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States with most Fortune 1000 headquarters

Tom Kessler — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:43:44 +0000

Here is a list of Fortune 1000 company headquarters by state:

1. Texas – 118
2. California — 98
3. New York – 94
4. Ohio – 61
5. Illinois – 58
6. Pennsylvania – 54
7. New Jersey – 41
8. Virginia – 33
9. Florida – 32
9. Michigan – 32
9. Minnesota — 32
12. Georgia – 29
12. Missouri – 29
14. Connecticut – 27
14. Wisconsin – 27
16. North Carolina – 24
17. Tennessee – 23
18. Massachusetts — 22
19. Indiana – 15
20. Colorado – 13
21. Maryland – 12
21. Washington – 12
23. Arizona – 11
24. Nebraska – 10
25. Kentucky – 9
25. Nevada – 9
27. Arkansas – 8
28. Kansas – 7
29. District of Columbia – 6
29. Louisiana – 6
29. Oklahoma – 6
29. Oregon – 6
33. Iowa – 5
33. Rhose Island – 5
35. Alabama – 4
35. South Carolina – 4
35. Utah – 4
38. Idaho – 3
39. Hawaii – 2
40. Delaware – 1
40. Mississippi – 1
40. New Hampshire – 1
40. New Mexico – 1
40. North Dakota – 1
40. South Dakota – 1
40. Vermont – 1
47. Alaska – 0
47. Maine – 0
47. Montana – 0
47. West Virginia – 0
47. Wyoming – 0

Source: Fortune magazine

2009 top high schools by National Merit Semifinalists

Tom Kessler — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:08:37 +0000

Based on the number of National Merit Semifinalists, these high schools have the brainiest campuses. This is a national and international list that includes 27 countries, nearly 22,000 schools and represents more than 1.5 million students tested.

Top 46 high schools – Top 2%

(Ranking | School | State | # National Merit Semifinalists)

1. * Thomas Jefferson HS Science and Technology VA — 149

2. Stuyvesant HS NY — 96

3. * Troy HS CA — 80

4. University HS CA – 60

5. * Hunter College HS NY — 58

Lynbrook HS CA — 58

6. * North Carolina School Science & Math HS NC — 54

Mission San Jose HS CA — 54

7. Monta Vista HS CA — 53

Montgomery Blair HS MD — 53

8. * Harker School CA — 50

9. * St. Agnes Academy TX — 48

* Torrey Pines HS CA — 48

10. Palo Alto HS CA — 46

11. * Illinois Math & Science Academy IL — 43

12. * Harvard Westlake HS CA — 42

Henry M. Gunn HS CA — 42

13. * Texas Academy of Math & Science TX — 37

Bellaire HS TX — 37

Conestoga HS PA — 37

14. Palos Verdes Peninsula HS CA — 36

* Jesuit HS LA — 36

15. Northview HS GA — 35

Plano HS TX — 35

Westwood HS TX — 35

16. Carmel HS IN — 34

17. * Station College Prep HS FL — 32

Plano West HS TX — 32

Westlake HS TX — 32

Pioneer HS MI — 32

18. Arcada HS CA — 31

New Trier Township HS IL — 31

* DuPont Manual Magnet HS KY — 31

William P. Clements HS TX — 31

* Albuquerque Academy NM — 31

* Horace Mann HS NY — 31

19. West HS WI — 30

* John Burroughs HS MO — 30

20. * Phillips Academy MA — 29

21. * Wilmington Charter School DE — 28

* Lakeside School WA — 28

Richard Montgomery HS MA — 28

Troy HS MI — 28

Eden Prairie HS MN — 28

22. Flower Mound HS TX — 27

Adlai Stevenson HS IL — 27

* Private/Charter/Magnet Schools

Note: The number of Semifinalist named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating high school seniors plus other factors. National Merit Program data are meaningful and valid only when considered within the competition’s framework.

Daughtry ‘Leave This Town’ track list

Tom Kessler — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:04:22 +0000

Here is the list of songs on Daughtry’s Leave This Town:

1. You Don’t Belong
2. No Surprise
3. Every Time You Turn Around
4. Life After You
5. What I Meant To Say
6. Open Up Your Eyes
7. September
8. Ghost Of Me
9. Learn My Lesson
10. Supernatural
11. Tennessee Line
12. Call Your Name

Kings of Leon ‘Only by the Night’ track list

Tom Kessler — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:45:43 +0000

Here is a list of songs on Kings of Leon’s Only by the Night:

1. Closer
2. Crawl
3. Sex On Fire
4. Use Somebody
5. Manhattan
6. Revelry
7. 17
8. Notion
9. I Want You
10. Be Somebody
11. Cold Desert

Jamie Foxx ‘Intuition’ tour dates

Tom Kessler — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:22:34 +0000

Jamie Foxx’s “Intuition Tour,” a 50-city North America tour, kicks off July 3-4, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and runs through October 2009. Here is a list of tour dates:

July 3, 2009 — Las Vegas, NV, The Joint
July 4, 2009 — Las Vegas, NV, The Joint
July 9, 2009 — Tulsa, OK, Bok Center
July 10, 2009 — Houston, TX, Reliant Park Arena
July 11, 2009 — Austin, TX, Frank Erwin Center
July 12, 2009 — Oklahoma City, OK, Cox Convention Center
July 16, 2009 — Indianapolis, IN, Murat Theatre
July 17, 2009 — Memphis, TN, FedEx Forum
July 18, 2009 — Nashville, TN, Sommet Center
July 19, 2009 — Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Coliseum
July 23, 2009 — Minneapolis, MN, US Bank Theatre @ Target Center
July 24, 2009 — St. Louis, MO, Chaifetz Arena
July 25, 2009 — Kansas City, MO, Sprint Center
July 26, 2009 — Lousiville, KY, Freedom Hall
July 30, 2009 — Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Theater
July 31, 2009 — Merrillville, IN, Star Plaza
August 1, 2009 — Chicago, IL, Arie Crown Theatre
August 6, 2009 — Detroit, MI, Fox Theatre
August 13, 2009 — Dayton, OH, Nutter Center
August 14, 2009 — Columbus, OH, Vetrans Memorial
August 15, 2009 — Cincinnati, OH, US Bank Arena
August 16, 2009 — Cleveland, OH, Wolstein Center
August 20, 2009 — Boston, MA, Bank of America Pavillion
August 21, 2009 — Uncasville, CT, Mohegan Sun
August 22, 2009 — Albany, NY, Times Union Center
August 23, 2009 — Richmond, VA, Richmond Coliseum
August 28, 2009 — Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville Vetrans Memorial Arena
August 29, 2009 — Sunrise, FL, Bankatlantic Center
September 25, 2009 — Grand Prarie, TX, Nokia Theatre

Source: JamieFoxx.com

2009 Lollapalooza lineup

Tom Kessler — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:59:16 +0000

Here is the list of bands that will perform at the 2009 Lollapalooza event Aug. 7-9 at Chicago’s Grant Park. See Billboard for more details or go to the official Lollapalooza site:

Depeche Mode
Tool
The Killers
Jane’s Addiction
Beastie Boys
Kings of Leon
Lou Reed
Ben Harper and Relentless 7
Thievery Corporation
Snoop Dogg
Rise Against
Andrew Bird
TV on the Radio
Vampire Weekend
The Decemberists
Neko Case
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
Animal Collective
Band of Horses
Of Montreal
Arctic Monkeys
Coheed and Cambria
Ben Folds
Fleet Foxes
Silversun Pickups
Kaiser Chiefs
Crystal Castles
Bon Iver
Santigold
Atmosphere
Dan Auberbach
Cold War Kids
Deerhunter
Lykke Li
Robert Earl Keen
Peter Bjorn and John
Heartless Bastards
Gomez
Glasvegas
Federico Aubele
Dan Deacon
Passion Pit
The Raveonettes
The Gaslight Anthem
The Airborne Toxic Event
White Lies
Ra Ra Riot
No Age
Asher Roth
Los Campesinos!
Bat For Lashes
Chairlift
Gang Gang Dance
The Virgins
Amazing Baby
Portugal. The Man
The Knux
Ida Maria
Delta Spirit
Friendly Fires
Manchester Orchestra
Constantines
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Hockey
Miike Snow
Alberta Cross
Hey Champ
Sam Roberts Band
The Henry Clay People
Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam
Cage the Elephant
Living Things
The Low Anthem
Blind Pilot
Langhorne Slim
Other Lives
The Builders and The Butchers
Eric Church
Joe Pug
Kevin Devine
The Green Cards
Carney
Thenewno2

Dates for 2009 Bob Dylan ballpark tour

Tom Kessler — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:20:03 +0000

Bob Dylan has announced this year’s summer concert tour. Along with Willie Nelson, this summer The Bob Dylan Show also will feature John Mellencamp, marking just the second time in the past 24 years that these three performers have shared the concert stage.

Date	City
7/2	Sauget, IL at GCS Ballpark
7/4	South Bend, IN at Coveleski Stadium
7/8	Louisville, KY at Louisville Slugger Field
7/10	Dayton, OH at Fifth Third Field
7/11	Eastlake, OH at Classic Park
7/13	Washington, PA at Consol Energy Park
7/14	Allentown, PA at Coca-Cola Park
7/15	New Britain, CT at New Britain Stadium
7/19	Syracuse, NY at Alliance Bank Stadium
7/21	Pawtucket, RI at McCoy Stadium
7/23	Lakewood, NJ at FirstEnergy Park
7/24	Aberdeen, MD at Ripken Stadium
7/25	Norfolk, VA at Harbor Park
7/28	Durham, NC at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
7/29	Sevierville, TN at Smokies Park
8/4	Round Rock, TX at The Dell Diamond
8/5	Corpus Christi, TX at Whataburger Field
8/7	Grand Prairie, TX at QuikTrip Park
8/11	Glendale, AZ at Camelback Ranch
8/12	Las Vegas, NV at Cashman Field
8/14	Fresno, CA at Chukchansi Park
8/15	Stockton, CA at Banner Island Ballpark

Bobdylan.com is offering pre-sale tickets for all ballpark shows to its visitors, going on sale starting on Monday, April 27. At each venue, the gates will open 30 minutes early for holders of tickets purchased during the bobdylan.com pre-sale. For details, see the bobdylan.com Tour page.

Source: Bobdylan.com

Guitar Hero Metallica track list and features

Tom Kessler — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:35:21 +0000

Available Versions

Game Highlights

Over 20 Superstar Guest Acts – Featuring acts chosen by Metallica ranging from Queen, to Alice in Chains, Lynrd Skynrd and the Foo Fighters, jam to a wide variety of high-energy rock for Guitar Hero. Go beyond the music of Metallica to bands they collaborated with, the music that inspired them, and acts they admired.
Authentic Metallica Experience – full on Metallica by playing as the band with their motion captured moves and likeness capturing the full presence and intensity of James, Lars, Kirk and Robert. Take the stage on amazing, epic venues featuring famous Metallica stages and iconic imagery. All tracks and content are “Metallica Approved.”
Full Guitar Hero World Tour Feature Set – All the instruments are back in the next Guitar Hero: rock on guitar, bass, vocals and drums. Up to 4 players can join together and rock locally, or battle other bands online with up to 8 players. Guitar Hero Metallica includes the “Rock Star Creator,” playing with friends online, the full Music Studio and the user-created music sharing service, GH Tunes. Finally play the Death Magnetic downloadable content as Metallica.
New Content and Gameplay – The game supports two kick pedals in a new “Expert +” mode, letting you drum like Lars on two bass drums. Go deeper into Metallica with videos straight from Metallica concerts and the option to test your Metallica know-how on any song you beat with facts on the band’s history, and how guest acts are tied to Metallica. Metallica has added their own touch from the attacks in Battle Mode to the effects in the Music Studio.

Metallica Tracks

All Nightmare Long
Battery
Creeping Death
Disposable Heroes
Dyers Eve
Enter Sandman
Fade To Black
Fight Fire With Fire
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Frantic
Fuel
Hit The Lights
King Nothing
Master of Puppets
Mercyful Fate (Medley)
No Leaf Clover
Nothing Else Matters
One
Orion
Sad But True
Seek And Destroy
The Memory Remains
The Shortest Straw
The Thing That Should Not Be
The Unforgiven
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Wherever I May Roam
Whiplash

If you downloaded the “Death Magnetic” album for Xbox and PS3, those 10 songs will play in their entirety in the full game mode. PS2 and Wii versions (coming in the Spring, most likely in early May) will include “Broken Beat & Scarred,” “Cyanide” and “My Apocalypse” since they are not compatible with the Death Magnetic downloadable content.

Other Artists

Alice In Chains – No Excuses
Bob Seger – Turn The Page
Corrosion of Conformity – Albatross
Diamond Head – Am I Evil?
Foo Fighters – Stacked Actors
Judas Priest – Hell Bent For Leather
Kyuss – Demon Cleaner
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Tuesdays Gone
Machine Head – Beautiful Mourning
Mastodon – Blood And Thunder
Mercyful Fate – Evil
Michael Schenker Group – Armed and Ready
Motorhead – Ace of Spades
Queen – Stone Cold Crazy
Samhain – Mother of Mercy
Slayer – War Ensemble
Social Distortion – Mommy’s Little Monster
Suicidal Tendencies – War Inside My Head
System of a Down – Toxicity
The Sword – Black River
Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back in Town

Conde Nast Traveler’s 2009 hot spas list

Tom Kessler — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:04:51 +0000

Conde Nast Traveler’s 13th annual May “Hot List” issue is the ultimate insider’s guide to the newest and hottest hotels, restaurants, spas, and nightclubs opened all over the world in the past year. The editors scoured the globe to check out hundreds of new properties, rigorously evaluating each one on a standard set of criteria. The result is a definitive guide to the world’s most exciting new establishments destined to become instant classics.

A little R&R is just what the doctor ordered, and as luck would have it, this past year delivered a bumper crop of superlative spas from Macau to Mexico. Our reviewers left no hot stone unturned in their effort to identify the 50 transcendent spots for head-to-toe pampering.

U.S. spas on the Hot Spas List include:

California: Spa Montage, Beverly Hills; Spa at Pelican Hill, Newport Beach

Colorado: RockResorts Spa at the Arrabelle, Vail

Florida: Icon Brickell at Viceroy Miami; Lapis at the Fontainebleau,
Miami Beach

Georgia: 29 Spa at the Mansion on Peachtree, Atlanta

Nevada: Spa at Trump, Las Vegas

New Mexico: Spa at Encantado, Santa Fe

New York: Caudalie Spa at the Plaza Hotel; ESPA at the Peninsula; Sense,
a Rosewood Spa, The Carlyle; Shibui Spa, Greenwich Hotel, New York City

Texas: Stoneleigh Spa, Dallas

Source: Conde Nast Traveler

AFI’s top TV shows of 2008

Tom Kessler — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:44:56 +0000

The American Film Institute released its top 10 list of TV shows for 2008:

Breaking Bad — AMC
In Treatment — HBO
John Adams — HBO
Life — NBC
Lost — ABC
Mad Men — AMC
The Office — NBC
Recount — HBO
The Shield — FX
The Wire — HBO

Source: American Film Institute