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Friday, September 30, 2011
Image of the Day-"Night and Day"
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Image of the Day-"The Wall"
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
First/Last-Sean McCann
Boney M-Night Flight to Venus.
Your last album bought?
Neil Young-Le Noise.
Favorite album of all time?
Johnny Cash-Cash.
Least favorite/most disappointing album?
I don't listen to music I don't like.
First concert attended?
Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy.
Last concert?
Joe Jackson at House of Blues New Orleans.
Favorite concert ever?
Violent Femmes in Montreal.
Least favorite concert?
Jackson Browne at Cambridge Folk Festival.
Any thoughts, experiences about Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh is a working town full of real people. I will bring them some real music.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Image of the Day-"Champion"
Monday, September 26, 2011
Image of the Day-"I Have Been Floated"
The New Hazlett Theater
Thursday, September 15, 2011
I pretty much love everything Elephant 6. What I love about these guys, apart from their fantastically surreal and psychedelic vibe is how down to earth and totally approachable they all are. Just the nicest bunch of musicians around. Listen to an NPR archived show from a couple days later here.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Image of the Day-"The Blessed Breeze"
Mr. Smalls Funhouse
Saturday, September 10, 2011
I was outside the venue trying to track down the tour manager when I run into Dave Depper from my beloved band Norfolk & Western. Turns out he is in the Fruit Bats now and unfortunately was the bearer of bad news in that N&W are no more. Total bummer. On the bright side he just released a spot on 'interpretation' of Paul and Linda McCartney's awesome Ram album. BTW, the Fruit Bats sounded great.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Image of the Day-"The First Hit"
The Club at Stage AE
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Kevin Devine might be THE most underrated musician I can think of. This was the first night of his tour supporting his fantastic new album, 'Between The Concrete & The Clouds'. How good is he? I was standing next to a kid who walked two hours from Oakland to see the show!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Image of the Day-"Vagabond"
The Club at Stage AE
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
The lead singer of this local band used to play drums in the 'Christian metalcore' band Haste The Day. I think he said it was his new band's fourth ever gig? Regardless, after the second song he asked that the audience move up to the lip of the stage, a request that puts fear into any photographer's heart.
Friday, September 16, 2011
A few weeks ago I celebrated the 100th musician taking part in these little questionnaires with my favorite band CVB. Well it's come to the actual 100th Post! and I couldn't see a more fitting band to celebrate with than Donora. Having seen them countless times over the last several years, I have to admit I never get tired of their shows because they still put on one of the most fun concerts around. They are releasing their fantastic sophomore album tonight at the Rex and being lucky enough to hear the disc, this is one show that should not be missed. I want to thank the band for being so cool to me over the years and for taking the time to participate in this 'Centennial' edition of First/Last Friday.
Casey Hanner: 'The Lion King soundtrack'.
Jake Churton: 'Puff Daddy and the Family'.
Jake Hanner: Beastie Boys- 'License To Ill'.
Casey: The Cults self titled.
Jake C: If iTunes counts then No Doubts 'Tragic Kingdom'.
Jake H: I haven't bought a CD in a long time. I usually just go on YouTube to listen to music, but when I get the urge to buy some new music I go to Jerry's. My last LP purchase was 'Rio' by Duran Duran.
Casey: Oasis-'What's The Story Morning Glory'. This one has a lot of sentimental value for me. Reminds me of being a kid.
Jake C: 'Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!'
Jake H: I haven't listened to it in its entirety for a while now, but the album that had the biggest impression on me was Nirvana's 'Nevermind'.
Casey: The newest one from Lykke Li. I loved her first one. But I'm not crazy about this one.
Jake C: Aqua, I dunno the name. That or Venga Boys.
Jake H: Probably some boring thrill jockey album I bought when I was really into the Chicago instrumental scene during the late 90s early 2000s. Or Madonna's 'Greatest Hits' album.
Casey: Amy Grant (if you don't count going to my dad's shows when I was very young).
Jake C: Blink 182.
Jake H: I went on tour with the Oak Ridge Boys when I was three. My dad's band was the opener.
Casey: Foster the People.
Jake C: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.
Jake H: The Harlan Twins at Brillobox.
Casey: Girl Talk at station square amphitheater. So much dancing and so much fun!
Jake C: Radiohead.
Jake H: Sigor Ros.
Casey: Ted Leo at the Starlight Ballroom in Philly. Not cause the music was bad. I was just wearing really uncomfortable shoes and it was really hot and crowded.
Jake C: Hoobastank.
Jake H: Phish.
Casey: I love everything about Pittsburgh. It's small, but there's so much to do. And it's home.
Jake C: Opening for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! @ Brillobox.
Jake H: The Thunderbolt. I never got to ride the Laser Loop.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Image of the Day-"Who's Gonna Raise These Babies?"
Mr. Smalls Funhouse
Thursday, August 18, 2011
This acoustic duo consists of Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent. who specialize in what they call "sloppy tonk" music. Nice. Think a stripped down, cowpunk'd White Stripes. Yeah, maybe not. Listen for yourself here. Headliner Justin Townes Earle was lavishly all kinds of praise on Cary earlier that afternoon. I dug the way they would seamlessly switch instruments throughout the set.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Image of the Day-"Golden Comb"
The Club at Stage AE
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
I went to this show for headliner Kevine Devine. First of all, I was surprised at the turnout. These Stage AE 'club' shows are beginning to get some buzz, I suppose. What really surprised me was the crowd singing along to openers The Features songs! I never heard of them but obviously many in the crowd did. If you are bummed you missed them, fear not, Opus just announced today a headlining gig at Brillobox on Saturday, November 12.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Image of the Day-"Junkie Blues"
So Lowell was opening for Grace Potter on the BIG field at Hartwood. He was really nice at the merch table and noticing I was taking pictures, handed me his latest CD. After spinning it, I realized immediately it sounded nothing like his acoustic set. This album sounds like raw Americana rock à la "Gold"-era Ryan Adams. Good stuff.
Friday, September 9, 2011
First/Last-Jenny Owen Youngs
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Last time I saw Jenny play two years ago, she drove in straight from Brooklyn and within minutes of arriving in Pittsburgh was up on stage playing. Since then, she has been working hard on new music and will be playing some of it next weekend when she hits the Brillo on a rare Sunday night show. Also performing will be Hank & Cupcakes and Sam Bradley. Jenny was really cool to take a little time and participate in this edition of First/Last Friday.
Green Day: Dookie.
Your last album bought?
Fanfarlo: Reservoir.
Favorite album of all time?
This is SUCH A BIG IMPORTANT QUESTION. I have to preface all "Favorites" questions by saying I don't believe in favorites...for me, they change all day every day. But thinking about it at this very moment in time, I'd say Tom Waits: Swordfishtrombones. On a less crazy day I might be more inclined to say The Beatles: Revolver or Joni Mitchell: Blue.
Least favorite/most disappointing album?
The Cranberries: To the Faithful Departed. I was a MASSIVE Cranberries fan in junior high and high school. I waited for this record like it was Christmas morning...and when it finally came out, sadly, it didn't resonate with me. I still get bummed out when I think about that day.
First concert attended?
The Beach Boys (I can't even imagine what the line-up was), at a county fair, when I was around 12. I'd just wandered through the "tabling" portion of the fair and picked up some literature about vivisection. Shortly thereafter I sank into a deep pit of vegetarianism.
Last concert?
Ra Ra Riot in Prospect Park. See a concert there! It's just gorgeous.
Favorite concert ever?
Justin Timberlake at Starland Ballroom, somewhere in NJ. It's this tiny room for him, maybe 700 capacity? He did a club tour before his second record came out. 13-piece band that could barely fit on the stage. Audience packed in like sardines, the place was bumping and hot as hell. Flawlessly executed performance. I've seen tons of awesome "cooler" shows, but I urge you to revisit my comment on "favorites" above.
Least favorite concert?
I've seen Cat Power a bunch of times, starting in the late nineties, and while I love her music to pieces, I find her shows to be really uncomfortable. This may have changed by now, but back then you never knew if she was going to start crying mid-set and run off stage, which I'd seen happen. She also got into this trick where she never stopped playing between songs, so there was never space for applause, which built up a thick and terrible tension.
Any thoughts, experiences about Pittsburgh?
I have spent a lot of time in the city because I went on tour with a great drummer (Dani Buncher of Big Hurry) and went out on weekends to rehearse for a while. I don't understand it, but I like it quite a bit. It's also the city in which I first watched the music video for "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk", so I'll always have that association deep in my heart.
Thanks Jenny. I have to say, the love goes deep for my girl Dani on this here blog. Wait, that didn't sound gross did it?
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Image of the Day-"Staggering and All"
Schenley Plaza
Friday, August 26, 2011
Nothing beats a free show outside on a pleasant summer night. Second time catching the band and you can listen to the WYEP interview session they recorded earlier in the day here. More photos here.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Image of the Day-"Stand By Your Man"
Stage AE
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Shooting the gig for WYEP, had had no interest in staying past the regulated first three. I actually didn't stay past the first 1.5 tunes as I was restricted from photographing in front of the stage and had to be back by the soundboard. Stuck with the "Fleetwood Mac" distance, I left as soon as I got all I could. Aesthetically speaking, the dude's a statue anyway so no real big deal. From I have heard, I missed the concert of the year. Oh, well.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Ticket Giveaway-Kid Cudi
Trib Total Media Amphitheatre
Friday, September 16, 2011
Station Square
This is a rescheduled show from August and I am offering up another pair of passes to the concert courtesy of the fine folks at Drusky Entertainment. Email me at email@example.com with the subject line 'Kid Cudi' and the name of the person who will bring I.D. to will call the night of the show which will be good for two passes. Parking is not included. This contest will run until this coming Friday the 9th when the winner will be randomly chosen and contacted. Good luck.
Friday, September 2, 2011
First/Last-John Schisler of Mandrake Project
Club Cafe
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Mandrake Project is a Pittsburgh based 'conglomerate' of over 30 transitional musicians that's been playing since forming in 2002. The latest 8 piece configuration of the band are celebrating their new release next week at Club Cafe with support from my buds in The Emily Rodgers Band. Lead singer John Schisler was nice enough to take the time to participate in this edition of First/Last Friday.
The first album you ever bought?
I think the first album I ever bought was "Grace Under Pressure" by Rush on Vinyl. I was 14. My parents had a giant wooden console stereo / record player / 8 track player in our basement. I used to get off the bus from school, run home from the bus stop and head down to the basement to listen to records before my mom got home from work. I vividly remember listening to "Grace Under Pressure" over and over while reading the lyrics on the album's insert. I also loved Hugh Syme's artwork on the cover. Before ever having enough money to buy any records I used to listen to my older brother's albums. He turned me on to Black Sabbath, Supertramp, Kansas, Styx, and a plethora of other stuff. Once I bought a CD player when I was in college, I purchased CD versions of all the stuff my brother turned me on to.
Your last album bought?
Man, that's a tough one. I really don't buy music anymore. I know that's a sad statement coming from a musician but I truly only listen to streaming music on Pandora now. I pick different channels depending on my mood. Honestly, the last album I bought was for my 2-year-old son and it was from a children's musician called Raffi (hey, you asked!!) But, the funny thing is, my son doesn't like that stuff anymore. When we're in the car traveling he requests something with a pounding beat. I never thought I'd listen to Top 40 radio but I've been suckered into it by my beautiful son. His favorite songs? Dance Until the World Ends by Britney Spears & Dynamite by Taio Cruz. He shouts, "Turn it up!" whenever either of those songs come on and my wife and I absolutely CANNOT talk to each other while those songs are playing. He sings along at the top of his lungs.
Getting back to your question on the last album I purchased for myself...It was probably "A Hundred Days Off" by Underworld. I love their music.
Favorite album of all time?
Man, another tough question. I have favorite albums and they're all equal depending on my mood. I think each one has a special place in my heart for nostalgic reasons and brings me back to a time when music was fresh to my young ears and I was beginning to develop my taste and appreciation for music. Here they are:
U2 - War
Rush - Moving Pictures
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta
Yes - The Yes Album
The Verve - A Storm in Heaven
Radiohead - OK Computer
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
Least favorite/most disappointing album?
Hmmmm.. probably Radiohead's "Hail to the Thief." I really wish that Radiohead would quit experimenting and get back to writing "hookier" songs. I respect them for taking turns off the main road but every album since "Kid A" seems like a Thom Yorke, avant garde solo album. Just my opinion.
First concert attended?
Rush - "Grace Under Pressure" at the Brendan Byrne arena in New Jersey. I was 13 or 14. My parents drove my friend and I down to the concert in their brown Pontiac LeMans Safari station wagon. It was amazing. The sights and sounds of my favorite band at the time. I remember leaving the show and still hearing the music streaming through head.
Last concert?
U2 360º Tour at Heinz Field. I was photographing the show for my job.
Favorite concert ever?
It's a toss-up.
Photographing The Verve at Lollapalooza in 1994. I got some great images from the show and the band sounded epic. Just a wall of amazing sound. I roamed the entire festival taking pictures and hearing all that great music.
Radiohead - Ok Computer at Metropol in the Strip District (August, 1997). The band was great. I had a friend who was doing PR and they let me hang out after the show and meet the band. I talked to Phil (the drummer) about their early days in Oxford and I talked to Thom about their recording process of OK Computer and fashion.
Least favorite concert?
30 Seconds to Mars - My band at the time (New Invisible Joy) opened for the band. I remember a girl taking photos of Jared Leto with her point-n-shoot camera while his band was playing. He stopped the show and asked people to stop taking pictures because it was distracting him. I thought, "What a self-absorbed douche." This girl was possibly having the time of her life and was just trying to capture memories of the show. Instead she got chastised by an actor-turned-musician who didn't appreciate the people who paid hard-earned money to see his band.
Favorite thoughts, experiences about Pittsburgh?
I was introduced to a guitar player named Mike Gaydos soon after moving to Pittsburgh in 1994. I was poking around trying to find a band to join. Mike said his band was looking for singer and asked me to try out. We clicked immediately and started writing music. The band was called "Vent" and we played a bunch of shows at dive bars before we morphed into New Invisible Joy a couple years later. That band lasted 12 years and was chock full of good times..we recorded 4 pretty stellar albums (in my opinion) and I'm proud of the music we made. I was also introduced to a diverse group of friends (and my wife) while playing in NIJ, and for that I will always be thankful.
Thanks John. What's funny is I vividly remember my buddies playing the snot out of Grace Under Pressure in high school and how I learned to loath that particular album after awhile. Proof positive that the power of music has no bounds.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Image of the Day-"Same Changes"
Rex Theater
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Shooting for WYEP, I really hadn't heard that much from this band beforehand. It was kind of shocking that when I arrived there was a line of people to get in snaking from the door around the block! I was stunned so many were seeing this band I hardly heard of on a Wednesday night. Steve was obviously taken aback as he told the crowd, "Are The Steelers here or something?" If only I could write a tune and get it on 'Grey's Anatomy'. Not to say they weren't good. Mellow (it was "An Acoustic Evening With...") for sure but still good.More photos here.


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Saturday, January 19, 2008
3 comments:
- The Omniscient Mussel said...
This one of my favourite movements in all of music...somehow it goes straight to the core of my being. I can't wait to read Bernard's post in full.
Thanks for the link. - 1/19/2008 9:22 PM
- tim said...
Beautiful words about my favorite 8 minutes of music.
I recently bought a recording of the 7th where the conductor moves without a break into the second movement. (Bremen Kammerphilharmonie/Paavo Jarvi, and I can only guessing, hopeful, that it was Jarvi's decision...) That unstable chord, landing immediately after the hysterically triumphant end to the first movement, heightens the emotional extremes of both movements, and leaves you in no doubt that something tragic is happening...akin to the moment in Tristan Act II when the lovers are discovered by King Marke.
Perhaps this sort of artificial messing around isn't appropriate to the music; it does turn it into a "symphonic poem" (there is also virtually no break before the last movement). But your comment about the E-F motion into the third movement seems to imply that Beethoven was thinking along these lines as well. Too long a bow? - 1/20/2008 9:15 PM
- Scott said...
Robert Gauldin wrote an article, "Beethoven's Interrupted Tetrachord and the Seventh Symphony" in Vol. 5 of Integral (1991) which argues for a structure that ties all four movements together, regardless of whether there is an extra-musical program attached. So your bow isn't too long.
One of my favorite performances is Pierre Monteux with the London Symphony. It is very raw. - 1/21/2008 8:02 PM

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Is this a case of fantasy slipping over into real life? Next Friday sees the opening of Entrapment with Zeta Jones falling for the charms of a 67-year-old Sean Connery. Thirty years after he persuaded the likes of Honor Blackman into his bed, he may still have the husky voice of a god, but now he's got more ridges on his face than a piece of corrugated iron. But then she says she likes the much older man and, indeed, the beauty- and-the-beast scenario - in which a stunning young girl falls for a crabby old man - seems to be as alive and vigorous on celluloid as in real life.
Take the film True Crime, in which Clint Eastwood, 69, seduces Mary McCormack, 28 - a 41-year age gap is no obstacle for our Clint. In the wacky world of Woody Allen, young women fall for craggy old men as a matter of course. What's he on? I mean, would someone of Elizabeth Shue's age and beauty really go for the bespectacled, ageing nerdy Woody Allen in his film Deconstructing Harry? Er yes, as a matter of fact, she would.
Of course, the Hollywood wrinklies are quite unlike ordinary mortals in their power to turn their fantasies into real life. Woody Allen, at 62, had no problems realising his desires when he married Soon Yi, the 27-year-old adopted daughter of Mia Farrow. Revelation of the relationship came not long after Allen had cast himself as the babyfaced schoolgirl Juliette Lewis's older teacher and lover.
Luciano Pavarotti's young and comparatively tiny girlfriend Nicoletta admitted recently that it enrages her to see him pick up the black eyebrow pencil and start inking in his wispy grey eyebrows.
Then there's white-haired Rupert Murdoch, at 68 sporting new trendy outfits because of Wendy Deng, 31, the new woman in his life who he married last week just days after his divorce came through. Even Bill Wyman narrowly missed an assault charge when he started seeing the teenage Mandy Smith. He was 52 when they got married, and she was still a teenager.
Do these unusual couplings work? Woody Allen is still ensconced with his young wife, although it wasn't long before Bill and Mandy were on their way to the divorce courts. But in my opinion, stepping out with a man 25 years your senior just ain't worth it. And I should know. I've done it.
Last year I went out with a 61-year-old writer. I was 32 at the time. What started out as respect for his wisdom and supposed gravitas eventually turned to pity and the arms of a 25-year-old. In my opinion, relationships with such a large age gap (I'm talking over a quarter of a century) just don't work.
Why? Because you're there to make him feel young. There is nothing quite so comical as a crusty old man cavorting around as if he has just left university. It's a sad sight when a man of advanced years puffs out his chest and salivates over firm thighs and a bit of cleavage. Even more so when you have the misfortune to be his date.
Like the ageing dowager who swans or staggers down the King's Road in PVC mini skirts and painted lips reminiscent of Bette Davis in Baby Jane, the Peter Pan Pensioner wears the uniform of the young. You can spot him a mile off, baseball cap stuck firmly to his head, baseball jacket with Redskins printed on the back for macho effect, and the obligatory pair of cowboy boots that no swashbuckling hero would be without. And yes, he looked a grandfather trying to pass as an American jock. I tried to tell him that what was attractive about an older man was the fact that he was older. What was the point, I said, of his dressing like a younger man, when I could have the real thing without the wrinkles?
"For God's sake," I said one day, "wear a suit and look your age."
And there's the rub. Age, it seems, is no indicator of maturity, and far from putting his ego aside and allowing you to shine, the Peter Pan Pensioner feels he is in competition with you. Well, it stands to reason, the man who thinks he still has the sexual allure of Brad Pitt is a man with an ego the size of New York State and the fragility of Venetian glass.
As long as I bolstered up his ego, he would pet and stroke me, but how many stories of a man's life in the fast lane can a girl take? If I dared to assert myself, and contradict him, I felt the lashings of his acid tongue. Far from the reassuring older man, what I got was an insecure ageing Lothario who, underneath the braggadocio and swagger, was an old man trying to escape the inevitability of creeping old age.
In my opinion, the PPP is often a weak man who rarely has the strength of character to deal with a woman who has youth and sexual power on her side. Look at Rod Stewart, lady-killer par excellence. Rachel Hunter leaves him, and the poor sod is a broken shell of his former rock 'n' roll self.
But, then, most PPPs are former lady-killers. Once, back in the mists of time, they were the men who had all the blond babes at their table. My man was no exception. "Oh, that's Tammy, my Israeli princess, I met her in the Sixties," he would say as he launched on yet another tale of his exploits. I remember my man cooing with delight whenever he accompanied me and my younger friends to parties. I would cringe as he embarked on yet another sentence beginning: "I remember when Joanna Lumley burnt her bra at one of my parties."
So a word of advice to Ms Zeta Jones: Michael may be all sophistication and know-how when he's serenading you on his private yacht, but when he gives you the "I remember when I starred in Streets of San Francisco" line, take the Prada bag and hook up with a 25-year-old. Even if he does listen to Oasis all day long, living in the present beats life with grandpa any day.
If You're Dating An Older Man
Do ask...
How many staff he employs (OK, he might look like he's retired, but flatter him).
Whether he gets many comments on his uncanny resemblance to Michael Douglas or any other ageing sex symbol.
After his racehorses.
If he agrees that all men in their twenties are superficial and unsophisticated.
About his golf handicap (if he doesn't play the game, the old boy will be pleased that you think he's still active).
Whether he can understand Leonardo DiCaprio's appeal, because you just don't get it.
About his plans for the future (which shows that you're confident he's actually got one).
Don't Ask...
If you can call him Dad.
When he last went raving/dropped a E.
Whether Viagra is all it's cracked up to be.
Which DJ he prefers: Matt "Jamm" Lammont or Karl "Tuff Enuff" Brown?
Why he wears a baseball cap (it's to protect his bald patch from the sun).
About decimalisation, or the First World War.
If he's got health insurance.
If he needs help getting out of his chair.
Take Him To...
The RAC
The Garrick
The Chelsea Arts Club (members are all over 60 anyway)
Weddings (your friends won't know who he is so they'll think he is someone)
Country pubs (they'll all think he's your uncle)
Notting Hill Gate (you might bump into your younger friends who will fuel his sense of insecurity)
A restaurant owned by Marco Pierre White or any other young celebrity chef (they attract youthful types which will only highlight his great age)
Don't Take Him To...
- More about:
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Hunting
- Kensington And Chelsea
- Woody Allen


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Meredith works on her relationship with Susan and Thatcher. Cristina has to deal with her mother and Burke's. Alex continues to tend to Jane Doe/Ava. Meredith and Derek's relationship has a problem that needs resolution quick. Addison sees her god-daughter which leads to a job offer outside of Seattle. Derek has to perform surgery. Burke has a reservation about marrying Cristina. Many new people guest star in the course of Addison's road trip to California. Addison considers moving to be closer to her old med school friends until she discovers that drama she wishes to leave behind isn't exclusive to Seattle. Her friends who she thought had it all, are divorced. A pregnant woman must discover who the father of her child is. |
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New York Post Full ReviewGrey's wants to offer something for everyone, it seems, and does an admirable job not only of mixing drama, comedy and romance, but also of mixing in issues of today's complicated world of science. [24 Mar 2005, p.47]
Chicago Sun-Times Full ReviewThe series presents the medical cases in credible style by stressing the patients' humanity and by refusing to shy from grim prognoses.
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Chicago Tribune Full ReviewA familiar premise with fresh faces and equal doses of humor and pathos might be the right prescription for fans of the genre. [27 March 2005, p.039]
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Los Angeles Times Full ReviewThe best thing about Grey's Anatomy is the way it homes in on what it feels like to be at a new job, with new pressures, competitive new colleagues, demanding bosses and one life-and-death situation after another. [25 March 2005, p.107]
New York Daily News Full ReviewNobody's apt to forget "ER" because of this, but the mix of a youthful cast, crisp dialogue, romance, the Darwinian workplace struggle to survive, and life-or-death situations combine to make the show appealing and watchable in spite of its familiarity.
Variety Full ReviewWhile hardly an exceptional series, Grey is a competent one. Still, if it hopes to run, it will need to make adjustments such as dumping Christina's already tired habit of seeing patients merely as her ticket to exotic procedures.
USA Today Full ReviewA mixed bag. Diagnosis: Some good dialogue, but it also suffers from a mild case of predictability.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Full ReviewThere are bright spots here, including Pompeo's skillful performance and the surprisingly touching relationship between Meredith and her mother, a renowned surgeon. But to be worthy of study, Grey's Anatomy needs more of a brain.
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San Francisco Chronicle Full ReviewThe kind of TV product that's so instantly recognizable you feel like you've already dreamed it from premiere to finale. It might as well be over before it really starts.
Boston Globe Full ReviewWill need defibrillator paddles applied to its thorax, stat, if it hopes to survive the season.
Slate Full ReviewIt could use a trip to the O.R. to remove some formulaic stories, and a visit to the clinic for an injection of originality. [27 March 2005, p.H03]
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Ramon Moore scored 32 points, and the Owls dominated the second half, outscoring Nova 43-31.
Temple was without Micheal Eric, their 6-foot-10 center, who is recovering from a knee injury. The size advantage for Nova was not enough.
This win was nothing short of huge for the Temple program, but the real question is: Are they the best team in the city? The fans think so, the players think so, so why should we not believe?
Back in late October, Yahoo ran a story about how Temple was ready to take over the city.
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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 03:06 PM
EFerrari (163,986 posts)
Your E-Book Is Reading You
Your E-Book Is Reading You
By ALEXANDRA ALTER It takes the average reader just seven hours to read the final book in Suzanne Collins's "Hunger Games" trilogy on the Kobo e-readerabout 57 pages an hour. Nearly 18,000 Kindle readers have highlighted the same line from the second book in the series: "Because sometimes things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them." And on Barnes & Noble's Nook, the first thing that most readers do upon finishing the first "Hunger Games" book is to download the next one. In the past, publishers and authors had no way of knowing what happens when a reader sits down with a book. Does the reader quit after three pages, or finish it in a single sitting? Do most readers skip over the introduction, or read it closely, underlining passages and scrawling notes in the margins? Now, e-books are providing a glimpse into the story behind the sales figures, revealing not only how many people buy particular books, but how intensely they read them. For centuries, reading has largely been a solitary and private act, an intimate exchange between the reader and the words on the page. But the rise of digital books has prompted a profound shift in the way we read, transforming the activity into something measurable and quasi-public. The major new players in e-book publishingAmazon, Apple and Googlecan easily track how far readers are getting in books, how long they spend reading them and which search terms they use to find books. Book apps for tablets like the iPad, Kindle Fire and Nook record how many times readers open the app and how much time they spend reading. Retailers and some publishers are beginning to sift through the data, gaining unprecedented insight into how people engage with books. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304870304577490950051438304.html
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Your E-Book Is Reading You (Original post) |
EFerrari | Jul 2012 | OP |
RKP5637 | Jul 2012 | #1 | |
dmallind | Jul 2012 | #20 | |
msongs | Jul 2012 | #2 | |
TheWraith | Jul 2012 | #3 | |
Samantha | Jul 2012 | #15 | |
TheWraith | Jul 2012 | #16 | |
Samantha | Jul 2012 | #19 | |
Skittles | Jul 2012 | #17 | |
russspeakeasy | Jul 2012 | #4 | |
thelordofhell | Jul 2012 | #8 | |
marmar | Jul 2012 | #10 | |
hlthe2b | Jul 2012 | #5 | |
enlightenment | Jul 2012 | #12 | |
MANative | Jul 2012 | #6 | |
sad sally | Jul 2012 | #7 | |
Speck Tater | Jul 2012 | #9 | |
eppur_se_muova | Jul 2012 | #11 | |
TheWraith | Jul 2012 | #13 | |
d_r | Jul 2012 | #14 | |
Odin2005 | Jul 2012 | #18 | |
knitter4democracy | Jul 2012 | #21 |
Response to EFerrari (Original post)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 03:11 PM
RKP5637 (44,299 posts)
1. And I bet DHS has a direct feed on just what one is reading, and the profiling
Response to RKP5637 (Reply #1)
Tue Jul 3, 2012, 02:35 PM
dmallind (10,437 posts)
20. Funny. A goodly number of book discussions are about finding writers like X or books like Y
and yet everybody goes all Jason Bourne paranoid about a way to get targeted recommendations while doing bugger all except read what you like. i get the feeling people have delusions of importance about suit-wearing jocks with crew cuts and suspicious bulges under their left armpits scouring their reading material.
It's to make automated ads more effective folks, no more. If Agent Mike really cared what you read for any reason, buying books cash in disguise at different bookstores is not going to cause him much extra work. |
Response to EFerrari (Original post)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 03:11 PM
msongs (43,359 posts)
2. my paperbacks and harcovers tell no tales on me for marketing purposes or otherwise nt
Response to msongs (Reply #2)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 03:13 PM
TheWraith (24,331 posts)
3. Of course they do.
Unless you buy every single book offline, at different bookstores, with cash only, then yes, your purchase data is being looked at.
Response to TheWraith (Reply #3)
Mon Jul 2, 2012, 12:16 AM
Samantha (9,113 posts)
15. And that is exactly what I do and have done for years n/t
Response to Samantha (Reply #15)
Mon Jul 2, 2012, 12:28 AM
TheWraith (24,331 posts)
16. Well, congrats.
Add adopting a different false name every few months, holding no driver's license or other major ID, and moving from place to place, and you'll have finally achieved total protection from the possibility that someone might try to sell you something, at the small price of being permanently paranoid.
Response to TheWraith (Reply #16)
Mon Jul 2, 2012, 10:46 AM
Samantha (9,113 posts)
19. I do not worry about becoming permanently paranoid, thank you very much
I am an extremely stable person whose preference it is to protect my privacy from those who snoop. And that is certainly my prerogative.
Sam |
Response to TheWraith (Reply #3)
Mon Jul 2, 2012, 04:43 AM
Skittles (112,020 posts)
17. half-price books, different stores, cash
no facebook, twitter, Amazon, etc
Response to msongs (Reply #2)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 03:14 PM
russspeakeasy (6,539 posts)
4. There you go !
Response to msongs (Reply #2)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 03:51 PM
thelordofhell (4,569 posts)
8. If you purchase "The Catcher In The Rye" or "The Anarchist Cookbook", you are on an FBI list
Response to thelordofhell (Reply #8)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 04:56 PM
marmar (70,152 posts)
10. Pay in cash.
Response to EFerrari (Original post)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 03:15 PM
hlthe2b (55,752 posts)
5. Who's to say they don't just open the app, start to read and then get called away for hours...
one might assume a VERY slow reader...
Response to hlthe2b (Reply #5)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 05:36 PM
enlightenment (8,830 posts)
12. It seems to track percentage read -
not on the length of time the book is open.
Response to EFerrari (Original post)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 03:19 PM
MANative (2,933 posts)
6. This is why I use Calibre software, download my epubs and load...
them directly into my Nook or tablet. Since they go through my own "filtering" process, they remain free of any snooping, interference, or monitoring by anyone other than me. Calibre is your friend. Kovid Goyal (the software developer) is my hero.
Response to EFerrari (Original post)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 03:46 PM
sad sally (2,627 posts)
7. yet here I sit...talking to myself via DU - on a screen...ah, solitude, what joy you bring.
Nothing can replace the feel of the paper against your fingers, the ink soaked up by paper, the sensation of turning a page with the wind rustling your hair, or the deliberate and intricate presentation of images and text that you can only get in the real world, on real pages. And few things can be as torturous as sitting in front of a computer screen for hours on end.
― Crimethinc |
Response to EFerrari (Original post)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 04:22 PM
Speck Tater (10,618 posts)
9. I read all three of the Hunger Games books on Kindle
but I read them in Spanish. I wonder if they track highlighted passages across translations.
Response to EFerrari (Original post)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 05:25 PM
eppur_se_muova (26,280 posts)
11. I always thought potboiler paperbacks should be sold from vending machines ...
leaving the bookstore staff more time to help customers ... ebooks will end up doing that, but with no profit going to the brick&mortar stores. Maybe vending machines would be a way to fight back, or to keep more of the computer-shy customers.
Post Office vending machines already handle $5,10,20 bills ... |
Response to eppur_se_muova (Reply #11)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 06:01 PM
TheWraith (24,331 posts)
13. The computer-shy customers are increasingly less shy.
I can't count the number of people who I've heard talk about how they read now on their iPad or other tablet, after never touching ebooks before.
Response to EFerrari (Original post)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 09:29 PM
d_r (4,933 posts)
14. i read mobi format
loaded with calibre; amazon doesn't know what I just read.
Response to EFerrari (Original post)
Mon Jul 2, 2012, 09:01 AM
Odin2005 (53,521 posts)
18. Another reason for me to stay away from E-books.
Response to EFerrari (Original post)
Wed Jul 4, 2012, 06:32 PM
knitter4democracy (14,350 posts)
21. One good thing from this is it might change publishing.
Before, they just had sales figures. Now they have more data and might be more willing to take a chance on something that is similar to another success. This might really help new authors get published, especially since e-books are cheaper to publish.


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Being a Developer Evangelist – The business of exciting people
06 Jun 2012Last week, I was given an opportunity to give a talk at NYC Developer Evangelists Meetup and I chose to talk about what it is like being a Developer Evangelist, basing it off the lessons I've managed to learn in the last 9 months being a Developer Evangelist at Mashery. The talk was fairly well received and I thought i'd go ahead and document it, so it can be available to more evangelists and hopefully kick off some discussion/feedback around it. Intend to keep this an updating piece with tips/suggestions from fellow Developer Evangelists. [Slide deck here]
Lot of these tips & lessons learned hover around interacting with people. I thought they were relevant, given the amount of interaction we as Developer Evangelists do everyday dealing with developers.
Goal of a Developer Evangelist
A Developer Evangelist is relatively such a new role that the goals/role differ widely between companies. Following are some goals however that I feel are/should be universal across all evangelists.
- Excite developers – Our top goal as a Developer Evangelist is simple – get people excited. We are not here to teach people to code. Our role is to simply excite the heck out of them. Excite them enough, so they go play with the APIs/frameworks and then ask us questions. Incite their creative cells. Perhaps even sit and brainstorm with them about their ideas. This is probably the reason why hackers make the best Developer Evangelists – cause they tinker with stuff all the time and can pass on that infectious energy along. Show them the lego pieces you've built yourself using the API/Framework you're evangelizing. Nothing beats that.
- Make life easier for developers – One of the other goals of a Developer Evangelist, I feel, is to make things easier for developers. That includes making sure the documentation is succinct, to the point and up to date. Developers have very little patience when it comes to reading documentation. They want spend more time building stuff, not reading stuff. Read less. Do more should be the mantra. Tools like I/O Docs, for instance help a lot in that regard.
- Creating a community – should be one of the top goals of a Developer Evangelist. Always be building a community that evangelizes on your behalf. Let's admit it. We'd love to be everywhere, but we can't. In fact being everywhere should not be a goal in the first place. Your community should be doing that for you out of love. There's nothing better than that. If your product is awesome, this job is a little easier already.
- Earnestly reflect the true face of the company – Being Developer Evangelist is a really fun gig. The fact of life is that you gotta love what you do to be able to do well. That holds especially true for a Developer Evangelist. I am convinced, you cannot be a successful evangelist if you do not truly believe in the product you're evangelizing. All awesome evangelists do. That's why we travel on weekends and enjoy it. That's why we don't wait for Fridays to happen. That's why we don't cringe about Mondays. That's how we enjoy every minute of what we do. But, with great power comes great responsibility. We are the face of the company and we owe it to our peers to reflect them in good stead.
- Know your company – People expect us to know everything about our company and the industries we are in. It's our responsibility to know as much as we can about the company and the API we represent. Right from things like when was the company incepted to the background of your CEO to limitations of your product.
- Admit mistakes when you are wrong – Admit where your API falls short. Have total honesty and visible integrity. Particularly the ability to admit when the competition is better, or when your technology has flaws.
- Don't argue for the heck of it. Don't be insulting. This might sound like a pretty obvious thing, but I saw this evangelist couple weeks ago argue to death with some developers over their API implementation. At some point you gotta stop and think – what am I doing here? Developer feedback, both positive and negative, is a gift. Accept it graciously.
- Be good. Be genuine – Don't be a douche bag. Be genuinely helpful and good to people – even your competitors. There's no reason to be rude or obnoxious to anyone, just because they happen to be your competitors.
- Encourage them. Motivate them. Drop the ego. Drop the power words. Get to the level of the developer you're speaking with and motivate them.
- Talk less. Listen more. – Do not interrupt people. Ask questions without interrupting and don't just pretend that you are listening whilst you are daydreaming. Again, be genuine and true.
Achieving the goals
- Being there for the developers when they need you
- Be Pro-active on Twitter – Engage in conversations and answer developer queries.
- Set Google alerts – So you know what/when people are talking about your product and then act on them as needed.
Answer questions on Quora/Stack Overflow etc
Participating in Events – Goes without saying that participating and/ore representing at events is one of the top ways to spread the love among developers. It gives you a chance to connect with the developers at ground zero. Excite them and gather feedback. Think Hackathons, Barcamps, conferences etc. If you're not doing at least a couple every month, you're probably doing it wrong. This is where the real fun and evangelism takes place.
Creating Useful Content – Write blog posts recapping the events you represent at on a regular basis and other related content around your product. Think event recap blog posts, code samples, wrapper libraries, talks/presentations etc.
Make on boarding easier – Falls under the goal of making life easier for developers. On boarding is a critical part in the cycle of getting developers' attention and making sure they have a pleasant overall experience. Also includes providing awesome documentation. Again, use Read Less. Do More as a guideline.
Some Lessons Learned
- Engage with people – That's why we are there. Don't be self-involved. Interest people by talking about the subject they are interested in and not so much about what you would prefer. Remember, it's not about you. It's about them – the developers.
- Take notes at Hackathons – you'll need it when you do a recap blog post. Trust me!
- Connecting with people – Don't follow everyone you meet at events on Twitter. I used to do that and it quickly hijacked my timeline. Use LinkedIn or Twitter lists instead for that. Who you follow on Twitter is sacred. Keep it clean to get maximum value out of it.
- Stick around. Have fun. I've seen many evangelists present their APIs and then leave. That's so stupid and mind boggling. The real evangelism happens after that demo you just gave. You need to stick around for the entire hackathon for instance. Be available when developers begin dabbling and have questions for you.
- Take pictures at events – Pictures make great blog posts!
- Get there early. Meet new people.
Fuck, don't do these
- Don't humble brag. They don't care – People don't give a shit about how well your company is doing. Don't show them slides after slides of what your product is capable of doing. Show them. Tell a story. Show code.
- Don't be a Brand promoter or a brand manager or a social media consultant. So don't pretend to be one. Just be yourself. Be personable. Be responsive. Try not to get all "official" lingo get in your way. Interact and answer questions as you'd if you were talking to a really close friend. "Dude" is better than "Sir".
- Don't be a salesman – We all hate being sold. You cannot influence people by telling them what you want. Show them how your product can help them solve their pain and you'll never have to sell. What's more – they'll even do the evangelism for you.
- Don't fuck up people's names – Remember the names of the people you meet. A person's name is the most important sound to them in the world. Get it wrong and you're not going to be liked very much.
Devangelist Power Tips
- FACT: Developer Evangelists have a high burn rate. Most of us travel on weekends to hackathons and conferences. While we don't consider that work, we do need time to recuperate and recharge our batteries.
- Take time off – Take regular time outs. This means you stay completely away from email/phone. Easier said than done I know. My boss once told me to "treat my PTO with as much diligence, conviction and execution as I treated my work. All highly functional people need downtime to be highly effective at work. Otherwise you burn out and are no good to anyone." I have since been trying to make that my mantra. Not perfect yet. Getting there.
- Get enough sleep – Given the travel and sometimes weird schedules we keep, it's important to get enough sleep. I've lately started using SleepCycle app on the iPhone. It's based on the fact that we go through sleep cycles every 30-40 mins from deep to shallow sleep. It aims to wake you up when you are on your shallowest sleeps, so you wake up more fresh. Bonus Tip: Keep the alarm away from you, so you're forced to get up to even snooze it. Better still, keep it in your bathroom! More chances of you splashing water on your face, since you're already there!
- Keep Checklists – Every multi-step recurring task should have a checklist. Travel kit, writing blog posts being some examples.
- Be lazy – As a Developer Evangelist, our goal should be to be as lazy as possible. Lazy is good. Laziness encourages us to find easier ways to do things. Laziness leads to creativity and innovation. Note that being lazy is not the same as being lousy.
- Despise typing repetitive stuff – Create Keyboard shortcuts for repetitive tasks. I use TextExpander for example to automate all my repetitive keystrokes.
- 1 Password – If you're not using 1Password, you're doing it wrong. It balances laziness with security perfectly. It allows you to autofill your username/passwords with just a keystroke. Oh, did I mention – you still get to use unique and secure passwords.
- Alfred – is my new found love. While I've been using Alfred for a while now as a replacement to Spotlight, I was recently introduced to the power of it's extensions. You can write your own scripts or download one to automate pretty much every task that you find yourself doing often. Must have.
- Getting more done – A direct derivative of being lazy is getting more done with as little effort and as much focus as possible. Always be looking for ways to get more done with as little effort as possible. Here are some tips around that –
- Decide your Most Important Tasks everyday – We've got a million things to do every day, but chances are there are 1 or 2 that are top priority. Knowing your MITs helps keep you focussed. Write it down and place it somewhere you will see it. These MITs are then the first thing you'd do. No matter what. So, at the end of the day, you'll have the satisfaction of completing at the very least the things that mattered the most, rather than being busy all day and yet not having a satisfying day.
- Focus on one task at a time – Use the Pomodoro Technique for instance to get the most out of your time. It's amazing how the things that I thought would take me at least 2 hours have been done in 1 Pomodoro (25 minutes). Here's how it works:
- Choose a task to be accomplished
- Set the Pomodoro to 25 minutes (the Pomodoro is the timer)
- Work on the task until the Pomodoro rings, then put a check on your sheet of paper
- Take a short break (5 minutes is OK)
- Every 4 Pomodoros take a longer break
- Stay focussed – Close all distractions and focus on the task at hand. Close your Email/Twitter client/IM App. I use Concentrate app on the Mac to accomplish this. It allows you to quit any distracting or unnecessary apps/websites and stop them from launching while a "concentration" is in progress, thereby covering those weak moments when you feel the urge to check Twitter/Facebook or launch an IM conversation.
- Turn off email notifications – Do not live inside your email. Don't spend your day just responding to emails. Turn off email and check them every 30 mins or so. Respond to the urgent ones and get back concentrating again.
- Powering Email – I use Mail.app + MailAct-On + MailTags to keep myself organized and top of email.
- MailTags allows you to add tags keywords, project, priority, notes to your messages, so they are easily searchable.
- MailAct-On – allows you to move or copy messages to any folders with just a keystroke. Also integrates seamlessly into Mail's rule editor. Very useful.
- Get a task list manager – Don't keep the todos in your head. Worse still, don't keep them in your email. Get them all in a task list manager of your choice. I have a slight bias towards Things.app. I value good UI. It's important for me to continue using a product. I have to like the UI. Omnifocus is another great task list manager that follow the GTD principles to the core.
- Defer reading – Use services like Instapaper / Pocket to defer reading. Concentrate on the tasks at hand. Read these deferred articles on the subway, in the flight, waiting in lines etc.
- Devangelist Travel kit Every Developer Evangelist worth his salt carries a hardcore Devangelist travel kit at an arms reach. I am always prepared for the worst tech fail that can happen while I am on travel.
- Battery pack – Mofi or similar
- MiFi Hotspot device
- Stickers & similar pocket schwag
- Chargers & display adapters
- Kindle
- Take that banner
- Business Cards
- Protein bars
Helpful material (books, blogs etc)
Some books I've found helpful
- Developer Evangelist Handbook written by Mozilla Developer Evangelist Chris Heilmann, – Probably the only book I've seen on Developer Evangelism. It's a really good read.
- How to win friends and influence people written by Dale Carnegie back in 1930's. If there was one book I had to recommend, given the amount of interaction we do with people, this would be it. Must read. Brilliant piece of work.
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
- 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus by Peter Bregman
- ReWork by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
- Getting Real – 37signals
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
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America's Got Talent
's live performances at Radio City Music Hall debuted Tuesday night with the first 12 acts of the quarterfinals. It was a decent night of performances, making it a battle to choose which seven acts we think will get their pink slips tonight.
Let's look back for a moment to the auditions featured in my 'One Act to Watch' articles and review for a moment. My first pick from the auditions was
Miguel Dakota
. My first pick from the second week of auditions was
Smoothini, The Ghetto Houdini
. Third week: soldier singer
Paul Ieti
. Forth week: 13-year-old singer
Mara Justine
. I was gone the week of July 1, but I would have featured Jonah Smith as my 'One Act to Watch,' though saying so now after the band has already made it past judgement week sounds a bit like cheating. Well, hell, I'm sticking with it anyway.
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Of my five picks for acts to follow, only Miguel Dakota was chosen to strut his stuff during this first week of live performances at Radio City Music Hall. My other acts did make it to the quarterfinals and we'll be seeing them over the next couple of weeks, but for now let's discuss who from last night we think will be moving to the next level come the semifinals.
Joining Miguel Dakota last night were acrobats Flight Crew Jump Rope, wholesome singer Julia Goodwin, little girl fan dancers Jasmine Flowers, powerhouse crooner Emily West, Bronx funnyman Dan Naturman, the harmonizing The Willis Clan, teen tappers Sean and Luke, dance troupe Baila Conmigo, suicidal strongman JD Anderson, actrobat duo Valo & Bobby and cranial readers David and Leeman.
Of these 12, only five will move forward; the remaining seven are crap-out-of-luck. Though all of these acts were entertaining, some of them didn't reach their potential because of a poor song choice or not enough of a difference in quality or excitement over their previous performance. Though to be fair, several acts that were great during the auditions kinda sucked during judgement week. If they made it past judgement week/boot camp all the way to Radio City, then we are comparing their entire body of work to date, not just last night's performance. Got it?
Those Least Likely to Pass Go and Collect $200
Here's the tricky part about predicting acts after live performances and audience voting: it's not a list of who
think will advance, it's a guess about who I think
will vote for to see in the next round. In order to do that, we have to make some assumptions about the demographics of that body of people who would take the time to watch, debate and cast votes on the acts.
According to
TV by the Numbers
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leads its competing networks in the 18-49 age group. The split for female versus male? I do not know. I'll check into that and get back to you. For now, I'll do my best and we'll find out tonight how I did.
The seven acts I predict will not move forward are Julia Goodwin, Jasmine Flowers,
Dan Naturman,
JD Anderson, Valo & Bobby and David and Leeman. Each of these either had some stinky trouble last night or just didn't set themselves apart as much as the next six.
It's a Toss-Up for the 5th Act to Advance
Yes, I said six acts to move forward, because these two are a toss up for the fifth position as far as I'm concerned. Baila Conmigo is
, but Sean and Luke appeal more to the younger crowd and the teenie boppers. So who will vote more? I think the young girls will out-vote us more, ahem, mature voters -- mature meaning old, not
wiser or less nimble. On the other hand, those kid dancers are pretty amazing. Every little girl dreams of being a dancer at one time or another, so maybe the young female audience will be split on this vote. Me, I'm still conflicted.
The Willis Clan
Okay, I know I listed the 12 siblings who call themselves The Willis Clan as #12 in my
performance rankings
, but that was because last night's rendition of "The Power of Love" was nowhere near as powerful as their previous two performances. However, taking into consideration the audition and the judgement week delivery, I truly feel this group of blended voices has a good shot at advancing. Besides, everyone loves a good family and upbeat renditions of old favorites.
Emily West
If this Veronica Lake look-alike doesn't advance, it will be an absolute scandal. She's been amazing all three times she's taken the stage to belt out her tunes. Her first performance was my least favorite and she's gotten better and better every time.
Miguel Dakota
Same goes for heartthrob Miguel. This guy reminds me a bit of Enrique Iglesias -- who will perform during tonight's results show -- but Miguel has a million times more humility than Enrique and I doubt he'll be trying to French kiss fans on the stage during his final performance. The mere fact that all the women in the audience, Mel B and Heidi Klum included, were ready to throw their panties onto the stage last night should be enough to get this boy to the next level. That's right, folks, if you think girls and women don't vote with their panties (and always have), then you just haven't been paying attention (or maybe you're dead). Miguel is going forward. Period.
Flight Crew Jump Rope
These predictions have been in no particular order, so keep that in mind. My final pick for the semifinals is Flight Crew Jump Rope. They are upbeat, fun, energetic, gravity-defying, and what they do looks like something we should all be able to do but can't because we don't have nearly the grace or practice they all do. And what synchronicity! Besides, who doesn't have memories of jumping rope as a kid? There's an eternal youthfulness to this kind of performance. Who would have thunk it, right?
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Stealth banning
Stealth banning (also called shadow banning, ghost banning or comment ghosting[1]) is the act of blocking a user from an online community such that the user does not realize that they have been banned.
By making a problem user's contributions invisible or less prominent to other members of the service, the hope is that in the absence of reactions to their comments, the problematic user will become bored or frustrated and leave the site.[1][2] If the user never becomes aware that they were banned, it will not occur to them to attempt to circumvent that ban.[citation needed]
Michael Pryor of Fog Creek Software described stealth banning for online forums in 2006, saying how such a system was in place in the project management system FogBugz, "to solve the problem of how do you get the person to go away and leave you alone". As well as preventing problem users from engaging in flame wars, the system also discouraged spammers, who if they returned to the site would be under the false impression that their spam was still in place.[2] The Verge describes it as "one of the oldest moderation tricks in the book", noting that early versions of vBulletin had a global ignore list known as "Tachy goes to Coventry".[3]
A 2012 update to Hacker News introduced a system of "hellbanning" for spamming and abusive behavior.[4] Craigslist has also been known to "ghost" a user's individual ads; and reportedly entire accounts.[5][6] Reportedly, an ad is placed and confirmation is sent that it has been posted; the ad may be viewed in the user's account, but, if ghosted, will fail to show up in the live listings.
In 2017 Twitter implemented a similar "timeout" feature where accounts could be temporarily restricted such that only their followers could read their message, although this restriction was announced to the user.[3][relevant? ]
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- ^ a b Thompson, Clive (29 March 2009). "Clive Thompson on the Taming of Comment Trolls". Wired magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ a b Robert Walsh (12 January 2006). Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality. Apress. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-4302-0114-4.
So one of the things we did in FogBugz to solve the problem of how do you get the person to go away and leave you alone is, well, you take their post and make it invisible to everyone else, but they still see it. They won't know they've been deleted. There's no one fanning their flame. You can't get into a flame war if no one responds to your criticism. So they get silenced and eventually just go away. We have several ways of telling if they come back, and it's been proven to be extremely, extremely effective. Say a spammer posts to your board and then they come back to check if it's still there, and they see it—to them it's still there—but no one else sees it, so they're not bothered by it.
- ^ a b Bohn, Dieter (2017-02-16). "One of Twitter's new anti-abuse measures is the oldest trick in the forum moderation book". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ^ Leena Rao (May 18, 2013). "The Evolution of Hacker News". TechCrunch. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "How to Prevent Ghost Posting on Craigslist". Small Business - Chron.com.
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Lately I've been getting messages from people that I would term
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Fortunately, I survived my May crisis but I will admit that it left me frightened. It was ungodly painful! I don't want to go through that again. I don't want anyone to go through such an ordeal. Perhaps it was a true mid-life crisis, just a little late. I didn't have the crisis about getting old in my fifties. But at 65, whammo! I write this because I think it's time to be honest. Hang on tight, my friends. We live in "interesting times" as the Chinese curse has it. "May you live in interesting times" is an oriental malediction.
It's like saying "may you be witness to much war, famine and suffering."
We have all of that and we are forced to be witness because we live in a global information network where the news is even pumped through men's room urinals. It's important that we help one another, any way that we can. Expect to feel confused. Reach out when the confusion gets overwhelming. Reach out, anyway.
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Even the most menswear-minded man can be a tricky beast to buy for at Christmas. If he's been paying any attention to us all year, he likely already has a wardrobe full of well-appointed staples, and if there's a gap to plug, chances are he's already got an idea of what he wants or has bought it himself.
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Activity coefficients of FeO in molten CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-FeO (<5 %) slags were determined at 1673 and 1873 K by equilibrating the slags with copper-iron alloys in a controlled oxygen partial pressure (PO2=5.71×10-12 atm at 1673 K, 1.90×10-10 atm at 1873 K). Activity coefficients of iron in copper-iron (<4 %) alloys at 1673 K were preliminarily determined by controlling the activity of iron using FeO·Cr2O3 saturated with Cr2O3 in a various oxygen partial pressures (PO2=3.66×10-12-9.14×10-11 atm).
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The effect of a CaF2 addition to the CaO-Al2O3-FeO system on the activity coefficient of FeO was also investigated at 1723 K.
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Holiday Inn Express City Centre Edinburgh3 star hotel
Free Wi-FiFree Wi-Fi in rooms
ParkingPaid parking
24-hour24-hour reception
Check-in/Check-outExpress check-in/-out
Sports activitiesTennis court
Golf course
+ MoreHoliday Inn Express City Centre is a 6-story hotel in a financial area of Edinburgh providing a golf course and a tennis court. Opened in 2004, the welcoming hotel attracts visitors with its traditional architecture. More details
From£114per nightBook NowHoliday Inn Express Royal Mile Edinburgh3 star hotel
Free Wi-FiFree Wi-Fi in rooms
Parking24-hour24-hour reception
Check-in/Check-outExpress check-in/-out
Sports activitiesGolf course
+ MoreThe intimate 3-star Holiday Inn Express Royal Mile offers a comfortable accommodation in a beach area of Edinburgh. Featuring antique architecture, the hotel is opened since 2008. More details
From£162per nightBook NowHoliday Inn Express Waterfront Edinburgh3 star hotel
Free Wi-FiFree Wi-Fi in rooms
ParkingPaid parking
24-hour24-hour reception
BreakfastContinental breakfast
Bar/Lounge area
+ MoreThe 3-star Holiday Inn Express Waterfront boasts close proximity to Princes Mall, Royal Mile and The Museum of Edinburgh just 3.2 km away. More details
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