text: Julia Roberts made a surprise appearance at the 2019 ASCAP Pop Music Awards on Thursday (16May19) to honour teen singer Billie Eilish and her brother and collaborator FINNEAS. The pop newcomers were named the recipients of the ASCAP Vanguard Award for helping to shape the future of music, and superfan Julia was on hand to present the prize to the duo at the Los Angeles event. Eilish and Finneas follow in the footsteps of previous honourees including Janelle Monae, Portugal. The Man, and St. Vincent, and they proved why they had been saluted by staging an acoustic performance, which included versions of Billie's hits When The Party's Over and I Love You. Officials at ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) also celebrated the work of Pop Music Songwriter of the Year Louis Bell, who was praised for contributing to chart smashes like Havana by Camila Cabello and Young Thug, Post Malone's Better Now, and Wolves by Selena Gomez and Marshmello. Zedd's Maren Morris and Grey collaboration The Middle was hailed as Song of the Year, earning an award for the dance DJ and co-writer Stefan Johnson, while Drake and his songwriters Ronald 'Cardo' La Tour, Matthew 'Boi-1da' Samuels, and Noah '40' Shebib picked up the Most Streamed Song of the Year title for God's Plan. There were also top prizes for Electric Light Orchestra star Jeff Lynne, who was presented with the Founders Award for songwriters and composers by fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Joe Walsh, while Blondie were feted with the Golden Note Award in celebration of their career achievements.


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A romantic dinner for two at home is a thrilling idea to most couples. Determining how to accomplish it, what to serve and how to set a romantic ambiance is often the hard part. A romantic dinner does not require extravagant food or decorations; only a little creativity, love and planning.
Cook Together
A romantic dinner for two at home is as simple as holding the dinner in the kitchen. To throw in a twist to a standard dinner for two, plan to cook the meal together. Light the kitchen up with candles everywhere. When using a lot of candles, burn unscented ones. Too many scented candles tend to be overwhelming. Rely only on the light of the candles and cook the meal. Prior to the dinner, choose a recipe to make and purchase all of the ingredients needed. Set the table elegantly for two and play soft love songs in the background.
Under the Stars Dinner
A dinner under the stars is a romantic idea for a couple. This idea works well on a patio, deck or in the grass. A clear, warm night is needed for this romantic idea. Prepare a place to sit on the ground with a blanket or quilt and set a couple pillows around the blanket. Place food in a picnic basket or on a small table next to the blanket. The food served should be food that is easy to eat; finger foods work very well. Serve something your spouse enjoys. Simple items are just fine, like pizza or burgers. While the two of you lie on the blanket and eat, play soft music in the background. Stare at the stars, talk and cuddle with the pillows and blanket.
Fireplace Dinner
Plan a romantic dinner for two in front of a fireplace. If a fireplace is located in the living room, set a small table with two chairs in front of the fireplace. Cover the table with a linen table cloth and place a lit candle on the table. Turn soft music on in the background and serve a meal that is a favorite of your spouse.
Tent Dinner
Planning a dinner in a tent is a romantic choice of couples. A small tent is needed for this dinner. The tent is set up indoors or out. This romantic idea offers a more relaxed, comfortable atmosphere. Order out from a favorite restaurant. This saves time and eliminates a huge mess. Sit in the tent with flashlights and eat the meal. This opens up time to talk, share and cuddle.

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VH Running with the Devil But Not McCain
The party-heavy Van Halen, who recently wrapped up a tour with original singer David Lee Roth--returning to the fold after 22 years--are not known for having any political leanings. Former VH vocalist Sammy Hagar, who is the voice heard on "Right Now", is known to be politically conservative, but it's doubtful he had anything to do with this use of the song.
New Led Zep Release in the Works?
[Thanks to "5"er Harold Martínez for the heads up.]
GnR-posting Blogger Arrested by Feds
"Cogill admitted to posting the songs when he was questioned by an FBI agent, according to the affidavit. He was arrested at his home in Culver City this morning and is expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles later today, said Assistant U.S. Atty. Craig Missakian."
The songs were not made available for download by Antiquiet, but instead offered in streaming audio. The site was so overwhelmed with traffic, once the songs were posted, it crashed almost immediately.
Question of the Day
Son of Dr. Dre Found Dead at Home
New Releases
ALIAS Resurgam (AntiCon)
MOTORHEAD Motorizer (Steamhammer)
MOTT THE HOOPLE Old Records Never Die: The Mott the Hoople/Ian Hunter Anthology (Shout! Factory)
MATTHEW SWEET Sunshine Lies (Shout! Factory)
THE VERVE Forth (RED)
This Week's Podcast: Episode 7 of The Kiko Jones Experience
1. JELLYFISH "Joining A Fan Club" from the album Spilt Milk (Charisma)
2. BRAD "Raise Love" from the album Shame (Epic)
3. DON CABALLERO "Sure, We Had Knives Around" from the album World Class Listening Problem (Relapse)
4. DURAN DURAN "Skin Trade" from the album Notorious (Capitol)
5. DAVID S. WARE "Surrendered" [self-titled album] (Columbia)
6. CLIFF HILLIS "Home" from the album Better Living Through Compression (Tallboy)
7. GENESIS "Turn It On Again" from the album Duke (Atlantic)
8. HELMET "Smart" from the album Size Matters (Interscope)
9. HUFFAMOOSE "James" from the album We've Been Had Again (Interscope)
10. LIAM FINN "Remember When" from the album I'll Be Lightning (Liberation)
11. GARY LUCAS "Jack Johnson/Ghostrider" from the album Gods and Monsters (Enemy)
12. FANTOMAS / MELVINS MILLENNIUM BIG BAND "Cape Fear" from the album Millennium Monsterwork (Ipecac)
13. SPARTA "While Oceana Sleeps" from the album Porcelain (Geffen)
Metallica Streaming New Track
Unlucky Seven
Huh? Moment of the Year
Crow, Matthews, Sugarland perform at DNC
Rage Against The Machine are scheduled to play the convention sometime this week.
Happy Birthday
He was 39 years old.
The Current State of the Music Business (continued)
On his Fistfulayen blog, Ian Rogers addresses in a recent post the question of "Who is going to play The Staples Center in five years?" coming up at a panel he attended last week:
"Who the fuck wants to see a show at The Staples Center? Do we judge the health of the music business by how many people are pulling half a mill in a single show at a terrible venue? I don't. Let me be clear, unless your sole source of music discovery is network television and Radio Disney, I hope you never have to see your favorite band at The Staples Center. I saw Bob Dylan there once. It's a bummer, only fun for the people counting the money."
The question isn't "Who is going to play The Staples Center in five years?" but which current acts will still matter and be around then? We're living in a time when artists are going from buzz bands and hipster darlings to residing atop the Where Are They Now? garbage heap at an alarming rate/speed. Like it or not, the artists Rogers uses in his post as examples of a new approach to releasing music (Radiohead, Dandy Warhols, Paul Westerberg) are beneficiaries of formerly doing time in the big machine and now utilizing that name recognition to their own benefit. (Radiohead acknowledged as much during the In Rainbows hoopla.)
As popular music becomes increasingly more disposable--regardless of the artists' creative merits/street cred or lack thereof--the number of established acts will steadily decrease. We hapen to think it's why we're seeing artists past their prime but with a solid following (Madonna, U2, Jay-Z, etc) being courted by the likes of Live Nation, instead of say, Kings of Leon. Right or wrong, the backlash suffered by bands like Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Tapes n Tapes, Vampire Weekend (it's around the corner) etc just bolsters their stance.
He was 46 years old.
Happy Birthday
[Rock and roll's golden god at work.]
The great Robert Anthony Plant hits the big 6-0 today, August 20th.
Here he is alongside Jimmy Page performing one of our all-time favorite Led Zeppelin tunes, "Since I've Been Loving You", live during their pseudo reunion in the '90s. Cheers!
Can We Wait a Little Bit Longer?
"The boys' fantastic third album is steeped in the fuzzed-up guitars, three-part harmonies and cotton-candy choruses of Big Star and Cheap Trick. Power-pop die-hards awaiting the genre's commercial saviors must reckon with the fact that the messiahs have arrived...and they're a Disney boy band."
As "power pop die-hards" ourselves, the feeling is bittersweet: while we do find this album a little too candy-coated for our taste, these kids can truly make the subgenre popular, as their massive, hysterical following clearly demonstrates. (Although, truth be told, our money's on Drake Bell--of Nickelodeon's Josh and Drake fame--whose album It's Only Time, is a lot more developed and shows a lot more promise for the future than the Jonas Brothers.)
Radiohead vs. The Hold Steady: Win, Lose or Draw?
It turns out that The Hold Steady's guitarist Tad Kubler told BBC6 over the weekend, how he feels about Radiohead these days.
"I think they've lost the plot. What are they doing? Where are they going? What's happening? I don't get it any more. They lost me. I still appreciate what they're doing, or what they're trying to do. But I think they're trying too hard not to be Radiohead. That seems a little ridiculous to me. I like them as a rock band, all the buttons and sequencing and stuff like that I don't really care for. I'm a fan of rock music and what they're doing now I don't think is very good. When you have that kind of money, you can put on a great performance regardless of what you do. If you can't go out and pick up your instruments and play a good show, that doesn't do it for me. I don't have any interest in that".
Did he just rag on the hipster sacred cow? Oh no, he didn't...
As expected all hell broke loose in the blogosphere, and the level of vitriol directed at Kubler and his band was pretty intense—we still don't know if Craig Finn was actually burned in effigy out in Williamsburg—but it was all quite predictable, if mostly pathetic, and generally went along the lines of Fluxblog's Matthew Perpetua, whose skewering of the Hold Steady is simply a more eloquent and verbose version of the average irate 'tween letter to whomever has dissed her favorite Tiger Beat cover subject. [yawn]
For the record, we like Radiohead. We own all of their albums and have repeatedly raved about the brilliance of The Bends and OK Computer. The Hold Steady, on the other hand, we don't care for. But we gotta take the side of the latter in this stupid debate, which just magnifies what is wrong with most of these music blogs. Kubler made his feelings known about the current state of Radiohead as a fan of rock music, not as some sort of arbiter. He just happens to be in a well-known band himself. Does that preclude him from commenting on colleagues of his? It shouldn't. (At least we don't think so.) He wasn't comparing his band to Radiohead in any way, shape or form. But we're guessing that's a subtle difference lost on the Radiohead zombies or one which they choose to ignore. Probably the most to the point and least infantile take on the whole episode can be best summarized by this comment posted on Idolator:
Radiohead: overdue for a critical takedown
Hold Steady: not the people to do it
Got Dem Ol' Record Store Blues (Again)
Trio of Rock Guitarists Focus of Documentary
Death Cab, Wilco to Open Neil Young Tour
Oct. 14: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center, w/ Death Cab For Cutie)
Oct. 16: Winnipeg, Manitoba (MTS Centre, w/ Death Cab For Cutie)
Oct. 18: Regina, Saskatchewan (Brandt Centre, w/ Death Cab For Cutie)
Oct. 19: Calgary, Alberta (Pengrowth Saddledome, w/ Death Cab For Cutie)
Oct. 21: Everett, Wash. (Comcast Arena, w/ Death Cab For Cutie)
Oct. 22: Vancouver (GM Place, w/ Death Cab For Cutie)
Oct. 29: San Diego (Cox Arena, w/ Death Cab For Cutie)
Oct. 30: Los Angeles (Forum, w/ Death Cab For Cutie)
Nov. 1: Reno, Nev. (Events Center, w/ Death Cab For Cutie)
Nov. 4: Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center, w/ Death Cab For Cutie)
Nov. 5: Omaha, Neb. (Qwest Center, w/ Death Cab For Cutie)
Nov. 29: Halifax, Nova Scotia (Metro Centre, w/ Wilco)
Dec. 1: Montreal (Bell Centre, w/ Wilco)
Dec. 2: Ottawa, Ontario (Scotia Bank Place, w/ Wilco)
Dec. 4: Toronto (Air Canada Centre, w/ Wilco)
Dec. 7: Auburn Hills, Mich. (Palace of Auburn Hills, w/ Wilco)
Dec. 9: Chicago (Allstate Center, no opener specified)
Dec. 12: Philadelphia (Wachovia Spectrum, w/ Wilco)
Dec. 15: New York (Madison Square Garden, w/ Wilco)
New Releases
DAVID BYRNE & BRIAN ENO Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (B&E)
DANDY WARHOLS Earth to the Dandy Warhols (Beat The World)
JULIANA HATFIELD How to Walk Away (Ye Olde Records)
STEREOLAB Chemical Chords (4 AD)
THE TOADIES Deliverance (Kirtland)
This Week's Podcast: Episode 6 of The Kiko Jones Experience
1. ROONEY "Stay Away" [self-titled album] (Geffen/Interscope)
2. MATTHEW SWEET "Ultrasuede" from the Son Of Altered Beast EP (Volcano)
3. BUILT TO SPILL "Carry The Zero" from the album Keep It Like A Secret (Warner Bros.)
4. CAFÉ TACUBA "La Negrita" from the album Re (WEA Latina)
5. GIRL BROS. "If I Were Brave" [self-titled album] (World Domination)
6. UB40 "Who You Fighting For?" from the album Who You Fighting For? (EMI)
7. MEL TORME "Surrey With The Fringe On Top" from the album Swings Shubert Alley (Verve)
8. XTC "You and the Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful" from the album Wasp Star: Apple Venus pt.2 (TVT)
9. TED LEO + PHARMACISTS "Old Souls Know" from the Mo' Living EP (Touch and Go)
10. BARE JR. "If You Choose Me" from the album Brainwasher (Virgin)
11. THE MOMMYHEADS "Jaded" [self-titled album] (Geffen)
12. MARCO BENEVENTO "If You Keep On Asking Me" from the album Invisible Baby (Hyena)
13. WILCO "Box Full Of Letters" from the album A.M. (Reprise)
14. THE WRENS "Destruction/Drawn" from the album Secaucus (Grass/BMG)
15. JIMI HENDRIX "South Saturn Delta" from the album South Saturn Delta (MCA)
Note to VH1 Classic
Nice touch showing the Woodstock movie during the festival's 39th anniversary (yikes!), by the way. It's always heart-warming to see Max Yasgur addressing the crowd from the stage ("The important thing that you've proven to the world...is that a half million young people can get together and have nothing but fun and music and I God Bless You for it!"), as well as that touching scene with the affable Porto-San guy, whose one son is at the concert, while the other's in Vietnam.
Sidebar: Will promoters resurrect the concert next year for a 40th anniversary cash-in? (Michael Lang is still in the concert business, but we're looking at you Live Nation.)
Dweezil Keeps Zappa Halloween Tradition
From 1977 until he retired from touring, the late Frank Zappa's annual Halloween shows at New York City's now-gone Palladium--it's a college dorm now; thanks, NYU--were one of the best parts of Gotham's concert schedule. Frank's son, guitarist Dweezil Zappa, has revived the tradition and for the third year in a row will bring his live tribute to the music of his father to New York City. This one's a special one, as Dweezil and the band will perform Zappa Plays Zappa: You Can't Fit On Stage Anymore, at the Blender Theatre, on October 30th and 31st. More info here.
Virgin Sues 30 Seconds to Mars for Breach of Contract
Citing the 7 year limit imposed on contracts by the California Labor Code, 30 Seconds to Mars opted out of their recording contract in writing last month. Sources close to the band allege Leto and co. have not been remunerated accordingly for over 2 million copies sold of their albums, the 2002 self-titled debut, and 2005's A Beautiful Lie.
The label is suing them for $30 million.
Lohan Converts to Judaism
We smell a reality show...
He was 91.
Wal-Mar to Bring About Chinese Democracy
It's a testament to the enduring power of the band's 1987 seminal debut, Appetite for Destruction, that people still care for a band who hasn't released a studio album of new material in almost two decades (1991's Use You Illusion I & II), while buzz bands and hipster darlings from less than 5 years ago have already been consigned to the Where Are They Now? heap. Damn.
Oasis: "The Shock of Lightning"
Have A Little Faith (no?)
WMG Head Honcho Blows Stock; Price Drops
Gratuitous Naked Pic of Mary-Louise Parker
You're welcome.
Oh, and her show Weeds, is pretty cool, too. It airs Monday nights at 10 on Showtime.
The Annex
• The Hall of Fame, which pays tribute to the artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a signature display of each;
• Immersive Theater, an engaging and dynamic movie experience that uses immersive audio and visual technology to highlight some of the most explosive performance moments in rock history including Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, The Who and Patti Smith;
• Roots & Influences, a visual and musical exhibition on how past music legends haveinfluenced the chart-toppers at the forefront of today's music scene, bringing to life musical timelines of genres such as R&B, Hip Hop and Blues Rock;
• Moments to Movements, which will highlight particular musical moments that created and defined powerful movements, and showcase many exciting and rare rock items, including a white Vox electric guitar from The Beatles that has never been showcased elsewhere, the necklace Jimi Hendrix wore at the Monterey Pop Festival, and the handwritten lyrics to 'U.S. Blues' by the Grateful Dead;
• New York Rocks, which will include an oversized interactive map to highlight key locations around New York City that have musical significance, including Studio 54 and The Chelsea Hotel, and will showcase items such as the notebook in which Billy Joel wrote all the lyrics for The Stranger album;
• Cleveland Gallery, which will include special exhibits and displays that give visitors a taste of the larger experience at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland; and,
• Special Rotating Exhibit, which will feature one select artist or band, with special attention to their time spent in New York City, rotating every six to nine months.
Advance tickets will go on sale in October. (Thanks for saving us the trip to Cleveland!)
Who is The Egyptian Lover? (or The Arabian Prince, for that matter)
Positively (well...) Prospect Park
I was sitting in row H. The sound system was just terrible..booming bass off the drums and upright bass. Combine that with Dylan's mumbley delivery and I can understand comment[s] about not recognizing the tunes.
I won't give you the whole set list because I am sure that it is all over the net but there were many older tunes including "Lay Lady Lay", "Blowin' in the Wind", "Girl from North Country". The vibe in the park was very up. The people who had chair seats were very rude! Keep in mind that we were sitting center, row H. As soon as Dylan appeared, of course, everyone stood up and DIDN'T sit back down!
After a few tunes some people did sit but oddly enough it was the people in front of us (from our row down towards the stage) who mostly stood for the concert. This obscured the view for everyone behind them. If everyone had been seated for each tune and then just got up to cheer the D on between tunes it would have been fine but since the bandshell has no incline, standing up to announce you paid $100 for your ticket ( or much more if you got one from a scalper) was just rude.
Hey...it was what it was.
The New Tributes
Sure, this has been going on for ages. But this year alone Public Enemy, Liz Phair, and the reformed Mission of Burma are among the ones joining the fray. No big surprises there. It's when a decent, but not terribly influential or popular band like Built To Spill goes on the road to perform its most beloved album in its entirety, more than a decade after its release, ypu know something is definitely up. (Touring revenue, for one.)
Billboard has more.
Knockin' on Brooklyn's Door
This Week's Podcast: Episode 5 of The Kiko Jones Experience
1. INCLINED "Day At The Races" from the album Bright New Day (Chaos/Sony)
2. COLDPLAY "Low" from the album X&Y (Parlophone)
3. THE POSIES "Flavor Of The Month" from the album Frosting On The Beater (DGC)
4. SUPER FURRY ANIMALS "Sidewalk Serfer Girl" from the album Rings Around The World (Sony)
5. DONNY HATHAWAY "Valdez In The Country" from the album Extension Of A Man (Atlantic)
6. BATIMCO "King's Hwy" [self-titled album] (J&N)
7. MIKE VIOLA & THE CANDY BUTCHERS "Unexpected Traffic" from the album Hang On Mike
8. JANE'S ADDICTION "Pigs In Zen" from the album Nothing's Shocking (Warner Bros.)
9. CHEAP TRICK "If You Want My Love [live]" from the album Music For Hangovers (CTU)
10. NaS "Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park)" from the album Illmatic
11. TODD RUNDGREN "Does Anybody Love You?" from the album A Wizard, A True Star (Bearsville)
12. LO BORGES "Faça Seu Jogo" [self-titled album] (EMI Brazil)
13. EVERCLEAR "The Laughing World" 2:04 from the album World Of Noise (Tim Kerr/Capitol)
14. THE LEMONHEADS "No Backbone" [self-titled album] (Vagrant)
15. BUDDY GUY "Now You're Gone" from the album Bring 'Em In (Jive)
Hayes was 65.
Question of the Day
Mac's lengthy list of credits include the Ocean's Eleven movies, the Kings of Comedy tour and concert film, and his own sitcom, The Bernie Mac Show. He was 50 years old.
Turn On the Red Light: Police Call it Quits at MSG
Is the 8-Track Fetish Next?
Costner, Grammer Sued by former Bush Aide for Copyright Infringement
Discounted Tickets for 'Fela!'
Free Bob Dylan MP3
And speaking of free...
Vampire Weekend-free for 37 days...
Stooges Gear Ripped Off
[Mike Watt's missing Gibson EB-3 bass]
Good news and bad news: The rental truck with Iggy and the Stooges' instruments and stage gear, which was stolen after their Monday night show in Montreal, has been found. The bad news: the contents were long gone. Despite this major setback, they'll be playing Wed night in Toronto with borrowed and donated (?) gear.
This is who to contact if you have any info on the missing items. Here's a partial list of the missing/stolen equipment (photos here):
Red Gibson 1963 EB-3 bass (this is mike watt's bass!) USA No serial number
Reverend Flying V guitar - Volcano black USA #08001
Reverend Orange guitar USA 03416 ZSL7
Gibson red SG short scale bass USA No serial number
Marshall Vintage/Modern Amplifier UK M-2007-07-0926-2 RoHS
Marshall Vintage/Modern Amplifier UK M-2007-07-0927-2 RoHS
4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #1 Slant: M-2007-05-0149-0
4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #2 Straight: M-2006-49-0380-0
4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #3 Slant: M-2007-05-0150-0
4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #4 Straight: M-2006-49-0381-0
Guitar pedal board and pedals USA/Japan No serial number
Assorted leads USA/UK No serial number
2x mic stands Germany No serial number
Assorted strings and spares USA No serial number
2x Boss TU2 Chromatic Tuner
Boss CH1 Super Chorus
Fulltone OCD Overdrive
Crybaby Wah
Peterson Strobo-Stomp Tuner Pedal
Whirlwind A/B Boxes
Whirlwind Cable Tester
Gretsch Silver Sparkle Catalina drum kit USA No serial number
26" Kick Drum No serial number
13" Rack Tom No serial number
18" Floor Tom No serial number
4x Cymbal Stands No serial number
1x Snare Stand No serial number
1x Hi Hat Stand No serial number
1x Drum Throne No serial number
Eden D810 Bass cabinet USA D810RP4 0703E5001
Eden D810 Bass cabinet USA D810RP4 0703E5002
Eden VT300 Bass amplifier USA 0601E5115
Eden VT300 Bass amplifier USA 0507E5033
Yamaha snare drum JAPAN No serial number
Yahama kick pedal JAPAN No serial number
Zildjian Mega Bell cymbal USA No serial number
Zildjian 15" Hi-Hats USA No serial number
3x Zildjian 18" 19" 20" crash medium cymbals USA No serial number
Black Epiphone EB3 short scale bass KOREA F300503
A selection of microphones and microphone accessories, most of which are in separately labeled black pouches. All of the microphones are of Shure manufacture, also a BSS DI box.
Also a Ferrari pencil case containing an iPod, iPod accessories, various small cables and adaptors, a Leatherman Charge, a Stooges AAA tour laminate, some pain killers, some sharpies, some electrical tape, some business cards (Mr Rik Hart). Within the case there is also a big pair of Sony headphones (model MDR7506) with a long curly cable and three very long XLR to XLR mic cables.
Here's a more specific list of the microphones (all manufactured by Shure):
2 x SM91
5 x SM98
2 x B98
2 x SM81
2 x KSM32
1 x KSM27
2 x B52
3 x SM57
8 x SM58
1 x BSS AR-133 DI Box
Lollapalooza 2008 Wrap Up
And speaking of Chicago...
Wilco's 7th Inning Stretch
Pretty cool, but we can't imagine, say, the likes of oh, Sonic Youth chatting with the guys in the booth at either Yankee or Shea Stadium. Hmmm...
Fela, who would've turned 70 this year, died in 1997.
[Thanks to Carolina Gonzalez for the heads up.]
Clear Channel Has Fire Sale
Albuquerque, NM - KTEG, KABQ
Augusta, GA - WIBL
Austin, TX - KFMK
Bakersfield, CA - KDFO
Battle Creek, MI - WBFN-AM
Bismarck/Minot, ND - KRRZ-AM
Charleston, SC - WALC
Cleveland - WAKS
Columbus, GA - WBFA, WSHE-AM
Dayton, OH - WDKF, WDSJ
Eau Claire, WI - WISM
Florida Keys, FL - WKEY, WKEZ
Fort Pierce Area, FL - WCZR, WSYR, WOLL, WQOL
Frederick, MD - WFMD-AM, WFRE
Fresno, CA - KFSO
Grand Rapids, MI - WMAX
Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT - WURH
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY - WBKS, WIRO-AM, WZZW-AM
Jacksonville, FL - WROO
Lancaster, CA - KAVL-AM, KTPI
Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS - WHER
Lexington-Fayette, KY - WMKJ
Lima, OH - WBUK
Little Rock, AR - KHKN
Louisville, KY - WKRD
Macon, GA - WEBL
Nassau, NY - WALK-AM, WALK-FM
New Orleans - KYRK
Orlando - WJRR
Panama City, FL - WPBH
Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester, NH - WGIP-AM
Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA - WZBL, WSNZ, WSNV
Salisbury-Ocean City, MD-DE - WDKZ, WLBW
San Jose - KSJO, KCNL, KUFX
Sussex, NJ - WHCY, WTOC-AM
Syracuse, NY - WWDG
Waco, TX - KBRQ
Metallica Album Tracklisting; Tour Dates
Here's the tracklisting:
That Was Just Your Life
The End of the Line
Broken, Beat & Scarred
The Day That Never Comes *
All Nightmare Long
The Unforgiven III
The Judas Kiss
Suicide & Redemption
My Apocalypse
(* first single)
Meanwhile, the band will hit the road for some select dates prior to the album's release, with surely a gazillion dates afterwards. Here are the confirmed, upcoming dates:
8-09 Dallas, TX - Ozzfest
8-14 Arras, France - Grand d'Arras
8-15 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
8-17 Jonschwil, Switzerland - Degenaupark
8-20 Dublin, Ireland - Marlay Park
8-22 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
8-24 Reading, England - Reading Festival
Our Sister: Juliana Hatfield
"These days I worry about money more. To make this new album I had to go through a big chunk of my savings. It costs a lot of money to make an album in a studio in New York with a producer and musicians. I have to pay a publicist every month. I have to pay for mastering, production, the manufacturing of the discs. Then, to promote an album properly, you have to spend a lot of money. With my last album (Made in China) I didn't spend much money—I recorded it really fast and cheap and didn't put much into promoting it. But, then again, no one really heard it.
The great thing about doing it this way is that all the money comes back to me—I don't have to give any money to a record company. If this record doesn't sell, I'm kind of screwed. I don't know if I can ever do this again—this might be my last record if it doesn't get some attention or doesn't pay off in some way. Now I'm just hoping I can get some choice licenses—I'm actually praying to get my song on a car commercial or something—movies or TV. That's the only way for someone like me to make music these days. I don't expect to sell very many of these because (A) people don't buy CDs any more, and (B) you know, what are the chances that my record's gonna take off after all this time? Chances are very, very slim that this record is going to take off."
Breaking Up is Hard to Do (not quite)
The merging companies' original five-year business plan fell short by a year; the joint venture took off in 2004.
Aimee Mann, Cornball
This Week's Podcast: Episode 4 of The Kiko Jones Experience
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1. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE "I Will Possess Your Heart" (8:26) from the album Narrow Stairs
2. ERIC AVERY "Porchlight" (3:48) from the album Help Wanted
3. STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS "Out Of Reaches" (4:51) from the album Real Emotional Trash
4. THE MARS VOLTA "Wax Simulacra" (2:39) from the album The Bedlam In Goliath
5. CARLA BLEY "Death Of Superman / Dream Sequence #1 - Flying" (7:50) from the album The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu
6. TIFT MERRITT "Broken" (3:47) from the album Another Country
7. NADA SURF "I Like What You Say" (3:09) from the album Lucky
8. SUN KIL MOON "The Light" (7:50) from the album April
9. THE RACONTEURS "Attention" (3:41) from the album Consolers Of The Lonely
10. BOB MOULD "Who Needs To Dream" (3:57) from the album District Line
11. AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB "Decibels And Little Pills" (5:41) from the album The Golden Age
12. BRIAN BLADE & THE FELLOWSHIP BAND "Rubylou's Lullaby" (4:38) from the album Season Of Changes
Why People Hate Pitchfork: Reason #722
On the site's homepage sidebar they tout the debut longplayer from San Diego quartet The Muslims—ooh, clever—stating the "Strokes-like group aims to capitalize on a minor groundswell of hype and deliver a striking debut." OK. But, if it's a "striking" release, why did you guys give it a 5.9 out of 10? Was it some bet-hedging, against the possibility of someone actually hearing the unsigned, amateurish recording/playing of this rather non-descript group. Are you guys finally worried that the insidious 'blog rock' chickens are coming home to roost? (You know your hands aren't clean, Pitchfork.) What the hell is wrong with you people, anyway? [groan]
Freeman Injured in Car Accident; Applegate Treated for Breast Cancer
JACKSON, Miss. - Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was in a hospital in Memphis, Tenn., on Monday after being seriously injured in a car accident near his home in Mississippi.
Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Kathy Stringer said Freeman, 71, is in serious condition. Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Ben Williams said Freeman was driving a 1997 Nissan Maxima belonging to Demaris Meyer of Memphis when the car left a rural highway and flipped several times shortly before midnight Sunday.
"There's no indication that either alcohol or drugs were involved," Williams said. He said both Freeman and Meyer were wearing seat belts. The woman's condition was not immediately available.
Freeman was airlifted to the hospital in Tennessee.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christina Applegate is undergoing treatment for breast cancer, but the disease was caught early and the actress is expected to fully recover, her publicist said.
The Emmy winner's cancer was detected through an MRI ordered by a doctor and is not life-threatening, publicist Ame Van Iden said in a statement Saturday.
Applegate is scheduled to appear on a one-hour television special, "Stand Up To Cancer," to be aired on ABC, CBS and NBC on Sept. 5 to raise funds for cancer research.
Quote of the Day
- from The Arizona Republic's review of the July 29th Stone Temple Pilots show in Phoenix, marred by frontman Scott Weiland's drunken antics.
Tom Waits for Everyone
Lollapalooza 2008
PS: A certain headliner of the 1991 original festival might be there next year.
Why, Generation Y?
Sorry, we just had to let it out a bit.


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Our theme this half term is Superheroes. We will be linking as much science, history, geography and art to this theme to help make the learning fun and engaging. Keep looking at this page to see what we get up to.
Monday 4th September
To launch our topic, we went to our woodland area to look for facts about superheroes and find all the pieces to our jigsaw pictures. If we got them all correct we could unlock the chest to reveal capes and masks that we can use in our provision area. It was lots of fun!
We have been looking at different materials in our science sessions. We went on a material hunt around school to see if we could identify different materials correctly. Then we learnt some actions to help us remember the different properties they have. Finally, we used our understanding to design and make our own superhero cape, thinking carefully about which material would work best. We chose fabric!
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By Jean S. Bozman
Chief Data Officers (CDOs) have a weighty responsibility: they are "on point" to find the actionable insights and data trends from analysis of data lakes, data repositories and virtual "seas" of data flowing across their large organizations.
Data silos, different data formats – and organizational changes combining disparate data systems – make the CDO's tasks challenging. Regulations have added to the CDO's to-do list, including the EEU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), applied worldwide; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in the health-care sector in the U.S. and region-specific financial regulations in the Americas, EMEA and Asia/Pacific.
How do CDOs approach these challenges? How do they solve thorny data standardization issues across their organizations and businesses? Not easily, but the work can be approached via better software tools, better business-wide data policies and IT best practices for data protection and analytics.
CDOs plan to leverage AI and machine learning algorithms to mine large data-stores more effectively and efficiently. This approach "opens up" analytics for use by the entire business – breaking down data silos that have grown up inside enterprise data centers. The CDO role will likely expand, over time, as it takes responsibility for the organization's data strategy – and its ability to share data across business units and to mine it for actionable data insights. CDOs are responsible for ensuring that data is accurate, governed and managed, and they are increasingly tasked with leading the analytics efforts across their organization.
IBM CDO Conference
IBM invited dozens of CDOs to meet, in a San Francisco conference (LINK), to share best practices for building consistent data platforms across their organization.
IBM's own data practices have served as a model for this approach to enterprise-wide data gathering, data storage, data management and analytics.
The aim of this approach is to make data ready for data analytics and AI/ML software. Business units throughout an organization should support data-consistency initiatives to make them more effective. Among the IBM executives who explained IBM's own approach to the CDO role were Dr. Inderpal Bhandari, IBM's Global Chief Data Officer; Beth Smith, general manager of IBM Watson, Data and AI; and Bob Lord, IBM's Chief Digital Officer.
IBM is offering its own strategy as a model for other organizations looking to leverage data as an important corporate asset – and to conduct data analysis more effectively. Software and services can be used to forge end-to-end consistent data strategies that span data centers, public clouds, and hybrid clouds.
IBM also highlighted its own offerings, including IBM Watson and IBM Cloud Private for Data, which supports seamless movement of workloads between private clouds and public clouds, protecting data assets that are housed inside the enterprise data center privacy perimeter. We should also note that IBM's worldwide Global Services business has also contributed to the best-practices knowledge embedded in IBM's AI/ML/Cognitive offerings.
It's been clear for several years now that IBM is reinventing itself, applying best practices to running its own business, and placing many of its infrastructure solutions in the context of broader solutions for cognitive computing. In recent years, IBM has redefined its business units to reflect the importance of AI, machine learning and cognitive computing to its traditional product-defined server, storage and software businesses. Now, it is bringing a portfolio of products and services to customers looking to leverage AI/ML and cognitive technologies for data analytics and data-management purposes.
The Role of Best Practices
Best practices are essential to gathering data worldwide – no matter what organization you're in, and to modeling those best practices to others. In his role as CDO, Dr. Bhandari and his group have applied these methods and techniques across IBM. His rules of the road for his own operation include:
- Develop a clear data strategy
- Execute enterprise-wide governance and management systems
- Become the central data source and the AI framework for IBM
- Build deep data and analytics partnerships
- Develop and scale our talent in this area
High-profile companies and government organizations attending the conference, agreed with these priorities. Speakers included: USAA, an insurance company for U.S. military veterans and their families; the Department of Defense (DoD), healthcare group Kaiser Permanente, and the Swiss Re insurance company. Also represented were banks and financial institutions (Wells Fargo, Bank of the West and ING financial services); utilities (PG&E) and manufacturing concerns (McKesson), among others
Data gathering and storing data in normalized data formats are important strategies for CDOs. But listening to – and supporting – many forms of external governance is just as important. Government compliance, data protection policies, and data-security – all are vital to supporting a large-scale data platform. European GDPR standards, in effect since May 25, 2018, has shown the importance of paying attention to corporate-wide data management. If compliance is not proven, then fines of up to 4% of annual revenue will be imposed, impacting business operations; some fines have already been announced by the EEU to show GDPR is enforceable.
Changing Role of the CDO
Building more consistent data storage platforms will accelerate data analysis inside an organization's business units – and provide actionable insights for CXO executives charged with adapting to changing business conditions. Another challenge for CDOs: scaling up the data analytics and AI activities across the enterprise, while leveraging the hybrid clouds that support data-processing across many customer companies.
Managing data across a vast organization calls on special skills—and careful planning. CDOS must set cross-organizational goals, including:
- Making better business decisions, based on deep analysis of the transactional data that was gathered by your ongoing business.
- Breaking down data silos across the organization, and making access to the data, and meta-data easier.
- Managing data from traditional workloads (enterprise applications and relational databases) and new ones (video streaming and NoSQL databases).
- Opening up data access to non-IT personnel inside the business units, providing access to data engineers, data scientists and business planners.
- Monetizing an organization's transactional data, and reinventing business processes, turning corporate data into new sources of revenue and profits.
Corporate Cultures Are Changing
Key to making data initiatives work is the recognition that corporate cultures – the recognized norms of business unit roles and responsibilities – must change. Data assets span the entire organization, fed by hybrid clouds and end-to-end processes like blockchain and supply-chain logistics.
New ways of analyzing, protecting and managing data are leading to redefinition of many job roles (e.g., DevOps, data scientists and CDOs). Traditional roles kept systems running in the enterprise data center operational model. Now, new roles provide access and data-management by changing the IT organization's culture and expanding it to create roles that span traditional boundaries.
By making the transition to more effective data analysis, customers have many goals. Among these are improving IT flexibility, leading to improved business agility; improving customer service; speeding up IT processing to find actionable data; and, in the process, monetizing the business value of new and existing data assets. As the emerging role of chief data officer (CDO) takes hold, these approaches to leveraging the inherent strengths in corporate data will turn into new business assets.


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Thanks for voting! 38% of voters, the largest share, believe that Bill Shatner is using his probing interviews with guests on Shatner's Raw Nerve to himself learn how to open up about his toupee wearing. There is some evidence that would appear to support this, at least indirectly.
During a recent extensive interview with radio DJs "Opie and Anthony" (the air apparently having been cleared after this earlier encounter) Bill Shatner was very passionate in explaining how much he enjoys getting under the (lace?) skins of his interviewees, having them reveal aspects of their personalities that they might otherwise be reluctant to discuss. At around 17 minutes in to this very recent appearance at Anaheim Comic Con, Bill Shatner discusses yet another deep and probing interview show he is hosting called "Aftermath". The series focuses on people who have had their fifteen minutes of fame or infamy, years on after the event that brought them into the public spotlight.
Why is Bill Shatner doing all this? Is he showing other interviewers how it's done? "I want to talk about the toupee, but I just need to be asked in the right way - like this!" or is he perhaps studying his subjects, admiring their bravery in tackling sensitive issues? Maybe, all of the above, in which case a deep and moving discussion of the toupee may yet be forthcoming!
During his recent Comic Con appearance, Bill Shatner paid tribute to the late Columbo star Peter Falk - just one more thing: problem is Falk is still alive!


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text: About INTA Fact Sheets Protecting a Trademark Print Page Page Image Fair Use of Trademarks (Intended for a non-legal audience) Updated January, 2016 1. What is fair use? Trademarks enable the public to recognize goods or services as originating from a particular source. A trademark owner can stop others from using its trademark in order to prevent the public from being confused about the source of the goods or services. In some circumstances, however, someone may use another party's trademark if the use is considered a "fair use." This "fair use" exception is recognized throughout most of the world. 2. What are the types of fair use? In general, there are two types of fair use: descriptive fair use and nominative fair use. Descriptive fair use permits use of another's trademark to describe the user's products or services, rather than as a trademark to indicate the source of the products or services. This usually is appropriate where the trademark concerned has a descriptive meaning in addition to its secondary meaning as a trademark. For example, WD-40 Company's use of the term "inhibitor" was found to be descriptive fair use of the registered mark THE INHIBITOR when used to describe a long-term corrosion inhibitor product. Nominative fair use permits use of another's trademark to refer to the trademark owner's actual goods and services associated with the mark. Nominative fair use generally is permissible as long as (1) the product or service in question is not readily identifiable without use of the trademark, (2) only so much of the mark as is reasonably necessary to identify the product or service is used and (3) use of the mark does not suggest sponsorship or endorsement by the trademark owner. For example, one could refer to "the professional basketball team from Chicago," but it is simpler and more understandable to say the Chicago Bulls. Here, the trademark is used only to describe the thing rather than to identify its source, and does not imply sponsorship or endorsement. Nominative fair use generally applies to comparative advertising, parody and noncommercial use of trademarks in academic articles, media reports, etc. In Europe, use in comparative advertising must comply with the European Union directive concerning misleading and comparative advertising. 3. What common situations are considered fair use? Using a geographical name (e.g., a city's name) relating to the user's business location, even if that name is the same as or similar to another's mark, generally is considered fair use. The fair use exception generally permits use of descriptive terms about the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, value, geographical origin, time of production of the goods or of rendering of the service, main raw materials, functions, weight or other characteristics of the goods or services. However, people should be careful that use of another's mark under this type of fair use is in accordance with honest commercial practices that do not suggest association with the trademark owner and that do not depreciate the value of the goodwill in the mark. 4. Is the concept of fair use universally recognized by that name? No. Some countries, including Argentina, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico and the Philippines, may not explicitly refer to the concept of "fair use" in case law or statutes, yet they recognize legal theories similar to fair use. This is also the case with European Union law. 5. What are some additional examples of fair use? In general, the following uses are considered fair use: Use in comparative advertising that is an opinion (or a truthful fact). Example: Statement that "BRAND X tastes better than BRAND Z." Use to advertise goods that are being sold or repaired or for which a product is suitable for use. Examples: Statement by a repair shop: "We repair ROLLS-ROYCE cars." Use of "iPhone" in non-stylized form on packaging for phone cases to indicate that it is usable with iPhone 6. Below are additional examples from cases in selected countries. Fair Use Photographer's use of the BARBIE mark and trade dress was nominative fair use because his work was a criticism and parody of "Barbie." (USA) Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson's use of the phrase "ride hard" was fair use and did not infringe an apparel company's trademark RIDE HARD. (USA) Use of the term "love potion" on fragrance products was fair use of LOVE POTION mark used on perfume product. (USA) Competitor's use of the words "Betty Boop" as a prominent feature on its products was fair use, as it was extremely unlikely that a prospective consumer would understand those words as identifying the source of the goods rather than merely naming the character shown on the products. (USA) Newspaper publisher's use of headline "The joy of six" on memorabilia related to Chicago Bulls' sixth championship was a descriptive, non-trademark use of that phrase, and thus supported the publisher's fair use defense to a claim of trademark infringement, since the phrase was not used to identify the newspaper as the source of memorabilia but rather to describe the happiness associated with the six championships. (USA) Use of "MAO SHAN" (茅山) by a restaurant did not infringe the registered trademark MAO SHAN owned by another because "Mao Shan" is a generic name, the restaurant was located in Mao Shan and the restaurant used "Mao Shan" in good faith. (China) Use of the words "Happy Wedding" on bags for wedding presents was considered a message to the wedding couples, which distinguished the words from the goods associated with the trademark HAPPY WEDDING. (Japan) A label indicating "containing Takara genuine sweet cooking rice wine" on "soup stock" was considered descriptive fair use because it merely indicated the raw material used in the soup. (Japan) Use of the BMW brand by a third party for the purpose of indicating to the public that he sells, repairs or maintains BMW vehicles, or even that he is specialized in such activities, will not infringe BMW's rights provided the mark is not used in such a way as to create the wrong impression that there is some commercial connection (e.g., affiliation) between the third party and the proprietor of the mark.(EU) Use of the GILLETTE trademark by a third party, to indicate that its blades are compatible with Gillette's handles, will not infringe Gillette's rights, irrespective of the blades' being an essential part of the whole product (razors) and not a mere spare part or accessory, provided the use is necessary to indicate the intended purpose of the product and is made in accordance with honest practices in industrial and commercial matters. (EU) NOT Fair Use Oprah Winfrey and Harp Studios' use of the term "Own Your Power" was not fair use of the registered service mark OWN YOUR POWER. (USA) Radio station's use of university's marks GONZAGA UNIVERSITY, GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS and ZAGS did not constitute nominative fair use because there were numerous ways in which the radio station could have entertained its Gonzaga fans without infringing the plaintiff's trademark(s). (USA) Use of well-known trademarks (such as TRÉSOR, MIRACLE, ANAÏS‑ANAÏS and NOA) in comparison lists used by marketers of imitations of fine fragrancies amounted to an unlawful comparative advertising advantage (because it allowed the third party to take unfair advantage of the reputation of the registered marks) and thus was illicit.. (EU) Discrediting a claimant's trademarks for therapeutic dancing on a TV show in a way that ridiculed the trademark, affecting its reputation, seriousness and/or attractiveness, was considered contrary to good faith and, therefore, unlawful. (Argentina) Additional INTA Resources Trademark Use Fact Sheet Figurative Use (United States) Fact Sheet Please give us your feedback on whether this fact sheet was helpful or if you have suggestions for other fact sheet topics.


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I am keeping my day job for now, but because I love fitness so much, I decided to get my PT certification and in only 5 days of seeking for clients I have already booked 4 guys and 1 girl!!! My first client is coming up very very soon and I am nervous as hell. The most nerve wrecking part is that all these 5 clients I met are all strangers to me. I hope I do a good job and they return to me. Any tips you guys can give me? Do's and don'ts? How do I calm my nerves?


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Dame Barbara Stocking named Chair of Trustees for A Blueprint for Better Business
Dame Barbara Stocking has been appointed as Chair of Trustees for independent charity, A Blueprint for Better Business.
Barbara was one of the charity's founding trustees and her appointment comes as the charity, which was formed in 2014, looks to grow the footprint of Blueprint, which sets out to challenge and support businesses to operate to a purpose that serves society.
On her appointment, Barbara commented: "I have been proud to serve on the Board of Trustees for the past few years, so it is an honour to accept the role of Chair. Blueprint's ambition is to make it possible to put 'doing good' at the heart of modern business so I look forward to working with the management team to ensure our work continues to fulfil this goal."
Charles Wookey, CEO of A Blueprint for Better Business, said: "Barbara has been part of the leadership team for Blueprint since our inception, so we're delighted that she has accepted this position. Her wealth of experience will ensure that we continue to make a demonstrable impact on how businesses operate and manage their responsibilities within society."
Barbara's background includes work with the NHS, Oxfam and the World Health Organisation, where she was appointed Chair of an independent panel which assessed the WHO's response to the Ebola outbreak. She was awarded a Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE) for humanitarian services in the 2008.
Barbara replaces Loughlin Hickey who has been Chair since 2014, and who remains a Trustee. The other Trustees are Sue Garrard, Andrea Ponti and Andrew Hill.


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Surface Pro (1st gen) not sleeping since Windows 10 upgrade
Take a look at the following link from Chris Stark if your having issues with your Microsoft surface not sleeping after upgrading to windows 10.
Raspberry Pi Lego Rack Designs
A few people requested that we describe the design of our racks.
The truth is, each rack is slightly different and the final build is not the one we'd planned. A couple of reasons for this: we didn't quite receive the Lego pieces we were expecting, and we had to tweak the designs to make things fit better. So this is a somewhat retrospective design document…
We have four racks containing 14 Raspberry Pi's each, actually composed of two adjacent towers. In between the towers are two USB hubs. The design is such that the front provides access to the SD card slot and micro-USB power supply, so we can easily change SD cards and reset the Pi's. We can also slide the Pi's out, which is incredibly useful as we tend to be cannibalising Pi's quite often, or else swapping them around for testing. The back of the racks…
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Create a arcade machine with a Raspberry Pi
The team over at Adafruit Learning System have created a great guide for you to turn your raspberry pi in to a simple arcade machine with uses a real arcade joystick and arcade buttons for that 1980's feel.
Take a look at the following guide to make your own Raspberry Pi arcade machine
Check out this website to purchase a small arcade joystick used in the build
and amazon supply some nice arcade buttons for the build
Clearing DNS Server Cache on Server 2008 to clear Internet Access Problems
Take a look at the following link from Chris Stark to see how clearing the DNS Server Cache on Server 2008 could resolve internet access problems on your devices within your domain
Server 2008 R2 clear DNS cache to get Internet working on clients
How to send a Ctr + Alt + Del to a RDP Session
During the week I had to send a Ctr + Alt + Del to a RDP Session.
After a google search the keyboard command to send is
Ctr + Alt + End
For more keyboard shortcuts for a RDP session check out the following link.
How to easily enter safe mode in windows 8
One of the comments I received this week was
"How do I get to safe mode in windows 8 ?"
Now I have yet to enter safe mode on my test Win 8 virtual machine but I decided to investigate the problem to save people some time in future.
After a quick google search and testing with my Win 8 virtual machine the best way I found was proved by Microsoft themselves and can be found at the following link
Which will show you how to add a safemode to the bootmgr which lets you gain access to the windows 8 safe mode.


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|The year's best new artist... according to the Grammys anyway
I wouldn't start collecting the weekly ARIA charts for another few years, so Take 40 was great for keeping tabs on what songs were going up and which were dropping out. And just before Barry played the number 1 song of the week, he'd feature a hit prediction. Good times.
Picking up where we left off brings us to my top 20 songs for 1984, so let's make our way through the first half...
At number 20, it's "Message To My Girl" by Split Enz, which was taken from the Conflicting Emotions album and would be the last big single for the New Zealand group, reaching number 12. By this stage, Tim Finn had already departed for a solo career, and it wouldn't be long before the rest of Split Enz, er, split. The break-up didn't really come as a big surprise, given the band's final studio album, released in October 1984, was called See Ya Round, but it certainly was the end of an era. OK, the enz of an era.
With the first of three appearances in my top 20, at number 19 it's "All Through The Night" by Cyndi Lauper, who, alongside Madonna, dominated the charts in 1984. This was the fourth single from the She's So Unusual album and her second ballad, following "Time After Time". By this stage, Cyndi didn't even need to make a video for the song to be another big hit.
Number 18 is "Doctor! Doctor!" by Thompson Twins, which was the group's second biggest hit in Australia, reaching number 14. I've previously discussed how Thompson Twins was a potentially confusing band name since no one was called Thompson and there were three people in the best-known line-up of the group - but fans of Tin Tin will realise that the name comes from Thomson and Thompson, the detectives that feature in the comic strip. The 1983 single, "We Are Detective", is another nod to the name's source.
The best of British came together for the song at number 17: "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid. Actually, Britain's biggest music names were joined by members of two American acts (Shalamar and Kool & The Gang) and two Irish bands (U2 and The Boomtown Rats, including event organiser Bob Geldof), with Boy George flying back from the States especially for the recording session and some artists even recording a contribution over the phone. Band Aid would start the ball rolling on a number of charitable music releases and concerts over the next few years (including 1985's Live Aid), while "Do They Know It's Christmas" would go on to be remade in 1989 and 2004.
At number 16: "It's My Life" by Talk Talk, who we met back in 1982. "It's My Life" wasn't a hit in 1984, either in Australia or the UK - and it would take two more releases for it to make the UK top 20, which it finally did in 1990, coinciding with the group's greatest hits collection coming out. Talk Talk broke up shortly after that in 1992, but this song has lived on, thanks in no small part to No Doubt's remake in 2003.
Making his mark in 1984 was the artist at number 15 - it's "Wouldn't It Be Good" by Nik Kershaw, which wasn't actually his debut single (even though it was his first hit). Later hit "I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" originally came out in 1983, but wasn't successful the first time round. "Wouldn't It Be Good" was notable for its, at the time, flashy video, which featured Nik wearing a glowing white suit with lyric-related images displayed on it.
One of the year's big soundtrack hits is at number 14: "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins, who would make something of a habit of recording songs for movie soundtracks in the 1980s. Besides his two songs for Footloose - the other was "I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man)" - he also recorded songs for Top Gun, both Caddyshack films and the Sylvester Stallone flop, Over The Top. "Footloose" spent three weeks at number 1 in Australia, but isn't my highest placed song from the film. We'll get to that track in Part 4.
Number 13 is "Out Of Touch" by Hall & Oates, which would be their last Australian top 50 single (it reached number 11). In the States, where they were enormous, "Out Of Touch" would be the last of their six number 1 hits. Their success wound down over the remainder of the decade, but ever since, the duo has carried on touring and recording, and over the years has popped up in the most unlikely of places (a guest appearance on Will & Grace, performances on reality show finales and in web series Live From Daryl's House).
With a song about taking matters into your own hand, at number 12, it's "She Bop" by Cyndi Lauper, which was one of several songs objected to by the Parents Music Resource Center in the US, with the result that warning labels were put on risque records from late 1985 onwards. Despite - or due to - the controversy surrounding "She Bop", it was another big hit for Cyndi, reaching number 6 in Australia.
And at number 11 it's "Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)" by Hazell Dean, the first UK top 10 hit for the production team of Stock Aitken Waterman, who I've gone on about enough on this blog. As for Hazell, 1984 was the year she finally broke through after years of working the gay club scene, with "Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man)" becoming her first UK top 10 single (and her only big Aussie hit, reaching number 17). This follow-up went one step further to crack the British top 5, but it would take Hazell another four years to land another hit as big. The Top Of The Pops performance below is worth checking out, if only for the fancy footwork from Hazell's two backing dancers. Amazing.
So we still haven't reached many of the songs I've been teasing so far. Like Madonna's final appearance for the year, as well as the other Footloose song and the other soundtrack song written by Giorgio Moroder, and the song which featured on the first pop album I ever owned. They're all included in my top 10 from 1984, coming up in Part 4.


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Green IslandUpdated: 29-Apr-2016
Green Island is a 6000 year old coral cay located right on Australia's beautiful Great Barrier Reef, conveniently situated just 27 Kilometres east of Cairns. Green Island is home to over 120 species of native plants, colourful bird and marine life and beautiful coral gardens to explore.
As a coral cay is naturally formed very slowly of a build-up of sand on a reef the water is quite shallow and has a gentle and slow drop-off into deeper water. This makes Green Island the perfect island for toddlers to paddle and for beginner snorkellers to practice.
Green Island is widely regarded as one of the world's most eco-sensitive tourism developments. Structurally, all resort buildings and infrastructure (e.g. boardwalks) were built with minimal vegetation clearing, in many cases the structures were built around the trees. No building extrudes above the tree canopy, therefore preserving the natural appearance of the island from the water, shoreline and air.
The majority of the Resort's structures have no gutters ensuring that the rainfall is allowed to fall and replenish the moisture levels required to support vegetation from the island aquifer. The Resort also has a desalination plant.
There are a variety of full and half day packages to the island. The full day package offers passengers the chance to view the coral reef & abundant fish life on the Glass Bottom Boat or snorkelling tour. Passengers can relax on the sheltered beach with plenty of shady retreats or snorkel & swim in the cool island waters before enjoying a delicious buffet lunch.
Day Visitors:
There are 2 large day trip operators who visit Green Island daily with regular ferry times and also a sailing day cruise called Ocean Free that combines a sailing daytrip to the reef off Green Island with tender trips over the island for a look around.
Big Cat Green Island Cruises offers 9am, 11am and 1pm departures with a range of return times so that you can spend as little as 2 hours or as much as 5 hours on the island. The Big Cat catamaran is a 1 hour journey from Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal to Green Island. The Reef Rocket is a 45 minute journey. Guests are required to check-in at least 45 minutes prior to departure. The Reef Fleet Terminal is at the marina in the city of Cairns and if you are staying in a city hotel it is not usually necessary to book a hotel transfer. These tours can be combined with options such as snorkelling, a glass bottom boat tour, a semi-submarine tour or a buffet lunch. The lunch is served on-board the Big Cat vessel. The various combinations can also include hotel transfers if these are required.
Great Adventures also offers Green Island daytrips with 3 departure times: 8:30am, 10:30am and 1:00pm from Cairns. Return ferries depart the island at 12:00pm, 2:30pm and 4:30pm for day visitors. With these flexible ferry times guests can spend from over 2 hours up to 6.5 hours on the island. The ferry is a comfortable large catamaran and travel time is 50 minutes. Check-in time at the Reef Fleet Terminal is required 45 minutes prior to departure. Great Adventures own Green Island Resort and guests who book with Great Adventures enjoy free exclusive access to the island swimming pool. There is a Great Adventures counter on the island where staff can assist Great Adventures day visitors. Great Adventures guests also receive a self-guided island walk map.
Great Adventures also offer combinations where you can visit Green Island for 2 hours followed by a trip to the Outer Barrier Reef all in one day. This is a very popular daytrip idea.
There are a number of dining options and food outlets on the island for day visitors.
Emeralds Restaurant is an elegant air-conditioned restaurant with an outdoor terrace option.
The Canopy Grill is open during the day only and serves burgers and fish & chips under the rainforest canopy.
Lite Bites Ice Cream Parlour during the day only and serves ice-cream, cakes, sandwiches, milk shakes and other snacks.
Reflections Pool Bar serves cocktails and rinks. or lunch from It is also possible to bring your own picnic lunch.
For those who would like to indulge in the complete reef experience Green Island Resort is the perfect relaxing getaway. There is a seperate resort pool and the resort is tucked away in a private section of the island and does not feel busy. There are 3 departures from Cairns Marina daily making matching flights and ferries relatively easy. You can be sipping a cocktail on a tropical island in no time.
Laze in lounge chairs around the pools or along the beach, with shade from your own personal parasol. For the naturalists, guided rainforest walks, evening nature walks and stargazing are all offered. Fish feeding, windsurfers, surf skis, canoes, snorkelling equipment, glass bottom boat tour are just a few of the free activities available to House Guests.
For those with romance in mind Green Island Resort offers a truly unique romantic experience with private dining for two under the stars. The resort also is happy to prepare gourmet picnic hampers.
Scuba diving, including Introductory or Certified, Outer Reef Tours to the Great Barrier Reef, parasailing, helicopter and seaplane scenic flights are some of the optional tours also available.
Green Island Resort:
On the Great Barrier Reef is one of the most unique and memorable destinations in Tropical North Queensland. The very private 46 room resort offers 2 room types all with lovely balconies with rainforest outlooks. All rooms are set in clusters under the rainforest canopy and adjoining central facilities via raised covered walkways.
The Reef Suite is perfect for Honeymooners and is a split-level luxury suite of 66 square metres, large king size bed, spacious lounge area, separate bath and shower, and private balcony.
The Island Suite are spacious guest rooms with 56 square metres. They can be either double or twin rooms, some inter-connecting or adjoining. All rooms have a separate shower and bath, and balcony. These rooms are set in clusters of 4 with 2 rooms upstairs and 2 rooms on the ground level.
Emeralds Restaurant is Green Island's signature restaurant and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Canopy Grill serves your favourite burger or the freshest seafood. A barbeque buffet lunch is available from 11am until 2.30pm with casual outdoor dining. Lite Bites serves ice cream, coffee, snacks, milkshakes and sandwiches. Reflections Pool Bar tempts you with specialty cocktails, beer or just a soft drink. Sit back at the bar or lay back on the pool deck. A true Island Resort atmosphere.
Accommodation Transfers:
Great Adventures departs from Trinity Wharf however a coach pick up service is available from all accommodation in Cairns, the Northern Beaches & Port Douglas. These hotel transfers are an additional cost
Diving & Snorkelling:
Great Diving Adventures offers scuba diving for both introductory and certified divers at Green Island. No experience is necessary to take a fully supervised introductory dive. Certified divers can enjoy spectacular dives at the specially selected sites. A new dive school, recently introduced on Green Island, conducts PADI qualified courses over a three or four day duration.
Guided snorkel tours are also conducted and are highly recommended. They are a great way to maximise your experience on the Great Barrier Reef.
Resort Guests:
Green Island Resort consistently receives excellent feedback on Travstar.com. We have fabulous 2 and 3 night package rates that represent excellent value year round.
When comparing Green Island Resort with other Island Resorts please consider all of the inclusions in the package that you will need to add on to the cost of another Island stay.
Guests on the Island are treated like VIP's.
Guests check-in at the Reef Fleet Terminal and their luggage is then delivered to their room on the Island.
Guests are greeted by a concierge on arrival at the Island and walked along the jetty to the Reception.
Included in your stay:
* Return ferry transfers from Cairns
* Fresh beach towels
* Sun lounges with umbrellas on the beach
* Snorkelling gear for the duration of your stay
* Kayaks
* Non-motorised water sport equipment such as kite surfers
* A private resort pool for Island guests only
* A private guest lounge for Island guests only
* A high calibre of restaurants including 5 star breakfast with all the trimmings.
* A high calibre of service
* Hospitality trained staff
* Surf life saver on the beach
* 5 star luxury room with all amenities
* Free Wi-Fi around the pool
Green Island Resort provides a consistently high level of service.


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Boyhood will make you nostalgic, but I don't think that is its intention. While watching Mason's journey (though he would roll his eyes at you for calling it that) you'll think of your formative years and how they framed who you are now. You'll remember those seemingly insignificant times that are really never celebrated.
There are serious moments toward the end of the film, and the O. Henry twist is that they work better because the rest of the movie focuses on the hilarious interplay of the warped, mismatched characters, rather than getting bogged down by plot specifics.
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With the Western Sydney Wanderers playing their home matches at Spotless for season 2016-17, look out for the 'Poznan' at the 80th minute mark. If you're unfamiliar with the Poznan, during the 80th minute, the crowd turns around, links arms, and jumps up and down for the whole minute. Not really sure what the origins of it are, but it's certainly something different!
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Melbourne Is Declared Most Livable City For 2011
A high profile study has declared the city of Melbourne in Australia as the most livable city in the world today. The Economist Intelligence Unit who conducted the study said based on their assessment, Melbourne beat out over 139 other cities around the world. Taking the second place in the annual survey is Vienna, the capital of Austria while perennial front-runner Vancouver, Canada slid to third place this year.
The cities were surveyed based on political and social stability, crime rates, access to quality health care, cultural events, the environment, education and the standard of infrastructure. The researchers said despite the economic crisis which many cities around the world, Melbourne remain an ideal place to live with its lesser crime rate and high quality health care programs. Based on date from the internet, Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia.
As of June 2009, Melbourne has a population of four million. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, was declared least livable city, just ahead of Dhaka in Bangladesh and the Papua New Guinea capital Port Moresby.