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02.10.10
Posted in Entertainment Infos at 10:49 am by admin
Marina and the Diamonds, AKA Greek / Welsh twenty-four year old Jetty Diamandis, has said details of her May 2010 tour. Marina and the Diamonds will be playing a 14-date stint in Britain this spring, her current tour is totally sold out. With tickets going on general sale Fri. February fifth at 9am, fans can order tickets a couple of days early by enrolling to the Diamonds Area on Quay’s new site www.marinaandthediamonds.com where a link will go live at 9am tomorrow ( Wed. February third ).
The pop world is barely wanting another curiously named hero with a huge voice and much bigger shoulder pads after those very girls diffused the charts in 2009, but there’s always room for another to join the party, right? So meet 24-year-old Marina Diamandis from Abergavenny, south Wales. Moving to London after completing her A levels, she arrived in the town with one aspiration : celebrity at any cost. She studied dance and auditioned for pretty much every musical venture being publicized in The Stage, before realizing she was chasing a slightly empty dream and took a step backwards to work on sharpening her talent as a tunesmith. Drawing inspiration from her heroes Brody Dalle, Daniel Johnston and, er, Britney, the result’s The Family Jewels, her first album which arrives this month. Full of fantastically bonkers pop, it appears sure to make Pier a star.
Critical praise has arrived quickly too, with her coming 2nd in the BBC Sound of 2010 poll, having been pipped to the post by her friend, Ellie Goulding. Goulding just beat her to the Brit Awards Critics’ Choice prize too, not that Diamandis wants such accolades when her songs are this familiar. Latest single Marina and the Diamonds Hollywood single is now available to buy today thru 679 / Atlantic Records and her first album The Family Jewels is out Feb 22nd thru 679 / Altantic. Jetty And The Diamonds have said details of a new UK tour for May.
Marina Diamandis and her band will get started from May 12 in Birmingham following a previously-announced series of dates in Feb . The band will also play at the Brighton Great Escape holiday on May fifteen, at the Concorde location. Their first album, ‘The Family Jewels’, is out on February twenty-two.
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10.11.09
Posted in Entertainment Infos, Fun Stuff, News Links at 7:54 pm by admin
Chinese lantern seem to be the cause of last weeks UFO footage. Harborough singer Robin Maughan shot footage of a mystical object over Western Avenue common in the sky in Harborough Last week on mondayThe story featured last week in Harborough Mail, The office took a fair few calls by readers who had as well found the unidentified airborne object.but very much like viewings previously covered, A chinese lantern is the likely and more believable reasonMichael Williams said he saw 2 individuals setting off a lantern near his home in Farndon Road shortly before Mr Maughan shot his video at about 10pm.Barry Loakes, of Barnard Gardens, contacted the publication to say The three-foot tall lanterns get into the sky in a similar way to a large hot air balloon utilizing a heated cell that occupies the balloon with heated air.A UFO stir was also caused back in 2007 by half a dozen balloons aflame during a b’day celebration and the same affair occurred earlier this year when a Kettering Road resident released one.Mr Jones, of Morris Road, identified the object as looking like a jellyfish and said he saw a similar-shaped thing above the common about a month before.Maddy Ward put forward an alternative theory, who saw the video and supposed it looked like the International Space Station covering the sky.
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10.01.09
Posted in Entertainment Infos, Multimedia Center, Sounds at 12:06 pm by admin
This girl is just amazing! She was born in Yonkers, New York to Italian Americans Joseph Germanotta, an internet entrepreneur, and his wife Cynthia. As a child, Gaga attended the private Catholic school Convent of the Sacred Heart. As a little girl, she would sing along on her plastic tape recorder to Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper hits and get twirled in the air in daddy’s arms to the sounds of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles.
Lady GaGa becomes just the third artist in the 16-year history of the Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart to collect three No. 1 songs.
Today, she is rumored to enter studio and cook up new materials for her second studio album with RedOne and Akon. She is also said to work on the new record with Darkchild (Janet Jackson, Britney Spears), Fernando Garibay (Paris Hilton, Ashlee Simpson), and Jim Jonsin (Beyonce Knowles, Soulja Boy).
The Fame is the debut album by Lady Gaga, released on August 19, 2008. The album reached number one in several countries. The first two singles from The Fame, “Just Dance”, and “Poker Face”. Just take a minute of your time to watch lady gaga music videolady gaga music video! it worth it.
The British edition of Marie Claire reports that “Poker Face” songbird Lady GaGa is collaborating with legendary crooner Michael Bolton for his upcoming album, One World One Loveand it was GaGa’s idea to work together!
Bolton said: “I was taking a break from production when my manager and the label tag-teamed me on the phone about writing with a young artist named Lady GaGa who I had never heard of but they were raving aboutthey said that she was a huge fan of mine and wanted to write with me”.
The admiration is huge for this american singer-songwriter and musician who’s known for the best work in the electronica genre.
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09.19.09
Posted in Consumer Kicks, Entertainment Infos, Network of Blogs at 1:09 am by admin
AT&T announced the open of Uverse, which utilizes AT&T’s new fiber-rich system to offer cutting-edge TV and high speed Internet services. The sole provider in the country to present a 100 % Internet Protocol based television service is AT&T, building U-Verse TV “greater than cable” as one of the most feature-rich and robust services available now
AT&T U-Verse presents their subcribers a blend of the next-generation DTV, which also gives them access to 90 or more High Definition TV guides, and to a faster speed Internet access service. The new U-verse enabled AT&T Yahoo as well as the award-winning AT&T Uverse TV has features that are unequaled on the marketplace. Their super fast internet includes to AT&T’s reputation as the top DSL broadband service.
Consumers are able to pick from 5 TV and 3 web bundles; they can completely modify their total entertainment options. Besides the U300 and U400 strategies, AT&T has U-family, which is a large family-friendly option. Right now, for as little as $44 (the Internet plans and programming you opt for will change the rate), you too can have AT&T Uverse TV. After the basic fees you have to give monthly charges..
At offer through June 30, competent innovative consumers can fasten at once AT&T U-verse and get free TV service, plus HBO and Cinemax, for the first 2 bursting months whilst they prefer the U300 or U400 programming plan. (other charges may apply). Consumers start getting monthly discounts on their Uverse plan as they sign up to a plan of Television and internet services. In addition AT&T offers 60-day money-back guarantee for latest subscribers 3 plans of AT&T Yahoo! All high speed Internet bundles offered Virtually unlimited e-mail storage and great anti-virus and anti-spam software, this is received by its customers.
Next-generation video operation services show the strategy of AT&T to become the favored entertainment and communications source of users and to offer video solution through its traditional marks that give excellent elasticity, simplicity, and value than those of competitors. AT&T U-verse TV shows a serious fresh service in the corporations’ video portfolio, which includes their homezone service and satellite broadcasts. AT&T Uverse Television additionally summarizes the plan of the company to give integrated services to the three screens clients most value: desktop computer, wireless phone, and the TV.
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08.07.09
Posted in Entertainment Infos at 8:58 am by admin
London is the hub of magnificent musicals, it extends the path for nonconformity and incredible acting. The plays and west end musical productions that run are both innovative and amazing. Which is a good reason why the west end of London attracts like a magnet a host of celebrated actors and actresses to star in shows such as Billy Elliot and We Will Rock You.
The latest big name to grace the west end is James McAvoy, greater known from films such as The Last King of Scotland. McAvoy is now acting in Three Days of Rain, which is a deep theatre production based in the state of New York about an inheritance. The lovely play looks at brothers and sisters, romance and of course inheritance. Co acting in the theatre production is also Nigel Harman who most members of the public will remember from the BBC 1 programme Eastenders. If you enjoy London’s theatre productions, then find cheap theatre tickets online from LSBO.
This month can see new plays coming to the famous theatres of the west end of London and one of the most eagerly anticipated is Sister Act the Musical. The comedy musical Sister Act is based on the storyline of a criminals girlfriend who witnesses a bloody murder and goes on the witness protection scheme as a lady of the cloth in a convent. She lives and works as a church nun and turns the sisters of the church into a great all singing all dancing troupe. Another wonderful hit theatre show this Summer is the popular Calendar Girls, the funny tale of a raft of ladies within their golden years who decide to pose naked for a village calendar to raise pounds for charity. The comedy is based upon the film production by director Tim Firth and is of course going to please all audiences all over the world.
With the major interest within theatre plays and west end musical productions that have recognized actors, most theatre lovers find it bothersome to pay for the full ticket cover charge. Luckily, this is where Leicester Square Box Office comes in. Leicester Square Box Office offer play tickets that are up to half price off the normal selling cover charge. Leicester Square Box Office have became an institution with London residents, the savvy bunch of theatre goers know that if they acquire their theatre tickets online or from LSBO’s many booths, they will get super seats at amazing prices.
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09.01.08
Posted in Entertainment Infos, Multimedia Center, Shopping Mart at 11:04 am by admin
A new paradigm is here. In the past, people were taken by the first black and white tvs As TV proliferated itself into our lives, everyone was satisfied with the fuzzy black-and-white pictures on their screens.Picture quality has evolved over the ages for the better. An luckily for us, in line with the introduction of other technologies, HDTV has raised the bar again. Gone are the days when you could be happy with washed-out colors and a low resolution. Now you want a clearer picture and sharper colors, and you want it all for an affordable price.
HDTV is where it now at.Start thinking about making the switch, or convincing one of your friends to do so, so that your can enjoy. The quality of the image with HDTV is instantly noticed and appreciated. Picture it this way, watching a standard TV is like viewing the world through a dirty windowpane. With HDTV, there is no window. The images on the television screen are as close to lifelike as you can get, that is, without actually getting off the couch and watching real-life images. An HDTV can accomplish this feat with its high resolution; a million pixels, often more, combine to create a brilliant picture that will wow any viewer.
But whats the cost? Fortunately, prices are falling every year. Five years ago, most people were priced out of the HDTV market.
However, be warned. Owning an HDTV does not guarantee you the whole high-definition experience.First, you will need a high-definition cable or satellite box. This sends the HD channels to your television; without one, you can only watch standard programming. Second, you will need high-def channels. Your cable or satellite provider offers a line-up of HD channels, though the number of available HD channels is nowhere close the number of available standard channels. Third, you will need an HD show or movie. Not all shows broadcast on an HD station are necessarily high-definition; news programs are often broadcast in standard-definition, as are most daytime programs. If you are watching a standard-def show, you may see a black bar on either side of the screen. Also, since you are watching a standard-def show on a high-def screen, the picture will not be nearly as clear or as sharp as with an HD program. Only when you have all three elements - an HD box, channel and show - can you experience television like never before.
Visit Futaratty if you are looking for an LCD TV or any other television accessories.
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04.04.08
Posted in Entertainment Infos at 8:31 pm by admin
Producer-Director-Writer William Sachs of Spooky House fame has written a screenplay based on the Gary Revel investigation of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. William Sachs is in negotiations with Gary concerning details of the conspiracy that will end up in the final draft of the screenplay and some details that may not. Gary Revel believes he knows more about the matter than any other living human being and is using that knowledge to advise Sachs on just how much and just how the assassination should be portrayed in the screenplay. Some details; Gary says, “Must be withheld until the actual day of filming of the event.”.
In company with Oscar Award winning actors, world famous celebrities and this high profile and contoversial project, Sachs is constrained not to tell this reporter very much except, “I have written a screenplay of Gary’s story and am interested in seeing it come to the screen.”
If you google Gary Revel you find numerous websites related to his work on the investigation. You also find his poetry, art and an autobiography titled, “To Live or Maybe Not”. One reviewer of the book suggested it needed a rewrite with more details. Apparently that’s the trick, getting Gary to provide the details. This writer isn’t sure but it may be that we won’t get the details until we go see the movie.
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04.01.08
Posted in Entertainment Infos at 1:03 am by admin
I was in the supermarket this morning (nothing unusual in that) and pushing my trolley to the checkout. Well, my wife was pushing and I was away in airy-fairy land when it suddenly dawned on me that I was walking past water. Not just any water but a whole world of the stuff. A complete representation of nations: a veritable United Nations of water in one aisle.
There, in your local Supermarket: Highland Spring Water all the way from Scotland or water drawn from the speckled valleys in the Black Mountains of the Canadian Rockies. Or you prefer Continental European? How about Spa Reine Water from Germany (hope it wasn’t a public Spa) or Vittel from the French Societe Generale des Eaux Minerales de Vittel, whatever that is. Even Australia is represented by Wattle Water - Pure Water from the Australian outback and complete with a sprinkling of dust. And from the Continent of Africa comes “Oasis Pure” shipped out from the Negrev by Camel Train. China and Japan had ambassadors at the Supermarket I attended and the pictures on the bottles looked great, but the price of $4.50 was pushing my ability to grasp the essentials behind buying water a bit far.
Yes, one can buy water from almost any place in the world right in your local shop. You can even get water from the Three Gorges Damn in China at your local Chinese Take-away, which is a bit weird as the damn is not ready for completion for another six years or so.
How true the advertising of water is can be anybody’s guess, but to me it seems a mite strange to ship small bottles of water half way across the world when a quite decent reservoir exists just up the road. I realize that in an effort to promote certain brands you can pay twice as much for water in a colorful green bottle or in a bottle shaped like a duck - but is it all so necessary. The cost of this water is outrageous yet nobody seems to realize what they are actually doing when they faithfully buy bottled water everyday of the week. The way I see it is that people are buying water that comes from the other side of the world and costs them money that could be otherwise spent. Why not just go to the tap as we used to do and use the water from there? If concerned boil it, let it cool and put it in the fridge for later. That is what we used to do until all of these fancy and expensive bottles came on the scene.
In an attempt to understand this bottled water phenomena I decided to put the words “bottled” and “water” into the search engine on my computer. The first entry that came up surprised me greatly. There is a whole association dedicated to bottled water; a whole business geared up to its welfare. I mean I can understand the International Association for Rail Workers or for Medical Supplies, but the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) shocked me to the core. After this surprise I noticed that the whole Industry is massive, that not only this association exists but so do hundreds of others! Wow!
Anyway, it matters not. Looking through the IBWA site for inspiration I came to their “tip of the week” page. And here is the tip that they had for this week:
“Cool water is absorbed much more quickly than warm fluids and may help to cool off your overheated body”. Source: Nutrition Information Center in partnership with IBWA
Handy stuff! I got another useful hint from some other association that told me to drink two glasses of water every morning to offset imperceptible water loss that I have had during the night. Excellent stuff. This “handy tip” was given out by a Dr Fereydon Batmanghelidj and he wrote a book called, “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water”. I doubt that it is fictional in content.
Must try and get hold of that book - only joking. Another piece that I found was Ed Ford’s views on the matter of water:
“Human beings were invented by water as a device for transporting itself from one place to another”.
I am completely stuck for something to say after reading that weird statement. I must move onto other things or I will end up trying to find this man to see if he is for real.
As a kid in Edinburgh (which is not that long ago) we always used to drink water from the tap. If you wanted a glass of water then go to the kitchen sink and open the cold tap, let it run for a few seconds, more to make it cold than to clear the line and then fill your glass. Final step: drink it. This was always the case and 99% of the population of Britain (one percent lived on whisky) lived quite happily in this way with no notable side-effects form the tap water. And then suddenly bottled water came on the scene and life changed without noticeable falter, now 100% of the population drink from bottles.
Edinburgh Water shocks a lot of people when they find out the cycle that it goes through before it arrives in the glass that they are busy drinking from. Recycled sewage water is the ingredient of the stuff now inside their stomachs at the point when they grasp what you are telling them. Edinburgh has for many years removed the dung from the sewage (this used to be shipped out to sea in a special ship called the Gardyloo), it is then treated and passed through charcoal beds and retreated and analyzed endlessly before it is sent back into the system. And believe it or not Edinburgh has some of the highest quality water in Europe - and it comes straight from the tap!
Countries like Taiwan, the Philippines to name but a few do need treated water as the quality available from the tap could kill at ten yards. Taiwan has an extremely efficient system going - just go outside of your house to any one of the many machines dotted along the streets and by putting in 5NTD (8 pence) you will get a few gallons of clean and drinkable water in return. Not that the tap water is that bad (some waste chemicals and untreated sewage have been diverted to another river) and a boil in the kettle does me perfectly if I am feeling lazy.
It seems to me as if the whole world is shifting water around constantly. Singapore is a good example of the state of water today. Singapore has to buy water from Malaysia to survive and without such the whole of the Singapore economy would grind to a halt. This water is actually under serious contention as Malaysia has been complaining that Singapore does not pay enough for the water they pump everyday.
The Malaysian state of Johor provides 350 million gallons of water per day to Singapore at $0.007 per 1000 gallons, while Singapore has to resell a minimum 17 million gallons per day of treated water to Johor at $0.13 per 1000 gallons. The price differential has prompted calls from numerous Malaysian politicians that Singapore is profiteering from the deal. It also rankles the Malaysians that the price paid was derived from an agreement made decades ago and is still due to run for another few (until 2061). In basis: they want more for the water and Singapore doesn’t want to pay. They are even threatening to go to war over this!
In an attempt by Singapore to reduce their reliance on Malaysia they have started a program to build recycling plants around the Island. Great idea -convert dirty water into drinking water - and although it will take many years before the balance changes it is a good start. I am not sure about their marketing campaign - you can buy this water from the chosen outlets and it is called “New Water”. Sounds like a religious order.
The worlds shifting of water (despite Ed Fords thinking that water made humans so that it can transport itself) is none greater than what is going on in China as we speak. The Three Gorges Dam! China’s largest project since the Great Wall of China: and one with greater impact on China and the rest of the world than any other project underway today.
Some facts about the Three Gorges project: Project expected to take 17 years; completion expected in 2009. An estimated 250,000 workers are involved in the project. The Three Gorges Reservoir will inundate 632 square kilometers (395 square miles) of land. An estimated 1.2 million people will be resettled by the dam. The project’s 26 hydropower turbines are expected to produce 18.2 million kilowatts, up to one-ninth of China’s output. The amount of concrete totals 26.43 million cubic meters, twice that of the Itaipu project in Brazil, currently the world’s largest hydroelectric dam.
Source: Chinese government
Alongside of this massive shifting of natural resources we have the ice caps melting North and South of us, floods occurring worldwide where they should not and abnormal rainfalls flooding towns that usually do not see water for months on end. And of course the Meeting of Nations on the Supermarket shelves!
The world has water on the brain!
Just make sure that when you buy water from the supermarket that you try and miss out the “Clouds Recycled with Flouride” and the “Occaneechi Local Spa” and maybe go for the Deep Rock Crystal Drop and Whistlers Pure Glacial. It’s all in a name!
About the Author
Ieuan Dolby, from Scotland is an Engineering Officer in the Merchant Navy. He has been travelling the world for 15yrs on an endless tour of cultural diversification. Currently based in Singapore he writes various articles for magazines and newspapers and is working on a marine glossary.
ieuandolby@lycos.com
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