tone Soul Evolution and Her Wallpaper Reverie, especially, were like Easter-egg hunts, hidden surprises everywhere; not so much for the melodies or riffs, but for the sounds, the recording techniques and guitar tones lifted directly from the Apples' predecessors. Each disc came off, in a way, like a sampler of Lenny Kaye's Nuggets garage-pop compilation, or maybe the time-lapse version of a day spent listening to an oldies radio station.
Schneider's fascination with recording started when he was growing up in tiny Ruston, Louisiana, when he and his friends had to record their own songs to get the kind of music they wanted to hear. Spurred on by what little good music they heard working as teenage disc jockeys at Louisiana Tech University's student-run station, they formed bands together and also recorded separately, trading tapes back and forth, trying to outdo one another. Among those friends were Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss and Jeff Mangum, who, along with Schneider, now form the backbone of the Elephant 6 collective, a group of like-minded musicians dedicated in equal parts to upholding classic songwriting traditions and decimating them. The Elephant 6 bands have a knack for writing hooks that stick in your head like a .22-caliber slug and -- thanks partly to Schneider's skill behind the boards -- a talent for nearly obscuring them with (literal) bells and whistles.
Schneider, besides engineering every Apples album, records most of the Elephant 6 groups as well, including Olivia Tremor Control (featuring Hart and Doss), Neutral Milk Hotel (spearheaded by Mangum), Denver's the Minders, San Francisco's Beulah and a handful of other bands that fly the Elephant 6 flag. For Schneider, it's a way to help out his friends and himself. Armed with a new (well, new to him) 16-track recorder, the experience he's gained in the last few years taping other bands has helped him get the sound he wanted for The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone.
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"I guess that was the main thing we were trying to do," Schneider says, referring to the disc's fuller sound. "There's fewer instruments, actually, on most of the record, but I tried to make the sounds carry a lot farther, so you hear a lot more going on. We really wanted to make this record different. We wanted it to not be '60s, and not be lo-fi, and not be . . . I just wanted it to be good. I've recorded and mixed a lot more bands in the last few years, and I think that's really helped my engineering skills a lot, and my producing skills, and stuff like that. So I do feel a lot more confident and competent in that way. But I'm still working on it. I've got a long way to go.
"I think the spirit of Elephant 6 is that of enthusiasm and experimentation," he says. "There's a general feeling of everybody wanting to do something different, everybody wanting to make different sounds and to put different sounds in the form of a pop song. I think everyone's very concerned with writing good songs, but not just have a song be a song. I think the combination would be experimentation and a classic pop song. Like the Music Tapes would be almost all experimentation and a little pop song, and with the Minders it's almost all pop song and a little experimentation. But still, I think the feeling of trying to get a certain sound and a certain spirit out there is a very genuine thing."
Schneider thinks everyone is still catching up to the Elephant 6 collective, just now coming around to the group's particular way of doing things. He thinks those critics still have a long way to go toward understanding his mission, though, because the Apples and the other bands are too often viewed as grave robbers, stealing from the past to create their own future. As Schneider says, nothing could be further from the truth. As much as he loves the Beatles and the Beach Boys, he knows that his band isn't either one, and he doesn't want them to be. In fact, in some ways, he thinks they're better. As bold of a statement as that is, he might be right. At least in some ways.
"It's just that, you know, the Beatles didn't engineer any of their own records," Schneider says. "They didn't figure out how to get a drum sound. They didn't sit there listening to other records and go, 'God, this is our drum sound.' Recording at home, it's a whole different world, I think, from being a studio band with managers and accountants and fucking promoters and publishing people, like most of the '60s bands were like. As far as that goes, it kind of pisses me off, just because I feel like what's going on -- not just with our group of friends, but also in general in the rock 'n' roll underground -- is that there's a lot more experimentation. And in a way, I think that makes it even more personal, if you're more personally in control of getting the sounds. You like the way a certain record sounds, and this is the best you can do to make it sound like that. I don't think there's anything wrong with that."


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Preparing for Home
"We must remember Christ was not crucified in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two thieves; on a town garbage heap."
"We must remember Christ was not crucified in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two thieves; on a town garbage heap."
There is a line from a song by John Bell of the Iona Community that has taken on new meaning for the pilgrims: "At night, as I dreamt, God summoned the day; for God never sleeps, but patterns the morning with slithers of gold or glory in grey."
The time of John Knox and the time of the Covenanters came together inside the walls of St. Giles High Kirk (still often called St. Giles Cathedral).
We began our journey through Scotland at a place of great beauty and, for John Knox , great pain.
"John Calvin was many things, but he was not a Calvinist," said Rev. John Gibaut. "A Reformer, yes. But a Catholic Reformer. That was what he considered himself to be."
Although it's now a small community surrounded by farms, Avenches was once the site of a Roman city (then called Aventicum). It was the capital of Rome's Swiss province, and the fields are still dotted with ruins.
Psalms were of central importance to John Calvin and his worshipping community in Geneva. Through their diversity, the Psalms captured every human emotion and feeling.
On our last day in Meaux, we visited a church founded by martyrs. The modest Reformed church, or "temple" in French, seems jarringly plain compared to the soaring Gothic cathedrals we've visited in the past few days.
Notre Dame de Noyon has seen plenty of destruction. The statues and most of the carvings that adorned its façade were smashed by Protestants during the Wars of Religion.
Today began in an obscure corner of the Bible: Genesis 26:12-18. You may have never heard the story, said Gerald Hobbs, one of the pilgrimage leaders, as we sat near one of the side chapels in Meaux's immense cathedral.
Yesterday, I was starting to feel like a pilgrim. Bleary-eyed, tired and far from home was how I always imagined pilgrims must feel—at least for a little while.

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TEHRAN — Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near a mosque in southeastern Iran yesterday, killing at least 39 people, including a newborn baby, at a Shi'ite mourning ceremony, state media reported.
The attack, which also wounded 90 people, took place outside the Imam Hussein Mosque in the port city of Chahbahar, near the border with Pakistan, the official IRNA news agency said. The bombers targeted a group of worshippers at a mourning ceremony a day before Ashoura, which commemorates the 7th century death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussein, one of Shi'ite Islam's most beloved saints.
An armed Sunni militant group called Jundallah, or Soldiers of God, claimed responsibility in a statement posted on its website. The group has carried out sporadic attacks in Iran's southeast to fight alleged discrimination against the area's Sunni minority in overwhelmingly Shi'ite Iran.
The group said yesterday's attack was a second act of revenge for the execution of its leader, Abdulmalik Rigi, in June. "This operation is a warning to the Iranian regime that it must end its interference in the religious affairs of the Sunnis, stop executions and release the prisoners,'' the statement said.
One of the attackers detonated a bomb outside the mosque and the other struck from among a crowd of worshippers, state TV reported. Security forces shot one of them, but the bomber was still able to detonate the explosives, the report added, quoting deputy Interior Minister Ali Abdollahi. A third attacker was arrested, state TV said.
Forensic official Fariborz Ayati put the number of dead at 39 and said they included three women and one newborn baby, IRNA reported.
Mahmoud Mozaffar, a senior Iranian Red Crescent Society official, said emergency services had been put on alert over the past few days because of anonymous threats, according to another news agency, ISNA.
Iranian officials claim that Jundallah, which has operated from bases in Pakistan, receives support from Western powers, including the United States. Washington denies any links, and in November the State Department added Jundallah to a US list of foreign terrorist groups.


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Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 25th June 2014 Written Episode
Rachna packs her bag in frustration. she says she wont be able to meet KT and go to the office and hopes some miracle happen and they dont have to go to the village. She hears Shayl calling everyone. something happened to Bauji. all come worried, he says that the weather is too hot these days. Shayl says that there is much heat in the village, how will you live here. Bauji resists but Gunjan also says that Shayl is right as there might not be a doctor there. Shayl says she will also remain here with him. Gunjan says what will she do there alone but Seema says that people might talk that the daughter in law hasnt come yet.
The villagers are crying, the inspectors discuss that they have filed the report but the condition has worsened following media coverage.
Shayl bids farewell to Seema. She calls Rachna, Gunjan says she know Rachna does not want to go. Rachna comes all dressed up and shows excitement to go. They all leave.
Rachna slips from the stairs and gets a cramp in her foot. Shayl asks is it really painful. Seema says how will you go this way, Rachna says she will manage. Gunjan scolds her Gunjan comes near to her and says someone won a lottery without buying a ticket. She tells Rachna to take care of herself, both heart and pain.
The inspector asks them where they are going. He warns them to take theGunjan and Seema at their own risk. He tells them that a girl was kidnapped during the day time, he won't take any repsonsibility. Mayank asks what does that mean. The inspector shows them the mother crying for her daughter. Gunjan sees her, and says that they have lost their daughter. Gunjan says she must go to meet her, but Seema stops her.
Rachna comes to the workshop. She smiles and thinks KT will be happy to see her. She goes and sits, he is busy with the meeting. She says hello to him, he replies and gets busy again, She goes to her chair in a bad mood, he glances at her and begins to tell the clients that they are using netting in this design. Rachna hands him the net, the client says that golden lace will suit it. He looks for the lace and calls Rachna. She corrects herself and asks what happened. He asks for the lace, takes it without looking at her. The client tells him that he must leave as he promised to take his wife to lunch today and give her time. KT asks does it work? He says that women should be given some time.
KT comes to Rachna and says that they have to go out. She asks where, but he says it is compulsory to ask questions. Come out in just five minutes.
The villagers welcomes Seema and family warmly and heartedly. The girls comment on Gunjan that she is really fair. They says that she looks like a heroine, doesnt have sindoor and head is also uncovered. Seema tells Gunjan to cover her head. The host tells Seema that the rituals have just begun, she has come at a good time. Gunjan goes and meet the bride, she recognizes her as Mayank bhaiya's bhabi. She says that she has heard that She is different. Gunjan asks Mayank to take her cell phone. She asks in aw, that Gunjan takes the name of her husband. Gunjan runs after the bride. They come inside and takes blessings from the elders. The grandma was really a strict woman and talks harshly to Gunjan not to spoil their girls with the city talks.
PRECAP: Someone chases Gunjan as she is playing. She gets suspicious about the presence and recalls someone saying her to go home as people here looks for opportunities..
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Actress Dakota Fanning, who makes her home in New York, and her sister, Elle, who lives in Los Angeles, have grown apart, WebProNews reported.
Dakota, 19, is a former child star happier out of the spotlight, while Elle, 15, is ambitious and enjoys the Hollywood celebrity scene, the report said.
"Elle is the more ambitious one. Dakota is the one who could quit acting to start a band at the drop of a hat. Dakota is completely unimpressed with the red carpet culture in Hollywood, while Elle totally worships it," an unnamed source told the news website.


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Blue Recall is among those select few Nike colors that emerges only to be used exceedingly sparingly, to the point where it might be a couple of years between releases and there's only a handful on record. It's possible this could change in the near future, though, because on the heels of a Stefan Janoski signature release comes a look at a new style shared in common between his Nike SB label and the Swoosh's Sportswear division. In turn, this upcoming Nike Dunk High has its belly Swoosh in common with fellow NSW classic b-ball cornerstone the Blazer, but unlike earlier AC drops, these 'Be True' to the OG sole. And for the last info pivot, note that this style is distinct from the Prize Blue edition that just touched down in Europe, proof that we'll be seeing more of both Blue Recall and the Blazer-Swooshed Dunk High here in the near future.
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I would like to see Paula as a one season contestant....a judge not so much
Mark is a good choreographer and dancer (albeit a very show-offy, overdancing, hog-the-spotlight, annoyingly cloying kind of guy . . . but I digress) who has a lovely dance partner. He should stick to his own strengths and please never, never, never, never, never, never, NEVER take his shirt off again.
"The way to become boring is to say everything." Voltaire
" The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. "
Mohandas Gandhi
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
That doesn't mean that I don't see her as bitter either - she is, just that I think it's more because of the situation she's in and not herself. IMHO I think she'll be the dancer who dances wonderfully once she's eliminated in the final night show.
(BTW - I will admit I think they missed out on an opportunity to have Allison Arngrim (Nellie Olsen) on the show. She DOES want to be a part of it. Of course, this could mean that next season she does go on and they do jokes about "Will Nellie Olsen go farther than Laura Ingalls in the dance rounds? Or will she once again be shoved into the proverbial lake? Tune in tonight on 'Dancing With the Stars'."
There's never been a bigger ringer on this show than Nicole. Mya comes in a close second.
I don't mind M&M staying around for one more week, but if they stay longer I'll be disappointed since that will be at the expense of one of the four contenders.
Considering that M&M have never been in the dance duel there is a real possibility that they have enough fan votes to survive next week. We know for certain they have enough to overcome Roshon unless he picks up more fans, so the question is whether they have enough to bypass one of the other four. Of those 4 (Katherine, Donald, Maria, William) my guess is that Katherine or Maria have the fewest fan votes.
Statistically interesting observation is that the judge's scores this week were more closely grouped than most weeks due to the team dances, which were separated by only 1 point. I'm not sure of next week's format but it will likely produce a wider range of scores so those at the bottom will need a higher percentage of fan votes to survive.


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The art of plant selection
One of our favorite parts of working in landscape design and construction is choosing plants at the nursery for clients.
If you are anything like us, when you are visiting a nursery and see a beautiful new plant variety with unusual foliage or beautiful blooms, an instantaneous urge may come over you to purchase your find, plunk it into your garden, and never look back…
If so, this column is for you.
We are here to tell you that when that urge rushes up within you, stop, take a breath and pause a moment! Read the tag on the plant and ask yourself, "Is this really the plant my garden needs?"
If you don't have the sunlight and space conditions in your garden that your new plant needs, those gorgeous blooms and foliage will fade like dashed dreams of garden greatness.
The plants you are looking for should be researched ahead of time to fill specific needs in your garden. If you are at the nursery to pick up the varieties that you already researched, then the following tips will help you to select the best plants possible.
First, make sure that the plant you have selected is full and healthy looking. Avoid plants with dead or dying leaves. Pick up the plant or walk around it to inspect the foliage and branch or stem structure.
Branches or stems should be evenly spaced and not crossing back into the middle from the outside.
The pot should be heavy for its size, and the soil should be moist to indicate a recent watering.
Select plants that seem large for their container for the best value. We prefer plants that have plenty of buds that are about to flower, instead of picking those that are blooming at the time of purchase.
That way, the budding plant will flower once planted in the garden, instead of having the bloom time cut short by the shock of planting.
Also, you should check to make sure that the plant you are about to buy is not root bound. Pop the plant out of its container without doing too much damage, and see if the roots are all grown together in a tangled mass. If they are, it tells you that the plant should have been potted in a bigger container some time ago.
Choose a plant that has a full set of roots but doesn't look like it is strangling itself. If members of the nursery staff throw you a furtive glance, just tell them that you are doing your due diligence!
Finally, if the plants you want do not pass the above set of tests, ask the staff when their next shipment is coming in. Generally nurseries get new shipments of plants every week. The arrival of large shipments to begin the fall and spring planting season are great times to go plant shopping.
While you are at it, you can ask when their big sales are, then you can time your plant purchases on a seasonal basis when a new shipment has just come in, or when a sale is going on.
If you are going to make improvements to your garden, it is worth it to have the most vigorous and healthy plants in the first place. If you do your research first and follow these tips when purchasing, the plants you select will outperform their peers and your garden will be the better for it. Happy hunting!Bruce Gaudette, owner of Land Hoe! Landscape Design and Construction, holds an Associate Degree in Horticulture from Edmonds CC and industry certifications in paver and permeable paver installation. Todd Merrin, designer for Land Hoe!, holds a degree in Landscape Architecture from CA Polytechnic Institute.


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It's early December now, meaning by this time most entertainment news sites have switched over almost entirely to a year end best of, worst of etc. list format. For those who don't have the time or inclination to delve deeply into a list of the year's best movies or albums or television shows, the folks at Vulture have done the service of compiling a succinct list that digests all of the year's pop culture into a few memorable quotes.
Besides having the advantage of only taking about 30 seconds to read this list is probably a better reflection our contemporary ADD-addled age than any other year-end wrap up. After all, isn't this really how we consume and remember pop culture now? Through the handful of catchphrases and moments that we continue to quote years later, without even necessarily remembering their original context? (i.e. "I drink your milshake!" etc.)
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It was quite a night Monday for four boys basketball teams from the Connecticut Region who joined Kolbe Cathedral, a quarterfinal round winner on Friday, in the state semifinals.
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St. Joseph 56, Ridgefield 37: James Jennings had a game-high 21 points, Timajh Parker scored 11 and Quincy McKnight added 10 as the top-seeded Cadets moved one step closer to defending their state title.
Fairfield Prep 59, New Britain 48: Terry Tarpey's legend continued to grow as the senior recorded 26 points, 13 boards, four assists and seven blocks. Mike Matera contributed 11 points and Tim Butala had 10 for the Jesuits, who are aiming for a second straight trip to the Class LL finals.
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Notre Dame 57, Kaynor Tech 53: Junior Earl Coleman and freshman CJ Davidson each netted 14 points as the Lancers ousted the No. 3 seed and punched their ticket to the state semifinals for a second straight season. Arkel Miles joined the 1,000-point club and Notre Dame used some stifling defense to force 28 turnovers.
Watertown 69, Brookfield 62 (2OT): Ed Hill poured in 30 points, including seven in the extra sessions as the fourth-seeded Indians survived a thriller to reach the state semis. Jon Mitchell had 19 points and Chaz Oates added 14 for Watertown, which closed the second overtime on a 7-0 run starting with two free throws by Mitchell.


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.- Canada's top cleric says Pope John Paul II has much to teach humanity in his frailty and deserves to remain the leader of the universal Church until his death.
Marc Cardinal Ouellet, archbishop of Quebec and primate of Canada, dismissed talk of retirement for the ailing pontiff in an interview with the Canadian Press yesterday.
"After the great service he has given us for 27 years, I think he deserves to die as Pope," he said, reminding journalists that the Pope has "affirmed several times that he will remain at his post until his last breath."
The Pope's hospitalization Feb. 1 has renewed some discussion over whether he should retire.
"We should not see this illness as extreme," the cardinal told the CP, adding that the 84-year-old pontiff still has important lessons to teach.
"He has no physical strength but he has an extraordinary moral authority," Cardinal Ouellet was quoted as saying.
"His role at this moment is to draw attention to the situation of old people, of sick people, of handicapped people who are in his condition, to remind humanity of the dignity of the human being from the first moment, but especially at the end of life," he explained. "I think it's an important mission."
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Frozen Freehub, Common Occurence?
I had my freehub refuse to engage during one commute last year toward the end of winter. It effectively brings your ride to a halt (unless the remainder of your ride is downhill). This was likely caused by condensation due to the fact I use indoor parking at the university.
Has anyone else had this happen? Any tips for preventing this or dealing with frozen freehub pawls should it occur on the road?
If it's a Shimano freehub then it's possible to take it off and dissassemble it, clean the insides out, put some very light grease on the bearings and some light oil on the pawls and then assemble it back together. Most people don't do this and it's not reccomended by Shimano.. but it can be done. The easiest thing to do is to buy a new freehub body, they're not very expensive.
Easy fixes for Shimano and a few others can be found here.
I've had it happen with a Shimano freehub. I didn't totally disassemble the freehub; I just removed it, and pulled the back gasket. Then I used tons of WD-40 on it to displace the water. I blew it out with an air compressor, then let it dry. The next morning I squirted oil in, and replaced. That was 1 1/2 winters ago (the first winter on the hub), and I haven't had any problems since.
A freehub on a different bike started getting clunky at -3C the other day, and even more at -12C. So I removed the hub and gave it a good cleaning and it was fine yesterday.
One important thing I discovered a few years back, don't use very much oil inside the freehub (a few drops should be enough). I put too much in and it leaked out into the drive side bearing race dissolving all the grease. Eventually the bearings stopped rolling and started to disintegrate.
I would just flush out all the old grease and relube your freehub with Dumonde Tech's freehub oil. It works in extremely cold areas and does not thicken up like a lot of greases can.
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That seems pretty warm to me for this to happen, but the grease on the pawls inside the freehub body can freeze, and stop them from engaging. Often, if you pedal like a madman, they will eventually catch until you coast again. Obviously, you can't ride your bike like this.
Follow this link for some good info on how to solve this problem.
Winterizing Your Freehub
One other thought; you can get "freezing" of the pawls due to corrosion as well. I just dealt with that in the hub that is on my (winter included) commuter. Needed to let is sit in solvent for a while, then re-oiled it. So while it may be warm for actual freezing (of intruded water), it is never too warm for rust.
Bit late on this thread. This happens to me so this is my solution (hopefully). I tried this before with oil, next time I am going to try a grease like for snowmobiles. You may also need the wifes permission to do this operation. Get a tin can and put a wad of the grease in it. Heat it on the kitchen stove until very hot. carefully drop the freehub into it. Make sure there is enough liquid to completely cover the freehub. Let it simmer in there for a while. When I did this with oil I could see the water leaving the body.
Hopefully the liquid grease will find its way into the freehub and be ready to go when cooled. I actually plan to let mine set in the cooled/cold grease before I remove it.
The idea is that the hot grease gets into the freehub and then sets up again. I think a extreme low temp grease would offer better protection than oil. I guess I will have to try it and see.
I suspect, but leave up to you to find out, that if you let the freehub sit in the grease bath while it cools down, that it will end up so packed full of grease that it may not even function well in warm temperatures. But the bearings would be really happy. :)
Good point. Maybe remove when hot then and let drain. This is for my winter beater bike. I rode it the other day -25 and was constantly losing drive.
That man that writes those really good bicycle maintenance books covers this well with pictures to boot.
David in Alaska
Don't use grease in the freehub! I used gear oil in mine this winter and it was much too thick. Seized on the really first cold day. I'd say use the lightest oil you can find.
I keep mine packed with marine grease, and I always park my bike in non heated garage after each ride. This way I'm sure that whatever moisture got in, it won't have a chance to freeze.
I think I took hub apart only once, and the bike was bought in 2010. Didn't have any issues with Shimano freehub yet.
So I removed the freehub body and flushed it with some WD-40 after wiping out the bearing track. It turned out that some of the wheel bearing grease had migrated into the freehub mechanism and gunked it up. After working enough of the WD-40 through it, the freehub spun as freely as it was supposed to, and that was a lesson that I should probably allow more time for the solvent and excess oil to drain out before reinstalling, and to go a little lighter on the grease when repacking the wheel bearings. For what that's worth. :thumb:
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- Livin - 2011-01-24
Can you include a settings feature to home menu items? Maybe 3 or 4? I'd like to have a few items directly on the Home menu to make it easier for kids and guests to use.
Also, a question... can I increase the font sizes used in the views or will it mess up the alignment? I use mainly the list/media info style views and the text is very small for my bad eyes.
- Hitcher - 2011-01-24
I'd be much easier for you do just edit the home links yourself - I'm sure there are some guides on the forum to help you.
Good morning hitcher loving ALASKA REVISITED but two small problems. Yesterday after a new install i scraped some music all was fine till i tryed my whole libary and it wouldn't scrape any an also it wont download the clear logos it finds them for all my tv shows just wont download them. Any input would be greatly appreciated
- Zeflash - 2011-01-24
Hey, I haven't been following this thread too closely, but at some point in the updates I had the video overlay looking dark instead of white, and I thought it was quite nice, less obtrusive.
Sadly it's now back to white only. I assume it was related to some other themes, but I like the default one. Is there a way to get those back somehow?
- Dina - 2011-01-24
Been using your skin (default skin) for a week now, with great pleasure. Hats off to you.
But there are two things that I can't get to work, and that is to play music randomly. I can choose random song by pressing down on music on the homescreen, but then I can't skip to the next song by pressing next (I can press enter again to select another random song, however). Is there a way to add this (next instead of ok)?
Also, I can't pick a random song while being in my music folder or in a playlist I created with all the songs on my HTPC. Is there a way to add this?
- Hitcher - 2011-01-24
AMIGAKI1980 Wrote:Good morning hitcher loving ALASKA REVISITED but two small problems. Yesterday after a new install i scraped some music all was fine till i tryed my whole libary and it wouldn't scrape any an also it wont download the clear logos it finds them for all my tv shows just wont download them. Any input would be greatly appreciated
Alaska Revisited doesn't useclear art hence the reason it doesn't download any.
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- Hitcher - 2011-01-24
Dina Wrote:Hello,
That is only designed to play one random song, movie or episode. If you want continuous songs simply use Party Mode.
- Metsadah - 2011-01-25
I enjoy your skin every day, and I like the coverflow that you added although I would like to see a version with maybe more info, or larger covers.
I also like the colors and themes, but I find myself never using them because everytime I go for a darker theme, the main menu just doesnt look right. I think it would be better if the edges in the main menu would be a little bit blurry, now the colors just don't match. It looks great with the coverflow and other viewtypes though.
- sialivi - 2011-01-26
Steps to reproduce a small bug in the Info List viewtype:
1) Enter Movies
2) Press "i" to go to the info screen
3) Press "Up" to highlight an actor
4) Press "Backspace" to return to the Movie list
Result: The highlighted Movie no longer switches between Name/Genre and Plot, instead both are displayed on top of each other.
Personally I was never a fan of the text sliding in and out, would have preferred the text fading in and out.
- bmcclure937 - 2011-01-26
Finally got my XBMC HTPC running and the first thing I did was install this skin!! Thanks for the directions on how to install from your repo. I SSHd into my box and used wget.
I noticed that the Audio Mixer app does not let me mute channels. Also, if you move to quickly between icons the animations seem juddery. Is there any way to make the animation smoother (or quicker to begin with) so this does not occur.
I love the theme, as I have said before, and these are the only things I notice right now!
(curious to hear, is there some sort of hardware monitoring that can be added as an option for the upper left corner, opposite of the time, to show general info about your machine. this option would be nice to see temps, RAM, CPU)
- DurhamDev - 2011-01-26
Here's an interesting quirk, and I don't know if it's the skin, XBMC, or what. I did a fresh install of my music collection, and it imported everything properly. In wall square mode, the artist (if available) would have a picture on the upper right, and there would be text (if available) about the album immediately below it. For the past two days, the text is all there, and there's a large space where the artist 'used to be', but no pic.
I'm not sure what's up here, but it took over four hours to scrape my music collection, and I live in fear to have to do it again.
Any ideas?
- Hitcher - 2011-01-26
I'm confused because this is Wall Square for Artists-
EDIT: Unless you meant Panel mode for Albums and there does seem to be a problem there.
- DurhamDev - 2011-01-26
Hitcher Wrote:EDIT: Unless you meant Panel mode for Albums and there does seem to be a problem there.
My bad. Yes, I use the Albums view. I *might* have used the Artists view, if it had Panel View available, but it doesn't seem to. Is there a reason why? I would think having the same 'landscape' art there would be a boon.
- sialivi - 2011-01-26
Movies that are missing their Plot doesn't display correctly in the Info List. When the movie is highlighted in the list, neither name, genre or runtime is shown if the plot field is blank.
- Hitcher - 2011-01-26
Cheers, fixed.


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One thing us New Orleanians have to be careful about is that we have a tendency to approach the NBA playoffs as if it were the NFL playoffs. A given team can be a 5th or 6th seed in the NFL playoffs, and wind up winning the whole thing. In fact, a 5 or 6 Seed in the NFL has won at 2 out of the last 5 Superbowls. A great team in the NFL that has a bad day in the playoffs is going home. A great NBA team that has a bad day still has 3 more games to lose before they go home. The NBA is just different. More than half the league makes the postseason, and consequently there are have been mediocre teams with abysmal records make the playoffs. Its true that if you make the playoffs, you give yourself a chance to win the whole thing, and there are rare cases of a #8 beating a #1 in the 1st round, but go ahead and reference the last time a #8 won the NBA championship, because I don't remember it ever happening. The Nuggets did make the WCF as a 7 seed 3 years ago, but their run ended with a defeat to the Lakers. The lowest seed I can remember winning the whole thing was the '94-'95 Rockets; they were a 6 seed in the West, and defending champs.
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A Defense Of The Lakers' Trade From A Business Perspective
((This is a guest post from Swarm and Sting's Jake Madison. Enjoy.))
I've been spending a lot of time lately ruminating on the business and financial side of the NBA–particularly about how the Hornets are affected by various aspects. I was following ESPN's Daily Dime chat Tuesday night and host Zach Harper raised an interesting point.
When asked about whether the Magic should trade Dwight Howard to the Lakers if they got Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol in return, Zach said, "But where does that get you? Granted, you'd still be a playoff team. Probably top 4 in the East, at worst top 5. But you're not winning a title with that team. You're just delaying the inevitable." He went on to say, "You should either be building a title team or rebuilding your team. I don't get the in between business at all."
From a competitive standpoint, and that of a fan, I agree with him. Is there really any point being stuck in the "in between business?" (I am taking that as losing in the first or second round of the playoff year after year.) The few extra home playoff games are fun and all, but is it fulfilling as a fan? The ultimate goal of all team sports is to win the championship. It's worth it to blow up the team and struggle for a few years if it brings a championship home eventually.
The three playoff games at the Hive last year were my first NBA playoff games ever. It was an incredible experience and it would be an incredible experience if the same thing happened this year, and the year after. But, I'd trade all that for one title every five, maybe ten, years with no playoffs in between. I know many of you would agree with me. Because of that, I think the Clippers' trade was a much better deal for the Hornets. But, I thought about it from a business angle and saw a different side of the "in between" argument: it comes down to casual versus diehard NBA fans.
As I'm sure you know, the Hornets put forth a massive I'm In marketing campaign. What was genius about the campaign was that it was built around supporting the city of New Orleans as opposed to being about certain players (viz. Chris Paul or David West). Diehard NBA fans will always come to the Hive to watch the team no matter how good or bad they are. The purpose of the I'm In campaign was to reach out to those casual NBA fans who don't fully follow the league but still enjoy basketball and want to support their city and team.
The goal was to reach over 10,000 season tickets for the upcoming season. The team recently reached that milestone number, but it wasn't easy. There was a gargantuan effort put forth to reach that magic number. I'd also be willing to bet that a lot of casual NBA fans bought tickets because of how competitive the team was during the first round of the playoffs against the Lakers. While the marketing ideas are great, winning is ultimately what draws casual fans to games.
Had the Hornets moved Chris Paul to the Clippers for the same deal at the trade deadline last season, would the Hornets have been able to sell as many tickets? Zach seems to think so. In the DDL chat he said, "Fans LOVE potential." That's where I disagree. I think diehard fans love potential. Casual fans prefer to make the playoffs every year—even if it means never winning a title.
Talking to coworkers and clients of mine at work, the general feeling seemed to be they liked the Lakers' trade over the Clippers'. They liked getting solid players in Kevin Martin, Luis Scola and Lamar Odom. The team would make the playoffs and potentially cause an upset in the first round, they said. The Clipper's deal meant the team was in full on rebuilding mode which they didn't want. They didn't know much about Eric Gordon because he hasn't been in the league as long as the players in the original trade. They know who Martin, Odom and Scola are because they are casual NBA fans and those players have been on successful teams. Casual fans don't understand the value of Minnesota's unprotected first round pick. They may not even know what an unprotected pick is.
When Dell Demps, Monty Williams and Hugh Weber decided to pull the trigger on the Lakers' trade, they understood that. They understood that starting a rebuilding project could turn off and alienate many of those 10,000 season ticket holders. You and I know the Clippers' trade was better for the Hornets championship aspirations in the long run. That's because we are diehard fans. Unfortunately, we are most likely in the minority. I've spoken to a few ticket reps since the trade and have gotten conflicting information about the amount of current ticket holders asking for refunds. But it is happening.
There is also another business factor when it comes to the "in between business": income. While the team's ultimate goal is to win the NBA title, the owner's goal might be a profit (this changes owner to owner). If a team is towing a fine line between red and the black on the balance sheets, the extra money in ticket sales can really help. There is potential that a team needs to make the playoffs just so they don't lose money over the course of a season. If that's the case then it is perfectly understandable to be content losing in the first round every year. Combine that lack of playoff ticket income with the loss of ticket holders from the team not being good (even though there is potential to be great in the future) and that is a scary proposition for an owner—especially in a small market. It's unfortunate but most of the business side is.
I asked Zach more about the idea of diehard and casual fans, "Zach, you said earlier that fans love potential, but doesn't that apply more to diehard fans than casual fans? When trying to sell thousands of season tickets don't you have to target those casual basketball fans who would prefer two home playoff games over the potential of the team two or three years down the line?"
Zach responded, "I really think it depends on the fan base. And maybe that's a copout answer. People love to pretend they were there from the start of something great. I think that holds true for diehards and casual fans. That's why I believe if you sell it right and are honest about rebuilding, you can sell tickets. Also, cut prices."
Zach is speaking generally about the league. The Knicks sold out of season tickets for years based merely on the fact that they might get Lebron James. In my opinion, I don't think it depends of fan base but rather the size of the fan base. New York is a much bigger city than New Orleans; there are more diehard basketball fans. Of course it will be easier to sell them on potential and rebuilding because if you lose one fan then there is another fan right there to take his/her spot.
A small market like New Orleans doesn't have the luxury of a massive fan base. In the current economic times each individual fan has a large importance placed on them because there might not be anyone to replace them. (Feel very, very special, Hornets fans!). You have to treat certain situations with kids gloves when a larger market doesn't need to do that.
From a business perspective the Lakers' trade makes more sense. You minimize the damage to the fan base and thus keep the team's revenue up. The biggest sign of how this trade ultimately affects the Hornets will be seen in season ticket renewals. Will fans have bought into the potential of the team with Gordon and the Minnesota pick? Or will fans lose interest if the team struggles? We'll find out in a couple months.
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This years draft is too loaded to not stockpile picks for. If we walk away with 1-2 future all-stars, we're halfway to building a dynasty. Besides, will we really be THAT bad this year? As far as business goes, my whole family is a collection of casual NBA fans. They MIGHT go to 2-3 games if we're bad. If we're good, they will go whenever tickets are available. They wouldn't know of we had potential or not. They wouldn't go to the arena to watch our potential.
Back in early 2008 I became a Hornets fan because a ticket rep came knocking at my college apartment in Baton Rouge. He asked me if I was a sports fan. I told him how much I loved the NFL, College Football, and Soccer. He then asked me if I knew the Hornets were the #1 team in the Western Conference. I felt almost foolish. I honestly had no idea. He offered me a ticket package for 6-8 lower bowl games for something like $200 which included 4 games against great teams at the time (Lakers, Spurs, Cleveland, etc). I bought that package and was hooked since. This was the best year in the Hornet's franchise. EVER. And they couldn't sell-out every game without door to door tactics 70 miles away from New Orleans. I've went to more Hornets games in 2008 and 2008-2009, then I have the past 2.5 years when I've actually lived in New Orleans. The reason is simple, my resources are limited and I was only paying for a better product on the floor. I buy home playoff tickets when we make it, so does everyone else in New Orleans. But the biggest difference between me and most other people's whose behavior ticket purchasing behavior is similar to mine is that I am a diehard NBA fan. I don't get into anything half-ass, so when I got back into the NBA for the first time since Jordan retired, I got back into correctly. Even when I wasn't going to the arena, I was watching the games on TV. I was keeping up with all our rivals, and soon the entire NBA. I bought ESPN Insider not because I find their info substantial but because I couldn't read enough about basketball. So if a die-hard fan, which I now consider myself, will not go to more than a handful of home games without an elite product on the floor, why in he world would a casual fan? Blowing up a team is going to be bad for business in a small market. Having proven veterans come and give us hope for an upset in the playoffs will fill more seats over a 3 year span, then the potential that MIGHT (READ: Probably won't pan out) that is available in the draft.
I actually disagree about wanting a championship over 10 years of consistency in the playoffs. I'd rather be the Atlanta Braves (even without their World Series) than the Florida Marlins who are occasionally good with a rental team. Even without an NBA title, the Dirk years at Dallas must have been an incredible ride. I agree you want to be working towards a championship, but I think you should be happy with always contending and having the potential to win (Think the Jazz in the Jordan years). But first round exits are not worth it.
i'd rather have a championship every 10 years, than be a playoff contender every year and not win it. That's just me
If we get the 2 high draft picks plus more picks and huge cap space availability(2 max contract stars?) by the further dismantling of the old roster, we will not lose season ticket holders. Just the opposite! It will also be easier to find a new owner willing to keep the team here. Diehard NBA fans already know this, and casual fans will find out before next years ticket sales. We shouln't be too attached to anyone on the current roster, this is all about positioning for the future.
off topic, but fuck yeah bucks, their play is so entertaining and still have a handy lead despite bullshit officiating gettin love to the line whenever hes near the ball
Winning solves everything. Many of you aren't real fans if you want your team to tank so you can just get a rookie or two. Its about stability in all aspects of the business.
Winning does, but not mediocrity. Which was the state the Hornets were defined to be in as long as Chris Paul was here or if we had gotten the Lakers trade. Not that I want the Hornets to tank, I would love for them to make the playoffs. But the franchise is better off with Gordon and two high draft picks. Even if the picks don't pan out, you have to try. Look at the Thunder, they're set to make the playoffs and contend your the next decade or more. They did it the right way with out cutting corners.
I can see your points, but you are reasonning on the short term. Yes, on year 1, Lakers trade would have more benefits on the revenue plan. But will the season tickets grow up in year 2 ? I don't think so, and even if the fall is not as hard as in the clippers trade, in the long term it will create some kind of exhaustion like they have in Atlanta. But if you take the clippers offer, you take the risk of having a great team in 2 or 3 years. Great team means sellout at every game. That's why this offers still make sense on the economical perspective : it's an investments, you lost some money in first years to maximize your profits after. For the franchise, the only way to keep the season ticket afloat, would be to draft some prospect with serious hype and, in the 2012 draft, there is at least 5 of them (P.Jones/H.Barnes/J.Sullinger/A.Drummond/A.Davis). Furthermore a new marketing campaign will be necessary (something like "Greatness is coming").
You raise a good point to think about for all those who were / are hoping for and /or advocating for tanking this year. Is our dream of keeping an nba team in nola too fragile to withstand tanking a year or two? As a diehard bball fan, I would have enjoyed watching that group of barely heralded veterans compete each night, sometimes beating teams with established star power. Fortunately, I think we got the best of both worlds, a team that is going to compete and in quite a few games (I'm still betting playoffs) while being extremely young and having maximum flexibility to go in the full spectrum of directions after the ownership /lease questions are settled. Let's hope our fans are not so fickle to jump ship before this all becomes apparent. I am afraid of the house of 10000 cards tumbling down but have fath in hornets fans old and new. Great job hornets, hope mr chouest is ready and on board. Bee dat!
I'm glad that trade did not go through. It would have butchered the Lakers' front line. And Chris Paul is good, but I don't think he would have meshed well with Kobe anyways. For more than a decade the Lakers ran an offense without a traditional point guard. Kobe has been the primary ball handler and he seems like someone who likes to control the flow of the game. Even Mike Brown never coached with a traditional point guard. Lebron was the primary ball handler while Mo Williams, who was written in as PG, but is more a scoring combo guard rolled off picks to get sots. So even in his rotation, Chris Paul would have been out of place. In general it was all for the best. The ramifications of having to let go of Lamar Odom hurt the Lakers because he got offended by the Lakers using him to get Paul. you can't blame him either. No one wants to leave a two time NBA world champion for a rebuilding job on a financially struggling small market franchise--to put it mildly.
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The Minnesota Orchestra Friday debuted a new symphony to celebrate the success of its first effort to fund a commission through grassroots donations.
More than 400 donors contributed in amounts ranging from a dollar to $1,500 to fund the $20,000 commission. They donated online and by throwing cash in open cello cases at concerts.
The success of the MicroCommission project has drawn attention nationwide, said orchestra spokeswoman Gwen Pappas.
"It's fairly different for the orchestra world, which has always been about cultivating donors at kind of a different level, but I think the magnetism of this project has led other orchestras to take a second look and see if it's something they want to do themselves," Pappas said.
The orchestra launched the project to fund an original score through donations in November 2010. Contributions paid for the work "Acadia" by New York composer Judd Greenstein, 32.
"The exciting thing for us was that 60 percent of those people were first-time contributors to the Minnesota Orchestra, which is just a little short of phenomenal," Pappas said.
The 30-minute symphony is based on Greenstein's experiences in Acadia National Park in Maine.


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From humble beginnings, Malcolm McLaren made a name for himself as one of the most influential men in the punk rock scene.
Born in post-Second World War London, he was raised by his grandmother in Stoke Newington.
When he was six, his mother remarried but he and his stepfather never got along. By the time he hit his teens, McLaren left home.
Through a range of different jobs he went on to attend different art colleges in the 1960s, but was expelled from several, leaving education in 1971.
That year he and his partner, designer Vivienne Westwood, opened a London clothing shop, Let It Rock, on the Kings Road. The shop was later renamed Sex, selling S&M clothing.
The couple's son, Joseph Ferdinand Corre, later co-founded the well-known lingerie brand Agent Provocateur.
In 1972 McLaren travelled to New York City, where he met the group the New York Dolls. By 1975 he had started to manage the band The Strand, later to become the Sex Pistols – possibly the best-known punk band Britain has seen.
Never one to shy away from controversy, when the band released God Save The Queen in 1977 during the week of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee, McLaren organised a boat trip down the Thames.
The boat was raided by the police and he was arrested, achieving the publicity he had set out to get.
An American tour in 1978 saw the Sex Pistols split up, and McLaren was accused by some members – including John Lydon (known as Johnny Rotten) – of mismanagement.
McLaren kept the Sex Pistols' contract rights until Lydon took him to court in the 1980s to win the rights and unpaid revenues.
Lydon eventually won and gained complete control from McLaren. The pair refused to speak to each other after the band split.
McLaren continued with efforts at his own solo career, including co-writing the song Carry On Columbus for the feature film of the same name.
His solo work was also sampled by other artists, including rap star Eminem, who sampled McLaren's song Buffalo Gals in his 2002 hit Without Me.
Never one to fade into the background, McLaren did not limit his interests to music, making forays into film and television projects.
In 1985 he approached the Red Hot Chili Peppers early in their career but the band's frontman, Anthony Kiedis, was later to say the former Sex Pistols manager had been "clearly unimpressed".
In recent years, McLaren stayed in the headlines, with speculation in 2000 that he might stand to be elected as Mayor of London.
In 2007, he competed in a reality TV show for ITV entitled The Baron.
In November that year, aged 61, he was due to become a contestant on the ITV reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! but he pulled out the day he flew to Australia, claiming the show was a "fake".
In January 2008 he featured on reality TV show Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack, broadcast on E4, in which he encouraged the housemates to remove their clothes, daub themselves in paint and produce an artwork using only their bodies and a bicycle.
By the time he lost his battle against cancer yesterday, McLaren had carved a name for himself as a character never afraid to court controversy.
But he is also acknowledged as a man who had an incredible influence on British culture through one of its defining periods.


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Mix 106 Movie Reviews With Movie Critic, Willie Waffle
Willie has three movies for us this week. The remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Starring Megan Fox. Into the Storm and 100 Foot Journey with Helen Mirren. But in all fairness, there were actually four movies, but Willie had this to say about "Step Up, All In":
" Step Up All In – I am drawing the line. I REFUSE TO REVIEW STEP UP ALL IN. I have Stepped Up. I have Stepped Up 2 The Streets. I Stepped Up in 3D. I Stepped Up for the revolution. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! I am stepping out".
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I just came across a great article today on 10 easy ways to green your Web Site on Mashable. Below are some highlights that I thought were important and resource links. There is also a discussion going on in the Green IT Group on the initiatives you are doing to "green" IT. http://cio.ittoolbox.com/groups/strategy-planning/green-it-sp/featured-what-have-you-done-to-make-it-greener-3130257
1) Environmentally Friendly Web Hosting; take a look at http://www.ecohostreviews.com/ to find legitimate companies.
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3) The 350 lbs. Project - If you are a blogger, post this badge on your site and BrighterPlanet will offset 250lbs of CO2 on your behalf. http://350.brighterplanet.com/
4) Join 1% For the Planet - This program is a pledge from companies to donate 1% of their profit to environmental programs. They have already raised $50 million for environmental non-profits. http://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/en/
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Nonsense? No. It's for security purposes (according to Google). Annoying? Yes. Easiest way is the Xposed module, like mentioned or this https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...=nextapp.sdfix
Info here: http://www.androidcentral.com/kitkat-sdcard-changes
I understand the security reasons but would have been nice to give us the choice.
For exampe, yesterday I wanted to download something on the phone and couldn't since the download program can't write to the SD card neither seemed to have it's own folder.
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Only a Few Opportunities Remain at Harmony on the Lakes Palisades
Stonecrest Homes is proud to announce that they have almost sold out at Harmony on the Lakes Palisades. This community is filled with gorgeous homes nestled in the heart of a master-planned community in Canton with abundant amenities.
There is one new home currently under construction, and it will be move-in ready by July. This home is on a beautiful large lot with a private backyard. The Arlington floor plan features a covered front porch, two-story foyer and a designer trim package for the dining room and foyer area. This home is open and inviting with four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, basement and three car garage. In addition, there is a bright, sunny cook's kitchen with spacious walk-in pantry, granite counters and large island, which overlooks the breakfast area and fireplace. This home has all the extras including hardwoods throughout the first floor and is priced at $319,900.
Lot 377 features a spec home priced at $284,900. This home is on a beautiful corner lot with an amazing backyard! The Belmont plan is a six bedroom and four bath home with a three car garage, and it features an elegant dining room and two-story foyer with designer trim package. The bright, sunny kitchen includes features such as granite counters, stainless steel appliances, an island and it overlooks the breakfast area as well as a large fireplace with a deluxe fireplace mantle and surround. Owners will also enjoy a spacious master suite with sitting room.
In addition to the home currently under construction and the spec home, presale opportunities remain on lots 342 and 343. These lots will be basement lots and can feature the Arlington, Churchill or Belmont plan.
Harmony on the Lake Palisades is a fabulous community with lakes, walking trails, pools, tennis courts and a clubhouse with fitness center. This is a great family neighborhood and is close to I-575 as well as shopping, dining, entertainment and recreation options.
Children will attend Indian Knoll Elementary, Rusk Middle and Sequoyah High schools in Cherokee County.
Stonecrest only has a few lots remaining at this great location before it is sold out! The time to buy is now! Interest rates have never been better, and your dream home is only a phone call away! For more information, contact Kristy Corrigan at 770-317-1505 or visit the Stonecrest Homes website.
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Executives from different parts of the credit union industry are hard at work to build credit unions' share of the U.S. mortgage market even higher than the record 8% that credit union's achieved in the first quarter of this year.
Callahan challenges industry to grow already-record 8% share to 20% by 2020; CUSO Mortgage Liquidity Solutions working on how.
The prospect of credit unions building a stronger housing finance industry received some good news last week when a new CUSO, Mortgage Liquidity Solutions, announced its first sale of participations in CU-originated mortgage loans.
Tom Davis, a venerable fixture at NACUSO for two decades, is ready to pass the baton.
As members contemplate the moves they need to make with their investment plans in light of layoffs and market fluctuations, are those credit unions that have yet to enter that realm really losing out?
Designed to connect with credit unions and CUSOs locally, NACUSO will kick off its regional meeting series March 10 at Northwest Federal Credit Union in Herndon, Va.


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Obama, flanked by law enforcement officials, renews gun violence pushMon Jan 28, 2013
Boehner: Obama administration wants to 'annihilate' GOPWed Jan 23, 2013
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- My uncle got me into the carpenters local many years ago. I was constantly chastised for working to hard. "making us look bad...". I left the Union worked as a "scab" on construction crews. became a framing foreman by age 25, got builders license then contractors licence, started own company by age …
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hello all :)
im sorry ive not been around ,alots been going on and ive not realy felt like crafting . im hoping to get back into it .
ive made some rule for this new year to do with crafting :).
1, not to let myself get upset if someone does like what i make ,i take everythink to heart :) .
2, if i dont need it dont buy it :) .
3, i want to try new things :)
now i just hope i can stick to them :).
the photo is of my amy :) she's in here last few mths of school :) and this always makes me smile when i look at it :)
amy is amazing painter :) . im hoping i get another one for mothers day :) lol hint hint :) . well im of to see if i can make somethink lol.
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the faithful witness and eternal Amen.
I am the ruler of the whole creation,
the Sovereign Lord of heaven and the earth:
"I know your deeds, they are lukewarm to me.
I spit you from my mouth – I am disgusted.
You say, 'I'm rich!' Your life is vanity.
You boast and brag but you are poor and naked.
"I counsel you to buy from me fine gold
and clothes to cover up your shameful nudeness.
I give you salve to heal you of your blindness.
Repent, return to me and be consoled.
Those whom I love I warn and discipline.
I stand outside your door and I am knocking.
Unlock the gate and I will enter in!
I will sit down and join with you in eating.
"To him who overcomes, I give the right
to sit with me upon my throne, exalted.
I was victorious and in heaven seated
next to my Father and his glorious might.
Have you an ear? Then listen to the word
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'Ensure you hear the vows of Christ, your Lord.His gospel promise stands throughout the ages.'"
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Bermuda Premier Paula Cox faces a tough test as her Progressive Labor Party seeks a fourth term in power in Monday's elections.
Cox's party has focused its campaign on its record navigating the wealthy British dependency through the global economic crisis. Candidates have touted the government's health care plans and free daycare for children. The ruling party has been in power since 1998.
But recent polls give an edge to the opposition One Bermuda Alliance, which says Cox's administration has mismanaged the economy, leading to increased joblessness and debt. The party formed after the last elections in 2007.
Opposition leader Craig Cannonier has vowed to create 2,000 new jobs and spur lasting economic growth.
In the outgoing Parliament, Cox's party held 24 of 36 seats.


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If we could just forget all the clearly undeserving who will make up our list of Orange County's Sexiest People for 2003 and focus instead on the luscious corpitude of the Weekly staff, oh, what a time we would have! Sadly, our editor—a tall, telegenic hunk of a libertarian with a tremendous head of hair—thinks you, our devoted readers, don't want to hear about us. If he would let us, we'd describe us as a landlocked Temptation Island, but slightly more (though not better—except for our editor) dressed. There's foxy investigative political reporter R. Scott Moxley, for instance, whose tanned and well-groomed self can frequently be found in fabulous Laguna watering holes. Steve and Matt are both pretty wantable, but their wives are too hot for you to be any competition. Ditto for the engaged Nick Schou. Calendar editrix Stacy Davies is so stern-librarian, new fetish fantasies are born every time she clicks into the room. Our ad and production staffs are incurably sleek and sloshed. And don't even get us started on the incomparable fire that is Commie Girl.
In fact, when we think about us, we touch ourselves. But since our editor won't let us wax masturbatory about our juicy, vital, throbbing staff, here is a list for the rest of y'all.
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1. That Girl From the Ipso Facto Ads.Flip a few pages to the back of this book, and you'll find the ad for Ipso Facto, the Fullerton bondage and leather shop. In the ad, you'll find the Ipso Facto girl, and this girl can do anything: the naughty secretary, the Marie Antoinette, the Bettie Page, Der Baroness. And she never lets her style skip a beat, even if she's posing in a PVC red-riding-hood get-up right out on some unremarkable city street. Listen, it's not that we want to get stropped by a riding crop while we're face-down in the carpet. But the Ipso Facto girl has a face like an angel and a wardrobe out of Russ Meyer, and underneath that, she has a lot of class. And she makes black vinyl look good with everything.
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2. Mike Davis. Sure, he's old. But you're not ageist, are you? The card-carrying Red, former truck driver and current UC Irvine professor has a sexy brain, even if he does mumble terribly. Just think of him as a (mumbly) silver fox.
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3. Kori Flechtner.Sure, she has those bright eyes, sunshiny smile and that Damn-she-is-so-hot-I-can't-believe-she's-not-on-the-cover-of-Maxim look about her, but Flechtner's true desirability comes from within. She runs the new local chapter of the nonprofit Designated Drivers Association. Every Friday and Saturday night from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m., she and her volunteer drivers are out prowling Newport Beach and Huntington Beach bars—completely sober, mind you—putting up with incessant and, as the night goes on, increasingly clumsy flirting, as they hand out fliers to drunks who might otherwise attempt to drive themselves home. The goal is for the drunks to give their car keys to her or one of her volunteer teams and get a free ride home. Her group helps about 10 drunks a weekend get home, but she wants to get many more home. (Those wanting to volunteer or just get a ride home can call toll-free at 866-949-SAFE.)
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4. Krista Allen. It was conceivable the closest actress Krista Allen had ever gotten to Orange County was the day we walked into our Costa Mesa office to find her—tanned skin, white swimsuit—on the cover of the February 2002 issue of Stuff, a magazine that looks like the offspring of Wired editors and Hooters girls. And then we found out that Allen (starring opposite George Clooney in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) is frequently in OC. Her mom and grandmother, it turns out, live in Laguna Hills. That fact, a quick check of our rules reveals, qualifies her for OC's Sexiest People. Is she sexy? On the minus side, she refers to acting with Adam Sandler as "my work." She starred in Days of Our Lives, which doesn't look like work, never mind acting. She was raised in Texas—the Australia of North America and home of the first retarded president in American history. She fails to punch in the fucking face the Stuff reporter who asks her for turn-ons (Southern men) and turn-offs ("clingy, dependent, possessive or crazy" men). On the plus side, she tells Stuff, "If I were a spy, I'd want to be Emma Peel." So would we! Isn't that weird?!
5. Joe Millionaire. Sure, Steve Lowery screamed and yelled during the editorial-meeting vote—mmmm, editorial meetings!—that putting Evan Marriott in our Sexiest People issue is letting the terrorists at Fox win. But Steve is not a woman—no, really, he's not! Is Evan Marriott a caveman? Sure. But what's not to like about big (at six-five, really big) and stupid (really stupid)? And we won't even mention those underwear ads. When the Capistrano Beach construction worker blew through a toll booth on the 73 last September, he was striking a blow for the common (really common) man. And now that snobby Allison has been dismissed and that whiny princess Melissa has been jettisoned, here's hoping that whiny victim Zora wins. She'll be the only one who's happy anyway when they all find out he's just a big, dumb, handsome loser. That $50 million had her all freaked out!
6. Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona. Forget the uniform—tan polyester is overrated. Forget the charm and the chattiness and the easygoing joviality (Carona was born to run for governor). But never forget the gun. Sure, we're knee-jerk anti-NRA here in the Che Guevara Memorial Building, but, well, how can you resist such a dangerous, hard, steely taboo? It's right . . . there. On his hip. And it kind of makes you want to . . . you know . . . grab it and fire the thing off and suck the smoke in through your nostrils. Though we've never actually touched the sheriff beyond the most respectable handshake, a woman friend of ours who hugged him leaned over to us after and stage-whispered, "Did you feel the sheriff? He is hard! Absolutely hard!" She nodded sagely. "He works out!" We'll take any workout he wants to inflict.
7. Your World Champion Anaheim Angels. They're so humble. And hardworking. And win-one-for-the-teamy. There's no Barry Bonds skulking in the background, refusing to so much as take a picture with the rest of the guys. (Happily, there's also no Barry Bonds dropping the same ball three times before managing to throw it home.) No, there's just MVP Troy Glaus, being all big and gorgeously all-American on the teevee (though in person he's rather more like wallpaper). There's pitcher Brendan Donnelly, who on television looks like a big, goggles-wearing doofus but who in person is beefcake-hot—so embarrassingly hot, in fact, you can't make eye contact because he'll know you're just a groupie skank gay boy at heart. There's adorable shortstop David Eckstein, whom you just want to take to your bosom and squeeze like a puppy. There's Adam Kennedy, who's kind of spindly, but that doesn't stop the groupies. And there's the doughy but still sleek Tim Salmon. And there's first baseman and Sandfrog front man Scott Spiezio. No, he still hasn't washed his hair.
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8. Your Mom. Your mom is hot!
9. Haley Horton. People are always so shocked when something besides a cheap inanity tumbles out of Haley Horton's pretty mouth—and we've yet to hear an inanity from Haley. How could she be talking about art and philosophy and current events? She's, you know, a bartender! That she's also a photographer and actually has a college degree helps to alleviate people's befuddledness, if she deigns to explain it. But then she smiles like Julia Roberts, and people get befuddled all over again. Haley has been quick to make Costa Mesa home since moving back from San Diego by hanging with the Memphis Mafia. But she's not really at home amid the cliquish and stylish Costa Mesa 500. She'd rather hang with someone with a brain, so long as someone else's pouring drinks.
10. Laurie Hassold. The Costa Mesa sculptor wears black-leather mini skirts. She is six feet tall—at least five of which are legs, legs, legs. She is blonde. And she likes to make art out of dead stuff, and then stand around and pet it. Just think: if you were dead, maybe then she would pet you!
11. Brian from Wonderlove. There are a thousand yummy rock stars in this county we call Orange. But the yummiest for right now is the tall, kind, open guitarist for Wonderlove (also home to the charmingly addled Dave Beste and the enthusiastic, Teutonic drummer Dickie). Brian has gravity-defying Sideshow Bob hair. We've witnessed rock-star theatrics worthy of an arena even while he was suffering a temperature that should have been treated at the nearest ICU. Also, his fiancee is supernice, and sometimes he wears a boa!
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12. Kelly O. The Long Beach artist/Dibs girlfriend is smokin'-hot. If you were Chris Hanlin, you could come home from a long day in the studio, and she'd be there, painting in the nude! But you're not Chris Hanlin. Too bad. The rest of us just get to see her at any and all LBC-related gigs, dancing sexily at the front of the stage (with the rest of Long Beach's arty beauties, who ain't chopped liver either). But oh, what a treat! Perhaps she'll be in a Carmen Miranda number, or a spangly, midriff-baring evening gown she made herself. Sometimes, her dresses are cut so high, you can almost see her womanly core, but if you think you glimpsed it, she probably tricked you by wearing beige panties. She's a trickster, that one!
13. Cuauhtmoc.Looks-wise: they're okay. Availability: all taken, ladies and gay gents. But the once four-, currently six-, soon-to-be five-member group (lead singer Coyotl is moving back to Guerrero, Mexico, so he can work his ailing grandfather's farm—how sexy is that?!) derive their too-hot-to-trot status from putting their lyrics where their actions are. Not only do they sing about bettering their communities, but they also organize parent- and kid-friendly punk events. Not only do they attack Bush's looming war, but they also helped organize the 600-plus-people anti-war rally a couple of weeks back at the Nixon Library. Not only do they rail against the police, but they also battle cases of police misconduct without fear. And Cuauhtmoc's ruthlessly beautiful punk—Indian flutes with distorted guitars, please!—makes the most chaste straight-edger sweat a little.
14. Carolina Sarmiento. The lovely seoritarecently turned 23 and hosted a birthday party attended by judges (her father Sal), professors (her mother Socorro) and the clergy (family friend Bishop Jaime Soto). Such a powerful support network allowed Sarmiento to undertake her dream: the Centro Cultural de Mxico, a downtown Santa Ana space that takes Koo's Art Caf's concept of a community forum but actually attracts the community surrounding it. Her Centro is the type of place that might hold a talk on the genocide of the Americas one afternoon; feature an all-Chicano punk, all-Santa Ana slate the following night; and teach English-literacy classes to adults each weekend. But what makes Sarmiento so attractive is a personality so friendly, political and driven that adults can once again believe in the revolutionary promise of youth.