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Your CEO Hasn't Decided to Use HR Software Yet. Now What?
Here's an eye opener: "As of 2014, hourly workers make up 56.7 percent of the United States workforce. Think about that for a moment. More than half of all people working the U.S. make an hourly wage. That's 77.2 million workers aged 16 and up.
Written by: Scott McGrail. Every project requires that there be a high level of understanding present regarding stakeholders. Seems simple enough; who sponsored the project? Who is on the project team?
"Nobody comes here anymore, it's too crowded" is one of dozens of quotes from the former New York Yankees all-star catcher Yogi Berra who passed away earlier this year at age 90. The shelf-life and trendiness of many Yogi-isms will sustain due to their classically oxymoronic and clever nature. Unlike Yogi's quotes, which adorn many a wall and office desk, the factors that influence the appeal, stickiness, impact and longevity of industry trends are a bit more complicated to hypothesize about.
Productive workplace practices focus on performance and the improvement of that performance. Aligning your employees with that concept can help reinforce the significance of key productivity drivers.
One fascinating source of information that the BLS publishes is known as JOLTS , or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. There is a goldmine of information contained within that gives us insight ranging from the state of the economy to how hard it will likely be to make that next critical hire.
My second annual (here is last year's in case you are interested), completely unscientific, biased, personal, and guaranteed to be 100% accurate take on what HR, work, and workplace technology topics we will be spending endless cycles dissecting and analyzing in 2015, followed by a short list of topics that we have, have, have to stop it already with lamenting.
This post is inspired by Brian's original idea contribution in the 2016 Recruitment Marketing Ideabook, featuring 37 recruitment marketing ideas talent acquisition teams should implement in 2016. Marketers are always under fire from top executives to deliver highly qualified sales leads or prospects. There's no patience for generic branding activities, ad impressions or click-throughs if.
According to the latest white paper from the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Public Policy Council, organizations are turning down business because they don't have qualified people to do the work.
Guess what? CHART OF THE DAY is back for another year of stats, data, and information about work, labor markets, demographics, basketball, and Tom Cruise movies. For new blog readers, here is a quick reminder of how CHART OF THE DAY works. First, I find what I think is an interesting chart, graph, Venn diagram, or my favorite an exploding Pie chart that helps visualize some data set I find intriguing. I re-publish the chart here with a link back to the original source.
Newton Mobile Career Pages and Mobile Applications. READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE. Newton now empowers employers with mobile apply capabilities. This new technology is designed to meet every job seeker where they are at regardless of the device they use to connect to the internet.
We've all seen those competition based television shows. right ? Shows like American Idol, Dancing With the Stars and, MTV's Making the Band.
If you aren't a creator, an artist, or an entertainer, eventually you will be replaced by a machine. I'm sitting 30,000 feet above the gulf of Mexico in a metal tube traveling through the sky at 500 miles per hour. As Louis C.K. the comedian said so famously, in a voice mocking an ungrateful passenger having to wait longer than usual on the tarmac, "'And then, we get on the plane and they made us sit there on the runway, for 40 minutes. We had to sit there.' Really?
I think today's reader note addresses a very common management issue – delegating. Hi Sharlyn. I'm an HR representative dealing with my first ever firing of a high level manager. My CEO believes we need to replace this manager but I don't believe we do.
In business, we are constantly told that we need to see the big picture. We are reminded to set long-term, meaningful goals. We are considered successful and are rewarded when we can take a vision and turn that into reality over the course of time.
Maintaining a competitive advantage in this marketplace can be challenging. Despite the booming HR tech industry and advances in HR management, bad hires, low performers and toxic employees somehow make their way onto the payroll and wreak havoc on company resources. That's where. Quality of Hire.
After close to a year of vacillating about it, I finally have an Apple watch. Honestly, I wasn't sure I needed it and I'm still not sure it's a "must-have" accessory. But I can say it's easy to wear and the data I'm starting to see from it is starting to make it more valuable every day.
Change is one of those things that is much easier said than done. For most managers, change looks good on paper, but in reality, it can be a real headache. .
Hiring used to be more of an art than anything else. No longer. Now, with predictive analytics, the guesswork is gone. In its place is a scientific approach that fits the right candidate to a role and ensures they stay longer in the business, being more productive and satisfied.
A new year means new goals, and growth is at the top of the 2016 agenda for most companies. The health of the U.S. economy has rebounded, as indicated by a 5% unemployment rate and the recent interest rate hike, and businesses across the globe appear optimistic about the road ahead. In a study titled Global KPMG CEO Outlook 2015 , CEOs identified "developing new growth strategies" and "geographic expansion" as top organizational priorities for the next three years.
… If you aren't a creator, an artist, or an entertainer, eventually you will be replaced by a machine. I'm sitting 30,000 feet above the gulf of Mexico in a metal tube traveling through the sky at 500 miles per hour. As Louis C.K.
In the National Football League, "Black Monday" is the Monday following the final weekend of the regular season, and the day of choice for NFL teams to fire underperforming coaches and GMs.
With over 1.5 million applicants flocking to Foot Locker annually, the New York-based company might be justified in a relaxed attitude towards hiring. But the footwear retailer knows success doesn't come to those standing still. Back in 2010, the company recognized that while it had no difficulty attracting candidates, it also knew things could improve. Like every retailer, it was aware that the quality of new hires impacted business directly.


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Naked Prey
Like his old man Kirk, Michael Douglas is at his best playing world-class stinkers. Chalk it up to the Douglas genes: father and son have a bit of coyote in them. When their hackles are up, they clench their teeth and let forth with a distinctive gurgle-snarl.
While Douglas's John Medec, the billionaire hunter in "Beyond the Reach" (VOD), doesn't measure up to the actor's reptilian Gordon Gekko in "Wall Street," he still scores points on the meanie scale. Douglas's character exudes disdain for all mere mortals; he's to screen villains what the hooded cobra is to snakes.
We meet this guy on a hunting expedition in the Mojave Desert. Taking a breather from a business deal that could net him a cool $120 billion, he packs his high-powered Swiss rifle, gases up the six-wheel Mercedes-Benz SUV, and hires a young local guide who takes an instant dislike to the weekend hunter whose idea of roughing it is sitting 'round the campfire sipping a double espresso.
An accident realigns Medec and Ben (England's Jeremy Irvine) as hunter and quarry. Medec forces the guide to strip and then tracks him through the sweltering 120 degree heat. Ben, of course, survives on his wits ‒ and the buried goods of a prospector friend.
If this sounds more than a little like "The Most Dangerous Game," there's good reason. Director Jean-Baptiste Léonetti and scenarist Stephen Susco ("Red," "The Grudge") have dusted off the old Richard Connell story with modest updates and a David and Goliath showdown. And because this is a primal predicament, it still mostly works ‒ until Susco returns to civilization for one false ending too many.
Even so, I remain a sucker for survival-of-the-fittest thrillers, and this one benefits from some spectacularly rugged terrain and better-than-average performances by Douglas and Irvine, who appears to have done most of his own stunts. By comparison, Douglas looks frail and wizened from his recent health issues. So it strains credulity to believe that he could go mano a mano with a man half his age in these furnace-like conditions. But that's OK: Douglas makes up in sarcasm and animal cunning what he lacks in physical prowess.
BEYOND THE REACH ✮✮ With Jeremy Irvine, Michael Douglas, Ronny Cox, Hanna Mangan Lawrence. Directed by Jean-Baptiste Léonetti; scripted by Stephen Susco from Robb White novel. 92 min. Rated R (for language, violence)

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TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Succession follows a dysfunctional American global-media family.
Stars: Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin
2. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
R | 180 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey
3. The Punisher (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
After the murder of his family, Marine veteran Frank Castle becomes the vigilante known as "The Punisher," with only one goal in mind: to avenge them.
Stars: Jon Bernthal, Amber Rose Revah, Ben Barnes, Jason R. Moore
4. West Side Story (2020)
Crime, Drama, Musical | Post-production
An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Ansel Elgort, Rita Moreno, Corey Stoll, Maddie Ziegler
5. Daredevil (2015–2018)
TV-MA | 54 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A blind lawyer by day, vigilante by night. Matt Murdock fights the crime of New York as Daredevil.
Stars: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson
6. Sneaky Pete (2015–2019)
A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, reuniting with his estranged family, that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he's escaping.
Stars: Giovanni Ribisi, Marin Ireland, Shane McRae, Libe Barer
7. I Am Legend (2007)
PG-13 | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure in this post-apocalyptic action thriller.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
8. Kevin Can Wait (2016–2018)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A retired police officer is on a fresh career path as he rises to the challenge of being a newly single dad. His kids are grateful to him for making sure they're okay, but decide it's time for him to get out of the house, so they turn to Vanessa (Leah Remini), his former police partner, for help.
Stars: Kevin James, Taylor Spreitler, Ryan Cartwright, Gary Valentine
9. Shortbus (2006)
Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of New Yorkers caught up in their romantic-sexual milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
Director: John Cameron Mitchell | Stars: Sook-Yin Lee, Peter Stickles, PJ DeBoy, Paul Dawson
10. Sweetbitter (2018– )
A young woman learns how crazy it is to work in a restaurant.
Stars: Ella Purnell, Tom Sturridge, Evan Jonigkeit, Eden Epstein
11. The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj
12. Gotti (2018)
The story of crime boss John Gotti and his son.
Director: Kevin Connolly | Stars: John Travolta, Spencer Rocco Lofranco, Kelly Preston, Stacy Keach
13. Man on a Ledge (2012)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion.
Director: Asger Leth | Stars: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Mandy Gonzalez
14. Bachelorette (2012)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school.
Director: Leslye Headland | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, James Marsden
15. The Art of Getting By (2011)
PG-13 | 83 min | Drama, Romance
George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who has made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.
Director: Gavin Wiesen | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Sasha Spielberg
16. 5 to 7 (2014)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An aspiring novelist enters into a relationship with a woman, though there's just one catch: She's married and the couple can only meet between the hours of 5 and 7 each evening.
Director: Victor Levin | Stars: Anton Yelchin, Bérénice Marlohe, Olivia Thirlby, Lambert Wilson
17. Party Monster (2003)
R | 98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the true story of Michael Alig, a Club Kid party organizer whose life was sent spiraling down when he bragged on television about killing his drug dealer and roommate.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Wilson Cruz, Seth Green, Diana Scarwid
18. Chopped (2007– )
TV-G | 60 min | Reality-TV
It's a Chopped All-Stars tournament event! Through four preliminary competitions, sixteen celebrities battle it out for a spot in the $50,000 finale!
Stars: Ted Allen, Alex Guarnaschelli, Amanda Freitag, Marc Murphy
19. Fighting (2009)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In New York City, a young counterfeiter is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist, who becomes his manager on the bare-knuckling brawling circuit.
Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Luis Guzmán, Zulay Henao
20. Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Fin and April are on their way to New York City, until a category seven hurricane spawns heavy rain, storm surges, and deadly Sharknadoes.
Director: Anthony C. Ferrante | Stars: Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Vivica A. Fox, Mark McGrath
21. Adam (I) (2009)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
Director: Max Mayer | Stars: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving
22. Manhattan Love Story (2014)
The unfiltered internal monologues of a young man and a young woman are exposed as they begin a new relationship together.
Stars: Analeigh Tipton, Jake McDorman, Nicolas Wright, Jade Catta-Preta
23. The Cake Eaters (2007)
Two families are brought together by the return of one family's son -- a reunion that conjures up old ghosts and issues that must be addressed.
Director: Mary Stuart Masterson | Stars: Elizabeth Ashley, Jayce Bartok, Bruce Dern, Miriam Shor
24. The Thing About My Folks (2005)
Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day ... See full summary »
Director: Raymond De Felitta | Stars: Paul Reiser, Peter Falk, Olympia Dukakis, Elizabeth Perkins
25. Stella (2005)
A sketch comedy show that follows the absurd adventures of Michael, Michael and David.
Stars: Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, David Wain, Heidi Neurauter
26. Adventures of Power (2008)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Music
In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town dreamer must overcome obstacles and ridicule to save the day.
Director: Ari Gold | Stars: Ari Gold, Michael McKean, Jane Lynch, Shoshannah Stern
27. The Missing Person (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
Private detective John Rosow is hired to tail a man on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow gradually uncovers the man's identity as a missing person; one of the thousands presumed ... See full summary »
Director: Noah Buschel | Stars: Michael Shannon, Frank Wood, Amy Ryan, Linda Emond
28. The Perfect Holiday (2007)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A young girl turns to a department store Santa in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother.
Director: Lance Rivera | Stars: Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Queen Latifah, Faizon Love
29. Cupid (2009)
A reworking of Rob Thomas' series "Cupid", which follows the adventures of a modern-day guy who may be a reincarnation of the fabled god of love.
Stars: Bobby Cannavale, Sarah Paulson, Rick Gomez, Camille Guaty
30. Purple Violets (2007)
103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Patti Petalson (Blair) struggles with the pressure of becoming the next important American writer.
Director: Edward Burns | Stars: Annette Arnold, Max Baker, Selma Blair, James Biberi
31. Birds of America (2008)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
A regular guy struggles with a repressive home and professional life, as well as making amends for the trouble his free-spirited brother and sister cause about town.
Director: Craig Lucas | Stars: Matthew Perry, Ben Foster, Ginnifer Goodwin, Lauren Graham
32. Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding (2004)
A comedy about two Italian families from different sides of the tracks. What can go wrong does go wrong in this comedy about an Italian-American wedding.
Director: Roger Paradiso | Stars: Joey McIntyre, Mila Kunis, Krista Allen, Dean Edwards
33. The Knot (2019)
Short, Horror | Post-production
Director: Rebecca Schwab | Stars: Christiane Seidel, Charlie Cox, Hilary Greer, Trevor Zhou
34. Headspace (2005)
R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
25-year-old Alex Borden is handsome, charming, and intelligent. In fact, he may be too smart for his own good as his life is swiftly becoming a living hell. Alex's nightmare begins when he ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew van den Houten | Stars: Christopher Denham, Sean Young, Larry Fessenden, Daniel Manche
35. The Killing Floor (2007)
R | 94 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A literary agent moves into a penthouse apartment. Soon after the move, he receives crime scene photographs that seem to have taken place in his new apartment. Next he receives a series of stalker videotapes that document his every move.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Marc Blucas, Joel Leffert, Shiri Appleby, Jeffrey Carlson
36. The Book of Daniel (2006)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Reverend Daniel Webster turns to a modern incarnation of Jesus to help him deal with his personal and professional problems.
Stars: Aidan Quinn, Susanna Thompson, Christian Campbell, Ivan Shaw
37. The Best and the Brightest (2010)
Set in the world of New York City's elite private kindergartens, THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST centers on a fresh-faced young couple, Samantha and Jeff, who have only recently moved into town.... See full summary »
Director: Josh Shelov | Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Amelia Talbot, Bonnie Somerville, Nina Hodoruk
38. New York City Serenade (2007)
Two down on their luck childhood friends struggle to figure out their lives. Ray a drummer in a rock and roll band, and Owen an aspiring film maker spend most of their time working menial ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Whaley | Stars: Freddie Prinze Jr., Chris Klein, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Ben Schwartz
39. Runaway (2005)
80 min | Drama, Thriller
Michael Adler has run away from his suburban home with his little brother Dylan. Hiding out in a quiet, rural town, Michael's convinced he can make a better life for both of them. While ... See full summary »
Director: Tim McCann | Stars: Aaron Stanford, Robin Tunney, Peter Gerety, Melissa Leo
40. West 32nd (2007)
A lawyer gets mixed up with Korean gangsters in New York City.
Director: Michael Kang | Stars: John Cho, Jun Kim, Jun-ho Jeong, Grace Park
41. Musical Chairs (2011)
When, Mia, a dance teacher, lands in the hospital after an accident, Armando, a would-be dancer who admires her from afar, persuades her to train for an upcoming wheelchair ballroom dancing contest.
Director: Susan Seidelman | Stars: Leah Pipes, E.J. Bonilla, Priscilla Lopez, Jaime Tirelli
Votes: 269 | Gross: $0.03M
42. Carry Me Home (2004 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama
A widow named Harriet and her two children Carrie and Brian are living in rural New York in 1947 and are still recovering from the death of Harriet's husband killed in World War II. Carrie ... See full synopsis »
Director: Jace Alexander | Stars: Penelope Ann Miller, Kevin Anderson, David Alan Basche, Ashley Rose
43. Tracks (II) (2005)
R | 92 min | Drama, Crime
'Tracks' is based on the true-story of a middle class white suburban teenagers who unknowingly committed a senseless act of violence in July of 1982. Peter Madigan and his friends spent ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Wade | Stars: Chris Gunn, Ice-T, John Heard, Barbara Christie
44. Forgiveness (I) (2006)
Unrated | 97 min | Drama
On April 9, 1948, a Jewish militia entered the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin and killed over 100 villagers. Soon after, a mental hospital was built on the ruins. The first patients to ... See full summary »
Director: Udi Aloni | Stars: Itay Tiran, Clara Khoury, Moni Moshonov, Makram Khoury
45. The Undying (2009)
Not Rated | 108 min | Thriller
Seduced by the ghost of a Civil War soldier, Barbara Haughton creates a love that is undying.
Director: Steven Peros | Stars: Robin Weigert, Anthony Carrigan, Jay O. Sanders, Sybil Darrow
46. The Stand-In (1999)
PG | 100 min | Drama
A young man is guided by an angel to follow his dream of becoming an actor.
Director: Roberto Monticello | Stars: Robbie Bryan, Daniel Margotta, David Ogden Stiers, Judith Ivey
47. We Are New York (2009– )
It's their first date. Jorge thinks Sophie is rich. Sophie thinks Jorge is rich. But neither is! With the help of their friends and co-workers, they learn the truth about love and money in ... See full summary »
Stars: Arturo Castro, Jennica Carmona, Vincent D'Arbouze, Kenneth Maharaj
48. Racing Daylight (2007)
Sadie thinks she's going insane. Edmund is sure he's being haunted. And Henry, well Henry's just racing daylight.
Director: Nicole Quinn | Stars: Melissa Leo, Jason Downs, Le Clanché du Rand, David Strathairn
49. Roberta (1999)
When Jonathan Fishman, a young Manhattan computer specialist randomly encounters a prostitute he is shocked to recognize her as Roberta whom he knew when they were both children. To the ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Mandelbaum | Stars: Kevin Corrigan, Daisy Rojas, Amy Ryan, Bill Sage
50. The Wedding Bout (2003)
15 min | Comedy, Short
Sometimes getting married feels like getting knocked out.
Director: Russell Costanzo | Stars: Cheryl Mahoney, Derek Michalak, Joel Azerrad, Clyde Baldo


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News Archive October 2010
Don't forget our Monster T-Shirt Sale... through Tuesday, all shirts in stock (and there's a ton of 'em!) are 15% off when you use the coupon code JERSEYDEVIL at checkout.
THE BOSS ON THE BBC
While in London this weekend, Springsteen sat down with the BBC to talk Darkness.
Watch: "Springsten's 'hard times' album rel-released 30 years on"
Watch: "Bruce Springsteen talks to the BBC about songwriting"
Listen: "The Boss returns"
Bruce talks about "The Lost Songs from the Darknes on the Edge of Town Session." You may have already seen this preview clip... but we can embed? Let's embed! It certainly bears repeating.
LIGHT OF DAY ONSALE RESCHEDULED FOR NOV. 3
A letter this morning from Light of Day founder Bob Benjamin:
Due to technical issues that we just became fully aware of over the last 12 hours we must change our Light of Day New Jersey 2011 (LODNJ2011) on-sale one last time.
The new LODNJ 2011 on-sale will be Wednesday, November 3, at 12 Noon. Tickets will be available at www.ticketmaster.com , Ticketmaster charge by phone at (800) 745-3000, all Ticketmaster locations including select Walmarts and at the Stone Pony box office.
We are once again so very sorry for the added delay and confusion but this time, as Southside Johnny once said, it's for real.
Coincidently, November 3rd is the tenth anniversary of the first Light of Day concert at the Stone Pony. There is something that feels right about going on sale on that particular day. So sit tight, call a bunch of friends and ask them to make LODNJ2011 the biggest and best ever yet by buying tickets and help us eradicate Parkinson's disease in Light of Day's second decade. Hope to see you all at LODNJ2011. With your support we truly are "just around the corner to the light of day."
MORE FROM LONDON: "EVERYTHING HAD TO GO"
UK journalists taking in the London premiere of The Promise documentary last night got some extra help putting it into perspective, thanks to Bruce's surprise appearance at the event.
On creating Darkness on the Edge of Town:
"Each one of us has a story inside, and that story doesn't let you go. I kept having to answer the call of that story but I couldn't explain that at the time to the other guys. So they thought I was just trying to drive them crazy." [The Guardian]
"I was so full of doubt that the only way I knew to get to something done was to slog away for hours and hours. We did think hard about what we were doing. If we didn't have something I could smell it in the air. We were making a record of the times... We were sniffing out the times." [NME]
On the outtakes that became the The Promise 2-CD set:
"We were interested in making a record that was not just the best songs. Some of the music we recorded had too much modulation going on, too much melody. Too much richness of arrangement. Everything had to go." [The Guardian]
"We made a lot of music... and the music that was left out was truly a separate record.... There's a lot of beautiful music we had a chance to finish over the summer and I hope people get a kick out of it." [NME]
NME also describes Springsteen "jokingly offering to spank volunteers with his microphone stand before leaving the stage to a standing ovation."
LONDON CALLING... AND ROME, TOO
Turns out that Toronto was just the first stop on what's become an international excursion to show off the The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town. For tonight's U.K. premiere in London, all the Thrill Hill stars were out, including Bruce Springsteen himself. Longtime Backstreets contributor Karl Birthistle was there, too:
I arrived at the National Film Theatre at 2:00 this afternoon, picked up my tickets at will call, and strolling around the venue I came across some quite nervous security folk in animated conversation, planning on how to tackle "ardent" Springsteen fans! Rumors had been running for a day that Bruce would show up, and this was confirmation enough that he was in fact here.
Outside the theatre the red carpet was being cut and laid as we watched. By late afternoon a crowd of about 150 Bruce fans waited on one side of the barriers, intriguing passing tourists (this is central London). Artists, journalists, musicians (Badly Drawn Boy among others) and music industry folk all begin to show up for the private event. Barbara Carr, George Travis, Jon Landau, Thom Zimny, and Dave Marsh all arrive (Travis tells me that he has only missed one "ticketed" Springsteen concert since he started working for Bruce, and that was a Nassau show the day after his own wedding).
And then Bruce stepped out of a black car to.... ehh, pretty much silence — the security folk could relax. There was no applauding or shouting as he approached the first people on the barrier. The crowd was calm, cheerful yet quiet, respectful, waiting patiently as Bruce slowly moved along the line. He was very present, speaking with many of the fans, signing loads of autographs, and even some tattoos (see photo). After he made his way down the line, leaving almost no one out, he did some press interviews, and then went in for the first screening that evening, with the journalists and a Q&A session.
Some hours later we, the public, were ushered in to the same theatre for the public premiere. As hoped, Bruce emerged with a handheld mic to introduce the screening — and here, he was greeted with a standing ovation, hollering, and cheering. He briefly put the film in context (similar to his remarks at TIFF) and mentioned how skinny they all were back in the '70s.
For me, the best part of the evening was later as Bruce came back very quietly into the rear of the theatre. I was in the back row, and Bruce sat down in the row in front of me, pretty well unnoticed, for the last quarter of the show. As I watched him, he seemed really absorbed in it. And then, as the final credits left the screen, he stood up and slipped out as unremarked as when he came in, and was gone. Those minutes of sharing a cinema experience with Bruce were wonderful!
On Monday, Springsteen will attend the Italian premiere at the International Rome Film Festival — or as the festival's website puts it: "One of rock and roll's greatest living myths has accepted to participate in the Rome Film Festival, where the film will be premiered."
Elsewhere around the world: In Australia and New Zealand, the documentary will show on the big screen at various Hoyts theaters on November 13. . . . On November 11, The Promise will screen at Bio Roy in Goteborg, Sweden; see bengans.se for details.
LIGHT OF DAY 11 ANNOUNCED; TIX ON SALE SATURDAY
Austin-based singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo will headline the Paramount Theatre show on January 15, 2011, that serves as the centerpiece for the 11th annual Light of Day concert series, now expanded to a full weekend of activities in Asbury Park, NJ. Joining Escovedo on the Paramount Theatre bill, which will be hosted once again by Vincent "Big Pussy" Pastore, will be long-time Light of Day supporters Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers, Jesse Malin, Willie Nile and Joe D'Urso and Stone Caravan.
More than 75 artists will play at nine different events to be held at seven venues in the city on January 13, 14, 15 and 16. The Light of Day series of concerts, which also includes performances in Canada and 11 countries in Europe, raises money for the ongoing fight against Parkinson's disease by supporting research into more effective treatments and a cure for people who suffer from Parkinson's and other degenerative neuromuscular disorders. Light of Day 11 will also serve as the kick-off event for a year-long celebration, Asbury Park Musical Heritage Year.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Saturday October 30, at noon, through Ticketmaster and at the Stone Pony box office. A wide variety of combination ticket packages – as well as single tickets to each show – will be available. For more information on ticketing and the various shows, visit lightofday.org.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING "PROMISE" EVE?
The night before The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story is released, SiriusXM will broadcast a special, two-hour live show on E Street Radio, featuring none other than Bruce Springsteen in the studio. He'll be answering questions from fans — from a lucky group of fans right there in the studio in the first hour (more on that in a sec), and taking phone calls in the second hour.
E Street Radio's On the Edge of Your Town contest is giving 20 fans the chance to be there in the "intimate studio audience" to ask your question to Bruce face to face:
To qualify, SiriusXM will be asking E Street listeners to submit their most creative, original, insightful and relevant questions about Bruce Springsteen's The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story for the opportunity to pose the question in person to Bruce Springsteen directly, at the event on the evening of November 15 in New York City, presented by SiriusXM host Dave Marsh.
In addition to being invited down to the studio for the broadcast, each of the 20 winners will win a copy of the 3CD/DVD box set.
The contest runs through November 5 at noon Eastern. Ready? Set? Get insightful! Just keep it to 1,000 characters, chatterbox. Click here for complete details, rules, and to enter.
ROLLING STONE'S SNEAK PEAK AT "THE LOST SESSION"
Rollingstone.com has an exclusive trailer posted today for The Promise — not the documentary, but the two-disc collection of previously unreleased Darkness-era material (now referred to with the parenthetical clarifier "The Lost Session: Darkness on the Edge of Town"). In between some tantalizing A/V previews, Springsteen and other E Streeters weigh in on the set. Says Bruce: "The one thing [the material] had in common was that it didn't get on the record, which meant it was probably a little more maybe genre-based soul music, garage rock. Amazingly, when we put it all together, you realize it holds up as a double record pretty well."
According to the website, this is "the first of several exclusive items about the release you'll see on RollingStone.com in the coming weeks," and the next issue of Rolling Stone magazine will feature a new Brian Hiatt Q&A with Springsteen.
LAST CHANCE FOR 30% OFF
Big back issue sale ends today!
We've never discounted our back issues this much before, and today's the last day of the sale celebrating 30 years of Backstreets Magazine. We hope you'll pick up some of our back pages... right up to our latest issue, which is included in the sale, too. If you've never seen our magazine before, this is an excellent time to check it out.
We've highlighted some favorite features from over the years below, but all issues are 30% off. Simply use the coupon code BACKSTREETS30, and the discount will be applied at checkout. Sale ends at midnight tonight!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FUNKY!
The Foundation of the E Street Nation, Mr. Garry W. Tallent, turns 61 today, born October 27, 1949. Visit his new website at www.garrytallent.com.
NOVEMBER 26: SAVE THE DATE
FOR "SAVE MY LOVE"
Too bad Record Store Day comes but once a year... But wait! A month from today, we're getting an extra day of limited-edition musical treats, as another round of indie exclusives is coming for Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving), November 26. And just as Springsteen has supported Record Store Day these past two years, with two exclusive slabs of vinyl (the "What Love Can Do" 7-inch and "Wrecking Ball" 10-inch), he's also contributing a new record for Black Friday 2010. It's a Columbia/Sony 7-inch culled from the upcoming The Promise release, featuring "Save My Love" with "Because the Night" on the flip, in a kick-ass picture sleeve. As with Record Store Day, hit your local independent music shop as early as you can on 11/26 to pick one up!
A HANDY CHEAT SHEET
There's some Bruce stuff coming out on November 16 — maybe you've heard about it? Some Darkness something-or-other... To make sure there's no confusion, here's a new, official one-sheet [click image for the full PDF]:
There's also a 3-LP configuration of The Promise (The Lost Session), and a Blu-ray edition of the 6-disc box.
If you've enjoyed following our coverage, we hope you'll consider ordering from us: we're carrying all configurations — the 3CD/3DVD box, the 3CD/3Blu-ray box, the 2CD set and the 3LP set — and we're offering a 10% pre-order discount across the board when you order now. We appreciate your support!
PROMISIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Turning our attention to world events... in addition to screenings in Canada and the U.S., The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town will play cinemas in other countries as well, with screenings currently lined up for the U.K., Germany, and Italy.
Finally, London is ready for The Promise: The U.K. big-screen premiere of the Darkness documentary will take place at BFI Southbank this coming Friday, October 29. Click here for details.
Sony Music Germany will screen the documentary in four German cinemas tomorrow night, October 27: Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, and Berlin. More details here.
And at the prestigious International Rome Film Festival, Zimny's film will play twice: November 1 (at 9 pm CET), and November 3 (at 6 pm CET), both screenings at Petrassi Hall. More details here.
If you have information on any additional screenings, please pass it along!
30 YEARS BURNING DOWN THE ROAD
Backstreets Magazine, est. October 24, 1980
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At 30, we look at our back pages — and extend the 30% off sale!
With this Sunday marking the 30th anniversary of Backstreets magazine, we're offering a 30% discount on all of our back issues: simply use the coupon code BACKSTREETS30, and the discount will be applied at checkout.
It's a good time to look back, despite what the song says... and below we've selected some of our favorite features from still-available back issues. We love hearing from readers that Backstreets is the only magazine they save, and we ourselves wind up referencing and re-reading our own pages over the years. The articles below are just a few examples of the stuff that holds up.
Act fast if you're interested to guarantee availability— after more than two decades on the shelves, issue #20 just sold out today — but we're also extending the sale by a few days to give you a little more time to clean us out. After all, we've got to make room for the next decade!
"20 Years Burning Down the Road!: The Complete History of Jersey Shore Rock 'n' Roll"
Besides showing Stevie with hair, this feature told the story of the Asbury scene, from the British Invasion that inspired it, to the Upstage and the rise of Bruce and the E Street Band.
From Backstreets #21
"Boss TV: The Compleat Bruce Springsteen Videography"
Not a guide to Bruce's MTV videos (that's below), but to the circulating footage of performances and interviews, both broadcast and not. Remains a handy guide to what's out there pre-Tunnel of Love.
"The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3"
Seven years before Tracks, and inspired by Bob Dylan's first Bootleg Series installmet, we put together our version of what a similar Bruce box would look like. A number of our picks remain unreleased.
"The Lost Interviews, Part One: Local Boys, Trailer Parks, and the Godfather of Soul"
Transcribed from reel-to-reel, a "lost" 1975 interview never heard (or read) since it was originally broadcast on Swedish radio.
"The Video Anthology Viewer's Guide"
Clip by clip, we provide the liner notes that never were for the updated 2-DVD anthology of Springsteen's videos, including dates and locations, behind-the-scenes details, what was left on the cutting room floor, and more.
"A Night for the Vietnam Veteran: A Backstreets Retrospective"
Celebrating 20 years since this landmark benefit show in Los Angeles, we looked at the concert itself, its highlights and its impact, and interviewed VVAF president Bob Muller.
"Twang & Trust: The Backstreets Interview with Shane Fontayne"
The Backstreets interview with the '92-93 tour guitarist — a lengthy, candid, and entertaining talk that shed a good deal of light on an oft-overlooked era of Springsteen's career.
"2002-2003 Tour Grand Finale"
A big puncuation mark on the magazine's extensive Rising tour coverage, this one had a bounty of stats, lists, quotes, interviews with key guests (Soozie Tyrell, Emmylou Harris), and more.
"Hey Mr. Deejay!"
Our look at the impact of radio and the DJ on Springsteen's rise, including interviews with Ed Sciaky, Richard Neer, Maxanne, Kid Leo, Scott Muni, Cerphe, Vin Scelsa... and of course, the coolest little DJ in the U.S.A., Little Steven Van Zandt.
"The Devil's in the Details"
Devils & Dust song-by-song, including interpretations, influences, lyric cross-checks, and Springsteen's own comments. Just one component of our biggest issue ever.
"Danny Bye Bye"
Our farewell to Danny Federici ran more than 40 pages, including full eulogies and interviews with Roy Bittan, Max Weinberg, Garry Tallent, Nils Lofgren and Clarence Clemons.
Sale extended: coupon code BACKSTREETS30, which gets you 30% off all in-stock back issues, is now valid through Garry Tallent's birthday: Wednesday, October 27. We've never had a sale like this before... get 'em while they last!
SPANISH JOHNNY... AND SPANISH BRUCIE, STEVIE, ETC.
Before HBO ends its broadcast run of The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town, there's a special version of the film that's worth checking out, even if you're not very fluent en español. HBO Latino features a Spanish version of the film — not sub-titled, but dubbed. That means you'll get to hear Spanish-speaking actors expressively voicing each and every "character" in the film, from Bruce to Jon Landau, Miami Steve, The Big Man, Mighty Max, both Pattis (Scialfa and Smith), etc. (All of the songs, of course, are still the original versions sung en ingles with spoken Spanish translations of all onscreen lyrics and captions.)
Unlike the great many Spanish-speaking Springsteen fans all over the globe, we're not in any position to judge the accuracy of the translation (though its sheer repetition will help anyone remember that "vara" is the feminine Spanish noun for "stick"). It's just a plain kick, however, to hear our heroes re-tell their stories and see those familiar scenes re-enacted in a language other than English. Thom Zimny indicated recently on E Street Radio's "Live From the E Street Nation" that the Spanish version of The Promise was an HBO project only, with no direct involvement or approval coming from Springsteen's camp, so it seems unlikely to be included with the DVD releases. It also currently is not available via HBO Latino On Demand. Therefore, interested fans would be well-advised to check out one of the two remaining broadcasts on HBO Latino: Sunday, Oct. 24, 5-6:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 30, 2-3:30 p.m.
- October 22, 2010 - Shawn Poole reporting
As many West Coast fans are painfully aware, these guys don't go Cali that often... so when they do, we encourage you to get out there and support them!
Clarence Clemons plays two shows in Mill Valley this week, tonight and tomorrow night, with a band of Bay Area musicians he's calling Temple of Soul West. The shows are at The Woods Music Hall — click here for full details.
LaBamba's Big Band has its first date since changing coasts, coming up next month on Saturday evening, November 20, at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA. As their New York/New Jersey fans know, they're an R&B/Rock, 20-piece band, now bringing a bit of the Jukes/Jersey Shore sound to the L.A. area. In addition to bandleaders Richie "LaBamba" Rosenberg, the west coast line-up includes fellow Conan cats Mark Pender, Jerry Vivino, Scott Healy, Mike Merritt and James "the Worm" Wormworth on drums. They then stuff 11 more horn players on the stage... get there if you can! Ticketing and more info here.
THE PROMISE... AND DARKNESS... WAY UP ON THE SCREEN
As part of DOC NYC, a Big-Apple-based documentary film festival, the Ziegfeld Theatre will present the world premiere of Darkness on the Edge of Town, Thom Zimny's filmed record of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's December 2009 performance of the entire Darkness album (at Asbury Park's Paramount Theatre, with no audience in attendance), also to be included in the upcoming box set. Zimny is expected to attend the premiere, which will take place on Thursday, November 4 at 7 p. m. Tickets are $25 each, with a portion of the proceeds to be donated to the Danny Fund/Melanoma Research Alliance. Click here for more details.
The same week, a bit further south, another big-screen treat awaits: there will be one, and only one, New Jersey presentation of The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town up on the big screen (and we mean the really big screen, as opposed to, say, that new 55-inch LCD set in your Cousin-Frankie-from-Hoboken's living room). The film will screen on Tuesday, November 2, 7 p.m. at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. Tickets are general-admission only and are available now at a cost of $10 each, with a $5 discount offer for "die-hard Springsteen fans." Click here for the details.
30 PERCENT OFF
BACKSTREETS!
The River isn't the only thing turning 30 this month... It's the 30th anniversary of Backstreets Magazine this weekend, with Sunday officially marking three decades since Backstreets #1 was distributed at the October 24, 1980 Seattle Center Coliseum show.
To celebrate, we're offering 30% off all back issues!
Some have long sold out, of course, but every issue of Backstreets Magazine still in stock is on major sale, while they last, this week only. It's an unprecedented sale: we've never knocked so much off... but then, after 30 years of publishing, we need to make room in here for the issues to come!
Whether you're filling in gaps in your collection or checking us out for the first time, we hope you'll take advantage of our anniversary sale. Back issues are here, with regular prices listed; 30% OFF will be applied at checkout when you use the coupon code: BACKSTREETS30. Sale ends 10/24/10.
Plus: any and all orders placed with Backstreet Records, for back issues or anything else, will ship with a free 30th Anniversary sticker (pictured above). Thanks for your support and for helping us reach the big 3-0!
DARKNESS, DARKNESS, DARKNESS, DARKNESS... THE RIVER!
We can't let the spirit of '78 overtake us so much that we neglect this milestone: It was 30 years ago today that Springsteen's now-quintuple-platinum The River was released in the U.S., two weeks into the E Street Band's 1980-'81 tour. The Village Voice called the double album "Springsteen's dictionary, encyclopedia, and bible of rock & roll"; Time cited "a clarity and artistic ease and breadth of passion unequaled by any other rock record this year. Like Francis Coppola's Godfather, another great work of popular art, The River creates a whole world in an instant."
The power and cohesion of the sprawling set wasn't indisputable; reviewing for the New York Times, Robert Palmer opined: "Like most double albums, The River could have benefitted from some careful pruning... especially since several songs return to images and musical ideas already explored on Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town." Steve Pond suggested in the L.A. Times that another few spins might get you there: "On first listening, these two records sound full of throwaway songs sorely lacking the epochal impact of, say 'Thunder Road' or 'Badlands.' At first, this simply sounds like Springsteen's party record, full of nods to Buddy Holly, Duane Eddy and the Byrds, and far happier than the brooding, unsettling Darkness on the Edge of Town.... Later, the remarkable cohesion, consistency and depth emerge."
In the Boston Globe, Steve Morse considered the big picture, which — in terms of Springsteen's creative drive and his diverse range — feels just as applicable to his work on stage and on record three decades later: "You keep wondering if Bruce Springsteen is going to waver, to slip out of control, to become jaded. You keep wondering if his creative well is going to run dry, his energy is going to slow down. And, once again, your wondering is needless, because his new double-record set, The River, is nothing less than his foremost career achievement. It is a remarkable distillation of the past 30 years of American pop music — from the dance mania of rockabilly to the soul of R&B; from the pathos of country to the electric stomp of modern rock 'n' roll."
Over at The Bruce Springsteen Special Collection website, you'll find many more contemporaneous reviews as part of a lengthy celebration of The River's anniversary. We encourage you to dive in.
FRANKIE AND DANNY IN THE MORRISON HOTEL
So what if a rare Noreaster downpour hits NYC moments before the doors open? Who cares that it was so packed you couldn't move? What was moving were the pictures of the hero on the wall in "From Darkness to a Dream," the photography exhibit that opened Thursday night.
"You know, I'm looking at our stuff together, and it really works" said veteran photographer Frank Stefanko of his and Danny Clinch's photos of Bruce Springsteen now featured at Morrison Hotel Gallery in this two-man show.
Coming out to support the event were CBS Sunday Morning's Anthony Mason, rocker Jesse Malin, Born to Run photographer Eric Meola, classic New York rock/John Lennon photographer Bob Gruen, and old Stefanko school mate (and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist) Patti Smith, as well as fans from all over the East Coast.
Select unframed prints by these acclaimed photographers go for anywhere from $600 up to $25,000 per print. And they were going fast Thursday night.
Any advice for aspiring rock photographers? "Got a joke?" said Clinch. " Bruce always asks me for a joke while I'm shooting him."
- October 15, 2010 - report and photographs by Bob Zimmerman
YOU'VE GOT A MONTH TO GET TO SOHO...
"From Darkness to a Dream," the gallery show we previewed last month, is opening tonight at Morrison Hotel Gallery in NYC's Soho. It's a dual exhibition: Frank Stefanko and Danny Clinch, both residents of New Jersey, share a legacy of some of the finest photographs ever shot of fellow Jersey friend Bruce Springsteen. This show features the debut of iconic photographs never available in a gallery show before, including the cover shots for Darkness on the Edge of Town and The River lensed by Stefanko, and We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions from Clinch (who, gearing up for the show, just spoke with the New York Times).
After tonight's opening reception, the two-man show will run until mid-November, in both the street level gallery at 124 Prince Street, and their adjacent second floor loft gallery at 116 Prince Street.
At the Morrison Hotel website, you can view more about Stefanko and Clinch, including many of their images. If you can't make it to New York, run don't walk to check out these works online!
THE RETURN OF THE OCTOBER ASSAULT
Now in November!
Bruce Springsteen and Joe Grushecky (pictured above at January's Light of Day 10) are celebrating the 15th anniverary of Grushecky's Bruce-produced American Babylon. Let's say that again: it's been 15 years since the release of American Babylon and the pair's October Assault tour, which made Bruce an honorary Houserocker for a string of dates in 1995.
To mark the occasion, Bruce and Joe are teaming up again, with two Pittsburgh-area shows scheduled at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum on November 4 and 5. Billed as "Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers with Special Guest Bruce Springsteen," the concerts include opening acts Jill West & Blues Attack on 11/4, and I Drive (featuring Joe's son Johnny Grushecky) on 11/5.
Tickets, ranging from $45 to $75 with limited $100 gold circle seats, go on sale October 20 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.
- October 13, 2010 - photograph by Michael Zorn
I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!
(Well, except you, you're the Boss)
Every month, E Street Radio seats a different party of Springsteen experts around one table to discuss a Springsteen topic from past, present and future: the Springsteen Community Conference. A new episode debuts today at 4 p.m., and it's one you won't want to miss: a two-hour discussion entitled "The Ties That Bind: Springsteen & The Next Generation," with moderators Ben Lazar and John Franck joined by Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Street Sweeper Social Club, The Nightwatchman), Pete Yorn and Jay Weinberg.
The round-table discussion explores the influence of Springsteen's music and message on a new generation of musicians. Each artist describes, in-depth, their discovery of Bruce's music and how it has impacted their lives and art — and Morello reveals how a part of Rage's "Killing in the Name Of" was lifted from "Born in the U.S.A." Listen today (SIRIUS ch. 10 / XM ch. 58) at 4 p.m. Eastern (and again on 10/14 at 12 a.m. & 8 a.m.; on 10/20 at 4 p.m.; and on 10/21 at 12 a.m. & 8 a.m.).
WHEN THE PROMISE
WAS BROADCAST
HBO subscribers: if you missed last week's debut of The Promise, the re-airings begin today: at 3:30 this afternoon and again at 12:30 tonight. Some recent critical reaction:
Mike Hale, New York Times: "What elevates the film are its subjects, both the artist and the album, which established a style and a set of themes that would define Mr. Springsteen's subsequent career. Punk, which was developing at the same time, may get all the credit for revolutionizing popular music, but Mr. Springsteen's determination to move away from the highly engineered and sterile perfectionism of 1970s rock made Darkness just as innovative in its own way."
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times: "For the most part The Promise swaths a difficult time in a warm glow of remembered good times, older selves recalling younger, content in the knowledge that the thing they have together is good. There's a lot of laughter, in the new footage and the old. Even Mike Appel, the manager who kept Springsteen from recording all those years ago, is a friend again — a perfectly appropriate conclusion to the story that Darkness begins."
Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly: "The Promise even has a secret hero: engineer Chuck Plotkin, who was brought in to mix the album and provide fresh ears and problem-solving to achieve the atmosphere Springsteen wanted to have hanging over Darkness. Plotkin's descriptions of how the voice should emerge from the guitars, the balance he wanted to create, is enthralling...."
Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "We've heard a lot from The Boss in recent years, whether it's talking about his own music, paying tribute to the pioneers or opening up about politics. This film... is the best document yet of how driven and self-aware he is. Whether or not you like Bruce Springsteen or Darkness, The Promise is an inspiring look at a group of men in a knock-down, drag-out fight with the creative process."
MORE WITH "MIDDLETOWN" WILLIAMS
Another clip inside the Boss's home studio, this one from NBC Nightly News on the eve of the documentary's HBO premiere last week:
SOLOMON BURKE, 1940 - 2010
Solomon Burke — the "King of Rock & Soul," the "Bishop of Soul," and, according to no less an authority than Atlantic Records' Jerry Wexler, the "best soul singer of all time" — died today of natural causes at the age of 70, shortly after arriving to perform a sold-out concert in Amsterdam. Burke was born in the upper room of a Philadelphia church, and his deep roots in gospel music served him well throughout his career as both a singer and spiritual leader of the global church, House of God For All People. A true giant of a man, Burke was responsible for writing, co-writing and/or recording some of the greatest records of the 1960s soul explosion: "Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)," "Cry to Me," and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love," among others.
Burke's singing style, sense of showmanship, and his lifelong commitment to making music all had and continue to have an enormous influence on Bruce Springsteen's musical career. In 2006, Burke recorded a wonderful country/soul version of Springsteen's "Ain't Got You." At one of his 1993 New Jersey concerts, Bruce called Solomon Burke "my great hero" and incorporated his song "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" (complete with a version of Burke's spoken-word intro) into his performance of "Roll of the Dice." Interested fans can learn more about Solomon Burke at his official website and at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where Burke
was inducted in 2001.
A LONGER LOOK
The full, 30-minute interview with Brian "Middletown" Williams.
- October 8, 2010
BRIAN WILLIAMS VISITS SPRINGSTEEN'S "TOOLSHED"
After a preview on last night's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian William's one-on-one with Springsteen aired on the Today show this morning. In addition to more glimpses of The Promise doc, you get to hear what Springsteen thinks when he looks back at that footage: "I had a lot of hair, I had my Italian afro, and I was really skinny!" Plus, peek inside Bruce's new home studio... and, of course, behold the glockenspiel.
WHEN I HOLD KINDLE CLOSE, IT MAKES THESE HIDDEN WORDS MINE
Got a Kindle? Don't got a Kindle? Don't matter. Amazon.com's Kindle site offers fans in the U.S. a sneak peek to help the wait for November 16 go by a bit more easily. Bruce Springsteen's Thoughts on The Promise and Darkness on the Edge of Town is available as a free download for Kindle, Kindle DX and Kindle 1st and 2nd Generations through November 15th.
If you don't own any of these versions of Amazon's e-Book reader, you still can download the free Kindle app for PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android or Blackberry, each of which also can receive the free Springsteen download. The essays consist of Bruce's 1998 piece on Darkness from his book Songs, combined with his new essay on The Promise album, both of which will be included in The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story CD/DVD
- October 7, 2010 - Shawn Poole reporting
FRIDAYS (AND/OR SUNDAYS) ON MY MIND
E Street Radio listener-alert: Speaking of sneak peeks (or, more accurately, sneak listens), one new track per week from The Promise will be premiered on "Live from the E Street Nation" (hosted by Dave Marsh and airing at Sirius 10/XM 58 every Friday 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET with a rebroadcast on the following Sunday, 8-10 p.m. ET). The fun begins tomorrow (with special guest Thom Zimny in to take calls) and continues each week through November 12.
THE PROMISE COMES HOME
Couldn't be in Toronto? Home Box Office showings begin this week
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town premieres this week on HBO, it's first showing on Thursday night at 9:00 p.m. The doc will re-air multiple times this month and will be available on HBO On Demand from 10/8 through 10/31.
10/7 (9:00 p.m.)
10/12 (3:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m.)
10/16 (11:30 p.m.)
10/21 (10:30 a.m., 1:55 a.m.)
10/24 (5:00 p.m.)
HBO2:
10/13 (4:55 a.m.)
Springsteen spoke with the Associated Press for another preview of the film today, saying, "Madness has its rewards — if in the end you don't destroy yourself.... I had an idea but a lot of it, looking back now, probably could have been dispensed with and everyone would have been left with a little more of their sanity. But that was how we made those records. I believed at that time that you had to work hard at something. I didn't trust anything that came too easily."
Bruce also spoke about the outtakes that are being collected on two CDs as The Promise, saying that they "really hold together as a body of work because they all came out of the same sessions, the same sounds and tones.... It's an interesting bunch of music that I hope the fans enjoy."
Read "HBO film captures key moments for Springsteen"
For the New York Daily News, David Hinckley spoke with HBO's Nancy Geller, Barry Rebo, Jon Landau, and Thom Zimny, who calls cameraman Rebo "the classic fly on the wall. Says Landau, "Ninety percent of the time, we didn't even know or remember that he was there. We didn't do anything for filming purposes. If we were listening to playback in a dark room, that was the light he had."
Read "HBO's The Promise chronicles the creation of Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town album"
And for the Los Angeles Times, Patrick Goldstein writes about an advance screening in L.A.: "At the time of Darkness, Springsteen was so young and strikingly handsome (and full of inner turmoil) that it's easy to see why filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese thought he could have been a terrific actor. When he's in the studio, soulfully singing one of his heart-breaking ballads, Springsteen has just as much live-wire charisma as the young DeNiro or Pacino. But Springsteen only wanted to be a rock star, and the biggest joy anyone can get from this film is seeing just how hard he worked to fulfill that promise."
Read "The Promise: Who knew Bruce Springsteen owned so many white T-shirts"
A GLEE-FUL BRUCE?
Last week, EW.com suggested that the music of Bruce Springsteen was in the running for a Very Special Episode of FOX's Glee: "Word on the street is that, in Glee's post-Super Bowl episode, the McKinley High kids will be singing either the songs of Michael Jackson or Bruce Springsteen." Not so far-fetched, considering how well Jimmy Fallon and the Glee kids' "Born to Run" Emmy opener played.
Glee star Jane Lynch has been hearing the buzz, too: "I hear rumours that we may do a Bruce Springsteen episode and I think something like that would be amazing — I'm a big fan!"
Today, ShowbizSpy.com ups the ante, saying that Bruce might even make a cameo appearance: "Insiders say the music legend is in talks to play Finn Hudson's uncle in an episode where the members of the McKinley High School show choir play a bunch of his hits, including 'Born in the U.S.A.,' 'Dancing in the Dark' and 'Born to Run.'
USA TODAY TODAY: THE INTERVIEWS KEEP COMING
With The Promise set to debut on HBO in less than a week, Springsteen's definitely not in Garbo mode... In USA Today, he talks to Elysa Gardner about Darkness on the Edge of Town: "we were trying to make an essential record. So that if you were interested in rock music, interested in what was at stake in the late '70s culturally, then you had to deal with this particular piece of music. That became a blueprint for the way we continued to work, and I think that thoughtfulness has resonated over the long haul. The songs are still a vessel for the topics I want to discuss."
Bruce also talks a bit about what has driven him to revisit his earlier work: "After I got the band back together again in 1998 or 1999, we did a few tours and made some good records, and I realized that there were a lot of kids coming to the shows. I thought it would be nice to put together a record of what we did at that earlier time."
Read "Bruce Springsteen explores a time of Darkness."
"BETTER THINGS" FIRST LISTEN
BBC Radio2 has given Bruce and Ray Davies' "Better Things" a spin, and you can hear it online now. Via Kindakinks.net, check it out here — just click "Listen now," and advance to the 1:24:35 mark.
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Q: type error positional argument self missing why can't i access Classroom object?
It shows:
next_scene_name = start_scene.enter() #error
TypeError: enter() missing 1 required positional argument: 'self'
please explain what mistake i did.
#class
class Engine(object):    #(map_object_with_classroom, player_object)
    def __init__(self,map_object,player_object):
        self.map_object = map_object
        self.player_object = player_object

    def play(self):
        print('\n')
        print('test ok')
        start_scene = self.map_object.begin()
        end_scene = self.map_object.Senario['auditorium']

        while start_scene != end_scene:
            next_scene_name = start_scene.enter() #error
            start_scene = self.map_object.next_scene(next_scene_name)

class Player(object):
    Student_influence = 20
    Staff_influence = 20
    principle_influence = 20
    def __init__(self,name):
        self.name = name

class Scene(object):
    def enter(self):
        print("test")

class ClassRoom(Scene):
    def enter(self):
        print('test ok!')
        return 'sportsclub'

class SportsClub(Scene):
    def enter(self):
        print('test ok!')
        return 'scienceclub'

class ScienceClub(Scene):
    def enter(self):
        print('test ok!')
        return 'canteen'

class Canteen(Scene):
    def enter(self):
        print('test ok!')
        return 'auditorium'

class Auditorium(Scene):
    def enter(self):
        print('test ok!')
        return 'finished'

class Finished(Scene):
    def enter(self):
        print('test ok!')
        return None

class Map(object):
    Senario = {'finished':Finished, 'classroom':ClassRoom,'sportclub':SportsClub, 'scienceclub':ScienceClub, 'canteen':Canteen, 'auditorium':Auditorium}

    def __init__(self,start_scene):
        self.start_scene = start_scene

    def begin(self):
        return self.next_scene(self.start_scene)

    def next_scene(self,scene_name):
        nxt = self.Senario.get(scene_name)
        return nxt

#--------------------------------
#function
#test
map_object = Map('classroom')
new_player = Player('Lancer')
new_game = Engine(map_object,new_player)
new_game.play()

when i print start_scene it shows  what is that? but when i print an instance of ClassRoom class it shows <main.ClassRoom object>

A: In next_scene, you are returning ClassRoom, but not an instance of ClassRoom. For that, you'd need return nxt(), which then has a self
class Map(object):
    Senario = {'finished':Finished, 'classroom':ClassRoom,'sportclub':SportsClub, 'scienceclub':ScienceClub, 'canteen':Canteen, 'auditorium':Auditorium}

    def __init__(self,start_scene):
        self.start_scene = start_scene

    def begin(self):
        return self.next_scene(self.start_scene)

    def next_scene(self,scene_name):
        # adding the parentheses here will call the class
        # creating an instance
        nxt = self.Senario.get(scene_name)()
        return nxt

As a small example:
class X:
    def something(self):
        return 4

X.something()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: something() missing 1 required positional argument: 'self'

You haven't created any instance, and so self doesn't exist yet. However, if we change it to:
x = X()
x.something()
4

A self gets created because the underlying class machinery will call a base implementation of __init__, without getting into the gory details

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Episode 4: Duke Nukem Forever, Active Gaming, Violence, special guest Shane R. Monroe, and more!
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Fri, 11/05/2010 - 5:28pm — Matt Barton
Shane R. MonroeThere's too much content in this episode to cram into a subject line! Clocking in at three hours, episode 4 features an exclusive interview with retrogaming radical Shane R. Monroe and the talents of Mark Vasier (back with a vengeance!), Christina Loguidice, Chris Kennedy, Rob Daviau, Matt Barton, and Bill Loguidice. We also announce and read the winner of our one paragraph videogame back story contest.
Download the episode here (128K format).
Segments and approximate times below:
Matt reads "Donkey Kong," the prize-winning short story by Craig A. Meyer (4:00)
Mark talks about his first look at Duke Nukem Forever (6:58)
Christina on active gaming (18:43)
Rob reminisces about the ups and downs of being an Amiga fanboy in Canada (28:17)
Chris reviews the recent Supreme Court case on videogame violence (52:40)
Matt interviews Shane R. Monroe (1:12:28)
Bill talks about a literally killer game, Sub Mission, complete with original cassette audio (2:18:52)
The first person who leaves a comment containing the names of all the songs played in this episode will win a game of his or her choice from a special selection via GamersGate. Hint: All are SIDs except for one MOD (this is excluding our intro music, which is the Blood Money theme by Ray Norrish).
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Thanks for the feedback. I am glad you liked it and it seems that what I set out to do actually worked this time! I'll try keep it up and improve on it! :)
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That's a fantastic review, Rowdy! Thanks for all the feedback.
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Duke Nukem Forever hits May 3, 2011!
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. has added a news release to its Investor Relations website.
Title: Duke Nukem Forever(R) Set to Kick Ass and Chew Bubblegum Starting May 3, 2011
Date(s): 21-Jan-2011 10:01 AM
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Bodacious, EGO-dosed action game brings over-the-top FUN and non-PC
humor back to games
NEW YORK, Jan 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
2K Games and Gearbox Software announced today what will be a landmark
date in gaming history - legendary hero Duke Nukem will make his
triumphant return in Duke Nukem Forever(R) on the Xbox 360(R)
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation(R)3
computer entertainment system and Windows PC on May 3, 2011 in North
America and May 6, 2011 internationally!
Duke Nukem is one of the biggest and most recognizable brands in the
interactive entertainment industry. Irreverent, non-PC, and uber macho,
Duke Nukem is the perfect, uncompromising ass-kicking hero to remedy the
overdose of today's gaming archetypes. Duke brings his signature brand
of babe-lovin', cigar-smoking, beer-chugging and ass-kicking action as
he saves the Earth and its babes from hordes of invading aliens. Where
will you be when Duke Nukem Forever launches? Better mark
your calendars, Duke's legend is being told this May and his brand new
trailer, viewable at www.dukenukemforever.com,
promises to blow your mind!
"The moment fans all over the world have been waiting for is almost
here," declared Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. "May 3, 2011 marks
Duke's return as he unleashes his brash and brutally honest wit on the
world. His return is going to be epic and one that will make video
gaming history!"
Put on your shades and prepare to step into the boots of Duke Nukem,whose legend has reached epic proportions in the years since his
last adventure. The alien hordes are invading and only Duke can save the
world. Pig cops, alien shrink rays and enormous alien bosses can't stop
our hero from accomplishing his one and only goal: to save the world,
save the babes and to be a bad-ass while doing it. The King arrives with
an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, non-stop action, and unprecedented
levels of interactivity. This game puts the pedal to the metal and
tongue firmly in cheek. Shoot hoops, lift weights, read adult magazines,
draw crude messages on whiteboards or ogle the many hot women that
occupy Duke's life - that is if you can pull yourself away long enough
from destroying alien invaders. Duke Nukemwas andwill
forever be a gaming icon, and this is his legend.
"When I said goodbye to 3D Realms and the original Duke Nukem 3D team in
1997 and soon after founded Gearbox Software, I never in my wildest
dreams imagined that a day like today would come," said Randy Pitchford,
president of Gearbox Software. "Today I am proud, humbled and even
astounded to announce that the day is coming at last for all gamers to
be a part of video game history: Duke Nukem Forever will
launch worldwide this May!"
Players looking to get access to the Duke Nukem Forever playable
demo before it is publicly released can join the Duke Nukem
Forever First Access Club.A membership
certificate for the Duke Nukem Forever First Access Club
is included within the Borderlands(TM) Game of the Year edition,
where customers will be able to experience the definitive,
value-packed collection of the critically acclaimed and best-selling
Role-Playing-Shooter that has captured the imagination and attention of
single-player and cooperative gamers around the world.
For more information on Duke Nukem Forever, including
where to pre-order a copy, please visit www.dukenukemforever.com.
Duke Nukem Forever is rated M for Mature by the ESRB.
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Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a
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software games for the PC, PlayStation(R)3 and PlayStation(R)2 computer
entertainment systems, PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system, Xbox 360(R)
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii(TM), Nintendo DS(TM),
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Company's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol
TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our
website at www.take2games.com.
About Gearbox Software
Gearbox Software is respected industry wide for the award winning,
best-selling original and licensed video games they have developed for
major video game platforms. Founded in 1999 and located near Dallas, TX,
Gearbox Software is well known for the creation and development of their
original blockbuster franchise, Borderlands, and has developed numerous
top selling add-on packs for Borderlands. Additionally Gearbox now has
ownership of the Duke Nukem franchise, created and developed the
Brothers in Arms series and developed games and added value to many of
the industry's top franchises including Halo, Half-Life, Tony Hawk,
James Bond and others. Gearbox Software's success has been enabled and
supported through several key mutually beneficial business relationships
with strong publishing partners including Activision, Electronic Arts,
Ubisoft Entertainment, Microsoft Games Studios, Sega of America and
Take-Two/2K Games.
Currently Gearbox Software is in development with Duke Nukem Forever
published by 2K Games, Aliens: Colonial Marines, published by Sega, and
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I actually dug through the
I actually dug through the archive here to see if the names of the songs used in the interludes was ever posted (I was listening to one of the old podcasts and came across a tune I was curious about). Sadly they were not.
Namely, I was wanting to know what the one used between Mark and Christina's segment is called?


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Facebook's Cryptocurrency Project Will Reportedly Focus on Facilitating User-to-User Payments
Last May, Facebook announced a significant management shake-up, which saw many prominent figures in the company changing roles, including one of particular note.
In among the various executive announcements, Facebook Messenger chief David Marcus was moved to head a newly formed group examining the possibilities of Blockchain within Facebook. What could that mean? What could Facebook be investigating with Blockchain technology? The move was particularly noteworthy given Marcus' background - Marcus' former role was President of PayPal, before he joined The Social Network.
Marcus had been using his payments expertise to convert Messenger into the next big thing in digital shopping and business interaction, but with those efforts stalling somewhat, his focus was shifted to Blockchain.
What would that involve, in practical terms, for The Social Network?
It looks like we're getting closer to finding out - according to The New York Times, Facebook is working on a new cryptocurrency offering which would enable users of Facebook's apps to easily exchange money between friends, facilitating universal payments.
As per the NYT report:
"The company is working on a coin that users of WhatsApp, which Facebook owns, could send to friends and family instantly, said five people briefed on the effort who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of confidentiality agreements."
The report suggests that Facebook's payment system would offer similar functionality to WeChat in China, which enables WeChat users to pay for a wide range of things through the app. The initiative would also make it easier to exhange money between countries, which is particularly relevant in the developing world, where it's often harder for people to open bank accounts and buy things online.
Essentially, a dedicated Facebook cryptocurrency could lead to a more 'borderless' on-platform economy, where anyone, from anywhere, could easily and quickly purchase items online, facilitated through person-to-person exchange. That could also be extended to business payments, though the initial focus on simplified consumer exchange would make it easier for Facebook to develop its systems, and build its payments infrastructure, free from external regulation and exchange costs.
That would also come with some concerns - as noted by NYT:
"The lack of a central authority over cryptocurrencies - a government or bank - has made them useful to criminals and scammers, and the designs of the computer networks that manage them make it hard to handle significant numbers of transactions.
Facebook certainly has the scale to bring its coin offering to the masses, but such issues would persist, even with the support of Facebook's brand recognition.
And that brand recognition may not be overly helpful at this stage, given the various privacy and data controversies at Facebook of late. But no doubt The Social Network has considered this, and is examining the most effective, efficient ways to utilize the option to boost on-platform commerce and monetary exchange.
If successful, Facebook's crypto efforts could have a huge impact for businesses. By expanding opportunities, through simplified Facebook payments, even the smallest operator could reach massive global markets with their offerings. It remains to be seen exactly how this would work, but it might also be the thing that changes user perception around Messenger and WhatsApp, and converts them into key apps for connecting a wide range of day-to-day functions and processes.
Facebook hasn't revealed any specific details, but it'll be interesting to see what they come up with on this front, after almost a year of development. Expect to see movement soon.


Embark on a guided tour of the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. Continue to the historic Mediterranean city of Alexandria.
We begin with one of the key highlights of any visit to Egypt, the Great Pyramids of Giza. While once located in remote desert, they now touch the suburbs of modern Cairo. Also visit the mysterious Sphinx, with its lion's body and man's face. In the afternoon we drive to Alexandria, where we will spend the next two evenings.
Spend the day exploring this ancient seaside city, including Pompey's Pillar, the catacombs, and the new Alexandria Library.
We have plenty of time to explore all the incredible sites this ancient city has to offer. Founded by Alexander the Great around 331BC, Egypt's only Mediterranean city is characterized by a distinctly European atmosphere and a refreshing sea breeze. Don't miss the chance to enjoy an optional seafood dinner at one of the city's many outdoor seaside restaurants this evening.
Catch an early morning flight to Aswan. Opt to explore the busy Aswan market. Later, take a scenic felucca ride on the Nile to a Nubian village and enjoy a home cooked dinner with locals.
Spend 2 days floating down the Nile on a luxury river boat with guided tours of Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples en route. In between excursions, relax on the outside decks with a drink, watching the passing desert sands.
Visit the Colossi of Memnon and enjoy guided tours of the Valley of the Kings and Temple of Hatshepsut followed by lunch with a local family.
After checking in to our hotel, our day starts with a visit to the exciting ancient sites located on Luxor's West Bank and the famed Valley of the Kings. View key sites and opt to visit the the Tomb of Tutankhamun, whose treasures you saw at the Egyptian Museum. Afterwards, enjoy a traditional lunch in a local family home.
Catch a flight back to Cairo and opt to visit the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, tour Coptic Cairo, or enjoy a dinner on a floating restaurant on the Nile.
Upon arrival in Cairo, the choice is yours. Opt to visit the Khan El Khalili Bazaar, legendary for fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques, and more; or head out to Cairo's most ancient area, Coptic Cairo or perhaps relax by the hotel pool. An optional farewell dinner and show on one of Cairo's famous floating restaurants is also available.


ADT will wrap up a busy year in smart-home innovations by appearing at the world's premier showcase for consumer electronics.
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2016) returns to Las Vegas in early January for a four-day tech spectacular. ADT, a fixture at the annual event, will again be among the exhibitors offering a sneak peek to consumers, tech journalists and gadget gurus.
The buzz at CES 2016 is sure to include ADT's flourishing partnership with Nest and the evolution of the ADT Smart Security platform.
North America's #1 monitored security provider can look back on a year of new projects and new partners.
May — ADT announces a joint venture with Nest that involves integrating the Nest Learning Thermostat into ADT's monitored home security/home automation system, ADT Pulse® Interactive Solutions. ADT also launches a partnership with LG Electronics to develop an innovative smart security product that combines ADT monitoring services with an LG plug-and-play device.
July — ADT announces an update to the ADT Pulse app that provides a more seamless interaction with the Nest Learning Thermostat. The new ADT Pulse mobile experience offers an "Always On" dashboard, a customized visual experience and voice command features previously available with the PulseVoice™ app.
November — ADT expands its partnership with Nest by making the ADT Pulse-Nest Learning Thermostat integration available nationwide.
The "open-API" design of the new ADT Pulse app sets the stage for further integration from third-party applications in addition to Nest. The strategy aims to provide a home automation platform capable of growing and adapting as the needs of customers change.
In the past year, North America's largest monitored security provider has significantly expanded its presence in the smart home market. Look for that trend to continue as ADT unveils new features and innovations at CES 2016.
You can stay connected to news about ADT and CES 2016 on adt.com or by following ADT on Twitter (https://twitter.com/adt) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ADT).


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Q: Python: obtain the url? Whats the simpliest way to obtain the URL of the webpage you are currently on?
For example if i have a python function and i call it from within a webpage, whats the best way to obtain the URL. What maybe an easier question how is how do you obtain the variables passed within the URL i.e. after the "?"
I've tried calling:
def return_query(self):
    self.request.url

I have also tried
def return_query2(self):
    self.request.query_string

But i get a attrbiute error for request

A: Try using
def return_query(self):
    return self.request.URL

Python is case-sensitive.
Note that I have not tried this myself, but after looking at the documentation, I would hazard a guess that your only problem is the case of URL - make sure it is all capitals and you should be fine.

A: Is this a Zope question?  context.absolute_url() might come close to what the original questioner intended.


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Serving the greater Austin, Texas area for over 30 years, the Central Texas Woodturners Association (CTWA) is a local chapter of American Association of Woodturners (AAW). CTWA is dedicated to providing education, activities, and mutual friendship and support to those interested in woodturning. As of December 7, 2018, the club converted to a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. CTWA meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month, starting at 7:00PM and usually last about 2 hours.
In addition the regular monthly meeting the club has a"First Saturday" meeting where we get together at a club member's shop/garage/studio on the first Saturday morning of the month. This is a good time for beginners to get hands on help, ask questions and maybe eat a doughnut.
Tutoring is available! In keeping with the club's objective of promoting interest in wood turning and providing assistance for those just starting out, we have a volunteer tutoring program. Experienced club members with a broad range of wood turning skills assist new wood turners in honing their skills. To learn more, please come to the next club meeting.
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