Many people – including former analyst for the U.S. Treasury Richard Cook – argue that credit is too important a function to be left to the private banks.Indeed, even after taxpayers have given trillions in bailouts, backstops, guarantees, and other gi…
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Take the Power to Create Credit Away from the Giant Banks and Give It Back to the People
November 3rd, 2009 |
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Government Is Trying to Make Bailouts for the Giant Banks PERMANENT
October 28th, 2009 |
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On September 25th, I wrote:Paul Volcker and senior Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron both testified to Congress this week that the government is trying to make bailouts for the giant banks permanent.Writing Wednesday in The Hill, Congressman Brad Sherma…
Gentle Giant: Digital Reissues
October 22nd, 2009 |
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’70s PROG ROCK KINGS RE-RELEASE CATALOG IN NOVEMBER
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On November 3rd 2009 Gentle Giant will be digitally releasing seven of their best-known albums and tracks in digital form for the very first time via their own Alucard label through EMI Music’s Label Services unit.
This progressive rock band, which was active from 1970 through 1980, was made up of multi-instrumentalists, and lived to expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming very unpopular.” The group’s dozen albums combine a range of musical styles-jazz, pop, classical, British soul, rock, blues, medieval, pop, blues, Gentle Giant’s legacy has become influential to a range of artists from the arena rock, jam band, virtuoso players, and chamber pop genres.
In a Glass House, The Power & The Glory, Freehand, Interview, Playing The Fool-The Official Live, The Missing Piece and Giant For a Day will become available through all digital channels.
The digital releases will also include previously unheard bonus tracks and artwork. The band has chosen favorite live versions of songs from each album and some obscure radio sessions. Two of the bonus tracks “Intro 74″ and “Intro 76″ have been partially re-recorded, embellished and remixed by Kerry Minnear of the group.
More Gentle Giant music will be available in a variety of formats in 2010, starting with the January release of the seven CDs Re-Mastered from the original 1⁄4 inch tapes through Hi-Resolution (24bit 96k) transfer. First quarter of 2010 will also find box sets and Limited Edition Vinyl LPs.
GENTLE GIANT DIGITAL RELEASES
TRACK LISTINGS
IN A GLASS HOUSE (1973)
1.The Runaway
2. An Inmates Lullaby
3. Way Of Life
4. Experience
5. A Reunion
6. In A Glass House
Digital Bonus Tracks:
The Runaway/Experience Live 1975
Way Of Life – Radio Session 1973
THE POWER AND THE GLORY (1974)
1. Proclamation
2. So Sincere
3. Aspirations
4. Playing the Game
5. Cogs in Cogs
6. No God’s A Man
7. Valedictory
8. (The Power And The Glory)
Digital Bonus Tracks:
Intro ’74
Proclamation – Live 1975
Aspirations – Radio Session 1974
Cogs In Cogs – Live 1975
FREE HAND (1975)
1. Just The Same
2. On Reflection
3. Free Hand
4. Time To Kill
5. His Last Voyage
6. Talybont
7. Mobile
Digital Bonus Tracks:
Just The Same – Live 1975
On Reflection – Radio Session 1975
Free Hand – Live 1975
INTERVIEW (1976)
1. Interview
2. Give it Back
3. Design
4. Another Show
5. Empty City
6. Timing
7. I Lost My Head
Digital Bonus Tracks:
Intro ’76
Interview – Live 1976
Give It Back – Live 1976
PLAYING THE FOOL – THE OFFICIAL LIVE (1977)
1. Just the Same
2. Proclamation
3. On Reflection
4. Excerpts from Octopus
5. Funny Ways
6. The Runaway
7. Experience
8. So Sincere
9. Free Hand
10. Sweet Georgia Brown (Breakdown in Brussels)
11. Peel the Paint / I Lost My Head
Digital Bonus Tracks:
Just The Same – Radio Session 1975
Excerpts From Octopus – Radio Session 1973
THE MISSING PIECE (1977)
1. Two Weeks In Spain
2. I’m Turning Around
3. Betcha Thought We Couldn’t Do It
4. Who Do You Think You Are?
5. Mountain Time
6. As Old As You’re Young
7. Memories of Old Days
8. Winning
9. For Nobody
Digital Bonus Tracks:
Two Weeks In Spain – Live 1978
I’m Turning Around – Live 1978
For Nobody – Live 1978
GIANT FOR A DAY (1978)
1. Words from the Wise
2. Thank You
3. Giant For A Day
4. Spooky Boogie
5. Take Me
6. Little Brown Bag
7. Friends
8. No Stranger
9. It’s Only Goodbye
10. Rock Climber
Digital Bonus Track:
Giant For A Day – Live 1980
The Real Reason the Giant, Insolvent Banks Aren’t Being Broken Up
October 3rd, 2009 |
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Why isn’t the government breaking up the giant, insolvent banks?We Need Them To Help the Economy Recover?Do we need the Too Big to Fails to help the economy recover?No.The following top economists and financial experts believe that the economy cannot r…
9 Giant Money-Center Banks Were Insolvent In the 1980s
October 2nd, 2009 |
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The New York Times wrote in February:In the 1980s, during the height of the Latin American debt crisis, the total risk to the nine money-center banks in New York was estimated at more than three times the capital of those banks. The regulators, analyst…
Clown takes giant leap into space
September 30th, 2009 |
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The billionaire founder of the Cirque du Soleil show Wednesday blasted off on a Russian rocket to bring his trademark humour and acrobatic energy into the ultra-serious world of space flight. Guy Laliberte, 50, a Canadian citizen, had spent millions from a personal fortune on his two week
Senior Harvard and Cato Economist: Government is Proposing to Institutionalize Bailouts for the Giant Banks
September 24th, 2009 |
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Jeffrey Miron will testify today at 9 am east coast time before the House Committee on Financial Services.Miron is the Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard, and also a Senior Fellow at the Cato…
Break Up the Giant, Insolvent Banks Using America’s 100-Year Old Anti-Trust Laws
September 24th, 2009 |
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I have previously pointed out that we can (and should) break up the giant, insolvent banks under a number of different laws. Indeed, the government could break up the “systemically dangerous institutions†under 100-year old antitrust laws.The Sh…
Tennis: Giant Isner stuns Roddick at US Open
September 6th, 2009 |
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Andy Roddick’s hopes of a second US Open crown, six years after his first, were blown apart by giant compatriot John Isner on Saturday in the first major upset of the men’s tournament. The six-foot-nine-inch (2.03m) product of the US collegiate system stunned the fifth seed and top US hope
ReThinking The Iron Giant: Cold War Anti-Gun Fun…For Kids!
July 28th, 2009 |
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What’s an anti-violence parent/babysitter to do? Isn’t there a kids’ movie out there that’s fun and adventurous while advocating non-violence?
Coca-Cola trials fizzy milk drink
July 27th, 2009 |
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Soft drinks giant launches new Vio drink in New York but no word yet on whether it will reach the UK
It may not quite sound the real thing but consumers are being asked to decide whether milk goes better with sparkling water, cane sugar and fruit flavouring.
Coca-Cola is trialling a new carbonated “vibrancy” drink and it will depend on Americans’ tastebuds whether other countries experience what the company claims is “a refreshing sensory experience”.
The soft drinks giant has so far launched its new Vio products only in New York, but milk-based products are popular in Asian markets such as Hong Kong and Japan.
The new offering, which has “a hint” of skimmed milk, comes in four flavours – citrus burst, peach mango, tropical colada and very berry – and is being sold in 8oz aluminium bottles for the equivalent of £1.50.
The company says it has “a delicious, unique and smooth flavour”, with no artificial flavours, preservatives or sweeteners and offers 15% of daily calcium intake and antioxidant vitamin C.
There is, however, no hint yet of whether or when it is coming to Britain. “The launch of Vio in the US is an exciting development for consumers there,” said a spokesperson for Coca-Cola GB. “We are constantly listening to consumers to ensure we provide them with innovative new beverages that meet their preferences and needs. However we currently have no plans to launch Vio in any country in Europe.”
Opinions on BevNET, a website that reviews non-alcoholic drinks, are not particularly complimentary. That on the peach mango flavour, for instance, suggests that while it delivers something “reminiscent of lassi“, the drink turns out to be “almost overwhelming” in its sweetness “by the time you are halfway through”. The citrus burst “is somewhat of a letdown compared with the eye candy that they’ve created with the branding”.
Carla Ogeia Lewis, trends and innovations consultant at market researchers Mintel, said: “I don’t think it is the type of product that will go very well in the UK. We are not a country that is very used to UHT milk – if we have it, is in the cupboard for an emergency – whereas in other countries it is more popular among people more used to ‘shelvable’ milk. Carbonated milk products are very popular in Asia. Here in the UK, people may buy it once or twice as a curiosity but I don’t think it is something that is that popular.”
An attempt to sell carbonated milk-based drinks by Britvic six years ago ended in failure. The concept had proved “too challenging for consumers at that stage”, the company told the Grocer magazine.
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EMC Profits Fall 43%
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Storage giant EMC’s earnings dropped to $205.2 million from $360.1 million in second-quarter 2008, EMC reports. Overall income was down 11 percent to $3.26 billion. However, CEO Joe Tucci is optimistic, saying he believes a return to higher numbers may not be far away.
– Storage giant EMC, which had enjoyed
double-digit profits for 21 quarters up until this year, reported July 23 that
it lost ground in the second quarter of 2009 as its profit fell 43 percent from
a year ago.
The company’s virtualization subsidiary, VMware,
reported a 36 percent drop in profi…
New Citroen ad sparks Bosnian outrage
July 22nd, 2009 |
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French car giant Citroen has apologized to the Bosnian embassy in Paris for publishing new promotional campaign that saw the country wiped from the map. The map was recently discussed by the Slovenian government as well. On the map, the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina is divided between Serbia and Croatia.
Starbucks Hides Its Name In New Stores
July 16th, 2009 |
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When is a Starbucks not a Starbucks? When it’s a 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea.
The ubiquitous coffee-shop giant is dropping the household name from its 15th Avenue East store on Capitol Hill, a shop that was slated to close at one point last ye…
Hughes ready for Harmison’s bouncer barrage
July 15th, 2009 |
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Australian opener Phillip Hughes has said that he is eyeing off another showdown with giant England quick Steve Harmison, who has been drafted into the host squad for the second Test, beginning at Lord’’s tomorrow.
Harmison twice bounced out Hughes in a tour match at Worcester and England insists the 20-year-old opener has a clear weakness [...]