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Hello people! It's release time of the fifth Pixel-Mixers album of 2021.
We are proud to present Voidheart – A Hollow Knight tribute album. Featuring over 1h45m of music in the form of 30 new covers of the soundtrack written by Christopher Larkin.
More than 40 musicians lend their talent to bring you this album spanning several different styles and genres, with fresh takes on the music from the game.
You can download this album for FREE by clicking on this picture =>
Or directly with this link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/wgzowvxaxekib2s/Pixel_Mixers_-Voidheart%255BHollow_Knight%255D.zip/file
You can also watch and listen to the album on YouTube:
A HUGE THANK YOU to all the amazing musicians who participated in this project!
And a huge THANK YOU to every one of you who listened or downloaded this album 😀
Project Director: Hashel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcpgG0SRIUPuY-HSS_QWgBw
Artworks: Alessio Ciaffi https://www.instagram.com/chalessart
Album Mastering: Erika Richards https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5OXRSNKMs9eu7TbedtJyew
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Indie Games – The Great Tale of the Little Ones Vol.2 [Tribute Album]
Hello guys, I'm really excited to present you our very first album of 2019!
And what an album… The 2nd volume of our series dedicated to Indie Games music.
After "The Great Tale of the Little Ones" in 2016 here is the Vol.2 of what's going to be an annual thing!
We focused on games released from 2015 to 2018. So in early 2020 for the Vol.3 we'll focus on games from 2016 to 2019 etc etc.
I already can tell you that we were super excited to work on this project and everybody involved did a really good job, I hope you'll appreciate it =)
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This album features 54 tracks from 36 Indie Games, including: Undertale, Celeste, Hollow Knight, A Hat in Time, Stardew Valley, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Furi, Ori and the Blind Forest, Overcooked, Pyre, Cuphead, Deltarune and more!
62 musicians did their best to honour those great songs and the result is a 3 discs album, for more than 3 hours of music!
And guess what? You can listen to it directly on Youtube!
You can also vote for your favourite songs of album!
Part 1: https://www.strawpoll.me/17494520
– Project Director: Hashel https://www.youtube.com/c/Hashel
– Artwork: Mordra https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOXEY4Xcu5F38j832x2U33A
– Album Mastering: Ro Panuganti https://www.youtube.com/user/Swiggles1987
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Our 22 previous free VGM Tribute Albums: https://pixel-mixers.com/2018/04/08/pixel-mixers-albums-list/


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On travelling – the pickled spruit.
I've been on holiday. To the same place we've been on holiday last year. And the year before. And the year before-before! (Are you already raising your eyebrow?). This is an article for all the people who dislike travelling.
At the age of 31 I feel enough at ease with myself and with my life choices to say it: I don't like travelling! The phrase that every closeted travel-loather fears to say in public. Saying something like this would mean social death and people would look at you like you've grown another head or something. How on Earth can one NOT like travelling?!? We live in a culture that glorifies travelling and gives us all the buzz words to glorify it as well. I swear, if I hear or see the word "wanderlust" again I'm gonna throw up! Travelling is cool and trendy. It is feeding the social media with perfect pictures, stuff that most of the times looks so posed and pre-arranged that you wonder how exactly are these people spending their holidays. Pictures taken on airports with a ton of cool hashtags, the desire for the whole world to see how amazing they are: a traveler and a globetrotter, after all! It was not so much a conscious decision, but more of a natural state of facts: I don't buy it and I'm not gonna roll over and go with it! Don't get the wrong impression, though: I lived in three countries on two continents and I used to move a lot. I used to get the "airport-rush" and I still do sometimes. But I've come to the realization that, with time, all this fades away. And now I need something entirely different, something that can't be found in airports or on the open road. I found my place and I stopped running. I am me, at ease, happy and free.
This being said, it doesn't mean I don't appreciate a change of scenery. It doesn't mean I don't enjoy my holidays and my time away from home (even though, most of the times the best part IS coming back home). Let me explain: my holidays are spent doing the stuff I love most: reading, talking, eating and drinking. I am a creature of rituals and habits (not the coolest gal on the block, huh?) and I find comfort in the known. I love real connections with people and I love the feeling of being welcomed by a familiar, friendly face…even when I go on holiday! And I'm beyond lucky to have a life mate that understands this and feels the same way. We pretty much knew how our holiday was gonna look like, we pretty much knew what we were going to do, what we were going to eat (fritto mallorquin all the way) and what we were going to drink (an endless river of gin & tonic). And all this didn't make it any less exciting! It's just a very comfortable set-up for the important stuff. Because we didn't know was how the conversation's gonna flow, we didn't know what great ideas we might get, we didn't know what stories we were going to find out from the people we re-met. For me, this is the most exciting part of the holiday!
After this holiday/ travelling-rant, I leave you with this final thought: young or old, poor or rich, popular or melvin, whoever you are: do whatever the hell you want! Go against the stream! Be judged, ridiculed, laughed at, but be at ease with yourself: a travel-loather, a meat eater, a 9-to-5 mindset, a stay-at-home mum or dad, a summer-detester, a techtard, a smoker, a pot-head. All this stuff that's badly looked upon. I'm pretty sure there are other weirdos just like you out there. This one weirdo is back from holiday and very much looking forward to putting the summer behind. Stay tuned for more.


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Nova-X Report: Michael Robinson's Final Push for 5G and The 2020 Data Profit Plan
The Nova-X Report by Michael Robinson of Money Map Press showcases its new research about The Final Push for 5G and The 2020 Data Profit Plan where the investment expert says it's time for teh internet to pay up.
Investor, Michael Robinson Insists that the Internet is "Giving You the Potential to Make up to $125,000" by Year-End
Since COVID-19, people around the world were forced into a lockdown. While some countries were successful in overcoming it, others are still waiting for positive signs prior to lifting any restrictions. The one thing that all of these countries have in common is the excessive use of the Internet.
Investor, Michael. A. Robinson believes that the internet can help to generate up to $125,000 by year-end. How? As per the expert, it depends on a new investment opportunity that allows one to recover whatever financial turmoil they faced. What makes this alleged investment unique is that it does not require one to focus on companies that benefited from the use of the Internet, but rather the internet itself. Given the popularity of the internet, the main problem that is likely to arise is congestion. Robinson believes that this is going to change for the better thanks to 5G or "the fifth generation of mobile networking."
5G is not new, but it has become more in demand due to how much people continue to rely on the internet. Ultimately, $125,000 can be made by investing in 5G. Robinson is currently eyeing a small, San-Diego based firm poised to capture 33.4% of the 5G market. This company produces "fiber cables, cooling systems, tower enclosures and power splitters," all of which are required to make 5G work. Moreover, this company is currently working alongside Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint. Above all, they are hopeful that 5G will be in effect by July 23rd, 2020. Want in on the company? This is where Robinson's Nova-X Report comes into play.
1 Investor, Michael Robinson Insists that the Internet is "Giving You the Potential to Make up to $125,000" by Year-End
2 What is the Nova-X Report?
3 What do we know about Michael Robinson?
4 What does the Nova-X Report membership entail?
5 How much does the Nova-X Report membership cost?
What is the Nova-X Report?
The Nova-X Report is a financial newsletter that focuses on investment opportunities within the technology sector; this would include anything from artificial intelligence and machine learning to cloud-computting and remote-working tools. More specifically, small cap stocks are the key focus here, as established firms are only likely to bring in 10% profit, while the former can bring up to triple-digit gains.
What do we know about Michael Robinson?
Michael Robinson is deemed a veteran when it comes to identifying tech opportunities. Throughout his career, he has taken on the role of consultant, senior advisor and board member for Silicon Valley venture capital firms. This allowed him to learn more about cloud-computing, AI technology and machine learning to name a few. In fact, he is not only the editor of Nova-X Report, but also a more advanced newsletter called, Radical Technology Profits.
What does the Nova-X Report membership entail?
Upon becoming a member of the Nova-X Report, individuals will receive Robinson's recent briefing called, "The Final Push for 5G." In it, he will cover the ins and outs of the firm he has been watchful of, along with a group of 5G chipmakers. Next comes a report that expounds on companies that serve as 5G real estate companies and details on this will be shared in, "The 2020 Data Profit Plan."
As for the overall perks of joining the Nova-X Report, they go as follows:
Regular updates on open positions and new investment opportunities to consider
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Access to the Nova-X Connection, where members come together to discuss the latest technological advancements
An exclusive talk on a "legendary 5G dealmaker."
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For limited time, individuals will have access to the Nova-X Report membership for as low as $39. In addition, it will be backed by a 60-day money back guarantee. In this case, if members feel that Robinson's recommendations are not up to par, then it is best to reach out to the team for a full refund. Bear in mind that this offer expires the moment 500 new members join! To get started, customer service can be reached at:
Toll-free (U.S.): (888) 384-8339
The Nova-X Report is an entry level financial newsletter that focuses on stock picks within the technology sector. By becoming a member, individuals will be provided with 5G's most prominent, both in terms of storage and producers of fiber cables and other related facets. The current going price of the Nova-X Report is quite inexpensive as most services range anywhere between $49 and $2000.
Having said all that, former and/or existing members affirm that Robinson has a solid track record, however, the main drawback experienced has a lot to do with poor communication. Select individuals found it difficult to get touch with customer service, let alone get responses to their emails. In addition, some members felt that they entered far too late into the game, forcing them to incur a loss. Ultimately, members need to assess the recommendations made prior to investing, as things can either go well or suffer drastically. To learn more about Michael Robinson's the Nova-X Report, click here.
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BALLET FLORIDA OPENS SEASON OF CHALLENGES
KRISTY MONTEE, Dance WriterSUN-SENTINEL
Marie Hale has gone through more ups and downs in the past year than a pair of pointe shoes.
Four years ago, she decided to use her successful West Palm Beach ballet school as a base on which to build a professional ballet troupe.
Last season, it seemed she was well on her way toward her goal. Her company, Ballet Florida, had 16 dancers on paid contract. And the repertory was expanding fast, with solid small-scale ballets and larger works like Vicente Nebrada's clever Romeo and Juliet and the ambitious George Sand.
With an administrative staff in place, Hale directed her energies toward developing her dancers and trying to shake off Ballet Florida's old school- recital image. She lured famed New York coach David Howard down as a guest teacher for the dancers. And when Arnold Spohr, former artistic director of Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet, found his retirement niche in Fort Lauderdale, Hale talked him into becoming Ballet Florida's artistic consultant.
Hale anticipated a successful 1987-88 season. The budget was projected at $1 million, with monies earmarked for new ballets by name choreographers Margo Sappington and William Forsythe. Nebrada was set to create a new full-length work, and splendid new sets and costumes were commissioned to spruce up The Nutcracker.
Then, Hale discovered the company owed $62,000 in back taxes, with accumulating interest penalties. And that virtually no long-range financial planning or fund-raising had been done.
Hale attributes the problem to the inexperience of her administrative staff in running a non-profit artistic venture. General manager Patrick O'Donovan resigned.
But Hale is also quick to take some of the blame.
"I had been just teaching classes, making plans and pretending that everything was wonderful," she says. "My heart was in the artistic side. Now I know better."
The company is still searching for a general manager and several new board members have been appointed, with a fund-raising committee now in place. Belt- tightening has forced Hale to pare back her ambitions and budget, down to $533,000.
"I spent Memorial Day weekend cutting the budget and crying my eyes out," Hale says.
Hale learned a hard lesson: that the artistic and administrative sides of a company are symbiotic. But Ballet Florida has prevailed. The company takes to the stage Thursday at Palm Beach's Royal Poinciana Playhouse to open its fourth season.
In four programs this season, the company will perform two mixed bills, The Nutcracker and a full-length Coppelia.
Although some plans are on hold until next year, there will be new ballets presented. Coppelia was attempted as a school production years ago, but a new version will be done in the spring. The old version, Hale says, was tailored to the limited abilities of students. "The choreography was simple and boring and we were literally pulling boys off the street to have enough dancers," Hale says.
The new Coppelia has been restaged by Canadian choreographer Lambros Lambrou to suit Ballet Florida's 16 professional dancers, and features a well- designed set purchased from the Louisville Ballet.
Hale also is reworking the company's perennially successful Nutcracker. There are some new costumes and the choreography has been upgraded to accommodate the higher technical level of the dancers. Advanced students will be used sparingly to supplement the snowflake corps.
"I used to have the ugliest snowflakes," Hale recalls. "Just too many. I've cut it down to 10 and they can all dance."
Other ballets set for this season are Isle and Passage by William Soleau of the Dennis Wayne troupe; The Hands by Paddy Stone; and Belong, Norbert Vesak's popular pas de deux. There also will be revivals of three works first performed four years ago when the company was making its transition from student to professional: Lou Conte's The Forties, Nebrada's Handel Celebration, and Lambrou's Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2.
Given the growing maturity shown by Ballet Florida's dancers last season, it will be particularly interesting to see how they now handle these older, stylistically diverse works.
Handel Celebration is a romantic ensemble piece, The Forties is jazz- dance, and Shostakovich is a pure classical exercise.
"When we first did these works, they were out of our range," Hale says. "During the Shostakovich, I stood in the wings watching every lift, terrified that someone would be dropped. But these dancers are more experienced and technically more mature."
In fact, it is a completely different group than the one Hale set out with in 1984. Then, Ballet Florida consisted of unpaid students-cum-pros. Two of the men received $100-a-week stipends. This year, only two dancers from last year's company have left, and two new men, both from the Royal Winnipeg, have joined the company. None of the current dancers is a product of Hale's own school, having come from Houston Ballet, National Ballet of Caracas, Washington Ballet and other dance academies.
It's no reflection on the West Palm Beach school, which continues to graduate dancers into professional careers.
"The school and company are separate things. The school is not there to feed the company. I find that many of our students, after growing up in South Florida, want to stretch their wings in other places," Hale says.
But the link between the school and the company remains strong -- especially in the minds of some in the audience who are late to acknowledge Ballet Florida's professional status.
That includes parents who still see Ballet Florida's Nutcracker as a recital for their daughter's pointe debut.
"Sometimes it's hard because people still don't realize Ballet Florida is not a school," Hale says.
But Hale, with characteristic optimism, is looking beyond the old stereotype and the new problems.
"We're still suffering because of the problems last year," she says. "But things are always going forward. Our boys are better dancers, we have good public support and Arnold Spohr will help tremendously. All I have to do is learn to be a little more patient."
-- Ballet Florida will perform Thursday through Nov. 20, at Royal Poinciana Playhouse, 70 Royal Poinciana Plaza, Palm Beach. Evening performances Thursday through Saturday are at 8 p.m. Matinees are at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The program: Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 by Lambros Lambrou, Isle by William Soleau, A Handel Celebration by Vicente Nebrada and The Hands by Paddy Stone. Tickets are $15 to $25. Call 1-407-844-2900 or the box office at 1-407-842-7631.


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Jimmy Kimmel, Maria Shriver and More Stars React to Regis Philbin's Death at Age 88
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Another legend lost. Following the news of Regis Philbin's death, Jimmy Kimmel, Maria Shriver and more stars took to Instagram to share their heartfelt tributes. Tons of Hollywood stars sent their condolences after the iconic Live alum's family announced he died at age 88 on Friday, July 24.
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"We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night of natural causes, one month shy of his 89th birthday," read the family's July 25 statement obtained by Us Weekly. "His family and friends are forever grateful for the time we got to spend with him — for his warmth, his legendary sense of humor, and his singular ability to make every day into something worth talking about. We thank his fans and admirers for their incredible support over his 60-year career and ask for privacy as we mourn his loss."
Regis has been one of Hollywood's most familiar faces for the last six decades, so it's no surprise he received an outpouring love following his death. He first began his legendary career in 1988 as the host of Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee alongside former co-star Kathie Lee Gifford.
Get to Know Joy Philbin — Regis' Wife of Almost 50 Years!
Throughout his run on Live, which Regis also hosted with Kelly Ripa, the beloved TV personality also starred on other TV shows. From 1999 to 2002, he served as the original host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Regis remained a staple in daytime TV until he retired from Live in 2011.
Aside from his award-winning career, the Joey Bishop Show star was a loving husband to his wife of 50 years, Joy Philbin, and their two kids, J. J. Philbin, and Joanna Philbin. Regis was also the loving father to his late son, Daniel, and daughter Amy Philbin with ex-wife Catherine Faylen.
TV Icon Regis Philbin Was Most Proud of Role as a Dad — Meet His Kids
Just months before Regis' death, the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. A source told Closer Weekly that the doting dad couldn't have been more in love with his longtime wife.
"Regis worships the ground Joy walks on. They truly are best friends," an insider close to Regis revealed to Closer in January. "Everyone loves Regis and Joy, they're great company, have amazing stories, and they complement each other perfectly. It's one of Hollywood's longest-lasting marriages and a true love story."
There's no doubt Regis is going to be missed by all. If you'd like to honor Regis' memory, his family kindly asks that you "make a donation to http://foodbanknyc.org/, to help people in need in his beloved New York, especially his home borough of The Bronx. Thank you."
Scroll through the gallery below to see Hollywood stars' reactions.
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Donny Osmond shared a touching video performing for Regis and Kathie Lee many years ago.
"Remembering #RegisPhilbin today. He was a true class act and the king of improvising and making any situation work— regardless of what was happening around him," the Masked Singer alum captioned his post. "During this performance on Live With Regis and Kathie Lee, I forgot the melody I wanted to sing and made a huge mistake on live television, so I did what Regis probably would have done … 'Just go with it and make it work.'"
"What I can't believe is what I said to him when he made a joke about my mistake," Donny continued. "But knowing him, he probably would've said the same thing I did if he were the one performing. Thank you for the joy and laughs you brought to our families and homes through the years. We all miss you."
Katie Holmes remembered one of the first times she met Regis during her appearance on Live With Kelly and Ryan. "He was so generous," the actress sweetly recalled. "He was just so kind to everybody and so warm. I send you all my best, and of course, his family."
"[Regis] could do everything," Jimmy Fallon gushed during a tribute on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. "He could sing. He was funny—he was really funny. He was an entertainer. He always was game to do a bit or dress up. He would do anything for a laugh. I loved him. My grandparents loved him. They introduced me. My mom and dad loved him."
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Seth Meyers remembered the America's Got Talent alum during an episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers.
"Regis Philbin passed away this weekend — as great a TV host as we're ever likely to see," he shared. "I was lucky enough to meet Regis a few times, and it was a delight how he was exactly the same in person as he was on television. The most amazing thing about Regis wasn't his contagious enthusiasm. It was how many years he maintained that contagious enthusiasm."
"Today, we remember Regis Philbin and the incredible legacy he left with Live," Ryan Seacrest penned on Instagram. "His gift of storytelling and humor made him a mentor, friend and family member to millions of people who watched every morning. It's a huge honor to fill the seat he left behind. Regis, there will never be another like you."
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Simon Cowell paid tribute to Regis — who was the original host of America's Got Talent — during an emotional interview with People.
"What I learned about him was that he was an absolute total gentleman," the American Idol star gushed. "Off-camera or on-camera, he always made you feel welcome. He really looked after you as a guest on his show. He was so fun and such a professional."
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"I'm so sad to hear this news," Katie Couric captioned a sweet throwback photo with Regis via Instagram. "Beloved television host Regis Philbin died on July 24th. He was 88 years old. Sending love and strength to Joy, his girls and his legions of friends and fans. We [love] you, Regis."
It is hard to say goodbye to someone whose smile and laugh greeted us so often. Regis Philbin, thank you for bringing a sense of fun and normalcy to our lives. Rest among the heavenly hosts now. https://t.co/vZYfoApAJY
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) July 25, 2020
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Star Trek alum George Takei tweeted, "It is hard to say goodbye to someone whose smile and laugh greeted us so often. Regis Philbin, thank you for bringing a sense of fun and normalcy to our lives. Rest among the heavenly hosts now."
"Regis was one of the finest gentlemen I've ever known, and one of the greatest hosts," wrote Dolly Parton on July 27. "It was always a joy to be around him and I, like all of America, will always remember him fondly."
Marie Osmond shared a tribute to Regis on Instagram, writing, "We have lost one of the greatest TV hosts of our lifetime. We will all miss you, Regis Philbin."
Saddened to hear about the passing of Regis Philbin. Condolences to his wife Joy. 😞
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) July 25, 2020
"Saddened to hear about the passing of Regis Philbin," William Shatner wrote via Twitter. "Condolences to his wife, Joy."
Regis is in the same category as Carson. Superlative. He was on our show a million times, always the best guest we ever had, charming, lovable and could take a punch. When he retired I lost interest in television. I love him.
— Letterman (@Letterman) July 25, 2020
"Regis is in the same category as [Johnny] Carson. Superlative," David Letterman tweeted following Regis' death. "He was on our show a million times, always the best guest we ever had, charming, lovable and could take a punch. When he retired I lost interest in television. I love him."
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Lisa Rinna shared a loving tribute for Regis on Twitter. "The end of an era. A great friend and mentor. I will never forget your generosity of spirit sweet Regis," the actress wrote. "You changed my life and I will never forget the lessons you taught me. You showed me how to fly. May you Rest In Peace with the angels."
Regis was a great broadcaster, a good friend and a tremendous amount of fun. He leaves behind a beautiful family and a TV legacy that will likely go unmatched. Regis, I hope our friend Rickles met you at the pearly gates with open arms and a slew of the insults you loved so much
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) July 25, 2020
"Regis was a great broadcaster, a good friend and a tremendous amount of fun. He leaves behind a beautiful family and a TV legacy that will likely go unmatched," Jimmy wrote on Twitter. "Regis, I hope our friend Rickles met you at the pearly gates with open arms and a slew of the insults you loved so much."
Regis was a legendary figure in TV. There was no one like him. I used to love watching him. He was always up, always genuine, always real. God bless, Regis. #ripregis #RegisPhilbin https://t.co/mJyWwT9FJ4
— Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) July 25, 2020
"Regis was a legendary figure in TV," Maria tweeted. "There was no one like him. I used to love watching him. He was always up, always genuine, always real. God bless, Regis."
We throw this word around too much but Regis Philbin was a legend. He was a true gentleman I'm glad I got to know and a TV host I admired and was honored to follow. Much like Arnold Palmer everybody has a great "Regis" story, I'm grateful I have mine
— Chris Harrison (@chrisbharrison) July 25, 2020
"We throw this word around too much, but Regis Philbin was a legend," Chris Harrison gushed. "He was a true gentleman. I'm glad I got to know a TV host I admired and was honored to follow. Much like Arnold Palmer, everybody has a great 'Regis' story. I'm grateful I have mine."
Heartbroken. We will miss you regis 💔💔💔 pic.twitter.com/kB8oag8BFO
— Hoda Kotb (@hodakotb) July 25, 2020
Hoda Kotb wrote, "Heartbroken. We will miss you, Regis."
What a loss- The wonderful Regis Philbin. I met him in 1985 when I was on the "Rodney Dangerfield Young Comedians Special" and we loved each other ever since. Such a TV icon and above all, a good man. My sympathies to Joy and all of his children and friends.
— bob saget (@bobsaget) July 25, 2020
"What a loss — the wonderful Regis Philbin," Bob Saget tweeted. "I met him in 1985 when I was on the Rodney Dangerfield Young Comedians Special and we loved each other ever since. Such a TV icon and above all, a good man. My sympathies to Joy and all of his children and friends."
RIP REGIS!!! A real icon. Nothing will ever top Regis and @KathieLGifford as a morning show. Nothing!
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) July 25, 2020
"RIP REGIS!!! A real icon," Billy Eichner penned on Twitter. "Nothing will ever top Regis and @KathieLGifford as a morning show. Nothing!"
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"We are beyond saddened to learn about the loss of Regis Philbin. He was the ultimate class act, bringing his laughter and joy into our homes everyday on Live for more than 23 years. We were beyond lucky to have him as a mentor in our careers and aspire everyday to fill his shoes on the show. We send our deepest love and condolences to his family and hope they can find some comfort in knowing he left the world a better place," she wrote on behalf of her self and her Live! cohost, Ryan Seacrest.
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Kathie Lee Gifford
"There are no words to fully express the love I have for my precious friend, Regis. I simply adored him and every day with him was a gift. We spent 15 years together bantering and bickering and laughing ourselves silly—a tradition and a friendship we shared up to this very day. I smile knowing somewhere in Heaven, at this very moment, he's making someone laugh. It brings me great comfort knowing that he had a personal relationship with his Lord that brought him great peace. I send all the love in my heart to Joy, to his children, to the rest of his family and to the innumerable people he touched over his legendary life. There has never been anyone like him. And there never will be," his former Live! cohost wrote.
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ROBERT CRAIS' SUSPECT
There is a theme running through Robert Crais' work, whether it's the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike novels or not, and that is relationships. Familial, romantic, partnerships are the currency of Crais' characters, and for him character is indeed, as F. Scott Fitzgerald famously observed, action. Though his books often seem fast-paced, when you look at them closely you'll see him weave myriad plot strands together and, as befits someone who was a highly successful writer of episodic television, usually resolve them quickly. What isn't resolved quickly is whatever series of questions Crais has made his characters face about their relationships; sometimes that resolution mimics the high-speed finales, sometimes it runs parallel, and sometimes it is resolved in quite an opposite way altogether.
In Suspect, the relationship in question is between Scott James, an LA cop who lost his partner, was severely wounded himself, in a massive shootout, and his new partner, a German shepherd named Maggie who herself lost a partner and was severely wounded in Afghanistan.
It takes a brave writer to try not to have animals upstage his story, and Crais makes it work almost immediately; the prologue in Afghanistan is superbly judged. He makes Maggie a real character with some of the most touching writing I've read in the crime field in ages. Using animal point of view is equally risky, but again, Crais pulls it off, and it's necessary in the sense that we are dealing with two damaged beings, whose path to each other reflects that damage even as they heal. So Scott has to prove himself as a dog handler, in order to remain what he wants to be, a working cop, but he also has to try to solve the mystery of the shooting that killed his former partner, Stephanie, to stop his feeling he left her behind.
It works well. As Scott gets closer to the truth, he finds himself ensnared. Perhaps it would have been good to see the ultimate villain fleshed out a little more fully, or foreshadowed slightly more strongly, and perhaps Scott could have been left hanging out in the wind for a longer, more suspenseful, time. In an afterword, Crais acknowledges a certain amount of compression of time in the dog training, but it's easy to see why he wanted to maintain the pace as he does, to in effect force the new partnership to a point of crisis, to see if the bonding sticks, and to see if both partners can begin to trust the world again. It is a bravura piece of writing, and it seems a natural for a movie—after all, it's been too long since we've seen heroic dogs on our screens.
Suspect by Robert Crais
Orion, £12.99, ISBN 9781409127703
Labels: Elvis Cole , F.Scott Fitzgerald , Joe Pike , Robert Crais , The Suspect
DOING WHAT YOU'RE TOLD: COMPLIANCE, LONDON FILM FEST HIT ON RELEASE
Compliance, which has just opened this week, was one of the best films in the 2012 London Film Festival. The strange thing about it is that, even among an audience less film literate, less armed with press kits, and less dedicated than the one I saw it with at the LFF preview, everyone seems to know the premise going in (and if you don't know it, stop reading right now, and come back after you've seen the movie!).
The premise is that the manager of a fast-food branch gets a call from the police telling her that they've had a complaint from someone who's had money stolen from their purse by one of the Chick-Wich counter staff. The manager, Sandra, is told to in effect take the girl, Becky, into custody, and from that point the voice on the telephone manipulates a series of more and more serious humiliations for Becky, involving other staff members and even Sandra's boyfriend.
Now we all know what's going on; we've heard about the film and/or about the real events that inspired it. Some of us knew about the Stanley Milgram experiments, conducted at Yale in 1961, which involved testing people's obedience to authority by requiring them to administer electrical shocks to subjects in an experiment. If you knew the procedure of that, you would recognise the gradually increasing resistance being overcome by an equally increasing assertion of authority, playing on submissive doubt.
Compliance accepts all that, and copes with it very well. It adopts a sort of thriller format—yet the reveal is relatively early in the film, making the thriller aspect the question of just how far the staff will go, and how far the perpetrator will push, and indeed, whether he will get away with it, even to the point where Becky gets spanked—a sort of literal Milgram shock. The format only works on its own terms but also serves to put the audience into the same frame of mind as the staff: they are constantly checking their own reactions, perhaps, but not necessarily aware, that they are being manipulated in a manner not that far removed from the staff. After all, we surrender to the film-maker's authority and believe their version of reality.
It's also helped by some fine casting, particularly Ann Dowd as Sandra. This is also a movie about work, and the pressures of minimum-wage life in America; fear of losing a job is a great way to create a docile work-force, a reinforcement of obdience to authority in itself. Sandra may be one of life's losers, an adult dressed in a child's outfit, but she is also one of life's believers—a clear contrast to her workforce, who realise they are in a dead-end and are slackers as a result. She's matched perfectly by the hangdog features of Bill Camp as her 'fiance' Van, he conveys a 'not quite there' aspect that makes him perfect, particularly as he uses in all the wrong ways the sudden influence of authority granted him. Dreama Walker as Becky is also very good, conveying the right mix of not-quite beauty and not-quite confidence.
Pat Healy as 'Officer Daniels' is interesting. He's presented carefully as a kind of cliched Nazi, a Dr Mengele by phone, and he smokes, always a sign of extreme detachment from society's mores nowadays. But his voice is very much like the comedian Bob Newhart's, and Newhart's most famous routines involved his doing one side of phone calls between famous people, God and Noah, or Elizabeth I and Walter Raleigh. It's almost like sending the audience (at least that part old or savvy enough to recall Newhart) an additional reminder something else is going on.
Craig Zobel, who both wrote and directed, brings out the flatness, the primary colour drab, of his characters' lives, and cinematographer Adam Stone reinforces that with his use of shadowy spaces which signal an existential dilemma: when Becky is in the office/store room, it's a like a situation from a Sartre play. Their detachment from each other, the gap into which the phone cop intercedes. It takes the outsider to the group, Van, to realise what's going on. And when they do, the real cops seem too close to the pervert for comfort. In the end, we feel, the perversion and the experimentation are themselves too similar, and the movie and the events as well.
A postscript shows us what happens in 'real' life. Sandra lost Van, and her job. The fast-food chain was sued for not 'protecting' and employee, as if there were a training session or seminar that would be relevant to a fast-food manager's career. The suit further drove the staff apart, but it was the experiment that had already done that. And when asked, in the ugfaux-psychology of TV chat shows, whether she was 'brain-washed', Sandra replies, 'I did what I was told to do'.
Labels: Adam Stone , Ann Dowd , Bill Camp , Compliance , Craig Zobel , Dreama Walker , Jean-Paul Sartre , London Film Festival , Pat Healy , Stanley Milgram
BEN WEIDER: THE 2008 GUARDIAN OBITUARY
In honour of Joe Weider's obit running in the Guardian, I went back and found my obit of his younger brother Ben, which I wrote for the G in December 2008, just around the time I started this blog, but which for some reason I never included here. You can link to it here
I love the contrast between the brothers. I mentioned in Joe's obit that, where Ben became a scholar of Napoleon, you might accuse Joe of harbouring a not-very-well concealed Napoleonic complex, the complex little man making himself big (in every sense of that word) with drive and ego to match.
They seem a perfectly matched pair: Ben staying in Montreal, becoming a philantropist, marrying a local girl and building the structure of their fitness empire, while Joe moved to California, married a pin-up, crashed Hollywood via Arnold, and constantly sold himself and his lifestyle alongside equipment, dietary supplements, and sage advice.
Both brothers were long-lived, but I wonder if they were the kind of men who would have been regardless of what avenues they'd pursued. I'm almost tempted to read Brothers Of Iron, except I suspect it contains a lot of, shall we say, mythologising--and any book with forewards by both Arnold and Juan A Samaranch can't be all good.
It's a fascinating story, and it makes me want to go back to Montreal and live near Park LaFontaine. The neighbourhood has changed, and I suppose it's too late for that now.
Labels: Arnold Schwarzenegger , Ben Weider , Brothers Of Iron , Guardian , Joe Weider , Juan A Samaranch , Montreal
JOE WEIDER: THE GUARDIAN OBITUARY
My obituary of Joe Weider, the bodybuilding guru, is up at the Guardian online (link to it here) and should be in the paper paper today or soon. Obviously the big hook for the story was Arnold Schwarzenegger, for whose infliction on the wider world Joe can fairly be blamed. Had I but space enough and time, I might have gone back and rewatched the two films that made Arnold's career: Pumping Iron (my enduring memory is that Arnold's cruelty to Lou Ferrigno makes Ali's to Joe Frazier look tame) and Stay Hungry (my memory is all the faux philosophy doesn't quite work, though Jeff Bridges is great and Arnold seems to be playing himself, all ego, as the documentary had suggested, but also borrowed in large part from Joe, who was once quoted, when asked about his critics, as saying 'lots of people hate God too'.)
As you can see from the photo on the right, Joe practiced what he preached -- and as he grew older you can see the way he served as a walking advertisement for the Muscle Beach lifestyle. And, after all, he did live to be 93. It might also have been good to detail all the various ways Weider's products were under constant assault from regulators, and whether his miracle ingredients were really scraped off the sea bottom. Maybe Jack LaLanne (whose 2011 obit I wrote for the Indy, you can link to that here) held his breath and dived for them. Just kidding. But it's hard to overstate the effect of Weider ads, which were ubiquitous in my childhood, and strangely alluring. The 98 Pound Weakling of Charles Atlas fame was what Joe had been, and he knew how to sell to that adolescent (of all ages) insecurity. I was impressed to see that Joe's ghostwriter on his books about his bodybuilding system was Providence's Bill Reynolds, who's very good. But Joe's guides went beyond bodybuilding guide: I found a picture of the pamphlet on the left, and wonder how I missed this when I was young. It surely might have helped! It makes it pretty clear that the Arnold character in Stay Hungry certainly was modeled on Joe Weider.
Labels: Arnold Schwarzenegger , Ben Weider , Bill Reynolds , Charles Atlas , Guardian , Jack LaLanne , Jeff Bridges , Joe Weider , Lou Ferrigno , Montreal , Pumping Iron , Stay Hungry
FOOL ME TWICE: MICHAEL BRANDMAN'S ROBERT B PARKER
Considering that this is Michael Brandman's second outing with Robert B Parker's Jesse Stone, it was bold to title the novel Fool Me Twice. But if anything, Brandman is making Stone his character, not Parker's. As I mentioned when I reviewed his first Stone novel, Killing The Blues (you can link to that review here), Brandman's Stone is more of a loner, more aggressive, and somewhat darker than Parker's Stone was. Parker could make Stone's sometimes flippant attitude work because he was a master of quick scenes and sharp patter, he also delineated supporting characters quickly and with far more efficiency than Brandman's able to do.
Instead, Brandman has blended together three stories, and in each of them Stone is able to crack wise with pompous figures of authority. A movie production has come to town, and the leading lady fears she's being stalked by her soon-to-be-ex husband. A spoiled teenaged girl is driving while using her mobile and Jesse, as is his wont, takes her on as a personal project (though he never refers her to a shrink, as Parker's Jesse might have). And most bizarrely, what starts out as a nuisance call from an old busybody, about her water bills getting bigger, turns into something far more complicated. The stories don't cross over, but their concerns reinforce each other to some extent, keeping the plotlines going. And of course there is a bit of romance for Stone, but this Stone has no pesky ex-wife haunting him, no Sunny Parker either, and we quickly learn that the last novel's entanglement has disappeared.
Jesse has always been Parker's most problematic lead character—he's Spenser in many ways, but with more id and less ego (or super ego), and more of a lone wolf. Spenser kept him entertaining with his baseball past, his drinking, and his multi-layered problems with the opposite sex, but Brandman has eliminated most of that, and Jesse's sessions with his shrink. He's gained a more forward-driven plot, but lost some of the relative complexity of the character, and in terms of women, frankly, turned him into Tom Selleck on TV.
Here he brings back Parker's Crow, a figure much like Spenser's Hawk, only without the repartee. Crow was more a construct than a character, and his backstory with Jesse's deputy Molly is ignored, partly because Molly has become a different sort of character too. Crow doesn't do much except play his part in the plotline, which is OK since he'snot very interesting, but with the state cop Healy rendered one-dimensional as well, it leaves only Jesse and his verbal sparring partners as characters.
Taking over someone else's character is a thankless task. Stick too close to the established formula and you're riding coattails, change it and you're messing with the master. I wrote about this with Don Winslow's taking over Trevanian (link here), but it seems to me that what Brandman is trying to do is gently make this Stone his own, or better, the Stone who was already there in the TV movies which he and Parker collaborated on. It's not a bad way to proceed, but he needs to go all the way, and fill in the missing blanks of character around Stone to really make it work.
Fool Me Twice by Michael Brandman
Quercus £18.99 ISBN 9781782064763
Labels: Don Winslow , Fool Me Twice , Jesse Stone , Michael Brandman , Robert B Parker , Spenser
ACE ATKINS' THE RANGER
If you listened to Open Book today (see the previous post) you would have heard Ace Atkins explaining the influence of Elmore Leonard on his new novel, The Ranger, particularly Leonard's western Last Stand At Sabre River, in which a Confederate soldier home from the Civil War has to fight to reclaim his homestead which has been taken by ex-Union men. There's also a respectful TV movie of the book, starring Tom Selleck. Elmore Leonard provides a blurb for Atkins' new novel, and justifiably so, but the influences on this book go far beyond Leonard's work, and come from two directions.
The returning soldier finding the home front different and corrupt enough for him to have lost what is his goes back a long way, and not just in the western (think of film noir, The Blue Dahlia for example). And there are countless films modelled after the original Walking Tall (although in that one Buford Pusser came home not from war but from wrestling), among which Rolling Thunder might be considered crucial.
The home Quinn Colson comes back to Jericho upon the death of his uncle is the hill country of northeast Mississippi. Colson is still in the Army Rangers; in fact he shows up having won a gun a poker game, and bought a truck in Phenix City, Alabama (if you haven't seen Phil Karlson's great noir film, The Phenix City Story, in which ex-servicemen clean up the most corrupt small town in America, you need to, but until you do you'll miss what that signals). Colson doesn't believe his uncle, a sherrif, killed himself, and he finds his uncle's land is being claimed by the local bigwig, Johnny Stagg.
Stagg has his fingers in lots of pies, some legitimate and many less so. This includes meth cooking, which has become the equivalent of train robbing in the new west. Colson encounters, by chance (echoes of Mickey Spillane) a pregnant teen, travelling to Jericho to find the baby's father. Along the way Colson will also have to deal with his ex-girlfriend, now married, and his sister, now run off and leaving a bi-racial baby behind for her mother to tend. This may be the new south, but it is the same violent south that has been written about since before the Civil War, the south of Jesse James and Deliverance, of Southern Comfort, of Daniel Woodrell's country noir and James Carlos Blake's In The Rogue Blood, the modern south of Leonard's Justified or Atkins' own novel of 1950s corruption in Tampa, White Shadow (you can find my review, written two years ago, of that novel here).
Colson finds some allies (this isn't quite High Noon), and stands his ground, and it is resolved finally in a shootout which, again if you heard Ace explain this you will already know, bears more than a little resemblance to the gunfight at the OK Corral (Doc Holiday, of course, was a southerner).
So it is a western, and it's done with some penache. It reminds me in some ways of when George Pelecanos turned to echoing western tropes in his novels; the prose is more straightforward than, say, White Shadow's,
moving more forcefully. It's closer to Leonard, and it also shows signs of the style which may have prompted Robert B Parker's estate to decide on Atkins to continue the Spenser series. Parker's greatest strength was the ability to set small scenes, through dialogue, that drew portraits of characters quickly and efficiently; there were those in bit parts in the Spenser series whom readers felt they knew, or recognised, in the space of only a few paragraphs. Atkins can do this, and he needs to do it more fully with some of the more major characters, because he has clearly set this up to become a series, and there are already conflicts and ambiguities enough for books to come.
The Ranger is a good start. Again, as he said on Open Book, he'd moved closer and closer to the present day in his novels; it seems to me that by appropriating western themes he also leaves himself some room to do other things within that modern setting. I haven't yet read Atkins' version of Spenser, but since Parker himself also went to westerns, both in Spenser novels and directly in his Cole and Hitch novels, this would seem a rich vein to mine.
The Ranger by Ace Atkins
Corsair, £12.99, ISBN 9781472100313
This review will also appear at Crime Time (www.crimetime.co.uk)
Labels: Ace Atkins , Elmore Leonard , George Pelecanos , Last Stand At Sabre River , Open Book , Robert B Parker , Spenser , The Ranger , White Shadow
MODERN WESTERNS: MARIELLA, ACE & ME ON OPEN BOOK
I was on the BBC Radio 4 programme Open Book today, with host Mariella Frostrup and the writer Ace Atkins, to talk about westerns. The hook was two radio adaptations of western novels which will air on R4: Elmore Leonard's Hombre (you can see my take on the book, which I read recently, here), at 2:30 next Saturday 23rd, and Jack Schaefer's Shane the following Saturday. You can find programme on IPlayer here, for at least the next week, and it will be repeated on Thursday 21/3 at 3:30pm --it's a good listen, with Kate Atkinson preceding us, and an interesting discussion of betting on the Womens Prize for Fiction. Which, had I heard it, might have prompted me to note that westerns serve, for America, much the same function as costume drama does for Britain; it's way of reassuring the present by showing its roots in the past.
This was a discussion that was immense fun when we recorded it in the studio, and it's also one that could have go off in any number of directions--I could easily have traced the western through Fenimore Cooper's Deerslayer through Melville's Confidence Man to Nick Carter--the dime novel western hero who becomes Nick Carter the detective later on--but Ace drew the comparison, of 'gunslingers moved to town', which made it unnecessary.
We might also have delved a little further into the connection between movies and novels, in reverse perhaps, because as Ace made clear, movies influence writers' own concepts of the west as much as books used to fertilise Hollywood's west. I probably ought to have made clear another distinction: westerns were a major part of the pulpy and slick magazine fictions just as film was coming into being--The Great Train Robbery, after all, was the first narrative film--but the movies' immense appetite for westerns was expressed primarily in B features, serials, and the like--John Wayne made many forgettable westerns in between Raoul Walsh's The Big Trail and John Ford's Stagecoach. Then television did the same thing in its early days--wringing the genre dry to the point that from the middle Sixties onward, we get western films that are in many ways commentaries on the genre and its conventions.
One thing that was cut was the question of what our favourite western novel actually is: Ace chose True Grit (our discussion of which also fell by the wayside) and I was torn between True Grit, Warlock by Oakley Hall and Little Big Man by Thomas Berger. Have a listen to the programme as it stands; you'll like it.
Labels: Ace Atkins , Charles Portis , Elmore Leonard , Hombre , Little Big Man , Mariella Frostrup , Oakley Hall , Open Book , The Confidence Man , Thomas Berger , True Grit , Warlock
SODERBERGH'S SIDE EFFECTS: JUDE LAW & DISORDER
There was a point in Side Effects where I realised that what I was watching was an episode of Law & Order with compressed air pumped into it; perhaps it was as I started to envisage Elaine Stritch arguing to Sam Waterston that Rooney Mara had been driven beyond rational understanding by having to watch Jude Law act (call it Jude Law & Disorder?). Then the film began to morph, and starting trying to become an episode of Law & Order as it might have been directed by Alfred Hitchock, or someone thinking maybe he could be the next Hitch.
That may be somewhat harsh to what is an entertaining enough movie that I assume picked up a lot of serious cred because the critics and the Hollywood community saw it as an 'issue' film, and maybe because they were able to compare notes on their own prescriptions. Soderbergh has show he can keep this sort of movie moving along, playing with time sometimes, and, in this case, playing with style as well—imitating commercials, setting New York City backgrounds to reflect characters, and even recreating a perfect Edward Hopper shot. It is a pleasure to follow.
In effect, it's a film of two halves, as Law's British-educated psychiatrist, Jonathan Banks, first finds his career and life falling apart when a patient of his murders her husband while she's suffering side effects of drugs he's prescribed. Then it switches pace as the now rock-bottom Law begins to see a different pattern in what has happened, and manages to outwit the people who have outwitted the law as well as Law. That second half becomes very mechanical, and since some of it has been telegraphed – Catharine Zeta Jones seems always to be shot in a sort of dark-grained Seventies look that is the visual equivalent to those four bass notes on the movie-house organ – not least because horn-rimmed glasses do not a psychiatrist make; she's the least-likely shrink since Barbara Streisand in Prince Of Tides.
Law is actually perfect for the first part of the movie; he's got the classic film noir combination of being too cute for his own good and not half as smart as he thinks he is. He needed to pay attention when Emily tells him 'I thought sick people sometimes make things up.' Thus, as his life collapses around him, he's a break-down about to happen. It is also interesting the way his support system: wife and partners, desert him so quickly—this seems to be one of Soderbergh's major concerns, and indeed when the film is resolved it is with the family put back together, like a Disney film. The point seems to be that New York is rougher than Durham University. And in fact, Vinessa Shaw, as Banks' wife Deidre, seemed to be playing the wife in the film version of Jo Nesbo's Headhunters.
But in the second half, Law somehow manages to outsmart the two women who thus far have shown themselves to be smarter than him, and, in the case of Rooney Mara's Emily, capable of acting him under the table too. He seems to be morphing, with his devil's peak, into Kaiser Sosay. Mara's performance is somewhat flashy, in the sense that, like Tim Robbins in Mystic River, there's a lot of shuffling around, but it's at the edges that she really shines— the character isn't that far removed from Lisbeth Salander, but Mara is probably the challenger to Jennifer Lawrence right now.
Worth noting, however, is the lesbian undercurrent, another similarity with the Salander role. I kept thinking this was some kind of double-level play with Michael Douglas and Fatal Attraction, but it was pretty obvious rather early on that there was something going on, and it was a little disappointing to see that kind of Jerry Falwell male fantasy that has women lovers become husband-killers. Channing Tatum, the husband who's gone to jail for insider trading, and becomes the victim, seems almost as doped up as his wife, whether that's freedom, prison, or the effects of big financial business in New York I could not say. And I'm not sure why Mara's Emily would have to teach Dr Seifert about derivatives if what she were doing was simply shorting pharmaceutical stocks.
But the finish rings false until it gets to the single successful Hitchockian moment, Banks' revenge on Emily, by keeping her medicated in a facility. There are moments of late Fifties Hitch: the interview with Russell Jones excellent as the medical ethics investigator, or even Michael Nathanson's strangely detached DA. But there are others redolent of Law & Order, especially Polly Draper's scene-stealing turns as Emily's boss. In the end, however, as you watch Banks' partners, or the drug company reps, or the characters in the commercials, you begin to wonder if this is Soderbergh's foray into David Cronenberg territory, and how it would have played out had it gone in that direction. Side Effects proves yet again how facile and effective a genre director Soderbergh can be--you get the sense he looks at a script and breaks it down, then puts it back together in his own way, hopping genres. He would have been excellent in the old studio system, if he were allowed to be.
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If you are looking for an affordable Bluetooth speaker in the market right now, chances are that you have come across a lot of options. You can go for a small, compact speaker like the JBL Go 2 which lets you listen to your music on the go, or pick something like the UE Boom 2 that offers really good audio and an IPX7 rating but isn't as easy to lug around. Multiple manufacturers have tried to design a good Bluetooth speaker that is compact, offers good audio quality, and does not break the bank.
At first glance, the Mivi Octave looks like a shrunken Apple HomePod. It has a cylindrical shape with woven fabric around the sides. The top and the bottom of the speaker have a matte plastic finish. There is a shiny bass radiator on the top with a Mivi logo, slightly recessed into the body. The bass radiator does not have a protective cover so you will need to be careful to prevent damage to it. Mivi offers the Octave in grey and black colour variants, and we had the latter for this review.
The Mivi Octave is light and has a lanyard attached to it, making it easy to carry. There are four buttons on the device — power/ pairing button, volume up & down, and a play/ pause button. These are made of plastic, and we felt that the quality could have been better.
Just below the buttons is an LED that shows the current state of the Bluetooth speaker. This LED blinks when the speaker is playing audio and is steady when it isn't. There is a flap near the base of the device that covers the Micro-USB port, 3.5mm audio input, and a charging LED. You'll also find a reset button here.
The base of the speaker is made of rubber to ensure that it does not move while playing audio. Mivi ships a 3.5mm aux cable in the box along with a Micro-USB cable for charging. The speaker has an IPX5 rating which means that it will be able to withstand water splashes to some extent.
The Octave has two audio drivers and a passive subwoofer with a combined rated output of 16W and a frequency response range of 20Hz-20,000Hz. It supports Bluetooth 4.2 LE. The Mivi Octave weighs 318g and has a 2600mAh battery.
While the box of the Mivi Octave states Rs. 4,000 as the MRP, the official website as well as Amazon have the product listed at Rs. 2,999. That puts its in the same price segment as the JBL Go 2. However we did notice that the Mivi Octave can get louder than the JBL Go 2.
After listening to a few tracks, it is apparent that the Mivi Octave does not have the typical V signature. It felt a lot like a flat signature with only slightly boosted lows and highs. This Bluetooth speaker can get loud, but we preferred listening to it at around the 60-70 percent volume level. At this volume, the audio is decent but not as warm as with some other speakers we've tested, such as the UE Wonderboom.
The Mivi Octave makes the most of its two drivers and is capable of providing stereo output. We were able to test this by playing Focus by Hocus Pocus on Apple Music. With the volume cranked all the way up, we were happy to hear that the highs were in check and didn't sound too shrill. However, the bass overpowered the mids and highs, leading to distortion.
To test whether high-quality audio made a difference to the output, we played Hotel California on the speaker while it was connected via Bluetooth to a MacBook Air. There was a noticeable difference in the audio quality while streaming the song on YouTube, versus playing a FLAC file.
We tried the same test again, with the speaker connected to the laptop using an aux cable. The audio quality was better with the aux cable, with clearer vocals and more bass, when compared to Bluetooth. You can control the volume of the Mivi Octave independently when it is connected via the aux cable, but it syncs the volume control with the connected device when using Bluetooth, much like other speakers.
We tried using the Mivi Octave as a speakerphone but our callers complained that we sounded distant, needing us to move closer to the speaker.
Since the Mivi Octave sports a big battery, we could listen to it for quite a while before plugging it into the mains for charging. After listening to songs for close to four hours and then using the speaker for an hour to watch Mirzapur on Amazon Prime Video (at 70 percent volume throughout), 40 percent of the battery capacity was used.
The Mivi Octave offers decent audio output as long as you aren't blasting it at full volume. It has a good sonic signature and is loud enough to fill a small room. The bass is overpowering at higher volumes, but this is common among Bluetooth speakers at this price range. As long as you don't use the Octave as a speaker phone, you will be happy for what it offers at its price of Rs. 2,999.


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Watch as engineers 3D print a bionic eye prototype
Dyllan Furness
Digital Trends 29 August 2018
University of Minnesota, McAlpine Group
At the beginning of 2015, Ray Flynn couldn't see a thing in front of him. The 80-year-old suffered from a common disease called dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which caused him to lose his central line of sight and required him to rely on his peripheral vision instead. Flynn couldn't use ATMs and had trouble distinguishing weeds from flowers in his garden. But in June, Flynn received the world's first retinal implant to treat AMD, a procedure that left the patient with a bonafide bionic eye.
Now, engineers from the University of Minnesota have made another significant step in the development of bionic eyes. In a paper published this week in the journal Advanced Materials, the researchers describe how they 3D printed a prototype for a synthetic eyeball, equipped with photodetectors that allow the device to pick up light. The prototype could help usher in more advanced devices for visually impaired people.
"Here we demonstrate a fully 3D-printed hemispherical photodetector array that can sensitively detect images with a wide field-of-view," Ruitao Su, a research assistant at the University of Minnesota who worked on the project, told Digital Trends. "The high efficiency of the photodetectors and the ability to readily customize the size and layout of the design render this approach … promising for the creation of bionic eyes."
To make the device, the researchers began with a hemispherical glass cone, which they used as a sort of canvass to 3D print an array of photodetectors. Silver nanoparticles were used as conductive interconnections, and a couple layers of semiconductive components helped convert light into electricity. Finally, liquid metal was used to print cathodes on top. The whole process, which took about an hour, is pretty complicated but still generates a relatively primitive prototype.
Ideally, the researchers want to be able to print on a soft material, such as tissue, that can be implanted into a real eye. That means they have a lot of work ahead. Their next steps will include scaling down the size and improving the performance of their 3D-printed photodetectors, such that they can compete with commercial ones, and develop the image sensors to support a comprehensive vision system.
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Rajiv Gandhi had dubbed opposition scorpion in 1984: Prakash Javadekar
PTI Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India Oct 29, 2018, 08.09 AM(IST)
File photo of Prakash Javadekar. Photograph:( Zee News Network )
Javadekar criticised Tharoor for his reported remark Saturday in which he claimed that an unnamed RSS source had told a journalist that 'Prime Minister Modi was like a scorpion sitting on a Shiv Linga who cannot be removed by hand or hit with a chappal (slipper)'
Union minister Prakash Javadekar Sunday said Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shiv Linga reflected the party's mentality which had become evident when former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi dubbed the opposition a "scorpion" in 1984 polls.
He also accused the Congress of "indirectly supporting" Maoists and said the BJP governments at the Centre and in Chhattisgarh, where elections would be held next month, were determined to finish the Naxal menace in the coming years.
No Congress leader was available for comments.
"When Chhattisgarh was formed and the Congress was in power in the state, Naxalism was at its peak. Now it has come down to one-third of the total area which was in control of Naxalites earlier," the human resource development minister said in a press conference in Raipur.
Javadekar criticised Tharoor for his reported remark Saturday in which he claimed that an unnamed RSS source had told a journalist that "Prime Minister Modi was like a scorpion sitting on a Shiv Linga who cannot be removed by hand or hit with a chappal (slipper)".
When asked about the remark, Javadekar said, "The Congress is wondering on how to take on Modi at the political level and therefore it has resorted to abusing. Rahul baba keeps on abusing daily. People will do only those things which they know. Shashi Tharoor is a bit sophisticated but he has also come down to the 'bichhu' remark."
"This was the Congress' advertisement in 1984. Rajiv Gandhi had brought this advertisement of calling the opposition a scorpion in the 1984 elections. It reflects the mentality of Congress," the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader claimed.
On Naxalism, he said 350 ultras were gunned down in the last five years in Chhattisgarh.
"Not only that, around 5,000 misguided tribals have surrendered while thousands of Naxals have been arrested," he said.
Hitting back at Congress leader Abhishek Manu Sanghvi who Sunday accused the Chhattisgarh government of being weak in tackling Naxalism, Javadekar said on the contrary the menace was at its peak during the Congress' rule in Chhattisgarh between 2000 and 2003.
"The Congress gave birth to Naxalism and it is the party which has encouraged it. The senior Congress leader indirectly supports Maoists. The party had appointed overground supporters of Maoist to the planning commission. It is the record of the Congress," he alleged.
Accusing the Congress of adopting "double standards", Javadekar alleged the party had backed overground supporters of Maoists.
"Their sympathy towards Maoist is not hidden. No decisive action was taken by the previous UPA government against Naxals. However, the action has been taken against Maoists since the last four years under Modi government and very soon the menace will be neutralised," he claimed.
"Chhattisgarh will be free from Maoist activities in the next three years. We are determined to finish the Maoist challenge in the next couple of years which is totally violent and undemocratic. Our policy is clear," the minister said.
Slamming Tharoor, Javadekar said the Congress leader had recently said Ram Mandir should not be built in Ramjanmabhoomi in Ayodhya because a mosque existed at that place.
"Tharoor has forgotten that Lord Ram was born in Ayodhya and his temple existed at the spot. A mosque was built after demolishing the temple.
"A public protest for Ram temple has been on from last 500 years. No BJP or Congress were there in the movement. It was a public protest. Now, the Supreme Court has fixed the dates of hearing (the Ayodhya title suit). We are hopeful that soon justice will be done and Ram Mandir will be built in Ramjanmabhoomi," he said.
When asked if Ram Mandir will be the BJP's agenda for Lok Sabha elections in 2019, Javdekar said, "Ram Mandir had never been an agenda of our politics or election but the temple should be built in Ramjanmabhoomi because people of the country want it. This is a national demand and sentiments of people are attached with it. This is a matter of faith of people and we never do politics over it."
Responding to a query on a row over a Supreme Court judgment allowing women of all age to visit Sabarimala shrine in Kerala, Javadekar said people reacted because orders were passed against public sentiments.
"Despite peaceful opposition by the devotees, the brutal treatment meted against them by the incumbent Communist government is severely criticised by the Bharatiya Janata Party," he added.
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AIX Java Advisory : java_july2017_advisory.asc (July 2017 CPU)
Critical Nessus Plugin ID 103191
The version of Java SDK installed on the remote AIX host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
The version of Java SDK installed on the remote AIX host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the following subcomponents :
- A flaw exists in the J9 VM class verifier component that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an escalation of privileges. (CVE-2017-1376)
- A flaw exists in the installp and updatep packages that prevents security updates from being correctly applied.
- An unspecified flaw exists in the 2D component that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-10053)
- Multiple unspecified flaws exist in the Security component that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-10067, CVE-2017-10116)
- An unspecified flaw exists in the Scripting component that allows an authenticated, remote attacker to impact confidentiality and integrity. (CVE-2017-10078)
- Multiple unspecified flaws exist in the Libraries component that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-10087, CVE-2017-10090)
- An unspecified flaw exists in the ImageIO component that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-10089)
- Multiple unspecified flaws exist in the JAXP component that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-10096, CVE-2017-10101)
- Multiple unspecified flaws exist in the RMI component that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-10102, CVE-2017-10107)
- An unspecified flaw exists in the Deployment component that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impact integrity. (CVE-2017-10105)
- Multiple unspecified flaws exist in the Serialization component that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to exhaust available memory, resulting in a denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-10108, CVE-2017-10109)
- An unspecified flaw exists in the AWT component that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-10110)
- Multiple unspecified flaws exist in the JCE component that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-10115)
- An unspecified flaw exists in the Deployment component that allows a local attacker to impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability. (CVE-2017-10125)
- An unspecified flaw exists in the JAX-WS component that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impact confidentiality and availability. (CVE-2017-10243)
Fixes are available by version and can be downloaded from the IBM AIX website.
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File Name: aix_java_july2017_advisory.nasl
Family: AIX Local Security Checks
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix, cpe:/a:oracle:jre, cpe:/a:oracle:jdk
Required KB Items: Host/AIX/lslpp, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version, Host/AIX/oslevelsp
CVE: CVE-2017-1376, CVE-2017-1541, CVE-2017-10053, CVE-2017-10067, CVE-2017-10078, CVE-2017-10087, CVE-2017-10089, CVE-2017-10090, CVE-2017-10096, CVE-2017-10101, CVE-2017-10102, CVE-2017-10105, CVE-2017-10107, CVE-2017-10108, CVE-2017-10109, CVE-2017-10110, CVE-2017-10115, CVE-2017-10116, CVE-2017-10125, CVE-2017-10243
BID: 99643, 99659, 99670, 99674, 99703, 99706, 99712, 99719, 99734, 99752, 99756, 99774, 99809, 99827, 99842, 99846, 99847, 99851, 100460


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