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Song of the Day!

Today I give you Hey Monday’s I Don’t Wanna Dance – the first single of their EP “Beneath It All.” The pop-rock trio hail from West Palm Beach, FL and their music is so fun!

CWG: 32 gold medals at stake, all eyes upon Sania, Narang

After a superb performance by the Indian shooters and wrestlers on the fifth day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, there is plenty of action lined up for Day 6, with 32 gold medals at stake, and all eyes are upon ace tennis star Sania Mirza and shooting champion Gagan Narang, who will fight for gold [...]

President meets with Kazakh counterpart

Presidents of Serbia and Kazakhstan Boris Tadić and Nursultan Nazarbayev met today in Astana, Kazakhstan. According to reports, they evaluated that the two countries might promote their economic cooperation considerably in the next several years on the basis of traditional friendship and the bilateral agreements signed today.

!!! Live Chat Today Rehearsal Vid Premiere, Remix EP

!!! ANNOUNCE NEW ‘JAMIE, MY INTENTIONS ARE BASS’ REMIX EP;
REHEARSAL VIDEO PREMIERE +
LIVE WEBCHAT TODAY

!!! (aka Chk Chk Chk) will
be premiering performances of tracks from their new album Strange Weather Isn’t It?, out now on
Warp, as well as chatting to fans live, today at www.chkchkchk.net. Check out the video for “AM/FM” off the new album
below.

The fun starts today at 2pm EST / 11AM PST, with members of the band on hand to answer questions and talk fans
through the performance footage which was filmed recently in the intimate surroundings of their New York rehearsal
space.

In addition, the band will release a special remix EP digitally on November 2. Titled Jamie, My Intentions are
Bass
, it features said track as well as five stunning remixes of other album tracks by the likes of Bibio,
Canyons and Liv Spencer.

The band also is currently touring North America before heading to Europe – full dates and details are below. On all
UK dates they will be supported by The Hundred in the Hands.

Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass track listing

1. Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass
2. The Hammer (Thomas Bullock Remix)
3. Most Certain Sure (Liv Spencer Remix)

4. The Hammer (Canyons Remix)
5. Steady As The Sidewalk Cracks (Tim Goldsworthy Remix)
6. Most Certain Sure (Bibio Remix)

Tour Dates

06 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
07 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
09 – Paris, France, Factory © Festival d’Ile de France, La Cigale

16 – San Francisco, CA – Treasure Island Music Festival

29 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy II
30 – Glasgow, UK @ Classic Grand

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Chip Shot: Otellini At Council of Foreign Relations

Intel Corporation CEO Paul Otellini was the featured speaker today at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City. The event was part of the Council’s CEO Speaker Series and was a discussion moderated by Ken Auletta, best-selling author and columnist for the New Yorker.  The state of innovation today, how it is driving shifts in traditional markets and industries, and the resulting implications and opportunities for business and government leaders were among the topics covered. Read Paul Otellini’s speech transcript.

Lisa Rinna Boutique Burglarized

The Sherman Oaks boutique owned by actress/reality star Lisa Rinna was burglarized overnight. While Rinna and her husband Harry Hamlin were in New York promoting their new TV Land docu-soap Harry Loves Lisa on The TODAY Show Tuesday, cat burglars were making off with 80-100 garments at the Belle Gray Boutique at 13812 Ventura Blvd., [...]

“Serbia is stronger than any criminal structure”

President Boris Tadić today told a conference in Belgrade that Serbia is “stronger than any criminal structure”. But he noted that its institutional capacity for efficiently combating organized crime was not fully mobilized until this year.

Brazil in grip of historic vote

Brazilians are voting in local and presidential elections today, and the favorite is Dilma Rousseff, VOA reports. He is the former chief of staff of the current president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The vote marks Brazil’s longest period of successive free elections. Many Brazilians have been apathetic during the campaign.

Thieves attack police, three wounded

Three persons were injured today in a shootout in the southern town of Niš, reports said.
According to unofficial information, suspects involved in a robbery opened fire on a police patrol.

Get Your Head Out of the Cloud — Have You Hugged Your PC Today? Posted By : Joe Abusamra

It seems you can’t visit a technology web site or pick up a trade publication today without seeing – oh – 1 to 10 articles on the ubiquitous cloud. Pity the poor, forgotten client PC. It seems nobody cares about it anymore. Do they? Should they?

Portico Quartet: US Tour Starts Today

BAND MAKES US DEBUT IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM ISLA

Today in Minneapolis, UK’s critically acclaimed Portico Quartet kick off their first ever U.S. tour supporting new album
Isla. Full tour dates are below.

Portico Quartet U.S. Tour:

Sept 22 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
Sept 24 – Cedar Rapids, IA @ CSPS
Sept 25 – Chicago, IL @ World Music Festival
Sept 27 – Kent, OH @ Kent Stage

Sept 28 – New York, NY @ Joe’s Pub
Sept 29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Coco 66

Sept 30 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live

Oct 1 – Cambridge, MA – Lily Pad
Oct 2 – Montreal, QC – L’Astral

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Tea Leaf Green Webcast Today at JamBase

JOIN US FOR TEA TIME THIS AFTERNOON

San Francisco’s own Tea Leaf
Green
will be performing a very intimate acoustic webcast today, Wednesday
September 22, live from the
JamBase offices. Tune in around 4:30pm PT at http://www.jambase.com/live to watch the
performance and chat along
with other viewers.

Keyboardist Trevor
Garrod

will also be performing solo opening for Nathan Moore tonight at Ashkenaz in Berkeley, CA, and again on
Sunday, September 26,
at Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco, where Garrod will be celebrating the release of his new
solo album, Miss
Fortune
with Moore and Big
Light
‘s Fred Torphy opening for him. Find out more about this release at trevorgarrod.com.

Tea Leaf Green is preparing to embark on a West Coast tour this week that will take them
from Northern to Southern
California and into Arizona and Las Vegas.

Tea Leaf Green Tour Dates

09/23 – Petaluma, CA – Mystic Theatre
09/24 – Chico, CA – El Rey Theatre
09/25 – Santa Cruz, CA – Moe’s Alley
09/28 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
09/29 – Visalia, CA – Cellar Door
10/01 – San Diego, CA – Sound Wave – Free Show
10/02 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
10/03 – Hermosa Beach, CA – Saint Rocke
10/06 – Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock Cafe (w/ Cornmeal)
10/07 – Phoenix, AZ – Compound Grill
10/08 – Tucson, AZ – Plush
10/09 – Flagstaff, AZ – Green Room

A couple sips to quench y’all till this afternoonÂ…

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Dates
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JPMorgan’s Singapore bullion vault opens today: Update

JPMorgan will officially open its Singapore precious metals storage facility Wednesday, an official at the bank said.

The facility, which is located within a free-trade zone at the city-state’s Changi international airport, will accommodate physical settlement of Singapore Mercantile Exchange gold futures contracts and other transactions involving physical settlement in which JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) is involved.

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JPMorgan’s Singapore bullion vault opens today

JPMorgan (JPM) will officially open its Singapore precious metals storage facility today, an official at the bank said.
 
The facility, which is located within a free-trade zone at the city-state’s Changi International Airport, will accommodate physical settlement of Singapore Mercantile Exchange gold futures contracts and other transactions involving physical settlement in which J.P. Morgan is involved.
 
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Is America Today In Worse Shape Than Japan During Its Lost Decade?

As I noted last year:Our savings is … dramatically lower than Japan’s when that country entered into its Lost Decade. So the Japanese were much better prepared than we are.(I also noted that we’re in worse shape than America was going into the Gre…

Zac Brown Band: Red Rocks Stream Today

ZBB LETS YOU WORK THE ANGLES!

Zac Brown Band

Today, Sunday, September 19, the Zac Brown Band will stream their live show , from Red Rocks Amphitheatre to fans everywhere here.

The concert will debut the first Ustream Multiview experience, streaming live with five simultaneous camera angles, allowing users to pick their own view of the show from six options at 7 pm PT / 10 pm ET. Fans worldwide will have the ability to enjoy the show from their favorite angle – a worldwide first in this format that turns viewers into directors.

“Every show gets bigger and better, and we’ve been working hard to create an experience that’s unlike any other,” says Zac Brown. “When people come to our show, we want to blow them away every time. So for us, this is no different. Except that for the first time we’re coming to the fans that can’t make it out to see us.”

Watch and chat here.

Zac Brown Band Tour Dates :: Zac Brown Band News :: Zac Brown Band Concert Reviews


Anniversary of murder of French fan

Today marks a year since 28-year-old Frenchman Brice Taton was beaten to death in downtown Belgrade. At the Initiative of the Youth Coalition Against Violence a memorial plaque will be put up at the Obilićev Venac Street where Taton was beaten and it will be officially revealed by Belgrade Mayor Dragan Đilas.

United Envirotech says unaware of trading activity spike today

United Envirotech says it is not aware of any other possible explanation why there was a substantial increase in the price and volume of its shares today. The reply came in response to a query from the Singapore Exchange.

United Envirotech, which hit an intra-day high of 49.5 cents today, closed 18.1% higher at 49 cents on total volume of 124 million shares.

This week’s issue of The Edge Singapore (Issue 438, Sept 13-19) reported that China’s demand for more efficient water treatment techniques and rapid urbanisation could catapult the company which uses Membrane Bioreactor Filtration technology to recycle waste water into a faster growth trajectory.

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Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti: Tour With Os Mutantes

NEW ALBUM BEFORE TODAY OUT NOW


Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
announced today a Nov/Dec tour co-headlining with Brazilian Tropicalia legends and psychedelic pioneers Os Mutantes. This is in addition to
previously announced tour dates this Fall with The Flaming Lips – as well as a handful of headlining Haunted Graffiti dates.

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti’s 4AD debut record, Before Today, consists of twelve tracks (including
the single “Round And Round,” click here to download) and was released
worldwide on June 8 2010 on CD, LP and digital formats.

The outfit now consists of reclusive pop surrealist Ariel Pink (vocals) alongside Tim Koh
(bass/vocals), Kenny Gilmore (guitar/vocals) Joe Kennedy (guitar) and Aaron Sperske
(drums/vocals).

TOUR DATES:

9/11 Pomona, CA – Glasshouse
9/12 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
9/14 Lubbock, TX – Foundation Room
9/15 Norman, OK – Opolis
9/16 Lawrence, KS – Jackpot
9/17 St. Louis, MO – Pageant *
9/18 Columbia, MO – Blue Note *
9/19 St. Paul, MN – Roy Wilkins Auditorium *
9/20 Fargo, ND – Aquarium
9/21 Winnipeg, MAN – Burton Coummings *
9/23 Calgary, ALB – University of Calgary *
9/24 Edmonton, ALB – Events Center *
9/25 Victoria, BC – Rifflandia Festival
9/26 Vancouver, BC – Malkin Bowl *
9/27 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theater *

9/29 Eugene, OR – McDonald Theater *
10/01 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater *
11/5 Dallas, TX – Showroom #
11/6 Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest #
11/7 Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds #

11/8 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jack #
11/9 Atlanta, GA – Variety #
11/10 Chapel Hill, NC – Cats’ Cradle #
11/11 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club #
11/12 Philadelphia PA – Trocadero #
11/13 New York, NY – Webster Hall #
11/14 Boston, MA – Royale Boston #
11/16 Montreal, PQ – National #

11/17 Toronto, ONT – Opera House #
11/18 Bowling Green, OH – Clazel Theater #
11/19 Chicago, IL – Metro #
11/20 Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center #
11/23 Denver, CO – Bluebird #
11/24 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge #
11/26 Vancouver BC – Vogue #

11/27 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s #
11/28 Portland, OR – Berbati’s #
11/30 San Francisco, CA – Regency #
12/1 Santa Cruz, CA – Rio Theater #
12/2 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda #


* = w/ The Flaming Lips
# = w/ Os Mutantes

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Modelling traffic flows: Jam today

Mathematicians make headway in understanding traffic congestion

JUST as London drivers steeled themselves on September 6th for traffic chaos in the wake of a strike by workers on the Tube, as the city’s underground railway is called, Britain’s pre-eminent scientific academy published a slew of timely papers. A special issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society was devoted entirely to understanding and preventing road congestion.

These insights are welcome. At current rates, the number of cars and light trucks worldwide is set to double over the next 20 years, from today’s estimated 900m. Bashing out new cars is relatively easy; building new roads to accommodate them is anything but. Figuring out how to use the available road space more efficiently will thus be necessary to keep ever more cars from languishing in jams, and spewing out prodigious quantities of carbon dioxide as they do. …