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I was fired.
You are my therapist. I am sorry. It wont take an hour.
I dont want to talk about what happened; only that it was entirely my fault. It was not a loss of temper, anything criminal, or misconduct. It was worse. It was incompetence. It was my fault. It was my fault. It was my fault. There is no one else responsible.
You have to have broad shoulders thats what my parents always told me. Its that puritan work ethic they ground into me, the pilgrim spirit, distilled capitalism, original sin. Zeus didnt condemn Atlas to bear the weight of Ouranos. Atlas condemned himself.
My grandfathers are titans, their shoulders bearing the weight of families, fortune, failure. By example, they charged me with a horrific duty: That I should judge my own actions more harshly than any invisible Creator ever could, and that my soul is a balance of my actions.
I dragged that old family charge across the pavement behind me as I walked out of my office Wednesday for the last time. With every step taken since, Ive pulled that harness of hereditary self-loathing and Quaker guilt. No one else is responsible for my sudden unemployment not my boss, not the uncaring chaos of the universe, not a lack of sleep, not my college professors or my childhood or my spiritual deadness.
It was my fault.
Hot-shot kid. Pretty god-damned bright, excuse the conceit. Bored in classes, great grades with no effort. Expected the world to open the doors of its holiest chambers to me. Like every white-bread mother, mine fed me the you can do anything line. I believed her, and why not?
The mirror is darker now. Not so god-damned bright, forgive the self-flagellation. Unemployed, a career path probably unrecoverable. I dont expect to even find the doors to the holy chambers, let alone have them thrust open to me. My wife tells me she trusts me to find a new job, but theres no you can do anything promise.
I was so cocky about what I could do. Oh the places youll go, right? I knew who I was and what I wanted and what it would take to get there. I made all the right moves. Except the last one.
Now my insides are panic-fueled clockwork. The cogs are spinning faster every second. I cant sit still. I cant stop thinking about how it all happened. I cant watch television or laugh. I suddenly crave discomfort. I feel I deserve a little pain.
Instead of politics and economics and philosophy all those bullshit things I loved to ponder before my mind for the past three days has been stuck, resetting every few seconds to an oily dread. How far will my savings stretch? Will I lose my house? Can I keep my wifes respect? Will the market rebound? Does anybody want me? What would it be like to be homeless?
Theres a rational voice in the dark tunnels of my mind, screaming in a whisper that it probably wont come to the worst. Its terrified, though. It is bellowing a mantra: Jason, you will stock shelves if you have to. You will wear an apron and make french fries. Your pride is gone. You will answer telephones. You will clean floors.
An English degree is pretty much useless. Moll Flanders and Ethan Frome wont help me now.
But Im rambling. Its hard to avoid when that one thought keeps bouncing off the inside of my skull and crashing into all the productive thoughts in there: I am unemployed because I messed up. Thats the sentence that is keeping me from sleeping more than a couple of clutched hours at a time. Its the sentence that stops me from eating even though my stomach is burning. My pacing is set to the cadence of that sentence. A little after midnight for the past couple of days, sitting where no one could hear, I timed my sobs to that rhythm. I hadnt cried in six years.
Maybe Im being a baby. I think I am. But I never expected to fail. Being a failure is hard work, and the pay is terrible.

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SparkFuns latest tutorial shows you how to work with relays. A relay is an electrically operated switch. In this case, theyre using it to switch a 120V AC outlet. The article carries the standard warnings about how not to kill yourself with AC (plus some non sequitor linking throughout). As an extra precaution, they chose a GFI outlet. You probably know how a relay works, but its worth seeing how they implemented it. They use a transistor to prevent overloading the microcontrollers GPIO pin. The control pin is pulled to ground to keep the relay off. A diode is placed across the relay coil to manage the power flow when it discharges. An indicator LED is included to show when the relay closes. This is a great foundation for an automation project, or maybe you just want to terrorize your cat.

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My Neighbor Totoro is that rare delight, a family film that appeals to children and adults alike. While their mother is in the hospital, 10-year-old Satsuki and 4-year-old Mei move into an old-fashioned house in the country with their professor father. At the foot of an enormous camphor tree, Mei discovers the nest of King Totoro, a giant forest spirit who resembles an enormous bunny rabbit. Mei and Satsuki learn that Totoro makes the trees grow, and when he flies over the countryside or roars in his thunderous voice, the winds blow. Totoro becomes the protector of the two sisters, watching over them when they wait for their father, and carrying them over the forests on an enchanted journey. When the children worry about their mother, Totoro sends them to visit her via a Catbus, a magical, multilegged creature with a grin the Cheshire Cat might envy. Unlike many cartoon children, Satsuki and Mei are neither smart-alecky nor cloyingly saccharine. They are credible kids: bright, energetic, silly, helpful, and occasionally impatient. Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki makes the viewer believe the two sisters love each other in a way no American feature has ever achieved. My Neighbor Totoro is enormously popular in Japan, and some of the character merchandise has begun to appear in America. The film has also inspired a Japanese environmental group to buy a Totoro Forest preserve in the Saitama Prefecture, where Miyazaki's film is set. --Charles Solomon

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Critically acclaimed as one of the most delightful and charming family films ever, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO is a stunning animated treat full of magical adventure from Hayao Miyazaki. Follow the adventures of Satsuki and her four-year-old sister Mei when they move into a new home in the countryside. To their delight, they discover that their new neighbor is a mysterious forest spirit called Totoro, who can be seen only through the eyes of a child. Totoro introduces them to extraordinary characters -- including a cat that doubles as a bus! -- and takes them on an incredible journey. Full of wonder and heart, this spectacular 2-disc set features the voice talents of Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning. MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO is a magical experience for the whole family.

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After the controversial ending to this years season at the Brazilian Grand Prix, Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone proposed a radical change to the scoring system. Instead of the ranking system in place now, where the top 8 finishers all get points (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1), Ecclestone wants an Olympic-style gold/silver/bronze medal system where only the top 3 finishers score. That would focus the season more on the person who wins the most races, as opposed to the person who consistently finishes in the top places. It would probably also take the finesse and strategy out of the sport and destroy any incentives the smaller teams have.
The Formula One chief said he came up with the idea after McLarens Lewis Hamilton clinched this years championship by finishing fifth in the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. Hamilton beat Felipe Massa by a single point this year, but under Ecclestones new system, the Brazilian would have won the title with six wins against Hamiltons five.

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This software utility helps you create and customize branded absolutely independent IE and FIREFOX toolbars
Want to create powerful and cool looking IE toolbars but you dont know how to use complicated programming languages? Toolbar Studio is the right tool for the job. In just two minutes you will be able to create completely functional toolbars without writing a single line of code! In addition, with only one mouse click it can build single-file installation ready to deploy to your customers! You can always test your toolbar in Internet Explorer by only one mouse click. Toolbar Studio features user-friendly visual WYSIWYG editor with ability to create and edit components using dragdrop and attach certain actions to components.
Integrated Script Editor lets you write action scripts with minimal use of keyboard for minimal amount of time. If you need more advanced functions than ones originally supported by Script Editor you can write your own extension DLLs in any programming language using supplied SDK.
Toolbar Studio supports all necessary components for toolbars: Labels, Hyperlinks, Edit Boxes, Combo Boxes, Buttons, Drop-Menu Buttons, Images (BMP, JPG, GIF and ICO types) and Separators, but if you need more you can always create extension DLL for manipulating with custom components.
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· Add your logo, brand your toolbar
· Add unlimited buttons and menus
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· Keyword Highlighting
· Dynamic elements
· Easy to use
· Change update the links in seconds
· Gadgets support
· More than 20 different plugins - RSS, radio, flash buttons, google suggest search and many more
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My musical style is mainly influenced by the french house, from 90s stardust and crydamoure productions, to fred falke recent tunes. Basically Id like my music to be smooth and groovy, something danceable but listenable in the car as well. I like to sample a lot, I am a music collector, I love almost any kind of musical genre and I think many obscure records should have a second life and a second chance.  I like also to include some movie samples sometimes; in my daylife i am a cinemagoer and Filmology student; Id like my tracks to have some kind of visual/cinematic aspect you know.
In general, I try to do some kind of work on the samples I use by adding some melodies or some basses. I am not so good in composing melodies and using synths.  At the same time I dont want to do some cut and paste work. I dont like producers that cut, sample and sequence without any creative work on that. Even though I probably have done it also sometimes. My music is quite easy and gentle and its all about the bass, there is not too much to say.

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My musical style is mainly influenced by the french house, from 90s stardust and crydamoure productions, to fred falke recent tunes. Basically Id like my music to be smooth and groovy, something danceable but listenable in the car as well. I like to sample a lot, I am a music collector, I love almost any kind of musical genre and I think many obscure records should have a second life and a second chance.  I like also to include some movie samples sometimes; in my daylife i am a cinemagoer and Filmology student; Id like my tracks to have some kind of visual/cinematic aspect you know.
In general, I try to do some kind of work on the samples I use by adding some melodies or some basses. I am not so good in composing melodies and using synths.  At the same time I dont want to do some cut and paste work. I dont like producers that cut, sample and sequence without any creative work on that. Even though I probably have done it also sometimes. My music is quite easy and gentle and its all about the bass, there is not too much to say.

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The Police - Live!
Disc 1

1. "Next to You" 2:57
2. "So Lonely" 7:32
3. "Truth Hits Everybody" 2:34
4. "Walking on the Moon" 4:59
5. "Hole in My Life" 4:08
6. "Fall Out" (Stewart Copeland) 2:46
7. "Bring on the Night" 5:16
8. "Message in a Bottle" 4:27
9. "The Bed's Too Big Without You" 8:53
10. "Peanuts" (Sting, Copeland) 3:07
11. "Roxanne" 4:42
12. "Can't Stand Losing You" 7:54
13. "Landlord" (Sting, Copeland) 2:27
14. "Born in the 50's" 4:18
15. "Be My Girl - Sally" (Andy Summers, Sting) 4:51

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Disc 2

1. "Synchronicity I" 2:52
2. "Synchronicity II" 4:44
3. "Walking in Your Footsteps" 4:54
4. "Message in a Bottle" 4:35
5. "O My God" 3:36
6. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" 4:32
7. "Wrapped Around Your Finger" 5:21
8. "Tea in the Sahara" 4:52
9. "Spirits in the Material World" 2:57
10. "King of Pain" 5:53
11. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" 3:46
12. "Every Breath You Take" 4:37
13. "Roxanne" 6:10
14. "Can't Stand Losing You" 6:48
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1 Blek Le Rat (French, born 1952) 'His Master's Voiceless', 2007 5,280
2 Peter Anderson (British, born 1954) 'Sound System 2', 1983 1,200
4 Eelus (American, born 1979) 'Attack of the 50 Ft Tw*t', 2007 2,640
5 Seen (American, born 1961) Untitled (from the Mass Transit Series), 2005 2,040
9 Shepard Fairey (American, born 1970) 'OG Andre', 2008 7,800
10 Shepard Fairey (American, born 1970) 'OBEY AK-47', 2006 15,600
11 Faile (American, Canadian, Japanese) 'Forbidden Love', 2006 7,200
14 Peter Anderson (British, born 1954) 'Run DMC', 1987 1,200
15 Peter Anderson (British, born 1954) 'New Orleans Cruisers', 1980 1,800
17 Faile (American, Canadian, Japanese) 'Faile Box London # 38', 2007 12,000
20 José Parlá (American, born 1973) 'Pirate Alphabet 3', 2006 1,080
21 José Parlá (American, born 1973) 'Memory Document', 2005 1,080
22 José Parlá (American, born 1973) 'Ease 13', 2007 7,200
23 Matt Small (British, born 1975) 'Ahmed', 2006 5,040
24 Guy Denning (British, born 1965) 'Fucked Up Celebrity Portrait #1', 2008 4,080
25 D*Face (British) 'Fuck Pop Art', 2004 6,000
26 D*Face (British) 'Pop Tart', 2007 18,600
27 D*Face (British) 'Cli-Che', 2007 3,840
28 D*Face (British) 'Green Lady', 2007 720
29 Nick Walker (British, born 1969) 'Vandal Airways', 2008 2,400
31 Paul Insect (British, born 1971) 'Jimi Hendrix' from the 'Dead Rebel Series', 2006 7,200
33 Borf, (American) 'This Means War', 2007 3,480
35 Banksy (British, born 1975) 'Bomb Hugger', 2004 4,800
36 Blek Le Rat (French, born 1952) 'Man Who Walks Through Walls With a Sheep', 2007 12,000
38 Paul Insect (British, born 1971) 'Bush Clown Pink', 2007 840
39 Banksy (British, born 1975) 'Napalm', 2003 4,800
40 Banksy (British, born 1975) 'Jack and Jill', 2005 4,200
43 Dan Baldwin (British, born 1972) 'Red Skulls', 2007 660
44 Cept (British, born 1972) 'Villainry', 2008 2,040
48 Banksy (British, born 1975) 'Turf War', 2003 5,760
49 Banksy (British, born 1975) 'Tesco Value Tomato Soup', 2004 117,600
50 Guy Denning (British, born 1965) 'There's a Redneck Living in the White House', 2007 1,200
51 David Choe (American, born 1976) 'City Girl', 2007 1,080
52 Eine (British, born 1970) 'Carebear With Chuckers Pink', 2007 1,560
54 Banksy (British, born 1975) 'Flying Copper', 2004 4,800
55 Banksy (British, born 1975) 'Grin Reaper', 2005 4,200
56 Word to Mother (British) 'Can't Stop, Won't Stop', 2008 4,200
57 Ian Francis (British, born 1979) 'Two People Suddenly Find Themselves Outside On the Hardest Day of the Year So Far, 2007 10,200
61 Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990) 'Barking Dogs', 1982 3,120
62 Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990) Untitled from Three Lithographs (Littmann p.

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This is one of those news items that we lost track of, and honestly it may be too late to score one of these, but it merits a post nonetheless. Wunderland War just dropped their White Tiger Gang Crazy 88 figure (limited to 192 pieces) . Yes, it’s pretty dope – love the pose and the short samurai sword. This is a variation on the original and I’ll say classic Monkey Assassin toy.
But beyond the figure the really interesting part is the price. 1 Cent ( + S/H). Vinnie decided in the light of the global financial crisis that has people panicked and feeling like they can’t afford anything, he would give away this figure. It’s his way of giving back to those that have supported him and his work in the past, and are simply too strapped to purchase another toy. He also found inspiration in Banksy’s piece “ The Joy of Not Being Sold Anything”. Very cool sentiment plus the figure is pretty sweet. Finally – Kill Bill is still an awesome movie.

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Hedi Slimane on his new book, Rock Diary (JRPRingier), a three-volume set of photos the designer-cum-photographer took at rock concerts over the last decade, focusing on the ritualistic interaction between stage idolsi.e. Amy Winehouse, The Klaxons, Pete Dohertyand their energized fans. One can see the same verve and vigor that Slimanehimself a hybrid of rock star and groupieinfused into his Dior Homme collections, and so much more...

You seem perfectly able and willing to go between observer and creator. I think that balance is fairly unique. How has that influenced your work?
I started with observing, since photography was my first passion. I assume that with time I developed an interaction between imagery and the design process. My work was always about one subject, one character that I tended to approach through different means. The balance is an attempt to avoid definition and to create a sense of perspective. I will never reach my goal, that is a given. I am just pretending, trying for something like utopia.

Many of your photos show people engaged in an activity, from surfing to rock concerts. Is that the definition of a cult? Can anything be a cult?
It is always about ritual and cult, you are totally right. This has always been, including my fashion shows and collections, without exception. I am consistently interested in the representation of the sacred, the making of signs and conventions, and the repetition of actions and devotions. Live performance is, of course, an obvious transposition of liturgy, and I guess any movement in street and youth culture has created a strict and formal code which was meant to define and transcend a distinctive group.

How do you think people expressed rebellion before rock?
Rock music pretty much catalyzed rebellion in the mid-50s and the understanding that there was some kind of time capsule between childhood and adulthood, which was challenging and explosive, to say the least. Besides, we can still go back to the 18th Century, to the court of Versailles, and figure out that music and new sounds were always the sign of some sort of rebellion. When Marie Antoinette imported [Christoph Willibald] Gluck to wake up the dance floor in the dusty Galerie des Glaces and displayed her elaborate hairstyle, she was being a rebellious teenager.

What does the future hold for rock? Will it last forever? Should it?
In a certain way, rock is an academic pursuit like any other. It is an extremely conventional culture, a pure tradition, and this is precisely why it will always be around and survive new genres. In this way, it is totally reassuring, which could mean it will always become cooler and more iconic. Besides, there have been no ways around it for the past fifty years. It will keep coming back, but never quite the same, reinforcing a legendary tradition.

Do you wish fashion had the kind of obsessive fans music has?
It has already. The Internet helped create an appeal for fashion and a fan culture that goes beyond knowledgeable. These fans have a true passion for details.

Have you ever wished you were a rock star in music, the way you were a rock star in fashion, and hopefully will be again?
Not at all. I always thought I stood behind a screen, sometimes a lens. I rarely felt exposed. It is not my nature, I assume, to stay "outside." Whatever happened was against my will.

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Here are my Top Ten Tracks that are our right now!  Over the last few weeks I have been toying with spliting up my Top Tens since I do one for HipsterOverkill.com as well.  I decided to keep them mixed with a bit of everything and not just limit myself to one genreSo without further adieu here is my Top Ten:
1.Im not going to teach you boyfriend (Twelves Remix)-Black Kids-The original version is itunes current free download of the week and both versions are great but this is the electro version
2.Praise to the JBs-ATFC-Progressive done right.  Thats all I can say
3.Fun Punch (Whitenoise Remix)-Bag Raiders-Hard Crunching electro track!!  Id love to hear this in a big, big, big venue!!!
4.Open Your Heart-Dirty South Axwell-What can I say??? The two hottest producers out right now coming together to make an instant classic
5.Say Aha (Tepr Remix)-Santogold-This track has really got a hold on meIts a hard hitting electro remix with some dubstep thrown in for good measure
6.Better Day (TV Rock Remix)-Dirty South Paul Harris Feat. Rudy-There are alot of remixes to this track but this bar far the best!!!
7.Lights Music (Boys Noize Remix)-Cut Copy-I still love this track!!!!  This remix is the ONE!!  FIRE!!!!!!!
8.Touch Me-Chocolate Puma Bingo P-This is my type of electro house!!!!!!!!!
9.Work This-Rico Tubbs-Ok, Check this outThis is a Finnish guy who makes Miami/B-More music with a name from Miami Vice Jay-Z-Jay-Z-Somebody needs to remix this track!!!!.

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Consul: Why do you wanna go to the US?
Boss: To travel to visit friends and fly the airplane.
Consul: Denied!
Consul: And you?
Ms Busby SEO: For life is a never-ending pursuit of material and social satisfaction that I tender my great intent of actualizing a transpacific journey to the land of milk and honey. An affable sanctuary where dreams become reality and a perfect habitat where souls like mine can reach the pedestal of freedom.

Consul: Lifetime multiple entry VISA granted!
Boss: Whaaat!!.

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I like to keep my Fridays in NYC low key. No club thumping anthems in the background, no lines, no overcrowded restaurants, no tourists in midtown cutting me off for a photo op, just real easy, yah know?

I got put on to this place Monkeytown in Williamsburg by my friend Brian and his bi-weekly list. All i read was "Daft Punk.....movie premiere......robots.....Williamsburg......new Monkeytown space" and I signed up.

I fell into the space right away. A room with huge screens on each wall and huge white couches underneath each screen. In front of you are low wooden tables where you can have dinner from the menu (which smelt fantastic- and from what I read their stuff is extremely experimental) and drinks while watching the film. You look up and there is the movie, you look to the left, there is the movie, you look to the right there is the movie, dope right?!

The film itself was funny, trippy, and symbolic while depicting these two robots who go on this journey to become human. I get a kick out of the helmets every time. Don't expect to hear "one more time" blaring in the background either. The film is weird, and very very fun. If your not into stuff like that the new Monkeytown is worth the hike off the L train.

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