Name: Justin Timberlake Birth Name: Justin Randall Timberlake Height: 6' 1" Sex: Male Nationality: American Birth Date: January 31, 1981 Birth Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA Profession: actor, musician Father: Randall Timberlake Mother: Lynn Bomar Half Sister: Laura Katherine Timberlake Half Brother: Stephen Robert Timberlake, Jonathan Perry Timberlake Grand Father: Charles L. Timberlake Grand Mother: Sadie Bomar Step Father: Paul Harless Step Mother: Lisa Timberlake
Justin Timberlake's Address, Mailing Addresses, Fan Mail, Contact Addresses:
Justin Timberlake Address #1: Justin Timberlake The Schiff Company, Llc 9465 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 480 Beverlly Hills, CA 90212 USA
Justin Timberlake Address #2: Justin Timberlake Wright Entertainment Group, LLC. P.O. Box 590009 Orlando, FL 32859 USA
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Justin Timberlake Address #4: Justin Timberlake Evolution Talent Agency 1776 Broadway 15th Floor New York, New York USA
With the confidence at an all time high, the Raptors prepare themselves for their third meeting with the Indiana Pacers tomorrow afternoon at the Air Canada Centre. Sitting - not so comfortably - in the 5th seed, the Raps know that they can't relax for even a second.
Or should they?
Much has been made out of the Raps and their struggles with the second game of back to backs. More often than not, the team looks lethargic when the schedule demands they tie em up for a second day in a row. Along with the fatigue, the Raps also show an odd lack of motivation. That inspirational kind of basketball is just another weapon the elite teams of the NBA fall back on when they need that little "umph" to pull out a victory.
But then there's also the opposite end of the spectrum.
When the Raptors are allowed two days or more of rest before a game, they are a very impressive 8-0. Is it just a coincidence that we come out firing in these type of games? Or does an ample amount of rest really make the difference with us? And even though we're "perfect" in these scenarios, what does that really say about our team's conditioning level?
The Raps' next game against the Pacers just so happens to be one of those games where we are well rested. Based on this particular stat, I fully expect the team to come out inspired and energetic. With the Heat, Bobcats, and Bulls hot on our tails, the only thing that needs to be put to rest is this race for the 5th seed.
Bulan November 2009 yang lalu pernah posting tentang Bagi-Bagi Duit US$100 Dari PayPal WishList, yakni program yang dibuat Paypal melalui Facebook ternyata terbukti bukan scam atau program tipu-tipuan. Yang gak ikutan mungkin nyesel terutama yang sinis memandang itu bohongan karena akhir Januari kemarin secara resmi dolar dari payPal itupun masuk ke rekening kita. Meski di awal program itu dah diumumkan bakal dibagiin paling lambat tanggal 28 Februari 2010.
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Straight-up cheeseball dance for you today because, well... it's a Friday, and it's been a long day! Sweden's Star Pilots are coming off of a string of three fantastically overblown clubpop singles and now, after many months of waiting, we get to hear something new. As of now, I've gotta say this is the weakest of their singles. It's definitely got that huge Star Pilots sound, but the melody this time around is a bit lacking. And, let's face it, when it comes to cheesy pop music like this, the melody is key. Otherwise it ends up sounding far too much like everything else. Putting my quibbles aside, though, I still love this group's go-for-the-jugular, overblown sound. No one's going to accuse them of spectacular artistry, but that's not what this is about. This is about big for big's sake. Higher choruses, faster beats and a sense that you can do anything, even if it is only for a couple of minutes.
(Music posted for evaluation purposes only. If you like what you hear, support the artists. Buy their old single here. Follow me on twitter and facebook.
According to Hedo Turkoglu, that's all that was needed to be said. With a season high in points and shot attempts, the Turkey native used a single - and awkward - word to sum up exactly what the difference was in his best game as a Raptor.
Right from the start of things, Raptors fans saw a very aggressive Turkoglu. The 50 million dollar man didn't hesitate to put up shots, nor make a play for his teammates. And what about his 4 dunks? Turk looked like he was reliving his younger days, and both his teammates and him had fun with it. The aggressive and decisive manner in which he was playing with also allowed him to earn some respect from the refs (who played their part in helping him reach a team high 9 free throw attempts).
Yet perhaps Hedo forgot to give credit to another factor. The one other missing ingredient that allows Turkoglu to be his usual self:
Confidence.
The man was brimming with it last night, and it showed. There were no signs of the hesitance that's made him predictable and ineffective at times. Much has been made of Turk shying away from the action or simply going through the motions. Yet against the Knicks, it looked like the ball was actually drawn to him.
The scoring, the rebounding, the playmaking. Those are the reasons why he was brought into this organization. And if he can bring that kind of level of play night in and night out, then the sky is the limit for this Raptors squad.
A brief sidestep from Sweden to Norway and yet another brilliant new band. Like Ginger Ninja, I'm not loving the band name, but I'm willing to look past that when the music's this strong. Pony The Pirate sound like Superfamily mixed with Royworld (remember them?) mixed with The Polyphonic Spree (remember them???). They have an enormous sound, due mostly to their 8 members, with bombast to spare. There's a strong choral element, sometimes to such an extent that the music feels like it's going to burst out of its confined space. They're finding great success in Norway now with their single Sing, but I like this--the opening track--even better. It's their best melody and has an energy to it that's impossible to ignore. There's so much stuffed into just under three minutes that it threatens to devolve into chaos. Luckily, the song's single-minded enough to contain it.
Last night's win against the Miami Heat was a big one. Not only did it propel the Raptors into the 5th seed, but it allowed the team to finally move the furthest its been from the .500 mark this season. During this recent stretch of great basketball, Toronto has flirted with the .500 mark the entire way. Whether it's 1 to 2 games above or below the mark, the Raps have stayed close with such frequency that you would think they were lovestruck.
Yet with a 111-103 win in front of a stellar ACC crowd, the Raptors took the first step in getting away from an unhealthy relationship. It's typical really. The Raptors were in one of those unions where their significant other was holding them back, never wanting what was best for the Raptors. The team had dreams, goals, and ambitions to make something out of themselves, but their partner never allowed them to become the best the Raps could be. Always shielding them from growth, constantly behaving overprotective of the team, their lover always kept a close eye on the Raps; never letting them stray too far.
And for a long time, the Raptors seemed either too in love, or too clueless to realize everyone but them saw a problem. Yet slowly but surely, the transition has been taking place. And the Raps' best friends are starting to get excited about it. And why shouldn't they be? After all, they just want the Raptors to be happy.
Tonight, Canada's lone basketball team clashes with the New York Knicks. Will the team show regression and fall back into .500's arms? Or will the Raptors show more progress and finally prove to us they're ready to get past this love affair?
I am really stuck in Sweden lately. It's no surprise, of course. They are consistently the number one producer of good music, and lately there have been a ton of great new bands emerging from the country. O'Spada have released a couple of singles, this one being their first, in anticipation of an album later this Spring. They have an insanely funky sound, sort of like Prince if Prince was a girl (big stretch, I know). Back to the 80's, for sure, but an 80's genre that hasn't been as explored in the past few years as others. This track, in particular, has larger-than-life synths and a ridiculously catchy vocal flourish throughout the verses. It's just immense, and the kind of song that's impossible to forget once you've heard it. It's perfect for the Springtime. Just pure, feel good music. Singer Julie Spada is a real discovery, especially as she ramps up towards the end. Screw Duffy and Adele and all those overrated female belters. This is where it's at.
Bagi pengguna Twitter pasti mengenal keberadaan Trending Topics yang berisi topik-topik pembicaraan yang sedang hangat dibicarakan di Twitter secara real time. Saat ini bahkan yang ada di Trending Topic Twitter menjadi bahan acuan berita atau peristiwa terkini yang sedang terjadi. Di halaman utama Twitter sebelum login pasti terlihat deretan kata-kata dalam tiga baris yang berisi topik populetr dalam hitungan menit, hari dan minggu sedangkan kalo sudah login dapat ditemui di sidebar kanan HOME.
Sebelumnya Trending Topics Twitter hanya tersedia untuk lingkup global atau worldwide jadi belum tersedia untuk wilayah negara atau kota tertentu. Memang untuk mengetahui pembicaraan lokal Indonesia sudah ada website http://twiterus.com dan bagi pengguna Twitter Indonesia yang saat ini menempati urutan 2 setelah Amrik sangat menginginkan adanya fitur Twitter yang dapat melihat trend berita dari pengguna Twitter Indonesia, apalagi sering sekali topik-topik yang dibuat tweeps Indonesia sering sekali menempati posisi utama Trending Topic Twitter.
Bagi Twitter sendiri, Trending Topics Lokal juga penting dan seperti yang dilansir di blognya Twitter mereka sudah memulai membuat fitur baru Local Trends yang berisi topik hangat yang benar-benar ada di sekitar kita secara regional. Meskipun saat dirilis belum ada pilihan negara Indonesia atau kota di Indonesia tetapi arah ke depan pasti akan ada Local Trends dari kawasan Indonesia. Saat ini baru tersedia pilihan Worldwide, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, United Kingdom dan USA serta pilihan kota-kota di Amerika.
Kita tunggu aja Local Trends yang berisi topik-topik hangat yang berisi tweet bernuansa lokal Indonesia. Update terus di sini... atau follow me on Twittter @tamtomo2
Kemarin, 26 Januari 2010, Google ikut merayakan Australia Day atau Hari Australia yang merupakan hari kebangsaan resmi untuk memperingati tibanya Armada Pertama di Sydney pada tahun 1788 di pihak lain suku-suku Aborigin atau suku asli Australia menganggap sebagai Hari Penjajahan (Invasion Day) terutama memandangnya sebagai peringatan penghancuran budaya asli benua kangguru itu.
Yang menarik dari Australia Day kemarin adalah tentang logo peringatan Australia Day (Google Doodle) dari halaman Google Australia yang menjadi kontroversi dengan adanya penghilangan atribut bendera Aborigin di halaman utama kemarin yang sesungguhnya ada di desain logo aslinya. Google Doodle Australia Day tahun ini adalah hasil dari kompetisi pembuatan Google Doodle wilayah Australia yang dimenangkan Jessie Du peserta berumur 11 tahun asal New South Wales, desain asli Google Doodle yang beri judul Australia Forever ini selain ada beberapa karakter binatang juga ada atribut bendera Aborigin di latar belakang huruf "o" tengah tulisan Google. Tetapi pada saat tampil di homepage kemarin atribut bendera hitam-merah Aborigin menghilang dan hanya menyisakan lingkaran kuning saja mewakili huruf "o".
Menurut pihak Google yang tertulis di Official Blog Google Australia penghilangan bendera Aborigin ini karena factor "copyright imagery" yang tidak memungkinkan untuk di rilis di halaman Google Australia. Meski menurut pembuat desain aslinya logo ini menggambarkan perdamaian dan perlindungan satwa asli Australia serta tak ada hubungannya dengan politik. Sedangkan menurut Dennis Hwang (Google's Original Doodler) desain Jessie Du ini "It's a beautiful illustration, its creativity and warmth", desain ini mengalahkan diantara 32 kontestan yang dipilih melalui voting maupun penilaian juri.
Tentang bendera Aborigin yang gagal tampil, menurut Harold Thomas sang perancang bendera di tahun 70an sebagai simbol gerakan hak-hak adat di Australia, Google pernah meminta ijin untuk menggunakan bendera ini tetapi tidah ada titik temu pada saat penentuan pembayaran hak ciptanya sehingga yang menjadi Google Doodle Australia Day adalah logo desain Jessie Du tanpa atribut bendera Aborigin.
Berikut perbedaan antara desain asli Jessie Du (atas) dan logo yang dipublish kemarin (bawah):
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I've got something very exciting for you all today. Sweden's Dyno are THE band to watch in 2010, mark my words. The guys have been kind enough to let me hear what they're working on, and I can safely say that they are creating the best debut album I've heard in quite some time. No joke. If you liked the EP, you've going to love the album. I've got an exclusive stream of one of the tracks today, the downright perfect Above & Beyond. The song begins as a moody electro ballad before segueing into a rapid-fire dance track with a chorus to die for. These guys know how to write big melodies. They're the kind of band where every track could be a single. Longtime readers of this blog know that there's a specific brand of pop music that I consider the best of the best. This ticks all the boxes and then some. Those lamenting the demise of the UK's Daggers (ie: me) need to check out these guys NOW. They're managed by the same people as Erik Hassle, and we all know how that turned out. 2010 is the year of Dyno. Remember where you heard it first.
Last night, the Air Canada Centre held the best ticket in town - and the show did not disappoint. Those who were in attendance were treated to what may very well turn out to be Toronto's game of the year. After both teams exchanged blow after blow, the final buzzer sounded, and the Raptors walked away with a 106-105 win over the defending NBA champions.
Like the game itself, the month of January has been a very emotional rollercoaster ride. Canada's lone NBA team has surely had its lows, having to suffer sinking defeats to teams such as the Pacers (after blowing a 23 point lead) and the Bucks (a team several games below .500). Yes, these valleys have been depressing, dismal, and downright confusing. But it's the peaks of this month that have provided us with the thrill of what being an NBA fan is all about. And January's high points have come in the form of very impressive wins against the Spurs, the Magic, the Mavs, and now Kobe and his Lakers. These are no slouch teams, and it marks the first time - at least that I can remember - that the Raps have been able to beat such an impressive collection of teams in one month.
After last night's epic performance, the Raptors are now also a surprising 6-1 against Western Conference teams at home. This is an important record and point to build upon as the Raptors prepare to play a very important stretch in their schedule. Here are their next 10 games:
Miami (23-20) @ New York (17-26) Indiana (15-29) @Indiana (15-29) New Jersey (3-40) Sacramento (15-28) Philadelphia (15-28) Memphis (23-19) @ New Jersey (3-40) Washington (14-29)
As far as I'm concerned, the Raptors can win all 10 of these games. The fact that the Raps get to play the only two teams above .500 on this stretch at home means it very well could happen; if they play with the same intensity they did with last night.
A win against the Lakers like that was just what the Raptors needed. Definitely of the "hard fought and earned" variety, the Raps just need to take all the good things from that game and build upon it. A push in the right direction. Now is the time for the Raptors to defy the odds and force this rollercoaster to ascend until they please.
***A BIG THUMBS DOWN***
To all the fake Lakers fans that were in attendance at the ACC. I'm not talking about the few L.A. fans who cheered Kobe and the LakeShow on for the entire 48 minutes, only to have to deal with ridicule afterwards. I'm pointing a finger and shaking my head at all the loud and obnoxious "Fakers" who were decked out in Lakers gear, and took every opportunity to express their happiness at the Raps and their fans' expense. Yet when the home team began to make their run and even take the lead, these same "Laker fans" began to cheer for the Raptors. What? Please, I've been to Raptors home games against the Lakers before. These same fans would have rubbed it in real good had Kobe made that final shot. Those people took the easy way out last night. For shame.
*** A BIG THUMBS UP***
To that one Lakers fan who made boastful comments to the fans around him all game, then quickly made a run for the exit when Kobe missed the final shot. Good for him. At least he ran away with his team on his sleeve.
"You should be a model or the mistress of a politician"
I've been wanting to share this song for so long now, but haven't been able to find a HQ version to stream. This still isn't 100% there, but it's pretty close. Regardless, Window Shopping needs to be heard. Ola Joyce is a new Swedish singer-songwriter with influences that range from Rufus Wainwright to Prince to (in this song) Duran Duran. This is his debut single and the funkiest thing I've heard from him so far. An album is on the horizon, but for now we'll have to do with an EP (which, frustratingly, isn't available to buy outside of Sweden). While Window Shopping is undoubtedly the standout of the EP, with it's breezy synth-assisted pop smarts, there's another song he's been performing recently (Old Fashioned Heartbreak) which sounds just as good (and more importantly for him, like a smash hit). Definitely an artist to keep an eye on. I have a feeling Sweden's about to fall in love with him.
20 jam yang lalu atau hari Jumat 22 Jannuari 2010 seperti gambar di atas merupakan tweet pertama yang dikirimkan dari luar angkasa secara live. Salah satu astronot NASA yang juga seorang Flight Engineer - Science Officer Timothy Creamer berhasil mengirimkan pesan melalui Twitter dengan nickname @Astro_TJ menggunakan teknologi baru NASA yang memungkinkan untuk berkoneksi langsung dengan internet di luar angkasa.
Pesan singkat yang menarik, cool dan bersejarah sebanyak 14o karakter "Hello Twitterverse! We r now LIVE tweeting from the International Space Station -- the 1st live tweet from Space! :) More soon, send your ?s"
For most of the night, the Toronto Raptors lacked it. Yet when the team needed it the most, the ACC crowd provided it. Home court advantage is something that is often cherished in professional sports, and tonight, it was especially valuable to the Raps.
With all due respect to the Bucks and their fans, the Raptors have much higher expectations. Yet when the home team could not come out firing, their fans did not give up on them and provided us with a prime example of why the Raptors have one of the best crowds in the NBA.
You could see it in the team's intensity level late in the game. The Raptors totally fed off the electric energy that was ricocheting off the arena walls. Perhaps the player that benefited the most from the excitement was Jarrett Jack. The steady point guard totaled a season high in points in the most passionate manner possible. From there, the entire team got in on the act, evident both on the court and on the bench.
In the last game, Bosh carried us. Tonight, it was you, us, Raptors Nation that proved to be the difference maker.
***Other Notes***
- I've criticized Triano a couple of times for his questionable coaching in the last few games. But tonight, he managed to win us over with his zone defense. He knew when to use it, and when to go back to man D at the perfect times. The strategy was vital in our 4th quarter run
- Secondly, I've also talked about taking it to the rim in crunch time. Tonight, the Raps did just exactly that. Our last 3 crucial scores came on a Jack penetration drive, Belinelli not settling for a jumper and driving to the rim, and a Bosh dunk. Go hard to the rim, and either make a basket or force the refs to use their whistle.
- Lastly, Turk's still struggling with his shot, but he was a lot more effective tonight than usual. I'm sure a bunch of you guys noticed how many times both Jack and Calderon gave the ball up so Hedo could initiate the offensive sets. All Raps fans are waiting now for is his shooting slump to end. Keep working Hedo! The look on your face after that layup was priceless.
Goldfrapp - Rocket This is better than I dared hope Goldfrapp would come back with, especially after their left-turn of a folk-pop album. Bright, summery synths never sounded better. It's like they studied this blog and constructed something to appeal especially to me. A
Young Money - BedRock I remember when the whole Cash Money brand produced some decent (if incredibly stupid and easily mocked) rap music. I like Lil' Wayne when he was a teenager, or Juvenile's dumb singles, or even the ridiculous "Hot Boys." This is garbage. They took out all of the fun. F
Taylor Swift - Today Was A Fairytale Let the overexposure begin. How long can she write about fairytales and princes and crap like that? I don't buy that she's always the great lyricist people claim she is. This is sub-par Hallmark card material. Her last one was heaps better. C-
Orianthi - According To You The guitar is fantastic. Unfortunately, the song's an absolute bore. And, oh my god, who approved of that video? Why the hell is there the neck of a guitar covering the screen half of the time? C
Example - Won't Go Quietly This could definitely use a stronger chorus. The verses are definitely the best part, but all in all it's pretty forgettable. A time-passer, though I doubt I'll remember it in a few months. B-
Justin Bieber - Baby (ft. Ludacris) How lucky is this kid? Right place, right time. Like his past singles, it's certainly catchy. I actually kind of like the chorus a lot more than I should. Guilty pleasure, for sure.B
Marianas Trench - Beside You An emo rock worth noting, especially since I usually hate emo rock. The African elements to this are gorgeous and add an interesting texture to what could've been a boring ballad. A-
Name: Hilary Swank Birth Name: Hilary Ann Swank Height: 5' 5" Sex: Female Nationality: American Birth Date: July 30, 1974 Birth Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Profession: actress Education: South Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California Santa Monica City College Mother: Judy Swank
Hilary Swank's Address, Mailing Addresses, Fan Mail, Contact Addresses:
Hilary Swank Address #1: Hilary Swank Untitled Entertainment 1801 Century Park E. Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90067 USA
Hilary Swank Address #2: Hilary Swank Creative Artists Agency 9830 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California 90212-1825 USA
Hilary Swank Address #3: Hilary Swank c/o William Morris Agency 151 South El Camino Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA *** End of Hilary Swank Address ***
Imagine my delight when discovering that two fifths of this new Swedish supergroup are Erik Stenemo (from Melody Club) and Josephine Forsman (from Sahara Hotnights). That alone caught my attention and guaranteed that I was going to sit up and take Casablanca seriously. The band hearkens back to the over-the-top hair metal of the 80's and is very authentic in that. They really go for the lighters-in-the-air anthem template with Downtown, a song that sounds a little like The Ark in parts--the dramatic, slowed down chorus, especially. Frontman Anders Ljung is no Ola Salo, but his throaty, at times sleazy, vocals fit the KISS-style aesthetic perfectly. This genre trends toward self-parody almost instinctively, but something about this band (and Swedish music in general), manages to harness the genre's tropes and turn something that could be cheesy into something quite rousing. And with support from Swedish radio (this song debuted on the annual P3 Guld awards), they could turn out to be what we thought H.E.A.T. was last year.
Bulan Maret tahun ini tepatnya tanggal 5-6-7 akan diselenggarakan acara festival musik jazz tahunan Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2010 yang untuk tahun ini diselenggarakan di JIExpo Kemayoran Jakarta. Puluhan artis atau band internasional maupun dari dalam negeri yang ikutan di acara ini, tercatat ada Manhattan Transfer, Toni Braxton, Babyface, Lee Ritenour dan beberapa penyanyi jazz tenar lainnya.
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Words could not describe the look on Chris Bosh's face after he put up a career high 44 points only to end up losing to the Milwaukee Bucks. In all the seasons of Bosh's young career, I had never seen the Raptors' captain look so dejected. Tonight's 107-113 loss definitely proved to be a candidate for most disappointing loss up to this point in the season.
But maybe we should have seen this one coming? After all, the Raps were on the tail end of a back to back.
Before tonight's game with the Bucks, the Raps held a record of 2-5 on second games of a back to back. Here are the following games:
Dallas L 101-129 Utah L 91-104 Charlotte L 81-116 Chicago W 110-78 Milwaukee L 95-117 Orlando L 99-118 San Antonio W 91-86
In these games, the Raps are scoring an average of 95 points per game (8 below their season average), and are giving up 106 points per game (2 more points above their season average). Do the math and that's a 10 point swing.
Exactly what is going here? Are they fatigued? What about the depth of their bench? Wasn't that supposed to help? The Raptors have to find a way to dig down deep in these types of games.
***Other Notes***
- Exactly what is going on with Jay Triano? That's two straight games where he's had questionable substitutions and playcalls to close out games. Bargs was having a rough night, but Jay put him back out there to replace Amir Johnson - who just happened to be doing a pretty good job of grabbing defensive rebounds.
- So let me get this straight, our workhorse Chris Bosh, on a career night, doesn't get a touch for 4 straight possessions to close out the game? Instead, we opt for a Bargnani 3 and an Antoine Wright 3? GET BOSH THE BALL!
I've had my eyes on Australia's Peacocks for awhile now. Quite a few months ago (maybe over a year?), they had some amazing songs up on their myspace. Since then, they've added another vocalist and went a bit clubbier. While I much prefer their older stuff, I'm really into this new song of theirs, Fast Lover. It features exclusively the vocals of their new member, Mereki Beach-Party. Fans of Dragonette and the Lovemakers will find this quite similar to those artists. Strong 80's vibe with a collage of sweeping synths and a punchy chorus. It also sounds like a song perfectly suited to Kylie Minogue, especially given her more recent electro stuff. Best of all, the new Peacocks EP is available for free download on their myspace, featuring the even better Take It Off, which I posted on this blog a long time ago.
(Music posted for evaluation purposes only. If you like what you hear, support the artists. Download the EP for free here. Follow me on twitter and facebook.
Siapa yang gak kenal Bill Gates dengan Microsoft-nya? kali ini Bill Gates kembali mengguncang dunia perTwitteran dengan account baru di Twitter. Baru dibuat sekitar 8 jam langsung melesat tajam jumlah followernya sebanyak 100 ribu orang bahkan saat tulisan ini dibuat sudah sebanyak 244.796 follower yang mengikuti tweet Bill Gates ini, yang pasti kata kunci Bill Gates juga melesat sebagai Trending Topic Today di Twitter.
Jumlah tweets sejak dirilis kemarin memang baru 8 buah, itupun 4 buah merupakan ReTweet dari @TIME, @aplusk dan @RyanSeacrest sedangkan yang diikuti tweetnya cuma sebanyak 40 orang saja termasuk @BarrackObama. Yang merik dari Verified Account Bill Gates ini adalah menjadikan tempat mengumumkan website baru Bill Gates yang berisi semua kegiatannya termasuk pemikiran-pemikirannya. Websitenya dapat diakses melalui www.thegatesnotes.com maupun www.gatesnotes.com. Di web terbaru ini juga memuat kegiatan amal Bill Gates bersaman istrinya dalam Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Silahkan mengikuti tweet Bill Gates di twitter yang beralamatkan di @BillGates...
Make no mistake about it, tonight's clash with the East's titan was a big game. With one of the best records in the NBA since December, the Toronto Raptors arrived into Cleveland on a high. Unfortunately, with the lights on (game broadcasted on national TV), the Raptors were unable to come out of it with a victory.
The final score of 108-100 is a bit deceiving, as the team in black and red actually managed to stay with the Cavs for most of the game. Every time the Cavs would make a run, the Raptors would pick up their intensity and throw a punch back. But when the game reached its climatic peak, the spotlight proved to be too bright for Toronto. Outside of Marco Belinelli, the team began to take unnecessary outside jumpers for a majority of the fourth quarter. I'm not sure what was discussed in the huddles, but it surely HAD to involve encouraging the good things they did in the first half...right?
I hate to peg him, but this really falls on Chris Bosh. Out of his team high 16 shot attempts, I maybe saw him drive to the basket two or three times. On one of those, he chose to kick it out instead of taking it to the hole, and on the other, he fumbled. Don't get me wrong, Chris Bosh is a great player, deserving of all the praise he gets. But I'm sure everyone saw how he was getting his points. They were practically all on jumpers of a high degree of difficulty. When you have slower players like Big Z or Shaq guarding you, there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to get past them and draw the foul.
Again, it still baffles me how we totally went away from what was keeping us in the game in the first place, and that's taking it to the basket. Why put in a struggling Turkoglu for Antoine Wright, who had seemingly made it his mission to drive into the lane? Why keep a tentative Jose Calderon on the court when Jack seemed to be on tonight? Both Jack and Wright don't view their outside shot as their strength, and yet they were not placed on the floor when the Raps finally cut it down to 3 after trailing by 10 in the 4th quarter. The only sub I didn't mind was Marco for DeRozan, who was being outmatched on the defensive end.
Besides all that, Raptors Nation must move on. It's not like we just lost to the worst team in the league or anything. The Cavs are awesome at home, and they are the best team in the Eastern Conference. What's got to happen next is that the Raps learn from this. The lesson? In the clutch, good teams dig down on defense and take it to the rim. Tonight, the Raps did neither.
Oh, Ke$ha. I am not a fan, and I should probably preface this review with that. I find her obnoxious. Every interview I've seen, she's come across as clueless and/or intoxicated and the fact that a song as average as Tik Tok has become a number one hit for so many weeks speaks volumes about the sorry state of hit music. All that being said, in the interest of objectivity I'm going to stuff my annoyance away and try to focus on the music, because there are a few high points here.
1. Your Love Is My Drug - A nice, summery Katy Perry type song. This has a great chorus that is brought down by whiny sing-speak verses. Still, it's one of the few tracks that isn't ridiculously immature. 8/10
2. Tik Tok - I really do think you have to be under the influence of something to enjoy this fully. The lyrics are just so annoying. They're not cute, they're not funny, they just make her look/sound ridiculous. That being said, the song is a hit for a reason. It's devilishly catchy. 6/10
3. Take It Off - I despise the sampling in this chorus. It's so lazy and obvious. In fact, this is less a song than it is a look-at-me attention grabber. 3/10
4. Kiss N Tell - Finally, something resembling a melody. I would like this so much more if somebody else sang it, but even with Ke$ha's snotty vocals it's one of the early standouts. 7/10
5. Stephen - The chorus is alright, but those verses! Her delivery just ruins it. She doesn't sound good. At all. 6/10
6. Blah Blah Blah- Unlistenable. This is beyond bad, and the fact that it's the second highest selling track on the album is baffling. By far the worst song on the album. 1/10
7. Hungover - Here we get the big electro ballad. Maybe it's supposed to be taken seriously, but coming after the first six songs, it's just a little silly. 5/10
8. Party At A Rich Dude's House - Before I even heard this, I hated the title, so I came in programmed to hate the song as well. It's actually better than anticipated, a bit more new wave than the previous stuff with a great guitar riff ruined by the stupid lyrics. 7/10
9. Backstabber - I could see this becoming annoying, but it fits the whole Ke$ha sound a lot better than most of the tracks. I don't hate it. Maybe it's the subdued vocals in the verses. 7/10
10. Blind - A more straightforward pop song, minus the irritating antics that drag down most of the album. This is far more stately (or at least, goes for stately). The vocals ruin it, though. They don't mesh with the music at all. 6/10
11. Dinosaur - Strangely, one of my favorites. Unlike most everything else, the snottiness and immaturity actually works here. There's a wicked 80's synth line after the chorus and, as annoying as the chant-singing could be, it somehow isn't here. 8/10
12. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes - Back to straight-up electro, and this is pure filler. I was hoping this would be a cover of the Ultravox song (which the much-superior Velvet did in early 2009), but instead, it's utterly forgettable. 6/10
13. Boots & Boys - Irritating, spoken verses give way to a chorus that isn't half-bad. But it's another example of the shallow, materialistic subject matter of the album, which would be okay if she found a way to write about these things interestingly. "Give me boots and boys" = not interesting. 6/10
14. Animal - Shows a little bit of promise, as the subject matter here is a little more interesting, as is the melody and song construction. It's not highly memorable, but I'll give her a few points for doing something different. 7/10
*On a final note, I've heard another Ke$ha song (Mr. Watson) that is actually better than most of this album. It's an example of how to do the sleazy/immature thing with an actual melody. Though the lyrics are... well, illegal?
LOVE this band. They're one of those discoveries that really gets me excited, and I think they'll be huge in their native Denmark this year (despite the ridiculous name). If you're looking for a massive electro/pop/rock song, this is the best I've heard in some while. The massive, swooping synths alone are worth a mention, but the instant chorus and fantastic lyrics can't be ignored, either. I love songs like this. It's dance, but built on the skeleton of a ballsy rock song. Ginger Ninja's debut album, Wicked Map, is out next Monday in Denmark and contains their other upbeat single, Sunshine. I'm dying to hear it. I have a feeling these guys could end up as one of my favorite new groups of 2010.
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Pernah mendapatkan pesan BlackBerry Messenger seperti gambar di atas? Kalo pernah abaikan saja dan jangan kirim secara Broadcast Message lagi pesan berantai tersebut atau biasa kita sebut Hoax alias berita bohong ke daftar kontak BBM anda.
Beberapa waktu yang lalu memang beredar luas dari BBM ke BBM dari orang yang memang ada di daftar contact atau mungkin baru menambahkan PIN, saat ini dengan adanya barcode PIN menjadikan mudah mendapatkan PIN pengguna lain apalagi barcode tersebut diposting di blog atau bahkan menuliskan PIN di signtaure email.
Menurut perusahaan security komputer McAfee di blognya, BlackBerry Messenger menjadi tempat penyebaran Spam dan Hoax baru selain email. Apabila ada permintaan Invite Contact baru via BBM perhatikan terlebih dahulu sang pengundang apakah kenal sebelumnya atau tidak tetapi tetap hati-hati terhadap pesan dari kontak BBM termasuk link yang disertakan dan sepertinya mencurigakan.
Gunakan BlackBerry anda dengan bijak dan hati-hati...
Google sebagai mesin pencari yang terbesar dan tersebar di berbagai negara selalu memperingati hari-hari tertentu di setiap negara dengan mengganti logo resminya dengan logo spesial yang biasa disebut Google Doodles.
Di Minggu ke 3 January ini tercatat empat Google Doodle di empat negara berbeda yakni 120th Birthday of Karel Capek (Czech Republic, Slovakia), Coming of Age Day (Japan), Festival of Kites (India) dan Celebration of Chinese Culture (China). Logo bulan Januari 2010 sebelumnya antara lain Happy New Year 2010 dan Birthday Sir Issac Newton yang lebih spesial dengan efeknya.
Untuk melihat Goggle Doodle Day By Day dapat dilihat di Facebook yang terbagi dalam 4 album antara lain: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 dan Part 4atau kalau di blog ini di dalam kategori Google Doodle.
Edition: China Inventions/ Celebration of Chinese Culture (The Four Great Inventions)
After a convincing blowout against one of the best teams in the NBA, the Toronto Raptors can finally exhale. Whew. That was a close call.
The potential nightmare began with the Raps giving up a 23 point lead, only to tragically fall to the Indiana Pacers. In the eyes of many fans, that game was a must win, especially considering Toronto had recently resurfaced from underneath the .500 mark. For the 3 day break that followed, the team had plenty of time to digest and break down exactly where they were in the grand scheme of things. The Raptors had played their best ball of the season, determined to scratch, fight, and claw their way back to respectability. The .500 mark was the goal. And as quickly as they had reached it, it slipped away.
With an equally surging New York team on the horizon, and then two games against NBA elites (Mavs and Cavs) after that, the Raptors knew they could have potentially dropped back to 4 games under .500. After all the hard work it had taken to get where they were, such a scenario would have proven to be that proverbial dagger in the Raptors' hearts.
But with the pressure on, the team arrived into New York and took care of business. Led by the inspired play of Andrea Bargnani, the Raps broke even with their record. And then of course there was the spectacular performance against the Dallas Mavericks. Even with the second best record in the West, Disco Dirk and company were unable to drop the Raps back under .500.
And so here we are today. Disaster averted. Instead of being several games below .500, the Raptors now confidently prepare for their date with the Cleveland Cavaliers. This won't be any regular meet and greet either. The Cavs likely remember the game they lost to Toronto at the beginning of the season and will look to even the series on national television. No stranger to the spotlight, LeBron James has gotten his Cavaliers playing at an incredibly higher level than when they last met the Raps.
For James, this is nothing but a regularity, the concept of playing in front of the entire country of America. But for the Raps, this is a relatively foreign territory. The Raptors have had only one nationally televised game, and that was against the hot San Antonio Spurs; a meeting they made the most out of.
This Tuesday, on NBA TV, the Raptors will have yet another opportunity to make ground in the standings. If there's anytime to prove that they have finally turned the corner, it will be then. Many eyes will be watching, but it will be the noise they make if they win that will matter the most.
Facebook saat ini makin Twitter banget, gimana gak kalo saat ini malah nambah lagi fitur-fitur Twitter yang disematkan di Facebook, hal ini mungkin dilakukan Facebook untuk menarik kembali penggunanya yang mulai lari ke Twitter. Beberapa waktu yang lalu mungkin kita ingat adanya fitur "@mention" atau kalo di Twitter "@reply" yang ditambahkan untuk update status Facebook dengan menyebut nama teman yang otomatis akan berupa link ke profil teman tersebut dan di wall teman itupun akan ada postingan serupa (baca tentang hal itu di Status Tagging Method).
Fitur yang baru kali lebih Twitter banget, kalo pengguna Twitter akan tau kalo yang khas dari Twitter adalah ReTweet atau RT yakni memposting atau membuat tweet ulang milik pengguna Twitter lain untuk diposting di timeline sendiri, bisa dengan melakukan editing untuk menambahkan tweet sendiri atau tetap apa adanya 140 karakter. Kemarin Facebook menambahkan fitur serupa ReTweet Twitter tersebut, mungkin bagi pengguna Facebook gak sadar ada fitur ini jadi pada saat kita melakukan share postingan Link, Photo, Video atau bahkan Notes maka akan keluar postingan dengan tambahan "via" yang akan menyebutkan pemilik asli postingan tersebut. Cuma untuk postingan Status Updates belum dapat di-ReTweet, seandainya sudah bisa repost akan lebih menarik tetapi sabar aja mungkin nanti akan dapat di-RT juga.
Kita tunggu aja Twitterisasi Facebook yang lain...
Sudah beberapa waktu yang lalu matinya layanan musik streaming imeem.com saat dibeli MySpace senilai USD 1 Juta yang lalu, kini para pengguna imeem dapat kembali mendengarkan playlist yang pernah dibuat di Imeem.
Sungguh mengecewakan memang dengan mati mendadaknya imeem tersebut karena mungkin pemilik account imeem belum sempat mendata playlist dan situs music streaming tersebut tidak dapat diakses tetapi hanya di alihkan ke situs MySpace Music.
Hari ini kekecewaan pengguna imeem sedikit terobati dengan adanya email dari MySpace yang memberitahukan kalau pengguna imeem saat ini dapat mengaktifkan kembali playlist yang pernah dibuat dan mengimpornya ke MySpace Music. Cuma sayangnya tak semua arsip lagu terpindahkan hanya playlist-nya saja dan itupun belum tentu berhasil terpindahkan.
Cara import playlist imeem ke MySpace Music cukum mengunjungi halaman MySpace di http://www.myspace.com/music/import-playlists kemudian login dengan account MySpace. Masukkan alamat email yang digunakan untuk mengakses imeem dan klik "Import Playlists". Setelah terpindahkan ke MySpace Music, atur kembali nama playlist yang bernama "import_[yourplaylistname]", jika jumlah lagu lebih dari 100 maka akan dipisah dalam muliple playlist. Playlist yang tersimpan di My Private Playlist tersebut dapat diedit kembali dan dibuat menjadi umum (Make Public).
Salah satu penyebab MySpace membeli imeem adalah karena imeem dapat diakses secara streaming melalui perangkat mobile seperti iPhone dan Android serta memiliki pengguna dalam jumlah yang besar. Silahkan mencoba memindahkan playlist di imeem ke mySpace Music...
Udah instal Seesmic For BlackBerry? Ada Keyboard Shortcut yang bermanfaat bagi pengguna BlackBerry yang trackball-nya ngadat agar tetap dapat menggunakan Seesmic For BlackBerry buat twitteran, berikut shortcutnya:
T (for top): melihat pesan yang di atasnya B (for bottom): melihat pesan yang di bawahnya alt + space - to scroll page down shift + space: scroo ke atas/ page up S (search): new search
Shortcut buat Reply atau Retweet: C (compose): membuat tweet baru R (reply): reply tweet L (reply To all): reply buat semua username yang ada di tweet F – new RETWEET: membuat Retweet baru, seperti forward pada email Q (quote): ReTwee dengan tambahan atau dilakukan editing terlebih dahulu D - Direct Message: mengirim DM baru *(ALT+A/ALT+Q): memberi tanda Favourite/ Unfavourite S – Search Tweeter: selakukan pencarian tweets
Shortcut menggunakan kombinasi ALT: ALT + H : home timeline ALT + R : replies timelines ALT + D : direct messages timeline ALT + L : display lists menu ALT + S : display lists of searches (saved on your twitter.com account)
20. Elkland - Apart (2005) Best bit - 0:49 That fractured, staccato second half of the chorus.
19. The Sounds - Dance With Me (2002) Best bit - 0:00 One of my favorite synth hooks of the 00's.
18. The Callahan - Melody That Counts (2005) Best bit - 1:48 Comes back more aggressive than ever. Love the lyrics in this song.
17. Melody Club - Baby (Stand Up) (2004) Best bit - 0:00 The breezy, wordless hook that opens the song. Perfection.
16. Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama (2004) Best bit - 1:02 When the electric guitar comes in, signaling the chorus, resistance is futile.
15. Daggers - Money (2007) Best bit - 0:39 What a freakin' chorus. I mean... c'mon!
14. The Mo (with Kris Le Mans) - Nostalgia Locomotive (2004) Best bit - 3:01 The ending of this is transporting. The drums, the harmonies. So beautiful.
13. Bodies Without Organs - Sunshine In The Rain (2005) Best bit - 1:17 When those Beach Boys-esque harmonies join the verses.
12. Delays - Lost In A Melody (2004) Best bit - 0:01 Okay, so maybe this is the most striking synth hook of the 00's?
11. Melody Club - Take Me Away (2004) Best bit - 2:39 The funky guitar adds yet another hook to a song already infused with them.
10. The Similou - All This Love (2004) I first heard this song in conjunction with the video and was taken with the bright colors, the keytar and the scenery straight out of Super Mario, so it's hard to separate the image and the music. Even without the visuals, it's one of the sunniest, happiest songs I've ever heard. Surprisingly, the lyrics are actually pretty dark and depressing. Come to think of it, a lot of my favorite songs are like this. There's a contrast that I find very provocative in a pop song (see track #3 for an even better example). I can't think of anything else that sounds like this. The vocals, the bubbling synths. It's one of a kind.
9. Moneybrother - They're Building Walls Around Us (2005) One of the biggest sounding songs I've heard, Moneybrother took about five hundred string ensembles and worked them to the bone. It adds up to something as adrenaline-fueling as a good action movie. It grabs you right from the start and keeps building until it reaches the frantic climax. It's the best use of strings in a pop song that I can remember, and totally galvanized this guy's career. It will rightfully be considered his masterpiece.
8. The Ark - Calleth You, Cometh I (2003) Galloping. Sheer, unbridled joy. I'm not even writing in full sentences here, but you get the idea. From the two and a half minute on, it's the best thing the Ark has ever recorded, and may just be the best musical experience of all time. It is literally the sound of Heaven opening up. I'm not sure if you can fully experience it unless you've been to one of the band's concerts and heard an entire audience singing this back. Chills. Total chills.
7. The Ark - Father Of A Son (2003) Probably the ballsiest, most controversial song on my list. I don't think the Ark always get the credit they deserve for their lyrics. They're a pop band, yes, but the things Ola writes about, and the way he tackles them, are unique, important and, more often than not... pretty damn life-affirming. This is a big fuck you in the faces of many, and done with a sense of fun and panache that makes it completely irresistible. It's the best example of gutsy glam rock that the decade has to offer.
6. Melody Club - Electric (2002) Melody Club have a lot of great songs, but if I were to pick one that encompasses them completely, it would be Electric. It's one of the brightest, most anthemic songs of the decade. If I'm in need of a song that'll make me feel good, this is the one I choose. It's about dancing, and really nothing more than that. And if you're gonna release an ode to dancing, you better be sure that it makes people wanna get up. I can't imagine anyone sitting down to this. It's so massive. The chorus was ripped from the stars, I swear.
5. The Ark - It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane (2001) This was the single that introduced the Ark (who, if you hadn't guessed it by now, are my band of the decade) to the Swedish and International public. It's still their rallying cry, a timeless message delivered in an impossibly dynamic, dramatic way. Lyrically, Ola's at his best here, crafting an anthem for anybody who ever felt different (aka: everybody). It's one of those songs that, when I first heard it, I swore was a remake of some older hit. It has that timeless quality to it, a melody and sentiment that's universal.
4. Laakso - Norrköping (2007) A television season's worth of coming-of-age drama condensed into a three minute pop song, this has some of my favorite imagery of any pop song. It was never a single, but remains my favorite track in Laakso's stellar catalog. It represents everything I love about this band. They're storytellers, but more than that they manage to put their finger on a certain type of mood. They're masters at conveying the emotional battlefield of adolescence and early adulthood and setting it to music that's as varied and unpredictable as the lyrics. This track in particular obviously comes from a personal space. It's nostalgia done right, with just a little bit of sentimentality.
3. Delays - Valentine (2006) A damn near post-apocalyptic love song set in a New Orleans under the impending threat of Hurricane Katrina. Conversely, one of the sunniest sounding pop songs of the decade. Completely original. And listen to the album version, I beg you. The single release loses all momentum. It's like ripping out the climax of a novel before you read it. This came and went when it was released in early 2006, and is one of the most under appreciated singles of the past few years. It's a moving, cinematic pop song of the highest caliber, and really epitomizes what this type of music is capable of if pushed to the limits.
2. The Mo - The Right World (2004) This song, along with one or two others on the countdown, was the inspiration for starting this blog. This is the song that changed the musical landscape for me. I discovered the Mo and Melody Club on the same night, a few months after listening to the Ark's first two albums. It's when I really discovered Swedish pop music for the first time, and more specifically, the exact genre of music that really connects with me. It's reminiscent, in ways, of Europe's The Final Countdown, a song that (according to my parents) I was OBSESSED with as a toddler. This is even better, though. Flawless. The synths, guitar, drums, lyrics. Everything comes together perfectly. I've played it hundreds of times, but each time it's like that first night I heard it. It still gives me shivers.
1. The Ark - One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young (2004) Oh god, where to start? This is just everything, isn't it? The Ark writes songs about the big picture. Life and death. On first look, this is a fun, simple pop song, but the lyrics are something else. The twisting of Summer and mortality, youth culture and higher purpose. It's a c'est la vie type of song, but it's one that really gets it and, in turn, yanks you off your butt and convinces you to go do something. And, on top of all that, it's... well... a fun, simple pop song. Not easy to pull off, but this ticks every box. And did I mention the drums? The fill that leads into the final chorus is as rattling as a round of bullets.
