There is some Electro' Stonking EURO Beats going down in N Y C ?

These - Sisters Are Doin it for themselves,

they are Whore's Mascara

more on this x-citing band coming soon?

first MELODIFESTIVALEN Joker 2010- is Darin

..DRUM - Roll, on Tuesday the first Joker' will be announced for

Melodifestivalen 2010. All over the swedish press rumours are flying as

to who will be first name made public.

Lena Philipsson, is once again a HOT favourite, yet we think this fantastic News may

not come til later on? if its true at all.

Then the other big name from Sweden's very first Idol 2004 & now confirmed as Joker no:1

Darin

He was runner-up in Idol to Daniel Lindstrom, then Darin went on to have a huge No:1 hit with 'Money for Nothing'

in sweden. Now three huge albums later, and a string of massive hits like

'Step up' & 'Breathing your Love' he is the simply the best selling artist from Song BMG Sweden.

Unlike E M D Ola & Sibel, Darin has never been in Melodifestivalen although he did sing

'Se pa Mig' as an interval act last year. Darin is back, and this week climbs back up to No: 1

with a rather excellent cover of Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida'

We glad Darin with make his Melodifestivalen debut in 2010.

My Review of The Sarah Jane Adventures 3x03: "The Wedding Of Sarah Jane Smith"

Written by Gareth Roberts
Directed by Joss Agnew

Sarah Jane: “You came all this way for me?”
The Doctor: “You’re so important, not just to me. The Trickster wanted the end of your story but it goes on. Things you’ve done, Sarah, they’re pretty impressive. Oh, the thing you’re going to do.”

As appearances, The Doctor’s on this show has been a long time coming. Ever since “Invasion Of The Bane”, Sarah Jane’s talked of her former mentor so much that actually having him in the show was the natural next step. Except that you have to wait halfway through the story for him to actually appear.

In a way, it’s a smart tactic. You need those twenty five minutes or so to establish many events before The Doctor can make his entrance (and it’s definitely an entrance). Namely, a certain Miss Smith all of a sudden having a love life for beginners.

Unlike Clyde, I do not object to people over 22 kissing in public but Sarah Jane suddenly getting a nice posh bloke in Peter was always going to be suspicious. Her attempts of concealing the relationship from the kids had them using Mr Smith to spy on her. Even Sarah Jane later pointed out that she’s made them unable to trust anyone.

However after getting uppity for a few seconds on the gang spying on her, she was positively happy to dispense with the details. Even Luke got to poke some good natured fun at his mum for having a love life when he was grappling with the idea of relationships to put it mildly. Something tells me that Luke will end up getting a love interest if this show makes it into a fourth season. Judging by the ratings and affection for the series, I’d be shocked if it didn’t.

In terms of casting, Nigel Havers (last seen in Brothers And Sisters and Lunch Monkeys) is a good fit for the role of Peter. He’s got a convincing debonair about him that could explain why Sarah Jane found herself compelled to seek him out and his like of Luke seems very genuine. Of course, Clyde would have to be unconvinced.

One of the kids needed to be genuinely sceptical and maybe it made sense for Clyde to be that kid. He got Rani to come with him to break into Peter’s place but after from an overflow of letters in an empty gaff, Clyde didn’t actually have much to go on. Even Luke told him not to ruin the big day.

Yes, what totally made Peter suspect was his instant proposal to Sarah Jane, her ready acceptance and a ring that had the woman under his control. It doesn’t exactly sound like the most ideal start to a marriage. Also it didn’t take long for both Haresh and Gita to suspect something not right with Sarah Jane marrying in haste.

That being said, no wedding is complete without someone there to ruin the big day in TV land. Sarah Jane got twice the trouble with The Doctor bursting into the hotel demanding the wedding to stop and the Trickster also popping up quick enough to separate the last Time Lord from his greatest companion on her big day.

So, after much hyping aside, is The Doctor any good in this story? Yes, actually he is. For the most part, he’s seperated from Sarah Jane so that meant him having to bond with Luke, Clyde, Rani and K9 in his frantic bid to get everything back to normal and there are some wonderful moments with them all. I have to hand it to the Trickster, he can certainly does live up to his name.

Here he trapped Sarah Jane and Peter in one second and The Doctor and the gang in another. Both sides were determined to best the Trickster and the Trickster was determined to get a final victory, something which he happily goaded The Doctor about as well.

In the past stories with Sarah Jane, the Trickster used Andrea and her parents to get his own way. Peter is a lot like Andrea. At the brink and forced into an agreement but overall, he’s not a malicious man. He wanted to live and fall in love with the right woman. The Trickster more or less gave him that chance. The only problem lied with Sarah Jane.

She’s had enough experiences with the Trickster to do a better job at resisting temptation. She might love Peter as much as she claimed to but it’s obvious that she’s not going to let the Trickster win. It seems that if Sarah Jane agreed to marry Peter, she’d live a normal life and the Trickster would be able to go about creating chaos more successfully.

As schemes go, it’s pretty satisfying. I don’t know if the Trickster actually hates Sarah Jane. I almost get the impression that he doesn’t. Sarah Jane obviously poses a great threat to him given the number of stunts he’s pulled to get her out of the picture. He even chastised The Doctor for not realising hoe special she was.

Of course the silly thing about the Trickster was his reckless underestimation of Clyde Langer. Naturally, Clyde would have to have been the one to soak up some artron energy and he certainly didn’t have any problem in using the stuff on the Trickster. For a second, it did look like Clyde’s days were surely numbered. Not today though.

Still while it was Clyde who was able to injure the Trickster, it was up to Peter to defeat him. Although we had already seen this in “Whatever Happened To Sarah Jane?”, I did feel bad for Peter and for Sarah Jane. Both Elisabeth Sladen and Nigel Havers knocked out of the ball park when Peter sacrificed himself to stop the Trickster.

The pain didn’t end there. Sarah Jane still had to stand in front of everyone when time was restored and call of the wedding. That only added to the sadness factor of the story. At least The Doctor had the sense to come back to see her attic in Bannerman Road.

As a story between The Doctor and Sarah Jane, arguably we should’ve seen more scenes of them together but the end bit made up for it. The Doctor’s current incarnation is on borrowed time and he knows it. The Trickster himself so much as said when referencing the gate. The Doctor even asked Sarah Jane not to forget him. A line that may come back to haunt him in the next two months.

But the scene with Sarah Jane and the gang in the TARDIS however was a delight. From a sentimental standpoint, it’s hard not to love those little moments with everyone soaking up the majesty of The Doctor’s TARDIS. As for him and Sarah Jane seeing each other again, I bloody well hope so.

Also in “The Wedding Of Sarah Jane Smith”

Because of David Tennant’s appearance in this story, the ads on BBC1 were certainly more prominent.

Mr Smith: “I am able to complete that function, Clyde. There’s no need to consult the dog.”
K9: “Sticks and stones.”

Can I just say that The Odd Couple banter with Mr Smith and K9 is wonderful? Both are given great lines by Roberts here.

Sarah Jane (re Luke/Clyde/Rani): “I should be angry. Why am I not angry?”
K9: “Mistress I detect you are experiencing a heightened emotional state. Alpha waves high, heartbeat fast, increased Serotonin.”
Sarah Jane: “K9, always the romantic.”
K9: “Affirmative.”

Clyde (to Rani, re Peter’s house): “Look at this place, I knew it. Lair of the Living Dead.”

There was an amusing subplot in the first half of the story with Clyde and Rani having to send a Travist Prolong (from “The Mark Of The Berserker”) alien back home. Peter admiring K9 was funny as well.

Gita (to Peter): “It can’t be worse than our honeymoon. Total disaster.”
Haresh: “Um, I enjoyed it.”
Gita: “Brussels. There’s nothing there.”

The Doctor: “Trickster, let her go.”
Trickster: “Too late, Time Lord. You’re mine, Sarah Jane Smith. Mine forever.”

Funnily enough, there’s a novelisation of this story out at the start of November. I’m tempted to buy it.

Clyde: “I hope you’re as good as Sarah Jane says you are.”
The Doctor: “Well, you know journalists, always exaggerating but yeah, I’m pretty amazing on a good day.”

Sarah Jane: “The one time I fall in love, the one time everything goes right and it’s a trap. I thought I loved you but you aren’t even real.”
Peter: “You do love me. I’m here, flesh and blood.”

The Trickster is a member of the Pantheon Of Discord but was defensive when The Doctor noted that it was alone. Also, what exactly is The Gate?

Trickster: “At last, Doctor. I can feel this moment reverberating back through the ages. The meeting of the Pantheon Of Discord and the last of the Time Lords.”
The Doctor: “I’ve known the legends of the Pantheon since I was a little boy. I fought your shadows and your changelings. I never thought we’d meet.”

Sarah Jane (to Peter): “I love you but I can’t love you. You said you’d do anything to save me. You know what you have to do.”

Interestingly enough, they didn’t put David Tennant’s name in the opening credits with Elisabeth Sladen. There were also mentions of Maria (exams), Alan (tied up at work) and the Brigadier (in Peru) in relation to their absences.

Sarah Jane: “Is this the last time I’m ever going to see you?”
The Doctor: “I don’t know. I hope not.”
Sarah Jane: “Bye Doctor. Until next time.”
The Doctor: “Don’t forget me, Sarah Jane.”
Sarah Jane: “No-one’s ever going to forget you.”

Parts of that harkens back to “The Hand Of Fear” as well as the Storybook 2010 as well. Unsurprisingly we got hints of what to expect in the last three specials of Doctor Who this year.

“The Wedding Of Sarah Jane Smith” was always going to be an accomplishment. The show’s writing has increased in quality, the performances were wonderful, nostalgia references were finely timed (Metabelis 3 anyone?) as well as a foreboding sense of something else. By far one of the best stories from the series and a guaranteed fan favourite for many years to come.

Rating: 10 out of 10.

Kimora Lee Simmons and her mother's ring

Gisele Bundchen's engagement ring

Khloe Kardashian-engagement ring

Lola’s Vintage CZ Engagement Ring

Shayla’s Asscher Inspired CZ Ring with Pink Hearts

Cindy’s Cushion Cut and Pink Heart CZ Three Stone Ring

Jessica Simpson’s engagement ring

Mariah Carey - Diamond Ring

The ring’s diamond is Square, emerald-cut fancy light pink diamond, surrounded by 58 intense pink diamonds, and flanked by two half-moon diamonds in the ring.

Nicolette Sheridan-Diamond platinum band

Diamond solitaire on a platinum band and 3 carat gam in the ring.

Beth Ostrosky - Emerald-cut diamond

Emerald-cut diamond with side stones set in platinum. It’s so costly and beautiful.

Scarlett Johansson-yellow gold band full of dimond

Jennifer Love Hewitt-vintage ring

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner

Art Deco CZ Pave Bracelet

Metal:	.925 Sterling Silver
Stones:	Cubic Zirconia
Settings:
Dimensions:
Polish:	High Polish
Plating:	Rhodium Plated

Mariah Carey’s Engagement Ring

Beyoncé's Unique Rings

Beyoncé's Unique Rings

Paris Hilton-Benji Madden

Britney Spears' Ring

Christina Aguilera-engagement ring

Eva Longorias Engagement Ring

Heidi Montag's Engagement Ring

Piemonte: Quando la fattoria diventa didattica

Un centinaio di aziende agricole (solo due gli iscritti dal VCO ma si spera ci siano dei last-minute) parteciperanno a partire dalla prossima settimana, al corso di formazione organizzato dalla Regione Piemonte per diventare fattorie didattiche: la procedura di accreditamento prevede infatti, oltre alla sottoscrizione della Carta degli Impegni e della Qualità e a una serie di autorizzazioni, la frequenza di un percorso formativo specifico. Le fattorie attualmente riconosciute in Piemonte sono 227, e svolgono ormai da anni un importante ruolo educativo nei confronti di ragazzi e famiglie; con l’inserimento delle aziende che avranno completato il corso, arriverà a oltre 300 il numero delle fattorie piemontesi certificate
Il corso è organizzato dalla Regione – Direzione Agricoltura e cofinanziato dalla Direzione Istruzione, formazione professionale e lavoro. I contenuti riguarderanno il ruolo educativo dell’imprenditore agricolo, aspetti normativi e fiscali, sicurezza e igiene degli alimenti, strumenti di programmazione, elementi di comunicazione e promozione. L’approccio metodologico mirerà a integrare con nuove conoscenze le esperienze già in possesso dei partecipanti, con l’obiettivo di sviluppare una rete regionale di fattorie con una reale condivisione di orientamenti e competenze, alimentare una cultura attenta al patrimonio locale e a un utilizzo sostenibile delle risorse, qualificare la proposta educativa.
Il corso si articolerà in 60 ore nei mesi da novembre 2009 a febbraio 2010. A seguire, nella primavera 2010, si svolgerà un corso di perfezionamento della durata di 30 ore, destinato alle fattorie didattiche già presenti in Elenco.
“Le fattorie didattiche sono un’esperienza di grande successo in Piemonte – afferma l’Assessore all’Agricoltura Mino Taricco – sulla quale abbiamo sempre avuto ottimi riscontri. Le aziende che hanno fatto questa scelta hanno costanti riscontri dalle scuole e dal pubblico delle famiglie: è una proposta educativa molto interessante per comunicare a ragazzi e adulti i valori del mondo rurale, di un’agricoltura sostenibile, del ruolo sociale del moderno imprenditore agricolo. Con questo corso intendiamo sviluppare in maniera omogenea su scala regionale le competenze delle fattorie e la loro qualificazione professionale, in modo da assicurare una formula educativa certificata ai fruitori.”

Stunning drawing of new york Skylines

Stresa: Ottanta operatori dal Canada sui Laghi

Oltre ottanta tra agenti di viaggio e giornalisti canadesi sono oggi sul Lago Maggiore e domani sul lago d’Orta, con un programma di visita predisposto dal Distretto Turistico dei Laghi nell’ambito dell’«Italy Simposium 2009». L’evento promozionale è organizzato dall’Enit Nord America, associazione no-profit composta da sei importanti tour operator canadesi, e dal Centro Estero per l’Internazionalizzazione del Piemonte. I Laghi sono la prima tappa del viaggio alla scoperta del Piemonte.

Stresa: Oggi al Borromées il forum sulla "Terza Economia"

Torna oggi al Grand hotel Des Iles Borromées di Stresa il ministro della Pubblica amministrazione Renato Brunetta, per chiudere i lavori del forum sulla Terza Economia organizzato da Ambrosetti. Un appuntamento ormai consueto, organizzato per la Fondazione onlus «Socialità e ricerche», che quest’anno si focalizza sul tema dell’invecchiamento attivo e delle politiche per i lavoratori anziani. Gli incontri inizieranno alle 8,45 per proseguire fino alle 13,15. Tra gli ospiti attesi ci sono economisti, medici, docenti universitari ed esponenti del mondo della politica italiana. Questa mattina, tra gli altri, interverranno il «ministro ombra» del Welfare Enrico Letta, il vice presidente della Commissione Lavoro al Senato Tiziano Treu e alla Camera Giuliano Cazzola, il deputato Savino Pezzotta e l’europarlamentare Patrizia Toia.
A Brunetta e al sottosegretario al ministero del Welfare Pasquale Viespoli toccheranno le conclusioni. Il convegno ha lo scopo di approfondire il ruolo economico degli anziani nella società attuale, con una popolazione sempre più «vecchia» e comunque attiva e in grado ancora di lavorare e di produrre. L’importanza del tema e il livello degli ospiti attira l’attenzione del mondo mediatico: proprio l’anno scorso dalle sale dell’hotel preferito da Ernst Hemingway il ministro che ha dichiarato guerra ai «fannulloni» ha preannunciato il provvedimento che prevede l’innalzamento dell’età della pensione delle donne a 65 anni.
Sempre a Stresa il ministro aveva dato la notizia della «linea amica», a disposizione degli italiani per chiedere informazioni e segnalare i disservizi della pubblica amministrazione.
L’appuntamento di quest’anno avrà lo scopo di approfondire il tema delle politiche da adottare dei lavoratori «senior» e sulle loro esigenze. Al forum verranno anche presentati gli strumenti a disposizione delle aziende e delle istituzioni.
(Da La Stampa di Maria Elisa Gualandris)

Stresa: Le Isole Borromeo "Alle Falde del Kilimangiaro"

Domani Domenica 1° novembre alle ore 16.20 circa, nel corso di Alle Falde Del Kilimangiaro su Rai3, andrà in onda il primo dei réportages girati dal giornalista Rai Paolo Gazzara, con il supporto e la collaborazione del Distretto Turistico dei Laghi, Monti e Valli d'Ossola, l'estate scorsa sul lago Maggiore. Si tratta di quello realizzato sulle tre Isole Borromeo. L’attenzione dei media nazionali e internazionali continua a crescere, grazie alla sempre attenta attività di pubbliche relazioni e comunicazione che il Distretto dei Laghi porta avanti con risultati sorprendenti.
Questà infatti sarà l'ennesima occasione di mostrare al pubblico della Rai le bellezze naturalistiche e artistiche del nostro territorio.

Search UPDATE - Most popular Non-Finalist 2000-2009

So as the search continues...... for the Melodifestivalen Song of the last

- 10 years. We have looked at the Swed-TeleVotes, the final chart we have

compiled is the songs that really got away- Althrough the songs became

popular hits of the time, they failed to make the Globen final 10.

Its almost the underdog 10! On top came BWO's 2009 ballad entry

'You're Not Alone' with over 80,000 in one round- this song along with Carola's

'One Love' -I always felt these 2 should have been in the final. In fact the results

show with this year's new 'duel' selection process. Alot of high scoring Artists & Tunes

seem to miss out on the Final placing. No less than 5 x 2009 songs scored

among the decades Top 10 televotes ! does this mean this 2009 process is losing

excellent songs lost in the duel loop?

Okey, Okey Next up we will set up a 'Super 12 Melodifestivalen Songs' using

our 'Schlager analyst Calulator' we will feed in all the charts & results of

2000 - 2009. So stay tuned for the Super 12 poll -

to vote choose 2 songs you luv from the

NEW Melodifestivalen Poll.. above just look for the super twelve..

TOP 10 - Most popular Non-Finalist

Melodifestivalen 2000-2009

1 BWO You're not Alone (80 414)

charts- No: 11 ( 5 wks on chart )

2 CAROLA (Johnson & Häggkvist) One Love (79 106)

charts- No: 11 ( 8 wks on chart )

3 AMY DIAMOND Its my life (77 571)

charts- No: 14 ( 6 wks on chart )

4 SCOTTS Jag trot pa oss (73 455)

charts- No: 32 ( 3 wks on chart )

5 LILI & SUSIE Show me love (70 081)

charts- No: 6 ( 9 wks on chart )

6 NANNE Jag maste kyssa dig (65 791)

charts- No: 14 ( 11 wks on chart )

7 STAR PILOTS Higher (58 751)

charts- No: 6 ( 11 wks on chart )

8 KARL MARTINDAHL Love turns water into wine (52 923)

charts- No: 14 ( 9 wks on chart )

9 OLA Love in stereo (52 615)

charts- No: 2 ( 11 wks on chart )

10MAGNUS UGGLA For kung och fosterland (46 293 )

charts- No: 11 ( 7 wks on chart )

Note- the songs in this chart missed out on a place in

Globen Final -during 2nd Chance Round: knocked

out! & still scored the most votes in their Semi- Final.

Happy Halloween!

(And this certainly makes me happy!)

Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment

"Can you handle what I'm about to do?"

Well the day that I've been waiting for since May has finally come... the debut of Adam Lambert's first proper single. I'm only just listening to it now, so you're getting total first impressions here. While it's not as audacious or radical as I might have liked, For Your Entertainment is a VERY catchy, successful pop song. It's quite the modern post-Gaga exercise in synthesized dance-pop. Some might be upset that Adam's trademark wails are (mostly) absent, but the delivery and phrasing are still excellent without the overkill. I have a feeling that there will be some more interesting tracks on the album (including his cover of Gaga's Fever, one of my favorite Gaga demos), and I am thoroughly excited for it. This track will be played many times until the album makes its way into my hands. One gripe, though: the lyrics are pretty lame and overdone.

(Music posted for evaluation purposes only. If you like what you hear, support the artists. Preorder the album here. Follow me on twitter at nickajames)

Amazing 3D Murals Paintings by Janet Shearer