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During Joel's 35 years of experience in the music industry he has focused his talents from music publishing to record production.and everything in between.
He has held senior positions in both executive and creative capacities for major music companies, including Sony.
As one of Sony Music's top brass stated, "Joel is respected as one of the industry's more creatively oriented business people who always has his finger on the pulse of what's happening now."
Universal Music Publishing former International Chairman and Executive Officer David Renzer, last year renegotiated a major Administration Music Publishing deal with Joel Diamond and his Silver Blue Music/Oceans Blue Music publishing companies. Under the terms of this deal, Universal Music will be administering Diamond's music
publishing catalogs worldwide, which in turn now gives Joel more freedom to create plus an inside track to Universal's Film, TV, and Record divisions. A win-win for all parties and a major coup for Silver Blue Music.
Joel Diamond's vision for 5 siblings, all attending Juilliard Music school at the same time, resulted in his producing and managing The 5 Browns who have literally dominated Billboard Magazine's Classical Charts for 3 years running with their 3 consecutive #1 CD's, at one point holding down both the #1 & #2 positions in Billboard. Their first CD was released in 2005 and debuted at #1 and remained there for 22 weeks. Their second CD released April, 2006 also debuted #1 as well, holding top 10 with 54 weeks on the charts, and their third CD also debuted #1 and features a cameo from Chris Botti as well as a duet with Dean Martin. The Dean Martin duet with The 5 Browns also appeared on Dean's EMI last CD (scanning over one million units) along with collaborations from: Joss Stone, Diana Ross, Martina McBride, etc.
The 5 Browns have performed to over 110 "sold out" performances in the past 365 days across the country, and have equally rave reviews and sold out performances in Asia and Europe as well. The 5 Browns' 60 Minutes story has aired an unprecedented 5 times, along with appearances on Good Morning America, Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC Today Show, Martha Stewart, The View, Tony Danza, etc. The Browns have been featured in People Magazine, NY Times, LA Times, and many of the major Teen Magazines. They have performed at The First Ladies Luncheon in Washington DC honoring Laura Bush, with a standing ovation from over 2,000 of the most powerful women in America. The 50,000 seat Rose Bowl in conjunction with VH1 had The 5 Browns headlining with the Pasadena Symphony Pops for the July 4th extravaganza.
Deondra, Desirae, Ryan, Melody, and Gregory have the distinct honor of being the only five siblings ever in the history to attend the famed Juilliard Music School all at the same time. Diamond originally structured a dream-team around the Browns that was sure to catapult them into stardom. With the help of Clive Davis, who in turn caught the the attention of Sony/BMG Masterworks worldwide president Gilbert Hetherwick, Joel landed them their first recording contract. He then orchestrated the rest of the dream-team consisting of ICM for booking, hot music attorney Fred Davis for legal, Steinway & Sons for exclusive representation, and Rogers & Cowan for press.
Joel orchestrated a major book deal for The 5 Browns with Phoenix Books and also moved The 5 Browns from Sony to Koch Entertainment with a brand new CD being released in 2010 coordinated with a PBS Special starting in March, 2010 that Joel negotiated on behalf of The 5 Browns.
Diamond's publishing company recently landed not one, but two cuts on the new (and final) album entitled "The Black Album" for hip-hop Superstar, Jay Z, who has already sold 18 million albums.
It sometimes seems impossible to come up with a first of its kind in the ever-evolving and elusive music industry, but it now has happened! Joel Diamond has combined Opera with Dance with his next huge international super star, Athene Noelle One industry executive who has heard this recording referred to it as "Classical Crossover at its celestial sphere."
Athene Noelle is definitely unique and is just one CD away from sweeping the Grammy's next year. She is intelligent, dances, sings in 8 languages, is passionate, funny, and will capture the world with her new single CD release of "Innamorata" along with a sensual, tasteful and elegant music video.
Brad LeBeau, CEO & President of PRO-MOTION and the #1 Dance authority in the country has stepped out and is blasting this new CD asstated, "this recording is the most impressive thing I have heard in a long time...the Athene Noelle project is not only unique but also sonically brilliant!"
Charlie Baggett, 14 year old singing sensation has scored major success of the past six months on Billboard's Classical Crossover Charts and has now teams up with Joel and #1 Latino producer, Rudy Perez for his next CD. Joel is co-writing and co-producing Charlie in Miami starting April, 2010 for a summer release.
Engelbert Humperdinck has just announced his new single in his show entitled "And Love," words and music by Joel Diamond and arranged by genius Charlie Calello, who Joel also collaborated with on Engelbert's #1 single "After The Lovin'." There is a summer 2010 release slated for a brand new Engelbert CD to be released internationally.
Joel continues to work on a new group called TKO with Ray J, who as an artist and writer himself coming off two huge hits "One Wish" and "Sexy Can I" as well as starring in his own reality show, "For The Love Of Ray J." Joel and Ray J have recruited Ray J's sister Brandy, a phenomenal rapper Shorty Mac, 20 year old drummer Nick Rich (Buddy Rich's grandson), and 18 year old singer Ashton Palmer for this new group. There is already a buzz about this group from many labels.
Former lead singer of the multi-platinum group Shalamar, Howard Hewett, recorded a stunning vocal on a new recording produced by Joel Diamond, "This Moment In Time" which you will hear is used as the opening to this website. Howard also recorded several new ballads including a romantic duet with Oscar Nominated Deniece Williams ("Let's Hear It For The Boy,""Too Much, Too Little, Too Late," etc).
In 2008 Joel finds himself back in the recording studio producing Engelbert Humperdinck once again and both Joel and Engelbert feel they have re-created the magic of Diamond's #1 iconic hit, AFTER THE LOVIN' in a brand new recording. Engelbert has two songs in soundtracks being released in 2009. Engelbert in his career has sold over 125 million records. This time around Joel has hooked up with multi platinum, Grammy winner, and voted #1 Latino writer/producer 5 years in a row Rudy Perez, to co-produce all the new Engelbert recordings which will now be simultaneously released in Spanish as well as English.
Many people have asked Joel how he finds his new artists and he answers, "it seems that, for some reason, all my new artists have either been referred to me or I meet them through my every day life, but I still frequent clubs and showcases. It's all about reputation and relationships." Joel currently records mostly in Los Angeles with Ted Perlman at Ranch Studios, utilizing some of LA's hottest young programmers and musicians. Joel always keeps his
ear close to the streets and religiously takes the time to listen weekly to every song on Billboard's Hot 100.
Diamond began his music industry career by heading up MRC Music (the publishing arm of Mercury Records). He scored his first #1 record with "This Girl Is A Woman Now," as recorded by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. He followed up with Steam's #1 "Na, Na, Hey, Hey" (on which he is also was one of the background singers) and then the Supremes' and Temptations' smash duo of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me."
He organized MRC Music with keen instinct and by setting high
standards for himself. He recruited virtual unknowns at the time
such as: Janice Seigal, who is currently and has been from
inception the lead singer of Manhattan Transfer; Phil Cody,
who went on to write numerous top 10 hits with Neil Sedaka;
Don Oriolo, the force behind Lisa Lisa's success, and also the
current copyright owner of the famed cartoon characters Felix
The Cat and Casper The Ghost; artist Benny ardones, who
scored his top 10 record twice with "Into The Night"; songwriter
Alan Bernstein, who wrote "This Girl's A Woman Now," and later
penned Engelbert Humperdinck's #1 records for Diamond, "After
The Lovin'" and "This Moment In Time." Robert Flax, who is the
former President of EMI Music International and former partner
with the law firm of Grubman/Indursky; and last, but not least,
Diamond's #2 man and assistant, Tommy Mottola, who with
Diamond's help, landed him his position at Chappell Music,
which in turn afforded him the opportunity to launch the careers
of Hall & Oats. Mottola, former husband of diva Mariah Carey,
current husband of Thalia, Latin soap opera queen and pop star,
currently heads up his own Universal distributed company after
serving for 15 years as CEO of Sony Music Entertainment.
Clive Davis, former President of Arista Records, then President of CBS Records, became aware of Diamond's accomplishments. Davis brought Diamond on board and positioned him as the head of the CBS Music Publishing Division (replacing Tony Orlando, who was then riding the crest of his second #1 record, "Knock Three Times") to oversee the New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville offices, as well as part of Clive's personal A&R staff at CBS Records.
Diamond initiated his publishing/record signings with an unknown group, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, who went on to achieve 62 gold and platinum records worldwide. His second signing was that of two brothers who had written the classic song "Never My Love," which not only achieved the #1 position three different times by three different artists, but also just recently received an unprecedented 6 Million Performance Award from BMI. The Addrisi Brothers, thanks to Diamond, now had their first #1 record as recording artists and writers entitled "We've Gotta Get It On Again," which today Joel owns 50% of as well as at least 25 other Addrisi songs. Mama Cass' last top 10 record "Move In A Little Closer" hit the charts during this era and is currently owned by Diamond's publishing company.
It was also during this period that Diamond's music publishing career flourished and gave him the opportunity to work closely with such giants as James Taylor, Laura Nyro, Harry Nilson, Van Morrison, The Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow, David Bowie, etc. and build long lasting relationships at every level with gifted songwriters, producers, managers, studio owners, attorneys, and record company heads, many of whom are today's power brokers of the industry. One such example is David Geffen, who recently donated 200 million dollars to UCLA according to a recent article in the LA times, and states that it all began in 1971. It was Diamond who was pivotal as the head of the publishing company, along with CBS chief Clive Davis, that afforded Geffen his first seven figure deal for Laura Nyro's Tuna Fish Music, which in turn afforded David the luxury to sign Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, and Jackson Browne, which in turn became the nucleus and gave birth to Asylum Records
After several successful years at CBS, an offer made to
Diamond to establish and run his own record label came from Polygram International. He used this opportunity to now produce records for his own label, which also afforded him the luxury to produce for outside labels. This was the birth of his currently successful "boutique" publishing companies, Silver Blue and Oceans Blue Music Publishing Companies, as well as the creation and inception of Silver Blue Records, and Silver Blue Productions.
Gearing his label early on toward R&B and Dance, he scored no less than 27 chart successes, including several Billboard #1 R&B singles. Silver Blue Records signed Van McCoy as an exclusive artist, best known for his ground-breaking hit/dance, "The Hustle," which also benefited Silver Blue Music by Joel purchasing 29 Van McCoy copyrights at the same time. Enjoying the art of producing, he carried it one step further by creating his own sound with himself as the artist. His first album that rode the charts during the height of the disco craze was "The Joel Diamond Experience" on CBS Records followed by his Casablanca album, then a top 50 single Billboard hit, "Theme From Raging Bull" on Motown, followed by an independently distributed album entitled Joel Diamond's "House Gold," and finally, Joel Diamond's classic rendition (still being played today in clubs as the end of the evening spin), "Super-Strauss," on Atlantic Records.
To add yet another dimension to his string of successes, Diamond was approached by film producer Frank Capra, Jr. to write and produce the title song for Capra's new movie, "Paradise," starring Phoebe Cates. The result was an astonishing success. The "Theme From Paradise" became a gold and platinum record, selling 712,000 copies in Italy alone, and remained #1 for an amazing 22 weeks. It also became the vehicle for Diamond to land Cates an entire album deal with CBS International. Having proven successful with this project, the title track to a John Belushi movie, "Continental Divide," came next with Helen Reddy singing the title song, and then a Diamond composed piece for the film, "Swamp Thing," both songs being produced by Diamond.
Diamond co-wrote the title song for Gary Nardino's highly acclaimed Showtime Cable TV sitcom, "Brothers," which is now in network syndication. The show prides itself on achieving a "first time" cable record of over 100 episodes. In addition, Diamond has had his copyrights performed on such major TV shows as Chicago Hope, ER, Friends, Beverly Hills 90210, 2001 Super Bowl, etc., as well as multiple features.
A film director in search of authenticity (for what turned out to be a critically acclaimed movie) gave Diamond an opportunity to stretch his talents even further. Diamond co-starred with Ruben Blades and Elizabeth Pena in one of Miramax's first films, if not the first, "Crossover Dreams." The film portrays Joel Diamond a/k/a Neil Silver giving a break to a Latino recording artist, Ruben Blades a/k/a Rudy Velez, and successfully crossing him over from the Latin market into the American market. Diamond still maintains a close and special relationship with Miramax CEO, Harvey Weinstein.
Certainly one of the apexes in Diamond's career thus far has been the 12 successful albums he has produced for recording artist, Engelbert Humperdinck. "After The Lovin'," a 100% owned Diamond copyright, which was nominated twice for a Grammy, achieved platinum album and gold single status, won most played "Jukebox Record of the Year" award, top 10 best sheet music seller of all time, and has surpassed the 3 million radio/TV performances as logged by BMI (closing in on 4 million,) which has only been accomplished by 40 songs in BMI history and carries with it substantial monetary bonus awards. "This Moment In Time," another #1 record and 100% owned copyright, is close to follow the achievements of "After The Lovin'." Just recently, a new Diamond produced Humperdinck album turned platinum in several European countries, and a second one on its way. It was also during this period that Joel became a virtual magnet for many diversified Country, R&B, and Middle of the Road Artists that the industry had given up on and boosted their careers by producing Billboard Hot 100 chart singles for such artists as: Al Martino, Lana Cantrell, Eddie Arnold, Billy Crash Craddock, James Darren, Jack Jones etc. In addition, Diamond became personal manager for film and TV to Jack Jones, Vince Edwards, Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, Soupy Sales, etc.
An interesting occurrence in Europe happened for Diamond with another actor/singer, David Hasselhoff. He was then the star of Knight Rider, followed by BayWatch, which was the "most watched TV show" in the world, and currently appears on "America's Got Talent," the #1 show in its time slot today. After being turned down by virtually every U.S. record label that David contacted, it was only Diamond's belief in David, the "singer," and in Diamond personally underwriting the $40,000.00 recording session that resulted in three finished master recordings that made David's dream come true...his first recording, achieving platinum status, and released on Silver Blue/CBS Records. This led to David Hasselhoff being voted the #1 recording artist in Germany, selling literally tens of millions of records, and earning a cool $60,000 per performance.
An advanced copy of a song from a forthcoming Broadway Show, La Cage Aux Folles, given to Diamond by good friend Allen Carr, would be another turning point in Diamond's career. In a matter of days upon hearing this song, he was in the studio to produce "I Am What I Am" for recording artist Gloria Gaynor. It became an instant international success on Silver Blue/CBS records, and was also the linchpin for the return of Joel to CBS, except this time with his own wholly owned record label. "I Am What I Am" became, and still is, Gloria's biggest single since her classic of "I Will Survive."
The show "Chess" had just opened to rave reviews in London and Diamond was quick to get his hands on an advance soundtrack, and responded to only one song in the entire show, "One Night In Bangkok." He promptly coordinated a recording session, and rushed successful NY model (and part-time singer) Robey into the studio. Once again, his instinct was correct, and the result was Robey's first top 10 record for Silver Blue/CBS, along with the simultaneous release and top 10 charts in 23 countries.
The Family Film Awards was aired on CBS-TV. This was a concept put together by Joel Diamond and Antonio Gellini with Dick Clark Productions, best known for the their production of the Golden Globe Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, Daytime Emmy Awards, and the legendary American Bandstand. Joel Diamond served in the capacity of co-producer along with Dick Clark. The Show featured P.G. and G rated films exclusively, and was simulcast into 62 countries. A red carpet and star-studded evening indeed, with its Lifetime Award being presented to (an ailing and last TV appearance for) Bob Hope by Charlton Heston.
In addition, Diamond produced the CD album for recording artist Benny Mardones, where he immediately carved out a deal with Mike Curb, resulting in the second time around top 10 smash of "Into The Night."
Joel Diamond has served as Vice-president and ran Maurice Starr's Boston International Records, distributed and located on the Disney Studio Lot. Starr is best known as the creator, producer, manager, and writer of the industry phenomenon New Kids On The Block and New Edition. Most recently, Diamond and Starr have formed a new production company and record label, called Starr Diamond Records. A new group called Five Young Men, that has been groomed for the past two years is gearing up for major release on Loud Records distributed by BMG. Diamond serves as Executive Producer for the CD.
Although at the time, Joel was not looking for a "young female" to record, Joel was contacted by Kaci's mom, in the hopes that Joel would be interested in her then eleven year-old daughter. Not only was he interested and completely knocked out with her vocal ability, Joel landed Kaci her first single and album deal with Curb/Warner Bros. Kaci's first single entitled "Paradise," produced and co-written by Joel Diamond, debuted top 10 in England, and as of this date, has sold over 2 million units in England alone, and has recently earned for Joel seven gold and platinum , and one triple platinum CD in 2001. Paradise has also achieved gold status in Ireland, Greece, and Italy. Kaci was signed to Silver Blue Productions, Ltd., and through Joel's contact with SFX for personal appearances, she toured with Backstreet Boys, O'Town, etc., and starred on a Pepsi Tour in 2002. Kaci's second Diamond produced single release of "I Think I Love You," also charted top 10 in UK, gold in Ireland, and top 5 in Canada.
David Cassidy's 15 year old daughter, Katie Cassidy, created all the magic in Diamond recorded sessions that originally launched the success of her dad, with her Diamond produced debut "hip-hop" single of "I Think I Love You." Artemis Records ("Who Let The Dogs Out") had the insight to see the potential of lightning striking twice, and Danny Goldberg and Daniel Glass personally signed Katie to their label. Katie has been featured in People Magazine, Parade, and many other local and national papers, as well as Diamond arranging for a two hour special on VH1 for Katie. Katie is now in production on three major films, including starring in the new movie version of "Dallas," and splitting time with her new squeeze, Jesse McCartney, who currently is riding top 10 on the charts.
Joel recently produced his first "comedy album" for the one-of-a-kind, Andrew Dice Clay, and succeeded in orchestrating a duet for Andrew with Snoop Dogg, and pitched and placed his album successfully with EMI/Right Stuff. After Andrew's return engagement to Madison Square Garden (FYI...the only comedian in history to ever sell out the Garden two nights in a row), strategically coinciding with the album release, his record sales went through the roof. Dice and Joel are currently planning a follow up album slated sometime for the early part of 2009.
Legendary Ike Turner had put his trust in Diamond, and before his passing put the final touches on his duet session, along with his wife, Audrey. Joel has also just produced a new version of "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree" featuring none other than Tony Orlando along with legendary rapper Young MC. Tony has incorporated this new rendition in his show, and receives a standing ovation each and every time.
With recognition always being the compliment of one's work, New York Magazine chose Joel Diamond, along with Jimmy Iovine and Phil Ramone, as one of "New York's Hottest Record Producers." Billboard Magazine described Diamond as, "one of Contemporary Music's Best Record Producers sitting behind the board."
The problem with many artists today is that they are too desperate to get signed. Getting signed doesn't mean that you are going to become an instant star but rather it just means you are "signed." Now the work really begins and you better be sure you have a team around you that is passionate, motivated, and highly professional. The legendary Jerry Weintraub once said to me "if 'everybody' at the record label loves you, you're doing something wrong."
"Music is the principle that unites body, soul, and spirit," so says a 6th Century Philosopher. Whether it is the creation of new talent or former Superstars, Joel is tenacious and the word "no " is just not in his vocabulary. True talent in an artist never dies, but sometimes just takes a nap."
Joel was born and grew up in Passaic, NJ, and graduated from Rider College in Trenton, earning a BA Degree in business and psychology. He then went into the Army followed by going into the family business of selling Life Insurance (having achieved the million dollar round table consistently every month). His only two hobbies/passions growing up were ham radio (W2PYM) and being an American Bandstand addict, which served him well to create a solid foundation of music for his quests to come. Only through an associate in the insurance business who believed in his talent, did he have the opportunity to initially express his musical ability by singing at weddings and bar mitzvahs at a local Holiday Inn in Wayne, NJ. This led him, through a myriad chain of events, into the music industry full time.
People who know Joel well, will be quick to reminisce about his adventures of 22 years in New York City, residing in his (entire) top floor Central Park South Penthouse, complete with elevator opening right into the apartment. This was certainly enhanced and complimented (or complicated) by Joel becoming the only "Bachelor of the Month" to ever appear twice in Cosmopolitan Magazine (resulting in over 4,000 letters). His legendary New Year's Eve parties always included a very eclectic and achievement driven group of people from all walks of life.
Again, through a series of events, Joel Diamond found himself living in California having bought his first home in Tarzana and thereafter, selling it to Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, who he still maintains a friendship with.
Joel is divorced and resides with his two black German Shepherds in his gated estate nestled in the hills of Calabasas, CA with such neighbors as Will Smith, James Horner (composer of "Titanic"), Brandy, Marla Maples, Stevie Wonder, Selena Gomez, and most recently, Britney Spears.
"I have finally found the delicate balance in life. When I am not on a back-to-back schedule in the studio or on the road with one of my acts, I make it my business to spend the maximum amount time with Briana, who is for sure the light of my life and the center of my universe."
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The other side of the coin: the exit polls weren't wrong...the election results were. I had this thought too, but unfortunately it's a hopelessly partisan issue and difficult to prove. Bottom line: whoever won, we need a better electoral process in the US.


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Trail mix can be a great snack when it's made with a good combination of nuts, dried fruit and whole grain. You can look for this combination in a prepared mix or you can make your own at a trail mix bar (offered in some healthy grocery stores). You can also simply buy the ingredients individually and mix it up at home – this is probably the most cost effective way to do it!
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One job's a job I never would forgo.
That job, of course, is being CEO.
According to the customs now prevailing,
It pays a lot—and pays you more for failing.
It must be nice to have a job wherein
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This seems great, but I get the feeling I'm not understanding everything I could. Explanation?
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I wanted people to guess.
The way Lucy called Mike her friend in "December" reminded me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whhAMSSexQ8&feature=related
So I took my inspiration from there. The girl who desperately tries to befriend a guy who loves anther girl and does not give a single **** about the existance of other girls. It's kind of sad I guess.
Mystery solved, it turned out to be a silly picture. At least you can see why I don't like making comments.
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Meanwhile, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday that "all involved parties have been located," including the driver of the SUV that initially struck Sandoval and then fled the scene.
Officer Peter Van Eckert said no arrests have been made, and investigators are looking into why the driver left.
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Relatives chased Sandoval and tried to prevent him from running into traffic, but he threw a skateboard at a passing Infiniti, ran into the path of the SUV and was killed instantly, according to the CHP.
Sandoval was identified Tuesday by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office, which found his death was accidental.
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- Getting to know the Lightroom interface
- Establishing Lightroom preferences
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One of the key reasons to review your images in Lightroom is to identify your favorites, so you can focus your energy on optimizing and sharing those favorite images with others. That obviously requires that we have some way to identify the images that are favourites, and perhaps those that are not all favorites. And for that there are actually three different tools in Lightroom. These include the Pick flags, Star ratings, and Color labels. Let's take a look at all three of these, so you can get a better sense of which option, or perhaps multiple options, might make the most sense for your when reviewing your images.
Once I've navigated to a set of images that I'd like to review, then my typical process is so start with the very first image in that group and then hide most of the panels. At this point, I've typically already complete my overview review in the Grid view, so I'll simply be working in the Loop view... I then want to hide all of the panels except the Film strip, so I'll press Shift+Tab in order to hide all of the panels, but then I'll click on the stub for the film strip panel to bring that up.
I can now navigate among my images an identify my favorites or perhaps not so favorite images. We'll start with the Pick Flags. With the Pick Flag, you're basically making a yes or no decision for an image. You can mark an image as picked, as unpicked, or as rejected. And in my view unpicked means you haven't yet made a decision. That helps to avoid any ambiguity. If an image does not have a Pick Flag, then you know that that image simply hasn't been evaluated, as a picked or rejected image. You can assign Pick and Reject Flags to your images, using the controls on the toolbar.
If those controls aren't visible over on the right side of the toolbar, you can click the popup menu and choose the Flagging option. You can also assign Pick Flags by going to the Photo menu and then choosing, Set Flag, and either Flag, Unflag or Reject It. I prefer to use the keyboard shortcuts for this. You can press the letter P to assign a Pick Flag to an image. You can press the letter U to remove a Flag from an image. And you can press X to mark an image as Rejected.
So, I can go through the images and identify those that I think are picks versus rejected images. This one looks fine. So, I'll press the letter P and you can see that the Pick Flag has been added. I can then press the Right Arrow to move to the next image. And this one is somewhat interesting. So, perhaps I'll assign a Pick Flag to that as well. The next image, is of an interesting subject, this is ancient cobblestones blended with new cobblestones, but I don't feel the image is all that strong. So, I might assign a Reject Flag to that, by pressing the letter X. If, at any time, I decide I'm not exactly certain whether I'm happy with that pick or reject flag, I can also press the letter U, to remove the flag from the image.
In this way I can go through the images and decide yes or no, will I keep an image and possibly work with it and share it with others. Or am I going to possibly get rid of the image. And if I do assign a reject flag to images, then later I can delete all of the rejected images by choosing Photo > Delete Rejected Photos, from the menu. I don't need to delete any images at the moment. But that gives you a sense of how the pick flag option works. Pick flags are a good option for photographers who prefer to edit relatively tightly. Every image gets a yes or a no vote and you only want to keep your very best images.
Another option is to use Star Ratings. Star ratings provide a little bit more subjective control over that rating process. We tend to think of star ratings with 1 being a bad image, and 5 being a great image. But I suggest that you modify that just a little bit, in order to make greater use of the 5 star system. What I mean by that is that I suggest that you use one star to represent an image that could be used. Maybe not your best image, but not a bad image either. In other words, all images that have a star rating are images that you might use.
The one stars you might not use as often, and your five stars are your favorite images, with varying levels of quality in between. To assign Star ratings you can again use the controls on the toolbar, clicking on that popup menu if you need to add the rating controls onto the toolbar. But once again, I prefer using keyboard shortcuts. So when I come to an image an I decide for example, maybe this is a three star image, I can press the number three on the keyboard, and that will add three stars to that photo. I'll then press the right arrow key to move to the next image, an perhaps this one I'll give a four star rating to.
That one maybe only two stars. Perhaps this one only gets one star, etcetera. I can continue moving through the images, assigning a star rating based on my perceived quality in the image. Obviously later we'll be able to filter or sort images so that we can see just our best images from a particular photo shoot. The final option for tagging our images is the Color Labels. The color label controls are not shown on the toolbar by default. So I'll go to my popup menu and choose color labels so that I can see those controls.
Color labels are arbitrary in meaning. They simply assign a color to the image and that means you can decide for yourself what those colors mean. Keep in mind that you can only have one color label assigned to an image. For example, it would not make sense to have one color, mean that you need to print the image, and then another color label, meaning that you need to share the image on your website. Because some images you might want to both print and share on the website. Allow me to explain how I use color labels. I have a system that I've developed over the years, and it just makes sense to me.
It might not work for you but it will hopefully help give you some sense of how you can think about color labels. For me, a red color label indicates an image that I like, that I'll probably use in some form. Whether that means putting it in a book, using it in a magazine article, printing it to hang on the wall, it's an image I'm happy with from a particular photo shoot. A yellow color label is very similar to a red color label. I use this to identify images that I might use for a particular project, but for me, yellow means an image that is usable, but is part of a group of images.
For example, an individual frame in a composite panorama, or one of the several images captured for a high dynamic range image. The green color label I use to mark images that I want to share with someone else, but I don't plan to use myself. For example, if I'm out photographing and I see something that I think someone else might find interesting, but otherwise I really wouldn't photograph it. I would assign a green color label to that image, so that I can filter those images and send them via email for example to whoever it was I thought might find it interesting.
So far, I've not identified any use for the blue and purple color labels, so I don't put them to use. I can assign a color label simply by clicking on the control here, but I can also use keyboard shortcuts for this. I can press the number 6 to assign a red color label, I can use 7 for a yellow color label 8 for a green color label, 9 for a blue color label. And unfortunately, purple does not have a keyboard shortcut, because zero, which is the next number on the keyboard, will remove star ratings from the image.
As you can probably appreciate each of these controls can be used by themselves or in combination with the other controls. For example, you might identify the images that you are happy with using a red color label and then further refine those selections using star ratings. You might use all three of this options for labeling your images or you might settle on a single option that works best on you. The key is to have a consistent system that makes sense for you in your particular workflow. Obviously, what we're really focused on is being able to locate our best images at a later date.
So consider the various benefits of each of these options and decide what works best for you. And then use that approach consistently for all the images you review in Lightroom.


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Its reputation is that of America's incorruptible police force. Yet the primary mission of the FBI is secret intelligence, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tim Weiner. In his new book Weiner reveals how presidents have used the agency as the most formidable intelligence force in American history, and how the bureau has spied on anyone it considers subversive … including presidents.
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Bechtel and joint-venture partner Enka completed construction of a $535 million motorway in Albania. The 37-mile (61-kilometer), four-lane highway stretches from the town of Rrëshen, in the heart of the country, to the northeastern village of Kalimash. It is the central leg of a 106-mile (171-kilometer) highway traversing the country from the Adriatic Sea to the northeastern border with Kosovo.
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Curse of the Hawthorns??
What is it with the strikers @ the albion?? why can they score loads for anyone else??
Hartson...scored loads for Celtic..couldnt hit a barn door for us.
Ellington...useless for us, yet 2nd highest scorin player in his last yr @ wigan.
Phillips...has scored loads but looks lost for us.
And look @ players that have gone...
Kanu...scorin loads for pompey, why couldnt her for us?
Jason Roberts...waste of time yet scored loads for Wigan in his 1st year there
Ernshaw..(granted not given much ov a chance)..but again free-scorin for norwich.
I look back at all the years and i dont think we`ve had a good strike partnership since Andy Hunt n Bob Taylor!!!!
Wot on earth is the problem? even under diff managers its the same problem...why???Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
I think it's because...
Hartson hasn't really been fit since he arrived, and given a good run will score.
Ellington could be really good if he wanted to be. Lazy and disinterested some him up perfectly at the moment.
Phillips isn't the youngest anymore, but will probably still score a few this season, all strikers have bad patches.
Kanu was a class player used badly. Robson played him up front on his own and lumped the ball at him. Great management. If you think about the amount of chances made for him to score, it's very very few. Before he went to the African Nations he was looking really good in a 4-4-2 with Ellington, and scored a few.
I think Roberts just improved as a player when he moved, he always looked a lot stronger for Wigan than he did for us when he used to go down very easily.
Earnie was quality and Robson wasted him. Was it 14 goals in a struggling team when he often started from the bench in the "Great Escape" season? We would have been relegated months before without his goals.
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Early in my research, that strange phenomenon which Carl Jung called synchronicity brought me in touch with the single most amazing Baconian artifact I could have imagined. Most readers are familiar with such surprising events. Suddenly out of nowhere, just at the right time and the right place, some essential object or information will appear, as though a genie had been at work behind the scenes. For me this surprise came in the shape of a strange wooden contraption known as a cipher wheel. On the printed pages affixed to it, in a most ingenious code is recorded the true story of Francis Bacon-an account actually and incredibly written by him in his own words. It is a story that changes the current concept of English history. No longer was guesswork necessary. Now the task was to fit the details of Bacon's life, as the cipher gives it, into accepted records of history. The Shakespeare Code is my attempt to do just that and to explain what the cipher wheel is and why Bacon felt the need to create the ciphers. It is a poignant and tragic tale-but one that ends on an unexpected note of triumph. It is a story that is crying out to be told.
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For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother.
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The one thing is fiction in a novel and the other thing is reality. With fiction you don't make a fuss - you can 'beat it' and there's never enough. At least in my opinion - cause there are people, who complain about style intensity in literature: they prefer cereals with milk than abyssinian bitches roasted alive on bringhausers and watered with ya-yoo juice.
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"Censors are necessary, increasingly necessary, if America is to avoid having a vital literature."
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A responsibility of literature is to make people awake, present, alive. If the writer wanders, then the reader, too, will wander.
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I decline to accept the end of man. It is easy enough to say that man is immortal simply because he will endure: that when the last ding-dong of doom has clanged and faded from the last worthless rock hanging tideless in the last red and dying evening, that even then there will still be one more sound: that of his puny inexhaustible voice, still talking. I refuse to accept this. I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. The poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to help him endure and prevail. WILLIAM FAULKNER, address upon receiving the Nobel Prize for literature, Stockholm, Sweden, December 10, 1950. - Faulkner, Essays, Speeches & Public Letters, p. 120 (1951). This text is from Faulkner's original typescript; it was slightly revised from that which he delivered in Stockholm, and which was published in American newspapers at the time (p. 121).
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Take the whole range of imaginative literature, and we are all wholesale borrowers. In every matter that relates to invention, to use, or beauty or form, we are borrowers.
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Source: Lecture: The Lost Arts.
That complete statement which is literature.
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Following the boost in unaccompanied minors seeking entry into the U.S. from Central America, the Obama administration is weighing the use of executive actions to establish a U.S. refugee settlement center in Honduras.
Refugees from Latin and Central America more than doubled in 2013 (4,439) compared with 2012 (2,078), nearly reaching the government's 5,500 refugee quota for the region. (A very small percentage of the child migrants from Central America have applied for refugee status.) Yet, despite the increasing surge of refugees from Central America and Mexico and related political attention, Spanish is only the fifth most-common language for refugees who have entered the country in the past six years, according to the Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System.
In that span, Arabic tops the list with over 80,000 speakers. Nepali, a language common to Nepal, India, and Myanmar, follows with nearly 75,000 speakers. Myanmar, along with Iraq, accounts for the highest number of refugees to the U.S. in recent years.
In 2013, refugees from the Near East and South Asia overwhelmingly were the highest region represented, accounting for 46% of all refugees. Asia and Africa followed, with 16,537 and 15,980 refugees, respectively. Europe was the least represented region, with 580 individuals.
An analysis of the regional totals from 1975 suggests the U.S. has adjusted quotas and granted refugee status as a response to global events. Asia was the highest-represented group in the 1970s as Vietnamese and Cambodian individuals sought refugee status after the Vietnam War. In the early 1990s, individuals from the former Soviet Union constituted the largest group, peaking at 61,397 refugees in 1992, the year following the Soviet Union's collapse. The U.S. admitted 14,161 refugees from war-torn Kosovo in 1999. The total number of approved individuals fell sharply in the two years after the September 11 attacks, but numbers have steadily increased since then.
Refugee arrivals are also entering the country through multiple states. Unsurprisingly, the three most populous states, Texas, California, and New York, lead the nation in refugee arrival totals from October 2013 through June 2014. After those states, geographic distribution varies and some landlocked states post strong numbers. Georgia, for example, ranks ninth with reported 1,274 refugee arrivals – more than Arizona and Massachusetts.
States along the Canadian border also contribute strong numbers. Michigan, with 2,953 refugees ranked fourth. Washington and Minnesota also ranked in the highest twenty states.
Mississippi reported the lowest number of arrivals at 2. Three states, Delaware, Hawaii, and Wyoming had no reported data.


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Fury over the misogyny and hatred in social media is fuel in the fight for a better, equal world.
Fury over the misogyny and hatred in social media is fuel in the fight for a better, equal world.
An Indian news network ran a blank screen for an hour in protest of the government ban on airing a documentary about the gang-rape of a Delhi student.
Rapist Mukesh Singh had made offensive and derogatory remarks against women which could provoke a public outcry, police said.
The pupils who attacked a boy, raping him with a broom handle, will appear in court on Friday. Meanwhile, the DA will protest at the school on Friday.
Online abuse in Pakistan is triggering real-world violence against women owing to slow responses from Facebook and Twitter and poor law enforcement.
An Ethiopian teenager who says she was raped by seven men last August, now faces a possible sentence of death by stoning.
Police have detained a group of men in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 51-year-old Danish tourist in New Delhi.
Hundreds of people in India have protested and accused state authorities of failing to protect a girl who was allegedly gand raped and later died.
An Indian court has sentenced the four men convicted in the December gang rape and murder of a young New Delhi woman to death by hanging.
The sentencing of a teenager to three years in a juvenile detention centre over the fatal gang rape of a student in New Delhi has sparked outrage.
Mumbai police have arrested the final member of a gang suspected of raping a photographer, a crime that reignited anger about women's safety in India.
A second man has been arrested in the gang rape of a photojournalist in Mumbai as police promise swift justice.
The rape of a photojournalist in the Indian city of Mumbai has evoked comparisons to a similar assault in New Delhi that led to nationwide protests.
A New Delhi court trying a teenager over a fatal gang-rape last December that shocked India deferred announcing the first verdict in the case.
Child rights activists say the rape of a five-year-old girl is the latest case in which India's police have failed to act on a missing child report.
Police in central India have paraded a group of men on television, who were arrested over the gang rape and robbery of a Swiss cyclist.
Five villagers have confessed to gang raping a Swiss tourist in central India, police said.
One of the accused in the New Delhi gang rape could not have killed himself and his death should be treated as a murder, say his parents and lawyer.
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If San Jose State wants to breathe life into its faded bowl dreams, it must corral the one who got away when it visits Utah State on Saturday.
The Aggies will run the ball at the Spartans, and their ground attack begins with junior Robert Turbin, a graduate of Irvington High in Fremont who once was recruited by SJSU.
"Best running back in our league," Spartans coach Mike MacIntyre said. "He's big, strong, athletic, fast."
The Spartans (3-6, 2-3 in Western Athletic Conference) must win their final three games to become bowl eligible. Turbin and the Aggies (3-5, 1-2) won't make it easy.
Turbin is back fully healthy this season after missing all of 2010 with a knee injury. The year before, he ran for 190 yards and two touchdowns in Utah State's 24-9 win over the Spartans.
Through eight games this season, Turbin has 921 rushing yards and a conference-best 16 touchdowns. He ranks sixth on Utah State's career rushing chart with 2,719 yards and is the school record holder with 44 touchdowns.
"What Robert brings to this team on and off the field is immeasurable," Aggies coach Gary Anderson said. "He's a tremendous leader. His work ethic is very contagious. He's unselfish. He's the whole package as a player. I absolutely love him."
Turbin had various college options out of high school, including San Jose State. But he'd lived in the Bay Area his entire life and wanted to taste a new place.
"It's much, much different, but it's been great," said Turbin of life in Logan, Utah. "I've been able to grow as a man."
He also will need just one math class after December to complete his degree in sociology, with a minor in business. With his schooling complete, Turbin could choose to enter the NFL draft in the spring.
He hasn't made a decision and Anderson isn't sure what he'll do. "I believe he's a next-level performer," the coach said.
The road hasn't always been easy at Utah State. Turbin missed all of the 2007 and 2010 seasons with injuries, but has not allowed himself to be derailed.
Facing a school that once pursued him doesn't provide Turbin with additional fuel.
"I'm motivated by the same thing every single day," he said. "That's to be the best running back I can be."


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Oscar Pistorius, the paralympian athlete accused of killing his model girlfriend, will have his passport returned so that he can resume his track career, South Africa's High Court Judge Bert Bam says.
His "passport can be given to his attorneys and he should be entitled to travel", Bam said on Thursday at the High Court in Pretoria, the capital. "He needs his passport to compete."
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Pistorius, 26, was released on 1 million rand ($108,000) bail on February 22 after a four-day hearing for a premeditated murder charge. Prosecutors accuse him of deliberately shooting Reeva Steenkamp, 29, on February 14, Valentine's Day, at his Pretoria home. The athlete says that he accidentally shot her thinking there was a burglar in his house.
Pistorius, known as Blade Runner because of his prosthetic running blades, was the first amputee runner to compete at an Olympic Games, running at the London event last year. He was included in Time magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people. Pistorius, who won six Paralympic gold medals, was born without fibulas and had both legs amputated below the knee at 11-months-old.
Pistorius has no immediate travel plans but wants the option to do so, according to his lawyer Barry Roux. He is next due to appear in court in June.


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Johnes, instrumentation superintendent, started as an instrument repairer in 1979 after a stint in the U.S. Navy and employment with a company in Cairo, Ill., that designed and repaired large cooling systems. At New Madrid Power Plant he progressed to journeyman, was promoted to supervisor in 1981 and in 1992 became superintendent.
Johnes and his crew of 11 worked on projects to improve the efficiency and environmental performance of the plant's two generating units, such as implementation of the primary operating control system for the plant and new systems for ash handling, emissions control and the pumps that supply water to the boilers.
During his career, Johnes received three of the cooperative's Excel Awards that recognize outstanding employee achievements. Nominated by his co-workers, Johnes received awards for Distinguished Service in 2006, Outstanding Community Service in 2002 and Supervisor of the Year in 1997. He plans to pursue his love of scuba diving and collecting radio-controlled equipment and miniature trains.
Meier retires as a maintenance planner. He planned routine and outage maintenance schedules for anything mechanical, such as turbines, pumps, motors and material-handling equipment in the coal yard.
In his retirement, Meier plans to develop 15 acres of Trammette and Chambourcin grapes into a vineyard that will supply River Ridge Winery near Commerce with high-quality, locally grown grapes. "I always thought vineyards were a beautiful and bountiful crop, and they've been something that sparked my interest," he said.
Pobst started as a journeyman mechanic in 1978, working in the coal yard where coal was moved from river barges to be crushed and sent to the power plant. Through the years, Pobst took additional heavy equipment, machinist and welding training, progressing to journeyman machinist/mechanic and journeyman welder/mechanic. In 1995 he became a journeyman equipment repairman and in 2005 he was promoted to mechanical maintenance supervisor. His crew was responsible for maintaining mechanical systems, including crushers and turbines.
Speaking about his years as a supervisor, Pobst said, "I didn't expect those guys to do anything I didn't do. � I treated them like I wanted to be treated. That's the only way to get good work done."
Pobst attended Bailey Technical School in St. Louis after high school, and after a stint in the Navy he worked as a boat diesel mechanic for companies in Paducah, Ky., and Cape Girardeau.
In 1997, Pobst was part of the coal yard maintenance crew that was recognized by fellow plant employees for accomplishments beyond the normal call of duty. The team received the cooperative's Excel Team of the Year Award for its ability to improve efficiency of the plant's coal-handling equipment.
Since retiring, Melvin and his wife have traveled to Michigan and Colorado and are preparing for additional trips. He also plans to spend more time with a Corvette and a 1923 Ford Roadster he takes to car shows.


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LAS VEGAS – Dec. 15, 2011 – Competitive sporting clay shooters are encouraged to register now for the 2012 Ducks Unlimited Las Vegas Continental Shoot. The annual event will take place Feb. 23-26, 2012, at the Pro Gun Club in Boulder City, Nev., formerly known as Desert Hills Shooting Club.
All events will be governed by National Sporting Clays Association rules. The main event, as well as the 12-gauge prelim and the 50-target five-stand event, will run seven NSCA classes. Prizes will be provided by Browning and Winchester, including AA Winchester target loads. Shooters can use any NSCA-compliant shells to compete.
"Ducks Unlimited is excited to celebrate the clay target shooting sports with another National Shoot," said Jim Konkel, chair of Ducks Unlimited's national shooting committee. "There is a guaranteed gun and ammo prize package that should lead to a very competitive field."
In the 100-target prelim and the 200-target main event, payouts will include event champion, seven NSCA classes (M, AA, A, B, C, D and E) and one Hunter Lewis class for every 30 hunter entries.
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SIKESTON - Lt. Robert Montgomery was discharged from the Navy Aug. 20 at the U.S. Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Ill.
SIKESTON - Firemen were called Sunday to extinguish a fire which threatened what may be the only remaining log cabin in Sikeston. The cabin was moved from the old Joseph Hunter plantation, the site in the northwest area of Sikeston and was to be restored by the Sikeston Park Board and the school system.
SIKESTON - Charles Matthews IV received a contribution of $2,000 to the Missouri Delta Community Hospital building fund from Mrs. O.W. McCutchen of Blytheville, Ark., in behalf of the Malone and Rex Theaters.
CHARLESTON - Street improvement priorities took up a major portion of Tuesday evening's City Council work session. The first priority will be three blocks of East Commercial Street with city crews doing necessary underground work. Resurfacing the street will be contracted and the project is being rebid.
NEW MADRID - The Missouri Arts Council has allocated more than $1,000 in funds to the New Madrid Historical Museum to help provide entertainment for the reenactment of the Siege of New Madrid, scheduled for Memorial Day weekend 1987.
BENTON - Saturday's Missouri International Racepark's surface offered a change in approach for Billy James, even if it was hard to tell it. The track was a lot drier. James, whose division competed after a 25-lap sprint event and a 20-lap modified event, seemed unbothered by the change. The winner began at the front of the 18-car field and led all 15 laps uncontested.
SIKESTON - This week's super pro winner at the Sikeston Dragstrip was Ricky Skelton Jr. of Matthews and this week's win made him a repeat winner in the "Jarvis Points Challenge" for the 1996 racing season.


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The court found it was not possible for Internet service providers to stop people illegally downloading music despite claims from the record industry that it is losing €20 million a year.
In their action, five record companies -- EMI Records (Ireland), Sony Music Entertainment (Ireland), Universal Music Ireland, Warner Music Ireland and WEA International -- said it wanted Internet service provider UPC to operate a system that would cut Internet access from users illegally downloading music.
Mr. Justice Peter Charleton said f he could have granted the injunction to crack down on access to sites such as Pirate Bay, he would have done so. But he said Irish laws did not allow him to as they were not in full compliance with EU directives.
UPC, the country's third-largest Internet service provider, had said it was a "mere conduit" and could not be held liable for the actions of those using its services.
In his judgment, Charleton said, "I do not accept any of the evidence from UPC as to its unawareness of this process."
But he said, "I cannot grant the injunction because I have no legal power to do so."
Following the ruling, a spokesman for the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) said it had not ruled out a Supreme Court appeal, and the companies reserved the right to seek compensation from the state for past and continuing losses.
Director general of IRMA Dick Doyle said, "We will now look to the Irish government to fully vindicate the constitutional rights of copyright holders and we reserve the right to seek compensation for the past and continuing losses from the state."
One of the groups mentioned by the judge in his ruling, rock band Aslan, said they lost out on 30,000 album sales to online piracy. Billy McGuinness of the band said, "It's a sad day."
Eircom, the country's largest Internet service provider, agreed an out-of-court deal last year to tackle music piracy. It is understood 5,000 notifications have been sent out to Eircom customers every month since a pilot phase began last July.
A spokesman for Communications Minister Eamon Ryan said he would be seeking to resolve the issue alongside Enterprise Minister Batt O'Keeffe. "The minister will be inviting representatives from the music industry and internet service providers into his department to formulate an agreed approach," he said.
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A black Dublin bus driver told a judge that racist remarks from passengers were a "normal and daily experience" on the buses.
Olayinka Egbesakin told Dublin Bus solicitor Gerard O'Herlihy that one woman passenger had described him as "a monkey" after he had asked her if she had over-ridden her stop. He told the Circuit Civil Court he felt bad on the day it had happened and later, mistakenly, had asked another passenger, Maria Davis, if she had been on his bus earlier when the incident occurred.
He told Judge Jacqueline Linnane he immediately realized his mistake when Davis, of Cabra West, Dublin, told him she had not been on the bus. "I was mistaken and I immediately apologized but it is part of my job to keep a check on fares," he said.
He told the court the woman who had called him a monkey earlier that day had been wearing a dress similar in color to the outfit Davis was wearing.
Egbesakin told O'Herlihy he had not accused Davis or her friend, Caroline Laney, of anything.
Davis had sued Dublin Bus in a €38,000 claim for defamation of character. She said she felt people on the bus believed she was a fare evader.
Judge Linnane dismissed Davis's claim with costs against her.
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