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May 11, 2017
Visa's Plan to Fundamentally Change the Chargeback Process and How the Industry is Reacting
By Monica Eaton-Cardone, founder and COO of Chargebacks911
Chargebacks are the product of a decades-old piece of legislation. While technologies, consumer preferences, purchasing options, and payment processes have changed drastically over the years, the chargeback process has experienced very little in the way of evolution.
However, new information from Visa indicates big changes are in store for everyone involved in transaction disputes. Visa's Enhanced Dispute Resolution Process will definitely have a significant impact on e-commerce, yet for many people in the payments industry, the implications remain unknown.
What is the Enhanced Dispute Resolution Process?
Visa's Enhanced Dispute Resolution Process is the term Visa now uses to describe a process formerly known as Visa Claims Resolution (VCR).
Visa outlined three objectives they believe will help reduce timelines, touchpoints and processes involved in dispute resolution.
- Use Visa's internal data better
- Introduce automation where possible
- Streamline processes
Considering the Implications
The VCR process originally was scheduled for an October 2017 implementation in the U.S., but that was changed to April 2018, to coincide with the VisaNet Business Enhancements release. Currently, the VCR (renamed the Enhanced Dispute Resolution Process) is being tested by a select group of industry members.
While I love the idea of streamlining the dispute process (something I've supported for the last few years), there are a few issues VCR will undoubtedly encounter:
1. Frictionless Frenzy
Visa's Enhanced Dispute Resolution Process is the network's solution for a lack of standardization and compliance—which I agree is absolutely needed. As a result, the belief is that by removing friction and streamlining the dispute processes, everyone will benefit.
However, as history has demonstrated with the introduction of chargebacks as a protection mechanism, too much of a good thing does not always end well. Case in point: the idea of assigning automatic liability sounds great, but in reality, this may potentially lead to more abuse, in multiple directions.
How does this work? Let's take the hot topic of frictionless payments. Unfortunately, there is no means for equal authentication between a mobile device and computer—at least not yet. But with the advances in frictionless checkout methods, we are inadvertently creating new consumer demands that are affecting the competitive landscape in e-commerce. The consumer wants to spend less time in checkout, whether they are in the store or online.
We want to create stronger authentication, which is in direct conflict with that demand. Here's the bottom line: In order to have a fair and balanced system, with standards that do what they are intended to (solve a problem), friction is a requisite ingredient.
When the human element is involved in an equation, we have accepted a range of unpredictability. Automation is only effective to the extent where we can predict certain variables with absolute accuracy. Assigning liability on the basis that no information was or is available, in actuality, offers very little change from where we are today.
While the idea has merit, the application of automatic assignment can inadvertently create another, potentially larger, problem and begs further analysis. As Einstein said, "If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions."
2. Compliance Confusion
Visa's current regulations are encompassed in an 806-page manual. The network has meticulously outlined the applicable policies for each nuance in the chargeback process. However, the overly-complex and always-changing guidelines are difficult for industry members to implement. Whether derived from confusion or an unwillingness to be burdened, there is a severe lack of compliance from all entities involved with transaction disputes.
In an industry that is already hard-pressed to follow rules that already exist, Visa's Enhanced Dispute Resolution Process could be a dangerous misstep. We first need compliance, then streamlined processes.
Today's successful merchant is very different from just five years ago and barely recognizable from 30 years ago when the foundational logic for governing disputes was created. Entire industries and verticals have emerged from the Internet, and until rules and regulations are created to address these differences, it is very unlikely that a modified layer of dispute processing rules will resolve a deeply rooted issue.
To still consider threshold limits to be the same for a card-present merchant as for e-commerce underscores the lack of attention to the core issue. And, as methods of trade and exchange continue to proliferate, we are challenged as an industry to address the vast difference between emerging consumer behavior–digital versus physical, continuity merchants versus others, and more.
Another key fact to consider is the subject of best practices–a topic that vastly differs between merchant segments and one which is, more often than not, ignored by the schemes. The travel industry became a success story after their collective lobbying efforts ultimately provoked segmented changes in the payment industry.
That revolution should have paved the way for a more relevant foundation for compliance for all. Without these strides being taken, VCR is less viable.
3. Lack of Education
The absence of proper disclosure, training and tools in an easy-to-digest format continues to be a rampant complaint among merchants and banks alike.
While Visa outlines policies for cardholders, issuers, acquirers and merchants, the network does not mandate any entity to undergo training that would enable compliance with these rules. For example, chargeback compliance is not a requirement for obtaining a merchant account—but it should be.
It is not advantageous for any card scheme to implement rules if the majority of those required to comply are afforded neither the knowledge nor the tools to do so. Any overhaul of the chargeback process needs to arm our citizens with fair rules together with the means for full compliance in order to provide more benefit than liability. We also must evolve over time without jeopardizing our core purpose.
Merchants and Issuers: It's Time to be Proactive
Visa's position is that these new regulations will help the network keep pace with the evolving demands of the payment industry, and industry experts are in general agreement that the archaic system is in need of drastic updates. However, evidence already exposes decided disadvantages.
In matters of dispute, acquirers and issuers should consider taking action sooner rather than later. Until an industry-wide effort is made to achieve universal compliance, any effort made on an individual basis will provide a distinct advantage when it comes to retaining and recovering revenue.
Monica Eaton-Cardone is a founder and the COO of Chargebacks911, a Clearwater, Fla.-based provider of risk mitigation and chargeback management services. She specializes in threat metric analysis, technology system development, e-commerce retention, and risk relativity. Eaton-Cardone is an award-winning entrepreneur and respected thought leader in the payments industry. As a former merchant herself, she understands the challenges businesses face on a day-to-day basis.


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David Levithan Quotes About EyesQuotes about: Eyes
And I told you: I think of a photograph you took of me, up in Montreal. You told me to jump in the air, so in the picture, my feet are off the ground. Later, I asked you why you wanted me to do that, and you told me it was the only way to get me to forget about the expression on my face. You were right. I am completely unposed, completely genuine. In my mind's eye, I picture myself like that, reacting to you.
We could call you an ambisexual. A duosexual. A—" "Do I really have to find a word for it?" Kyle interrupts. "Can't it just be what it is?" "Of course," I say, even though in the bigger world I'm not so sure. The world loves stupid labels. I wish we got to choose our own. We pause for a moment. I wonder if that's all—if he just needed to say the truth and have it heard. But then Kyle looks at me with unsure eyes and says, "You see, I don't know who I'm supposed to be." "Nobody does," I assure him.
Even if you were green and had a beard and a male appendage between your legs. Even if your eyebrows were orange and you had a mole covering your entire cheek and a nose that poked me in the eye every time I kissed you. Even if you weighed seven hundred pounds and had hair the size of a Doberman under your arms. Even then, I would love you.
David Levithan
- Born: September 7, 1972
- Occupation: Author
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Bridgeport Bulls – Ready to charge forward
The Bridgeport Bulls started last season 4-0 with impressive wins over playoff teams Mineral Wells, Boyd and Godley.
Then the Bulls were bitten by the injury bug. With several key starters on the sidelines down the stretch, the Bulls went 1-4 in District 3-4A Division II and missed the playoffs.
"It was like the tale of two cities," said Bridgeport coach Danny Henson. "We came out of two-a-days and got a win over a great Mineral Wells team. We started suffering injuries and it took us on a tailspin and lost a couple of close games and missed the playoffs."
All four of the league's playoff teams ended up making it past the first round, including Aubrey and Anna that beat Bridgeport by a combined nine points.
"When we had our kids on the field, we were a good team. We just weren't able to reap the rewards the second half of the season," Henson said. "We had a revolving door with starters trying to come back. We were in flux quite a bit of the season. We never got the consistency week in and week out."
The frustrating end to last year is fresh with the Bulls as they enter 2016.
"We hope to start off fast again and ride that momentum and keep playing hard," said Bridgeport senior linebacker Abe Huerta.
Fellow linebacker Regi Lane added: "We're practicing with a higher intensity that at the end of the season we didn't have. We all want it bad and are practicing like it."
The one benefit from last year's injury-plagued season was the Bulls were forced to put a lot of sophomores and young players on the field. Quarterback Jason Faulkenberry was pressed into action as a freshman and now has that experience as he takes over as the full-time starter as a sophomore.
"We're reaping the benefits right now with a lot of kids that got a lot of playing time," Henson said.
Faulkenberry will lead a green offense that returns two starters on the offensive line – Nate Ramirez and Tyler Banner – and is looking for receivers to step up after the group lost Wise County Male Athlete of the Year Keenan Holdman to graduation. The offense's most experienced player, running back Grayson Mathes, is missing much of the preseason.
The veteran leadership early for the Bulls will come from a defense that returns eight starters.
"They will need to help. It's not realistic with the offense with so many new people to go out and score every possession," Henson said. "We need the defense to stop people and set us up in good field position."
The Bulls will rely on a speedy group of linebackers with Lane and Marcos DeLuna in the middle. On the outside, the Bulls are moving all-district, hard-hitting safety Abe Huerta to linebacker.
The Bulls also have experience up front and in the secondary.
Bridgeport is not easing into the season, taking on strong 4A Division I teams – Mineral Wells, Sanger and Decatur in preseason along with Burkburnett, Gainesville and Benbrook.
"It's tough. There's no easy games," Henson said.
The Bulls will then jump into a new 3-4A Division II that features three playoff teams from last year – Graham, Iowa Park and region finalist Krum – along with Vernon.
Henson expects the league to be wide open.
"There's not anyone that can know if they are in the top or bottom tier. It could come down to one game and someone could miss the playoff because of an injury," Henson said.
Many preseason polls have the Bulls picked to be at the bottom of the league. "We're predicted last. We hope for a ton of upsets," Henson said.
The Bulls are ready to take their chances and prove last year was an anomaly.
"There's a great deal of motivation," Faulkenberry said. "We want to make it back to the playoffs."
Over the past two seasons, Abe Huerta's play at the back of the Bridgeport Bulls' defense made him one of the area's top safeties.
He earned All-Wise Defensive Newcomer as a sophomore and followed it up last year with an all-district and All-Wise selection after making 86 tackles and picking off three passes.
But when the Bulls start the season, Huerta will be moving to a new spot in the Bridgeport defense. To take advantage of his aggressive, run-stopping skills and speed, he's moving closer to the line of scrimmage at outside linebacker.
It's a move he wanted.
"I was kind of nagging the coaches to move me to a linebacker spot," Huerta said. "I liked playing safety, but I like seeing the blitzes [linebackers do] and the attack the quarterback mentality."
Bridgeport coach Danny Henson said outside linebacker fits Huerta's skill set.
"His tackling ability was his best attribute as a safety," Henson said.
He will add to an already deep and talented group of linebackers for the Bulls.
Huerta admits it was hard to make the move, but feels it will be best for the whole team.
"I wanted to stay at safety, but for me moving to outside linebacker is going to be the best choice for me and the success of the team," he said. "Those blitzes and getting the quarterback hurries will give the secondary time to recover and make a play on the ball."
Huerta is hopeful the defense can help turn around Bridgeport's fortunes after the 1-4 finish to the year left it out of the playoffs.
"It was hard going 4-0 first four games and then in the Decatur game Chance [Pierce] got hurt and it went downhill for us," Huerta said.
"Hopefully we can start off fast again and ride that momentum to the playoffs."
2015 Record: 5-5, 1-4
Head coach: Danny Henson, 23rd season at Bridgeport (148-114-1)
The Bulls started 2015 4-0, including wins over three playoff teams. But after a string of injuries to starters on both sides of the ball, the Bulls struggled in 3-4A Division II and missed the playoffs. Though young on offense, Bridgeport hopes to lean on a veteran defense to make a return to the postseason.
Due to an injury to the starter, Jason Faulkenberry found himself on the field as a freshman against the two Class 4A Division II Region I finalists – Krum and Celina.
His first start was against state finalist Celina.
"It was an unbelievable experience. I look back on it and I made it through the night," Faulkenberry said.
The freshman ended up playing in Bridgeport's final five games, throwing for 273 yards and three touchdowns, completing 27 of his 57 passes with two interceptions.
The sophomore hopes to build off that limited experience as he takes the reins of the Bulls' offense.
"It'll help me in the long run. I'll be a lot more experienced."
In two-a-days, Bridgeport coach Danny Henson has seen growth in his quarterback's ability to make throws and decisions.
"The quarterback position at Bridgeport is not a drive-the-bus position. There's a lot on his shoulders," Henson said.
"In our scrimmage, he made a lot of good decisions. He's a year older. We've got to remember he's a sophomore. He has some experience and the speed of the varsity game should not be a shock to him."
Faulkenberry will be throwing to a new set of receivers. Colton Waters is the leading returning receiver with 20 catches for 220 yards. Hayden Sutherland added 10 catches.
"It'll be a committee. There's not a lot of catches or touchdowns returning," Henson said. "They will have to get used to stepping up and making plays."
In the backfield, Grayson Mathes returns after running for 454 yards and five touchdowns a year ago. Cole Barton and Carson Johnson will join Mathes in the backfield.
Up front, Bridgeport returns just two starters – Nate Ramirez and Tyler Banner. Both of them missed portions of 2015.
Henson points out that several members of the line will be making their first varsity start in the season opener.
Ramirez said the group is improving.
"We're working hard. We've all been working together," he said.
With eight starters returning, the defense should be a strength for the Bulls.
Among those returning starters are three of the team's four leading tacklers from 2015 – Regi Lane, Abe Huerta and Marcos DeLuna.
"We have several players that have started three years," said Lane, who made 81 tackles from his linebacker spot last year. "Going into practice there's been a lot of intensity."
Lane and DeLuna return as middle linebackers. They will be joined on the outside by Huerta, the all-district safety that is moving to outside linebacker.
"His tackling ability is his best attribute," Henson said. "As the outside linebacker, he can run some stunts."
In front of the linebackers, Eric Stonecheck returns at nose tackle with Demitri Hendrick and Jake Martinez at the defensive ends.
"All played a lot," Henson said.
Casey Riggs and Zane Morrow return at the corners with safeties Chase Williams and Steele Pena. Pena had three interceptions last season.
"With all the starters returning, the defense should be amazing," Huerta said. "Our defense has to make stops and trust our offense."
The Bulls' defense should be strong and keep them in games. The offense must find playmakers around Faulkenberry. While many predictions have the Bulls at the bottom of District 3-4A Division II, the league appears wide open. With growth by the offense, they could grab one of the four playoff berths.
Bridgeport 42, Mineral Wells 41
Bridgeport 55, Boyd 41
Bridgeport 41, Godley 21
Bridgeport 40, Burkburnett 0
Decatur 59, Bridgeport 27
Krum 40, Bridgeport 14
Celina 40, Bridgeport 0
Aubrey 20, Bridgeport 13
Anna 24, Bridgeport 21
Bridgeport 55, Bonham 12
Aug. 26 Mineral Wells
Sept. 2 @ Burkburnett
Sept. 9 Gainesville
Sept. 16 Sanger HC
Sept. 23 @ Decatur
Sept. 29 Benbrook #
Oct. 7 Graham*
Oct. 14 @ Krum*
Oct. 21 Vernon*
Oct. 28 Iowa Park*
HC Homecoming, * 3-4A II game
# at Clark Stadium in Forth Worth
2 … Abe Huerta … OLB … 12
3 … Marcellus Johnson … WR … 12
4 … Hayden Sutherland … WR … 12
5 … Chase Williams … DB … 12
6 … Grayson Mathes … RB … 12
7 … Zane Morrow … DB … 11
8 … Michael Cole … WR … 11
9 … Casey Riggs … DB … 12
10 … Jason Faulkenberry … QB … 10
11 … William Vann … WR … 11
12 … Efrain DeLuna … DB … 12
14 … Colton Waters … WR … 11
15 … Jadon Maddux … WR … 9
16 … Ty Read … DB … 10
17 … Christian Stoddard … DB … 12
18 … Corbin Bailey … WR … 9
20 … Bryce Powers … DL … 12
21 … Ryan Roberts … LB … 11
22 … Ricky Fuller … DL … 12
24 … Nakoda Mastin … LB … 12
25 … Steele Pena … DB … 11
26 … Nick Anderson … LB … 11
28 … Noah Hernandez … DB … 11
30 … Brian Munn … LB … 12
32 … Carson Johnson … RB … 10
33 … Christian Hand … LB … 10
34 … Cole Barton … RB … 11
35 … Robert Weesner … DL … 12
40 … Marcos DeLuna … LB … 12
42 … Michael Young … DL … 11
44 … Zach Sparks … LB … 11
45 … Jared Padilla … LB … 11
47 … Regi Lane … LB … 12
48 … Victor Hernandez … DL … 11
50 … Brandon McDowell … DL … 11
52 … Jared Brazier … OL … 11
54 … Max Allen … DL … 11
55 … Demetri Hendrick … DL … 12
56 … Keaton Robinson … DL … 12
57 … Eric Stonecheck … DL … 11
60 … Jacob Slimp … OL … 12
62 … Conner Holzer … OL … 11
63 … Matt Rankin … OL … 10
64 … Tyler Yzaguirre … OL … 12
65 … Jake Martinez … DL … 12
66 … Nate Ramirez … OL … 12
70 … Caleb Jennings … OL … 11
72 … Alex Ureste … OL … 12
75 … Hunter Coleman … OL … 11
76 … Haden Snodgrass … OL … 12
77 … Tyler Banner … OL … 12
78 … Caleb Cornelison … OL … 11


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"Dragonsong" is the main theme of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu and sung by Susan Calloway. The lyrics relate to the history of Ishgard: from the story of Hraesvelgr and Saint Shiva to the Dragonsong War.
Game appearancesEdit
Final Fantasy XIV: HeavenswardEdit
This song plays in the beginning of the final battle against Nidhogg during "The Final Steps of Faith" and "The Minstrel's Ballad: Nidhogg's Rage" trials.
- Children of the land do you hear
- Echoes of truths that once rang clear
- Two souls intertwined
- One true love they did find
- Bringing land and heavens near
- But flames that burn full bright, soon fell dark
- Memories dimmed by shadowed hearts
- In the waxing gloom did wane the lover's moon
- Watching as their worlds drift apart
- One soul's cry
- A passion dwelling within
- Sacrifice, a final plea to her kin
- Yet this bond of hope, by treachery was broke
- Scattering her words to the wind
- Swelling over long,
- Seas of blood, are a song
- And death an afterthought
- To those who fight for naught
- A throne, lying empty
- A reign, incomplete
- Alone, for eternity
- A pain, without cease
- Children of the land, answer this
- Why must you turn to empty bliss
- Tell me why break trust, why turn the past to dust
- Seeking solace in the abyss
- Tell me why create, a circle none can break
- Why must you let go, the life you were bestowed
- This I fear I'll never know
- Never know


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The Man Who Sold the World
|"The Man Who Sold the World"
|Song by David Bowie
|from the album The Man Who Sold the World
4 November 1970 (US)
April 1971 (UK)
Trident and Advision Studios, London
18 April - 22 May 1970
|Psychedelic rock, folk rock
|Mercury Records
|David Bowie
|Tony Visconti
"The Man Who Sold the World" is a song written and performed by David Bowie. It is the title track of his third album, with the same name, which was released in the US in November 1970 and in the UK in April 1971. The song has been covered by a number of other artists, notably by Lulu, who had a UK No. 3 hit with her version in 1974, and Nirvana, whose 1993 performance of the song for the television program MTV Unplugged introduced it to a new audience.
The song was reworked by Bowie, featuring a heavy bassline, güiro as percussion and a notably darker mood, for performances in concerts from 1995 to 1997, including the 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards. Bowie later returned to playing the original version in the 2000s.
Inspiration and explanation[edit]
The persona in the song has an encounter with a kind of doppelgänger, as suggested in the second chorus where "I never lost control" is replaced with "We never lost control".[1] Beyond this, the episode is unexplained: as James E. Perone wrote,
Bowie encounters the title character, but it is not clear just what the phrase means, or exactly who this man is. … The main thing that the song does is to paint – however elusively – the title character as another example of the societal outcasts who populate the album.[2]
In common with a number of tracks on the album, the song's themes have been compared to the horror-fantasy works of H. P. Lovecraft.[3] The lyrics are also cited as reflecting Bowie's concerns with splintered or multiple personalities, and are believed to have been partially inspired by the poem "Antigonish" by William Hughes Mearns:[4]
Last night I saw upon the stair
In the BBC Radio 1 special programme "ChangesNowBowie", broadcast on 8 January 1997, Bowie was interviewed by Mary Anne Hobbs and was asked about the song. He commented: "I guess I wrote it because there was a part of myself that I was looking for. Maybe now that I feel more comfortable with the way that I live my life and my mental state (laughs) and my spiritual state whatever, maybe I feel there's some kind of unity now. That song for me always exemplified kind of how you feel when you're young, when you know that there's a piece of yourself that you haven't really put together yet. You have this great searching, this great need to find out who you really are."[5]
Other releases by Bowie[edit]
- "The Man Who Sold the World" appeared as the B-side on the American single release of the song "Space Oddity" (1973 rerelease) and British single "Life on Mars?" (1973). It also appears on various Bowie compilations such as Sound + Vision (1989), The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 (1997), Best of Bowie (2002), The Platinum Collection (2006), Nothing Has Changed (2014), and Bowie Legacy (2016).
- Bowie performed the song on Saturday Night Live in December 1979, with Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias. A portion of this show is included in the film The Nomi Song.
- A new studio version of the song, recorded by Bowie in 1995 and mixed by Brian Eno, appears as a B-side on the CD single "Strangers When We Meet". This version also appears on the bonus disc that followed some versions of Outside - Version 3. It was this arrangement that appeared in Bowie's 2016 stage musical, Lazarus.
- A live version recorded at BBC Radio Theatre, London, on 27 June 2000 was released on the bonus disc accompanying the first releases of Bowie at the Beeb in 2000.
- A November 2003 live performance from the Reality Tour is featured on the A Reality Tour DVD, released in 2004, as well as the A Reality Tour album, released in 2010.
Bowie personnel[edit]
- David Bowie – vocals, acoustic guitar, organ
- Mick Ronson – electric guitar
- Tony Visconti – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Woody Woodmansey – drums, percussion
Cover versions[edit]
|"The Man Who Sold the World"
|Single by Lulu
|"Watch That Man"
|11 January 1974
|7" single
|July 1973
|David Bowie
|David Bowie, Mick Ronson
|Lulu singles chronology
The song was covered by the Scottish singer Lulu in 1974, who, according to biographer David Buckley, performed it in "a sleazy, almost Berlin cabaret style".[6] Lulu would recall Bowie inviting her to a concert he gave after which he met her in his hotel room saying: "I want to make an MF of a record with you [because] you're a great singer." Lulu - "I didn't think it would happen but [Bowie] followed up two days later. He was übercool at the time and I just wanted to be led by him. I loved everything he did. I didn't think 'The Man Who Sold the World' was the greatest song for my voice, but it was such a strong song in itself. I had no idea what it was about. In the studio Bowie kept telling me to smoke more cigarettes, to give my voice a certain quality."[7] Bowie produced the Lulu recording of "The Man Who Sold the World" with Mick Ronson during the July 1973 Pin Ups sessions and also contributed guitar, saxophone and backing vocals. The remainder of the band included Ronson on guitar, Trevor Bolder on bass, Mike Garson on piano, and Aynsley Dunbar on drums.[8]
Lulu's "The Man Who Sold the World" was released as a single on 11 January 1974 having been introduced by Lulu on the TOTP broadcast of 10 January 1974: the track only made its Top 50 debut (at #27) on the chart dated 26 January 1974 following a reprise performance by Lulu on TOTP two days earlier on 24 January 1974, with a third TOTP performance by Lulu on 7 February 1974 broadcast facilitating a boost from No. 13 to No. 5 on the chart dated 9 February 1974. In her TOTP performances in support of "The Man Who Sold the World" Lulu has been characterized as "dressed and sounding exactly like a diminutive Bowie".[9] Lulu performed the song in the second-season finale of French and Saunders.
- Lulu's chart positions
|Chart (1974)
|Belgian Singles Chart (Ultratop)[10]
|Netherlands Singles Chart[10]
|Irish Singles Chart[11]
|UK Singles Chart (Official Chart Company)[12]
Lulu Personnel[edit]
- Lulu – lead vocals
- David Bowie – sax, backing vocals
- Mick Ronson – guitars
- Trevor Bolder – bass guitar
- Mike Garson – piano
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums
Midge Ure[edit]
Midge Ure covered this song in a 1982 studio release, which appeared on the Party Party Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (released 3 December 1982) and promotional 7" single (backed with "Band Of Gold" by Modern Romance). The track was subsequently re-recorded/re-mixed and released as a B-side to Midge Ure's If I Was 12" single (released 13 September 1985). This later version is featured as the title song of the 2015 video game Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Richard Barone[edit]
The song was covered by American singer Richard Barone in 1987 on his proto-chamber pop album, Cool Blue Halo. Using cello, acoustic guitar and symphonic percussion in a live setting.
|"The Man Who Sold the World"
|Promotional single by Nirvana
|from the album MTV Unplugged in New York
|1 November 1994
|18 November 1993 at Sony Music Studios in New York City
|DGC Records
|David Bowie
|Alex Coletti, Scott Litt, Nirvana
|MTV Unplugged in New York track listing
13 tracks
|Music video
|"The Man Who Sold the World" on YouTube
In his journals, Kurt Cobain of the American grunge band Nirvana ranked the album The Man Who Sold the World at number 45 in his top 50 favourite albums.[13] A live rendition of the song was recorded by the band in 1993 during their MTV Unplugged appearance, and it was released on their MTV Unplugged in New York album the following year. The song was also released as a promotional single for the album,[14] and received considerable airplay on alternative rock radio stations. It was also thrown into heavy rotation on music video stations such as MTV, peaking at number 3 on MTV's most played videos on February 18, 1995.[15] Nirvana regularly covered the song during live sets after their memorable acoustic performance up until lead singer Cobain's death in 1994. In 2002, the song was re-released on Nirvana's self-titled "best of" compilation.
Bowie said of Nirvana's cover: "I was simply blown away when I found that Kurt Cobain liked my work, and have always wanted to talk to him about his reasons for covering 'The Man Who Sold the World' and that "it was a good straight forward rendition and sounded somehow very honest. It would have been nice to have worked with him, but just talking with him would have been real cool".[16] Bowie called Nirvana's cover "heartfelt," noting that "until this [cover], it hadn't occurred to me that I was part of America's musical landscape. I always felt my weight in Europe, but not [in the US]."[17] In the wake of its release, Bowie bemoaned the fact that when he performed the number himself he would encounter "kids that come up afterwards and say, 'It's cool you're doing a Nirvana song.' And I think, 'Fuck you, you little tosser!'"[18]
On 14 February 2016, surviving Nirvana band members Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear teamed up with Beck to perform "The Man Who Sold the World" at a pre-Grammy Awards party, in tribute to Bowie, with Beck performing the vocals.[19] In 2017, to mark what would have been Kurt Cobain's 50th birthday, the Phonographic Performance Limited released a list of the top twenty most played Nirvana songs on the TV and radio in the UK in which "The Man Who Sold the World" was ranked at number six.[20]
A louder electric guitar cover appears on the bands 'Live and Loud' set list.
- Nirvana's chart positions
|Chart (1995)
|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[21]
|Canada Top Singles (RPM)[22]
|French Airplay Chart[23]
|Poland (LP3)[24]
|US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[25]
|US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[26]
|US Radio Songs (Billboard)[27]
|Chart (2012)
|UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[28]
|Chart (2013)
|France (SNEP)[29]
Nirvana personnel[edit]
- Kurt Cobain – vocals, lead guitar
- Pat Smear – rhythm guitar
- Krist Novoselic – bass guitar
- Dave Grohl – drums
- Lori Goldston – cello
Five Years (1969–1973)[edit]
The song appears on the compilation album Five Years (1969–1973). "Metrobolist" was the album's original title, planned for release by Bowie as a gatefold presentation, with hand drawn title accompanying cartoon-style drawings front and back, opening up to display a double sleeve photo-spread inside. But the only substantial evidence "Metrobolist" was ever proposed as a Mercury record company product are labels with the title "Metrobolist" printed on surviving tape boxes.[30]
Other covers[edit]
- Lea Laven as "Mies Joka Myi Maailman" on her album Niin (1974).
- Midge Ure on the film soundtrack Party Party (1982). This version is also included on No Regrets: The Very Best of Midge Ure, and the compilations The David Bowie Songbook and Starman: Rare and Exclusive Versions of 18 Classic David Bowie Songs, CD premium from the March 2003 issue of Uncut magazine. This version is also played during the opening scene and end credits of the video game Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
- Here & Now on the album Fantasy Shift (1983).
- Električni Orgazam on the album Les Chansones Populaires (1983).
- Ed Kuepper on the album The Exotic Mail Order Moods of Ed Kuepper (1995).
- Simple Minds on the covers album Neon Lights (2001).
- 3 Melancholy Gypsys sampled the Nirvana version in their song "2010". which appears on the Living Legends album Legendary Music, Vol. 1.
- Jordis Unga on Rock Star INXS, also released as a digital single.
- Cocosuma on BowieMania: Mania, une collection obsessionelle de Beatrice Ardisson (2007).
- Apoptygma Berzerk uses the guitar melody for a live rendition of the song Mourn, which can be heard on the album APBL2000 (2001).
- Cross Canadian Ragweed have also covered the song on various occasions.
- Meat Puppets have also covered this song.
- John Cougar Mellencamp performed it as a bonus track on his album The Kid Inside (1983).
- Mohsen Namjoo used the main riff on the song Morq-e Sheidâ.
- Artist Jeremy Deller uses the song, as performed by the Melodians Steel Orchestra (a steel band from South London), as part of the soundtrack for his 2013 short film English Magic.[31]
- Kamyaniy Gist covered this song in Ukrainian (album «70/80», 2015). Source.
- Actor Gary Oldman, who was a close friend of Bowie's, performed it in tribute on February 8, 2016 at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles.
- March 29, 2016 Michael Stipe of R.E.M. performs the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon accompanied by only a piano in tribute to David Bowie.[32][33]
- October 31, 2016 Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys released a cover. Source
- ^ King, Maureen, "Future Legends: David Bowie and Science Fiction", in Morrison, Michael A. (ed.) (1997). Trajectories of the Fantastic: Selected Essays from the Fourteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts. Westport, CT: Greenwood. p. 131.
- ^ Perone, James E. (2007). The Words and Music of David Bowie. Westport, CT: Praeger. pp. 15–6.
- ^ Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Bowie: An Illustrated Record: p. 38.
- ^ David Buckley (1999). Strange Fascination - David Bowie: The Definitive Story: p.100; Allmusic review. allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ Wallace, Grant (27 June 1999). "ChangesNowBowie Transcript - Radio 1". Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ David Buckley (1999). Op. cit: p. 196.
- ^ Spitz, Marc (2009). Bowie: a Biography (1st US ed.). New York: Crown Publishing Group. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-307-39396-8.
- ^ Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Op. cit.: p. 118.
- ^ Bartlett, Neil (1988). Who Was That Man: a present for Mr Oscar Wilde. London: Serpent's Tail. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-85242-123-6.
- ^ a b Lulu - The Man Who Sold the World - peak chart positions dutchcharts.com. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ Lulu - Irish Singles Chart peak positions irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ Lulu - UK Singles Chart peak positions officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ Kurt's Journals - His Top 50 Albums. http://www.nirvanaclub.com. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World discogs.com. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine - Video Monitor" (PDF). Billboard. February 18, 1995. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ St Thomas, Kurt and Smith, Troy. Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects. St Martin's Griffin (2004). pp. 191. ISBN 0-312-20663-1.
- ^ Gundersen, Edna (14 September 1995), "Cover Story: Bowie, beyond fame and fashion", USA Today: D1,2
- ^ Nicholas Pegg (2000). The Complete David Bowie: pp. 138-139.
- ^ Beck and living Nirvana members honour David Bowie at pre-Grammy party nme.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ 20 most-played Nirvana songs revealed to mark Kurt Cobain's 50th birthday planetrock.com. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Nirvana – The Man Who Sold the World" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7984." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Accès direct à ces Artistes (The user must select "Nirvana" from the dropdown list)". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD". Polskie Radio. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Nirvana Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Nirvana Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
- ^ "Nirvana Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Nirvana – The Man Who Sold the World" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ Five Years (1969–1973) companion book (2015) p. 8.
- ^ Louisa Buck, "Jeremy Deller's English Magic", The Daily Telegraph, 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Michael Stipe covers David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World" on Fallon — watch". Consequence of Sound. March 30, 2016.
- ^ "Michael Stipe: The Man Who Sold the World". YouTube. March 30, 2016.


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A wildfire that has already destroyed at least 12 structures is threatening over 500 more in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of Sacramento, California fire officials said Saturday.
The fire began Friday after a vehicle went into dry vegetation east of Highway 5, five miles north of Plymouth in Amador County, CalFire officials said on their website.
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HUDSON, OHIO (Feb. 22, 2017) — In honor of Women's History Month, 86 galleries and studios across Northeast Ohio will feature exhibitions and events in March that honor women artists and their creations. Hudson Fine Art & Framing, Uncommon Art Gallery & Studios and The Red Twig are among that number. Each will have a reception on Friday, March 10 from 5-8pm.
Hudson Fine Art & Framing, 160 N. Main St., will feature "All Different But Just Like Me," a collection of women's portraits by Kent painter Linda Hutchinson. "I am intrigued by human behavior and seek to unearth that which lies beneath the surface, sometimes a sublime gesture, a memory, a visual metaphor …" she says. The show runs through March 31. For gallery hours, visit hudsonfineartandframing.com.
Uncommon Art Gallery & Studios, 178 ½ N. Main St,. presents "Threads of the Past," artwork created with an eye to history. Dana Giel-Ray will feature jewelry created with Egyptian influences. Shannon Casey will show paintings inspired by an old autograph book found at a Hudson antiques show. Karen Koch's mixed media pieces evoke memories and layers of time – some with stitching to connect and embellish. The building that houses Uncommon Art (and Hudson Oriental Rugs at street level) was built in 1833 by Owen Brown and its history and timeline will also be featured. The show runs through April. To learn more, visit uncommonarthudson.com.
The Red Twig at Hudson Park Center, 5245 Darrow Road, is an eclectic space where floral design is part of a bigger design story. Owner Michelle Touve-Holland does artistic arrangements for weddings, bridal shows and more and her newly expanded space provides more gallery area for local artists. In March, she will feature work by Deborah French, Cynde Hujarski, Cari Miller, Judy Takacs, Jennifer Worden, Tiffany Jones, Debra-Lynn Hook and Mo Gartland. To learn more, visit facebook.com/theredtwig.
These venues are included in a directory of regional galleries hosting events for Women's History Month, some donating a portion of their sales to women's causes. The full listing may be found at lakelandcc.edu/gallery. Gallery coordinator Mary Urbas at Lakeland Community College created the directory and also curated, "From Woman X … Created by Women, of Women & About Women" at the college. The show features artwork from 44 women including Hudson artists Karen Koch and Dana Giel-Ray.


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The Village Ghost Hunt | Mansfield | Nottinghamshire
Event Price | £29.00 per person
Event Time | 8.30pm – 2.00am
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The Village Ghost Hunt
Join Haunted Evenings as we enter "The Village", a disorientating maze of rooms within this large sprawling former 1800's slaughter house. The building (more recently used as a local nightclub) was left abandoned and disused for over 10 years before taking on its present role. Now a warren of dark rooms even by day, the current theme only adds to the surreal unnerving surroundings you'll find yourself in at night. The remains of the old nightclub stairwells and old piano, heard playing by itself, are just some of the eerily hidden away areas to investigate. There's a real heavy shift in the atmosphere as you step downstairs and with several accounts of paranormal activity that been reported here, The Village is the perfect place to test your nerves!
Built in 1787, originally used as an animal slaughter house, it's main use throughout the 1800's was as a Malt House. Many children would have made up the workforce back then, with long hours and hard labour, this may be one of the factors that has led to The Village becoming so reputedly haunted with the sounds of disembodied voices. A piano, left behind from it's entertaining days as a nightclub, sits gathering dust in one area of the building but doesn't sit so silent. Many visitors have heard it play by itself when everyone has been accounted for. A menacing male energy has often been picked up in the lower half of the building which could explain the noticeable shift in atmosphere as you wander into the dark depths of the old building.
Your ghost hunting experience with Haunted Evenings at The Village will start with a tour of the location with the lights on. You'll get to access all areas throughout the night as you break off to take part in various paranormal experiments. For the brave, a chance to take off your choice of equipment and see what you can experience on your own. This location is deceptively large and we will be splitting guests up into smaller groups in order to cover as much ground as possible.
What's Included | The Village Ghost Hunt
- Brief History/ Guided tour/access all available areas
- Jam packed night of ghost hunting using different techniques – try your hand at the traditional methods, such as Ouija boards, table tipping, dowsing rods and human pendulums
- Full use of all the latest paranormal equipment during our high tech experiments. An opportunity for you to use the equipment yourself
- A chance to "go it alone!"
- Complimentary Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate and soft drinks
- Complimentary light snacks
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Event times | 8.30pm -2.00am
Arrival times | From 8.15pm
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You will receive an order confirmation email once you have successfully placed your order. This is your proof of purchase as we do not send tickets out for our events, instead we operate a Guest List system. On receiving your order you will be automatically added to our guest list. Closer to your event date, you'll be able to access all welcome information about your event from the "YOUR EVENT" tab from the main menu. This will give you all the information you will need for your night to come, including check in procedures, where to park, when to arrive and what to bring/wear. These details will likely not be available until the week of your event and could be added as late as 48 hours before. If your event is a few weeks away, please keep checking the Your Event tab closer to your event date. Most general information,( google map, arrival times) can be found on the product listing in the meantime.
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The Village Ghost Hunt
Join Haunted Evenings as we enter "The Village", a disorientating maze of rooms within this large sprawling former 1800's slaughter house. The building was more recently used as a local nightclub before being left abandoned and disused for over 10 years. Now a warren of dark rooms used for laser tag during the day, the current army theme only adds to the surreal dark surroundings you'll find yourself in at night. In amongst the army camp outs, are the remains of the old nightclub stairwells and an old piano, heard playing by itself, is hidden away in another eerie area of the building. Join our friendly team as we split you off, armed with all the very latest equipment, to see what hauntings we can unearth. Several accounts of paranormal activity have been reported at The Village and as this location is so large, it's almost impossible to cover all areas in one night. This is one not to miss!
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*Welcome Meeting with complimentary refreshments (Tea, Coffee, Soft Drinks)
*Walk round of the location with the lights on, pointing out places of interest.
*Guests will then be split into smaller groups to carry out a variety of ghost hunting vigils
*Equipment Vigil. Guests will investigate an area using all the latest paranormal equipment. We will show you how to use all the devices, from thermal imaging cameras to listening devices. A real opportunity to get hands on and use as much kit as you wish. We will also see what we capture using voice and video recorders.
* Communication Boards. Guests will move on to another area and use techniques on the Ouija board, Yes|No boards. Equipment will also be available for guests to use during the session.
* Victorian Vigil. Guests will move on to another area and will have a go at using old and new techniques such as Table Tipping, Human Pendulums. We will also carry out EVP experiments, alongside these more traditional style investigations.
*Trigger Vigil. Camp out in an area using an array of trigger objects to see what paranormal evidence may come to light.
* Lone Vigils. Guests brave enough will be given time to re-visit areas of the location unaccompanied. Armed with walkie talkie contact with the team, guests can take any available equipment and conduct their own vigils.
*Group Vigil. Guests wanting to stay close to the team, will finish off the night carrying out a final vigil in the most active part of the location, using the technique that had the best response.
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Medlen dominates as Braves defeat Phillies
ATLANTA -- Kris Medlen is starting to again resemble the guy who was so dominant for the Atlanta Braves a year ago.
Medlen dominates as Braves defeat Phillies
ATLANTA -- Kris Medlen is starting to again resemble the guy who was so dominant for the Atlanta Braves a year ago.
The right-hander allowed one run over seven innings and won his fourth consecutive start as the Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 Tuesday.
Medlen (10-10) struck out five while allowing five hits and one walk. At one point, he retired 15 batters in a row. He also knocked in the game's first run with his second double of the year, giving Atlanta a lead it never relinquished.
"For me to hold them to one is an accomplishment," Medlen said. "Throughout my career I've had trouble with them, no matter who was wearing their uniform. This was big for me."
Medlen improved to 3-2 in his career against the Phillies.
"Medlen was outstanding," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "That's a couple in a row he's been nails."
Medlen showed the command that enabled him to go 9-0 and pitch well enough to earn the starting assignment in the wild card playoff game. Over his last four starts, he has struck out 20 and walked four in 26 innings.
"The last couple have been my best outings of the year," he said. "I've been locating better. Things are starting to click. Keep it going for the last month of the season."
Medlen got in his only mess to start the game. The Phillies loaded the bases with two outs in the first inning, but he escaped when second baseman Tyler Pastornicky jumped high to grab Cody Asche's line drive and end the threat. Medlen didn't allow another base runner until Chase Utley doubled in the sixth.
Medlen was removed in favor of reliever David Carpenter after walking Erik Kratz to lead off the eighth. Carpenter finished the scoreless inning thanks to a sliding catch by center fielder Jordan Schafer and a double play.
Craig Kimbrel pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 37th save.
Ethan Martin (1-2) allowed three runs over five innings and lost to the Braves for the second time. It was the first appearance at Turner Field for the Georgia-born pitcher. Martin matched his career high with six strikeouts.
"Martin battled them," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "He was having some control problems, pitching deep in the count. He gave us a chance to stay in the game."
The Braves scored a run in the second inning with two outs when Medlen slapped a double over the head of right fielder Darin Ruf, enabling Pastornicky to score from first base.
"He hasn't played right field very much," Manuel said. "You've got to give him a pass and get him some experience."
Atlanta made the score 3-0 in the third inning on a two-run homer by Chris Johnson, his ninth. Justin Upton led off the inning with a double and scored ahead of Johnson, whose two-out fly ball hit the top of the fence in left-center field and bounced into the stands.
"(Martin) threw a lot of fastballs and Johnson timed one," Manuel said. "I thought he had him struck out on the pitch before."
The Phillies added a run in the sixth to make it 3-1. Utley doubled into the right-field corner and scored when Domonic Brown singled to center. Brown tried to stretch the hit into a double but was easily thrown out by Schafer.
"He was trying to do too much," Manuel said. "He was trying to be aggressive and make something happen."
The Phillies had only six hits, but made good contact much of the night.
"We hit 8-10 balls right on the screws," Manuel said. "We squared up on at least eight to 10 balls and only got one run."
NOTES: The Braves placed 2B Dan Uggla on the 15-day disabled list and recalled Pastornicky from Triple-A Gwinnett. Uggla has been complaining about vision problems and will have Lasik eye surgery. ... Atlanta LHP Paul Maholm (sprained forearm) will throw six innings or 90 pitches in a rehab appearance with Class A Rome on Saturday. He could be activated next week. ... The Braves had a moment of silence in memory of Ronald Lee Homer Jr., the fan who died after falling more than 60 feet at Turner Field on Monday night.


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There are certain things one comes to expect from technology; that Apple will always create ultra desirable expensive products, that there is always a new addictive Angry Birds round the corner (Fruit Ninja/ Draw Something) and that updates are going to be good, with a raft of new features and exciting possibilities.
I've just been forced to update to the latest version of Android on my Galaxy Nexus – 4.1.1 according to my smartphone's settings, and I'm less than impressed.
To start with, I had no desire to update at all. I'd followed the court case between Apple and Samsung with interest and the general consensus seemed to be that Apple were forcing Samsung to backwards update their new Android release, taking away some of the things that made the phone so great. The main issue in court was around the 'Quick Search Box' on the Nexus which lets you search phone and web, and Google decided to disable this on phones with the latest update to appease Apple – thanks Google!
Fairly obstinately I refused to partake in this, but then I was getting around 30 pop-ups a day trying to get me to update, and I'm the kind of person who checks voicemail just to get rid of that annoying icon.
So I updated, expecting little, and receiving so much crap in return. Some of my grievances are based on purely aesthetic reasons, and some are based on the new interface and ease of use. I'm not averse to change, but feel that an update should be for good, not one that's going to annoy the heck out of users expecting something swisher, shinier and overall better.
Let me start with the home screen. Rather than just swipe to unlock I now have to look at a stupid starburst which randomly plays little orb like pixels over the screen. Necessary? No. Does it add anything to using it? No. Sure, it means I can now rotate my thumb and auto launch the camera or browser straight away (as well as unlock phone) but logistically that involves rotating your thumb in an unnatural manner so it's actually quicker and simpler just to unlock and then one click open either service. Could I spend some time playing with the settings and change this? Yes, but why should I? I don't expect an update to involve configuration work on my part; I want smooth out of the box better than the last version and this is not what I'm getting. My phone also crashes a LOT now which isn't ideal either.
The next thing that you'll notice is that the font size and style has changed. I can't pinpoint exactly what, but the script has got more cursive and larger and it seems to take the eyes a little longer to adjust to the new size.
The notifications bar has also changed– but not for the better. It used to be that you'd get updated with missed calls and emails; but now the settings have changed so you get updated with absolutely everything, from things you want to those that just clog up your screen and make you feel like you're drowning in a wave of unhappy yet to be updated apps. I simply don't need that much information at my fingertips- it looks cluttered and feels overwhelming.
The biggest problem I have with Jellybean, is the settings it uses when I'm opening applications within an application – to clarify; I'm in Gmail and want to open an attachment. Up floats a pop up, would I like to use the Gallery or Pixlr-o-matic? I opt for the Gallery, but I can only choose 'Always' or 'Not now', which I have to input every freaking time (as long as I'm not an Always). Always is too much commitment for me, but I resent these pop ups happening every time I open an image – what happened to 'ask me later' or 'ask me again in a week'. I'm paraphrasing here as a smartphone menu has an amazing way of disappearing from your mind once the next version gets installed, but I KNOW it didn't used to be like this.
There are a few NEW things with Jellybean that aren't terrible but that doesn't really make them sound all too appetizing. Jellybean is potentially a microsecond faster than Ice Cream sandwich, but I haven't noticed this whilst using it and it also has a Siri like voice search but in all honesty, who actually bothers using this? After the initial ten minutes laughing as it gets questions wrong, or mistakes you saying 'murder; instead of 'puppies' I just gave up on it, as it doesn't really add anything to the way that I search online.
So here you have it- I'm overall pretty unhappy about being forced into an update I didn't want, which offers me features I don't use and has taken away usability.
To clarify: This is NOT an in depth review of Jellybean, this is a personal rant against an inferior update.


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Chapter 1
I can't even tell you how long that limo ride was. For the rest of the day we would drive along I75, get off at a rest stop or park and pick up one or two people then keep going. I felt badly out of place. These people smelled of money and power. None of them showed any curiosity about me at all and I was glad of it.
No one talked, there wasn't even any strains of music from the radio, just complete silence only broken by the occasional bit of road noise. A couple of the other passengers broke into the wet bar and got quietly drunk. One lady popped a couple of pills from her Hermes handbag. The bag was unbelievably ugly so I know it had to have cost a small fortune. That was in keeping with the other passengers who were dressed in the kind of name brand clothes I had only seen in the coffee table magazines like GQ, Vogue, and other big cover publications.
Every other stop we were allowed a five minute bathroom break. Five minutes, that's all. The driver, that Michelson guy, had zero tolerance for tardiness. It only took making an example of one person for the rest of us to get how serious he was about his timetable. Nothing was said; he simply drove away, not even stopping when the man came out running, trying to catch the limo as it turned out into the road. The park where we had stopped – we had gotten off the interstate by then and were traveling along unlit back roads – was dark and deserted with no houses or even buildings beyond the bathrooms anywhere nearby.
Once the moon rose things became even more surreal. We stopped briefly at a crossroad. Anonymous hands delivered sandwiches that were the texture of cardboard; they tasted like it too. The "coffee" they served in small Styrofoam cups was bitter like it had been cooking in the pot for three days. I'm not a coffee drinker but I was desperate for something, anything, to get the sandwich taste out of my mouth. How could I have ever imagined that there would come a time when that sandwich would have been akin to manna.
I don't think I even finished the coffee. The next thing I remember clearly is realizing we had stopped. My head ached worse than the end of the semester I got attached to No-Doze to help me survive my course load. My tongue felt like a gerbil … a dead gerbil.
The double doors of the limo stood wide open and I saw two big guys dressed in khaki colored coveralls half walking, half dragging one of the men that I had been riding with, but I couldn't see to where. The driver Michelson stuck his head inside and saw that I was mostly awake and jerked his head at me, clearly saying it was my turn to get out.
As I stepped out I saw him standing with a clipboard as he talked to two other men, "Female. Chapman, Emmaline Josephine. Answers to Emma. Single, aged nineteen. One duffel, one backpack. Papers in order. Cleared for boarding." One of the men acknowledged Michelson's summary and then turned to me.
Not even when I was a child was I foolish enough to simply walk off with two strange men. I certainly knew better by then. Why I did it at that point I still can't quite answer with absolute clarity. Intimidation played a part in it I'm sure, so did my own shock. Am I sorry I followed them? Some days that is a hard question to answer; other days I'm too appreciative of being alive to question the strange journey that has gotten me here.
Since I was walking under my own steam one of the men carried my duffel for me and the other my backpack. The one that had taken my papers said in a gruff voice said, "This way Miss. Watch your step."
I'd only flown one other time in my life before that night and I was too young to remember anything about it except the boredom and the impression of size. What I entered this time was more like a tin can with wings. During the flight three of the passengers barfed. What was strange was that the guys in overalls acted like they expected it, were even prepared for it. The smell of upchucked liquor and stale sandwich got to me but I didn't puke which earned me some brownie points, or so I thought. Actually they could have cared less how I acted at that point but I wasn't to understand that until later.
The flight was longer than I thought it was going to be given the size of the plane. Since it was occurring at night I couldn't see the terrain and I had no idea where I was. I was cold but not so cold that my USF fleece hoodie, jeans, and Hi-Tech hikers didn't keep it tolerable. I've been thankful for those shoes several times and I've done everything I can to keep them repaired.
The landing was a rough one with lots of bumps and a very quick stop that had us jerking forward in our seat belts. Some of the other passengers grumbled but one look from the coverall dudes silenced them though the resentment still showed plainly on their faces. Disembarking was much quicker than loading had been. I still hadn't said anything and was intent on absorbing everything I could. There were no lights beyond the flares on the runway and a few very small, dim ones along a dirt path we were being herded up. Then we were being loaded into the back of a big truck. Suddenly I was yanked out of the group I was with and directed to another vehicle which was a former school bus, now spray painted in hunter's camouflage patterns. The guy who grabbed my arm wasn't rough but he was firm as he guided me over to the new line.
When I finally got to the front of the line a prison matron looking woman asked for my name. I remembered Moshe's instructions and looked at the guy in coveralls beside me that had been near me since I'd left the limo.
"It's OK. Show her your pass," he said in a gruff yet understanding voice.
As I handed it to the woman she said, "Next time I ask for your name, you better deliver immediately. I'm in no mood for games. You bought this E-ticket so deal with it."
She was really starting to set my dander up but I managed to keep my face blank. After Brunhilda checked her list I was directed to board, find a seat, sit down and shut up. I heard the coverall guy say, "Ease up Lou, she's another one that hasn't been told anything. And she had to ride with a bunch of Level 2's. You know Michelson and how he usually complains but he said she's been rock solid the whole trip and the only one he didn't have any attitude problems with.
"!@#$%&, that's just great, another one. I've got half a dozen like that on this bus load alone. Colonel Mackey is going to be &%$#@!. She's already unhappy over the whole program, but at least the others know the score going in."
I had no idea what they were whispering about but wondering about it finally melted a hole in my carefully constructed numbness.
"Yo! Chapman! Sit here girl," Lou said as she ordered me to sit in one of the bench seats behind the driver. I sat down beside an obviously scared woman with mascara trails down her cheeks and chewed off lipstick. Lou took one look at the woman and said, "Stop your sniveling woman. Appreciate the chance you've been handed and get it through your head you're going to have to earn it to keep it. They've got enough problem children in the 2's; you 5's need to get over yourselves."
I rarely saw Lou after that and am glad of it. Life is hard enough without having to deal with that sourpuss day in and day out; I was to find out that I was seeing her for the first time on one of her better days. As soon as the bus was full it fell in with a long line of other vehicles, all painted military green but of all shapes and sizes from heavily loaded flatbed trailers to golf carts. The ride was slow and bumpy. Dawn wasn't that far away and it was light enough that I could finally make out my surroundings; large deciduous trees mixed in with cedars and pines pressed right up to the windows of the bus. Small broken branches here and there attested to all of the other vehicles that had already passed the same way. As we came to a V in the road the buses were directed to the left into a parking area as the rest of the long line continued straight.
"All right ladies," but you could hear the heavy sarcasm when she said ladies, "stand up and take you crap with you. There is no lost and found out here. You leave it, you lose it forever. Your duffel bags are over there. Pick 'em up and get in line. And don't take all day, I've got to go get another load of you beauty queens."
I stood up and she barked at me, "Chapman! Take these five crybabies, help them get their gear and report to Lt. Chandler. She's standing by that green pole. See her?" I nodded and then did as asked if for no other reason than to get away from her and the bad vibes she was throwing off like a dog shaking his fur after a roll in smelly mud.
On the other hand crybaby wasn't such a poor description of the women in question. They'd all been crying and weren't looking exactly their best. They had trouble finding their clearly labeled duffle bags, complained about having to carry the heavy bags, and whined from the point they left the bus until Lt. Chandler shut them up with a look that had two of them crying again.
We followed the lieutenant down a sharp incline, into a large tunnel, and then through a heavy metal door, the kind I imagine could be used on a submarine. We then walked down a long, dimly lit hall, making so many twists and turns it was either keep up or be lost for who knew how long as we had seen no other people on our trek.
We finally wound up in an office area and were directed to sit down in a room that looked like a miniature lecture hall. And there we sat … and sat … and sat; the time only broken by the arrival of more people every thirty minutes or so. It was then I realized that we were all females, none any older than thirty. Women huddled in groups talking quietly amongst themselves, occasionally pointing to the very obviously observation cameras hung in the corners of the rooms when someone started to get upset or a little loud. Every once in a while someone would try and engage me in conversation but I kept to myself.
Three hours later, every seat filled, and the room starting to get a little warm and sticky, five people entered. Two of them were armed men in coveralls who stationed themselves at the door. One of them was a young woman, obviously a gopher of some type from her harried expression and the file box she carried. The two remaining people were also women, though more mature.
First we were instructed by the young woman to fill out the forms that she passed out to us. They were medical and family history forms, forms on our education and qualifications, a short form on our perceived talents and hobbies, and lots of other questionnaires where you bubbled in the best answer.
When we were finished and had turned everything in the younger of the two mature women stepped to the podium. She was in her forties, handsome rather than pretty, and introduced herself as Major Harper. She in turn introduced the other woman as Colonel Mackey. The best term I've found to use for Colonel Mackey is austere since it describes both her personality and her looks. She's built blockey but trim with a full head of iron gray hair. Her smiles are rare and small and you have to work doggone hard to earn them. But she is the kind of person that when she talks people listen.
"There is no easy way to explain the situation you now find yourselves in. Your sponsors failed in their duty and their responsibilities are now mine. You were supposed to go through a vetting process, however due to circumstances beyond anyone's control our timetable has accelerated dramatically. Now I've been left with the unenviable task of providing you with a condensed orientation. To put it succinctly … you were the price of your sponsor's admission."
Thursday, February 25, 2010
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NAVTEQ Announces Expanded Participation in MPE Reference Solution Partner Program
STMicroelectronics Relationship Supports Development of Map-enhanced ADAS
Chicago NAVTEQ, a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, announces that STMicroelectronics has joined NAVTEQs Map and Positioning Engine (MPE) partner program. A cornerstone of the program, making map-enhanced ADAS possible for all vehicles, is the implementation of an MPE (small printed) circuit board in-vehicle or distributed via a vehicles electronics architecture.
Development of a prototype solution by STMicroelectronics advances the program by engaging a major automotive semiconductor supplier in provision of NAVTEQs MPE Reference Solution. This includes the NAVTEQ MPE map, NAVTEQs patented Electronic Horizon technology, GPS microprocessor, memory and all required software including map-matching, ADAS Interface Specification (ADASIS) and Controller Area Network (CAN) bus interface. STMicroelectronics has working samples available now and will have evaluation samples soon.
NAVTEQs leadership in developing an MPE strategy is a significant step forward in the industrys efforts to provide predictive road information that helps both drivers and vehicles react to current conditions, stated Kevin Gagnon, vice president of STMicroelectronics. Our automotive-grade application processors with embedded GPS technology enable the development of targeted MPE applications for driver assistance, active safety and fuel economy.
Providing a cost-effective method for enabling map-enhanced ADAS is essential to bringing safety and fuel economy features to all vehicles, commented Bob Denaro, NAVTEQ vice president of ADAS. STMicroelectronics implementation will be an exciting development for the industry.
The NAVTEQ MPE reference solution provides a recommended MPE specification to be used in conjunction with the NAVTEQ MPE map and the NAVTEQ Electronic Horizon. STMicroelectronics utilization of NAVTEQs MPE reference solution creates the foundation on which application developers can build map-enhanced ADAS solutions that are always on and do not require a navigation route.
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has more than 3,800 employees located in 194 offices and in 42 countries.
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Within the past year, we have gone through thousands of videos from brands for industry overview analysis and there seems to be a few common blunders that we encounter time and time again. Here are eight common mistakes with audio that brands make in their audio content and how to fix them. Audio Watermark still in the song – When you test out different tracks to your video in the production phase, make sure you have steps in place to ensure that the watermarked version gets deleted or the file is named in a way that it doesn't end up […] Read more »


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