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Os Mickey Cobras são uma grande gangue de rua afiliada à aliança nacional de gangues conhecida como People Nation e sediada em Chicago, Illinois. A gangue é considerada muito versátil, usa as cores verde, preto e às vezes vermelho. Facções da gangue estão sendo estabelecidas em todo o meio-oeste dos Estados Unidos.

A especialidade criminosa da gangue é em narcóticos. A principal fonte de renda dos Mickey Cobras é a distribuição no atacado de heroína, cocaína e maconha para outras gangues, onde a maioria das gangues deve lidar com suas próprias vendas. Em 5 de abril de 2005, o procurador federal Patrick J. Fitzgerald descreveu os Mickey Cobras (poucos em número em comparação com outras gangues com o mesmo poder) como uma das várias "super-gangues" que constituem uma porção considerável da população geral de gangues de Chicago.

Alguns de seus rivais são os Folk Nation, alguns conjuntos de Black Disciples e os Vice Lords. Traços da gangue agora podem ser encontrados em Chicago e Detroit

História

Egyptian Cobras
Os Egyptian Cobras foram formados no ano de 1954 no lado oeste de Chicago. O fundador dos Egyptian Cobras foi James Cogwell. Em meados da década de 1950, os Egyptian Cobras lutaram fortemente com uma gangue chamada 14th Street Clovers. Os 14th Street Clovers foram a gangue que mais tarde se tornou os Vice Lords no final dos anos de 1950.

Depois que vários membros do 14th Street Clovers foram presos em 1957, os Egyptian Cobras tiveram menos competição. Quando estavam presos no reformatório de St. Charles Reformatory for Boys, os Clovers se organizaram e se tornaram Vice Lords. Quando os Vice Lords retornaram a Lawndale no ano de 1958, eles logo se tornaram uma força reconhecida. Os Vice Lords eram muito agressivos e a gangue dominante em Lawndale. Em 1960, os Egyptian Cobras buscaram melhores oportunidades no lado sul de Chicago. Eles se mudaram para a comunidade Woodlawn.

Cogwell liderou os Egyptian King Cobras enquanto eles ganhavam posição e reputação em Chicago. Em 1966, o novo líder dos Cobras, Henry "Mickey" Cogwell, ocupava a segunda posição mais alta na aliança Main 21, composta por líderes de diferentes gangues da Black P. Stone Nation (BPSN). Os Cobras e a Nação Black P. Stone aliaram-se contra a Disciple Alliance e mais tarde a Gangster Nation. Os Egyptian Cobras então mudaram seu nome para Cobras Stones em 1966.

Mickey Cobras Gang
Mickey Cogwell e os Cobras policiavam a polícia em suas comunidades, recebendo subsídios do governo para alimentar o café da manhã das crianças na área de Fuller Park antes que as escolas públicas oferecessem refeições - o modelo para programas de merenda escolar grátis em toda a América - e trabalharam como organizadores de um sindicato do lado sul . Em 1970, o comandante da Unidade de Inteligência de Gangues do Departamento de Polícia de Chicago retratou Cogwell como o elo entre as gangues e o crime organizado, especialmente o Chicago Outfit.

Em 25 de fevereiro de 1977, Mickey Cogwell foi assassinado pelo líder Black P Stone por causa de seu poder dentro da People Nation, e seus seguidores mudaram o nome de sua organização novamente no final dos anos 70 no início dos anos 80, tornando-se os Mickey Cobras em sua homenagem. Os Mickey Cobras operam principalmente em Chicago e nos subúrbios, sua base principal de operação é principalmente na área ao redor do Fuller Park e no bairro de Austin.

Envolvimento em crimes
A gangue está envolvida em muitas atividades criminosas relacionadas às drogas, bem como em atividades criminosas que envolvem o estilo de vida da gangue, como homicídio, extorsão e roubo.

Caso Cornell Green
Cornell Green era o segundo "rei" mais bem classificado na gangue de rua Mickey Cobras. Agentes federais nos Estados Unidos queriam que Green cooperasse e os como moeda de troca, relatórios o acusavam ele falsamente de envolvimento, embora ele tenha recusado. Ele foi condenado em setembro de 2001 a 30 anos de prisão em uma operação de tráfico de heroína em grande escala no lado sul de Chicago. Green estava entre 15 pessoas processadas como parte desta quadrilha de drogas.

Alguns dos outros membros processados envolveram: Robert Thomas, de 30 anos, foi o único dos 15 acusados a ir à julgamento; ele recebeu uma sentença de 30 anos. Kamorudeen Sowemimo, de 31 anos, foi condenado por ser um importante fornecedor de heroína para a gangue; ele foi condenado a 14 anos de prisão. Roderick Parker, que era um dos 15 réus, admitiu vender centenas de sacolas em um dia normal.

Os promotores afirmaram que a operação de tráfico de drogas dirigida por Green usava vendedores ambulantes com telefones celulares para manter os clientes informados sobre as mudanças de localização. Entre 1993 e o início de 2001, foi dito que a gangue vendeu centenas de sacolas (2/10 a 3/10 gramas) por $10 por sacola, e que Green ganhou mais de $ 100.000 por semana de lucro com suas vendas de drogas . Depois que Green e os outros foram indiciados em maio, Green tinha muitos bens que possuía, incluindo uma casa, mobiliada com móveis italianos entalhados à mão e um home theater, bem como vários veículos de luxo e casacos de pele dos quais ele, por sua vez, teve que desistir como parte de sua negociação. O total final em custo de ativos perdidos na negociação de confissão é desconhecido.

Características organizacionais
Hoje, os Mickey Cobras são conhecidos formalmente como o "Reformed Kingdom of Mickey's Cobras". Em sua identidade original, eles eram conhecidos como Egyptian King Cobras.

Influência Islâmica
Após três gerações, o grupo passou a ter uma forte influência islâmica. Os Mickey Cobras agora têm sua própria constituição escrita e estatutos exclusivos, que mostram uma forte influência islâmica, assim como os do BPSN moderno. No sistema prisional de Illinois, eles fazem parte da People Nation. O nome coletivo de gangues unidas sob a bandeira de estrela de cinco pontas (V.L., B.P.S., L.K., M.C., 4.C.H.,).

Notas

Links externos
Fotos dos Mickey Cobras
Organizações criminosas dos Estados Unidos
Organizações fundadas em 1954
Gangues

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However, in certain situations, a grantor may not be comfortable in making such broad warranties to a grantee. Perhaps they are not sure about the status of title prior to their ownership, or they would rather the grantee rely on the title insurance provided by a title company to cover any past title issues. In such cases, a grantor may opt to provide only a special warranty deed. Despite the implications of its name, a special warranty deed is actually more limited than a general warranty deed, in that it warrants that title is free and clear from other claims only during the time period of the grantor's ownership. A special warranty deed offers no protection for claims arising prior to the grantor's ownership.
Lastly a quitclaim deed is hardly a deed at all, in that technically, it does not convey anything. Instead, it is more of a release than anything else click here for more info. In executing a quitclaim deed, the signer is in effect releasing, or relinquishing, any claim of title to the transferee. This relinquishment is similar to "stepping aside"; it does not amount to an actual conveyance or transfer of title at all. For this reason, most title companies will not give credence to quitclaim deeds found in a chain of title, and corrective action must be taken before a property sale can be closed.
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China anger over US 'provocation' in South China Sea
China's defence ministry has protested against what it called "provocation" after US warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by Beijing.
US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Reuters news agency that two military vessels came within 12 nautical miles (around 22km) of the disputed Paracel Islands, among a string of islets, reefs and shoals over which China has territorial disputes with its neighbours.
The Higgins guided-missile destroyer and the Antietam, a guided-missile cruiser, carried out manoeuvering operations near Tree, Lincoln, Triton and Woody islands in the Paracels, one of the officials said.
In a statement later on Sunday, China's defence ministry said the move "contravened Chinese and relevant international law, seriously infringed upon Chinese sovereignty (and) harmed strategic mutual trust between the two militaries".
It also said it had deployed ships and aircraft to warn the US warships to leave, saying they had entered the country's territorial waters without permission.
In a separate statement, China's foreign ministry urged Washington to stop such actions.
"China will continue to take all necessary measures to defend the country's sovereignty and security," it added, without elaborating.
The US military did not immediately comment on the operation, but said US forces operate in the region on a daily basis, Reuters said.
South China Sea standoff
China is pitted against smaller neighbours in multiple disputes in the South China Sea over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global trade and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves.
It has begun building military structures on disputed islands – much to the dismay of other Southeast Asian nations including the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam.
The incident on Sunday came on the heels of a string of events that highlight tension between the world's two biggest economies over the South China Sea's disputed waters.
On Wednesday, the Pentagon withdrew an invitation to China to participate in the world's largest multinational maritime exercise in a move the Chinese defence ministry called "not constructive".
The Pentagon said its decision was "an initial response to China's continued militarisation of the South China Sea".
Earlier this month, China's air force landed long-range military aircraft on Woody Island, marking the first time a strategic bomber landed on an island in the South China Sea.
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Beatles' hits disc drops to #4 after seven weeks atop chart.
Enhancing her credentials as a superstar, Jennifer Lopez has seized the top spot on the new Billboard 200 albums chart less than a week after laying claim to the highest-grossing film in the U.S.
The singer/actress' second album, J.Lo, will debut at #1 on next week's chart with sales of more than 272,000 copies, according to figures released Wednesday (January 31) by SoundScan. Meanwhile, Lopez's romantic comedy "The Wedding Planner" was tops at the box office last week, grossing $13.5 million. Sony claims Lopez is the first artist to have a #1 album and the #1 film simultaneously.
Shaggy's Hotshot holds onto #2 with sales of 214,000 copies, fueled by the success of the #1 hit "It Wasn't Me."
The Beatles, who had a seven-week run atop the albums chart with their hits collection The Beatles 1, sold 173,000 copies, dropping them to #4 — one spot behind the hip-hop-laden soundtrack to "Save the Last Dance," which will stay at #3 after selling another 184,000 copies.
Two up-and-coming teen-pop acts will post impressive debuts on next week's chart, as O-Town and Dream enter at #5 and #6, respectively.
O-Town, the self-titled debut from Lou Pearlman's newest boy band creation and the subject of the "Making the Band" television series, moved 144,000 copies.
Dream's It Was All a Dream sold 105,000 copies on the strength of "He Loves U Not." The group is mentored by Sean "Puffy" Combs and is signed to his Bad Boy Records label.
Rounding out the top 10 are Now That's What I Call Music 5 at #7, Creed's Human Clay at #8, Dido's No Angel at #9 and Ja Rule's Rule 3:36 at #10.
Outside the top 10, the highest debut of the week was turned in at #28 by Goin' South, a compilation of Southern-minded, previously released tracks from the likes of Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, Little Feat and Molly Hatchet.
Other albums debuting in the top 200 include Dolly Parton's Little Sparrow at #117; a posthumous concert offering from the Jerry Garcia Band, Don't Let Go, at #137; and Godhead's 2000 Years of Human Error at #153.


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Abbott, Tobias W. - Proprietor general store, Musgrave Harbour. Born December 24, 1875 at Doting Cove, the son of Elias and Typhena Abbott. Educated at Public School, Bonavista and Methodist College, St. John's. Entered Bonavista Public School in 1887, and Methodist College in 1891. Left college in 1894 and employed by Hon. P. Templeman, conducting a branch business. In 1904 started general store. Married October 25, 1902 to Eliza Burry. Children: Cecil R. Abbott; Randolph C. Abbott; Barbara Jean Abbott and Kathleen T. Abbott.
Adams, Charles - Lieutenant Colonel Canadian Army Service Corps. Born September 6, 1875 at St. John's, the son of Thomas Adams and Jane (Roberts) Adams. Educated at Newfoundland Methodist College and Bishop's College, Montreal. President Adams Chemical Company Ltd, Managing Director Adams Chemical Company Ltd. Married September 6, 1898 to Agnes Caroline Hesse. Children: Muriel, Winifred, Grace, Dorothy, Frederick, Marjory and Phyllis.
Alderdice, Hon. Frederick Charles. M.L.C. - Born November 10, 1872, Belfast, Ireland, son of William and Rachael Katherine (Monroe) Alderdice. Educated at the Methodist College, Belfast, Ireland. Vice-President and Managing Director Colonial Cordage Co. Ltd. in 1922; Director Imperial Tobacco Co., Ltd.; Director Newfoundland Manufacturers' Mutual Insurance Co. Appointed member Legislative Council 1924. Married October 25, 1900 to Harriett Carter. Children: Four.
1881- Acting Resident Commissioner Rotumas.
Allardyce, Her Excellency Lady Elsie Elizabeth - Born June 7, 1878, London, England, daughter of James Farquharson and Elizabeth Martyn (Smith) Stewart. Founder and Honorary President Newfoundland Outport Nursing and Industrial Association, 1922 devised by Lady Harris and Evelyn Cave Hiscock. She also helped to begin the Girl Guide organization in Newfoundland in November 1923. Married, first (the late) Adam Archibald George Goodfellow; second marriage to Sir William Lamond Allardyce. Children: Adam George Stewart Goodfellow. She departed from Newfoundland after her husband's term expired in 1928. Died in 1962.
Anderson, Hugh Abercrombie M.B.E. - Born February 10, 1890 at St. John's; son of Hon. John and Amelia (Murray) Anderson. Educated at Bishop Feild College, St. John's, Edinburgh Academy, and at Paris and Switzerland. Entered firm of John Anderson in 1909 until February 1915, when he went overseas and made several attempts to enlist in the Imperial forces, being unsuccessful on account of eyesight. Subsequently went into Newfoundland Pay and Record Office, London, and received commission as Second Lieutenant in 1916 and Lieutenant in 1917; Captain in 1918; and assistant Military Secretary 1918. Paid brief visit to Newfoundland Regiment at Ypres in 1916. Awarded Military M.B.E. by King George at Buckingham Palace in 1919; and twice mentioned by Secretary of State for War for services. Rejoined firm John Murray Anderson in 1919 and went to USA in 1921 to join his brother in theatrical business. Managing Director of the Anderson-Milton School of the Theatre in New York City. An occasional author. Married July 17, 1917 to Sibyl Irene Bartlett. Resided in New York City.
Health Visitors Diploma of the Battersea Polytechnic; recognized by the Ministry of Health and Board of Education of Great Britain.
Certificate of the Central Midwives Board of Great Britain.
Attached to Queen Alexandra Military Nursing Service, India, at station hospitals at Ambala, Bareilly, Delhi and Meernt and at the 34th (Welsh) General Hospital, Deolali.
1924 - Superintendent child Welfare Association, St. John's, Newfoundland .
Anderson, Hon. John, M.L.C. - Born January 27, 1855, Saltcoats, Scotland, the son of John and Agnes (King) Anderson. Educated at Saltcoats Academy, Scotland. Arrived in Newfoundland April 3, 1875. Married twice; November 18, 1884 to Amelia Murray and December 25, 1917 to Klymea March. Children: First marriage, two sons. Anderson died on November 8, 1930.
Entered the firm of Jas. Baird.
1880-1883 - Started Anderson & Lumsden business, establish Polytechnic as a general store.
1907 - Associated with the late William Willet, London in daylight saving scheme.
1920 - Promoter and Managing Director Dominion Co-operative Building Association, Ltd.
Anderson, John Murray, Artist, Writer, Theatrical Producer - Born September 20, 1886 at St. John's, son of Hon. John and Amelia (Murray) Anderson. Educated at Bishop Feild College, St. John's; Edinburgh Academy; Lausanne University, Switzerland. Married in 1914 to Genevieve Lyon and later went to Arizona for sake of wife's health. She died there in 1916. Died 1954.
1910 - Spent the year collecting antique furniture and Object d'Art in Newfoundland subsequently went to New York and opened an exhibition of antiques.
1913 - Became a teacher of dancing.
1916 - Returned to New York and was accepted by American Government for war service.
Later became a producer of revues at the famous Palais Royal, New York.
Devised and staged twenty-six theatrical productions, including six editions of "Greenwich Village Folies,"; "The Music Box Revue,"; "What's in a Name?"; "Dearest Enemy".
Also wrote and produced "The League of Notions," a musical play which ran for one year at the New Oxford Theatre, London.
Anderson, Dr. Thomas - Born January 23, 1878 Brigus, Newfoundland; the son of William and Sarah Anderson. Educated at Glasgow University, Scotland. Visiting Surgeon, The General Hospital, Police Surgeon. Married 1904 to Margaret Goodwillie of Elgin, Scotland. Children: Thomas, Millicent, Florence.
1900 - General police work with the Reid Newfoundland Company, resigned.
1901 - Was appointed inspector of the street railway.
Angel, Frederick William,B.Sc., A.M.E.L.C., M.B.E. - Born in 1874, St. John's; the third son of James and Melvina (Percy) Angel. Educated at Methodist College and McGill University. Married 1910 to Mary Elizabeth Bartlett. Four daughters and one son. Made Member of the British Empire for his war effort when he established the Newfoundland Shell Company where calibre shells were produced. Died 1937.
1904 - Construction Engineer Oliver Mining Company, Minnesota, USA and returned to Newfoundland the following year.
1905-1913 - Director Angel Engineering Co., Ltd.
1913 -1927 - President Wm. Heap & Co., Ltd., and Wm. Nosworthy Ltd.
Vice-Present and Managing Director St. John's Nail Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Secretary Nfld. Consolidated Foundry Co., Ltd.
Managing Director Bell Island Transportation Co., Ltd.
Director Nfld. Power & Paper Utilites Corp., Ltd.
Antle, Thomas - Born November 8, 1858, Brigus, Conception Bay; the son of Thomas and Jane (Bussey) Antle. Educated at Brigus. Began fishing at 17 from Brigus to Labrador. Entered partnerhsip with Jas. Antle & Bros, 1880 and in 1895 terminated partnership and started in lumber business, working with Exploits River Lumber & Pulp Co., until 1901. 1901 started own business, and later passed over management of business to his son. Accepted position of Collector of Customs, Botwood. Married 1886 to Mary Jane Mugford. Children - four sons.
Ashbourne, Thomas Gordon William, B.A., M.H.A. - Born December 4,1894, Twillingate; the son of William and Lucy Goodison (Linfield) Ashbourne. Educated at Methodist College, St. John's and Victoria College, University of Toronto graduated with of Bachelor of Art degree. Married June 16,1925 to Annie Bernice Roberts. Children: one son.
Enlisted in Canadian Army during war and transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery.
Director and Secretary-Treasurer of Ashbourne's Ltd., fish merchants and general dealers, Twillingate, Norte Dame Bay.
Aylward, Michael F. - Born September 17, 1869, St. John's; son of William P. and Ellen Aylward. Educated at St. Bonaventure's College. Unmarried in 1927.
1892 - Promoted to Mail Clerk, succeeding the late John W. Kinsella as mail clerk on the S.S. Curlew on the South West Coast. Mail clerk on Reid's boats up to the arrival of the Portia and Prospero to Bowring Bros.
1909 - Promoted to Delivery Clerk.


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Q: Lock_pair function for CS50 Pset 3 Tideman - checking for cycles in a graph I am working on a problem called tideman. The goal is to make a voting program that follows the tideman algorithm. Here is an explanation of the problem : https://cs50.harvard.edu/x/2020/psets/3/tideman/ Check50 (a provided test from the course CS50 that I am taking) always returns "lock_pairs skips middle pair if it creates a cycle. lock_pairs did not correctly lock all non-cyclical pairs" The purpose of the lock_pairs function is to go over a graph of winners and losers and make sure that a cycle is not being created (the link to the problem explains it better). I do not exactly understand what skipping the middle pair means, and the program works in situations where a cycle is created when I test it. Also, it passes the check "lock_pairs skips final pair if it creates cycle." I implemented lock_pairs by checking if all of the candidates have an edge on it (overlooking the current loser of the pair) and only locking in the pair if not all candidates have edges (therefore not creating a cycle). How do I fix this?
void lock_pairs(void)
{
    //checks if a candidate has an edge on it, originally sets all to 0
    bool candidatesEdge[candidate_count];

    for(int i = 0; i < candidate_count; i ++)
    {
        candidatesEdge[i] = false;
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < pair_count; i ++)
    {
        //variable to see if all others have edges
        bool full = true;
        int j = 0;

        //checks through all other candidates for an edge
        while (j < candidate_count && full == true)
        {
            //if a candidate besides the current being checked doesn't have an edge, full is false
            if (j != pairs[i].loser && candidatesEdge[j] == false)
            {
                full = false;
            }

            j++;
        }

        //if not all candidates have edges, gives the loser of the pair an edge
        if (full == false)
        {
            candidatesEdge[pairs[i].loser] = true;
            locked[pairs[i].winner][pairs[i].loser] = true;
        }
    }
}

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Tag Archives: Paul Stanley
1978 – IV – Kiss-A-Ganza
November 21, 2019 destroyerofharmony1978, Ace Frehley, Bob Seger, Cheap Trick, Gene Simmons, Grease, Kiss, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Rolling Stones 3 Comments
The last post for 1978 will kick off with a Kiss-a- ganza. Not one, not two, but 5 Kiss albums, plus lunch boxes, and what not.
Here is the Spotify playlist.
And the previous posts can be found at 1, 2 or 3.
You take the best songs from each of these solo albums and it's a pretty solid Kiss album. My list as follows and I'm sure others will have a different opinion.
Rip It Out – Ace Frehley
You Matter To Me – Peter Criss
Tonight, You Belong To Me – Paul Stanley
Ozone – Ace Frehley
It's Alright – Paul Stanley
Love In Chains – Paul Stanley
New York Groove – Ace Frehley
Snow Blind – Ace Frehley
Wouldn't You Like To Know Me – Paul Stanley
Take Me Away (Together As One) – Paul Stanley
Mr Make Believe – Gene Simmons
Goodbye – Paul Stanley
It's top heavy with Space Ace and Star Paul because they had their creative juices flowing at this point in time, while Demon Gene and Cat Peter just didn't have it.
And Ace struck big with his album because its basically a balls to the wall punk album before punk became such a big thing. "Rip It Out" has a punk vibe, with a drum solo and a rock guitar solo chucked in for good measure.
For some reason, the R&B/Rod Stewart feel of "You Matter To Me" just works straight after "Rip It Out".
And "Tonight, You Belong To Me" comes in at number 3, a masterpiece in melodic rockisms. If you ask me, it's a three punch knockout.
At track 4 is a dirty and sleazy Ace track, with "Ozone" a groovy masterpiece in hard rock song writing which put some of the Led Zep work to shame at this point in time. Even the lead break was very different to the standard blues licks Ace is renowned for.
Track 5 is "It's Alright" from the Star Child, a nice little rocker, which flows straight after "Ozone" and the first side of my imaginary album, closes with another Star Child cut, in "Love In Chains", a very mature song musically, especially when you listen to the guitar work and the lead breaks.
Side B of the best album that never was, kicks off with "New York Groove", a perfect sing along and clap along. And the Led Zep influenced "Snow Blind" had to be up next, because there's no use being back in NY if you are not snow blind and lost in space. And how cool is that "Love Gun" style lick he brings in to the lead break.
Paul Stanley's feel good and very commercial sounding, "Wouldn't You Like To Know Me" is perfect at track 3 on Side B and Paul continues his momentum with "Take Me Away (Together As One)" which reminds me of a cross between "House Of The Rising Sun" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
Demon Gene is Kirk Hammett on this album. His riffs were just not good enough. But "Mr Make Believe" ended up good enough to be included with its take on "Mr Blue Sky" and The Beatles catalogue. And the album that never was, closes with "Goodbye" from Paul Stanley. And how good is the last minute of "Goodbye".
And of course, with all things Kiss, a best off collection came out called "Double Platinum". If you didn't have any of their records, you could have purchased this one, and still have a decent collection of songs. Provided you still had any funds left, after purchasing all four of the solo albums.
Cheap Trick – Heaven Tonight
"Surrender" is one of my favourite tracks because of that god damn addictive Chorus.
"High Roller" hooks me in with its AC/DC vibe.
"Heaven Tonight" has a pretty addictive intro. It reminds me of "Kings And Queens" from Aerosmith.
Bob Seger – Stranger In Town
One of the best voices ever.
"Hollywood Nights" kicks it off and if you have never been to Hollywood, then you would have felt like you had after listening to this song and a story of a romantic Hollywood meeting, which led to marriage and then a violent broken marriage and how nothing that came after captured that Hollywood Night.
"Still The Same" is another one of those acoustic rolling rockers while "Old Time Rock and Roll' is basically saying that today's music ain't got the same soul as the music that came before and you need that old time rock and roll to reminisce about those days of old.
And the song got multiple reboots in the 80's via movies and TV shows like "Risky Business" and "Alf".
"Feel Like A Number" has a riff which sounds like something else (like Filter's "Take A Picture") and lyrics which sum up life.
I take my card and I stand in line
Who hates waiting in line to take money out of their bank account. Like sheep, we need to wait to take what is ours.
To make a buck I work overtime
We have been conditioned from birth to believe that hard work will get you through life. We even take up jobs with higher salaries, which means we work more unpaid hours than ever before.
Dear sir letters keep comin' in the mail
When you are behind in any debt, the letters never stop, until you are out on the streets or back at home, if that place still exists.
To IRS I'm another file
The tax man loves the poor and the middle class, as that's the only way they can get money, because the rich corporations don't pay any.
The Rolling Stones – Some Girls
It's the singles which captured my interest like "Beasts Of Burden" and "Miss You".
Dragon – O Zambesi
Dragon is one of those acts which captured a sound and style perfect for Australians. And while people might associate the band as Australian, they are in fact from New Zealand.
It was during this album cycle tour, that Dragon attempted to break through into the American market, which ended disastrous at a show in Dallas, Texas. Marc Hunter caused a riot, when he said that all Texans are faggots, which resulted in the band getting pelted with beer bottles, chairs, tables and other members of the audience holding guns out, yelling "I'm gonna kill ya".
And Motley Crue have nothing on these bad boys. Check out the mayhem.
As soon as the band relocated to Sydney in 1975, their drummer died of a heroin overdose. Two members were involved in a serious car crash in 1977, where keyboardist Paul Hewson (their main songwriter in the 70's) had his neck in a brace as well as having a broken arm and guitarist Robert Taylor needed plastic surgery. Paul Hewson eventually died of a drug overdose in 1985 and vocalist Marc Hunter died of smoking-related throat cancer in 1998.
"Still In Love With You" and "Are You Old Enough" still get constant radio play in Australia.
Grease (Soundtrack)
How can you not escape this movie?
It was everywhere for over a decade.
Frankie Valli kicks it off with the song "Grease", the Travolta and Newton-John duet, "You're The One That I Want" rocks out of the gates. "Rock N' Roll Is Here To Stay" from the Sha Na Na's tells us that rock and roll will never die.
Graham Bonnet – No Bad Habits
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" has a riff which had George Michael very interested and eventually he used it for "Faith". Of course, that riff is not in the original Bob Dylan version but made up by the guys in the band for their reinterpretation.
And that's my wrap of 1978. 1977 here I come.
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It's Always Been About The Songs
September 24, 2015 destroyerofharmonyandy biersack, Black Veil Brides, Bon Jovi, Chuck Billy, Dee Snider, Elektra, fame, metal, Metallica, music, Paul Stanley, rock, sales, streaming, Testament, Twisted Sister Leave a comment
"The biggest thing that surprised me about fame was that it was fleeting. You work so hard to get there and you just assume that it's some sort of finish line, or you take a victory lap and maybe spike the ball, run around the field screaming 'Goal," I don't know."
It is pretty well-known how long and hard Twisted Sister worked at getting their sound and image out to the masses. It is also pretty well-known how short their fame was in the Eighties and how quickly they faded from the conversation.
You see, the biggest untold story in music is that when an artist hits a high with one album/song, it doesn't mean that the next album/song will also hit that same high.
"Stay Hungry" sold over 2 million copies when "Come Out And Play" was released in 1985. At that point in time, "Under The Blade" was still selling, "You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll" was still selling and so was "Stay Hungry". Because when an album crosses over into the mainstream, the back catalogue of the artists suddenly become popular.
Then a new album drops and suddenly the sales are not as high as the previous album. It doesn't mean the band is not famous or popular anymore, it just meant that a re-adjustment was going on with the fans.
A lot of fans were still digesting the back catalogue and a lot of fans moved on to the next flavour of the year.
So instead of Twisted Sister's management team booking a normal theatre and shed tour, they booked an arena tour for "Come Out And Play". And when the arena shows failed to sell out, the tour got canned which cost the band money. The merchandise agreement for the tour became null and void which cost the band money.
"The reality is that rock and roll, in the mainstream, it's in a difficult place right now. People don't buy music, and they certainly don't buy rock bands' music in the way that they used to. And so, for our genre, it's kind of… We're limping along when it comes to public appeal. I believe that rock and roll is alive and well. I just think that people need to show their support and let the genre keep thriving."
Andy Biersack – Black Veil Brides
People never wanted to buy music. I know I never did. I wanted to listen to music. However, corporations got involved with music, and a big business was born from it. Guess how many records Kiss sold from their first album, before they started to record their second album.
If you answered 70,000 units, then you are correct. If you don't believe me, read Paul Stanley's "Face The Music". Metallica's "Kill Em All" didn't set any sales records when it came out either. Nine months after the album's release, Metallica went back into the studio to record "Ride The Lightning".
But today, bands want instant success. They want their first album to sell like Metallica's "Black" album or Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet".
"Metal was really strong in the 80s and kind of had hard times in the 90s. I think we treaded water and kept alive and kept focused on being Testament, and writing songs that we wrote without thinking or trying to change and play with what's current at the time. It really hurt a lot of bands trying to do that. Fortunately, we didn't do that. We went opposite. We went a little darker and heavier at that time. Then the metal got healthy again, and coming out the other end, we were in the right spot with the direction we were going, and the history we had, it just carried through. Metal has been real strong since the early 2000s. It's been gradually picking up. I see the generation changing with a lot more younger fans coming to shows now over the last ten years."
CHUCK BILLY – Testament
The crux of longevity is the replenishing of your fan base, year after year. And you do that by being in the game. Each album release will do some of the following;
Pick up new fans and keep all of the old fans
Pick up new fans and lose some of the old fans
Pick up new fans and lose all of the old fans
Keep all of the old fans
Lose some of the old fans
It's just the way it is. You see for me, I lost interest in Testament after Alex Skolnick left. My cousin Mega, still purchased their albums, I heard them and forgot them. It was just part of getting older. Musical tastes changed for a while. That is why in 2015, my music collection has everything from folk, blues, classic rock, metal, hard rock, glam rock, thrash metal, death metal, metalcore, progressive rock, etc…
So in 2015, the album is just not as important as it was once was. With streaming it is all about the songs. For all the artists that complain about sales, the truth is if you're popular, people want to listen to your music and they want more of it, if it is good. My kids don't even care if the songs all came from the same album.
Today, the artists get paid every time we listen.
Elektra sold Metallica's self-titled album and the band only got paid once for the sale. Today, Metallica is cleaning up, as fans are streaming their tracks over and over again. They are getting paid continuously. And right now payments are low, but they will grow as more people subscribe. And if we are listening to our favourites music, they will get paid forever.
So it all comes down to listens and good songs have a long listening life, a long time to make money.
And it's always been about good songs.
Metallica did not break big until "Enter Sandman" crossed over. Twisted Sister did not break big until "We're Not Gonna Take It" crossed over.
We all want more if the artists are great and the hard truth is that very few are.
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It's "2015 Chaos AD" and People Are Seeking Filters
September 4, 2015 destroyerofharmonyfilters, Gene Simmons, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Kirk Hammett, Led Zeppelin, Linkin Park, Metallica, Motley Crue, music, Music Business, music market, new business models, Paul Stanley, piracy, promotions, Record Labels, recorded music, streaming, Yngwie Malmsteen Leave a comment
A common question today is "How do musicians make money?"
Depending on which side of the argument you are, you either focus on the positives of today's music market or on the negatives of today's music market. Artists like Paul Stanley, Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Perry, Scott Ian, Gene Simmons and Kirk Hammett focus on the headlines that read;
Album sales are down
iTunes single downloads are down
Streaming services are decimating artists incomes
Technology and the internet has killed the rock star
But it's not gloom and doom. The old ways are not coming back. You don't see people going back to dial up internet, three TV channels and landline telephones. So why do you expect them to start buying albums again on vinyl and plastic.
So what do artists do?
Well you can complain like others for the old ways to come back or you can look at new ways and models to increase your brand and exposure.
In the link, there is a story about Linkin Park. In 2013, they decided that they needed to change their business model to accommodate the changing recorded music market. They restructured their organisation to run like a tech start-up. They parted ways with outside management and brought everything in-house
Prior to that they released music consistently, did video games, art and they licensed their grassroots marketing service to other bands, film studios, TV stations and brands.
They studied other successful artists who diversified. They studied other brands from different markets. They formed a new strategy where creating and selling music plays a supporting role instead of being the main role.
So what about someone just starting off?
A lot of people would say "Linkin Park is huge so they have the power to do things differently." Read the article. Everything that they have going for them started with the team that was assembled to pack and send CD's before they made it big.
For anyone starting off, the product is first. If you have no product, you have no publicity. And publicity comes from word of mouth. It's 2015 Chaos AD and people are seeking filters. And the cold hard truth is that in order to be heard above the noise, you still need someone to promote you and your product.
I remember reading an article about word of mouth and it stated that Google, Facebook and Amazon grew because of word of mouth. Motley Crue and even Metallica had people spreading the word for them. And people will always listen to their friends.
Look at "Phish". Their business thrives without any media attention and their career is decades deep.
And for the ones whinging about streaming profits, the goal is to get people to stream for years. Instant payola is gone.
There is another story over at the Times called "The Creative Apocalypse That Wasn't".
The article states, creative artists are thriving "in complicated and unexpected ways."
Remember the words of Lars Ulrich on July 11, 2000, in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee,
''We typically employ a record producer, recording engineers, programmers, assistants and, occasionally, other musicians. We rent time for months at recording studios, which are owned by small-business men who have risked their own capital to buy, maintain and constantly upgrade very expensive equipment and facilities. Our record releases are supported by hundreds of record companies' employees and provide programming for numerous radio and television stations. … It's clear, then, that if music is free for downloading, the music industry is not viable. All the jobs I just talked about will be lost, and the diverse voices of the artists will disappear.''
So 15 years have passed.
Have artists disappeared? NO
Has the music industry died? NO
But what we have are artists using a business model from the 1950's. Spend time in a studio, record an albums worth of songs and release it. Hope that it penetrates the market and you go on a continuous victory lap celebrating the fact.
Look at any band in the history of music and they all have the definitive crossover album.
Bon Jovi has "Slippery When Wet", Led Zeppelin has "IV", Metallica has the "Black" album, Motley Crue has "Dr Feelgood", Judas Priest has "Screaming For Vengeance", Eagles have "Hotel California", AC/DC has "Back In Black", Kiss has "Destroyer", Poison has "Open Up and Say Ahh.." and so on. You get the hint.
What we do know is that any record that gains traction will last longer than ever before in the current climate.
Metallica spent close to 18 months on the "Black" album and over a million dollars on it. Depending on which side of the debate you are on, it was either totally worth it or not worth it. From a band perspective, it was totally worth it. The "Black" album explosion also increased awareness in their back catalogue, which if you read my posts, you will note that even in 2015, "Master Of Puppets" is outselling the "Black" album.
But do the fans of 205 want their favourite artists to spend so much time out of the market?
While artists complain about technology changing their income streams from sales of recorded music, they seem to forget that technology has also changed the cost of recording an album/song?
If your main gig is to write songs for others, then we will be hearing your depressing stories in the press, unless you're a Max Martin. However, if you like to play live, then the new world is for you. It's simply economics. Recorded music is a product and performing live is also a product. Once upon a time both products were limited. Now recorded music is in infinite supply and live music is still limited. So when one product experiences a price decline, the other product which is limited, experiences an increase.
We don't care about the corporations when it comes to music. We care about the music and the artist?
And it is unfortunate that the corporations attached the sales metric of record music as f fans caring for artists. So of course, if sales are reduced and music is illegally obtained, the same corporations with some dumb artists toe the line that fans don't care. However, the fans do care, they just show it in different ways. But the same corporations don't know how to make sense of the data and the artists are too poor or too far down the chain to obtain any substantial data.
Maybe that is why the direct to fan relationship has become such a focus lately. It means a leaner artist with less handlers. As the Times article states, more people are involved in music today than the glory years of the Nineties.
They are just doing it very different to what artists of yesteryear did.
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INTERESTING: In A World Of Free, Metal and Rock Music Still Continues To Sell
August 26, 2015 destroyerofharmonyAC DC, AC/DC, Copyright, Dokken, Foo Fighters, Gene Simmons, Led Zeppelin, metal, Metallica, music, Paul Stanley, recorded music, sales Leave a comment
There is a great article over at the Metal Insider website.
If you are too lazy to click on the link, the article covers the biggest selling metal and rock albums for 2015.
From the results, it's pretty obvious that metal and rock fans like to purchase music. There is still a collectors mindset there. What's even more fascinating is that a lot of the albums that have sold a decent amount in 2015 were not even released in 2015.
NOTE: The figures are based on U.S sales.
"Master of Puppets" was released in 1986 and in 2015 it sold 107,800 units. The self-titled "Metallica" album released in 1991 has sold another 77,100 units in 2015. It is well on its way to 17 million units sold in total.
Now think about for a second.
All of Metallica's music is available on streaming services for paid subscriptions and for free. All of their music is available for downloading via legal options and illegal options. And they still continue to sell.
A band's longevity is based around the need to replenish their fan base year after year. If you are not doing that then expect to play smaller venues. Dokken and Ratt are two bands that come to mind who haven't replenished their fan bases from the Eighties. Both bands in the Eighties had platinum sales and played arenas. Today, they have almost no sales and play clubs. Of course, not having the main creative forces in the current version of the band plays a part, however, even if Lynch and Pilson or Pearcy and Croucier did rejoin Dokken and Ratt respectively, it doesn't mean that millions of people would be interested.
Metallica, however is doing a good job at replenishing their fan base based on their selected live performances in new markets and in markets that have high rates of piracy. They basically have a whole new generation of music fans who more or less consumed the music of Metallica for free and in most cases illegally. However, that still hasn't stopped them from selling music and concert tickets.
As business people, the move to their own label "Blackened Recordings" was a no-brainer.
The record is how it all starts. It hooks the audience in. Anyone born in the Nineties, will know Metallica as the conformist poster artist for the labels in the Napster case. Anyone born in the Seventies and early Eighties know Metallica as a non-conformist band that pushed boundaries.
The whole Napster kerfuffle in the end just showed why it was not a good idea for Metallica to get in the way of people experiencing their music. However, they have learnt that by making their music available everywhere, they see better returns in other areas.
As an artist, it is a privilege for people to listen to your music. Respect that.
"Back In Black" from AC/DC was released in 1980. In 2015 so far, it has sold 110,000 units in the U.S. The new album, "Rock Or Bust", released in 2014, has sold 143,400 units in 2015. Put it down to the band being on the road and building awareness of the new album. It just goes to show that the blanket marketing campaigns before the album release date, the Grammy appearance and all of the other medical issues/jail issues in the media meant nothing in 2015.
You see, when the music eco system was controlled by the record labels, the marketing blitz by the labels meant something. In 2015, it means nothing.
From the 2015 releases, Breaking Benjamin's "Dark Before Dawn" has sold 209,000 units so far, Marilyn Manson's "The Pale Emperor" has sold 124,200 units so far and Halestorm's "Into The Wild Life" has sold 114,500 units so far.
From the 2014 releases, Foo Fighters "Sonic Highways" album has sold 87,800 in 2015, for total sales in 480,000 so far. Slipknot's "5: The Gray Chapter" has sold 84,000 units in 2015, for total sales of 344,000 units. Nickelback's "No Fixed Address" album has sold 101,000 units in 2015. Like the Foo Fighters it is approaching Gold status.
Led Zeppelin continues to be a selling machine, so why would they create new music when Copyright grants them and the owners of their songs, rights for the next 110 years to exploit the works.
In case you are wondering "Led Zeppelin 4" sold 75,000 units and "Physical Graffiti" sold 112,400 units in 2015.
Kid Rock's debut "Devil Without A Cause" is still selling. For 2015 alone, it has moved 86,000 units. Add that to the other 10 million units it has sold so far.
So what is all of the above telling us.
Eventually people will pay, however if a piece of music that people want to check out is not available for free, they will turn away until it becomes convenient. Don't expect people to pay just because you want them too.
And for all of those critics saying the new bands cannot attain the same level of success as their Seventies and Eighties counterparts, well have a look at some other stats.
As influential as Black Sabbath was to metal music, they are being outsold by Linkin Park, Korn and even Limp Bizkit.
Also for all of Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley's comments about rock being dead because no one is buying recorded music, well, Kiss has never really been a big seller of recorded music anyway. Their 21 million is pretty tame compared to Metallica's 62 million. In the end, the live show is where it's at. Deliver there and make that show a cultural event, the sky is the limit.
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Hard Working Musicians and Some Not So Hard Working Musicians
May 24, 2015 destroyerofharmonyGene Simmons, Joel Hoekstra, Mark Tremonti, Paul Stanley, Sebastian Bach, Skid Row, Yngwie Malmsteen 1 Comment
When I sit down to write a song, I write a song. That means, I have a vocal melody, chords and a certain feel behind it. In the bands I used to be in, I would then play the song for them. Now, my vocals are limited, so when I play the original song there are some notes I cannot hit. However the singer in the band can hit those notes.
Now according to Sebastian Bach, because he can sing better than Matt Fallon, he should get a song writing credit.
Come on man, this sense of entitlement that everyone has is getting downright stupid.
I love the Sebastian Bach era of Skid Row and I love Sebastian's solo stuff. I saw Skid Row play at Eastern Creek in Sydney back in 1993. I purchased their debut album because I saw that Michael Wagener was listed as the producer. I remember dropping the needle and being blown away.
I remember also picking up a bootleg of the Matt Fallon era of Skid Row and being amazed at how good the songs sounded in demo form. Of course, Sebastian Bach is the better singer and he is the difference between a good band and a great band. Plus he is Skid Row. As good as Dave Sabo and Rachel Bolan are at writing the songs, people will always associate their band with Sebastian Bach.
But, in the case of getting a song writing credit just because he sang the vocal melody better, Sebastian has it wrong.
The Skid Row guys know the truth. History has always shown people trying to rewrite the past to suit a current point of view. But seriously, based on Sebastian's definition, then guitarist Scotti Hill should also be credited as a songwriter for the Skid Row debut. Why not, hey?
Hill's lead playing is all over the album and in "18 and Life", the lead work is very definitive. But it doesn't work that way. It never did, however in the new world we live in with plagiarism lawsuits everywhere, anything is possible.
Another person that keeps on getting it wrong is Yngwie Malmsteen. When is he going to realise that as good as a guitarist he is, without a great lead singer, his band and his songs are just average. Joe Lynn Turner and Jeff Scott Soto are the right vocalists for Yngwie however those bridges have burnt.
The problem with Yngwie and other artists like Kiss, is that they haven't created anything worthwhile recently that would make us pay attention. So no one is interested in obtaining their new music. In Kiss's case, they can still make good money on the road. In Yngwie's case, he is playing clubs and bars.
You see, in music you work your ass off to get a break and to build an audience. Then you need to work even harder to keep that audience and to replenish it. The big dirty secret that eludes artists is that fans drop off, lose interest or just move on to other bands or different styles especially if the music coming out fails to connect.
If you want to listen to Malmsteen at his best, the first four albums are essential listening. Anything after that is for the hard-core fans.
These days it seems that the popular artists forget why they became famous. It's because of the music, stupid. It amazes me when I read interviews with artists who don't feel it is necessary to make new music. The latest is Paul Stanley. The reason why he is a somebody, is because he wrote music. And a lot of it.
Look at guys like Mark Tremonti or even Joel Hoekstra. Both guys are super hard workers.
Tremonti has two albums coming out within a 12 month period from his band Tremonti, plus another Alter Bridge album. Chuck into that mix the Fret 12 guitar instructional DVD's that he has been doing for the last 10 years and you can see how hard he is working at releasing content on a consistent basis.
Hoekstra just released "The Purple Album" with Whitesnake, has a project called VHF that will be releasing an album soon and another project called Joel Hoekstra 13 that will also be releasing an album soon. In addition to that, he released music with Night Ranger just last year and toured with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. All of that hard work is paying off for him at the moment.
So what do we know?
It's hard work being a musician. It always has been and it always will be. Tremonti and Hoekstra are perfect examples of hard work.
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The Copyright Pension/Annuity
March 15, 2015 destroyerofharmonyAvenged Sevenfold, Copyright, Copyright law, Dave Mustaine, Five Finger Death Punch, Foo Fighters, Funky Town, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Lick It Up, Megadeth, Metallica, Metallica songs, money, music industry, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul Stanley, Pharrell Williams, plagiarism, sound similar Leave a comment
When I started to write my own songs back in the late Eighties, copyright was not even in my mindset. You see, when you start to do something creative you do it because there is a sense of fulfillment and a desire to create.
From my own experiences, I never sat down with my guitar and said to myself, "Gee, lucky for me, there is a copyright law in place that lasts my whole lifetime, plus another seventy years after I die, to give me an incentive to create".
Those kinds of thoughts never enter the mindset.
Which brings me to today and how the very nature of what Copyright is has been hijacked by large corporations and greedy next of kins.
The whole "Blurred Lines" case is a joke. For the record, it is a crap song that made a lot of cash. So what we have is a jury deciding if a song sounds similar to another song and for them to decide that it does sound similar, it more or less indirectly infers that Marvin Gaye was so original that his song "Got To Give It Up" came out of some celestial vacuumed place that only Marvin Gaye had access to. However, everyone knows that is not the case. All artists are the sum of their influences.
And what a said state of affairs for Copyright. You have the heirs of Marvin Gaye, who haven't contributed anything to the arts and are living off the proceeds of a stupid law that extends Copyright 70 plus years after death. There are millions upon millions of songs out there that sound similar, however once a song makes some serious cash, the knives come out.
What I took out of the court case and what bodes well for music in general is the amount of money the track made.
$5.6 million in profits went to Robin Thicke while $5.2 million to Pharrell Williams, $700,000 to the other writer T.I. and the rest of the $16.7 million in overall profits went to the record companies Interscope, UMG Distribution and Star Trak. Since Napster, we have been hearing the same rhetoric from the recording industry and out of touch artists.
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are renowned for their viewpoints on rock being dead and piracy killing off any chance a new artist has of making some money. Scott Ian wanted to disconnect people from the Internet. Nuclear Blast want to shakedown people who downloaded the music from "All Shall Perish".
Meanwhile the record labels kept the propaganda machine going that they just can't make any money because of piracy. So here is just one song that has made close to $17 million dollars in profits. One song, remember that.
So it goes back to the same old saying, create something that people gravitate too and watch it make you money. There is a shitload of money out there if artists can create a great song that people gravitate to.
Actually speaking of plagiarism, listen to the "Funky Town" vocal melody and then listen to the verse vocal melody in Kiss's "Lick It Up". They are identical. Hell, the whole "Sonic Highways" album from Foo Fighters is a case of influences. Same goes for the whole "Hail To The King" album from Avenged Sevenfold. Let's add "Kill Em All" from Metallica which was more or less a rip off the NWOBHM movement. Subsequent Metallica songs afterwards would further borrow from other cult/unknown artists.
Recently Five Finger Death Punch lifted "The Ultimate Sin" verse vocal melody and used it for the "Lift Me Up" verse. Dave Mustaine did the same both musically and vocally by lifting "Children Of The Grave" and using it for "Kingmaker."
Thank god that Dave Grohl, A7X, Five Finger Death Punch, Dave Mustaine or Metallica didn't decide to let a Marvin Gaye song influence them, otherwise they would be in the courts as the well.
I think it is pretty safe to say a lot of songs sound the same regardless of genre. I see it more as a tribute than a rip off and to be honest in no way does the new composition take away from the original. For example, there is no way that "Something From Nothing" from the Foo Fighters takes away from Dio's "Holy Diver".
But when you have a whole copyright industry that makes money of the works created by others, you get a lot of bullshit happening, especially when a song makes a lot of money.
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The Paul Stanley Article
October 17, 2014 destroyerofharmonycopyright infringement, Ed Sheeran, front row tickets, Gene Simmons, Kiss, multi platinum, Music Business, out of touch, Paul Stanley, piracy, recording business, stealing, Yngwie Malmsteen Leave a comment
Paul Stanley reckons that if KISS started today they wouldn't stand a chance because the music industry as it exists today isn't even an industry, it's just shambles.
KISS didn't really blow up until "ALIVE" came out. So in today's standards or even the late eighties standards they wouldn't stand a chance to reach their fourth or fifth album. The thing with Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons is that they base a lot of their decisions on what piracy and peer-to-peer downloading has done to the industry.
Now if you search the RIAA database for the band KISS, you will see that "Destroyer" is 2x Multi-Platinum and that happened in September 2011. Two other KISS albums have been certified 2x Multi-Platinum and they are "Smashes, Thrashes and Hits" and "Alive II".
They don't have an official album that has been certified more than 2x Multi-Platinum and piracy has been around since 1999. So even in the heyday of record label control, KISS were not large sellers of recorded music as they would like you to believe. Especially when you compare them to Pink Floyd, Eagles, Bon Jovi, Metallica and Motley Crue. It wasn't until the KISS Reunion in the late nineties that KISS finally went from playing to 10,000 people to 40,000 people. Credit Doc McGhee with the vision to make that happen.
As for Stanley's comments on file sharing, it just shows how out of touch he is.
"File sharing is just a fancy way of saying stealing. You can't share what you don't own. It's like me saying, 'transportation borrowing,' and I steal your car."
If a person illegally shares or downloads the song "Lick It Up" what that person has done is infringe on the copyright of the song. The song is still available on iTunes for downloading. The song is still available on Spotify for streaming. The song is still available on YouTube for listening. The song is still available on the "Lick It Up" album that is gathering dust in the record store waiting to be purchased. No one has stolen anything.
Paul Stanley also reckons like Yngwie Malmsteen, Kirk Hammet and Gene Simmons that younger bands don't have a chance in hell of ever getting that pot of gold.
What about Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown, In This Moment, Bullet For My Valentine, Skillet, Red, Trivium, Halestorm, Black Veil Brides and many more others that are releasing albums and going from success to success.
What about musicians/bands who have been doing the rounds since the eighties and nineties who have all seen an upswing in recognition and success like Slash with Myles Kennedy, Godsmack, Stryper, Volbeat, In Flames, Machine Head, 10 Years, Coheed and Cambria, Lamb Of God, Avenged Sevenfold and Killswitch Engage.
Now, Ed Sheeran has nothing to do with heavy metal or hard rock music however the work ethic and ideas that he exhibits should be noted. His current tour of Australia has one ticket price at $99. All of his fans will have the chance to sit in the front row.
This in a way takes out the elitist tickets. It makes it affordable for people with rich parents and not rich parents. This is in contrast to say Kiss who sell front row tickets for a premium of around $2000 for some shows. In Ed Sheeran's case he keeps the front row tickets and gives them out on the day. He and his team try to find fans outside of the venue of fans in the nosebleed seats and give them front row tickets. And what an artist to fan connection he is establishing.
And for hard work, Ed Sheeran is up there. It took two years to sell two million copies of the first album through constant touring and intimate acoustic gigs and now it's taken 14 weeks for his new album "X" to do the same.
This more or less proves the piracy argument decimating the music business is invalid. People still purchase albums along with streaming and downloading the songs. The great thing about musicians being worldwide right away is that if a song's not successful in one country like Australia it usually is in another. Different countries have different tastes. You can always have a hit somewhere. But Paul Stanley doesn't get that. Which is a shame.
I actually finished reading his book Face The Music last week and the impression I got from it was an out of touch and sheltered rock star. Guess his comments sum it up.
And the thing is Kiss's best song in the last fifteen years has been "Hell Or Hallelujah". So how about coming up with more songs like that instead of the other garbage that has done the rounds.


Off Pourroy east of Murrieta, California . . .
Someone has a stretched gen two Hayabusa ~ with a side winder on it near my work area . . .
Re: Off Pourroy east of Murrieta, California . . .
Haven't seen it around before(you working this weekend)?
Got called out to a hit hydrant off the 215 & Newport ~ fire department turned off one of our transmission lines . . .
I'm sure they meant well by slowing the water flow from a hydrant ?
But they shut off a BIG part of Menifee !
Not at work for the next five days ~ you're more than welcome to stop over . . .
I'll try to get over this weekend,Sat. if it's not raining.
I'll try to get over this weekend, Sat.
Be careful out there ~ cagers just don't care . . .
Hard to fight with a car,either get in front of it and throw a ball peen hammer,Crescent wrench,couple of large ball bearings,etc. back over your shoulder or stay away from it.
Stay away from them. They do not care.
"The thrill of Boost cannot be duplicated on earth."
"One drink is too many and a thousand is not enuf."
"Step UP or Step Aside"
Two wheels moves the soul."
Crescent wrench, couple of large ball bearings, etc.
back over your shoulder or stay away from it.
Or some old spark plug fragments ~ not that I would know how that works . . .


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>> Nation and World
10-year-old girl climbs Yosemite's El Capitan
A 10-year-old Colorado girl scaled Yosemite National Park's El Capitan and may have become the youngest person to climb one of the most celebrated and challenging peaks in the world.
10-Year-Old Makes History as Youngest to Scale El Capitan (Inside Edition/YouTube)
By Olga R. Rodriguez The Associated Press
In this June 11, 2019, photo, is Michael Schneiter posing with his daughter, Selah Schneiter, during her climb up El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, Calif. A 10-year-old Colorado girl has scaled Yosemite National Park's El Capitan, taking five days to reach the top of the iconic rock formation. Selah Schneiter of Glenwood Springs completed the challenging 3,000-foot (910 meters) climb last week with the help of her father and a family friend. (Michael Schneiter via AP)
In this June 12, 2019, photo, provided by Michael Schneiter, is Selah Schneiter after finishing her climb up El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, Calif. A 10-year-old Colorado girl has scaled Yosemite National Park's El Capitan, taking five days to reach the top of the iconic rock formation. Selah Schneiter of Glenwood Springs completed the challenging 3,000-foot (910 meters) climb last week with the help of her father and a family friend. (Michael Schneiter via AP)
In this June 10, 2019, photo, provided by Michael Schneiter, is Selah Schneiter during her climb up El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, Calif. A 10-year-old Colorado girl has scaled Yosemite National Park's El Capitan, taking five days to reach the top of the iconic rock formation. Selah Schneiter of Glenwood Springs completed the challenging 3,000-foot (910 meters) climb last week with the help of her father and a family friend. (Michael Schneiter via AP)
In this June 8, 2019, photo, is Michael Schneiter posing with his daughter, Selah Schneiter, at the beginning of her climb up El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, Calif. A 10-year-old Colorado girl has scaled Yosemite National Park's El Capitan, taking five days to reach the top of the iconic rock formation. Selah Schneiter of Glenwood Springs completed the challenging 3,000-foot (910 meters) climb last week with the help of her father and a family friend. (Michael Schneiter via AP)
SAN FRANCISCO — A 10-year-old Colorado girl scaled Yosemite National Park's El Capitan and may have become the youngest person to climb one of the most celebrated and challenging peaks in the world.
Selah Schneiter of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, completed the 3,000-foot (910 meters) climb of the vertical rock formation with the help of her father, Mike Schneiter, and family friend, Mark Regier.
The trio took five days to climb the Nose — the best known route — and reached the summit on June 12, Mike Schneiter said. It typically takes accomplished climbers four or five days to complete.
Reaching the top "was really overwhelming and emotional," Selah said in a telephone interview from New York City, where she spent Wednesday doing media interviews.
"I was also kind of sad because it was over," she added.
Scott Cory climbed the Nose twice in 2001, when he was 11. That same year 13-year-old Tori Allen also climbed it, according to Outside Magazine.
Yosemite spokesman Scott Gediman said the park doesn't keep such records.
The oldest of four children, Selah has been climbing since she can remember and had been asking her parents for years to climb El Capitan. For nine months, she prepared physically and mentally to make sure she was ready to do it, she said.
Climbers jam hands and feet into finger- and fist-width cracks to inch their way up the vertical wall. Sometimes there is little more to grasp or perch on than a sliver the width of a few coins.
Other cracks abruptly end in a smooth sea of granite, forcing climbers to swing left or right to find the next hand or foothold.
"Our big motto was 'How do you eat an elephant?' Small bites," said Selah, who recently finished fourth grade. "One pitch at a time … one move at a time … one day at a time."
Selah said the only thing she feared was the possibility of a big storm because it would mean "having to go down."
The Schneiters are a family of climbers. Mike and his wife, Joy, fell in love 15 years ago while scaling El Capitan. They vacation in places where there is rock climbing and have a climbing wall in their garage, often the first spot their children go after school.
Mike Schneiter, a climbing guide and part-time high school teacher, said seeing his daughter complete her dream was amazing.
"I was so proud of her. It was a combination of a lot of feelings because it was a project that had been formed in our minds for a few years," he said.
Joy Schneiter stayed home with their three other children and received daily updates about progress in Yosemite.
She knew her husband would turn back if there were any safety concerns. Still, as an experience climber, she said she understands the grit and determination it takes to climb the massive granite slab and worried about Selah's endurance.
"I was worried she would wear out," Joy Schneiter said. "But by day four I knew they would finish. I'm just really proud and ecstatic."
To celebrate her feat, Selah wanted to jump in a nearby river to cool off and go get pizza, her father said.
"We got pizza and ice cream — chocolate with caramel sauce and cherries," she said.
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By Alanna Durkin Richer The Associated Press
Prosecutors dropped a case Wednesday accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a resort island bar in 2016, more than a week after the accuser refused to testify about a missing cellphone the defense says contains information that supports the actor's claims of innocence.
An animal rescue group in Pittsburgh says someone strapped firecrackers to a cat's front left paw with rubber bands and set them off, causing such severe injuries the animal's leg had to be amputated.
Beachgoers in Georgia help pilot whales from stranding on shore
By Russ Bynum The Associated Press
Pilot whales are often involved in mass strandings, partly due to their social nature, according to the American Cetacean Society.
R. Kelly doesn't have freedom, money for latest legal battle
By Don Babwin The Associated Press
The difference between R. Kelly's life in 2002 when he was last charged with child sex-related crimes and his arrest last week on even more serious charges was on full display when the R&B singer turned and slowly walked out of court.
July 17, 2019 - 12:45 pm July 17, 2019 - 1:13 pm
The two severed ties last month amid turmoil within the powerful organization and accusations of financial misdeeds.
Driver suffers minor injuries when car slides under tractor-trailer
Fire officials say they are amazed that a driver wasn't seriously hurt when his vehicle slid under a tractor-trailer in Massachusetts.
US overdose deaths appear to be falling after nearly 3 decades
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press
U.S. overdose deaths last year — nearly 68,000 — likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary statistics suggest.
California house where Charles Manson followers killed 2 people is for sale
One of the Los Angeles houses where followers of Charles Manson committed notorious murders in 1969 is for sale.
Notre Dame far from safe for restoration work, says architect
A French architect says that Notre Dame Cathedral still isn't safe enough for restoration work to begin, more than three months after a devastating fire nearly destroyed the monument.
Florida city hopes 'Baby Shark' song will keep homeless from sleeping in park
Officials in West Palm Beach are hoping a continuous loop of children's songs played throughout the night will keep homeless people from sleeping in a city park.


The enjoy local range, developed by Henderson Group's Fresh Team and launched throughout SPAR and EUROSPAR stores in 2015, has undergone a makeover to further highlight the quality and provenance of each product in the range.
Thanks to shopper research and taste tests facilitated by the Ulster University Food and Consumer Testing Suite (FACTS) with over 2,000 testers, each enjoy local product will not only claim locality and taste quality but have an official seal of approval and a town stamp of where the product was made, baked, bottled, boxed or farmed.
There are 125 products from 18 local suppliers in the enjoy local range, and now retailers can ensure hyper locality on their shelves thanks to the Baked in Belfast, Bottled in Coleraine and Made in Ballymena stamps, amongst several others, which now appear on the more streamlined, re-branded products.
Suppliers to the range include Connolly Meats, Big Pot Co., Dale Farm, Avondale, Clandeboye Estate, Irwin's Bakery and Fred C Robinsons.
It is not only the packaging which has experienced feedback and change, but the products themselves have also been tasted and graded by over 2,000 volunteers on the basis of appearance, aroma, taste, texture, overall flavour and likelihood to purchase.
Dr Amy Burns, Director of the FACT Suite at Ulster University, worked alongside the teams at Henderson Group, facilitating over 2,715 tests, tasting the products.
Dr Burns added; Dr Burns added, "Working with SPAR NI to establish Taste Tester Approved products will give consumers better knowledge and confidence when it comes to ensuring that they are purchasing quality, fresh food".
Bronagh continued; "The enjoy local range includes everyday essentials from milk, bread and butter, to new products developed by our in-house Fresh Team such as rustic bread loaves, our range of deli meats and salads, as well as traybakes, soups, ready meals and our Great Taste Award winner, Greek yogurt with strawberry compote.
Henderson Group has invested in a series of outdoor campaigns to launch the enjoy local re-brand, alongside a full radio and digital campaign.
Promotions and sampling will take place in SPAR and EUROSPAR stores across the country; retailers can sign up to give their shoppers the chance to do their own taste testing of products from soups to traybakes, cheeses, deli meats and salads and award-winning yogurts.
For more information about SPAR and EUROSPAR, visit www.spar-ni.co.uk and www.eurosparni.co.uk.


The Skatemate prolongs a skate's sharpness - SkateMate does not wastefully grind off your blades, it merely removes small nicks and hones your existing edges to ultimate sharpness (and often better than any grinding wheel). The Skatemate has been the UK's #1 selling skate sharpening tool for the last 10 years!
SkateMate adapts to the width of the blade using the two adjustment wheels.
Turn the wheels simultaneously to open your SkateMate enough to fit easily onto the blade.
Then turn the wheels to clamp SkateMate onto the blade so that it cannot move. Finally, reverse the wheels just a tiny bit, so that it can move freely, but not wobble.
Since the abrasive cylinder is elastic and will conform to the blade using only LIGHT pressure, it fits itself to the ROH of the blade at hand.
Start with short smooth strokes up and down the blade and then increase the sweep to long ones in order to produce the sharpest edges.
DO NOT push down hard, let SkateMate do the job.
I think this equipment is very useful.If you want take experience to help how to use?It's to much easier find to YouTube video lesson.Thanks.
Tried this on my old but still serviceable blades. Fiddly to adjust. Expensive. Could not achieve a sharp edge.


Author: Keelen Snyders, BDO South Africa.
A recent tax case highlighted the importance of taxpayers gaining an understanding of the objection process for income tax assessments issued by SARS. The case, which was contested between ABC (Pty) Ltd and the Commissioner, was concerned with the onus on the taxpayer to prove "exceptional circumstances" when objecting to an assessment issued by SARS.
In terms of the Tax Administration Act (TAA), a taxpayer may object to an income tax assessment within 30 business days of the date of the assessment. If a taxpayer wishes to object after expiry of this period, a senior SARS official may extend the period by 21 business days provided SARS is satisfied that "reasonable grounds" exist for late submission.
If a taxpayer wishes to object after the 51-day period, a senior SARS official needs to be satisfied that there were "exceptional circumstances" which caused the delay. SARS may not allow an objection if more than three years have elapsed from the date of assessment. The taxpayer can object to a decision by the senior SARS official not to extend the period.
The TAA does not define the term "exceptional circumstances" but SARS is of the view that the Oxford Dictionary meaning of "exceptional" should apply. The Oxford Dictionary defines "exceptional" as "unusual; not typical." The term "exceptional circumstances" must therefore refer to circumstances that are out of the ordinary and of an unusual nature.
In the case of ABC, the taxpayer objected to an assessment issued by SARS 65 business days after the date of assessment. The taxpayer therefore has the initial 30-day and additional 21-day periods. To condone the late objection a senior SARS official needed to be satisfied of "exceptional circumstances" for the delay. The Tax Court held that no "exceptional circumstances" existed as the taxpayer did indeed have the opportunity to consult with various attorneys but made no effort to do so.
The ideal is if a taxpayer submits an objection to an assessment within 30 business days to avoid possible disputes with SARS of whether "reasonable grounds" or "exceptional circumstances" existed.


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Q: java rmi exceptions I'm writing an rmi application. Everything works perfectly fine when i put the all classes in one directory. However, when i try to split the server part and the client part, it raises java.lang.ClassNotFoundException.myclasses
It seems to be the Registry can't find that class on its CLASSPATH. I'm wondering how to I solve this problem?

A: Are you specifying the classpath directories in the arguments to both the client and server?
From the Tutorial:
Server

On the Solaris Operating System:
java -classpath classDir -Djava.rmi.server.codebase=file:classDir/ example.hello.Server &
On Windows platforms:
start java -classpath classDir -Djava.rmi.server.codebase=file:classDir/ example.hello.Server
Once the server is ready, the client can be run as follows:
java  -classpath classDir example.hello.Client
where classDir is the root directory of the class file tree

http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/rmi/hello/hello-world.html#5

A: The registry is there to link up client interfaces with their server implementation classes.  On the client, you will need to have the interface class definitions on the classpath.
Also, the client should not reference the implementation class at all - everything should be in the interface/stub class.
If this does not answer your question, you'll need to be more specific and provide at least some code.


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121-22 103 Ave, New York City, NY, US
103rd Avenue
121-22 103 Ave
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121-22 103 Ave is in the street of 103rd Avenue, New York City, the state of New York, United States of America. 0.02 percent of the population of New York City resides in census block group of 121-22 103 Ave address.
The population of 121-22 103 Ave census block group is 1,562, with a median age of 38.2 years. The population of 121-22 103 Ave address area has an average age that is 2 years older than the national average age of 36.2 years. The population of 121-22 103 Ave census block group is composed of 51.1% males and 48.9% females.
The most prevalent level of education among 121-22 103 Ave census block group's residents is regular high school diploma (21%). People residing in 121-22 103 Ave census block group typically earn $75,000 to $99,999 (19.4%).
121-22 103 Ave coordinates are latitude 40.6886391, longitude -73.8220481 and can be seen on Google Maps by clicking here.
Detailed demographic information about 121-22 103 Ave may be found further down the page.
NOTE: Below provided demographics statistics are based on the figures of the census block group that the 121-22 103 Ave address belongs in. US census block group consists of a set of census blocks and may consists of a set of buildings. Usually, census block groups have a population of 600 to 3,000 people.
121-22 103 Ave Demographics
What is the population of 121-22 103 Ave area?
121-22 103 Ave census block group has a total population of 1,562 people as of the US census in 2017. This represents 0.02% of the total 8,560,072 citizens of the New York City.
Total population statistics is shown in the list below:
What are the gender statistics of 121-22 103 Ave area?
According to 2017 US census data, 121-22 103 Ave census block group has 639 inhabitants (51.1 percent) and 612 female people (48.9 percent).
In comparison, the proportions of New York City citizens are: 46.9% male and 53.1% female.
The data list for gender is as follows:
What are the median incomes in 121-22 103 Ave area?
As per 2017 US census data 121-22 103 Ave census block group's dominant household income ranges are: $60k - $100k (29.6%), $40k - $60k (14.7%) and $125k - $150k (12.9%).
In contrast, the most prominent household income levels in New York City are: $60k - $100k (19.4%), $10k - $25k (16.1%), and $40k - $60k (13.4%).
Following is the data list for income statistics:
$10k - $25k - 36 (9%)
$150k - $200k - 9 (2.2%)
What are the median age statistics in 121-22 103 Ave area?
According to the figures provided by the United States Census Bureau for the year 2017, the average age of a male resident of 121-22 103 Ave census block group is 41.3 years old, while the average age of a female resident is 37.8 years old.
In comparison New York City average male age 34.9 and average female age is 37.5.
What are the detailed age group statistics in 121-22 103 Ave area?
According to 2017 US census statistics, the major age groups in 121-22 103 Ave census block group are: 35 - 49 years (30.2%), less than 18 yrs (20.9%), and 50 - 64 years (18%).
In contrast, the age categories with the greatest proportion of the population in New York City are less than 18 yrs (21%), 35 - 49 years (20.2%), and 50 - 64 years (18%).
The data list for age groups is as follows:
25 - 34 years - 154 (9.9%)
50 - 64 years - 281 (18%)
More than 85 yrs - 18 (1.2%)
What is the marital status of 121-22 103 Ave area?
According to 2017 US census statistics, the most common marriage statuses in 121-22 103 Ave census block group are: now married (52%) and never married (39.2%).
In contrast, the marital statuses with the greatest proportion of the population in New York City are never married (43.9%) and married (42.7%).
Marital status statistics is shown in the list below:
Married - 650 (52%)
Widowed - 41 (3.3%)
What is the level of education in 121-22 103 Ave area?
According to 2017 US census data, the most common education levels in 121-22 103 Ave census block group are unifinished high-school (29.4%), high-school diploma (21%) and bachelor's degree (17.9%).
In contrast, the household education levels that are most prevalent in New York City are as follows: bachelor's degree (21.5%), high-school diploma (20.3%), and unifinished high-school (15.9%).
Education statistics is shown in the list below:
Unifinished High-school - 312 (29.4%)
High-school Diploma - 223 (21%)
Master's degree - 49 (4.6%)
Doctorate degree - 9 (0.8%)
What are the languages spoken in households of 121-22 103 Ave area?
According to 2017 US census statistics, the most used languages in 121-22 103 Ave census block group are only english (66.2 percent), spanish (25.9 percent) and other indo-european (4.3 percent).
In contrast, the most prominent spoken languages in New York City are: english only (51.1%), spanish (24.4%), and other indo-european (12.9%).
Spanish - 395 (25.9%)
Asian and Pacific Islands - 54 (3.5%)
What is the ethnic diversity in 121-22 103 Ave area?
As per 2017 US census data 121-22 103 Ave census block group's dominant ethnic diversity groups are: other (40.6%), asian (24.1%) and african american (19.1%).
The top three largest ethnic diversity groups in New York City are white (42.8%), african american (24.3%), and other (15.1%).
White - 214 (13.7%)
Asian - 376 (24.1%)
Other - 634 (40.6%)
What are the household type statistics in 121-22 103 Ave area?
121-22 103 Ave census block group's family households are 84.3% and non-family households 15.7% as per 2017 US census data.
In contrast, New York City has 59.9% family households and 40.1% non-family households.
More detailed data for data for household types statistics are below:
Family households, Married-couple family - 241 (60%)
Nonfamily households, Householder not living alone - 9 (2.2%)
What are the most common employment industries in 121-22 103 Ave area?
As per 2017 US census data 121-22 103 Ave census block group's dominant employment industries are: transportation and warehousing (22.6%), health care and social assistance (14.7%), educational services (11.6%) and construction (10%).
In contrast, the most prevalent employment industries in New York City are: health care & social assistance (17.5%), retail (9.6%), and scientific & technical services (9.4%).
Below is the data for employment industries statistics:
Construction - 82 (10%)
Wholesale - 15 (1.8%)
Retail - 72 (8.8%)
Health Care & Social Assistance - 120 (14.7%)
What are the most common means of transportation in 121-22 103 Ave area?
According to 2017 US Census statistics, the most common form of transportation to work in 121-22 103 Ave census block group is: public transportation (excluding taxicab) (17.5%).
In comparison New York City most dominant type of transportation to work is: public transportation (59%).
Public Transportation - 558 (68.8%)
What are the commute time statistics in 121-22 103 Ave area?
As per 2017 US census data 121-22 103 Ave census block group's dominant travel time to work ranges are: 60 or more minutes, 45-50 minutes and 30-35 minutes.
60 or more minutes, 30-35 minutes, and 45-50 minutes are the three most prevalent travel time to work ranges in New York City.
The time of commute data list is as follows:
30-35 mins - 130 (16%)
60 or more mins - 327 (40.3%)
121-22 103 Ave Education
Six out of 49 schools near 121-22 103 Ave are displayed. Click the button below for additional information and a map view.
Al-Iman School ~0.9 miles
Address: 89-89 Van Wyck Expressway Service Road East, Jamaica, NY 11435, United States
Arcel Driving School ~2.2 miles
Address: 169-12 Hillside Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432, United States
Archbishop Molloy High School ~1.5 miles
Address: 83-53 Manton Street, Jamaica 11435, United States
Bushra's Tutorial ~2.2 miles
P.S. 050 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School ~0.9 miles
Address: 143-26 101st Avenue, Jamaica 11435, United States
The Young Women's Leadership School of Queens ~1.6 miles
Operator: New York City Department of Education
Address: 150-91 87th Road, Jamaica, NY 11432, United States
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One university near 121-22 103 Ave are displayed. Click the button below for additional information and a map view.
York College the City University of New York ~1.4 miles
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121-22 103 Ave Public Transportation
Ten out of 47 bus stations / stops near 121-22 103 Ave are displayed. Click the button below for additional information and a map view.
101 AV /115 ST ~0.4 miles
Routes served: Q8
101 AV /LEFFERTS BL ~0.2 miles
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Two metro stations / stops near 121-22 103 Ave are displayed. Click the button below for additional information and a map view.
Ozone Park - Lefferts Blvd ~0.3 miles
Routes served: A
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121-22 103 Ave POIs
One cafe near 121-22 103 Ave are displayed. Click the button below for additional information and a map view.
Domino?s ~0.9 miles
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Six out of 16 restaurants near 121-22 103 Ave are displayed. Click the button below for additional information and a map view.
El Sol De Mexico ~1.1 miles
Address: 95-09 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, United States
G's Homestyle Cooking ~1 miles
Gina's Pizza Pasta Cafe & Latin Cuisine ~1 miles
Address: 124-15 Rockaway Boulevard, South Ozone Park, NY 11420, United States
Maxie's Luncheonette ~1 miles
Address: 95-04 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica 11435, United States
Roti Shop Trini Delight ~0.6 miles
Address: 110-02 Liberty Avenue, South Richmond Hill, NY 11419, United States
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Two bars near 121-22 103 Ave are displayed. Click the button below for additional information and a map view.
Lynx Restaurant ~1.1 miles
Address: 106-36 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, United States
Sangria ~1.1 miles
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Seven fast food places near 121-22 103 Ave are displayed. Click the button below for additional information and a map view.
Crown Fried Chicken ~1.1 miles
Dragon City ~1 miles
Golden Krust ~1.1 miles
McDonald's ~1 miles
McDonald?s ~0.2 miles
Smoke BBQ Pit ~1.1 miles
Address: 147-01 Liberty Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11435, United States
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Three pharmacies near 121-22 103 Ave are displayed. Click the button below for additional information and a map view.
Guru ~0.9 miles
Rite Aid ~1.2 miles
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One hospital near 121-22 103 Ave are displayed. Click the button below for additional information and a map view.
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center ~0.8 miles
Address: 8900 Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica 11418, United States
Wheelchair: yes
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One dentist near 121-22 103 Ave are displayed. Click the button below for additional information and a map view.
Gentle Dental Care ~1 miles
Address: 135-06A Jamaica Avenue, Richmond Hill, NY 11418, United States
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Five banks near 121-22 103 Ave are displayed. Click the button below for additional information and a map view.
Bank of America ~1.2 miles
Capital One Bank ~1.2 miles
Address: 146-21 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica 11435, United States
Chase ~0.2 miles
Melrose Credit Union ~1.2 miles
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One night club near 121-22 103 Ave are displayed. Click the button below for additional information and a map view.
Zen Lounge ~0.3 miles
Operator: Nikka Lounge Inc.
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121-22 103 Ave Locations


Porsche developed the 911 Turbo production model in order to reach performance level responding to the Italian sports cars of the time and also to prepare the base for motorsport FIA Silhouette Group 5 were the Porsche 935 completed an exceptionally successful career both in Europe and North America.
The 911 Turbo 3.0 made its debut in 1974, right in the middle of the energy crisis. The boosted power unit featured in this model delivered unbelievable output at the time of 260 bhp at just 5500 rpm. The positive impact of motorsport on series production was indeed rarely as clear as in the development of this turbocharged power unit. Porsche had already gained experience with turbocharged 12-cylinder power units in the 917/10 and 917/30, Porsche prototypes developing more than 1000 bhp dominating the CanAm Series in 1972 and 1973. The 911 Turbo 3.0 was the first production car to offer an increase in output with the help of an exhaust gas turbocharger.
Aficionados of sports cars will definitely have wonderful memories of the 911 Carrera RS 2.7, which entered production in autumn 1972. This car was the starting point for a wide range of 911s with outstanding racing attributes such as the Carrera RSR. In 1973 a Porsche Carrera RSR finished fourth overall at Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race.
The first Turbo Carrera developing 500 bhp entered the scene in 1974, paving the way for the 934 and 935 specially built for the new Group 4 and Group 5 production sports car category raced as of 1976 according to new international regulations. Porsche has sold several cars to private teams . Large quantities of modifications were introduced to the Porsche 935 along the year not only by the factory but also by private teams.
Right from the start, these cars won the Constructor's World Championship for Porsche, Rolf Stommelen/Manfred Schurti and Jochen Mass/Jacky Ickx bringing home this glorious victory. In 1977 an optimised 935 won three races for the Constructor's World Championship, private 935s clinching the title for Porsche. And in 1979, finally, a 935 K3 Kremer won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
In 1980 a Porsche 935 won Daytona 24 Hours. In 1981,again, a Porsche Kremer 935 K3 won Daytona 24 Hours driven by B. Garretson, B. Rahal and B. Redman. In 1984, A Porsche 935 was still second at Daytona behind a March Porsche. The Porsche 962 really took over where the 935 had gained a winner reputation. Still in 1985, a Porsche 935 finished 5th behind Porsche 962. A street version was also proposed within homologation procedure. It is illustrated by metallic red car the only one not bearing racing numbers.


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Q: how to do collision detection in java I'm trying to go collusion detection in java for cocos2d for android and heres the code I have
float oldx = player.getPosition().x;
float oldy = player.getPosition().y;
if((player.getPosition().y + player.getContentSize().height > building1.getPosition().y) &&
   (player.getPosition().y < building1.getPosition().y + building1.getContentSize().height) &&
   (player.getPosition().x + player.getContentSize().width > building1.getPosition().x) &&
   (player.getPosition().x < building1.getPosition().x + building1.getContentSize().width))
{
    player.setPosition(CGPoint.ccp(oldx, oldy));
}

but for some reason it doesn't work... why?

A: You are setting oldx and oldy to player.getPosition().x and player.getPosition().y, respectively. You are using exactly the same checks in your collision detection if-statement so you are essentially setting the position to the same spot it was.
You need to know the position the player wants to move to prior to doing the check that the collision occurs, and then just not allow the player to move there (i.e. don't update their X and Y).