Tech companies such as Facebook, Apple and Google asked their job applicants some very odd and revealing questions, according to IT careers expert Glassdoor.com. – Despite an economy still struggling to lift itself from the
ashes of a long-term global recession, recruiters expect a rise in
technology-job hiring activity in 2011, particularly in areas such as project
managers, developers and business analysts.
Accompanying with that rise is an uptick in job…
Austrian press says Germany has been calling Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci “head of the mafia†for ten years but that world powers do not want to put him on trial.
The Austrian newspapers also write about the “odd timing†to publish the information on human organ trade in Kosovo, “placed by the Quint countries ambassadors”.
Some bookmakers will take bets on anything—even the nature of reality
FOR those who enjoy the occasional wager, but know more about quark-gluon plasmas and minimal supersymmetry than they do about thoroughbreds or penalty shootouts, the Large Hadron Collider (see article) provides an ideal opportunity to pit their wits against those of the bookmakers. Backing the favourite—the detection by the LHC of a Higgs boson, an elusive object hypothesised to give mass to other particles—gets odds of 11/10 from William Hill, a British bookmaker, as long as it happens before the end of 2012 (which is odd, as the LHC is scheduled to be closed for the whole of that year). Those who think that deadline will not be met can place their own bets at 6/4 on.
For many physicists, the LHC is the most important experiment on Earth. For Paddy Power, a bookmaker based in Dublin, its activities fall into the “novelty betting” category. Alongside taking bets on conjectures such as when Facebook will attract its billionth user and the chances of Nick Clegg being made David Cameron’s new baby’s godfather, the firm also has a book on what the LHC will discover this year. As is its standard practice, Paddy Power recruited experts in the field and fed their thoughts into a computer model to generate the initial odds. Weight of money wagered then provides the fine-tuning. …
DOSH SET TO RELEASE FIFTH ALBUM, TOMMY, APRIL 13
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On April 13 Dosh (Martin Dosh) will release his fifth album on Anticon Records, titled Tommy.
In setting out to create this album Dosh had two goals in mind. First: Get loose. 2008′s Wolves & Wishes took a step in this direction by way of its guests – freewheelers like Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Odd Nosdam – but Dosh records are well-known for their impeccable arrangements. So much so that Andrew Bird used Wolves‘ “First Impossible” as the rhythmic backbone for a song on last year’s critically acclaimed Noble Beast LP.
Dosh’s second goal seemed to be in direct conflict with the first: To conceive yet thicker terrain for his already seething soundscapes. More drums. More vocals. And new to the Dosh catalog, lots of low end. Against all odds, Tommy skirts critical mass but stays organic, is never overwrought, and miraculously avoids becoming cluttered. Instead, this unique brand of maximalist, rhythm-driven post-rock sweeps lilting beauty, serious beats and even airy moments into its comely whirlwind.
Tommy Track Listing
1. Subtractions
2. Yer Face
3. Number 41
4. Town Mouse
5. Loud
6. Airlift
7. Country Road X
8. Call The Kettle
9. Nevermet
10. Gare de Lyon
Dosh is on tour now with Eyedea and Abilities; complete Dosh tour dates available here.
KELLER RELEASES ODD IN IT’S ENTIRETY ON AUGUST 12, 2009
AND TRACK-BY-TRACK VIA ‘THE ONCE A WEEK FREEK’ FAN DOWNLOAD FEATURE
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Keller Williams, is preparing to officially release his new studio album, ODD, on August 12, 2009. He’s spent the last 10 weeks releasing the songs track by track through his brand new, fan-oriented download feature, ‘The Once A Week Freek.’ This week’s download: track 10 from ODD, fan favorite “Doobie In My Pocket.” The 3:32 minute song, which unravels as a thoroughly entertaining story that comes full circle in the end, inspires a sing-along at Keller’s live shows. “Doobie In My Pocket” has yet to be recorded for official release, until now.
Check it out for yourself. You won’t regret it.
PLAY “DOOBIE IN MY POCKET” NOW
keller: guitar, bass, voice
jeff covert: drum programming
Visit ‘The Once A Week Freek’ at www.kellerwilliams.net to download a new song from ODD each week, available in the sequence that the songs will appear on the album – before its official release on August 12, 2009. Beginning August 12, full digital copies and physical copies of ODD will available for purchase at www.kellerwilliams.net and at Keller’s live shows. In addition to weekly song features from ODD, those who choose to purchase and download the album one track at a time, may also receive unexpected and spontaneous bonus content hand-picked by Keller himself.
Don’t miss Keller Williams on tour this fall. His complete list of tour dates is as follows:
August 6 Bottle and Cork Dewey Beach DE
August 7 Outer Banks Brewing Station Kill Devil Hills NC
August 8 House of Blues Myrtle Beach SC with Almira Fawn
August 12 Spud Drive In Driggs, ID w/ Dark Star Orchestra
August 14 Festival @ Sandpoint at Memorial Field Sandpoint ID w/ Donovan Frankenreiter
August 15 Frontier Ranch (Shamy Bash) Frontier Ranch Music Center Pataskala, OH
August 21 Mishawaka Bellevue CO
August 22 Mishawaka Bellevue CO with Moseley, Droll & Sipe
August 29 Music on the Mountaintop ~ The Old Fairgrounds Boone NC
September 3 Bear Tooth Theatre Pub Anchorage AK
September 4 Denali Park Salmon Bake Denali Park AK
September 5 The Blue Loon Fairbanks AK
September 7 Bumbershoot Festival Mural Amphitheatre Seattle WA
September 17 The Depot Salt Lake City UT with Umphrey’s McGee
September 18 Egyptian Theatre Boise ID
September 19 Wilma Theatre Missoula MT
September 20 Emerson Theater Bozeman MT
October 8 Sherman Theater Stroudsburg PA w/ Retro Rocket
October 9 The State Theatre State College PA
October 13 The Intersection Grand Rapids MI
October 15 City Opera House Traverse City MI
October 16 Barrymore Theatre Madison WI
October 17 Park West Chicago IL
October 19 People’s Des Moines IA
October 20 The Beaumont Kansas City MO
October 21 Fargo Theatre Fargo ND
October 22 Varsity Theatre Iowa City IA
October 23 Englert Theatre Iowa City IA
October 24 Murat Center ~ Egyptian Room Indianapolis IN
October 25 Mr. Smalls Theatre Millvale PA
November 11 Ventura Theatre Ventura CA
November 12 House of Blues Anaheim CA
November 13 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles CA
November 14 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach CA
November 15 Downtown Brewing Co. San Luis Obispo CA
November 17-18 Moe’s Alley Santa Cruz CA
November 19 McNear’s Mystic Theatre Petaluma CA
November 20 Eureka Theatre Eureka CA
November 21 Great American Music Hall San Francisco CA
November 22 Crystal Bay Casino Crystal Bay CA
November 23 The Big Room @ The Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Chico CA
Long considered one of the most unique and prolific performers in all of rock, the Fredericksburg, Virginia native is known for flying by the seat of his pants on stage, utilizing an unorthodox approach that centers around an Echoplex Digital Pro looping unit, which allows Keller to alternate between several instruments on stage.
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