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on October 27, 2010 -
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deadmau5 to Release New Album on Ultra Records

The album’s next single Sofi Needs A Ladder, featuring a vivacious delivery by vocalist Sofi, made its live debut this past March at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami where deadmau5 was joined by Sofi and iconic drummer Tommy Lee in front of 50,000 fans and the track has been the opening piece on his current tour. Ultra Music will make it available on October 31. Other highlights from the album include One Trick Pony which Sofi also appears on and the Michael [...]

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on October 27, 2010 -
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Follow the Empire State Building on Twitter

Today while surfing the web I came across an article on the Empire State Building. I just got back from a weekend trip to the Big Apple so this article caught my eye. I am a big fan of New York City, and I try to visit the city as much as I can. I just hate the subway system and the mass transit. You can be three or four miles from somewhere and it take you two hours to get there using the city buses and the subway system. Not to mention how expensive the city is. Everything costs [...]

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on October 25, 2010 -
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How Awesome is the World’s Largest Gummy Worm?

Do you like gummy worms? I have never been a big fan of gummy worms, but when you start talking Guinness Book of World Records you have my attention. I don’t know a lot about the previous record, but I know that the record was recently broken. My friend Ryan sent me the link first. We discussed the size of this thing and how much skill it takes to make a gummy worm of this size. I didn’t think much about it until my girlfriend sent me a similar link. From there [...]

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on October 22, 2010 -
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Sinclair Wheeler is Back & Better than Ever

Earlier this year my girlfriend and I headed down the the Indiana State Fairgrounds for the 2010 Indiana State Fair. While walking through the midway and chomping on pounds of deep freid goodies, I ran into a long time friend of mine Sinclair Wheeler. He was wearing glasses, and I barely recognized him at first. But as my sweetie stood in line waiting for another snack, he and I caught up. Since I last saw Sinclair he has moved to Chicago, Illinois, has worked [...]

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on October 14, 2010 -
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Going North & South with Marcelo Meijome

While at IUPUI I never had the chance to meet this man, but I can’t wait to shake his hand. One of the degrees students can work at at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology is 3Dgraphics and development. 3D graphics never impressed me that much, but I became good friends with a few guys who did enjoy working in three dimensions. But this year one of the students took those skills to a new level. He has created a short film [...]

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on October 13, 2010 -
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Headed to the Desert for a Birthday Party

Her husband Jim was holding a huge surprise birthday party for her. It was going to take place at The Compound Grill in north Scottsdale. Ironically I knew a lot about this venue already. I had intentions of moving to Scottsdale a few years ago, and when I heard about this place, I immediately introduced myself on Facebook. To this day I talk to them on a regular basis and am always paying attention to what’s going on. So when I landed and found out that was where the [...]

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on October 11, 2010 -
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Learning How to Breathe Underwater

During my visit I looked at wet suits, snorkels, masks (not goggles), and fins as well as a wide range of diving accessories. It quickly became evident that this was not a cheap sport to get involved with. Similar to golf, I am used to spending a lot of money on something to pass the time. Just to give you an idea, including the class, a diver just starting out can expect to spend around $1,000 just to get started. Not to mention what it costs to get to [...]

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on October 11, 2010 -
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Gareth Emery Debut Album Northern Lights

British DJ/producer Gareth Emery is used to breaking boundaries. He was voted #9 in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs 2009 poll—one of only a handful of DJs to crack the world’s top ten before the age of 30 – and spent more time at the top of last year’s Beatport trance chart than any other artist. He spent the first six months of this year touring 30 different countries and playing to over a million fans as well to a sold-out capacity crowd at New York’s Electric [...]

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on October 9, 2010 -
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Handheld Video Games In Three Dimensions

If you play video games you are probably familiar with the three major video game system developers. Right now the three current consoles on the market are the Nintendo Wii, the Sony Playstation 3, and the Microsoft Xbox 360. All three of these companies also produce a wide range of games for their consoles and are always looking to move forward in terms of graphics, game play, and user experience. I own all three consoles, so I can’t tell you which one is [...]

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on October 7, 2010 -
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Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with ATB

While in New York City for Electric Zoo I had the chance to see ATB perform for the first time. I had heard good things about him both as a DJ and as a producer. I even knew all the words to most of his hit songs. He was performing on main stage, and I was ready to see him spin. When he came up to the decks, I had no idea what to expect. He played during the day, and while there were still a lot of people there to dance I figured a DJ of his talents would have [...]

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