All Blog Posts (11)

Plushenko giant in short program

Until he came out of skating hibernation this season, Evgeni Plushenko had settled himself in for a long winter’s nap - three years long, in fact. But when Mother Russia needed him back for the Olympics, the defending champion dutifully rubbed his eyes, dusted off his skates and emerged from retirement with his jumping skills still intact. “I am nervous today because it is the Olym… Continue

Added by Gerard Bean on February 17, 2010 at 9:53am — No Comments

German Wins Women’s 10K Biathlon

Six-times world champion Magdalena Neuner of Germany landed her first Olympic gold medal after coming from behind to win the women's 10km pursuit at Whistler Olympic Park on Tuesday. Trailing Slovakia's Anastazia Kuzmina by two seconds after Sunday's 7.5 km sprint, the 23-year-old Neuner took control after a flawless display in the first two rounds of p… Continue

Added by Gerard Bean on February 16, 2010 at 5:23pm — No Comments

Tea Party: Life imitating art in Nashville

Am I the only one to notice the coincidence that the Tea Party Convention met in Nashville, which is also the title of a 1975 Robert Altman movie about (among other things) an anti-establishment presidential candidate? Hal Phillip Walker, the standard-bearer of the Replacement Party, would have felt at home last weekend in Nashville. Walker's populist platform included forbidd… Continue

Added by Gerard Bean on February 8, 2010 at 7:59pm — No Comments

Kirk Wins Illinois Republican Primary

In the first midterm election of the year, with the U.S. Senate seat once occupied by President Barack Obama up for grabs, voters sent a moderate five-term congressman from a wealthy suburb to face off against a 33-year-old state Treasurer who used to play basketball with the president. Mark Kirk, the Republican congressman, won his primary by nearly 40 percentage points, accordin… Continue

Added by Gerard Bean on February 3, 2010 at 8:49am — No Comments

Conan gets his biggest ratings with finale

You know how everyone slows down on the freeway to look at a car wreck? The equivalent happened for Conan O'Brien's last appearance as host of "The Tonight Show." After weeks of controversy over NBC's efforts to return Jay Leno to the late-night schedule and O'Brien's decision to leave rather than get pushed back to a post-midnight starting time, 10.3 million people tu… Continue

Added by Gerard Bean on January 29, 2010 at 6:21am — No Comments

The best running shoe may be none at all, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday

Runners who eschew shoes may be less likely to do serious injury to their feet, because they hold their feet differently, Daniel Lieberman of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and colleagues found. Writing in the journal Nature, they said runners who wear shoes tend to hit the ground with their heels first, whereas barefoot runners put the bal… Continue

Added by Gerard Bean on January 27, 2010 at 8:36pm — No Comments

Clinton, Bush say saving lives is top goal in Haiti

Getting aid to Haiti right away to save lives is the first goal of the fund-raising initiative headed by George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, the two former U.S. presidents say. In a pre-recorded interview broadcast Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Bush and Clinton said the new fund created by President Barack Obama also seeks to ensure that money keeps coming in after the news media… Continue

Added by bernertry on January 17, 2010 at 6:07pm — No Comments

Google Embraces Partners to Straddle Desktop-Cloud Divide

Google has unveiled plans today to allow Google Docs to store any type of files, and revealed a new tool from Memeo to enable users to access, migrate, and synchronize files between their desktop and Google Docs. These announcements signify a broader strategy by Google to help business customers bridge the gap between the desktop and the cloud. Google has been aggressively vying f… Continue

Added by bernertry on January 12, 2010 at 5:52pm — No Comments

Google Reacts To Nexus One Complaints

With complaints about its online-only support for the new Nexus One smartphone piling up, Google said it is moving as quickly as possible to address customer dissatisfaction. The company's support forum is loaded with complaints about spotty 3G coverage from carrier partner T-Mobile, a lack of information on delivery status after a phone is purchased and getting… Continue

Added by bernertry on January 12, 2010 at 2:04pm — No Comments

Fiorina Lends Campaign $2.5 Million

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina loaned $2.5 million of her own money to her campaign for the U.S. Senate, an indication she's willing to invest significant personal resources to unseat Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer. Fiorina also raised nearly $1.1 million in donations during her first two months in the race. After expenses, that gives her about $2.7 million going… Continue

Added by bernertry on January 12, 2010 at 3:48am — No Comments

New Tracks!

Currently in the works at Muze Entertainment:

1. Hustlin' (Keep Em Coming Remix) - (Track 5 on Chris Shendo's WMC 2009 Demo EP): This track is a great Jump-Up Jungle track, featuring clips from Rick Ross' "Hustlin'." The original remix was one of the first DnB tracks Chris had written in almost 2 years, and was in need of a reworking. Over the previous weekend, Chris converted all riffs and loops over to new synths and samplers, and upgraded the accapella by taking out the loops from… Continue

Added by MODERATOR on May 11, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments