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NY-NY, I bet I know what an ant would listen to on the radio: possibly The Beetles, but no Byrds or Rolling Stones.

These lab geeks listen to some cool music while at work.... World's smallest radio fits in the palm of the hand...of an ant Single carbon nanotube is fully functional radio, receiving music over standard radio bandwidth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harnessing the electrical and mechanical properties of the carbon nanotube, a team of researchers has crafted a working radio from a single fiber of that material. Fixed between two electrodes, the vibrating tube successfully performed the four critical roles of a radio--antenna, tunable filter, amplifier and demodulator--to tune in a radio signal generated in the room and play it back through an attached speaker. Functional across a bandwidth widely used for commercial radio, the tiny device could have applications far beyond novelty, from radio-controlled devices that could flow in the human bloodstream to highly efficient, miniscule, cell phone devices. Developed at the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems, a research team led by Alex Zettl of the University of California at Berkeley announced the findings online on Oct. 31, 2007 (http://pubs.acs.org/journals/nalefd/index.html). The findings are scheduled to be printed in Nano Letters in November. This breakthrough is a perfect example of how the unique behavior of matter in the nanoworld enables startling new technologies," says Bruce Kramer, a senior advisor for engineering at NSF and the officer overseeing the center's work. "The key functions of a radio, the quintessential device that heralded the electronic age, have now been radically miniaturized using the mechanical vibration of a single carbon nanotube." The source content for the first laboratory test of the radio was "Layla," by Derek and the Dominos, followed soon after by "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys.

hard funk and soul Hemlock..they are a smokin band..watch them all..nothing but great players at every station

Never fear Linnie - we get that hour back in the Spring time when we can really make use of it!!!

Very good post Jeff! My feeling is a catch 22. On the one hand, if folks like us don't raise our voices, nothing will ever change. On the flip side, the media will always focus on drama, because they have found that it's the easiest sell. With the Allman Brothers Band, regretfully they offer a plethora of cannon fodder for these journalists to rehash. Why? Because that's what they know and that's what they do. They focus on drama. They don't know anything about this band from the get-go. So, they do their research and look for all of the "hot points". They read earlier articles and assume that's what the focus of this band is all about, so that's what they write about. In their own minds they now "know what this band is all about" and they feel that they are speaking from a point of sage knowledge. After all, they discovered all the drama that's gone down the pike with these guys over almost 40 years.... and "Isn't that what it's all about?" The question is: Who are they really trying to reach? I doubt anyone here. There are exceptions however... so there is hope in isolated places. In the current issue of, what I consider perhaps the finest music magazine on the planet, American Songwriter, there is a Classic Albums review of "Eat A Peach". Holly Gleason naturally touches on the loss of Duane Allman, but just a line or so and the rest of the small piece is focused on the band's playing and the review. (five stars, by the way) Regretfully, that's the exception, not the norm. .

Live Today in Broad Channel NY Walker and the Brotherhood of the Grape Live Saturday Afternoon 11/03/2007 B.C. American Legion Crossbay Blvd Broad Channel, New York USA I'm putting together a group of musicians to perform a special afternoon concert for Gizzy (bartender @ Clubhouse and the Rail) who needed an operation....donations at the door....."help out...show up" Showtime 3PM to 6PM special guests Heidi and Symptom 7 members.Geoff and Eddy Joe....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spring ahead fall back you gain an hour. Thanks Mom

gosh darnit, i'm being informed that we LOSE an hour, not gain one. darn darn darn! 😆 well, enjoy that lost hour too everyone 😉 Tim, glad to hear Ben was great in concert. i got into him a few years back, i think "Burn one down" was the first song i had heard 😎 i've yet to see him in concert but he is on the radar too. have a great saturday everyone!

Just got back from my very first Ben Harper show. Amazing. I'm a late convert to Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals. I got my first CD about 3-4 years ago when Warren Haynes proclaimed Diamonds on the Inside his favorite CD of 2003. I had conflicts to seeing him over the last couple years, but have followed him closely and collected his music. I went with our own birthday boy Patrick Crenshaw (wore long pants!) to the Fox tonight and I can't tell you how happy I am I did. They focused heavily on their new album which had much more power live, although it is a very solid record. Imagine this: Ben sang 2 minutes a capella in front of 4500 people...without a microphone! I've never seen anything like it. After drenching the crowd with tons of soul & R&B, the first song of his encore was 7-8 minutes of solo instrumental lap-slide guitar that was part Derek Trucks, part Jerry Douglas...really. The crowd stayed with him the whole time. I felt like I just went to church on a holiday on Auburn Avenue. And, he did it without playing his 6-7 traditional fan favorites (Bill Wither's Use Me Up served the Sexual Healing spot). I saw another solid show about 3 weeks ago at the Fox....Ryan Adams & The Cardinals...except they did NO encore. It was ready to be an off-the-charts show by a modern genius but he had to show he was eccentric. Ben Harper, on the other hand, knows who pays his paycheck and he gives it 110% every time out, if this was any indication. I saw a pro's pro tonight with as crisp of a band as you'll find. Oh yeah, I'm not sure I've seen more attractive 25-35 year old women, dressed to the nines, at a show in my life. Not a bad extra. I'm one of those that say the best era of music was 1967 - 1973, but I was reminded tonight that there is amazing music being made & performed in 2007.

Jeff: You ask the obvious, true enough. You ask the obvious because, in part, your view is tainted. My experience with journalists in general, and young journalists in particular, and more specifically local beat writers, are in a word, stupid. There, I said it. Stupid. Lazy, lack the talent to plow new ground, gain a fresh perspective. Rehash the same story line, change a few things around, and you have the classic rock, classic Allman Brothers storyline. Now, there is another side to consider I want you to ponder. We...WE the fans...are our own worst enemy. The band itself is its own worst enemy. Why? Simple. We preach the past as much as the present or future. We talk Brotherhood. We speak as if Duane is walking around. We speak of the continued influence of Duane and Berry. We frame our passion of those things long gone by and keep them in the front. By doing so, we simply keep the reference to that history alive and easy pickins for the media. Should we change? Noope. And another point, when I read interviews w/Butch (in particular) the steering is going to revert to the Duane era. Gregg does that also, so there you go....Dickey was the worst about that. So its not a bad thing at all, but it can be frustrating when you as a fan completely understand there is another depth of this Band. Butch has said before there is another book to be written but I dont think he trusts too many to give that shot and I dont blame him. Who would deserve the keys to that car????