The Telegraph counts down some of the most infamous photography fakes to date. From obviously bad cloning to clever photo-merging, these hoaxes will serve as a reminder to the addage: "Absolute power corrupts absolutely". Probably the most forgivable of the bunch is the famous "Fairies" photo from 1917 (seen above) simply for the fact that it was low-tech method that required some manual work and creativity.

I dread the day when Photoshop is available to anyone and everyone. Oh wait, it already is.

Well, the best is, to do it manually but of course you can do it with a tool. In the www you can find several good tools to do blogcomments. At the moment I am using autoblog2008 for wordpress (this is also available for typepad).

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Un alt documentar asupra rockului si influentei rock asupra umanitatii...bla bla, dupoa cast si cei care vor vorbi despre asta pare sa fie mai bine pus la punct decat precedentele....se vrea mai bun ca Moog avand aceasi echipa, care se preseupune ca invata din propriile greseli, oricum din cast fac parte Frodo....adika Elijah Wood, Fairuza Balk, eterna vrajitoare, Markovski din I Heart Huckabees adika Jason Schwartzman si de printre muzicieni Britt Daniel (Spoon), Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks), Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse), Jimmy Tamborello (Postal Service, Dntel), John Doe (X), the Dandy Warhols, Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle), Los Lobos, Kimya Dawson, Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Wes Borland(Limp Bizkit) si o mie de alti rockalai din lumea punk-alternative-metal...fiecare dandu-si cu parerea sub luminile unei camere...sa vedem ce iesi...cand va iesi adika in 2009....nu exista inca trailer, si nici poster....i'll keep you posted

Linkul de imdb http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1198130/

These guys are definately worth a YouTube vid (see attached vid on the flip side of the link).

Not only that, but you need to see them in person. If you like GWAR and such, then you're gonna like Green Jello…I mean Green Jelly!

So we have just been informed by one of our faithful followers, Monkey of Rot Gut Glory, that Green Jelly will be making a stop in Springfield on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Ground Xero!

Gewicht: 303 g - Länge Klinge: 85 mm - Länge Griff: 118 mm - Länge offen: 203 mm

http://www.alfred-wittenauer.de/prod/leahy.htm

During this project and on my 1972 TR6Rv project as well, I am trying to fabricate as many of the specialty tools as I can because they get a fortune for these things.

The first one I made was the slotted clutch spring screwdriver. It was quite easy really. We have a bucket of 1/8" thick by 8" long steel left over from a project that has come in most handy. I simply measured the width of the slotted clutch spring screws and hit the steel on the grinder until it was the correct width. Then I cut the 1/4" slot on the mill. Thanks to my brother Tom for the help on the mill. He's good - me... not so much. Then I dressed up the tip to resemble a screwdriver on the grinder and there you have it.

The next tool was the large socket needed to undo the mainshaft sprocket. A 1-1/2" socket is needed (actually a hair big due to the nut being Whitworth, but we'll make due) and it also needs to be a deep socket as well. Purchasing a 1-1/2" deep socket is a costly endeavor. So, after much searching for a cheap option, it was off the Cheap Tool Heaven - Harbor Freight!!! I picked up a set of Pittsburgh large impact sockets on sale for $28.00. Then, I put the needed socket in the lathe and cut it in half so I could add a piece of pipe to it to make the socket deeper.

Here it is after cutting and before welding.

Here it is after welding and ready to use. I'm holding it with my glove because it is still hot as hell from welding it all together. It turned out great and a quick blip with the impact wrench and the main drive sprocket nut was free and suffered no damage from the tool. If I though the tool would damage the nut, I would have made further modifications, but I didn't need to.

I did have to break down and purchase the timing side camwheel extractor and the crankshaft pinion extractor because I am not foolish enough to try to remove the timing gears with any other tool. Those are some brittle gears - ask me how I know. Ok, I used a screwdriver on the '72 TR6Rv gears and $68.00 later I had a new replacement exhaust gear to replace my foolishly broken one. Live and learn. Those special tools are special for a reason.

Next up is the transmission teardown, a clutch basket mystery and the cause of the above clutch basket rub.

Oh yeah - I called the previous owner again about the missing parts. Guess what??? He hasn't returned my call. In the mean time, I've gotten a messed up clutch side cover and a messed up primary cover off eBay for cheap. I though I'd get them just incase this previous owner doesn't come through (which I'm really not getting warm fuzzies about).

En Estados Unidos ya están a días de estrenar Rock Band 2, específicamente el 14 de Septiembre y Guitar Hero: World Tour también ya esta a la vuelta de la esquina, y ambos juegos musicales muestran una pelea encarnizada por acaparar el mercado en esta próxima temporada navideña.

A manera de rumor se publico hace tiempo lo que podría ser la lista final de tracks para Guitar Hero: World Tour, aunque parece ser que esta lista no es correcta la utilizare solo como comparativo, pero incluyo también 30 tracks que ya han sido confirmados oficialmente para Guitar Hero, y 4 mas que acaban de añadir.

Y el set list oficial de Rock Band 2 fue revelado durante el pasado E3, seria interesante ver cual de los 2 juegos tiene las mejores canciones en conjunto, primero aquí esta la probable lista de Guitar Hero: World Tour, revisen ambas y decidan cual les parece la ganadora en cuanto a contenido se refiere.

Probable Set List de Guitar Hero: Worl Tour:

Eagle Rock High School Tour:
"Dope Nose" de Weezer
"The Middle" de Jimmy Eat World
Encore: "Today" de Smashing Pumpkins

Big City Kids Tour:
"Roland" de Interpol
"Santeria" de Sublime
Encore: "Mr. Brightside" de The Killers

Feelin' Nostalgic Tour:
"Take It on the Run" de REO Speedwagon
"Hold the Line" de Toto
Encore: "Rebel Yell" de Billy Idol

Vixens Tour:
"Heartbreaker" de Pat Benatar
"All Around Me" de Flyleaf
Encore:"Misery Business" de Paramore

Undertow Tour:
"Stinkfist" de Tool
"Lateralus" de Tool
"Schism" de Tool

Synchronicity Tour:
"Guitar Battle Vs. Sting" (Guitar Career Only)
Encore: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police

Fight the System Tour:
"The Kids Aren't Alright" de The Offspring
The Good Left Undone" de Rise Agaisnt
Encore: "Bleed it Out" de Linkin Park

QQ Tour:
"Face Down" de The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
"The Kill" de 30 Seconds to Mars
Encore: "Thank You for the Venom" de My Chemical Romance

Rockin the Carnival Tour:
"Dammit" by Blink 182
"When You Heat Stops Beating" by +44

Neva' Forget Tour:
"Jumpin Jack Flash" de The Rolling Stones
"Don't Fear the Reaper" de Blue Öyster Cult
Encore: "Light My Fire" de The Doors

We Want the Funk Tour:
"Give it Away" de Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Renegades of Funk" de Rage Agaisnt the Machines
Encore: "No Sleep till Brooklyn" de The Beastie Boys Feat. Kerry King

Rockin' the Joint Tour:
"Are You Gonna Go My Way" de Lenny Kravitz
"I Don't wanna Miss a Thing" de Aerosmith

On Top of the World Tour:
"Man in the Box" de Alice in Chains
"Kickstart My Heart" de Mötley Crüe
Encore: "Spin the Black Circle" de Pearl Jam

G. Stinger Tour:
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" de Nirvana
"Car Chase City" de Tenacious D
Encore: "Everlong" de Foo Fighters

Lands End Tour:
"Animal" de Def Leppard
"Runaway" de Bon Jovi
Encore: "Paradise City" de Guns N' Roses

Doin' it Different Tour:
"Song for the Dead" de Queens of the Stone Age
"Vasoline" de Stone Temple Pilots
Encore: "Assassin" de Muse

Hootin' and Hollerin' Tour:
"The Boys Are Back in Town" de Thin Lizzy
"Life in the Fastlane" de The Eagles
Encore:"Sweet Home Alabama" de Lynyrd Skynyrd

All Pissed Off Tour:
"Here to Stay" de KoRn
"Dragula" de Rob Zombie
Encore: "Bat Country" de Avenged Sevenfold

Here Me Roar Tour:
"10,000 Fists" de Disturbed
"Duality" de Slipknot
Encore: "Toxicity" de System of a Down

S.D.M.F. Tour:
"Guitar Battle Vs. Zakk Wylde" (Solo en mode carrera de Guitarra)
*Encore: "Demise of Sanity" de Black Label Society

Fathers of Metal Tour:
"Don't Talk to Strangers" de Dio
"Heaven and Hell" de Black Sabbath
Encore: "Crazy Train" de Ozzy Osbourne

Making Progress Tour:
"The Spirit of Radio" de Rush
"Comfortably Numb" de Pink Floyd
Encore: "Pull Me Under" de Dream Theater

Eruption Tour:
"Beat it" de Micheal Jackson Feat. Eddie Van Halen
"Hot for Teacher" de Van Halen

Tooth Fang & Claw Tour:
"Guitar Battle Vs. Ted Nugent" (Solo modo carrera de Guitarra)
Encore: "Stranglehold" de Ted Nugent

Decades of Metal Tour
"Warriors of Time" de Black Tide
"Leather Rebel" de Judas Priest
Encore: "Hallowed be Thy Name" de Iron Maiden

Livin' in a Nightmare Tour:
"Angel of Death" de Slayer
"Tornado of Souls" de Megadeth
Encore: "Master of Puppets" de Metallica

Legends of Rock Tour:
"Johnny B. Goode" de Chuck Berry
"The Wind Cries Mary" de Jimi Hendrix
Encore: "Purple Haze (Live)" de Jimi Hendrix

Bonus Tour:
"45" de Shinedown
"96 Quite Bitter Beings" de CKY
"Bombshell" de Powerman 5000
"Clavado en un Bar" de Maná
"Enjoy the Silence" de Lacuna Coil
"Feuer Frei" de Rammstein
"Fury of the Storm" de Dragonforce
"Never Too Late" de The Answer
"Nottingham Lace" de Buckethead
"One Armed Scissor" de At The Drive-In
"Satch Boogie" de Joe Satriani
"Schrei" de Tokio Hotel
"Soul Doubt" de NOFX

"We're An American Band" de Grand Funk Railroad
"Guitar Battle Vs. Sting" de Sting
"Guitar Battle Vs. Ted Nugent" de Ted Nugent
"Guitar Battle Vs. Zakk Wylde" de Zakk Wylde

Sample Songs:
"Untitled Drum Sample" creada por Chad Smith
"Untitled Drum Sample" creada por Dave Grohl
"Untitled Drum Sample" creada por Travis Barker
"Cliffs of Dover" creada por Neversoft
"Misirlou" creada por Neversoft
"Walk This Way" creada por Neversoft
"YYZ" creada por Neversoft

Tracks confirmados oficialmente para Guitar Hero: World Tour:

Airborne - “Too Much Too Young”
At The Drive In - “One Armed Scissor”
Billy Idol - “Rebel Yell”
Black Label Society - “Stillborn”
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - “Weapon Of Choice”
Blink 182 - “Damnit”
Bob Seger - “Hollywood Nights”
Dinosaur Jr. - “Feel The Pain”
Foo Fighters - “Everlong”
Interpol - “Obstacle 1″
Jimi Hendrix - “Wind Cries Mary”
Jimi Hendrix - “Purple Haze” (live)
Linkin Park - “In The End (If We Have To”
Linkin Park - “What I’ve Done”
Metallica - “Trapped Under Ice”
Michael Jackson - “Beat It”
Ozzy Osbourne - “Crazy Train”
Ozzy Osbourne - “Mr. Crowley”
Paramore - “Misery Business”
Silversun Pickups - “Lazy Eye”
Smashing Pumpkins - “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
Steve Miller Band - “The Joker”
System Of A Down - “BYOB”
Sublime - “Santeria”
Survivor - “Eye Of The Tiger”
The Answer - “Never Too Late”
The Doors - “Light My Fire”
The Doors - “Love Me Two Times”
The Eagles - “Hotel California”
Van Halen - “Hot For Teacher”

The Living End - Prisioner of Society

Bullet for My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire

Lacuna Coil - Our Truth

Los Lobos - La Bamba

Y ahora el Set List oficial de Rock Band 2:

1. AC/DC "Let There Be Rock" 1970s
2. AFI "Girl's Gone Grey" 2000s
3. Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know" 1990s
4. Alice in Chains "Man in the Box" 1990s
5. Allman Brothers "Ramblin' Man" 1970s
6. Avenged Sevenfold "Almost Easy" 2000s
7. Bad Company "Shooting Star" 1970s
8. Beastie Boys "So Whatcha Want" 1990s
9. Beck "E-Pro" 2000s
10. Bikini Kill "Rebel Girl" 1990s
11. Billy Idol "White Wedding Pt. I" 1980s
12. Blondie "One Way or Another" 1970s
13. Bob Dylan "Tangled Up in Blue" 1970s
14. Bon Jovi "Livin' on a Prayer" 1980s
15. Cheap Trick "Hello There" 1970s
16. Devo "Uncontrollable Urge" 1980s
17. Dinosaur Jr. "Feel the Pain" 1990s
18. Disturbed "Down with the Sickness" 2000s
19. Dream Theater "Panic Attack" 2000s
20. Duran Duran "Hungry Like the Wolf" 1980s
21. Elvis Costello "Pump It Up" 1970s
22. Fleetwood Mac "Go Your Own Way" 1970s
23. Foo Fighters "Everlong" 1990s
24. Guns N' Roses "Shackler's Revenge" 2000s
25. Interpol "PDA" 2000s
26. Jane's Addiction "Mountain Song" 1980s
27. Jethro Tull "Aqualung" 1970s
28. Jimmy Eat World "The Middle" 2000s
29. Joan Jett "Bad Reputation" 1980s
30. Journey "Anyway You Want It" 1970s
31. Judas Priest "Painkiller" 1990s
32. Kansas "Carry On Wayward Son" 1970s
33. L7 "Pretend We're Dead" 1990s
34. Lacuna Coil "Our Truth" 2000s
35. Linkin Park "One Step Closer" 2000s
36. Lit "My Own Worst Enemy" 1990s
37. Lush "De-Luxe" 1990s
38. Mastodon "Colony of Birchmen" 2000s
39. Megadeth "Peace Sells" 1980s
40. Metallica "Battery" 1980s
41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones "Where'd You Go" 1990s
42. Modest Mouse "Float On" 2000s
43. Motorhead "Ace of Spades" 1980s
44. Nirvana "Drain You" 1990s
45. Norman Greenbaum "Spirit in the Sky" 1960s
46. Panic at the Disco "Nine in the Afternoon" 2000s
47. Paramore "That's What You Get" 2000s
48. Pearl Jam "Alive" 1990s
49. Presidents of the USA "Lump" 1990s
50. Rage Against the Machine "Testify" 1990s
51. Ratt "Round & Round" 1980s
52. Red Hot Chili Peppers "Give it Away" 1990s
53. Rise Against "Give it All" 2000s
54. Rush "The Trees" 1970s
55. Silversun Pickups "Lazy Eye" 2000s
56. Smashing Pumpkins "Today" 1990s
57. Social Distortion "I Was Wrong" 1990s
58. Sonic Youth "Teenage Riot" 1980s
59. Soundgarden "Spoonman" 1990s
60. Squeeze "Cool for Cats" 1970s
61. Steely Dan "Bodhitsattva" 1970s
62. Steve Miller Band "Rock'n Me" 1970s
63. Survivor "Eye of the Tiger" 1980s
64. System of a Down "Chop Suey" 2000s
65. Talking Heads "Psycho Killer" 1970s
66. Tenacious D "Master Exploder" 2000s
67. Testament "Souls of Black" 1990s
68. The Donnas "New Kid in School" 2000s
69. The Go-Go's "We Got the Beat" 1980s
70. The Grateful Dead "Alabama Getaway" 1980s
71. The Guess Who "American Woman" 1970s
72. The Muffs "Kids in America" 1990s
73. The Offspring "Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated)" 1990s
74. The Replacements "Alex Chilton" 1980s
75. The Who "Pinball Wizard" 1960s
76. Abnormality "Visions" 2000s
77. Anarchy Club "Get Clean" 2000s
78. Bang Camaro "Night Lies" 2000s
79. Breaking Wheel "Shoulder to the Plow" 2000s
80. The Libyans "Neighborhood" 2000s
81. The Main Drag "A Jagged Gorgeous Winter" 2000s
82. Speck "Conventional Lover" 2000s
83. The Sterns "Supreme Girl" 2000s
84. That Handsome Devil "Rob the Prez-O-Dent" 2000s

Die hier verteilten Neurocards sind eine Offline-Version der Neurocards von Neurovation, einer "Kreativitätsumgebung", die Neurowissenschaft und Innovation verbindet. Dafür bietet es der Community ("kreative Geister") eine Plattform, auf der verschiedene Werkzeuge benutzt und Inhalte personalisiert werden können.

Neurocards sind einfach längliche Karten aus starken Papier, auf denen jeweils vier Kästchen abgedruckt sind. In das erste schreibt man ein Problem oder eine Herausforderung, vor der man steht. Dann gibt man die Karte an eine beliebige Person, die eine Idee zu diesem Problem in das zweite Kästchen notiert. Anschließend wird die Karte noch an zwei weitere Personen weitergegeben und geht schließlich mit den gesammelten Ideen zurück.

Ich finde das eine schöne Idee, weil es schnell geht (man muss sich kurz fassen, die Karte ist einfach weiterzugeben), billig ist und mal wieder ein Beispiel für ein Wissensmangement-Tool ist, das nicht von einem Computer abhängig ist (zum ausdrucken vielleicht..).

Die Karten kann man sich bei Neurovation herunterladen.

When they fly
through the night as beautiful
nighttime birds

The warm wind picks them up

When they fly
through the night as beautiful
nighttime birds

Die TRIPLE-I ist eine Konferenz "for Knowledge Management, New Media Technology and Semantic Systems" und findet in Graz in Österreich statt.

Soeben hat die Keynote von Henry Liebermann vom MIT begonnen. Er referiert zum Thema "Managing Knowledge That Everybody Knows Already". Leider beruht sein Wissensverständnis wie so oft auf vernetzter Information, folgerichtig zeigt er einige technische Lösungen.

Zumindest eine davon sieht auf den ersten Blick ganz interessant aus, auch wenn ich noch nicht direkt weiss, ob und was man am Ende damit anfangen kann. Es nenn sich Open Mind Common Sense und stellt so etwas wie eine Online-Wissenssammlung dar. Dabei liegt  der Fokus auf einfachen semantischen Relationen wie etwa bei der Suche nach "person":

→ a person wants love
→ a a person doesn't want to die.
→ a person wants sex

Diese Relationen können von der Community formuliert und bewertet werden. Interessant sind die sogenannten "Concepts", in denen diese Relationen in Beziehung gebracht werden können.

Ob diese Idee wirklich dazu taugt, Wissen zu repräsentieren, muss beobachtet werden. Wenn ich Zeit für einen zweiten Blick habe, werde ich versuchen herauszufinden, ob und wie die Plattform mit Meinungen umgeht.

Loud Noise and Pictures: Describe the band as if you were making a trailer for a Hollywood blockbuster.
Martin Green: Nick, Mark and Martin formed in 2005 via a Melbourne musician's website. Martin had about 80 songs written at the time and had split from two Australian based line-ups. After auditioning many guitarists and drummers, he was delighted to discover that both Mark and Nick could not only play well, but had very similar ideals to his own. Since then Damn The Maps have only gone forward. They recorded several EP's and in 2008 they released their debut album 'Input Output.' They joined with Vent Music and Amphead and released physically in Australia and digitally worldwide. They share a love for a good song, that's pretty much it in a nutshell.
Sound wise, Damn the maps have a relatively commercial sound with a little bit of distortion here and a little eeriness there. They are most commonly compared to Radiohead, Tool and Pink Floyd. They have an honest sound. I.e. they write about what's going on around them day to day.
Their hopes are pretty simple, to write great albums and play great shows. Coming soon to grungy stadium near you… 

LNaP: To me, Damn the Maps music evokes the sounds of other notable Aussie pop/rock acts such as Jebediah, Something For Kate, Pollyanna and Eskimo Joe. Do other Australian bands influence your work, or does it come from somewhere else?
MG: Unfortunately I can't say that we are influenced by much in the way of Australian music. We have been more drawn to international influences and a far more international sound than what I feel is produced in the southern hemisphere.
Our influences go as far back as The Byrds, Beatles, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Neil Young etc to The Decemberists, Deftones, Radiohead, The Shins, and Grandaddy. I'm personally heavily influenced by great lyricists - Roger Waters, Colin Meloy, even Eminem. I just don't feel that the lyrics coming from our biggest musical exports are as influential as the best internationals. You won't find any unicorn references on our album sorry.

LNaP: You've had a few of your songs get some rotation on JJJ, how hard is it for an up and coming Australian band to get enough recognition to receive airplay? Is it luck, hard work, or simply having the right connections?
MG: I think that it all comes down to a good song. Radio stations like Triple J have staff that are bombarded with hundreds and thousands of singles, EP's and albums a week and they churn through what they can to try and find the good stuff. I'm sure that many songs make it for many reasons whether it be the reputation of the label, their producer, their artwork, their persistence or simply the quality of the songs. We have a small independent label, are self produced, have independent artwork and we have had a song from all three of our releases played on Triple J. So hopefully I can conclude that we must be doing something that they like and I hope that that something is being able to write a good song. 

LNaP: How would you describe the current Australian musical scene Damn the Maps are a part of?
MG: I think the biggest thing I've noticed is the reduction in major signed artists and a huge increase in independent music. Despite our obvious disdain for certain aspects of technology, I also think that the new software based studios and home set-ups along with services tailored specifically for the independent musician have given many artists the chance to realise their dream (or at least be able to release a product) This should in turn reduce the amount of unrecognised genius in the world. (I hope) I think it's brilliant to see independent artists living off their work and winning awards at the mainstream events. Also I think that the internet has changed everything. It's making the music industry a lot more interactive. Fans are able to vote online for all sorts of gig line-ups and awards. It's not so much about who has simply sold the most physical records anymore.

LNaP: How important are websites like Myspace and Triple J Unearthed to new unsigned bands today? Do you think it is a reaction to shows like Popstars and Idol that people now think they can be successful via popularity rather than talent? Do things like Myspace friend numbers translate into record sales/increased numbers at gigs?
MG: Myspace is certainly a valuable tool for us for networking and allowing people to be exposed to our music. Rather than the old days of waiting forever to be picked up by a huge record company that then spends innumerable dollars promoting a band to the world and then waiting for people to come to that band, Myspace allows the band to go to the people. If you have plenty of time to browse people's profiles and take the time to notice them, they in turn notice you. We get such amazing feedback from 'friends' from all around the world, simply because we took the time to find them. Whether this translates into record sales and gig attendance, we can't yet say as it is still quite early. However it is definitely a great way to stay in contact. Also we notice that people that have seen us at gigs have rushed home and become our friends so as to stay in touch with us. This is very handy.
Some bands/people become very successful simply via exposure alone. It's what they do next that decides how long they remain popular. OK GO was a brilliant example with their treadmill video on Youtube. Fortunately they could back up their video with a pretty catchy album.

LNaP: Since Input Output's release in May, the band has been touring pretty hard, how have audiences reacted to it all – and how are you all holding up considering you're only about halfway through the tour?
MG: Actually we have been doing sporadic touring. I.e. travelling a few days at a time and returning home. However our full tour begins in October when we head to New Zealand. We should then start getting to know how successful things are going. At the recent shows, of the people that have been coming, the response has been fantastic. We now hope that word of mouth allows the Damn the Maps name to spread and in turn pull more people to the shows.

LNaP: The album seems to have a recurring theme – that of a more natural existence or better time. Songs cover topics addressing anti-technology, perceived beauty, and the good old days/simpler times etc. Was there a conscious effort to tackle these themes or am I way off the mark?
MG: There is definitely a recurring theme. A lot of this album was written when I was holding down a corporate day job. I was travelling into the city every day to show up and log on at places that were very different from how and where I grew up. I would find myself surrounded by these 40 something year old suits complaining about their jet skis and wardrobes being too small and how their air conditioning sucks far too much power from their aircraft carrier of a car. I eat in various cafes and watch them systematically install security cameras in every cornice and the ever popular LCD TV screen to distract you with product while you eat. I'm bombarded with meaningless emails and surrounded by mobile phones, media players and computers the whole day, all of which send us into a panic when they break down or buzz with a new trivial trick or text message. I grew up on a farm where I would cycle 18kms to my friend's house with my $20 bass guitar on my back so we could sit on his deck and try and play Jimi Hendrix songs through his 6 watt champ.
There was not so much a conscious effort to create this theme, it's more like I couldn't help it because I was surrounded by it day in day out.

LNaP: Input Output features some beautifully quirky artwork from German artist Mateo, how did the band get turned onto his work?
MG: We were put into contact with Mateo via a very good friend of ours. We absolutely love his work and are delighted that we could use it for the album. We hope this is mutually beneficial as we feel that an album cover provides great exposure for artists of all levels and at the same time good artwork on an album can draw massive attention to a band. Shapeshifter by Marcy Playground or pretty much any cover done by Hypgnosis is a great example.

LNaP: Once the tour is done, what is in store for the band? Get the hell away from the other guys for a bit, or start working on some new material?
MG: Once we finish the tour, we hope to go straight into the studio. We have a substantial amount of album number 2 already written and we are keen as mustard to start recording again.

Thanks to Martin and the lads from Damn the Maps. Try and get out to one of their shows, or grab their CD 'Input Output' from JB or iTunes.

Sep 13 2008 8:00P	Idgaff Bar	Abbotsford, Victoria
Oct 15 2008 8:00P	The Espy, St Kilda	St Kilda, Victoria
Oct 22 2008 8:00P	San Francisco Bathhouse, Wellington, NZ	Wellington, Wellington
Oct 23 2008 8:00P	Kings Arms, Auckland, NZ	Newton, Auckland
Oct 24 2008 8:00P	Basement, New Plymouth, NZ	New Plymouth, Taranaki
Oct 25 2008 8:00P	Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui, NZ	Mt Maunganui, Bay of Plenty
Nov 6 2008 8:00P	Red Room Bar, Qld Uni, Brisbane, QLD	Brisbane, Queensland
Nov 7 2008 8:00P	Bon Amici, Toowoomba, QLD	Toowoomba, Queensland
Nov 8 2008 8:00P	Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW	Byron Bay, New South Wales
Nov 12 2008 8:00P	Hopetoun Hotel, Sydney, NSW	Sydney, New South Wales
Nov 13 2008 8:00P	Oxford Tavern, Wollongong, NSW	Wollongong, New South Wales
Nov 14 2008 8:00P	The Sando, Newtown, Sydney, NSW	Sydney, New South Wales
Nov 20 2008 8:00P	Supper Club, Darlinghurst, Sydney NSW	Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Nov 21 2008 8:00P	Tasmania - details soon	Hobart, Tasmania
Nov 25 2008 8:00P	The Espy, St Kilda	St Kilda, Victoria
Nov 26 2008 8:00P	The Foundry, Perth, WA	Perth, Western Australia
Nov 27 2008 8:00P	Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA	Bunbury, Western Australia
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]]> http://pr20.wordpress.com/?p=455 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:58:06 +0000 dojan http://pr20.wordpress.com/?p=455 I dagarna lanserade Cision det de kallar för deras "nya, sökmotoroptimerade nyhetsportal, CisionWire. Och skriver i sin presentation av tjänsten att det är den "ledande sajten i Norden för pressmeddelanden". Vad som nu menas med det?

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Newsdesk välkomnar iniativet. Och tror att Cision nu äntligen slagit in på rätt spår. Även om de har en bit kvar.

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This was the case for a fella who called me for advice recently. He had done things 'right' -- and by that I mean he has a firewall, he keeps his antivirus definitions up to date, and he runs a couple of anti-spyware applications -- but suspected his machine had been hacked anyway.

He couldn't do things he was used to doing (like deleting a file) and his machine was "really slow."
But according to his scanners, his machine is in perfect shape.

Tip of the day: If you should find yourself in a similar situation there are several steps you can take to help resolve your questions and (hopefully) fix your machine without taking the drastic step of wiping your hard drive, formatting, and reinstalling Windows.

The first step is to use a scanner that isn't installed on your machine. Here's two ways to do that: one, if your antivirus allows it (and most of them do these days), follow its instructions and make an antivirus recovery disk. This is a bootable disk that scans your system before Windows loads.

To use one, put it in your CD tray and restart your machine. A plain-text sentence will appear telling you to "press any key to boot from CD..." When you see it, hit your spacebar or, well, any other key, and then follow the instructions. When it's finished, remove the CD and restart your machine again.
[note: you may also use a properly prepared USB thumb drive. Click here to read my article on how to do that.]

A second method is to use an online scanner. I have a list, with links, of several good online scans on my website, here. Quite a few of the online scanning tools will try to sell you their full application, but you're under no obligation to buy. The big advantage to these two methods lies in the fact that they have not been compromised, or altered, and the files and scanners on your machine may be-- the modification being done by the virus or hacker.

Another thing to do is scroll down to my "Today's free link" and download HiJack This! Run it and dump the result into a .txt file (there's instructions for this) and then register on one of the HiJack This! forums (there's instructions for this too) and post your results there. Before too long, an expert anti-malwareologist [don't bother looking: I just now made that word up] will have looked over the intricacies, and will post his analysis and instructions. These guys (and gals) are really, really good at what they do, and you can trust their answers.

Also run CheckDisk with the "r" "f" switches (this probably will require a reboot) to make sure the problem is not your hard drive.
Click on Start >Programs >Accessories >Command prompt. In the white-on-black window type "chkdsk /r /f" (no quotes, and be sure to include the spaces). You may be told that certain files are in use, and asked if you want to "schedule this at the next reboot Y/N?" Type in a "y" and restart your machine.

Hopefully these efforts will be rewarded with a rejuvination of your machine, and you will be back in business again.  If not, you have my sympathy. You may have a rootkit and then your best solution is to re-format your hard drive and reinstall everything, or enlist the aid of a professional

Today's free link: HijackThis™ is a free utility which quickly scans your Windows computer to find settings that may have been changed by spyware, malware or other unwanted programs. HijackThis does not clean infections, but creates a report, or log file, with the results of the scan. A large community of users participates in online forums, where experts help interpret the scan results to clean up infected computers.

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As a daily (during work) user of digg, I have found a good tool for everyone that finds themselves googling words, error text, etc. whilst searching the web. Or, if you're like me, you read one page, then want to google another word in the current page you're on.

So rather than copying and pasting what you want to search for into a new tab, select the text you want to google, hit the hotkey for Ubiquity (default is ctrl+space), and type "google this", and it will know that 'this' is what you have selected.

Check the video out here: http://labs.mozilla.com/2008/08/introducing-ubiquity/

If a business owner who takes their business into the online world determines they will be self reliant and never accept the help of anyone then that individual will not be in business long enough to change their minds.

It is accepted fact that the greatest tool for long-term exposure to your website is through Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Without it potential customers can’t find you. It is unreasonable to expect that you can adequately develop a website without optimizing your website for the best possible search engine ranking.

Search engines also place a high value on sites that have links placed on existing sites. These ‘backlinks’ demonstrate to search engines that others trust your site. By placing your link on their website these other businesses indicate a trust and recommendation for your site.

In effect the two strategies listed above rely exclusively on what others can do for you when it comes to your online business.

Shirley Temple once proclaimed in her movie Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, “I’m very self-reliant.” American westerns are filled with lines dealing with pulling yourself up by your bootstraps and holding down the fort. Many of us have grown up to believe if we want something done right we have to do it ourselves.

This thinking is in opposition to the rules associated with an online business.

The online world can only exist because people share. Individuals share technology, but the also share links, reviews, blogs, forums and a wide range of other marketing strategies that find a commingling of interdependency.

In online business you are as dependent on others as they may be on you. Unlike the word ‘dependent’, the term interdependent indicates a mutual dependency. In other words you are depending on others to help provide links back to your site while they are equally dependent on you (or others) for the success of their business.

Have you really taken a proactive approach to networking? It’s possible you are reading this today and you’ve never considered asking someone else to place a link to your site on his or her online business site.

It can feel awkward depending on others to achieve online success especially if you’ve been lead to believe reliance on others is also a sign of imposing on their otherwise brilliant generosity.

I suppose it could be a deep-seated sense of pride that makes it hard to consider the need to ask others for help. However, the truth is depending on others is really what has made the Internet possible. The growth of this online world is comprised of a link of computers, networks and servers that are connected in a way that provides the maximum benefit for all.

Building an online business can feel a bit like trying to build a house of cards. Without the ability to rely on the other ‘cards’ around you it is virtually impossible to build.

Interdependence. This is the essence of online business.

by: Scott Lindsay