Dj Carol aka Dj Careroll

Carol hails from Long Beach were she came into DJing via break dancing. A Digital Media Arts major at Dominquez Hills, Carol combines her love of music and production to create cinematic vibes and hip-hop from the heart. Carol is a first generation Taiwanese-American, and while growing up never played with dolls but enjoyed the company of her sheep dog named Kippy. Like many DJs from the Southern California she has risen through the ranks of the mobile DJ and party rockin' scene. Carol started honing her skills at high school dances and Southland garage parties, then moved up to college noontime events, internet radio shows and non-profit benefits. It was only time before she would join Joint One, a top record pool based in L.A. and Japan, and secure her rank in the L.A. D.J. club circuit. When asked why she became a DJ, Carol exclaimed, "I am very intrigued with the hip hop culture and lifestyle. I want to contribute to the community somehow. I used to break dance and I would hurt myself a lot, so I retired from that and focused on DJing. I am very passionate about music. It's life. It's food for my soul. It's medicine for me. Sharing music with people is like sharing my food with others." Carol is currently working on music that draws on her influences such as Jazz, Classical, Opera and Oldies. Her love of old school breaks, hip-hop,and downtempo is reflected in her own unique scratch style. In the ever-evolving turntablism genre. Of her studies Carol mentions, "I've played/studied the violin, piano and keyboard, percussion, and voice. Each instrument opens up a part of yourself. I am curious to seek out myself." Carol's most recent project is her mixtape "Tu Amorette" which showcases her live mixing, studio skills and track selecting abilities as well as her skilled scratching technique. Future mixtapes are in the works as well as holding down her own events. Carol recently was on the Van's sponsored Warped Tour and in her six year career has performed with many of West Coast's top artists, such as Heiroglyphics, Living Legends, D Styles, Third Sight, and Busdriver of Project Blow.
November 12

NEWSPAPER BLANKETS U.S. CITIES, PROCLAIMS END TO WAR

sandhya:

November 12, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SPECIAL TIMES EDITION BLANKETS U.S. CITIES, PROCLAIMS END TO WAR

* PDF: http://www.nytimes-se.com/pdf
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Early this morning, commuters nationwide were delighted to find out
that while they were sleeping, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had
come to an end.

If, that is, they happened to read a “special edition” of today’s New
York Times.

In an elaborate operation six months in the planning, 1.2 million
papers were printed at six different presses and driven to prearranged
pickup locations, where thousands of volunteers stood ready to pass
them out on the street.

Articles in the paper announce dozens of new initiatives including the
establishment of national health care, the abolition of corporate
lobbying, a maximum wage for C.E.O.s, and, of course, the end of the
war.

The paper, an exact replica of The New York Times, includes
International, National, New York, and Business sections, as well as
editorials, corrections, and a number of advertisements, including a
recall notice for all cars that run on gasoline. There is also a
timeline describing the gains brought about by eight months of
progressive support and pressure, culminating in President Obama’s “Yes
we REALLY can” speech. (The paper is post-dated July 4, 2009.)

“It’s all about how at this point, we need to push harder than ever,”
said Bertha Suttner, one of the newspaper’s writers. “We’ve got to make
sure Obama and all the other Democrats do what we elected them to do.
After eight, or maybe twenty-eight years of hell, we need to start
imagining heaven.”

Not all readers reacted favorably. “The thing I disagree with is how
they did it,” said Stuart Carlyle, who received a paper in Grand
Central Station while commuting to his Wall Street brokerage. “I’m all
for freedom of speech, but they should have started their own paper.”