text:
Kagyu Monlam - Spreading the seeds of Love and Compassion
བོད་ཡིག Eng 中文
Monlam
About Kagyu Monlam
Travel to Bodhgaya
Past Monlams
36th Kagyu Monlam in Bodhgaya
Upcoming International Monlams
In Pictures Archives
Kagyu Monlam
Spreading the seeds of Love and Compassion
Kagyu Monlam Home Page
Gyalwang Karmapa's Concluding Address to 35th Monlam
» Gyalwang Karmapa's Concluding Address to 35th Monlam
On the final day of the main Monlam, shortly after 3.00pm, speaking from the USA, the Gyalwang Karmapa once more addressed the gathering in a pre-recorded video. He thanked Goshir Gyaltsap Rinpoche and Kyabje Mingyur Rinpoche for their great efforts, and then thanked every worker and participant, both monastic and lay, for making the Monlam so successful.
The Karmapa went on to talk of his hopes and concerns on a personal level, with respect to the Karma Kamtsang, and for the Kagyu lineage in general. As promised in his first message, he also gave the specific reasons for his unavoidable absence from the Monlam this year.
Finally, he led everyone in reciting the Great Aspiration Prayer which dedicates all the merit accumulated during the seven days for the well-being and happiness of the world and all sentient beings.
The Text of the Gyalwang Karmapa's Concluding Address
Today is the last day of the 35th Kagyu Monlam Chenmo, and, just as I have requested of him, this year His Eminence Goshir Gyaltsap Rinpoche has gone to incredible efforts to come and preside over the Kagyu Monlam. Our original plan was that Rinpoche only needed to attend a few of the most important events and did not need to come to everything, but Rinpoche has come to preside over the sessions whenever he could, without missing a single day. This is extremely kind of him, so on behalf of all the monastics and lay people who have attended the Monlam, I would like to express my deepest thanks to Rinpoche.
Likewise, Kyabje Mingyur Rinpoche showed us the kindness of giving meditation instructions during the Pre-Monlam teachings. Since then, during the time of the Kagyu Monlam, Rinpoche has also put in a lot of effort to come to many of the different events, both large and small, so I would like to thank Rinpoche on behalf of everyone.
This year, even though I was not there, everyone in the Monlam Organizing Committee has taken on the responsibility for their individual teams, working co-operatively just the same as they would if I were there. The results their work has produced are no different from how they would have been were I there, so I would like to take this opportunity to give my heartfelt thanks to Lama Choedrak, foremost among the Monlam workers, and to all the other workers as well. Thank you very much.
Likewise, the monks and nuns from the various monasteries, despite the fact that the weather has been very hot, have been exemplary and praiseworthy in all respects during this Monlam, in terms of their motivation, conduct, and everything else—even in the heat. So I would also like to say thank you very much to all of you as well.
Similarly, the faithful people who have come from abroad. This year there have been many changes in the Monlam dates, and this has caused you difficulties financially, and once you had arrived here, the weather has been hot, and that has added to your difficulties. But your participation makes the Kagyu Monlam into an international event. I think it shows that, no matter where we are from in the world, our wishes are in unison; our wishes for world peace are in unison; our wishes that all sentient beings may be happy are in unison. So I would like to thank you all deeply.
Likewise, the place where we hold the Monlam is the sacred site of Bodhgaya in the Noble Land of India. The Government of India, the federal government, as well as the state government of Bihar and the local administration have all provided a great deal of assistance. Likewise, the administration of the Mahabodhi Temple has also continuously supported us, not only in the past but also in the present. I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation and thanks to all of them.
At first I thought I didn't need to say too much today. But now I think I could take this opportunity to say a few things and it might be beneficial.
The main thing to mention is that many people have been asking when the 36th Kagyu Monlam will be held. In addition, they are asking that the time be fixed and not changed. Quite a few people have said this. On our part, we have gone to a lot of effort to have a definite schedule that did not change, but sometimes it happens that there are events with other lamas, other great lamas, or Monlams from other lineages being held at the same time. When they conflict with each other, it is not very easy for us or for them. For that reason, we have had to postpone or change our dates several times. Even though we haven't wanted to reschedule, there have been situations where we have had no choice but to do so.
We are, however, doing everything we can to avoid having to change our dates in the future. In the next few days, we will have meetings to decide a fixed time for the Monlam. We will have free discussion about the schedule in the meeting and do our best to make a decision as soon as we can. Once we have decided, we will announce it immediately over the internet so that everyone can make preparations in advance to come to the next Monlam. We will try our hardest to inform you as soon as possible.
This year I did not have the opportunity to attend the Monlam in person. However, as I have already said, the Monlam has been excellent and well organized, no different than if I were there.
As I reflect back, I was recognized as the Karmapa at the age of seven, and then, at the age of fourteen, I was separated from Tibet and came to the Noble Land of India. Thinking about how it was, I went from being a little boy who didn't really understand what a Karmapa is, to being brought and put on the Karmapa's throne, and gradually having to take on the responsibilities. When I think about the sequence of events, from my perspective, the Karmapa has a history of over nine hundred years and there have been sixteen incarnations. To have qualities of abandonment and realization such as they had and activity such as theirs is something I don't even dare to hope for, and I do not believe that it will happen. Yet, because I have received the blessings of the Karmapa to some degree, I have done my best. I have done my best, but I am an ordinary person, so no matter how hard I try, there are many situations where that is not enough, where it is beyond me.
Many people think that merely by being the Karmapa you become some incredible person, but for me, that has not happened. Even if I am the Karmapa, the situation is that I still need to try really hard. Gyalwa Götsangpa said that even the rebirth or reincarnation of a lama or tulku should spend twelve years of purification, practicing meditation to purify remaining obscurations. It is necessary to practice meditation and accomplishment in retreat.
Therefore, even if one is the tulku or reincarnation of a great lama, you still have to put in such efforts. For me, I don't have any reason or basis to say that I am the reincarnation of a great lama. Since I am an ordinary person, I have to put in an incredible effort, even more than other people. But no matter how much effort I make, it's never enough; it never reaches a level where it is sufficient. This is because people have such high, limitless hopes in me. On my own part, I do my absolute best to try to live up to them. And I do this to the best of my ability with a pure motivation.
When I was little, a lot of people would come to give me advice. "You must be careful. There are many people who are said to be the Karmapa, so you have to be your best." So many people said this, but from my own part, I never had the motivation to be careful, even when I didn't want to, just because I needed to compete with everyone else who is said to be the Karmapa. From my own part, I have had a pure motivation, whoever I am, making my best efforts, no matter what.
Even when I was studying in Tibet, the way I was served educationally by my teachers and such was not all that excellent. One reason I came to India was to study and to receive the dharma lineages. That's why I came. So once I arrived, it should have been better than it had been in Tibet, but in terms of my education there were many gaps. From one perspective, the fault was my own for being too lazy. Also, I am pretty smart, and since I am pretty smart, no matter what I study, I immediately get a little bored, and think, "I get it", and immediately lose interest. In addition, there were problems concerning the lamas and khenpos with whom I studied. We invited the best lamas and khenpos from among the Kagyu, but they all have their own monasteries and dharma centers that they have to maintain and take care of. They have their own activity, and so were unable to spend all their time with me. For these reasons, sometimes I would have classes and sometimes not. This happened frequently.
In the past, I had the thought that if I went to a Gelukpa monastery, matriculated so to speak, and followed their curriculum, I would have become a good scholar. But later when I thought about it, if I had gone to a Gelukpa monastery and gone through the studies, on the one side there would be nothing wrong with that, but on the other, since I have the title Karmapa, if the Karmapa were to go to a Gelukpa monastery and study, in the future there would be a problem in historical terms if the head of the Kagyu lineage were to do so. Of course I have had many different discussions with Gelukpa geshes, but I have never matriculated in a Geluk monastery. So this is one issue. My own studies have not been all that high-quality or good. Mainly, what I know now has come from my taking interest and putting the effort into it. I have never had a properly organized, thorough education. That is one issue.
Another issue is that when I was recognized as Karmapa at the age of seven, I was just a little boy. From the time I was small, I grew up in Tsurphu Monastery. When I was little, all the people around me were adults. So I had to do whatever they told me to, and couldn't say what I needed to do. At first, of course, I didn't know what I should or shouldn't do, and in addition to that, other than listen to them, I never had the freedom to say what I should or should not do. Actually when I was little, I did have a lot of hard times. For example, in terms of power, the chakdzö held all the power, and when people came to give me gifts, they first had to take them to the chakdzö, who would open all the gifts first. In those days, people were suspicious there might be a bomb or poison or something, and so they would take the gifts away to make sure there was no bomb or poison. But once the gifts had been taken away, they were never brought back, almost all of them.
Also people would come and give money and say it was for me to give to my parents. Those who knew my situation would give the money surreptitiously—at that time, there were always a lot of people around, and without them knowing, they would quickly slip it under my cushion secretly. That's what it was like when I was little. I never really felt that I had any freedom of my own.
Then I came to India. India is a free country, a democracy, so I had hoped that once I arrived I could do whatever I wanted. That was my hope. But when I first got to India, none of us knew anything about India. At that time, among the people who advised me, even though they definitely had pure motivations, there was no one to guide me who was one hundred percent reliable. They did not know how things were done. Consequently, I had no advisors, so when we first entered discussions with the Indian government there was disharmony and disagreement, and this probably caused some suspicions.
In any case, I have spent eighteen years in India, and during this time I have had continual difficulties and hassles, as you all know. They said I was sent by the Chinese, that I was a Chinese spy. Many things have happened but in spite of this, I have done what I could. The reason why I have continued to push forward, despite all this, is that I feel that I must not give up on the teachings, the Kagyu teachings. Likewise, I have thought to myself that this is for the benefit of Tibet and the benefit of all sentient beings. Thinking in this way, I have continued. From another perspective, when I arrived in India, I was very fortunate. I had the great fortune to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama and hear his teachings. I had many opportunities to receive profound dharma teachings from Chamgön Tai Situ Rinpoche and Goshir Gyaltsap Rinpoche. Likewise, I have had the opportunity to receive profound dharma teachings from Tenga Rinpoche, Bokar Rinpoche, and Yongdzin Thrangu Rinpoche. I do feel that all of this has been very fortunate.
But I live at Gyuto Monastery and the heart sons live elsewhere—Situ Rinpoche lives in Sherap Ling and Gyaltsap Rinpoche lives in Sikkim. There has never been an opportunity for us to spend an extended period of time in the same place. It's as if we have all been scattered. When I read the lives of the previous Karmapas, the Karmapas and their heart sons all stayed together. Wherever they went, they were together, whether it was teaching dharma, or whether it was taking care of each other. At that time they all took care of each other, but this never happened with me, and I feel very disappointed about this.
Then to speak bluntly, after the 16th Karmapa passed away, we had a great rift in our Kamtsang lineage. I don't need to say anything more about the old situations.
Because of this, we do have some disagreements among the Labrangs. Many things have happened since I arrived in India. Some of you know; some don't. There has been a lot of disharmony among the Labrangs, and this has also caused me a lot of concern. On one occasion, I invited Chamgön Tai Situ Rinpoche and Goshir Gyaltsap Rinpoche to come to Delhi. Both Rinpoches are like moons in a cloudless sky and are not stained by any faults. But I did ask them to tell their attendants and the people under them that we have already had a great disaster in the Kamtsang lineage. We've had a huge conflict. We have had a terrible violation of samaya. I asked both Rinpoches to tell them to please do what they can to avoid that again, and they promised to do as I asked. Actually, to make such a request is like teaching Avalokiteshvara the Mani mantra; one shouldn't make such requests. But I was too petty and too small-minded and asked.
Also, thinking that it might be of benefit to the Karma Kagyu teachings, I went to see Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche. At the time of the meeting, on our side, our people said that it was not good to make that connection. Quite a few people said this. Some who were near to me said this vociferously. But that made no difference. I thought about the good of the teachings and went to meet Shamar Rinpoche. When we met, there was really no specific result that you could point to. However, now that Rinpoche has passed away, I do feel a bit of comfort in my mind that I was at least able to meet him and tell him what I thought.
Generally, we all know how important the Shamar Rinpoches have been in the history of the Karma Kagyu. But in the past few years or decades, so many events have occurred that many people say we should not recite long life prayers for Shamar Rinpoche and that we should remove the Shamar Rinpoches from our lineage supplications. I think that this is not really seeing the important points, because Shamar Rinpoche is more than the 14th Shamar Mipham Chökyi Lodrö. The Shamar Rinpoches are part of the ultimate lineage of our Karma Kamtsang, a lineage from Thongden Drakpa Senge to the present. It is not a single person's name; it is not a single person.
Thus no matter how much people say that the actions of the current Shamar Rinpoche were wrong, I think we must not paint the activities of the Shamar lineage black. For this reason, I think that we must have a positive way of thinking about Shamar Rinpoche. I think we need to consider Buddhism in general and the future of the lineage.
Now that Shamar Rinpoche has passed away, it is extremely important that there be no problems regarding his reincarnation. If we have another situation where we say there are two different reincarnations, it will harm the Kamtsang teachings in general, and in the future the Kamtsang will split into two factions, viewing each other as enemies. This would not be good in any way at all.
In the depths of my heart, I think we can have reconciliation, and I am doing a few things to bring this about. But it is not something that one person can do alone. It is crucial we remember that both sides need to be open. If we continue to always say bad things about each other and criticize each other, I do not think it will turn out well.
Our teachings, the Kamtsang, are the same. Our gurus are the same. The color of our hats is the same. But if, despite this, we continue to cling to our own factions, no matter how right we are, we will have such bias toward our own side, that we will work to win for ourselves and defeat the others, and taking this on would be a complete mistake; there would be nothing good about it.
We often say that there's the Shamar side or the Situ side: one side or the other. Actually, we aren't on the Situ Rinpoche side; we aren't on the Shamar Rinpoche side. We are all on the side of the Karma Kagyu. If instead we are filled with our own afflictions—the three poisons—engage in partisanship and jealousy, and simultaneously say "I'm on Vajradhara's side," there is no benefit at all.
These people say, "I'm pure, he's pure. He's a pure Kagyupa. But they're not pure." Whether one is pure or not comes down to the practice we have in our mind streams. It does not come down to whose side we are on. I think this is something we all need to keep in mind.
Another thing is that I am in America. I've spent many months abroad, the last six in America. There are probably a lot of people who will explain the reasons why I have stayed abroad for such a long time. But independent of anyone else's explanations, what I'd like to say is that the main reason I am staying abroad is that when I had a medical exam in Germany, they told me I had a medical problem. Then I had to go to America for the sake of my elderly attendant, and once there, I had to follow up on the medical problem that they had told me of in Germany. That is the reason.
Another issue is that, for many years, I have never had the opportunity to really rest—to rest both the body and the mind. Once I arrive back in India, there will be a lot of busy-ness and franticness, so I will be unable to rest. So I have stayed here to rest. I have stayed here because I am considering the long-term. Probably many people have said that I am staying for my own personal benefit or that I have some insidious plan, but that is not it at all.
In brief, whatever decision I make or whatever I do, people think, "He's the Karmapa. Of course it is so." But for me, it's not definitely a matter of course. No matter what decision I make, no matter what I do, there is a lot I have to give up. For my own part, up to now, I have done everything I could with a pure motivation. But people will make things up. There are many people who make things up out of dislike. There's nothing to be done about that. But many of our own people give incorrect explanations because they either do not know or do not understand what my real intentions are. Especially, now that I am staying in America, even the people around me have had a lot of ideas. Likewise, many people all over have had a lot of different ideas.
This makes me very sad and disappointed. This is because, when other people look at what I have tried to do, they take it as a matter of course. But for my own part, I have had to give up a lot, and none of it has been easy. When I ignore the fact it is not easy and keep pushing ahead, if those around me do not believe in me, there's no reason for me to pretend and keep going. This makes me sad.
From a future perspective, from the time of the First Karmapa Dusum Khyenpa to the present, the Gyalwang Karmapa has been a lama who has engaged only in dharma activities, not one who has been involved in politics. Now we are at a critical time for the Snow Land of Tibet, and we have come to a point where it is important to put efforts into both dharma and politics. For this reason, we definitely need a political guide or leader. But I don't know how to give political direction. Not only do I not know how to do this, but since I have the title of Karmapa, it would not be appropriate.
The way I think is that one engages in politics to accomplish short-term aims and benefit. In addition, politicians are always changing. Politics is partisan; dividing into factions and seeking profit and benefit for your own faction. But dharma means not dividing into factions and instead bringing benefit to all sentient beings that are as limitless as space. Its duration is such that people do not change posts immediately. Dharma is for protecting ourselves in this and future lifetimes and for guiding ourselves now and in the hereafter, so dharma and politics work in a completely different way.
Since I have the responsibility of being a religious leader, I can only continue in the direction of the dharma.
When I was in Tibet, I was worried I would have to get involved in politics, so I went to India. Once I arrived there, I've always thought that, if it came to my having to do political activities, I would not have the skills to do it. I would not know how to do it and I have no wish to do it. This is another important point for people to take into consideration.
In brief, from my own perspective, I don't have any of the qualities of abandonment and realization the previous Karmapas had. If I, even though I lack those, were to continue to pretend and deceive people, I feel that I would be accumulating severely negative karma. It doesn't please me, or make me proud or over-confident enough to think that I'll get rich, become powerful, and be liked by many people.
Sometimes I think there's no point. There's no point in continuing to deceive others. Sometimes I think it would be better to just live as an ordinary person, an ordinary dharma practitioner. I sometimes think that, and especially recently, I have felt that strongly. This is because I have worked hard for many years, but I can't work hard all by myself. A single pillar can't hold up a building, can it? Everyone needs to work hard and help out. We say that everyone needs someone to take care of them. You can't just be someone taking care of others; you also need someone to take care of you. Without support from others, there is no bringing benefit to the teachings and helping beings all by oneself.
We Buddhists believe in karmic cause and effect. We believe in the view of interdependence. "Interdependence" means that all situations, no matter what they may be, occur because of multiple causes and conditions. There's nothing that can be accomplished with a single cause and single condition. This is something that everyone needs to take into consideration.
In brief, our Kagyu lineage in general and in particular the Karma Kamtsang is like a big family. In this family, the Gyalwang Karmapa is like the father. But the father can't take all the responsibility alone. The support of all the members of the family is needed. Likewise if we think about the history of the Kagyu lineage, in particular the Karma Kamtsang, there have been many losses. For example, when the Mongol Gushri Khan invaded, his armies razed many Karma Kamtsang monasteries and many lineages of practice and explanation were lost. Such terrible events have occurred. Later, after 1959, there was the Cultural Revolution. Now we have the opportunity for the teachings to revive and flourish. I'd like to ask everyone to take this opportunity as your own and to make efforts.
Sometimes people don't seem to understand how I think. They seem to be unable to understand my perspective. It's quite possible that this might happen. However, I think, the most important thing is that as I work I try to take a long-term view as much as possible —though I don't claim to be able to see far into the future or to know how to think about the long term. Some people might not be able to take such a long-term view, but when there is a leader, once you believe in your leader, even though you might not immediately understand all their plans or why they make certain decisions, it is important to believe in them and support them. I'm not saying that you must support me. I'm not asking you to understand me. Rather, I think that this is a general thing: no matter who the leader may be in the future, people need to bear this in mind.
So I will leave it here today. I have spoken about several different issues, and if I have made any mistakes or if I have said anything inappropriate, I beg your pardon.
And now please dedicate whatever merit has been gathered during this Kagyu Monlam Chenmo for His Holiness the Dalai Lama to live long, for his wishes to be accomplished spontaneously, and for him to be able to set foot in Tibet soon and turn the vast and profound wheel of dharma. Likewise, dedicate it for the masters of all lineages to live long, for the sangha of the ten directions to be harmonious and have pure discipline, and so forth, as described in the Great Aspiration, which is next. Everyone, please make such aspirations and dedications.
36th Kagyu Monlam Schedule
Tibetan / English / Chinese • French • German • Korean • Polish • Russian • Spanish
Seven Point of Mind Training
Tibetan • English • Chinese • Indonesian • Korean • French • Polish • Russian • Spanish
Audio Only Downloads
French • German • Polish • Russian • Spanish
Dharma Teachings
Teachings on the Seven Points of Mind Training
Recorded during the 36th Kagyu Monlam, Bodhgaya, India. January 14-17, 2019.
Ganges Mahamudra
Recorded during the 36th Kagyu Monlam, Bodhgaya, India. January 9-11, 2019.
Healthworker Training for Nuns in its Fourth Year
The Sixth Kagyu Monlam Animal Medical Camp Begins
Full Transcript of the Address from His Holiness t...
Training Nuns as Animal First-aiders
Special Features of the 36th Kagyu Monlam
Marme Monlam
Kagyu Monlam is to spread the seeds of loving kindness and pure motivation, to activate their power, and hence bring about genuine peace, love, happiness and well-being in the world. ~ 17th Gyalwang Karmapa
Kagyupa International Monlam Trust
Sujata Bypass Road,
Near Tergar Monastery,
Bodhgaya, Gaya, - 824231
Bihar, India
FacebookGoogle Map


Orange Colored Designer Suit With Beautiful Plazzo.
Catch Out Best Look For The Day With This Awesome Orange Colored Embroidered Suit today.
The fabric used in this product is Georgette.The colour of this suit is orange.This suit is free of size and semi-stitched type.It is designer suit comes with good packaging.The package contains one suit, one dupatta,one bottom.This Indian wear suit is suitable for all occasions like party wear,festive weary,causal wear,wedding wear. Designed for special occasions, this Dress with dupatta from Grab and Pack will give your girl a perfect traditional and ethnic look. This ethnic suit includes Dress with attachable sleeves, Dress and dupatta. Dress is embellished with thread embroidery.


Last weekend Alexia Designs went to the National Wedding Show in Manchester along with our lovely stockist Wife To Be. Held at Manchester Central Convention Centre, brides-to-be from all over come to look at dresses and get inspiration. We had a fantastic time looking at all of the beautiful stalls and suppliers, from flowers to stately homes. We sampled slushies, picked up freebies and swooned over dresses, but best of all was seeing brides try on our lovely Alexia wedding gowns!
We took along lots of our amazing new 2016 collection to show off the new designs – from wow-factor gowns with full skirts to glamorous fishtail silhouettes. We can't wait for our 2016 bridal photoshoot so we can show you them in all their glory!
Alexia also had a spot on the bridal catwalk, the biggest part of the day! The lovely models at NWS looked just fantastic in our elegant wedding gowns and bright bridesmaids dresses, providing a bold pop of colour that had heads turning from all over Manchester Central! The models carried paper parasols, adding a touch of vintage whimsy to the timeless glamour of the Alexia dresses. This is part of our new branding, which we'll be carrying on into our Daisy photoshoots – so watch this space!
We had a fantastic weekend, and we're now looking forward to 2016 and the other bridal shows we'll be attending – so exciting! Keep checking back here to find out the latest news from here at Alexia Designs.


As Hallowe'en approaches, Getintothis' Will Neville picks out a top 10 of spooks, tricks and treats to get you in the mood.
Hallowe'en. A time for pumpkins, skeletons, apple bobbing, chucking loo rolls into people's trees and knocking on strangers' doors dressed up as something spooky or just plain bizarre in order to menace sweets or chocolate from them.
Back when this writer was a youngster, Hallowe'en wasn't really much of a 'thing', with it mainly being experienced as something that happened in American films and TV shows. Now as a parent of a small person obsessed with ghosts, Scooby-Doo and spiders, it plays a more significant role.
For the uncertain, here's a quick history lesson. Hallowe'en is a contraction of All Hallows' Eve, the start of a three-day Christian remembrance of saints (or hallows), martyrs and the faithful departed.
More importantly for all music lovers, it's a time that can be celebrated with a load of great music. While it hasn't 'inspired' musicians in quite the volumes (or, perhaps, standard) as Christmas or summer, there's still plenty to choose from.
From novelty tunes about ghosts and ghouls, rock's flirtations with Lucifer and the dark side, to the whole goth subculture, the world of music has gained a surprising amount from Hallowe'en.
So, sit back and stick all these tunes onto your own personal playlist while struggling to hollow out a pumpkin. And be careful with those candles out there!
You think this is scary? Find out what happened when horror, vaudeville and rock & roll came together to bring Alice Cooper's nightmare to life.
Let's kick things off with a real pop classic to get everyone shouting along. The 1984 film this was the title song to was a massive hit, becoming the biggest comedy movie of the decade.
This song hit the top spot in the US, staying at number two in the UK for three weeks behind Stevie Wonder's I Just Called To Say I Love You. For the trainspotters out there, who knew that Parker played guitar on Wonder's classic Talking Book album from 1972?
Parker was later sued by Huey Lewis for plagiarising I Want A New Drug on this song, which was settled out of court.
From his 1978 LP Excitable Boy, this track features the talents of Fleetwood Mac's drummer Mick Fleetwood and John McVie on bass (i.e. Fleetwood and Mac) and was produced by 70's hit singer/songwriter Jackson Browne.
It kicks off with some jaunty piano and the line "saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand, walking through the streets of Soho in the rain, he was looking for a place called Lee Ho Fook's, going to get a big dish of beef chow mein", later somewhat bizarrely voted as the greatest ever opening to a song by Radio 2 listeners.
The song namechecks silent horror movie actors Lon Chaney senior and junior, who between them played The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The Phantom Of The Opera and The Wolf Man amongst many horror roles.
The song featured on seminal debut album Talking Heads: 77, but was written back in 1974 based on a phrase commonly used by Byrne's friend Barbara Conway. The "fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa"s are surely inspired by either Otis Redding's Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) or The Kinks' David Watts.
According to Hawkins, he originally planned this as "a refined love song, a blues ballad", but the producer "brought in ribs and chicken and got everybody drunk, and we came out with this weird version … I don't even remember making the record".
The best known version was his second attempt at the song, in 1956, and he regularly performed it wearing a long cape, adding a coffin and smoke effects to his act, followed by tusks in his nose, as well as fireworks, snakes and a cigarette-smoking skull!
The spell is cast due to the singer's (seemingly justified) jealousy – "I put a spell on you because you're mine … you know I can't stand it, you're runnin' around".
Surprisingly, it wasn't a hit, but it later hit the charts when covered by the likes of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Nina Simone and Bryan Ferry. You can hear Hawkins' influence on the likes of Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart and Nick Cave.
From witchcraft to Satan himself. It is written from the point of view of the actual lord of darkness, set to a samba rhythm. It was originally titled The Devil Is My Name, with Mick Jagger writing the bulk of it, assisted by Keith Richards.
The lyrics focus on atrocities throughout history as the tension mounts throughout the song, including the death of Jesus, Russian revolution, Second World War and the assassinations of the Kennedy brothers. It was released on 1968's Beggars Banquet and is one of the band's very finest numbers.
This band from Washington state in the US formed way back in 1960, with this scuzzy number released as their first single in November 1964. It apparently became the biggest ever selling local 7" in the American north-west, despite its subject matter ruling out much airplay.
However, the powers of this enchantress don't actually seem that threatening according to the lyrics as she will only "put you down" or "make you itch".
The stop-start, aggressive number is a great example of the band's influence on punk and the likes of Nirvana and The Cramps.
Another band influenced by The Sonics (also covering them) is The Fall. And there's no way this writer is passing up the opportunity to include Mark E. Smith's mighty combo in an article such as this, if there's any excuse for their inclusion.
This is a cover of a fairly obscure Motown single by R. Dean Taylor from 1967, which he wrote with the crack Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team. It wasn't a hit at the time, but reached the UK top three, seven years later after being taken up by the Northern Soul scene.
It became The Fall's first Top 50 hit in the UK, reaching the heady heights of number thirty, still their highest ever placing. This is one of many songs from around this period where Smith makes use of a megaphone for some of the vocals.
A real 'none more goth' song – about an actor famous for playing Count Dracula amongst other horror roles. It was Bauhaus's first single in August 1979, failing to chart, and is often proclaimed as the first goth record.
Lyrics such as "the virginal brides file past his tomb, strewn with time's dead flowers, bereft in deathly bloom" seem rather laughable when written down, but work effectively within this song. Less so in a recent perky, synthpop cover by Chvrches recorded for the Vampire Academy soundtrack.
Unlike much of what it inspired, this remains an innovative, intriguing record. It is nine minutes long with a dub-influenced guitar sound, starting off with just some skittering drum beats before David J's brooding bass joins in.
To keep in the Hallowe'en mood, the cover of the single was taken from the 1926 film The Sorrows Of Satan.
Time for another novelty number with this smash from 1962 that reached the number one spot in the US. It was banned by the BBC at the time, but hit the top three in the UK when re-released in 1973.
It is narrated by a mad scientist who creates a monster that gets off its slab to perform a new dance that becomes successful when the scientist hosts a party for other monsters. If this piques your interest, then maybe you should explore the Christmas-themed follow-up, Monsters' Holiday!
The band on the record includes Leon Russell on piano who had considerable solo success in the 1970's.
This list has to end with a song named after Hallowe'en itself. It was released as a double A-sided single with Flower in 1985, and these days can easily be found on the CD of that year's Bad Moon Rising album (or just grabbed online if you don't need anything tangible or want to give the artists any money…).
The song is probably the spookiest in this list, with Kim Gordon almost whispering lyrics such as the opening line "there's something shifting in the distance".


text:
Hide-And-Go-Seek
"Oh shit, I think I'm IT," I mumbled under the thumping music. Stumbling out of the third club that evening, I started to regret my decision to eat that brownie earlier.
"Ren, can you—this way," Nick said, yanking my arm to save me from the curbside that threatened to trip me. He threw his arm around me, cradling his armpit around my intoxicated body. He was sweaty. I was sweaty.
His plain white shirt had been stained with the activities of the night, but he still looked good. Nick had this way of putting clothes on that highlighted every inch of his perfection– even his stubble had a way of being perfect. Nudging him, I put my phone into the pocket of his sleek black pants and handed him my ID, which he placed into the inside pocket of his ripped jean jacket.
We had grown up together. He was my best friend—through all the heartbreak and trauma, he had held me together with the two arms that now led us through the dangerously active stream of people swaying and swallowing their sins. We both knew we would never work out, and I liked knowing that he would always be in my corner—especially on nights like this.
He was tired of the what ifs, the who else coulds, and the no one has evers. Camped out in his apartment, we'd draped sheets—layer by layer—and laid in the mess that I had made for myself. We laid inside of the finite fort; Nick stood up; cracking the roof into a half circle.
"just so you know there is always an out".
Sunken into my sorrows and the grey beanbag, I grabbed the salt and vinegar chips and sighed. stargazing at the colorful posters plastered on the walls, Nick grabbed his acoustic guitar and nonchalantly strummed slow songs to sooth me. Occasionally, he would hum, and I would rant until his caring croons drowned me out of my ears. But today was different.
Earlier, he had grunted and groaned through my two-hour rant before handing me the brownie and saying, "Look Jaren. It's the first Friday of the new year. If I'm being honest, I don't know if she's worth it, but this brownie definitely is."
Nick just always knew what I needed. Now, we were surrounded by groups of sweat-stained adults hysterically laughing and screaming about nothing of importance, and I needed that. I needed to get away from my problems. I needed her to not matter for a night.
I strained my eyes to read the street signs, but I soon gave up when I realized that my senses were being held hostage by too many influences. The nonsense blurs around me made the most sense. Nick pulled me closer.
"Oh wait, I'm IT," I remembered.
I was always it.
In third grade, I had liked this girl. I fought the heteronormative values inside of myself for a good part of my eighth year on this planet before accepting the fact that I was attracted to boys and girls. In high school, being on the women's basketball team, 'curious' girls would approach me all the time. Flirting and throwing themselves at me, they seemed to conclude that I, Jaren Anderson, was it. It being the exception—the woman that they would love for the rest of their lives.
However, they were average, and I got bored easily.
None of those flings prepared me for the adult world, which would explain why I was in Austin, Texas on the corner of San Jacinto and Sixth Street, high on sativa, and trying to forget about the problems of my current relationship.
"Nick, Nick, Nick," I chanted. He was wobbling but focused as he trucked through the trashed streets of Sixth. Turning to me, he sighed. I annoyed him when I was under influences, but he was the one who had fed me the brownie. I could tell by his firm grip, which held me against his warm body, that he felt responsible for me, and I appreciated that.
"Yes, ma'am?" he said, pushing his way through two hefty guys.
"What do I countdown from?" I asked. I knew I was IT; however, up was down and down was sideways. He stopped moving and looked down at me. His bushy black eyebrows furrowed under his corrugated forehead. He was so kind. If only Hailey treated me like this…
"Ten," he sighed. He knew what I was doing. Every time I was high while on Sixth Street, all I wanted to do was play games. Two months ago, it was Red Rover, which was so intense that Nick walked away with a concussion. Last month, we played Tag, which was the reason I had developed shin splints in such a short period of time. However, tonight's game of choice was Hide-And-Go-Seek, which Nick hated with all his heart.
I could tell he didn't want to ruin my night, and from the way that he scanned our surroundings, I could tell he still felt responsible for me.
"You've got to go hide, Nick," I begged as I used my hands to cover my eyes.
Hailey and I had started talking in May. She was complex and put together—I was simple and broken. I swore up and down that this was different; it was like she had known me before.
I had taught myself to stop caring about the world around me—even tried to isolate myself. Then, Hailey appeared, and she just fixed me.
Once I had left a note to my girlfriend at the time saying that I was going to Florida with my ex-boyfriend for a week. When I got back all she had to say was, "did you see Mickey Mouse?"
Last week, I had had friends over for our annual Christmas potluck. I had slept until Hailey had woken me up in the late afternoon with a phone call saying she was coming over in an hour. I had mentioned that I was going to clean the kitchen before she came over. However, after taking a warm shower, I had drowsily fell back into my bed.
My phone had rung loudly in my ear, causing my half-dressed body to jolt to its feet. I wrestled with some wrinkled clothes and ran to the door, excited to see Hailey. She walked in and saw the kitchen barring evidence of the wild night before. She stood there: arms crossed, and lips pursed, in silent protest to the mess. She refused my attempts to take her to my room and shrugged off any apologetic remarks and kisses that I had for her.
Giving in, I sluggishly shoveled half eaten plates of food into the trashcan, absent-mindedly wiped down the counters, and angrily swept up crumbs from the crevasses of the kitchen. Once I was done, she kissed my cheek and skipped into my room.
She had this high standard—something no one had ever had for me—that I soon began to hold myself to. My temper tantrums were calmed, unbelievable attitudes were erased, and guarded heart was putty. She handled me, and she did it very well.
"Nick? Nicky, is that you?" a voice rang out into the drunken void. Nick grabbed my hand and twirled me out of the sea of strangers and onto the sidewalk. The momentum of my long brown twists caused my head to keep twirling, sending my senses spinning.
My eyes locked onto a skimpy tree that protruded out of the empty sidewalk. The subtle breeze was making the leaves shimmy and shake to the music of the club next to us. The bass pounded its rhythm into my head, and with each beat, the outline of the leaves would become more defined. Each feature was vulnerable and raw and open to interpretation. The colorful lights of a nearby club flickered and I was lost in the cacophony of beats, colors and lines. I closed my eyes to take it all in.
A hand grabbed my lower back, jerking me back to the corner that Nick and I stood on.
My sight recalibrated to find Nick rejoiced with these strangers who had approached him. Their bodies ebbed and flowed like waves as the conversation erupted between them—forming smiles as they laughed. Giggling and flailing, their bodies and limbs wrapped around each other effortlessly. There was love.
There was no love—or maybe there was. Hailey was complicated. She raved about her personal progresses and marked her calendars with success. She presented well—almost like a statue that had been carved and cared for. Despite being five feet and four inches, she towered over anyone.
Her features and the sun must have been under contract because it was criminal how well they worked together. Her copper skin reflected golden hues that would gleam off her amber eyes. Her presence could light up the darkest parts of anyone. Her dimples rested just below her cheekbones, inviting beaten souls to have a moment of safety. She emulated the kind of perfection that only exists inside of our minds in the loneliest part of the night, or in the earliest parts of the morning when she put it on.
She cared a lot about image.
"This is my friend, Jaren," Nick yelled as he pulled me into the semi-circle of strangers. My eyes rolled around in my head, searching for something to cling onto. A hand reached out and grasped mine—grounding me.
A wave of heat flooded my face, as my sight began to refocus. I was staring into the face of a young man. From the cut in his cleft chin to the hooded arch of his eyebrows, he was well-defined. His warm brown eyes reminded me of my morning coffee—charming, accepting, and tempting. His round lips parted as he spoke, but the white picket fence in his mouth took my focus with no intention of giving it back.
His other hand lifted to support our handshake that was lasting far too long, and his rustic cherrywood skin tone matched mine. For a moment, I was lost, and his rough hands were a road map.
"Jaren, this is Terrence," Nick snickered. I stared at Terrence, searching for words that I would never find.
"Nick, do you want to help me get her into this club? She looks like she could use some water," Terrence proposed, gesturing to Chupacabra Cantina. Nick assessed the situation. He didn't want to leave me, but I could tell by the way his eyes lit up when these people approached him that he had been drowning in my sorrow with me. He just wanted me to have a good time, but he and I both knew that I was still a burden to him.
With a nod and a wink, Nick gave Terrence permission to take me inside. Putting his arm around me, Terrence let out a deep hearty chuckle that pleasantly shook me.
Nick always knew what I needed.
I was shocked when she had said it first. I had fought every cell in my body to not let it slip out. It was probably the most difficult part about being around her, especially when she did things for me.
One sunny June morning, she showed up to my apartment with a brown paper bag in her right hand and a giant smile plastered across her face. It was Sunday—which meant my family was in San Antonio, at grandmas' brunch, feasting on barbacoa tacos and sipping on Big Red.
She had driven all the way down to the Southside of San Antonio to the little family owned hole-in-the-wall restaurant and brought the tacos to me.
In July, I was the last one in my apartment to get mono. Quarantined, weak, and bedridden, I suffered. Until, she came over with her dead mother's minestrone that her mom had perfected over the years. Hailey spoon fed me and held me. I hadn't slept for days, but that night I remember melting into her chest and feeling safe.
It was hard to not fall for her.
"Jaren, do you have your ID on you?" Terrence questioned. My mind snapped back, and my eyes drowsily looked down at my outfit. I ran my hands up and down the curvature of my body. I hated this bralette; it had this white lace the scratched my arms when they brushed against it. Even though the gold accent complimented my belly button piercing and my shoes, it was a useless piece of clothing that barely held up my breasts. The black skirt that I was wearing had a slit in the side that gave my legs room to breathe; however, there was no room for my ID there either. Patting my sides, my mind struggled to recall anything.
"Ni-Nick has it," I slurred. Turning around, the world was moving slower than I remembered. Man, I really regret eating that brownie.
"I love you, but I'm not ready to start saying that yet. You know my dad's side of the family is very homophobic—and I'm their favorite! I'm not ready for them to know—I don't want to—I can't—I-I-I love you and that's all," she concluded. I had been there once, so I understood.
I reassured her all the time that I didn't need people to know about us. I had just recently become comfortable with allowing the label 'bisexual' to describe a part of me that had always been there. So, I censored parts of myself for her comfort.
I kept the public affection to a minimum, never stared for too long, left a decently sized space between us when conversing, and kept my sly remarks in text messages. I tiptoed around my sexuality for her, but it always felt like I was regressing. I had left the closet a while ago and had no intention of going back.
I had gone back—back to where Nick and his group was.
"oh, am I IT?" Nick shouted at me.
"I'm not even done counting, yet," I replied, scoffing at his impatience. He greeted me with open arms and an embrace that submerged me in a sea of warmth. When I resurfaced for air, he flashed his grin and pulled my ID out from his jean jacket pocket.
"Since when are you from Illinois?" Nick asked.
"Since my cousin let me borrow her ID," I said, extending my arm in his direction. Nick flung his arm upwards, then sideways, then downward as I threw my body weight behind each lunging attempt to retrieve my ID.
"Okay, Kristina—here," Nick said, reading my cousin's name off the ID. He handed me the card and winked, shooing me back to the line where Terrence was awaiting my return.
As I approached the front of the line, I studied the ID. The picture and I were eerily similar. The deep brown eyes and plump lips mirrored mine—in shape, position, and coldness. It looked so much like me, but it wasn't. It was like looking into a mirror and feeling like you're looking at someone else live your life for you. Staring into the blank expression of the card, I felt as empty as she looked.
The security guard nudged my shoulder, and I handed him the ID. Terrence had already been checked, and he was waiting for me at the doorway.
"Have a good night…" the security guard said, trailing off as his eyes ran up and down my body. I nodded half-heartedly in acknowledgement, and he stepped aside, handing me back the new identity that I had assumed.
Weaving my arm with Terrence's, and we walked into the club.
I didn't feel like myself anymore. I would go in public and feel different. I wasn't Jaren. I was constantly scanning my surroundings—looking for a monster that I had left behind. A monster that I had overcame so long ago that I forgot what it looked like.
I was searching for judgement.
I was looking for the slight raise of an eyebrow, a glaring side-eye, or a flash of disgust across someone's face. I was constantly on the lookout for someone to judge me and my interactions with someone that I cared about.
Image was everything to Hailey.
In the beginning, I had felt like I was hers. It had been easy to get along and tackle obstacles in our way because we were free to be ourselves—free to think for ourselves. But now it was complicated.
We loved each other, but that wasn't enough. Hailey needed the world to love us too. It didn't matter if my dignity was compromised, or if hiding a part of me hurt. It just didn't matter to her.
I wasn't Hailey's girlfriend; I was her secret.
"Ready or not, here I come!" I shouted over the blaring music.
I scanned the wall of tightly packed people in front of me, trying to find an opening to slide through. I slipped through a tight crack, only to be greeted by the glaring lights of the television screens that hung from every corner of the bar. Blindly, I stumbled into a poorly placed table that people had gathered around to scream lyrics at each other in unison. I slid past them, grabbing Terrence and pulling him into a slightly bigger opening.
Immediately, I started moving through the club. Slowly trudging through the crowd, the weight of the brownie and the world caught up to me. I threw my head from right to left, searching for something that I was never going to find. It seemed like I was always searching for something that would never be found in places that I didn't really want to be.
The sauna of a club overwhelmed me as I swam through the sweaty sea of sound. Turning to check on Terrence, his cool demeanor wasn't affected as he effortlessly towered over the crowd. His eyes scanned the ocean. Holding onto my hand, he took the lead and my body was along for the ride. Moments later, the sea of people opened to an airy spot on the dance floor.
"I'll be back with the water," Terrence said as he flashed his smile in my direction. "Stay here," he commanded and was off to the bar.
"He's so sweet," I said aloud before I could catch myself. Slightly swaying back and forth, I started to scan the club for a place to sit down. Something caught my eye.
It was Hailey.
She was sitting on a man's lap, encased by his broad shoulders that naturally held her in place. She rolled her hips around as he sat back and stared in amazement at the little effort it took for her to steal your gaze. Laughing, she whirled her body around to face the man.
My legs started moving, abruptly at first, then calculated. Swaying with the crowd, my was like a View Master.
Click. She's grabbing his face.
Click. She's starring into his eyes
Click. She kissed him.
Click. They smile.
When her head whipped around, we made eye contact. I was 3 steps away. She froze, assuming her statuesque pose under the blacklight glow.
"You're IT," I said plainly before scolding myself.
I should have known she would be hiding in the closet.
Hypatia Sorunke is a writer from San Antonio, Texas. She's currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, double majoring in Plan II and Black Studies. Her words are new to the world as she has always been a writer, yet she hasn't always written. With that, she hopes to pursue an MFA in Creative Writing post-grad.
Previous Project (p) My Old Girl on the Prairie
Next Project (n) A Balancing Act

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
New Air Force secretary announces new pilot incentives, bashes budget unpredictability
Scott Maucione@smaucioneWFED
In one of her first public appearances, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson announced new enlistment options for pilots and continued the military's assault on budget unpredictability.
Wilson didn't deviate much from Obama administration policies in her June 5 speech before the Air Force Association in Washington. Readiness, a slightly larger active force, focus on retaining top talent in the service and getting a solid, on-time budget from Congress all ranked high on Wilson's priority list, just as they did with her predecessor Deborah Lee James.
But then again, the Trump administration has yet to actually formulate its national security strategy. The Defense Department is still undergoing a strategic review to inform future moves. That review is expected this summer.
Wilson announced the new contract commitment plan for Air Force pilots. It gives them the flexibility to sign commitment lengths of one, two, five or even 13 years of service depending on their specialty.
"Bomber, special ops and mobility pilots have a nine-year contract option while fighter pilots have nine-year and 24 years of aviation service (13-year maximum) options. RPA pilots, along with combat systems operators from various flying communities, are eligible for five-year contracts at varying amounts, tiered by critical needs," a June 5 Air Force press release stated.
In addition to contract options, the Air Force is increasing the maximum reenlistment bonus pay from $25,000 to $35,000.
"We are prioritizing areas, particularly fighter pilots, where we are already in a crisis state so they have the opportunity for the highest bonus," Wilson told reporters after the speech.
Though the service has greater flexibly on what it can offer pilots, it's also focusing on non-monetary issues as well.
"It's not just the money and pilots tell us this, it's the additional duties, it's the deployment rates and then it's when you're not deployed you're still at a very high pace doing all kinds of training. Some of which doesn't really add value. We are looking at all those non-mission oriented things to try to improve the quality of life," Wilson said.
Flying hours are also a concern for Wilson.
"A lot of the flying hours when pilots are fully deployed right now are not high intensity kinds of missions, so they don't feel ready for the near peer threat adversaries … I've never met a unit that's focused and ready where the morale isn't high," Wilson said.
The 2018 budget adds to the pilot training capacity and provides personnel support to two new F-16 flying training units.
The Air Force has been working on retaining pilots and other key specialties since the Obama administration. The service is more than 1,500 pilots short of what it needs.
Read more: Air Force
Former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James cut additional duties and training under her tenure.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein hosted a National Pilot Sourcing meeting last week with airline executives to ensure high quality pilots of the needs of the nation.
RAND, the University of North Dakota, the National Air Carrier Association, Airlines for America, Civil Air Patrol, the Regional Airline Association and the Air Force briefed participants.
"I need 1,200 [pilots] a year, [the airlines] need 4,500 a year, for 10 years. They exhaust my supply pretty quick and they exhaust our supply pretty quick, so the next place they are going to go is international," Goldfein told Federal News Radio last month. "We really have to look at this holistically to say, 'What are the nation's needs for a pilot force to do commercial business, private and military aviation?' and then 'How do we look at new creative ways of plussing-up the supply."
A May 19 press release from the Air Force stated the Air Force and airline executives decided to work together to provide more accessible pathways for students of aviation to reach their goal and to create new pathways to becoming a pilot.
"Today's aviation enterprise doesn't adequately meet the needs for national defense and national commerce," said Goldfein. "This is the beginning of something I think will have big payoffs if we're disciplined in the way we approach it."
None of the Air Force's goals can happen without a budget in 2018 and there are some significant hurdles to that.
Want to stay up to date with the latest federal news and information from all your devices? Download the revamped Federal News Network app
Wilson stressed the military needs budget predictability to succeed.
The 2018 budget request increases the Air Force's active duty levels to 325,000. It also invests in cyber, tankers, fighters and bombers.
Wilson said the Air Force is also trying to invest more into the research and development side of the service.
None of that can happen without Congress passing a 2018 budget. It was about six months late in doing that for 2017.
This budget has an extra hurdle considering sequestration is set to return. Congress must figure out a way to increase the budget caps and pass a budget if it wants to fund to DoD's requested levels.
The military service chiefs said earlier this year that repeated continuing resolutions and unpredictability were taking a toll on the military's readiness.
"It's the cumulative effect. We've been doing CRs now for eight years and a shutdown in [20]13," Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said during a House Armed Services Committee hearing. "It's like smoking cigarettes. One cigarette is not going to kill you, but you do that for eight, 10, 20 years, 30 years you're eventually going to die of lung cancer."
Scott Maucione
Scott Maucione is a defense reporter for Federal News Network and reports on human capital, workforce and the Defense Department at-large.
Follow @smaucioneWFED
(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)
Air Force puts money where its mouth is to retain airmen
Air Force Read more
Military services chiefs say 2017 CR would be the worst yet
Defense News Read more
UPDATED: Air Force meeting with airlines on pilot shortage in May
Air Force Air Force All News Benefits Congress Defense Defense News Heather Wilson Hiring/Retention Pay Pay & Benefits pilot shortage Readiness Workforce


text:
Pro Tools First
The best ways of recording a bass guitar amp in your home studio
13th October 2020 15th November 2020 RecordingBy
Alex - Mixing Lessons
Recording bass guitar is usually approached in one of three ways:
1. Recording bass with a mic:
One method is to record your bass amp with one or more microphones. Condenser mics, ribbon mics and dynamic mics are all employed by producers to record bass amps. Cardioid, figure of 8 and omnidirectional polar patterns can all be used depending on the sound that the producer is looking for.
2. Recording bass with a DI:
Another method is to record directly from your bass guitar to your interface using a DI box. Alternatively, you can connect directly to your interface without a DI box via your interface's instrument input if it has one. From here, the signal can either be used as it is or it can be processed through an amp simulator plugin to simulate the sound of a bass amp.
3. Recording bass with a DI & mic combination:
The third method to recording bass is to use a combination of one or more mics plus a DI. The mics and DI are then blended together in the DAW to create the sound that the producer is looking for.
In this lesson, we'll look at the best ways to carry out these methods of recording in a home studio setting.
Bass recording prep
Before you begin the process of recording your bass guitar, it's important to do a little prep. Put some new strings on your bass a day or two in advance. It's also good practice to have your bass set up periodically to keep it sounding its best. Make sure your bass is in tune before you record and check again regularly in between takes. Checking your tuning regularly is the only way to ensure that you don't end up with takes that are unusable later down the line. If you're using an amp, then dial in the exact tone that you're looking for and get everything sounding as good as it can in advance of the recording.
Miking bass amps in the home studio
As we've already established, bass amps can be miked using any of the three main mic types and utilizing any of the different polar patterns. In this lesson however, we'll concentrate on two mic types in particular. They are large diaphragm cardioid condensers and dynamic cardioid mics made specifically for low-end instruments like bass amps and kick drums. Why these two mic types? Firstly, they are the mics which you are most likely to have in your home studio. Secondly, they are arguably the most commonly used mics for recording bass in commercial studios. As such, they are two ideal mics to get to grips with for bass guitar recordings.
Recording bass with a large diaphragm cardioid condenser
The mic which you're most likely to have access to in your home studio is a large diaphragm cardioid condenser. You can use this mic type to record vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar amps and countless other instruments. Using this kind of mic on a bass amp will give you a natural sounding recording.
When it comes to mic placement, a great starting point is to place the mic to face between the middle of the speaker and its outer edge. From here, you can tailor the sound by moving the mic. Moving the mic towards the middle of the speaker will capture more bite and attack. Moving the mic towards the edge of the speaker will capture a warmer and smoother tone.
As well as altering the sound by moving the mic left to right, the sound can also be changed by moving the mic towards or further from the amp. Because the mic has a cardioid polar pattern, the proximity effect is a factor to consider. The proximity effect dictates that a signal's low-end response will be exaggerated as the mic is moved closer to the sound source. The distance between the mic and the bass amp will also alter the ratio of direct sound to room sound. By placing the mic closer to the amp, you will capture more of the direct sound from the amp. By moving the mic away from the amp, you will introduce more room sound into the signal.
Generally speaking, placing the mic 2 – 4" from the speaker is a good starting point. From there, you can move the mic as far back as you need to in order to capture the sound that you feel is appropriate for your track.
Recording bass with a cardioid dynamic mic designed for low-end instruments
The other type of mic which is commonly used to record bass is a dynamic mic with a cardioid polar pattern, specifically a version which is designed for recording low-end instruments. Mics like the AKG D112 and the Audix D6 are both examples of this kind of mic. The frequency response of these mic types are specifically tailored for low-end instruments. Accordingly, they usually exhibit a strong low-end response and a peak around 3-5k. They also often have an attenuation in the mids. As you can imagine, this provides a very complementary frequency response when recording a bass amp.
As for mic placement, your options are very similar to those provided by a condenser mic. Placing the mic to point between the middle and outer edge of the speaker is a great start. Again, you can move the mic towards the centre of the speaker for more bite. Or you can move the mic towards the outer edge for a smoother tone. Once again, the proximity effect is a factor, so the distance between the mic and the amp will affect the low-end response in the recording. It will also alter the ratio of direct sound to room sound. With a dynamic mic, start around 2" from the speaker and keep moving back until you find a sound that you like.
Bass DI recording
As previously mentioned, there are times when recording bass with only a DI is the perfect solution. If you don't have access to a decent sounding bass amp, then a DI is the obvious choice. Similarly, if you don't have a decent sounding room, then a DI will resolve this issue. Also, if you have a nice amp sim that you can use, then a DI is a great choice.
Combining mics and a bass DI
On its own, a bass DI track can sound clean and dry. But at the same time, it can sound a little lacking in body and character. These are qualities which can be hard to achieve without recording a bass amp. As such, the combination of both a bass DI and a recording of an amp made with one or more mics can give you the perfect combination to achieve a great bass guitar track.
Phase aligning bass signals
When you combine both a mic and a DI, then there will be a slight time difference between the two signals. The signal recorded with a mic will be delayed due to the time taken for the sound to travel from the amp to the mic. This time difference is not long enough for you to hear a delay. But it is enough to cause the two signals to be out of phase with each other. This can cause phase cancellation which can make the combined tracks sound thin and weak.
The good news is that resolving this is actually very straight forward in a DAW. Zoom into the mic and DI waveforms until you can clearly see the first peak in each waveform and move the mic track back so that its first peak aligns with the DI track's first peak. Both peaks could be positive, or both could be negative, it doesn't matter, as long as they are both the same. This will help to ensure that your combined mic tracks and DI tracks sound as good as they can.
Using any of these recording methods will give you a professional bass sound in your home studio. Which method do you like to use in your home studio to record bass guitar and why? Leave a comment below.
Get the best results from EQ, compression, vocals & drums with the FREE 'Home Studio Bundle'
Get all 4 guides sent straight to your inbox when you subscribe to our mailing list here:
We will use the email address you provide to send you free downloadable guides, notifications of our latest blog posts, general updates and offers on our products and services. If you are happy to receive these types of emails, please confirm here:
Yes, I want to join the mailing list
We treat your information with respect. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in the footer of any mailing list email you receive from us, or by contacting alex@mixinglessons.com. You can find more information on our privacy practices at www.mixinglessons.com/privacy-and-cookies-policy. By clicking below, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with these terms.
2nd December 2020 8th December 2021
What is bit depth in audio? 16 bit, 24 bit and 32 bit float explained
26th November 2020 19th December 2021
What is the best audio sample rate? 44.1, 48, 96? Sample rate explained
6th October 2020 8th December 2021
How to record an electric guitar amp with only one condenser mic
SEARCH LESSONS:
Compression (18)
EQ (15)
Pro Tools First Tutorials (20)
Recording (37)
Reverb (9)
Online Mixing
© 2022 mixinglessons.com
FREE GUIDES:
Get the best results from EQ, compression, vocals, & drums with the FREE 'Home Studio Bundle'
DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE GUIDES NOW


text:
29-year HIV AIDS survivor preaches on risk-taking
By Alex Mitchell
Ed Shaw was an average New Yorker; he lived in Manhattan, held a job and was very social.
In 1988, Ed received the news that rocked him to his core and changed his life.
He tested HIV-AIDS positive at the age of 47.
Now, 29 years later Ed is alive and well, and calls Morris Heights his home.
"I was in denial for five years after my diagnosis, I didn't seek treatment or anything" said Shaw. Ashamed of the stigma that went along with HIV-AIDS during the peak of it's epidemic, Ed became reclusive and cut himself off from almost everyone in his life. "I exhausted all of my money and funds in about a week because I thought I was going to die then and there," said Shaw.
Afterwards, Shaw endured five months of being homeless once he realized death wasn't imminent.
"Five years later, after many hospital visits I finally decided to get treated and open up about what happened to me," said Shaw. As Ed first began opening up about his disease, there were two people in his life that he was concerned about sharing his secret with.
"I brought my brother and sister down to the city one night after not speaking to them for years, I told them what happened and broke down in the restaurant, they rushed to hug me and I can still see the look on their faces as soon as I told them, it gets me choked up to this day still," Shaw recalled.
Once he embraced his life and realized HIV-AIDS wasn't a death sentence, Ed began to embrace the powerful community of survivors like himself.
"We are one, big community; no matter our age, our race, our sexual orientation. We need to help support one another," Shaw said.
Now at the age of 76, Ed is still involved in raising awareness and education of the disease throughout numerous discussion groups.
Shaw recently spoke to the NYS Department of Health about HIV-AIDS and community relations on Wednesday, June 13.
"I've worked with so many people and that is what's changed my life, a huge part of it all, is speaking with teens and college kids," Shaw said.
He also mentioned the importance of educating youth, explaining that risky behavior can cause lifelong consequences. It's one of the most rewarding aspects to his work.
Shaw also mentioned many older adults need to recognize the fact that they are at risk too.
"With an older age group there isn't a lot of concern when there should be. They are also at risk and pretending that they aren't wont prevent something from happening," Shaw said.
Another element to the puzzle according to Shaw is different health departments working in unison with one another.
"The state and city health departments need to work more hand-in-hand especially when it comes to engaging the community and you can bet I spoke to that on Wednesday."
Planned homeless HIV facility nixed after public outcry
AVP Honors Montefiore's Lissette Marrero
Rally held outside Pelham Grand building in Pelham Bay
CB10 will work with HIV housing group 'if'


Are you planning an event? Perhaps a small wedding, graduation, anniversary, birthday party, corporate event or other celebration?
Sandollar's Red Barn is a perfect venue now available for rent for all types of events! We can also offer event planning services to assist you with all the details. Reach out today to Nikki at 509.378.6909!


text:
COVID19 Resources For Small Business
A compilation of relevant COVID-19 resources for real estate clients, updated April 9th, 2020
Resource/Benefit
How & When to Apply
Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) If you have stopped working because of COVID-19, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) may provide you with temporary income support. The CERB provides $500 a week for up to 16 weeks.
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/cerb-application.html Apply starting April 6, 2020
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/cerb-application.html"
BC Hydro COVID-19 Relief Fund If you own a small business that needed to close due to COVID-19, you may be eligible to have your business' electricity use charges waived for up to three months.
https://app.bchydro.com/accounts-billing/bill-payment/ways-to-pay/covid-19-relief-fund/commercial.html Application form to open the week of April 13. Once it opens, there is no rush to apply.
The application is not open yet, but we expect it to open the week of April 13. Eligible business customers can apply any time before June 30, 2020 to have their business' bills waived for April, May and June.
Income Tax Deferral Allowing all businesses to defer, until after August 31, 2020, the payment of any income tax amounts that become owing on or after March 18 and before September 2020. This relief would apply to tax balances due, as well as instalments, under Part I of the Income Tax Act. No interest or penalties will accumulate on these amounts during this period. Self Employed: Filing date for 2019 tax year is June 15, 2020 and payment date is extended to September 1, 2020.
Corporations: Filing date for current tax year extended to June 1, 2020, and Payment date for current tax year extended to September 1, 2020.
Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP) Providing more than $10 billion of additional support, largely targeted to small and medium-sized businesses, through the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Export Development Canada (EDC).
Learn More: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/financial-sector-policy/business-credit-availability-program.html As a first step, businesses in need of credit support should contact their financial institution.
Work-Sharing (WS) temporary special measures Effective March 15, 2020 to March 14, 2021, and not limited to one specific sector or industry, the Government of Canada is introducing temporary special measures including extending the duration to 76 weeks, and other measures that make this program more accessible. Employers are now requested to submit their applications 10 calendar days prior to the requested start date.
Access the application here: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/notices/coronavirus.html#h4.02
10% Temporary Wage Subsidy for Employers A three-month measure that will allow eligible employers to reduce the amount of payroll deductions required to be remitted to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/campaigns/covid-19-update/frequently-asked-questions-wage-subsidy-small-businesses.html You do not need to apply for the subsidy. The subsidy is calculated when you remit income tax, CPP, & EI premiums (as you normally do) to the CRA.
The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) Aims to provide a 75 per cent wage subsidy to eligible employers for up to 12 weeks, retroactive to March 15, 2020. Eligible employers are those who have suffered a drop in gross revenues of at least 15 per cent in March, and 30 per cent in April and May. Any benefit from the 10 per cent wage subsidy for remuneration paid in a specific period would generally reduce the amount available to be claimed under the CEWS in that same period. Apply via the CRA's My Business Account portal as well as a web-based application. More details about the application process will be made available shortly.
Canada Emergency Business Account Loan Program The new Canada Emergency Business Account will provide interest-free loans of up to $40,000 to small businesses and not-for-profits, to help cover their operating costs during a period where revenues have been temporarily, yet severely reduced. https://smallbusinessbc.ca/article/canada-emergency-business-account-loan-program-opens-for-applications/ Apply through your business' primary financial institution.
Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) The Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program for small businesses will seek to provide loans and/or forgivable loans to commercial property owners who in turn will lower or forgo the rent of small businesses for the months of April (retroactive), May, and June.
Implementation of the program will require a partnership with provincial and territorial governments who are responsible for property owner-tenant relationships.
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html#businesses More details will be available soon.
COVID 19 Guidance and Resources for Whistler Businesses (From the Whistler Chamber of Commerce)
General: Getting your workplace ready; Best Practices Guide
Financials: COVID-19 Economic Response Plan summary (Canadian Chamber of Commerce)
Canada's measures to support the economy and the financial sector (Government of Canada)
Support for Entrepreneurs impacted by coronavirus (Business Development Canada)
Pandemic preparedness resources for business (Canadian Chamber of Commerce)
Continuity plan toolkit (Business Development Canada)
Temporary Wage Subsidy for Employers (Government of Canada)
*NEW* The new Canada Emergency Response Benefit (Government of Canada)
HR:Government of Canada takes action on COVID-19 (Government of Canada)
Changes to Employment Insurance (Employment and Social Development Canada)
Keeping your employees safe (Canadian Federation of Independent Business)
Work Sharing Brochure for Employers (Service Canada)
HR advice: Responding to COVID-19 in the Workplace (go2HR)
What Employers Need to Know About Temporary Layoffs (Small Business BC)For Employees:
*NEW* Changes to Employment Insurance (Employment and Social Development Canada)
Applying for Employment Insurance (EI) (Service Canada)
EI – Applying for Sickness (Service Canada)
Service Canada: Community Outreach and Liaison Services information
Working Holiday Visa – MSP Eligibility
Self Employed:
Support for Entrepreneurs impacted by coronavirus (BDC)
Also from the Whistler Chamber: Video COVID 19 Business Support – Ep #1 – HR Resources and Employment Law
ONLINE EVENT FROM BDO MARCH 26, 2020: Cash Flow Strategies and Government Incentives in the time of COVID-19
Video From the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade: Finance and Cash Flow Management
Whistler Chamber Business Support Cheat Sheet
We're Smiling Behind Our Masks
May 26, 2020/by Stefanie
COVID 19 Information for Small Businesses
March 25, 2020/by Stefanie
COVID 19 Information for Current Property Buyers & Sellers
COVID 19 Information for Tenants
COVID 19 Information for Landlords
COVID19 Information for Home & Property Owners
Weekly Market Watch for Whistler, BC
Weekly Market Watch for Squamish, BC
COVID 19 Information for Current Property Buyers & Sellers COVID-19 Resources for REALTORS®


East, Emma; Blum de Oliveira, Daniela; Golding, Jon and Phillips, James (2009). Astrocyte alignment increases neurite outgrowth in a 3D cell culture model. Glia, 57(S13) S159.
devices containing aligned astrocytes may be a promising strategy to promote CNS repair.


The Sun Fire T1000 Server has been fully tested. Sun Original Part. This part is in stock and can ship the same day.
T10-106A-02GA0P = Sun Fire T1000 Server, 6 Core 1.0-GHz UltraSPARC T1 Processor, 2-GB DDR2 Memory, 1 PSU, 4 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet Ports, 1 Serial Port, 1 PCI-E Slot0, Solaris 10 and JES Software Pre-installed, RoHS Compliant. Ship weight for this system is 30 lbs.
The T10-106A-02GA0P carries a MemoryTen 90 days exchange or repair warranty against manufacturing defects. It may also be returned in original condition within 14 days of delivery for full credit minus shipping. We also supply unlimited lifetime tech support for this item.


I recently picked up a new Infinity Basslink for the RLXi. Feeling pretty good about it, cause I got it for a great price. Was planning to put it on the floor in front of the driver foot pad under the dash, only to realize this weekend that it doesn't want to fit there. The factory installed hot tube for my heater is mounted near the floor in the side of the walk-thru, and eats up a lot of the space.
I spent about an hour trying to find an orientation for the basslink that will allow it to fit, but am not having much luck. Between the heater hanging from the dash, the hot tube, and the steering and throttle cables, it just isn't looking good.
I'm starting to toy with the idea of moving the hot tube. I'd have to figure out what to do with the 4" dia hole in the walk thru, but I figure I could put some kind of a plastic vent/grill on it and make it look like it was supposed to be there. Trouble is, the hot tube is secured to the wall with two screws, one of which is covered by the trim pad.
Can anyone tell me how that trim pad is secured to the wall? I searched for a while from the backside under the dash, but couldn't see anything that would make sense. I was expecting there to be threaded rods with fender washers/nuts. There definitely aren't any of those.
Jerry, if I remember right mine were held on by phillips screws from underneath the dash. But I have an altogether different model boat. I seem to remember this because I was concerned that the tips of the screws would poke through the pad if someone pushed on it. It doesn't, so the plastic backing to the pad must be pretty thick. So, if yours is like that, you have to dig through the carpeting on the underside of the dash looking for burried phillips heads. They can be hard to locate.
If you need a hand, let me know. I have a 4" hole saw from where I installed my hot-tubes. I like drilling holes in other people's boats. After the tower and the wedge, mine might not even float next year.
How about a euro vent in place of the tube? Might even be able to make it functional if you tee the vent hose.
Jerry, if I remember right mine were held on by phillips screws from underneath the dash. But I have an altogether different model boat. I seem to remember this because I was concerned that the tips of the screws would poke through the pad if someone pushed on it. It doesn't, so the plastic backing to the pad must be pretty thick.
This was exactly my thought. Guess I'll just have to poke around a bit to find the screws.
Boy, how can I refuse an offer like that? Actually, I've already got a 4" hole saw, and I've had opportunity twice before to put rather large holes in the glass. First time was mounting dash speakers in my '01 Sunsetter, most recently was to mount a Sony remote on the transom on my RLXi. Takes some stones and a beer to take the edge off the nerves - just one though, nerves tend to keep you from doing something stupid.
I was thinking along these lines, although I don't know that it would do much to make it functional. Too low to the floor to do any good.
I might not be understanding you correctly, but if by trim pad you mean the vinyl "walls" in the walk through, those are attached with "christmas tree screws" (my own technical term). To get them off, put a screwdriver in a towel and then pry the trim panel out (the towel prevents scratches at the pry points). On a rlxi, there is about 8-10 of these plastic trees that need to get pryed out. When you want to replace, just line up the christmas trees (on the panel itself) with the holes in fiberglass wall and push. The best place to start is the wall closest to left passenger, top corner.
JohnDoe is correct. I had to pull mine last summer, and it is pretty straight forward.
Larry - I've got the 3 outlet heater, but that isn't really a problem by itself. If it wasn't for the hot tube location, it would fit just like yours. I am gonna take another look and see if I can mount the unit horizontally on a platform that would straddle the hot tube, but I don't think the footrest leaves enough room to do that.
Also, did you cut a hole in your footrest for the sound? If so, got any pics of that?
JohnDoe - Thanks for the info on the christmas tree mounting. Saves me a bit of effort searching for screws that aren't there!
With the hole in the footrest the bass isn't as muddy. Picked the grille up at Radio,Knobs, Speakers and Things for $8.


Is the day of the fitting room finally over? It may be hard to tell how a garment will fit based on a photo, but Internet retailers are hard at work to make buying online even easier than buying in-store. With free shipping, easy returns and even stylists to help you get the perfect look, your bedroom has become the new fitting room.
Amazon has been part of this trend, offering no-questions-asked returns on fashion items, but now the company is taking its efforts a step further with Amazon Prime Wardrobe. With this new service, not only can you return items you don't like: you don't even have to pay for them until you decide you want to keep them.
Pick out three to 15 Prime Wardrobe. items you'd like to try out. These will be clearly marked while you're browsing clothes on Amazon.
When you receive your items, you have seven days to decide if you like them. You can try them on in the comfort of your own home and see how they mix with the rest of your wardrobe.
Send anything you don't like back to Amazon using the original shipping box and a pre-paid shipping label. You can drop it off at UPS or schedule a pickup.
You'll be billed for whatever you keep. If you keep three or four items, you get 10% off the original price. If you keep five or more, you get 20% off — so be sure to shop items you'll love for the best deals!
You can choose from over million different items of clothing, as well as shoes and accessories. It's clothes shopping for the whole family, with options for men, women, kids and babies, from brands like Calvin Klein, Levi's and Hugo Boss. That's a much bigger selection than you'd get in a typical department store, though even with Amazon's generous return policy it lacks the instant gratification of browsing the department store racks.
Amazon isn't the only brand trying to make online fashion shopping better than walking into a store. Many online clothing retailers offer easy returns to help shoppers wary of buying items sight unseen, with Zappos standing out for allowing returns up to 365 days after purchase. Flash sale sites like Gilt allow you to find bargains without hunting through clearance racks. Online styling services are also growing popular, with Stitch Fix, Trunk Club and others picking out a selection of clothes just for you and allowing you to return whatever you don't like. While Amazon doesn't offer personal styling services, the mega-retailer wins points for flexibility by letting you pick out exactly what you want.
If you're interested in trying Amazon Prime Wardrobe, you'll need to be a Prime member. At $99 per year, that's a steep price to pay if all you're interested in is clothes, but if you're already a Prime member this adds a lot of value for the fashionista set. The service is currently in beta, but you can sign up to be notified when it's available.


at present, The unkillable Capers is finished, nfl football new england patriots news rookie of the year 2019 Replaced by former Jets defensive adviser and Browns head coach Mike Pettine. He's abruptly "turned out to be a popular hire among the new england patriots offensive strategy in war or business lookup veteran players, Per ESPN's take advantage of Demovsky, While playing a key role in adding free agent preventative behemoth Muhammad Wilkerson.
pittsburgh steelers: Pittsburgh has clinched the AFC n,upper. The Steelers will clinch home field advantage throughout AFC playoffs new england patriots tickets december 23 2019 events and festivals with a win over the new england patriots sweatshirt 47 meters deep wikipedia new england patriots roster 1978 blizzard pictures free Patriots combined with a Jaguars loss/tie. Pittsburgh will clinch a primary round bye with a win, Or a tie in conjunction with a Jaguars loss.
One way to lighten our psychological and mental baggage, research has revealed, Is to come up with the breakup. entirely, research asked 100 people who had recently experienced a breakup to journal for 30 minutes a day for three consecutive days. A portion of participants was told to write exclusively about positive aspects of the breakup and how they've grown because of it. wedding and reception writing exercise, This group reported no rise in negative emotions and a boost of positive outcomes including comfort, self esteem, Empowerment, aspiration, Thankfulness and knowledge.contact us by calling is overturned. Possession new england patriots 2018 scores asap flips to a lined up Texas A team on the snap. In exchange for considerable time, A has to forgo just 10 seconds off the time.And this all was spotted by the Jumbotron review guys.A won a game, But yeah if the state actually spots Mond knee down, It effectively game over. A has new england patriots wallpaper iphone x hd voice sprint pcs to scramble back to the fishing line, Get regulate, Snap the ball and doesn get major benefit of an unofficial timeout as the game is reviewed.So recover, The first Giles punt return fumble plus the two flags on the Greedy PI call, It a hard game to swallow.
Eventually worked well my way up to 45, Then 60 a few seconds, and many more. Eventually it gets more convenient. Now I can usually jump directly into cold showers. I still start with warm water on my weaker days because I think even a 90 second cold shower is beneficial and I think the consistency is important. With RBs generally you have up to 3 on a team getting snaps in a year. If a player is a stud he as a general rule 2013 new england patriots roster moves 2017 vdoe practice items becomes the go to back with a large market share. Sometimes there are a Chubb/Michel situation, But even then it's easier to watch than with WRs.i seemed to be with my ex for almost two years. We went for a walk in the woods one ravishing afternoon. About halfway through the trail he said he new england patriots 2018 draft rumors giants mlb store dodgers had something vital ask me, don't forget that I was expecting a proposal, Since we had been talking about engaged and getting married for a while.


text:
using FluentAssertions;
using Recurly.Configuration;
using Xunit;
using AccountState = Recurly.Account.AccountState;

namespace Recurly.Test
{
    public class AccountListTest : BaseTest
    {
        [RecurlyFact(TestEnvironment.Type.Integration)]
        public void List()
        {
            var accounts = Accounts.List();
            accounts.Should().NotBeEmpty();
        }

        [RecurlyFact(TestEnvironment.Type.Integration)]
        public void ListActive()
        {
            CreateNewAccount();
            CreateNewAccount();

            var accounts = Accounts.List(AccountState.Active);
            accounts.Should().HaveCount(x => x >= 2);
        }

        [RecurlyFact(TestEnvironment.Type.Integration)]
        public void ListClosed()
        {
            CreateNewAccount().Close();
            CreateNewAccount().Close();

            var accounts = Accounts.List(AccountState.Closed);
            accounts.Should().HaveCount(x => x >= 2);
        }

        [RecurlyFact(TestEnvironment.Type.Integration)]
        public void ListPastDue()
        {
            var acct = CreateNewAccount();

            var adjustment = acct.NewAdjustment("USD", 5000, "Past Due", 1);
            adjustment.Create();

            acct.InvoicePendingCharges();

            var accounts = Accounts.List(AccountState.PastDue);
            accounts.Should().NotBeEmpty();
        }

        [RecurlyFact(TestEnvironment.Type.Integration)]
        public void AccountList_supports_paging()
        {
            var testSettings = SettingsFixture.TestSettings;
            var moddedSettings = new Settings(testSettings.ApiKey, testSettings.Subdomain,
                testSettings.PrivateKey, 5);
            Client.Instance.ApplySettings(moddedSettings);

            var accounts = Accounts.List();
            accounts.Should().HaveCount(5);
            accounts.Capacity.Should().BeGreaterOrEqualTo(5);

            accounts.Next.Should().NotBeEmpty();
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The Union is pleased to host the second annual TBScience pre-conference, an official event entirely devoted to basic and translational tuberculosis (TB) research.
TBScience brings together scientists from microbiology, immunology, molecular biology, pharmacology, epidemiology and mathematical modelling to present and discuss recent findings on TB transmission, infection and disease. Additional focus is also given to the development of better vaccines, new drugs and diagnostics for TB.
The President's Centennial Dinner is held annually in conjunction with the Union World Conference on Lung Health as part of the Centennial Campaign 2012–2020. The Centennial Dinner will be held on Tuesday, 29 October. The event raises funds for The Union's continued work in public health research and education.
Registration for the President's Centennial Dinner will open shortly. Find out more about The Union's Centennial Campaign.
Post-graduate courses and workshops – Pre-registration is required. Workshops are free for registered delegates, but there is an additional fee of 120-150 euros for post-graduate courses. Those who register for workshops/courses will receive passes that admit them to their selected session(s).
Inaugural Ceremony and Welcome Reception – Open to all registered delegates.
Sessions and meetings: Symposia; oral, poster and e-poster discussion sessions; plenary sessions; and 'meet the expert' sessions; as well as Union scientific section, region and business meetings. Badges are required to attend these sessions. Delegates without badges will be denied access to the venue.
Technical exhibition: A scientific and technical exhibition will showcase a variety of companies, agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), health organisations and manufacturers of materials and equipment. Open to all registered delegates.
Community Space: a dedicated space for community involvement and grassroots activism within the conference where community activists, civil society, local organisations and others come together with scientists, researchers and policy-makers to rally for a common cause. Participation is open to all conference delegates and the public free of charge, the Community Space will host events, encourage discussion and inspire activism and change. Participation is open to individuals and local and international groups of all sizes who are committed to improving lung health for everyone.
Closing Ceremony: A review of the scientific highlights of the conference. Open to all registered delegates.


text:
Telecom Egypt Names New Chief Executive & Chairman After Ousting Incumbent CEO
in Tech, Telcos
Telecom Egypt has appointed a new CEO and chairman after the incumbent CEO was ousted in unclear circumstances even as questions arise over the company's mobile strategy.
The firm says Osama Yasin will be its new CEO while Mohamed Salem its new chairman. Just a few days before the announcement of the appointments, incumbet board members ousted then CEO Mohamed el-Nawawy and replaced him with Osam Yasin an existing board member but their plans were quashed after the government moved in first.
Their were media speculations that ouster was due to Egypt's mobile operators Vodacom, Orange and Etisalat who they say were against Al-Nawawy move to launch Telecom Egypt's mobile services but the government and the new leadership this plan is on course.
Earlier reports had claimed Al-Nawawy was working to share Infrastructure with the others and as well run the fixed line operator. Others said there were speculations of a split into two entities.
The irony is that el-Nawawy was ousted by the incumbet board members who named Osama Yasin as the new CEO and the government stamped their authority by confirming him as chief executive.
Al-Nawawy was named as the CEO of Telecom Egypt in August 2012 after the resignation of Tarek Aboualam, who reportedly held the position for just seven months. Al-Nawawy was previously senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Telcom Egypt.
READ Ericsson Launches New Service To Allow Operators Improve The End User App Experience