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Whitney Houston Sadly Dies (1963-2012)
MTV Reports –
Whitney Houston, a multiplatinum pop/R&B singer who ruled the charts for decades beginning in the mid-1980s, has died. Houston was 48. While details such as cause and location of her death are still unknown, Houston’s publicist Kristen Foster confirms to The Associated Presson Saturday (February 11).
Houston had recently staged a comeback in 2009, after a tumultuous divorce from singer Bobby Brown in 2006 after 14 years of marriage. The ex-couple have a daughter together, Bobbi Kristina. Brown and Houston battled substance abuse issues throughout their marriage, and their travails were well-publicized. But in recent years, Houston had made attempts to revive her once thriving music career only to find that her show-stopping voice had gathered some rust.
At her height, Houston was the music industry’s reigning diva, releasing chart-topping albums well into the late 1990s, and earning her place as one of the best-selling artists in the world. Her unparalleled voice and All-American beauty propelled her onto the silver screen as well, with roles in the “The Bodyguard” and “Waiting to Exhale.” The soundtrack for the former film yielded a string of hit singles and broke myriad chart records as well.
Houston, the daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston and the late John Houston, was discovered by Arista Records honcho Clive Davis in the early-1980s and he would go on to guide her career to the tune of 170 million albums sold. The iconic singer’s hit songs — from “The Greatest Love of All” to “I Will Always Love You” — are now radio staples and firmly entrenched in the pop music canon.
Her influence can be heard on a generation of young singers who cite her as an inspiration, from Mariah Carey, Brandy and Monica to Christina Aguilera and Beyonce.
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera
Making a dramatic entry drenched with water droplets, Olympus finally introduced the OM-D E-M5 Digital Camera last evening. Its the first camera from Olympus’ new OM-D line, a series with lineage as far back as the 1972 Olympus OM-1, then the thinnest SLR camera available. Fashioned out of durable magnesium alloy, the mirrorless camera is the latest to join the ever growing Micro Four Thirds offerings from Olympus. And while it is more expensive than the Olympus PEN Series, the E-M5 also offers more feature. A 16.1-megapixel Live MOS Sensor, working in tandem with the TruePic VI image processor, offers utmost picture clarity even at low-light situations. The sensor also allows a maximum ISO range of 25,600 for a faithful color reproduction and an auto focus system capable of continuous shooting at 9 frames-per-second. One other unique feature is it’s 5-axis image stabilizer, a world’s first. In living up to its retro form factor, the E-M5 employs a new electronic viewfinder with a refresh rate of 120fps. Plus, a tilting 3-inch touchscreen OLED display for less strenuous viewing.
Comes in silver or black, the camera is virtually dust and water proof, a testament to Olympus’ craftsmanship. Fully adoptable to all Micro Four Thirds-compliant lenses and additional accessories to come, Olympus is pricing the E-M5 at US$ 999.99 for body only, US$ 1,299.99 with M.ZUIKO Digital ED 12-50 mm f3.5-6.3 EZ lens and US$ 1,099.99 with M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42 mm f3.5-5.6 II R lens. The camera will be available for purchase in the month of April.
- 16.1-Megapixel Live MOS Sensor
- Olympus TruePic VI Image Processor
- Micro Four Thirds
- 5-Axis Image Stabilizer
- ISO 100-25,600
- FAST (Frequency Acceleration Sensor Technology) AF System Capable of Continuous Shooting at 9fps
- High-Resolution Electronic Viewfinder with Refresh Rate of 120fps
- 3-inch Touchscreen OLED Display
- Waterproof & Dustproof Construction
Release Date: April 2012
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Justice On’N’On Video by Alexandre Courtes
The indie-electronic super duo Justice have released their latest video, this time for the single “On’N’On” from the album that arrives this month. Justice tapped director Alexandre Courtes for the visuals here. Well impressed!
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Hasbro – Nerf Lazer Tag – To Use IOS & Augmented Reality For HUD Function
Lazer Tag is getting an overhaul for iOS generation — Hasbro just announced that its 2012 Nerf Lazer Tag blasters can be combined with an iPhone or iPod touch to provide a heads-up display, an increased firing distance of 250 feet, and augmented reality for a “single player” experience. The guns themselves now include a slot for you to drop your iOS device in, and once you’ve downloaded the free app, you can use it to keep track of your gear, power levels, and use it to start and host multiplayer games with up to 23 other players. As a nod to current FPS shooters, the app includes a leaderboard, keeps track of your user profile and stats, and also features unlockable rewards like a more powerful virtual blaster. Of course, the game can be played without having to add an iOS device that adds several hundred dollars to the price, but what fun is that? Nerf’s new Lazer Tag blasters will be available on August 1st, and sell for $40 individually, or $70 for a set of two.
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Odd Future Reveals ‘Odd Future Tape Volume 2′ Cover
Highsnobiety TV: Odd Future – Inside The Golf Wang Store from Highsnobiety on Vimeo.
Tyler The Creator reveals the upcoming cover of their ‘Odd Future Tape Volume 2′. The cover features their store manager Lucas Vercetti.
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Offthewall.tv: Vans OTW – Live In Berlin Offthewall.tv: Vans OTW – Live In Berlin
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Offthewall.tv recently documented an event at Bread & Butter Berlin hosted by Vans OTW that celebrated the 2012 Vans OTW Advocates. This year, the lineup of artists consisted of Chris Kong, Dimitri Coste, Eric Elms and Lupe Fiasco.
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Vittra Telefonplan School in Stockholm
In connection with the establishment of a new Vittra school in Stockholm, Telefonplan, Rosan Bosch has created the school’s interior with spatial divisions and significant custom design. The interior takes it point of departure in Vittra’s pedagogical principles and serves as a pedagogical tool for development in the everyday of the school. Instead of classical divisions with chairs and tables, a giant iceberg for example serves as cinema, platform and room for relaxation, and sets the frame for many different types of learning.
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David Choe Just Made 200 Million USD for Painting the Facebook Office
This week Facebook announced that they will be going public in the near future. Along with the filing, they had to reveal the current ownership state of the company. In 2005 David Choe chose to be paid in stock rather than cash and it looks like that stock will be worth 200 Million USD, if Facebook will be valued on the open stock market at the estimated 100 Billion Dollar mark.
“In 2005, Mr. Choe was invited to paint murals on the walls of Facebook’s first offices in Palo Alto, Calif., by Sean Parker, then Facebook’s president. As pay, Mr. Parker offered Mr. Choe a choice between cash in the “thousands of dollars,” according to several people who know Mr. Choe, or stock then worth about the same.Mr. Choe, who has said that at the time that he thought the idea of Facebook was “ridiculous and pointless,” nevertheless chose the stock.Many “advisers” to the company at that time, which is how Mr. Choe would have been classified, would have received about 0.1 to 0.25 percent of the company, according to a former Facebook employee. That may sound like a paltry amount, but a stake that size is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, based on a market value of $100 billion. Mr. Choe’s payment is valued at roughly $200 million, according to a number of people who know Mr. Choe and Facebook executives.”
You can read the full New York Times article on what happened here.
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BBoy BATTLE OF THE YEAR 2010
B-Boys are still alive and kicking. I stumbled across this and break dancing battles still impress me and how technical their skills are. These finals were held in France.
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Animal Instinct: The World’s Most Unlikely Friendships
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PROJECT Wooster February 2012 Preview
PROJECT Wooster February 2012 Preview from PROJECT on Vimeo.
Using Tokyo as a pivotal source of inspiration, PROJECT Wooster highlights Japanese designers and exposes their mastery in crafting product that transcends culture and time. Based on the successful partnerships of the inaugural Project Wooster, look for the launch of Nick Wooster collaborations with brands that he feels represent the best in class of each category.
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Converse PL Street Suede Mid
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DIE ANTWOORD: I fink your freeky
I thought these guys were a joke when I first saw one of their original film clips, but they’ve somehow grown on me. I don’t know if it’s because of the bizarre film clips or the South African hip hop music. Either way, they’re something different.
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Bee Nguyen at AGENDA Bee Nguyen @ AGENDA
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The Contras, Cocaine, and Covert Operations
An August, 1996, series in the San Jose Mercury News by reporter Gary Webb linked the origins of crack cocaine in California to the contras, a guerrilla force backed by the Reagan administration that attacked Nicaragua’s Sandinista government during the 1980s. Webb’s series, “The Dark Alliance,” has been the subject of intense media debate, and has focused attention on a foreign policy drug scandal that leaves many questions unanswered.
This electronic briefing book is compiled from declassified documents obtained by the National Security Archive, including the notebooks kept by NSC aide and Iran-contra figure Oliver North, electronic mail messages written by high-ranking Reagan administration officials, memos detailing the contra war effort, and FBI and DEA reports. The documents demonstrate official knowledge of drug operations, and collaboration with and protection of known drug traffickers. Court and hearing transcripts are also included.
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Benzi & DJ E-V: Reckless Wobbles Mixtape
Tracklist:
01. YNR & Drama Beats “Introduction”
02. Yelawolf “Daddy’s Lambo (Derek Allen ‘Mad Decent’ Remix)”
03. Waka Flocka Flame “Hard In The Paint (Crizzly Remix)”
04. XV & Wiz Khalifa “Gobstopper (Figure Remix)”
05. Ace Hood “Gon Get It (Styles Davis Edit)”
06. Juicy J “Who Da Neighbors (Doctor P Edit)”
07. Machine Gun Kelly & Waka Flacka Flame “Wild Boy (DJ E-V Remix)”
08. Jay-Z & Kanye West “I Can’t Stop (Benzi & DJA Edit)”
09. Avicii “Levels (Skrillex Remix)”
10. Dusty McFly “Im Out Here (Killah Kalam Remix)”
11. The Weeknd “Same Old Song (Paper Diamond Remix)”
12. Steve Aoki, Kid Cudi, & Travis Barker “Cudi The Kid”
13. Ray Jr “Sloppy (Killah Kalam Remix)”
14. Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne, & Mord Fustang “Ballin (Mr. Vega Edit)”
15. Theophilus London “After Hours”
16. FKi, Iggy Azalea, Diplo, & Heroes N Villians “I Think She Ready”
17. Kid Sister “Hide N Seek (Styles & Complete Remix)”
18. Big Sean “Dance (A$$) (Boson Remix)”
19. Machine Gun Kelly & DUBO “Cleveland (Digiraatii Remix)”
20. Jay-Z & Kanye West “Paris (Caligula Remix)”
21. Wiz Khalifa “No Sleep (Gianni Marino Remix)
22. Lupe Fiasco & Ellie Goulding “Lightwork”
23. Calvin Harris “Feel So Close (Nero Remix)”
24. Dj Khaled & Drake “I’m On One (KillaGraham Remix)”
25. The KickDrums & GLC “Colors (Killah Kalam Remix)”
26. Silver Medallion & Shwayze “All I Ask (Benzi VIP Edit)”
27. Mike Posner & Rusko “Shut Up”
28. Master Shortie & Ed Sheeran “Gravity”
29. Kelly Rowland “Keep It Between Us (Secret Panda Society Remix)”
30. Drake & The Weeknd “Crew Love (Young L Remix)”
31. YelaWolf “Daddy’s Lambo (Terravita Remix)” (Bonus Track)
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