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I am feeling the blog love this week, my friends. Seriously...A LOT of love!!! Three awards in one week kind of love. I know, I didn't believe it either.The awards themselves are not the big deal...it's the people behind the awards. Each blogger that was gracious enough to pass it on to me, encouraged me beyond measure. Each of the (many) blogs I read daily make me smile, laugh, cry, think, and re

(FYI: Leslie Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Feb 11, 1926)   If your addicted to celebrity gossip then I suggest you check out some of my friends top headlines this week.. Is Katie Holmes Pregnant? -Girls Talkin Smack Shaq Speaks! Kobe, How’s My Love Taste?- TMZ Lindsay Lohan’s Sexy Photo Shoot- Adeline & Hazel Hope Solo [...]

Jay-Z showing that 40 is actually THE NEW 60 (The E Biz)Musiq Soulchild's How You Doin' is Explored (BlogXilla)The FULL 50/ Buck Convo has been released (Sandra Rose)Ashanti Just Needs to Model!!!!! NB has Ashanti's new photoshoot (Necole Bitchie)

         Check out what some of my celebrity gossip friends are talking about this morning… It sucks to be Bridget Moynahan!- A.H Keeley Hazell Goes Nuts- A&H Does Lohan need an attitude adjustment? C.P Jack Nicholson is a geriatric Gigolo!- G.O.T.A Jaymes Foster Is Clay Aiken’s Girlfriend?- R.C Ashanti is looking HAWT!- P.O.T.P What else did Brad Pitt buy?- P.O.T.O Avril Lavig

Here’s the weekly collection of the internet’s greatest hits (so to speak) from the past week. Some have something to do with San Francisco Real Estate, and some don’t even come close to being SF Real Estate related. Expect these to pop up sometime during the weekend - as my time permits. Enjoy! “Tread” Carefully [Apartment Therapy] [...]

It seems people enjoy my post on starbucks getting sexier! I submitted it to a cple carnivals around the blogosphere (where other bloggers collect submitted posts on a particular topic, and then showcase them) , and it has now been my most read article :)It appeared twice yesterday:- Carnival cheer from around the web - Thanks PaidTwice!- Money Hacks Carnival #11 - Ebb and Flow Edition - Thanks Br

Here’s the weekly collection of the internet’s greatest hits (so to speak) from the past week. Some have something to do with San Francisco Real Estate, and some don’t even come close to being SF Real Estate related. Expect these to pop up sometime during the weekend - as my time permits. Enjoy! The Tenant Terrorizers [...]

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Here’s the weekly collection of the internet’s greatest hits (so to speak) from the past week. Some have something to do with San Francisco Real Estate, and some don’t even come close to being SF Real Estate related. Expect these to pop up sometime during the weekend - as my time permits. Enjoy! Los Angelian Talks [...]

Here’s the weekly collection of the internet’s greatest hits (so to speak) from the past week. Some have something to do with San Francisco Real Estate, and some don’t even come close to being SF Real Estate related. Expect these to pop up sometime during the weekend - as my time permits. Enjoy! Turning Your Walls [...]

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Here’s the weekly collection of the internet’s greatest hits (so to speak) from the past week. Some have something to do with San Francisco Real Estate, and some don’t even come close to being SF Real Estate related. Expect these to pop up sometime during the weekend - as my time permits. Enjoy! Nice Days Bring People [...]

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Here’s the weekly collection of the internet’s greatest hits (so to speak) from the past week. Some have something to do with San Francisco Real Estate, and some don’t even come close to being SF Real Estate related. Expect these to pop up sometime during the weekend - as my time permits. Enjoy! A Tribute to [...]

Here’s the weekly collection of the internet’s greatest hits (so to speak) from the past week. Some have something to do with San Francisco Real Estate, and some don’t even come close to being SF Real Estate related. Expect these to pop up sometime during the weekend - as my time permits. Enjoy! And yes - [...]

Asking for thankful things from Clusterfook. Loralee reminds us to hug our families and Because I I hate to leave you with tears in your eyes, I thought I’d get you fired up instead: The Business Of Mommyblogging by The Queen. McDonalds Questionable Marketing Strategy. Now, go fight the good fight. And give your family a hug. And eat chocolate. Because damnit, you deserve it.

Big Kev Beats Wendy's @ss AND Wants To F*ck Her Producer?!?!? (Necole Bitchie)Happy Birthday, Juve. Let's hear the song about how you REALLY feel about your little girl!!! (AHH .....thanks Kisha!!)Happy Birthday, Ursula..ummmm... I mean ARETHA!!!!! (Crunk & Disorderly)Saving the World From BITCH@SSNESS..... One T-Shirt At A Time (The E Biz)Eve's GIRL FIGHT Kit (Blogxilla)The Shoe That Gave Me My Morning Shoe-gasm!!!!!! ( Shoe Blog)Hear TI's Easter Sunday Speech (Sandra Rose)Outkast's Road Manager Found Dead (Drew Reports)

The Obama Doctrine:Barack Obama is offering the most sweeping liberal foreign-policy critique we've heard from a serious presidential contender in decades. But will voters buy it? Sen Clinton, You Want WHO To Fix Our Economic Mess? - Why does Hillary Clinton want to fix the economic mess with the same people who helped cause the economic mess? Yglesias has more. Brueggemann on Jeremiah Wright Wright Was Righter Than You Think

Get The Above Outfit (4 The Stylish & Sexy) "Stuff" Blogs on the Rise (What About Our Daughter's)Eva Pigford Loves Coach...... not the bag (CelebHaterz)Tiger Woods is Livin Large In The Hamptons (Media Outrage)Jamal Does Biggie Good (All That's Fab)Lil Rocko is Draped Up and Dripped Out in LV (Sandra Rose)Cuttino Mobley aka Nia Lon'g Ex Has "Pro-Nails" (Bossip)

Inbound linkage to your site is extremely important, but it must be done correctly. What is correctly? First and foremost, avoid link exchanges and other free-for-all link reciprocation schemes (including a "links" page or "resources" page in which anybody can join). Only link to sites you personally know, and keep these to a minimum.If you are blogging, increasing your global link popularity is pretty easy through blog syndication and social bookmarking. We'll talk more about that later. First, you should make your blog articles available for syndication and distribution across the Web.

Here’s the weekly collection of the internet’s greatest hits (so to speak) from the past week. Some have something to do with San Francisco Real Estate, and some don’t even come close to being SF Real Estate related. Expect these to pop up sometime during the weekend - as my time permits. [...]

New Magazine Covers Featuring Alicia Keys, Lebron James, and Gwen Stefani - ~Fresh & Fab~The Art of The Phone Bone - ~BlogXilla~Lil Wayne = The Talented Junkie - ~MzVirgo~New Developments In The Remy Ma Trial - ~I'm Hip Hop~The Freaks Come Out At Night! - ~Two Ditzy Broadz~Hillary Clinton Plays The Race Card - ~Field Negro~

Holy Taco - The Lamest Dance Moves Of All Time College Humor - Cute College Girl: Carol Hall Double Viking - Jessica Cirio Photo-shoot Wallstreet Fighter - The 1897 SkyMall Catalog Drunken Stepfather - Mischa Barton’s Sloppy Tit Shopping on 205th - See what Tom Brady sees every night Busted Coverage - The Semi-SFW Orange Coast College Cheerleader Photos Mac Gs World [...]

Back by popular demand - the weekly collection of the internet’s greatest hits (so to speak) from the past week. Some have something to do with San Francisco Real Estate, and some don’t even come close to being SF Real Estate related. Expect these to pop up sometime during the weekend - as [...]

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Nearly wrote 11-02-07 there, it always takes me a while to get back on track with the year! First up, 68 Linux related free e-books. Everything from KDE 2.0 Development to a BASH guide for beginners. I’ve been interested in making a game for a while, eventually made a text based online game and then got rid [...]

In theory one reads a lot about how post-sales service is a critical component of customer retention and building a reputation in the marketplace. but in practice we have to look really hard to find instances wherein companies exhibit such behavior towards their customers.In his latest post Seth Godin writes about his experince with a service provider who ended up not finishing the job propoerly, which spoiled an overall good experince.In India we face such situations day in and day out . The problem with our distribution and retail networks is that they have been designed to handle one way traffic, focusing on making a sale, and they are not willing to even consider a situation wherein the company might also have to take back goods or help consumers out in situations like the one in whic

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This Week In Tabloids: Jamie Lynn Is With Child, Brad's A Babysitter, Brit's Tots InhaleDavid Byrne and Radiohead's Thom Yorke talk music bizThe Web Celeb 2510 Habits of Highly Successful BrainsBeatnix: Beatles "performing" Stairway to Heaven video mashupHedi Slimane in new talks at LVMHphotographs:Photo cred: wonkette.com and Laura Vignale

- TechCrunch is reporting that MOG, the blogging network for music lovers, has just launched a new version of its website packed with features, most notably integration with Rhapsody's music service that allows you to stream full songs and albums through MOG itself. - Independent has the music lover's guide to the net: "There's a whole lot more to music on the internet than iTunes and MySpace. Whether you want to remix Radiohead's latest release, watch Arcade Fire play in a freight elevator, or find out what's hot in Harare, there's a site to cater for you." - Little White Earbuds talks to Simian Mobile Disco's Jas Shaw about the road, remixes and kids who enjoy nibbling on cables. - New label alert: Dalaki. Founded by Joerg Schuster, the label's focus is a blend of deep tech, glitch, jazz, electronica, experimental and anything in between, releasing limited (physical) editions with unusual packagings. Digital distribution starts January 3rd, 2008.

- Pitchfork is reporting that British electronica duo Autechre will release their ninth LP, Quaristice, on Warp Records in March 2008. - Berlin-based DJ and production duo M.A.N.D.Y. mix Fabric 38, due in January 2008. "On one CD, it's hard to capture everything you want to do within a certain amount of minutes. We try to always be – well, not to be minimal, of course not, because that's not us, but – we try to be subtle." - Resident Advisor catches up with Irish producer Brendan Gregoriy, a.k.a. Chymera. "I do get quite frustrated when I go onto Beatport...and you’re just wading through literally thousands of tracks of shit and you find, like, five good ones." - Do you know where to post your music for free and have it matter? If not, Lx7 has a bunch of tips for you. - Beatportal has a short interview with techno legend Dave Angel.

Today In Tabloids: Scarlett's Nose, Shiloh's Whereabouts, Britney's FetusIn the court of KarlAnorexia: Not Just In The Brain, But In The WombHip NYC Shopping with the Rudest StaffChristmas Present for LA: 100 New Left-Turn SignsPhotos by Jason Nocito and Bijou Phillps respectively via uber.com/corykennedy:

Well! That made for an interesting weekend. It's easy to make too much of such a random occurrence, but I suppose that's what happens when you double your site's visits all in one day. Here are some random tidbits inquiring minds are just dying to hear:* The link happened right after midnight early Saturday morning. Friday traffic (according to StatCounter, with my visits excluded as always) for Blog Cabins was 59 visitors and 72 pageloads. Saturday traffic was 11,190 vistors/12,886 pageloads. Sunday was down significantly, but still well above normal at 600/749. So far today (3PM AZ time), it sits at 116/133. Last Monday was 31/36.* Blog Cabins was started around mid-December 2006. Total visitors from then until 11/30 was 9,363. In the three days since, there have been 11,490 (numbers from Google Analytics, which I've had for the life of the site, are slightly different than those of StatCounter, which I've only had for about 6 months).* The post in question currently has 104 com

- Textura lists ten of this year's favourite record labels: Anticipate, Buzzin' Fly, Cold Blue, Community Library, Dynamophone, Hidden Shoal, Op.disc, Symbolic Interaction, Western Vinyl and Yore . - Little White Earbuds catches up with Matthew Dear. - Resident Advisor takes a closer look at Cocoon, Sven Vath's own club/restaurant located in Frankfurt, Germany.

Soooo much action on the field this week, how is anybody supposed to keep up with the blogosphere? Luckily, there are many footy blogs that enhance--rather than detract from--what has been taking place on the pitch, making reading them a joy rather than a burden. Onward, non-denominational soldiers:My favorite blog for Latin American soccer is hands-down Hasta El Gol Siempre. This week they have an excellent piece on the buildup to the Copa Sudamericana finals. The first leg kicks off tonight, so this is a timely feature. I was going to do my own story on this, but then I came across theirs and realized it was better than anything I could ever come up with. HEGS says tonight's game is the biggest in Arsenal de Sarandi's 50 year history. The team is a veritable giant-slayer, not only in the Copa Sudamericana but also in their domestic league where this past weekend they ended Boca Juniors' title hopes. Their opponents, Mexico City's Club America, are a strong--and rested--side, but

I thought I’d be helpful and offer up some Black Friday links for those who plan to spend tomorrow shopping, and some Cyber Monday links for those of you whose shopping on Friday is going to be of the window nature, saving your shopping for Cyber Monday. Canadians to flow to U.S. border in search of Black Friday bargains TORONTO - The lure of Black Friday, America’s epic once-a-year buffet of deep discounts and doorcrasher sales, is expected to attract a swarm of Canadian bargain hunters to border crossings this weekend, hungry to spend their pumped-up loonies. They’ll rush to the pivotal U.S. Thanksgiving weekend holiday sales despite countless warnings that the journey could be more of a hassle than an adventure… (read more) So what is Black Friday? The day after Thanksgiving in the United States, commonly considered the first real shopping day of the Christmas season, is known as Black Friday. The day is heavily promoted by retailers. Where did the term o

- Richard Brophy offers a very insightful commentary on the collapse of UK-based Amato Distribution: "While Amato closing will lead to a shake-up, this is not necessarily a bad thing: there is still a shockingly high level of sub-standard music making its way onto all formats, which Amato's demise may address, while the other players in vinyl distribution..." - Earplug, Issue 108, is out. - Billboard.com is reporting that according to a new report from JupiterResearch, digital music sales will not offset falling CD sales anytime soon.

This Week In Tabloids: Walking Away, Breaking Down, Adoption Drama & Makeovers. The full review from all the dirty celeb rags.Redesigning a Condom So Women Will Use ItCharlie Rose interviews Jay-ZM.A.C AIDS Fund reaches a charitable milestone--the $100 million markManolo Blahnik--Shocking Secrets RevealedMeet The Pretty Human Cattle Of 'Project Runway 4'And photography from the personal collection:

- Venezuela: Carl Cox party goes horribly wrong: "Last night, 15 meters from me when Carl Cox started his show and 10 minutes into it someone started shooting everyone. 3 dead bodies on the floor, a young guy, a woman and a man." - The mysterious dubstep producer Burial gives a rare interview to Guardian. "Only about five people outside of my family know I make tunes, I think. I hope," he says. - The New York Times: 36 Hours in Ibiza, Spain. "...if the itch to party should strike, don't worry, the island's original party palace is open year round." - The Bowery Boys' weekly "Friday Night Fever" series takes a quick look at the recently shut down landmark NYC nightclub, The Roxy.

Yeah, CEO's are under a lot of pressure to produce financial results. That said, simply being named CEO of a public company is often the economic equivalent of winning the lottery. 10Q Detective comments on a couple of examples of such with one post on Michael Dell's millions of dollars a year in company-paid personal security and private aircraft costs and another post about the Bowl America CEO's $100K per year for life to be paid after he leaves the company.My boy Dogwood does investors a service by regularly discussing his performance, be it good or bad performance. Check out his post on "how not to day trade" for a great example. None of us is perfect and we all need to objectively and sometimes painfully dissect what we're doing wrong and what we're doing right. It's the only way to learn and to improve as a trader. Personally, I'm hoping that I run out of mistakes to share with you at some point but I know that there will probably always be something embarrassing for me t

Google - “We protect your Privacy” [fiction] - via Google Blogoscoped Damien’s at it again, this time with Ace Internet Marketing, content stealers! Get a Pagerank victim badge here! For those of you who still care, get your live PR here! Late on this, but Tom’s moving to spain, you’ll be missed Tom! And what am I going to do with www.tomsocial.com now?

- The Guardian takes a look at this year's DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Poll and concludes that China and former Eastern Bloc countries are the emerging markets for superstar DJs. - Rhythmism catches up with Felix Da Housecat to talk music, life, Barcelona, Daft Punk and his new album. "People think Daft Punk are the one's doing the copying. Justice is nothing but Daft Punk without the robot. It's like Daft Punk had a baby called Justice and kicked the baby out." - Radiohead has signed an exclusive deal with XL Recordings. The standard CD release of In Rainbows is expected to hit stores early next year. - British newspaper The Independent takes a look at the legendary U.K. label Warp Records. "It all started back in Sheffield, and was a case of being in the right place at the right time." - CNN has the scoop on one of Brazil's most thriving underground scenes: tecnobrega, a musical movement that's expanding exponentially thanks to musicians and producers who see copying as a marketing t

I'll figure out a better name for this weekly feature at some point. One thing I'm learning from this blogging business is that it's very karmic. Traffic you put out comes back to you tenfold. Or something. Better leave it to somebody else to pontificate that stuff. I'm just here about the footy, man!And there's lots of quality stuff out there. Start with pitchinvasion.net, which as the name suggests covers the culture of soccer supporters worldwide (they even had something about Switzerland a short time ago). PI yesterday tackled the question of potential hooliganism in Major League Soccer. I myself sounded off on this very issue a few weeks ago but they go at it far more extensively than I did.Throughball.com asks its readers if MLS contributed to Freddy Adu's poor form when he played over here. The theory is that Adu played out of position when he was in MLS and is now finally re-discovering his true ability--a process that started at the U20 world cup this summer. I'm not su

Big Ten men’s basketball media day is tomorrow afternoon in Chicago, so until then, I’ve got the following to hold you over… - Everyone’s favorite cable provider, Comcast, announced yesterday that their third quarter earnings went straight into the toilet. If you’ve been forced to switch to a satellite provider due to Comcast’s reluctance to include the Big Ten Network on their basic package, you’re probably not feeling the least bit sorry for them. For those behind on the times, E had a nice take on the whole ordeal a couple months back. {Comcast Must Die} - The Hoosiers held their open practice yesterday and as usual, the Hoosier Scoop was right on top of it. For those of you who went, I’m interested in hearing what you took away from watching line drills. {The Hoosier Scoop} - Lance Stephenson, the uber-talented 2009 guard from Brooklyn, NY, is visiting Kansas this weekend. {The Topeka Capital-Journal} - Speaking of Stephenson, those

- The Wire interviews Detroit-based producer and label owner Mike Banks (a.k.a. Mad Mike), co-founder of the legendary Underground Resistance imprint: "I don't go in front of the music. I believe that if you put your ego in front of the music, and place it in front of the speaker, then the people trying to listen to the music can't hear your music, they just listen to your ego." - NYC: Webster Hall gets a landmark status. Built in 1886, the venue became one of the first modern nightclubs in the United States. - The Independent catches up with The Chemical Brothers: "We didn't set out to last a long time. It's more about making music that's exciting, particularly on stage, where we're playing these festivals all round the world and people seem to be excited when we come on. It's gratifying." - Rhythmism interviews Lee Burridge: "Masturbation is always a challenge while seated on a plane so that kills an hour or so." - Detroit, MI: A local DJ and party promoter recently retrea

- According to HitWise, the site Radiohead set up to accept pre-orders for its pricing optional In Rainbows album saw an 11-fold increase in traffic last week and become the most popular band website in the UK. - Billboard reported that the band Nine Inch Nails, like Radiohead, is now celebrating a 'free agent' status as well. "I have been under recording contracts for 18 years and have watched the business radically mutate from one thing to something inherently very different and it gives me great pleasure to be able to finally have a direct relationship with the audience as I see fit and appropriate," NiN frontman Trent Reznor writes on the band's website. - Reports surfaced that DJ Mag's annual Top 100 Poll - the most pathetic thing ever - has been spammed with fake votes. A few big-name spinners, including DJ Dan and Christopher Lawrence, were disqualified. Does this actually surprise anybody? See here if you care. - Outline interviews Underworld about their new album, live

Happy Friday everyone, relax its nearly the weekend! Mininova have released what servers they need to keep their torrent website running, have to say its an impressive amount! Albinoblacksheep.com is a great place for a funny flash movie. Perfect place to spend a Friday! Weird Al - White and Nerdy Staind - Outside

Playlist Mix Podcast is back! Thanks Ken, I missed it dearly! Design Shack have an amazing gallery of website / blog designs as well as some great tutorials on design. Thinking of designing a new website and looking for inspiration, definitely a website to hit! PaperBackSwap, a website that you can swap books with other people online, in a new way, with apparently no risk’s looks like an amazing idea! I’d definitely use it if there was an Irish version! Maybe that can be a Christmas Project for me if no one else has or does set it up! Did Mac think when they brought out these Mac vs Windows videos that it would get this far? Digg v Thoof

- EQ Magazine talks to Laurent Garnier about his new album, Public Outburst (out now on F Comm/PIAS). "I'm really pleased with the album. It's full of accidents, some of the tracks are bizarrely mixed, but that’s the way they were on the night and that’s how I like them," says Garnier. - Resident Advisor takes a peek inside the record box of New York-based DJ and producer Francois K. - Another fascinating post by Richard Brophy on his Test Industries blog. - The Observer takes a look at the sounds of cities. "For some, living in a city is a loud, unpleasant babble of intrusive noise. For others it is a soundscape of calming, tones that lift the spirits and brighten the day." - Danny Tenaglia's custom built Spaceship DJ booth has been put up for sale. It's all yours for USD $25,000. Pick up only. - BuyMyBrokeniPod is a site that promises to buy any model of iPod, working, broken or in between, with no questions asked. You can even get an estimate of the actual price before

Due to a PMS-induced shortage of thought, there will be no original post today. Due to this same bout of PMS I may not even get dressed today. Come to think of it, the kids may not even live to see lunchtime at this rate. Not to leave ya hanging, there are a few posts [...] [...]

- The Los Angeles Times reports that the current dance music scene embraces a new strain of disco along with a rock attitude, led by acts such as Justice, LCD Soundsystem and The Klaxons. Margaret Wappler writes: "'Nu rave' might be a farce, but it hints at something bigger - a thriving dance-music scene that has spawned several mutations." - Speaking of Justice: The French duo has been chosen to compile and mix the next installment of Fabriclive mix series for the London-based Fabric imprint. Release date and additional info on Fabriclive.37 are yet to be announced. - Talk about "nu rave" explosion: LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy and his studio pal, drummer Pat Mahoney are mixing Fabriclive.36. - BPitch Control label boss Ellen Allien has a new single in the pipeline. "Go" is due October 22nd. - Slate thinks that the music of the future finally arrived. In an article entitled "The Second Coming Of Electronica," writer Hua Hsu reports that "Electronica is one of the stranger gen

- The Los Angeles Times reports that the current dance music scene embraces a new strain of disco along with a rock attitude, led by acts such as Justice, LCD Soundsystem and The Klaxons. Margaret Wappler writes: "'Nu rave' might be a farce, but it hints at something bigger - a thriving dance-music scene that has spawned several mutations." - Speaking of Justice: The French duo has been chosen to compile and mix the next installment of Fabriclive mix series for the London-based Fabric imprint. Release date and additional info on Fabriclive.37 are yet to be announced. - Talk about "nu rave" explosion: LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy and his studio pal, drummer Pat Mahoney are mixing Fabriclive.36. - BPitch Control label boss Ellen Allien has a new single in the pipeline. "Go" is due October 22nd. - Slate thinks that the music of the future finally arrived. In an article entitled "The Second Coming Of Electronica," writer Hua Hsu reports that "Electronica is one of the stranger gen

- NYC: New York Magazine has the details on Hudson Terrace, the nightclub and catering venue Webster Hall’s owner Sean McGarr and his partner, Michael Sinensky, are opening on 46th Street in November. - The Black Dog announced that they've just launched a new record label, DS93. - Tanya Anderson, who filed a class-action suit against the RIAA after being mistakenly sued for sharing music online, spoke with NPR's Bob Moon about her crazy experience. "You know, I think it's disgusting, and I don't know how those people can sleep at night doing what they're doing. I really don't," she says. - Crunchgear has the scoop on the forthcoming Numark iDJ2 iPod DJ System. Pictures included. - BBC reports that Sir Richard Branson has sold his UK chain of Virgin record stores to a group of senior staff at the business. The deal will see Virgin's 125 UK and Irish Megastores rebranded as Zavvi.

- NYC: New York Magazine has the details on Hudson Terrace, the nightclub and catering venue Webster Hall’s owner Sean McGarr and his partner, Michael Sinensky, are opening on 46th Street in November. - The Black Dog announced that they've just launched a new record label, DS93. - Tanya Anderson, who filed a class-action suit against the RIAA after being mistakenly sued for sharing music online, spoke with NPR's Bob Moon about her crazy experience. "You know, I think it's disgusting, and I don't know how those people can sleep at night doing what they're doing. I really don't," she says. - Crunchgear has the scoop on the forthcoming Numark iDJ2 iPod DJ System. Pictures included. - BBC reports that Sir Richard Branson has sold his UK chain of Virgin record stores to a group of senior staff at the business. The deal will see Virgin's 125 UK and Irish Megastores rebranded as Zavvi.

© Mrs. Flinger 2007. Our first GNI was a hit. Several old friends popped in as well as some great new ones. I rubbed elbows with people I haven’t chatted with before “in real time” and laughed until I cried. There was the usual sex discussion, a link for the gigi, talk about TV shows, local police, and hot men. I’d say it was just another sensational girl’s night in. Cool People Who Party With Me Marie Kate Marjorie Moxygen Domestic Chicky RB Christine El-e-e Nicole (who needs to freaking UPDATE her blog already. Jeeze, woman! Ry is almost THREE. :: big heaping piles of guilt big heaping piles of guilt big heaping… :: ) Oma Magnolia Mom WannaBeHippie Sunshine Michelle And Dancing Lemure (Jenny) who doesn’t have a blog and needs one. :: cough :: Because she’s cool enough for one. Resources twitter RB’s current night obsession The Gigi Catch up here. Don’t forget we’re doing it again next m

- Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, whose unique, pristine voice and charisma brought opera to the masses, died of cancer on Thursday aged 71. R.I.P. - Textura.org has a great interview with dub techno producers Rod Modell and Stephen Hitchell. The duo have recently released four 12-inch volumes of The Coldest Season and a corresponding full-length under the ‘Deepchord presents: Echospace' guise. - British CD & vinyl outlet Juno Records has now a branch in Germany due to high vinyl sales in DE. - Felix Da Housecat’s new album Virgo Blaktro and the Movie Disco will be realeased October 2nd, and features the new single "Something 4 Porno". - Codswallop has a list of 101 tools that will allow you to convert just about anything - from old and audio tapes and vinyl, to CDs, video, images and more. - Richie Hawtin's 1996 minimal series Concept 1 gets a re-release this month backed by a second CD of Thomas Brinkmann remixes.

- Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, whose unique, pristine voice and charisma brought opera to the masses, died of cancer on Thursday aged 71. R.I.P. - Textura.org has a great interview with dub techno producers Rod Modell and Stephen Hitchell. The duo have recently released four 12-inch volumes of The Coldest Season and a corresponding full-length under the ‘Deepchord presents: Echospace' guise. - British CD & vinyl outlet Juno Records has now a branch in Germany due to high vinyl sales in DE. - Felix Da Housecat’s new album Virgo Blaktro and the Movie Disco will be realeased October 2nd, and features the new single "Something 4 Porno". - Codswallop has a list of 101 tools that will allow you to convert just about anything - from old and audio tapes and vinyl, to CDs, video, images and more. - Richie Hawtin's 1996 minimal series Concept 1 gets a re-release this month backed by a second CD of Thomas Brinkmann remixes.

Evans and Peck Pty Ltd Civil & Environmental Undergraduate Engineering Linkage Scholarship (UGCA1240)Closing Date September 30 2007Value and Tenure$9,000 per annum, tenable for four years subject to satisfactory progress (minimum distinction average).Recipients of this scholarship will be invited to undertake Industrial Training with Evans and Peck Pty Ltd over the summer vacation periods of each year of study.OutlineThe Scholarship is established to encourage and assist high achieving students to undertake the Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering program at UNSW.EligibilityApplicants must be Australian Citizens or have been granted Permanent Resident Status by 31 October of the year preceding commencement of the Bachelor of Engineering program.Applicants must be completing the NSW HSC (or equivalent examination) in the year of the application or the previous year (but must not have commenced tertiary study), and be proposing full-time study in the

- Pete Tong, the world's No. 1 dance music broadcaster, speaks to Ministry Of Sound about this summer’s hard line action against the clubs in Ibiza, and what may happen next. "The authorities have got a point, the clubs have got a point and hopefully the debate will be an open one," Tong says. - Blogger Steve Mizek talks to Swedish producer Axel Willner, a.k.a. The Field. - British DJ and production duo Layo & Bushwacka are mixing the next installment in the long-running Global Underground compilation series. GU 033 - Rio De Janeiro is due for release this fall. Official info including tracklist & release dates are yet TBA. - TAPE's Richard Carnage talks to German production duo Modeselektor about their forthcoming album Happy Birthday!, Berlin, and more. - Ryan’s Smashing Life blog has an interesting Anatomy of an Album Leak including some of the most infamous leaked tracks from last year.

Because Peyton Manning is always checking that game tape...All the training camp news in one convenient location (The Sports Frog)Baron Davis decides to follow Tony Parker's footsteps (Part Mule)Just leave Jake Plummer alone already (Signal to Noise)Derek Jeter did what now?? (The Big Lead)Check out Greg Oden's pad (Our book of scrap)An interview with SI's Frank DeFord (The Big Picture)This week in quotes (Football Outsiders)

Because it's always casual Friday over here..Jay's enjoying Virginia Tech's early rankings (Hokies and 'Canes)Did I mention that Sports Blah will be back? (Sports Blah)Meet Alex Gordon (The Extrapolator)There's Kerry Wood again (Babes Love Baseball)Mountain biking is awesome (Part Mule)The United Countries of Baseball (Strange Maps)

Because who doesn't want to put sweaters on penguins?Aaron Rowand hurt himself playing tag....thank god I thought I was the only one. (Larry Brown Sports)Is Kevin Garnett headed to the Celtics after all? His agent says the talks are "serious". (Fanhouse)"Unless I get to 1,500, I can't get 1,501. So in that sense, all numbers are important to me." said the great philosopher, Ichiro. (Babes love Baseball)Damn, I didn't realize just how much scoring there was in baseball yesterday. (Signal to the Noise)Kissing Suzy Kolber with another great Family Circus cartoon. (KSK)A great article on the trade deadline and the more notable deals that have gone down. (Bugs & Cranks)Pacman Jones might be the latest athlete to dabble in professional wrestling. (We are the Postmen)

You can't teach manners like this...Jeremy Shockey you get a gold star young man. (With Leather)Remembering Skip Prosser's life, which tragically ended yesterday at the age of 56. (Deacon Sports)J.E. Skeets doing some interviews....brilliant! Oh and NBA Previews. (The Basketball Jones)The NFL has suspended sale of all Mike Vick related mechandise. (The Fanhouse via Pro Football Talk)I know where I go to get the latest trade rumor buzz....and which baseball players are "Fort Fucking Knox". (Ladies...)Brian Billick has a potty mouth...and really really bad hair...auido after the jump. (Awful Announcing)

Nothing like team unity to get the morning off to a good start....Onto the links....Barry Bonds is not a big fan of Bob Costas...and he doesn't care if you tell him that. (With Leather)Tim Donaghy's bookies weren't the mob, wait they were but just the fake mob...i'm confused. (Larry Brown Sports)The Staal brothers got a little out of hand at a bachelor party... (The Fanhouse)How's that alternative career going Troy Hudson? Oh excuse me...T-Hud. (100% Injury Rate)Damnit Ted Washington...have you ever heard of a courtesy flush... (Si.com)Curt Schilling's family is very pale...like albino pale...complete with turtlenecks, enough said. (Sammy's Sports Sermons)Would you like to meet Jarrod Saltalamacchia? (The Extrapolater)

- In his latest RA column, blogger Ronan Fitzgerald writes about a new breed of deep house producers who are shaking up Europe. "The signs of DJs shifting away from 'minimal' and towards more classically deep sounds are everywhere. [..] After the relative modernism of the last few years, it's almost ironic that there's now a real buzz in the minimal scene about the kind of revivalist, classic house sounds that never really go away, with reference points like Theo Parrish, Moodymann and Kerri Chandler popping up again and again." - Roger Semsroth, a.k.a. Sleeparchive, and Finnish producer Antti Rannisto both have a 10-track split CD in the pipeline. The album will be released via Sleeparchive's own imprint next month. - DJDownload.com slightly drop their prices between 15p and 55p per track for both new releases and catalogue. The majority of pre-release promos & exclusives will also be at the new standard price.

There's Jay with his new band....A Yankees - Red Sox "Hot fan showdown (Winning the turnover battle)Steroids in golf? (Signal to Noise)A save in a 12-1 ballgame (Larry Brown Sports)What would be your at-bat song? (Ladies...)Victoria is the definition of "soccer mom" (Part Mule)The NFL made a lot of money last year (The Fanhaauuuse)Is Barry Bonds boycotting Espn? (Awful Announcing)

Oh, those silly mascots (Deadspin)Posh's having some trouble behind the wheel (Part Mule)And apparently so is this young man (Miami Herald)Yi really does not want to play for the Bucks (Sports Frog)A MySpace page for Colts fans (Lion in Oil)American Gladiators might be back (We are the postmen)A 10-step guide on steroid use for big league rookies (Sooze over at the Epic Carnaval)

We might as well dismantle the Hall of Fame (Fire Joe Morgan)Eduardo Perez with some weird lingo during the AAA All-Star Game (My Sports Talk)The Hoff's still got game (Part Mule)The Memphis Grizzlies, Darko included. (Larry Brown Sports)Travis Haffner got a nice little pay-day (Babes Love Baseball)The most hilarious All-Star game recap I've read (Sammy's Sports Sermons)As the soccer Rumor Mill turns (The Sports Frog)

Yes, Jay is working a sweet tan right there. On to today's links....Bye Bye Bill Maas (The Fanhouse)The Future of Female Mixed Martial Arts (Our Book of Scrap)Is the Home Run Derby going to end up like the Dunk Contest? (Signal to Noise)Alex Rios is just thrilled to be at the Derby (The Big Picture)T.O. is still a jackass (With Leather)The All-Star starting pitchers are named (Babes Love Baseball)Roger Federer likes his trophy (Part Mule)The Cubs need to lock up Carlos Zambrano (Foul Balls)

What's going on with the Bucco Blog (Bucco Blog)An update on Jesus Colome's ass (Lion in oil)Vote for Pat Neshek (Babes love Baseball)A problem brewing between MLB and ESPN? (The Big Lead)Where's Steinbrenner these days? (Part Mule)Steve Nash, Nike and some invitation-only guests (Signal to Noise)Pacman Jones thinks he'll play in the NFL again (The Fanhouse)

- UK smoking ban oficially takes effect: Smokers across England have sparked up at work and in the pub for the last time as the ban on smoking in all enclosed public places begins. [via BBC] - 4Clubbers: A-Z of the Smoking ban. "Despite the obvious benefits of the ban [...] there are some inevitable drawbacks." - Resident Advisor caught up with London-based DJ Damian Lazarus. "I'm currently avoiding attempting to make out-and-out dance music. I'm just putting music together and having an interesting time working around some songs that I've written. I don't quite know whether any of this will actually see the light of day but I'm definitely enjoying the process." - The folks at DJ Magazine has put together a list of 50 Ibiza Must-Dos. - Two NYC clubs closed this weekend: Copacabana and Studio Mezmor. Both venues held their final parties Saturday night. Studio Mezmor was only open for a short time in the space that Crobar occupied up until earlier this year.

As you can see, Jay's quite the animal on the dance floor. Anyways, on to the links...A little mistake over at SI.com. (Larry Brown Sports)As Joe Morgan would say, Jose Reyes does not just steal bases. He is a base-stealer. (Babes Love Baseball)Getting ready for fantasy football. (Part Mule)I wonder what T.O. would think of these. (Sports by Brooks)Are the Nets really making a good investment? (The Big Lead)Charles Barkley isn't very popular in China. (100% Injury Rate)The Ladies... like the All-Stars (Ladies...)

 Celebrity Links From My Peeps~check 'em out!~ Rihanna rocks my world- Pretty On The OutsideAnne Hathaway does not have Hepatitis A- Fatbacks and CollardsGuess who went red? - Seriously OMG WTF?The Uninteresting Blob of Flesh  - Gallery of the AbsurdAngry Doggie! haha- Kill Some Time Stick Figures on Crack- Yikers

Ice-T & CoCo prep for reality show!-> Bossip 50 Cent covers XXL-> The PopCulture Junkie Shar Jackson proves she ain't pregnant!-> Crunk & Disorderly Wacko Jacko's kids (Paris & Blanket) need a shape-up!-> RhymesWithSnitch LBoogie loses it & gets booed at concert!-> Miss Info

In between Wimbledon and the NBA draft, there ain't much else going in the world of sports, so me and my cool friends just decided to stand around and look extremely pale today. Really, when God handed out pigment, we weren't invited to that party.Anyways, here are some links...Hoping that Bobby Cox and Barry Bonds both break their records at the same time. (PartMule)Speaking of Bonds, we can finally read about his hamster sized balls. (The Big Lead)Looking good Mr. Belding. (Sammy's Sports Sermons)Jeff Cirillo getting cheeky in the Twins clubhouse. (Deadspin)The Rookie Card champion of the world. (Babes love Baseball)Plenty of elderly gentlemen on the mound tonight ( Sox & Dawgs)Some underwear issues at Wimbledon. (We are the Postmen)As usually is the case, you have to see that pic in all off it's glory to truly appreciate it...

T.I.P & Chaka Zulu knuckle up! -> SOHH GYANTSTANKmora & Amistad prep for reality show!-> BossipKelly Rowland breaks out -> Think2wice"Carlton" next up on Celebrity Fit Club!-> The Beatniks Tiger Woods introduces new baby girl! -> JustJaredJay-Z cursed out roomate Larry Johnson!-> SandraRose Vivica A. Foxx & 50 Cent out & about??-> Crunk & Disorderly

What is a blog carnival? That’s a great question, for many people don’t know the answer! To tell you the truth, I’ve known about blog carnivals for a couple of months, but I didn’t fully understand them until just a few days ago. I definitely don’t consider myself an expert in this field, but blogging is a learning process, and I intend to do a lot of learning and helping others learn too. Anyway, to answer the question, a blog carnival is not an actual carnival with lions, elephants, acrobats, and clowns. It is actually a type of blogging event. Blog carnivals are published on a regular basis, and a lot of the time each edition is hosted on a different blog (but not always). The publishings can be weekly, monthly, the first Saturday each month, or just anytime the creator wants to. Why should I enter a blog carnival? When you submit one of your posts/articles to a carnival, it will most likely be featured in the carnival’s next edition. This w

What is a blog carnival? That’s a great question, for many people don’t know the answer! To tell you the truth, I’ve known about blog carnivals for a couple of months, but I didn’t fully understand them until just a few days ago. I definitely don’t consider myself an expert in this field, but blogging is a learning process, and I intend to do a lot of learning and helping others learn too. Anyway, to answer the question, a blog carnival is not an actual carnival with lions, elephants, acrobats, and clowns. It is actually a type of blogging event. Blog carnivals are published on a regular basis, and a lot of the time each edition is hosted on a different blog (but not always). The publishings can be weekly, monthly, the first Saturday each month, or just anytime the creator wants to. Why should I enter a blog carnival? When you submit one of your posts/articles to a carnival, it will most likely be featured in the carnival’s next edition. This w

Kobe the new Family Guy-> Bossip Melyssa Ford talks butt implants!-> Crunk & Disorderly Jay-Z & Beyonce prep new record label!-> JuiicyScoop Boost Mobile Concert backstage polaroids!-> PlayerVista Not-so-Blind-Item: Mya Edition!-> PopCultureJunkie Whoppi Goldberg new co-host on The View!-> DListed

In Miami, Buyers and Sellers Will Have To Rethink Their Strategies. [Miami Herald] Miami’s Building an Instant City Downtown, will it backfire? [Miami Herald] Florida lawmakers release tax cut details [Miami Herald] Maps, Charts & Graphs [PDF] [Miami Herald] 

- According to NME the release date for the new Chemical Brothers album, We Are The Night, has been moved to July 2 due to "artwork problems." The album was originally due to be released on June 18. - This past Sunday's New York Times OP-ED section contained a poignant essay about the historical and collective community building act of dancing. Written by Barbara Ehrenreich - the author, most recently, of Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy writes, "Without dance, we risk loneliness and anomie. Dancing to music is not only mood-lifting and community-building; it’s also a uniquely human capability." [via Rhythmism] - Resident Advisor takes a closer look on the newest bass-heavy contender on the dancefloor: Dubstep. - Trance DJ Ferry Corsten is releasing the second DJ mix in his "Passport" series, called Passport United States of America. The compilation, which also includes a bonus DVD with footage of his Road To Voodoo tour of the US from last year, is due June 19

"Say Something Nice" Challenge, I Dare You!-> Crunk & Disorderly Celebutard Paris Hilton is outta jail!-> TMZ Bag-O-Bones, Nicole Richie, preggo & going to jail!-> DListed Steve Harvey gets hitched for the 3rd time-> RhymeswithSnitch Mario sings at Super Sweet 16!-> PlayerVistaKanye West, Lupe Fiasco, & Pharrell team up on a track-> Think2Wice