Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Happy 80th, "Q"ctogenarian...Quincy Delight Jones Jr.


March 14, 2013

Happy Birthday Mr.Quincy Jones.

We would like to take this time to appreciate you, as a  truly remarkable Human Being, who has not only touched and inspired the lives of millions of people around the Globe but who has also saved the lives of millions through all the charitable efforts that you have been involved in.

We, here in Malaysia join the World in celebrating and appreciating your Artistry & Humanity today.

Terima Kasih  ( Thank You in Bahasa Malaysia )

Salam Ikhlas ( Sincere Greetings in Bahasa Malaysia)




Sunday, October 9, 2011

16 Year old's Tribute to Steve Jobs.....

    6th October 2011 ( Malaysian Time )


I woke up this morning and did the usual…

I brushed my teeth, washed my face, put on my glasses, and checked my iPod for updates in the world. Then it hit me. I looked at my iPod and said, “your maker’s no longer with us.”

Ugh, I suck.

Just last year, my parents decided to show my brother and I how much they loved us by buying a couple MacBook Pros and letting us call them our own. About a year prior, they bought us each an iPod Touch. What amazing parents. If you were to ask my brother and I how these gadgets have changed our lives, we’d probably both tell you that we… can’t say. Then, you’d check your email the following day and find essays from both him and I on how exactly our lives have changed. And there would be no grammatical errors whatsoever. At least not in mine.

Call me “dramatic”, but I honestly don’t think my life would be complete without my MacBook Pro or my iPod. I would not be the person I am today if Apple had not existed. I would not be able to do what I do in the way that I do it if Steve Jobs had not embraced nonconformity and originality. What I want to do with my life and how I intend on making a living revolves strictly around the computer and I can’t imagine ever doing anything else. Steve Jobs has inspired me greatly to pursue whatever is in my heart in a way that I’m comfortable with. And I have every intention of doing so. I’m sure my parents didn’t think much of getting the MacBook Pros for us at the time… but I want nothing more than for them to be able to say that it was one of the best decisions they have ever made in their lives. And soon, they will. They WILL say that it was one of the best decisions they have ever made in their lives. They will see how these gifts would not only go on to play a huge part in the future careers of their beloved children, but in their lives as everyday members of society as well. Then, they will thank God, for not only blessing them with the funds… but also for blessing the mind of Steve Jobs. For if it were not for his mind, which led to his inventions, their children and millions of other young people in the world, would not be living their dreams by doing what they love and making a living. AT THE SAME TIME.

Did you call me “dramatic” yet? Because if you didn’t, now would be an appropriate time.

The news of his death was a lot harder for me than I thought it would be. After my brother told me to turn on to CNN, and after seeing what I saw, I threw the remote control on the couch, put down my bowl of cereal, and while screaming the word “no” repeatedly, I ran upstairs. To figure out what the hell was going on (on my MacBook, of course). After receiving confirmation from several different sources, confirmation of which I do not know why I needed (I first heard about Steve’s passing through CNN), I immediately felt a dark cloud float over me. I don’t know whether or not it was because of the fact that I was a human being and deaths are tragic to most human beings, or because it simply WAS just a terrible, personal loss for me. Yes, a personal loss. I have never had any form of interaction with him before but I was still deeply saddened. Despite all the media attention that was focused on him and the apparent signs of his deteriorating health, his passing was still… seemingly sudden. It was too soon. I was in shock. Not to mention surprised. Because he was gone, but also at how upset I was. I have never even met this man before, and I feel like I had just been kicked in the stomach. It’s been a few days since the news broke, and I still can’t quite understand why his death’s had such an impact on me.

Maybe it’s because HE had an impact on me. Why wouldn’t he? Look at what he’s done. He didn’t come from much, he dropped out of college, he was homeless at one point, then he changed the world. He faced obstacle after obstacle, but never gave up. I have no excuse. And neither do any of you. What Steve Jobs has proven to the world is that there is no valid reason why any of us can’t be great, or different, or more than what people expect us to be.

I am still very upset. And I know I’m not the only one. To many people, the loss of Steve Jobs was a personal one. Without ever experiencing any form of interaction with him, many of us are torn apart by the fact that he is no longer with us. We’re even more torn apart by the fact that we’ve never experienced any form of interaction with him. It’s amazing how the passing of someone whom most of us have never met, can have such a strong impact on our emotions. It really shows how much he’s touched all our lives and changed it for the better.

Steve Jobs gave us things we never knew we wanted. Steve Jobs taught us that we should go after what we believe in. Steve Jobs taught us that it was okay to be different. Steve Jobs made us all want to be different.

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

Here’s to Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011) .

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Friday, July 15, 2011

Jeffrey Berg, CEO of International Creative Management ( ICM )....speaks....

LBN-HOLLYWOOD INSIDER:




***The global entertainment industry is going through tremendous changes right now in technology, distribution, marketing and finance that create both threats and opportunities...,

...ICM Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Berg said Wednesday morning during the keynote discussion at the fifth annual Hollywood Reporter Power Lawyers event.


 “This is the most fluid market I’ve ever seen,” said Berg, who has been in representing top show business talent for more than three decades.


Addressing the packed room full of top Hollywood lawyers, Berg said that there is a great deal of opportunity for both lawyers and talent agents.


“Whenever you have changes in the market,” said Berg, “it’s a time for thoughtful, smart people to move in, not to retreat.”

Sunday, April 17, 2011

“I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” -Jackie Robinson

LBN-THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

 On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers.


Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 years.


Exactly 50 years later, on April 15, 1997, Robinson’s groundbreaking career was honored and his uniform number, 42, was retired from Major League Baseball by Commissioner Bud Selig in a ceremony attended by over 50,000 fans at New York City’s Shea Stadium.

Robinson’s was the first-ever number retired by all teams in the league.
LBN-QUOTE:


“I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me…

All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” -Jackie Robinson


LBN-COMMENTARY By ARIANA HUFFINGTON:


I grew up with my father starting small newspapers in Greece.

None of them survived.

Maybe this has something to do with the fact that I’ve never had any desire to have Huff Post have a print component.


IWOULD, FACEBOOK DATING APP PROMISES REJECTION-FREE ROMANCE :


Facebook has long been a tool for testing the romantic waters, with the cycle going something like:

You send a friend request, you gain access to a profile and then, you stalk.

 Adding to the veritable toe-dips of Facebook dating is a new app called iWould, a crush wish-list of sorts launched last month by Columbia University MBA graduates Jon Budish, 28, and Tariq Chaudhri, 27.

The app allows you to go through your friend list and select anywhere from one to ten people you’d be interested in romantically.

The application cross-references your list with those of your friends also using the app.

 If someone you selected put you on their list, you’ll both get a notice of the match.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

LBN-COMMENTARY By MARK CUBAN : On Youtube you can maybe change the world. On Youtube you can be discovered and help discover the next Justin Bieber. On Youtube, if one of your videos goes viral, you can make tens of thousands of dollars, and if you can replicate the feat of popularity, you can make hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Those are real commission dollars .But wait, there is more good from Youtube. Anyone around the world can get Youtube to subsidize the cost of hosting their family, wedding, team, business, class, or personal videos. Hopefully perpetually. These are unique, honorable, impactful and expensive roles that Youtube has chosen to undertake

You Tube Pays...Bibi Netanyahu NOT a "Belieber"...

NETANYAHU CANCELS BIEBER MEETING :



Bibi is not a Belieber.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled a scheduled meeting with teen heartthrob Justin Bieber, who’s in Israel to perform.

Netanyahu, hoping to score some political points, invited a group of children who live near the Gaza strip to attend.

The children had just gotten off a school bus last week when a rocket fired by Hamas fighters in Gaza struck, injuring a teen and the driver.

But when Bieber reportedly refused to meet the kids, Bibi pulled the plug on the meeting.

While he apparently hasn’t commented on the snafu, it’s not Bieber’s first foray into controversial politics.

LBN-COMMENTARY By MARK CUBAN




On Youtube you can maybe change the world.

On Youtube you can be discovered and help discover the next Justin Bieber.

On Youtube, if one of your videos goes viral, you can make tens of thousands of dollars, and if you can replicate the feat of popularity, you can make hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.

Those are real commission dollars .

But wait, there is more good from Youtube.

Anyone around the world can get Youtube to subsidize the cost of hosting their family, wedding, team, business, class, or personal videos.

 Hopefully perpetually.

These are unique, honorable, impactful and expensive roles that Youtube has chosen to undertake

Friday, April 8, 2011

Bob Dylan LIVE in China...Google enters "tainment..."

BOB DYLAN PERFORMS IN CHINA:


The times have certainly changed: Bob Dylan performed before a crowd of 6,000 people in authoritarian China on Wednesday, just days after the Chinese government arrested famous artist Ai Wei Wei.


The Chinese government reviewed and approved Dylan’s set list before the performance.


Tickets sold for upwards of $50—a big sum in China.


Separately, Chinese authorities announced Thursday that they are investigating Ai Wei Wei for “economic crimes.”


LBN-BUSINESS INSIDER:


***Google has inked a deal to open a 13,465-square-foot office in Beverly Hills for its entertainment division.



The 11-year lease is valued at $6.3 million.

Google has made several recent moves that signal its desire to get deeper into the entertainment business.


LBN-QUOTE:

 “A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted.”


 -Billie "Lady Day" Holiday

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Liz TAYLOR...1932-2011- Rest In Peace...

R.I.P. LIZ Taylor
1932 - 2011

Elizabeth Taylor



Elizabeth Taylor lived a big life. "'The more the better' has always been my motto," she once said. Indeed with three Oscars, eight marriages, 12 bestselling fragrances, and countless carats of gemstones, she was a one-woman epic, dressed for the part with towering sculptures of ebony hair and artfully blended sweeps of jewel-toned shadow. Yet despite her timeless beauty, juicy personal history, and legendary film performances, her most extraordinary role was that of a tireless fundraiser for AIDS awareness. For Taylor, living large meant giving big.




REAL STARS...You will Shine Forever...in our Hearts...

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Asia's Gift to The World & JAPAN...from Malaysia's "aLi", duo Roslan Aziz & Mukhlis Nor, inspired by Singaporean Nabil "Bill" Fitri...

Listen to Asia's Gift to the World & JAPAN...

Malaysia's "aLi",

comprising Duo Roslan Aziz & Mukhlis Nor, 

performing Hijau 2011...

inspired by Singaporean Nabil " Bill" Fitri...