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Spotify buys blockchain startup Mediachain Labs to track, manage music royalties
04/26/2017, 11:04 pm
Spotify on Wednesday announced the purchase of Brooklyn-based startup Mediachain Labs, a company which developed technology that can help the streaming music giant better track online content and reward owners with royalty payments.
Official Spotify app coming to Apple Watch with help from third-party developer
04/12/2017, 10:04 am
Popular music service Spotify will finally be coming to the Apple Watch in the near future via an official app, developed in conjunction with the creator of a third-party client, Snowy.
Most Jay Z albums now back on Apple Music, still withheld from Spotify
04/10/2017, 04:04 pm
Following their sudden removal from Apple Music and Spotify last Friday, most of Jay Z's albums are now back on Apple's service, but still missing from Spotify -- for reasons unknown.
Jay Z pulls albums from Apple Music and Spotify
04/07/2017, 08:04 pm
As the streaming music war intensifies, hip hop star and Tidal co-owner Jay Z is quietly removing his music from major streaming music outlets Apple Music and Spotify, while leaving the same tracks in place on his own service.
Streaming services pushed U.S. music industry to biggest gain since 1998
03/30/2017, 05:03 pm
Subscription streaming music services like Apple Music and Spotify bolstered the ailing music industry in 2016, acting as a primary driver of an 11 percent bump in estimated retail revenue, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.
Apple Music reportedly leads Spotify, Pandora in unique monthly users
03/29/2017, 09:03 pm
According to fresh market research data, Apple Music's three-month free trial helped push the service ahead of competitors Spotify and Pandora in terms of unique monthly users for the month of February.
Apple Music sets new album streaming record 47% higher than Spotify, despite fewer users [u]
03/20/2017, 08:03 pm
On its first full day of availability, Drake's new album More Life set a new record on Spotify of 61.3 million streams by users. Apple Music also hit a record number of streams for the same album: 89.9 million.
Spotify may go with Apple Music-like album exclusives in new label deals
03/16/2017, 03:03 pm
Spotify is nearing new deals with major record labels that could result in some albums becoming exclusives to its paid tier, a report said on Thursday.
Apple Music rival Spotify hits 50 million paid subscribers
03/02/2017, 05:03 pm
Spotify on Thursday announced a milestone of 50 million paid Premium subscribers, keeping up a strong lead over its main rival in on-demand music streaming, Apple.
Spotify app prompts hint at $20 lossless audio subscription
03/01/2017, 04:03 pm
Spotify is testing out the pricing for a new service providing lossless audio streams, with reports claiming a prompt for "Spotify Hi-Fi" offers the higher quality audio tracks and other benefits to subscribers, in exchange for a higher monthly fee.
Prince's Warner Brothers music catalog lands on Apple Music, other streaming services
02/12/2017, 09:02 pm
After Prince abruptly pulled his music from all streaming services save for Tidal in 2015, the Purple One's Warner Brothers catalog, which contains a majority of his biggest hits, has returned.
Report claims Apple Music pays more to record labels in royalties per stream than Spotify
01/20/2017, 04:01 pm
Record labels are getting a better deal on streaming music royalties with Apple than major rival Spotify, according to a report, with Apple Music streaming rates claimed to be nearly double what is paid out by its main competition.
Spotify macOS client update adds Touch Bar, AirPods auto-pause support
12/23/2016, 10:12 am
Music streaming service Spotify has updated its macOS app, adding both Touch Bar support, and implementation of the auto-pause feature for Apple's wireless AirPods.
Spotify drops efforts to buy SoundCloud in prep for IPO plans - report
12/08/2016, 01:12 pm
Apple's chief rival in on-demand music, Spotify, has backed away from trying to buy another important player in the space, SoundCloud, according to a report.
Apple Music surpasses 20M subscribers after 17 months of service [u]
12/06/2016, 09:12 pm
Less than 18 months after its debut in 2015, Apple's fledgling music streaming service Apple Music recently surpassed 20 million subscribers, a milestone that took rival Spotify some seven years to reach.
Apple Music rival Spotify on verge of turning a profit, board member says
12/01/2016, 11:12 am
Spotify, the world's biggest on-demand music service, could finally turn a profit in 2017, one of its board members said on Thursday.
Spotify promises fix for Mac glitch causing excessive writes on hard disks & SSDs
11/11/2016, 09:11 am
Spotify is currently rolling out a patch for a major bug, which can -- at least in some cases -- cause its desktop apps to write tens or hundreds of gigabytes to a hard disk or SSD in the space of an hour, according to an official spokesperson.
Neil Young restores catalog to Apple Music, Spotify & other streaming services
11/04/2016, 12:11 pm
Folk/rock artist Neil Young's back catalog has returned to streaming music services including Apple Music, Deezer, and Spotify, a report noted on Friday, a little over a year after the musician declared a moratorium over audio quality issues.
No native Spotify app for Apple TV 'any time soon,' company says
10/18/2016, 01:10 pm
People with a fourth-generation Apple TV shouldn't expect a native Spotify app in the near future, according to a product owner with the company.
Apple Music, Spotify debut user-uploaded remixes via deal with Dubset
10/06/2016, 08:10 pm
Apple Music and Spotify on Thursday granted subscribers access to unofficial, user-uploaded remixes, a first for the streaming services, thanks to partnerships struck with music rights management firm Dubset.


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Red Wings-Sharks game day articles: Miller, Jurco return; Blashill wants Jurco to be 'great'
by George Malik on 01/07/16 at 05:13 PM ET
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Updated 4x at 6:31 PM: The San Jose Sharks and Detroit Red Wings square off tonight (10:30 PM EST on FSD/CSN California/97.1 FM), and the morning skate revealed that the Sharks will start Martin Jones opposite Petr Mrazek.
After the skate, the Sharks posted a video of coach Pete DeBoer's pre-game comments...
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Xavier Ouellet, Jeff Hoggan to represent Grand Rapids Griffins at AHL All-Star Game
by George Malik on 01/07/16 at 04:08 PM ET
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According to TheAHL.com, Xavier Ouellet and Jeff Hoggan will represent the Grand Rapids Griffins at the AHL All-Star Game on February 1st in Syracuse, NY. Congrats to both!
The Griffins confirm, via RedWingsFeed:
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Red Wings-Sharks morning skate Tweets and articles: Jones starts for SJ; Mrazek starts for DET
by George Malik on 01/07/16 at 04:01 PM ET
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The Detroit Red Wings kick off the West Coast portion of their 6-game road trip against the San Jose Sharks this evening (10:30 PM EST on FSD/CSN California/97.1 FM).
The Sharks have split their past 4 games, and are coming off of a 4-1 loss to Winnipeg this past Saturday; the Red Wings are on a 2-game winning streak, with their most recent win coming against New Jersey, and Detroit will regain Drew Miller's services this evening.
Prior to the Sharks' morning skate, CSN California's Kevin Kurz penned a short game preview from San Jose's perspective:
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Morning news: Wings heading to 'sunny California'; Zetterberg > Larkin?
by George Malik on 01/07/16 at 12:50 PM ET
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Of Red Wings-related note this morning:
1. From MLive's Brendan Savage's notebook:
Basking in sunshine? Like any Eastern Conference team, the Red Wings look forward to heading west in the middle of the winter to get away from the cold weather. There's only one problem this year. "It was 58 (degrees) and raining," said captain Henrik Zetterberg. "At least it's not going to snow. It's warmer than here. But for us before, when we were in the Western Conference, those trips got tough for us. Now we just do it once. You almost look forward to it. I think it's good for us to get some time together and play some road hockey."
One-night home layover: Blashill originally wanted to fly directly from New Jersey to San Jose Monday but changed his mind after a gentle nudge from general manager Ken Holland. "Ken Holland said you might want to think about that again at the beginning of the year and we changed it and thankfully we changed it," Blashill said. "I thought it was great to be home yesterday. I'm sure the guys felt the same way. It's just a day to kind of get yourself refreshed, get lots of laundry done and get ready for a good road trip here."
2. And Sportsnet's Luke Fox suggests that the NHL picked the "wrong All-Star" from the Wings, while positing a set of power rankings:
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The overnight report: Red Wings-Sharks set-up, a crazy trade rumor and prospect news
by George Malik on 01/07/16 at 02:15 AM ET
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The Detroit Red Wings begin the Western U.S. portion of their 6-game road trip against the San Jose Sharks this evening (10:30 PM EST on FSD/CSN California/97.1 FM).
This game is both more consequential than it looks and very hard to "set up"; with the Florida Panthers streaking in the East, the 20-13-and-7 Wings sit 3rd in the Atlantic Division, 2 points behind Montreal and 3 points ahead of Boston and Ottawa;
The 18-17-and-2 San Jose Sharks sit in second-to-last place in the Pacific Division, but the Sharks haven't played since Saturday's 4-1 loss to Winnipeg, and the Sharks are also 3 points out of 2nd in the division as the Pacific is jam-packed.
San Jose's split its last 4 games (2-and-2) and is 4-4-and-2 over its past 10 games, and it's spent the 4-day break practicing and holding team meetings, attempting to hone their games for a pre-All-Star break push, as the Mercury News's Curtis Pashelka notes:
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Wakiji: Drew Miller to return to Wings' lineup Thursday
by George Malik on 01/06/16 at 05:40 PM ET
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From DetroitRedWings.com's Dana Wakiji:
After missing 14 games with a broken jaw, Miller is ready to return.
"It's been a little while since I've been back in the lineup so feeling ready to go and excited to get back with the boys and playing," Miller said. "You try to get back as fast as you can. Key on the things that are big in my game and be defensively sound and on the penalty kill and get out there and create some energy."
Blashill said Miller would play Thursday in San Jose.
Miller, who will wear a full cage mask to protect his surgically repaired jaw, should bolster the team's penalty kill, which has fallen to 20th, at 79.4 percent.
"I've said all year, Drew Miller's an elite penalty killer," Blashill said. "One of the things about the penalty kill is you have to have great killers and part of that is having guys able to make reads in situations. The penalty kill puts you in chaotic situations 'cause there's five of them and four of you and you've got to be able to make hockey reads. You can't draw every situation on the board and he can make great hockey reads, he's got a great defensive stick and he blocks tons of shots. He'll help our penalty kill. It doesn't mean that he'll execute every single time but he'll certainly help our penalty kill."
Update: From the Windsor Star's Bob Duff:
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St. James: Wings should examine acquiring Jonathan Drouin from Tampa Bay
by George Malik on 01/06/16 at 03:37 PM ET
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I don't believe that Steve Yzerman is going to trade Jonathan Drouin within the Northeast Division--if he trades Drouin at all--but the Free Press's Helene St. James suggests that the Red Wings should kick the tires to see whether they can pry Drouin from the Lightning:
[W]hat Drouin also is is 20 years old, the No. 3 overall selection in 2013 (the same draft that netted the Wings Anthony Mantha in the first round), highly skilled and signed through 2016-17 for a cap hit of less than $900,000, after which he is a restricted free agent.
That's what makes him so intriguing. Imagine Drouin and Dylan Larkin leading the Wings deep into the future, with a supporting cast of Evgeny Svechnikov and Mantha, among others.
It is the potential of Drouin's future that also is going to drive the cost, all the more so because Tampa Bay and Detroit both operate in the Atlantic Division. Intradivision trades are tough; when the Columbus Blue Jackets were shopping Rick Nash in 2012-13, the asking price for the Wings started with Valtteri Filppula and Justin Abdelkader and included a first-round draft pick.
That said, it'd still be worth the Wings' time to inquire. The Lightning are limited by having just $2 million in cap space. Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times said on Twitter that the Lightning might be looking at defensemen, especially right-handed ones. The Wings could tempt with righty-shooting Alexey Marchenko and Ryan Sproul. Add forward Tomas Jurco to the package -- he has underachieved for the past season and a half, this season under a coach who knows him better than anyone. Maybe like Drouin, he'd be better off in a new place. Marchenko has a cap hit of less than $700,000, and Jurco is at $900,000. Sproul is in the minors. Financially, this would work for the Lightning.
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Practice articles (mostly): A bit of understandable Larkin-mania
by George Malik on 01/06/16 at 02:45 PM ET
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Updated 4x at 3:13 PM: The Red Wings took part in an hour-long practice before flying to San Jose early this afternoon, and the main news that came from practice--other than Dylan Larkin's selection as an All-Star--involved the imminent return of Drew Miller and the possible returns of Kyle Quincey and Tomas Jurco.
As you might imagine, however, Larkin's status as a 19-year-old All-Star, and the Wings' 2nd rookie All-Star, with Steve Yzerman as his company, commanded most of the press's attention--and deservedly so.
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Practice Tweets: Drew Miller to return vs. Sharks; Larkin talked up as an All-Star
by George Malik on 01/06/16 at 01:29 PM ET
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The Red Wings hit the ice in Taylor to practice ahead of tomorrow's game against the San Jose Sharks, as noted by the Free Press's George Sipple...
Jimmy Howard first on the ice. #wings
MLive's Brendan Savage...
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Dylan Larkin named to NHL's All-Star Game roster
by George Malik on 01/06/16 at 01:02 PM ET
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From the NHL:
NEW YORK (Jan. 6, 2016) – The National Hockey League announced today the full roster of players as well as the head coaches for the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star celebration, which will be held Jan. 30-31 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Forty players were selected by the NHL, joining the four division captains elected by fans in the 2016 NHL All-Star Fan Vote: Jaromir Jagr of the Florida Panthers (Atlantic), Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks (Central), Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals (Metropolitan) and John Scott of the Arizona Coyotes (Pacific).
Below are the complete rosters for each division, comprised of six forwards, three defensemen and two goaltenders per team:
2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game Rosters
Atlantic Division
F Patrice Bergeron
F Jaromir Jagr (FLA)*
F Leo Komarov (TOR)
F Dylan Larkin (DET)
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The Malik Report is a destination for all things Red Wings-related. I offer biased, perhaps unprofessional-at-times and verbose coverage of my favorite team, their prospects and developmental affiliates. I've joined the Kukla's Korner family with five years of blogging under my belt, and I hope you'll find almost everything you need to follow your Red Wings at a place where all opinions are created equal and we're all friends, talking about hockey and the team we love to follow.
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A veteran offense has struggled to find consistency. Defense has emerged as Iowa's identity through five games.
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Purdue began the game finding success on the ground. The home team accumulated 56 yards on its first two drives before the Hawkeye defense buckled down.
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"They bring it every day in practice," Left Tackle Brandon Scherff said. "We've been watching this since spring ball. They've made great improvement."
The Iowa defense has done it with depth. Eight guys up front, six linebackers and four cornerbacks are among the contributors.
"We've been able to play a lot of guys the last couple weeks which has a chance to be a positive but only if we make it," Ferentz said.
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It all has added up to a 4-1 start with four home games remaining on the schedule. It may not have looked like we expected, Davis' offense clicking in Year 3, but it's not a beauty contest. Hawkeyes have done ugly well under Ferentz.
Perhaps the most comforting aspect of where the Hawkeyes sit is that their offense has plenty of room to grow.
"We definitely haven't played our best football," running back Mark Weisman said. "It's good to be 4-1 and 1-0 in the Big Ten but we definitely need to improve; definitely need to improve as an offense. We need to be more consistent, put up more points and more explosive plays out there. This (bye) week is big for us. We have to improve as a football team as well as get some good rest."
Weisman expects the offense to carry more of the weight going forward.
"Being able to count on a defense like that is great," he said. "But as an offense we have to take more pride in starting faster and not waiting until that second half. We improved in that second half and it's something to work off of."
If that happens, Iowa might reach the high expectations it and its fans had coming into the year. The defense is doing it's part…and more.


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Raymond James & Associates lured away a UBS advisor with $1.1 million in production.
Patrick Yates joined Raymond James in Louisville, Ky., as a financial advisor after spending 12 years with UBS where he managed more than $120 million in client assets.
Yates began his career in 1986 with Pruco Securities, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial. He also spent 11 years with Morgan Stanley. Yates reports to branch manager Thomas Hirsch.
Also moving to Raymond James is Yates' wife, Carole Yates, a marketing associate and communications manager, as well as Donna Calkin, a customer service associate. The team operates as Yates Financial Planning of Raymond James.
Last week, Raymond James announced that it had picked up a team managing $185 million in assets from RBC Wealth Management. Advisors Katherine Traver and Michael Gardner joined the regional firm in Manchester Village, Vt.
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Stress. We all know that feeling… tense neck and shoulders, racing thoughts of impending doom, and even packing an extra pound or two because of the cortisol our body produces when we are stressed.
Maybe you take a couple of days off and book a fabulous massage to help you relax, but for some reason, only a few hours later your back is all up in a knot and you are worrying about work, relationships, finances, you name it. For some reason you keep going back to our good ol' friend stress.
On the other hand, you may have noticed that during vacations all the problems in the world seem to melt away.
Have you ever felt so relaxed after engaging in any particular activity and wished you could feel this good ALL THE TIME?
Have you ever considered the idea that you could and are meant to feel good all the time?
I certainly had not.
It never occurred to me that I was going through life in a perpetual state of stress and anxiety. It's like I became so used to being stressed that I had not considered the fact that being in a perpetual state of relaxation was even an option.
Tweet this now: "Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, you should set up a life you don't need to escape from." -Seth Godin
I don't imagine I need to remind you about the negative side effects of chronic stress, but because I really want to drive this point home I am going to go ahead and do it anyways.
- Hair loss
- Weight gain
- Heart problems
- Gastrointestinal issues
- Depression
- Anxiety
And MUCH more! Visit WebMD for a more comprehensive list of symptoms and effects of stress in your body.
HELP! I am stressed even during my vacations!
Worst of all is realizing that despite going on vacation, you are somehow still stressed out. That is exactly what happened to me in Japan. Until I put my foot down and made the choice to experience conscious relaxation.
Here are 4 things that helped me relax that you can do to deal with stress now:
1. Move your body.
I am a huge advocate of yoga and really value the positive effects it has had on my mind and body since I started my practice back in 2009, but it doesn't have to be yoga… walking, running, boxing, anything that gets your body moving and keeps your mind focused away from the stress triggers in your life works well.
When you move your body and focus your mind on your body you enter into a trance in which you clear away cellular and muscle memory that is holding onto the stress you experience.
2. Take a conscious breath.
Now that you have cleared away stress through body movement, you want to keep that stress out of your body and mind, and the best way to do it is by taking a big, nice, deep breath any time your mind goes on a tangent you know causes you to get stressed out. It really is as simple as that. But you must be committed to catching yourself having said thoughts and interrupting the pattern immediately over and over. This will eventually teach your brain to stay in the present moment.
3. Let go of how you think life should be like.
One of the biggest stress triggers is the suffering caused by your expectations of how anything in your reality should be like. Your mind, if not kept in check, has carefully devised a way for you to experience reality as you want it to be in order to protect your sense of self-identity. Not making enough money, the job you hate, your Facebook relationship status, they are all as they are and resisting what is will only cause you despair and stress you out. I'm not saying to stay at your job you hate, but rather to accept your circumstances as they are, because, guess what?, you can hate your job all you want, but it doesn't change the fact you still work there. In fact, by choosing to experience the negative emotion of hate towards your job you are lowering your vibration and your body is the one taking the toll.
4. Realize that you have a choice.
Once you accept your circumstances, you now have the responsibility to choose how you will react. Will you act out of hatred as in the example above, or will you act out of love and give your body a break?
You have the power to design the life you want. As always, with great power comes great responsibility, so take every opportunity you can to be the person that deep down you know you already are and want to become.
Tweet this now: Take every opportunity you can to be the person that you want to become!
Now, over to you: How have you dealt with stress in the past? Leave a comment in the comments section below and join in the conversation!
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Parenting works. Installing good morals and good judgement works. but for you all - all those 'wicked forces' are just to much to overcome.<quoted text>
I don't think that was what he was saying at all. The "war" on drugs is a farce. If the US government REALLY wanted illegal drugs off of American soil they would be gone. Period. There are too many wicked forces at work, too much money involved, and too much greed and corruption for anything real effective to work.
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All American Games, Football University and Eastbay have announced that Kingston's Michael Silva from Boston College High School has been selected to play at the 2013 Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl.
All American Games, Football University (FBU) and Eastbay have announced that Kingston's Michael Silva from Boston College High School and Raynham's Blake Gallager from St. Sebastian School have been selected to play at the 2013 Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl, taking place Sunday, Jan. 6, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Silva will play defensive back and running back, while Gallagher will play linebacker for the eighth-grade East team.
"Michael is one of the most fluid defensive backs we have had at FBU. That, combined with the will to come up and stick you, is a great combination for safeties to have," FBU National Scouting Director Erik Richards said. "Blake Gallagher fits the mold of the prototypical middle linebacker. He has the rare ability to stop the run and help in pass coverage."
This January will be the fifth annual Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl. Pitting the nation's top youth football players against one another in an all-star format, the Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl brings together the top youth talent in the nation. Silva and Gallagher are two of just a handful who will be able to compete in this exclusive showcase.
The Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl consists of the U-15 USA-Canada Youth Bowl and two East vs. West all-star games, one for the top 40 seventh-graders with no weight limit and one for the top 40 eighth-graders with no weight limit.
The Bowl week consists of practices, a skills competition, and break-out sessions with Hall of Famers, as well as current and former NFL stars and celebrities. The Youth All-Americans also get VIP access to the Army All-American Bowl and will be honored during the game.
Several thousand youth all-stars were nominated for this elite honor. Athletes had to fill out a nomination form and submit a highlight tape. The selection committee, which consists of Football University's regional directors and scouts, work year round with hundreds of local youth football coaches and commissioners who help identify top athletes.


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Lady Luck
Thekla Reuten tells DQ about joining the cast of Stan Lee's Lucky Man and ponders what she might do with a bit of good fortune.
Feeling Lucky
James Nesbitt is reunited with his enchanted bracelet in the second season of Stan Lee's Lucky Man. DQ chats to the cast and production team on set in East London.
The Writers Room
Medical examiner
Fact trumps fiction in US medical drama Pure Genius, which offers a glimpse into the treatments of the future. Michael Pickard discusses the show with writer David Renaud.
US studios extend int'l footprint
NBC, Fox and Sony Pictures Television divisions have all announced major international projects this week. Andy Fry reports.


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Seafood See Here!
In the UK, the majority of seafood landed is exported, but the majority of seafood we eat is imported. Recent scoping studies (link) have shown that there is local demand for Scottish seafood, yet this is either not readily available, or the sources are not well enough known.
To help address this, we have identified a range of measures as part of a joined up approach that will help increase the availability of, and demand for locally landed seafood. There are separate proposals for a multi-partner East Scotland Seafood Trail project starting in 2015.
Before promoting a seafood trail, preliminary work is needed to make local seafood more easily available, and increase the amount and quality of seafood offered in local restaurants and shops. "Sea Food – See Here!" is a capacity building project, prior to a major seafood drive and marketing activity as part of the East Scotland Seafood Trail.
The list of contacts and the results of our scoping study questionnaires across the seafood sector provides a strong basis to start the project. The Moray Firth Partnership manager will provide overall project management and support in conjunction with a Project Steering Group. Contracted-in support will help deliver this project. We expect to appoint two or more main project workers (or one organisation that can provide staff) who will be responsible to the MFP Manager / the project Steering Group for delivering the project.
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The Animal Hero Awards recognise and celebrate the most inspiring examples of bravery, dedication and resilience in the animal world.
The Daily Mirror has joined forces with UK's leading animal welfare charity, the RSPCA to pick the most inspiring animals along with the individuals and teams who have shown outstanding commitment to improving their lives.
Do you know an animal that has gone above and beyond for an owner or friend? Or maybe you have a pet that has shown amazing resilience to overcome traumatic circumstances to bring happiness to you or others?
Or do you have a friend who has campaigned for animal welfare in your area? Whatever the case, we want to hear your heart-warming and inspiring stories, so if you know someone or an animal that deserves to be recognised then nominate them for an Animal Hero Award!
All nominations need to be made no later than Friday 1st July to be considered for the 2016 awards, so don't delay and make your nomination today.
All winners will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony, at The Grosvenor House Hotel, on Wednesday 7th September 2016.
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Cressie, however, clearly doesn't feel like marching forth anywhere. It's kind of chilly today and I don't blame her. However, this picture shows clearly where her name came from—the white crescent-shaped mark on her hindquarters.
I don't feel much like marching forth, either, but I must. Forward…
Boudin Loukaniko
June 30, 2001 – February 20, 2017
We lost our dear old Boo today.
I can't really write more, right now. Godspeed, Boo.
This is what I see whenever I cook, bake, or have anything to do with food in the kitchen. We may be struggling with kidney failure (Cressie, on the left), congestive heart failure (Boudin, on the right), blindness and deafness (both of them, bless them), but those beagle noses never give up.
Every day's a gift.
Happy New Year! Or as the Broadcasting Legend™ would say, "Kala Podariko," or "Happy First Foot!" Cressie was our first-foot this year, which is only right, as she is the happiest, most light-hearted and fortunate of creatures, despite her great age and serious health issues. Bless you, little freckle-pawed Cress. Every day's a gift.
Boudin, of course, was right behind her.
We're expecting great things from you, 2017. Don't disappoint us!
Everyone knows I love popcorn, and at Christmastime it's not only a delicious and healthful snack… it's a decoration! Of course, we have to be careful to keep it above dog level. It's not that popcorn is bad for doggies, but if they can reach it we're left with just a few bare threads.
Merry Christmas from the Broadcasting Legend™, Cressie and Boudin, and from me!
It's pure coincidence that Boudin and Cressie both celebrate their fifteenth birthdays this month. We adopted Cressie from Houston Beagle and Hound Rescue in 2002. In 2007 we lost our beloved Raffles, and by the beginning of 2008 we were ready to rescue another beagle. Who should come along but Boudin, with several strikes against him—he was "too old" (seven, poor baby), heartworm-positive and with a ghastly ear infection, a confirmed cat-chaser (we had an elderly cat at the time) and an escape artist who'd already been returned by at last one adoptive home. Aww, Boo. I lost my heart from the moment I saw his picture. He came home with us on January 6, 2008.
He was a little frail from the heartworm treatment, but we "fed him up," as my mother would have said, and within a few months he was officially heartworm negative. We solved the rest of his health issues. He turned out to be gentle and friendly with Bob, our geriatric kitty. He did escape a few times (and I have the extra gray hairs to show for it), but eventually he settled in. He is the most affectionate, sweetest-tempered fellow you can possibly imagine, and we love him dearly.
When he was first surrendered to animal control his age was given as "6 yrs 2 mos," and counting back, that would have put his date of birth sometime in June 2001. We don't know the actual day, so we assigned him June 30th. Happy birthday, Boudin Loukaniko. Every day's a gift.]]>
Cressie is the only one of our rescued beagles whose date of birth we actually know. There was some paperwork surrendered with her that pointed us to a vet in Edmonton, Alberta, and we talked to him, and learned details of her first year or so when we adopted her. And her date of birth was June 1, 2001, so today she's fifteen.
Fifteen is a fine old age for a beagle lady, and despite her recent struggles with vestibular syndrome, our Miss Cress is doing very well. Her little face is white and many of her freckles have faded—Cressie was the model for Rinette Leslie's freckled hound Seilie in The Flower Reader. Her eyesight isn't what it used to be, either, but she still patrols the Squirrel Tree™ and the fences, and can cut loose with a high-pitched beagle bay or two when she catches the flick of a tail or a dash along the fencetop.
Happy birthday, Cressalinda Marie. Every day's a gift.
Can anyone read Russian? I received these books but sadly can't read the Russian myself. As best I can figure out with the help of Google Translate, the title is something like "Brilliant and Treacherous Medici." It certainly fits. Heh. Anyway, if anyone can translate this more correctly, I would much appreciate it!]]>
Seeing as how it's Leap Day and everything, I thought I'd coax Cressie and Boo to leap for the camera. I even offered cookies. Above you see their response.
It's rare enough to get a picture of the two of them together, so I guess I'll have to settle for that. Boo's in front, Cressie's behind him. Both of them are doing well, and that's worth a leap of my own.
Happy Leap Day, everyone!
Our Cress is improving by leaps and bounds. I just took the snapshot above of her basking in the sunshine of our back yard, by the yucca plants. Thank goodness for it being a beautiful day!
She's still a little stagger-y, particularly when she tries to do her "round-and-rounds" before lying down, but she's eating, drinking, and walking pretty well. The anti-nausea medication is helping her a lot.
She says "Thank you!" and gives her patented Cressie snuggles to all her online friends who have wished her well!


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Picture yourself spending some time with congenial friends, sharing your lives and pictures from your cell phones." They're curious about that cool game, song, movie, camping trip, art show, or other event that fascinated you. You talk about all kinds of stuff, poetry, styles, personal achievements, relationships, and bad days. You can share your inner child, and laugh together. They sympathetically listen to your feelings about serious topics like politics or climate change, even when they don't agree.
Personal validation comes from paying attention to one another, giving more than you get. Everyone respects you and themselves, despite our amazing range of personal tastes and interests. They'll tell you they don't agree with an idea or behavior without implying you're a bad person or somehow deficient. It's an "I'm OK, You're OK" kind of fellowship, where nobody tries to make himself look better by picking on somebody else.
Nobody here is into mind games. A discussion started with a loaded guilt-throwing question will be deleted.
This group is not intended to compete with other groups on topics they cover but to "fill in the cracks." Whenever a discussion dwells at length on a topic for which there's an existing group, we urge you to provide members a link to that group to continue along their tangent.
A comment is a shout-out, which will get lost in a few days, because the comment wall is just a random stack.
Please start a discussion to share stories, photos, and videos. Replies will pop up in your "latest activity" and a conversation can develop from the feelings and thoughts you contributed. Groups are built on discussions.
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Thanks for your kind words, Chris. Yes, I tell myself as you advise.
My life feels triumphal because of overcoming some big challenges. My kids seem to be successful, and their families flourish by any measure. Both granddaughters stumbled around for a while; their lives seem more settled now. All of them have fun together even as they work together. I have no complaints. I am just a whiner.
Seeing my five-month-old great-grandaughter hit me very hard. Laura was her age when I came home from getting my hair cut and found her with bruises from head to foot. I wrapped her in a blanket and ran next door to my neighbor, a nurse. She took one look, and we headed for the ER. We entered the crowded and noisy place, my baby screaming and I was hysterical. The noises of the room quieted as the doctors and nurses examined her. All I can remember was the room, once noisy, now silent except for Laura's screams and my hysteria. The doctor took me to another office and filled me full of whatever it is they do with hysterical women. A chaplain came in; I screamed that I needed help because I couldn't stop my husband's brutality. He recognized me because I was active in the programs of the chapel and Sunday school,
Doctors found no broken bones; they treated cuts and abrasions, gave her painkillers. Laura was six months old.
I took her home. I didn't pack up the kids and leave!
No one talked to Don about his behavior. No doctor or social worker or chaplain or psychiatrist. Col Smith held a position at Madigan Army Medical Center. An army colonel is an officer and a gentleman.
Seeing beautiful little five-month-old Brooklyn reminded me of Laura, all those years ago. I didn't protect her. She was so little; I didn't protect her.
In hindsight we're all wise, Joan! Don't feel guilty, you probably did the best you could think of with the info you had at that time. No reason to blame yourself!
I feel the same, Mindy - can't they thank the people who helped them?
I hope you get better soon, Carl, the flu is NOT what you need!
What I got for xmas is a visit from brother-in-law - let's forget it a.s.a.p! The stupid oaf did nothing but complain and talk about himself. I think he only misses us when we no longer do things for him. People like that drain my energy and give nothing in return. I keep on helping him - because my husband feels responsible for his brother.
Next week I'll be back in the classroom - YIPPEE!
Randy, you asked about my health. I am fully recovered from all the cancer treatments and my life returns to normal. I sleep a lot, and don't have a lot of interest in doing anything bur reading or reading A/N mail. I feel incredibly content and happy to be alive. Thanks for asking.
The week with my daughter was exhausting! I don't know how she does all that she accomplishes. She has her own business, takes a lot of time to be with her two daughters and their families, volunteers for the Fire District, and spends time with me. We have great fun together. My life goes very well. I'm still working on shaking the guilt of not getting out of a bad marriage and getting the kids out earlier .. but that is just wallowing in old stuff that does no one any good. I don't know what I am going to have to do to shake that guilt.
Carl, boy! it takes some creative imagination to find the "good" in this event. Flu, especially now, for you, has no positive aspect. Bummer!
One of the advantages of being a "loner." I haven't had a flu shot in 10+ years, and haven't had even a sniffle in all that time,either.
Well, my nose tends to drip when the weather gets below 50deg, but there's no infection. (Just gross.)
I think that the older you get, and if you manage to stay relatively healthy, you immune system becomes more efficient. Mom used to drag me to the doctor when I was in elementary school for a gamma globulin shot whenever there was a run of measles in the school (no vaccines then), so I was 20 years old and in Miami Beach when I broke out with roseola. Cost me 6 days pay. I've never had rubella measles. Had chicken pox and mumps when I was 6 or 7....NOT fun. And the chicken pox returned as shingles when I was 21 or 22. Gaaaahhhhh!
But I have not had influenza or anything like that since I retired.
*knocks wood*
What I got for Xmas: the flu. I had my flu shot back in the Fall, so hopefully this won't last too long or be too severe. Several members of my family are also afflicted. The price you pay for family unity during the holiday season. Ugh!
Mindy, thanks for the quote from Pat Condell. Excellent!
Sounds like you're having a wonderful time, Joan. I really enjoy reading your posts.
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The Coelacanth! The Living Fossil That Casts Light on Evolution's Mysteries
J-Innovators:An Ultra-Thin Yarn Causing Evolution...in Fashion!
An Ultra-Thin Yarn Causing Evolution...in Fashion!
A Takumi in Yamagata Prefecture, in the Tohoku region, spins the world's thinnest mohair. A single gram of this yarn stretches 52 meters... more than twice as long and thin as any mohair yarn before! Michelle Obama wore a cardigan made out of this Takumi's yarn at the inauguration ceremony of President Obama. Michelle Yamamoto reports on this J-Innovator who has the fashion world's top brands buzzing.
Science News Watch:
Marimo May Have First Evolved in Japan
Science Watcher Dr. Eiji Mizushima brings news about freshwater algae called "marimo" that form attractive, spherical moss balls. A consortium of Japanese, Dutch and German researchers found that it is likely that European and North American marimo are descended from the Japanese ones. In Japan, marimo research is an active field. The marimo in Lake Akan in Kushiro City, Hokkaido, are a protected national natural monument.
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The Coelacanth! The Living Fossil That Casts Light on Evolution's Mysteries
The coelacanth appeared on Earth before the dinosaurs and it is still around today virtually unchanged! For a long time the life cycle of this "living fossil fish" was unknown, but a team from Japan's Aquamarine Fukushima, based in the same Fukushima Prefecture where the 2011 nuclear accident took place, is using an unmanned submersible with high-definition video cameras on board to film the coelacanth in its native waters in Indonesia. The team was the first to capture images of coelacanth fry. Meanwhile, a research group representing Japan and Tanzania has succeeded in sequencing the coelacanth's entire genome. Coelacanth-related discoveries are flying in! Professor Norihiro Okada of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, who worked on the coelacanth genome project, joins us in the studio to explore the mysteries of evolution.


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An interesting story came across our desks at CityCaucus Tower today. It's a Bloomberg.com interview done with Wesley Edens of Fortress Investment Group, the folks financing Vancouver's Olympic Village project. The headline reads "Fortress Blocks Redemptions as Shareholders Lose 96% Since IPO".
The Bloomberg.com story makes for an interesting read and gives you an American perspective regarding the recent headlines about the Olympic Village controversy.
Bloomberg delves into the financial future of Fortress and provides some excellent analysis:
"The more I've learned about Fortress, the less comfortable I've become," says Jackson Turner, who follows the company at New York-based Argus Research Co. "There's just this drip, drip, drip of bad news."
They also reveal a bit more about the operation of the company:
Fortress is a prime example of what happens when the secretive world of hedge funds collides with the public disclosure required of listed companies. Two years after its initial public offering, Fortress remains a tangled web of subsidiaries and partnerships that analyst Turner says is anything but transparent.
Needless to say, the article will be of interest to those folks who just haven't read enough about the complicated financing arrangement for the Olympic Village development.
As for the future prospects of Fortress, here is what their exec had to say:
Edens, who cut his financial teeth buying bad debt during the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s, says he's optimistic his company will make it through the crisis. Bad times are good for his style of investing, he says.
"From 2003 to 2006, there was no distress," he says. "Now everything is distressed. This should be the golden age."
FAST FACTS about Fortress:
- They were established in 1998 by Edens and his two partners
- Fortress has about 900 employees raising money and investing it.
- Fortress indirectly employs tens of thousands of additional people in its various private equity investments, with 22,000 at Intrawest alone.


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Meet the Directors
Who are you?
Tess Robinson
Chair and Director of Internal Affairs
Which league are you affiliated with?
The London Rollergirls. I previously skated with Bristol Roller Derby after transferring from Swansea City Roller Derby in 2011.
Why did you stand for a seat on the UKRDA board?
I've spent last year as the Secretary of the UKRDA board. I feel like my passion for being a director in the organisation has only grown as the potential for the UKRDA has been revealed over the last year. I'm very happy to be continuing on as a director for 2016.
What are you most proud of achieving for/in Roller Derby?
I'm proud to have been part of teams who really strive for excellence and to be a part of London Rollergirls. I'm just generally proud and excited to be a part of such an inspiring sport.
What is your vision for UK Derby in the next few years ?
Regulation is something that has come up a lot in 2015. Regulation, recognition and certification for our officials, more regulated gameplay, more regulation and certification also in coaching and leadership. Education and empowerment is also something that is going to drive the direction of the organisation in 2016.
What's your favourite thing about roller derby?
Right now my favourite thing is that as a sport, we're small enough to affect change. If someone in the community wants to be the change they want to see, it's genuinely attainable. But we're still big enough for those changes to make a meaningful impact on the sport regionally, nationally and even globally.
Who are you?
Gareth Lowson, a.k.a B reF G
Director of External Engagement
Which league are you affiliated with?
I got involved with Kent Roller Girls running their scoreboard at my girlfriend's first bout for their B-Team, and then started training as a Ref shortly afterwards. Annoyingly I broke myself before fully earning my stripes but this has given me the time to focus on mastering all of the NSO goodness!
Why did you stand for a seat on the UKRDA board?
Since getting involved with roller derby I have been interested in finding ways to help grow and promote the sport in the UK. I see derby as a sport with huge potential and want to make sure the UK is at the forefront of the global development and organisation we are seeing at the moment. In my day job I work for a company providing infrastructure, management and TV production for a high profile international sport and I hope to be able to apply some of what I have learned there to help build on the work done by the UKRDA so far.
What are you most proud of achieving for/in Roller Derby?
In terms of what I have done to date, probably the first time I saw NSOs that I had helped train confidently take up a clipboard in a public bout. I love helping others and seeing someone go from being terrified by the idea of Stats Book, to lineup tracking like a pro makes me smile. There are a few projects on the horizon that I believe will make a real difference to the UK scene, but let's not get ahead of ourselves until the work is done…
What is your vision for UK Derby in the next few years?
Wow, that's not a question that lends itself to a quick answer…
Derby feels like it reaching a tipping point; the meteoric growth in popularity that we have seen in the last few years is something I would like to see continue. The more people we have involved in the sport the more credible we become, but we need to work closely with the various other national and international bodies to ensure the sport is able to fulfil it's potential. Working to organise and legitimise the sport is a large part of our role and I believe developing a programme to help standardise officiating practices, as well as a robust ranking and divisional structure and building on the success of previous tournaments will really bolster our standing.
What's your favourite thing about roller derby?
Quite simply, the DIY ethos. I love how dynamic and inclusive the sport is the tactical side of the game really fascinates me and I have met some of the most amazingly focused, driven and talented people since getting involved, but the fact that such a massive movement can be borne out of the efforts of dedicated individuals volunteering their time is amazing to witness. I feel privileged to be part of it at such an exciting time, and honoured to be chosen to represent the UK derby scene at this level.
Who are you?
Christopher Gorman a.k.a. Rocky
Director of Officials
Which league are you affiliated with?
As an official, I am affiliated not with a league, but with the sporting organisations. Both the WFTDA & MRDA, as well as representing our homegrown interests here, within the UKRDA.
Why did you stand for a seat on the UKRDA board?
Having been nominated by my peers, I realised that my experiences over the years have given me a wealth of understanding and awareness of the things that affect us on a daily basis, and that maybe I was now in a good position to make a difference in my community.
What are you most proud of achieving for/in Roller Derby?
After 5+ years in the sport, there has been many moments to be proud of. From the personal sense of achievement in gaining a level 3 WFTDA status, to representing my country as an official on the international stage. But primarily, it just has to be for being part of the growth of the sport over that time and for helping people enjoy themselves on any given day.
What is your vision for UK Derby in the next few years ?
My current vision is to help build a better infrastructure for the long term future of our officials. From grassroots training, through to the desired certification route. With more options for varied long term career paths and the ability to harness all the skills that our membership has to offer. To not just accept what's on the table, but to realise that we can set the tone for where we want our officials membership to be heading on a national scale.
What's your favourite thing about roller derby?
My favourite thing is probably the acceptance that the sport offers to so many people, as well as the respect and support that can be found within it's community. If I'm anything to go by, then everyone's welcome 😉
Who are you?
Katie Thomas a.k.a. The Valkyrie
Director of Gameplay
Which league are you affiliated with?
Milton Keynes Roller Derby.
Why did you stand for a seat on the UKRDA board?
I've been heavily involved in the development & management of the British Championships tournament, and want to streamline the relationship between Champs and the UKRDA.
What are you most proud of achieving for/in Roller Derby?
I'm proud of my team every week, for coming together to work as individuals and as a team to take part in this amazing sport, and always pushing to improve. I'm incredibly proud of the British Championships Tournament. We couldn't possibly have predicted its growth and popularity, evolving from 6 teams to over 80 in the course of just a few years. I'm proud of the teams who have signed on to the format, and all the people who have helped make it what it is today. We still have a lot to learn, and we look forward to collaborating with the skaters and officials at all levels to make it the best it can be.
What is your vision for UK Derby in the next few years ?
Being part of offering support to teams driven to top-level WFTDA and MRDA competition, as well as teams who are still just finding their feet. Creating structures for progression within the sport, which ideally lead to greater national and international awareness of roller derby. Making processes more efficient, so we can all get some sleep!
What's your favourite thing about roller derby?
I love that roller derby continues to teach people around the world that there's no limit to our strength and capabilities, and what we can do when we work together, once we decide that anything is possible. I also really love roller skating!
Photo credit for Tess Robinson's picture: Graeme Willetts Photography
Photo credit for Christopher Gorman's picture: Floyd King Photography
Photo credit for Katie Thomas's picture: John Hesse.
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Love this! Thanks for all your hard work dudes!
Great to see this line up of awesome board members! Thanks for all the hard work done, and here's to another exciting year!
Derby love, Kit LRR.
It is so good to see a part of British Roller Sports which is enthusiastic, committed, well run and expanding; with a board of its membership striving to make their skating discapline the very best that it can be.
Good on ya.
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Even as the longtime combatants beamed side by side at a news conference, however, the city was filing its latest papers in its effort to be allowed to remove the most visible homeless population -- single adults -- from shelters for at least 30 days if they seriously violate rules or procedures.
With another wave of bitter cold settling in and temperatures expected to rise no higher than the mid-20's for the rest of this week, shelters, already filled to their highest levels since the early 1990's, are bracing for an influx of refuge-seekers.
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''It took weeks of discussion to reach détente last Friday, and I think it would be best if everyone left the parties alone to continue further discussions,'' Mr. Banks said. ''The ink on the families agreement is only three days old.''
The underlying conflicts in the single-adult case are different from those affecting homeless families. The city had wanted the right to evict homeless families from shelters if they were offered a permanent apartment and refused it. Last week's settlement allows the city to remove a family from the shelters if it turns down an apartment but requires the city to keep open a standing offer of a suitable apartment of the city's choice.
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