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- 1 Installing and Running Skype
- 2 Securing Skype
- 3 Skype Sound
- 4 Skype plugin for Pidgin
- 5 Problems
- 5.1 Skype crashes immediately
- 5.2 Skype crashes shortly after login
- 5.3 I can receive multiple audio streams, but I can only send one
- 5.4 No video with GSPCA webcams
- 5.5 No video with Compiz
- 5.6 Skype does not use my GTK theme, even though other QT apps do
- 5.7 The microphone does not work
- 5.8 No incoming video stream
- 5.9 Low sound in Skype, but works everywhere else
- 5.10 Monster/low-octave "growling" distortion over mic
- 5.11 Skype can only see pulseaudio, but not ALSA devices
- 5.12 Crackling / Noisy sound (mainly using 64-bit OS)
- 5.13 Problem with Audio Playback on x86_64
Installing and Running Skype
skype is available in [community] for i686 systems and [multilib] for x86_64 systems [1] or as bin32-skype-oss for the OSS sound system in the AUR. Enable the appropriate repository in
/etc/pacman.conf and then use pacman to install Skype,
# pacman -S skype
Running Skype is just as easy. Type
skype into a terminal or double-click the Skype icon on your desktop or in your DE's application menu.
Securing Skype
There are a couple of reasons you might want to restrict Skype's access to your computer:
- The skype binary is disguised against decompiling, so nobody is (still) able to reproduce what it really does.
- It produces encrypted traffic even when you are not actively using Skype.
- ...
See [2] for more information.
Follow the instructions here to set up AppArmor.
The userland tools for AppArmor come with a collection of example profiles. Skype is amongst them. Copy this to the directory where AppArmor profiles are stored.
# cp -ip /etc/apparmor/profiles/extras/usr.bin.skype /etc/apparmor.d/
For whatever reason, the profile is not complete. You may wish to modify it further. Here is an example. (If the Mozilla denials annoy you, feel free to uncomment the appropriate lines.)
To use the profile, first be sure
securityfs is mounted,
# mount -t securityfs securityfs /sys/kernel/security
Load the profile by the command,
# apparmor_parser -r /etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.skype
Now you can run Skype restricted but as your own user. Denials are logged in
Use Skype with special user
Instead of using AppArmor or TOMOYO which require the installation of extra packages, one may prefer to add a special user. This user is only used for running Skype within one's normal environment. This approach restricts Skype to reading only the data of this particular user instead of one's main user. (The new user should not be used for any other thing. Skype only.)
Optionally, we first add a default group for the skype user. I will call the new user and its default group "skype". The security advantage in keeping the "skype" user in its separate group is that it can be restricted from accessing some places other users are allowed in.
# groupadd skype
Then we have to add the new user:
# adduser
Enter the details for the new user (assumed login name: "skype"). If you created the default "skype" group and want to keep "skype" outside the "users" group, enter "skype" when the wizard asks for the initial group. As additional groups we need "audio,video,pulse-access,pulse-rt".
Now add the following line to
export DISPLAY=":0.0"
At last we define the alias (e.g. in
alias skype='xhost +local: && su skype -c skype'
Now we can start Skype as the newly created user simply by running
skype from the command line and entering the password of the user skype.
If you are tired of typing in the skype user's password every time, make sure you installed the sudo package, run
visudo then add this line at the bottom:
%wheel ALL=(skype) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/skype
And use this alias to launch skype:
alias skype='xhost +local: && sudo -u skype /usr/bin/skype'
I noticed that the newly created user is able to read some of the files in my home directory because the permissions were a+r, so I changed them manually to a-r u+r and changed umask from 022 to 066.
In order to restrict user "skype" accessing your external drive mounted in
/media/data for instance, make sure first that "skype" does not belong to group "users" (if you used the default group "skype", everything should be fine), then change the accesses on the mount point:
# chown :users /media/data # chmod o-rwx /media/data
This way, it is ensured that only the owner (normally "root") and "users" can access the specified directory tree while the others, including "skype", will be forbidden.
Skype Sound
Skype supports PulseAudio since version 2.1 and ALSA since version 2.0. Earlier versions support only the deprecated OSS.
Skype PulseAudio Sound (2.1+)
Sound should work out of the box, if not you can select another input using pavucontrol (you may have to install it first).
If you are on x86_64 and use the multilib skype package, you also need lib32-libpulse.
Skype ALSA Sound (2.0+)
Sound should work out of the box, if not you can select a sound device to use in Skype options. If you have problems with Skype blocking your sound device, you only need to add the following to your
pcm.dmixout { # Just pass this on to the system dmix type plug slave { pcm "dmix" } }
then you can start Skype as normal, go to the audio options and select dmixout as your speaker- and ringingdevice.
Skype-OSS Sound (Pre-2.0)
If you have a recent version of Skype, this will not work and is not needed, look at the "important notes" on start of this page. Option B is preferred over other options. With option B you can use Skype AND let other programs play sound too. With option C you can do that too, but option B is way easier to set up.
An OSS compatible version is available from here. Then download the PKGBUILD for x86-64 users form here. Correct the md5sum in the PKGBUILD, and also install lib32-libxinerama (for x86-64 users). Finally, run
$ makepkg -s
to create the pacman installable package.
A. With OSS or Kernel OSS emulation for ALSA
Start Skype and make sure no other program is using your soundcard. If you want to use Skype AND let another program play sound too, look at option B instead.
B. Making ALSA + dMix work for Skype
First of all, we need to install the alsa-oss package with pacman:
# pacman -S alsa-oss
Add the following to
~/.asoundrc. If the file does not exist yet, just create it! (Many thanks to Lorenzo Colitti for figuring this out!)
# .asoundrc to use skype at the same time as other audio apps like xmms # # Successfully tested on an IBM x40 with i810_audio using Linux 2.6.15 and # Debian unstable with skype 220.127.116.11-API. No sound daemons (asound, esd, etc.) # running. However, YMMV. # # For background, see: # # https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=1228 # https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=1224 # # (C) 2006-06-03 Lorenzo Colitti - http://www.colitti.com/lorenzo/ # Licensed under the GPLv2 or later pcm.skype { type asym playback.pcm "skypeout" capture.pcm "skypein" } pcm.skypein { # Convert from 8-bit unsigned mono (default format set by aoss when # /dev/dsp is opened) to 16-bit signed stereo (expected by dsnoop) # # We cannot just use a "plug" plugin because although the open will # succeed, the buffer sizes will be wrong and we will hear no sound at # all. type route slave { pcm "skypedsnoop" format S16_LE } ttable { 0 {0 0.5} 1 {0 0.5} } } pcm.skypeout { # Just pass this on to the system dmix type plug slave { pcm "dmix" } } pcm.skypedsnoop { type dsnoop ipc_key 1133 slave { # "Magic" buffer values to get skype audio to work # If these are not set, opening /dev/dsp succeeds but no sound # will be heard. According to the ALSA developers this is due # to skype abusing the OSS API. pcm "hw:0,0" period_size 256 periods 16 buffer_size 16384 } bindings { 0 0 } }
If you get the error message :
The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
then add the following to
pcm.asymed { type asym playback.pcm "dmix" capture.pcm "dsnoop" } pcm.!default { type plug slave.pcm "asymed" }
Now run Skype in this way each time you want to use it:
ALSA_OSS_PCM_DEVICE="skype" aoss skype
Optionally you can make a script to start Skype:
As root, create the file:
# Little script to run Skype correctly using the modified .asoundrc # See: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Skype for more information! # # Questions/Remarks: firstname.lastname@example.com ALSA_OSS_PCM_DEVICE="skype" aoss skype
Now make sure every user is able to execute the file:
# chmod a+x /usr/bin/askype
You can also fix the menu entry so you can start Skype from the your window manager's menu:
Edit the file:
[Desktop Entry] Name=Skype Comment=P2P software for high-quality voice communication Exec=askype Icon=skype.png Terminal=0 Type=Application Encoding=UTF-8 Categories=Network;Application;
Sometimes it takes a while for Skype to start up but once it is loaded it should work ok!
C. Using OSS emulation with oss2jack
oss2jackAUR is another way to have OSS emulation without using ALSA directly. Instead, oss2jack creates a OSS device that forwards everything to JACK (JACK Audio Connection Kit), which in turn mixes, then outputs to the standard ALSA device.
Skype plugin for Pidgin
See Pidgin#Skype plugin.
Skype crashes immediately
Try creating the directory
Skype crashes shortly after login
If Skype crashes shortly after logging in, changing the rights for
libpulse.so.0.12.4 (minor version might differ) and
libpulse-simple.so.0.0.3 might fix the issue.[3]
# cd /usr/lib # chmod ugo-r libpulse.so.0.12.* # chmod ugo-r libpulse-simple.so.0.0.3
64bit users might have to cd to
/usr/lib32 instead.
I can receive multiple audio streams, but I can only send one
Skype can send and receive audio and I still hear other sounds playing from other applications, but I cannot record my microphone with other applications. That is because Skype or aoss blocks the audio input for itself.
No video with GSPCA webcams
For i686, install v4l-utils, userspace tools and conversion library for Video 4 Linux, and run Skype with
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
to start Skype with v4l1 compatibility.
For x86_64, install lib32-v4l-utils from [multilib] repository and run Skype with
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
To make it running from DE menus and independent of Skype updates, you can add alias (e.g. in
alias skype='LD_PRELOAD=/usr/libxx/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype'
where `libxx' should be edited as appropriate.
No video with Compiz
Try this
$ XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 skype
Skype does not use my GTK theme, even though other QT apps do
Recent versions of Skype allow you to change the theme via the Options menu. However, selecting the GTK+ option may not work properly. This is probably because you do not have a 32-bit theme engine installed. Try to find the engine your theme uses in the multilib repository or the AUR. Once installed, it will still not work unless you have a 32-bit version of GConf installed. You could build and install lib32-gconfAUR if desired, but there is an easier workaround. First, create or edit
~/.gtkrc-2.0 so that it contains the following line:
$ gtk-theme-name = "My Theme"
Replace My Theme by the name of your theme, but leave the quotes. Second, run Skype like this:
$ export GTK2_RC_FILES="/etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:$HOME/.gtkrc-2.0" $ skype
The GTK+ theme should now appear correctly. You can make this permanent either by running Skype from a script containing the above 2 lines, or by exporting GTK2_RC_FILES in
~/.xprofile or
~/.xinitrc, depending on how you start X.
If you cannot change the theme in the Options menu, run Skype using the following command:
$ /usr/bin/skype --disable-cleanlooks -style GTK
If you wish menus within desktop environments to load Skype with a GTK theme by default then modify the 'Exec' line of
/usr/share/applications/skype.desktop so that it reads:
$ Exec=/usr/bin/skype --disable-cleanlooks -style GTK
Similarly if you have set Skype to autostart then modify
~/.config/autostart/skype.desktop in the same way.
The microphone does not work
Run amixer,
$ amixer
and check if you have an output for Capture similar to the one below.
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 15 Front Left: Capture 8 [53%] [12.00dB] [on] Front Right: Capture 8 [53%] [12.00dB] [on]
If your output is similar, your microphone is working just fine, and the issue is either hardware related (broken microphone) or your volume needs to be checked. If you do not have an output similar to the one above or, more specifically, if both Front Left and Front Right are 0% or show an [off] tag at the end, then your microphone settings need to be rectified.
In either case, try to run:
$ alsamixer
and press F5 to show all channels. Using the arrow keys navigate all the way to the end and increase Capture. If you do not see a left and right channel for Capture, press the space bar. Doing this turns the left and right channels on. Check that Input Source is set to the correct value (e.g. [Front Mic]): navigate through the values with up and down arrow keys. If your microphone is an array built into your monitor, or you have a similar setup, make sure to increase the volume for the Digital column too. If you have multiple microphones, you may have to play around with the Mic Jack channel to get your desired setting.
You may want to save your mixer settings with:
# alsactl -f /var/lib/alsa/asound.state store
No incoming video stream
This might be related to Cairo dock, though I am not sure. You need to start skype with:
export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 && skype
Low sound in Skype, but works everywhere else
If you are sure your microphone is configured correct in ALSA (try recording with a 3rd-party-utility to determent whether it is an ALSA, or Skype problem), it is most likely because Skype is controlling your volume levels. Simply disable this feature in the voice settings page in the Skype configuration window.
This may also help if your microphone input is automatically lowered until 0.
Monster/low-octave "growling" distortion over mic
Some users with newer kernels are experiencing a monster-like growling distortion of their sound stream on the other end of Skype. This can be fixed by creating a dummy ALSA device or by removing
~/.Skype/shared.xml. See https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=819500#p819500 for more information.
Skype can only see pulseaudio, but not ALSA devices
Turn PulseAudio autospawn off, normally: $ echo "autospawn = no" > ~/.pulse/client.conf Kill PulseAudio: $ killall pulseaudio Shut down and restart Skype
Crackling / Noisy sound (mainly using 64-bit OS)
/etc/pulse/default.pa and change the following line
load-module module-udev-detect
load-module module-udev-detect tsched=0
See also: PulseAudio#Glitches.2C_skips_or_crackling.
Problem with Audio Playback on x86_64
See Pulseaudio and search there for "Skype (x86_64 only)". Even if you are not using PulseAudio!

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Stocks benchmarks are off their session highs but still firmly in the green.
S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX +0.4%
Dow /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA +0.72%
Nasdaq /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP +0.24%
- 11:56 am
- From Bespoke
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Over 80% of S&P 500 stocks in Energy, HC, Financials, and Industrial sectors up on the day. $XLE $XLU $XLF $XLI $$
— Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) May 21, 2014
- 12:00 pm
- More on small caps
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Another day, another new low in small cap relative strength. But @pensionpartners honey badger $SPX don't care. pic.twitter.com/hodHVQ03JZ
— Charlie Bilello, CMT (@MktOutperform) May 21, 2014
- 12:49 pm
- China bans Windows 8
- by Sue Chang
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China knows how to make a statement.
On Tuesday, Beijing banned the use of Microsoft's /quotes/zigman/20493/delayed /quotes/nls/msft MSFT Windows 8 on all government computers. The Chinese government did not elaborate on the reason for the ban but the move coincided with China's condemnation of U.S. charges against members of its military for alleged cyber attacks.
Shares of Microsoft are up 1.2%.
- 12:57 pm
- Hedge funds' first-quarter picks and rejects
- by Sue Chang
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MarketWatch's Bill Watts details which stocks got picked up and which got dumped by big investors in the first quarter.
- 1:13 pm
- Senate confirms Fischer as Fed board member
- by Anora Mahmudova
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The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Stanley Fischer to be a Federal Reserve board member. The vote for the former Bank of Israel head and International Monetary Fund official was 68 to 27.
Stocks have not reacted much.
- 1:23 pm
- Stocks are still climbing
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Main benchmarks wiped out nearly all of previous session's losses, as stocks continue to climb ahead of the FOMC minutes.
Dow +0.62%
Nasdaq +0.85%
- 1:44 pm
- Central banks in the Wall Street driver's seat
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Investors are taking every hint and suggestion about interest rates to heart, says Paul Nolte of Kingsview Asset Management.
- 1:56 pm
- Netflix to conquer Europe
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Netflix Inc. /quotes/zigman/87598/delayed /quotes/nls/nflx NFLX is rallying – up 3.4% as the company announce plans to launch its streaming-video service later this year in six additional European countries.
The European expansion, which was widely expected, follows Netflix's previous launches in the U.K., Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden in 2012 and the Netherlands last year. Globally, the company has 48 million customers in more than 40 countries, including 34 million in the U.S. Adding more subscribers at home and abroad is critical for Netflix in order to balance out the billions of dollars the company spends on content each year.
- 1:58 pm
- FOMC minutes imminent
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Minutes are to be released in about 2 minutes. We are standing by.
- 2:02 pm
- Reaction to FOMC
- by Victor Reklaitis
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The minutes from the Fed's last policy meeting have come out, and stocks aren't making much of a move.
They're basically holding their gains, essentially showing the same advances that they had just before the minutes hit.
Dow +0.8%
Nasdaq +0.6%
Russell 2000 +0.4
The Russell — most people's favorite small-cap benchmark — had turned negative around noon, erasing its intraday gain, but it's since clambered back into positive territory.
- 2:09 pm
- Fresh session highs
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Now there's been more of a reaction to the Fed minutes, with the three main indexes touching fresh session highs.
But that move has faded, leaving indexes not far off from where they were before the minutes.
Dow +0.9%
Nasdaq +0.7%
Russell +0.5%
- 2:12 pm
- Focus on an exit
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Federal Reserve officials examined "several approaches" for the eventual tightening of monetary policy but made no decisions on which tools to use, reports MarketWatch's Greg Robb in his story on the Fed minutes.
- 2:32 pm
- Not dazzled by Fed minutes
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Some folks on Twitter don't sound that impressed by the Fed minutes:
#Forex market essentially unchanged after #FOMC minutes #nonevent $$
— Matt Weller (@MWellerFX) May 21, 2014
#FOMC minutes from the Apr meeting discussed policy options with respect to the exit strategy but did not reach any firm conclusions
— Joseph A. LaVorgna (@Lavorgnanomics) May 21, 2014
- 2:38 pm
- Bond market is wng
- by Anora Mahmudova
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John Canally, investment strategist and economist at LPL Financial:
The key takeaway from the Fed minutes for the stock markets was the fact that the Fed faces an ongoing trade-off between unemployment and inflation. As inflation is still very low, the Fed can continue to accommodate to target even lower enumployment situation. This is a Goldilocks scenario for equity markets, which is why perhaps we did not see a big reaction.
We think that the bond market will be proven wrong about the current economy.
- 2:51 pm
- MarketWatch Radio newscast
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Stocks hold gains after Fed minutes – the averages are on track for a winning session.
- 2:54 pm
- More on minutes
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FOMC minutes- some rate hike blah. $SPX got some points off it, up to 1884, hit 1886. $USDJPY made Kuroda real happy. Popped to 101.6
— Θ Timekeeper (@CthruHD) May 21, 2014
- 2:56 pm
- "Steady as she goes, and a few worries about housing."
- by Anora Mahmudova
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From Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics:
The minutes of the April FOMC meeting are in keeping with the statement, which changed very little from March.
At the March meeting, the Fed introduced the idea that rates will remain low for a "considerable period" after asset
purchase end. The April meeting merely re-affirmed this stance.
The housing market received special attention in the discussion, but no clear consensus on the near-term outlook
for the market or its potential impact on the broader economy was reached. Still, housing is clearly on the Fed'd watch-
list, as Chair Yellen's subsequent testimony to the Joint Economic Committee confirmed.
On inflation, the mainstream view remains that the labor market is slack enough still for an uptick in growth not to pose an
imminent threat, though that view will be put to the test if nominal wage increases pick up meaningfully in the second half of this year, as we—and the hawks—expect.
Finally, meeting participants discussed an array of options for the future normalization of policy, including the role of the rate on excess reserves as a potential tool for tightening, but stressed that the discussion did not mean any shift in policy was imminent.
- 3:08 pm
- Gold settles lower
- by Anroa Mahmudova
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Gold futures settled lower on Wednesday, at their lowest close in early two weeks, as a climb in U.S. equities lured investors away from the precious metal.
Prices fell even further in the electronic trading session immediately after the Federal Open Market Committee released the minutes from its April meeting, but prices have rebounded to trade above the Comex closing level.
Gold for June delivery fell $6.50, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,288.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. That was the lowest settlement for a most-active contract since May 9.
- 3:17 pm
- Oil futures settle higher
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Oil futures topped $104 a barrel on Wednesday to settle at their highest level in a month after a U.S. government report showed a drop in weekly crude inventories that was much bigger than the market expected.
In its first full session as a front-month contract, July crude rose $1.74, or 1.7%, to settle at $104.07 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices were trading around $103.39 before the government supply data were released. Based on the most-active contracts, prices haven't closed at a level this high since April 21, FactSet data show.
- 3:28 pm
- On track for gains
- by Anora Mahmudova
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With about half an hour before the closing bell stocks are trading at session highs and are on track to clock in solid gains.
S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX +0.79%
Dow /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA +0.95%
Nasdaq /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP +0.86
- 3:51 pm
- S&P eyes highest close in a week
- by Victor Reklaitis
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With about 10 minutes to go, the S&P 500 is on track for its highest close in a week.
The Russell 2000 also looks like it'll have overcome its mid-day wobble, where it briefly fell into negative territory.
The small-cap benchmark is on pace for a gain of 0.6%.
- 3:54 pm
- Dow tries for biggest gain in 5 weeks
- by Victor Reklaitis
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With the Dow up 156 points at last check, the blue-chip index is on track for its biggest gain in five weeks.
In other words, it's largest jump since it rose 162 points on April 16.
- 4:00 pm
- The close!
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Dow +1% or more than 158 points
Nasdaq +0.9%
Russell 2000 +0.5%
- 4:11 pm
- That's a wrap
- by Victor Reklaitis
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So the Dow did achieve its biggest gain (in terms of points and percent) in five weeks — since April 16.
For the broader S&P 500, it was the biggest gain since… May 12, just a week and a half ago.
That's a wrap for today's live blog. Thanks for checking it out.


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One doesn't often stumble over an idea that combines video gaming mythology with 3D printing and interior home décor, but a fan of Valve's game Portal has printed a full-size GLaDOS robotic-arm ceiling lamp.
It's an impressive (and very large) apparatus that hangs from the ceiling and aims its one good eye at the room around it, which should be a familiar sight to Portal-lovers.
Instructibles user Dragonator posted the step-by-step on how to piece together the impressive lamp, warning that you'll need some electronics know-how and should be prepared for a lot of 3D printing.
Dragonator said: "To make this lamp, you will need a printer that is comfortable printing with a lot of support material. The design isn't supportless and is quite hard to print. I used a UP! 3D printer that is more than capable enough printing with support material. All of the parts are designed around the maximum-build sizes of the UP!"
Dragonator hasn't yet figured out how to get the arm to move without overheating the electronics, but is still continuing to modify and improve the creation. Oh, and in case you're interested, the UP! 3D printer clocks in at US$1,400 (around £915). No word on whether or not there is cake.


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Like Elvis Presley and Ray Charles, Merle Haggard is a singer in whose voice one can hear all the strands of American popular music. Last Sunday's Los Angeles Times published a terrific profile of Haggard by Times music critic Robert Hilburn. Hilburn's profile focuses on Haggard's songwriting.
The profile is not accessible on the Times site, but it appears in today's St. Paul Pioneer Press and is available on the Pioneer Press site as "'Mama tried,' and Merle has done her proud." Hilburn opens the profile with a visit to Haggard from the tax man:
Merle Haggard, the country music star who really did turn 21 in prison, just like it says in one of his songs, figures it cost the IRS nearly $100,000 the day an agent came to his ranch near here to try to figure out what goes into writing a hit.
Haggard's tax return was apparently kicked out by the computer for too many business deductions, and the agent wanted the songwriter to show him how the 200-acre spread in the mountains helped him do his work.
During a walk around the grounds, Haggard explained how a creek inspired one song, a flowerbed led to another, and a bulldog jump-started a third.
"Finally, this fellow looks at me and says, 'Why, Mr. Haggard, everything you do is a write-off,' and he started pointing out other things I should have declared," the songwriter says, laughing so hard his whole body shakes.
I know Rocket Man is a fan of the Hag's tongue-in-cheek "My Own Kind of Hat." I wonder if the Hag might have pointed out any mothers, babies, fairies or cherries on the walk around the grounds.
The profile also explores Haggard's early days in prison. As governor of California Ronald Reagan granted Haggard a full pardon in 1972, and Haggard hasn't forgotten.
HINDROCKET adds: The Trunk gave me the four-CD version of Haggard's collected works a couple of years ago. I've been listening to it a lot, especially now that I've got pretty much my whole music collection on my iPod (more about that another time). Just a few minutes ago I was driving my oldest daughter home from the barn (horse barn, that is) and I played her some Merle along the way. She's a country music fan, but Merle is pretty authentic for today's teenagers, and it helped that she was a captive audience. If you haven't listened to Merle, I highly recommend the experience.
Alan Jackson recently recorded "My Own Kind of Hat," by the way, which shows that political correctness hasn't yet come to country music.


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Pakistan is the newest presence in the U.S. mango market, although, so far, it's a small one.
The first shipments of Pakistan's fragrant Chaunsa variety arrived in the U.S. in July 2011 — the heart of Pakistan's export season — a year after having received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Only limited quantities — three shipments totaling less than 15,000 pounds — arrived. The fruit has to be flown into Chicago and then transported to APHIS-licensed Sadex Corp. irradiation facility in Sioux City, Iowa, for mandatory treatment.
It makes for an expensive piece of fruit, acknowledged Harlan Clemmons, Sadex president.
"The volumes kind of made it expensive just from the standpoint of setups and things like that," Clemmons said March 13.
Any volume less than about 20,000 pounds will push the cost of treatment up to about 20 to 25 cents per pound, Clemmons said.
"Typically, if it were packaged properly and in larger volumes, I really think you can get that number down to somewhere between 10 and 15 cents per pound," he said.
Smaller volumes require extra charges, he said.
In spite of the cost factor, there seems to be ample interest in Pakistani fruit, Clemmons said.
"There was close to 80 different importers that had contacted us showing interest in moving the product and, this year, we've had a few contacts from importers that brought product in last year, as well as a few additional importers wanting to increase the volume of mangoes coming in from Pakistan," he said.
Clemmons said he can envision his company treating volumes approaching 50,000 pounds a year in the future.
"The interest is there on our part, it's there on APHIS' part and on the importers' part," he said. "I think the opportunity for growth is there."
The U.S. mango landscape is dominated by production from the Western Hemisphere — chiefly Mexico, Peru, Guatemala and Brazil — and logistics costs likely will limit the number of shipments from Eastern Hemisphere countries like India, Pakistan and Thailand, according to shippers and marketing agents.
"We know that Thailand and India and Pakistan are big producers and they are shipping some mangoes to the U.S., and we even understand that mangoes from the Philippines are coming in," said William Watson, executive director of the National Mango Board.
Alphonsos and Kesars from India debuted in the U.S. in 2007. They are irradiated before they leave India, Clemmons noted.
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We all share a sense of pride in our city. ACT Labor continues to invest in Canberra to make it an even better place to live, work, study and play.
On average, Canberrans are the best educated, best paid and healthiest people in Australia. We live the longest, our mortality rates are low, immunisation rates are high and we have excellent quality air, water and food.
It is important that we harness the potential of promoting healthier lifestyles by providing great places and spaces in our community which create opportunity to be more active.
Cycling and active transport options are key to a healthier lifestyle and a key part of our transport plan for Canberra.
Our investments have been based on developing infrastructure, promoting cycling safety, educating the wider community and providing information, and delivering policies such as the 40 km per hour zones in town centres and setting ambitious targets for cycling in the Transport for Canberra policy.
ACT Labor's plan also builds on the investment in shared paths and on-road cycling facilities and takes us to next-generation cycling infrastructure which includes physically separated cycle paths.
But there is more to do.
ACT Labor is committed to the construction of off-road cycle paths as part of its plan for more cycling infrastructure in our city.
ACT Labor will commit up to $12 million* to construct an off-road cycle path adjacent to the Majura Parkway.
We will also invest $4 million over four years to an Active Transport program for kids.
*Maximum cost – final costs to be confirmed when detailed design work and environmental impact assessment is finalised.
Policy costings
ACT Labor's plan for more Active Transport options for our city.
2013 – 2014
2014 -2015
2015 – 2016
2016 – 2017
Majura Parkway Off Road Cycle path (capital)*
$12.00 million*
Active Transport for kids
$1.00 m
$4.00 million
Active Transport for kids
$0.04 million
$16.04 million
**Maximum cost. Final costs to be confirmed when detailed design work and environmental impact assessment is finalised
ACT Labor is already delivering Active Transport options.
The ACT Labor Government spends $4.6 million on the maintenance of 2,000 kilometres of footpaths and 400 kilometres of cycle paths each year and $3 million on new paths as part of its capital works walking and cycling improvements program.
The current program indicates the extent of the Government's investment in cycling infrastructure:
- Urban Improvement Program – walking and cycling infrastructure stage 3: $5.5 million over 4 years (scheduled completion June 2016);
- Works in progress – Transport for Canberra – walking and cycling infrastructure: $4.8 million (completion June 2013); and
- Works in progress – cycling, signage, footpaths: $9.0 million (completion June 2013).
ACT Labor is committed to the construction of off-road cycle paths as part of its plans for cycling infrastructure
We will continue to deliver important infrastructure that is aimed at promoting cycling as part of our transport and commuting package including:
- An ongoing program to upgrade shared paths and on-road cycling facilities to ensure that the network is available to both pedestrians and cyclists offering a safe environment for all;
- The delivery of the Civic Cycle Loop project that provides cyclists with improved access to and around the City, minimising the risks associated with travelling on congested footpaths or busy roads in the City to encourage less confident cyclists to ride more often. The majority of the cycle loop will be separated from general traffic;
- Finalisation of design of a major off-road shared path along Yamba Drive from Adelaide Avenue to the Canberra Hospital, which will provide improved access to the hospital and link into the existing on-road and off-road cycle routes;
- Projects to install lighting along high-use cycle / community paths to improve safety;
- The roll out of new bike and ride facilities to encourage healthier and more active travel choices for Canberra commuters by allowing users to ride part of their journey by bicycle and travel the remainder of their journey by public transport; and
- Continuing to install the popular bike racks on ACTION buses (80% are fitted with bike racks), free bike cages, lockers and rails are being provided at bus stops, bus stations and park and rides on ACTION's Frequent Network.
ACT Labor will construct an off-road cycle path adjacent to the Majura Parkway.
This commitment will see an off-road commuter path built alongside the Majura Parkway. ACT Labor has already allocated $0.5 million for detailed design work and an environmental impact assessment for the off-road path which will help inform the final costing for the project. A feasibility study has already been undertaken for the off-road path which will run parallel to the Majura Parkway from the Federal Highway to Morshead Drive.
ACT Labor will invest up to a maximum of $12 million for the off-road cycle path, with final costing to be determined once the detailed design work and environmental impact assessment are finalised. The off-road cycle path will be completed in 2016 at the same time as the completion of the Majura Parkway.
ACT Labor will commit $4 million over four years to an Active Transport program targeted specifically at making cycling safer for children.
Active transport is a key element if the Transport for Canberra policy that was launched in 2011. It involves physical activity—walking or cycling.
Cycling and walking are healthy forms of transport that use energy, land, financial and material resources wisely. Both walking and cycling are low-impact ways to be physically active and obtain health benefits, including a healthy weight.
Of the ACT community, 43% of citizens over the age of 18, 19% of Year 6 children and 16% of high school children did not participate in sufficient physical activity to meet the National Physical Activity Guidelines. We know that 15% of kindergarten children in the ACT in 2010 were measured as overweight or obese, an increase from 12.8% in 2008. We also know that by the time kids reach year 6, that figure climbs to 25%.
The Active Travel to School project has been developed through the ACT Government's Healthy Futures, Healthy Children Program, and the National Partnership Agreement for Preventive Health.
The project will support government and the community sector over the next four years to develop programs that increase safe walking and cycling and promote walking and cycling to school to the school community.
ACT Labor will deliver a program of works that will focus on the safety of children, in terms of both walking and cycling infrastructure. This will include separated paths, greater visibility and lighting on the most commonly used paths around schools and our shopping centres.


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• The Schedule - Puerto Vallarta Hardwood Tournament of Hope
Game 3
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 11 a.m. (PT)
UC Santa Barbara (1-1) vs. Oregon State (1-1)
at Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center
All-time record vs. Beavers: 4-2
Last meeting: W, 59-53 (Dec. 5, 2009)
Live Broadcast: KZSB AM 1290
Audio Broadcast
Game 4
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 11 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. (PT)
UC Santa Barbara vs. Mississippi State (2-1) or Winthrop (1-1)
at Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center
All-time record vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs: 1-2
Last meeting: L, 69-62 (Jan. 10, 2005)
All-time record vs. Winthrop Eagles: 0-0
Live Broadcast: KZSB AM 1290
Audio Broadcast
Game 5
Thursday, November 22, 2012 at TBD
UC Santa Barbara vs. TBD
at Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center
Live Broadcast: KZSB AM 1290
Audio Broadcast
• Listen Live
The majority of UC Santa Barbara basketball games will be broadcast live in Santa Barbara on AM 1290 KZSB – including all of this week's games – and all will stream live online at UCSBgauchos.com and NewsPress.com. Mitchell Clements will serve as the play-by-play voice for the Gauchos. Former Los Angeles Lakers and UCSB star Don Ford will handle the color commentary.
• Gauchos Mexico Bound for Thanksgiving Week
UCSB will head South of the border this week to play in the 2012 Puerto Vallarta Hardwood Tournament of Hope, which will be played at the Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center. The Gauchos will open tournament action against Oregon State on Tuesday and will play either Mississippi State or Winthrop on Wednesday. Their final game on Thursday will be determined by bracket play. Also attending the eight-team tournament is Louisville, University of Central Florida, Gonzaga and Missouri State.
• UCSB Wins Home Opener
The Gauchos hosted their official home opener last Wednesday against New Mexico State. After jumping out to a 26-14 lead at half, UCSB faced a New Mexico State comeback in the second half that saw the Aggies outscore the Gauchos, 27-17. UCSB was able to hang on to take the 43-41 lead. The Gauchos were led by Nicole Nesbit's 16 points – including 11 in the first half – and Sweets Underwood's 11 points. The victory marked UCSB's fifth straight in the Thunderdome dating back to last season.
• Gauchos vs. Beavers
Tuesday's pairing between UCSB and Oregon State will mark the seventh all-time between the two programs. The Gauchos own the all-time series, 4-2. The last time the teams met was in 2009 when UCSB defeated the Beavers, 59-53, in Corvallis. Sweets Underwood played 14 minutes in that game and tallied one point, one block and had six rebounds. Kirsten Tilleman played 34 minutes, as a Beaver. She had four points, two rebounds and an assist.
• About Oregon State
Oregon State enters Tuesday's pairing with a 1-1 overall record. The Beavers won their season opener against Western Washington, 71-59, but fell to the Big West's own Cal Poly, 72-62. Alyssa Martin led Oregon State in points during both pairings. She is averaging 18.0 per game while Patricia Bright is second on the team with 10 points per game while averaging 8.0 rebounds per contest.
• Against the Rest of the Tournament Field
UCSB will play either Mississippi State or Winthrop in its second game of the tournament. The Gauchos have not played Mississippi State since 2005 and have never played Winthrop. As for the rest of the tournament field, UCSB owns a 2-0 all-time record against Gonzaga and a 1-2 record against Louisville. Missouri State and University of Central Florida would both be first-time opponents.
• Gauchos in Neutral Site Games
Last season, UCSB posted a 2-1 record in neutral site games. The program holds an all-time record of 78-53 in pairings on neutral courts. The Puerto Vallarta Hardwood Tournament of Hope marks the Gauchos' first appearance in a tournament outside of the Big West Championship since the 2007-08 season when they traveled to the Lady Grizz Holiday Classic in Missoula, Montana. They went 1-1 at the tournament.
• The Mitchell File
Head coach Carlene Mitchell is looking to build upon a great ending to her first season at the helm of the Gauchos – which included the Big West Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament berth – in 2012-13. In addition to compiling a 17-16 record in her first campaign, she was also named one of three finalists for the Spalding Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year award, which is presented by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Her career record with the Gauchos currently stands at 18-17.
• Mondays With Mitchell
Speaking of Coach Mitchell, she can be heard every Monday on a special KZSB 1290 AM segment with the Baron Ron Herron, appropriately titled "Mondays With Mitchell" at 8:50 a.m.
• Nesbit Is Nails
Junior Nicole Nesbit, a 2011-12 All-Big West Honorable Mention, currently leads the Gauchos after two games with an average of 14 points per game, eight total assists and four steals. She currently ranks sixth in the Big West in scoring and fifth in assists.
• Defensive Behavior
Last season UCSB limited its opposition to an average of just 52.5 points, which led the Big West and ranked ninth nationally. This season, the Gauchos are once again displaying their defensive prowess as their two opponents thus far have been limited to an average of 49.5 points, 34.5% shooting from the field and just 14.8% shooting from beyond the arc.
• Preseason Predictions
In a preseason poll of the media, UCSB was picked to finish third in the Big West Conference in 2012-13, receiving 153 points and three of 16 first-place votes. Cal State Northridge was picked first with 161 points and six first-place votes and Pacific was picked second with 159 points and five first-place votes. Cal Poly (127 points), Long Beach State (116 points), Hawaii (81 points), UC Davis (80 points), UC Riverside (74 points), UC Irvine (65 points) and Cal State Fullerton (29 points), rounded out the poll.
• Making Excellence A Habit
UCSB will be aiming for its 22nd winning season in the last 23 years. Dating back to the 1990-91 season, the Gauchos have finished the season with a sub-.500 record just once: in 2009-10 (15-17). UCSB has won the Big West regular season title 14 of the past 17 seasons and has captured the tournament crown 14 times, including the 2012 title.
• Two-Year Thunderdome Celebration Underway
In 2012-13, UC Santa Barbara will begin a two-year 35th anniversary celebration of the Thunderdome. The #thunderdome35 celebration includes commemorative 2012-13 season tickets that feature some of the greatest players to ever compete on the Thunderdome court. The players will also be remembered during Gaucho men's and women's basketball home broadcasts as well as on the Gauchos in Thirty television show and online at UCSBgauchos.com.
• Talk'n Gauchos
UCSB Athletics' weekly radio show, Talk'n Gauchos, airs every Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. on AM 1290 KZSB. The show is broadcast live from The Beachside Café, located on Goleta Beach and it features UCSB coaches and athletes. The show is hosted by Gerry Fall, the Voice of the Gauchos.
• Season Tickets Still Available
Season tickets and single game tickets for women's basketball are available at the Ticket Office in the Intercollegiate Athletics Building on campus, by calling 805-893-UCSB (8272) or online by clicking here.


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This $2 Marijuana Stock
on the Verge of Breakout?
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A tradition spanning generations returns to Shawnee Playhouse tonight when the 35th annual "Messiah" Sing-in Community Concert takes place at 8 p.m.
A tradition spanning generations returns to Shawnee Playhouse tonight when the 35th annual "Messiah" Sing-in Community Concert takes place at 8 p.m.
"A lot of people put this on their calendar each year," said Terry Flatt, who has conducted the small orchestra of about 15 musicians for the past five years. "I try and bring a sense of 'just relax, sit back and enjoy the music and experience.' I want it to be fun. No real pressure from either the soloists, orchestra or chorus. Naturally, everyone wants to do a very good job. No one wants to mess up, but I want to create a sense that if something goes wrong, it's OK. I'm not going to yell at you."
That comment reflects the style of Flatt, who retired from 40 years as a music professor, the last 25 at East Stroudsburg University. He presents a very serious performance of the classic composed in 1741, but it is not without some light moments that tickle the audience, many who have attended for most of the 35 years and have packed the 300-seat playhouse.
Likewise, some of the musicians in the orchestra have made playing for "Messiah" at the playhouse their holiday tradition. Betsy Buzzelli-Clarke, who directs ESU's music department orchestra, assembles the playhouse orchestra. Ginny Kirkwood, the playhouse executive producer, recruits the soloists.
Flatt said this year is "especially meaningful" because it is the first time that sons Lorin Chisolm, who plays the viola, and Charles Flatt, who plays the violin, will play together and the first time they'll play under his conductorship.
An $8 donation is asked at the door. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; seating is first-come, first-served.
"People don't realize that it is not a huge, heavy-duty classical concert. It's a light concert, a lighthearted holiday celebration with a community feel and a lot of fun," said Kirkwood, owner of the playhouse who has produced and introduced the sing-in for all of its 35 years. "For people who do not know anything about classical music, it's so beautiful with the fireplace lit and the theater filled with Christmas decorations. It's a wonderful introduction to true classical music.
"I've loved it so much and wanted to do it," Kirkwood said. "It's intensely gratifying to have so many people enjoy it as much as I do."
Professional singers travel substantial distances just for the opportunity for a small solo, and acclaimed local singers take the stage for arias, including playhouse Executive Director Midge McClosky.
Members of the audience are divided into baritones, tenors and sopranos.
"It's the birth of community concerts in the area," McClosky said. "There is such a wealth of talent in this community that Ginny Kirkwood decided to do it with soloists, and everyone gets to sing. Very few just sit and listen. Everyone's singing. The really difficult music the soloists are singing, and anyone who wants to do it to kick-start the season can sing along."
McClosky, who has professionally trained and performed on stage, said classical music and opera is different from musicals.
"It's very, very different from doing other things, a chance to show off by soloists who have trained for years and years," McClosky said.
Flatt has specialized in teaching opera and voice as well as musical theater, and said he has conducted and sung in performances of "Messiah" many times. Along with ESU, he has taught at the universities of Cincinnati and Nebraska as well as Idaho State.
Flatt, by the way, disputes the word "the" before the name of Handel's most popular work. The evening concludes with the Hallelujah chorus.
What keeps the playhouse packed?
"It is, I believe, the realization that this is probably the most popular and best known of all Christmas major works," said Flatt, who added as an aside: "The Easter portion is just as long as the Christmas portion, but not thought of in the same way. Many people know this music, and this is a rare opportunity to sing it with an orchestra and to hear outstanding soloists. It is a very special one night of the year for the participants."
"You don't have to sing along," Kirkwood said. "People like to participate where they feel no pressure but just listening to it is very enchanting as well."


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Family values
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Family values refers to a set of common beliefs held by those who believe the family is the cornerstone of society. It is a phrase most often associated with American conservatives.
Family values often overlap with conservative or small town values and include:
- Strong emphasis on the sanctity of marriage
- Opposition to homosexual indoctrination and San Francisco values
- Opposition to Hollywood indoctrination and propaganda.
- Pro-life beliefs
- Belief in the importance of religion and prayer in everyday life
- An emphasis on truth and humility
- An emphasis on hard-work and strong personal character
- An emphasis on personal responsibility
- Belief that parents, and not government or public schools, know what is best for their children
- Emphasis on self reliance, as opposed to government handouts
- Respect for historical precedence and longstanding values
Those who do not agree with these family values sometimes mock those who hold them, even going so far as to call values-holders racist or rednecks.
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The mission economy supported tens of thousands of Guaraní Indians and made the Jesuit reducciones (1609 to 1767) the most populous and financially prosperous of all the missions among native peoples of the Americas. The communal structure of collective labor, shared ownership, and redistribution of communal property formed the basis of the mission economy and seemed to leave little room for the possession of private property, independent trade, and economic initiative on the part of the resident Guaraní. Late 18th century Jesuit authors reinforced such an understanding in an attempt to defend their order and its actions in Paraguay. They argued that the Guaraní were incapable of managing their own affairs and that Jesuit management of the communally structured economy was indispensible for the wellbeing of both the missions and the Guaraní. Such accounts overlook evidence to the contrary. Mission Guaraní did in fact own private property—yerba mate, horses, clothing, and jewelry—and Jesuit leaders repeatedly issued orders for the missionaries to allow the Guaraní to independently trade yerba mate. Furthermore, although Jesuit authors repeatedly denied that they paid mission Guaraní wages—to do so would go against the communal structure that they so vehemently defended—the missionaries acknowledged that they paid mission Guaraní bonuses as a reward for their skills or extra labor. These bonuses served as a way to motivate individual economic initiative or agency within the framework of the missions' communal structure. In sum, the communal structure allowed for more flexibility in the ownership of private property, independent commerce, and economic initiative by the Guaraní than has been portrayed in both the 18th century writings of Jesuit authors and much of the current literature.
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We are rarely proud when we are alone. But to have another artist who pushes me and inspires me is a blessing.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
53 comments:
- D.Davis said...
SUPPORT ...no vs NO < or > .... 2 different artists doin they thing and DAMn good @ it
- September 16, 2009 at 1:26 AM
- Kevon said...
IM A fan of both of u...even though..i have yet to obtain the money..to buy either...i plan on it. buying both..its not about who's better....ifs about making dope music.
- September 16, 2009 at 1:35 AM
- khal fani said...
hey man , hope all is well . i'm not too sure of the kudi album yet , but it'll prolly grow on me . take care .
- September 16, 2009 at 3:13 AM
damn drizzy that is on beautiful pendant lilah tov.
- September 16, 2009 at 4:49 AM
- B.B. gibbs said...
Toronto Jews stand the fuck up. ballin' at the BJCC, eatin at the pickle barrel... you know what it is
- September 16, 2009 at 7:25 AM
- foxxy said...
artists supporting artists for the love of music. that's what really matters. much respect for recognizing that.
- September 16, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- Prolyfic said...
Every Now n then a artist comes out worth supporting.
2day I bought Drake's So Far Gone EP
evn tho the mxtape was free. U should do the same
- September 16, 2009 at 11:43 AM
- Savko said...
- September 16, 2009 at 12:03 PM
- noyna said...
that beard and moustache!!!!
- September 16, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- tasha said...
Both copped. Had to go out and support my favorite artists.
- September 16, 2009 at 1:32 PM
- Nteague1 said...
Are you in the bed Drake?
- September 16, 2009 at 1:44 PM
- Marvellous Marcus said...
the musics a good look in the UK.
Hang tite we will see soon
- September 16, 2009 at 2:02 PM
- meworkout.com said...
why no deluxe cudi?
- September 16, 2009 at 3:02 PM
- Nteague1 said...
I just received your album in the mail, and I cannot wait to listen to it. I have never bought an album so cheap..you bring something new & fresh to the game!
- September 16, 2009 at 3:24 PM
- iNSPiRED4fr33 said...
Got both albums, there amazing. Real HipHop baby.
- September 16, 2009 at 5:41 PM
i want both so bad!!!
- September 16, 2009 at 8:43 PM
- kaeCmonroe said...
coppin' that tomorrow?
- September 16, 2009 at 9:36 PM
- afrothunder_92 said...
So what's up with "next time Kanye wanna shoot my vid eat a d*ck"? Are you still going to do songs together?
- September 16, 2009 at 9:47 PM
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- September 16, 2009 at 9:49 PM
- afrothunder_92 said...
Man, I need some money for Man on the Moon! ARRGHH!
- September 16, 2009 at 9:50 PM
- Tarshaya said...
I like how you look at things from a different perspective. I love how u think.
- September 16, 2009 at 9:51 PM
- sexijazzy03 said...
so i saw 106 and park today and they were talking about the nominees for the BET Awards 2009, ur a nominee for so many awards and im so hype, lol i hope u win all of them.
p.s. it is a very tough competition but i know u got that in the bag :]
-jazzlyn ferreira <3
- September 16, 2009 at 9:57 PM
- Mika Emmé said...
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- September 16, 2009 at 11:27 PM
- Lexie_chicago_xoxo said...
So Far Gone... I am going through a divorce and listening to the CD at night keeps my mind off of crying about the piece of shit husband that left. Plus Drizzy is EASY on the EYES. xoxo
- September 16, 2009 at 11:56 PM
- Savko said...
Congrats on the BET nominations cat
- September 17, 2009 at 8:31 AM
- Fire Boosh said...
It's always great to see artists pushing and inspiring each other, it provides for new and creative music. GOOD STUFF!!
check out my hip hop blog/site
- September 17, 2009 at 6:51 PM
- iNSPiRED4fr33 said...
^ yo keep ya head up Lexie.. I was in the same boat.. my girl deaded me and this Drizzy tape was powerful to me
- September 17, 2009 at 9:44 PM
- JaxChris said...
I just want to say thank you for coming with fresh lyrics that are not said by every other rapper.
We dont care about the cars, jewelry and houses. Keep coming with them REAL lyrics my man.
- September 17, 2009 at 10:45 PM
- krista.alana said...
um. ur sexiness is at like a hundred million zillion. so no more pics. cant stand it. really though. :)
but eff cudi and his spazzin-at-females-face-head-ass
- September 17, 2009 at 11:21 PM
woow you look amazing &that album is lookinq qood too=] lOl
- September 18, 2009 at 9:36 PM
- James said...
You two are the new life and soul of hip hop and I'm really happy you support each other instead getting a beef about some dumb shit. Can't wait for you to do a song together.
- September 19, 2009 at 7:25 PM
- dimsum lady. said...
OMG. i bought the exact same two albums just yesterday! :D
love youu, drake.
- September 20, 2009 at 2:19 PM
- Ashley said...
U and Kudi are my top artist!!! Luv u both and that bottom lip poking out has be hot and bothered over here...im just sayin ;-)
- September 21, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- The Trouble Makers said...
So Far Gone > Man On the Moon
Ready 4 a album.
- September 21, 2009 at 4:10 PM
- ~!Brooklyn's Love 24/7!~ said...
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- September 21, 2009 at 6:20 PM
- ~!Brooklyn's Love 24/7!~ said...
I toatally agree having someone that pushes you to go farther an beyond is a blessing if I didn't hav that I don't this I would be where I am today. I jus was on your imeem page and was listening to your son Fear and I like that you put yourself out there and sort of bare all for everyone to see...so that they know htat you go through things just like everyone else does ( cause I know I've had similar situations with friends and family) and that you have lost people. Thanks for chosing your fans to vent to and music is sometimes the best way. Keep up the excellent work!!!!! Don't ever stop!!!
- September 21, 2009 at 6:22 PM
I ohdee love you! Anything you put out or support trust I will buy it. I support you forever. Cudi's album is fiya I adore him too. Bringing hip hop BACK the right way.
- September 22, 2009 at 10:08 PM
- Cynthia said...
I find you & Cudi so similar artistically. Yours are the only albums - aswell as Blueprint 3 - that I listen to lately. And daily. lol.
- September 23, 2009 at 8:45 AM
- retigitom said...
Whats up, i hope all is well if u have the time i would love for u to check out my music i would really appreciate your opinion, leave a comment. Were from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and were coming with a new style and unique flow from most of these other rappers check out our songsS!!
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- September 24, 2009 at 5:14 PM
- sumlite said...
I saw Drake's first solo concert @ Purchase College in NY. I remember it like it was yesterday..plus dude looks like my ex-boyfriend. Check out Let's Do Lunch @ http://sumlite.blogspot.com
- September 25, 2009 at 5:51 PM
drake omg i cant explain how much i love you.when you show up on 106&PARK I STARTED CRYING.your b-day comin up n i want to say happy belated b-day.i wish i can meet you so bad.one day ill be up there!
- September 25, 2009 at 8:26 PM
- RealLifEBeAutY said...
aubrey honestley your flow and swagga is just amazing to me your so close to being tha next weezy. itz your style that turns me on but not to sound like a fan but if you want to strike up a good convo with someone you dont know lolz then juss hit me up on my firstladyws..... hope to hear from you
- October 1, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Your new cd is AMAZING.
Its just so deep. I love that.
Especially Fear...God, I don't even have words lol. That song is the definition of my life.
Hope everything's good:)
- October 4, 2009 at 3:39 AM
- lexi said...
i ew this shi*t but if Drke's reading I reall fu*k wit you. Your swag, flow and lips are on 1000! AND thats crazy! but I remember myou used to be rapping on Degrassi (btw one of my favs) but anyway love u and always did. Your the sh*t and I mean it I done heard people that's been out here for a long time say that you like the best and I do believe it. Your flow is magnificent, wonderful u should of been did this. I know you like to run on E (lol) but I just had to tell you Babe, that I sincerely fu*k wit you all day. Also btw Happy b4 your birthday, me November(sag).
- October 5, 2009 at 3:06 AM
- Tristan said...
Cudi x Drake collab!?
- October 7, 2009 at 8:58 PM
you gon be holdin my CD up like ne day. haha same goes got. your inspiratinal when your inspred. let it do wat i do. stay up
- October 7, 2009 at 9:44 PM
- Maiyya said...
Haha..the two most inspirational people in my life :) Keep it beast
- October 23, 2009 at 3:08 PM
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- October 25, 2009 at 3:24 PM
- kimmydoo in PARIS said...
nice necklace. it's nice to see another jewish hybrid. we are such a rare breed. my other half is filipino.
have been a big fan of yours!! bon continuation!
- October 25, 2009 at 3:26 PM
- ihatemen said...
i love you.
- May 28, 2010 at 8:25 PM
- Gigi said...
Great picture! I loved So Far Gone! And am loving Thank Me Later!
Keep doing with u do Drizzy! <3 ur music!
- June 21, 2010 at 8:40 PM
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