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Yamaha TRBX174 Electric Bass Guitar Full Review
Looking for a great beginner instrument that lets you get started playing bass on a small budget? The Yamaha TRBX174 is the bass guitar you're looking for. The TRBX174 offers everything a beginner could need – and then some.
Yamaha can always be relied upon to provide good quality instruments at an affordable price. There's been quite a lot of buzz about its TRBX series, which offers plenty of options for players with different needs and budgets.
Yamaha TRBX174 Overview
Best Feature Great value
Optional Colors Yes
The Yamaha TRBX174 bass carries the lowest price tag among all TRBX models. TRBX is Yamaha's series of bass guitars that offer players performance-ready instruments that exceed expectations in terms of comfort, playability, durability, looks, sound and feel. Designed by the Yamaha Guitar Development team, the basses in this series promise to give players the freedom not only to innovate and create but also push the boundaries.
It may sound like just another marketing spiel, but we were intrigued enough to really see what the TRBX is all about. We've already taken a look at the lineup and picked out the Yamaha TRBX304 as one of the best bass guitars you can own today based on its features, price and overall performance.
During our search for the best basses out there, another Yamaha model stood out: the Yamaha TRBX174. Its retail price – roughly $200 on average – puts it squarely in the entry-level category, but we were blown away by how well it performs despite being a basic beginner's bass.
The Yamaha TRBX174 can be considered the cheaper or the stripped-down version of the TRBX304, which sells for about $350. It's the perfect bass to learn on if you're eager to start playing but don't have that much money yet. Here's a closer look at this pocket-friendly bass.
Yamaha TRBX174 Electric Bass Guitar
A lot of bang for your buck
Sounds and looks like a more expensive guitar
Strings might not be for everyone
The Yamaha TRBX174 has a simple appeal. There's nothing fancy in its design, but what it lacks in appearance, it makes up for with its functionality, playability and performance. And for $200, one shouldn't really expect much in terms of embellishments anyway. Many musicians actually prefer a simple look to a flashy one. The sleekness and neatness of it actually makes it appealing and attractive.
The TRBX174 bass is a full-sized one with a scale length of 34 inches, just like the TRBX304. It has a double cutaway for easy and unhindered access to the upper frets. There are 24 frets in total.
The Yamaha TRBX174 shares the same body shape with the other models in the TRBX series. The style, simple as it may be, looks and feels well-balanced. It's a neat-looking bass with a body made of mahogany.
Some TRBX174 basses have bodies made of alder, a widely available tonewood and a lightweight one at that. Alder is known to have a resonant, balanced and full-bodied tone, with a slight emphasis on the upper midrange because of its dense grain. It also has a sharp attack and excellent sustain.
There is another version that has a thin veneer top made of exotic mango wood, the TRBX174EW (EW stands for exotic wood). The body is made of mahogany. There is a matching mango wood veneer headstock, giving the TRBX174EW a distinct look.
The headstock is not angled or tilted back, so on the front there is a string retainer bar pulling the strings down over the guitar's nut.
The shape and weight (less than 9 pounds) of the bass make it comfortable to play sitting down or standing up. This is an important factor when you're out looking for your first bass because comfortability can make or break your learning sessions. A bass that's too heavy can make playing a frustrating, not to mention painful affair and you may not enjoy learning as well as you should.
The TRBX174 has a sturdy bolt-on neck made of maple. The neck feels great and comfortable to hold, and it lets you play fast.
Topping the neck is a rosewood fretboard with dot inlays and a 250mm radius. Some have fretboards made of sonokeling, which is similar to rosewood (it actually shares the same botanic name) in terms of feel and tonal attributes but is more widely available where the bass is made: Indonesia. Trade regulations have limited the importation of rosewood to other countries, which is why guitar manufacturers have started using alternative tonewoods for their instruments.
Yamaha uses sonokeling not only for its bass but also for its electric guitars such as the Pacifica PAC012, an entry-level model like the TRBX174. The use of sonokeling in these guitars helps keep costs down, which we're pretty sure makes a lot of budget-conscious beginners happy.
Both the regular and exotic wood versions of the TRBX174 have a gloss polyurethane finish on the body and a silky smooth satin polyurethane finish at the neck.
The nut measures 40mm wide, which would do just fine for beginners. It doesn't feel as narrow as a 38mm nut, which can make you feel the strings are too close to each other when fretting notes. It's also not as wide as a 42mm nut, which can make you feel like you'll need a bigger hand. A 40mm nut width is a good middle ground and it makes the neck easy to grip.
The fit and finish of the TRBX174 is commendable considering it's a production model. As we've said before, it looks really neat and clean. Some fret ends may feel a bit sharp to the touch, but it's nothing a good filing can't fix.
As for the finishes, there are four colors to choose from: Black, Old Violin Sunburst, Red Metallic and Dark Blue Metallic.
Yamaha TRBX174 Electric Bass
The Yamaha TRBX174 features chrome hardware. It's equipped with a vintage-style bridge with four fully adjustable saddle. It feels solid and durable.
There's a set of die-cast tuners on the headstock. The standard covered tuners do their job well, though it may be a good idea to upgrade them down the line.
The control knobs are made of hard plastic, another cost-cutting measure that we really don't mind. The quality is good and the knobs work perfectly anyway. If for you they look and feel too plasticky, you can always upgrade to more classy-looking knobs.
The Yamaha TRBX174 is fitted with two passive ceramic pickups designed by Yamaha. The pickups are in the P/J configuration, which means there's a "J" or Jazz Bass style pickup and a "P" or Precision Bass style pickup. To elaborate, there's a split single-coil pickup in the neck position like a Fender Precision bass and single-coil pickup at the bridge like a Fender Jazz bass.
This pickup configuration is good for newbies because it allows them to explore the myriad of tones you can make on a bass guitar. In doing so, you get to discover which types of tones work best with a particular song or genre and also which ones you like the most. This does a lot in helping beginners decide the kinds of songs they want to focus on in the future.
There's no pickup selector switch in the TRBX174, though you do get a master tone control knob and two volume controls, one for each pickup. The control knobs are enough to adjust the mix according to your preference or what a song calls for.
The TRBX174 bass has a decent sound quality. The stock pickups on the Yamaha TRBX174 offer a good range of tones, from crisp trebles, to punchy mids, to smooth lows. They deliver sounds clearly, have a decent output and you can really get those beefy sounds. The P bass-style pickup delivers an impressive deep bass sound and the J bass-style pickup also does well in delivering bright tones at the higher ranges.
The tone is pretty versatile so you can explore different genres. The full, even tone provides a good foundation for beginners still training their ear. All in all we say the sound quality is impressive for a bass in the $200 price range.
With these features, it's easy to see why the Yamaha TRBX174 is hailed as one of the best beginner bass guitars on the planet. For those who are just beginning to discover the wonders of playing bass, the TRBX174 is a great guitar for showing you the way. It sounds good, is easy to play, it's lightweight and comfortable to hold and it has everything a beginner needs in a starter bass.
Even if you're already well on your way to establishing a career in music, a basic bass like the TRBX174 would still have a place in your life. It's a great practice or backup instrument, something you can take along with you when jamming or something you can play in times when it wouldn't be advisable or practical to take out your more expensive gear.
This Yamaha bass is indeed incredible, but it's not perfect for every situation and it does have some limitations. It's not ideal for professional recording or live performances where a precise, completely controllable tone is required. The TRBX174 is simply not built for those tasks. It's good for beginners, practice, jamming or some recording work where you need a decent-sounding bass track.
If you take into consideration its features and its price, this bass is actually more than enough. You may not get the best with the Yamaha TRBX174 – it is a beginner bass after all, not a premium-quality model – but you certainly get more than its price implies.


Oh, Yertle. You're such a tyrant. It's only fitting that you end up in the mud.
When I decided to do a Story Time about turtles, Yertle the Turtle was the book that popped into my head. Dr. Seuss is incredible at pointing out life-isms with silly, rhyming stories, and this book is a great example. Yertle is king of all things in the pond, and he should be happy with that, because ponds are amazing places. He just doesn't get it, though. Like most empire-builders, Yertle wants more, more, more, more. So he climbs to it on the backs of his subjects. Typical tyrant.
This book is fun and funny and a great way to start a turtle unit with your littles. So let's not waste time. Let's get to it.
Yertle provides a great chance to combine a little history or science with your English Lesson. This book offers up opportunities to discuss empires and conquerors from the past–the Romans, the Mongols, the Greeks, the Turks. You can discuss with your littles how each of those empires died and why and the difficulties in taking over a new place and making people follow your rules. Why not have your little write a letter to Yertle telling him why he should be happy with his pond and how he should treat his subjects better? You could also have your little pick the mule, the cat, the butterfly, the sea, or any of the other objects Yertle decides he rules and have that object write him a letter telling him why he is not its king and how it cherishes its freedom. This will give your little a chance to think about how the animal or landform works and what would make it want to stay to free. As ever, there is a free download in my subscriber freebies to help him along. The directions on it are for the first idea, but it could easily be used for both.
The best science project you can do here is, of course, to head out to a pond and hunt up some turtles to observe. Take your nature journals and keep notes on what you see. If you want some great living books to go with this story, check out One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies and Box Turtle at Long Pond by William T. George. Davies' book chronicles the life of a sea turtle while George's book… Well, obviously it's about a box turtle. You don't need me to hold your hand there.
If you want a short unit to go along with all this goodness, try this Learn About Turtles download from me. It's 8 pages of fun information and puzzles for your littles.
Well, we have to make a turtle, duh. And we may as well make one with a cool shell.
Paint your bowl green. Set aside to dry.
In the meantime, cut out a head, tail, and feet for your turtle from construction paper. Since most turtles have 5 toes, I went with that for this turtle. The head and tail are just different sizes of pointed ovals. Easy peasy.
Once the green paint is dry, use brown to paint on the scutes (plates) of the shell. You can really turn this into a neat geometry lesson for your little, asking her to paint certain shapes, or you can just let her go to town and come up with her own shapes.
Once it's dry, it's time to attach your head, tail, and feet.
Glue head and tail to bottom of shell opposite each other.
Line up legs and glue front legs opposite each other and back legs opposite each other.
Glue googly eyes onto head.
Done! An easy peasy turtle your little can play with!
Um, chocolate and caramel? Oh. Yeah.
Turtles are my beautiful husband's favorite treat, so I learned to make them a long time ago. Because I can make him a cookie jar full at home for the same price a box of 15 costs in the store. Plus, I get to put the love in.
In a medium saucepan, combine caramels with evaporated milk. Drool while stirring frequently over low heat until caramels melt.
Add pecans and stir to combine.
Remove from heat and drop by teaspoonfuls onto buttered wax paper.
Try one. Preferably the first one you dropped; it will be coolest. Restrain yourself to one.
In a different saucepan, combine chocolate chips and shortening. Stir over low heat until melted and mixed smooth. Inhale deeply while you do this–it enhances the experience.
Dip your caramel candies into the chocolate mixture and return them to the wax paper to set.
Try one more. Restrain yourself if they're for your husband.
Store at room temp in an airtight container. If you can.
These candies are simple and easy and delicious. Your littles will think you're the best, most magical mama ever if you make these. I am not making that up. Plus, it makes about 2 pounds' worth so there's Plenty For Everybody. But hoard a few back for yourself for stressful occasions. Because nothing eases stress better than chocolate and caramel.
This looks like so much fun! Thanks so much for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday this week!
By the way, I can't seem to figure out how to access your subscriber freebies. I've subscribed and am getting your posts, but I've never seen a password to get into the freebie page. Did I miss it somehow? Would you mind emailing me and letting me know what I need to do? Thanks!
I just pulled this book out for my toddler's bookshelf. (Of course, my older children immediately grabbed it and re-read.) Thanks for sharing at the #LMMLinkup.
I love that! Good for your older kids. A good story is Always a good story.
I love the Dr. Seuss books and Yertle the Turtle is one of the best. 🙂 Love your ideas of incorporating other subjects into the study. Your craft is such a cute and easy way to make a turtle. I'm sure kids would love it! Thanks for sharing at the #LMMLinkup!
Thanks, Gayl. I'm always looking for ways to keep it simple!
I totally did Dr. Suess's ABC's in February and did a craft for 10 tired turtles on a tuttle tuttle tree. So much fun!
Love the craft turtle, looks so cool and great to go with the book.
This is a really great unit study 🙂 I love it! Thanks for sharing your ideas at Together on Tuesdays.
Thanks so much for the awesome ideas! You are so creative! Time for some turtle hunting! Thanks for sharing with us at Family Joy Blog link up!
No, thank you, Laura. You just totally made my day. Happy turtle hunting!
What a great turtle mini unit! My youngest son has been asking for a pet turtle and I was thinking of pulling a little unit together for him. These are some fabulous ideas.
I love how you took one book and incorporated so much learning!!!! This is brilliant!
Thanks, Erin! It is absolutely my favorite thing to do–teach from stories.
We just attended a Ninja themed birthday party & now I see this, lol!
Thanks for sharing at Practical Mondays!
I love this!! And then to end up with turtles to eat!! Even better!!!
I am a retired teacher and children's librarian so I love this even more!
Linda, we should be fast friends, then. Thanks so much for the positive input. Love it, love it, love it!


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The Antarctic occupies that region of the planet that falls below the 60th parallel of South latitude. Although it has been frequented by adventurers, journeyman scientists and tourists for the past 100 years, the Continent has remained virtually unoccupied. The intense cold, the absence of human occupation and the limited range of local higher animal species have combined to create the impression that the Continent is virtually devoid of life. -- Although the microbiota of the Antarctic has attracted some small level of attention in the past, the examination of filamentous microfungi has been largely overlooked and fallen to a small group of dedicated investigators. In this study it will be shown that far from being an insignificant component of the Antarctic network, microfungi represent a potentially large and so far untapped bioresource. -- From just 11 bryophyte samples collected at four sites in the Ross Sea/Dry Valleys region of Southern Antarctica, some 30 microfungal isolates were recovered. Using molecular techniques, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) was sequenced to reveal no less than nine unique microfungal species. For only two of these species did the ITS sequence data produce a 100% match with records held on the public databases. This investigation also highlighted the problems inherent in the traditional morphological identification system which are now being perpetuated in the molecular database records. -- A set of seven notionally identified isolates obtained from ornithogenic soil samples gathered in the Windmill Islands in Eastern Antarctica (offshore from the Australian Antarctic Division's Casey Station) were also subjected to molecular identification based on ITS sequence data. Each of the seven isolates was identified as a unique species; six were cosmopolitan in nature and the one remaining bore very little resemblance at the molecular level to any of the recorded species although it was provided with an epithet commonly used in the identification of Antarctic microfungal species. -- To evaluate their potential as a bioresource, samples of Antarctic microfungi were examined to determine if the same physiological factors common to mesophilic species also applied to their Antarctic analogues. It is known that when placed under stress, trehalose can act as a protectant against cold (cryoprotection) and dehydration in mesophilic yeasts and fungi. The level of trehalose produced by the Antarctic isolates and their mesophilic analogues when subjected to stress was compared. A similar comparison was made for the production of glycerol which is well established as a compatible solute providing protection to mesophilic species against osmotic stress. Only in the case of trehalose production by an Antarctic Embellisia was there any indication that either of these two compounds could play a significant role in providing protection to the Antarctic fungi against the rigours of their environment, which leaves open to question what in fact does. -- In the course of investigating the means by which Antarctic microfungi guard against the damage which can ensue when subjected to oxidative stress, flow cytometry was introduced as an investigatory tool. It was established that there is a window of opportunity during which flow cytometry can be used to undertake a detailed analysis of the early stages of fungal growth from germination through hyphal development. -- Of major significance in determining the potential of Antarctic microfungi as a resource is their ability to produce new and novel enzymes and proteins. The microfungal isolates were screened for hydrolytic activity on solid media containing indicative substrates and proved to be a fruitful source of enzymes active over a range of temperatures. A detailed characterisation of two hemicellulases, β-mannanase and xylanase, secreted into a liquid medium by a subset of the Antarctic fungi and a high producing mesophilic reference strain permitted direct comparisons to be made. It was shown that the maximum hemicellulase activity of the Antarctic strains occurred at least 10°C and as much as 30°C lower than that of the reference strain and that mannanase activity for two of the Antarctic isolates exceeded 40% of their maximum at 0°C. These assay results highlight the potential of Antarctic microfungi to yield novel cold-active enzymes. -- As a final measure of the capacity of the Antarctic to yield novel enzymes from its microfungal stock, a lipase gene was selected as a target for isolation and expression in a heterologous fungal host. Using PCR techniques, the gene of interest was isolated from an Antarctic isolate of Penicillium allii, transformed into the mesophilic production host Trichoderma reesei and the active protein successfully produced in the growth medium. The recombinant lipase was assayed and found to exhibit novel characteristics consistent with a cold-adapted enzyme.
Introduction: The Antarctic environment; Antarctic inhabitants; Microfungi; Identification of microfungi; Physiological factors affecting Antactic microfungi; Flow cytometry and microfungi; Hydrolytic enzymes of industrial interest; Isolation of genes from microfungi; Aims of this study -- Materials and methods: Fungal strains and cultivation conditions; Molecular identification of fungal isolates; Fungal physiology; Hydrolase activity of secreted proteins; Gene cloning and expression -- Results and discussion: Microfungal identification; Physiological factors affecting Antarctic microfungi; Activity in microfungi when grown on solid media; Characterisation of hemicellulases from selected Antarctic microfungi; Cloning of an Antarctic Penicillium allii lipase gene and its expression in Trichoderma reesei -- Conclusions and future prospects.
Bibliography: leaves 136-160 "2003".
Thesis (PhD), Macquarie University, Division of Environmental & Life Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences
Helena Nevalainen
Michael Gillings
Copyright disclaimer: http://www.copyright.mq.edu.au Copyright John Ronald Bradner 2004.
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Create a new CPAN::Mirrors object from LOCAL_FILE_NAME. This file should look like that in http://www.cpan.org/MIRRORED.BY .
Return a list of continents based on those defined in MIRRORED.BY.
Return a list of countries based on those defined in MIRRORED.BY. It only returns countries for the continents you specify (as defined in continents). If you don't specify any continents, it returns all of the countries listed in MIRRORED.BY.
Return a list of mirrors based on those defined in MIRRORED.BY. It only returns mirrors for the countries you specify (as defined in countries). If you don't specify any countries, it returns all of the mirrors listed in MIRRORED.BY.
A more sensible synonym for mirrors.
Return a list of mirrors for all of continents you specify. If you don't specify any continents, it returns all of the mirrors.
You can specify a single continent or an array reference of continents.
A more sensible synonym for countries.
Returns the default mirror, http://www.cpan.org/ . This mirror uses dynamic DNS to give a close mirror.
best_mirrors checks for the best mirrors based on the list of continents you pass, or, without that, all continents, as defined by CPAN::Mirrored::By. It pings each mirror, up to the value of how_many. In list context, it returns up to how_many mirror. In scalar context, it returns the single best mirror.
If you don't specify the continents, best_mirrors calls find_best_continents to get the list of continents to check.
If you don't have Net::Ping v2.13 or later, needed for timings, this returns the default mirror.
Returns up to N random mirrors for the specified continents. Specify the continents as an array reference.
Pings the listed mirrors and returns a list of mirrors sorted in ascending ping times.
MIRROR_LIST is an anonymous array of CPAN::Mirrored::By objects to ping.
The optional argument SEEN is a hash reference used to track the mirrors you've already pinged.
The optional argument CALLBACK is a subroutine reference to call after each ping. It gets the CPAN::Mirrored::By object after each ping.
find_best_continents goes through each continent and pings N random mirrors on that continent. It then orders the continents by ascending median ping time. In list context, it returns the ordered list of continent. In scalar context, it returns the same list as an anonymous array.
callback - a subroutine to run after each ping.
ping_cache_limit - how long, in seconds, to reuse previous ping times.
The seen hash has hostnames as keys and anonymous arrays as values. The anonymous array is a triplet of a CPAN::Mirrored::By object, a ping time, and the epoch time for the measurement.
The callback subroutine gets the CPAN::Mirrored::By object, the ping time, and measurement time (the same things in the seen hashref) as arguments. find_best_continents doesn't care what the callback does and ignores the return value.
With a low value for N, a single mirror might skew the results enough to choose a worse continent. If you have that problem, try a larger value.


Homestead, FL – November 15, 2010 – City Labs, Inc., the pioneering innovator of long-life (20+ years) NanoTritium™ batteries for microelectronics, has relocated its operations to the Carrie Meek Business Center in Homestead, Florida. Sponsored by NASA, the Center helps accelerate the success of small businesses by providing affordable space and shared office services, fulfilling enterprise development needs in marketing, business planning, financial and legal issues, and product development. City Labs is building out a section of the Center to house its technology laboratories.
City Labs' Tritium batteries enable applications where battery replacement is difficult or impossible, and a source of continuous nanowatt/microwatt power for twenty years or more is crucial. Applications include intelligence-gathering sensors, medical implants, space satellite and probe power sources, trickle charging lithium batteries, semi-passive and active RFIDs (radio frequency identification), subsea sensors and buoys, wireless dust mote networks and field sensors, smart munitions, memory backup and lower power processors (e.g. ASICs, FPGAs, MicroController Units, etc.).
As tested and confirmed by Lockheed Martin, the City Labs battery is resistant to extreme temperature variance (-50 degrees C to +150 degrees C), as well as extreme vibration and altitude, due to the robust architecture of City Labs' proprietary technology and the use of Tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. Tritium is the most benign of radioactive isotopes and is a clean technology already used as an illumination source for Exit signs commonly found in schools, theatres, commercial buildings and commercial aircraft.


Walk along the trails of the most visited park in Costa Rica, at the intersection of dry tropical forest with the rainforest, which boasts numerous species of mammals and birds. A naturalist guide will make your journey more interesting, pointing out to the native wildlife, including sloths, spider, howler and white faced monkeys. You'll also have the chance to relax on the splendid Playa Manuel Antonio, on the white sand with the crystal clear waters in view. Tasty fruits and refreshments await after ending this park tour.
With about 900 hectares and 12 rocky islets, Manuel Antonio National Park is one of Costa Rica's smallest national parks, yet it is home to over 400 species of birds, as well as armadillos, monkeys, sloths, agoutis, iguanas, and racoons. The tour begins on the tombolo – a natural isthmus created by the accumulation of sedimentary material that connects to Punta Cathedral (which used to be an island). Across the tombolo, you will reach Playa Manuel Antonio, where you can stroll along the beach and let the gently crashing waves disconnect you from the stresses of daily life. From the beach, you will hike up to a lookout point, which has incredible panoramic views of Puerto Escondido and Punta Serrucho. You will then continue along the peaceful Perezoso Trail (Sloth Trail), which is rife with exotic local wildlife, including coatis, white-faced monkeys, squirrel monkeys, howler monkeys, and many species of birds. Your bilingual naturalist guide will help you spot as many animals as possible! The tour concludes with fruits and drinks at a local beachfront restaurant.


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More people have enquired about selling their Liverpool home to a quick cash property buying company than many other locations in the UK.
Homeowners in the postcode of Liverpool are the 2nd most likely to contact House Buy Fast about selling their property. At the top spot was London with Manchester 3rd.
And, when the number of enquiries were compared to population size Liverpool remained in the 2nd spot. As a county homeowners in the Merseyside postcode made the 4th highest number of enquiries to House Buy Fast.


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Angelos Postecoglou, dit Ange Postecoglou, né le  à Athènes en Grèce, est un footballeur international australien reconverti en entraîneur.

Biographie

Carrière de joueur

Enfance
Ange Postecoglou est né à Athènes en Grèce. Après que son père Dimitris, a perdu son entreprise après le coup d'État grec de 1967, sa famille émigre en Australie par bateau en 1970 à l'âge de cinq ans, et il grandit à Melbourne. Lors de ses premières années, il joue au football australien et est un supporter du Carlton FC en AFL.

South Melbourne FC (1984-1993)
Ange Postecoglou rejoint le club à l'âge de neuf ans. Avec le South Melbourne FC, il fait ses débuts en 1984, et inscrit 19 buts en 193 rencontres. En 1993, il prend sa retraite de footballeur. Il remporte deux titres de champion d'Australie en 1984, puis en 1990-91, ce dernier en tant que capitaine.

L'équipe d'Australie (1986-1988)
Avec les moins de 20 ans, il participe à la Coupe du monde des moins de 20 ans 1985, compétition organisée en Union soviétique. Lors du mondial junior, il joue trois matchs. L'Australie est éliminée au premier tour.

Au total, il compte quatre sélections en équipe d'Australie entre 1986 et 1988.

Il est convoqué pour la première fois pour un match amical contre la Tchécoslovaquie le , lors d'un match nul de 1-1. Il reçoit sa dernière sélection le  contre la Nouvelle-Zélande (victoire 2-0).

Carrière d'entraîneur

South Melbourne FC (1996-2000)
Ange Postecoglou est l'entraîneur du South Melbourne FC de 1996 jusqu'en 2000. Il remporte deux titres consécutifs du NSL en 1997-98, puis en 1998-99 et au titre de champion d'Océanie 1999, ce qui a qualifié le club pour la Coupe du monde des clubs 2000. À la fin de la saison 1999-2000, il quitte le club.

Équipe d'Australie U17 et U20 (2000-2007)
Entre 2000 et 2007, il est le sélectionneur national australien des moins de 17 ans et des moins de 20 ans.

Avec les moins de 17 ans, il remporte trois championnats d'Océanie des moins de 17 ans en 2001, 2003 et 2005. Puis, il participe à trois coupes du monde des moins de 17 ans en 2001 (Quart de finale), 2003 () et 2005 ().

Avec les moins de 20 ans, il remporte trois championnats d'Océanie des moins de 20 ans en 2001, 2002 et 2005. Puis, il participe à trois coupes du monde des moins de 20 ans en 2001 (Huitième de finale), 2003 (Huitième de finale) et 2005 ().

Le , il est remplacé par Steve O'Connor, après que l'Australie ne se soit pas qualifiée pour la Coupe du monde des moins de 20 ans de 2007.

Panachaïkí (2008)
En , il est nommé entraîneur du club grec du Panachaïkí en Gámma Ethnikí. Puis, en , il est renvoyé de son poste d'entraîneur.

Brisbane Roar puis Melbourne Victory (2009-2013)
Le , il est nommé entraîneur du Brisbane Roar en A-League, et signe un contrat de trois ans.

Le , il annonce sa démission du club de Brisbane Roar. Il quitte le Roar après deux ans et demi, au cours desquels il a mené le club à deux championnats consécutifs de la A-League, et une qualification consécutive pour la Ligue des champions de l'AFC.

Le , il signe un contrat de trois ans avec le Melbourne Victory en A-League. Au début de saison 2013-14, il est sollicitée pour prendre les rênes de l'équipe d'Australie. Il quitte donc le club le .

Sélectionneur de l'équipe d'Australie (2013-2017)
Ange Postecoglou est nommé sélectionneur de l'Australie le , et signe un contrat de cinq ans, remplaçant l'Allemand Holger Osieck, limogé après des défaites successives de 6-0 contre le Brésil et la France. Le , pour sa première sortie sur le banc, l'équipe gagne 1-0 contre le Costa Rica, grâce à un but de Tim Cahill.

Le premier tour du Mondial 2014 au Brésil se déroule très mal. Trois défaites contre le Chili (1-3), les Pays-Bas (2-3) et l'Espagne (0-3). L'Australie est éliminé au premier tour.

Tête de série du groupe A du tournoi en compagnie de la Corée du Sud, le Koweït et Oman, l'Australie remporte facilement ses deux premiers matches 4-1 et 4-0 face au Koweït et Oman respectivement avant de s'incliner 0-1 contre la Corée du Sud. En quarts de finale, elle hérite de la Chine qu'elle bat 2-0 avec un doublé de Tim Cahill. En demi-finales elle rencontre les Émirats arabes unis, et s'impose sur le même score de 2-0.

Qualifiée pour la finale pour la deuxième fois d'affilée (depuis sa défaite quatre ans plus tôt face au Japon), l'Australie retrouve les Guerriers Taeguk de la Corée du Sud et prend sa revanche sur sa défaite au premier tour face à ce même adversaire en s'imposant 2-1 a.p. (buts de Massimo Luongo et James Troisi) alors que les Coréens avaient marqué le but de l'égalisation à la dernière minute du temps réglementaire. L'Australie devient le premier pays au monde à être sacré champion continental avec deux confédérations différentes.

Puis, les Australiens participe à la Coupe des confédérations 2017 en Russie. L'Australie est éliminé au premier tour après une défaite contre l'Allemagne (2-3), et deux matchs nuls contre le Cameroun (1-1) et le Chili (1-1).

Lors du deuxième tour des éliminatoires de la Coupe du monde 2018, l'Australie termine première du groupe B, et se qualifie pour la Coupe d'Asie de 2019, et aussi pour le troisième tour. Puis, lors du troisième tour, l'Australie termine troisième du groupe B.

Lors du quatrième tour, l'Australie remporte contre la Syrie, troisième du groupe A, en matchs aller-retour de barrage (1-1, 2-1), puis affronte le quatrième de la zone CONCACAF, le Honduras lors du barrage intercontinental (0-0, 3-1). L'Australie se qualifie pour le Mondial 2018 en Russie.

Palmarès

En tant que joueur
 Avec le South Melbourne FC
 Champion d'Australie en 1984 et 1991
 Finaliste de la Coupe d'Australie en 1987

En tant qu'entraineur
 Avec le South Melbourne FC
 Champion d'Australie en 1998 et 1999
 Vainqueur de la Coupe des champions d'Océanie en 1999

 Avec le Brisbane Roar
 Champion d'Australie en 2011 et 2012

 Avec l'équipe d'Australie des moins de 17 ans
 Vainqueur du Championnat d'Océanie des moins de 17 ans en 2001, 2003 et 2005

 Avec l'équipe d'Australie des moins de 20 ans
 Vainqueur du Championnat d'Océanie des moins de 20 ans en 2001, 2002 et 2005
 Vainqueur du Championnat d'Asie du Sud-Est des moins de 19 ans en 2006

 Avec l'équipe d'Australie
 Vainqueur de la Coupe d'Asie en 2015

 Avec le  Yokohama F. Marinos
 Champion du Japon en 2019

Distinctions personnelles
 Élu meilleur entraîneur de la National Soccer League en 1998
 Élu meilleur entraîneur de l'A-League en 2011
 Élu entraîneur asiatique de l'année en 2015

Statistiques

Références

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Entraîneur australien de football
Entraîneur du Yokohama F. Marinos
Sélectionneur de l'équipe d'Australie de football
Sélectionneur vainqueur de la Coupe d'Asie des nations de football
Naissance en août 1965
Joueur du South Melbourne FC
Naissance à Athènes

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Game Projects > Mutant Alien Assault
Mutant Alien Assault was developed as a Flash game to promote the Play-Games-Pro game portal. As the director, I oversaw the game's development and provided feedback.
The game has the player control a small robot who's spaceship has been attacked and invaded by mutated aliens. To escape, the player must deliver fuel cells to the ship's reactor core, in order to activate hyper-jump and flee the alien fleet. However, enemies have already entered and roam about the ship. If they're left alone for too long, they mutate due to the radiation and become extremely dangerous. The player can use an interesting assortment of randomly dispensed weapons to destroy the aliens and clear a path.
So, the player is required to constantly switch between two objects: deliver the fuel cells, and destroy the aliens before they become too dangerous. There is also a high score mode where the player delivers as many fuel cells as they can, and a special mutant mode where the enemies are stronger, but the player's weapons get enhancements as well, turning it into an intensely fun challenge.
In directing the game, there was a constant feedback loop between the designer/programmer and me from the game's initial proposal to its release. Together, we were able to identify the strongest ideas and features, and create things that neither of us could have thought of on our own.
You can play the game on this site below, or at one of the major portals, including the sponsor portal, Play-Games-Pro.
©2008-2017, Nejuf


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It is too bad I cannot watch the Baseball playoffs and I would assume the World Series either with my kids who are school age girls. In between every half inning there is a Viagra commercial and talk of getting it up and keeping it up. To which I can only say WTFF? I mean the actress in the spot is pretty hot and if I were a single guy I wouldnt mind I suppose. But I am not. I am a father of two kids and I do not want them watching a chick on a bed talking about erections. Seriously. Which means I cannot share my love of baseball with my kids. Which means I just probably will not watch any sports at all any more. It kind of pisses me off.
And frankly, I think it says something about the low state to which statists like our current Dear Leader, but not just him, have bought America. The economy doesnt function unless the Fed is pumping TRILLIONS of dollars into banks? Or unless the Federal Government is spending a TRILLION dollars a year more than it takes in? I know the current year's deficit was only $4xx Billion, but we still issued a TRILLION of new debt to roll over the old debt we cannot pay back with the new debt to fund the programs we cannot pay for. So, like our culture which apparently needs drugs to get it up, to the point where the only thing they can run as ads in baseball games is ads for something to give you a hard-on, so I cannot enjoy them with my kids, our country cannot get it up economically unless the fiscal and monetary authorities are doing balls to the wall stimulus so the economy can keep it up. The second the Fed stops the flow of monetary Viagra what has happened? All hell breaks loose with markets down 10% in short order.
It is enough to make a grown man cry.
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The Program follows a term pattern spread over two years. The first year is common to all students covering core courses. In the first year in addition to the Core Courses, students are required to attend induction courses (non-graded courses) that provide basic skills. The second year has specialized courses in Hospital Management, Health Management and Healthcare Information Technology Management.
Summer Training is an integral part of the program. The students are placed for eight weeks in various designated Hospitals and Healthcare organizations for practical exposure and hands on training. They are assessed on the basis of their performance during this period.


While we do love a floral dress and casual summer flip-flop, autumn will be here before we know it, and with it, the need to overhaul our wardrobe. Out go the shorts, bikinis and sandals, and in come the arguably more chic autumn clothing choices: snuggly knits, soft leather boots and elegant jackets.
So while we save up our payday leftovers to splurge the second autumn clothes hit stores, we're frantically browsing Pinterest to determine which trends will be hot in the months to come.


...College students playing disc golf while talking about what life is all about.
...Twenty Somethings leading a mission trip to Africa.
...Young professionals discussing faith and world events at an outdoor concert.
...Graduate students rock climbing and sharing their faith stories.
...Co-workers meeting at a museum to explore how God is at work in art.
...Friends playing hide and go seek on a retreat.
...College roommates serving the people of Chattanooga as a way to unwind.
FUSION means bringing College and Twenty Somethings together to be an active, faithful part of the Body of Christ at First Baptist Church, Chattanooga.
Sound strange? Not to us. We call it Church.


So on the one cover, is the bald girl Karima Shapandar? The woman has facial markings and seems to have the Bachalo design of Karima. That's the only thing (besides Laraz in general) I like about anything I see, only because I have a real soft spot for Karima.
I just want to give a shout out to the colorist and artist. The colors helped give it that Civil Rights Era vibe and I LIVE for that.


Situated in the heart of Brickell, Brickell House was created by the Newgard Development Group and designed by the renowned Sieger-Suarez Architectural Partnership. The building provides residents with great waterfront and city views.
Brickell House has 374 condominiums for sale, ranging from 400 square foot studios to three-bedroom units, available with 1,438 square feet of living space. Penthouses are also available. With retail and restaurants available on the ground floor, and the interior design of Yabu-Pushelberg, you'll be sure to feel right at home.
Amenities at Brickell House include swimming pools, a screening room, a fitness center with the latest equipment, and a private owner lounge.
Only a block away, the Metromover Station and Metrorail provide great travel links throughout Miami. The lovely Mary Brickell Village is a mere few blocks northwest, and boasts bars, eateries, and a convenient supermarket. To the north, Bayside Marketplace and Bayfront Park feature luxury shopping and musical events.


CD 1: New Stomper 98 tracks: Hexenjagd, Tage Deiner Jugend, Euer Bier, Viel zu viele, Vergiss die Welt, plus a great Medley!
CD2: A hommageto the Skinheadcult and Spirit of 69: Coversongs from Onkelz, Cro-Mags, Cockney Rejects, The Specials, Bierpatrioten, Komintern Sect, Eddie & the Hot Rods uva! Everything performed from Stomper98 with lots of guests in their typical aggressive-melodic sound with sax and guitars!


Max Verstappen will replace Daniil Kvyat at Red Bull from the forthcoming Grand Prix in Spain onwards, with Kvyat moving back to sister team Toro Rosso.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said the switch would allow Verstappen to showcase his 'outstanding' talent, and also help Kvyat 'regain his form'.
The move comes just days after Kvyat was heavily criticised - by Horner included - after twice coming together with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in Russia.
"Max has proven to be an outstanding young talent. His performance at Toro Rosso has been impressive so far and we are pleased to give him the opportunity to drive for Red Bull Racing," Horner said.
"We are in the unique position to have all four drivers across Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso under long term contracts with Red Bull, so we have the flexibility to move them between the two teams.
"Dany will be able to continue his development at Toro Rosso, in a team that he is familiar with, giving him the chance to regain his form and show his potential."
Kvyat was promoted to Red Bull ahead of the 2015 season, in place of the departing Vettel. He out-scored team mate Daniel Ricciardo in his maiden season with the team, by 95 points to 92. This year the Russian secured the second podium of his F1 career in China, but then cost the team a chance to score points with his double-collision with Vettel.
Verstappen, meanwhile, is widely regarded as one of the best talents on the grid. The youngest driver to compete in the sport, and the youngest points-scorer, he twice came close to scoring a podium during a superb debut campaign with Toro Rosso last year.


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Natalia Fiedorczuk-Cieślak (ur. 6 maja 1984 w Augustowie) – polska piosenkarka, instrumentalistka, autorka piosenek i pisarka, autorka książek dla dzieci. Od 2006 prowadzi działalność solową pod nazwą Nathalie and The Loners. Od 2008 roku jest wokalistką i autorką tekstów grupy Happy Pills.

Działalność muzyczna
Od 2011 jest częścią projektu ..^. (znanego również pod nazwą PTKCSS) Macieja Cieślaka. Sekstet (który występuje również w mniejszych składach) wykonuje awangardowy folk, który w zamierzeniu ma wymykać się kanonom, szablonom i strukturom muzyki zachodniej i nawiązywać do muzyki współczesnej. Poza Fiedorczuk w ..^. występują wokalistki Ola Bilińska (Babadag) i Małgorzata Penkalla (Enchanted Hunters); poza Cieślakiem na gitarach grają Adam Byczkowski (Kyst, Pictorial Candi) i Miron Grzegorkiewicz (How How).

Od 2012 roku występuje z zespołem Urlatori e Łobuzzi, gdzie śpiewa, gra na gitarze basowej i instrumentach klawiszowych. Grupa ta powstała z inicjatywy gitarzysty Bartłomieja Tycińskiego (Mitch & Mitch, Paristetris, Starzy Singers) i wykonuje covery włoskich przebojów lat 60. XX wieku (w repertuarze znajdują się utwory m.in. Adriano Celentano, Drupiego i Miny Mazzini). W zespole występują także Michał "Bunio" Skrok (wokal, bas i klawisze; D4D) oraz Jerzy Rogiewicz (perkusja; Levity, Profesjonalizm).

Działalność pozamuzyczna
We wrześniu 2012 ukazał się album Wynajęcie (wyd. Fundacja Bęc Zmiana, Narodowe Centrum Kultury) – zawierający fotografie autorstwa Natalii Fiodorczuk dokumentujące proces poszukiwania mieszkania w Warszawie i wielkomiejską kulturę wynajmowania. Zdjęciom towarzyszą felietony socjologów: Rafała Drozdowskiego, Marka Krajewskiego, Filipa Schmidta i Marty Skowrońskiej.

Działalność literacka
W listopadzie 2016 Wydawnictwo Wielka Litera opublikowało jej powieść Jak pokochać centra handlowe, nagrodzoną później Paszportem "Polityki" za 2016 rok w kategorii literatura. Za tę samą powieść w roku 2017 została nominowana do Nagrody Literackiej im. Witolda Gombrowicza. W czerwcu 2017 roku miała miejsce premiera spektaklu Teatru Polskiego w Bydgoszczy Workplace, na podstawie tekstu jej autorstwa. W listopadzie 2017 roku wydana została książka Delfin w malinach, będąca zbiorem felietonów ukazujących się w "Dwutygodniku", zawierająca tekst Fiedorczuk zatytułowany "Biegiem przez Mazowsze". W maju 2018 r. ukazała się jej druga powieść pt. Ulga. Również w 2018 r. wydawnictwo Egmont Polska wydało jej książkę pt. Koronkowa parasolka z Gdyni. We wrześniu 2019 r. odbyła się premiera jej spektaklu M2, w reżyserii Darii Kopiec (Nowy Teatr im. Witkacego w Słupsku). W tym samym roku nakładem Polskiego Wydawnictwa Muzycznego ukazała się książka Serce musi tańczyć. Jest także autorką libretta spektaklu dyplomowego studentów Akademii Teatralnej w Warszawie, Hymny (reż. Anna Smolar, premiera 6 marca 2020, Teatr Collegium Nobilium). W 2021 roku wydała powieść Odmieniec, będącą biografią Bolesława Biegasa, jest też współautorką wydanego w tym samym roku przez wydawnictwo Zielona Sowa zbioru opowiadań pt. Silna. Jest współautorką (wraz z Anną Smolar) libretta spektaklu Halka, będącego reinterpretacją opery Stanisława Moniuszki (premiera 16.06.2021 w Narodowym Starym Teatrze im. Heleny Modrzejewskiej w Krakowie). We wrześniu 2022 r. wydała powieść kryminalną "Porodzina".

Na stałe współpracuje też jako autorka i redaktorka merytoryczna z wydawnictwa Natuli – dzieci są ważne, nakładem którego ukazały się następujące jej książki napisane wraz z Alicją Dyrdą:

 Rosół (2020);
 Smok (2020);
 Łobuz (2021).

Dyskografia

Nathalie and The Loners
 Go, Dare (9 listopada 2009)
 On Being Sane (In Insane Places) (12 listopada 2012)

Z pl.otkami
 pl.otki (2007)

Z Orchid
 Driving with a hand brake on (2009)

Z Happy Pills
 Retrosexual (2010)
 Happy Pills EP (2015)

Gościnnie
 Dodekafonia (2010), Strachy na Lachy
 Summerends (2010), Sublim
 Dying in Time (2009), Port-Royal
 Cieślak i Księżniczki (2010), Cieślak i Księżniczki (akustyczny projekt Macieja Cieślaka z zespołu Ścianka)
 Songs That Make Sense (2012), Werk

Przypisy

Polskie wokalistki rockowe
Polscy pisarze współcześni
Laureaci Paszportu Polityki
Ludzie urodzeni w Augustowie
Urodzeni w 1984


BOSUER export value exceed 20 million USD anually. The county government awarded the top 100 taxpayers to BOSUER. Model M series and PH12A are top selling models from BSE. BOSUER racing team won 16 championships and 16 runners-up.


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Our annual shareholders meeting took place on July 9, 2020. We remain positive about the future of CSI based on our record results and our outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2021. The recording is available to watch at the link below.
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In addition to our focus on financial technology, regulatory compliance and customer growth, we are committed to building long-term shareholder value through the products and services we offer. With customers nationwide, CSI stands behind the promise of understanding our customers' needs and empowering them to be more competitive, compliant and profitable.
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CSI announced that its Board of Directors authorized a $10.0 million increase in the Company's share repurchase program.
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Computer Services, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors approved a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share. The dividend is payable on December 30, 2020, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 22, 2020.
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Lady Bird Johnson pane without die cuts: Tip of the Week
Apr 5, 2016, 7 AM
The 2012 Lady Bird Johnson pane of six stamps. The variety without die cuts (Scott 4716g) is in strong demand in mint never-hinged condition and is a good buy at the 2016 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers value.
By Henry Gitner and Rick Miller
Claudia Alta Taylor, born Dec. 22, 1912, in Karnack, Harrison County, Texas, was destined to grow up to become "Lady Bird" Johnson, the wife of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States. As First Lady, she started the Society for a More Beautiful National Capital, a beautification project. The main thrust of the program was the planting of millions of flowers around the capital city.
She was also instrumental in the passage of the Highway Beautification Act, which put restrictions on billboards and encouraged the planting of wildflowers along highway roadbeds. In connection with these programs, the U.S. Post Office Department issued a 5¢ Jefferson Memorial and Cherry Blossoms stamp (Scott 1318) in 1966 and a set of four se-tenant 6¢ Beautification of America stamps (Scott 1365-1368) in 1969.
The former First Lady died July 11, 2007. To commemorate her life, the U.S. Postal Service issued a pane of six nondenominated (46¢) stamps (Scott 4716) on Nov. 30, 2012. Five of the stamps recapitulate the designs of the earlier stamps, while the sixth features a portrait of the First Lady. Uncut press sheets without die cuts were also produced.
The 2016 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers values the pane of six without die cuts in mint never-hinged condition at $15. There is a great demand for this pane in the aftermarket, with examples selling at $8 wholesale and up to twice that at retail. If you find the pane at Scott catalog value, it would be an excellent buy.


New Taipei, Taiwan's largest city formerly Taipei County.
Taichung, Taiwan's second largest city.
Kaohsiung, Taiwan's third largest city and its leading port.
Taipei, Taiwan's capital and fourth largest city.
List of all cities and townships in Taiwan.
Tongyòng Pinyin was the standard of Chinese romanization of Taiwan between 2002 and 2008. Although the standard was shifted to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn from 1 January 2009, the change to signs and documents using Tongyòng Pinyin is not complete. There are still some signs using Tongyòng Pinyin on highways and roads.


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No More Mailed Promos From Matador
Indie Matador has decided to heck with the US Mail and is experimenting with delivering promo and review copies via download. Hypebot knows of some "digital only" labels that have gotten resistance from reviewers and resorted to limited promo pressings. But as much as the record store that buys your "used" promo copies may hate it, Matador's move is the waive of the future.
From the Matador web site:
Chavez - Better Days Will Haunt You
Welcome to 2006...! Well, we sat around and decided that we waste too much precious intern time mailing you advance CDs. So, starting with the fantastical Chavez redux 'Better Days Will Haunt You', this will hopefully be the norm rather than the exception. The link below will download .zip file you may with 11 advance mp3s from "Better Days...", a hi-jinx clip from the DVD that will be packaged with the double-CD, a music video for "Unreal Is Here", band photos, a pack shot and all the bios from Chavez past. We hope you enjoy the experience and email us will any praise, critiques or Chavez missives. If you want to listen to streams while you wait for the download, go to MenofChavez.com and promo mp3s are at the band's label page.
Bruce Houghton on 09/29/2006 in Digital Music, Indie Labels, Marketing | Permalink | Comments (2)
Zune Update: Oops The Press Release Was Wrong!
We opened the Hypebot inbox this morning to find this note from Microsoft Zune central that read simply:
Slight error in the release we sent this morning.
FM Tuner – built into the device
FM Transmitter – accessory for the car
The attached release reflects this now.
Reas the full corrected press release after the jump.
Continue reading "Zune Update: Oops The Press Release Was Wrong!" »
Hypebot's New Music Business Briefing For Friday September 29th, 2006
"...the management team hired a guy from Vegas to teach us choreography. We were to wear suits with velvet collars and do dance steps. We didn't go along with it, and he said, 'You don't have what it takes to make it in show business..." - Roger McGuinn of The Byrds
The Byrds look back with a great new box set. (CNN)
- Podcasters beware: Apple is trying to stop any other company from using the word pod. What's next Steve? Is it OK to call what I do a "Job"? (Daily Mail) Apple also just announced a fix designed to end complaints about it's iTunes 7 upgrade. (QJ.net)
- And on a related note...anti-DRM lobby Defective By Design is planning a day of protests on October 3rd. (here)
- Mecora launches new mobile music service that promises to transform the Smartphone into a wireless, socially connected music player with:
Over the air access to your music library
Socially connected access to friends' music (coming soon)
Over 100,000 channels of digital radio
Search by Genre, Style or Artist
Brilliant CD-quality sound
- Need Zune details? We got 'em. (Hypebot)
- EMI is selling the Capital Tower and leasing it back. (Hypebot)
- Talent agents CAA grabs two top UK agents and open London offices. (Hypebot)
CAA To Open UK Music Office With Top Agents
Mike Greek and fellow Helter Skelter agent Emma Banks will be leaving the company to open a London office for Creative Artists Agency. There has been rampant speculation about major changes in the UK agency scene, with this move coming as the first major shuffle to be made official. Other rumors floating around the industry include talks of William Morris following suit, with former Dire Straits manager Ed Bicknell at the helm of a London headquarters.
The departure of Banks and Greek leave the Sanctuary-owned Helter Skelter in a weakened state, as major acts such as Alicia Keys, Franz Ferdinand, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Arcade Fire, Nine Inch Nails, the Dandy Warhols, and David Grey are expected to be announced on the new CAA London roster. The company took a hit in January of 2005 as well, when veteran agents Jeff Craft and Ian Huffam left to start X-Ray Touring with Martin Horne and Scott Thomas from ITB. - Celebrity Access
Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2006 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
EMI To Sell Famous Capital Records Tower
EMI has entered into an agreement with Argent Ventures, the New York-based commercial property owner and developer, to sell the Capitol Records Tower and adjacent properties to Argent for $50 million. As part of the agreement, EMI has entered into a long term lease with Argent, which will enable the Capitol Records label and Capitol Studios to continue their operations at these facilities for many years to come.
The record album shaped tower was built in 1956.
Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2006 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
Zune To Launch November 14th And Hypebot's Got The Details
The Zune digital media player and online service will be available to consumers in the U.S. on Nov. 14th and the Zune device will retail for $249.99. Features include:
· 30GB digital media player equipped with wireless functionality for Zune-to-Zune sharing of music, pictures and home recordings; a bright, three-inch LCD video screen that works in portrait or landscape mode to view pictures and videos; and a built-in FM tuner. The device will be available in three colors: black, brown and white.
· A selection of preloaded content including songs, music videos and film shorts are installed on the device's hard drive to help consumers discover new artists and entertainment.
Zune Marketplace:
· music service will be continually updated with new content and experiences. The Zune Marketplace lets users browse and purchase songs individually.
· A Zune Pass subscription gives consumers access to millions of songs for $14.99 per month.
· Users can purchase songs individually using Microsoft Points for 79 points per track. Similar to a pre-paid phone card, Microsoft Points is a stored value system that can be redeemed at other online stores including the Xbox Live Marketplace.
For a backstage pass to the official Zune virtual press room to read the press release and product fact sheets click here and you'll find a full list of pre-loaded content and accessories after the jump.
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Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2006 in Digital Music, Retail & Vinyl | Permalink | Comments (0)
Managers Arthur Spivak And Jeff Rabhan Exit The Firm
Strong sources have managers Arthur Spivak (Vanessa Carlton, Paul Reiser) and Jeff Rabhan (Michelle Branch) exiting mega-management conglomerate The Firm with their clients.
Irving Azoff was reportedly seen scurrying down Wilshire Boulevard waiving keys to possible new office space.
Hypebot's New Music Business Briefing For Thursday September 28th, 2006
- They say that being in a rock band is just like being married. The LA Times looks at band members that actually are. (LA Times)
- Nordic consumer regulators met with Apple over iTunes' closed DRM. Movement seems possible. (Reuters)
- Soundscan had to juggle the charts as Best Buy sales went unreported. Indie Megaforce claims Mushroom's sales were cut in half. (FMQB)
- Streamcast found to have encouraged copyright infringement bu US District Court. (Mp3.com)
- The man who co-wrote the song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" had the unsettling experience of reading his own obituary — the result of an impostor who went through life claiming to be the author of the 1960s smash hit. Still unanswered: Who did SoundExchange send the check to? (AP)
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 9-24-06
Pos. ARTIST | TITLE
1 BETWEEN THE TRE|STORY AND THE
2 DYLAN*BOB|MODERN TIMES
3 TV ON THE RADIO|RETURN TO COOK
4 YO LA TENGO|I AM NOT AFRAID OF
5 MAYER*JOHN|CONTINUUM
6 BONNIE PRINCE B|LETTING GO
7 LAMONTAGNE*RAY|TILL THE SUN TU
8 TIMBERLAKE*JUST|FUTURESEX/LOVE
9 DJ SHADOW|OUTSIDER
10 MASTODON|BLOOD MOUNTAIN
Read the fukk CIMS Top 200 After The Jump
Continue reading " Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 9-24-06" »
Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2006 in Retail & Vinyl | Permalink | Comments (0)
Barenaked Ladies Score As Indie
The Barenaked Ladies grossed $978,127.99 in revenue from intellectual property in its first week music sales from their new album, Barenaked Ladies Are Free (Desperation Records/Nettwerk Music Group).
Understanding this sales figure requires looking beyond the numbers on the charts, according to Terry McBride, band manager and CEO of the Nettwerk Music. McBride notes BNL released their album on their own artist-run label, Desperation Records, in multiple formats, from physical CDs to digital albums, deluxe editions, USB flash drives, ring tones, multi-tracks for remixing, streams, etc. Not only is revenue generated from all of these outlets, but also the percentage the band actually sees is significantly higher since they own their Intellectual Property.
Additionally, when the digital sales of Barenaked Ladies Are Me and Barenaked Ladies Are Me Deluxe Edition are combined, BNL actually hit as the #4 digital seller in the US and #3 in Canada.
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Bruce Houghton on 09/27/2006 in Indie Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)
Network Live Falls Apart As Control Room Launches
Network Live, the company that promised to take live concerts across all platforms including the web, cell phones and satellite radio has dissolved. Started after an impressive Live8 debut the company floundered when big numbers did not materialize for other broadcast events.
But that hasn't stopped founder Kevin Wall who the same day he announced that AOL, XM and others were pulling out of the partnership revealed that Microsoft is jumping into a new similar partnership dubbed Control Room. A strong selection of content is already on tap.
Former Network Live partner and concert producer AEG is expected to run a more limited concert broadcast service using the Network Live brand.
Hypebot's New Music Business Briefing For Wednesday September 27th, 2006
- WMG's Edgar Bronfman is calling on EMI investors to convince them that a hook-up with WMG makes sense despite recent European Union signals that any merger might not get regulatory approval. (TimesOnline UK)
- It looks like Cingular will get the exclusive when the iPod phone launches early next year. (Think Secret)
- Nokoia has unveiled several powerful new music enabled phones and Recommenders an online destination which will position David Bowie and others as guides to new music. (press release)
- Shakira dominates the Latin Grammy Nominations. (AP) Click here for a full list.
- An interview with Ruthless mogul Jerry Heller on Rap, the business and his new memoirs. (LA Times)
- A look at trends in music consumption in Asian-Pacific market. (Sun2Surf via Future Of Music )
Live Nation Takes On Ticketmaster Over High Fees
We've been hearing rumors of this for several months, but now the riff has gone public. Concert giant Live Nation is fighting with Ticketmaster to lower ticketing fees as part of an overall effort to bring prices down and encourage more concert attendance. Current Ticketmaster fees can add 25%- 35% to the price of a ticket. LA Times. "We can grow this industry by lowering prices." But Tickemaster has exclusive contracts with most of the nations concert venues and seems in no hurry to give up the more than $1 billion in fees that it collected last year.
"Seventy percent of people didn't go to a concert last year, and even the average concert fan only attends about two shows a year," Live Nation head Michael Rapino told the
On the other hand Live Nation controls the concerts and owns some of the venues, and last month bought into MusicToday which has it's own fan-friendly ticketing system. A less well-known part of the Live Nation portfolio is the Next Ticketing system (re-named Live Nation Ticketing) which it purchased several years ago as part of Boston's Tea Party Concerts headed by Don Law. This system already handles a number of venues in new England and it's underlying technology could be used to expand nationally.
Fader To Publish Japanese Edition
FADER music magazine today announced the launch of FADER Japan. This comes on the heels of the announcement that the FADER was the first magazine to be made available in its entirety on iTunes.
The new magazine will be issued six times a year and distributed through a licensing deal with Japanese Blues Interaction. The first issue is a compilation of features from 2006, offering a primer for the Japanese audience, including profiles of Lupe Fiasco and Cat Power. Future issues will contain a combination of past FADER articles and original features on emerging Japanese music and culture.
m-Venue Brings Music & Texting To McDonalds
Starbucks is not the only retailer whose figured out that music can be powerful part of the consumer experience.
m-Venue enables control via cell text messaging of the music and videos playlists at a public locations like a restaurant or mall food court and in early tests McDonald's is lovin' it. Expect more video/music entertainment sections McDonalds and other locations in the coming months.
Sources: m-Venue, Businessweek
Bruce Houghton on 09/26/2006 in Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
Hypebot's New Music Business Briefing For Tuesday September 26th, 2006
With this installment of our daily briefing we're replacing the term "New Music Industry" with "New Music Business" in the title. In the new paradigm which we're writing so much about commerce must be driven by the music rather the other way around. And while we're fine with the idea that we're all running businesses; the term industry suddenly seemed to reflect exactly the kind of corporate thinking we believe has to stop.\
- Axl rose to the oocassion as Guns And Roses ripped it up at the KROQ Inland Invasion. (Hollywood Reporter)
- MTV has launched MTV Tr3s a new cable channel and online destination aimed at the growing Latino market. (Reuters)
- A look at the pirate radio and how it's taking root across America. (AP via Wired)
- Will the rich founder of CD trading site LaLa.com save internet station WOXY.com? (WOXY via Live Music Blog)
Worthy Click: Who needs iTunes? AllWebco Design sells code that can be dropped into any web site and enables mp3 download sales with payment via PayPal. (click)
SoundExchange Holding Royalties For Hard To Find Artists...Like Tone-Loc and T. Bone Burnett
And those artists are just in the "T's"...
SoundExchange collects royalties from performances in digital media like online and satellite radio stations. Kind of a BMI or ASCAP for digital media. For months they been warning that artist that did not sign up by December 15th would loose any royalties due them from Feb 1996 to March 31, 2000. But until recently they've refused to provide a public list of artists owed the money claiming they did not want middle men coming in to grab a percentage of the artist royalties.
But a quick look at the list makes one question just how hard SoundExchange even tried to find these artists or who is heading the search. In addition to platinum selling artists like Tone Loc and recent Grammy winner T-Bone Burnett a quick glance at the list found several hundred recognizable names that could be tracked via various labels, agents, managers and publishers if anyone had bothered to try.
Jumping around the alphabet here are a few names that we found SoundExchange claims they could not find:
Andy Gibb (OK he's dead but...)
Dishwala
Jimmy Vivino and The Rekooperator (He's on TV every night in the Conan band)
Joe Henry (another recent Grammy nominee)
Rossington Collins
Susan Tedeschi (a Grammy winner)
Read the full list here.
New Releases: Solomon Burke, Jerry Lee Lewis, Amos Lee
While we had trouble prying the wonderful new Ray Lamontagne CD out of the player, we knew we had to check out a few of the new releases hitting stores tomorrow and next week:
SOLOMON BURKE's "Nashville" finds the king of rock and soul in fine form on this Buddy Miller produced disk. Burke is joined by guests like Emmy Lou Harris and Dolly Parton, but it's really Burke's amazing voice that can soar from touching sweetness to stunning growl in a single phrase that takes center stage. As other great voices of his generation have faded, Burke's talents on seem to only grow stronger. (In Stores 9/26)
Guests play a stronger role on JERRY LEE LEWIS' comeback disk "Last Man Standing". While the radical rocker is still in great form; it's hard not to be upstaged by guests like Neil Young, Jimmy Page, Van Morrison and more. This CD is a very worthy tribute to one of the pioneers of rock and roll. (In Stores 9/26)
INSIDER TIP: Rumor has it that Burke is scheduled to be in NYC this week taping a Jerry Lee Lewis tribute special for PBS with many of the guests from the CD.
AMOS LEE - This young singer songwriter's sophomore effort shows growth beyond his sometimes under-rated debut. More than ever Lee proves that there is a bridge between John Prine and soul legend Bill Withers both of who he sites as early influences. Amos Lee has every chance of being one of th few new artists we'll still care about 20 years from now. (In Stores 10/3)
We also had a chance to screen the documentary Before The Music Dies which is being prepared for wider release. We'll write more about this look at how the music industry is failing to serve artists soon, but in the meantime keep your eyes peeled for it to hit your hometown.
UK Indies & All 4 Majors Support Gnab Download P2P Combo
Launched earlier this summer gnab owned by leading European mobile entrainment provider arvato enables online retailers to combine a centralized library of downloadable content with a fully licensed P2P system and an online entertainment store. Visitors to online stores utilizing gnab have the ability to browse music, videos and other content from computers of gnab users within a particular country as well as from a centralized server. The service is currently limited to Europe and Japan but has pans for expansion.
This week at Germany's Popkomm music convention gnab signed deals with the 900 labels of the UK's AIM trade group and deals with all four major label groups are already in place.
Gnab gives users receive credits to their accounts for sharing files (with the appropriate DRM key) with rewards for content shared set by each retailer. The service which already seems to be innovating ahead of its American counterparts can also accommodate dynamic pricing models for both individual tracks and bundles. The Indies hope that variable pricing will prove useful on enticing consumers to sample the more obscure and eclectic acts fostered by UK labels.
Sources: gnab, arvato, , AIM, press release
Bruce Houghton on 09/25/2006 in Apps & Mobile, Digital Music, Retail & Vinyl | Permalink | Comments (0)
Hypebot's New Music Industry Briefing For Monday September 25th, 2006
Neil Young is set release the first in his Archived Performance Series on Nov. 14 vie Reprise with Young and Crazy Horse "Live At The Filmore East 1970". The disc will also be available in a CD/DVD edition featuring "a high-resolution audio mix, photos from the show, Young's handwritten song lyrics and press articles from the era". - Billboard
- The Orchard adds Brazil's Trama label and pop hitmaker Daniela Mercury to it's digital distribution clients.
- A recap pf Friday's The American Music Awards in Nashville (AP) and a look at the state of Americana Music through the eyes and career of writer and musician Jim Lauderdale. (Tennessean
- Vinyl is showing signs of making a comeback thanks to rising single sales and special editions. (cNet UK)
- TV created band Supernova forced to change name after lawsuit. (Pretty please...could changes in the music be next?) (Reuters)
- Sony targets teens with new Mylo device. (AP)
Worthy Click: Mozes - A free text messaging client designed to artist to fan communications. (Watch Hypebot for a complete look at Mozes.)
Former Clash Manager Says Music Industry Must Change Or Die.
"Rapid, consistent and complex change has enveloped the global music industry...the era of mass markets turning into an era of masses of niche markets is very real and exciting, with huge implications for the structures of the industry...the growth of social networking websites such as MySpace could significantly change the way artists interact with their record labels...labels could be forced to give up much of their control."
"The current record company model might well morph into that of venture capitalist licensors, working in partnership with artists to develop their businesses."
- Peter Jenner in The Gaudian Ulimited
Hypebot's New Music Industry Briefing For Friday September 22nd, 2006
- Online digital music royalty tracking service Royalty Share grabs top honors at the Popkomm Innovation In Music & Entertainment Awards. (press release), The huge European music convention is now underway in Berlin. (Popkomm)
- Hey if the Grateful Dead can do it...The Philadelphia Orchestra has launched a download store offering reasonably priced live performance downloads. (here)
-Buyout News: MTV buys music game producer Harmonix (Guitar Hero) for $175 million. (NY Times) Yahoo! is also reported to be eying Facebook for around $1 billion.
WORTHY CLICKS: Fanbridge.com provides powerful and affordable tools to provide bands to manage and grow their email lists.
Bands & Fans Can Send Free MP3Grams
MP3Grams lets artists upload a song and picture and then send them in a free eCard to fans and friends. Fans can also go on the site and customize an MP3Gram to send.
ReverbNation Answers Usage Agreement Critic With Promise Of Change
Thanks to an alert Hypebot reader, new artist centered music community ReverbNation is changing it's usage agreement before it's official launch. Earlier this week Hypebot wrote a deservedly glowing report on ReverbNation and their efforts to create an artist empowering music community. But one Hypebot reader using the name "Free" took exception to ReverbNation's usage agreement. He wrote:
"the biggest FREE in this case appears to be the FREE usage eminor gets of artists (and fans) work for whatever purposes deemed fit, with no obligation to make any payment, and no way for users to ever opt out.." (more)
We've written extensively on how MySpace and other user generated content sites have had to deal with these legitimate concerns while still give them the right to use the content in the ways their business model requires. (Put ads on your page for example.) And because ReverbNation is design intended to be musician friendly it is particularly important that they address these concerns. In a prepared statement ReverbNation replied, in part:
"It has never been ReverbNation's intent to use the artists' content in an unfair or self-serving way...Prior to responding to your post, we wanted to verify that our TofU was constructed properly to help us meet our goal of serving the artists, and that it was not unnecessarily onerous to artists...After this review, we determined that we can and should revise the language regarding the music content...Thank you for pointing this out to us...We have the required updates to the TofU in the pipeline, and it will be ready in the very near future..." (more below) - Jed Carlson ReverbNation
Read ReverbNation's full reply after the jump.
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Hypebot's New Music Industry Briefing For Thursday September 8th, 2006
- Forging ahead of the majors again, indie digital distributor The Orchard has cut a deal with China's leading digital distributor top100.cn. (Read the details in a press release after the jump below)
- It looks like January for the Apple iPod phone. (ThinkSecret)
- The Metropoltan Opera as made a deal sith Sirius to launch an opera sattelite channel. (Reuters)
- LI, NY indie record store Looney Tunes isn't going anywhere after 34 years. (Newsday via Coolfer)
- UK's Output Recordings calls it quits and goes out with a rant against the industry. (FutureMusic)
Continue reading "Hypebot's New Music Industry Briefing For Thursday September 8th, 2006" »
Coalition Of Indie Music Stores Chart for 9-20-06
2 MARS VOLTA|AMPUTECHTURE
7 MASTODON|BLOOD MOUNTAIN
8 BLACK KEYS|MAGIC POTION
10 LOS LOBOS|TOWN & THE CITY
Read the entire CIMS 200 and a great commentary after the jump.
Continue reading "Coalition Of Indie Music Stores Chart for 9-20-06" »
WMG's Bronfman's Touts Digital Revolution And Predicts Ad Supported Future
Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. is again singing the praises of the net and digital music claiming digital growth has outperformed expectations.
With words designed to be music to Wall Street's ears Bronfman told the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference, "Physical has been a little bit weaker than expected, but digital has grown faster" than WMG had predicted. He sited the future of ringtones, SMS tones and a new deal with YouTube. "Music creates a passionate relationship with users, and we (the music industry) have never monetized that with ads. Shame on us!" said Bronfman.
Is Bronfman referring to ad supported download services like SpiralFrog and QTrax? Or perhaps he means community and viral sites like MySpace and YouTube? Does the WMG head have something else in mind, or is it just the same kind of vague "ad-supported" promises that many Web 2.0 companies give to investors when they lack a solid business plan?
Listen to a replay of Bronfman's entire presentation here.
Yahoo! Offers Another MP3 Download. But Why Not Offer More?
Yahoo!Music chief David Goldberg has been very vocal that downloads should be DRM free mp3's and he inches that agenda forward with a second major label mp3 offering. Disney's Hollywood Records is offering Jesse McCartney's album in both mp3 and WMA via Yahoo! following and earlier Jessica Simpson test.
Thumbs up to Hollywood Records (who may just be looking for any viral advantage in a crowded marketplace) and to Goldberg for stating the obvious so publicly. Thumbs down to the majors for being so slow to understand the consumer.
But if Goldberg and Yahoo! are serious about the format, why not offer indie labels and artist the option of mp3 downloads as well as WMA files as the UK's 7 Digital already does for hundreds of hits acts. Certainly the many indies that have embraced mp3 downloads via the widely successful eMusic service would jump at the chance to please their fans and get a leg up on the majors.
Are you listening David?
Bruce Houghton on 09/20/2006 in Digital Music, Indie Labels, Major Labels, Marketing, Retail & Vinyl | Permalink | Comments (0)
Hypebot's New Music Industry Briefing For Wednesday September 20th, 2006
- A first look at Microsoft's YouTube competitor Soapbox. (cNet)
- Sony Ericsson will launch a new service on its cells that would allow full song downloads call M-Buzz that initially focuses on new artists. (Reuters, press release)
- It's now cost effective to sell product from even the smallest niches. Amazon is offering an on demand CD publishing for music and audio content via it's CustomFlix service. CD/DVD combos are also available. Amazon will handle sales and fulfillment as well. (press release)
- Fuse TV offers an unsigned band video contest. (Fuse)
- Read It & Weep: A guide to staying anonymous when downloading via P2P. (DMF)
Worthy Click: The AOL Indie Music Blog gives you links to full length listening streams for new releases. (click)
ReverbNation Builds Community By Empowering The Artist
Last week I had a chance to test drive music community and indie artist empowerment tool ReverbNation and was impressed by what I saw. Still in beta and launching October 31st, ReverbNation borrows heavily from MySpace, PureVolume, and others, but with two fundamental difference.
First, the hub of activity for fans of any artist should be on the act's own web site. ReverbNation acknowledges this with free and useful widgets. Virtually everything that a band stores or creates on ReverbNation (tour dates, blogs, etc) can be dropped with ease onto their own or other web sites and blogs. Not only is the approach great for the artist and fun for the fans; it drives traffic back to ReverbNation.
Second, ReverbNation acknowledges that a bands fans are their own and unlike MySpace doesn't lock their "friends" list behind the corporate wall. They have created a free yet powerful fan mail tool called FanReach and ReverbNation not only says "you own that fan list and can export it"; they reward the artist for any monetization of their fans.
ReverbNation would at first glance appear to be a little late to the music community party. But with their fair and artist-centric approach and an attractive and intuitive interface, this newcomer should go far. Beta test it here.
Bruce Houghton on 09/19/2006 in Live & Touring, Marketing | Permalink | Comments (3)


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Gadhimai Festival, World's Largest Animal Sacrifice Ritual, to Take Place Soon!
By Sharon Vega
Lead Image Source : Humane Society International
The Gadhimai Festival is the world's largest animal sacrifice ritual. Thousands of buffaloes, goats, and chickens are slaughtered to please the Hindu goddess of power, Gadhimai. A few years ago, it was falsely reported that the animal sacrifices at the festival are banned. Devout Hindus can be asked not to sacrifice animals, but they cannot be banned from doing so, said Ram Chandra Shah, the temple chairman.
Fortunately, there are activists and animal rights groups urging Hindus to offer different sacrifices that don't involve taking a life. Motilal Kushwaha, general secretary of the Gadhimai Mela Organizing Committee (GMMOC) is urging people to make donations to the temple instead of sacrificing animals. They're also encouraging people to offer Gadhimai sweets or papaya fruit instead. Kalawati Paswan, a former assistant minister who is leading the campaign against the slaughter said: "I personally counted 99 buffaloes that have already been brought for sacrifice. There could be many more out there. Most of them are really young. This madness should stop."
Humane Society International (HSI) teams in India and Nepal are preparing to head to the festival in hopes of saving animals from the slaughter. HSI told One Green Planet: "The bloodbath takes place in the Bara district of Nepal every five years, and historically hundreds of thousands of buffalo, goats, pigeons and other animals have been killed. The upcoming Gadhimai will see the mass ritual slaughter take place on December 3rd and 4th."
Source: Humane Society International
In 2014, the Supreme Court of India passed an order to prevent illegal animal transports. Therefore, many animals being brought across the border will be confiscated by officials and HSI will be there to save the animals. Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, and the Supreme Court of Nepal have all given orders or appeals against animal sacrifice.
Tanuja Basnet, director of Humane Society International/Nepal says: "The Gadhimai festival is an unholy bloodbath that is not part of Hinduism and has no place whatsoever in any religion. Here in Nepal, animal welfare groups, temple priests and religious groups are opposing the killing and promoting compassion to animals instead, urging all faiths to support alternative offerings at festivals instead of blood sacrifice. Together we must strive to make a kinder world for all animals in Nepal."
To help prevent this mass slaughter, you can raise awareness and sign this petition by Animal Equality.
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Q: How to transform this python dictionary to this other dictionary format? I have a python dictionary parsed_dict;
{
    "Field name 1": {
        "item1": -0.05,
        "item2": -0.06,
        "item3": -0.07,
    },
    "Field name 2": {
        "item1": -0.01,
        "item2": -0.02,
        "item3": -0.03,
    },
    "Field name 3": {
        "item1": -0.05,
        "item2": -0.06,
        "item3": -0.07,
    }
}

I would like to transform it into another dictionary new_dict that looks like this;
{
    "fields": [
        {
            "key": "Field name 1",
            "label": "Field name 1",
            "sortable": true
        },
        {
            "key": "Field name 2",
            "label": "Field name 2",
            "sortable": true
        },
        {
            "key": "Field name 3",
            "label": "Field name 3",
            "sortable": true
        }
    ],
    "items": [
        {
            "item1": -0.05,
            "item2": -0.06,
            "item3": -0.07
        },
        {
            "item1": -0.01,
            "item2": -0.02,
            "item3": -0.03
        },
        {
            "item1": -0.05,
            "item2": -0.06,
            "item3": -0.07
        }
    ]
}

Here is what I did so far.
new_dict = {}
for idx, key in enumerate(parsed_dict.keys()):
    new_dict['fields'][idx]['key'] = parsed_dict[key]
    new_dict['fields'][idx]['label'] = parsed_dict[key]
    new_dict['fields'][idx]['sortable'] = "true"

I am already stuck at this stage. The error I get is KeyError: 'fields'.
I am using python 3.9

A: There may be a more elegant way to do this but I think this is functionally correct:
newdict = {'fields': [{'key': fn, 'label': fn, 'sortable': True} for fn in parsed_dict],
           'items': [{'item1': v['item1'], 'item2': v['item2'], 'items3': v['item3']} for v in parsed_dict.values()]}

Edit:
parsed_dict = {
    "Field name 1": {
        "item1": -0.05,
        "item2": -0.06,
        "item3": -0.07,
    },
    "Field name 2": {
        "item1": -0.01,
        "item2": -0.02,
        "item3": -0.03,
    },
    "Field name 3": {
        "item1": -0.05,
        "item2": -0.06,
        "item3": -0.07,
    }
}

newdict = {'fields': [{'key': fn, 'label': fn, 'sortable': True} for fn in parsed_dict], 'items': []}

for val in parsed_dict.values():
    newdict['items'].append({k: v for k, v in val.items()})

The first version of this answer was rather frivolous and potentially difficult to read/understand. It also has an explicit reliance on certain field names (item1, item2, item3). This step-wise approach is (hopefully) easier to understand and more flexible

A: There are a few problems with your code I would like to mention:
First of all you can't call new_dict["fields"][idx] since it doesn't exist in the new_dict dictionary.
Second, personally speaking, I would not use enumerate in your case, rather I would like to use items on the dictionary.
Therefore, I came up with the code below:
parsed_dict = {
    "Field name 1": {
        "item1": -0.05,
        "item2": -0.06,
        "item3": -0.07,
    },
    "Field name 2": {
        "item1": -0.01,
        "item2": -0.02,
        "item3": -0.03,
    },
    "Field name 3": {
        "item1": -0.05,
        "item2": -0.06,
        "item3": -0.07,
    }
}
resultDict = {"fields":[], "items":[]}
new_dict = {"fields":[], "items":[]}
for key, value in parsed_dict.items():
  tempFieldDict = {"key":key, "label":key, "sortable": "true"}
  new_dict["fields"].append(tempFieldDict)
  new_dict["items"].append(value)
new_dict

Output
{
  'fields':
   [
  {'key': 'Field name 1','label': 'Field name 1','sortable': 'true'},
  {'key': 'Field name 2', 'label': 'Field name 2', 'sortable': 'true'},
  {'key': 'Field name 3', 'label': 'Field name 3', 'sortable': 'true'}
   ],
  'items':
   [
  {'item1': -0.05, 'item2': -0.06, 'item3': -0.07},
  {'item1': -0.01, 'item2': -0.02, 'item3': -0.03},
  {'item1': -0.05, 'item2': -0.06, 'item3': -0.07}
   ]
}

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Each instance X of <collection> has a conceptual element type that is an instance of <type>. If the element type of X is T, X stores elements of type T. The element method will always return an instance of T and the element-setter method (if X is mutable) will accept any instance of T. The analogous functions returned by the iteration protocol also return/accept any instance of T.
If the element type of C is T1, each general instance of C must have an element type T2 that is type equivalent to T1. Each subclass of C must have an element type T3 that is type equivalent to T1.
If the element type of C is indefinite ⇐ T1, each general instance of C must have an element type T2 that is a subtype of T1. Therefore, element called on that instance will return an instance of T1 (and will not return all possible instances of T1 if T2 is a proper subtype of T1). It is not determined by C what the applicable element-setter method will accept (thus C's element type is said to be "indefinite"). Each subclass of C must have element type T3 or indefinite ⇐ T3, where T3 is a subtype of T1.
User-defined collection classes must also follow these rules.
Note: the above statements about the value returned by element only apply when no default: keyword argument is specified.
Note: K1 and K2 are subtypes of <character> that have not been given standardized names.
By convention, if C is an instantiable subtype of <collection> and C's element-type is indefinite ⇐ <object>, then instantiating C produces a collection whose element type is <object>.
Instantiating <range> produces a collection whose element-type is unspecified except that it is a subtype of <real> and every element of the range is an instance of the element type.
The preceding section describes the element type of every object that is created by make of an instantiable built-in collection class. The element type of an instance of a user-defined collection class is unspecified, but should follow the rules given here in order to preserve the property that any operation that works on an instance of a supertype must work on an instance of a subtype.