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Maroon 5 singer and Voice judge Adam Levine brought his charm, dance moves and abs to Saturday Night Live this week, acting as host for the first time. In addition to one sketch that featured a dance-off between Levine, Pat Monahan from Train, Jason Mraz and John Mayer (all portrayed by SNL cast members), the episode also managed to poke fun at The Carrie Diaries, Catfish and Vice President Joe Biden. Oh, and there was a new digital short courtesy of Andy Samberg. Check out some of the highlights below.
Check out selected sketches from an all-new SNL this week featuring host Steve Martin. The SNL cast includes Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Bill Hader, Darrell Hammond, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson, Kristen Wiig and features Abby Elliott, Bobby Moynihan, Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson. watch
R5 has done plenty of covers and we are counting down our favorite! Check out the band covering Miley Cyrus, Bruno Mars, Jason Mraz, Justin Bieber, and One Republic. Tell us your FAV R5 cover in the comment below.
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June 21 - Grammy-winning singer Jason Mraz, who visited Ghana with the nonprofit Free the Slaves, talks about his efforts to rescue child slaves.
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Rick gets a visit from Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, bringing in a sign to be restored in honor of his late grandfather. Will this project hit all the right notes or will Rick be singing the blues? Later, the crew converts a classic gas pump into a kick-ass "keg-erator." Can Rick create a macho beer machine or will his ideas get tapped out? Also available on Xfinity, Amazon Instant Video and VUDU
Aurora, Colorado native Jono is astonished to learn that he'll be taking a few days off his job at Best Buy to work with Nigel Lythgoe's team of music experts and fly to Hawaii to open up for singer Jason Mraz. However, Jono's quick to learn it's not all fun and games--and he's got to learn to open up to the audience if he wants to be taken seriously as an artist. Can this small town guy make it in the cutthroat music industry? Also available on Amazon Instant Video
When Marina gets swept up into a windstorm, she lands in Oz! Along the way, she befriends a Scarecrow, a Tin Woman, and a Lion and they go to the Wizard of Song so that Marina can find her way home.
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Jason Mraz and fiancée Tristan Prettyman have called it quits six months after getting engaged, the "I'm Yours" singer tells The Daily Beast.
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Jason Mraz is engaged to fellow musician Tristan Prettyman, UsMagazine.com reports.
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Taylor Swift must share her spotlight once again with Kanye West. Billboard Magazine has named Swift the top female artist of 2009 and West the top male artist.
Swift also was chosen's Billboard's top artist of the year — Kanye was sixth on that list.
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Now this is what we call a catchy tune Theres just something about Jason Mrazs latest video Im Yours that just makes us want to bust out our bathing suits head out to someplace tropical and order some Pina Coladas on the beach Were definitely listening to this on loop until Monday is officially done and over Watch it now | More online videos read more
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Anglican Choir to Sing for the Pope
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The Westminster Abbey choir will join the Sistine Chapel Choir in Rome this week:
Westminster Abbey choir is to make history this week by singing at the Vatican just under two years after performing for Pope Benedict XVI on his visit to Britain.
The 20 boys and 12 adult singers will become the first to join forces with the Pope's personal choir, the Sistine Chapel Choir.
The two choirs will sing at First Vespers in the Papal basilica of San Paulo Fuori Le Mura – St Paul Outside The Walls – on Thursday and at the Papal Mass in the Vatican Basilica of St Peter's the following morning, on the feast day of St Peter and St Paul.
The Cappella Musicale Pontificia "Sistina" was founded more than 500 years ago and is made up of 20 men and around 35 boys.
The trip to Rome by Westminster Abbey choir comes after its singers performed for the Pope at an evening prayer service in the abbey attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams during the Pontiff's visit to England and Scotland in 2010.
The invitation to the Anglican choir – the first time another choir has joined forces with the Sistine Chapel Choir in its history – has been viewed as a "highly significant" ecumenical gesture.
The Pope, an accomplished pianist and a keen classical music fan, is said to have asked that the music reflects the "Christian vocation" of the singers and encourages the "mutual exchange of gifts" between the two traditions.
The choirs will combine to sing music from the Roman tradition by Palestrina and Perosi. The abbey choir will sing music from the English choral repertory, including some from the English-language tradition at the beginning and end of of each liturgy.
The singers will also give a public recital in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, and a festal evensong in Santa Maria Sopra Minerva. They will then travel to the Benedictine monastery at Montecassino to sing Vespers and Mass with the monastic community at the burial place of St Benedict.
The Dean of Westminster, The Very Rev Dr John Hall said: "This visit, a fruit of the Pope's visit to Westminster Abbey in 2010, will both celebrate the riches of the liturgical tradition we hold in common and also, we pray, be a powerful symbol to the wider world of movement on the long ecumenical journey towards full visible unity."

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I have made it very clear, while politics is normally picking the lesser of two evils, one is far more evil than the other. I have no problem looking anyone in the eye saying that even with feminism, I still tend to go to the left if it came to a vote on most politicians. The Party of No is at it again. Here is the next step in their pro-life agenda. They have done all sorts of things including ridiculous standards to perform an abortion. This time, you need the consent of the father in order to perform an abortion. The argument is that a father has a choice if the child is born or not. In a sense they are absolutely right, a father should have more input. But not the final say. They say this is in the name of fathers rights but no one is buying that. Most people stand for the financial abortion by either parent so no one is stuck with an unwanted child. It is a ploy by the right to control womens bodies. The icing on the cake that pisses me off is the mask of fathers rights. Fathers rights isnt about control of women it is about being involved with children. Its shit like this that makes fathers rights look bad. Yes, things get ugly when the father wants to keep the child and the mother doesnt, and the financial abortion option is on the table yet the mother still wants to have the abortion. Things can get really really ugly, and it is going to be a problem, but it still needs to be confronted. And no, as of now I dont have the answer, but this sure as hell isnt it. The Rest is Here Facebook
There is little doubt that the male gender role identify relies a great deal on the ability to provide, as a result the male identity is often tied to being able to provide for families and society as a whole. When the ability to provide is not there, the male identity weakens, and when it weakens on a collective level, societies that rely on traditional masculinity puts men into a state of crisis. The ability to provide is also related to the economy. In a society that relies greatly on both consumption and finances as a way to survive, the primary way of providing is not through a job with stable monetary income. You cannot go out to the woods and do everything necessary for a healthy stable life anymore (well you can for basic survival, but if you want to go beyond that you are in trouble). In order to be a provider, you have to have a job. The more jobs that are available, the more men that are capable of providing for their families. There is a bit more room for mobility without a degree, but more than anything else more people who want to work can. The more men that can find jobs, the stronger a masculinity based around providing will be. As long as the ability to provide is linked to the economy, when the economy fluctuates, it will drag masculinity with it. When the economy fails, unemployment and underemployment is high, and men are out of work traditional masculinity will plummet with the economy, crash and burn. The high unemployment rates will lead to a level of displacement among those working, and put the next generation in an uncomfortable spot as they cannot be a man in the same way their fathers and grandfathers were. When the economy fails, men go through an identity crisis. Clearly we have a problem here, this simply adds insult to injury of a failing economy. There are a few solutions. The first is to have providing not based on having a job. This really wont work in the information age to keep up with technology even slightly, you have to have some form of income. The next option is to simply have an economy that never shakes or slowly starts to fail. This isnt ever going to happen, if we could do that, we would have done it years ago. The last, and least difficult goal would be to sever the bond between work and masculinity. Unfortunately there is no easy way to do this, however the best method to go with is education. There are many benefits to a more highly educated society. First, a more educated society can (hopefully) repair failing economies, develop new markets, and so on. This means that even if there bond cannot be broken then it can be brought back to a safe place This is far from ideal, but should be kept in mind. More importantly, education will lead to people realizing they do not need to be a man which is going to be the ultimate key to success. By expanding the minds of the youth, and free the future from the pains of the past My Blog Facebook
There is a new men's rights/issues/culture subreddit. It is called MenZone. I am a mod, you should go and check it out if you are on reddit!
rom a young age boys are taught to persevere and to win. Boys are told stories with a message you should fight against all odds and attempt to gain the glory you desire. Stories of fantastic knights (often also upholding the valiant code of chivalry) who slay dragons sit in the minds of youth. Gladiators and conquerors who reign supreme as they fight for what all that is right in the world and defending the people in the local village. Rock stars and champion athletes hold the attention of the world as people scream their names in excitement. These are who we are shown to look up to. No child is without a glorious hero whose name will go down in legend, and almost every child dreams of being the person who would fight for such things no matter what the cost. When a young boy is on the merge of collapsing, he is told to hold it in, endure the pain and keep going. The cheerleaders keep on screaming his name, despite his injury. The princess is waiting behind the beasts, as you fight for freedom and justice to save the world around you. That is what victory gets you! Fame! Glory! Power! The love of the people! You are a hero in their eyes and will live on as a god amongst men. Of course from the knight in shining armor, to the football star, to the brave soldier we also see a sad story in the background. The thousandth knight to face the dragon, the last hope of the football team, and the mighty soldier who saves the day also share something else in common. They are the last to take the challenge. They arent as special as much special, as they are the next in line to go against impossible odds. If they fail then someone else will come forth to take their place. Whether it be a pompous fool to fight the beast, the next seasons quarterback, or the infantry reserves-they arent the only hope that theyt have been made out to be. No, in reality they are simply tools. Tools of society. And while that may not seem different than the roles of many others on the surface great heroes put their life at risk, lose everything and destroy them in the process. And if you are destroyed, you are just another tally on the list. And if you fail, then there is more glory offered. The glory of the hero is based on how many people failed before them, the more who fail, the more love there is to maintain. So much for glory. So how does society get people to seek the glory? Glory is then associated with love. After growing up with countless tales of heroics and the love that comes with glory, you know not unconditional love, but love with a set of requirements. If you do not risk sacrificing yourself, how can you truly be loved? According the whimsical worlds imaginations are filled with, if there is no sacrifice, there is no chance of love. Men cant simply have love, men have to win it. By being forced to win love, the masses use love as the bait for the servitude of men. Love will lure the fools towards ideas of glory, leading many to an early, unnecessary demise. Love is glory, and glory is love by merging them together, men have learned to sacrifice themselves. There is no shrine, no parade, no ceremony for those who succeed without risking self destruction. There are no legends of those who protect without risk. Worst of all, there is no love. Without any sacrifice, there is nothing that can be obtained. As our heroes bask in glory, they forget the dragon they stand upon covers a thousand corpses. That is the sad reality. The hero did what no one else could, but if he couldnt they would have found someone else, snaring them in with the promise of love. That is the dark truth behind glory. You think I posted everything here? You're wrong, there is an amazing piece of art to go with it, drawn by the one and only eff'd off! Click here to check it out, and then like my fucking facebook page!
Thomas Ball is now famous in the mens movement; his act of self immolation in protest is emphasized and pointed out, to the point that he is being called heroic. Some people are even using this as an advocacy or justification for violence. Before you make judgments about him, you shouldread what he had to say. And here are my thoughts: What happened was a tragedy, and he absolutely should be honored for his fight. But at the end of the day, I still think his methods, and advocacy for violence (see the Molotov cocktail section) are wrong. The only thing violence breeds is more violence, and I am not going to excuse that, just because he proves a point I stand by. This was not an act of self defense, it was not an act of selfishness, it was an act of self destructive protest and it is a great tragedy. We need to regard and acknowledge him, not just for his own suffering and battles with the legal system, but also for the points he makes in the numbers he found regarding things like domestic violence. Also, in confession if I heard he slapped his kid, when things started I would have given custody to the mother. He slapped his kid once, and just because the majority of the country sees it as a just method of punishing children doesnt mean it isnt one. I would have separated him from his kids in the initial stages just as fast. And in reality, I dont know what I would have done from there in the long term regarding custody. However, there are other misconceptions going around that need to be clarified. First, he did not wish this to punish his wife or children, nor did he advocate for allowing abusers to stay in their homes regardless of situation. In fact he advocated that homeless shelters be open up to men as well, as this could remedy the problem in itself. The man is not a martyr, a hero, an abuser, or a coward. He is just a protester who was in great pain, and it is a travesty that he did this to himself. He does however represent something, he is the representative of all those that are wronged by the system and brought to their death. He did it out of protest and pain, while they solely did it out of pain. He adds to the tally of those that die due to the court system, and I mourn for him. My Blog
Some time last year, I wrote about the Pink Industry-a series of businesses, primarily safety services that are female oriented and entirely female employed under the notion of protection from men. The clear problems are that it demonizes men, and makes women excessively paranoid for cash, completely ignoring the possibility of female abuse, violence, and lesbians (another concern was taxi cab drivers hitting on people they were driving). There were a few complaints that I equated women only gyms and salons with women only taxis and trains. And in the text of the article, to an extent they are right. The reality is, that some of them, are not as terrible as others, so it is time we break it down. At the bottom of the list, I put female only gyms. Gyms, are designed to all out exploit insecurity of women of being judged by men, but they are also judged by women which they cannot avoid. The greater message is also we dont judge here (similar to a sleazy bar). Does it make men look bad? Yes, but it is just a groan, not a scream. To see the worse parts click here join the facebook revolution!
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When we look at the successes of the womens movement, the biggest two noted are the right to vote, and the freedom of choice between workforce and family. Unfortunately, the latter also came at the cost of less happiness for women. This is a predictable outcome, when you consider the what might have been factor. When you have an abundance of choices, you will wonder what life would be if you took a different route. On a particularly bad day, or a time where you have some empty time to think, this can lead to a bit of mental suffering. The world is a cold place, and when you change your life plan, in hindsight there will always be a bit of regret. You may not wish to change things, but part of you will always wonder what the world would be like if you made a different decision. So will we see the same in a successful mens movement? If we break away the necessity of being the provider and having a family, men are going to see an abundance of options in life and more freedoms, due to the new choices. Especially if there is a financial/social abortion document. Imagine what it might be like to see someone that was almostyour child but you decided not to raise them. We might have to deal with the what might have been factor ourselves. Who hasnt looked into the past and wondered if life would be better if they made a different decision? Its not too unreasonable to say that this is going to come out of a successful mens movement, especially when we look at options of choice for men. The next question would have to be, is it worth it? See why some hesitation may appear here Join the facebook page before the flesh-eating virus gets you
In some states in the US you can lose a drivers license if child support is backed up too much. It doesnt make much sense-how are you going to get to work to pay support if you cant drive there? Now in Canada your credit ratings might suffer as well. The idea is to restrain these men from spending and having money because they wont pay for child support. There are a few things rather illogical about this. The first is, it hinders the economy. How can people who are having their finances cut actually spend money and put forth towards job development? Even worse, how can they make money in order to actually pay the child support if you hurt credit ratings so they cant get a roof over their heads? Doesnt make much sense. And it gets even trickier. It is hard to determine (during the paperwork process) which people cantpay child support and which people wont. There is a huge difference. No matter what you think of child support laws, those who cant pay are put in a worse situation than those who wont, because they are treated the same way and get unjust punishments. So why dont we consider something else. Why dont we give assistance to people who are struggling? By assuming that they cant pay instead of wontpay we can work with things like job assistance to keep these people employed, well fed, and able to survive on their own we can then move on to also working to help their children. We do more damage by punishing everyone for the what the few are guilty for than by helping everyone, and punishing those that dont follow through in the end (those that are then proceeding to do well after receiving assistance can have assistance taken away/garnished wages/etc.). Punishing these men, who often dont deserve to be punished doesnt help the kids. If we really want to be in the best interest of the child it needs to be about getting the child the best and most resources we can make available, and the last thing that will help that is making resources harder to maintain. We toss men into jail without having a lawyer, because men are poor. We arent going to get men who cant pay to pay if they are stuck in jail and cannot work. If 13% of South Carolinas prison population is deadbeat dads where men are rarely (2%) even given a lawyer can you really call it a working system? No, without a lawyer you cannot prove that you cannot both pay child support AND survive on your own, tossing innocent men into jail is just going to be counterproductive. From my blog My Facebook Page is picking up momentum-don't be left behind!
A great criticism of those who defend people from false accusations is that we are dealing with such a small minority of the population that it is not a major issue from a larger standpoint in society. The False Rape Society, which shares a story of a false accusation just about every day, only qualifies as anecdotal evidence of a handful of disasters in these peoples eyes. So how many people need to be harmed by a false accusation for it to be considered a problem? I would say 11% is a decent size, and that is actually what we have. SAVE recently did a bit of a survey. Yes a bit over 1 in 10 people have been falsely accused of some form of domestic violence. Note that this is not specifically rape, or what percentage of claims are false rather what percentage of people have actually been accused of a domestic crime they did not commit. 1 in 4 of the accused are men, and 70% of the accusers were women, and a bit less than half of the accusations are of a sexual nature. Everyone has blood on their hands as an accuser, and no one is safe from an accusation. 1 in every 4 false accusations occurred during a divorce. This is not a surprise, if anyone is surprised by this; I think the shock is that it is sow low as 70% of alleged instances occur during a divorce after a lawyer has been seen. Along the same lines, the majority of the falsely accused are attacked for child abuse. I have a bone to pick with them, but I will get to that later. There is a disturbing ignorance in America, when less than half of Americans have heard of any form of false accusations. I was 15 when the Duke scandal occurred, I was not involved in mens rights at all, but I was well aware of the false accusation. I didnt know all the details, but with cases like that all over the media, I feel a sense of shame for the society I reside in. If a kid can hear about a case like that through the grapevine, then far more adults should have known a bit more. But that doesnt change the fact that over 1 in 10 Americans are falsely accused of abuse. When 10% of a society deals with a problem, I think it is time for society to step up and say we have a serious problem on our hands. Because when you look at other issues, ten percent of society seems to be enough to make a case for a dilemma. Couples dealing with infertility and adults who have depression in general both impact 10% of the population, and these issues are taken seriously without any sort of hesitation whatsoever. We have plenty of advocacy for racial issues, specifically regarding African Americans, and they make up roughly 12% of society. Its time to pull our heads out of the sand. 10% of society has been falsely accused, and it is time we do something about it. To see my angry rant at people who accuse men of child abuse go here I am trying to get 100 fans on my Facebook Page by the end of the summer. If you have a facebook and aren't part of the solution then you are part of the problem
We all know the story, a woman claims she was raped and everyone panics. Hide your daughters theres a monster on the loose. Then the victim points out the man who raped her. Before you can tell a friend theyve identified the monster people have already gathered their torches and pitchforks. The hunt has begun. Unfortunately, the lynch mob got things wrong. It was a false accusation, or there was someone misidentified. An innocent man has felt the sadistic wrath of society. Simply by being named, a man will face wrath and stigma that emerges. As a result someones life will be ruined. So where does this come from? Society is fairly rational, yet for some reason when we see someone identified as a rapist, we lose all common sense even if that person is mentally ill. Even when the person is a decent human being, it leads to their demise, and possibly being raped themselves. All this and more comes form societys desire and role to protect women from the harsh outside world. Combine the chivalrous ideals, with the atrocity that is rape and society loses any sort of rationality. When we set up society, even with moderately chivalrous guidelines for social conduct, the response to crimes where women are the victims of men becomes increasingly violent. When we live by a chivalrous code, when a woman gets raped society fails. More here Every time you skip liking me on facebook a little piece of me dies
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October 6, 2007 - An unofficial vote count indicates Musharraf wins by a landslide in a presidential election almost entirely boycotted by the opposition.
November 3, 2007 - Musharraf declares a state of emergency in Pakistan. He suspends the country's constitution, postpones the upcoming elections and imposes restrictions on the media. Government authorities arrest 1,500 people who protest the state of emergency.
November 9, 2007 - Bhutto is placed under house arrest hours before the start of a protest rally in Rawalpindi, though the arrest warrant is later lifted.
November 11, 2007 - The Pakistani Supreme Court, packed with judges appointed by Musharraf, dismisses five petitions contesting his eligibility as a presidential candidate in the recent elections.
November 28, 2007 - Musharraf steps down as leader of the Pakistani army, the day before he is scheduled to be sworn in as president. General Ashfaq Kayani, appointed vice chief of army staff on October 8, takes over army leadership.
November 29, 2007 - Musharraf takes the presidential oath of office for the third time.
December 27, 2007 - Bhutto is assassinated during a rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
February 19, 2008 - Musharraf's party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Q, admits defeat in Pakistan's parliamentary elections.
March 9, 2008 - Asif Ali Zardari, head of the Pakistan People's Party, and Nawaz Sharif, head of the Pakistan Muslim League-N, sign an agreement making their coalition official. The two leaders call on Musharraf to immediately convene parliament and state they will announce their nominee for prime minister when parliament is called into session.
March 25, 2008 - Yousuf Raza Gilani is sworn in as Pakistan's new prime minister. Gilani is a member of the Pakistan People's Party and served in various capacities as a cabinet member during Benazir Bhutto's terms as prime minister.
April 30, 2008 - After seven hours of talks, leaders from Pakistan's ruling coalition fail to meet their promise to restore to office the judges dismissed by President Musharraf in November, when he declared a state of emergency and dismissed them.
May 12, 2008 - For the second time, Pakistani leaders fail to reach an agreement and meet their self-imposed deadline to introduce a parliamentary resolution restoring the judges. Ex-prime minister Sharif announces that ministers from his party in the federal Cabinet will hand in their resignations the following day.
August 18, 2008 - Pervez Musharraf resigns as president.
September 9, 2008 - Asif Ali Zardari, widower of Benazir Bhutto, is sworn in as the new president.
July-August 2010 - Catastrophic flooding in Pakistan leads to deaths of at least 1,600 people and leaves four million more homeless.
May 2, 2011 - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is killed by U.S. Special Forces during a U.S. raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
May 14, 2011 - Pakistan's parliament adopts a resolution condemning the U.S. raid on bin Laden's compound. The parliament also threatens to cut off access to a facility used by NATO forces to ferry troops into Afghanistan.
May 24, 2011 - Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf condemns the raid on the bin Laden compound, "No country has a right to intrude into any other country... Actually, technically, if you see it legally, it's an act of war."
May 25, 2011 - Pentagon spokesman Col. Dave Lapan announces that the U.S. is reducing its troops in Pakistan at the request of the Pakistani government.
October 2011 - Pakistani businessman Mansoor Ijaz claims in an op-ed piece for the UK-based Financial Times that a Pakistani diplomat had him deliver a secret memo to U.S. Admiral Mike Mullen. The memo, allegedly from Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, reportedly asked the U.S. to back Zardari in the event of a military coup related to the U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden in May 2011.
November 28, 2011 - Tensions among Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States jump a notch, with Pakistan's prime minister warning there will be "no more business as usual" with Washington after NATO aircraft killed two dozen Pakistan troops.
December 30, 2011 - Pakistan's Supreme Court appoints a panel to investigate the memo allegedly sent by President Asif Ali Zardari to U.S. Admiral Mike Mullen.
February 13, 2012 - The Pakistani Supreme Court indicts Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for contempt after his refusal to re-open old corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Gilani is the first Pakistani prime minister to be charged while in office.
April 26, 2012 - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is convicted and receives a symbolic sentence of custody for the duration of the hearing. He refuses to resign and says that he will appeal the conviction.
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Finally got my sammichFM working and I am trying to upload default patches with JSynthLib. I set up my MIDI in and out accordingly, added the MIDIBoxFM driver in JSynthLib preferences, then opened the midibox fm patchlib file. I clicked on PatchBank 1 and selected "store", selected Bank A in the dialogue window and hit "store" again. The midi monitor in JSynthLib confirms a whole bunch of sysex messages were sent, yet there are no new patches in bank one (still have 128 patches of Rhodes piano). If I click on any of the patches in JSynthLib window and hit play, it will play the Rhodes every time.
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No sweat, uploaded patches with MIOS studio and it worked perfectly!
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Although it would be nice to be able to use JSynthLib patch editor...
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I had a similar problem. I've replaced 24LC512 with 24LC256. Formatting was passed with few reboots. When i try to batch upload patches it cause reboot, so i've uploaded patches one by one. Now it works.


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First thing we want to talk about Gutfeld is -- chaos in the Middle East are you talked about it on a five minute what do you what do you think is the root cause of that.
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Why do they hate his guts -- I think it is because they're unhappy with their lives there insecure -- -- own religious beliefs you can make fun of christianity Mormon -- them.
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I think -- Differ a little bit I think they hate us because we're there I -- that position and you know the -- and went very well within it to protect the State of Israel and that's the way it should be but they they have bugs of for the most part the emotional maturity.
Of a ten year old spoiled child and they need strict -- Do you think a lot of it's around Israel because we support the Jewish state absolutely that these behind this in the fundamentalists Islam which.
Hate the Jews there holding it against I think there's something to that because -- goes back thousands and thousands of years ago this would have happened under Mubarak.
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And we dictators kept a lid on on whatever that -- already hearts and minds -- -- today it's Muslim outrage.
-- -- Navy seal who wrote that book about killing Osama bin Laden.
He may be punished by the US government will take.
Not talk of secrets are not talking tactics I don't even get into any of that stuff but I really try and give the reader a sense of what it's like to be.
To be better this book is not political whatsoever.
It was a bad mouth either party.
And we specifically east -- September 11.
To keep it out of the politics.
Now the Pentagon secretary of defense Leon Panetta says they may go after that guy in court because.
When you be calm and intelligence operative and that's with the navy -- -- which -- are you sign a paper.
-- you're not gonna talk about any of the missions at all and you say -- This is a great idea.
Pundits think guys that are responsible for the one that success that you couldn't and it's racing -- fat in four years and getting bin Laden.
I could what did you go after the guys.
That are involved in the leaks in the White House.
I know more about the raid from the White House that I do from this brain felt really give this -- -- I didn't pass by the way how do you wrest back guy he Kelly.
He would miss them I.
Given the -- plot are you kidding me this is like prosecuting the -- a drop a bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and it takes breasts are used as Greg just pointed out.
These guys start of the league's first that's why this book is being written he's setting the record straight they did it for the wrong glory and they put -- the the lives of the Navy SEALs and -- it.
He gets away -- this guy you know makes a lot of money from the book which you well and then they don't do anything and everything then the whole thing goes down and and then every navy seal every special forces -- -- -- movies coming I -- the -- -- -- -- -- -- after the election for the coming attractions are happening during the election.
To me is far worse than this guy doing a book in which -- get Michael -- and if you break down the system when you sign a paper unit -- golfer than anybody can.
The hypocrisy built upon our guys like Barney Frank coming out against gay rights I mean it's just it's Chris Christie coming out against China because they did you that -- -- because they didn't investigate the White House leaks about can -- channel Bob gates the former Defense Secretary Panetta's predecessor to Panetta.
Shut the blank got the lead this guy -- -- -- the -- -- -- -- he -- -- you.
And that's what you're probably -- -- do are finally in now Portland Oregon.
There is a grammar school I believe in the principle believes that.
Having a peanut butter and jelly sandwich got fell.
Is racist it is.
It is it is.
I remember as a child.
One peanut butter jelly sandwich actually called me a -- on the bus had.
There -- -- -- -- no this is the end result of suppressive tolerance we live in a world -- -- governed by hurt feelings so that anything can be offensive including a nice little sandwich that your mother puts it back the worst thing about it is the grease spot.
On the -- back.
I hate to hear what she thinks about solid white tuna because I loved solid white tuna but I will say that's I went to a -- made peanut butter -- jelly shop here in Manhattan.
This week to check this out.
And on the menu on the wall I saw that David duke peanut butter and jelly on white bread they -- and I don't identify Erica -- whatever -- would have copper nickel.
To give our right to give -- You get the point of view of the teaching that you saw there.
-- easy Gutierrez who teaches at the -- Scott school in northeast Portland.
She says that peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are made by people.
Who are have white privilege hunted minorities don't eat peanut butter and jelly -- is therefore it's a racist sample if they paid half million dollars to a group to -- analyze this that is the true outlook Tuesday.
I don't know do you think actually read these articles have.
I thought it's Friday -- -- that -- did that Friday.
I -- -- in the inner city in the South Bronx and let me tell my black friends like peanut butter -- a lot of black racists out there -- if what she says his -- all right I'm just ridiculous.
Forgive me but I'm gonna hold over got filled Mcguirk we have two more topics talking -- them please forgive me and then.
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Posted: September 29, 2010, from the October 2010 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries.
- Figure 1. The differences between SLNs and NLCs
- Figure 2. A schematic overview of both the hot and cold homogenization
- Figure 3. The lipid/active ratio will determine the SLN/NLC produced
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Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) originally were introduced as an improvement over liposome delivery systems.1 This suggests that liposomes, reviewed previously in 2005,2 have some disadvantages. Advantages include the fact that they consist of biocompatible ingredients and are capable of including both water- and lipid-soluble actives; in addition, their membrane permeability and consequential release of actives can be regulated via the creation of single or multiple lamellar vesicles. However, disadvantages include their limited capability to enhance the stability of the incorporated active, as well as limited physical stability in real-life formulations.3
SLNs were therefore introduced in the early 1990s—and they are little more than o/w emulsions in which the oil droplet has been replaced by a solid fat at room and body temperature. Obviously, this overcomes the two disadvantages of liposomes described above in that they provide better chemical protection of the active and even greater control over its release, and better physical stability in real-life formulations, in addition to the other benefits of liposomes. The fats used to create SLNs are often biocompatible. In fact, most frequently, they are excipients already used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. Another added benefit is their relatively easy production, which frequently employs high pressure homogenization and microemulsion dilution.
Production methods and ingredient selection will be discussed in this first of a two-part series on SLNs and nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs), whereas part two will discuss their characterization and formulation issues. Despite their benefits, however, SLNs have not yet been introduced to the cosmetic or pharmaceutical markets, although NLCs were introduced to the cosmetic market in 2005 in a repair cream and lotiona; currently, more than 30 NLC-containing products are available worldwide.
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Customer Acquisition Cost
I recently spoke at the Southern Independent Booksellers (SIBA) conference. During my presentation, one of the concepts I discussed was that of "Customer Acquisition Cost". When I questioned the audience members as to whether they knew what this cost was in their business, only one individual responded affirmatively. The rest had no idea.
Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) is a measurement of your sales and marketing strategy. Simply put, it is the cost you incur to get a new customer to patronize your business. It is not a measurement of the effectiveness of your marketing strategy, but rather an indicator of the total investment incurred to gain that customer.
Notice I said investment. Not expense. An expenditure to gain a new customer is an investment. if you are spending $20 to get a new customer, shouldn't make every effort to hold onto that customer so that you get a return on your investment. Customers are an asset. An asset than can keep putting money into your pocket long into the future.
Here are some other examples. The Intermarket Group is an organization that conducts research about most everything having to do with the internet. Recently, they completed a study on customer acquisition cost. Some examples on the cost to sign up a new customer from the study are as follows;
- Barnes and Noble.com $42
- Amazon.com $27.60
- Priceline $32.30
- Beyond.com's $29.30
Don't you think that companies that are spending this kind of money to gain a new customer are interested in keeping that customer? if not, they are just wasting that money.
One of things I stress in my talks is the necessity of thinking of marketing as not just advertising, but as a tool for building customer relationships. If your business is incurring real costs in gaining a new customer, then that business needs to maintain and nurture a relationship with that customer. if they do not do so, then they are not going to recoup the expense of that investment.
As a business owner, you really need to track this cost and make sure that you are recouping it. Here are some areas that you need to measure.
Customer Acquisition Cost by marketing segment
How much money are you spending in each area of your marketing. Furthermore, what is the value of the customer that you are obtaining from that segment? If you are spending $300 a month on the Yellow Pages, but only getting 10 customers a month from it who only spend $15 on a book, are you getting your money back? Maybe, if they are continual repeat customers. Unless you track this you will not know if this expenditure is paying off for you.
Cost Trend
The cost of gaining new customers should go down over time. The decrease would primarily have to do with increased sales volume, and the increased brand awareness that every dollar expended promoting your business should bring. If the trend is not downward, then your business is not allocating its marketing budget properly and some changes need to be made.
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Some areas of your marketing do not necessarily require an ongoing expenditure. For example, your website is basically a one time expenditure. is it gaining customers? Are they valuable customers? if the answer to those questions is a No, then a website makeover might be necessary. A simple change can bring big benefits if done properly. Same thing with discount coupons. or promotional giveaways.
Long Term Value of a Customer
Keep track of where that customer came from and how much he/she spends. If you find that some customers are generating continued revenuw over the course of time, then determine which marketing channel you acquired them from and concentrate your marketing expenditures in that area.
Knowing your Customer Acquisition Cost is a necessity for a profitable business. Only if you know what a new customer costs you, can you determine if you are getting a return on your investment in the acquisition of that customer. One of the big advantages of the internet as a marketing medium, is that it can be easily tracked. You know if you are getting results. And results (profit), and return on investment, is what business is all about.
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