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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Friday, July 27, 2007
How To Make High-Fructose Corn Syrup
By Linda Joyce Forristal, CCP, MTA
Think of sugar and you think of sugar cane or beets. Extraction of sugar from sugar cane spurred the colonization of the New World. Extraction of sugar from beets was developed during the time of Napoleon so that the French could have sugar in spite of the English trading blockade.
Nobody thinks of sugar when they see a field of corn. Most of us would be surprised to learn that the larger percentage of sweeteners used in processed food comes from corn, not sugar cane or beets.
The process for making the sweetener high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) out of corn was developed in the 1970s. Use of HFCS grew rapidly, from less than three million short tons in 1980 to almost 8 million short tons in 1995. During the late 1990s, use of sugar actually declined as it was eclipsed by HFCS. Today Americans consume more HFCS than sugar.
High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is produced by processing corn starch to yield glucose, and then processing the glucose to produce a high percentage of fructose. It all sounds rather simple–white cornstarch is turned into crystal clear syrup. However, the process is actually very complicated. Three different enzymes are needed to break down cornstarch, which is composed of chains of glucose molecules of almost infinite length, into the simple sugars glucose and fructose.
First, cornstarch is treated with alpha-amylase to produce shorter chains of sugars called polysaccharides. Alpha-amylase is industrially produced by a bacterium, usually Bacillus sp. It is purified and then shipped to HFCS manufacturers.
Next, an enzyme called glucoamylase breaks the sugar chains down even further to yield the simple sugar glucose. Unlike alpha-amylase, glucoamylase is produced by Aspergillus, a fungus, in a fermentation vat where one would likely see little balls of Aspergillus floating on the top.
The third enzyme, glucose-isomerase, is very expensive. It converts glucose to a mixture of about 42 percent fructose and 50-52 percent glucose with some other sugars mixed in. While alpha-amylase and glucoamylase are added directly to the slurry, pricey glucose-isomerase is packed into columns and the sugar mixture is then passed over it. Inexpensive alpha-amylase and glucoamylase are used only once, glucose-isomerase is reused until it loses most of its activity.
There are two more steps involved. First is a liquid chromatography step that takes the mixture to 90 percent fructose. Finally, this is back-blended with the original mixture to yield a final concentration of about 55 percent fructose–what the industry calls high fructose corn syrup.
HFCS has the exact same sweetness and taste as an equal amount of sucrose from cane or beet sugar but it is obviously much more complicated to make, involving vats of murky fermenting liquid, fungus and chemical tweaking, all of which take place in one of 16 chemical plants located in the Corn Belt. Yet in spite of all the special enzymes required, HFCS is actually cheaper than sugar. It is also very easy to transport–it’s just piped into tanker trucks. This translates into lower costs and higher profits for food producers.
The development of the HFCS process came at an opportune time for corn growers. Refinements of the partial hydrogenation process had made it possible to get better shortenings and margarines out of soybeans than corn. HFCS took up the slack as demand for corn oil margarine declined. Lysine, an amino acid, can be produced from the corn residue after the glucose is removed. This is the modus operandi of the food conglomerates–break down commodities into their basic components and then put them back together again as processed food.
Today HFCS is used to sweeten jams, condiments like ketchup, and soft drinks. It is also a favorite ingredient in many so-called health foods. Four companies control 85 percent of the $2.6 billion business–Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, Staley Manufacturing Co. and CPC International. In the mid-1990s, ADM was the object of an FBI probe into price fixing of three products–HFCS, citric acid and lysine–and consumers got a glimpse of the murky world of corporate manipulation.
There’s a couple of other murky things that consumers should know about HFCS. According to a food technology expert, two of the enzymes used, alpha-amylase and glucose-isomerase, are genetically modified to make them more stable. Enzymes are actually very large proteins and through genetic modification specific amino acids in the enzymes are changed or replaced so the enzyme’s “backbone” won’t break down or unfold. This allows the industry to get the enzymes to higher temperatures before they become unstable.
Consumers trying to avoid genetically modified foods should avoid HFCS. It is almost certainly made from genetically modified corn and then it is processed with genetically modified enzymes. I’ve seen some estimates claiming that virtually everything–almost 80 percent–of what we eat today has been genetically modified at some point. Since the use of HFCS is so prevalent in processed foods, those figures may be right.
But there’s another reason to avoid HFCS. Consumers may think that because it contains fructose–which they associate with fruit, which is a natural food–that it is healthier than sugar. A team of investigators at the USDA, led by Dr. Meira Field, has discovered that this just ain’t so.
Sucrose is composed of glucose and fructose. When sugar is given to rats in high amounts, the rats develop multiple health problems, especially when the rats were deficient in certain nutrients, such as copper. The researchers wanted to know whether it was the fructose or the glucose moiety that was causing the problems. So they repeated their studies with two groups of rats, one given high amounts of glucose and one given high amounts of fructose. The glucose group was unaffected but the fructose group had disastrous results. The male rats did not reach adulthood. They had anemia, high cholesterol and heart hypertrophy–that means that their hearts enlarged until they exploded. They also had delayed testicular development. Dr. Field explains that fructose in combination with copper deficiency in the growing animal interferes with collagen production. (Copper deficiency, by the way, is widespread in America.) In a nutshell, the little bodies of the rats just fell apart. The females were not so affected, but they were unable to produce live young.
“The medical profession thinks fructose is better for diabetics than sugar,” says Dr. Field, “but every cell in the body can metabolize glucose. However, all fructose must be metabolized in the liver. The livers of the rats on the high fructose diet looked like the livers of alcoholics, plugged with fat and cirrhotic.”
HFCS contains more fructose than sugar and this fructose is more immediately available because it is not bound up in sucrose. Since the effects of fructose are most severe in the growing organism, we need to think carefully about what kind of sweeteners we give to our children. Fruit juices should be strictly avoided–they are very high in fructose–but so should anything with HFCS.
Interestingly, although HFCS is used in many products aimed at children, it is not used in baby formula, even though it would probably save the manufactueres a few pennies for each can. Do the formula makers know something they aren’t telling us? Pretty murky!
Sunday, July 22, 2007
AT&T Backs New Plan for 700-MHz Spectrum Auction
July 19, 2007 9:55AM
AT&T’s endorsement of Kevin Martin’s proposal for the upcoming 700-MHz spectrum auction is a shot in the arm for Martin, who has come under a torrent of criticism from Google, Yahoo, and others. And in the past few days, a number of news reports have indicated AT&T was contemplating suing the FCC over Martin’s plan.
AT&T has endorsed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin’s proposed rules for the upcoming 700-megahertz spectrum auctions, which would allow unprecedented choice for wireless Relevant Products/Services consumers.
“We think Chairman Martin’s plan is a creative compromise that balances the interests of companies and consumers,” said Jim Cicconi, AT&T’s senior executive vice president of public policy.
Martin’s proposed rules, which would apply to all national licenses except one reserved for public safety, would require bidders to let consumers use any device they desire, loaded with any software Relevant Products/Services they wish. That is counter to the U.S. wireless industry habit of limiting consumers to devices and applications they sell.
AT&T’s endorsement is a shot in the arm for Martin, who has come under a torrent of criticism from Google, Yahoo and others. They’ve been pushing for FCC rules that would go much further in giving consumers choice of devices, software and more.
In the past few days, a number of news reports have indicated AT&T was contemplating suing the FCC over Martin’s plan.
Cicconi says that is patently wrong. “That was never the case. Nor did we ever say that.”
The upcoming auctions are considered a watershed event for the U.S. wireless industry. The 700-MHz spectrum, which can penetrate walls and other obstacles, is ideal for mobile broadband, one of the fastest-growing — and most lucrative — parts of the business.
Google has pushed the FCC to go further with consumer-friendly rules. Under its plan, use of any network built using new licenses would have to be sold to all comers at wholesale rates, with no restriction on devices or applications. Google has hinted it might bid for the spectrum if its proposal is accepted.
Cicconi described Martin’s plan as a “put-up or shut-up” to Google and other companies that endorse a wholesale approach. “It’s a big block (of spectrum), and it would allow them to offer a national service if they are serious about doing that,” he added.
Cicconi noted that if the bids aren’t rich enough (the FCC has set a “reserve” price), the agency will pull back the spectrum and re-auction it without the consumer choice rules.
The upshot: If bidders sit it out, or don’t ante up, the FCC could wind up dropping the open-device requirement. Cicconi declined to comment, saying only that AT&T would decide its bidding strategy once the FCC’s rules are finalized.
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Friday, July 20, 2007
Google Will Bid In 700 MHz Wireless Auction If It’s ‘Open’
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said his company will commit $4.6 billion to the auction if certain “open” measures are included in the plan.
By W. David Gardner
InformationWeek
Google has been moving closer to participating in the auction in recent weeks.
“Google’s going to become a phone company,” said Steve Arnold, a Google expert, in an interview Friday. “Since 1999 Google has been working toward becoming a telephone company.”
In recent days, Google has praised Martin for moving closer toward opening the 700 MHz spectrum. But in his new letter to Martin, Schmidt pushed four types of what he called “open” platforms. They are:
– Open applications. Consumers should be able to download software applications and content, and use services without restrictions.
– Open devices. Consumers should be able to use any type of handheld communications device and not be limited to those provided by or approved by the wirreless service provider.
– Open services. Third-party resellers should be able to obtain wholesale bandwidth or wireless services from any company that wins a 700 MHz license.
– Open third-party networks. Other networks should be able to interconnect at technically feasible points with a 700 MHz licensee’s wireless network.
Google’s increasingly aggressive stance on the auction puts it on a collision course with major telephone companies like AT&T and Verizon Communications(VZ).
Earlier this week, AT&T challenged Google to “put up or shut up” and test its open access measures. AT&T and several other telecom firms have argued that much of the existing telecom infrastructure has served consumers well by delivering ever-lower prices and improved innovation.
Arnold, who has written a book on Google and who examines the firm’s patents to attempt to determine its strategy, said the search engine firm’s network of data centers, substantial dark fiber deployment, and Wi-Fi experiments all serve to enable Google to offer services and products generally associated with telecommunications.
Noting that Google CEO Schmidt is on the Apple board of directors, Arnold indicated, as an example, that a truly open 700 MHz network would enable Apple iPhone owners to utilize different and fast wireless services. The iPhone currently works exclusively on the AT&T Wireless network.
While Schmidt praised Martin for his “bold vision” in his approach to using the 700 MHz spectrum, he said the FCC’s latest draft order on the issue still “falls short” of including the four “open” conditions Google has called for.
FCC Approves Auction of 700Mhz Wireless Spectrum
Posted by Will on Saturday, April 28th, 2007 at 2:18 pm under Announcements
Tagged: 700, auction, fcc, spectrum and wireless
The FCC approved, on Wednesday, a plan to auction the 700Mhz wireless frequency spectrum. The auction will take place as the current 700Mhz block is abandoned, on Congressional decree, by TV stations switching to digital broadcasts. Large tech companies have requested that 60Mhz of this block be auctioned by early 2008 and is expected to raise US $10 billion. Complete digital broadcast conversion should open up more spectrum by 2009.
Currently, the FCC is accepting proposals on how to best use the spectrum. A portion of the 700Mhz block can be used to provide a “third pipe” for broadband access, says FCC Chairman Kevin Martin. Another possible use could be for enhanced communications for first responders. If Frontline Wireless LLC has their way, 10Mhz of the spectrum would be auctioned off for use as a broadband infrastructure for public safety agencies.
One interesting proposal comes from Save Our Spectrum Coalition, and requests that the FCC keep a portion of the spectrum open to public access. The coalition says, “if the commission adopts the rules we suggest, consumers will benefit from having more companies offer more types of services in many different areas.” Sounds good to us. Power to the people!
Will Google kill the cell phone industry?
In case you haven’t been paying attention, the old 700MHz wireless spectrum is up for auction by the federal government. And under the veil of touting an “open” platform, Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced that the company will participate in the Federal Communications Commission auction for the bandwidth–with a few minor requests for the FCC: open applications for users; open devices that will work with whichever network provider customers choose; open services that would allow for third-party resellers to acquire wireless services on a wholesale basis; and open networks, which would allow third parties, such as Internet service providers, to interconnect at any feasible point within the 700MHz licensee’s wireless network. Not bad for a reported $4.6 billion deal, huh?
And while this story has already been skillfully reported on, I couldn’t help but wonder what Google has up its sleeve. So, after some deliberation, here are my thoughts (let’s see yours in the discussion).
With full leasing ownership of the 700MHz spectrum, Google will try to effectively cripple the cell phone industry. Before you scoff and say this is a bunch of garbage, consider this: Google will offer the $4.6 billion only if the government agrees to the terms above. And perhaps the most compelling of those terms is that Google is requesting “open devices” that will work on the “open networks.” In other words, Google wants to create the ability for companies (and most likely itself) to create devices that will seamlessly connect to the broadband spectrum. Why can’t one of those devices be a phone?
Whether you realize it or not, Google’s bread and butter is advertising. The company doesn’t need to charge money for its services because the advertising will bring home the bacon. If you have ever used Picasa or Google 411, you know what I mean. Service plans and contracts are of no use to Google–it doesn’t have the time to deal with those petty issues. But if Google is anything, it’s competent and self-assured. Not only does the company know what it’s doing, it does it better than any other organization.
Even more compelling is the nature of the relationship between Google and telecommunications companies. Not only do they basically hate each other, they sit on directly opposite sides in the debate for Net neutrality. Simply put, I think Google would love to significantly damage these companies.
So you heard my justification, now I’ll tell you how it’ll work. If the FCC agrees to the terms outlined above, Google will definitely win the auction. Once its wins, its executives will soon realize (as if they haven’t already) that this spectrum can go through walls and reach just about anywhere. Even better, it’ll create a speedy broadband connection.
Within no time, Google will announce that wireless will be made available to the public through its system. After all, it did it in San Francisco, why won’t it do it all over the country? In effect, Google would run a “third broadband pipe.”
Once the company announces the wireless broadband to the nation, it will immediately announce that Google Phone everyone has been talking about. The Google Phone will work specifically with the Google system (kind of like Skype) and will be free of charge. The only fee to the consumer is the cost of buying the phone, which can be done over the Google checkout system from online retailers or at fine brick-and-mortar retailers nationwide.
As soon as the phone is released, people will be tossing their iPhones, Razrs and every other cell phone into the nearest river. Why pay all that money for a phone when you can have the same kind of service for free?
Now we have to solve the mystery of how Google will make money. To be honest, I don’t think it’ll be too difficult. Google thrives on using services it doesn’t charge for, and why should this be any different? I’m sure you will see advertising when you start up the phone, but most of the benefits from this system will be earned on the Internet, where people will be lauding the company for all it has done to move the industry forward. In a matter of months, Google would practically control Internet advertising. And by giving people free Internet access on the phones, guess where the default home page will be pointing?
As soon as Google starts this system, AT&T and Verizon will lead the charge against this “anticapitalist” system and lobby the government for all it’s worth. But with no debt and coffers of money for rainy days, Google will remind the men and women in Congress to check their pocket and look at the name on their new do-it-all phone. That should change their minds quite quickly.
So there it is–my prediction of what Google will do with the 700MHz spectrum. Not only will I enjoy my free go-anywhere phone use, I’ll love it when I walk into Verizon and AT&T to tell them I’ll never go back.
Say what you will, but don’t be surprised if the cell phone industry starts sweating bullets when Google wins that auction.
Now it’s your turn, what do you think Google will do with the spectrum?
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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- When the conversion is complete, you upload the converted file to your portable device… it’s really that easy!
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The screenshot below shows what appears when the program is started. The first button offers five DVD movie converting options.
The second button offers six video converting options.
The third button is the ‘Exit’ command.
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The movie displays in the preview window while converting.
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Dead Rock West National Summer Tour
Hey Ken and Debby,
If you’re a fan of X, don’t miss this tour! If you would like to interview Dead Rock West, or see them perform with John Doe of X, please let me know!
Dead Rock West has just been confirmed on a national summer tour kicking off on June 14th in Eugene, Oregon with indie rock-god John Doe. The band will be performing double duty, opening the set as Dead Rock West in support of their new, critically acclaimed debut album Honey and Salt, as well as sitting in with Doe as his back up band. The tour will continue across the US in a 35 city tour ending in mid August 2007.
Dead Rock West’s sound has been described as “the jagged edge of country rock that brought such acclaim to Los Angeles legends X in the ’80s,” by the Houston Chronicle. Campus Circle calls it the “true evocative sound where John Doe and Exene Cervenka from X meet Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris.” What better way to compliment these comparisons than for Dead Rock West to team up with the renowned X front man!
“John is famous for being one of the coolest guys in rock and he’s proving it again by taking an up-and-coming band on the road with him,” says drummer Bryan Head. “John is a major influence on us so to land our first tour with him is a hell of a break.”
Dead Rock West’s debut album Honey and Salt is a seamless mix of high powered punk rock, the perfectly pitched harmonies of Americana, grainy guitar solos, thoughtful lyrics, and blends of energetic pop.
Since the release of Honey and Salt, Dead Rock West has been playing packed clubs in Los Angeles, had songs featured multiple times on ABC’s hit series “Men in Trees,” been spot lighted and heavily rotated on XM Satellite Radio, and garnered much attention from such publications as Amplifier Magazine and Los Angeles Times. The album was mixed by famed music man Richard Dodd, who recently won a Grammy for his work on The Dixie Chicks Long Way Home, giving the album that rock edge that Dodd is famous for.
Dead Rock West is - lead singer Cindy Wasserman, lead guitarist/vocalist Frank Lee Drennen, bass player David J. Carpenter (Grant Lee Phillips, John Doe), drummer Bryan Head (The Plimsouls, Abandoned Pools) and multi-instrumentalist Phil Parlapiano (Social Distortion, Lucinda Williams).
-June 15 Dantes Portland, Oregon
-June 16 Tractor Tavern Seattle, Washington
-June 17 Nightlight Bellingham, Washington
-June 20 Neurolux Boise, ID
-June 22 Lion’s Lair Denver, Colorado
-June 23 Trilogy Boulder, CO
-June 24 Steve’s Guitar Shop Carbondale, CO
-June 26 Blue Lamp Sacramento, CA
-June 27 12 Galaxies San Francisco, CA
-June 28 The Attic Santa Cruz, CA
-July 07 Hootenanny Festival Orange County
-July 08 The Casbah San Diego, CA
-July 09 Plush Tucson, AZ
-July 11 Cactus Cafe Austin, TX
-July 12 Granada Theatre Dallas, TX
-July 15 The Abby Pub Chicago, IL
www.myspace.com/deadrockwest.com
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Announces Finale 2008; - and more… * MUSIC EVENTS - Launch Of “Initiative Musik” At Popkomm 2007; - The Tools For Web 2.0 Success; - Online Distribution In Asia-Pacific Region; - The Secrets Of Plugging; - and more… * EVENT PICKS - Amy Speace @ Rockwood Music Hall; - Kobo Town @ Celebrate Toronto; - and more… * Mi2N RESOURCES * Mi2N INFO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~MUSICDISH NETWORK~~~~~~~~~ THE LOVE KILLS THEORY’S LEADER CEVIN SOLING PLACES SONG ON A&E TV SERIES Cevin Soling announces that his song, “Buffalo” will be used in the closing credits of the new A&E TV series, CONFESSIONS OF A MATCHMAKER. “Buffalo” was recorded and released by Cevin’s first band, The Neanderthal Spongecake on its 1998 album, THE SIDE EFFECTS OF NAPALM. Read “Cevin Soling Places Song On A&E TV Series” at MusicDish Network member - GULFCOAST BANDS http://tinyurl.com/2z7nhn Check out the Love Kills Theory http://www.myspace.com/lovekillstheory ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~BUSINESS NEWS~~~~~~~~~~~ SUBMIT YOUR BUSINESS NEWS To Be Featured On Mi2N http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3 => APPLE TO GRAB 10 PERCENT SMARTPHONE SHARE IN THE USA IN 2007; Account For An Impressive 10 Percent Share Of Total Smartphone Sales In The United States By The End Of 2007 http://www.m2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101554 => STRATEGY ANALYTICS PREDICTS $1.4 BILLION IPHONE WINDFALL NEW SERVICE REVENUES FOR AT&T; New Subscribers And New Data ARPU Will Drive Growth http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101553 => IPHONE RESTRICTS USERS, GPLV3 FREES THEM http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101559 => SEEFILE.COM ANNOUNCES FREE HOSTED STORAGE SERVICE FOR APPLE IPHONE USERS; SeeFile, A Developer Of Webserver Software For Sharing Media Files, Announced Its Support For Apple’s IPhon http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101483 => ROYALTYSHARE ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF MUSICALC; Acquisition Accelerates RoyaltyShare’s Entry Into European Market http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101397 => IFPI PUBLISHES 2007 ‘RECORDING INDUSTRY IN NUMBERS’; The Report Is The Most Complete And Authoritative Source Of Music Industry Statistics Worldwide http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101550 => IFPI HAILS COURT RULING THAT ISPS MUST STOP COPYRIGHT PIRACY ON THEIR NETWORKS; Internet Service Provider Must Take Responsibility For Stopping Illegal File-sharing On Its Network http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101549 => MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL LAUNCHES NEW RECORD LABEL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CONCORD MUSIC GROUP IN CELEBRATION OF MJF’S 50TH YEAR; Monterey Jazz Festival Records Debuts On August 21 With Five Never-Before-Heard Releases Culled From Historic Live Archives http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101481 => RIAA SHOULD PAY FOR SINGLE MOM’S TWO-YEAR ORDEAL; Innocent Target Of File-Sharing Lawsuit Racked Up Legal Fees Fighting Baseless Charges http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101545 => ALBERT MUSIC MAKES KEY APPOINTMENTS; Albert Music Announced Significant Management Changes, Including The Appointment Of A New Chief Executive Officer http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101536 => FACEBOOK SEES FLOOD OF NEW TRAFFIC FROM TEENAGERS AND ADULTS; Open Registration At Facebook.com Spurs 89 Percent Visitor Growth Versus Last Year http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101528 => ONLINE VIDEO AND SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES SET TO DRIVE THE EVOLUTION OF TOMORROW’S DIGITAL LIFESTYLE GLOBALLY; Online Video Activities Are Outpacing The Growth In Popularity Of Other Digital Media, While Social Networking Is Quickly Becoming The Dominant Online Behavior Globally http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101526 => VICTORY RECORDS RENEWS AND EXPANDS DISTRIBUTION RELATIONSHIP WITH RISE RECORDS; Victory Was Previously Rise’s Exclusive Distributor For North America, Now Includes The UK And Australia http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101522 => IMPALA APPOINTS NEW BOARD AND SECRETARY GENERAL; IMPALA Has Elected A New Twenty Strong Board Representing Independent Music Companies Across Europe http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101512 => TOP PRODUCER MIKE HILL CHOOSES EDIROL; From Record Production To Homeless Life On The Swansea Streets Ð Sound Recordist Mike Hill Has Been There Every Step Of The Way http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101497 => QUAD RECORDING STUDIOS MARKS 30 YEARS ON TOP OF TIMES SQUARE; 30th Anniversary Sees NYC’s Elite Studio Making Advanced Moves, Maintaining Tradition Of Quality, Creativity And Convenience http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101495 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ADVERTISEMENT~~~~~~~~~~~ ALL THINGS DIGITAL HARD ROCK / HEAVY METAL CONTEST Throughout the month of July, AirPlay Direct, Vigilante Music, Inside Strategy and the Indianapolis Metal Fest will be running our first “All Things Digital Hard Rock / Heavy Metal” artist contest for our artist / label members. Enter Today! http://www.AirPlayDirect.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ => SLIM JIM PHANTOM’S FAMED CAT CLUB ON SUNSET STRIP CELEBRATES 8TH ANNIVERSARY AND LAUNCHING OF ROCKINGCAT.COM; Cat Club To Be #1 Source Of Live Independent Talent On The Internet http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101488 => HOODINY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP AND BILLBOARD FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE TO EXPAND DIGITAL SERVICES TO THE LATIN MUSIC INDUSTRY; Hoodiny To Leverage Nielsen Sales Organization And Billboard Content To Strengthen; Online Music Destination And Develop Ad-supported Communities For Music Labels http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101484 => MOVAVI LAUNCHES FREE ONLINE VIDEO CONVERSION SERVICE; Movavi Online, A Web-based Service That Enables Users To Convert Video From One Format To Another http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101480 => UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK SELECTS ROO TO LAUNCH ONLINE VIDEO PACKAGE; Selected By Universal Music UK To Launch 130 Online Video Players That Will Feature Exclusive Universal Music Video Content http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101564 => SAMSUNG DEVICES LAUNCH WITH MUSIC SERVICE FROM MUSICNET; MusicNet To Provide Subscription Service And Download Store For Samsung’s United Kingdom, French And German Devices http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101563 => PREPARED REMARKS OF ATTORNEY GENERAL ALBERTO R. GONZALES AT THE TECHNET INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY EVENT http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101561 => GLEN BRUNMAN NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF CREATIVE FOR WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC; Former Sony Music Soundtrax President To Oversee All A&R, Creative And Music Synch Efforts In The U.S. For Warner Music Group’s Publishing Unit http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101557 => ACCESS INDUSTRIES AND MAJOR MUSIC LABELS TO FORM A NEW DIGITAL OPERATION TO BE KNOWN AS DIGITAL ACCESS; DIGITAL ACCESS To Facilitate Distribution Of Music Content To Digital Service Providers (DSP) And Mobile Operators In Russia And The CIS http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101556 => UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO LAUNCHES REBEL MUSIC GROUP, NEW JOINT VENTURE WITH SICK JACKEN FROM THE PSYCHO REALM; Sick Jacken Will Serve As Both The President And Face Of RMG http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101555 => NARM REPORT REMINDS THE MUSIC INDUSTRY THAT CDS ARE STILL THE BACKBONE FOR MUSIC SALES IN THE U.S.; Insight Provided By Data From The NPD Group Cautions Against Moving Too Quickly Away From The CD Format http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101552 => DR. HANS-HERWIG GEYER TO LEAVE GEMA BY THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2007; Dr. Hans-Herwig Geyer To Leave GEMA By The End Of The Financial Year 2007 http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101548 => GEMA TERMINATES ONLINE AGREEMENTS WITH BITKOM; The Period 2003 To The End Of 2007 For The Usage Of Ringtone Melodies And The Download And Streaming Of Works Of Music http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101547 => MAKENA TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP PARTNER TO BRING MUSIC ARTISTS INTO THERE.COM; Popular Artists To Meet And Talk With Fans Virtually; Promote Upcoming Tours, Albums And Merchandise http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101546 => UK RECORD INDUSTRY INVESTIGATES ALLEGATIONS OF ILLEGAL MUSIC FILESHARING AT HONEYWELL; BPI Confirms Investigation Into Allegations Of Major Filesharing Network Hosted On Engineering Company’s Servers http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101543 => DAVID CAMERON CALLS FOR COPYRIGHT EXTENSION AT BPI AGM; Copyright Extension And More Robust Enforcement Central To Conservative Policy On Creative Industries http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101542 => GUITAR CENTER, INC. TO BE ACQUIRED BY BAIN CAPITAL FOR $63.00 PER SHARE IN CASH TRANSACTION VALUED AT $2.1 BILLION; Board Of Directors And Management Team Of Guitar Center Fully Supportive Of The Transaction http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101541 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ADVERTISEMENT~~~~~~~~~~~ FREE MUSIC DOWNLOAD: “FOUR KEYS TO ZEN” EP Track Listing: * Hype - featuring the voice of legendary guru of all things enlightening and bender of spoons Uri Geller waxing hypnotic over a chill yet driving groove. * Mystery Dropper - Organic drum n bass combined with sick keyboard chops. * Spikes - from Mashed Buddha’s debut effort ‘Subdue Your Mind,’ this is a descending drum n bass pattern that evolves and replicates. Spiky, like crazy Aunt Mable’s cookout punch. * Temptation - Damn funky catchy clav electronica. http://www.musicdish.net/mashedbuddha/fourkeystozen/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~RADIO NEWS~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUBMIT YOUR RADIO NEWS To Be Featured On Mi2N http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3 => SOUNDEXCHANGE OFFERS CAP ON MINIMUM ROYALTY FEES; Policy Reflects Artists’ And Record Labels’ Recognition Of Special Circumstances Of Various Internet Radio Stations http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101560 => DIMA RESPONDS TO SOUNDEXCHANGE PRESS RELEASE; DiMA Would Agree To A $2,500 Per-service Cap For The Entire Term Of The CRB Ruling http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101544 => KCRW’S ON THE BEAT REVEALS HIDDEN DETAILS IN SOUNDEXCHANGE OFFER; Includes Quid Pro Quos That The Organization Did Not Disclose In Its July 29 Press Release http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101521 => RMA DELEGATE TESTIFIES TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE REGARDING CRB ROYALTY RATES; RMA Delegate Testifies To Congressional Committee Regarding CRB Royalty Rates http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101503 => AFM INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT THOMAS F. LEE TO CONGRESS: “MUSICIANS AND SINGERS MUST BE COMPENSATED FOR WEBCASTS” http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101502 => EMUSIC CALLS ON MUSIC FANS TO TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT INTERNET RADIO; Makes Donations To SaveNetRadio.org, KCRW, KEXP And SomaFM http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101558 => XM TO LAUNCH INNOVATIVE NEW CHANNEL “XMX” ON AUGUST 1; XMX To Showcase XM’s Critically-Acclaimed Original Music Series Artist Confidential Plus Exclusive Shows Hosted By Legendary Artists Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Ludacris, Wynton Marsalis,… http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101511 => RADIO ADVERTISING BUREAU LAUNCHES NEW “RADIO AD EFFECTIVENESS LAB” STUDY AT INTEREP’S RADIO SYMPOSIUM 2007; Interep Announced An Additional List Of Speakers Appearing At Its 4th Annual Radio Symposium http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101537 => RADIO: NEW CENTURY, NEW DIRECTIONS, NEW OPPORTUNITIES; Brand Extensions, On-line, Podcasting, HD Side Channels, Seen As New Opportunity For Engagement, Growth And Experimentation http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101538 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ADVERTISEMENT~~~~~~~~~~~ FROM GUTENBERG TO GOOGLE On September 12.-13., 2007, the Media in Transition Conference in Munich, Germany, will be discussing how the Internet is driving structural change in media. We have invited innovative media companies, researchers and strategists from U.K., U.S.A. and Europe. Earlybird registration is now open. You will receive a 15% off the listed prices. This deal is only available untill the 16th of July. http://www.mediaintransition.com/registration/tickete.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~TECH NEWS~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUBMIT YOUR TECH NEWS To Be Featured On Mi2N http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3 => CDDVD NOW! AND CD INTELLIGENCE PARTNER TO BRING FAN INTERACTIVITY TO CDS; New Technology Helps To Connect Fans And Musicians Through Addition Of Interactive Browser Built Into Music CDs http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101464 => POP SOUND SYNCHRONIZES WITH BRAINSTORM; A Leader In The Creative Audio Post-production Arena, POP Sound Recently Installed Dual Brainstorm DCD-8 Word Clock Distripalyzers http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101381 => POWERFX RELEASE NEXT GENERATION VIRTUAL VOCALIST; The Next Generation Virtual Vocalist Who Sings Your Words And Music http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101410 => MAKEMUSIC, INC. ANNOUNCES FINALE 2008; First Music Notation Software To Record And Import Audio http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101489 => THE GRAVITYZOO COMPANY ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF MEDIAZOO BETA ONE; First Release Of Its GravityZoo Music And Video Management Application MediaZoo Beta One http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101394 => TELEFUNKEN | USA COMPLETES RESTORATION OF ZAPPA MIC COLLECTION; The Restoration Of Frank Zappa’s Vintage Mic Collection, Begun In 2005, Is Now Complete http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101427 => ONLINE MULTIMEDIA LIBRARY THE CANOPY CHANNEL, OFFERS A UNIQUE NEW WAY TO SHARE PICTURES, VIDEOS AND OTHER DIGITAL CONTENT ONLINE; Private Access Library (PAL) Is The New Service From The Canopy Channel http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101420 => MUSIC INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS LAUNCHES NEW ON-DEMAND HIT SONG SCIENCE ONLINE SERVICE; A New On-Demand Web Site Service For Their Successful Business-to-consumer (B2C) Product http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101496 => THE POLICE, GWEN STEFANI, BEYONCE, COUNTING CROWS AND MORE KEEP FANS IN THE KNOW WITH THE ATTENDIO WIDGET; Attendio Event Widget Enables Bands And Event Promoters To Get The Word Out; Bands Stay Connected With Their Fans And Fans Help Promote Their Favorite Bands http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101491 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ADVERTISEMENT~~~~~~~~~~~ MUSICDISH: FOOD FOR YOUR MIND # Are Songwriters Double-Dipping? # The Keys To Music Career Success # Staying In Touch With Your Fans # Up Close with Chris Dreja of The Yardbirds # The DRM Manifesto # Art And Invention Ripped Away and much more… http://www.musicdish.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~MUSIC EVENTS~~~~~~~~~~~ SUBMIT YOUR MUSIC EVENTS To Be Featured On Mi2N http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3 => LAUNCH OF “INITIATIVE MUSIK” AT POPKOMM 2007; German Government Approves Funding For “Initiative MusikÓ Ð Launch At Popkomm 2007 Ð Bittner: Important Signal For Music-makers In Germany http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101465 => MEDIA IN TRANSITION CONFERENCE 2007 / THE TOOLS FOR WEB 2.0 SUCCESS Ð DJANGO, RUBY ON RAILS, AJAX AND THE FIREFOX PLATFORM http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101479 => SEMINAR EXAMINES OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF LEGITIMATE DISTRIBUTION OF COPYRIGHT WORKS ONLINE IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101533 => AIM’S BIG WEDNESDAY: THE SECRETS OF PLUGGING; An In-depth Look At The Art Of Getting Music Played On The Radio http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101525 => NURTURING AND EMPOWERING THE INDUSTRY’S FUTURE LEADERS; The Southeast Music & Entertainment Summit Is Right Around The Corner http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101517 => CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL GENERATES $21 MILLION FOR CITY; Nashville Entertained An Aggregate Of More Than 191,000 Attendees During The 2007 CMA Music Festival Which Generated $21 Million In Direct Visitor Spending http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101510 => THE MUSIC & HOME ENTERTAINMENT SHOW MOVES DOWNTOWN; An Expanded Seminar Program Is Being Planned For 2007 With More Topics Related To The Home Entertainment Segment http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101501 => LIVE EARTH GLOBAL CONCERTS REACH MORE THAN 10 MILLION ONLINE AT MSN AND INSPIRE CHANGE IN VIEWERS WORLDWIDE; Most Simultaneous Viewers Of Any Online Concert Ever http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=101551 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~EVENT PICKS~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * AMY SPEACE @ ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL Tuesday July 10, 2007, 9:00 PM Rockwood Music Hall 196 Allen St, NYC http://www.musicdish.net/amyspeace/ * HOW TO GET FANS TO THROW MONEY AT YOU! A FREE Tele-Conference for Bands and Independent Artists Wednesday July 11, 2007, 4 - 5 PM http://www.getmusicsuccess.com/FreeTeleConference.html * KOBO TOWN @ CELEBRATE TORONTO Thursday July 12, Noon Nathan Phillips Square Toronto, Canada http://www.kobotown.com * FIRST ANNUAL VERVENYC EVENT Thursday, July 12th, 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM Marriot Marquis Broadway Ballroom 1535 Broadway, 6th Floor, NY http://www.myspace.com/vervenyc * WILL HANZA @ ORIGINAL SESSIONS Rolling Rock Presents “Original Sessions” Friday July 13, 10:30 PM John Street Bar & Grill 17 John Street, NYC http://www.willhanza.com * VANCOUVER MUSIC INDUSTRY GOLF TOURNAMENT July 13 - 14, 2007 Kingston Tap House / University Golf Course Vancouver, BC, Canada http://www.vmig.ca/ * FUTURE OF MUSIC POLICY SUMMIT FMC’s annual Policy Summit September 17-18, 2007 Washington, DC http://www.futureofmusic.org/events/summit07/index.cfm * MEDIA IN TRANSITION CONFERENCE From Gutenberg to Google September 12 - 13, 2007 Munich, Germany http://www.mediaintransition.com * POPKOMM CONFERENCE & FESTIVAL September 19 - 21, 2007 Berlin, Germany http://www.popkomm.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~Mi2N RESOURCES~~~~~~~~~~~ CONTENT Advanced Search - http://www.mi2n.com/search.php3 Business News - http://www.mi2n.com/news/business/ Tech News - http://www.mi2n.com/news/technology/ Label News - http://www.mi2n.com/news/labels/ Video News - http://www.mi2n.com/news/video/ Radio News - http://www.mi2n.com/news/radio/ Career Announcements - http://www.mi2n.com/news/career/ Web Events - http://www.mi2n.com/news/webevents/ Music Events - http://www.mi2n.com/news/events/ Music Releases - http://www.mi2n.com/news/releases/ Band News - http://www.mi2n.com/news/bands/ RESOURCES Submit news - http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3 PR Syndicate - http://www.mi2n.com/prsyndicate/ Free Newsletter Subscription - http://www.mi2n.com/subscribe.php3 Submit your site - http://musicdish.com/genome/be_seen.php3 Submit conferences - mailto:events@musicdish.com MUSICDISH NETWORK MusicDish Network - http://www.musicdish.net MusicDish Network Services - http://www.musicdish.net/marketing/ Membership - http://www.musicdish.net/net/join.php3 Yahoo! 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