Local Music: The Kid Dakota stays in the picture

Minneapolis Star Tribune – made the leap into Matthew Zimmerman ’s refined Wild Sound studio to polish up their second album, “Washboard Rope Guitar. when her album finally comes out it will all be worth it,” said her boyfriend, Karma Cheema , whose own band, American Head
Source: www.startribune.com

Opening at a mic near you
Lowell Sun – On Wednesday nights, Lantagne leaves suburbia to head into downtown Lowell and host an open mic at the Blue Shamrock. I took guitar lessons as a kid, then life got busy and I put it away. I picked it up again three years ago after going to see
Source: www.lowellsun.com

African-American museum to open at last
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Jim Diers, former head of the city’s neighborhoods department, took a different view. The Big Blog By Monica Guzman and other P-I editors and staff Guitar Hero III tournament Friday at Hotel Monaco No Parking
Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com

New guitarists shine at concert
Thurrock Gazette – A CLASS of classical guitar novices strummed up the courage to put on their first concert at the Culver Centre, South Ockendon Head of Thurrock Music Services, Richard Brittain was impressed with the quality of performance form the guitarists who had
Source: www.thisisthurrock.co.uk

Noted bluesman Robert Johnson’s son living quietly in Miss.
Jackson Clarion-Ledger – You would think that a man who drove a gravel truck for a living when suddenly handed thousands of dollars would head for The brooding, mystical songs and remarkable guitar style of the one-time field-hand continue to fascinate.
Source: www.clarionledger.com

The Big Gigs: Shows and highlights of the upcoming entertainment week
Minneapolis Star Tribune – That means almost as many long-winded guitar solos as a weekend at the 10KLF. (9 p.m. today, 7 p.m. Of all the oldies that Cities 97 plays, “Sweet Surrender” by Big Head Todd & the Monsters may be at the top of the list.
Source: www.startribune.com

One for the books
San Diego Union-Tribune – in the videos and stage attire he and Foo favor) to jazz and hip-hop-inspired rhythm loops and the heavily distorted guitar The head Raveonette’s decision to write and record every song on Whip It On, the duo’s eight-song 2002 debut, in the
Source: www.signonsandiego.com

Herald/SARAH MOORE KUSCHELL
Killeen Daily Herald – March is Women’s History Month; on Wednesday, Clear Creek Elementary School students got a head start on learning about The children at Clear Creek sang along with Wehmeyer as she played guitar.
Source: www.kdhnews.com

Tommy Hilfiger May Head For The Hills
The ShowBuzz.com – Tommy Hilfiger May Head For The Hills Fashion icon Tommy Hilfiger has put his backcountry Greenwich, Conn., estate on the which announced the project on Tuesday, described it as “a sultry Southern gothic mystery with a blues-tinged, guitar-driven
Source: www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com

World of Warcraft opens new horizons for Vivendi
San Diego Union-Tribune – pulled out such a best-seller, it would have never won the favours of Activision, the company behind games such as Guitar Penisson will become head of the new business.{PI:87} The combination of the two companies creates a truly exceptional
Source: www.signonsandiego.com

‘American Idol’ top 10 men perform
Charlotte.com – He’s compensating by making double-music, whipping out the guitar again this week. Says she wants to squish him, squeeze his head off and dangle it from her rear-view.
Source: www.charlotte.com

Only seven days and counting
7 Days UAE – It s not just music fans in the UAE who are waiting with bated breath to see Slash from Velvet Revolver do his thing with a guitar or watch Machine Head tear up the stage – Jonathan Davis, the lead singer of Korn says he is as excited as anyone to
Source: www.7days.ae

DiS @ The Great Escape, part three: Saturday
Drowned In Sound – So, it s back to DiS s night at Zap before we head to some rubbish pub for some rubbish band uptown. Johnossi BL: Johnossi it s almost impossible to make the sounds they did with only drums and one guitar, but every one was a song.
Source: www.drownedinsound.com

Newsboys and shock rocker?
Denver Post – I’d like to get inside his head; find out what he’s thinking,” Colman said. his musical career banging on the drums, turning to bass, and then hitting notes on a keyboard before settling on the guitar
Source: www.denverpost.com

Liam Finn’s dad, Neil, stole his lines
Seattle Times – Thus did a nonsensical Liam lyric such as “detective is flat” wind up in “Pineapple Head,” a 1994 song by his dad’s The way I do my live show is quite different and unique I do guitar loops, get on the drums.
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com

Sony to Pay Penalties for European Video Tape Cartel

JCN Newswire – The commission last November imposed penalties totaling 74.79 million euros on Sony and two other Japanese makers–Hitachi Maxell Ltd. 6810> and Fujifilm Holdings Corp. 4901>–for fixing prices of the video tapes between 1999 and 2002. The fine
Source: www.japancorp.net

Boulder Photographer, Garrett Hacking of Photography G, to speak at
dBusinessNews.com – One of just 92 photographers in the world to be named to FujiFilm s Talent Team Elite, Garrett Hacking of Photography G will speak at Javits Center in NYC about the undying art of film photography. Boulder , CO After attending last year s
Source: denver.dbusinessnews.com

Two new budget shooters from Fujifilm
CNet – Along with the several pricey, high-end cameras it unveiled today, Fujifilm announced two new budget-priced, ultracompact models. The FinePix J10 and the J50, two new sub-$200 shooters, are aimed squarely at more frugal users. Though both cameras
Source: www.cnet.com

NHK head says will resign over staff trading scandal
Daily Yomiuri On-Line – Komori, the president of Fujifilm Holdings Corp., issued a statement in which he said: “I asked Mr. Hashimoto to give it his all as the president until his term expires. We’ll discuss how to respond to his stated intention to resign at the committee
Source: www.yomiuri.co.jp

Japan’s Nikkei Rises, Led by Shipping Companies on Cargo Rates
Bloomberg – Toyama Chemical Co. surged 16 percent, the biggest jump since April 2004, to 731 yen, as Fujifilm Holdings Corp. agreed to buy control of the drugmaker. Fujifilm, the world’s biggest maker of liquid-crystal-display film, will spend as much as 154.6
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Fujifilm Finepix S5 Pro DSLR
Consumer Electronics Net – The Fujifilm S5 Pro DSLR camera is a real workhorse of a camera that uses Fuji’s exceptional Super CCD SR Pro double pixel technology (6.17 million S-pixels and 6.17 million R-pixels arranged in a diagonal matrix). Fuji is the only manufacturer to
Source: www.consumerelectronicsnet.com

PMA 2008: Posts tagged camera
CNet – Fujifilm Fujifilm’s camera for the crazed? Fujifilm F100fd: longer lens, higher sensitivity, Face Detection 3.0 Three new Fujifilm superzooms Two new budget shooters from Fujifilm Nikon A cavalcade of compact cameras from Nikon Nikon adds VR in compact P60
Source: www.cnet.com

Fujifilm Aims to Buy Toyama, Stepping Up Its Medical Push
Wall Street Journal – TOKYO — Fujifilm Holdings Corp. offered to pay as much as 155 billion yen ($1.44 billion) to acquire midsize drug maker Toyama Chemical Co., a deal that represents the photography company’s biggest push yet into medical products to drive its growth
Source: online.wsj.com

Fujifilm Medical ‘brings exam to patient’
Stamford Advocate – Stamford-based Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Inc. believes more women would get mammograms if the service came to them. So the company has made its Full Field Digital Mammography system available for use in vans. Because mammography can be stressful
Source: www.stamfordadvocate.com

Today’s big stories on Megawhat TV NEWS
Pocket-Link.co.uk – And then to the camera launches – after a day of announcements from Canon, Fujifilm, Samsung, Pentax and Sony – we run down what there was to get excited about. Tune in now for details. Why not subscribe to the Megawhat NEWS podcast in iTunes, for
Source: www.pocket-lint.co.uk

Fujifilm launches $1.45 bln bid for Toyama Chemical
Reuters – TOKYO (Reuters) – Digital camera and medical equipment maker Fujifilm Holdings Corp (4901.T: Quote , Profile , Research ) said it will spend up to 155 billion yen ($1.45 billion) to take control of Toyama Chemical Co (4518.T: Quote , Profile
Source: www.reuters.com

Fujifilm’s Toyama Chemical Stake Brings Tamiflu Rival (Update2)
Bloomberg – Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — Fujifilm Holdings Corp.’s planned takeover of Toyama Chemical Co. may give it a medicine to challenge Roche Holding AG’s Tamiflu within two years. Fujifilm, Japan’s only maker of photographic film, said Feb. 13 that it will buy
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Asian Energy Shares Rise on China Demand; Australian Banks Fall
Bloomberg – Fujifilm Holdings Corp. agreed to buy the drugmaker for as much as 154.6 billion yen ($1.4 billion), giving it about 10 experimental medicines, including the first new class of anti-flu drug in a decade. To contact the reporter on this
Source: www.bloomberg.com

iResist iPhone
Mac Central – that of the iPhone; 8GB just isn t enough to handle my awesome iTunes library. Furthermore, the iPhone s meager 2 megapixel digital camera leaves me unimpressed and I would probably never use it. I m a proud owner of a 6-megapixel FujiFilm
Source: www.macworld.com

Official Info
New York Yankees – Fujifilm $5.00 Games: On select game dates, all Tier Box, Tier Reserved MVP, Tier Reserved and Bleachers tickets will be discounted to $5. Coca-Cola Value Pack Games: On select game dates, four Tier Box tickets, four Tier Reserved MVP tickets, four
Source: newyork.yankees.mlb.com

The Ledger – Hand-washing spies. Surgical sponges that sound an alarm if left in the body. Even a room sterilizer that promises to wipe So the Wellmont Health System in Kingsport, Tenn., is testing a portable machine that sterilizes a closed room by spewing out
Source: www.theledger.com

Getting rid of plastic shopping bags – is it a no-brainer?
BBC Brasil – Plastic bags are a hazard to marine life when incorrectly disposed of, and it’s such an easy thing to grab a fist full of washable bags before going to the supermarket and slinging them in the washing machine when you get back – plus I personally
Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The Flashback Column
Stuttgart Daily Leader – I shouldn t run the dishwasher or washing machine while she is in the shower. She will hunt you down and scold you in front of everybody. Tomatoes are vegetables and not a fruit no matter who says they are.
Source: www.stuttgartdailyleader.com

Siezed cars, homes to be auctioned
Sentinel – In addition to the houses and cars, the taskforce is auctioning furnishings, such as a refrigerator, a stove, washing machine, baby crib, bunk beds, bedroom set, dining room set and two miniature motorcycles.
Source: lewistownsentinel.com

House fire pinpointed to extension cord
Daily Herald Tribune – A washing machine plugged into an extension cord is being blamed for an early-morning fire Tuesday at an Ivy Lake house. Fire inspectors say a front-end loader clothes washer was plugged into an extension cord which they think broke down and shorted
Source: www.dailyheraldtribune.com

14 WFIE – Employees not washing hands properly. 3 non-critical violations. Burger Bank, 1617 S. Weinbach 1 non-critical violation. Buy Low Ice machine soiled. Corrected. Ready to eat foods being handled with bare hands. Corrected. 3 non-critical violations. Dairy

The Flashback Column
Stuttgart Daily Leader – I shouldn t run the dishwasher or washing machine while she is in the shower. She will hunt you down and scold you in front of everybody. Tomatoes are vegetables and not a fruit no matter who says they are.

House fire pinpointed to extension cord
Daily Herald Tribune – A washing machine plugged into an extension cord is being blamed for an early-morning fire Tuesday at an Ivy Lake house. Fire inspectors say a front-end loader clothes washer was plugged into an extension cord which they think broke down and shorted

Learning to live small
Denver Post – Whenever the washing machine was unbalanced, the whole house shook. Now I live in a house six times as big as that home, and still the closets are crammed, cabinets are full to bursting, and we have to pick our way through mountains of things in

Knoxville News Sentinel – I connected a washing machine motor to my grandmother’s old pedal sewing machine to make a generator. It’s the only way I can get power to run my space heater, my computer, and to charge my iPod.
Source: www.knoxnews.com

Florida Times-Union – Purchasing a new washing machine also will reduce water use by 35 percent to 50 percent, Orth said. Front-loading models use even less. If money is an issue, the cheapest way to save water is not to use it , Orth said.
Source: www.jacksonville.com

One Woman’s World
American Reporter – When was the last time First Lady Laura Bush did her own nails, loaded a washing machine, had to choose between money for food or a cheap birthday present for Georgie Boy?
Source: www.american-reporter.com

Print a free stain-removal guide
Lansing State Journal – It even suggests cleaners to keep in your arsenal, from detergents to bleaches and explains how each is best used. Print this helpful chart and post it in a handy spot, like above your washing machine.
Source: www.lsj.com

The Tragedy of Britney Spears
Rolling Stone – On the road, Britney was humble washing her dishes, doing her laundry, calling older female assistants “ma’am.” “We would role over the years, but she disappeared from Britney’s side, enjoying her newfound wealth and laying the star-machine
Source: www.rollingstone.com

Keeping those hands clean
Yuma Daily Sun – this setting, where they go to an exercise club, where they work out on the weight machine and they perspire, and their perspiration contains bacteria. Somebody else comes and uses the same equipment and they can get infected that way. Hand-washing
Source: www.yumasun.com

Providence Journal – While Hartman, 38, can become passionate describing the water-saving benefits of a front-loading washing machine over a top loader and once showed a handful of dirt that is the end product of his composting toilets to the Bahamian prime
Source: www.projo.com

Food service and restaurant inspections for Feb. 4-8
Evansville Courier-Press – Prep table not at 41 degrees (food removed); employees not washing hands properly; three noncritical violations: Sanitizing containers not made up for storing wipe cloths (corrected); ice machine soiled; ready-to-eat foods being handled
Source: www.courierpress.com

Amy Dickinson
Chicago Tribune – Her friend has her own apartment but washes her clothes in my washing machine and eats off of my table. Take friend’s cues: You’re demoted February 17, 2008 Dear Amy: My husband and I moved to Virginia about seven years ago. College student doesn’t want
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Behave, the Video Vigilante is watching
Los Angeles Times – One of his most popular videos, a recording of a Lowe’s deliveryman with a heavy-set prostitute atop someone’s washing machine, has been viewed more than 339,000 times on YouTube. After the man sees Bates and puts his uniform back on, he admits he is
Source: www.latimes.com

In search of the perfect wave
Open Democracy – And it s literally the analogy that most surfers use like being in a washing machine. You get rag dolled. You re literally at the mercy of the ocean.
Source: www.opendemocracy.net

News of World – NHS laundry is being “cleaned” at a filthy plant by workers who don’t even bother washing their hands after Next to one machine was a large puddle. Nearby a container overflowed with what looked like washed sheets.
Source: www.newsoftheworld.co.uk

Salmond bid for seat at UN
Scotland on Sunday Online – ALEX Salmond has launched an audacious bid for Scotland to take part in crucial international talks at the United Nations on ending the nuclear age. Scotland on Sunday can reveal that the First Minister has written to representatives of the 189
Source: scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com

Quake-damaged Nevada Town Cleans Up, Awaits Disaster Status Save Email
KOLO TV Reno – We live 22 miles north of Winnemucca and we felt earthquake here. It was a weird feeling. It was like our washing machine was on the spin cycle.
Source: www.kolotv.com

Dropping out in the Bahamas
Providence Journal – While Hartman, 38, can become passionate describing the water-saving benefits of a front-loading washing machine over a top loader and once showed a handful of dirt that is the end product of his composting toilets to the Bahamian prime
Source: www.projo.com

Martha Stewart: Easy, cheesy, creamy scrambled eggs
Philiy.com – Most brands can be tossed into a washing machine and a dryer, where their fibers will become softer and more absorbent. On the downside, bamboo towels are more expensive than cotton ones and are not readily found in stores (in which case, they must be
Source: www.philly.com

Guardian Unlimited – Then a large pool of water appears under the washing machine. Where are the Polish plumbers when you need them? Rachel and I perform DIY. Party organiser sounds desperate: immediate help needed to deliver food and raffle prizes.

Steve Earle,The Roundhouse, NW1
Times Online – Emerging alone beneath the vast dome of the Roundhouse in jeans and a plain green shirt, Steve Earle looks like someone who has arrived to fix a washing machine, rather than the man who reclaimed roots rock in the 1980s and cleared the path for the

In search of the perfect wave
Open Democracy – And it s literally the analogy that most surfers use like being in a washing machine. You get rag dolled. You re literally at the mercy of the ocean.

Food service and restaurant inspections for Feb. 4-8
Evansville Courier-Press – Prep table not at 41 degrees (food removed); employees not washing hands properly; three noncritical violations: Sanitizing containers not made up for storing wipe cloths (corrected); ice machine soiled; ready-to-eat foods being handled

Bloody trail leads to arrest
Montana Standard – He used several towels to clean up the mess, and put the rags in his washing machine. Missoula police began piecing together the evidence around 5:50 a.m.

Milan shares TFN at a glance outlook

CNBC – 2008 (8.30 am) -Energy conference in Rome (9.00 am) -Pirelli press conference with chairman Tronchetti Provera (11.30 am) TODAY’S PRESS -Mancuso to resign soon as chairman of UniCredit’s Banco di Sicilia (Repubblica) -Indesit
Source: www.cnbc.com

Eni, Fiat, Finmeccanica, Maire Tecnimont: Italian Stock Preview
Bloomberg – Indesit Company SpA (IND IM): The Italian white-goods maker may gain after Il Messaggero reported Italy is extending tax incentives for energy-efficient home appliances like refrigerators. New energy-efficient appliances qualify for tax deductions of
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Indesit sees 2008 market sales volumes up 0.5 pct, retail prices up 1
CNBC – MILAN (Thomson Financial) – Indesit Company SpA said it sees sales volumes rising 0.5 pct in 2008 in the main markets where it operates, while retail market prices will rise 1.0 pct. In a slide presentation, the company said western Europe sales
Source: www.cnbc.com

Italian Economy Expands on Consumer Spending (Update1)
Bloomberg – Indesit SpA, Europe’s third-largest home-appliance maker, boosted third-quarter profit 49 percent and also raised its full-year profit targets. The prospects of higher interest rates may also weigh on growth in the coming months. The
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Hotpoint jobs are ’safe’ despite closure scare
Peterborough Evening Telegraph – Concerned workers called The ET to say the 1,400 jobs may be at risk at the site in Morley Way, Woodston, where Hotpoint and Indesit refrigeration products are manufactured. The site is also home to Hotpoint’s parent firm Indesit Company’s national
Source: www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk

Italian Stocks Rise; Generali, Mediobanca, Telecom Italia Gain
Bloomberg – Indesit Co. (IND IM) rose 45.8 cents, or 3.9 percent, to 12.33 euros. Europe’s No. 3 home-appliance maker said third- quarter profit rose 49 percent to 34 million euros. The Milan- based company raised its full-year sales growth target to at least 5
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Euroshares lower midday, caution ahead of BoE, ECB; Wall St headed for
CNBC – Other companies reporting this morning include GlaxoSmithKline, Legrand, EDF Energies Nouvelles, GFI Informatique, Maurel et Prom, Hermes International, Recordati, Indesit, BG Group and Neste Oil, Norske Skog and M-Real, Skanska, Skandinaviska
Source: www.cnbc.com

Ingres Addresses Customer Demand Through Services Acquisitions in EMEA
PR Newswire – designed, built, integrated and enhanced Ingres systems and packaged applications for customers such as the Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Ireland), responsible for administering government-imposed taxes in the Republic of Ireland; and Indesit
Source: sev.prnewswire.com

Indesit Sales Will Rise 5% This Year, Merloni Tells Corriere
Bloomberg – Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) — Indesit Co. will boost sales 5 percent this year as revenue outside its home market rises, Vittorio Merloni, chairman of the home-appliance maker, said in an interview with Corriere della Sera. Net income will be “in line
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Prep basketball, college basketball, NFL, bowling
Toledo Blade – Indesit Rankings 1, Roger Federer, Switzerland, 7180. 2, Rafael Nadal, Spain, 5735. 3, Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 4470. 4, Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 2825. 5, David Ferrer, Spain, 2750. 6, Andy Roddick, United States, 2530. 7, Fernando Gonzalez, Chile
Source: www.toledoblade.com

China’s Changhong pulls out of Little Swan bidding
Reuters – Italy’s Indesit (IND.MI: Quote , Profile , Research ) has been considering whether to bid, a source close to the matter told Reuters last month. Little Swan’s last share price of 21.90 yuan, up over fourfold since the start of last year, valued the
Source: www.reuters.com

Concern but no panic over euro
Tehran Times – Vittoria Merloni, chairman of Indesit, Europe s second largest maker of household appliances, said: A super euro up against an ever weaker dollar is certainly worrying, even if in this monetary mechanism it’s always possible to pick out
Source: www.tehrantimes.com