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Dork ! Here's the break down Philip and pay no attention to Joey. Joey - Every Friday OBBY - First Friday Of The Month SOTU Guest DJ's - Whenever Possible Sooooooooo...........Jimmy T, Joey and Myself will be working the decks on the 4th which means to expect a night full of funky house and progressive house sounds.

The "Restricted" family joins the "SOTU" family for a night full of funky house and progressive house. Friday, March 4th 2005

He threw down alot of break tracks but yet some say breaks don't work here in Miami. Tell that to the 1000+ people that went buck when they were thrown.

Taucher was the first to impliment this.

Support The Scene !!!!!

Know that a new "Bedroom Mix" is in the works. At least you know what to expect tonight !!!!!

JUST SAY NO !!!!!! I found this interesting thought. Ecstasy trials for combat stress David Adam, science correspondent Thursday February 17, 2005 The Guardian American soldiers traumatised by fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are to be offered the drug ecstasy to help free them of flashbacks and recurring nightmares. The US food and drug administration has given the go-ahead for the soldiers to be included in an experiment to see if MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy, can treat post-traumatic stress disorder. Scientists behind the trial in South Carolina think the feelings of emotional closeness reported by those taking the drug could help the soldiers talk about their experiences to therapists. Several victims of rape and sexual abuse with post-traumatic stress disorder, for whom existing treatments are ineffective, have been given MDMA since the research began last year. Michael Mithoefer, the psychiatrist leading the trial, said: "It's looking very promising. It's too early to draw any conclusions but in these treatment-resistant people so far the results are encouraging. "People are able to connect more deeply on an emotional level with the fact they are safe now." He is about to advertise for war veterans who fought in the last five years to join the study. According to the US national centre for post-traumatic stress disorder, up to 30% of combat veterans suffer from the condition at some point in their lives. Known as shell shock during the first world war and combat fatigue in the second, the condition is characterised by intrusive memories, panic attacks and the avoidance of situations which might force sufferers to relive their wartime experiences. Dr Mithoefer said the MDMA helped people discuss traumatic situations without triggering anxiety. "It appears to act as a catalyst to help people move through whatever's been blocking their success in therapy." The existing drug-assisted therapy sessions last up to eight hours, during music is played. The patients swallow a capsule containing a placebo or 125mg of MDMA - about the same or a little more than a typical ecstasy tablet. Psychologists assess the patients before and after the trial to judge whether the drug has helped. The study has provoked controversy, because significant doubts remain about the long-term risks of ecstasy. Animal studies suggest that it lowers levels of the brain chemical serotonin, and some politicians and anti-drug campaigners have argued that research into possible medical benefits of illegal drugs presents a falsely reassuring message. The South Carolina study marks a resurgence of interest in the use of controlled psychedelic and hallucinogenic drugs. Several studies in the US are planned or are under way to investigate whether MDMA, LSD and psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can treat conditions ranging from obsessive compulsive disorder to anxiety in terminal cancer patients

This weekend should be full off the chain? Thursday: Robbie Rivera @ O2 Lounge Friday: You know what's up @ Crobar Saturday: Scumfrog @ Amika Sunday: Boat Show and Arts Festival (Grove) then Sasha @ Amika then DT @ Envy (Disclaimer: I am aware that this may not be everyones plans but it sure will be mine.) Weekend full of nice sounds !!!!!!

Drop it like it hawt Eric !!!!!

Like always !!!!! both DJ19 (19box Records) and David Guasa's track listing look highly impressive too !!!!

Been tuning in and have been highly impressed.

Sweet ! http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/16/technology/16robots.html?ex=1109221200&en=dea58784dfc8c2f8&ei=5065&partner=MYWAY A New Model Army Soldier Rolls Closer to the Battlefield By TIM WEINER Published: February 16, 2005 he American military is working on a new generation of soldiers, far different from the army it has. "They don't get hungry," said Gordon Johnson of the Joint Forces Command at the Pentagon. "They're not afraid. They don't forget their orders. They don't care if the guy next to them has just been shot. Will they do a better job than humans? Yes." The robot soldier is coming. The Pentagon predicts that robots will be a major fighting force in the American military in less than a decade, hunting and killing enemies in combat. Robots are a crucial part of the Army's effort to rebuild itself as a 21st-century fighting force, and a $127 billion project called Future Combat Systems is the biggest military contract in American history. The military plans to invest tens of billions of dollars in automated armed forces. The costs of that transformation will help drive the Defense Department's budget up almost 20 percent, from a requested $419.3 billion for next year to $502.3 billion in 2010, excluding the costs of war. The annual costs of buying new weapons is scheduled to rise 52 percent, from $78 billion to $118.6 billion. Military planners say robot soldiers will think, see and react increasingly like humans. In the beginning, they will be remote-controlled, looking and acting like lethal toy trucks. As the technology develops, they may take many shapes. And as their intelligence grows, so will their autonomy. The robot soldier has been a dream at the Pentagon for 30 years. And some involved in the work say it may take at least 30 more years to realize in full. Well before then, they say, the military will have to answer tough questions if it intends to trust robots with the responsibility of distinguishing friend from foe, combatant from bystander. Even the strongest advocates of automatons say war will always be a human endeavor, with death and disaster. And supporters like Robert Finkelstein, president of Robotic Technology in Potomac, Md., are telling the Pentagon it could take until 2035 to develop a robot that looks, thinks and fights like a soldier. The Pentagon's "goal is there," he said, "but the path is not totally clear." Robots in battle, as envisioned by their builders, may look and move like humans or hummingbirds, tractors or tanks, cockroaches or crickets. With the development of nanotechnology - the science of very small structures - they may become swarms of "smart dust." The Pentagon intends for robots to haul munitions, gather intelligence, search buildings or blow them up. All these are in the works, but not yet in battle. Already, however, several hundred robots are digging up roadside bombs in Iraq, scouring caves in Afghanistan and serving as armed sentries at weapons depots. By April, an armed version of the bomb-disposal robot will be in Baghdad, capable of firing 1,000 rounds a minute. Though controlled by a soldier with a laptop, the robot will be the first thinking machine of its kind to take up a front-line infantry position, ready to kill enemies. "The real world is not Hollywood," said Rodney A. Brooks, director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at M.I.T. and a co-founder of the iRobot Corporation. "Right now we have the first few robots that are actually useful to the military." Despite the obstacles, Congress ordered in 2000 that a third of the ground vehicles and a third of deep-strike aircraft in the military must become robotic within a decade. If that mandate is to be met, the United States will spend many billions of dollars on military robots by 2010. As the first lethal robots head for Iraq, the role of the robot soldier as a killing machine has barely been debated. The history of warfare suggests that every new technological leap - the longbow, the tank, the atomic bomb - outraces the strategy and doctrine to control it. "The lawyers tell me there are no prohibitions against robots making life-or-death decisions," said Mr. Johnson, who leads robotics efforts at the Joint Forces Command research center in Suffolk, Va. "I have been asked what happens if the robot destroys a school bus rather than a tank parked nearby. We will not entrust a robot with that decision until we are confident they can make it." Trusting robots with potentially lethal decision-making may require a leap of faith in technology not everyone is ready to make. Bill Joy, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems, has worried aloud that 21st-century robotics and nanotechnology may become "so powerful that they can spawn whole new classes of accidents and abuses."

Got some new wax this week so I'll be taking a little stack to throw down a bit with Joey this Friday. All progressive heads welcomed !!!!!

Best wishes from the SOTU Crew. Been slammin "Ariel G. & Gabriel F. Aconoceme" and wrote a little bit about O here a while back. Keep them coming !!!!!!!!!!! Peace, OBBY

Been slammin this one and wanted to see how many of you break freaks are familiar with this beautiful bad boy soooooooooo........ Name This Track (must have RealPlayer)

Happy Birthday Renzo. More than welcome to have your B Day party with us @ Crobar this Friday (if you like). Regardless, enjoy it to the fullest bro. OBBY

Wooooooo Raaaaaaa !!!!!!! Nothing wrong with a little fun while on your R&R.

Looks cool !!!!!! http://countingdown.com/movies/1358/multimedia

I bet Sean and FX will be heading to this. Should be a nice night!

REGISTER ONLINE FOR REMIX HOTEL MIAMI 2005 For those of you that attended last year I am sure everyone enjoyed all the visitors from Greyarea to DeepSky to Junkie XL. Most who went know what's up with this event. The registration page is up, so register now for the 3rd annual Remix Hotel Miami: From March 24-26, REMIX is setting up shop at the Eden Roc Resort and Spa. REMIX is partnering with URB magazine for the URB Village poolside at the Remix Hotel, and you won't want to miss the Guitar Center retail area. Also, Apple, Numark, Alesis, Akai, Rane, Serato, Roland, SAE, Stanton, Spectrasonics, Mackie, Digidesign, M-Audio, Denon, Oz, Pioneer, Propellerhead and Line 6 are all onboard, with more to be announced. Live acts to be announced so keep an eye out. MARCH 24-25-26, 3-9PM Daily EDEN ROC RESORT AND SPA 4525 Collins Ave, Miami Beach Register Here

Have fun guys !!!!!!!!