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Perhaps no one deserves more credit for threatening the old TV business model than Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings. As the driving force behind the world's largest streaming video service, with about 130 million subscribers, he's taught consumers to expect an abundance of old and new shows and movies, without the irritation of commercial interruptions, for just $8 a month.
Basically, when you go to your xbox and select to view video, you can view video from the xbox's hard drive (stuff you download from xbox live), or from one of the connected media servers. Playon would be one of the connected media servers (in addition to the built in media server in windows vista -which only has limited streaming capabilities). Does that make sense or did I just muddy the water even more?
Something to keep in mind is that not all of these alternative will have the latest and greatest shows. So, if you want to avoid spoilers and keep up with your friends who have still have cable, you'll want to get something like Hulu that offers new shows right after they air on cable vs Netflix, where you have to wait until the entire season is over and that's if they acquire the rights to the show.
I'm feeling kind of stupid here because it is hard to keep the info straight. We have cable, and love it, but not the high cost. It's a cable/internet bundle. We don't have a landline, but I think it's in the bundle anyway. Satelite makes these $300 cash bonus offers all the time which is tempting, but when we had a dish we hated losing service every time the wind blows. We'd cut both and switch to one of these options if we knew we could get regular TV (Missouri, so nightly local & world news and shows on ABC, CBS & NBC, Animal Planet, FX, etc. And my spouse loves baseball and football. Can we get all that with an antenna plus on of your choices? Who would we get internet from – our mobile phone provider (Verizon)? Would we have to change to unlimited data? I'm an apple user and have a Macbook Pro, a 3T Airport backup, and we have iphones. I know this is detailed and my problem not yours, but feeling safe about changing it up is scary when I don't know what I'll lose. Thanks for listening. I'm tired of being taken advantage of, so I'm trying to prevent regrets.
PlayStation Vue: With the $30-per-month Access Slim plan, you get CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, HLN, Fox Business, and CNBC. In some markets where local broadcast feeds are available, that price jumps to $40 per month for the Access plan. BBC World News requires an Elite plan for $15 per month more. Available on: Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, Chromecast, and PlayStation consoles
The new navy blue grid version of the Prevue Channel software was as crash-prone as previous ones. Flashing red Amiga "guru meditation" errors (with the raw satellite feed's dual promo windows and national satellite listings grid showing through from behind them) remained a frequent sight on many cable systems throughout the United States and Canada. While Prevue Networks' software engineers released regular patches to correct bugs, it simultaneously became clear that an entirely new hardware platform would soon be needed. New Amiga 2000 hardware was no longer being manufactured by Commodore, which filed for bankruptcy in 1994, and Prevue Networks began resorting to cannibalizing parts from second-hand dealers of used Amiga hardware in order to continue supplying and maintaining operational units. During periods where Amiga 2000 hardware availability proved insufficient, newer models such as the Amiga 3000 were used instead.[11] However, as those models' stock cases would not accept the company's large existing inventory of Zephyrus ISA demodulator cards, only their motherboards were used, in custom-designed cases with riser card and backplane modifications.
Editor's note: Each service has the conditional inclusion of the major networks it carries. Some markets have access to live network channels, including local programming, while others will be on-demand only. In some select locations, one or more of the networks — or even an entire service — may not be available. Check each service's website for availability in your area.
Amazon has invested heavily in creating original TV shows, and often asks viewers to vote on the pilots they'd like Amazon to develop into full seasons (supposedly they're doing away with "pilot season" in the future). Great shows include The Tick, Sneaky Pete, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Catastrophe, Bosch, Mozart in the Jungle, and The Man in the High Castle.
There is overlap, but streaming these during non-peak periods works very well if you have a good broadband connection. My work pays for a low-tier Cable business connection. No limits on the bandwidth this way, but if a home was normal and streamed 1 HiDef 2 hr movie every day of the month, the entire home should be under 250GB of use – no bandwidth cap issue for most DSL and Cable ISP connections in the USA. Forget this if you have cell data. It is too slow for hidef content.
So when people ask "how to cut the cord," it's pretty clear that they're not really asking how to cut the cord. They're actually asking how to watch TV without cable. They're asking how they can replace all of their favorite shows, how to watch the latest movies, and how to fill the void that channel-surfing, live NFL games, or whatever else they liked about cable has left in its wake. That's what we dedicate the most time to here on the site. We call out site Cordcutting.com because all of the topics we cover are related to cord cutting in some way, but if we really wanted to name it after what we cover most, we'd call it HowToWatchTVWithoutCable.com. Not quite as catchy, we know.
Another cable or satellite alternative could include simple online viewing. Many TV stations – especially the larger ones like ABC and CBS – give website visitors access to their show episodes. You can watch episodes that have recently played when you visit their websites. Even some cable TV channels such as The Food Network have full show episodes available for web site visitors.
While I've listed a few major streaming apps supported by each device, there are other apps available for these devices like Crackle TV, M-Go, Crunchy Roll, etc. I could write for weeks on every available app on these devices. While I personally feel Roku is the best streaming device available today, here is a look at the top options on the market.
Some also concluded that the streaming service could be good for ratings after seeing the success of AMC's Breaking Bad. The drama about a meth kingpin drew more than 10 million viewers in its final episode in 2013 after past seasons began appearing on Netflix. That compared with 1.4 million viewers for the first-season debut in 2008. Fans had caught up on the old seasons on Netflix, then tuned in to the current season on TV, they thought.
Hi Kayla, have you heard anything about EZ Digital? Want to cancel my cable and just saw this website offering EZ Digital. I guess it's an indoor antenna you can buy for $30 to $50. and you can get 50+ channels. Looks good. You buy it so no monthly fee. Just a little skeptical because the don't offer a link to get more info and there's no phone number to contact. If it's legitimate, would be great. Your thoughts? Thanks for all the great too!
Amazon Prime Video -- The "other" major streaming service, which is included as part of a $99 annual Prime Membership or $9 a month. The interface isn't as user-friendly as Netflix, but the service often offers shows not on Netflix, including originals like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Amazon Prime also has the ability to add channels (HBO, Starz and more), making it a potential one-stop shop.
Here's a good place to experiment. Don't look for a live TV option with Nickelodeon or Disney; instead, make use of the PBS app and YouTube's kid-friendly channels, which are free. Get a subscription to Boomerang for some classic cartoons, and supplement that with some combination of Netflix, Hulu and Amazon, all of which have some excellent children's shows.
Charter Availability: Charter's service area is within the states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Vladimir Putin visited the new RT broadcasting centre in June 2013 and stated "When we designed this project back in 2005 we intended introducing another strong player on the international scene, a player that wouldn't just provide an unbiased coverage of the events in Russia but also try, let me stress, I mean – try to break the Anglo-Saxon monopoly on the global information streams. ... We wanted to bring an absolutely independent news channel to the news arena. Certainly the channel is funded by the government, so it cannot help but reflect the Russian government's official position on the events in our country and in the rest of the world one way or another. But I'd like to underline again that we never intended this channel, RT, as any kind of apologetics for the Russian political line, whether domestic or foreign."[79][80]
Netflix – Best for catching episodes of your favorite shows from last season or from the last decade. While Netflix doesn't typically offer recently aired episodes of popular shows, it's perfect for streaming episodes from previous seasons, or for getting your "Murder She Wrote" groove on. There's a monthly fee to subscribe to Netflix but once you're signed up, you can stream an unlimited amount of shows.
If you aren't close enough to the TV towers to use an indoor antenna you may need an outdoor solution. Furthermore, today's digital TV signals require a TV with a digital tuner. If your TV was made before 2007, it may not have one. For solutions to these issues, check out my post How To Get Local Channels Without Cable. I also expand on this a bit in the TV Antenna section later in this guide.
You're right. Cable TV and satellite TV costs have increased over the years and it's out of reach for people who can't afford it. Also, if you're busy and don't watch too much TV it doesn't make sense to pay more than you should for the service. However, all is not lost. There're many good deals out there. So do your research and the math before cutting the cord. To highlight the same, I read an article on how much to pay for cable TV. Here's the link: blog.localcabledeals.com/2019/01/04/how-much-should-i-be-paying-for-cable-tv. Do have a read.
Installed on my new UHD TV in a lower family room, and I get 20 Digital on air stations. Considering the location, this antenna works great, I would highly recommend this product. Very light, included a double sided sticker to mount, and I mounted mine on the back of my entertainment center, out of sight.Orientation and height mattered for finding the sweet spot, and now the local channels are coming in clearer than I was getting them from DirecTV. I'm very satisfied with this purchase and ecstatic to be saving over $1K a year from cutting the cord.
1. Buy an HDTV antenna. Since 2007, local TV stations have been broadcasting digital signals so crisp that the reception is better than that of cable TV. Plus, despite all the hype about shows on niche networks, 19 of the top 20 TV shows in 2016 aired on over-the-air broadcast networks. That's why Step 1 is to buy an antenna. These are not your father's antennas. No rabbit ears necessary. A modern digital TV antenna can be so sleek it will match your decor or so skinny you can mount it out of sight. When Consumer Reports tested antennas ranging in price from $8 to $80, it found the cheapest often performed just as well as the priciest. So try an inexpensive one first and upgrade only if necessary.
Video Streaming Services: There are tons of online video streaming services like Hulu.com, Netflix, Amazon.com Instant, CBS.com, Philo, YouTube, Comedy Central, HGTV, and ESPN that support the PlayOn software! The software also now supports plugins, so additional channels are appearing all the time including the Food Network, NBA/NFL content, and others! – Cost: Free
Sadly, we can't get signals via an antenna due to buildings and trees. Antennas require line of sight. Cable and streaming are our only options, but streaming is very limited when it comes to local news. We're seriously considering cutting the cable and watching PBS News Hour for national and international news, but local news is, at this time, the problem. I remember when cable TV first started and we were told we'd have options and it would be affordable. For us, neither has come to be. Now with HDTV we are unable to receive signals through the airwaves.
DISH also has the best DVR available. The Hopper 3 Smart DVR lets you record up to 16 shows at once, and you can record 2 ½ times more HD content (500 hours) than the Genie from DIRECTV (200 hours). However, keep in mind that the advertised package price doesn't include the DVR price. You'll have to pay an extra $10 per month for the Hopper and an additional $5–$10 per month for each added receiver.
We interviewed about 20 current and former industry executives and analysts to understand why traditional television has started losing its foothold in America's living rooms. Some blamed their peers for decisions that made cable too pricey or opened the door to online competition, and many declined to be identified for fear of angering business associates. In reality, almost everyone played a role in jeopardizing the business.
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Sling TV is one of the better value options out there, because you can get a lot of the most popular channels for only $25 a month. However, if you're a binge-watcher, you'll love Hulu with Live TV's huge on-demand library, which currently has 10 full seasons of Adventure Time (aww yeah homies!). YouTube TV is great, but it may not be available in your area just yet.
WOW you get all that for $157 per month. I should be so lucky. We are paying $328 per month and are livid. Although we do rent 2 DVRs and have HBO, MAX. SHOW and STARZ . This cable company is horrible and its only competition is satellite and the internet options Kayla has explained. On top of that we live 50 miles south of DC and an antenna up to 20 feet high gets us poor reception on 3 channels with a quality hdtv antenna. I mam checking into these alternatives but the hard part is getting our favorite channels.
By cutting the cord, you're also losing your access to premium channels, which often have some of the most daring content on TV. Networks like HBO, Showtime and Starz are the prime destination for edgy dramas like Game of Thrones, Homeland and Outlander, respectively. You can also get raunchy comedy specials, niche documentaries and newly released movies.
I had planed to purchase another set of Terk leapfrog transmitter and receiver , but thanks to an Amazon review on the product I realized that the 2.4 ghz systems where becoming obsolete due to the saturation of WIFI signals .So I deduced that it wasn't that my Terk system failed it was that my neighbor got new internet service . The Nyrius set up works perfectly at 5.8 ghz and I can even run my microwave w/o interference . and it pays for its self because the cable/satellite crooks charge upwards of $7 a month to "rent" additional units . My primary TV in the family room I use this on my kitchen TV ,the remote works a room away no issues . I have additional receivers coming for use on my patio this summer and for the work shop in my garage .Now if only the ... full review
In early 2012, shortly after his appointment as the United States Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul challenged Margarita Simonyan[55] on Twitter, regarding allegations from RT[56] that he sent Alexei Navalny to study at Yale University.[55][56] According to RT, McFaul was referring to a comment in an article by political scientist Igor Panarin, which RT had specified were the views of the author.[57][58] McFaul then accepted an interview by Sophie Shevardnadze on RT on this and other issues and reasserted that the Obama administration wanted a "reset" in relations with Russia.[59][60]
Remember, the cable TV is cheaper than internet for me. I'm more willing to pay $17 a month for cable TV, but not $52 for the internet. There are certain places like Panera Restaurants and public libraries that have free wifi. Places I steer clear of are Borders, Barnes and Noble and Starbucks because they have an agreement with T-Mobile and charge for access.
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An antenna is your means of access to local programming when cutting cable TV. If you want an in-depth guide for the information required for an optimal antenna solution, you should check out my antenna guide. Setting up an antenna may be seamless, or it may be the most difficult thing you do when canceling cable. There are numerous variables involved in television signals and antennas. If you are having a difficult time with this, the antenna guide makes this task easier.


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What Can America's Water-Worried Salons Learn from Others?
by Paul Tate | April 20, 2017 | Bookmark +
Rains could wash away worries over the water shortages affecting salons across huge swathes of the country, with the U.S. Drought Monitor reporting in March that the geographical area affected by drought has dropped by around 30 per cent to just 9.83 per cent. Even California has lifted the Drought State of Emergency in most of its jurisdiction. But despite this, a return to normal is not on the cards and the days of careless water use are long gone.
Abnormally dry conditions continue from west to east, and up the east coast. Groundwater, the huge natural reservoirs that hold the water, are at an all-time low. In Georgia and Florida rainfall was six inches below normal in March. That is a concern for everyone, but especially a water-hungry industry like beauty.
American salons are not the only ones in the developed world facing these challenges. Australia has a long history of severe drought affecting business, having recently emerged from the worst episode in its history, with some regions still struggling with crippling water shortages. During that time the industry made huge strides towards managing in extreme conditions.
"Climate change is very real for us because it has had a major impact on our weather; it's hotter and drier than ever, pushing us into drought," says Benny Risher, the man behind the Ecoheads shower head, which reduces water use by 65 per cent while pumping up the pressure. "For 15 years we've struggled with water shortages, and have had to develop strategies to cope."
The drought in Australia has convinced many salon owners that the planet really is under threat, a view that is gaining increasing credibility in the US following its own experiences.
"There is no Plan B. There is no Planet B," says Shane Price, founder and CEO of Green Circle Salons, which launched in Canada in 2009. It now works with more than 15,000 salons across the entire North American continent to help remove and reduce waste, slashing the amount its partner salons dump in landfill sites by up to 95 per cent. "Water is getting more and more expensive, and we must reduce waste by repositioning what we use through recycling, remaking, reusing and all the other Rs that will help us deal with our ecological problems."
The overnight success of Ecoheads in the US, with hundreds of salons installing the units on their basins, proves there is a willingness among the industry to act.
"Even in those areas where water is plentiful there are challenges with pressure and pollutants, which explains partly why our showerheads are selling across the country," says Paul Tate, co-owner of Ecoheads North America. "But there is also a willingness to embrace a basic human responsibility, partly driven by the enigmatic millennial generation coming into the industry and by the clients. We must rise up to our responsibilities as an industry because, even with the rains, the experts are warning that water remains a threatened resource. We adopt ways to protect our planet, not just in high-risk areas but all over the country."
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In memory of Mother Antonia Colombo, FMA (1935 – 2019)
Emeritus Superior General
of the Institute of Mary Help of Christians
On July 1, 2019, Mother Antonia Colombo, emeritus Superior General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco) passed away at Varese, Italy. She was born in Lecco, Italy on April 12, 1935. She made her religious profession on August 6, 1959 and in the same year she graduated in Law. She then taught Law for one year at the International Institute of Pedagogy and Religious Sciences. From 1960 to 1963, she studied Applied Psychology at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium graduating in 1963. From that year until 1989, she was a professor and then became the President of the Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences "Auxilium"[1], first in Turin and then in Rome. Her keen intelligence and her cultural and spiritual richness contributed to the development of the Faculty. One of her remarkable contributions was the deepened study of the education of the woman and the Marian face of the Institute. In 1989, she was nominated Provincial of the Southern Province in Taranto. In 1990, at the Institute's General Chapter XIX, she was elected as a General Visiting Councilor and in the next General Chapter XX (1996), she was elected as the Superior General of the Institute and then re-elected for a second six-year term in 2002.
As Superior General of the Istituto Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice, Mother Antonia was committed to humanizing culture and relationships in the light of the message of Jesus and the Salesian charism. For this she promoted among the 14,000 members of the Institute, the commitment to active citizenship so as to help build human coexistence under the sign of a civilization of love and peace. She believed that living in a globalized and interdependent society every choice has a global resonance.
She promoted the reflection of the Institute on how to be a more significant presence in the different socio-cultural contexts where the members work. In agreement with the General Council, the reflection resulted in the creation of the Human Rights Office based in Veyrier, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland in 2007.
The Human Rights Office was a prophetic response to the need of the Institute to have a space dedicated to human rights education, following the social perspective of the "preventive system" present in the Guidelines for the educational mission of the FMA. It constitutes a means to raise awareness within the Institute, which is called to protect and promote the human rights of the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized people.
The Istituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice (IIMA) obtained from the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) the Special Consultative Statusin 2008. In this way, as envisioned by Mother Antonia, the IIMA Human Rights Office can promote the right to education and human rights educationfor all, especially of the most vulnerable groups such as children, youth, migrants, refugees, indigenous people, minorities, and those living in difficult situations. (Cfr:Lettera di M. Yvonne Reungoat, 8 settembre 2019, Roma e Circolare alle FMA n. 982)
[1] The Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences "Auxilium" is the only Pontifical Faculty administered by a female religious Congregation
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In 1902, by a special act of the State Legislature, the PVSC was formed as an agency of the State to reduce pollution of the Passaic River and its tributaries. Passaic Valley's early anti-pollution activities actually predated the adoption of the New Jersey Sewerage Authority Law.
The heavily industrialized service area of northern New Jersey encompasses all of the land draining into the Passaic River from the Great Falls in Paterson to Newark Bay on the Atlantic Ocean. Presently, the service area includes 48 municipalities in portions of Passaic, Bergen, Essex, Union and Hudson Counties with a population of about 1.4 million. The influent capacity is about 330 million gallons per day (MGD) (14.45 cubic meters per second) and is estimated to be a fourth of the total wastewater generated in all of New Jersey.
In addition to the conveyance and treatment of wastewaters, PVSC is also responsible for pollution abatement for the portion of the Passaic River within its service area. The Commission's main intercepting sewer is approximately 22 miles (35.41 kilometers (km)) long ranging from 3.75 to 12.5 feet (ft) (1.14 to 3.81 meters (m)) in diameter, 18 miles of branch intercepting sewers, and a 12-ft (3.66 m) diameter, 6-fingered ocean outfall terminating at Robins Reef in New York Harbor. There are several field pumping stations in the collection system along with approximately 2,000 miles (3,218 km) of lateral sewers owned by the various contributing towns.
Development of PVSC Treatment Facilities
A report completed in 1908 provided the conceptual plan for a primary treatment plant and pumping station to be located in the City of Newark near the Newark Bay and for an intercepting sewer to be built parallel to the Passaic River between the Great Falls in the City of Paterson and the mouth of the river in the Newark Bay.
Construction of the original facilities as recommended in the 1908 report was completed in 1924. The original plant contained a 22-mile long interceptor with pumping stations located at Wallington and Clifton, a primary treatment facility in Newark along the western shoreline of the Newark Bay containing a steam plant pumping station and a 5-mile long outfall that discharged into New York Harbor.
Since the completion of the original treatment plant and interceptor in 1924, numerous plant expansions have been made to increase capacity. In the 1930's and 1940's, two additional sedimentation basins were constructed. In the 1950's and 1960's, the sedimentation basins were mechanized, the steam pumps in the main station were replaced with electric and diesel drives, and their capacity was increased. Sludge handling facilities were added and modifications were made to the grit chambers and screenings facility.
The facility originally provided only primary treatment for an average sewage flow of approximately 150 million gallons per day (mgd). Additional construction was initiated in the early 1970's as an important step toward improving treatment, increasing capacity and implementing United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) requirements concerning chlorination. Those projects consisted of the construction of a grit and screenings chamber, grit and screenings incinerator facilities, chlorination facilities and an Administration and Control Building containing an analytical laboratory.
In order to bring the plant into full compliance with more stringent EPA requirements with respect to water quality, an upgrading to secondary treatment levels was undertaken. Plant design for this upgrade began in 1969, with a 1973 report initiating the preparation of construction drawings and specifications. Field construction began in 1977 and secondary plant start-up began in October 1981.
The new secondary facilities were constructed alongside the original existing Primary Clarifier tanks. The first few years of secondary plant operation did not have the benefits of the primary settling facilities. After start-up, all flows passed directly into the secondary system while the old primary basins were demolished (during the summer of 1982) and new ones were constructed in their place. Consequently, start-up of the primary clarifiers in December 1985 resulted in many process and operational changes.
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We're going to do a slight modification to the body. We are going to take 1 1/2" out of the length of the door, and add the same amount to the side window area. Thus we will be keeping the same overall length to the body, yet give the car a more "commercial" feel with the shorter doors.
Here's the cut in the body. We'll add 1 1/2" to this section. By making the cuts this way, we should be able to work the welded area the easiest, and therefore get the best results.
Here's the piece we made to fill the area above the side windows. A good fit enables us to TIG weld the piece, and therefore will be easier to finish.
Here's the finished area. Now on to the lower portion.
By carefully fitting the additional piece, we're able to work the metal real nice. The trick here is to go slow, and keep the heat down. We've also started on the door. At this point it's cut in half and we're measuring for the other section so we have a nice fit.
With the 1 1/2" out of the door, it now appears to be a good fit. On to welding it back together.
Here's the completed door. Alot of patience fitting everything back together nicely really pays off. It's hard to tell it's been cut.
Here's the door back on the car. Everything is coming back together nicely.
We're finished with the right side. It's a slight change, but definitely helps with the commercial look! Now on to finishing up the other side!


Big Thing Point: What's New?
12 April 2008: Gigs page updated, and new Pointy Boss photos added.
02 February 2008: Gigs page updated, and new Pointy Boss photos added.
15 April 2007: Links to new Pointy Boss photos and Pointy Boss MySpace site added.
3 December 2006: More Toward Seven CD added to site - with three tracks for streaming in RealAudio, the same three for downloading in MP3 and the whole darned thing for buying online.
3 September 2006: Gigs page updated with news of the latest Autumn 2006 dates.
13 December 2005: Photos and report from the 27 Novembtargeter Old Angel gig added.
27 November 2005: New BiG THiNG Pointy blog online now - latest news and happenings from the world of Pointy Boss.
19 November 2005: Photos from the 18 November Sumac Centre benefit gig, with KaiZen and The Tramadolls added.
11 May 2005: News page updated with details of the new 'Anti-War' anarcho-punk compilation CD, and Homepage and Gigs page updated with news of upcoming June 9 2005 gig at The Old Angel, Hockley, Nottingham.
04 October 2004: Gigs page updated with photos & comment from the June 2004 Sutton-in-Ashfield all-dayer.
17 June 2004: News page updated with 'Pointy Barn' conspiracy story.
14 June 2004: All about Pointy Boss and FAQs tweaked.
13 June 2004: Guestbook updated here.
09 May 2004: Samples from the new Pointy Boss CD Things Like That added here — and new 'buy Pointy Boss CDs on-line' service added here.
04 March 2004: Details up the upcoming Pointy Boss CD album added here.
February 2004: News and Biography pages updated, and other updates across other pages to take account of Brian joining the band as a permanent member!
13 October 2003: Latest update on the Brand New Rage UK Subs tribute CD; and news of Pointy Boss' new drummer Brian.
11 August 2003: Updates include: news of Nik's departure; the hunt for a new drummer; and the original sleeve notes for the Brand New Rage release.
07 July 2003: Photos and comment from the fifth Old Vic, Nottingham gig — finally — added here.
30 May 2003: News of the upcoming UK Subs tribute CD — Brand New Rage — complete with Pointy Boss tracks added. Credits; FAQs; and All About pages, tweaked.
05 January 2003: Gigs pages updated, with photos and reports from the third and fourth Old Vic, Nottingham gigs and the Newark gig from 2001-02, see here.
02 January 2003: Gigs pages updated, with photos and reports from The Clinton Arms, Nottingham, The Victoria Inn, Derby and The Green Room, Chesterfield, gigs from 2002, see here.
18 November 2002: Gigs listing updated to catch-up on a spate of dates, here.
20 March 2002: Pete's biography page updated, with full band history's, here.
09 January 2002: Photos and comments on the Bunkers Hill gig here; and the Brown Cow gig here. News on the Metro Youth interview in MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL added here.
August 29 2001: News page updated with report on first No Frills, No Glitz web review here.
July 8 2001: Guestbook up-and-running, with first (and so far only) entry, here.
July 1 2001: Photos and report from 19 July Old Vic gig added here. New photos added to Gallery. News of gig cancellations and rescheduling added.
June 7 2001: News of gigs at The Brown Cow, Mansfield (Friday 6 July) and Bunkers Hill, Nottingham (Friday 13 July) added.
May 26 2001: News of 19 June gig at The Old Vic added here. New black-and-white photos added to Gallery. Link to MP3 versions of No Frills, No Glitz at Pointed Remarks added.
April 19 2001: RealAudio versions of all four tracks from No Frills, No Glitz added here.
April 1 2001: Photos from the 23 February gig added here. Pointy CDs for sale on-line at the punkrockshop plugged.
February 26 2001: Links to the first (and probably last) unofficial Pointy Boss website Pointed Remarks complete with MP3 tracks ready to download; and to Punk and Oi in the UK website added to Links page.
January 14 2001: New 'All about Pointy Boss' page added; new Guestbook form set up; News page updated.
December 15: Photos from the December 1 gig and December 7 gig added.
December 2: Front page updated, with report on the gig with the UK Subs at the Running Horse, Nottingham on December 1, and details of the 7 December gig added. FAQs, Gigs, Credits and News pages tweaked.
November 17: Confirmation of Friday 1 December gig, supporting the UK Subs at the Running Horse, Nottingham, posted on the front page.
October 1: First photos and comments on the Old Vic gig posted here.
September 14: Details of September 26 gig at the Old Vic, Fletcher Gate, Nottingham posted on Gigs page.
July 31: News of next gig, on Tuesday 26 September, posted on Gigs page.
July 16: First print review of We Are Demo assessed on News page.
July 11: Nik's Biography page updated. Now with 'added detail'.
June 16: New pictures added to Pete's Biography page. Channel Stoopid's CD label 'High Society International' website added to Links page.
June 12: Link to Nicky Garratt's tour diary entry for the December 1999 Nottingham gig added to Gigs page. New search engine listings added to Links page.
June 3: Site search engine added. "Pete's Nottingham Promo' Site" added to Links page.
May 30: Four demo tracks, in RealAudio format added; Song poll and Guestbook added; Biography and other pages revised as part of major design overhaul.
May 20: News page redesigned and updated with stories on the Pointy Boss demo, and a CD release for an old Metro Youth number; Links page updated; Credits and FAQ list tweaked.
February 20: Photos from the 999 gig at Running Horse added; link to the Running Horse site added to Links page; News page updated with story on band's recording plans.
January 16: Poster for 999 gig at Running Horse on 8 February 2000 added.
January 10: News page added, including news of a review of the first gig.
January 6 2000: New Links page added. Five additional sets of song lyrics posted.
December 22: Link to the new 'official' 999 website "High Energy Plan" added to Gigs page.
December 20: Six photos from Pointy Boss' debut gig, supporting the UK Subs at the Running Horse, Nottingham on December 14, added to the Gallery page. Keith's biography page updated. Gigs page updated with news of Pointy Boss' second gig on 8 February 2000. Site credit list revised and extended.
December 9: Web counter added to BiG THiNG POiNT entry page to record details of site traffic.
December 8: Link to Official UK Subs Website added to Gigs page.
December 6 1999: BiG THiNG POiNT went live and global.