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Describes motivation process for creativity with emphasis on intrinsic motivation by Corey K Katir

Dream Big

The only limit is your imagination … and maybe your Internet connection.

Doctor, Iam really worried about my husband. I think he has rickets. We never go anywhere anymore because heas afraid heall miss something good on TV, so he hasnat seen the sun for 10 years. Last week, I tried to draw the curtains so I could open the window to let in some fresh air. He HISSED at me. What would you suggest?

No, I donat think a divorce is the answer. I was thinking something more like vitamin D supplements, or a specialized diet of milkshakes and salmon. Scurvy? Yeah, I guess that wouldnat be any better. Iam just at the end of my rope here, so Iam grasping at straws.

You know, I did hear about that Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD. I hear you can connect it to up to three devices like your DVR, cable box and DVD player and then watch from anywhere on your PC or Mac. Maybe that way I can finally get him to take me on that trip to Branson. What do you think?

No, I donat think he needs a shrink. He just needs a way to watch his favorite shows in stunning HD over the Internet. I really think the Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD might be the solution! That way, he can just take his laptop to dinner with us at Dolly Partonas Dixie Stampede. Oooh! And maybe we can even dress up and get one of those old timey tin-type photos at Silver Dollar City. Yeah, I guess maybe the computer would ruin it.

Thatas it! Iam going to get him one. Thanks, Doc! By this time next week, Iall be engaged in the fine craft of whittling while enjoying a delicious stick of rock candy. And heall be right by my side, viewing his TV schedule with an on-screen program guide and pausing, changing channels, and fast-forwarding and rewinding with a virtual remote control. You hear that, Momma?! Sometimes dreams really DO come true!Authorized for SquareTrade Extended Warranty

Just one more job.

He was a retired assassin, living the good life and watching TV…

aShade.a

aColonel Starbreak. What are you doing here?a

aIam here looking for a man of youra|talents.a

aIam retired from the Special Forces, Colonel. And from the life of a black market assassin.a

aWell, I can- Holy crap, you werenat kidding about being retired. Jeez, youave really let yourself go.a

aWhat do you want? Iam retired. I took my severance and bought this refurbished RCA 32a 720p LCD/DVD Combo HDTV. And Iave been burying my shame and dulling my pain with it ever sincea

aThatas all your severance bought? We really have to take better care of our veterans.a

aSo whatas the gig? Need a warlord assassinated? Daughter of a politician need rescuing? Want me to infiltrate some underground crime ring?a

aUh, actually nothing. I think someone else will be more qualified.a

aNonsense! Look, I might be above my fighting weight, but Iam still the best damn operative you ever had. Iam the only one with the skills and the knowledge-a

aAnd the chins.a

aDonat do that. Iam a highly trained killing machine.a

aDo your legs even work any more?a

aOnly one way to find out, I guess. You gonna tell me what the job is?a

aNo, I think Iam good. Say, isnat Band of Brothers on? Donat wanna miss that, right?a

aGood point. Leave the dossier on my mini fridge, Colonel. Iall get started with the op asap.a

aUh, right. See you later then.aAuthorized for SquareTrade Extended Warranty

Also due Tuesday: Sublime, Sex Pistols, Leigh Nash, Lyfe Jennings, Hot Snakes, ‘Cheetah Girls 2′ soundtrack.
By Kurt Orzeck

Agile Era: Everyone’s aware of Christina Aguilera‘s fixation with the first half of the 20th century by now, but are they obsessed enough with her obsession to throw down twice as much loot for her new album? We’ll find out this week with the two-CD Back to Basics. The set features a guest spot by adult-contemporary mainstay Steve Winwood on “Makes Me Wanna Pray,” while Christina gets more current with DJ Premier and Linda Perry elsewhere. The video for the title track is tacked on for good measure, but fans who preordered the “premium package” also earned an exclusive tee and red 7-inch single. Someone’s feeling generous these days.

Twice as Trice: Obie Trice‘s been promising Second Round’s on Me for a little while now, but he’s finally ready to whip out his wallet and pay up. Eminem, whose Shady Records has been tailoring the disc as more of a street record, executive produces and appears on “There They Go” alongside Big Herk and Trick Trick. 50 Cent crops up on “Everywhere I Go,” while Nate Dogg (“All of My Life”), Akon (“Snitch”) and Trey Songz (“Ghetto” and “Mama”) also spot the sophomore Trice.

Hissteria: You’ve seen the “Snakes on a Plane” trailer, recited Samuel L. Jackson‘s catchphrase to your friends and heard Cobra Starship‘s virulent theme song enough times to throw you into a tailspin, but finally the fangs have been bared. In anticipation of the film’s Friday release, Snakes on a Plane: The Album spits up a new Cee-Lo tune, “Ophidiophobia” (the fear of snakes); a new acoustic song by Coheed and Cambria; plus exclusive remixes of Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy and All-American Rejects tunes. Sounds like a lethal combination.

Thunder Down Under by underground-punk vipers Hot Snakes will be no match for the soundtrack, but devout fans will no doubt swallow up the posthumous live LP. Recorded on May 10 last year for the Australian Broadcast Company for air on radio, the set features “Think About Carbs,” “U.S. Mint” and “Let It Come.”

A Soon-to-Be Millionaire?: Not to be confused with Mr. “Ridin Dirty,” Jamaican singer Cham follows up 2000′s Wow … The Story with a different tale, Ghetto Story. The title track features Alicia Keys, as does its video, while Rihanna and Akon also give the dancehall performer a boost. Songs include “Rudeboy Pledge,” “Wah Den a She Now?” and “Tic Toc.”

Widespread Panic: Dave Navarro is no longer with Carmen Electra, but he has at least one new love on his hands: Panic Channel, which reteams him with Jane’s Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Chris Chaney. The dudes debut this week with (ONe), which alludes to the fact that it’s a debut record and they want you to turn “on” the Channel (get it?). “It was necessary to take our time in order to create an internal history,” Navarro said in a post on the band’s Web site, regarding the debut’s long delay.

Ladies’ Week: Christina’s leading the charge this week, but she’s got a huge crew of femme followers behind her. Hilary and Haylie Duff, Aly & AJ, Kelly Clarkson, JoJo and other youthful pop tarts align on (Lip Smackers Presents) Girl Next. That comp will be up against Raven-Symoné‘s “Cheetah Girls 2″ soundtrack, but Girl Next has some fresh faces on its side: Hannah Montana, Hayden Panettiere and Jordan Pruitt, who are all being introduced on that collection.

Another newbie, Joanna — who appeared in MTV’s “True Life” and will open for Nick Lachey on his fall tour — has a bit more in common with Christina: She, too, enlisted Linda Perry‘s guidance for This Crazy Life. But while the pop genius wrote the title track, Joanna is going with “Let It Slide” as the first single to her long-awaited maiden release.

Also stepping out for the first time on her own is Leigh Nash, who logged a handful of hits with Sixpence None the Richer but is now doing her own thing. Her Blue on Blue debut features two songs co-written with her producer, Pierre Marchand — Sarah McLachlan‘s longtime collaborator — plus “Ocean Size Love” and “My Idea of Heaven.” The LP’s dropping on Nash’s own One Son Records.

Speaking of Canadians (McLachlan), Juno Award nominee Kinnie Starr called on another Canuck, Tegan and Sara‘s Tegan Quinn, to sing along on “La Le La La.” As it turns out, the track was mixed by Howard Redekopp, an affiliate of another set of Canadians, the New Pornographers. Starr — who was part of Cirque de Soleil‘s risqué “Zumanity” show and whose stuff has appeared on “The L Word” — also coats her Anything LP with “Rock the Boat,” “Sex in the Prairies” and “Wind in Your Sail.”

Jazz singer Patricia Barber also pipes up this week, with a more conceptual release: Mythologies. The disc’s based on a book your Greek-history teacher should have assigned to you, “The Metamorphoses of Ovid,” and hosts hip-hop kids singing, a gospel choir chanting and a guest saxophonist tooting. It’s also got a tribute to Nina Simone in “Icarus.”

On the subject of salutes, a couple of women are paying homage to the humans on the other end of the gender spectrum, i.e. men. Americana goddess Maria Muldaur — who redid Peggy Lee tunes on her 2003 album, A Woman Alone With the Blues — turns her appreciative gaze to another icon with Heart of Mine: Love Songs of Bob Dylan. She reinterprets “Lay Lady Lay” as “Lay Baby Lay” and also touches on “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go” and the title tune.

Blues stalwart Rory Block reaches back even further with her tip-of-the-cap to the genre’s trailblazer Robert Johnson. The Lady and Mr. Johnson finds her doing the devilish Delta thing on “Hellhound on My Trail,” “Last Fair Deal Gone Down” and “Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil).”

But the blues’ undeniable queen — when it comes to popularity at least — must be Bonnie Raitt, and she, too, crops up this week. VH1 Classic Presents: Decades Rock Live! is the first release from the series to boast a CD and a DVD, and it was also the first episode to air. The guest list seals the deal, with Norah Jones, Ben Harper, Alison Krauss and Keb’ Mo’ ganging up with Raitt for “Love Sneakin’ Up on You.”

Song Title of the Week:

Cee-Lo‘s “Ophidiophobia” from Snakes on a Plane: The Album

Other Notables:

Sublime‘s Sublime – Deluxe Edition and the Sex Pistols‘ Spunk: The landmark disc by the reggae-lovin’ dub-rockers is supplanted by a two-CD 10th-anniversary edition, bristling with unreleased tuneage, a Wyclef Jean remix of “Doin’ Time,” acoustic takes and more. On the opposite end of the punk spectrum, the Pistols’ hard-to-find live bootleg from 1977 gets a proper release in time for another anniversary: It’s been 30 years since the group recorded its first demos. The warts-and-all disc has 15 tracks and includes all the between-song banter.

Various artists‘ Musicfest NW Vol. 1: Like the Pistols’ bootleg, this disc will also be tough to find — but worth the search, as the proceeds are going toward the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls and Oregon Music Hall of Fame. Featuring tracks by Spoon, Kristin Hersh, Crooked Fingers‘ Eric Bachmann and Centro-Matic, the comp revolves around Portland’s three-day September festival, which this year will host Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Hersh and the Brian Jonestown Massacre, who also appear here.

Fernando‘s Enter to Exit: Also representing Portland this week are Fernando Viciconte and his band o’ brothers — which includes the Eels‘ Jeff Lyster and Derek Brown. Fernando, who say on their MySpace page that they sound like “the mating call of the North American dairy cow,” do some colorful uddering on “Howard Hughes,” “One Trick Pony” and “Pasajeros.” Moo.

New Releases:

• A Change of Pace – Prepare the Masses (Immortal)
  
• Trace Adkins – Dangerous Man (limited edition with bonus DVD also available; Capitol)
  Buy Now: Dangerous Man (Capitol)
  
• Agalloch – Ashes Against the Grain (The End)
  
• Christina Aguilera – Back to Basics (two CDs; RCA)
  Read: “Christina Makes Her Comeback Twice As Nice By Expanding Basics Into Double LP”
  Buy now: Back to Basics (RCA)
  
• Carmen Appice – Ultimate Guitar Zeus (Escapi)
  
• Patricia Barber – Mythologies (Blue Note)
  
• Rory Block – The Lady and Mr. Johnson (Rykodisc)
  
• Paul Burch – East to West (Bloodshot)
  
• Cham – Ghetto Story (Atlantic)
  Buy Now: Ghetto Story (Atlantic)
  
• Cherish – Unappreciated (enhanced; Capitol)
  Buy Now: Unappreciated (Capitol)
  
• Damnwells – Air Stereo (Rounder/

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