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Show-casing England: Day 5 – Winchester and the Titanic Museum (Tuesday 21st August 2012)
[ENGLAND – PORTUGAL EXCHANGE 2012 — DAY 5]
Introduction: Trying to keep to the historical side I decided we should do Winchester, as before London it use to be the old capital city of the country. There is also a link to Jane Austen as she died here, which I know Laura is a fan of. In Winchester we walked around the city, past the monuments like King Alfred's statue and walking by the river. We also visited Winchester Cathedral and Wolvesey Castle. Before getting to Winchester we visited the Titanic Museum in Southampton and through the old cemetery which many were from this were buried.
Walking to Town via the Common
As always we had a nice lazy start watching programs like Jeremy Kyle before we left. We walked into town the way we usually did which was via the Southampton Common as walking through a park was a lot nicer than just down a road. While walking through the Common and seeing how we were visiting the Titanic Museum this morning it only seemed fitting to walk through the old Cemetery there. It was only when I watched a TV program earlier this year called "The Titanic: Southampton Remembers" that I found it was in this unused Cemetery that many of the victims were buried or had pretend graves if their bodies weren't actually discovered.
The Titanic Museum
This was the second time we tried to do this. As it wasn't too far from the train station and I knew that Winchester would only need an afternoon we called by on the way.
I had never been to this one myself, as it had only very recently opened here and before had originally been the Police Station in a building called the Civic Centre. I went to the old Titanic Museum which was by the Isle of Weight ferry terminal the previous year with Lorrie.
The museum was basically split as 3 exhibitions. The first we went to was mainly focussed on Southampton and the people on board. For example the first wall was just a wall of the staff and in orange (almost all of them) were those from Southampton. Even some of the others were very close by like Totton or Romsey, which are less than 15 minutes by car from there. There was also lots of personal items and stories on display.
The second we went to was more about Southampton as a port than about the Titanic. The room acted as a timeline from as early as the Iron and Bronze ages up to the Modern Day.
The last exhibition was in the new extension to the building was all hands on things relating to the Titanic. I'm sure most was designed for children, so for this reason we loved it.
Laura outside the first exhibition with orange wall in the background (we weren't allowed to photos inside for some reason)
Laura listening to one of the accounts of the survivors in the hands on section
Me being a little kid on the toy Titanic
Us with the life jackets on (both modern and from the day of the Titanic)
Getting to Winchester and Tourist Information
We only had to walk about 1km to get to the train station. The train to Winchester is very easy. There is usually one every 15 – 20 minutes due to the number of routes which call by there on the way and the duration is only about 15 minutes too.
When we arrived there was no obvious signs to the City Centre, and although I had not visited too many times before and when I did it was a) not by train and b) following my parents I was happy I could remember the rough route. When on the main High Street we were following the signs to Tourist Information, but got a tad distracted on the way as we went to McDonalds for lunch on the way.
We finally found Tourist Information almost next to King Alfred's statue and managed to get a free map of the City; marking on the key points of interest to visit.
The High Street, perhaps slightly ruined by the buntings for the Olympics lol
A monument in the middle of Winchester, although famous I'm not actually sure what for
Laura in McDonalds wrapping up our free burger she got with her student card
The River and Wolvesey Castle
To start our walk, we walked past King Alfred's statue and the mayor's house towards the river. At the mill we walked down by the side of the river and up to Wolvesey Castle.
The Castle is now owned by English Heritage, although entrance is free. It was the home to the Bishop of Winchester for around a thousand years. It is now a ruin and just some of the walls remain. The chapel however is still intact but not open to the public.
King Alfred's statue
The Mayor's house
The River (Laura's 'Picture Postcard view' as she called it)
Looking back towards the High Street
Wovesley Castle Welcome Sign
Me just inside Wovesley Castle
Me… again further inside Wovelsey Castle
More photos from the river here
More photos from Wovesley Castle here
Towards the Cathedral
We then headed towards the cathedral and hoping to see Jane Austen's house on the way. However we weren't really paying attention as we were as always too busy chatting and missed it, even though we walked straight past it, Laura even commenting on a sign in the window which seemed strange as it said "This house is not open to the public" and I assumed it was to do with Winchester College the public school right next door [remembering a 'public school' in England is one of the most elite private schools you can go to, just to be confusing]. We also walked under the church which I love and remember. It is just above the road and is a tiny little room in a Tudor building. Typically there was road works outside and the church was closed just for this one day!
The little church (from the other side of the entrance)
Another little typical house just outside the Cathedral grounds
We now entered the grounds of the Cathedral. Walking past the deanery, school for choir boys, etc and around to the front entrance of the Cathedral. Winchester Cathedral is also one of those Cathedral's which you have to pay to go around. This was another moment (as it happened in Great St Mary's Church too) that when we hear that Laura is from Portugal they ask her if she wants the leaflet in Spanish! This, however, was my favourite of these those because they asked if she wanted it in Spanish, when they actually even had one in Portuguese too!
The Cathedral is massive with a lot of history to it and graves in the floor going back to the 1400s, although the building itself was actually started to be built in about 1100.
Laura outside one of the buildings just inside the grounds of the Cathedral
The Cathedral from the outside at the Main Entrance
Inside too there was this book listing all those who died in the First World War (1914-1919)
More photos from inside (and just outside) the Cathedral
Also while we were the choir was practicing: link
The Jane Austen Exhibition and House
Inside the Cathedral was actually an exhibition about Jane Austen. It was basically a story of her life and it ended where her grave was. This was interesting to us as we both liked Jane Austen.
After leaving the Cathedral we went looking for the house again. This was annoying as it was not where it was marked on the map. I then remembered from when I was here with my Mum that it was very close to the old bookshop. In the end we asked a local old lady and I was right it was round the corner just a few doors down from the old bookshop.
The last board in the exhibition relating to Winchester. There were another 3 about her life: link
Jane Austen's grave in Winchester Cathedral
Jane Austen's house she lived in during her last few years, around the corner from the Cathedral
More photos of Jane Austen's house here
Starbucks and the attempt to find the Round Table
We needed a break and something to drink so we were very traditional and went to Starbucks for Frappe. After being able to put our feet up, we headed back to the train station, calling by the old castle (or what is left of it) on the way. I had never been to see King Arthur's legendary round table and was very disappointed to see it was closed. My Mum insists it is not that much and is why I never went with her but still would have been nice.
Us in Starbucks
A famous archway in Winchester; near the train station
The locked gate leading to under the old castle with the round table, but was closed 😦
The Bowls Club
When we got back we walked to the bowls club as Becky was working behind the bar for the evening. This also meant a hard earned cider and bowl of chips ['fries' in American]. Before we left we played pool. From this I learnt that Laura is a bad loser and we had to play a second game to make it fair. Finally we got home.
Laura playing pool at the bowls club
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Interview | Questions And Answers With 1i2c
Erick Ycaza
Recently, I had the absolute pleasure to get to interview an electronic music producer with a pretty short name, 1i2c. He's an artist with an extensive career in music you need to know! In this occasion, he shared his most intimate thoughts, incredible details about his life and also what's next on his project. This interview is worth reading.
1 – What does your artistic name mean?
I wanted a small, easily recognizable name that had more than one meaning. It needed to be recognized by the young and I can only actually see out of one eye!
2 – How and why did you get into electronic music? Who influenced you as an artist?
I was drawn into electronic music around 11/12 years old. My parents and elder cousin I remember the most playing odd sounding albums. My Dad liked the Tornado's and Jeff Wayne's 'War of the Worlds', my cousin would be listening to Jean-Michel Jarre and Kraftwerk. When I identified with Depeche Mode and Tangerine Dream between 15/16 I had established my own groups of major preference.
3 – Was the first track you ever made a jingle? Do you still make songs for advertising campaigns?
The first track I produced was for an advert for myself, promoting myself in an advert create to become the new man for Milk Tray adverts. I got beyond the first section of the audition and the next part required a 30-second video of an action type character. I dressed in black, ran around my hometown with my daughter filming me and created a small track entitled "Speedy Origami". I wanted the whole video to be self-created. The video was available on YouTube for a short period of time when I first started getting into creating my own music.
4 – What software and tools do you use to create music nowadays?
I have possessed Yamaha keyboards since around 17/18. My first keyboard still in possession is my PSS-170, then a few years later I purchased a PSR-70. I still own these and use the PSR as a midi device. I also have 2 Oxygen 25′ (2 generations), 1 x iRig and my recent musical tool is a Jamstik. I use Logic Pro as my software of choice but have also dabbled with Ableton.
5 – What's the name of your upcoming album? When will it be released?
The next album to be released will be 'I Only Have Eyes For You'. It will be released on May 29th, 2017 by Pink Dolphin Records and will be the first album released on Vinyl too.
6 – What can we expect from this new material? How would you describe its sound?
Some people assume electronic music is always the same. I obviously disagree. Due to the fact I don't use many vocals and certainly don't sing 'often' I have to make the music itself do the hard work. I make sure the music doesn't become too repetitive. I set out to make each album have its own distinct sound. 'I Only Have Eyes For You' was a work of devotion to producing a professional sound. It grew into a collage of some of my best work to date and flows like a rollercoaster, the majority of tracks reflect huge emotion from feeling sexual, to anxious, to lonely, to elation. For those who might not have noticed and the reason for the album title is that each track is a single word starting with the letter 'I'.
7 – Have you ever had a near death experience? Does it still affect you in some way?
I came close to assuming my time had come back in July 2015 whilst taking a shower after pushing myself hard in a cycle that same afternoon. I often challenged myself using cycle apps and for 3 years running had secured the number 1 spot using these apps on 8 of my closest hill climbs. I was the fastest and endured these climbs the most. The afternoon I took a shower and suffered what I presumed was a heart attack, it was after climbing one of these hills 3 times in succession to push my points higher, but that particular hill was the worst of the 8. Wanting to keep my dignity and wondering if I would make it, my first thought was to get out of the shower immediately, get dried and get dressed. I managed to succeed whilst all the time experiencing pains in my chest that I'd never experienced before. Once dressed I considered all aspects of my life, wondering if I had fulfilled everything. I seemed content with my life, but of course, albeit the continued pain, I was still alive. There was no-one at home. My family had gone on holiday. Within the next few hours, I was in the hospital with suspected heart attack symptoms due to high troponin levels in my blood. It transpired I had Myocarditis. I spent 3 days in hospital having numerous tests and as a result missed participating in the Prudential 100 bike ride I had been training for. The main thing was, I was nervous about getting back on my bike. As the weeks moved on and finding myself with time on my hands, I turned my attention to using the time I spent cycling into being finally creative with my musical equipment. It unleashed a new passion and I would sit for hours making noises that eventually became tracks. The only thing was, three times more that year when I did attempt to get back on the bike or jump into a go-kart for fun, I experienced 3 more heart-related incidents and on the last occasion just after Christmas 2015 was back in the hospital. Subsequently, I'm not as fit as I once was and my bike sits stubbornly in my room behind my keyboard! It's a Specialized Venge (the same make and model bike that Mark Cavendish raced in 2014!). I think I keep it to remind me to be careful, but with it also reminds me of the reason I started making music.
8 – We know you have a beautiful family. Do you think your children might be interested in music as a future career?
My children swim in and out with my music. My son gave me a strange compliment once when he said "Dad, is this your music? It's getting hard for me now to distinguish if it's your music or somebody else's." I felt this was a pivotal point actually because up until that moment, all the music I was producing was for me. The fact that I released it was only a platform to share. My daughter 4 years younger than my son, star of "Hammer Blows" video always tells me she likes my music, but I think that is usually just to make me happy or because she wants something. My son, mainly listens to Spotify and doesn't listen and collect music like I used to, he is hard studying for University and wants to get a degree in Mathematics, so he will be pursuing a music venture and will keep his feet on the ground. It is my daughter that will veer more towards the artistic world, but she mainly dances (Ballet and Modern). She and her friend recently came close winning a prize in a talent competition out of hundreds of applicants through her dance. She will be starring in a dance show at the Gordon Craig over the weekend of 1st & 2nd April and she is due to have a lead part in a small independent film in summer 2017. Her singing voice is really good, though. She has perfect pitch & tone, but I will not push my kids into things they do not want to do.
9 – Where can we stream to your music online?
My music is available to listen to on Spotify and other listening platforms like Apple Music, Deezer, Soundcloud, Indie Sound, Bandcamp, etc. It is also available to purchase from iTunes, Amazon and other similar sites. Even the purchase sites have the ability to hear extracts. I am recently putting a few YouTube videos online to give more visual presence too. There are already a handful of videos, but this should increase to around 9 or so within days. So keep a lookout!
10 – What are your future plans for the rest of the year?
I have produced a follow-up track called 'Axe Happy' to 'Hammer Blows'. I will be shooting a video within the next couple of months to go with this track. This track will then appear on another album to be released much later in the year called 'Destiny'. This album is much heavier than most of my work, but the Jamstik is having that effect on me. There are possible collaborations also, maybe some vocal tracks. I also aim to stage at least one gig towards Christmas, when I hit my 50th birthday! It would be great to see many of my friends and family and other supporters getting together and having a good time.
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Hi, my name is Erick Ycaza. I have a BA in Advertising & Graphic Design. This blog is to provide you with daily music news and share my personal style.
Following the release of his latest single "Rise Like The Sun" along with its proper EP, Dar.Ra also plans to drop a new album in 2021. 'Ballads For The Down-Trodden' has been confirmed to be out by the end of January. In this exclusive interview, the British artist talks about the recent single, the most important details on the upcoming album, but also his various side projects, which include his own radio show.
1 – Can you reveal to us the name of your upcoming album?
I have two new projects out, a single called "Rise Like The Sun" with 6 killer remixes. One from Columbia and one from Sri Lanka from a killer Producer called Vidula who did the "Lights" remix from the new kinda normal album.
I did the other mixes which have a tribal House feel and an Ambient 6 am Chill Out mix. All mixes have a Sunshine title, from UK Sunshine mix, Indian Sun mix to Australian, Indonesian, USA, and Columbian mix. It's all about not being dictated too in your time here and "Rising Like The Sun" every day of your life.
The other project is more of an alias back vibe and is a compilation of slower more Ballad type songs that I have had released over the years. I am doing a radio show called The Kusha Deep Radio show which is going out around the world through various Radio outlets and I did this show which featured some of the laid-back tracks I've done and I thought it would make a great album of torchlight songs. The album is 12 tracks long and is titled 'Ballads For The Down-Trodden' and is out later this month.
I am also working on a new album of songs for the spring with a new single planned for the first quarter of the year release.
2 – Were there specific things that helped you get creative?
I'm always inspired by life, it's hard not to be unless you shut off from what's going on around you. Even in the middle of a global pandemic, I had two singles out "Stand Up For The Heroes", "Rise Like The Sun" and the 'Whisky n Honey' EP plus two remixes out. I also started doing a new project which is now syndicated around the world called The Kusha Deep Radio Show, which started off playing tracks that I had out over the past 25 years.
I also started doing a TV show with a Washington DC-based journalist MJ Godfrey which is a cultural review show looking at things happening in the UK and the USA. I've also written the next album to follow up on 2019's 'New Kinda Normal'. If you stay open to ideas and let them flow it's a natural vibe for staying creative.
3 – Are you discovering new sounds on this new record?
I explore different sounds all the time, I'm getting known for merging styles and creating new hybrids like Rock Step a vibe that featured on the 'New Kinda Normal' album which mixed the elements of Rock and EDM together which you can feel on tracks like "Nightstepper," "The Beat" and "Heart Shape Pill." There's also a genre called Gothic Soul which you can hear on tracks like "The Lights" and "Whisky n Honey." I was feeling the Latin vibe on "Rise Like The Sun."
I wanted something uplifting that holds no allegiance to what's happening in the charts but has a classic Santana vibe mixed with that Gothic style vocal.
The actual record itself is truly global, the mixes and mastering were done all over the world, the drums recorded in Italy, the Horns in Portugal, the rest in the UK. I love that about the technology vibe that you can work with people everywhere now.
4 – How many tracks will there be on the album?
The album 'Ballads For The Down-Trodden' has 12 tracks and "Rise Like The Sun" single has 6 mixes on it. The new album will have around 12 tracks on it as well, value for money I say!
5 – What themes will the new album explore?
The new album has some wide themes such as loyalty on a track called "No Time For Tears" which has a cool Rock vibe about it. There's a track about power struggles with relationships on "Don't Make Me Beg." There's a track about migrants looking for a safe place to call home on "Renegade Serenade." At the moment, it's looking very love-oriented in one way or another.
6 – Did you collaborate with other artists?
I do work with other artists when the vibe is right. I'm doing a track with a producer called KDX in the UK, a Deep House kinda groove.
7 – What makes your latest single "Rise Like The Sun" special to listeners?
It's honest, it's real and it's played with passion.
8 – What exciting projects can we expect from your label Kusha Deep Records?
All the above and more.
9 – Can you tell us more about your 2021 tour?
We were supposed to be doing a US tour last year, not sure how things will pan out this year but would be good to get out on the road again for a bit.
10 – The global pandemic forced the music industry to try innovative things. What do you think about private live zoom concerts?
I played Rock the Lockdown back in May and we had a few thousand people all rocking out to the set. I also did a US online tour in the summer which broadcast shows into the venues from my studio. I've been doing lots of interviews from Brazil to America, Australia, and the UK online which is ace as you don't have to drive anywhere. Less hit on the climate and you can hit so many more people with a live stream if it's set up properly.
Nothing will take the place of a jam in front of people, but I think the live stream is here to say alongside the live gig. I love technology though so it's all good in my book. Be safe out there and looking forward to partying with you all soon!
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Hailing from Krakow, the cultural capital of Poland, Kuba Kubica aka SOUNDQ carries the flag of innovation when it comes to producing electronic music. The interview below is very clear and gives you a deep insight into his art. Scroll down to read his answers.
1 – You've been composing songs since…
Year 2000. The year when computer records got screwed by the two 0s was the year when I started programming a dodgy Korg workstation.
2 – You got involved in the music realm because…
I found it liberating not to have to depict anything. To be able to express what I feel without saying or drawing what it was.
3 – Your sound is…
As incomplete as I am. There's always at least one element causing some imbalance. You're never quite sure if it all won't fall apart.
4 – Your biggest inspiration is…
I am most creative when I'm deadbeat and stressed out. So, in a way, pressure inspires me – or rather makes my creative juices flow faster.
5 – People should listen to your new track "Bad Lot" because…
It offers a glimpse into a complete world – fatalistic, sexy, and dangerous.
6 – If you want to know who SOUNDQ is, listen to the track…
"Bad Lot." And if you've heard it already, give "This Heart" a spin.
7 –Your most memorable career moment so far has been…
Crossing the Ural Mountains in -30 degrees Celsius to play a death metal gig in Jekaterynburg.
8 – Your dream is…
Long forgotten the moment I wake up.
9 – Your next release is called…
"Disco Turista Antifascista."
10 – Your all-time favourite track is…
That's a tough one. I'll go with "My Kingdom" by Future Sound of London.
11 – Your favourite place to write songs is…
I love coming up with ideas when I'm traveling. Not a lot of occasions for that in 2020 though.
12 – If you weren't an artist, you'd probably be…
An Instagram influencer pretending he's a XIXth Century French flaneur. All dressed in epoch clothes doing product placement for travel gear and shit.
13 – You'll only stop making music if…
I don't think I have it in me to stop.
14 – In a few years, you want to be…
Able to go out without a mask, play gigs, laugh together with large groups of people. Travel to big cities and get lost wandering through them.
15 – What are you doing for the rest of the day?
It's evening already, so I'm going to be busy writing music till late.
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On March 1st, 2021, IRMIX Radio will be your new alternative to find out the hottest music and your favorite talk-shows. Best of all, it will be in operation 24 hours a day and 7 days per week. The CEO behind this online broadcasting station is singer and songwriter Martone who opens up about this project in the following interview.
1 – What should people know about IRMIX Radio, and can listeners expect to hear when listening to the station?
What people should know about IRMIX Radio is that it is not a hobby and that we have a top-notch staff willing and able to conduct serious, fun, and enlightening interviews, plus, shows. Listeners can expect to hear their favorite artists when it comes to RnB, Hip-Hop, Dance, Indie, and Gospel.
2 – How many radio shows will you broadcast?
Possibly ten to twelve in total. We have a stellar show host roster, some of the shows require hosts. While others do not. I am so looking forward to telling you about them.
3 – Have you already interviewed artists in advance of its official premiere?
No, I have not interviewed artists in advance of the premiere date. That will happen around February for prerecorded interviews for the shows. Lately, I have been interviewing strictly for the website at the moment, and those interviews have been extraordinary, not because I did them, but because of the people that I interviewed and their responses to my questions.
4 – Please tell us more about your collaborators or the staff behind IRMIX radio.
The staff is amazing, we have Donia Collier, Arricca Oberlin, and LA Jackson who are the account executives for the station. They are in charge of bringing revenue into the station from the banner, and commercial ad sales. They are excellent at what they do.
Lamont Hicks is in a league of his own when it comes to video editing, there is no other that can do what he does, the way that he does it. He created The Legends Panel and Madonna Dearest for VH1. We worked together prior when I did my show Industry Revue in the Mix, so I am proud to welcome him back.
So, I will be hosting a show called Spotlight, where I give an in-depth interview with celebrities about their careers, career longevity sort of like the interviews that I post on www.irmixradio.net/interviews, I will play a few of their songs.
The Bridge with Cory George
Cory George is a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist, he has appeared on Iyanla Fix My Life on OWN. "The Bridge with Cory George" was created by the author, mental health practitioner, producer, and award-winning television host Cory George and is the vehicle that showcases what he describes as his "purpose work". On-the-air "soul-work sessions" with those that have been negatively affected by various forms of trauma, crisis, and other negative circumstances combined with conversations with compelling guests whose stories are compelling and riveting yet also motivational and inspiring are the heart of the show. He believes that every conversation is a conversation that is worth having. It's time to take an honest look at salvageable situations and how information and compassion can lead to remarkable breakthroughs.
Common Sense Required
Common Sense Required is designed around two girlfriends who have a passion for discussing provocative topics including relationships, pop culture, lifestyle, networking, and more. Throughout their conversations, common sense always comes to the forefront. What happened to good old Common Sense? People are always searching and seeking answers from a variety of sources when Common Sense is readily available, and it is FREE! Olivia Pope says it best…"What does your gut tell you?" Where education, intelligence, and street smarts are not necessarily, required, but common sense, definitely is! Stacey and Wanda will be the judge if you have it or not.
Time Tuesdays with Tee
Tina Spence is a former model and Hollywood actress. She hosts Tea Time Tuesdays with Tina. She will be interviewing actors, singers-songwriters about their latest projects, delving deep into their careers.
Friday Night Jamz
Friday Night Jamz with DJ Suspence, DJ Extreme Detroit, and DJ Cos – they have rotating schedules. Their styles vary when it comes to playing music, generally, it is House music in all of its variations. I am talking about traditional House music, the kind of House music that you would hear walking into clubs in Detroit, Chicago, New York, and LA. DJ Cos has been known to play club mixes of RnB songs which is always appreciated.
Some shows are host free, like The Drive which will put you in the mind of The Move on XM Radio station back in the day. The Billboard weekly Top 20 countdown from the hot 100 charts.
I am currently in negotiations with bringing on some syndicated shows, that I really cannot talk about at the moment until the deal is done. I will say that all of these shows are exciting, my team from the administrative staff to the radio show hosts bring the experience and skills to make IRMIX Radio a success. I am very proud of the team I have assembled and their abilities.
5 – What challenges did you face since the start of this project?
Man, I have been working around the clock since the beginning of November, when I decided that I was going to bring the station back. Some of the challenges were building the website on my own, designing the look for the ROKU Channel, writing all of the content that you see on the website, aside from the bios of our show hosts and staff they did that themselves, scheduling interviews for content, listening to the artist's music, then coming up with the questions for the interview.
Finding the right people who can and will bring revenue to the station, coordinating show schedules, contracts, writing contracts, interviewing potential staff, writing policies and procedures for the staff, and more writing, a lot of writing. Sometimes, I felt that there are not enough hours in the day, but I did all of those things because I believe in what I am doing, I believe in what we are all doing. The funny thing is, I found the time to finish up on my personal development by completing my Life Coaching certification, all within the last 30 days.
6 – Will IRMIX Radio be available globally or locally?
IRMIX Radio is global with a local feel if you can imagine that. We are based out of Detroit, MI but the show hosts are scattered throughout the United States.
7 – Are you working exclusively with the ROKU app?
For now, yes. But I do have plans to expand to other platforms by summer 2021.
8 – Is IRMIX radio a platform for unsigned artists, and being an artist yourself and making the switch back to the interviewer, have you given up on your recording career?
We are certainly an unsigned artist-friendly radio station, but we do also play artists that have established careers in music. For what I have in mind in the way that the programming will go, it will blend seamlessly. To answer your question, no, I have not given up on my recording career, I am just on hiatus at the moment, as you know that this is due to COVID. I do not see the need for me to release any new music right now especially since all of my music is performance-based music, if I cannot perform it the way I want to, then it can wait.
9 – What type of experience do you have when it comes to interviewing guests? What are some things that artists should expect when being interviewed by you, and how can artists submit their music?
A lot of people do not know this, but I was 13 years old when my entertainment career started. I started out interviewing guests for a music video show called Video Control, that I produced, directed, and hosted, in Lansing, MI, on cable access channel 37.
My guests can expect 100% professionalism, as for indie artists, I will be speaking with them from artist to artist point of view. I have first-hand knowledge of the challenges that artists face when it comes to being heard and having their music supported, so they can expect an in-depth interview. When it comes to submitting music, they must submit their broadcast quality, no more than 4-minute tracks to submissions@irmixradio.net with that, they must also submit high-resolution photos through Google Drive, along with the photo credits so we can post their info on www.irmixradio.net.
10 – Finally, what's your ultimate goal with IRMIX radio?
It is two-fold, we have a vision and a mission. The vision is To be the number one source for music, news, talk radio, and entertainment worldwide. The mission It is IRMIX Radio's mission to create responsible radio programming that will provoke thought and inspire our listeners through music and conversation.
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Airman bestowed Spirit of Freedom award for service in Afghanistan
Margaret Fisher
Senior Airman Justin Beasley, whose grandparents live in Kinston, has repeatedly gone above and beyond in his job of dismantling and destroying explosives while deployed in Afghanistan.
GOLDSBORO � Senior Airman Justin Beasley, whose grandparents live in Kinston, has repeatedly gone above and beyond in his job of dismantling and destroying explosives while deployed in Afghanistan.
For his heroism, he has been awarded the United Service Organizations of North Carolina Spirit of Freedom Award for 2012.
Beasley is a journeyman with the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro.
While on assignment in Afghanistan between January and the end of August, Beasley conducted 82 combat missions. During that time, he cleared 51 improvised explosive devices, 2,200 pounds of explosives and spearheaded the destruction of 184 enemy weapons and 1,100 pounds of explosives.
He also trained 125 coalition forces soldiers on IED tactics, techniques and procedures.
�Airman Beasley is one of our top performers,� said Master Sgt. Vandiver Hood, 4th CES EOD flight chief. �He�s had significant contributions and has recently been in Afghanistan. When you�re out there taking care of an improvised explosive device, things can get hairy and he has shown that he is the kind of guy you want out there next to you.�
The Spirit of Freedom award is given to one service member from each military branch in North Carolina who distinguished themselves by going above and beyond, performing heroic or extraordinary acts, while serving stateside, overseas or in a combat zone.
�He�s a very motivated kid,� said Tech. Sgt. Tracy Passerotti, 4th CES EOD craftsman. �He does a great job every day, really knows his stuff and he�s always willing to learn more. He works hard at getting everything correct, and epitomizes what it means to be a good Airman (on and off duty).�
His mother, Kellie Beasley of Wilmington, said she wasn�t totally surprised about his accomplishment.
�He was always a very good student,� she said. �He was always very outgoing. He always got along with people.�
The 21-year-old was active in high school sports, playing football and lacrosse. He also did well academically at Wilmington New Hanover High School and made high scores on the Air Force Vocational Aptitude Battery test.
His mother raised him and his brother, David, 26, by herself while managing her own business. She said she taught her boys manners, right from wrong and always expected 100 percent from them.
Though the younger child, Beasley was the �mature and realistic� one, she said. He often helped his mother run her business.
Kellie Beasley said her son began thinking about choosing between college or the military his senior year of high school. Before graduating, and at the age of 17, he pre-enlisted in the Air Force.
After working in a summer job, he left for basic training in November 2009 where he showed himself as a leader and was one of four out of 25 who graduated, Kellie Beasley said.
�I thought it was a really good choice,� his mother said about him joining the Air Force. �I knew he had the drive.�
His mother said Beasley is the type of person who lives a conservative life � he doesn�t live frivolously and isn�t concerned with name brands of clothing.
�He�s never been one to be a follower,� his mother said.
She wasn�t so happy when he told her he was going to �blow things up� working in the �bomb squad.�
But she said she felt better �once I learned more about EODs � yes, it�s a dangerous job, but they�re very well-trained.�
�When he sets his mind to things, he does it,� she said. �� Plus, he loves this (job).�
The annual Spirit of Freedom award is a prestigious honor.
�I was very excited,� his mother said. �I�m very, very proud of him.�
His grandparents, Ret. Army Lt. Col. Herman and Bonnie McLawhorn of Kinston, expressed similar sentiments.
�I just think it�s such a great honor,� Herman McLawhorn said. �This young man is such a great guy, and he has so much enthusiasm about the Air Force and the job he does.�
Bonnie McLawhorn said, �We couldn�t be prouder of this young man."
Beasley humbly passed the credit on to his fellow service members.
�It�s a pretty good accomplishment,� he said. �I feel proud I got this award and that I�m serving my country, but I feel like all the credit should go to the guys over there still fighting.�
Beasley will receive his award during a Salute to Freedom Gala in Raleigh Oct. 27.
Margaret Fisher can be reached at 252-559-1082 or Margaret.Fisher@Kinston.com.


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Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Altas Partners (Altas), a long-term oriented investment firm based in Toronto, Ontario. Under the agreement, Hub expects to receive a substantial minority investment from funds managed by Altas. Funds managed by Hellman & Friedman (H&F) will remain the largest investor in Hub and the company's management team will continue to hold a significant equity position.
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Building on the company's successful formula, Hub remains focused on bringing global resources to the local market via Hub's network of regional brokerage offices. The firm continues to prioritize arming its producers and support teams with market-leading products and resources, while cultivating a culture of specialization to provide the level of expertise that Hub's customers demand. Hub is making significant investments in delivering best-in-class customer experiences, including technology that accelerates the pace at which Hub can complete transactions and provide cost-efficient solutions meeting the evolving needs of customers.
Scott Werry, a Managing Partner of Altas said, "Hub has distinguished itself as the premier mid-market insurance brokerage through its unique regional structure and long, consistent track record of success. We have long-admired Marc, Marty Hughes (Hub's executive chairman), and the entire Hub organization. Consistent with our investment philosophy, we look forward to working with the Hub management team and H&F as we support the numerous growth opportunities ahead of the company."
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The Glass Protégé to debut this April
A story of forbidden gay lovers…
The Glass Protégé by Dylan Costello, a dark drama makes its UK debut this April. The play, directed by Matthew Gould will open at the award-winning Park Theatre on April 14th.
The play takes place in Hollywood, 1949 at a time when studio bosses held absolute power and movie stars were used as pawns. A young British actor, Patrick Glass becomes involved in a homosexual love affair with a famous co-star and as a result feels the career-destroying force of a one of these powerful studios.
Forty years later the past comes to light and the consequences of this forbidden love affair are revealed.
Costello's other plays include Fresh Meat, Secret Boulevard and Hello. His short film Edge of Existence was shown to world leaders at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in December 2009 and his screenplay Coronado won in the PAGE international Screenwriting Contest in Hollywood and is currently being produced by Polaris Productions, filming is to start in 2015.
The play debuts in the UK after a 6 week run in Chicago. The play contains strong language and scenes of nudity and is suitable for a 16+ audience.
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Back From the Future
glasscastle - March 14, 2004 @ 10:47 pm · ESL Links
is refreshing that even a jaded, inveterate science fiction fan like
the Dowbrigade can still come across ideas so simple and profound that
they make us sit up an think "Why didn't WE think of that?"
Such a moment transpired this morning as we were driving to Dim Sum
with some of the Berkman crew. On a nameless news station they were
interviewing a physicist from Berkeley University. The subject was time
travel. Dr.
Know-it-all was saying that according to our present scientific view
of the universe, according to the ground rules laid down by Albert Einstein
100 years ago, time travel is not only possible, but inevitable.
He went on to say that all that is necessary is either VERY high speeds
(like 99.9% of C) or else VERY high gravitational fields, like in the
middle of a black hole, and that while these may be beyond our present
technological limitations there
is no
reason not to assume they will eventually be reached. As an example,
he said if we got into space ship that could go 99% of the speed of light
and went OUT for a year, turned around and came BACK at the same speed,
1,000 or 10,000 years would have passed here on earth. This would be
traveling into the future, although one would hope he could be a bit
more exact with the dates before booking the trip.
He went on to aver that in his opinion, it was also theoretically possible
to travel into the past as well. However, it was noted at this point
that the interviewer noted that were it possible to travel into the
past, then wouldn't the present be
of thrill seekers from the future back for a look-see?
It was here that the Doctors elegant logic left us in awe. The problem,
he explained, is that one can only go back as far as the moment when
the first successful time machine was activated. Look for one in
your neighborhood soon.
glasscastle - March 14, 2004 @ 10:50 am · ESL Links
an America fraught with class, racial, religious and sexual tensions,
genealogy may yet play a role in what is shaping up to be the nastiest,
and most most divisive elections in recent history. However, despite
their obvious differences in personality, political party, and speaking
style, the two men have a lot in common. Scions
of wealthy eastern power establishment families, they both went to exclusive
private schools and
then to Yale, where they were fraternity brothers in the shadowy secret
society "Skull and Bones".
Now comes the astounding news that not only are these two great Americans
united by race, age, class, education and blood ritual, but that they
are actually blood relations! Distant cousins! Who knew? Check out Sam
Allis in today's Boston Globe:
Last week, Roberts walked a reporter from La Stampa, one of Italy's
major daily newspapers, through the blood connections between George
W. Bush and John F. Kerry. They are related through five kinships —
Henry Herrick of Salem, John Dwight of Dedham, the parents of the Rev.
Peter Bulkeley of Concord, Thomas Richards of Weymouth, and the Sherman
family of Dedham, Essex, England.
As a result, Bush and Kerry are anywhere from tenth cousins once removed
to twelfth cousins twice removed among the five lines. (Can't you just
see the pair playing Frisbee at a family picnic?)
Who knew? Admittedly, if you go back far enough we are all related,
but this seems to make a mockery of our vaulted American diversity. Like
the Klitishenko brothers fighting for the heavyweight title. Like letting
CNN and Fox define the extremes of the American political spectrum. Don't
get us started.
A bit deeper
into the Globe we discovered another genealogical gem.
John Kerry, it turns out, is one-quarter Jewish! Again, who knew?
John Kerry's grandfather, Fritz Kohn, was born to a Jewish family in
the Austro-Hungarian town of Bennisch, now called Horni Benesov and part
of the Czech Republic.
Kohn moved to Vienna in the late 1870s, changed his name to Frederick
Kerry, and converted to Roman Catholicism in 1901. He arrived in the
United States with his wife, Ida, in 1905. Sixteen years later, he committed
suicide in a Boston hotel washroom. John Kerry's father, Richard, was
6 years old at the time.
seeing him march in umpteen St. Paddy's Day Parades in South Boston
most people naturally assumed the Senator was from the Kerry, Ireland
Kerrys. Who knew he was in reality from the Vienna, Austria Kohns? Actually,
he's probably wise not to play up the Jewish angles, as big as we are
for racial and religious pride. Most Jews will undoubtedly vote for him
anyway, and there are certainly a bunch of racially retro citizens who
would never vote for ANYBODY with even a few drops of Jewish blood. Fortunately,
most of those people don't come out from under their rocks to vote, sparing
them this year's agonizing choice, for these two articles taken together
lead to the inescapable conclusion that both of the candidates are tainted.
Downloading Tony – Hard to Refuse, and to Use
As usual, the Dowbrigade is lagging behind his geekier
goombahs, bringing up the trailing edge of the early adopters. This
time it is the next generation of file sharing which has captured our
attention and pushed us once again into the world of not-quite-ready-for-prime
time software.
The technology in question is called Bit Torrent, and after hearing
people raving about it for months, and at least a half-dozen attempts
to have it explained, we finally read an explanation that made sense
to us.
The basic idea is as follows. Suppose a friend of yours just bought
the latest Smack Mack Daddy CD, and decided that it was such an astute
and insightful commentary on modern America that everyone he knew should
listen to it. So he posts the tunes and sends all his friends
an email saying, "Here is the link to this music, listen to it."
Now suppose that ten of the friends want to download the CD, which has
10 tracks, or songs as they used to be known. In a traditional peer to
peer system, each of the ten would start downloading the CD file from
the beginning, dividing the original posters upload bandwidth 10 ways,
until they all had a copy of the complete CD.
Using the Bit Torrent technology, however, each of the 10 would download
A DIFFERENT TRACK, and less than a minute after starting the download
would start RE-UPLOADING the data to others of the 10 didn't have that
part yet. By the time the first cut is completely downloaded, each of
the tracks is
being distributed by several of the users, and the complete transfer
of 10 complete copies of the original CD file would be completed in a
fraction of the time it would have taken in a traditional arrangement.
Which is of course not to imply that any friends of yours or ours would
ever contemplate so egregious a violation of common decency and copyright
law. That was an unreal hypothetical, as we say in the speculating business,
and was just meant to illustrate how the damn thing works.
So great, it made sense finally, and a clever idea it was, but we still
couldn't get it to work in real life. For one, the paradigm is completely
different from the
file-sharing standards
we know and used to love, until the RIAA turned it into the new
love that dare not speak its name. In Bitstream, instead of searching
for music by title
or author
from a search window within the application, like you do in Kaaza
or Lime Wire, users must search for web pages full of "pointer files"
which end with .torrent. One downloads these files, which point to movies
and TV shows, mostly, and once they are on your computer you can click
on them and Bit Torrent will automatically fire up and start looking
for folks to swap the file with. In theory.
Apparently there are numerous client clones on the Wintel side of the
street, but for Mac there is only the original Bit Torrent application
from Bram Cohen (ported to OS X by Andrew Loewenstern). So we downloaded
and installed, fired it up, and waited for something to happen. Nothing
did, and we never got beyond the absence of a search window. How
the heck are we supposed to find the files to download, we wondered.
It must be like a secret society with member's only web sites and obscure
usenet newsgroups where they meet and share goodies.
The second time we tried, several weeks later, we had finally grasped
the idea of those ."torrent" files, and had located a number of them
on semi-pirate web sites. They included what claimed to be pointers
to such enticing files as the latest Lord of the Rings and complete season
files for series like the Simpsons, West Wing and the Sopranos, or the
aggregated live tapes of every concert the Grateful Dead played in 1971,
or '72, or '68.
tried everything we could think of to get the damn things to download
– drag and drop, open file, open url, single click, double click, option
click. Nothing worked the most promising results we got were a set
of empty folders with the names of each episode of the fifth season of
We gave up again.
Finally, on the third try, we figured out that in order to make Bit
Torrent work, one needs to open Bit Torrent's preferences panel and enter one's
IP address in a little box. Who knew? Luckily we remembered that
that information was available in the Network Preferences section of
the System Preferences, by choosing Built-in Ethernet from the pull-down
Once we entered our IP address, it worked like a charm! It was after
midnight at that point, and Norma Yvonne lay asleep at our side, but
we were wide awake with anticipation as we saw the first kilobytes start
to flow into and out of our iBook. We started downloading everything
in sight.
Most of the downloads failed, or were so slow it was obvious they would
never be finished, but there was one that was racing over the cable at
over 100 kbs. As we watched with incredulity, the download speed pushed
past 150 and into uncharted territory in our brief history as a file-sharing
fiend. It toped out at about 240 kps. The file was an episode of the
Soprano's called "The Two Tony's". There was no indication which season
it was from.
Video files are big. To anyone used to downloading mp3's, they
seem huge. Even at that breathtaking velocity, a single episode of Sopranos
was going to take about 38 minutes to download. It was now almost 1am,
so we went to sleep while the file compiled silently in my bedside laptop.
In the morning we eagerly reached for the iBook even before putting
on our glasses. Through squinting eyes we saw that – wonder of wonders
– there was a complete episode of the Sopranos on our hard drive, in
AVI format.
Of course, we immediately tried to fire it up, and of course, it failed
to run. Turns out that although .avi files theoretically play on the
Quicktime Player, you need to download a special file called a "codec"
which converts the avi into the .mov formula that Quicktime likes best.
You're not done yet, though, because if you also want to listen to the
file you want to view, and it has a soundtrack in mp3 format, you
need a special program
2 to convert the soundtrack to a format the Quicktime Player can handle.
Three hours and numerous visits to the Apple site, Info-Mac and Macintouch
later, the opening shots of Tony Soprano on the New Jersey Turnpike filled
my screen. Even more impressively, the funky beat of Leonard Cohen's
theme song filled our earbuds.
To our surprise, the episode was the very one that had debuted this
week, the first show of the 5th season. Two days later, it was available
via Bit Torrent.
Since that day (Friday, two days ago), we have tried to download at
least 100 files, including the Hulk, Brazil, Kill Bill in English, Spanish
and German, 6 episodes of our favorite animated
"Reboot",
Pirates of the Caribbean, 28 Grams, Lord and Commander, all of last season's
West Wing's in a single file, a Lakers-Kings game from the previous night, The Iron Chef's Greatest Shows
and a two-hour Timothy Leary special.
Not a single attempt has been successful. This could be due to Comcast,
which is introducing a new, Super Broadband service in our area and may
be mucking up existing service to induce people to move to the faster,
more expensive version. Most of the connections which have gone through
have been downloading at less than 10 Kps. When the download slips
below 1 we usually pull the plug and consider it a mercy killing.
But we still haven't given up. In fact, at this very moment we
are downloading the entire 8th year of the Simpsons in a single file. Let
us check how it's coming. The 2.14 Gig file is 11.4% complete. We
should have the whole thing in a short 524 hours, 36 minutes and 27 seconds. Unfortunately,
since we are leaving the country in about 480 hours, we may have to wait
quite a while to catch up on our missing Simpson's episodes.
Andrew Grumet, our Main Man at MIT, is all excited because he has managed
to meld Bit Torrent with RSS. He thinks this combinations of technologies
will make our dream of a video aggregator possible. We certainly hope
so, as since we went public with our dream we have wandered across, been
sent and pointed to quite a collection of video feeds in need of aggregation. Who
knew there was so much independent video available already? Watch this
space for some reviews of some of the video streams we have discovered.
However, we cannot unequivocally endorse Bit Torrent just yet, at least
until someone comes up with a simplified and intuitive Mac interface. It
is just too darn complicated, and has too high a failure rate for the
general public, which does NOT like having to figure stuff out, or dealing
with failure in any shape or form. Still, we have our one episode of
the Sopranos to remind us of what the future holds, and we will certainly
keep trying. Tips or leads appreciated.
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This is a painting of the Aurora Borealis by local artist David Tait.
David was kind enough to send us this photo of the painting for SAS to display.
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The Indian Tennis contingent finished the 18th Asian Games - Jakarta-Palembang 2018 with one Gold and two Bronze medals.
Top-seed pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan dominated the Men's Doubles proceedings and won their maiden Asian Games Gold medal. Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ankita Raina were the other two Bronze-medalists in Men's and Women's Singles event respectively.
The Indian tennis contingent had a surprise after Leander Paes opted out of the games. This left Sumit Nagal to partner with Ramkumar Ramanathan.
The young duo of Nagal and Ramanathan had an easy first match against the Nepalese pair of S.B. Bajracharya and A. Bastola, as they won the match in straight sets, 6-1 6-1. In the Round Of 16, the Indian pair faced some challenge but managed to win the match in a two set tie-break against the Chinese Taipei pair of T. Chen and H. Peng. Their hopes of winning their first ever medal in the Asian Games were shattered in the quarter-finals, where they lost to the Kazak pair of A. Bublik and D. Yevseyev in three tough sets, 5-7 6-4 10-2.
However, the experienced pair of R. Bopanna and Divij Sharan also marched into the quarter-final without any major hiccups. While they lost the second set of their quarter-final clash 5-7, the pair went all guns in the Super tie-breaker where they won 10-1.
The medal was assured for India in Men's Doubles, but that didn't deter the confidence of the Indian pair in a fighting semi-final match against the Japanese pair of K. Uesugi and S. Shimabukuro. Bopanna and Sharan won in 3-sets, 4-6, 6-3, 10-8. Riding high on the confidence, the champion pair won the final in two straight sets 6-3 6-4 beating the Kazak pair of A. Bublik and D. Yevseyev.
The highest-ranked Indian Men's Singles player at the Asian Games 2018, Ramkumar Ramanathan had a disappointing campaign. He lost to World No. 426, Jurabek Karimov in the Men's Singles Round Of 16.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran, who's having a fairytale run on the tour this year brought his A-Game when it mattered the most. In the Men's Singles marathon quarter-final match against S. Kwon of S. Korea, the Indian lost the first set 6-7. However, Prajnesh fought well to win the second set 6-4 and book his place in the semi-final by clinching a weary 3rd set that went on for 2 hrs. The 28-year-old Indian lost his semi-final to the eventual gold-medalist, and top-seed Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan.
In the absence of Sania Mirza, Leander Paes and Yuki Bhambri, India finished with three medals. It was the first Asian Games medal for all the players. A proud moment for each one of them and we hope they continue to make the country proud in the years to come.


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Houses, Warragul
I spotted this interesting row of semi-detached houses in Warragul the other day and had to return for a better look and to take some photos.
The end house has an entrance tacked on to the side with a great little open balcony (overlooking the pub car park).
The middle houses seem to share an arched entrance and bear simple rule of three decoration on the façade between the upper floor windows.
The house on the end may be a single dwelling and is the most decorative with small patterns of stepped bricks exposed through the render of the rest of the wall. This photo also shows the mix of timber, brick & render used on the façade of the houses very well.
But I particularly like the decoration around the arched entrance of this end house.
Place: Australia, Warragul
These three buildings have just been approved by Baw Baw Shire Council for demolition, even though they have been recommended for a heritage overlay. They plan to allow developers to build a large commercial shopping precinct. I don't know what can be done to preserve them, but it would be a real shame to see them go as so many classic heritage buildings in Warragul have. The shire seems to do whatever they want in the name of "development".
That's a shame. I think they are very cool houses but I also know that the large undeveloped site has been a problem in Warragul for a long time. I can understand that having a row of houses taking up the main commercial street front is not ideal for redevelopment. Having said that, it would be great of they could be saved.
Edificio Petronio, Copacabana
N Le Bakery, Leongatha
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former CBC Bank, Warragul
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Esquire published this awesome article about the Top Christmas Gifts of ALL TIME by year. You probably wont be surprised with the results, but hopefully some of these will spark your mind and give you some great ideas for gifts this year.
Here is my take on the list…
2009: eBook Readers (Amazon/Others)
To those technically challenged, an eBook Reader (Amazon Kindle, Nook eReader) is digital paper. For example, you download the newest Harry Potter book onto the eBook Reader and you get to read it digitally on this thin device. Instead of turning the page, you hit next on the device. Whats the difference between it and a computer? Battery life and portability. These things are very thin and require little to no power. It's just starting to hit the Canadian market now, so I'm not too sure if this will be a 2009 seller in Canada.
Is it still good today? Yes. If you have someone in your life who is a big book junkie, then this is the item to buy.
2008: Elmo Live (Fisher Price)
These little cuddly things actually made a friend of mine a lot of money last year. Fisher Price never expected the demand for these and produce such low quantities that parents were paying over 3x it's value on eBay and various other classified sites.
Is it still good today? Yes/No. The Elmo was definitely the product of 2008. However, as soon as Fisher Price caught on – the mass produced and now a zombie of Elmo's have taken over North America and are steadily available at all retailers. If your looking to buy as something 'special' and an 'exclusive' – don't expect it from the Elmo.
2007: iTouch (Apple)
When Apple announced the iPhone, everyone went crazy – but didn't necessarily want to sign a 3-year contract with Rogers to get it. So the announcement of the iTouch was the next best thing.
Is it still good today? Yes. Since 2007, Apple has released new versions of the iTouch that now has a speaker and various other new features. The iTouch has also transformed into a very popular gaming device. This device can do it all and is perfect for anyone who loves gadgets.
Hit the jump for the rest of the list…
2006: Playstation 3 (Sony)
When they Playstation 3 first launched on November 11, 2006 it was the biggest event of the Holiday season. People lined up for days to get a brand spanking new Playstation for Christmas. Keep note that the price of a Playstation 3 back then was a whopping $599!!
Is it still good today? Yes. Back then there was a battle between who would be the successor of the 'DVD' for movies. The battle was between Blu-ray and HD-DVD. Blu-ray ended up winning that war which is why the Playstation 3 is as successful as it is today. A standalone Blu-ray player will cost you $200 where a PS3 will cost you $299. For an extra $99 you get a top of the line gaming system as well as a home entertainment media centre. It is the greatest gift the gamer/entertainment junkie in your life can ask for.
2005: Xbox 360 (Microsoft)
Microsoft continues to show its world dominance and beat Sony to the punch on November 5, 2005 – releasing the Xbox 360, the successor to their first ever gaming platform (Xbox) Similar to the Playstation 3, supply was VERY low and lineup were long. Microsoft actually only started production of the units 69 days before it launched! This is probably why most launch consoles experienced the 'Red Ring of Death' effect (when the XBOX 360 breaks and only shows 3 red rings on the front panel)
Is it still good today? Yes. Newer consoles are no longer getting the 'Red Ring of Death' error. The Xbox 360 does not offer a Blu-ray player but does offer a wonderful online gaming experience. The other downside to the 360 is that you have to pay an online subscription ($60/year) to play online, where the PS3 offers it for free.
2004: RoboSapiens (WowWee)
These were the coolest things in 2004. In a year where robots were supposed to exist (Remember those 1950's movies that showed the year 2000 as having robots and flying cars?) WowWee made it into a reality.
Is it still good today? Unfortunately no. WowWee could not get these things off the shelves fast enough due to its heavy price point. So WowWee started creating 'cheaper' models that had less features and eventually became like every other toy on the shelves.
2002-2003: Beyblades (Hasbro)
Beyblades to the 2000 generation were like POGS to the 1990's generation. I never got a chance to really play with these, but from what I understand, they are discs that you insert a belt into and pull to make it spin. Another player pulls to make their spin as well and both of them battle each other. First to stop spinning or fall of the table loses.
Is it still good today? I don't think so. I believe it's 2 year reign is over and the new craze of 2009 for our young players is Bakugan – which I have absolutely no idea how it works.
2001: Bratz Dolls (MGA Entertainment)
Those big eyed dolls that were supposed to replace Barbie but never did. They usually have very reasonable prices if you are looking for a quick gift that is guaranteed to make any little girl smile.
Is it still good today? Yes. Bratz continues to make a strong run at the Barbie lineup – who seems to have ran out of ideas.
2000: Razor Scooters (Razor USA)
When I think Razor Scooters, I think Red River Ex. Those damn games that you play over and over just to win one of these things. Then you go to Wal-Mart the next day and find out they're only $20! Doh!
Is it still good today? I would probably save this more for a Birthday present. A child won't be able to use this Scooter for another 4-5 months which sort of ruins the value of a gift. I'd say pass on this one and find something they can use right away.
1999: Pokémon (Nintendo)
Pokemon took over the world in 1999. Cartoon shows, movies, playing cards, toys, video games. Everything had a Pokemon on it. In the last few years tho it looks like the decade long reign of Pokemon has come to and end.
Is it still good today? The cards and toys are not that big anymore. But the video games are still a hit with the younger generation. The Pokemon games for the DS are the favourite.
1998: Furbies (Tiger Electronics)
Furbies made a comeback last year to target collects. Tiger released some rare furbies that did sell for quite a bit on eBay for some time.
Is it still good today? Furby was bought out by Hasbro and looks like they are now moving focus to thier FurReal Friends line.
1997: Tamagotchi (Bandai)
A pet without the mess they called it. These little keychain devices acts as a pet that you can feed, walk, and play games with.
Is it still good today? No. Kids are more advanced now.. and they would rather carry around a Nintendo DS than a little keychain that makes noises when it's hungry. On a plus side, you can now buy Tamagotchi games for the DS and DSi.
1996: Tickle Me Elmo (Tyco)
The O.G. (Original Gangster). He set the bar up to what is the TMX ultimate tickle me Elmo today. This version of the Elmo didn't walk, it didn't dance, it didn't talk either. All it did was laugh when you pressed its stomach – and it was GOLD for Tyco.
Is it still good today? No. Get the new TMX or Elmo Live instead.
1995: Beanie Babies (Ty Inc.)
Beanie Babies, though adorable, are more for collectors now than for children. Beanie Babies made a huge come back in the year 2000's targeting collectors. You might also remember McDonald's selling these.
Is it still good today? They are great safe toys for toddlers. But these toys are now more for collectors than gifts.
1993-1994: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Bandai)
The Power Rangers were during my childhood. I still remember the Green Ranger (Tommy) stopped being a bad guy and went over to the good side and joined Zordon. Greatest day of my life. Please see this picture – you'll thank me later.
Is it still good today? Since 1993, there has been many different version of the Power Rangers. I think its time is over.
1992: Barney Talking Doll (Playskool)
Barney was the pioneer of educational TV. The big purple dinosaur was one of the most famous things in the 90's and will never be forgotten.
Is it still good today? Unfortunately, Barney is now extinct with new Education TV shows on the air like Dora the Explorer. They need to make a French version of Dora the Explorer! There is no value for Canadian kids learning Spanish!
1991: POG (World POG Federation, Others)
Oh hell yes. The milk cap invasion!! To be honest… if I got a POG as a gift today… I'd go crazy. Kids these days enjoy the wonders of technology with DS games that automatically upload to the internet. And discs with gears that spin round and round… but POGS will forever be the greatest toy. Cardboard chips with images on them that you slam with a keenie.. and whichever pogs flip over is yours to keep!! Best. Game. Ever. If you like POG's as much as I do, watch this video.
Is it still good today? No. But I'd love a set again. We could change it to an awesome drinking game! However many POGS you can't flip over is the amount of drinks you have to take.
1990: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Bandai)
Oh how I loved the 90's. The Ninja Turtles are self explanatory and still going strong today. The live action version of the Ninja Turtles was the first ever movie I ever watched in the theatres and it will forever hold a place in my heart. TMNT Theme song.
Is it still good today? The TMNT team is still going strong. Xbox 360 and PS3 recently got a HD version of some classic video games. Toys are continuing to sell well and there was a movie out just last year. I say you can't go wrong with the turtles in a half shell.
1989: GameBoy (Nintendo)
GameBoy was another pioneer of technology. It took handheld gaming to another level. Nintendo continues to create innovative technologies with the WII and the DS. Buying ANYTHING Nintendo is always a score during Christmas time.
Is it still good today? A GameBoy probably isn't the best present (though you can still buy a GameBoy Micro). You want to aim for a Nintendo DSi or a Sony PSP (Go).
1985: Care Bears (American Greetings/Kenner)
The last time I saw a Care Bear was last week in Cran Game – which means they are still in existence. Is the show still on?
Is it still good today? No. I would recommend giving them a Build-a-Bear gift card instead. Build-a-Bear is a cool little workshop place where a child can build their own bear. They can choose things from the body, outfit, and how soft the bear is.
1984: The Transformers (Hasbro)
What? Transformers existed without Megan Fox? Yes, its true for all you new Transformers fans… Transformers has been around for over 20 years. Hasbro changed the way toys were played with when they created these action figures that can transform into cars, planes, and tape decks.
Is it still good today? Yes. Transformers had a huge rebirth when the Transformers 1 movie came out. Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen came out just a few months ago and will be a great present. The movie is available in both DVD and Blu-ray. Various new lines of toys are also available now that are branded under the movie. For the hardcore collector, you can still find Generation 1 transformers on sale at eBay.
1983: Cabbage Patch Kids (Caleco)
1982: BMX Bikes (Schwinn Sting-Ray, Others)
1981: The Smurfs (Schleich)
1980: Rubik's Cube (Ideal Toys)
YouTube seems to have create a revival for the Rubik's Cube. With thousands of tutorials on YouTube showing how to solve the cube, anyone can learn how. It's tons of fun. I actually picked up a Rubik's Cube for my 13 hour flight to the Philippines. I printed out a guide I found online and was a pro before we landed. So next time you got 13 hours to kill, Rubik's is the answer.
Is it still good today? Yes. There's this kiosk at St. Vital Centre selling 4×4 and 5×5 Rubik's Cube's! Coolest things ever!
1978: Hungry Hungry Hippos (Milton Bradley)
Wow. I actually played this game at a Halloween party this year! Still a great game for tons of friends, and if you try to cheat, you get bit by a Hippo. So maybe whenever you hear that song on Hot 103 "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" – this is what she was talking about.
Is it still good today? Board games are always a hit. And whenever I'm stumped for a gift, it's always safe to fall back on board games.
1977: Slime (Mattel)
1975: The Pet Rock (Rock Bottom Productions)
1959: Barbie (Mattel)
Barbie will forever be every girls favourite toy. From Hollywood Barbie, to Malibu Barbie, theres a Barbie for every girl. Ken… you're my hero.
Is it still good today? Yes, though there are many other options now. But Barbie will always remain the classic. I can't believe they've haven't made a live action movie about Barbie yet.
1952: Mr. Potato Head (Hasbro)
He's a plastic potato with holes and you can stick various body parts on it. How can you go wrong? Mr. Potato Head is usually safe for toddlers as well.
Is it still good today? Yes, Mr. Potato Head keeps up with the times and continues to grow with popular culture. There is even a Transformers Mr Potato Head called Opti-Mash Prime.
1943: The Slinky (Poof-Slinky)
The Slinky is probably the simplest toy out there (aside from the pet rock). It's amazing how much fun someone could have with springs. But they did, and it made millions.
Is it still good today? Sadly, the slinky has disappeared from pop culture and has been replaced with more complex toys and puzzles.
1936: Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
Riddle: A man pushes his car up to a hotel. Pays the owner, then pushes his car away, what is going on? Why hes playing Monopoly of course! This probably the only board game I know that everyone has a different rule for. Monopoly continues to live on annually with McDonald's stickers and contests.
Is it still good today? Yes! Monopoly has recently released an update to their game that no longer has hotels, but has sky scrapers. It's call Monopoly City and I'd love to get it for Christmas!
1930: Mickey and Minnie Mouse Handkerchiefs (Waldburger, Tanner & Company)
So it looks like the 1930's was in some sort of recession, becuase the best gift was a Handkerchief.
Is it still good today? If I were a little boy and got a Handkerchief as a present.. I'd probably cry. Don't ruin Christmas. Don't get a Handkerchief.
1929: Yo-Yos (Duncan)
The earliest surviving yo-yo dates to 500 BC and was made using terra cotta skin disks. Who would have ever imagined that a bouncing object attached to a rope would make it this far? The yo-yo is now a serious toy and there are competitions all over the world on who can do the best tricks.
Is it still good today? Yes! As times went by… so did technology. There are now these fancy dancy yo-yos that light up when you drop them. Also some with springs inside that make em more versatile for doing tricks and throwing them around your leg!
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Q: Csharp - Convert single to decimal without converting to a string I am getting a value from an OdcDataReader that comes across as a Single type. I do not want to work with a single in code and so I want to convert it into a decimal. However, it seems that anytime I try to cast it to a decimal (or anything for that matter) it loses several decimal places. I need to keep as much accuracy as possible for my calculations. The only way I could find is to convert the single to a string with a 'R' parameter (Round Trip) and then parse the string into a decimal. I created some Extension Methods to convert them but I was hoping there was a way to convert them without the string conversion and parsing. Keep in mind I need to keep the precision.
Single sng = 1.32397970f;       // 1.32397974
decimal d = (decimal)sng;       // 1.32398M
d = Convert.ToDecimal(sng);     // 1.32398M
string xxx = sng.ToString("G"); // "1.32398"
xxx = sng.ToString("C");        // "$1.32"
xxx = sng.ToString("E");        // "1.323980E+000"
xxx = sng.ToString("e");        // "1.323980e+000"
xxx = sng.ToString("F");        // "1.32"
xxx = sng.ToString("G");        // "1.32398"
xxx = sng.ToString("N");        // "1.32"
xxx = sng.ToString("P");        // "132.40 %"
xxx = sng.ToString("R");        // "1.32397974" - Bingo!

// My extension methods
static class ExtensionMethods
{
    public static decimal ToDecimal(this Single value)
    {
        decimal d = decimal.Parse(value.ToString("R"));
        return d;
    }

    public static decimal ToDecimal(this Single? value, decimal dflt)
    {
        if (!value.HasValue)
            return dflt;

        decimal d = decimal.Parse(value.Value.ToString("R"));
        return d;
    }

    public static decimal? ToDecimal(this Single? value)
    {
        if (!value.HasValue)
            return null;

        decimal d = decimal.Parse(value.Value.ToString("R"));
        return d;
    }
}

A: Convert it do a double first, then to a decimal and you will get more "precision".
decimal d = (decimal)Convert.ToDouble(sng);

You will get more precision than is actually in the single value to begin with, though.

A: You could do folowing:
decimal d = Convert.ToDecimal((double)sng);

that will give you result of :

1,32397973537445

A: I think that the following will satisfy your criteria, even though I find it strange to use a Single for a currency value.  The method has successfully round tripped the value based on limited testing.  The technique is based on limiting the maximum number of significant digits to 9 as that is the maximum possible for IEEE 754 single-precision binary floating-point value.
Single sng = 1.32397970f;
Decimal dec = SingleToDecimal(sng);
Single sng2 = Convert.ToSingle(dec);
bool b = sng.Equals(sng2);

 private static decimal SingleToDecimal(float s)
 {
    // From: IEEE 754 single-precision binary floating-point format: binary32
    // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-precision_floating-point_format#IEEE_754_single-precision_binary_floating-point_format:_binary32

    // The IEEE 754 standard specifies a binary32 as having:

    //    Sign bit: 1 bit
    //    Exponent width: 8 bits
    //    Significand precision: 24 bits (23 explicitly stored)

    //This gives from 6 to 9 significant decimal digits precision
    const int maxSignificantDigits = 9;

    decimal sign = (s < 0F) ? decimal.MinusOne : decimal.One;
    s = Math.Abs(s);

    double whole = Convert.ToDouble(Math.Floor(s));
    double fraction = s - whole;

    int roundOffDigits = 0;
    if (whole > 0)
    {
        int numDigitsInWhole = Convert.ToInt32(Math.Floor(Math.Log10(whole))) + 1;
        roundOffDigits = maxSignificantDigits - numDigitsInWhole;
    }
    else
    {
        int numLeadZerosInFraction = Convert.ToInt32(Math.Floor(-Math.Log10(fraction)));
        roundOffDigits = maxSignificantDigits + numLeadZerosInFraction;
    }

    fraction = Math.Round(fraction, roundOffDigits, MidpointRounding.ToEven);

    return new decimal(fraction + whole) * sign;
 }

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