Alles over Researchers Test Whether Sharks Enjoy Christmas Songs | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Slashdot | 2008-12-18 07:43:21
Scientists plan to test whether sharks enjoy listening to Christmas pop songs, after US research showed fish could recognize melody. Chris Brown, senior marine biologist at the Loch Lomond aquarium, said seasonal music would be played through walkthrough underwater tunnels where they can be heard by dozens of nurse sharks, black-tip reef sharks, and ray species. Experts will then monitor the sharks' reactions to different songs. We'll play everything from Kim Wilde and Mel Smith's Rocking Around the Christmas Tree and Merry Christmas Everybody by Slade to Wham's Last Christmas. We may find they prefer something softer like White Christmas by Bing Crosby," Brown said. Thank you for answering this question science.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Alles over Carnaval de Paris bestormt de hitlijsten | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Astroh Showbizz Nieuws | 2008-05-20 15:54:09
'Carnaval de Paris' op 32 binnengekomen in de Top 40Carnaval de Paris bestormt de hitlijstenDe nieuwe zomerse single van DJ Maurice, 'Carnaval de Paris', is net drie weken uit en bestormt momenteel de hitlijsten. Na vorige week te zijn binnengekomen op nummer 26 in de Top 100, komt de single deze week in de Top 40 binnen op nummer 32. In de Top 100 staat 'Carnaval de Paris' deze week op de 15e positie. De verwachting is dat deze zomerse hit de komende weken nog verder zal stijgen.Deze zomer zal DJ Maurice ook weer veel in het buitenland te vinden zijn. Zo zal hij onder meer draaien in diverse discotheken in de badplaatsen Salou en Lloret de Mar.Carnaval de Paris'Carnaval de Paris' is een compleet nieuwe versie van het Amerikaanse volksdeuntje 'Oh My Darling Clementine'. Het lied, over een mijnwerker en zijn dochter, werd verschillende malen op de plaat gezet als 'Clementine'. Wereldberoemde opnames zijn gemaakt door Bing Crosby (1941) en Bobby Darin (1960). In 1998 maakte Dario G. van het traditionele deuntje een soort latin-nummer, wat in bijna alle Europese landen op nummer 1 stond. Het nummer werd in 2002 opnieuw uitgebracht voor het WK voetbal in Japan en Korea onder de naam 'Carnaval 2002'. DJ MauriceDJ Maurice staat vooral bekend als feestDJ. Dit komt onder andere door zijn uiterst succesvolle 'Après-skihut' Cd's. In 1998 kwam de eerste Cd uit en inmiddels zijn er meer dan 1 miljoen exemplaren verkocht uit de complete serie. Maurice scoorde een monsterhit met het nummer 'Remember' die hij samen met DJ Yorit produceerde onder de naam 'Summerlove'. Onlangs bracht DJ Maurice ook een nieuweCd uit met de naam 'DJ Maurice Recycled'. Op deze Cd staan de grootste feesthits van de laatste tien jaar in een compleet nieuw jasje waarbij de artiesten op het album elkaars nummers zingen. Zo zingt bijvoorbeeld Def Rhymz een carnavalsknaller van De Havenzangers en zingen De Havenzangers vice versa een nummer van Def Rhymz. Meer informatieVoor meer informatie over DJ Maurice kunt u kijken op www.dj-maurice.com (http://www.dj-maurice.com/) http://www.astroh.nl/Nieuws/Dance/Carnaval-de-Paris-bestormt-de-hitlijsten.html
Alles over over 62 dagen is het | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Prikpagina: pompoenen.startpagina.nl | 2007-10-24 10:04:39
Kerstboom met gouden en rode ballen, gouden slingers en er onder dingen uit de kerstpakketten [potjes niet te vreten rotzooi maar in feestelijk rood verpakt]. Op de schoorsteenmantel de Dickens huisjes [met lampjes], op de achtergrond muziek van Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, The Modernaires, Al Bowly, de DVD collectie met de kerstklassiekers staan klaar naast de tv, en met kerst het diner bij kaarslicht. Hoet hoogtepunt van het jaar :)
Sinterklaasfeest... BWEEEEEEEEEEEEEH kots kots kots
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Alles over Tuning Out: Why Universal Shut Out iTunes on DRM-Free Music | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Gizmodo | 2007-08-10 19:51:29
Universal Music's decision to deliver DRM-free tracks to pretty much everybody but iTunes in its "test"—Amazon, Google, RealNetworks, Wal-Mart and other smaller stores—continues its wary, passive-aggressive stance toward Apple. Officially, a Universal rep told us in an email that it's "a scientifically designed research study over the next six months" that's using iTunes (their "Apple sales") "as a standard control group" to serve "as the baseline for comparison." But, what's really being tested is the viability of non-iTunes online sales.The thing is, iTunes is kind of crappy a "control" in this little experiment if the only variable being tested is the presence of DRM, because its sales dwarf every other store in the test. Moreover, Universal's buying AdWords to drive traffic to the DRM-free downloads, throwing in yet another variable. It doesn't line up very well with the scientific method I was taught in high school.
Reading between the lines, it seems clear that what's really being tested isn't DRM-free downloads, it's the non-iTunes market—is it possible to really move digital music without the iTunes/iPod machine?—and Universal's ability to flex its atrophying muscles.
EMI's move to DRM-free tracks months ago was dismissed by some as a risky and desperate play, a sign of its weakness as the smallest label of the Big Four—its shareholders recently approved its sale to a private equity firm. Universal, on the other hand, is the biggest label in the world.
That doesn't mean it's not a sign of weakness. iTunes isn't the only store that's not a part of the test: None of the participating outlets have hardware linked to it. If iTunes was the only control here, why isn't Zune a part of the game? Where's eMusic for that matter? Universal looks like its angling to promiscuitize the digital music market—make the same music easily available from many sources that will play on any device—in order to make labels still matter, and stave off its own impending irrelevance.
The broader, more positive take on the move—which isn't necessarily divorced from the other one—is that the industry is beginning to realize they don't have a choice: DRM-free is the only way to really spur the digital music market, and ultimately for them to even hope to generate the kind of revenue they used to. This rosier outlook would include, in our opinion, Universal selling DRM-free music on iTunes at some point in the future.
Will the two remaining Big Four labels follow suit and explore DRM-free downloads? Undoubtedly, this as much of a test for Warner and Sony BMG as it is for Universal. If Universal pulls the plug in January (and Sony and Warner will know before we do), probably not, unless they're looking for an edge against the competition. If this test becomes policy, it seems safe to say that left with little choice, the others will fall in line in short order.
From there, the real question is the iTunes question: What are the labels going to do about it?
Universal's full press release:CHART-TOPPING HITS MARK OPEN-MP3 TEST BY UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG)
MARKET LEADER REMOVES DRM PROTECTION IN THOUSANDS OF TITLES DURING TEST
PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE GOOGLE, BEST BUY, RHAPSODY, AMAZON.COM, WAL-MART & PURETRACKS, AMONG OTHERS
New York, New York...Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, today announced that it is continuing the testing of digital sales of tracks and albums without digital rights management (DRM) by making thousands of its albums and tracks available from its digital repertoire in MP3 form without DRM enabling, for a limited time.
"Universal Music Group is committed to exploring new ways to expand the availability of our artists' music online, while offering consumers the most choice in how and where they purchase and enjoy our music," stated Doug Morris, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UMG. "This test, which is a continuation of a series of tests that UMG began conducting earlier in the year, will provide valuable insights into the implications of selling our music in an open format."
As UMG's most comprehensive and extensive testing to date, the experiment will run from August to January and analyze such factors as consumer demand, price sensitivity and piracy in regards to the availability of open MP3s.
MP3s can be played on a full range of devices including dedicated MP3 players, mobile phones and the iPod. Regardless of the outcome of these tests, UMG will continue to support innovative digital models such as subscription and ad-supported services which rely on DRM as an enabling technology.
Albums and tracks that will be available during this test run the gamut from artists such as Amy Winehouse, Fall Out Boy, 50 Cent, Black Eyed Peas, Daddy Yankee, Mika, The Pussycat Dolls, Gwen Stefani, Maroon 5, Dr. Dre, Don Omar, Sting, Sugarland, Diana Krall, Paulina Rubio, Shania Twain, Nelly and Prince, to Bing Crosby, Elvis Costello, Reba McEntire, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline, among many others.
Participants including Google, Wal-Mart, Best Buy Digital Music Store, Rhapsody, Transworld, Passalong Networks, Amazon.com and Puretracks, will offer downloads to consumers in the DRM-free audio format of their choice in a variety of bit rates. For the most part, the DRM free downloads will be offered at standard wholesale prices.
As part of this test, Universal will also be driving traffic to DRM-free downloads using Google's AdWords(tm) advertising program. Google ads will connect consumers directly to digital retailer gBox, Inc. (www.gbox.com) download store making the search and buying process as simple as possible. Because many consumers are searching for music and music related news and information online, Google is a powerful way to drive consumers to this test.
In addition, DRM-free downloads will also be available through artist and label-branded websites, including will.i.am.com, sum41.com, evefans.com, www.common-music.com, ryan-adams.com, blaqkaudio.com, dianakrall.com, sectionquartet.com, as well as defjam.com, islandrecords.com and classicsandjazz.co.uk, among many others.
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