text: Clarion CX501 CD receiver Zoom Front Back More Photos Remote Photos Videos Does it fit my car? Item #: 020CX501 Review Summary 351 people say DISCONTINUED This item is no longer available to purchase. Contact us for other options Call Email Original price $179.99 Shop all All Car Stereos Shop all All Car Stereos x By buying this product you'll earn up to 180 Rewards points. When you sign up for a Crutchfield account, you'll be enrolled in Crutchfield Rewards. You'll earn one point for every dollar you spend on gear from us. You can turn your points into Rewards Cards that you can use toward future purchases. You can sign up for an account now, or after you complete your purchase (you'll get credit for the points either way). Sign up for a Crutchfield account Overview Details Staff Reviews Customer Reviews Q&A Articles & Videos Accessories Our take on the Clarion CX501 by Zak Billmeier Why replace your factory radio? Two good reasons - sound quality and cool features. A new car stereo offers power that's superior to most factory radios, along with more sophisticated tone controls. And most car stereos offer built-in or optional features that add safety and fun to life in your car, including inputs for your iPod or MP3 player, Bluetooth connectivity for hands-free cell phone calls, satellite radio or HD Radio reception, and connections for building an audio system in your car. Why settle for a smaller receiver when you've got room for more? Clarion's CX501 CD receiver strikes a handsome pose in your double-DIN dash opening, and you can tailor its look to your vehicle's interior by choosing from 728 possible illumination colors. Throw in iPod® and iPhone® control, built-in Bluetooth® for hands-free calls, plus a 2-line display, and you're ready for the open road. Talk hands-free It's never a good idea to fumble for your phone while you're driving. Built-in Bluetooth lets you conduct calls without taking your hands off the wheel, as you talk naturally and hear your caller over your speakers. After initial pairing, the CX501 connects to your phone automatically every time you turn on your car, so you can leave your phone in your pocket or purse and concentrate on driving. Plus if your phone or another device supports it, you can stream music straight into the stereo. Great for your iPod or iPhone When you plug your player into this receiver's USB slot, you can control your iPod with the large, central control knob, plus view song info as it scrolls across the 2-line display. You'll enjoy sound quality that's superior to plugging into an auxiliary input, and your player stays charged while you drive. Enjoy great sound You'll find some useful tools for adjusting the powerful sound delivered by the Clarion's built-in amplifier. The versatile Magna Bass EX bass boost will add depth to your sound without getting muddy. The 3-band parametric equalizer rules over the simple tone controls found on most factory radios, offering pinpoint control over the highs, mids, and lows. Three sets of high-power, 4-volt preamp outputs send a clean signal to aftermarket amps and subs. A built-in low-pass filter lets you control the character of your bass, while a high-pass filter trims the extreme low bass out of your front and rear speakers so they play more efficiently. Use the convenient front auxiliary input to plug in a Dock & Play satellite radio, an MP3 player, or any other portable audio player. You can also play your store-bought and recordable CDs, plus discs you've loaded with MP3 and WMA files.You can add an HD Radio tuner to dial in the great sound quality and expanded programming choices of participating AM/FM stations. Want to keep your car's steering wheel audio controls? In most vehicles, you can use an adapter (not included) to connect your vehicle's steering wheel controls to this Clarion stereo. Connect a few wires, then program the adapter for your particular car and the Clarion, and you'll retain the convenience of your steering wheel controls. Check the "Accessories" tab for compatible adapters. Bluetooth note: Use of this receiver's Bluetooth features will depend upon your phone's Bluetooth capabilities. Learn more in our article explaining Bluetooth profiles. iPod note: If you're going to use your iPod with this receiver, be sure to check "Details" for specific iPod model compatibility with this receiver. See more info on this item Highlights:General features:CD receiver with AM/FM tunerbuilt-in amplifier (21 watts RMS CEA-2006/50 peak x 4 channels)built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calling and music streamingplays CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs (including discs loaded with MP3 and WMA files)2-line display with 728 possible illumination colorsremote controlAudio features:BeatEQ with three preset tone settings and 3-band parametric EQhigh- and low-pass filtersExpandability:compatible with Clarion HD Radio tunerinputs: front-panel auxiliary input, front-panel USB inputoutputs: 6-channel preamp outputs (4-volt front, rear, sub)Other info:compatible with most factory steering wheel audio controls (adapter required)CEA-2006 compliantwarranty: 1 yearOur 60-day money-back guarantee Hands-on research from the Crutchfield Labs (what are the Labs?) Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes Features and Specs General CEA-2006 Compliant Yes RMS Power Output 21 watts Peak Output 50 watts RMS Power Bandwidth 20-20kHz Preamp Outputs 6-channel Sub Preamp Outputs Yes Switchable Rear Preamp Outputs No Video Screen No Preamp Voltage 4 volts Display Color Variable Key Button Color Variable EQ Bands 3 Wireless Remote Yes Steering Wheel Control Compatible Adapter required Parts Warranty 1 Year Labor Warranty 1 Year Expandability AUX Input Front USB Input Front Memory Card Slot USB memory Bluetooth Compatible Built-in Satellite Radio Ready No HD Radio Optional Navigation --- iPod Compatibility Full size Classic/5Gen Nano 7/6/5/4/3/2/1 Touch 5/4/3/2/1 Mini No iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S/4/3GS/3G/2G Tuner FM Sensitivity 11 dBf European Tuning No Seek/Scan Seek Radio Data System No Product Research What's in the box? Download owner's manual Double-DIN AM/FM CD receiver (with two transports screws installed) Trim ring Wiring harness (with in-line 15A fuse on constant power wire) RCB-176 IR wireless remote CR2025 3V Lithium battery 8 Counter-sunk phillips-head screws 8 Hex-head bolts (with a flat-washer attached to each one) 8 Plastic rings 2 Self-adhesive gaskets Owner's Manual (Eng/Fre/Spa) Installation/Wire Connection Guide (Eng/Fre/Spa) Warranty sheet (USA/Canada) Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team — they open the box, verify contents, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. Display Features Audio Section Radio Functions Disc Playback USB/iPod/Aux Connectivity Built-in Bluetooth Remote Control Display Features 2-DIN Chassis: The Clarion CX501 has a 2-DIN chassis (also known as "Double DIN" or size DD), and will fit in many vehicles with a large dash opening. The unit can be ISO-mounted using your vehicle's factory radio brackets and the supplied hardware. There is also an optional custom double-DIN sleeve (0202DBKT, sold separately) available for this unit that will allow you to mount the CX501 in a custom 4" opening. As always, please consult the Crutchfield Car Selector to verify fit with your vehicle. 728-Variable Color Illumination: The CX501 is equipped with a high visibility, 728 Variable-Color Illumination LCD that allows numbers and characters to be displayed clearly in all lighting conditions. You can select the exact color you want for the head unit's display and button illumination to match your car's instrument panel or personal preference. You can adjust the display contrast to match the angle of installation of this unit between 1 to 16. Large Rotary Control Knob: The unit's large 3-way rotary control knob, combined with the ergonomically symmetrical design of the unit, helps to provide equally comfortable operation from the driver side or passenger side. Its intuitiveness and natural feel minimizes stress for the operator and contributes to driving safety. Illumination Dimmer: The receiver's display automatically dims to a preset brightness when the vehicle's headlights are turned on. The wiring harness includes an orange/white lead that should be connected to the vehicle's parking light circuit in order for the dimmer feature to operate. Screen Saver: This unit is provided with a Screen Saver function which allows you to show various kinds of patterns and characters in the operation status indication area of the display in a random order. You can turn this function on or off. If the button operation is performed with the screen saver function "On", the operation display corresponding to the button operation is shown for about 30 seconds and then the display returns to the screen saver display. Anti-Theft System: Since the CX501 does not have detachable face, this unit features Clarion's Anti-Theft System (CATS). CATS allows you to create a 4-digit code that must be entered to operate the unit if it is ever disconnected from your vehicle's battery. Anti-Theft Indicator: The red Anti-theft indicator on the unit's front-panel is a function for preventing theft. When the CX501 and your vehicle is turned completely off, this indicator will blink to deter theft. Audio Section MOSFET Amplifier: The Clarion CX501 is equipped with a MOSFET amplifier. Compared to conventional power supplies, the MOSFET amplification circuit is smaller and more efficient, and it delivers increased power with less distortion and absolutely zero on/off switching noise. More power means louder and cleaner music at higher volumes because you're not pushing the limits of the amplification circuit. CEA2006 Compliant: The power specifications for the CX501 are compliant with the CEA2006 Mobile Amplifier Power Testing and Measurement standards from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). These standards were developed as a way to equitably compare power specs from model to model and between manufacturers. The power output specs for the CX501 are as follows: CEA2006 Specs: 21 watts RMS x 4 channels (at 4 ohms, 20Hz-20kHz, 1% THD-N) Maximum Power Output: 50 watts x 4 channels (180 watts total) BeatEQ: In addition to providing 3 preset equalization patterns (Bass Boost, Impact, and Excite), Clarion's BeatEQ lets you freely customize the level and range of the bass, midrange and treble portions of each pattern. You can tune the sound to your liking, depending on the category of music, for a more fulfilling listening experience. Bass Boost: Bass is emphasized +/-3. Impact: Bass and treble are emphasized +/-3. Excite: Bass, midrange, and treble are emphasized +/-3. Custom: Adjusts the bass, midrange, and treble independently +/-7. Bass: You can set the effected bass frequency to 50Hz, 100Hz, or 200Hz and the Q-factor to 0.7, 1, 1.4, or 2 Midrange: You can set the effected midrange frequency to 500Hz, 1.0kHz, or 2.0kHz and the Q-factor to 0.7, 1, 1.4, or 2 Treble: The effected treble frequency can be set to 5kHz, 10kHz, or 15kHz, and the Q-factor to 0.7, 1, 1.4, or 2 Off (Flat): Bass, midrange, and treble are set to 0. Magna Bass EX (Extend): The Magna Bass Extend feature does not adjust the low frequencies like the normal sound adjustment function, but emphasizes the deep bass frequencies to provide you with a dynamic sound. This circuit boosts bass at an ultra-low frequency of about 50Hz, creating a rich, deep, defined bass rather than the muddy, booming bass of a standard loudness control. What is more, boost levels are dependent on the system volume, resulting in balanced system response and dynamic bass reproduction. 6ch/4V RCA Output: The Clarion CX501 features 6ch/4V RCA line level outputs (Front/Rear/Sub). The head unit is able to connect a full range of speakers, ranging from tweeter and mid-range to subwoofers. The full set of line outputs allows integration into a wide range of potential systems, and is ready to support future system expansions. Subwoofer Controls: The non-fading subwoofer preamp output features an independent level control (+/-6) and phase adjustment (normal/reverse). Built-in Crossovers: The Clarion CX501 is equipped with built-in low-pass and high-pass crossovers. Low-Pass Subwoofer Filter: The Low-Pass Filter (LPF) for the subwoofer preamp output (when activated) will send only the low frequency range through the preamp outputs to ensure superb performance with a connected subwoofer. The low-pass filter can be set to 60Hz, 90Hz, 120Hz, or Through (full-range). High-Pass Filter: The CX501 features a High-Pass Filter (HPF) for the unit's front & rear channels, via speaker-output or preamp-output. You can adjust the high-pass filter from 60Hz, 90Hz, 120Hz, or Through (full-range). The HPF prevents low bass notes from distorting your front & rear speakers. The high-pass filter setting effects both the front & rear channels of the head unit. Beep: The in-dash head unit provides an audible beep to confirm button operation. This function can be turned On or Off. Radio Functions AM/FM Tuner: The Clarion CX501 is equipped with a built-in AM/FM tuner offering 18 FM station presets and 6 AM station presets. Stations can be stored manually or automatically. Instant Station Recall (ISR): You can store one radio station in Instant Station Recall (ISR) memory and recall it from any mode (except Power Off). Once the ISR station has been recalled, you cannot tune to another station without first disengaging the ISR function. You can, however, switch to another source. Preset Scan: Preset scan receives the stations stored in the unit's preset memory in order. This function is useful when searching for a desired preset station. Local Seeking: When Local seeking is turned "On", only those radio stations with strong radio signal can be received. HD Radio Ready: With an optional Clarion THD301 HD Radio tuner (020THD301, sold separately), you will be able to receive digital AM/FM broadcasts from local stations where available. This new technology will significantly improve audio quality and reception, as well as include information such as artist name and song titles or traffic news, viewable on the receiver's display. The add-on HD Radio tuner includes iTunes Tagging capability, so if you hear a song on the radio that you like, you can tag it to download later from the iTunes Store. Note: Right now there are about 2,000 radio stations broadcasting using digital HD Radio technology in the U.S. To find HD Radio stations in your area, visit the HD Radio website (HDRadio.com). Disc Playback Disc Compatibility: The unit features a single disc player that will playback CD-Audio, CD-Text, and finalized CD-R/CD-RW audio discs. MP3/WMA Playback: The unit can play MP3 (8-320 kbps/VBR) and WMA (5-320 kbps) files recorded onto CD-R and CD-RW discs using ISO9660 Level 1 or 2, Joliet, Romeo, or Apple ISO formats. The player can recognize up to 8 hierarchical levels and 256 files per folder, with a maximum of 999 total files per USB device. This unit is compatible with, and will display MP3 and WMA ID3 tags up to 32 characters. Disc-In-Play-Function: This feature allows you to turn the power to the unit "on" and start playing the disc automatically when the disc is inserted even if the unit is not powered up, as long as the ignition key is turned to the "on" or "acc" position. Folder Select: This function allows you to select a folder containing MP3/WMA files and start playing from the first track in the folder. Playback Functions: The CX501 provides Repeat, Random, & Scan playback functions. Scan Play: This function allows you to locate and play the first 10 seconds of all the tracks recorded on a CD or the first 10 seconds of the first track of all the folders on an MP3/WMA disc. Repeat Play: This function allows you to play the current track on a disc repeatedly or play a file currently being played in a MP3/WMA folder repeatedly. Random Play: This function allows you to play all tracks recorded on a disc or in a folder in a random order. Last Position Memory: If you turn off the unit while a disc is playing, it will resume playback at the stopping point when it is turned on again. Auto Reload: When a CD is ejected and left sticking out of the CD slot for 15 seconds, the unit automatically reloads the CD to protect if from damage. Mounting: For proper CD playback you must install the unit within 30-degrees of horizontal. USB/iPod/Aux Connectivity USB Port: The front-panel USB (type-A) port allows you to connect and play USB (1.1/2.0) Mass Storage devices loaded with MP3 and WMA files. MP3 files with a bit rate from 8-320 kbps and WMA files with a bit rate from 5-320 kbps that are formatted with FAT will be supported. The head unit can recognize up to 256 files per folder and 999 total files. Titles up to 64 characters can be displayed while in USB mode. The CX501 offers the following playback operation of your USB Mass Storage device - Play, Pause, Track selection, Fast-forward/backward, Scan play, Repeat play, Random play, and Folder selection. This unit will also charge you connected USB device when the receiver is turned on. Note: The Clarion USB extension cable (020CCA755, sold separately) can be used to connected your USB flash-memory device. Copy-protected WMA files cannot be played on this unit. iPod/iPhone Direct: The Clarion CX501 allows you to connect your iPod/iPhone to the head unit's front-panel USB port using your iPod's USB/Dock cable for audio playback, control, and charging of your iPod/iPhone. This head unit also supports the display of title information transmitted from your iPod/iPhone. USB Connection: The USB connection allows your iPod/iPhone's stored music to be loaded instantly to the head unit and sound quality to be maximized through the head unit's 1-bit D/A converter, allowing for a Signal to Noise ratio up to 92dB. Audio Playback: The Clarion head unit supports audio playback of music files stored on your iPod or iPhone. iPod Video can be viewed by connecting the CX501 to an external universal monitor with RCA video input and connecting a compatible iPod/iPhone via the optional Clarion CCA748 cable (020CCA748, sold separately). Music Navigation: The head unit lets you search music for playback from your iPod/iPhone by category (Playlist, Artist, Album, Song, Genre, or Composer). You can select between categories by using the head unit's numbered preset buttons 1-6. Once you have selected a category, you can search through the music in that particular category alphabetically. You can also control the following playback functions of your iPod/iPhone: Skip Tracks, Fast-forward/backward, Pause, Repeat, and Random. You can also choose to control your iPod/iPhone through its clickwheel or touchscreen. Information Display: The head unit will display your iPod/iPhone's music file information, including - Track number, Elapsed playing time, Song Title, Artist Name, and Album Label. Charging: While connected and the ignition switch is set to ACC or ON, the head unit's USB connection will power and charge your iPod/iPhone. If your iPod/iPhone has no initial battery charge, then the unit will not recognize it. Note: If you have an iPod nano (7th gen), iPod touch (5th gen), or iPhone 5/5C/5S; use the Lighting-to-USB cable that came with your Apple device to connect to the head unit. iPod/iPhone Compatibility Chart: The Clarion CX501 is "Made for iPod/iPhone" compatible and supports the following iPod/iPhone model features (as of 11/13/2013): Apple Device Generation Tested Version Media Type Control Type Display Type Bluetooth Charge Audio Video Head Unit iPod/App Artist/Song Text Track Info Phone Audio iPhone 2G 3.1.3 Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y 3G 4.2.1 Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 3GS 5.1.1 Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 4 7.0


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High-rise cabinet with an heirloom look, handcrafted along traditional lines in northern India from two highly desirable, highly sustainable tropical hardwoods. Multiple hand-applied layers of European paste wax imbue Noche's distinctive deep plum-black color with a sense of the antique. Two sets of double-fronted glass-paned doors open to five fixed shelves for a distinguished display of books or collectibles.
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Noche Cabinet. 54"Wx16"Dx82"H
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- Kiln-dried sustainable solid shesham and mango wood
- Engineered wood back panel
- Glass panels
- Iron hinges and hardware pulls
- Five fixed shelves
- Tongue-and-groove joinery
- Dust with soft dry cloth
- Made in India
Overall DimensionsWidth: 54" Depth: 16" Height: 82"
- Dust with soft dry cloth.
- Wood characteristics: grain, knots, pitting, mineral deposits.
- Seasonal splitting and checking are inherent to this product.
- Handcrafted and unique, slight variation may occur.
- Clean mirror or glass with glass cleaner.
- Use natural beeswax regularly to maintain finish.
- Upon receipt, buff with soft dry cloth to enhance luster.
- Use liners to protect linens, clothing and books.
- Use protective coasters if placed on a carpet or rug.
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Testicular cancer occurs in the testicles (testes), which are located inside the scrotum, a loose bag of skin underneath the penis. The testicles produce male sex hormones and sperm for reproduction.
Compared with other types of cancer, testicular cancer is rare. But testicular cancer is the most common cancer in American males between the ages of 15 and 34.
Testicular cancer is highly treatable, even when cancer has spread beyond the testicle. Depending on the type and stage of testicular cancer, you may receive one of several treatments, or a combination. Regular testicular self-examinations can help identify growths early, when the chance for successful treatment of testicular cancer is highest.
Signs and symptoms of testicular cancer include:
Cancer usually affects only one testicle.
See your doctor if you detect any pain, swelling or lumps in your testicles or groin area, especially if these signs and symptoms last longer than two weeks.
It's not clear what causes testicular cancer in most cases. Doctors know that testicular cancer occurs when healthy cells in a testicle become altered. Healthy cells grow and divide in an orderly way to keep your body functioning normally. But sometimes some cells develop abnormalities, causing this growth to get out of control — these cancer cells continue dividing even when new cells aren't needed. The accumulating cells form a mass in the testicle.
Nearly all testicular cancers begin in the germ cells — the cells in the testicles that produce immature sperm. What causes germ cells to become abnormal and develop into cancer isn't known.
Factors that may increase your risk of testicular cancer include:
Make an appointment with your family doctor or a general practitioner if you find a lump on a testicle. If your doctor suspects you could have testicular cancer, you may be referred to a doctor who specializes in treating cancer (oncologist).
Because appointments can be brief, and because there's often a lot of ground to cover, it's a good idea to be well prepared. Try to:
Your time with your doctor is limited, so preparing a list of questions can help you make the most of your time together. List your questions from most important to least important in case time runs out. For testicular cancer, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate to ask questions that come to mind during your appointment.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may allow more time later to cover other points you want to address. Your doctor may ask:
Most men discover testicular cancer themselves, either unintentionally or while doing a testicular self-examination to check for lumps. In other cases, your doctor may detect a lump during a routine physical exam.
To determine whether a lump is testicular cancer, your doctor may recommend:
An ultrasound test can help your doctor determine the nature of any testicular lumps, such as if the lumps are solid or fluid filled. Ultrasound also tells your doctor whether lumps are inside or outside of the testicle. Your doctor uses this information to determine whether a lump is likely to be testicular cancer.
Your extracted testicle will be analyzed to determine the type of testicular cancer. The type of testicular cancer you have determines your treatment and your prognosis. In general, there are two types of testicular cancer:
Sometimes both types of cancer are present in a tumor. In that case, the cancer is treated as though it is nonseminoma.
Once your doctor confirms your diagnosis, the next step is to determine the extent (stage) of the cancer. To determine whether cancer has spread outside of your testicle, you may undergo:
After these tests, your testicular cancer is assigned a stage. The stage helps determine what treatments are best for you. The stages of testicular cancer are:
The options for treating your testicular cancer depend on several factors, including the type and stage of cancer, your overall health, and your own preferences. Treatment options may include:
Surgery to remove your testicle (radical inguinal orchiectomy) is the primary treatment for nearly all stages and types of testicular cancer. To remove your testicle, your surgeon makes an incision in your groin and extracts the entire testicle through the opening. A prosthetic, saline-filled testicle can be inserted if you choose. You'll receive anesthetics during surgery. All surgical procedures carry a risk of pain, bleeding and infection.
You may also have surgery to remove the lymph nodes in your groin (retroperitoneal lymph node dissection). Sometimes this is done at the same time as surgery to remove your testicle. In other cases it can be done later. The lymph nodes are removed through a large incision in your abdomen. Your surgeon takes care to avoid severing nerves surrounding the lymph nodes, but in some cases severing the nerves may be unavoidable. Severed nerves can cause difficulty with ejaculation, but won't prevent you from having an erection.
In cases of early-stage testicular cancer, surgery may be the only treatment needed. Your doctor will give you a recommended schedule for follow-up appointments. At these appointments — typically every few months for the first few years and then less frequently after that — you'll undergo blood tests, CT scans and other procedures to check for signs that your cancer has returned. If you have a more advanced testicular cancer or if you're unable to adhere closely to the recommended follow-up schedule, your doctor may recommend other treatments after surgery.
Radiation therapy is a treatment option that's frequently used in people who have the seminoma type of testicular cancer. Radiation therapy is also used in certain situations in people who have the nonseminoma type of testicular cancer. Radiation therapy uses high-powered energy beams, such as X-rays, to kill cancer cells. During radiation therapy, you're positioned on a table and a large machine moves around you, aiming the energy beams at precise points on your body. Side effects may include fatigue, as well as skin redness and irritation in your abdominal and groin areas.
Chemotherapy treatment uses drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs travel throughout your body to kill cancer cells that may have migrated from the original tumor. Your doctor might recommend chemotherapy after surgery. Chemotherapy may be used before or after lymph node removal. Side effects of chemotherapy depend on the drugs being used. Ask your doctor what to expect. Common side effects include fatigue, nausea, hair loss, infertility and an increased risk of infection. There are medications and treatments available that reduce some of the side effects of chemotherapy.
Each man comes to terms with his testicular cancer and deals with the ensuing emotions in his own way. You may feel scared and unsure of your future after your diagnosis. While feelings of anxiety may never go away, you can create a plan to help manage your emotions. Try to:
There's no way to prevent testicular cancer. Some doctors recommend regular testicle self-examinations to identify testicular cancer at its earliest stage. Not all doctors agree, though, so discuss testicular self-examination with your doctor if you're unsure about whether it's right for you.
If you choose to do a testicular self-examination, a good time to examine your testicles is after a warm bath or shower. The heat from the water relaxes your scrotum, making it easier for you to find anything unusual.
To do this examination, follow these steps:
If you find a lump, make an appointment with your doctor.
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Now that the shiny new linux system is up and running, it was actually relatively easy to bring it online as my home server, replacing all the functionality of my now dead system.
This post will deal with everything except the installation of Samba (which provides Windows Domain Controller services) - those details will be in an upcoming post.
First up, some basic stuff. I need to be able to log into the box from another system as it's going to run headless and I want the monitor that it's currently using back on my Vista box.
Basic Setup
While logged in as root on the console, add my user account (created during setup) to /etc/sudoers using visudo.
Next, edit /etc/apt/sources.list, removing the cdrom entries as all further package installs will be using the net and I don't want apt-get complaining that it can't access the cdrom drive.
Make sure the system is up to date:
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get upgrade
Now, I want to be able to perform the rest of the setup remotely, so install ssh and friends in order to ssh into the system.
apt-get install ssh
Joy, now I can login and perform the rest of the installation remotely rather than at the console.
Network services
The clock needs to be set right, so:
apt-get install ntpdate
ntpdate time.windows.com
Yes, I used Microsoft's time server - it's the only one I can remember off the top of my head!
Next, I need to get the network time service (NTP) running on the machine. It will be providing time services to all other machines on the network and periodically setting it's own time against the root time servers.
apt-get install ntp ntp-doc
You'll need to edit /etc/ntpd.conf and then /etc/init.d/ntpd restart to get it to notice the changes. Note that pretty much everything I talk about here has either a config file in /etc or it's own directory of config files, also in /etc. They're pretty self-explanatory - just take a look at the config files themselves and the related documentation. Everything also has a script located in /etc/init.d to control it's operation.
For this reinstall, I just diff'd my backed up config files against the newly installed files to make sure there wasn't anything new that I needed to be aware of and then just copied my old files over and restarted the service.
Next up, bind - the DNS server. I have a local DNS domain in my house that all the clients have an entry in, the linux box serves up that domain and caches domain requests so that the only nameserver the client machines need to know about is this linux box.
apt-get install bind9 bind9-doc
Bind is probably the hardest thing to configure. Handily I had all my backups (yay, me!). I'll probably write up a post dedicated to that at some point, though one thing did bite me a little: if you're restoring your configuration files from backup and get an auth error when trying to restart or reload the server, just killall named and start it up fresh as the authorization key in /etc/bind/rndc.key probably changed when you copied across the old data.
At this point, edit /etc/resolv.conf and point the nameserver line at the localhost, 127.0.0.1 so that client binaries on the system itself use your shiny new nameserver.
Next up DHCP. This is a little service that client machines use to get an IP address. In a home environment this is normally handled by your wireless or broadband router, but I prefer to have the server do it as other useful information, such as name and time server information is also passed to the client. Configuration is fairly simple - check out the documentation.
apt-get install dhcp3-server
Sweet! The base services are now all configured. At this point it's probably a good idea to reboot the server to make sure all these services come up nice and cleanly.
A Few Other Things That I Do
I like to be able to mount drives from other machines on the linux box. For example, my Infrant NAS exports a "backup" share that the server backs itself up to. I use autofs for this.
apt-get install autofs
Edit /etc/auto.master and un-comment the line for auto.net. The backup share is now available at /net/blob/c/backup. FYI, 'Blob' is the name of my Infrant NAS box…
After that it was just a matter of reinstalling my crontabs from backup and then this blog and a few other things are automatically backed up to the NAS. Cool. Safety is back…
Another thing to mention is that I use Amazon S3 to backup my photos and videos. The scripts that do that are written in ruby, so that also needs to be installed.
apt-get install ruby rubygems
I need rubygems installed as it brings with it the openssl ruby package.
The last thing (modulo Samba), that I need is dynamic DNS updating. I use dyndns.org so that I can have a friendly DNS same to connect to the server when I'm not at home. The linux box handles updating the DynDns database with whatever IP address Verizon happens to be giving me at the time of update. I use inadyn to accomplish this.
apt-get install inadyn
Unfortunately, inadyn doesn't come with any form of script to get it started, or any useful documentation whatsoever. So I just copied an existing script in /etc/init.d and got it going with a few minor modifications. Let me know if you're interested in a copy.
All in all, the entire process took me about an hour to get everything setup once the base linux system was successfully installed.
Next up - Samba!


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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (December 19, 2010) — Comma to the Top, who won three stakes on two surfaces, including the $750,000 CashCall Futurity, was voted Horse of the Meet in the annual media poll as the Autumn meet concluded Sunday.
Owned by Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Kevin Tsujihara and trained by Peter Miller, Comma to the Top, a gelded son of Bwana Charlie, won the Real Quiet on Cushion Track Nov. 6, switched to the turf to capture the Generous Nov. 27, then capped a sensational six weeks with a decisive victory in the Futurity, giving him the first Grade I of his career.
In addition, Comma to the Top, who has won six of 10 and earned $551,600, was selected top 2-year-old and was a unanimous choice as 2-year-old male.
Turbulent Descent, who became the first horse to win both the Moccasin Stakes and Hollywood Starlet, was a unanimous selection as 2-year-old filly.
Owned by a partnership that includes Blinkers On Racing Stables and Bill Strauss and trained by Mike Puype, Turbulent Descent won the Moccasin Nov. 21, then stretched out successfully to 1 1/16 miles three weeks later in the Grade I Starlet.
Other unanimous thoroughbred choices were Hollywood Derby upsetter Haimish Hy (3-year-old and 3-year-old male), Life Is Sweet Stakes and Bayakoa Handicap winner Washington Bridge (3-year-old filly), Native Diver Handicap hero Aggie Engineer (older male), Matriarch winner Gypsy's Warning (older female and female turf horse) and Miles Tyson and Vernon O. Underwood Stakes winner Cost of Freedom (sprinter).
Victor's Cry, who finished with a flourish to win the Citation Handicap; was selected turf horse and Bad Boy, who ran his victory streak to five with a hat trick during the meet, was honored as claiming horse.
On the human side, unanimous choices were Alex Gonzalez (apprentice jockey) and Joel Rosario (jockey). Rosario defended his Autumn title, finishing 12 winners in front of runner-up Rafael Bejarano.
Fresh off the biggest win of his career in the Futurity, Miller was voted top trainer. His stable led with earnings of $662,420 and he finished tied for second in the standings.
O'Neill wound up with 16 victories, two more than Sadler and Miller. O' Neill had 104 starters at the meet, 50 more than Sadler and 69 more than Miller.
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VICTOR ESPINOZA, WHO'S UP, Winner: "I've been working with this horse since he started training and it's paid off. He used to get a little bit rank and scared because he got all pumped up, but now he's coming along very well. I thought he was going to run very big today. I was most afraid of the one (Bridgetown) because he ran second in the Breeders' Cup. I had to go after that horse on the turn to put some pressure on him."
GARRETT GOMEZ, BRIDGETOWN, Fourth: "I really don't know what happened. He relaxed well. He quickened to a certain extent, but when that other horse got up by his head he seemed to collapse on me. When we started to sprint for home, he was done."
KATHY WALSH, WHO'S UP, Winner: "We probably ran him back too soon at Del Mar. We jumped him into the Futurity just 16 days after he broke his maiden and you just can't do that with a young horse. I know he's two-for-two on turf, but I don't really think he's strictly a turf horse. When you buy them out of a 2-year-old in training sale, they have one object; they have to push them to go real fast. Fortunately, this horse came around real quick. My boys at the barn, Victor (Espinoza) and Rodriguez (exercise rider) have worked hard to get this horse to relax and they've done a great job. I've got him so now that he settles and settles and settles, then down the lane he really picks it up."
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Welcome to wonderland, here I wish to take you to the realms of my imagination, a place in which I wish to express my deepest thoughts on reality, life and stuff. In doing this I hope you find a new perspective, that you leave here with a new way of thinking. I wish for you to break down the walls of the preexisting paradigms you've grown to accept and open your mind.
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Sat on the corner of Prince & Crosby in SoHo for a few hours last weekend. Here's the result. Fun times for everybody. HD is up on vimeo, probably your best viewing experience.
Yuketen backpack, big fan.
My friend Andrew has a daily show called "Today's Look" and he invited me up to be his guest. If you're not familiar with Andrew, he's an adept stylist and as you can tell, has his own very unique style about him. In this episode, we go through a few different things, mostly about this blog and how it came to be. Take a look and be sure to visit Andrew's site for more from his somewhat insane (in a good way) mind.
A few weeks ago, I met up with the Penguin team at their store in Soho to talk Chinos. Chinos are the jeans of the summer, particularly for those of us who can't exist in over 50 degree weather. We shot and I styled a few looks for the summer—one for the office, one for the beach and one for the weekend. Think Nantucket, because I'm always thinking Nantucket. You can catch all the pics and some videos in which I wax on about chinos for a few minutes on Penguin's site.
As an aside, I've been rolling in a pair of these chinos since the shoot and they don't disappoint, just sayin'.
Russian history is the best history, that's what I always say. Actually, I've never said that and I don't even think it. It's a fairly gruesome chapter of historical texts out there, but who cares? Russia had its fair share of monarchs over the years and after the Romanovs, Catherine the Great is probably the most widely known. She served as the Empress of Russia, with an irregular path to the top. She became the Empress Consort after the death of Empress Elizabeth and the ascension of her husband, Peter III. I wouldn't say they had a happy marriage and nobody else would either since she was a major player in his deposition as Tsar. Once he was out of the picture, Catherine became the Empress of Russia. Get yours, Catherine. During her reign, Russia became one of the great western powers and enjoyed a golden age of strength, culture and prosperity. Her tenure as Empress was very complicated, but interesting, take a look if you can.
1. I'm the Empress Consort.
Coat by Valentino, suit by Balmain, shoes by Altuzarra
2. PSYCH! I'm the Empress.
Coat by Roland Mouret, dress by Dries Van Noten, shoes by Derek Lam
3. Has anybody seen my horse?
Coat by Rag & Bone, skirt by Rodarte, shoes by Ferragamo
Holden Caulfield was the first post on Textbook, so I figured why not re-do it since it's been a couple years. Anyways, we all had to readCatcher in the Ryein high school and we all know it's a good book. Holden plays the part of spoiled New York City brat who bounces from school to school and calls people phonies. He has a sister named Phoebe and hates Stradlater. So imagine a rich kid bumming around New York and there you go.
1. Stradlater SUCKS
Coat and scarf by Billy Reid, sweater by N. Hoolywood, pants by Michael Bastian, shoes by Band of Outsiders
2. Hey Phoebs
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3. Pencey Prep
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Arwen from Lord of the Rings, Catherine de Medici, Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones and the Post Index.
Greek and Roman mythology has its place, but Norse mythology is way better. Of the Norse pantheon of gods, the Valkyries take the top spot. Their job was to choose who lived or fell in battle. Half of those chosen would be taken to Valhalla, the kingdom of Odin, to prepare for the epic final battle of the world, Ragnarok. Crazy. The other half would go to Fólkvangr, a field ruled over by the goddess Freyja. The Valkyries would ride into battle to claim their soldiers and shuttle them to either place, pretty badass. More modern depictions of the Valkyries have them riding through the skies with shield and sword to complete their mission. In reality, they probably wouldn't have cared what they were wearing but idgaf.
1. So you're gonna go to Valhalla
Pants by Altuzarra, shirt by Balmain, boots by Lanvin
2. So you're actually gonna to Fólkvangr
Dress by Versus, coat by Reed Krakoff, shoes by Versus
3. I don't even know where you're going, let's just blow this popsicle stand.
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The people we met in Brazil were very kind, there was great architecture, beaches on beaches and more but the food, my god, the food. Raised Italian, there's very little that could sway my opinion on my favorite cuisine, but I tell ya, Brazilian food is making an impressive bid for my top spot. Homer drool.
Even though the wind was nearly non-existent yesterday, we still managed to have decent time aboard the Mar Mostro. We'll be seeing the boat in action again today, but yesterday was the ProAm race so we all got to go aboard and pitch in a little here and there. I haven't been on a boat like that in a very long time, in fact, I think the last time may have been the time when I fell off. Into Long Island Sound. In November. That was cold.
Hopefully the wind picks up today, but in the meantime, here are a few pictures from the boat.
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The rambling city of Sao Paulo is long gone now and we're in Itajai for the Volvo Ocean Race stopover. Our first stop was the prize giving at some swanky joint.
We just landed in Navengantes and are getting closer and closer to the Volvo Ocean classic in Itejai. Meanwhile, we visited the Puma store before we left and I was reunited with my long-lost favorite sneakers from my youth. The Puma Suedes in blue, my feet are home.
As you well know by now, I'm in Sao Paulo with Puma along with Simko, Josh, Travis, James and Justin. There are 2 reasons we're here. The first is to document the Ocean Race in which Puma participates, which is happening later this week. The second, and more important, is to document the local culture and get a feel for the people the youth that live here. It's all part of Puma's State of Play campaign—the first stop is here in Brazil, but it will be continuing on in other countries across the world. To match the campaign, there are a few products fit for the after-hours athlete:
Gothic architecture is aggressive, dark, tall and at times ominous. That wasn't by accident, especially in the case of religious architecture. Cathedrals, churches and other religious buildings stood not only as places of worship and business, but as a monument to the religion they served. The spires on the tallest towers reach higher to the kingdom of heaven (if you're into that sort of thing) and dwarf any worshiper who sets foot inside.
Despite the aggressive appearance and nature of these buildings, they were also designed to let in the light. Amidst the dark recesses of apses, vaulted ceilings and cloisters the stained glass windows let in light, illuminating the space. Huge bursts of color break through the otherwise dark and grim spaces to illuminate the building and in theory, the people inside.
Today we visited the Sao Paulo Cathedral, in the heart of Old Sao Paulo. The timing was perfect and as we exited, the sun began to lower, shooting beams through the stained glass windows—brightening the mosaics, reflecting on the floors and offering a bit of optimism to the many that come to pray. I tried my best to capture a few of the dark spots and present the cathedral in a more illuminated way.
I'm really letting my architecture freak flag fly here in Sao Paulo and I'm totally cool with that.
1. We've landed, I'm really ready to depart from these Swedish businessmen I'm sitting next to.
2. That was a fast check-in at customs, I like this country.
3. It feels like Jurassic Park here, weather wise, patiently waiting for Velociraptor noise so I can re-enact final scenes of movie.
4. They had really good food in Jurassic Park's visitor center.
5. Sao Paulo is enormous, it goes on forever on all sides and there are buildings on buildings on buildings.
6. Cabs don't except cash, hmmm, ATM time.
7. My room is a smoking room, change that up.
8. The water pressure in Sao Paolo is painful. It hurts so good.
9. Enough of this, let's get out there mang.
10. I stick out in this city like a sore thumb, it's not a problem, but it's different.
11. We meet our Sao Paolo guides, Tattoo from VICE and the team from Papo de Homem. They're chill.
12. I've been hungry for hours, the locals are taking us to a local spot.
13. The restaurant, Mercearia São Pedro is small and looks like it has the potential to be "one of those places" but we trust our guides decision. It also sells books and DVD's…
14. Veronica, style editor at Papo de Homem orders us a round of Caipirinhas, which taste like sugar.
15. We order the mains and fill up on some of the best rice and beans I've ever had.
16. Crap, the mains aren't here and I'm already full.
17. Oh shit, mains are here.
18. Fried bacon, Double fried chicken, rump steaks, eggs, pretty much all proteins under the sun are in front of me.
19. Die of happiness.
20. Am resurrected by fried bacon.
21. Tattoo takes us for a quick walk around the city, there is street art everywhere.
22. Simko wants to go shopping and we find this store called Farm, covered in greens and full of cool kids.
23. Time to peace to Ibirapuerra park to bum around for a while.
24. We mingle a little bit with locals, who label us as tourists within a second, but that's what we are.
25. They're balancing on wires between trees with ease, infinitely cooler than the typical Central Park thoroughfare.
26. After some chilling, a walk and a sunset, we head home and rest before more glorious glorious food.
27. Brazilian food leaves little to be wanted—the meat is amazing, the sides are plentiful and if you want it fried it can be. Caipirinhas and beers for all with dinner while a Brazilian band covers Adele. Weird, but welcoming.
28. Nord and Simko are playing with construction equipment.
29. Sao Paulo is full of hills, like San Francisco and as we walk to grab a drink after dinner, time is catching up with us.
30. Back home for the night after a few drinks (I ordered what is apparently a non-alcoholic beer after dinner because I'm real cool).
So we've been in São Paulo for one day and are about to peace out for day 2. I'll share plenty of pictures etc. from the trip soon, but as promised here's some of the Brazilian history I wanted to share. Brazil is similar to the U.S. in that it's own culture is made up of many others—you know, the whole melting pot idea. That extends beyond the people and into all aspects of the country, in this case, mythology. Since much of this trip will be focused on sailing, the beach and the ocean, I took a look at Iemanjá, a sea goddess who originated in Africa but found her way to Brazil. Traditionally, she watches over fishermen and survivors of shipwrecks and is also the spirit of the moon. In the state of São Paulo, she is celebrated in early December and parades with gifts travel to the sea to a statue of her near the shore to give gifts in her honor. Pretty sweet.
1. Saving mad shipwrecks
Dress by Carlos Miele, shoes by Mary Katrantzou
2. Makin' the moon shine
Dress and shoes by Alexander McQueen
3. Bringin' in them fish
Dress by Mary Katrantzou, shoes by Altuzarra
This Sunday, I'm peacing out for Brazil with Puma, popular German sports brand named after the legendary cat. I'll be shipping out with Simko, Josh, Travis, James and Chung.
To keep with my usual style of posting, I'll be taking a look at Brazilian literature, folklore and mythology which has proved to be pretty interesting. On top of that, I'll be taking mad photos and covering their team in a big race of the boats because I just spent all my money on a camera. That said, I'll be sharing as much of the culture as I can soak up while I'm down there.
The Puma team has their own tumblr you can follow over at: http://pumasailing.tumblr.com/
Related: I tried making a cinemagraph but that shit takes forever, I'll leave the to Jamie and Burg.
Unrelated: Coachella sucks.
Currently on a train back home to New York. In a quick ode to that there video I made, here's a gif of Prada Fall 2012. Prints on prints on prints makes Homer go something something.
Note: these look much better if you view them here.
Today, I'm continuing my adoration ofGame of Throneswith another character from the North. Arya Stark is Ned Stark's youngest daughter and stands in stark contrast to his eldest, Sansa. Sansa is preoccupied with her girlish pursuites whereas tomboy Arya is more interested in swordplay and fighting. Her father encourages this and is very proud of her enthusiasm for warfare, he being a soldier himself. At the end of season one/book one, Arya is heading North for The Wall with the late King's bastard son and has slowly started to develop a blood lust. Arya, not one to be trifled with.
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Rise and shine kiddos. For the past few weeks, I've been working on this video. Last night, after 6 straight episodes of Game of Thrones, I finally finished. I took a few of my favorite fall 2012 collections and animated up right nice. They're not necessarily my top collections from all over but they're all great. Press play, hope you like it.
1. Derek Lam
2. Prabal Gurung
3. Altuzarra
4. Band of Outsiders
5. Marc Jacobs
6. Mary Katrantzou
7. Carven
8. Lanvin
9. Kenzo
10. Alexander McQueen
11. Prada
12. Dries van Noten
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A couple weeks ago, I had just returned home from vacation. After passing out post travel at about 9:30 on Saturday night, I woke up at 7:30 on Sunday morning. With most of the city still asleep, there wasn't much I could do to entertain myself, until I remembered Mr. Porter's treasure hunt with the Gold Run iPhone app. So I showered up and headed out.
While the rest of the world was fixed on the premiere of Mad Men last night and whistling "Zou Bisou Bisou" this morning, I find myself more excited for the return of Game of Thrones on HBO. So much so, that I figured there would be no better time to post on a few of the characters. Let's begin with the HBIC of the North, Lady Stark. As we left season 1, she was a recent widow of Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell. After making war upon the Lannisters for their attempt on her son's life, she now stirs with even more anger. A confrontation is most certainly at hand, but Lady Stark has a valuable bargaining chip against the Lannisters, their most prized son, Jaime. War looms in the Seven Kingdoms and Lady Stark will no doubt play an important and badass role.
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BMC Racing Team's Taylor Phinney earned the silver medal Wednesday at the world individual time trial championship while teammates Tejay van Garderen finished fourth and Marco Pinotti was forced to withdraw after a crash fractured his left collarbone.
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Phinney's time was only five seconds off the winning mark of Germany's Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step), who successfully defended his title with a time of 58:38 on the 45.7-kilometer course. Vasil Kiryienka of Belarus (Movistar Team) finished third, five seconds faster than van Garderen. Phinney said he wasn't aware of his progress, which had him fastest at the first intermediate checkpoint (14.3 km), 13 seconds down on Martin at the second (29.7 km) and trailing by eight seconds at the third (37.9 km). "I don't like to use a radio and I cover up my wattage on my SRM so I wasn't quite sure how I was doing," the American said. "When you look at my time checks and my power files I was certainly hitting my marks. I knew I was on a good time when I could see (Fredrik) Kessiakoff as I was climbing the Cauberg. This definitely makes me hungry to work really hard in the offseason, especially when you look at my performances at the Olympics. To be so close to a career and life-changing moment makes me want to work even harder next year to reach my goals."
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Van Garderen, who joined Phinney on the BMC Racing Team's silver medal-winning team time trial squad Sunday, also said he was unaware of how close he was to earning a podium spot for the United States. "My radio stopped working halfway through, so I had no idea," he said. "I kind of had this pacing strategy but it didn't work out perfectly. A downhill section I thought I could get recovery on was into a headwind. So I went pretty hard on the climbs hoping to get rest there and then it didn't happen. At the end of the day, though, this is a very good ride for me because one-day time trials aren't really my specialty." Van Garderen's fourth place finish was a career best at the world championships while Phinney's silver medal added to gold he won in the Under 23 individual time trial in 2010.
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Pinotti, who had the fifth fastest time at the second intermediate time check, crashed on a left-hand bend where the road was still wet and withdrew shortly thereafter. "I was enjoying the race so much and I knew this time I was going to reach the podium," Pinotti said while undergoing X-rays at Maastricht University in The Netherlands. "This sport is too cruel." Chief Medical Officer Dr. Max Testa said the Italian will undergo surgery in Belgium on Thursday. "The fracture is complicated by the acromioclavicular (AC) separation," Dr. Testa said. Pinotti, winner of the final time trial at the Giro d'Italia and another race against the clock at the Tour of Austria, was not scheduled to compete in Sunday's world road race.


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This is probably old news for some people, but if you're not familiar with it, Spoonflower is a digital, on-demand fabric printing service. Basically, if you can design a repeating pattern, you can be a fabric designer. Right up my alley!
I made these tote bags as a class gift for my daughter's preschool teachers last year. Another mom and I had each child draw themselves, and I scanned the drawings, assembled them into a repeating pattern, and had it printed on Spoonflower's canvas-linen blend (which is nice and heavy and perfect for tote bags).
I also made throw pillows for the class volunteers and a rag quilt for my daughter using the print, as a memento of her first year in school. I had labels printed for each item, which made me think that this would be a great way to make all my quilt labels. And a print made up entirely of my daughter's own artwork is definitely on my to-do list! See what I mean about possibilities?
More recently, my mom was lamenting the lack of cute tennis-themed fabric. She's quite the bag-maker, and some of the ladies on her tennis team had requested tennis totes, but the few tennis-related prints she could find out there were tacky, tacky, tacky.
And so, my debut fabric line was born. : ) I finally got the printed samples a few days ago. I tried to make it recognizably tennis-themed without being too literal. (Okay, the double-racquet print is pretty literal, but other than that.) I even got a little crazy and put it in two color ways: Yellow and black, or the green and blue shown above. They should make some good totes for my mom's "tennis ladies," and anybody else out there who happens to want a tennis bag. I may tweak the blue a bit (it's looking a little too royal for my taste), but otherwise it turned out just as I envisioned. Click here to see the full collection on Spoonflower's website.
If you've made something cool from Spoonflower fabric, I'd love to hear about it! And if there's any interest, I'd be happy to post some tips on designing for Spoonflower, based on lessons I've learned.
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Last Sunday was truly incredible. Six of North Carolina and Florida's most innovative electronic acts all under one roof. The audience stuck around for the whole thing, dancing and cheering to sounds that rarely grace Asheville venues. But there was a noticeable distance between the acts/audience and the space itself. While the acts continually thanked the establishment's lone bartender for letting them play, the man himself was oddly absent. As is often the case, a confession to Facebook revealed the reason. Said bartender posted a picture of the drinking room, not a soul in sight, and made sure to include his nearly empty tip jar in the shot. "Not the most awesome night at work," he bemoaned. "At least scene kids are in the other room."
To me, the night couldn't have been more eclectic. The usual faces of Asheville's budding electronic and experimental scene were there, along with folks just looking for a night of good music. The audience couldn't have been more varied, and the performers certainly covered the gamut of avant sounds.
Brian Kinkade's solo project Sheets of Paper opened the night in place of his project with Joe Moresi (aka PLAENS) called Subtle Body. After that was Difference Clouds showcasing the extreme ambience of Zach Smith. Niether act would be out of place at Mike's Side Pocket (RIP), but it seemed odd to witness them in this location. The concrete floor and hissing machines, however, seemed to further connect with both acts' drones leaving the audience primed for a night of something wonderfully unique. Closing the opening was new NC resident (by way of Gainesville) Vir. Like a southeastern American version of hauntology, Vir took the tones and synths of mid-20th century educational documentaries and merged them with a throbbing beat. His skills on keys and later guitar, along with his constant headbob, made for an infectious live electronic performance.
It was still early in the night when the final three acts began. Certainly one of the main draws, Gainesville's Hear Hums hit the floor next, marking their third appearance in Asheville (in the span of a year!) and one of the last dates on their most recent tour. Their mix of tribal polyrhythms and male/female abstract vocals, all paired with looping guitar and keys, makes for a powerful performance. The duo's atmospheric psych permeates the space before members Mitch Myers and Kenzie Cooke attack the series of floor toms and various other percussion they have at the front of their set up. It's music for dancing and vibing, usually all in one swirling song. And the sight of the two Floridians ferociously pounding on the drums while their wall of sound blooms behind them is something you don't want to miss the next time they come through.
The final two acts both straddle Florida and North Carolina as well. Two People Playing Music have made quite a splash in Asheville since they relocated from north Florida a few months back. This instrumental duo blends Sean Sullivan's jazzy drum work with Chase Hudson's groovy and spacey melodies (created by his armory of keyboards and synths). The fact that something so tight was proclaimed as all-new material towards the end of their set by Sean was all the more impressive. The night was brought to a definitive close by Judson Rogers's house music project Sumsun. With Mitch from Hear Hums joining in on drums, the whole front of the crowd couldn't help but dance, a sight always welcome in Asheville. Despite moving back and forth between West Palm Beach, FL and Hendersonville, NC for the past four years, this was Sumsun's Asheville debut. Those in attendance made sure to tell Judson afterwards that his music (and more like it) is sorely needed in this town. There are plenty of people who want to dance. We just need more music worthy of dancing to.
Aside from highlighting all of this incredible music, I hope this demonstrates how varied the night was. And despite it being Sunday and there being six acts performing, the audience stuck around. Something that rarely happens around these parts. So why was the lone bartender so displeased? Why paint the audience and performers with such a comically broad brush? The answer can be found in that photo of the empty drinking room and tip jar. This particular venue generally thrives on rock and folk acts, like most of the town. And while there are certainly those with merit in said genres, the plethora of them in town means they're usually nothing more than background entertainment for drunk tourists. The establishment in this town treats music as a novelty that separates their bar or brewery from the dozens of others, most right down the street. There are those that want art for art's sake, but unfortunately most of them don't run venues. So while smaller locations will accept the idea of free or cheap shows with occasionally interesting line-ups, they do it with the understanding that they'll make up for the loss at the door with all the money people spend on beer. And while some of the crowd last Sunday night did indeed drink, all of them spent their time in the other room watching the music, and not mixing it up at the bar, dropping wads of cash into the jar the more intoxicated they became chatting with the jovial barkeep.
The people at Sunday's show were there to listen to music, and they did the entire time. It was a beautiful sight to witness in this town, especially in the middle of downtown. Despite my reservations about the location and personell, I was truly happy to see such a wonderful reception for such incredible and different music. But not everyone feels that way. Some people just want to hear some shitkickin' good ol' boys play the same stale tunes from the past hundred years while they focus most of their attention on getting drunk and socializing. Despite the fact that it's 2012, that electronic music is older than rock 'n' roll, and that the Moog synthesizer factory is in this very town, the people here want to live in their anachronistic utopia. They grunt and huff and puff when a group of people are enjoying something they consider strange. They'll call us scene and hipster, and probably emo and goth, because they have only a tentative grasp on language and pop culture.
Spooky and I started SWAMPING because we wanted a place where Asheville's odd and experimental could thrive. Lacking the funds for a venue, we came up with something more abstract: Unifying said music and art under one umbrella, so that what was once spread so thin across the underground could be honed and focused. Because despite Asheville hijacking Portland/Austin's slogan, Asheville isn't weird. It's full of novelties for tourists to be sure. But you wouldn't call a circus weird or quirky, so why should a guy dressed as a nun or 20-somethings playing bluegrass be considered unusual? When something is truly different in this town, it's shunned and ostracized. It's kept to the margins, struggling through on occasion when someone is willing to take a chance or simply doesn't care. But we care. And we want to live in a town where electronic music can thrive. Where noise isn't looked down upon. Where hip hop isn't a four-letter word. There will always be those who oppose. There will be venues that refuse us, and audiences that berate us, and bookers who post snide comments on Facebook. But we will prevail. The world outside Asheville has changed in the past ten years. We can't keep pretending that fake Appalachian accents and Steve Zissou hats are relevant representations of where art is. It's time to move on Asheville. A new wave is coming. Hell, it's already here. And we're not going anywhere.


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