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Hi everyone. Great site, just discovered it recently, some interesting posts here. I would like to share a first DMT experience but the word count is actually sitting at 3575 words. Is this too much to post here? If so, any suggestions on how to share it? Thank you.
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Thanks, Big Inhale. I'll post it up, just wasn't sure if there was a word limit on posts. By the way, I like your tag line, very true!
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Please post it.
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The first thing you remember is that you don't remember anything. All I knew was a feeling of being in a dark nothingness, and I kept being pulled back down the road, to the street where I was born, but at the time I didn't know where it was, or where I was I just somehow felt a small familiarity here. I didn't know what had happened before this point, in-between, sideways, up, down or anywhere. I didn't even know who I was, or why I was here. I kept saying but I don't know where I am, I don't remember what I was doing, how can I get past this, they were turning my head to the side to look at this guy sitting next to me, I saw the face and still I said, but I don't know who he is. They danced me back to the nothingness then tried again, turned my head again to show me a small glimpse of the room I was in,
you remember
they kept saying,
look again
. They showed me the guy again, yes I remember I know him, but why, and how, and why am I here with him right now? They turned my head again to look down at the pipe,
see, see, look, look. Look at it all, you remember now
, and then I did, I remembered it was my friend sitting next to me and I'd got to this point by smoking the pipe and that was what I had planned.
In this instant I looked at my friend and green hexadecimal shapes were vibrating in front of everything. I kept pulling myself back to where I was born and saying woah, this is too trippy but quickly they pulled me back to the room again and seemed to realise I was finding the whole thing nuts. They all worked together to help me, pulled me in again, pointed my senses to the music,
follow what you know first and it will come, you'll see, you'll remember, you remember
. Their voices danced away from me into the shapes and waves, bouncing in-between the shapes of the music. Yeah, but does it have to be so trippy, I said to them.
Yes, because this is the way, this is the way you're coming
. They kept pulling me towards them, saying follow what you know. I didn't realise at the time but Justice Phantom II, boys noize remix was playing, one of my favourite songs. So I latched onto the vibrations of the music, the ones that were visual, this is what I had to follow, the 4D projection that was dancing higher up into the corner of the ceiling, but as I focused too much, reality got in the way, I could see the wall and the piano and it was stopping me latching onto this thing that they were telling me about, I still didn't know what I was trying to get to, I just kept following their words, I said to them wait, can you show it to me clearer, no it's not clear enough, show me again but each time they did I still couldn't see it. They kept beckoning me upwards, on the wave of the music. Then things started to pull and stretch and it became impossible to try and contain it all to the point I had to pass through to get to the fourth dimension. Then they said,
so you know now where you're going, you've realised where you're going, the fourth dimension, so now you can come, now it will work
, hypnotic voices in my head, always vibrating out to me in the green hexadecimal shapes, I laughed and my voice turned into the same green shapes and stepped out before me, following the beats of the music, leading me up to where they were telling me to go.
At this point probably 60 seconds had passed since I smoked the pipe.
I started to realise that's where they were, in this place past reality that I now knew I could get to. I took control of the situation and told them all to help me, right you pull this part of that dimension, while I contain these parts, whilst also folding these bits… I had to focus hard and it kept slipping back but I quickly got it together again, then once it all came together and stayed, the music became louder, more fluent, pulling me towards it with the pulling vibrations.
Travel on the song if its what you know
, they kept saying, so I did, and towards the very point of reaching the fourth dimension, they actually appeared slightly out of the ceiling, from their dimension into mine to physically pull me out of it, They looked like matrix beings shaped by the same green hexadecimal shapes that seemed to be vibrating in time everywhere, their voices sounded like the song that was playing, and sometimes the speed of their words skipped over time, like time did not exist for them and time was being stretched upwards, towards them. I was getting to the point I needed to, all they kept saying was
its okay, but you remember, but you remember, but you remember, this is the way, it's all okay
Then quicker than light they pulled me right out, like I was being shot out of the matrix, there was no music, no time, no room, I was suddenly in the ether, the void, the whole place in-between and outside everything at once, the place you come from and the place you go to at the very beginning and end of life. The ones who had been helping me get there now glowed pale white and came towards me on beams of lights and they said to me immediately,
so you see, you remember now, this is all it is, this is where you were coming. Now you see, now you see
. And somehow I knew they were right, I'd been here before, at the beginning and end of everything. They were flying up to me, every time I asked a question in my head, but what about … but what about… before I even had a chance to finish the thought in my head, they would show me the answer, they flicked their hand and turned my face to look into a small ball of swirling matter, when I glanced, I saw for a fleeting moment the answer to any question I had started to ask, and every time they would say,
but you knew that already, but you remember, but you know that, see, see, see
, sometimes they would dance, back on the green hexadecimal vibrations to show me it was happy and safe.
So you see, the way you came in, this is what this is about, this is what people see when they come here and this is all it is
. No fear ever crossed my mind, just wonder, just curiosity, just kept saying but yeah what about this though, what about that, what about the space time continuum, and they would show me in a second,
but you just crush the time and stretch the space and add the senses and look, look, look
, they sang and danced again as I started to understand each little bit more.
They gave it to me in bits at my pace, they knew how much to give, how much to show, they knew that I was getting there, always kept answering my questions with the fleeting swirling ball that they would flick in front of you and always they would sing after it,
but you already knew that, you knew that, now do you remember, so now do you remember
? It was like a song, like everything was happening at the right time, at the right pace, at the right rate, I got it all, and they said
so you have no more questions to ask, because you see it all, now you remember, you understand again
. But I still had a question - but why don't we all get to see this all the time?
they said, and showed me how when the space and time is crushed into our reality, this thought can't happen there, they showed me how everything has to be at a point for our reality to exist, and that it is really our self in the ether, the one that dreams, our consciousness that creates it all,
this is what creates your reality, this is you, your own creator, you are here, always, you always have been and always will be, this is how it is all safe and good, this is how you do it
, they showed me how and it was like my reality that I'd left behind was a picture being projected from me, myself, in this dimension. I said to myself, just like a hologram, and they danced again,
yes, yes, but you knew that already
. Yes, cos I had read it in New Scientist about three months ago and even when I'd read it I knew that although I didn't completely understand it that it was somehow still right. I was asking them things like yeah but why do I write creative stories and woosh they would show me a fleeting glimpse and I would go, oh yeah, each time cos I already knew.
Then I asked them about personal questions about people, about love, about hurt, about them and me, what did it mean, but they crushed it quickly,
no, you remember, that doesn't work here, those thoughts can't manifest here, it's emotions and they don't work here, that's not what this is for, they exist in the hologram but they can't be thought here
. And as soon as they said it I remembered again that they were right. It wasn't void of emotions in a bad way, only that they were a different thing that belonged in the hologram, the old reality, that is where the strong emotions I was trying to project have to stay. They simply don't work in the fourth dimension.
That is why
, they pointed to the whole world, from beginning to end in one swift movement I saw it all evolve along with the power of emotion as a projection from our inner beings.
That is why
, they said,
the why for everything, it all links in to the whys of the world, why war, why money, why pain, why love - emotion, it is created there but not here in the fourth dimension, that is the result if you like for that particular squashing of the time and space and the senses, and that's the why for all your emotion questions, think about them when you go back
, they told me,
you cant take them into this dimension to think about, it just doesn't work, just like you cant take things out of this one, they just cant be thought in your old reality. Its all your creation, it's all your choice, it's all your projection, it's where you take yourself... But remember… you knew that already
I was laughing because of the amount of times they had said this to me, and still it was just beginning to sink in. I said to them, what ever I ask you here, you're gonna show me but as soon as you do, I will realise that I knew it anyway, I had just forgotten, so there is no point in asking any more. (But I still asked what the other dimensions looked like, just out of interest) They quickly showed me,
look, its just this and this and this
, they pulled the space out, they crushed the time in then made it linear, they pulled the senses apart and together, the senses that were created when the space-time were at the right point, they showed me the projection and where that would go, reality, life as we see it out of this fourth dimension,
and this is all it is, look
, they showed me the other dimensions, tiny dimensions, ones that were so miniscule we zoomed in and in on them until they became clear. They showed me that it was nothing difficult to understand, that it was all just layers and different ways of doing them, and this is the layer you are doing just now, my reality was just this part of the everything that always happened, that after it, here I would come again, they quickly showed me beams of light that I felt I could choose to go to. They had different paths and choices and places down them but right now I was not going near them, this was for after,
this is where you will come to choose where to go next, when your current reality ends, when your hologram world stops
. But why don't we get to know this, think how beautiful it would be for everyone, But no, they quickly showed me,
but you know why, look
, and I saw the reasons why it couldn't be, it just wouldn't work, the dimensions have to be this way, the hologram has to work that way,
this is the way it was and always has and continues to be. And some people's reality have become too real, it's too dangerous for them to know.
Now you remember
, they kept saying again, and finally I said yeah, now I know, now I know everything, and they danced again, and we both knew it was near the end,
so you see, you've done it
, they reassured me as they prepared me to go back into my old reality, they turned me towards a tiny window, inside which all the space-time was focused, the tiny window of my old reality that they were now guiding me back to.
This is all it was about, that's it now, you've done it, you've saw it, you've came and this is the only reason you came here, to find out, to be shown, in your own way, what this all means
. They started to dance me back to my reality and I saw small flickers of the living room, and I knew they were letting me go back to it cos it was time, this was over cos I had achieved what I came to do.
But I held onto it. I said but wait what did you tell me at the very beginning, and what was the space time continuum again, and how exactly did this work again, it was like as I was falling back in to old reality I was letting slip this fourth dimension.
But you know
, they kept saying, more softly now,
its all okay, but you know you can't carry all the knowledge back, it doesn't work remember, some things can only be understood in this fourth dimension, some things will slip out your memory cos you know it cant exist in the dimension that you're going back to, the hologram, the thought, the creation of your being, the creation of your mind, being, soul, your everything
. They kept putting me back in gently even though I wanted to remember as much as I could, they gently took the small things back that couldn't exist in the old reality but left me with the knowledge I had understood them and always will but cannot describe them fully back in my old reality, not even in my mind, especially if I think too hard about it. But if I let it go and flow back to the fourth dimension, I feel that small glimpse again, I don't see the answer but I feel it, in my whole being and the answer is - you already know the answer. When I started to feel the reality of the room more and started to leave the fourth dimension altogether I felt sick and told them oh yuk I don't like this part, you never said this would happen, I mean you told me the answers to the universe but you never told me about this part! But they just made me look at the empty bottle of Bucky then made me feel the sickness again and made me see it was because I drank the Bucky,
well what did you expect
, they seemed to be telling me. I still didn't like it so they showed me quickly all that it was,
look its just your physical self trying to reattach to your thought projection, your senses trying to find their way back together, I mean come on your squashing space and time back together here and its gonna feel a little weird
. Of course I knew exactly what they were talking about (cos I was now all knowing in that area) so once I understood it, the sicky effect started to fade. They told me to follow what I knew again and danced me back in on the music which was now on My Moon, My Man, boys noize remix.
I had a play list playing so I now know that only about 12 minutes had passed but at that moment, time was still skewed so I couldn't really tell. They showed me how to latch onto the music again, the same way I had done when I was coming in. And so I listened to the music and lay for a long time half in the fourth dimension and half in the reality, aware that they were still taking care of me. I was still able to hold the time, and make the song stop while thinking in my head for long minutes before the next beat of the song came in again.
You have to let time fall back to where it should be
, they said. But I like being able to do this, I told them, even though I knew I couldn't possibly exist properly in this reality if I was constantly bending time.
, they said and suddenly I could hear my friend breathing, I hadn't even been aware that he was still there,
he is worried about you, stop getting lost in the space time continuum, stop playing about with it, you know it's time to go back
. I knew that most people who take DMT last no more than 20 minutes but I had been out of it for nearly an hour so understandably my friend was worrying, but I was fully able to come back into the room, I just didn't want to stop playing with the space-time continuum just yet. I was in my element, being able to stop time and send my mind back to their dimension to daydream for as long as I wanted about everything they'd just showed me, then pull my mind back into the room and start up time again. But once they'd made me realise my friend would worry if I lay there all night bending time, I agreed with them it was time to come back.
Gently they kept pushing me further back into the old reality, until it got to a point where I was aware of being more in the old reality than I was in their fourth dimension and that's when they finally let go, once they knew I was safely back in the room, along with a slight tinge of sadness at leaving them behind. I heard my friend speak and the sound of a voice made the reality stronger so I just focused on the textures, smells, sounds, and sights bit by bit until I could put them all back together again, it took longer than I had been told it would take, but probably because I had clouded my head with alcohol. I laughed about the fact they had kept telling me you remember, you remember it all, see you already knew that, as if you were going to be told something you didn't already know, it was the ultimate non mystery but in the same sense the ultimate mystery. It was everything and nothing, it was knowing and not knowing, remembering and forgetting, forgetting and remembering. Everything, here it is, here it always is, and always will be, here is life, this part of it anyway.
That's what they were there for, like some sort of guardians of the gateway, they were glowing beings like people but who flew at you on beams of light, with glowing crowns on their heads. They showed me everything, they were the ones who had guided me in and gently guided me back out, they were only there to do this, they knew I was coming in, they knew when I would be going out, they knew how to help me, they knew what to say to me, they knew exactly who I was, had been, and would still be. After about an hour of nonsense ramblings to my friend I tried to make sense of it all again, in the squashed time-space dimension and knew it was hard, basically impossible but still, I remembered what they'd said about only being able to know some things in that fourth dimension, accepting that again, remembering everything again, learning it all again, laughing and laughing because I had already knew it all, just like they had told me,
you remember you have done all this before, you've came in before, you've gone out, your being will never forget, as soon as you see it all again, you remember, now go back, take it with you, hold it close, because not many know, not many can see, because that's just the way it is. But you knew that already…
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Good read!thanks!
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By far one of the best experiences I have read to date!
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That pretty much sums up the answer to life lmao. I liked reading it, thanks.
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I'm so glad you did not held it back! It was an excellent read and it seems that you've had an outstanding experience. Have you heard about the holographic universe theory before ?
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Awesome. I can relate very much to the underlying message of the experience. You did a wonderful job of articulating that which is so very hard to put into words.
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Very interesting. Strange though that emotion was not intelligible in the dimension, yet you could find humour in the entities and their song and dance routine.
Emotion seems such an intrinsic part of our nature, I can't imagine existence without it.
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Well done. Excellent memory! Well-paced, articulate. I would guess you do creative writing as a hobby? Anything else you might let us read? PM me.
I thoroughly enjoyed that.
A few more spaces to break up large blocks of text, though. Forum-style. Easier on the eyes.
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What an awe inspiring experience, your journey really resonates with me. I have only encountered one entity like being during my two spice journeys. May I ask what extraction was used on the spice that you journeyed with, just as a matter of interest. I have only smoked naturally extracted spice so far in my journey, thank you for sharing your experience with us.
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Incredible how much you manage to remember Pinklight! Great report, how could you ever doubt if it was appropriate to post it, we want more!
And... it actually
makes sense
What would be the point of this total immersion 'game of life' down here if we would remember our higher selves, previous lives, etc.
This total cutoff of the Big Picture is necessary to experience life fully. We chose for this voluntarily, and we can cheat a bit by utilizing certain molecules - to get a peek out of the box into a bigger box
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Yean man excellent stuff. What an experience, especialy for your first one bro. SWIM has never had one like that. How the hell do you remeber all of that. SWIM cant remeber anything other than whoa something intense just happened.
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Hi everyone, thanks for the feedback and for taking the time to read it. To answer your questions, I had only read one article about our world as a hologram before, and when I did I felt a deep, hidden understanding of it but still found it a bit difficult at the time to get my head round it regarding our physical reality. I haven't had that problem since taking DMT. The part about emotions not working up there, it wasn't like there were no emotions, because I felt great peace, love and a sense of being completely cared for but the questions I was asking that were linked to emotions and events in this reality could not work there, like they belonged only here and could only be thought about here.I'm not sure about the extraction/amount as my friend made the pipe but I will find out and let you know. I think I managed three tokes.
Yes I am writer but it's not my day job. I took DMT again a few weeks later and have written a little bit about that, I will post it up too. That experience was completely different, utterly intense and somehow more real than the first trip. All that I remember of it was that I was spiraling up a spiraling tunnel that felt like my double helix, and little female beings who were all identical and felt like parts of me were moving me upwards and speaking to me as I went but in a language that can't be conveyed here no matter how hard I try but they did pass on a message that I am still thinking a lot about. When I came out of the second trip, I realised the most amazing thing, this part had happened in the first trip as well, but I had 100% forgotten about it. Well it either happended in the first trip or it has happened to me before somewhere, somehow. There was an overwhelming feeling of familiarity. I believe they are going to show me parts at a time, as much as I can handle and give me time to understand it all before I take some more. I've been in the company of friends many times since, and they are smoking DMT but I have had no urge at that moment to join them. I had a gram that I basically gave away to people who were intriguied by my experience. I know that the next time will happen when it's supposed to. I'm thinking of going camping out into the countryside to light a fire and be under the stars, which I feel will help my experience.
I've discovered so much since taking it and am having constant moments of synchronicity and realisation and connections. It seems that suddenly everything that has happened in my life is now clear as to why it happened, as I can see life's path much more clearly now and am aware of so much more, yet still being amazed by somethig new that I'm learning each day.
But I think the thing that amazes me most about DMT is the fact that to me, it combines science, spirituality, history, the future, religion, the supernatural, the known and the unknown, fact and fiction, all into one undeniable thing that is REAL. And there is a great sense that people around the world are waking up to this realisation, which I know only to be a good thing.
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This is the greatest trip report I've ever read.
(another good one in a similar vein:
I think I've experienced this same thing you're writing about the first time I took LSD, although in a slightly different way (as you wrote, they always show you the truth in a form that is compatible with your personality).
In my experience, it was not elves, but some kind of a wizard, who knew me very intimately and he/she/it guided me towards understanding (using a lot of jokes which were "invented" in such a way that only I could understand them, and this fact helped me accept that this is really happening). I also got out through the music (more exactly: the visions which were the music, and which were also the explanations), although with LSD it was much more gradual, like the unfolding of an onion. As you mentioned, they presented one fact only when I've already understood the previous one (these truths are built one upon the other, and you step one level upwards in consciousness every time you understand the next piece). My wizard's goal was to get me into the center of the universe with these explanations, so that I may understand the core of everything. The accompanying vision was a spiral, where the truths were like beads on a necklace, I was getting by them one after the other as I was progressing towards the center.
In the center, I met a being whom I call God. This being called me to rest, and it was a feeling like getting at the end of the road, now I had understood everything, all the realities were packaged back into this single one, where it was all just me and Him. There is nothing else to do, so I could in fact... die. When this thought got into my consciousness (right in the last moment before letting go), it was like someone had pressed an alarm button in my mind: I was like - swooosh - exported out of this center, back to the borders of our world and this other one. This was the typical "oh, my god, I'm going to die" experience, which I - unfortunately? - couldn't complete because I panicked at the thought of leaving all my family behind (what they will think? what will my friends do with my body? etc).
Since this first trip, I never managed to get so face-to-face with that other reality, however hard I tried (perhaps that's why I didn't succeed, as you yourself wrote). I didn't even get to the fourth dimension (the "switchboard" of realities). The only thing that happens when I'm tripping is that I can *feel* those dimensions and what's happening there, but as if they were behind a veil, with my reality anchored firmly here (no hallucinations whatsoever).
Some aspects of your report that very deeply resonate with me:
- the repetitions ("you remember, you remember"
- it's like knowledge must be instilled to us like waves, each one building upon the former until it finally "sinks in" and then we open up to the next level
- the attempts to persuade us that what we experience is in fact real, the psychological repertoire they utilize for this purpose could convince the hardest atheist (like when they play with reality, when reality takes up the form they want to show, and you can just say Oh my god this is unbelievable)
- "follow what you know first and it will come" - the same thing: they are using our personal memories to make the territory familiar
- the role of music: may I recommend a band called the Ozric Tentacles, I believe their music is coming from this dimension you are talking about
- the speeding: you didn't write about this, but when I approached the point of a level-jump, the speed of reality (and my pulse) tended to speed up. it's like a fractal spiralling inwards, faster and faster then whooaa - through the hole - out on the other side. another related experience is the "torning" of the body image: as if a lightning would tear me apart.
- the remembering: that when you get up there, you don't find a new world, but one which you remember being in before you got into this earthy one, it's strangely familiar. may I add my personal feeling of being a sort of "alien" being, something like a dragon, operating these psychedelic realities effortlessly, without any of the blocks that are present while being in the human body (and an understanding of why I feel earthy reality so awkward and slow.)
- "I was being shot out of the matrix, there was no music, no time, no room" - for me, the music we were listening to faded away, and it was replaced by a heavenly choir when I approached the jump gate to God. All my senses were gathered together and filled with the same thing, bringing about effortless total concentration on the revelation. (a force made me to put my two palms together in front of my chest, making some kind of stabilized yogic posture or mudra, to prepare and purify my body for what was to come)
- the immediacy of answers: you start to think and the answer immediately arrives in telephatic form. the realization that intuition and thinking are two entirely different faculties of the mind, and the latter is only used in the 3rd dimension (with intuition used occasionally, as in the "aha" experience of scientists or artistic inspiration).
- the knowledge that what I'm doing on Earth is basically ok, it has its purpose, and I'm doing well (even if it seems miserable sometimes from a 3rd dimension perspective)
- the attempts to bring knowledge back: I spent considerable time trying to invent a scheme by which I could ensure that I will get to this understanding in everyday reality (when I went for this I already knew that I won't be able to remember that, so I looked for a substitute). My method was to install certain cause-effect chain-reactions in my everyday karma, which - albeit giving me tremendous suffering in the beginning - would inevitably lead me to victory (rejoice). All in all, it seems to work (that experience was ten years ago), although it still feels quite far. At least I'm not impatient any more.
- "and some people's reality have become too real, it's too dangerous for them to know" - this is scary. Since my experience I've been dreaming of connecting these worlds together, to make a gateway. Like the ancient dream of joining Heaven and Earth. Would this be a mistake, then?
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whats erowid? Is it an online publication? I'll def look into it, thanks.
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cellux - interesting what you say here.
"and some people's reality have become too real, it's too dangerous for them to know" - this is scary. Since my experience I've been dreaming of connecting these worlds together, to make a gateway. Like the ancient dream of joining Heaven and Earth. Would this be a mistake, then?
I'm actually writing a book that touches on this theme. I don't think it's a mistake, I just think that some people are not ready to kno about the truth of life, where we come from and the role our consciouness plays in it all. What are your dreams like when you dream about making a gateay? I think the spice is a gateway to these worlds. The beings I saw there I called guardians of the gateway, I don't know why but it really felt as though that was their purpose. Haven't taken spice for a while now but do feel ready to visit it's knowledge again. I'll try to write don as much as I can when I do.
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Erowid is the biggest psychoactive drug information website. Very nice site. Above is the link to submit the report.
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New Orleans is one of my favorite cities, especially since my husband is from Lake Charles and has me hooked on the food! So naturally I jumped at the chance to join him in NOLA even though he would be attending a convention and I would be on my own… Some may think "no way," but the chance to eat, drink, and do exactly what I want in a city that doesn't sleep was exactly what intrigued me. It turned out to be one of my favorite stays!
Of course it all starts with where you stay. There are so many fine choices; however I must say that The Roosevelt New Orleans exceeded my expectations. Originally built in 1893, the interior of the hotel made me feel like I was stepping back in time as I walked down the corridor with its massive columns, antique chandeliers, and mosaic tile floors. As with most of New Orleans, The Roosevelt closed after Hurricane Katrina and after completing a full renovation reopened in 2009. The Roosevelt has since become a member of the Waldorf Astoria Hotels offering the finest luxury accommodations; blending history, glamour and today's amenities.Unfortunately it was little too cool to take advantage of the rooftop pool, but I did enjoy the fabulous views of the city from up there. Not to worry, there were plenty of other ways for me to relax and I did in the Guerlain Spa with a specialized deep tissue massage just for me. Fully relaxed and ready for the day, I didn't even make it out of the Roosevelt before The Sazerac Bar beckoned me in for a drink. (It's ok…you can drink before noon in NOLA!) One wall showcases large murals depicting life in New Orleans during the early 1930s while the bartender is more than willing to tell stories of all of the famous and not so famous patrons that have caused a stir – my lips are sealed!
Hopping on the streetcar, a great way to see the city, it didn't take long before I was in the Garden District. The old Southern-style homes—or should I say mansions—were immaculate. No signs of Hurricane Katrina here. I was prepared for a day of shopping on Magazine Street but realized it is actually miles of antique stores, clothing shops, galleries, and restaurants. There is no way to see it all in a day, but I tried!One of my favorite shops was the Courtyard Gallery in the French Quarter. They specialize in using salvaged items such as doors, shutters, and tabletops from Hurricane Katrina and carving them with New Orleans-themed paintings. I love the green aspect of their recycling; truly one of a kind interpretations of a historical city.
And history is the key word when speaking of NOLA. Take time to visit the Cabildo and Presbytere, two historic buildings which are part of the Louisiana State Museum. The Cabildo showcases Louisiana's early years, while the Presbytere's exhibit, Living with Hurricanes/Katrina & Beyond, focuses on the devastation and impact it had on lives in the area.
Nestled between the Cabildo and Presbytere is the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis King of France. It is the oldest Catholic cathedral in the U.S. and the perfect place to sit and reflect. Surrounded by murals on the ceiling, intricate statues, and powerful organ music, it's an emotional experience.
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Another famous landmark, just in front of the Cathedral, is Jackson Square. Named for Andrew Jackson, a hero in the Battle of New Orleans and President of the United States, the park prominently displays a large statue of him on his horse. The Square is well known as a gathering place for artists, musicians, carriage rides, street performers, and magicians. You never know what to expect!
One thing you should expect is amazing food—I was not disappointed. Here are a few of my "will definitely go back" favorites:
Café Du MondeNeed I say more? Famous for its beignets and dark-roasted coffee and chicory, this café is open 24/7 except for Christmas Day, and of course in the event of a hurricane. The original shop is in the French Market, but they have opened several others in the New Orleans area so you're never too far from some of the delicious French-style doughnuts covered with powdered sugar.
The Hermes Bar at Antoine'sThis was the perfect place for a low-key lunch of a fried soft-shell crab po boy. If you're looking for something a little more upscale, they have 14 dining rooms, each unique with its own story. (Good luck choosing just one!)
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Galatoire'sA part of New Orleans for over 100 years, this icon has an abundance of seafood that is expertly prepared. The duck gumbo and stuffed avocado crab meat salad were perfect, but be prepared to stand in line: they don't take reservations.
Arnaud's Jazz BistroNo trip to New Orleans is complete without a little jazz and there is no place better than Arnaud's. I thoroughly enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, live Dixieland jazz band and views of Bourbon Street, all while enjoying spicy Shrimp Creole, fresh baked bread and Louisiana-brewed Abita beer.
I'm already making a list for my next visit. Laissez les bon temps rouler!!!—Kimberly Higdon, Controller
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Vintage Lee three-hits Marlins in 12th career shutout
Lefty whiffs five, walks two; Young goes deep for second straight night
MIAMI -- It has been an interesting couple of weeks for the Phillies, and it could get more interesting if Chase Utley misses significant time because of a rib cage injury. In that case, they need somebody to pick up the offense.
Maybe Delmon Young can be the guy.
He homered for the second consecutive game in Wednesday night's 3-0 victory over the Marlins at Marlins Park as Cliff Lee threw his first shutout since Sept. 5, 2011, and 12th of his career to improve to 5-2 with a 2.48 ERA.
The victory moved the Phillies within a game of .500 for the first time since April 15, when they were 6-7. The club had been winless in its last eight attempts to move within a game of .500 in the last month.
Philadelphia quietly has won seven of its last 10 games while Roy Halladay had right shoulder surgery, Carlos Ruiz and Mike Adams landed on the disabled list, Ryan Howard missed a couple of games because of a cortisone injection in his left knee and Utley injured himself Monday during batting practice.
"Our pitching has been good, like tonight," Young said. "Cliff only needed one run. When you're getting good pitching and you have a good bullpen, all you have to do is score a couple of runs. Our pitching has been holding us together. Things haven't gone the way we've wanted this year, but we're playing better.
"If the pitching wasn't there from the start, we could really have a bad record right now. When you have good pitching, you always have a chance to be in ballgames and it doesn't require a high-octane offense when you have good pitching."
But it certainly would ease the minds of pitchers like Lee, who allowed three hits, two walks and struck out five. Young crushed a solo home run to left-center field in the fourth on a 0-2 pitch from Marlins right-hander Kevin Slowey to hand the Phils a 1-0 lead. Young then threw out a runner at second base in the fifth and reached on a two-out infield single and scored from first on Domonic Brown's triple in the sixth.
"I'd prefer to get a clean hit so I wouldn't have to run so hard," Young said. "I'll take it. That takes a toll on the body to run sprints like that, you know?"
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said Tuesday afternoon he thought Young was close to finding his timing at the plate.
Young thought he was close, too.
"I've been feeling better and putting good wood on the ball," Young said.
The club could use somebody to get on a roll offensively as it opens an intriguing three-game series Friday against the Nationals at Nationals Park. Every preseason prognosticator not only picked the Nationals to easily win the National League East, but dominate the NL on their way to a World Series championship. It was fait accompli. But the Nationals enter the series 24-23, just one game ahead of the inconsistent Phillies (23-24).
Phillies fans might not believe this, but the Nationals offense has been worse than Philadelphia's. The Phils entered Wednesday 12th in the league averaging 3.57 runs per game. The Nats ranked 13th, averaging 3.41 runs per game.
The first team to four runs in any those games almost seems assured a victory.
If Young continues to swing a hot bat, he could help the cause. He also crushed a ball to left-center field in the second, but it was caught on the warning track. Had that ball been hit at Citizens Bank Park, there is a chance it would have been a home run. If not a home run, it almost certainly would have been off the wall.
"I feel like I'm getting my timing, and that I'm recognizing pitches early," he said.
The Marlins had trouble from the jump with Lee, who worked out of a jam with the bases loaded and no outs in the second. He got a double play and strikeout to end the inning. He cruised from there.
"I feel like I got better as the game went on," Lee said. "The last three innings, I felt as good as I have in a long time. Hit the ball right where I wanted. The first six innings was kind of trying to mix speeds and locate somewhat, but I just felt more crisp after the sixth.
"Seems like we're playing good. We're playing well-rounded baseball."
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Many claim he was the inventor of the sleeperhold made popular to this day in wrestling. He called it the "Weaverlock" and would put away thousands of opponents over the years with the hold. Johnny Weaver, the master of the "Weaverlock" died today in Charlotte, N.C., at the age of 72.
When co-workers of his noticed he was not at work Friday morning, they called his house. After hearing no response they went to his house to find him dead. Although autopsy examination is forthcoming, he is initially believed to have died from natural causes.
After the national expansion of wrestling in the 1980s, many fans came to know Weaver as an announcer for Mid-Atlantic Wrestling, which would become World Championship Wrestling. Few fans knew of his in-ring achievements as a multiple tag team champion in numerous territories in the Southeastern United States.
Born Kenneth "Johnny" Weaver in Indianapolis on November 17, 1935, he made his professional debut in 1955, around his hometown for promoters Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle, including work as a referee, and on the road as Johnny Ace. He was initially paired with Sonny Myers as Sonny and Johnny Weaver. In 1960, Weaver was called "the current 'rage' of the teenagers," and the "Rage" nickname stuck with him in his early years.
He won his first title, the NWA Southern Tag Team titles, with partner Cowboy Bob Ellis in December 1963.
George Becker would become Weaver's most familiar partner over the years. Becker was a big name in the San Francisco territory before settling in the Mid-Atlantic area in the mid-1960s. The two would capture the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles five times. Their most memorable feud was with Swede Hanson and Rip Hawk, who they first won the titles from on May 1, 1969, in Washington, D.C.
Weaver explained to Steven Johnson how the pairing came about for The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. "That came from Jim Crockett. He's the one that pushed us together. Of course, when I came down here I was the young guy, George was older with experience," Weaver said.
The two teams would exchange the title until September 27, 1971, when Weaver and Becker would capture the titles for the fourth time as a time. After dropping the belt a few months later, the team would disband after one of the most successful tag team runs at the time.
When Weaver and Becker held the titles, times were much different. Tag team title matches were often on the main event slot of the card. The titles were not considered second tier and were respected as much as the Heavyweight title was in the territories.
Rene Goulet was a big Johnny Weaver fan. "Every time Johnny Weaver was in the ring, it was a great match," Goulet said in The Tag Teams. "He was over in the territory, sold good, he was a great babyface. He was a hell of a worker in the ring. People liked him. When you used to beat the hell of him, the people used to go crazy."
Weaver would also win the Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles with partners Art Nielson (on two occasions), Dewey Robertson (who later became The Missing Link) and Jay Youngblood. Weaver's last run with Youngblood would be in December 1981 before losing to Ox Baker and Carl Fergie.
He would find himself successful at times as a singles wrestler too. He would hold the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship on numerous occasions starting in 1967. He would also caputre the Mid-Atlantic Television title from Baron von Raschke on March 5, 1978 in Charlotte, N.C. He would drop the title back to von Raschke on March 26.
In 1979, he started as announcer for the territory while still active in the ring next to Rich Landrum on World Wide Wrestling Weaver would also partner with David Crockett and Bob Caudle before leaving the company in 1988, before the sale to Ted Turner.
In a lengthy interview with the Mid-Atlantic Gateway website from late 2007, Weaver addressed his aging in front of the fans. "You know how I knew time was passing me by? I was always fan friendly and I would get dressed and go out and talk to the people all the time during all of the matches up until it was time for me to go on. I did that for years and years and years. The girls would all run up and hug me. And then finally, they started running up to me, the girls, and they'd throw their arms around me, about a 100 of them, and they'd whisper in my ear, 'Go get Ricky Steamboat.' (laughter) And then I knew I was over the hill."
Weaver was married twice, the first time to Betty, with whom he had a son named Bill.
But most people associate Weaver with women's wrestler Penny Banner, whom he married in 1959 in St. Louis, with the reception at the Claridge Hotel, where wrestling promoter Sam Muchnick had his office. They had a daughter together, named Wendi.
The Weaver-Banner marriage was a popular one with the press and fans. "The Weavers have been married for several years and those in the trade say it has been a very happy marriage with a minimum of serious quarrels. A few armlocks, half-Nelsons, backbreakers, with possibly a few of those wrestling wallops to the jaw, but nothing serious, and those bits of physical torture come under the heading of practice," hypothesized Johnny Janes of the San
Antonio Express in the April 9, 1963 edition.
But the truth wasn't far from the newspaperman's creative license claimed Banner in her autobiography, Banner Days, which detailed the years of physical and mental abuse she suffered at the hands of Weaver.
"It didn't take long to realize that marrying Johnny (the wrestler, not the referee) had a real down side," wrote Banner. "The fact was that was he was a young and handsome rising wrestler and was so recently put in the limelight, he now had women known as 'arena rats' throwing themselves at him every night. It made a huge difference in our relationship." They split in 1995.
Weaver was still semi-active in the area as a deputy sheriff for the Charlotte, N.C., police department, where he had put in 19 years of service. He would also make visits to area wrestling reunions and independent shows. CWF Mid-Atlantic, a promotions based out Burlington, N.C., has run the Johnny Weaver Cup annually since 2004. Weaver has been attendance each year to award the winner with a trophy.
"I last saw him in the summer," Hawk said. "We talked about old times, and he seemed to be in good health and spirits."


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With 3.5 billion searches being conducted on Google every day, internet competition can get cut-throat. More online frauds are being reported in social media this year than ever before. The increase in those seeking fake social and email accounts is thought to be attributed to the increase in competition.
"With the increase in the use of computers comes many areas of concerns. Cyber security is a hot topic right now," stated an authority on the subject. According to BBC, The number of identity theft has risen by 57% in the past year alone which is alarming. Another issue that has surfaced is that the intense competition online has led many to seek fraudulent measures like the purchase of fake social media content and false emails"
A recent study was published that concluded that even social media savvy teen-agers who use the platforms regularly are unable to spot fraudulent posts, news and other fake features. Only 44% felt they could spot less than honest content and many of them were fooled into believing fake social media material.
While fake social media and emails are sometimes created with fowl play in mind, it is also done by many online presences as a means for survival. As the number of ecommerce and websites online grow by leaps and bounds on a daily basis, so does the competition. Companies fight for top spots on search engine results and many other competitive situations which bring the desperate to count on media scams to pump up their business.
"I know that much of the news I see on social media is not true," said an avid computer user. "I don't worry too much about it though. I think as long as there is an internet, there will be fake news, frauds and scams. Buying social media followers is commonplace and I think most of us who are on the web a lot just realize and accept that as a fact. As long as I am not being harmed, I am not too concerned about it."
Norton Security has determined that as the internet becomes a larger part of people's lives, more physical objects connect to the internet as well. With the influx of such connected devices comes more targets for cybercriminals and hackers.
It is estimated that in the past year, 689 million users in 21 countries worldwide were affected by cybercrime. In addition to the immerging of objects that connect to the internet, the increased competition of websites to have visibility of content and pages has led to a record-breaking use of fake social media news and emails and the practice of buying social media followers as well.
Research shows that by the year 2020, there will likely be 50 billion things that connect to the internet, warranting more cybersecurity needed. It is also predicted that the practice of acquiring fraudulent social media followers, fake news and false emails will be commonplace as well.
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ALBANY — Republican Assemblyman Steve Katz was arrested and charged with marijuana possession after a Thursday-morning traffic stop on the Thruway.
The 59-year-old lawmaker was initially stopped at about 10 a.m. for allegedly driving 80 mph northbound near Coeymans. The posted speed limit is 65 mph.
"After noting the odor of marihuana, a New York State Trooper found Katz in possession of a small bag of marihuana," a State Police release issued Friday morning said. (State penal law uses the antiquated spelling of the substance.)
Katz, who is not charged with driving under the influence, was released on an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in Coeymans Town Court on March 28.
In a brief statement made a few hours after the news release, Katz said he "will not let this incident impede my public service and my calls for real mandate relief, a better economic climate and better services for those in need in New York. This should not overshadow the work I have done over the years for the public and my constituency.
"I am confident that once the facts are presented that this will quickly be put to rest," he said.
Katz is a member of the Assembly's Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee as well as its Higher Education Committee. In 2012, he voted against a bill that would have legalized medical marijuana.
In a recent mailer to constituents, he decried "an increase in drug use and drunk driving by our youngest citizens. ... I'm working with many groups to get these kids off the streets and into meaningful positions."
The Lower Hudson Valley lawmaker ran unsuccessfully last year for state Senate against his onetime ally Sen. Greg Ball, a former assemblyman. That bare-knuckle Republican primary battle included the revelation that Katz, a veterinarian, had once been arrested for putting a dead dog in a trash disposal bin, and another time for allegedly harming a feisty chihuahua during an exam. No charges were brought in either incident.
In recent weeks, Katz has been a strong voice in opposition to the NY SAFE gun control law, and has introduced legislation to repeal it. During the January debate on the bill pushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Katz said t the new law would "turn me into a criminal" because of his refusal to leave his wife and young daughters home alone with insufficient firepower: The new law limits individual magazines to seven rounds, down from 10.
The Legislature was in session Monday through Thursday this week as it prepared to complete the state budget. Katz did not inform Assembly Republican Leader Brian Kolb about his arrest before it became public.
The assemblyman took part in floor debate a few hours after his arrest, quizzing Democratic Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal — whom he mistakenly addressed at one point as "Assemblyman Rosenthal" — on a bill that would require medical professionals to undergo training in pain management and palliative care every four years. Katz voted against the measure.
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Coolio pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony gun charge for carrying a handgun in a backpack at Los Angeles International Airport.
The 53-year-old rapper, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey, was sentenced to three years probation and 45 days of community service.
He was told he can have the felony count reduced to a misdemeanor after the first year, but if found in possession of even one bullet, he'd be in violation of probation and find himself back in front of a judge.
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Coolio, speaking to reporters outside the courtroom, expressed remorse and said he will meet the terms of his probation. He could have faced up to three years in prison if convicted at trial.
"A mistake was made, it was a misunderstanding," Coolio said. "And I do not condone the use of firearms, legal or illegal. Thanks to the court and the attorneys handling this for me so I can still do the work that I do."
"I was very worried," he said.
Asked if he would be able to successfully complete probation, he said, "Absolutely."
"I mean, I'm not involved in crime, I'm not into anything illegal," he said. "It should be easy."
He was charged Oct. 13 with a single count of felony possession of a firearm by a felon with two priors. He has a 2001 conviction for carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle and a 2009 conviction for possession of cocaine base.
Coolio was arrested Sept. 17 at LAX. Airport police officers were called to Terminal 3 on a report of a prohibited item at a TSA screening station.
Police seized the bag and detained a person who claimed to own the bag, but officers determined that the bag contained items belonging to one of the suspect's traveling companions who had already boarded an aircraft.
That companion turned out to be Coolio, who was taken off the plane and admitted the bag belonged to him, police said. He was arrested but released on bail later that day.


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The summer issue of The Ottawa Genealogist has been published, and it is chock full of the latest news about the Ottawa Branch.
There are articles on "Frederick Alfred Weedmark and Susan (DeLorge) Fraser: The Mystery is Debunked", and "Your Introduction to GOONS!".
Photos and a write-up of "The Eighteenth Annual Historical Walking Tour of Beechwood " which was given to Edward Kipp, the editor of the newsletter.
The War of 1812 Timeline is in The Ottawa Genealogist, and an OGS Conference 2012 report which was held in Kingston this year is in the newsletter, as well as photos.
This newsletter is for members only, but if you want to become an member, go to www.ogs.on.ca, and click on Membership.


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The headliners seem to get all the glory, driving ticket sales and bringing in fans, but what about the other acts? How should you map out your listening experience? Our Firefly coverage team has seven suggestions.
Now in its third year, the Firefly Music Festival features seven stages and 108 music acts. For the math or memory-challenged, that's three more stages and 37 more bands than last year. Obviously, the biggest names and the brightest (rising) stars typically grace the "main stage" at any festival, but what about the rest of the bands on the side stages? Who is worth traipsing across The Woodlands to see?
Our Firefly team has a few suggestions:
WHEN 7 to 7:45 p.m., Saturday WHERE The Forest Maybe it's their Australian roots but something about the melodies and cadence of Boy & Bear conjures up white sand and deep, blue waters. That doesn't mean the music is superficial, though. Their first album paid homage to the classic structures of old-school pop and rock music while their second (and most recent) album, "Harlequin Dream," features 11 more textured songs. There's less rock, a lot more wistfulness, some sexy guitar moments and distinct stories.
Take B&B's current hit, "Southern Sun." At first, the song coasts along with a lilting acoustic guitar but then, without even noticing, listeners are in the thick of it, singing along to an undeniable hook. Like any beach day, it's simple but it sticks with you. Other songs like "Old Town Blues" feature pensive poetry while the title track boasts a jazzy saxophone reprieve. "Three Headed Woman" is lead singer and guitarist Dave Hosking's therapeutic breakup song.
Mainly, just prepare for an effortlessly cool set full of melodic harmonies, folk-rock grooves, sublime optimism and catchy sing-a-long hooks.
WHEN 6:30 to 7:15 p.m., Thursday
WHERE The Lawn
Formed in 2012, the California-based band Parade of Lights hasn't released a lot of material yet, but the little it has unveiled to the world is lovely. The group mixes equal parts rock, new wave and shoegaze to create a unique blend of 80s-influenced pop that draws inspiration from artists such as Depeche Mode and Madonna.
The quartet's set on Thursday will most likely include every track off its new EP "Golden," released in March. "Golden" features four honey-glazed tracks laced with euphoria. While the tempo of the songs aren't super upbeat, there' a spirit behind them that makes the tracks feel lively, provoking you to turn loose and cast away all of your cares.
WHEN 8:45 p.m., Saturday WHERE The Porch A-Trak, a 32-year-old Canadian DJ, producer and label owner, promises to unite Hip-Hop heads and EDM scenesters with a live set that guaranteed to shake booties, break beats and cross genres.
A-Trak first made a name for himself in the 90s when he became the youngest person to win the DMC World DJ Championship at 15. He later became an honorary member of the Invisbl Skratch Piklz, performing alongside heavyweights like DJ Q-bert and Mix Master Mike, as well as a member of The Allies with DJ Craze.
In 2004, he became Kanye West's tour DJ. His prowess on the ones and twos can be heard on Common's "Be," Kanye West's "Late Registration" and "Graduation," Kid Cudi's "Man on the Moon" and Drake's "Thank Me Later."
But A-Trak is more than just a scratch artist. He's also co-owner of the label Fool's Gold, which has helped launch the careers of Kid Sister and Kid Cudi. In 2009, he formed a disco house production duo with Armand Van Helden under the name Duck Sauce, whose tracks "aNYway" and "Barbara Steisand" achieved massive success. More recently, he's partnered with Cam'ron on the "Federal Reserve" EP, Lex Lugar on "Low Pros EP1," and he has a collaboration with Young Thug in the works.
Want more cred? He's been featured on the cover of Billboard Magazine with Diplo and Skrillex. His brother, David Macklovitch, is one-half of Chromeo. He's produced Lupe Fiasco and remixed MSTRKRFT and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. His video for the track "Tuna Melt" was nominated for a 2013 MTV Video Music Award. And last month he performed with The Roots on The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon.
WHEN 8:15 p.m. WHERE The Lawn Indie rock lovers looking for a catchy band that's played alongside bands like Minus the Bear and Incubus should check out Young the Giant.
This five-man band from Southern California produces alternative rock that switches from mellow to punchy. And while their slightly synthetic sound may not be for everyone, it's proven successful enough to get the band's first three singles on the top five of Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. The band also performed during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards and has earned multiple spots on the Billboard 200 chart and the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Young the Giant front man Sameer Gadhia has a sweet raspy hint to his voice that adds a little edge to the band's melodies. Their music can be soft and soothing, with dreamy, vivid lyrics in songs like "Firelight" that you can lose yourself in, or allow you to rock out and dance to songs with an edgier songs like "My Body" and "It's About Time."
But their most recent hit, "Cough Syrup," which was featured on the TV show Glee in 2012, demonstrates exactly how catchy this band can be.
WHEN 8:30 TO 9:45 p.m. Friday WHERE The Lawn Stage Band of Horses has been around for a decade, but its surge to popularity has been a slow and steady rise over the past few years.
The South Carolina-based band originated in 2004 in Seattle and has since released four studio albums, including the Grammy-nominated "Infinite Arms"in 2010. Band of Horses has yet to have a hit on the Billboard Charts but that doesn't mean concert-goers won't be familiar with the band's music. Songs such as "No One's Gonna Love You" and "The Funeral" are familiar staples of film and television. Cee Lo Green even covered "No One's Gonna Love You" in 2010.
Rolling Stone magazine has compared the indie-rock band to fellow Southern-based rock band My Morning Jacket. Band of Horses recently released a live album "Acoustic at the Ryman" with stripped down versions of its 10 best hits.
WHEN 3 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Saturday WHERE The Coffee House & The Porch Walk Off The Earth has been around for nearly a decade, but the band skyrocketed to stardom in 2012 thanks to a Youtube video in which its five members all play Gotye's "Someone That I Used to Know" on a single guitar. The video garnered 35 million views in two weeks and helped launch the Ontario, Canada-based band into the public eye.
To date, Walk Off The Earth has released three albums and their music style is incredibly varied. Some of their songs, like "Summer Vibe" and "Gang of Rhythm" are laid back and beachy. That aspect of their sound will appeal to anyone who is a fan of Jack Johnson. Other songs, such as "R.E.V.O" have a fast-paced pop rock sound. Regardless of what style of music they're playing Walk Off The Earth's music is driven by harmonies, strong percussion and unique instruments like ukulele and banjo. Their tune "Red Hands" has gotten a little bit of radio play, but is by no means indicative of their sounds. If you want a little bit of everything all at once check out Walk Off the Earth.
WHEN 9 p.m., Saturday WHERE The Lawn If you fancy a blast from the past in the midst of Firefly's modern rock lineup, catch Beck Hansen AKA Beck, who's touring for his first album in five years.
The album "Morning Phase" was released in February and has been described by Beck as "California music," borrowing from the sounds of the Byrds, Neil Young and Crosby Stills and Nash.
Of course when we think of Beck, we remember the 1996 album "Odelay," which birthed hit singles "Where It's At," "Devil's Haircut" and "The New Pollution." The album, Beck's fifth, reached #16 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold over two million copies in the U.S. "Odelay" raked in several awards, including a Grammy in 1997 for Best Alternative Music Album. Beck also won a Grammy that year for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Where It's At."
Since "Odelay" Beck has released seven studio albums, none of which reached the notoriety of the 1996 album that launched him into fame.
Beck's sound is difficult to classify as one specific genre, but is generally split between alternative and indie. Beck plays a variety of musical instruments and has been known to sample folk, psychedelia, electronic, country, hip hop and more.


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|In the last times all my customizations to LXDE plugins (Keyboard Layout Handler and Application Launch Bar) were accepted and so are/will be in official lxpanel versions.In the last times I worked again on a new plugin that integrates together the Application Launch Bar and the Task Bar.
The Name of this new plugin is Application Launch and Task Bar.
Here's the interaction that I added (visible in the screenshots below):
1) when right clicking on a task button you can see the new menu item "New Instance" if its desktop file is found in launcher or in the menu cache;
2) when right clicking on a task button you can see the new menu item"Add to Launcher" if its desktop file is NOT found in launcher and is FOUND in the menu cache;
3) when right clicking on a task button you can see the new menu item"Remove from Launcher" if its desktop file is FOUND in launcher;
4) when right clicking on a task button you will see NONE of the above if the funcion was not able to locate the desktop file at all.
The way that a desktop file is searched from a task button is simple and not perfect, in some cases it may fail and there's a config key file to handle these special cases.
a) The desktop files have an Exec section, the exec command is stripped from any argument and the location of the binary (e.g. /usr/bin) is also removed;
b) From the task buttons I retrieve the PID of the window and from the PID I retrieve the command, this command is also stripped from arguments and binary location;
c) the key file about special cases is created if not found in ~/.config/lxpanel/
[special_cases] synaptic=synaptic-pkexec
which means that for the task manager retrieved command in these 3 cases I search instead for the associated value
If you are on Lubuntu 12.04 or 13.04 you just download the debian package, otherwise download the source code archive and you need to compile it yourself (be careful, the --prefix depends from your distribution!):
sudo apt-get build-dep lxpanel
./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-man --enable-indicator-support
sudo make install
After the installation you call
lxpanelctl restart
then add the applet 'Application Launch and Task Bar' to the panel and remove the 'Application Launch Bar' and the 'Task Bar'.
NOTE1 about Keyboard Layout Handler: about the advanced setxkbmap options you can get a list of all options entering in a terminal man xkeyboard-config
NOTE2 about Keyboard Layout Handler: if you will create a folder in /usr/share/lxpanel/images/xkb-flags-cust (may vary according to the prefix) and put your custom country flags there, you will then have a third choice in "Show Layout as" named "Custom Image" (embedded flags are in /usr/share/lxpanel/images/xkb-flags).
dev. versions
download :
source code : lxpanel-0.6.0.1.tar.xz
64 bit debian/ubuntu package for 12.04 and 13.04: lxpanel_0.6.0.1-1~u1204_amd64.deb, lxpanel_0.6.0.1-1~u1304_amd64.deb
32 bit debian/ubuntu package for 12.04 and 13.04: lxpanel_0.6.0.1-1~u1204_i386.deb, lxpanel_0.6.0.1-1~u1304_i386.deb
development versions :
the source code is hosted in the official lxde git repository on http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxde/.


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Norwood police arrest suspect after pursuit, search for second man
Cincinnati units assisted Norwood officers
Police have arrested one suspect after a brief pursuit.
Norwood police said they attempted to stop a vehicle around 3:35 p.m. Tuesday.
The pursuit began on Reading Road at Avon Drive in Norwood, it then crossed into the City of Cincinnati. Cincinnati police then joined Norwood officers in the attempt to stop the suspect. The suspect was arrested in the 1600 block of Rose Place.
Police arrested the driver, Terry Folson, 20, in Cincinnati a brief time after the pursuit began. They are still searching for the passenger who ran from the vehicle after the pursuit ended.
The second suspect is described as a black male with short black hair and a round face. He was about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 160 pounds. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans with a white belt. He was wanted for drug trafficking.
Police canine units were tracking the suspect.
No other information was immediately available about the incident. Police have not said why they began the pursuit.
Folson will be arraigned Wednesday morning.


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'NCIS' Star Michael Weatherly In Car Crash
Michael Weatherly -- one of the stars of "NCIS" -- just got in a gnarly car accident near Universal Studios in L.A.
Witnesses tell TMZ ... Weatherly was driving a black Mercedes over the Barham Pass, which connects Hollywood with the San Fernando Valley, when the lanes merged and somehow at least two vehicles were involved in a collision.
Weatherly's car sustained some serious damage to the front passenger side. The front bumper was nearly ripped off the ride. A silver BMW was also damaged in the crash.
We just spoke with the driver of the silver BMW -- who told us Weatherly crashed into him and ran the BMW into a nearby pole. The driver tells us Weatherly quickly parked his car, approached the BMW and "accepted responsibility" for the accident.
The driver tells us both parties exchanged information. The BMW has already been loaded on to a tow truck. Weatherly seems okay -- he's on his cell phone right now.
An ambulance arrived but apparently it will be leaving without passengers.
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BlueCotton is a screen printing company in Bowling Green, KY with a retail store located near campus selling WKU and UK merchandise. We create Game Day shirts for all WKU home games. Students have really gotten in the habit of purchasing game day shirts at BlueCotton because of our unique designs. The WKU bookstore is the only other place that sells game day shirts, making it our largest (local WKU) competition. Our designs in the past have been very fresh and creative, thus making them popular. We have our own art team, but like to branch out occasionally to get new shirt ideas/designs.
The attached design is one that was submitted that we do not want to use. It does not strike us as unique or have a "commemorative" feeling about it.
Mostly students buy the game day shirts (18yrs-22yrs), however we have several teachers and parents purchasing as well. If I had to estimate, I would say it would be 70% students - 30% other. They will only be WKU fans, not IU fans. WKU is not a HUGE football school; however this will probably be the most well attended football game, since it is a RED OUT and the first home game. In other words, those purchasing shirts would not be considered "die hard fans", but going more for school spirit, social reasons, and to support the school.
September 18th, 2010
Western Kentucky University v Indiana University (first WKU home game)
Red Out - meaning all/most students will be wearing RED - shirt must be red. It needs to have two sides with a large, prominent design on the front or back (I prefer back, but am open), and smaller design on other side. The idea behind one side being "smaller" is that the shirt is predominantly red.
Shirt should be somewhat "commemorative" - WKU students and fans typically go all out for these red/black/or white out games more than other game day shirts.
Required: Red Shirts, Date, Teams, the words "Red Out",


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Gina Perez of Fiddle Farms is one of five farms participating in Dirt Works. (Photo: Lowcountry Local First)
Before you can grow food, you need to grow farmers. Growing farmers — like seedlings in a greenhouse — is the mission of Dirt Works Incubator Farm near Charleston, S.C. The 10-acre parcel on Walnut Hill Plantation on Johns Island is the keystone of the Growing New Farmers Program of Lowcountry Local First and is funded by USDA-Rural Development.
Farmers are something of an endangered breed. The average age of America's farmers is 57, and one-quarter of American farmers are 65 or older. The trend is even grayer in South Carolina, says Nikki Seibert, the sustainable agriculture program director at Lowcountry Local First, a nonprofit dedicated to promotion and development of the local economy.
"We're trying to lower the barriers to farming," says Seibert.
An apprentice program started in 2010 has trained 80 people in farming practices — and business practices — specific to the climate of coastal Carolina. Some of those apprentices are now part of the first class at Dirt Works, a three-year program.
The 10 acres is divided into plots of one to two acres for up to six farmers and a one-acre community garden, or teaching plot, for apprentices, students and the public. All the produce grown on the teaching plot goes to local food banks.
The five farmers now part of the program pay $2,000 a year for the plot and access to a packing shed, walk-in cooler, tools and equipment such as a tractor.
"Access to the packing shed, cooler, irrigation, inexpensive land, and tractor are all huge costs to have covered," says John Warren (right), one of the partners in Spade and Clover Gardens. Warren is a graduate of Lowcountry Local First's Growing New Farmers Program and current member of Dirt Works.
"Also, the ability to bounce ideas around with a bunch of young farmers with a lot of energy with an experimental edge is huge," Warren says.
The farmers also get help with developing a business plan and marketing plan, says Seibert. The incubator gives each farmer three years to develop the skills in the field and in the marketplace to make it on their own.
Dirt Works farmers are growing 39 different fruits and vegetables, as well as cut flowers. Many of the crops are heirloom vegetables and "high dollar crops that consumers can't find at the grocery store," says Seibert.
At Spade and Clover, "We also harvest vegetable crops in all stages of their development such as flowering kale or green tomatoes so as to extend the potential for each crop and disturb the land less," says Warren.
Farmers work together to sell their produce and flowers at local restaurants and farmers markets.
The project also hopes to nudge a shift in the culture toward small-scale sustainable farming and local food production, Seibert says.
"We already seeing local food become an expectation in restaurants," she says.
Check out the farm in this fly-over video below:
Related stories on MNN:
- MSNBC anchor Dylan Ratigan gives up fame and fortune to become a farmer
- 40 farmers under 40
- How big a backyard would you need to live off the land?


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Kernel Cousin KDE #31 Is Out
Aaron J. Seigo and Juergen Appel deliver again with Kernel Cousin KDE #31. This week's summary includes talk about chemistry application Kalzium (1, 2) as a candidate for kdeedu, KDE artists' discussions (have a peek at the new tear-offs on text icons), word wrapping in dialogs, KDirAdm - an LDAP administration tool, animated icon support in KDE 3.0, and more.
Note from the Kalzium author
The Kalzium link in the topic doesn't work right now (though the images do). I'm posting on behalf of author, Carsten Niehaus (whose browser isn't working), who states that, "For some reason my admin disabled the php_mod for apache. I've already written him that he should reactivate it. I hope it is fixed ASAP." For now, please see http://kt.zork.net/kde/kde20020118_31.html#1 . Sorry for any inconvenience.
By Triskelios at Thu, 2002/01/24 - 6:00am
Icon Tearoffs
The new icons with the tearoff look are nice. But I fear that they'll be to 'busy', especially done on 32x32 icons.
By David Johnson at Thu, 2002/01/24 - 6:00am
Re: Icon Tearoffs
By MW at Thu, 2002/01/24 - 6:00am
Re: Icon Tearoffs
Uh, am I really the only one who thinks the default icons *rewl*? How strange. These icons are just so professional and no-nonsense.
By Navindra Umanee at Fri, 2002/01/25 - 6:00am
Re: Icon Tearoffs
You're not the only one. I think it is just the people who don't like the default icons who comment. All the people who like them don't say anything usually. I like them, but I never get involved in these discussions about them.
By not me at Fri, 2002/01/25 - 6:00am
Re: Icon Tearoffs
The default icons are beautiful. And with KDE3 and Qt3 and alpha-blending
By Tim at Wed, 2002/01/30 - 6:00am
Re: Icon Tearoffs
Default icons are default icons. Basta. I don't want to discuss quality of iKons here, but quality of our default iKons has been proved. Any other icon themes are welcome if they are: 1. not rip off, 2. clean and elegant, 3. consistent 4. finished in all sizes. iKons don't match any of these four requirements.
By Anonymous at Fri, 2002/01/25 - 6:00am
Re: Icon Tearoffs
By as at Fri, 2002/01/25 - 6:00am
Re: Icon Tearoffs
:-) Could you post _with_ e-mail-address next time if you feel so much responsible for our icons? Actually there are a lot of icons in IKons which I'd like to see in 'hicolor' (which is the default-icontheme).
By Torsten Rahn at Fri, 2002/01/25 - 6:00am
Re: Icon Tearoffs
it does look a little nicer, but i don't get the motivation of the redesign. why are there tearoffs? (on one side only?)
By me at Thu, 2002/01/24 - 6:00am
Re: Icon Tearoffs
Basically, because it looks a little nicer, and because it distinguishes the file icon a bit more (makes it contrast more with, say, device or directory icons).
By Carbon at Thu, 2002/01/24 - 6:00am
[email protected]
There are two reasons why I added them:
- because it looks a bit nicer (actually I did a survey among 30 people who had to choose between grey, blue and skin-orangebrown colored mimetype-papers and between with and w/o tearoffs.The version currently chosen was the one people liked best.
- it makes it easy to distinguish files which are stored in ASCII-format (with tearoff) from files which are stored in binary-format (w/o tearoffs)
By Torsten Rahn at Fri, 2002/01/25 - 6:00am
Re: [email protected]
damn, tackat, you really seem to have put some thoughts into this ;)
Thanks for all your great work! Just remember, there's no other who has succeeded in making icons that fit all of the above requirements. Logical conclusion is, you r0x0r the most!
By me at Fri, 2002/01/25 - 6:00am
Tearoff on the left side instead?
How about placing the tear offs on the left side of the icons instead on
For 32x32-sized or smaller icons one should consider not to add the tear offs.
By Gunter Ohrner at Fri, 2002/01/25 - 6:00am
back to the speed issue....
By Iuri Fiedoruk at Fri, 2002/01/25 - 6:00am
Re: back to the speed issue....
This one is interesting too! I know it's not a kde problem this bussiness of compilers once they are not the ones that compiles KDE, BUT if KDE can compiles with better compilers and KDE team asks for packagers I'm sure they would make use of better compilers. :)
By Iuri Fiedoruk at Sat, 2002/01/26 - 6:00am
Re: back to the speed issue....
Hmmm... I'm not sure what to make of that article. Since my research involves writing lots of numerical code, speed is a critical issue for me. Excited by the open-mag article I tried out the Intel C++ compiler, and frankly the results are rather disappointing. Code compiled with g++ 3.0.3 seems to consistently run about twice as fast. The test CPU is a Pentium III (800MHz). Perhaps, the fact that all of my computations are done with doubles rather than floats may be cramping the optimization possibilities (e.g. vectorization) for the Intel C++ compiler, but the fact remains that (for me) g++ 3.x seems to be a better choice for now. I would be interested in comparing the performance on a Pentium IV machine, but I do not have access to one yet. All in all, because of my experience, I'm not sure if KDE would benefit from Intel C++.
Just my two cents.
By YR at Thu, 2002/01/31 - 6:00am
just to say that the orientation of the light is not the same for all the icons, look at the textfile icon and the dir icon, the shadows have different orientations.
By Anne-Marie Mahfouf at Thu, 2002/01/31 - 6:00am


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Reuters is once again exposed doctoring photos to change the images of the Gaza flotilla "peace activists".
Eagle-eyed blogger Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs was responsible for exposing Reuters' Fauxtography during the 2006 Lebanon conflict.
Examining photos of bloodied and battered Israeli naval commandos on board the Mavi Marnara, published by the Turkish press, Johnson has once again exposed Reuters' doctoring of photos.
In the first picture, published in the Turkish newspaper, notice the "peace activist" holding a knife in the lower right corner:
The same photo released by Reuters has been cropped so that the knife, and potentially, evidence of the intentions of the "peace activists", is removed:
Little Green Footballs then identified another cropped Reuters photo:
Reuters has cropped out a big knife and a big pool of blood as well as another badly injured Israeli soldier lying on the ground:
Photographer and image analyst David Katz is vastly experienced in the photographic process, from the initial capture of the image through selection, editing, correcting, caption sending, together with the newsroom processes that would leave an image ready to be viewed through the media. We asked him for his professional opinion:
My initial reaction was to avoid hasty accusations against Reuters as this was a fairly unique set of circumstances and one that I felt needed a bit more investigation before pointing fingers began.
My understanding was and still is that the images were taken by someone onboard the ship and deleted by the security services before being returned to the IHH activist who then had the images retrieved through special software in Turkey upon their return and then passed to the newspaper to help embarrass Israel even further.
It's not clear at this point whether Reuters took them as some kind of screen grab or were offered it in a more conventional way for distribution. What is clear, however, is the picture was obviously cropped. One could play Devil's advocate to say that it was not done intentionally - perhaps the knife was not spotted by the Reuters picture desk or someone may have innocently, through overwork or tiredness, just made a mistake. After all, the original images had not come from Reuters staff or freelance photographers but an activist on the ship with an agenda.
However once LGF highlighted the second image that was lightened and run through Photoshop, not only did this highlight the knife that was cropped out in the Reuters image, it also showed a seriously wounded soldier who had also been removed from the image to deliberately hide the true intentions of the terrorists.
It is crystal clear that someone at Reuters has deliberately hidden key parts of the original images. What we do not know at this stage is, who at Reuters did this and more importantly why?
The use of imagery in the media war is becoming more and more widespread. There has to be a responsibility from the bloggers, website hosts and especially from the international news wire services in the way they use the images.
This appears to be a deliberate attempt to change images for a specific reason. Reuters needs to investigate this and act in an appropriate manner.
Since being exposed, Reuters has uncropped the offending photographs. However, this still leaves questions over how this was allowed to happen. Evidently Reuters has not yet learned the lessons of the 2006 Fauxtography affair.