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YouTuber Asks Fans For Passwords... So He Can HACK Them?!
13 July 2016, 09:45 | Updated: 17 October 2017, 09:43
This is a MASSIVE security issue.
Multiple times on this site, we've reported on YouTubers being the victims of hacking and malicious attacks. In 2016 alone, Markiplier and Lilly Singh have each had their channels defaced and personal information exposed, and more recently even LeafyIsHere saw his YouTube account stolen. However, what we never thought we would be reporting on, is the fact that YouTubers are now asking for passwords to hack into their vulnerable fans Twitter accounts... what the hell?!
Jack Johnson, one half of the YouTube banger duo Jack & Jack, posted on Twitter last night that we was "feelin a lil #HackedByJohnson comin on", which immediately was followed by a request for his fans to literally send him their Twitter passwords. Unfortunately, instead of telling Jack this was a stupid idea, his nearly 4 million strong Twitter army went crazy with people flooding his mentions with "HACK ME DADDY" and "CHECK UR DMS BB".
[Source: Mic]
His original tweet has since been deleted, but a source at Tech.Mic was able to screenshot the proof before it was too late, which we've shared for you above. But what Jack couldn't delete were the various videos and selfies he left all over Twitter once he had then logged into his fans account and left behind little messages. Jack would make references to username, leave videos of him somersaulting and even thanked them personally for their continued support, which sounds lovely until you remember that he's doing it from INSIDE THEIR PERSONAL ACCOUNT.
Even though the location for fan passwords were his own private DM's, this whole situation is extremely problematic as fans could get the idea that giving away their personal details with an incentive is terrifying. Furthermore, if Jack himself is hacked, it's possible that thousands of young fans and their passwords are at risk of being invaded by someone other than their fave.
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Bank of America, which bought the largest mortgage lender in the US last year at the height of the sub-prime crisis, also announced large write-downs on its assets, mainly sub-prime home loans.
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Bordeaux has long been the sort of community that African Americans have associated with middle class comforts, a neighborhood in which, in previous generations, black business owners, doctors and academics purchased and built homes -- long before anyone ever heard the term sub-prime mortgage.
The three investigations were among the first to weigh criminal charges against the companies and executives at the heart of the U.S. housing crisis, which was in part caused by offering so-called sub-prime loans to people who may not have otherwise qualified for credit.
Obama has a personal history with this effort, actually suing banks who would not provide the sub-prime lending that he later, as President, blamed them for undertaking
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Many of these institutions did not get caught up in the sub-prime lending disaster.
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It was politcians like Cris Dodd, Brank Franks and others that forced the banking community to make sub-prime loans that caused the crash.
Are you serious there is no one to blame except the banks that invested in those sub-prime mortgages.
CNN Poll: Blame for recession shifting from GOP to Democrats
So, it may be that the US is about to emerge stronger than ever from the long nightmare of the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
It was Barney Franks sub-prime lending bill that bankrupted the nation and now a stimulus bill and health care bill that will waste the time and money needed to get us out of this mess.
I underwrote mortgage loans for 12 years prior to auditing sub-prime mortgages.

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In 2014 Ellen DeGeneres' television show featured Melissa Salguero, a music teacher at the challenged elementary school P.S. 48 in the South Bronx, New York. Ellen invited her after seeing a Youtube video of Melissa and her students seeking funds to replace stolen instruments from a recent burglary at their school. Ellen gave them $10,000 worth of instruments plus a $50,000 check!
Melissa is also the 2018 Grammy Award-Winning Educator of the Year, 2019 Finalist for World Teacher of the Year, 2013 Lincoln Center Teacher of the Year to name a few accolades.
"When my students see my recognitions and where it's all gone with their help, they see that anything is possible. I tell them all the time that nothing is impossible." Melissa Salguero
Melissa considers her 675 students her most important prize. Intrigued by her unconventional approach and obvious passion for the kids, I wanted to find more insight beyond her hard won awards.
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Hello good Minecrafters, here are the 3 winners! What a shame only 2 builds were finished :(
First place goes to MinecraftNathan5 ! Congratulations! I really like the detail work on the grass and even the boards!! Really good job!
Second place goes to Shnipeyy! I like the medieval twist, i would like to see it finished!
Third place goes to Shmileyface!! With his nice football table design!
New contest!
Build me a ruin of what once was a great mighty castle! Good luck
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"Black Morning Blue" my first solo record is being recorded in San Diego with the best collaboration of musicians from California. It took me a while to get here but there has been a plethora of great musicians I have worked and recorded with to keep me keeping on.
My first solo single was released by the magnificent Geoff Dolman at Static Caravan. "Voodoo Woman" by Koko Taylor featuring amazing musicians from Hyde and Beast and The Futureheads and guitar bliss from David Lee Burdon. B-side Blue Afternoon written by myself and Keith Woods aka Hush Arbors.
When I'm back in London my her heart is with The Silver Rays (pictured above) and the amazing offshoot vocal trio The Giddi Mamas. We released Money(I Like You Better) with Believe Digital records in 2013. The Giddi Mamas have been lucky enough to back some wonderful bands including The Silent Comedy at Koko in London and Deap Vally at Glastonbury Festival 2013 on The John Peel Stage.
As a transient member of The Memory Band taking part in the 2012 album "Oh My Days" vocalizing Stephen Cracknell's beautiful collaborative vision of music. "New Skin" was penned and recorded at Bun Hill Row in London in within striking distance of William Blake's grave.
I recorded with Nick Pride and The Pimptones for Record Kicks as part of their 2012 album "Midnight Feast of Jazz" singing "Waitin So Long"and was blessed to write "Second Hand Wife" with The Pimptones and Hannah Caughlin for their 2014 "Rejuiced Phat Shake" out on Legere Recordings.
Ive also had a couple great tracks out on Acid Jazz with Andy Lewis we recorded a single "Good Soul In Good Times" with the b-side "Words Otis Sang". But the man that who started me on this whole path is Smoove- he let me write and record on his album Dead Mens Shirts-"Coming Back" was born in his tiny flat above The Tanners in Newcastle on a kareoke mic.


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Take a day off in the middle of the week and it messes your head all up. Remind me to make SURE I either get the 2 days off before Christmas or 2 days off after, preferably after. You just get into your head that it's
Saturday and that you have the next day off, too.
That's okay, I get my revenge: 3 day holiday weekend en-queue. It wouldn't be so bad going back to work if there was actually something to do! If it stays this way for too much longer, I have to wonder what is going to happen to our store. They won't just leave it open forever if it's not producing enough on the bottom line.
I have no idea whether there is anything in the truck routing system, just have to find out when I get work in a little while from now.
Well we got Caleb out and off, that's behind me now, moving on. To what, I don't know, but moving on. But I was kind of appalled when I went into his room yesterday after I got back from the airport. Dirty clothes laying all over the floor and some trash, bed not made. He just left it like this? Kinda got me a bit upset that he would leave his room in a shambles. He apparently forgot his necklaces, too. One is a cross and I think the other is SA's version of dog tags.
Whatever. I started to clean the mess up, got well into it but decided to let it go until today. I was too blooming tired. I'm telling you, when I stay up past my bedtime, I just pay for it the next day.
Well, enough. Off to work.
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Getting the people to use story points in agile estimation is easy. Making them not to think in hours is tough.
I've been struggling a bit on how to get people detach story points from time. Attending the Professional Scrum Developer class by Richard Hundhausen helped me think of ways on how to explain this.
The important keywords I got from Richard's class are size and complexity. Story points should be a measure of size or complexity. There is a correlation between complexity/size with time but we can't really say exactly how long it will take to complete something but only that a simple thing takes a shorter time compared to a complex thing. There are a lot of reasons that affect this i.e. familiarity with the system, the component or even the people building it. This is why we should use the empirical nature of Scrum to discover this.
Here's one idea I came up with.
The Marathon
Which do you think will take you longer to complete?
a. 5km marathon
b. 10km marathon
Answer: b 😊
How many hours will it take you to complete a 5km marathon? 10km
Possible answers:
1. Duh … I don't run marathon
2. My best time is x hours
3. Won't know until I tried it
Using exact distance makes it easy to answer the first question. We know the farther the run the longer it takes to complete it.
The second question is a bit difficult to answer. There are a number of considerations
1. If you haven't done it, you can't really know. You may attempt to guess but it will most likely be off.
2. 10km run does not equate to 2x the time to run the 5km.
3. Even if you run the marathon, you know that each time you run it is a different story. You will tend to improve your time overall as you run more but the actuals are not always the same.
Based on the discussion above, I will relate the km distance to size or complexity and the run time as effort in hours.
There are a lot of unknowns in building software and doing it as a team adds to the unknowns. The answer is to try it out and discover your team's velocity. The longer you build and keep the team together, you will expect your velocity to improve over time.
Velocity is the number of story points a team completes in a sprint. This value changes as you add/remove people to the team, update the definition of done, team's familiarity with the system and its members etc. Velocity is expected to increase as you do more sprints (assuming you keep the team together). If you are interested to know how many hours it took for a story point to complete in a sprint, you can divide total capacity (in hours) by the number of story points completed. This by no means constant across different sprints but is a good input as you plan for the next sprint especially if you consider the historical data in the previous sprints.
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One of the first challenges in Scrum adoption is to explain to your boss with a waterfall project management background what Scrum is all about.
He is probably not at all interested in what it is. He just needs his metrics.
Project management has deteriorated to a point where we manage the metrics rather than the project. Furthermore, the typical practices of waterfall projects like senselessly adding more people, compromising quality, change request process crippling product functionality makes the situation worse.
I still believe though that true project management is about the art of balancing the resource triangle variables (schedule, cost, scope, quality). The Scrum rules has "simplified" the balancing act by letting you adjust a single variable – scope. Time or schedule is fixed (a sprint is time boxed max. 4 weeks), cost is fixed (the development team size is fixed within the sprint), quality is not to be compromised.
In other words, Scrum just defines a framework where you set the cost, schedule, quality to a fixed value at the start of an iteration leaving the scope variable as the focal point of adjustment.
I suggest the following approach explaining what Scrum is to your (waterfall PM) boss:
1. Make sure your boss understands the resource triangle. Give hints before the actual discussion so he can research/recall what the art of project management is all about. You wouldn't want to lecture him on this.
2. Explain Scrum as a framework that allows one only to tweak the scope variable.
3. Hopefully this gives him enough context to enable him to understand Scrum as you detail out the rules of Scrum.
1. Resource Triangle/Project Management Triangle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_triangle)
2. Scrum guide http://www.scrum.org/Portals/0/Documents/Scrum%20Guides/Scrum_Guide.pdf
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Mica covered how a systematic adoption of the different VS ALM tools helped make her team build quality software in an efficient manner.
Jeff showed off the different VS tools and their paractical use.
Rhea shared her experience in learning Scrum and making it work with a team who is only experienced in waterfall. She also showed the new VS 2012 tooling that can help new Scrum adopters.
Most important of all were the attendees. From the 83 that registered only 25 (mostly IT professionals) made it but I considered it a success and maybe the smaller group was a factor. It was a very interactive session where people were not only asking questions related to what they were actually doing at work but they also shared their actual experiences and insights. It was a gathering of practioners discussing all aspects of ALM – people, process and tools.
Thank you to all the speakers and attendees! Thank you Microsoft Philippines DPE for sponsoring the event!
I will be speaking in an event in Cebu TechTalk: Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 ALM. Register here if you are interested. There are 11 slots left! C u in Cebu 😉


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Summer swim league is a big deal around here. ("Here" being my house.) We plan our summer around summer swim league. MM doesn't see the appeal of spending 6 hours every Tuesday night at the pool watching children swim 25 yards, but after 6 years, summer swim league is a staple of my summer. I have watched Frog progress from a kid who struggled to make it down the length of the pool on his back to a child to earns lots of point for his team. I am the ultimate swim mom!
Frog swims year round, and the swimming that he does from September to May is technically competitive and monitored by US Swimming, etc. It is strict and official and trains him to swim in bigger and more important events. I'll let you in on a little secret though– he only swims because of summer swim league. He likes to win at the summer swim meets!
Since Summer Swim League is such a special time of year for our family, I decided to work on Summer Swim League fan gear and swag. At first I wasn't sure I had a long enough list, but believe it or not, my list grew and grew. So for the next 3 weeks, I'll be running my line-up of "Summer Swim League Swag" projects to help get Frog and our family ready for his great 6-week racing season.
As of right now, I'll be sharing with you eight different project to help the swimmer in your life get ready for their meets. (I have a couple of possible projects that may or may not make an appearance, so the list may extend past 8 projects.)
Today I'm sharing the first project with you, a Swim Bag Tag:
Please be forewarned. This is my first jewelry project, but I've seen a lot of flattened bottle cap art on Etsy, including some zipper pulls. I even have a cute necklace from a Diet Dr. Pepper bottle cap. I thought that having a Bag Tag for Frog's swim bag would be a spiffy addition to his swim gear. A bag tag is very much like a zipper pull, but is just a little longer and with a bit more bling.
To start with, I took a large clasp, a large split ring and a bit of chain. I attached the split ring and the chain to the clasp. (I had never tried to open this type of split ring before, and it turned my fingers black and blue!) I determined how much chain by thinking about how many beads and charms I wanted to add to the bag tag. It looked like the picture below before I added the flattened bottlecap and beads.
Frog's team colors are red and black with white accents, so I used acrylic red, black and white beads. I was worried that he'd break and crack glass or stone beads. I wrapped the beads, following this tutorial that I found at One Artsy Mama. (I used head pins with acrylic beads, but the wire wrapping idea is the same.) I ended up with a collection of wrapped and prepared beads in various shades of red, black and white. I forgot to take a picture at this stage, but since I am working on another bag tag, I had a few wrapped beads in yellow and green:
After I had gotten all of the charms, beads, and jump rings ready, I attached them to the bit of chain. I also added one bigger bead to the large split ring. I then switched my attention to the flattened bottle cap. I printed out the team mascot on some thick white cardstock. When preparing the clipart for printing, I made the mascot fit into a 1 inch circle, as that's the diameter of the flattened bottlecap. After printing the symbol on thicker, higher quality paper, I used a 1″ circle punch to cut out the mascot. Using a tiny bit of adhesive, such as E3000, I adhered the punched cardstock mascot to the center of the flattened bottlecap. I covered it with an expoxy dome. (I purchased this bottle cap punched and with a small split ring attached, but if I hadn't, I would need to do that step now.) I attached the bottle cap to the large split ring on the bag tag. It ended up looking like this, on Frog's swim bag:
I wasn't sure if it had too much bling, but Frog really seemed to like it. He attached it to the belt loop of his shorts and wore it out and about, showing it off to family and friends. I hope it's a hit at our swim meets too!
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Our sprint through the best new albums out this week includes a debut from the rapper Hook, the sinister storytelling of Andy Shauf, a solo release from Tortoise guitarist Jeff Parker and more.
Featured Albums:
1. Black Lips — Sing in a Wold That's Falling Apart
Featured Song: "Angola Rodeo"
2. Ethan Gruska — En Garde
Featured Songs: "On the Outside" and "Haiku 4 U"
3. Hook — Crashed My Car
Featured song: "Yes Man"
4. Andy Shauf — The Neon Skyline
Featured Song: "Things I Do"
5. Khushi — Strange Seasons
Featured Song: "This Is"
6. Jeff Parker — Suite for Max Brown
Featured Songs: "Build a Nest" and "Fusion Swirl"
7. Yorkston/Thorne/Khan — Navarasa: Nine Emotions
Featured Songs: "The Shearings Not For You" and "Sukhe Phool"
8. Bonny Light Horseman — Bonny Light Horseman
Featured Song: "The Roving"
Other notable releases out on Jan. 24: Lola Marsh — Someday Tomorrow Maybe; October Drift — Forever Whatever; Okay Kaya — Watch This Liquid Pour Itself; Pet Shop Boys — Hotspot; Sarah Mary Chadwick — Please Daddy; Wire — Mind Hive; Wolf Parade — Thin Mind.
The Pinegrove singer talks about the band's latest album and how fans have interpreted the new songs, using chord tablature the band provided for fans online.
Missing episodes?
This week's mix of essential new songs includes a surprising collaboration between Khruangbin and Leon Bridges, Dan Deacon without the vocal effects, M. Ward and more.
A posthumous release from Mac Miller, Halsey's Manic and Little Big Town's Nightfall top our shortlist for the best new albums out this week.
Featured Releases:
1. Bombay Bicycle Club — Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
Featured Song: "Is It Real?"
2. The Innocence Mission — See You Tomorrow
Featured Song: "The Brothers Williams Said"
3. Halsey — Manic
Featured Song: "You Should Be Sad"
4. Little Big Town — Nightfall
Featured Song: "Sugar Coat"
5. Mac Miller — Circles
Featured Songs: "Blue World" and "That's On Me"
6. Mura Masa — R.Y.C.
Featured Song: "Teenage Headache Dream"
7. 070 Shake — Modus Vivendi
Featured Song: "Divorce"
8. Alice Boman — Dream On
Featured Song: "Who Knows?"
9. Bill Fay — Countless Branches
Featured Song: "Filled With Wonder Again"
Other notable albums out on Jan. 17: A Girl Called Eddy — Been Around; Algiers — There Is No Year; And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead — X: The Godless Void and Other Stories; David Dondero — The Filter Bubble Blues; Della Mae — Headlight; Holy F*** — Deleter; The Marcus King Band — El Dorado; Of Montreal — UR FUN; Pinegrove — Marigold; Theophilus London — Bebey; Whyte Horses — Hard Times
The annual festival in New York gathers a dozen bands from around the world to shake up your listening habits.
On this edition of All Songs Considered you'll hear extraordinary music from South Korea's Ak Dan Gwang Chil, the sweet voice of Senegalese Cheikh Lō, the husky sounds of Algerian rai music from Sofiane Saidi & Mazalda, wild distorted Kurdish wedding music from the Tufan Derince Trio, powerful vocals from France and the band San Salvador, and La Chica's swooning, arty electronica via France and Venezuela.
Taking us on this musical journey to give context and insight is NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas, Afropop Worldwide's Banning Eyre and WFMU's Rob Weisburg, host of "Transpacific Sound Paradise." Together, we share our favorite discoveries from globalFEST 2019.
Our sprint through the week's best new albums returns with music from the genre-bending artist known as Poppy, Irish singer-songwriter David Keenan, Echosmith, Field Music and more.
Featured Albums:
1. Poppy - I Disagree
Featured Song: "Fill the Crown"
2. Alexandra Savior - The Archer
Featured Song: "Saving Grace"
3. David Keenan - A Beginner's Guide to Bravery
Featured Song: "Unholy Ghost"
4. Georgia - Seeking Thrills
Featured Song: "24 Hours"
5. Echosmith - Lonely Generation
Featured Song: "Lonely Generation"
6. Craven Faults - Erratics and Unconformities
Featured Song: "Slack Sley & Temple"
7. Field Music - Making A New World
Featured Song: "Money is A Memory"
Other notable releases for Jan. 10: Apocalyptica — CELL-O; Beach Slang — The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City; Hawktail — Formations; Josephine — Music is Easy; Mick Jenkins — The Circus; Selena Gomez — Rare
Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton look back at the first year of the program, which turns 20 years old this month.
On January 3, 2000, All Songs Considered became National Public Radio's first online-only program. The show's origins came from the interest of those little music snippets played between news stories. As director of All Things Considered at the time, choosing those music "buttons" was Bob Boilen's job. The amount of mail that came his way inquiring about those buttons was astonishing. It just seemed our audience was starved for new and exciting music, and so began our journey.
On this episode of All Songs Considered, we listen back to some of the early music we played on the program. We'll paint a picture of what it was like to connect to the internet in the year 2000, how we choked people's bandwidth by producing a multimedia show filled with not only music but photographs and text. We'll also look at what it meant for NPR to take a chance on doing "a music show for your computer" in the days before iPods, iTunes and YouTube. At the time, when it came to music, the internet was mostly used to download songs illegally so you could burn a CD.
NPR Music's Lars Gotrich recounts 2019 with psychedelic noise-rock from Brazil, icy minimalism from Sweden, bonkers punk from Boston and anthemic heavy metal from Fresno.
Taylor Swift, Jenny Lewis, Tarriona "Tank" Ball, Lucy Dacus and more special guests join hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton for their annual holiday party. What could possibly go wrong?
All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton count down the top 20 albums of the year as selected by NPR listeners in our annual poll. The clear message in 2019? Love rules.
Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X dominated the headlines this year, but 2019 was much more than that. We look back at the music we'll remember most and the marks it left on our cultural landscape.
As we listened back to the past year in music we heard a lot of the cultural and political angst you'd expect in a turbulent (and relentless) news cycle. But the albums that seemed to resonate the most in 2019 were more personal and inward looking, overflowing with love and defiant optimism. Sharon Van Etten reflected on motherhood, Amanda Palmer shared stories of survival and David Bazan, back as Pedro the Lion for the first time in 15 years, returned to his childhood, making the personal universal. Brittany Howard wrote songs of healing on an album she named after and dedicated to her sister who died at the age of 13, while the members of the Rwandan group The Good Ones sang songs of forgiveness in the wake of unspeakable genocide.
For other artists, 2019 was a year of renewal. Angel Olsen, Michael Kiwanuka, Sleater-Kinney, Raphael Saadiq and more all reinvented their sound, pushing themselves in dramatic new directions as a testament to the resilience and restlessness of the creative spirit.
The soul musician behind one of the year's best albums, the heartwrenching Jimmy Lee, spoke with NPR music critic Rodney Carmichael as part of NPR's Tiny Desk Fest, a special four-night series of Tiny Desk concerts at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Saadiq shared stories about his brothers' battle with addiction, the origins of D'Angelo's "Untitled (How Does It Feel)," and what it's like to play two Tiny Desk concerts 10 years apart.
Sheryl Crow had a lot to say in this Tiny Desk Fest interview with NPR pop critic Ann Powers.
Every day, Sheryl Crow said at NPR's Tiny Desk Fest, she thinks about compassion. "In 2005, I got to hear the Dalai Lama speak — I was his opening act — and it was cool. It was the year he was talking about compassion, and he said if every person in every business in every walk of life made every decision based on compassion, the world would look like a completely different place." Crow and her band then led a rousing singalong of her 2008 song "Out of Our Heads," whose chorus sends an urgent plea to the online news junkies and social media warriors of today: "If we could only get out of our heads, out of our heads, and into our hearts...."
The longtime leader of ELO talks with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about his creative process, working with his heroes, like Roy Orbison, and his latest album, From Out of Nowhere.
Jeff Lynne has been crafting classic rock songs for more than 50 years. Many first heard him as part of The Move, a Beatle-esque British band in the late '60s. That creative outfit morphed into Electric Light Orchestra, taking their guitar, piano, and drum-based pop music and adding strings and synthesizers. ELO became a big band with a giant sound.
The first ELO record was released precisely 48 years ago, on December 3, 1971. Nowadays, Jeff Lynne is ELO. Except for a few helping hands, Jeff Lynne writes, records, sings, plays and arranges everything on his new album, From Out of Nowhere, on his own. And he loves doing it.
All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton countdown NPR listeners' favorite songs of the 2010s.
The Top 25 Listener Picks:
1. Bon Iver: "Holocene" from Bon Iver
2. Robyn: "Dancing On My Own" from Body Talk Pt. 1
3. Sufjan Stevens: "Fourth of July" from Carrie & Lowell
4. Lorde: "Royals" from Pure Heroine
5. Kanye West: "Runaway" from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
6. Beyoncé: "Formation" from Lemonade
7. M83: "Midnight City" from Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
8. LCD Soundsystem: "Dance Yrself Clean" from This is Happening
9. Kendrick Lamar: "Alright" from To Pimp a Butterfly
10. Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars: "Uptown Funk" from Uptown Special
11. Childish Gambino: "This is America" (Single)
12. Adele: "Rolling in the Deep" from 21
13. Taylor Swift: "All Too Well" from Red
14. Lucy Dacus: "Night Shift" from Historian
15. Carly Rae Jepsen: "Run Away with Me" from E.MO.TION
16. Mitski: "Your Best American Girl" from Puberty 2
17. Frank Ocean: "Self Control" from Blonde
18. Hozier: "Take Me to Church" from Hozier
19. Alabama Shakes: "Hold On" from Boys & Girls
20. Janelle Monáe: "Make Me Feel" from Dirty Computer
21. Lana Del Rey: "Video Games" from Born to Die
22. Brandi Carlile: "The Joke" from By the Way, I Forgive You
23. Radiohead: "Daydreaming" from A Moon Shaped Pool
24. Courtney Barnett: "Depreston" from Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
25. Fleet Foxes: "Helplessness Blues" from Helplessness Blues
Our review of the past decade in music continues with a look at the ways music production has changed and how technology has revolutionized sound both onstage and in the studio.
We begin with the role of computers in live performance. Laptops are often used to playback sounds that can't easily be created in a live setting. So, host Bob Boilen went to the 9:30 club before soundcheck to meet the artist known as King Princess. She grew up around recording gear. Her father, Oliver Strauss is a recording engineer at Mission Sound in Brooklyn, so technology and music-making are second nature to the 21-year old. King Princess sheds light on how musicians take complex sounds from the studio and make them possible in a live setting.
Later, we look at the role of computers in the creative process, both as an effects processor and a compositional tool. One artist who is already making music and stretching the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence is Holly Herndon, who has an AI voice assistant she calls Spawn.
Our final New Music Friday of 2019 ends with some heavy hitters, from Beck's moody-groovy Hyperspace and Coldplay's most ambitious album yet, to a batch of all-new songs from the late Leonard Cohen.
Featured Albums And Songs:
1. Beck — Hyperspace
Featured Song: "Dark Places"
2. Anne Müller — Heliopause
Featured Songs: "Solo? Repeat!" and "Drifting Circles"
3. 03 Greedo & Kenny Beats — Netflix and Deal
Featured Song: "Aye Twin"
4. Coldplay — Everyday Life
Featured Songs: "Orphans," "Trouble in Town," "BrokEn," "When I Need A Friend" and "WOTW/POTP"
5. Hannah Diamond — Reflections
Featured Song: "Make Believe"
6. Leonard Cohen — Thanks for the Dance
Featured Song: "Happens to the Heart"
Other Notable Releases For Nov. 22: Animal Collective — Ballet Slippers; Harry Nilsson — Losst and Founnd; Jason Aldean — 9; Luke Lalonde — The Perpetual Optimist; Pernice Brothers — Spread the Feelings; Omar Souleyman — Shlon; Twain — Adventure; William Patrick Corgan — Cotillions.
This week's essential mix of new songs includes a Brian Eno remix of a Lee "Scratch" Perry tune, Red Baraat percussionist Sunny Jain, singer Jesca Hoop and more.
Featured Artists And Songs:
1. Lee "Scratch" Perry: "Here Come the Warm Dreads" from 'Heavy Rain'
2. Sunny Jain: "Immigrant Warrior" from 'Wild Wild East'
3. Ethan Gruska: "Event Horizon" from 'EN GARDE'
4. Tadzio: "Defiance" from 'The Sick Room'
5. Madison Cunningham: "Something to Believe in" from 'Who Are You Now'
6. Wished Bone: "Hold Me" (Single)
7. Jesca Hoop: "Song for a Bygone Era" from 'Afterbirth'
8. Esmé Patterson: "Light in Your Window" (Single)
Our sprint through the best new albums out this week includes a posthumous release from rapper Lil Peep, gorgeous reflections from Bonnie "Prince" Billy, singer Mary Lambert and more.
Featured Albums And Songs:
1. Milky Chance - Mind the Moon
Featured Songs: "Oh Mama" and "Eden's House"
2. Brainstory - Buck
Featured Song: "Sorry"
3. Lady Antebellum - Ocean
Featured Song: "The Thing That Wrecks You"
4. Arthur Russell - Iowa Dream
Featured Song: "Everybody Everybody"
5. Lil Peep - Everybody's Everything
Featured Song: "Princess"
6. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - I Made A Place
Featured Song: "Dream A While"
7. Odessa - All Things
Featured Song: "All Things"
8. Mary Lambert - Grief Creature
Featured Songs: "Write You A Song" and "Me Museum"
9. Joe Henry - The Gospel According to Water
Featured Song: "Famine Walk"
10. Benoît Pioulard - Sylva
Featured Songs: "Raze II" and "Keep"
Other Notable Releases Out Nov. 15: Celine Dion — Courage; DJ Shadow — Our Pathetic Age; Fran — A Private Picture; Hammock — Silencia; Ice Cream — Fed Up; Jenny Owen Youngs — Night Shift; Juliana Hatfield — Juliana Hatfield Sings the Police; Maria Taylor — Maria Taylor; Molly Burch — The Molly Burch Christmas Album; Sam Amidon — Fatal Flower Garden; Tindersticks — No Treasure But Hope.
"Despacito" was more than a popular song. It was the culmination of a decade-long rise of sociological and musical forces that eventually birthed and cemented a style now called "Latin Urban."
The song went on to practically break the Internet, with a record number of YouTube views from around the globe (currently hovering around six billion streams).
But, as we discuss in this week's All Songs Considered/Alt.Latino collaboration, "Despacito" was more than a very popular it song. It was the culmination of a decade-long rise of sociological and musical forces that eventually birthed and cemented a style now called "Latin Urban." Spanish-language artists from just about every corner of Latin America and Spain took reggaeton and ran with it, adding elements of hip-hop, R&B and soul.
Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras joins Bob Boilen to look back at the decade and play some music samples from a period of profound transition in Latinx music.
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♪♫ Feed me all night long! ♫♪
Ahem. Ok, that's enough musical interlude. Time to get down to brass tacks. The "feed" in the title isn't so much a reference to Little Shop of Horrors as it is a reference to feedback, and in a roundabout sort of way, the consequences of feeding something you shouldn't be… in this case, your ego.
But let's step back for a second. Let's start by answering an important question… maybe even THE important question: Why are you doing this? The whole writing thing. What do you hope to get out of it? What will you do to get there? Be honest now.
Of course you want to be successful. You want to sell short stories/novellas/novels/series to editors at respected, well paying publishers and have fans to gobble them up and clamor for more… But that's not what I'm talking about. That sort of thing happens to a very, very, VERY small percentage of the writing population. Aiming for that as your career goal is about on par with using lottery tickets as a retirement plan. No, I'm looking for something more immediate, more tangible, more honest. Don't just claim you will/want to be the next Stephanie Meyer/Stephen King/JK Rowling, really get into it. Do you want to be a good writer, regardless of if you ever find fame with your writing? Do you want to be a better writer than you are? Are you willing to accept critical feedback, spend quality time on rewrites, devote countless hours to reading, editing, reviewing, rewriting, scrapping, starting over again, and polishing your word gemstone until it sparkles, honing your craft by making mistakes, learning, and trying again?
If you answered 'No!' to any of the above questions, go ahead and click here right now.
If you answered yes, pull up a seat. We're going to have a chat about feedback.
Far, far, FAR too often I have seen the same scene play out, in various shades and tones: Writer asks for feedback, writer doesn't really WANT feedback, writer wants praise and ego stroking. Writer gets feedback and FLIPS THE FUCK OUT BECAUSE HOW DARE ANYONE SAY A DISCOURAGING WORD ABOUT THEIR BRILLIANT MANUSCRIPT?! OMGWHARRGARBL!!
Same goes for 'writing groups', some of which end up being little more than great big ego-stuffing circle jerks, wherein everyone praises everyone else and does nothing more than 'blow smoke up each others' skirts', to borrow a phrase from the great James A. Moore. (Note that I am NOT referring to helpful, useful writing groups that provide feedback and help people improve.)
Trust me, people. You don't get better that way. Sure you might FEEL better, but that isn't how you improve. Really. I promise. It's not. Likewise, I can promise you that if you're just starting out as a writer, regardless of any natural talent you may or may not posses, you have much to learn. That's not an insult, it's just fact. All of us, from the newest of the new, just-finished-their-first-story types all the way to award winning, best selling authors have things to learn. That's why we read, anything and everything. That's why we have trusted beta readers, people who will be honest and tell us if something we've sent them sucks rather than just dishing out shallow mommy praise. It's why we edit, rewrite, edit again, then do it all over: To learn, to improve, to hone our craft and sharpen our skills and be the best writers we can be, and that is completely aside from any professional successes or sales.
These literary cesspools are the exact opposite of what they claim to be. Instead of offering honest, constructive feedback and encouraging each other to grow and develop as writers (as the good groups do), they allow their members to stagnate by convincing them that they're brilliant and awesome and that their work needs no polish, of COURSE it'll be an instant best seller! You don't evolve that way. It's a waste of time. In a way, it's kind of like a drug addiction. It might feel good, you might enjoy it, you might even be able to justify it, but at the end of the day it's doing you more harm than good.
As writers, we should all strive to learn not only to write well, but to take feedback well, too. That is a learned skill, but it's very worth acquiring. So here are some simple tips to get you started.
So you've written a manuscript! Congratulations. Regardless of the length, I'm sure there was time and effort spent on it, blood, sweat, and tears poured into it, and maybe even a little piece of your heart and/or soul (if you have those, of course). Now comes one of the OTHER hard parts. No, not submitting it, that comes later. What comes now, if you're lucky, is feedback.
Find people you trust, who will give you HONEST opinions on your work. That's not to say 'seek out abuse', because that's not what I'm saying, even if constructive criticism can sometimes feel that way, especially at first. What I mean is, find people who won't sugarcoat it because they love you and don't want to hurt your feelings. That's what I like to call mommy praise. It's well meaning, it's uplifting, it's gratifying! It's completely and utterly worthless in terms of actually improving your story.
Look, you had to learn to do just about everything you do somewhere, right? And along the way, people more experienced or at least more knowledgeable in that thing probably gave you some guidance, yeah? Correcting your form, fixing your mistakes, adjusting problems, etc. Writing is no different. Look for the people who will tell you the truth because you can learn from it and use it.
Learn to identify the type of feedback you've been given. Generally, I find that most feedback falls into one of three separate groups: Useful/constructive, useless/abuse, useless/mommy praise. Take a few minutes, read over the feedback, and honestly evaluate it. The abuse gets tossed in the bin. The mommy praise can give you a smile, maybe even be saved for later when you feel the crushing doubt all of us inevitably feel, then get discarded. The constructive stuff you keep. I mean that literally. I have a folder full of it saved, so I can reference it when I need to. That stuff is worth its weight in gold, heck it's worth whomever gave it to you's weight in gold. Tracking that stuff over time can help you see patterns. Do you always rely on the same devices to fill your narratives? Do you have issues with overusing commas or underusing periods (ahem)? How have you improved on each successive draft? What area should you focus on learning more about? See? VALUABLE!
If someone takes the time to read your work and offer you feedback, first and foremost SAY THANK YOU! That really should go without saying, but sadly it seems like it needs to be said. With a hammer. Someone WILLINGLY took their own personal time, time they could have used to work on their own WIP, to read, to play with their kids, whatever. Instead of doing something they would have preferred, they GAVE you that time, and they they gave you MORE time, on top of thought, effort, and consideration in actually putting together feedback for you. That, my friends, is a goddamned gift. Don't abuse it. Don't get defensive and cry wolf because someone told you some things you didn't want to hear. That makes you kind of a jerk, and it won't make you a better writer.
When you give feedback to others (and you SHOULD give feedback to others!) grant them the same courtesy. Take your time. Write out thoughtful, honest, HELPFUL feedback. Again, I'm not telling you to be a dick. Don't just fill up an entire email with "HAHAHAHAHA THIS SUCKS, N00b!" by copy and pasting it over and over and over again until your fingers are sore. No. Tell them things that you, as a reader, found hard to understand, confusing, or just plain awkward. If you notice that they really like using a certain word, so much so that it becomes repetitive, point that out. If you find patterns or things that just don't feel right, point those out, too, same with inconsistencies or plot holes. The goal of the feedback you're providing should be to HELP MAKE THE STORY BETTER. That's it. Period. Done. If it doesn't do that, go back and rewrite it until it does.
So there you have it: my ₵2 on feedback.


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Steve Davis: Systems Blue
Rodgers & Hammerstein's "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top," from the Broadway musical "Oklahoma," is rarely heard in the context of modern jazz. The band's collective arrangement is primarily a duet between Davis and Farnsworth, allowing the drummer four-bar breaks amidst a repeated sustained chord by the piano and bass, with everyone playing the tune's bridge. Farnsworth's drums and cymbals make a fine match for Davis' warm and robust tone. His touch and level of assertiveness is just right, pushing the music with variations of straightforward timekeeping, and is devoid of clumsiness or a desire to put on a show. The duo evinces a keen playfulness, which carries into the trombonist's solo. For the most part, Davis' phrases come in short, easily digestible bursts, his sound masking a slight impatience. Always mindful of Fransworth's presence, his strength lies in making these passages cohere while the solo goes streaming forward.
During another, seldom played tune, "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square," Davis provides a marvelous example of how to render the melody of a ballad. Encouraged by Hazeltine's sympathetic accompaniment, he plays the song with a heart-on-his-sleeve sincerity, painstakingly making each note sound essential, and never hinting that there's an improvisation to follow. His single chorus cleaves to the spirit and melodic core of the tune. On the bridge, surrounded by the snapping of Farnsworth's brushes, he toughens things up a bit by employing spry phrases that contain a hint of blues tonality.
Inspired by John Coltrane's "Bessie's Blues," the title track (one of Davis' two compositions on the disc) manages to elicit the sound of the master's classic quartet yet avoids becoming encapsulated by it. Sandwiched between admirable turns by the trombonist and Hazeltine, DiRubbo plays four cutting choruses. He wrings a lot of feeling out of a minimum of notes, and has an affinity for building up to climaxes without becoming spurious or contrived.
Track Listing: 1. Surrey With The Fringe On Top; 2. Spirit Waltz; 3. Systems Blue; 4. A Nightingale Sang In Berleley Square; 5. If I Love Again; 6. Who Can I Turn To; 7. Speak Low; 8. Namely You; 9. Three and One; 10. My Old Flame.
Personnel: Steve Davis--trombone; Mike DiRubbo--alto sax; David Hazeltine--piano; Peter Washington--bass; Joe Farnsworth--drums.
Title: Systems Blue | Year Released: 2002 | Record Label: Criss Cross


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I enjoyed VA series so far but this book was real disappointment. I felt there was far too much recap of the previous 3 books. Just like "House of Night" series by P. C Cast I can see Mead repeating the story from previous books. Rose was very strong character from the beginning but in this book author made her weak and helpless.
Shadow Kiss" left us with Rose on the way to find and kill her beloved Dimitri who had fallen during a fight with Strigoi. "Blood Promise" picks up where Rose is looking for traces of Dimitri. In search of Dimitri she reaches his home and brakes the sad news to his family. I don't want to go any deeper and spoil the story for those who didn't read it yet.
I didn't like this book for few reasons. (*Spoiler alert*)
- Rose is no longer a terrible character. She is a love sick weak woman who lost her warrior side and lost her goal when she saw Dimitri and became his blood whore.
- Lisa's character was silly sometimes.
- Story goes around and around with out coming to the real point
My rating: 2 out of 5. I didn't like author turning Lisa in to a bitch and Rose into a blood whore. I enjoy reading about their friendship and like them for what they are. Hopefully the 5th book is good to read.


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hellow sir,i m a first yr b.tech student (aspiring fr ias ) want to know when to start for upsc preparation $ also guide me how to start its preparation(such as types of books, effort to be put at this stage,coaching ,optional subject 2 b choosen
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Hi Buddy,
Your dream is to become an IAS officer but you're just into your first year of graduation. It's good that you want to know what all are needed to be done in order to fulfill your dream.
--> To become an IAS officer you educational qualification must be that you must have completed your graduation only then you'll be able to apply for UPSC examination.
--> The syllabus would contain General Studies, Essay, English, Mathematics, Indian Languages. Apart from these there will be 25 different optional subjects.
--> For becoming IAS you must work very hard and make sure each step you take in reaching your goal must be very careful as a small mistake might leave you completely shattered.
--> There will be no of attempts according to reservation i.e
OC - 4 attempts
BC - 7 attempts
SC/ST - No limit
--> If you fail in an attempt use the other attempts in clearing but don't get disappointed.
-->Now coming to the effort if you could spare 2-3 hours per day then it would be sufficient during the initial stages of your preparation as some people are not used to study subjects such as General Studies, history for long period of time.
--> Coaching is not necessary but if you insist to take no chances then yes it's better to go for coaching.
--> Optional subjects can be chosen based upon your interest.
I would suggest you to not think of IAS at least till your completion of 2nd year of graduation as successful completion of graduation is must and your first priority. Without Graduation you can't apply for IAS. So, make sure that you go for coaching in the 3rd year of graduation. If you wish to prepare from 1st year itself then go through some Current Affairs magazines and read news paper thoroughly daily as preparation.
All the best.
@ S.Venkateshwarulu
Friend Civil services exam is conducted by U.P.S.C once in a year.
If you want you can start preparation form B.Tech First year.
I want to preparation for IAS exam study in B,tech 1st &also suggest me basic booksfor science background¿
1. Be very particular about the subject you choose for prelims, as you will be appearing for an objective type of paper. History, maths, geography may prove to be very scoring. Choose subjects which have availability of books, reading material and guidance. In recent years engineering subjects like civil and electrical can be chosen, giving BEs and IITians an edge (yes! even here they are giving the BAs and BScs a tough fight!
2. G.K. will definitely pay in your prelims. Reading newspapers, watching TV news and of course quiz shows like KBC is a must.
3. If you have been lucky enough to reach the interview stage book knowledge may not be the only thing you need. Your mental alertness will count as they ask you questions like How many steps did you walk up to reach here? or What is the colour of the wall behind you ? - So be prepared.
4. Enhance your personality because it will definitely be one of the criteria for selection. For IPS physical wellbeing is of great importance, you should be medically fit.
5. Improve your communication skills. IFS aspirants must be proficient in at least one foreign language. So go ahead, have your say in this political mess of our country and try to make it a better place.
Each year Union Pubic Service Commission Conducts Examinations for entry into Indian Civil Services, which consists of IAS, IPS, IFS and other Central Government jobs of Group - 'A' and Group - 'B'. You rank and other performance in this examination will decide weather you will get IAS, IPS, IFS or any other post.
Civil Services Examination is conducted in 3 Stages :
- Preliminary examination
- Main examination
- Interview
To become IAS Officer is not a Easy Process, You need to put in at least 5-6 hours of study every day. To preparing for IAS exam Studies you have to keep these things in your habit, firstly prepare yourself by up to date your knowledge about Current affairs, Indian History, General Knowledge.
Read NCERT edition books to increase your knowledge
History: 11th and 12th Standards
Geography: 11th and 12th Standards
Economics: 11th Standard
General Science: 9th and 10th Standards
Read Newspapers
The Hindu
The Times of India
Read monthly published magazines
Pratiyogita Darpan: (available in both English and Hindi)
Economic Survey: (latest issue) by Ministry of Finance, Government of India
India Year book: (latest issue) by Publication Division, Government of India
Preparing for IAS is a tough job so it is advisable to start the preparation as soon as possible.
As you are in your 1st year,you have a good time period to get started for it .
So dont waste your time and start your preparations.
You can purchase some books for IAS , you can also take help of online papers or join some coaching classes.
But you are pursuing engineering so it would be difficult for you to join coaching for IAS also so you should practise on your own .
Best of luck
sir, is there any effect for back peapers in btech cource before completion of cource to write IAS examinations?
is it advisable to take economics and civil engg as a combination given i am doing B.tech civil and M.SC economics from one of the top institutes of the country?
is it advisable to take civil engg and B.tech Civil engg as optionals given i m doing B.tech civil and M.SC economics from a top institute of the country?
till what age we can give IAS exam ??????
This time UPSC pattern is changed and it is called as CSAT which is expected to come into effect from Civil Services Examination, 2011.
IAS is not an ordinary exam which measures our mugging up skills only.
Its an exam which measures our personality, intelligence and ability to handle situations.
So preparations for IAS should begin from our graduation period (if you are willing you can start from 8th standard onwards, actually its the right time to begin preparations)
Base knowledge is very much essential, so should start by reading NCERT text books of subjects which you are taken as electives. Then you should be updated to recent happenings in the world. So read two news papers at least a day.
Exam pattern
Prelims exam
The prelims exams consist of 2 papers of general studies and optional subjects. So, please read the newspapers, current affairs and Magzines, to make update yourself, only then you will able to clear this exam. And the optional subject, you have choosed according to your interest.
So, please work hard for that because this exam was not easy as compared to other exams, Please join some good coaching centre and try to solve the model question papers of this exams.
Only then you will able to qualify this exam. So please work hard and always try to solve previous year papers. This willl increase your writing skills.
Main Exams
Paper I - One of the Indian languages to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of 300 marks
Paper II - English of 300 marks
Paper III - Essay of 200 marks
Papers IV and V - General Studies. 300 marks for each paper
Papers VI, VII, VIII and IX: Any two subjects to be selected from the list of the optional subjects. Each subject will have two papers of 300 marks for each paper.
Interview test contains - 300 marks.
Syllabus of IAS exam
- Constitution of India
- Current Affairs
- Economics
- Geography
- History
- Science
· General Studies Manual by Tata McGraw Hill
· Geography NCERT text books Class XI and XII
· Indias Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra
· Local Government in India - S.R. Maheshwari
· Manorama Year Book
· Our Constitution by Subhash Kashyap
· Oxford Student Atlas
· Personal Administration by O. Glennstal
· Principles of management - Terry and Franklin
· Public administration in theory and practice by M.P. Sharma & B.L Sadan
· RS Agarwal Quantitative Aptitude and MBA
Coaching for IAS exam
Ujjwal IAS Academy(Delhi)
Classic IAS Academy(Delhi)
JTS Institute(Delhi)
Achievers IAS Classes(Bangalore)
Chankya Academy(Delhi)
Best of Luck
There is no such fixed time....
You can start whenever you want..... but try to start as early as possible !!!
You Must be aware of the syllabus for CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude test )
Syllabus for CSAT
Paper I - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
Current events of national and international importance
History of India and Indian National Movement
Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography
of India and the World.
Indian Polity and Governance Constitution, Political System,
Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development,
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Noah Cyrus: Avicii's Death and An Ex Had Huge Impact on Forthcoming Music
Nothing's better than a good cry, right? Noah Cyrus dished to Ryan Seacrest during an interview on Thursday, July 12, that letting it all out is what inspired a forthcoming new single of hers and her first-ever headlining tour, the Good Cry Tour.
The "Team" singer, 18, explained to Ryan that they pulled together the tour quickly after realizing the demand once her Troubador show sold out in minutes.
"I honestly didn't think I would be headlining a tour this year which is, like, so insane," she said. "It just happened really, like, this past month, honestly. … Everybody needs a good cry every now and then, Ryan," Cyrus added. "You just want to put on Titanic or something and just cry it out. … [The tour is] named after a song that I wrote a couple of months ago called 'Good Cry,'" Cyrus shared. "That song is coming out super soon with an actual body of work that I'm not supposed to talk about, but I always end up spilling the beans too early."
Considering she already spilled the beans, Cyrus, who most recently teamed up with MØ and MAX, continued and dished to us about the forthcoming new single, which we already cannot wait to hear.
"I wrote it in Bali the night that Avicii passed away," Cyrus shared. "I sat up sobbing for a second because Avicii was, like, my biggest musical inspiration. I always wanted to work with him. I was so in love with his music so I was crying over that and me and my ex-boyfriend got in a fight and I was like, 'Dude, I'm all the way in Bali can we not do this right now? Like I can't really deal with this' and I sat up all night and cried and then the next day I was like feeling so great and I was like, 'Oh!' Because I had the best cry last night and I just stayed up all night and I cried and it felt so good so we ended up writing a song there in Bali called the 'Good Cry.'"
The songstress didn't divulge a release date for the single, but her Good Cry Tour kicks off in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on September 22, and continues for more than a month, wrapping October 24 in Portland, Oregon.
Listen back to the full interview above and click here for tour info and tickets!


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In case you have not been paying attention, the health of your GUT (particularly your MICROBIOME) is of critical importance to your overall health --- a point driven home by a study published in the brand new issue of the medical journal Science Immunology (Tissue-Specific Emergence of Regulatory and Intraepithelial T Cells from a Clonal T Cell Precursor). What are T-Cells? For a very quick review, see the first diagram on THIS PAGE. The oversimplified version is that they are some of the cells that make up your Immune System. for instance.........
Some T-Cells "help" other Immune System cells prepare for battle. Some actually attack the invaders themselves. Others remember what the body has been attacked by in the past, which makes future attacks easier. Still others help to tone down or dampen ("regulate") Immune System responses so they don't burn out of control. And that's just for starters. Suffice it to say that T-Cells are of critical importance because they perform such a wide array of Immune System functions.
Not only does your bone marrow (the living, inner, blood-rich portion of long bones) make both white and red blood cells, it is where your T-Cells originate as well. All T-Cells are the same when they are made, but due to the effects of the thymus --- a small lymphoid organ found behind the sternum but in front of the heart --- they are differentiated into the various sorts we just talked about, as well as a few others. One of the specific kind of T-Cells (those that keep Immune System reactions in check or "regulated") is known as TREGS or T-Regulatory Cells. When TREGS get fouled up, one of the more common problems is that one's Immune System will begin to mount responses to self. Your body attacking itself is not a good thing, and is widely known as AUTOIMMUNITY.
In this particular study, the authors gave experimental mice a group of antibiotics that wiped the Gut free of bacteria. For you certified germophobes out there (you know, those of you who keep the little bottle of hand-sanitizer strapped to your purse), this probably sounds fantastic. It's not (HERE and HERE are why). The result of this study was that under the effects of the antibiotics, neither TREGS nor CD4 Cells (the T-Helpers) developed correctly. Why is this? Because, as the authors concluded, "Both Treg and CD4 development strictly depended on the resident microbiota." What does this tell us in plain English?
Firstly, note the word strictly, and realize that there's no way around it. Secondly, this study reinforces what I have warned you of numerous times; that ANTIBIOTICS (as well as non-antibiotic drugs with ANTIBIOTIC PROPERTIES) are IMMUNE SYSTEM SUPPRESSORS --- one of the single worst things you can do for your overall health not to mention the health of your children (HERE). And unfortunately, it doesn't take as much as you might think to cause problems --- serious problems (HERE). And thirdly; although they did not talk about it, for all their benefits, Probiotics are frequently not enough to restore one's Microbiome after taking antibiotics (HERE).
If you want to solve the curse of DYSBIOSIS (along with "THE LEAKIES," what happens when you take antibiotics), stop taking antibiotics and then feeding the resultant beast with sugar (HERE). Oh; as if we should be surprised, the authors concluded that this information might be helpful for those struggling to cope with IBS. I would agree --- if they actually presented their results in a pragmatic "Big Picture" fashion as far as overall health is concerned (HERE).
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This week on Boagworld.com, we discuss how to sell your web design services, the pros and cons of HTML emails and we review the .net web design magazine.
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Selling your services
You may build the best websites in the world but if you do not know how to sell your services then nobody will hire you. That is the sad state of the world. Web design is competitive marketplace and simply being a great developer or designer is not enough. You also need to know how to write good proposals and come across well in presentations.
That is why in this show we take a long hard look at the sales process and how to become more effective at promoting yourself. Below is a rough outline of what we covered in the show:
Play to your strengths
It is easy to bite off more than you can chew when pitching for work. Do not pitch for contracts that are too big for you and avoid relying too heavily on outsourcing, as many clients are uncomfortable with this. In particular Marcus recommends that you never promise something unless you are 100% sure that you can deliver on it. Failure to deliver can seriously undermine your company's reputation.
Focus on a specific market
Marcus and Paul both heavily favoured identifying a sector in which you have some good case studies and focusing on winning work there. Given time you can build up a strong reputation in that sector which will in turn attract more clients. Clients seek out web design companies that have experience working on similar projects so this approach works much better than the scattergun mentality applied by many agencies.
Care for your existing clients
Marcus reckons it is ten times easier to win work from an existing client than it is to win from a new one. He has a good point. Not only is it easier to win new work from a happy client but they will also recommend you to others. It is vitally important that you keep existing clients happy because they should be the lifeblood of your business. If you are in the position of having to constantly find new work then you are doing something wrong. Concentrate on nurturing your existing clients and then you will quickly find new business coming to you.
Know when to walk away
It is the hardest thing in the world to do, but it is important that you know when to turn down work. There are times when the clients requirements are unrealistic or the job is simply too big. On other occasions, the chance of winning a job does not justify the investment involved in pitching for it. There is a natural tendency to want to run after every piece of work, but sometimes you just have to say no.
Question the client
Don't be afraid to ask questions about a brief supplied by a client. Asking questions and making suggestions is a great way to build a relationship with your clients and make you stand out from the crowd. Of course, ultimately it will allow you to put together a better proposal that meets the client's needs even when they are not fully expressed in the brief.
Write a good proposal
Marcus provides a huge raft of suggestions for writing a good proposal including (but not limited to):
- Make sure you carefully cover any special requirements requested by the client (financial reports in your business etc).
- Respond to the brief by taking each of the issues raised on a point-by-point basis, rather than using a standard template for all your proposals.
- Be detailed but don't overdo it (nobody will read a 100 page document).
- Include screenshots and diagrams but be wary of file size if you are intending to email the proposal.
- Provide modular pricing so people can choose which functionality to include.
- Always include relevant references.
Ensure your presentation is slick
The presentation is the last obstacle to overcome and so often it can be where mistakes are made. Ensure your presentation fits into the time available with ample left over for questions. Remember, by this stage the client has read the proposal and know what you are offering. The reason for the meeting is to ask questions and have a chance to find out if they feel they can work with you. Everybody prefers to work with people they like, so be enthusiastic, helpful and professional. Be prepared to discuss prices and timescales but do not promise things you cannot deliver.
Questions and comment
On this week's show, we have a great question from Aaron about building HTML newsletters with web standards. This sparks an interesting debate between Paul and Marcus about the pros and cons of HTML emails. The conclusion was that if possible send plain text emails and link back to a webpage containing more information.
For more information on the pros and cons of HTML emails read Paul's post on the subject.
Also in the show
Also in the show, Paul recommends the .net magazine on web design, highlights two new courses on accessibility from the RNIB, and introduces a new sponsor in the form of RightCart (possibly the easiest to implement ecommerce system ever!)


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Resources for Undocumented Individuals
George Washington University (GW) values diversity in all its forms. Our commitment to diversity is witnessed in our eagerness to welcome students from across the country and around the world.
In December of 2016, GW leadership shared their continued support of undocumented students studying at the university. In a statement, the university reaffirmed its "commitment to support our undocumented students, safeguard student records and provide legal services when appropriate." The university outlined key principles in order to protect the civil rights of students:
1. The university will continue to provide information on how to apply to GW and request financial aid as an undocumented person. The university has not and will not require that admitted students provide proof of citizenship or that current students disclose if they are undocumented.
2. The university will assist its undocumented students through the GW Law School's immigration law clinic.
3. Confidential student records regarding immigration status of undocumented students will not be released without a warrant, subpoena or other court order, unless authorized by the student.
4. Students will not be questioned, held or arrested by the George Washington University Police Department (GWPD) on the basis of immigration status alone.
5. University police officers will not participate in joint immigration enforcement efforts with other law enforcement officials unless required by law.
Resources on GW's Campus
Important notice: Renewal applications for DACA will be accepted until October 5, 2017 and will be processed according to the prior existing policy.
Consult an Attorney
In light of possible changes to DACA, students who may be affected and wish to consult an immigration attorney may contact the university's immigration lawyers free of charge. They will answer initial questions and review options with affected students. Please contact Ms. Helen Konrad at the firm of McCandlish Holton at [email protected], or by phone at 1-804-775-3825. The law firm has also posted helpful information on understanding the most recent government announcements. You can read the summary here: DACA September 5, 2017 summary.
The complete DACA rescission memorandum is available on the Department of Homeland Security website.
GW Law School Immigration Clinic
The Jacob Burns Communication Legal Clinic offers legal assistance to GW students, representing clients from around the world on immigration law matters. For more information, students should call 202-994-7463 and ask for the Immigration Clinic. More information can be found here.
Other Resources
- American Council on Education (ACE) - ACE is part of the Protect Dreamers Higher Education Coalition. The coalition website has information and resources to help students, faculty and staff advocate on behalf of dreamers.
- Colonial Health Center - The Colonial Health Center is committed to creating a safe, welcoming, and affirming environment for all students, conducive to the exploration of personal, social, emotional, and academic concerns.
- First Generation Student Support - The CSE supports first generation students in a number of ways including monthly dinners, mentoring, and the promotion of the First Generation community at GW.
- GW Center for Student Engagement - The CSE seeks to enhance all aspects of the GW student experience, fostering communities that promote learning and development.
- GW Tells Community 'You Are Welcome Here' - GW has shown its support of all students, regardless of race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation or gender identity. The university has joined more than 100 universities participating in the initiative.
- Illinois Association for College Admissions Counseling College Advising Guide for Undocumented Students - This guide compiles a number of resources for undocumented students, including admissions and financial aid information.
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center - The ILRC provides a number of informational resources in different languages related to various issues, including DACA.
- Multicultural Student Services Center - The MSSC is dedicated to welcoming, enriching, and creating an inclusive environment at GW.
- My Undocumented Life - Up-to-Date Information and Resources for Undocumented Immigrants


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So…..the ducks went back to Atlantic City this past weekend for even more fun! As I was walking down the boardwalk, I met this really cool guy named Michael Young. Turns out, he is the author of a four book MURDER MYSTERY/THRILLER series. He is also the author of a giddy romance novel titled: THE WOMAN OF ALL SEASON'S. He lives in Atlantic City N.J. with his wife and children. So, of course I had to get him to pose with a duck! You can find his books here.
Cowduck: "Howdy Michael. 'Thrilled' to meet ya!"


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As readers of UnCommon Sense will know, it is not uncommon for me to disagree with Julie Bindel. However on this occasion my slight disagreement with Julie is of a slightly different nature and probably not something she would disagree with herself. Julie, reporting from Parliament Square tweeted this and a few similar tweets;
"Support the students and hate the gov but a minority of nasty violent macho tossers down here, and not just the police for once".
Her take on the demo being that it was about macho twats on both sides of the police lines, intent on letting their testosterone take over. I can see her point, I haven't been to a demonstration yet where someone hasn't had testosterone problems, but I think it actually represents something rather more sinister than that; targetted violence against women.
OK so I have to admit that I arrived a bit late at the demo (because I couldn't get out of work that day), and my take on it as such may be a bit different. As I arrived, I noticed that the majority of people walking away from it with bloody heads were women and girls. This video, posted to show that the police officer fell off his horse rather than was dragged off it (as Cameron wanted us to think) actually shows, in the background, two women being beaten over the head by a policeman with a truncheon. These women were obviously not threatening anyone, yet they were targetted by a burly male police officer. This report from a girl from Barnsley clearly shows that police officers were engaged in deliberate targetting of women demonstrators, despite them being no threat to the officers involved in committing these crimes. The excellent reports from Laurie Penny have also shown how women and girls are deliberately targetted in unprovoked attacks;
"Fighting for breath, I am shoved roughly through the line by two police officers; twisting my neck, I see a young woman in a white bobble hat pinned between the shields and the crowd, screaming as the batons come down on her head once, twice, and her spectacles are wrenched from her face" (New Statesman 10 Dec 2010).
In the previous demonstration it is clear that Tahameena Bax was targetted by police and injured as policemen hit her over the head with battons. Tahameena is still nowhere near a full recovery. I could continue with many other reports of police violence against women.
What seems to be happening here is a deliberate policy (on the part of the Met - probably from the government) to target women in order to discourage women from coming along to these demonstrations and as such to reduce their numbers and eventually make them appear to be just the work of a small minority of hard-core anarchists and the moronic and macho Socialist Wankers Party.
There needs to be a full enquiry into the violence of male police officers attacking women and girls in these demonstrations, on top of the deliberately political police tactics of kettling demonstrators unnecessarily for very long periods after a demo has finished. Everyone has the right, and indeed the duty, to demonstrate. If the government is using the police to deliberately target female demonstrators in order to discourage them from demonstrating then they are actively discriminating against one group of people.
In my opinion there is clearly a deliberate targetting of girls and women by the police (obviously not to the exclusion of men and boys). There have been too many examples and reports for this pattern to be ignored. Whether it is the result of a deliberate policy of trying to discourage anyone female from protesting, or the result of something more sinister; a group of male police officers who are out of control and wish to indulge their dark, psychiatric fanatsies of misogynistic violence against women is a matter of debate. So whilst Julie may have a point, to an extent, that there was a lot of macho posturing there, it seems to me that there is more to it than that.
I suspect that not only will Lynne Featherstone not be interested in this aspect of equal opportunities but that the tactic of targetted violence will backfire and women and girls will be more determined to demonstrate to get rid of this appalling government. If the Met/Cameron thinks this sort of thing is going to make women cowed and frightened and stay at home, I believe they/he is very mistaken.


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A mixed year, I'd say, 2007. Ups and downs in unequal measure. Here are some of my annual awards.
Political Coup Of The Year: a closely fought contest that should have been won by elegant French President Nicolas Sarkozy for capturing the heart of delightful Italian-born chanteuse Carla Bruni (whose solo album Quelqu'un M'A Dit is one of my favourites).A masterstroke (perhaps literally), but Sarkozy's swapping of one ex-model for a newer one backfired with the French public, and his popularity ratings have taken a hit. So, instead, the award goes to King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand who, for some reason, decided to re-invent himself one morning in a fetchingly pink shirt and jacket.So impressed were his subjects that they too adopted the new style. Pink shirts became the season's must-have item, and crowds mobbed shops selling them.
The Have you tried switching it off and on? award goes to the documentation for my copy of Cakewalk's Sonar music production software. In the Troubleshooting section it offers the following helpful advice about the 6 available settings of the Mixing Latency control: "The default setting is 64 KB. Yours may work better with 128, 32, or 16. If those values don't help, try 256, 512, or move on to another remedy."
I was going to award the Reasons to be Cheerful prize to Barack Obama for his vision of an America embracing change and hope rather fear and belligerence. But the worrying possibility that voters might choose a man (Huckabee) who believes that the earth was created 6000 years ago, by an extraterrestrial creator... well, let's wait and see. The award goes instead to the BBC's Sky At Night program, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. I watched the first program of 2008 last night. It's particularly cheering that there's no mention of podcasts, blogs or forward-slash dot nonsense. There's a newsletter, but you have to send a stamped and self-addressed envelope to Patrick's back garden observatory...
Rant Of The Year: no contest, really. Another BBC production, if you haven't heard Marcus Brigstocke's thoughts on religion from Radio 4's The Now Show, have a listen (audio only) at YouTube.
That's it for now, except for the Stairlift To Heaven award which, of course, goes to Led Zeppelin. Age shall not weary them...
Happy New Year
Sunday, 6 January 2008
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