Universal Studios and Universal City Walk Start the Summer Season With the Blockbuster Fast and the Furious 6

     This memorial day weekend will have tons to do.  Among them are seeing the sixth installment of the
Fast and the Furious.  After you go to the theme park you can see Fast and the Furious 6 at Universal City Walk.   There is a entertainment going on there to with live bands, restaurants, and shopping.
This weekend will feature the music of Alex Mercado a.k.a., Ricco5Star.   www.universalstudios.com.

Action- Adventure Reality T.V. Shows Can Be Dangerous

      Reality TV has boomed over the last decade.  Action-Adventure shows like 'Fear Factor', 'Deadliest Catch', and 'Ice Road Truckers', have become  popular and profitable for cable television, that is looking for the highest ratings they can get.  But, the combination of exotic locations and pressure to capture the most dramatic footage possible, has caused serious and in some cases fatal incidents.  "These reality shows are getting riskier to get more ratings", said Wendy Diaz, senior underwriting director for the entertainment division of Fireman's Fund Insurance.  See also, www.nytimes.com.

No Background Check Done on Michael Jackson's Doc

       Los Angeles - According to a lawyer testifying Tuesday, May 21, 2013, AEG Live LLC did not conduct a background check on the doctor caring for Michael Jackson. The counsel for Michael Jackson's mother Katherine Jackson claimed in court, that the concert promoter was negligent in hiring the physician.  See also, www.billboard.com.

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The Intellectual Ascot Wearers Like Good Music Too

     When they are not on the podium yielding their music conductor batons, these large - symphony, philharmonic, orchestra, and opera - conductors listen to everything from Aerosmith to Tina Turner. These intellectuals of classical music listen to music that moves them. Music that gives them a feeling in their "stomach", says Finnish conductor Osmo Vanska, music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. Richard Egarr, music director of The Academy of Ancient Music, a period-instrument orchestra based in Cambridge, England said, "musicians recognize other good musicians whatever the kind of music they play." Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony says, " a great tune or hook transcends genres (music categories). See also, www.nytimes.com.

V Squared Labs Turns up The Digital Lighting

      A Daft Punk performance at Coachella Valley, California in 2006 featured a monolithic light pyramid that raised the stakes for the live electronica visuals that go with electronic dance music.  V Squared Labs helps to increase this trend by combining lights, video, and sound. Electronic dance music (along with their festivals) have become a part of American music life.  Now, their integration with high-end visuals is opening new avenues for artists to express themselves and create new images.  See also, www.billboard.

E-Book Owners are Really Lisencees

   The terms of service of e-book sellers specify that you're only licensing a book, not buying it.  Some limitations of digital rights management (DRM), which comes under the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) seem sensible to protect the consumers that are buying e-books.  Some issues are digital booksellers power to delete entire books from devices.  And, another, is the fact that most e-books are tied to the sellers reading device, or applets permanently.  What needs to be addressed by the DMCA are the facts that typically the e-book sellers can cancel an account at will, they might go out of business, change ownership, or begin charging to store your purchased contents on their computer servers.  See also, www.wired.com.