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361) The Six Sigma Music Business: Keep your audiences coming back for more!
Author:
Lionel Wayne
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Six Sigma? What could a statistical math term possibly have to do with music? Well I could bore you with a long answer on the statistical benefits, or I could explain it in one simple sentence.
Six Sigma is about quality, service, and making sure that your customers or "audiences" keep coming back for more! Would you like your audiences to come back for more?
The more your audiences come back to see you;
- The more of your music they purchase.
- The more concert tickets you sell....
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362) Music Piracy and the New Musician
Author:
Lionel Wayne
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Today's click-and-download technology presents a greater threat to the music recording industry than all other past music-delivery technologies combined.
Music piracy exists in 3 different planes:
- Illegally mass-manufactured pirate music CDs
- Illegal copies of legitimately purchased music CDs
- Illegally downloaded digital copies of recorded music
A recent research study on the economic impact of music piracy (Institute for Policy Innovation, August 2007) paints a grim picture. Th...
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363) Peer-To-Peer: A Musicians Highway to the World
Author:
Lionel Wayne
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Peer-to-peer is the term used to describe a complex computer network. It is very different from a regular computer network as there are no centralised servers; it is simply a group of nodes connecting for the purpose of sharing files.
Instead of relying on a busy, slow FTP servers or websites for a bunch of files, peer to peer networks distribute or transfer files over a network as large as the amount of people using it is. In fact it enables those who download the files to upload them to ot...
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364) Free Music Downloads
Author:
Lionel Wayne
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
While downloading music is one of the most popular online activities, besides social networking and playing games, there is a lot of information that is not made available to the public at large.
There are a number of serious issues that should be understood when downloading music (which most people overlook) and there are also ways to obtain free music that are simply unknown by the majority of people online.
This is very important when considering the growing trend by the large music co...
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365) Celebrating with Black Boy on the Centennial of Richard Wright.
Author:
Arthur Edgar E. Smith
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
I have for long been touched by the literary excellence of Black Boy of all Richard Wright's work which I have had a reading, teaching experience spanning well over twenty years, a period in which I have kept wondering as to what makes it such a wonderful representation of a writer and at the same time remain a lively, gripping, intriguing, and illuminating read almost throughout the pages. That this year is the Centennial of his birth which is being marked deservedly well with many literary ev...
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366) The Best Reasons to Visit Broadway
Author:
Adam Singleton
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Broadway offers a stunning range of shows that are guaranteed to give you a great night out, whatever your own personal tastes might be. Everyone is familiar with the old favourites such as 'Gypsy', 'A Chorus Line', 'Grease' and 'The Lion King', but if you only see the established favourites you run the risk of missing out on a whole new crop of shows that are only just seeing the light of day.
So what is there to look forward to? You'll be glad to know that there is something...
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367) When reality and fantasy collide, something's got to give
Author:
Elizabeth Tudor
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
People are often seduced by the idea of something for nothing (or very little). That is why they often drop a coin or two into a slot machine as they walk into a real world casino. The myths are "out there". Lightning can always strike you. And these habits do have a basis in reality. There are real stories to back up the myths so, perhaps, it is always worth dropping a coin or two -- just on the off-chance. . .
One of the major companies in the casino games industry is Playtech. In WinAJack...
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368) The Advantages Of iPhone Audio Book Downloads
Author:
Davion Wong
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Apart from downloading music on your iPhone, why not try iPhone audio book downloads? This will allow you to utilize your multi-functional new gizmo to the fullest and give you your precious time back! Imagine yourself learning a foreign language while traveling to the office and back, or enjoying the latest bestseller while working out in a gym. Combining reading with another activity is what many people have been looking forward to.Indeed, the possibilities are endless. Since you do...
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369) The Reasons Behind Japanese Anime DVD Downloads' Fame
Author:
Davion Wong
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
What are Japanese anime DVD downloads and why are they so popular? Why not go to a DVD store and get the anime movies you want or, maybe, take them on rent? Read on and you will get the answers to your questions as well as many facts and details you might not have been aware of before.Japanese cartoon style called anime entered western market more than two decades ago, yet past few years saw a drastic boost in its popularity among younger people. Much of this popularity raise can be a...
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370) Download Bleach Anime Videos At The Minimum Cost
Author:
Davion Wong
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Many anime fans look for ways to download Bleach anime videos from the Net - either for free or as cheap as one can get. This is understandable: after all, this highly popular manga series is comprised of 150 episodes and downloading them all would mean spending a huge sum, which the majority of anime fans cannot afford even with all their love to this Japanese cartoon style.In search for free Bleach episodes, some anime fans go to shady p2p networks. But this is not the best place to...
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371) Seven Bats (Part One)
Author:
Najib Altawell
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
The first day at school was a frightening experience for the five year old boy, who could not understand why the school was so scary! "It will be wonderful" was what he had been told a few days ago, and the same words were repeated to him again today early in the morning.He cried when he entered the school, and cried again when his mother kissed him on the cheek, as he heard her saying in a whispering voice to the teacher "Please keep an eye on him".The teacher, who reminded h...
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372) Starburst! (Forty Trillion Miles Away)
Author:
Dennis Siluk Ed.D.
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
At this juncture of the journey, I asked a question to Micha'el, a question I thought might be the hardest of all questions so far, "How do these Angelic beasts get out of the Prison House of Angels during the latter days, to join forces in the lat great battle of earth, Armageddon." Knowing they were to be present during this last battle.Escape from the Prison House of Angels(Micha'el :) "They will think it to be a great escape, but it is because God is going to allow it," sai...
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373) Batman - The Dark Knight
Author:
Hayi Mansoor
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me." Batman tells Rachel Dawes and the story of the dark knight unfolds in the heart of the perennial darkness that has been haunting Gotham.One of the greatest superheroes of the century, Batman is quite different in many ways from the other famous characters of publisher DC Comics, and even Marvel Comics for that matter. A caped crusader, Batman is about Bruce Wayne's fight with his own fear that kept him awake at night, and...
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374) The History Of Pin-up
Author:
Martin Castin
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Theda Bara. Dorothy Lamour. Betty Grable. Jean Harlow. Vivien Leigh. Greta Garbo. Elizabeth Taylor. Jayne Mansfield. Twiggy. Farrah Fawcett. And, of course, the magnificent Marilyn Monroe.
They came from different eras, from 1910 until the 1960's. They were beautiful, alluring, and represented the "ultimate woman." Pin-up girls were posters that represented every man's dream of the perfect woman! These pin-ups graced the lockers of high school boys, calendars, and the American soldiers o...
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375) Texas Hold 'Em Free Poker
Author:
Alexis Brooke
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Texas hold 'em poker free games have advantages and disadvantages. The major advantage is that one loses nothing if they play free games and the disadvantage is that one might take a long time to improve in Texas hold 'em poker free games.Advantages of Texas hold 'em poker free games:-* There is no need to invest any money in these games.* Even if one loses, they are not going to face money loss related pain.* They get promotional codes to enroll in money...
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376) Romanian Mouth-Blown Glassware Makes Its Way Into Mainstream Art
Author:
Cornel Plescan
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
The art of glass making holds a special relevance in Eastern Europe and particularly in Romania. What is quite extraordinary about Romanian glass manufacturing is that it combines traditional themes from Rome and Constantinople, lending vivacious color and ethnic design to the glasswork. Eastern Europe has lots of fine sand, which allows glassmaking to flourish in the region and Romania in particular is well known for its exquisite art glass pieces.Glass making in Eastern Europe and R...
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377) The Key (A Fairytale) - Chapter 5 - Fertile Soil (Part 2)
Author:
E. Raymond Rock
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
A John replied, "Your selfless service in helping others during the end times of your sphere has rewarded you with an opportunity to exist without the burden of a body, but still able to enjoy the senses of sight, hearing and thinking. Without deeper understanding however, your return to a physical body will come as quickly as a sudden storm, even though an immaterial being's lifespan, according to human reckoning, is thousands of years. Nevertheless, enjoy your temporary freedom for now, fo...
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378) The Concert Legends
Author:
Michel Stevenson
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
"Without music, life would be a mistake" is a famous old saying. However, without the great musicians there is no great music. Those who are really interested in live concerts would have come across the names Tom Petty, Kanye West, Kenny Chesney, and Jimmy Buffett. They are the real music legends. Spare a little time to reading on, to know more about these legends.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty will be familiar as a singer, song writer, and a guitarist to those who love heartlan...
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379) The Hacienda's Legacy Lives On: Clubbing in Manchester
Author:
Isla Campbell
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
The northern city of Manchester has a long pedigree of top nightclubs, but the famed Hacienda was without doubt Manchester's most famous night spot; so renowned, in fact, that several books were written about it's influence, and even a film was made - '24 Hour Party people' - which featured the life and times of Anthony (Tony) Wilson, a legendary Manchester music supremo nicknamed 'Mr Manchester', who was responsible for the success of Manchester's music scene during the late eighties and early...
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380) Have Google And Yahoo Left You High And Dry With Your Online Entertainment?
Author:
Aaron Clarke
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
When Searching for your Online Entertainment, Google, Yahoo, MSN and all the top engines give you their 'sponsored links' first. These links are simply websites who are willing to pay Google, Yahoo, MSN and all the others money upfront just to lead you to their websites in hopes of getting you to buy their product or service. So who is there to protect you the consumer?Now I'm not going to bash Google and Yahoo and all the other search engines here as they do their best everyday to pr...
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