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cheens's stuffFREELANCING-selling words
2007-06-10
If u love writing and want ur voice 2 b heared, freelance writing may b ur cup of tea.
Writing is d art of converting thoughts in 2 words, which in turn tell stories and offer information. for some people, writing of any sort is a chore2 b avoided like d plague, while others thrive on writing 2 express themselves...to b a successful entails years of struggling, oodles of talent and a consuming passion for the written word. Several young enthusiasts r now choosing 2 become freelance writers, while simultaneously having d normal career on d side, because freelancing is a relatively safer way 2 attempt 2 get published and yet rake in d profits.
WHAT IT ENTAILS
Freelance writing is demanding, especially if one want 2 make out career out of it. One dosen't have d comfort of d office or a fixed sense of direction. These days writers can get fictional short stories published in d selected magazines/newspapers, in addition 2 fact based articles. Next comes d actual writing part, and it helps 2 keep deadlines, follow the editor's instructions and submit a clean copy of article. The most essential requisite as a freelance writer is d braking-in aspect after which one needs 2 maintain a level of regularity. Once u have, take d piece 2 d next paper and magazines and if u have d potential u will b flodded with assignments.
SCOPE
Publishing is every writers nightmare. Novels and short stories need 2 b exceptionally well for them 2 get published. Living solely on freelancing is not recommended until u r highly established. So don't give up ur career until u gain d foothold into the industry, because fulltime freelancing is still at a nascent stage today. Freelancing can b extremely profitable if u work at it. It gives u a lot of flexibility, and u get some tax benefit as well as u can call yourself a self employed professional.
Job satisfaction is a major plus point of a career as a freelance writer. Look around u for ideas. Freelancing thus can b a very rewarding career.
say "NO" 2 "GYM" 4 "weight loss"
2007-06-06
Latest research says exercising after eating food can help promote weight loss by boosting harmones suppress appetite..Denise Robertson and other researchers at Surrey University and Imperial College London did the study on twelve volunteers. The scientists feed them the same breakfast. An hour later, half of the volunteers worked out for an hour on an exercise bike while other sat quietly.
So when we get the desired result at home why to waste money on expensive gyms and why to waste your precious time....the result is autumn and my friend lost 5kgs in two weeks following the same.....so all the humpy dumpy's jst try this one out.....
Feed me back ur result....waiting 4 u....
EATING LIVE FROGS SOUNDS HEALTHY
2007-06-06
According 2 d recent articles in Economic times eating live frogs cures tummy......A man in southeast China says 40 years of swallowing tree frogs and rats live has helped him avoid intestinal complaints and made him strong.Jiang Musheng,a 66 year old resident of Jiangxi province, suffered from frequent abdominal pains and coughing 20 years ago, untill an old man called Yang Dingcai suggested tree frogs as a remedy, the Beijing News said on tuesday."at first,Jiang Musheng did not dare to eat it live,wriggling frog,but after seeing Yang Dingcai swallow one, he ate....two without a thought," the paper said.
SO heres some autumn news for patients having abdominal pains.....!
THAT'S HOW I LEFT SMOKING
2007-06-04
D smoking funda got a bit more with me...the average raised from 2 to 8 sticks per day.my fredzz consoled me 2 reduce it but this didn't bothered me.....
All thanks 2 our local news paper Times of India(toi) that there constant publishing of articles on disastrous effects of smoking that made me 2 realise my mistake and forced me 2 quit smoking.Following is there latest article which had a gr8 impact on my mind and I left smoking 4 ever..
SMOKING MAY DAMAGE SPERM
Here's one more reason not 2 smoke-smoking may damage sperm,passing olong genetic damage to a man's children,Canadian researchers report.
A study in mice shows that cigarette smoke caused changes in the DNA of sperm cells,the researchers said in a week's issue of the journal Cancer research.
"If inherited,these mutations persist r irreversible changes in d genetic composition of offspring."said Carole Yauk of Health Canada's Enviroment and Occupational Toxicology Division,who led d study. "we have mothers who smoke can heart their foetus,and here have we shown evidence that fathers can potentially damage offspring long before they may even meet their future mate"
check out some of these
2007-06-02
(A)Who's guilty..........d husband or wife......
a married couple was sleeping on d bed...........
somebody nocked d door....
wife;quickly leave my husband has arrived......husband jumps out of d window and starts running & realises....damn i m d husband....
(B) A MACHINE RINGS IF SOMEONE LIES
American: I think i can dring 25 cans of beer..trrrnnngggg!
Russian: i think i can eat 5 kg chicken....trrrnnnggg!
Santa: I Think...ttrrrrrnnnnggggg!
Help students learn through problems geared for the fourth through ninth grades
2007-06-02
Math Assault II
This talking arcade game, intended for fourth- to ninth-grade students, teaches math through word problems. It features 480 problems, covering topics such as fractions, decimals, ratios, proportions, and percents. Problems are solved through pictures, speech, and keywords.
Price: Free
OS: DOS
File Size: 3084KB
Developer: Veenetronics
red wine
2007-06-02
Does red wine protect against heart disease? Maybe. Many studies investigated the benefits of red wine suggested that moderate amount of red wine (one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men) lowers the risk of heart attack for people in middle age by ~ 30 to 50 percent. It is also suggested that alcohol such as red wine may prevent additional heart attacks if you have already suffered from one. Other studies also indicated that red wine can raise HDL cholesterol (the Good cholesterol) and prevent LDL cholesterol (the Bad cholesterol) from forming. Red wine may help prevent blood clots and reduce the blood vessel damage caused by fat deposits. Indeed, studies showed that people from the Mediterranean region who regularly drank red wine have lower risks of heart disease
What's in Red Wine that are good for heart?
Red wine is a particularly rich source of antioxidants flavonoid phenolics, so many studies to uncover a cause for red wine's effects have focused on its phenolic constituents, particularly resveratrol and the flavonoids. Resveratrol, found in grape skins and seeds, increases HDL cholesterol and prevent blood clotting. Flavonoids, on the other hand, exhibit antioxidant properties helping prevent blood clots and plaques formation in arteries.
Should I start drinking more red wine now?
The answer is No. Studies showed that alcohol drinking may increase triglycerides (another Bad blood lipids) and result in weight gain due to its empty calories. Other studies also suggested that alcohol consumption is associated with cancer risk. Read Alcohol and Cancer. The American Heart Association cautions people NOT to start drinking if they do not already drink alcohol. If you already drink alcohol, do so in moderation. AHA recommends one to two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women. (A drink is one 12 oz. beer, 4 oz. of wine, 1.5 oz. of 80-proof spirits, or 1 oz. of 100-proof spirits.)
red wine's gud man
2007-06-02
A glass of red wine a day keeps the doctor away
Is red wine the fountain of youth or a potent poison? Is enjoying a glass of red wine with dinner each evening beneficial to your health? Current research suggests that a glass of red wine each day may be providing you with more than just a little relaxation.
What are the health benefits of drinking red wine?
For over 10 years, research has indicated that moderate intake of alcohol improves cardiovascular health. In fact, in 1992 Harvard researchers included moderate alcohol consumption as one of the "eight proven ways to reduce coronary heart disease risk." However, research has suggested that specifically red wine is the most beneficial to your heart health. The cardioprotective effect has been attributed to antioxidants present in the skin and seeds of red grapes.
Scientists believe the antioxidants, called flavonoids, reduce the risk of coronary heart disease in three ways:
by reducing production of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (also know as the "bad" cholesterol)
Recently, researchers have found that moderate red wine consumption may be beneficial to more than just your heart. One study found that the antioxidant resveratrol, which is prevalent in the skin of red grapes, may inhibit tumor development in some cancers. Another study indicated that resveratrol aided in the formation of nerve cells, which experts believe may be helpful in the treatment of neurological diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Which wines should you consume to reap the most benefits?
Researchers at the University of California, at Davis tested a variety of wines to determine which types have the highest concentrations of flavonoids. Their results concluded that the flavonoid favorite is Cabernet Sauvignon, followed closely by Petit Syrah and Pinot Noir. Both Merlots and red zinfandels have fewer flavonoids than their more potent predecessors. White wine had significantly smaller amounts than the red wine varieties. The bottom line is the sweeter the wine, the fewer the flavonoids. Dryer red wines are your best bet for a flavonoid boost.
How much red wine should I drink?
A four-ounce glass of wine is equivalent to one serving. Men will benefit from consuming one to two servings per day. Women should consume only one serving per day to reap the maximum benefits. This is not to say that you should start drinking alcohol if you presently do not. Occasional or binge drinkers have higher mortality rates than those who drink moderately on a regular basis. In those who consume three or more drinks per day, there is an increased risk for elevated serum triglycerides (fat in the bloodstream). Long-term, excessive alcohol consumption can damage nerve cells, the liver and the pancreas. Heavy drinkers are also at risk for malnutrition, as alcohol may substitute for more nutritious foods.
What if I have other health problems?
Recommendations to consume moderate amounts of wine are limited to individuals with a clean bill of health. It is clear that people with medical and social conditions worsened by alcohol should not consume any alcohol at all. Hypertryglyceridemia, pancreatitis, liver disease, uncontrolled hypertension, depression and congestive heart failure are diseases that may be worsened by alcohol. Those individuals at risk for these conditions should consult with their physician before consuming any alcohol at all.
What about grape juice and non alcoholic red wine?
In 1997, researchers at the University of Wisconsin concluded that purple grape juice also reduced blood clotting. Another study by researchers at University of California at Davis, confirmed the findings that non alcoholic red wine contains the same antioxidant profile as red wine. However in a 1998 study, Japanese researchers found that while grape juice still had antioxidative benefits, it did not significantly lower LDL cholesterol levels compared to red wine.
The debate continues on whether it is the components of the wine, the way the wine is consumed, or the lifestyle traits that is the most responsible for the long healthy lives of many wine drinkers. However, the evidence seems clear that regular, moderate consumption of red wine is beneficial to your health. So here's a toast to your health! Cheers!
Shopping for an upgrade? Verify what you have with this diagnostic utility
2007-06-02
If you're looking for an exquisitely detailed audit of your hardware, this is the download you need--no other hardware utility comes close. It starts with the basics, such as the computer manufacturer, installed RAM, hard-disk size, and processor type and speed. But it also shows you the motherboard maker, hard-disk manufacturer, chassis serial number, PC service tag, bus type and speed, multimedia devices...the list goes on and on. You'll also find details about your Windows installation, including which security hotfixes you've installed and which you're missing, plus a list of all user accounts on your PC and a lot more.
Price: Free
OS: Windows 9.x, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
Browsers: IE 3 or Netscape 3, and higher versions. Also runs on Opera, Mozilla, and Firefox.
File size: 1061KB
Developer: Belarc
Thunderbird Portable
2007-06-02
This customized version of the Thunderbird mail program lets you take your mail settings and mailboxes with you.
Maintaining a single e-mail message repository whether online or off, at home or at large, requires a portable e-mail application. Like Firefox Portable as I featured here before, Thunderbird Portable lets you take your e-mail program with you on a USB drive wherever you go, just plug into a Windows PC.
Price: Free
OS: Windows 9.x, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
File size: 6.0 MB
Developer: John T. Haller
Create a bootable CD or DVD in case your PC crashes and won't reboot.
2007-06-02
2007-06-01
This free tool lets you create a bootable emergency disc customized for your PC. Short for Bart's Preinstalled Environment, BartPE copies the Windows files from your hard drive or Windows Installation CD and creates a bootable CD or DVD that you can then use to boot into Windows if your installation of Windows gets trashed. It installs a number of basic drivers, so your mouse, keyboard and many network adapters will work. With a little technical knowledge, you can add other drivers to the bootable CD.BartPE also comes with a number of useful plugin programs for tasks such as virus scanning and CD burning. The latter feature lets you boot into Windows and copy files to a CD.
According to Richard Baguley, PC World contributor: "When I tried it on a test system, it worked perfectly, enabling me to boot into Windows from a CD, access my network and copy files. However, it won't help if you haven't built the boot disc before your system fails because the program that builds the bootable CD runs in Windows. The best advice is to run it now before your PC fails and store the disc it builds in a safe place."
Price: Free
OS: Windows XP
File size: 3150KB
ITs ALL ABOUT "CITY"
2007-06-02
D passion of cars is what i only have....recently I was on the seventh sky when my father owned d latest model of "HONDA CITY":zxi vtec model.....the car seems autumn...i showed it 2 all my frendzzzz & colleagues..ifeel on top of d world while travelling in it & soon i m going 2 nainital from lucknow with my frendzz 2 fully check it out..d blaupunkt deck in it increases its dignity & ads 4 moons 2 its beauty....dis d car below which i possess...
check out its specification below...
The New Honda CITY | |||
| TYPE | MT | VARIO | Steermatic1.5L VTEC |
| ENGINE | |||
| Type | iDSI (Intelligence Dual & Sequential Ignition) | SOHC, 4-Cylinder 16 valve-VTEC | |
| Fuel supply system | PGMF-I Programmed Fuel Injection | PGMF-I (Programmed Fuel Injection) | |
| Displacement | 1300 | 1497 | |
| Compression ratio | 8.8:1 | 10.1:1 | |
| Maximum horsepower (KW(PS)RPM) | 57 (78) / 5,800 | 81(110) / 5,800 | |
| Maximum torque (N.M(KGM)RPM) | 106 (10.8) / 3,000 | 143(14.6) / 4,800 | |
| Transmission Type | Synchromesh five forward, one reverse | Continuously Variable Transmission | Steermatic (CVT + 7 speed mode) |
| STEERING SYSTEM | |||
| Gear Type | Rack and pinion, power assisted | ||
| Overall length (mm) | 4390 | ||
| Overall width (mm) | 1690 | ||
| Overall height (mm) | 1485 | ||
| Wheel base (mm) | 2450 | ||
| Tread Front (mm) | 1455 | ||
| Tread Rear (mm) | 1455 | ||
| Ground clearance | 160 | ||
| SUSPENSION SYSTEM | |||
Front / Rear | McPherson strut with coil spring & stabilizer / H-shape Torsion Beam | ||
| BREAKING SYSTEM | |||
| Front | Ventilated discs | ||
| Rear | Leading / trailing shoe drums | ||
| TYPES / WHEELS | |||
| Tire Size | 165/80 R13 | 185/55 R15 | |
| Wheel Size | 13X5J | 15X6J | |
| OTHERS | |||
| Fuel Tank (Liters) | 45 | ||
| Fuel Tank Position | Centrally Located | ||
2 special recipies
2007-06-02
2 recipies one 4 vegies and other for d non vedgies.....
Both the recipes are specially dedicated to people staying away from home..they are cooked in a few minutes only and with least of the ingredients..but DONT go by the simplistic nature of the recipe..they taste simply wonderful.
First..Chicken n cream..(this Ive had in punjab and Delhi and hit upon the recipe on my own after eating it)
For 1 chicken,cut into smaller pieces,you would need:
1 cup cream or home made malai(skim the cream from the boiled milk)
1 tsp coarsely grounded black pepper(fine could also substitute)
1 cup milk
1/2 tsp ginger paste
salt to taste(be restrictive here)
- Wash the chicken well and marinate with the cream,ginger paste,pepper and salt.
- after half n hr ,transfer the marinate to pressure cooker along with the milk
- cook upto 3 min after the first whistle
- when cool,the gravy shouldnt be watery,if it is then cook it without the lid till ok.
ENJOY and tell me!!!
FOR VEGGIES
Cotteage cheese : 250 gms
cream or malai: 2 tbspoons
One small tomato..chopped finely
one capsicum; diced into squares
One onion : diced into big pieces
salt n red chilly powder to taste
- saute tomatoes with salt n chillies till tomatoes are tender and mashed a lil
- put onions and capsicum (yes,they follow after the tomatoes)and saute fr 2 min only(dont over do it at all)
- then put cream and cheese cubes and cover fr 3 more mins
VOILA..its done! Have u ever seen such simplistic recipes looking like maharaja ki dishes? well..trust me they taste as GREAT!!!!
farewell party
2007-06-02
CHAOS IN D PLANE
One day at a busy airport, the
passengers on a commercial airliner are seated waiting for the pilot to
show up so they can get under way.
The pilot and copilot finally appear in the rear of the plane and begin
walking up to the cockpit through the center aisle. Both appear to be
blind; the pilot is using a white cane, bumping into passengers right
and left as he stumbles down the aisle. The copilot is using a guide
dog. Both have their eyes covered with sunglasses.
At first, the passengers do not react thinking that it must be some
sort of practical joke. After a few minutes though, the engines start
revving, and the airplane begins moving down the runway.
The passengers look at each other with some uneasiness. They start
whispering among themselves and look desperately to the stewardesses
for reassurance.
Yet, the plane starts accelerating rapidly, and people begin panicking.
Some passengers are praying, and as the plane gets closer and closer to
the end of the runway, the voices are becoming more and more hysterical.
When the plane has less than twenty feet of runway left, there is a
sudden change in the pitch of the shouts as everyone screams at once.
At the very last moment, the plane lifts off and is airborne.
Up in the cockpit, the copilot breathes a sigh of relief and tells the
pilot: "You know, one of these days the passengers aren't going to
scream, and we aren't going to know when to take off!"
ORGANISATIONAL FUNDA
An organisation is jst like atree full of monkeys....one at the top can see only monkeys below...
and one below can see only assholes above.....
Ten tips to recognize an Indian in
USA:
1. She wears a frock, but has a pigtail.
2. He
searches for buttermilk in a supermarket.
3. She searches for chilli
powder in a supermarket.
4. He talks a lot about the problems of
living in India.
5. She talks a lot about the unclean streets of
India.
6. He says the Indian politicians are the cause of
underdevelopment.
7. She says the Indian bureaucrats are the cause of
inaction.
8. He talks about the harassment at the airports in
India.
9. She talks about the cheapest air-fares to
India.
10. He and she jointly decide to go Macdonalds to eat french
fries.
EMBARASING BIRTHDAY PARTY
2007-06-02
It was my birthday party at anandi water park in lucknow....It was all fun from the begining till the end..We were 10 and managed it in one small maruti 800 car....we reached there and the fun began 2 fumble out
..We went on 2 try on one slide after another....it was the nice day and every one was in the party mood..
The coldrink cans were opened one after d other & the burgeres and d pizzas were lying down...We were playing with the sea ball and all d giiggles started up when the swiming costume of one of my friend just slipped of while catching the ball
....he quickly put on his costume and gave a sweet little embarasing smile which is still fresh in my mind and heart..we all had a great laugh but then d thing was let by.........It all started with fun untill a bloddy incident took place.ALL of my friends jumped over me 2 give me the birthday bumps.AND then my frnd UDIT d heaviest of us jumped on me and soon i found my self on the ground with my nose bleeding...the the whole fun just scumbed into chaos and tension...i was quickly taken 2 d doctor and my nose was medicated..we went 2 changing room,changed our clothes and were on our way back home..
Protect yourself against sites that want to hijack your browser's homepage
2007-06-01
Detect and remove components that help hijackers change your browser's homepage. HijackThis includes a dozen checks against hijacker tricks. The program does not target specific programs/URLs; instead, it protects you against the methods used by hijackers to force you onto their sites. The program is continually updated to detect and remove new hijacks.
License type: Free
Price: Free
OS: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
Author: Soeperman Enterprises Ltd.
Guitar rocks
2007-06-01
The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots, used in a wide variety of musical styles, and it is also a solo classical instrument. It is recognized as one of the primary instruments in blues, country, flamenco, rock music and many forms of pop. The guitar usually has six strings, but four, seven, eight, ten, and twelve string guitars also exist. Guitars are made and repaired by luthiers. Guitars may be played acoustically or they may rely on an amplifier that usually allows for electronic manipulation of tone. The electric guitar was introduced in the 20th century and continues to have a profound influence on popular culture.
Portugese Guitar
Three different models of the Portuguese guitar can be easily categorized. Each one is named according to its city of inception or diffusion, and sports different acoustic characteristics, size and traditional tuning. One of them has faded into obscurity (the Porto guitar) and is rarely seen nowadays, due to the disappearance of what was once a prosper local luthier community, which in the end led to the stagnation and irrelevance of this model. The Lisboa and Coimbra guitars are heavily associated with the cities they're named after and their respective musical traditions. The Lisboa guitar has a brighter tone while the Coimbra guitar has a bassier, rounder tone and a longer scale. The advocated technique for both also differs slightly one from the other, although both consist of plucking the strings with the thumb and index fingers, with the tip of the nails or fingerpicks.
Lisboa
Armandinho was certainly the greatest representative of the "Lisboa" style in the last century. His playing technique and style was followed and imitated by other guitarists, namely, Jaime Santos, Raul Nery, José Nunes and Fontes Rocha. The "Lisboa" Portuguese guitar style is quite intimately tied to the evolution of Lisbon's fado, although a distinctive repertoire of purely instrumental pieces also developed.
Coimbra
Gonçalo Paredes and Flávio Rodrigues, amongst others, were the most respected composers within the traditional Coimbra style. Artur Paredes, on the other hand developed a far more aggressive, dramatic and sophisticated approach, revolutionizing the guitar's potential. Working alongside the Grácio family, from Coimbra - his hometown -, Paredes reinvented and rebuilt the instrument with a view to opening up more possibilities for sharper attacks and longer decays, as well as allowing for more complex and assertive sounds.
At the same time, António Brójo and António Portugal developed both the Portuguese guitar and the Fado de Coimbra, overcoming previous limitations on composition and improvisation.
Carlos Paredes, Artur's son, created new melodies and turned the Portuguese guitar into a concert instrument, playing with jazz musicians, such as Charlie Haden, amongst others. The origins of his style are very diversified and his music defies easy categorizing.
Tuning
The most commonly used tuning is:
D A B E A B or Ré Lá Si Mi Lá SiThe twelve string guitar
It is an acoustic or electric guitar with twelve strings, which produces a richer, more ringing tone than a standard six string guitar. Essentially, it is a type of guitar with a natural chorus effect due to the subtle differences in string timbre.
Maton
The strings are placed in courses of two strings each that are usually played together. The two strings in each bass course are normally tuned an octave apart, while each pair of strings in the treble courses is tuned in unison. The tuning of the second string in the third course (G) varies: some players use a unison string which is less prone to breakage, others prefer the distinctive high-pitched, bell-like quality an octave string makes in this position.
Some players, either in search of distinctive tone or for ease of playing, will remove some of the doubled strings. For example, removing the higher octave from the three bass courses simplifies playing running bass lines, but keeps the extra treble strings for the full strums.
The tension placed on the instrument by the strings is great, and because of this, 12 string guitars have a reputation for warping after a few years of use. Some twelve-string guitars have nontraditional structural supports to prevent or postpone such a fate, at the expense of appearance and tone. Until recently, twelve-string guitars were nearly universally tuned lower than the traditional EADGBE, to reduce the stresses on the instrument. Leadbelly famously used a low C-tuning, as did Beau on his Dandelion recordings.
Some performers prefer the richness of an open tuning. giving a near-orchestral sound. For a very complex plucked-string sound, the 12-string can be set to standard tuning (or possibly an octave lower), then the top one and low two string pairs can be tuned to whole-tone intervals. The usual gamut of guitar tunings are also available.
Many performers who play the twelve-string guitar use an ordinary six-string guitar as their primary instrument, switching to the twelve-string guitar for certain songs that seem to call for a brighter sound.
Because it is substantially more difficult to pluck individual strings on the twelve-string guitar, and almost impossible to bend notes tunefully, the instrument is rarely used for lead musical parts. It is primarily suited to a rhythm, accompaniment, or solo role, and is often used in folk songs and some popular music. Some hard rock and progressive rock musicians use double-necked guitars, which have both six-string and twelve-string components, allowing the guitarist easy transition between different sounds.
The greater number of strings complicates playing, particularly for the plucking (or picking) hand. The gap between the dual-string courses is usually narrower than that between the single-string courses of a conventional six-string guitar, so more precision is required with pick or fingertip when not simply strumming chords. The pairing of thin, easily broken octave strings with larger, stiffer bass strings presents difficulties to the player also, and only a very skilled player can reliably pluck single strings from within a course at any speed (notably the very high octave G string, which is the highest-pitched string on the instrument). Nevertheless, with practice, the twelve-string guitar is not unduly difficult to play. It is, however, generally used in a fairly restricted role which emphasises its strengths: rich ringing, full-bodied chords, and fast, rippling single plucked notes on the twinned strings.
Twelve-string guitars are made in both acoustic and electric form. However, it is the acoustic type that is most common. Use of twelve-string electric guitar almost appears to be cyclical: beginning with Blind Willie McTell in the '20s and '30s, Leadbelly in the '40s, and continuing with Bob Gibson in the '50s and early '60s, performers and Gibson acolytes such as Mike Pender of The Searchers and Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, brought it to the fore for a decade, until it fell out of favor and was largely limited to niche use by progressive rockers in the 1970s. The instrument was revived in the 1980s by alternative rockers such as Peter Buck of R.E.M., Marty Willson-Piper of The Church, and Johnny Marr of The Smiths. During the 1990s, its popularity waned again, although it plays a key part in the sound of indie rock acts such as Low and The Decemberists. The most popular electric twelve-string model since the 1960s has been the Rickenbacker 360/12, first popularized by George Harrison. Many double-neck guitars have a twelve-string neck, in order for guitarists to switch between tones during live performances, for example, when playing 'Stairway to Heaven' or 'Hotel California.'
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