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The former dance instructor on the reality TV show Alex da Silva will not be having a future with the show. He was convicted by a Los Angeles jury of raping one woman and assaulting another with the intent of rape. The jury was hung on four other charges made by two other women claiming to be victims of Da Silva.

The Latin dancer was the choreographer and dance instructor on SYTYCD from 2005 to 2008. He was arrested in August 2009 following criminal complaints made by his alleged victims and a subsequent police investigation.

Da Silva 43 from Brazil pleaded not guilty last June to charges of sexually abusing four different women over a six year period from 2003 to 2009. The alleged assaults were said to have taken place during private lessons at his North Hollywood home where the victims were lured in for private dancing lessons.

He will be sentenced on November 8 and faces the possibility of life in prison if convicted of all charges. He has spent the past two years since the arrest in jail as he was unable to come up with $2 million in bail.

How many people have had to prepare for long road trips and dread the idea of getting into the car for 10 hours without anything to keep them sane or awake?  If that describes you, then listen up, because you have been missing out on some seriously awesome things.  Free online radio is like free pizza or free beer, you really can’t beat a deal like that.  And especially since satellite range is a bit more extensive than radio towers, the online radio stations won’t change during the trip.  Meaning that, if you find a station that plays all of your jams, stick with it, and let it keep you awake all trip long! 

But online music isn’t just for your enjoyment on long car rides – it can accompany you on runs, via your smart phone, or during homework study sessions in the library where normal radio stations won’t get a signal.  There are so many uses for online music that everyone should be able to take advantage of this opportunity in some way.  Just think of a good run to all of your favorite music, doesn’t that sound fun? 

Some radio stations will actually allow you to rate songs, and will choose songs to play to you based on the choices you make.  There are stations for specific bands, and for specific types of music, such as specific types of country, or heavy metal music. 

Radio has been the preferred medium for delivering music and entertainment for free for over a century. Since the early 1900s, music, shows, weather, and news was broadcasted over the airwaves for anyone with a radio receiver to collect and hear. Nowadays there is so much free music online available through online radios that using the actual radio is becoming a bit significant.

This phasing out of popular radio stations is caused mostly by the huge variety available on the internet. Where a listener would have a choice between ten to fifteen stations in the past, nowadays the listener has access to literally thousands of different stations specializing in almost anything imaginable.

One of the most popular ways to differentiate between different styles of music is by decade. There are tons of free internet services that offer stations geared towards 80s music. Musicians include The Cars, Aerosmith, Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and more. This era was extremely rich in terms of its music output and the variety found in this decade is tremendous.

Another popular genre is 90s music. This era was epitomized by alternative rock and grunge (although obviously there were plenty of other styles going on). Some of the bigger bands from this period include Alice in Chains, 311, Pearl Jam, Blind Melon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Blink 182 and many more.

If you are interested in checking out some of these great bands and thousands of other options, do a quick search for them – you won’t be sorry.

I remember so many good times that I had with my friends growing up when I was listening to Blink-182. They were by far one of my favorite bands over the years. I was, of course, devastated when they broke up but I knew that I had the old stuff to listen to. So I’m pretty exciting about all this new music that Blink-182 is getting ready to release!

I’ve been blogging quite a bit about it on my music blog and while I was reading up on it a little bit more a few nights ago, I ran across the website DOMAINNAMES.com. I had been thinking about moving my blog onto my own website, so I looked through the site and decided to buy a domain for my brand new blog.

I really can’t wait for this new Blink 182 album to come out so I can review it. I think I might do a big week-long special leading up to the big review. Needless to say, I’m really excited for the new Blink-182 material

There is nothing like watching a good television series as a form of relaxation. Here are a few television series you should definitely see.

 The Vampire Diaries – This is one of the highest rating shows of today. It is currently on hiatus and season 2 just ended. This is the perfect time for you to catch up Elena, Damon, Stefan and the rest of the citizens on Mystic Falls. Who do you think should end up with Elena? Are you for Damon or for Stefan?

 Pretty Little Liars – Season 2 just started for this tv adaptation of the book series with the same title, written by Sara Shepard. Follow the lives of Spencer, Aria, Hanna and Emily as they try to figure out who really killed Allie and figure out who is behind the identity of “A”.

 How I Met Your Mother – It’s currently on a hiatus but it has been revealed that CBS has picked up the show for another 2 seasons. It tells the story of 5 friends and their misadventures, Ted is telling his children about how he met their mother but so far, it has yet to be revealed. Season 6 ends with Ted being the best man at Barney’s wedding. Who is Barney marrying? And who is Ted’s wife? We will find out when Season 7 comes sometime later in 2011 or early 2012.

 Glee – It is definitely one of the most popular television series on TV right now. It is currently on hiatus because Season 2 just ended but it has already been picked up for a 3^rd season.

Whenever one uses the term radio, the first thing that comes to mind is the old transistors that people used to use to either catch up with the news or the latest scores of their favorite teams or even listening to programs of music by your favorite.

However, there is one serious limitation with listening to local radio stations with due emphasis on the word ‘local’ as there are very few stations to choose from.

Yet that’s not the only reason why you should think of listening to music or whatever you would like to catch up on using the medium of free internet radio, so here are a list of reasons as to why you should do so:

Reason #1: A wide variety of programming to choose from

Since the internet has so many stations that stream their programming from several countries, this means that the options that are open to listeners are aplenty. Again this depends on the type of radio that you enjoy listening to (take for example, top 40) because there are several radio stations that cater to programming related to this type of entertainment.

Reason #2: Doesn’t cost you a dime

Even though Napster did themselves in by really ripping off bands and musicians off their royalties, the radio in its online form remains untouched by these events. Since you can listen to it but not own it, this format has been accepted by all musicians in general. No matter what you do, listening to internet radio for free is free of cost and will always stay that way.

Reason #3: All you need is a broadband connection and a set of speakers

With technological advancements such as the internet, the iPod and so on and so forth, listening to the radio is not just limited to a music player but all it requires (if you want to try listening to internet radio) is a broadband connection, a computer and a set of speakers.

One of the best ways, if not the best, ways to listen to music, is by listening to free internet radio online. Regardless of what type of music genre you listen to, there will always be a station online that covers it. Why is it really the best way to listen to music online?

• 1. Streaming radio is free. There are no sign ups, no downloads nothing. In terms of sheer simplicity, nothing beats it. You search for either the station you are looking for or the type of music and a simple click will launch the player and you’re listening to a live stream. All you need nowadays is a browser and a general idea of what you want to listen to. The rest is free and easy.
• 2. There are literally hundreds of genres of music available. Whatever your personal favorite, be it 80s music or unplugged acoustic music, there will be a station that caters to it. These genres and sub-genres are covered by thousands of stations, from all around the world. The choices are endless and you can literally listen to any type of music you want.
• 3. Even with all the choice, if you still want to listen to your local station, chances are they will have a stream you can listen to.

With all the choice that’s available, internet radio is definitely the best source of music online. Nothing can be it.

Article by Harout Daniels of Signal Television

Truebies fret not for True Blood is back for its 4^th season! True Blood is an American television drama series broadcasted by the cable network HBO. It is an adaptation of the series of novels written by Charlaine Harris.  It tells a love story between a telepathic waitress and a vampire. It is set in the fictional town of Bon Temps in the state of Louisiana, USA.

 Meet The Principal Characters:

 Sookie Stackhouse, the main character in the series is played by actress, Anna Paquin. She has a gift for telepathy and she works in Merlotte’s Bar as a waitress. She falls in love with a vampire named Bill Compton.

 Bill Compton, the vampire is played by actor Stephen Moyer. He falls in love with Sookie and they start a relationship. He tries to hold on to his humanity by holding on to his memories as a human. He was turned into a vampire during the American Civil War.

 Sam Merlotte, the bar owner is played by actor Sam Trammel. Sam is a shape-shifter. His adoptive family abandons him after he first changed into a beagle but then his dying adoptive father tells him of his origins, although his adoptive mother advises him not to find his birth parents because she said they were bad people.

 Jason Stackhouse is Sookie’s brother, played by actor Ryan Kwanten.  He is somewhat self absorbed and has been known to be dim-witted. He supervises a road crew during the day.

 Tara Thornton is played by actress Rutina Wesley. Tara is Sookie’s bestfriend.

 Lafayette Reynolds is played by actor, Nelsan Ellis. He is a gay prostitute, a drug dealer and a member of Jason’s road crew. He is cousins with Tara. In the novel, he was killed, however because of the character’s popularity; in the series he was saved.