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Mile High, from New Zealand, has only been together since 2007 but they seem to have a good thing going and have created some interesting songs thus far. The video above is the one (of the two they have on their myspace music player) that they chose to push and, while it is a reasonably good song, there is nothing that makes it stand out in terms of the band's individual style. On the other hand their song "Kansas" (also on their player) does give me that feeling of a unique signature sound for the band which makes me like "Kansas" better.
I also listened to a rough studio cut of a third song they are working on tentatively titled "Again and Again" which the band emailed me and on that song I hear the same sound coming through as on "Kansas". So check out this video and then go to their myspace and listen to Kansas and see if you agree with me.
Their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/milehighnz
Their twitter: http://twitter.com/MileHighNZMile High, from New Zealand, has only been together since 2007 but they seem to have... more
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Judy McGuire offers the following tips for how to get it on in the air:
1. Take the red-eye
2. Take advantage of airplane booze
3. Don't be shy
4. Dole out the cash for a fancy flight - Mile High Atlanta is a charter-plane company that lers couples join the club for $379Judy McGuire offers the following tips for how to get it on in the air:
1. Take the... more
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DENVER — The Obama era has begun in the Democratic Party. In a prime-time speech tonight, Sen. Barack Obama will try to launch an Obama era for the country.
With the echoes of two prominent Clinton speeches and last night's address by Delaware Sen. Joe Biden fading into history, the Illinois senator and Democratic nominee becomes the unchallenged leader of his party.
As Biden concluded his speech last night accepting the Democratic vice presidential nomination, Obama stepped on stage and embraced his man to a convention roar.
"I want everybody to now understand why I am so proud to have Joe Biden ... and the whole Biden family," Obama told the boisterous crowd. "I think he's presented himself pretty well so far, what do you think?"
The crowd cheered again.
Obama will accept the party's nomination for president in an outdoor address today at Mile High Stadium.
"We want to make sure that everybody who wants to come and join in the party and join in the effort to take this country back," he said last night.
Obama said he chose to give his acceptance speech at Invesco Field because "at the start of this campaign, we had a very simple idea, which is that change in America doesn't start from the top down, it starts from the bottom up."
Today, he will attempt to describe his vision and plans, while answering lingering questions about his experience.
Two key challenges
Obama has a dual challenge: He must pay homage to the history of the moment as the first black nominee of a major political party and a personification of decades of civil rights struggles, and he also must address the practical questions of Americans worried about economic security at home and war and insecurity abroad.
Delegate Eileen Prussman, an IT engineer from Oley, Pa., where Obama struggled to win the support of lower-income white voters during the primary, said Obama "has to really speak to the blue-collar voters."
"We've lost all of our manufacturing jobs," Prussman said. "He has to speak to them about his ideas for the economy."
Prussman supported Obama during her state's hard-fought primary, which Obama lost by more than 9 percentage points. She said a lot of Pennsylvanians were focused on Clinton, "so they don't know enough about what Obama plans to do."
"They're ready to support him, but they need to get the meat," she said.
Even in a political environment hostile to the status quo and the Republican Party, GOP rival John McCain has made headway by portraying Obama, a 47-year-old first-term senator, as too risky for troubled times.
Before he was upstaged by the boss, Biden used a single sentence to slap McCain and salute his military service.
"These times require more than a good soldier, they require a wise leader," said the Delaware senator.
Biden also sniped at Vice President Dick Cheney, saying that after he takes over the job, for Americans trying to do the right thing and honor the Constitution, "no longer will the eight most dreaded words in the English language be 'The vice president's office is on the phone.' "
Biden said the bedrock American promise of a better tomorrow is in jeopardy "but John McCain doesn't get it."
"I know it, you know it ... Barack Obama gets it ... This is the time as Americans, together, we get back up ... These are extraordinary times," he said. "This is an extraordinary election. The American people are ready. Barack Obama is ready. This is his time. This is our time. This is America's time."
DENVER — The Obama era has begun in the Democratic Party. In a prime-time speech... more
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WASHINGTON — Federal and local authorities are girding for huge protests, mammoth traffic tie-ups and civil disturbances at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this month, fearing that the convention will become a magnet for militant protest groups.
Officials say that what makes Denver different than past conventions is the historic nature of Senator Barack Obama’s nomination, a megawattage event whose global spotlight could draw tens of thousands of demonstrators, including self-described anarchists who the police fear will infiltrate peaceful protest groups to disrupt the weeklong event.
The Secret Service is wary of discussing threats against the people they protect, but with Mr. Obama poised to become the first black presidential nominee, there are special worries. While law enforcement officials say there are no specific, credible threats against Mr. Obama, they expressed concern about low-level chatter on Web sites frequented by white separatists who spew hate about Mr. Obama’s race and what they perceive as his liberal agenda.
One recent scheduling change caused a major shift in security plans. When Mr. Obama announced last month that he would accept his party’s nomination not at the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver, where the convention is being held, but at Invesco Field, home of the Denver Broncos, the Secret Service scrambled to work out plans with local authorities to secure the open-air stadium, which seats more than 75,000 people. Invesco is also adjacent to Interstate 25, a major corridor through the Northern Rockies that will most likely be closed for at least part of Mr. Obama’s acceptance speech. . .
. . . “Because of the Internet, the ability of protesters to mobilize and share information has metastasized,” said Troy A. Eid, the United States attorney for Colorado. “That would be fine if it were peaceful, as we expect. But we have to plan accordingly.”
In recent days, domestic security officials issued a heightened awareness bulletin urging greater attention because of a number of factors, including the election and the conventions. But law enforcement authorities say they are trying to strike a balance between planning for every conceivable threat, including terrorist attacks and large public demonstrations, and not strangling a city’s commercial life in the process.
“We’re not looking to shut down an entire city,” said Malcolm Wiley, a Secret Service agent involved in security planning for the convention in Denver.
(go to link for full article)WASHINGTON — Federal and local authorities are girding for huge protests,... more
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Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field at Mile High, a 76,000-seat stadium home to the Denver Broncos, the Democratic National Committee announced Monday.Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field at... more
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