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Ready for the Floor is the boom tune people will return to again and again, an anthem for misfits looking to waltz beyond the dancefloor, with Alexis Taylor's soulful yelp providing the geeky male lead (see review at right). Shake a Fist is a dizzy skyscraper of a track, full to the brim with sonic smarts and tricks yet hard-wired to a snaking, nagging groove. More wordy fare is provided by the softshoe r'n'b of Wrestlers and the hugely Hot Chippy Hold On, in which the band's bookish tendencies meet their hedonistic selves head on. As great leaps go, Made in the Dark lands very much on its feet. www.hotchip.co.uk . JIM CARROLL. Hot Chip : Made in the Dark .
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Our concern is for the safety of the Serbs and other ethnic minorities in Kosovo....We'll strongly warn against any attempts at repressive measures, should Serbs in Kosovo decide not to comply with this unilateral proclamation of independence." Russia is worried "that Kosovo's move [may set] a dangerous precedent for separatist groups globally." (Press Association) In fact, "the most immediate diplomatic aftershocks" following the news of Kosovo's independence declaration "came in the Caucasus, where two separatist regions of the former Soviet state of Georgia announced they too would be seeking independence. 'Both South Ossetia and Abkhazia have more political and legal justification to declare independence than Kosovo does,' said the South Ossetian president, Eduard Kokoity.
Danity Kane Prepares Second Album On MTV'S 'Making The Band ...
Bad Boy Records has announced the upcoming release of three new albums from the stars of the hit MTV reality series, Making The Band. Making The Band 4, Season 2 will feature previous MTB sensations Danity Kane, along with last year's as-yet-unnamed quintet and additional MTB4 finalist Donnie Klang. The upcoming season will see all three acts living together as they work to complete new albums, which will then be released in the weeks to follow. The releases kick off on March 11th, with the arrival the MTB4 quintet's hotly anticipated debut album. The following week will see Danity Kane rolling out their eagerly awaited second album, due in stores on March 18th. Finally, Klang is set to unveil his currently in-the-works debut later this spring. All three collections are Executive Produced by Bad Boy CEO Sean "Diddy" Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment president Harve Pierre.
The Empire strikes out, and sports will be the downfall
Welcome to the decline and fall of the Roman empire, U.S. edition. Remember the great Roman empire? Its decline was not caused not just by greed, lust and indifference to civic virtues. Its decline — and you could look this up, except you won't find it anywhere — was caused by an unhealthy preoccupation with sports. The Romans became so lazy and soft and wealthy, their way of life crumbled as they filled local arenas for chariot races, gladiator fights and the occasional Christian fed to the lions. Sound familiar? Their empire and our empire have scary similarities. In ancient Rome, public executions were held at midday; in modern America, we have "The Jerry Springer Show." You think the emperor Romulus Augustulus was worried about crumbling roads and growing crime? No.
Toshiba/Santo - UCI Continental 2008 Squad Announced
Atlanta based team returns with USA Crits Series Champion Frank Frank Travieso. Adds 8 riders to increase depth of talent. Coming off a stellar season that culminated in the prestigious 2007 USA CRITS Individual and Team Championship, the TOSHIBA-Santo Professional Cycling Team presented by Herbalife returns in 2008 with an enhanced program featuring new riders and a host of dynamic new partnerships. New Riders:
Carlos Eduardo Alzate, Pan Am Pursuit Champion
Claudio Arone, 2007 winner of Uruguays 500 Miles of the North
John Durango, former Pan Am Games Madison and Team Pursuit Champion
Mark Hekman, 2007 Athens Twilight Criterium Champion
Tommy Nankervis, 1 Best Young Rider jersey at the 2007 Tour De Georgia
John Fredy Parra, multiple Vuelta Columbia stage winner; Univest and Tour of Missouri podiums
Andrew Talansky, 2006 Florida State Road/Criterium Junior Champion
Daniel Vaillancourt, 8th overall Tour of Virginia Returning team members include 2007 USA CRITS Champion Frank Travieso and U-23 Criterium National Champion Keith Norris along with Winston David, Yosvany Falcon, Alex Hagman, Eric Keim, Predrag Prokic, Robert Sweeting, and Scottie Weiss.
Hitting a roadblock: profit vs. bike path
"All winter, how many bikes pass here? On a day like this, I see one or two. There are more pedestrians using the path than cyclists," Beverley Russell fumed yesterday. Russell, owner of an antiques shop on de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. near Lambert Closse St., and other business owners on the strip of de Maisonneuve between St. Marc St. and the old Forum say the bicycle path has put a severe dent in their profit margins since its construction began last spring. The path, which hugs the sidewalk on the southern side of de Maisonneuve from Berri St. west through downtown, opened in November. .
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