Amendments to the EU Trade Mark Regulation on 23 March 2016 brought about substantial changes to the EU trade mark system. However, not all of the changes were implemented with immediate effect.
With the publication of Regulation No. 2017/1001 in the EU Official Journal on 16 June 2017, we are reminded that several significant reforms will enter into force on 1 October 2017.
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package org.terasology.math;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.terasology.config.Config;
import org.terasology.context.internal.ContextImpl;
import org.terasology.math.geom.Vector3i;
import org.terasology.registry.CoreRegistry;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

public class ChunkMathTest {

    @Test
    public void getEdgeRegion() {
        Region3i region = Region3i.createFromMinAndSize(new Vector3i(16, 0, 16), new Vector3i(16, 128, 16));
        assertEquals(Region3i.createFromMinMax(new Vector3i(16, 0, 16), new Vector3i(16, 127, 31)), ChunkMath.getEdgeRegion(region, Side.LEFT));
    }

    @Test
    public void regionPositions() {
        CoreRegistry.setContext(new ContextImpl());
        CoreRegistry.put(Config.class, new Config());

        assertEquals(1, ChunkMath.calcChunkPos(Region3i.createFromMinMax(new Vector3i(0, 0, 0), new Vector3i(0, 0, 0))).length);
        assertEquals(1, ChunkMath.calcChunkPos(Region3i.createFromMinMax(new Vector3i(0, 0, 0), new Vector3i(31, 63, 31))).length);
        assertEquals(2, ChunkMath.calcChunkPos(Region3i.createFromMinMax(new Vector3i(0, 0, 0), new Vector3i(32, 63, 31))).length);
        assertEquals(4, ChunkMath.calcChunkPos(Region3i.createFromMinMax(new Vector3i(0, 0, 0), new Vector3i(32, 63, 32))).length);
        assertEquals(8, ChunkMath.calcChunkPos(Region3i.createFromMinMax(new Vector3i(0, 0, 0), new Vector3i(32, 64, 32))).length);
        assertEquals(12, ChunkMath.calcChunkPos(Region3i.createFromMinMax(new Vector3i(-1, 0, 0), new Vector3i(32, 64, 32))).length);

        Vector3i[] chunks = ChunkMath.calcChunkPos(Region3i.createFromMinMax(new Vector3i(0, 0, 0), new Vector3i(32, 63, 31)));
        assertEquals(new Vector3i(0, 0, 0), chunks[0]);
        assertEquals(new Vector3i(1, 0, 0), chunks[1]);
    }
}

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Lunar Rover Discovers Mysterious Glass Spheres on The Far Side of The Moon
China's Yutu-2 mission has made another fascinating discovery on the far side of the Moon. Glistening amid the dry, gray dust, the rover's panoramic camera picked out two small intact spheres of translucent glass.
Such spherules can record information about the Moon's history, including the composition of its mantle and impact events. Yutu-2 was unable to obtain compositional data, but these natural lunar marbles could be important research targets in the future.
Glass isn't uncommon on the Moon, as it happens. The material forms when silicate material is subjected to high temperature, and both of those ingredients are readily available on the Moon.
In the lunar past, there was extensive volcanism, leading to the formation of volcanic glass; and impacts from smaller objects such as meteorites also generate intense heat, resulting in the formation of glass.
The latter is what could be behind the spherules observed by Yutu-2, according to a team of scientists led by planetary geologist Zhiyong Xiao of Sun Yat-sen University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
It's hard to know for sure, though, because most of the glass found on the Moon to date looks different from the spherules discovered by Yutu-2. There are spherules up there aplenty, but they tend to be less than a millimeter in size.
Here on Earth, such tiny glass spherules are created during an impact, generating such intense heat that the crust melts and sprays into the air. The molten material hardens and falls back down as tiny glass beads.
Yutu-2's spherules are much larger, at 15 to 25 millimeters across. That alone doesn't make them unique; glass balls up to 40 millimeters across were recovered from the Moon's near side during the Apollo 16 mission. These were traced to a nearby crater, and are thought to be impact spherules also.
But there are differences between the two discoveries. As Xiao and his colleagues explain, the far side spherules seem to be translucent or semi-transparent, and have a vitreous luster. In addition to the two that seem to be translucent, they found four more spherules that have a similar luster, but their translucency could not be confirmed.
These spherules were found near fresh impact craters, which could suggest that they formed during lunar meteorite impacts, although it's possible that they were already present, buried below the surface and were merely excavated by impacts.
However, the team believes that the most likely explanation is that they formed from volcanic glass called anorthosite that melted again on impact, re-forming into translucent round globs.
"Collectively, the peculiar morphology, geometry, and local context of the glass globules are consistent with being anorthositic impact glasses," the researchers write in their paper.
This could make the objects the lunar equivalent of terrestrial formations called tektites – pebble-sized glassy objects that form when Earth material melts, sprays into the air, and hardens and forms into a ball as it falls back down, like a larger version of those tiny spherules.
We can't know for sure without studying their composition, but if they are lunar tektites, they might be quite common on the lunar surface. This offers some tantalizing possibilities for future research, the team says.
"As the first discovery of macroscopic and translucent glass globules on the Moon, this study predicts that such globules should be abundant across the lunar highland, providing promising sampling targets to reveal the early impact history of the Moon," they write.
The paper detailing the discovery has been published in Science Bulletin.
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A group exhibition featuring the locally based street artists Zee Zee 22, Cassette Lord, Archi Ram andFunky Red Dog . It will also include work by several mystery artists.
info@thewarehousegallery.co.uk with your name and the names of any guests that you would like to bring. Numbers will be strictly limited. There will be a Christmas raffle at the Private View with the chance of winning pieces of artwork that have been donated by the artists. All proceeds from the raffle will be donated to the local charity – Chestnut Tree House, which is a children's hospice that cares for over 280 children and young adults from 0-25 years of age with progressive life-limiting conditions from Sussex and South East Hampshire.
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The plaintiff in Trautman v. Time Warner Cable attempted to argue retaliation under the Family Leave and Medical Act (FMLA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) after she was terminated for having 22 non-FMLA approved absences in almost four months.
The Tenth Circuit clarified that demonstrating that an employer failed to accommodate a disability, standing alone, is not sufficient to succeed on a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Gas industry, academics home in on strategies to curb sector emissions
Facing rising concerns over climate change, gas industry observers and representatives in recent days have come out with forward-looking research aimed at combating greenhouse gas emissions related to the oil and gas sectors.
Rather than trying to pin down and capture methane emissions leaking into the atmosphere because of its potent warming potential, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology posited in a research paper that policymakers can ignore methane reduction efforts and instead invest in renewables to meet climate change goals more efficiently.
The researchers said that supercharging investments in renewables to replace coal generation will have a greater long-term carbon dioxide reduction effect because it avoids the potential of locking in natural gas use for a longer period. Policies that favor carbon-free power can help the U.S. meet 2030 carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets even though gas would still be a significant part of the energy mix.
The difficulty in cutting methane emissions is there is very little agreement on how much methane is being emitted, where it is leaking from, and how to measure any reductions, the paper said. Policymakers will need to choose between further investments in methane reduction — finding and plugging leaks in the gas system from the wellhead through pipelines to homes and power plants — or in renewable systems, to meet climate change goals, the authors said.
Taking another tack on emissions reduction opportunities was a study released by the American Gas Foundation. Adopting new natural gas technologies for home heating could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the residential sector, the paper said. The study found that the U.S. could cut greenhouse gas emissions from homes by 24% to 40% through 2050 by implementing policies that encourage the use of advanced space heating and water heating systems.
In a scenario where advanced gas heating technology achieves modest market penetration, U.S. residential carbon dioxide emissions could fall by 60 million tonnes per annum by 2050, or a 24% drop from the 2020 baseline. Emissions could fall by 101 mtpa, a 40% reduction, over the same period assuming more robust adoption.
A separate Dec. 18 American Gas Foundation study conducted by ICF International found that the broader use of renewable natural gas, or RNG, could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by between 101 million and 235 million tonnes by 2040. RNG is pipeline-quality gas that has not been extracted as a fossil fuel and can include methane that has been processed from organic materials such as food, agriculture and waste.
The consulting firm estimated that in a so-called high resource potential scenario, about 3,780 trillion Btu of RNG could be produced yearly for pipeline injection by 2040 at a price of between $7/MMBtu and $20/MMBtu and representing a cost of $55/ton to $300/ton of greenhouse emissions reduced.
Utility company National Grid USA welcomed the study in a Dec. 19 news release, noting that its gas utility in New York is partnering with New York City to develop a project to convert a wastewater treatment plant into a possible energy source that can produce RNG.
Farther upstream, integrated oil and gas company Suncor Energy Inc. has been working to reduce its corporate emissions. The company has recently completed a coast-to-coast network of electric vehicle charging stations as Canada's biggest oil producer by volume burnishes its climate change-mitigation credentials.
Suncor's steps towards reducing its emissions also include retrofitting its Base Plant in Fort McMurray, Alberta, one of the world's largest oil sands facilities, with natural gas-fired steam generators that will co-generate as much as 800 MW for the provincial power grid. The facility was previously fueled by petroleum coke, a byproduct of oil processing.
"We want to be part of the total solution to meet energy demand and reduce the carbon footprint of the transportation system," Suncor CEO Mark Little said in the statement.


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Alternative Top 100 DJs 2020, powered by Beatport
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DJ MAG MEETS MILLER SOUNDCLASH 2016 WINNER JAFFER
Submitted by DJ Mag Staff on Mon, 2016-08-01 09:45
Tell us about your Miller SoundClash weekend – how was the Las Vegas experience?
It was an amazing and unforgettable weekend full of first times. I got to experience many different and incredible things, starting from the moment landed at Las Vegas Airport until the time I left our hotel.
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Poll 2021: David Guetta
Submitted by DJ Mag Staff on Tue, 2021-10-12 09:29
Rising star DJ/producer of 2021: "My friend MORTEN and Joel Corry."
"I'm so proud to be a part of this amazing industry and can't express my gratitude to everyone who voted me your No.1 DJ for the second year in a row. It means so much."
The big news from this year's Top 100 DJs poll results is that David Guetta has retained the No.1 spot that he claimed last year — a decade after he was first crowned the world's No.1 DJ back in 2011. The Frenchman now joins an elite grouping of Dutch DJs — Martin Garrix, Tiësto and Armin van Buuren — who have won the Top 100 vote three times or more. So it's a big congratulations to David, a global ambassador for the electronic dance music scene who keeps on innovating and reaching the parts that few others can.
"It's wonderful, I'm so happy," David exclaims to DJ Mag. "To do it two times in a row as well — it's the third time, but two times in a row is pretty crazy. It's been an incredibly busy year for me, but it's always nice when you work hard to feel like people can see it.
"I've been doing this for so many years since I was playing funk records as a teenager. It's amazing to be able to pursue your passion, and I just hope — cos I also started from nothing — that being No.1 after all these years is an inspiration to kids that are bedroom DJs like I was."
Guetta's first Top 100 DJs victory in 2011 was a definitive marker for how EDM was replacing trance as the dominant bigroom/festival sound at the time. "It was the beginning of that EDM era in the festivals," Guetta said. It followed his string of dance-pop hits where he effectively — finally — broke down the doors of mainstream America for dance music virtually single-handedly.
'When Love Takes Over', featuring the vocals of ex-Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland, was his first multi-platinum international smash — a UK No.1, it was also the single that made US radio stations start playing dance music in the daytime. 'Sexy Bitch' with Akon, 'Memories' with Kid Cudi, 'Who's That Chick?' with Rihanna, 'Titanium' with Sia, and 'Turn Me On' featuring Nicki Minaj and others followed in its wake, Guetta making a feature of collaborating with hip-hop/R&B artists and crossing over into the mainstream charts. He also produced 'I Gotta Feeling' for the Black Eyed Peas — another global smash.
His move into the pop world was essentially a calculated transition to cross dance music over into the mainstream. "I was always feeling strongly about the quality of our music, and thinking 'Why are we not as big as hip-hop or rock or pop," Guetta told DJ Mag last year. "Why is the music industry looking down on us? I think all those hits made us more respected in the music industry. And also everybody got more money!"
In truth, Guetta has always had a yearning to make things more accessible. "That was always my thing since I started," he said. "Even as a DJ, my thing was always to take my inspiration from the underground and find a way to make it more accessible, and more melodic, with harmonies and stuff. I'm a musical person, I like melodies and harmonies."
Guetta had certainly paid his dues by the time he hit mainstream paydirt. Originally a hip-hop DJ, he started running clubs in his home city of Paris as house music swept Europe in the late '80s/early '90s and steadily built up his rep through singles, DJ gigs and his own club-nights such as the prophetic F*** Me I'm Famous parties in Ibiza. Two decades of activity in the house music scene, and he switched it up to become the most famous DJ/producer in the world thanks to his run of pop hits.
A natural-born collaborator and empath, David spent the 2010s consolidating his position as a top DJ/producer, but in recent years he's started to seek out more underground credibility once again. In 2011 he released 'Nothing But The Beat', a double album where the first half was collabs with people from the hip-hop/R&B and pop worlds such as Lil Wayne, Taio Cruz, Nicki Minaj, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, Jessie J and Sia (the epic 'Titanium').
The second side was stuffed full of instrumental dance tracks. He then created the Jack Back label in 2012 for electronic music releases that weren't EDM pop, and towards the end of the decade started using the Jack Back alias to play more underground shows and to differentiate the house music he was creating from the more commercial material.
This journey away from the pop mainstream coincided with Guetta finding that there weren't enough big EDM tracks that he liked to fill a big festival set. He needed more bigroom tunes for his big room shows, so set about creating more of his own. "I took two years to dedicate all my efforts into DJ culture, without trying to do any crossover records," he said. "I went a little bit against the grain — when a lot of DJs are trying to make pop music, I did it the other way around."
Hooking up with Danish pal MORTEN, he came up with the 'future rave' concept via the 'New Rave' EP. Characterised by techno drums, a trance sensibility and EDM dynamics, tracks such as 'Never Be Alone', 'Make It To Heaven' and 'Detroit 3AM' came out just as the pandemic was about to shut down the planet.
His renewed focus on DJ culture led to his 2020 victory in the Top 100 DJs poll, and following on from his fundraising United At Home live streams in Miami and New York in 2020 he pulled off the Paris edition of United At Home by playing a virtual concert from the French capital city's renowned Louvre Museum on New Year's Eve 2020, in aid of Unicef and French food package charity Restos du Coeur. He then took the concept to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and raised almost $2million in all from the United events.
He had his first 'in real life' gigs back in Florida from the end of May 2021 onwards. He soon moved onto Las Vegas before playing EXIT in Serbia, Creamfields in the UK, Untold in Romania, and then back to the UK for the Isle Of Wight festival at the end of September. "I did like [the lockdown] but I love performing and the energy it gives me," Guetta says. "My whole life has always been about music, it's my passion, so for me, it doesn't feel like work.
I'm so happy I was able to play again this year but I've also been enjoying plenty of studio time."
Guetta put out a tonne of new music this year. "I've released more music than ever," he says. "The fact that I was not touring, I had so much time and energy. I'm a bit of a hyperactive person, and I gave everything to music. It gave incredible rewards."
He kept one toe in the pop world by dropping 'Heartbreak Anthem' with Little Mix and Galantis, which reached No.3 in the UK charts in the summer. He also released singles in 2021 with Afrojack, Rita Ora, Becky Hill, Sia, Joel Corry and Raye, and MistaJam and John Newman, plus a new future rave numbers with MORTEN, 'Impossible', and a future rave remix (again with MORTEN) of 'Titanium'.
"I remixed Shouse's 'Love Tonight' with a future rave spin, which has been amazing to play out live," he adds. "It was so incredible to see 'Memories' go viral on TikTok such a long time after I released it, this inspired me to release a 2021 remix. I also celebrated the 10-year anniversary of 'Titanium', too. It felt like I was covering 100% of the spectrum."
Somehow, the amiable Frenchman also found time to make a film with DJ Mag to showcase his production chops, demonstrating how to create a future rave edit of 'Titanium' that's primed for festival action. And he starred in a How I DJ video for DJ Mag too; Guetta came to DJ Mag's London HQ to share a host of DJ tips and techniques including a demo of his hybrid setup, how to key sync, creative use of FX, and much more.
"I'm super happy with the Top 100 chart this year, especially seeing my close friend MORTEN finally getting recognition," Guetta concludes. "We have been having big success together with future rave, I'm really proud - and this is just the beginning!
"We've been working on future rave for more than two years now, and it kind of became the leading sound of festivals," he continues. "We've loved that people have been imitating the sound and also doing it in their own ways. Our responsibility as producers is to keep pushing the envelope — the next release ['Alive' at the end of November] is completely different; it's that same spirit, maybe even more underground? It's still the idea of taking underground music and taking techno and trance influences in an underground way, but to make it accessible to the main stage because of the level of energy. And how phat it sounds. I think we're going a little bit deeper."
Congratulations once again to David Guetta: the world's No.1 DJ 2021.
How was your first gig back after lockdown?
"Incredible! I played one of the first gigs in Vegas when the clubs opened. I always said the first moment when the sound came back on in a club, and we're together again, was going to be amazing and that night will certainly go down in history for me as one of my favourite shows. The energy from the crowd was out of this world."
How have the last 18 months changed how you view your work/life balance?
"I had a lot of time to reflect, refine and create music that has inspired me like never before. With no shows, I was in endless studio sessions and had the time to start the next chapter of my 'Future Rave' sound together with MORTEN. I had a normal sleeping routine during the pandemic for the first time in 20 years, waking up at 8 am, going to the gym and heading to bed at the same time every day."
What further steps should the industry take to combat climate change?
"I know a lot of DJs, including myself, are off-setting their carbon emissions, which is great, as we're travelling so frequently."
What's the best bit of tech you've added to your studio or DJ setup this year?
"I got two crazy new plug-ins! One is a sidechain plug-in called Kickstart by Cableguys and Nicky Romero, and also the new VolumeShaper by Cableguys too."
What's the best album you've heard this year?
"Nowadays it's not really about albums, there are so many great releases coming out every week. It was really exciting to see the Swedish House Mafia return. They're good friends of mine and we released two tracks together, 'It Gets Better' and 'Lifetime'. Also, I love all of Joel Corry's records, and Tale Of Us!"
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Submitted by Becca Antoon on Tue, 2021-10-12 09:29
"Future rave."
"'Titanium' with Sia!"
Tune of the year:
Fave tune of 2021: "'Love Tonight'."
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Poll Clubs 2021: Echostage
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Echostage
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Washington DC, United States
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echostage (washington)
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
Capacity: 3,000
When you think of the American dance music landscape, cities like New York, Chicago, Detroit and LA most likely spring to mind. Yet Echostage has made Washington DC the ultimate destination for Stateside clubbers. The venue — launched in 2012 by District Of Columbia promotion company GLOW, on the site of what had once been DC Tunnel and DC Star — has steadily risen up the league table, thanks to its state-of-the-art sound, synapse-sizzling visuals and a level of production that would put most festivals to shame. Echostage has revolutionised clubbing in the US, shipping in talent from around the world and booking the biggest American artists to play both live shows and DJ sets on its mammoth hybrid stage.
Taking up over 30,000 square feet, Echostage has all the trappings you'd expect of a No. 1 venue. The soundsystem is a d&b audiotechnik V-Series with D80 amplifiers, pumping out 48,000 watts of superior sound, while the senses are further stimulated by dazzling lasers, confetti cannons and cryo-jets. The capacious, warehouse-inspired space is flanked by 60-foot bars, while a VIP mezzanine perches above the dancefloor, kitted out with a plethora of bottle-service tables. This attention to detail complements the artists that Echostage showcases: household names from across the dance music spectrum. REZZ, Armin van Buuren, Eric Prydz, Black Coffee and Claude VonStroke all played before the pandemic hit, indicating the venue's skilful bookings across house, techno, trance, progressive and EDM styles, while the club has also hosted gigs from famous pop and hip-hop artists such as Lorde, Miley Cyrus and Cardi B.
Like most clubs around the world, the pandemic forced Echostage to close its doors to the public until recently, but it still broadcast DJ performances online during the lockdown.
"We did a couple of DJ livestreams with Insomniac, including Loud Luxury and Deep Dish, as well as a livestream with Dubfire for DJ Mag," says Echostage's Heather Church. "It was difficult to find talent locally since most artists live in California or overseas. We've been extremely grateful to host weekly live streams every Sunday with Passion City Church. It's provided the community with much-needed strength through difficult times."
The Mayor of Washington DC announced on 14th May that venues would be allowed to reopen on 11th June, and after being shut for 15 months, Echostage endeavoured to prepare something special for its dedicated crowd.
"With the notice of reopening, we put together plans for some renovations," Church says. "It was definitely a scramble, with only four weeks ahead of the reopening date." Lighting upgrades and a special 4K LED wall were added to the already jaw-dropping visual displays in the club, while celebrated local artist Chris Pyrate was brought in to paint a new mural at the club's entrance.
Meanwhile, for the reopening itself, a spectacular array of artists was secured to ensure the return would be memorable.
"We reopened with our dream line-up, featuring two nights of Zedd, two nights of Tiësto, David Guetta, Alesso, Tchami and more," says Church. "It was such a great feeling to walk through the doors for the first time for a real show with fans. The appetite for concerts was through the roof."
Though 2020 was tough for Echostage and its staff, Church says that the team pulled together and found strength in its sense of community.
"It was undoubtedly a difficult year for our employees, but they returned as if they had never left for our reopening," she says. "We are grateful and fortunate to have a staff that feels like family. Echostage would not be where it is today without our devoted employees."
Though not steeped in the same house history as cities like Chicago or New York, Washington DC has its own rich dance music legacy stretching from the percussive funk subgenre go-go through to famous modern acts like Deep Dish, Thievery Corporation and Beautiful Swimmers. Echostage is the jewel in the crown of a thriving electronic club scene there, expertly mixing marquee names with more underground fare. The club has just booked basketball legend turned bass music star Diesel (aka Shaquille O'Neal) and trance heroes Tritonal and Cosmic Gate, and looking ahead, there will be appearances from tech-house crew CamelPhat, dubstep titan Flux Pavilion, and superstars like Carl Cox, MK and Above & Beyond in the next few months.
"Echostage is No. 1 in the world, in the capital of the United States," Church says. "Washington DC has become one of the most sought-out places for artists to play and will continue to grow in that direction. There's something special about being able to play in DC and then do late-night tours of the White House, National Monument and Jefferson Memorial… while still buzzing from the crazy fan energy at your show."
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Submitted by DJ Mag Staff on Wed, 2020-10-28 14:58
Best known for: Breaking dance music in America with a string of huge hits.
Fave tune of 2020: "CamelPhat & ARTBAT 'For A Feeling'."
Rising star DJ/producer of 2020: "I'm a huge fan of ARTBAT and I think they can become even bigger than they already are."
What's the greatest dance record of all time? "The best dance album ever is 'Homework' from Daft Punk. I don't think it will ever be challenged."
"It's really incredible, I think I feel happier than the first time!"
David Guetta is sat on a comfy sofa in an airy East London photography studio. He's been having his photo taken by DJ Mag's cover specialist Dan Reid for the last three hours, dressed in a variety of outfits, and has remained chipper and super-positive throughout the afternoon.
We're here because David has been voted the No.1 DJ in the world again — a full decade after he last won the title in 2011. The only other time he won, Guetta said that winning the Top 100 DJs poll meant more to him than having a No.1 hit record in America. And evidently, winning it a second time means even more to him than that. "It's interesting, cos it's a different time," he says. "Things are way faster now. When I won ten years ago, the reality was that I felt like it came late. The reality of the numbers when I was touring, it was already like two years where I felt, 'Why am I not winning?', y'know?"
This isn't just an idle brag from the healthy-looking, self-aware Frenchman. In late 2011 he was the biggest dance star on the planet, having broken down the doors of mainstream America with a string of global dance-pop hits following in the wake of 'When Love Takes Over', which featured ex-Destiny's Child vocalist Kelly Rowland. "When I won the first time, I was like 'OK, if I go to Google search and my name is ten times higher, it should have happened'," he tells DJ Mag. "It's funny because ten years ago when I won, all the trance fans were so mad against me because it was the first time that trance wasn't winning — for years. It was the beginning of that EDM era in the festivals."
Younger readers may not remember that the Top 100 DJs poll was dominated by trance spinners throughout the '00s. After three victories for Tiësto (when he played trance) and two for Paul van Dyk, Armin van Buuren won four times in a row (2007-10) until Guetta claimed the crown in 2011. The Top 100 DJs awards party that year was held in Amsterdam during ADE for the first time, and a partisan Dutch crowd of Armin fans booed Guetta when he was revealed as the new No.1. "Armin is my friend, he was feeling really bad about that," smiles Guetta at the memory.
Guetta's first Top 100 win a decade ago did signal EDM — basically the rebranding of drop-heavy electro-house for the US market — taking over from trance and dominating the 21st century's second decade. Guetta spearheaded a slew of dance tracks penetrating the mainstream American market, and the subsequent global explosion of electronic music gave untold people a viable career in the industry at long last. "Yeah, this is why some people were hating me!" David exclaims. "It's funny, I was public enemy No.1 for doing this — for being successful — and also for working with people who were part of the urban community. It then became what every successful DJ/producer is doing now, completely acceptable, but I think the younger generation doesn't even realise that when I started to do this, people were mad at me for doing this."
Who wouldn't want to work with Rihanna, asks DJ Mag? "Why are you not gonna want to work with a talented person? To me, it doesn't make sense," David concurs. "Those reactions were more coming from fans than the artists because actually all the big DJs at the time — including the American pioneers — were coming to me and saying, 'Oh my god, I've been dreaming all my life to do this, how did you do this? This is crazy'.
"It's interesting to see that the first time that I won [the Top 100 DJs poll] it was for making our music cross over into the mainstream, and for me, it was also the fight to have our culture more recognised," he continues. "I was always feeling strongly about the quality of our music, and thinking 'Why are we not as big as hip-hop or rock or pop? Why is the music industry looking down on us?' I think all those hits — 'I Got A Feeling', 'Sexy Bitch', 'When Love Takes Over', 'Memories', all those records that became global No.1s — made our scene more respected in the music industry. And also everybody got more money!"
Love him or loathe him, there's no denying that Guetta lifted up the whole international scene via his hit-making efforts. Here was a guy who started out playing hip-hop and running clubs in Paris, who got into house music and made it his life for the next two decades, suddenly having mainstream success after paying his dues for many years. "When I started there was absolutely no money in this industry, and we did it for the passion and the love, y'know?" he says. "Then a few American DJs — thanks to the UK — started to become famous and charge a little more."
He talks about being incredulous when US house DJ/producer David Morales would speak to him about charging five-figure sums for a DJ set — "at the time that was completely crazy to me, unbelievable" — and how making things more accessible has always been at the core of what he does. "That was always my thing, since I started — even as a DJ, my thing was always to take my inspiration from the underground and find a way to make it more accessible, and more melodic, with more harmonies and stuff," David says. "I'm a musical person, I like melodies and harmonies. Even when I was playing house in the clubs and it was more underground, I would take a more underground instrumental and play a classic house acapella on the top so that people would accept the strange beat more easily. I'm talking about the early Masters At Work days and all of this.
"I would play all those crazy underground beats at the after-parties, and I wanted to be able to play also during the normal club-nights, so my trick was like, 'OK, I'm gonna filter down and at some point drop a famous house acapella, so that my crowd — which at the time was a very house crowd — can relate'," he continues. "Then I would drop it again. I always loved the combination between very dark beats and soulful acapellas."
His oeuvre became more accessible in the second half of the '00s thanks to his F*** Me I'm Famous parties in Ibiza and releases like mournful paean 'Love Is Gone' and his mash-up of his own 'Love Don't Let Me Go' with festival freaks The Egg's 'Walking Away', teeing himself up to gatecrash the mainstream via collabs with A-listers like Akon, Rihanna, Snoop, Nicki Minaj, Usher, Bieber and more. Now he was famous — and rich. He was happy cruising along at the top of his game for much of the last decade, having monster hit records and headlining festivals, but then two or three years ago he started feeling like there was a lack of big tunes to play at his EDM shows.
"In my circle of friends, including a lot of EDM DJs, I was always complaining, 'Oh my god'," he says. "I was really frustrated because I didn't have the music to play out in sets. In the last few years, the more exciting music came from the underground — it brought more to the table than EDM — but because I was more stamped 'EDM', people were expecting me to play EDM. So when I was playing underground the reaction was… nice, but just OK in terms of energy, because I'm playing to huge festivals and arenas, and this music is made for clubs. And then when I was playing EDM it was working but I was frustrated because I'm like 'Oh my god', like I'm playing the same record since three years, y'know? So I needed to create a new sound."
Guetta had already created his Jack Back house alias, but needed some new tunes to play at his big room shows, too. Along with his pal MORTEN from Denmark, now based Stateside, he started to develop a new sound in 2019. "We developed it together, and basically we're using a lot of inspiration from the underground — from the melodic techno scene, the techno scene, more minimal type of music also, and the emotion that you can find in trance," Guetta explains. "Trance almost became a shameful word lately."
With techno drums, a trance sensibility and EDM dynamics, the pair's 'Never Be Alone' — featuring singer Aloe Blacc — set the template for what Guetta has dubbed 'Future Rave'. Uplifting powerdriver 'Make It To Heaven' soon followed last year, but then coronavirus struck. "The confinement happened right after we started Future Rave, and my first reaction was 'Why would I release music?'" Guetta says. "I'm trashing records, because I can't have the support from DJs as there's no events. Then I thought again, and the fans still need the music — people that have been supporting Future Rave. This was a heavy conversation I had with MORTEN — we should do it for the fans. We're not going to tour it, making a record a hit by playing it in every festival, but we should not abandon our scene, which is why I decided to do the EP with it. I wanted to show even more love in a difficult moment."
Guetta needn't have worried about there being no live events to build a big record. His 22 million YouTube subscribers ensured that the technoid 'Detroit 3AM' and trance-tinged 'Kill Me Slow' racked up millions of streams — Future Rave was out of the starting blocks with a bang.
"It's interesting that with Future Rave I'm bringing elements of trance, when trance is not popular anymore," he observes. "I'm always trying to do something that is forward-thinking, that is different. So basically, it's a combination of techno, of trance, with the production techniques of EDM. It's that rave spirit, but maybe in a more accessible way?
"I really believe that production-wise, EDM producers are really, really advanced — sonically it's very, very strong, it's just that at some point I feel it became too formulaic. It became too much of a format. We're into dance music because at first we didn't want the format, we wanted more freedom to express ourselves with music that was different."
A lurch back towards the drawn-out melodies of trance, and a slight shift away from the ADHD drop-filled EDM pop sound, has given Guetta a new lease of life for his big main stage sets. "I took two years to dedicate all my efforts into DJ culture without trying to do any crossover records," he says. "So I went a little bit against the grain — when a lot of DJs are actually trying to make pop music, I did it the other way around. If I'm honest I did it for myself because I was going nuts and I made the music that was missing in my set. But I'm also doing this for the culture — for everyone. To keep my scene exciting. It makes me very happy that people appreciated this, basically."
It's his renewed attention on DJ culture that he credits for his No.1 placing in the Top 100 DJs poll this year. "It's such a satisfaction to see a return for my efforts," he says. "What's interesting is that the first time I won was for 'commercialising' our scene, and this time I won for the opposite reason. This time you have the EDM scene that went super-pop, and I am the one who went, 'This is too much, this is too formulaic, I'm going back to my roots'. That's why it tastes so amazing.
"Winning because you have a hit record — or hit records — is, of course, a huge satisfaction," he continues. "But winning for choosing to be less commercial is even more of a satisfaction. It feels like those two moments of my life have had a cultural impact on our scene. And our scene is my life, since I was a teenager. So of course it matters more than anything to me."
When Lockdown happened for many countries in the spring of 2020, the music industry's live scene ground to a halt. With people locked down in their homes, some DJs started to lift spirits by doing live streams from their bedrooms. Guetta, meanwhile, commandeered the pool deck on top of the trendy Icon Brickell tower in downtown Miami on April 18th to play a United At Home big production fundraising set. Surrounded by people partying on the balconies of other nearby tower blocks, when he kicked off with his Sia collab 'Titanium' — indisputably one of the top three most impactful, empowering tracks of the EDM era — it was undeniably A Moment. "Miami, we are titanium!" he shouted on the mic, clad in his Future Rave t-shirt, endeavouring to bring hope to an uncertain populace.
"I was like, 'We are entertainers, we're supposed to come with big shows'," Guetta says, somewhat modestly. "I thought, 'I don't want to play in my bedroom in front of nobody', so I'm going to do it in the middle of towers so that people are on their balconies, and even though they're kinda separated I have a crowd in front of me — and I can feed from them."
"If you'd have seen the love, the happiness, the reactions from the people in Miami — it was insane. Unbelievable," he continues. "That confirmed for me how important it is what we all do as DJs. Even when I stopped playing in Miami, people kept screaming and making noise with saucepans or anything they had on their balconies. I received thousands and thousands of messages thanking me for this moment where they forgot about everything. This shows how important our culture is."
He raised an incredible $1.5m for US food bank charity Feeding America, the World Health Organisation, and other charities concerned with Covid-19 relief. "That was crazy for an online event, we did 50 million views with social media, which is like some of the biggest global TV shows — it's insane," he says. "But of course everybody was bored to death at this moment and didn't know what to do, so they were watching social media."
He did another United At Home live stream a month later up a New York skyscraper, beginning with a re-do of Jay-Z's 'Empire State Of Mind' by way of an intro, and including a track — utilising Martin Luther King's historic I Have A Dream speech — made in honour of George Floyd, the Black man whose murder by a cop a few days previously kicked off the Black Lives Matter movement in the US and across the world. "The world is going through difficult times…" Guetta said on the mic, "I really hope we can see more unity and more peace."
It's impossible to fault David Guetta's desire to bring people together; to unite different cultures, colours and creeds through the power of electronic dance music. The odd big gesture of his may seem cringeworthy to some, but of all the big names he's arguably the most humanitarian, well-meaning and genuinely idealistic. "This year I took some risks," he says. "Of course, whenever I do something I'm a nice target, you know what I mean?"
DJ Mag wants to know if he's shielded from any criticism, if it washes over him, or if any of it stings?
"It hurts me, of course," he replies. "There are some mysteries around my career that I'm not sure why they exist. Like, why is it that there are some rumours that I'm playing a pre-recorded set, or all these crazy things? It's so fucking insane!"
DJ Mag points out that his skills DJing with vinyl in clubs are well documented on film and such-like. "Man, when I was 18 years old I was doing scratch shows. It's so weird, I don't even know where this is coming from. So yes, when it's so stupid like this it does affect me, and I shouldn't be affected — it's part of success, and with anyone reaching a certain level of success there's jealousy. There's people that wanna be cool, and the way to be cool is by saying that you don't like what everybody else is liking — this is the definition of being cool.
"There are moments of my career, because I've been doing this for many years, where I feel like I'm too ahead, moments where I feel like I'm too late, and magic moments where I make music that is credible and that is also touching masses," he continues. "That I have crossover success, and also respect from the scene. Those moments are not easy — this is the most difficult thing — because to be only commercially successful is very hard, but not that hard. And to be very respected and credible is hard, but not that hard. But to have it at the same time is the hardest thing — ever."
He starts talking about being a huge fan of ARTBAT, CamelPhat and Tale Of Us, and how he had a lot of fun a couple of years ago playing back-to-back with Solardo at Hï Ibiza one night. "Actually I really appreciate those guys," he says. "When I started Jack Back, I was inspired by CamelPhat and Solardo, they welcomed me and encouraged me and I'm really thankful for that. I wish there was more solidarity between the different scenes. Honestly, this exists between DJs, cos we all have the same life — it doesn't matter if you play trance, if you play techno, if you play house or if you play EDM, we are all DJs, we are all passionate about music. But sometimes, for some reason, the fans feel more tribal and start to hate on the other crowd, and I don't think it should be like this — especially when we're going through such tough times at the moment. This [pandemic] shows that we are actually One, because we are all in the same situation right now."
"This is one of the beauties of dance music — it's about love and passion," he continues. "In the last few years, with our music crossing over and being more successful and becoming a real industry, I've also witnessed a lot of new attitudes. DJs dissing other DJs — negative stuff. That was never part of our culture; it was maybe part of hip-hop culture or even rock at some point, but we were always about being One, always about love."
When DJ Mag asks Guetta about racism in the dance scene, he gives a very powerful answer: "Racism is the most terrible thing. It's really crazy, and so ignorant, because our scene comes from black gay clubs. Some fans, or even some new DJs, don't know about this — they haven't been through the struggle. I remember when I did 'Sexy Bitch' [with Akon] receiving tons of racist messages saying that I was a traitor to our culture for selling our music to Black people! I'm like, 'You're so fucking ignorant, our music comes from Black music — disco and funk, and definitely from Black clubs in Chicago and New York'. This is so crazy, so ridiculous — we were always about tolerance, love and freedom. Never about racism — this should never exist in our world."
Guetta thinks taking divisive bad attitudes from other music genres shouldn't be a part of dance music culture. "What is happening to us right now — being neglected by governments — is showing us again that we need to be all together to be stronger," he says. "So that we can survive. I think it's so terrible that all governments are completely ignoring us right now. It's like we are nothing. I'm feeling the frustration at not being respected again, like I used to feel 20 years ago — and I really thought it was impossible to go back to that situation."
David has been living at his place in London for most of the time in recent months — spending time with his kids, and making music practically every day. DJ Mag mischievously asks him if he shouldn't be starting to retrain as a plumber or something, in light of what UK government ministers have said about jobs in The Arts not being viable.
"In the UK, they said it. In the rest of the world, they didn't say it but they mean it," he says, curtly. "It's incredible that they would have the guts to say it."
"This is taking me back to those moments when I started, and I really thought this time was over, because I think the new generation doesn't necessarily realise the fight that it was at the time to make our culture what it is," he continues. "Everyone was looking down on us because we weren't classically trained musicians, because we were associated with drugs or gay music, or all of this. I really felt like we'd established, we've done the job all together to be the same as every other cultural movement, and now I feel like we've gone back 20 years, you know what I mean? It feels like, 'We've done all of this for nothing?' Crazy."
He asserts dance music's part in youth culture — "and not only youth culture, actually" — and the economic weight of our industry, and is annoyed at how the authorities in some countries seem to have forgotten that dance culture exists. "Of course, I'm a very privileged person and I'm conscious of it, that's why I tried to help during Covid," he says, "but there are thousands and thousands of DJs who are independent contractors — freelance — and there's also the tour managers, the light guys, the club promoters, the security guards, everyone who is living in our industry. I feel like everyone is being helped, except our industry. For me, I can survive through this — I'm privileged because I have enough money on the side that I can go through these hard times — but I'm really asking myself how everyone else is going to be. It's terrible."
He then launches into a passionate diatribe about the importance of the dance scene globally. "People need to release, forget about their problems, people need to dance, people need to meet other people that are not necessarily from the same social circle," he says. "Life is so formatted, it's terrible. The only place where it doesn't matter if you're rich or poor, if you're Black or white, if you're gay or straight is the club or the festival. This is the only place in society where there are no social barriers. I really feel that what we are doing is important for people to meet, and I really feel that clubs are incredibly important for social evolution. It's crazy to say that there's thousands of people who dedicated their life to a culture, and they now just need to retrain for something else?"
As people in the East London photography studio start clearing up around us, talk turns to the return of events and how this is going to be possible. Guetta reveals that he chose not to play any shows over the summer, but hopes there will be a way back in early 2021. "Let's work on a way to make it possible," he says. "I went to Berlin last week, I had a test and I had the result after one hour. I am absolutely sure that people would be ready to wait one hour to get inside a festival. What would be the problem with that? My concern is: we can afford one year, but we can't afford two."
Most DJs get a buzz out of playing to a crowd in the flesh — has he missed that feedback immediacy? "Yes, terribly," he replies. "Of course, of course. Everybody is different, but I'm definitely all about interaction with the crowd. As much as the virtual shows are really cool — and I was really happy to be there for Tomorrowland, because I've been there with them since day one, they're always forward-thinking — the reality for me was that I was in front of a green screen. I really believe that DJing is about the energy moving around, not only from the stage to the people. It's also from the people to the stage.
"When is it going to come back? Oh my god, I miss it so much. The people who don't know about this don't know how much people are missing it."
Guetta starts talking about 2021, and how he looks to a positive future whenever he's feeling a little bit down. "It's happened to me a few times, that electricity would turn down when I'm in the middle of my set in a festival or a concert," he says. "When I was a beginner I would feel, 'Oh my god, this is a catastrophe, everyone is going to leave'. The reality is that when people have to wait and it's coming back, the party is ten times better. So I'm hoping that 2021 is going to be the biggest party year in history! I'm visualising one whole year of non-stop partying. Imagine when they're gonna press the button and we're gonna get the green light? It's gonna be so insane!"
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Poll 2019: Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
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"I was caught off guard with the news that we're No.1 again," an excitable Dimitri Vegas tells DJ Mag from Ibiza, having just finished 14 weeks of a residency at Ushuaïa with his brother Mike. "For us it was unreal, it was a big surprise, to be honest. We're super-happy."
The Greek-Belgian duo of Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike (real names Dimitri and Michael Thivaios) have returned to the throne after first being crowned No.1 in 2015, deposing Martin Garrix from his three-year reign.
The brothers had another banner year in 2019, with an exceptionally busy gig diary. Taking their distinctive blend of EDM, trap and other genres to huge venues across the world, they mention South America as being a particular highlight, with festival appearances in Chile and Argentina standing out.
"We did the Lollapalooza tour there," Dimitri says. "We used to play South America so much, so that was like coming home. Next year we're going to play there way more. We really miss the people, and the shows were so crazy."
While the tag team also enjoyed shows in Asia and around much of Europe, their DJ residency in Ibiza was special for another reason. With Ushuaïa occupying nearly the same spot in Playa d'En Bossa as a hotel Dimitri Vegas played at 16 years ago when he was just starting out as a DJ, the duo's appearances over the summer at the world-famous club illustrate just how far they've come from humble beginnings.
"It was at Club Playa D'en Bossa, which was a cheap 18-30 hotel," Dimitri says. "I was doing the sound and lights, and I was DJing at a small spot next to the pool every day. Fast forward all these years, and there I am at the same spot, but it's been turned into one of the biggest clubs in the world — into Ushuaïa — and instead of my shitty DJ booth by the pool, we play in one of the coolest spaces in the world. Coming back to a sold-out Ushuaïa, that's something surreal. We've done our residency at Amnesia too, we've been doing this thing for many years and Ibiza is super-special to us, but I realised that technically, I'm DJing at nearly the exact same place, but seeing what has happened to the whole world in 16 years — you know?"
Despite their hectic schedule, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike managed to spend plenty of time in the studio, with a host of tracks and collaborations surfacing through Epic Amsterdam, Protocol, Armind and their own Smash The House label. These ranged wildly in style from the vocoder-led, raucous EDM of 'Repeat After Me', made with Armin van Buuren and W&W, to the slick R&B pop of 'Selfish', with singer Era Istrefi. They also worked with reality TV star, socialite and DJ, Paris Hilton, on a track entitled 'Best Friend's Ass'.
"She's a very good friend," Dimitri says. "She was with us in Ibiza and at Tomorrowland, and she did a song with my wife [MATTN]. She's a great artist, a lot of fun, and a very good businesswoman, so we have a lot of respect for her."
Collaboration is something that the duo very much enjoy, and something they're used to; as Dimitri points out, their own project is a musical partnership, which requires compromise and patience.
"Being brothers, we hardly fit in the studio together because we end up arguing," he says. "We both have a very strong opinion or idea of what something should be, and we've found over the years that it's more constructive if one of us starts a project and then sends it to the other. The other will immediately say, 'I like it' or 'I think it's terrible', and if the other one likes it, he'll continue working on it. From the start Dimi and Mike has been collaborative, and we love to blend our own sound together with the sounds of other people. We've seen some amazing things happen by working with other artists, and we're a fan of that — we think music gets pushed a lot further with the more influences you put in there."
Perhaps the duo's biggest single of late was 'Instagram', a tune that has taken on a life of its own beyond the Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike fanbase. "'Instagram' has been going crazy all over the world," Dimitri says. "It's now the theme song of one of the biggest shows in Latin America, so it's been amazing to see."
In addition to their Smash The House label, which saw releases in 2019 from Wolfpack, Danny Avila, MATTN, Chuckie and others, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike focused on developing their Garden Of Madness tour concept. An audio-visual spectacular designed for sizeable venues, in November it will commandeer New York's capacious Expo Center for the first time, before moving on to venues in Liverpool and Antwerp.
"It's the seventh year we're doing these concerts in Belgium," Dimitri says. "We've done more than 80,000 fans in one year. We've beat some of the biggest acts to ever tour Europe [in terms of gig attendance], and for us, after seven years to still fill those concerts is unreal. It's become our winter Tomorrowland. "To expand this thing, and do our first New York Garden Of Madness, and to do our second one in the UK, it's amazing. For next year we're planning a couple more all over the world, to see our brand become a worldwide event."
The brothers have plenty of new projects in the works, including a lot of new singles. But their top priority is making sure they cater to their original fans, by continuing to make the hefty dance tracks that got them noticed in the first place — in addition to more commercially-minded material. "We're not going to forget our roots, so we keep releasing a lot of club songs," Dimitri says. "It's super-important to keep on making that club music, even if it's just for our show. When people come to our show, they can hear music that they can't find online. There's always that aspect of giving uniqueness to your show, but we also find it important that we support the scene by keeping the vibe of club music alive."
Like Mike has been busy working on solo material, which Dimitri says is very different from what fans might expect.
"It's focused on Mike's voice, it's him really experimenting for himself as an artist and a singer," he says. "I'm impressed by the whole thing. I love it and it's important that he does his own vision there. I support and watch from the side-lines, and I'm super-proud."
Dimitri, meanwhile, has embarked on his own new venture into movies, and promises that we'll be seeing a lot more of him on the silver screen soon.
"I'm focusing on my acting career. I'm writing movies, producing movies. I've done a couple of very cool movie parts this summer, and there's a lot more coming, so I hope to be able to announce a lot more next year."
Do you submit your DJ setlists to the relevant royalties collecting society?
"Yes. Otherwise, things will be divided and not really in favour of electronic music artists."
What more can we do to combat the mental health crisis in our scene?
"It's the responsibility of your work surroundings, the people you work with, and also your own responsibility to try to find the right balance."
Are you personally doing anything to improve the gender balance of line-ups?
"Our line-ups at festivals and events that we do have always been very balanced. One of the artists on our roster is my wife MATTN, we've just done a track with Paris Hilton, we've worked with NERVO. For us it's not what gender somebody has, it's a matter of, 'Does this person fit on the line-up and do we think he or she is a great artist?'"
What changes have you made this year to be more environmentally friendly?
"At Tomorrowland, we try to do as much as we can. We try to reduce the footprint that we make as a festival, there are more steps towards biodegradable straws and cups."
What was your favourite toy when you were a kid?
"For me and my brother, what was a big change was when we got our Nintendo. It came with a set of rules from my parents, who were terrified by the machine, and we would sneak out in the middle of the night to play the thing."
What's your guilty pleasure?
"I can only speak for myself, 'cause it's really not Mike's thing, but I'm a gigantic comic book and pop culture fan, so I have a collection of movie replicas, props, all that kind of stuff."
"We don't like to pin ourselves on one style. We play for the crowd."
"DJ Snake 'Loco Contigo', one of those songs that became an immediate classic."
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HARDWELL WINS TOP 100 DJS 2013
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Hardwell has been crowned as the World's No.1 DJ at a sold out awards party in Amsterdam.
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Cuomo Changes Tuition Rules for Fallen Service Members' Kids
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Everyone has an opinion on Governor Cuomo and how he's been doing with our state. Regardless of how you feel about him most of the time, it's hard to dislike this new change he's implementing.
Governor Cuomo just announced on April 17th that New York State will grant free tuition as well as room and board to the families of New York military members who may have been killed or disabled in the line of duty, according to WTEN.
As WTEN reported, "Cuomo said there's no need to wait for lawmakers to act, so he has directed education officials to begin covering tuition costs for dependents of fallen or permanently disabled service members."
This entire idea isn't completely new. New York State already covered tuition for the dependents of service members killed or disabled in combat or training but it wasn't all-inclusive. Cuomo did admit that the expansion will cost the state money but feels it's worth it for the cause that it will be helping.
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A 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing has been found safe and well.
Bethany Dalton had last been seen in Rotherham at 6.45pm on Friday, March 29 and was said to have links to Langley Mill.
The 16-year-old has now been found safe and well.
Derbyshire police thanked everyone who shared the appeal.


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At first sight, Daisy May seems like your average college student. But what you may not know is that she is a force to be reckoned with. Running two businesses centered around upcycling, on top of a full course load, May is continuously on the move. She sat down with PATTERN to share her big ideas about sustainability, the future of Rebloomed and how she manages it all so successfully.
Allie Coppedge: To start off, what is Rebloomed? What do you make?
Daisy May: I started Rebloomed at the beginning of 2017, right before I was set to graduate high school. The initial reason I started it was because my friends were going to different colleges and didn't want to wear boring t-shirts so I altered the items for them. I didn't originally have a set name for what I was doing. I knew I wanted to start repurposing college t-shirts but I started off with the name 'Secondhand Fiend.' My dad thought that sounded gross so then 'Rebloomed' came around. My name's Daisy, I'm reblooming clothes, it fit perfectly.
AC: How do you sell your items?
the first hour. I did not expect that at all for my first sale. Before that, I'd been just using Instagram. I would post on my story to let people know what time I'd be posting items. I still continue to do Instagram sales, but I really liked in person sales, so I'll continue to have more of those in the future.
AC: Sustainability is a big buzz word in fashion right now, especially with the whole idea of repurposing old garments and shopping secondhand. Was that something on your mind at the time when you started this?
DM: No it wasn't. I've always shopped at second hand stores, but originally it was because it was cheaper and I could find more original things. When I was younger, I didn't have a ton of money to spend. So over time, I met some really cool people on the way to help me make more supply and it's worked out really well over the past year. I know a lot of people who do thrifting here in Indianapolis and since I don't have a lot of time to go out and thrift like I used to, I have my buyers, as I call them. They go and find items at Goodwill, Salvation Army, Opportunity House in Bloomington, or other small thrift shops that pop up. They find the vintage and used IU apparel and I buy it from them at a higher price.
AC: You go to Indiana University, but when you first got there, what did it take to promote and market your business to the IU community?
DM: I played around on Instagram's algorithm a lot in the beginning, running promotions on there and also never saying no to an interview. That has given me a lot of publicity, along with speaking out about what I do. Self-promotion has probably been my biggest promotion. Also being engaged with my followers, responding to them, guaranteeing great customer experiences helps. Every little detail is thought out, from including notes in my packages down to the tags on the clothing with my motto on them. Everything, to me, has meaning, and that translates to my customers. Because of that, I have a lot of return customers.
AC: With your first sale then, did you promote it any other way besides on Instagram?
DM: It was all Instagram and word-of-mouth.
AC: You've been at this for a couple of years now, so over time have you seen Rebloomed evolve, or even get better?
DM: Without a doubt. Going to school for fashion design, I've learned so many technical skills that have helped the quality of the product skyrocket. For example, I use an iron now and before I didn't iron a single thing that I sold. The quality of my machines has also elevated. I started with a Singer sewing machine from the 1920's that came out of a desk that basically just did a straight line and that's all I needed at the time. But as I started to need more things, I've grown and learned and Rebloomed has gotten better. Even courses not directly related to fashion design, like a graphic design course I took, helped me create a better logo. All around helping the business to get better.
AC: You're talking about all of these skills you learned, so are there any professors that have really helped you out since getting to IU?
DM: I've got two professors that I work with on a daily basis. I would say all of the professors in my department are as helpful as can be. They haven't helped me personally with Rebloomed but their support itself is helpful. They keep me going with all of my school projects.
AC: Has anything come of Rebloomed that you weren't expecting?
DM: I'm always amazed at the connections that I've made. For instance, that first sale that I had out of my living room, I couldn't believe that there was a line of people wrapped around my house. People were there for things that I had made, that put me in awe.
AC: Going back for a minute, when did you start sewing? Did you teach yourself?
DM: I've been designing since I was four years old. I had a collection of those Project Runway DIY kits with small mannequins to wrap clothes around but I didn't learn how to sew until Home Ec class in sixth grade. Then I didn't do it again until my senior year [of high school] though, when my dad bought me a Singer sewing machine. My dad was then the one to teach me how to sew and the techniques. It's weird because my mom is a costume designer, but my dad is the one who taught me. Fashion design has been my path my entire life, even though I stopped and started back up every five-ish years. Then I finally realized this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.
AC: This is your current hustle while you're at IU. What about the future? Do you see Rebloomed evolving or do you have entirely different plans?
DM: I've been thinking a lot about that and honestly, I don't know. In my Daisy dream world, I want to go into an existing business that isn't already sustainable and reinvent it and make it more sustainable. That's my goal after college, but I honestly think I can be doing Rebloomed for the rest of my life. If I'm doing it on the side now, during one of the busiest times of my life, why not continue to do it after I graduate as a side hustle? I love interacting with my customers and I don't want to quit that. It will evolve as I evolve.


Dragalia Lost has received a huge update – especially in size. Version 1.1.5 is now live, which clocks in at 2.6GB.
Today's update includes new features and improvements as well as various fixes. Find the full details below.
– The AI of adventurers in your party has been adjusted so that they use attacks and skills more often during quests.
– The Fafnir enemy appearing in the recurring event quest Avenue to Power (Beginner/Intermediate/Expert variations) no longer guards.
– The number of skip tickets you can acquire in a Daily Bonus has been increased to three.
– The number of skip tickets that you can buy in the shop has been increased to three in one day.
– The maximum held number of skip tickets has been increased to 99.
– The number displaying the amount of eldwater needed to strengthen a co-ability is now easier to see.
– For the upward swiping gesture on iOS devices, it now changes to Multitask during quests after inputting the gesture two times.
– Defeated enemies now disappear from the minimap immediately.
– The display speed of Notices has been increased.
– Adjustments were made to the power of Hawk's skill Savage Hawk on stunned enemies.
– Adjustments were made to Nefaria's skill Night of Antiquity concerning its power, and power against enemies afflicted with blindness.
– The rates displayed in the item summon's Appearance Rates have been changed to display up to the thousandths decimal place. The summoning rates themselves are unchanged.
– All of the gifts in the Dragon's Roost were displaying as bread.
– While leveling up the Smithy, its level wasn't being factored into the total Facility Level.
– Changing characters when one of them has the afflictions stun, freeze, or sleep, then switching back once the affliction has healed, was causing controls to be limited.
– For skills that grow stronger based on the number of buffs on a character, only sustained healing spells weren't being factored in.
– Under specific conditions, you could be struck by status afflictions while shapeshifted.
– When choosing to repeat a mission from the quest results screen, the amount of stamina that should have recovered due to passage of time was not being reflected.
– For all of the items on the Friends screen, the might shown on the character that you tap would not reflect the equipped weapon or dragon.
– Opening Notices during events would sometimes cause the Notices screen to be displayed lower than the menu, preventing players from pressing the Update or Close buttons.


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The workers who feed America are exhausted. Now they face Omicron
She describes the experience as "the scariest thing you can ever imagine in your life. I don't want to go through that again."
But the McDonald's (MCD) she currently works at in Hollywood, Florida, for $10 an hour is not prioritizing her safety or the 30 or so employees she manages, she said. This McDonald's, like most of the chain's outlets, is franchise-owned and operated and sets its own pay and benefit policies. McDonald's this year said it was raising wages at company-owned stores.
She wants McDonald's to "force" the issue of safety on its franchisees and customers — to "push the efforts on safety" — and is frustrated that the company isn't requiring customers to wear masks or doing a better job telling workers when an employee tests positive for Covid-19.
Edie, a member of Fight for $15, which advocates for stronger wages and benefits for workers, is pressing for more than just better Covid-19 safety protections. She wants McDonald's to raise wages, guarantee paid sick leave, and provide health insurance — the "biggest thing" she wants — for all workers, regardless of franchise status.
She works three different jobs in the fast-food industry, often waking up at 5:30 a.m. and working until 2:00 the next morning. Sometimes, she sleeps in her car in the McDonald's parking lot and goes back during the day to take quick naps. But she still struggles to pay her bills.
"My body is tired but I still go because I need it," she said.
The owner of the McDonald's location Edie worked at before she got sick last year said it has robust hygiene standards, including contact tracing and mask mandates for staff.
"The health and well-being of my restaurant employees, customers and the Broward County community is my top priority," said Brad Ashlin, the McDonald's franchise owner, in a statement. "We are continuing to make changes to our restaurant operations to help keep our customers and crew safe in accordance with local regulations and guidance from health experts and the CDC as new variants of Covid emerge."
McDonald's did not respond to a request for comment about her allegations on conditions at her current restaurant.
The toll of low-wage work in America
The rapid surge of Omicron in the United States is putting new strain on store and restaurant staff already burned out and fed up after nearly two years of working through a deadly pandemic.
Often praised as heroes during the early days of the health crisis, the people who feed America can't stay home. Workers such as cashiers, cooks, waitstaff, sales associates, stockers, custodians, store management and others, have faced endless challenges and safety hazards — for low wages and often without strong paid sick leave policies and benefits.
These customer-facing workers have grappled with daily exposure to a deadly virus while on the job. At least 213 retail and grocery workers have died from Covid-19 and more than 50,000 have been infected or exposed, according to the United Food and Commercial Workers' union.
These workers have also struggled with the quick end of hazard pay that some companies offered them during the start of the pandemic. They have also dealt with understaffed stores, angry and sometimes violent customers refusing to wear masks, brazen shoplifters "traumatizing" staff and store shootings.
It's all taken a toll on workers' physical and mental health, said Ken Jacobs, the chair of the Center for Labor Research and Education at the University of California, Berkeley.
"The Omicron variant brings many of these issues back," Jacobs said. "Frontline retail and restaurant workers are again facing difficult decisions about health risks and the need to put food on their own tables."
Such conditions and pay have also contributed to a labor shortage in the service industry and campaigns for union representation at companies including Amazon (AMZN), Starbucks (SBUX) and Dollar General (DG).
Around 1.6 million available jobs in accommodation and food services and 1.1 million in retail were left unfilled in October, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The two industries recorded the highest rate of private-sector workers quitting in October.
Can't stay home
Because of their sheer size, it's impossible for top retail and restaurant employers to manage all of their customer and employees' behavior at all times. Many chains have also responded to growing worker discontent by raising their minimum wages and expanding benefits.
But interviews with workers in recent days reveal their distress over working amid the latest Covid-19 wave. Workers are also exasperated with how they have been treated during the pandemic by their employers and say their voices have been ignored.
Liz Wesley, a floral manager at a King Soopers supermarket in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who makes $20.51 an hour, said she is "burned out from not having support in the store and feeling like we are not respected."
At least five workers are out sick right now, she said, but the store — owned by Kroger (KR)— isn't telling employees whether or not they're out because they have Covid-19.
"I don't feel like the company is keeping us informed," Wesley said.
Customer behavior has been a major concern for her, and she is still troubled by a mass shooting in March at a King Soopers two hours away in Boulder.
Many customers have stopped wearing masks or keeping social distancing, she said, but they aren't being held to any standards.
"King Soopers has put their sales and customers, even if they're rude, unruly and unwilling to keep their distance, above the people working in the store."
She's worn down and feels taken for granted on the job. But she doesn't have another choice.
"If I could have stayed home and made a living, I would have done it. I don't have that luxury."
King Soopers started a resource and support center for workers, families and others struggling from the March shooting. A King Soopers spokesperson also said the chain offers a "culture of opportunity" and careers with competitive pay and benefits, and flexible schedules.
Kroger has paid an extra $1,200 to part-time workers and $1,760 to full-time employees to "reward and recognize" them during the pandemic, a company spokesperson said in an email.
"The safety of our associates and customers remains our top priority," the spokesperson said. As Kroger prepares to navigate the next phase of the pandemic, it's modifying policies to "continue to encourage safe behavior."
'Frontline of the culture wars'
Retail workers' allies are also rattled by the Covid-19 surge and are advocating for stronger safety protections in stores and higher pay for workers to help them afford rising grocery prices.
The UFCW sent a letter this month to 63 retail chains calling on them to take steps such as promoting mask wearing for customers, distributing free PPE to workers, re-establishing social distancing measures in stores, offering paid sick leave benefits for vaccine appointments, and implementing "inflation wage protection."
Stores' mask policies have also changed as the pandemic drags on and could again become a flashpoint.
Most chains stopped requiring customers to wear masks after vaccines rolled out in the spring, unless there were local mandates in place. Employers have been reluctant to put their workers in the difficult position of policing mask and safety rules for customers, and there have been scores of confrontations and even violence against workers over masking policies.
Walmart (WMT), Amazon (AMZN) and others in recent days have started requiring their workers to again wear masks but have made no changes to their policies for customers.
Brian Mayer, a professor at the University of Arizona's School of Sociology, has studied grocery workers' mental health during the pandemic. He and a team of researchers found that 20% of Arizona grocery store workers surveyed last year experienced severe levels of mental distress during the pandemic.
Customer behavior was one of the primary contributors to that stress.
Now, as Omicron spreads and masking becomes an important way to keep people safe, Mayer worries that workers will again be "on the frontline of the culture wars" around masks, social distancing and staying home.
If customers have gotten used to not wearing masks or maintaining social distancing in recent months, there may be more resistance to revert back, he said.
"It will be the frontline workers that customers regularly encounter like retail and restaurant workers that will bear the brunt of their frustrations."
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Dude Day is Coming on February 18!
At The Dude, we believe strongly in professional development.
Everyone, no matter their work, should have time to help grow their skills, try new things and even share experiences with others.
And on February 18, we're doing just that for our entire staff with the first Dude Day.
Dude Day is a day run by Dude employees, for Dude employees focused on helping us "educate, motivate, celebrate." We have events throughout the day to help Dudes connect, learn together and even share more about their individual work.
From a Town Hall presentation with CEO Ed Roshitsh to guest speaker Neil Pasricha to a variety of breakout sessions, it's going to be a day packed with learning and connecting.
Dude Day will take place all day on February 18.
Dude Day is for all Dude Solutions employees.
Clients should not be affected, though our support channels will be unavailable during Dude Day. Support tickets can be submitted by email and will be answered the next day.
We certainly look forward to spending a day celebrating Dude Nation, and we look forward to being educated and motivated together.
Learn more about what it's like working at The Dude and see any open positions on our Careers page.