Can a person's first name REALLY tell you if they're a lunatic behind the wheel?

--A study out of England looked at data from thousands of speeding tickets, and identified the first names of people most likely to speed . . . or drive safely.

--Men named Julian and Justin are most likely to speed. And for women, the most likely speeders are named Juliet, Justine, and Alexis.

--On the other end, men named Connor, Terrance, Jacob, Jordan, and Joshua are LEAST likely to speed. For women, the least-likely speeders are Paige, Molly, Shannon, Bethany, Lily, Courtney, and Caitlin.


--The study also found that men who are surgeons, sales managers, TV execs, CEOs, and lawyers are most likely to speed. Women who are in the military, or work as business consultants, veterinarians, or doctors are most likely to speed.

Life in a nutshell.

Pfizer sponsored a survey that found the average age for different milestones in people's lives.  Here's what they found out:

--You have your FIRST KISS at age 15.



--You're financially independent from your parents at 22. (--Yeah, right.)


--You have the BEST SUMMER OF YOUR LIFE when you're 24.


--You start reminding yourself of your parents at age 32.


--You begin FEELING YOUR AGE at 38.


--The age when you should stop having kids is 41.


--You should RETIRE at age 64. -- (Not according to the Harper Government)


--And you should expect to LIVE until you're 84.

Usher - Scream Official Video

I dig the song, I always jam when we play it, but, I'm not at all impressed with this video. Something is missing here. Maybe he spent his video budget on the video for Climax?

What do you think?

PS: If you didn't see the video for Climax, here it is,

Oh Canada!!

Canada’s birthday is just around the corner and there will be plenty of activities taking place in HRM to mark the 145^th milestone.

Musicians from across the country will perform for audiences at this year’s Canada Day events. Vancouver’s 2012 Juno nominee “Mother Mother” will headline the Alderney Landing concert joined by PEI’s “Tim Chaisson & Morning Fold”, Ontario’s “USS”, and Halifax’s new favourite band, “The Town Heroes”.  Other acts include “Scientists of Sound”, “Kayo”, “Soho Ghetto” and “Dezza”.

Take part in pancake breakfasts at the Grand Parade and Alderney Landing, sing Oh Canada from the top of Citadel Hill, watch the Tattoo Parade in downtown Halifax and join us for the Great Canadian Family Fun-Fest on the Halifax Common with fireworks to end the evening on the Halifax Waterfront.

Dartmouth Crossing is hosting a weekend-long party, adding a pre-Canada Day kickoff event on June 29. That event will feature free food, music and fireworks for families and friends that may have to miss the July 1 show at 10 p.m. Find out more about celebrations at Dartmouth Crossing at www.dartmouthcrossing.com.

Events are being hosted at no charge to participants, made possible by our generous sponsors: The Village Shops at Dartmouth Crossing, Canadian Heritage, Molson Coors Canada, Nissan, May Family Farms, Pampers, Pepsi, Holiday Inn Harbourview, CTV, C100/The Bounce, The Chronicle Herald and Halifax Regional Municipality.

For more information and a complete list of events and schedules, please visit: www.hrmcanadaday.ca, call 490-6394 and you can also follow @hfxcivicevents on twitter.

WHO"S EXCITED?? This Girl!!

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HRM Drunk Driving stats for May

In May, citizens and HRM Partners in Policing joined forces to continue the fight against drinking and driving.

Throughout the month, police charged 63 people - 45 men and 18 women, ranging in age from 15 to 61 - with impaired driving. Of these incidents, 34 were identified by police during their patrols, 10 were identified after a collision had occurred and 19 were called-in by concerned citizens. Officers issued an additional 16 seven-day suspensions and two 15-day suspensions to people having a blood alcohol level between 50-80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood (mg%).

Of the 63 cases, 60 involved drivers impaired by alcohol while three involved impairment by drugs. Nine of the people charged refused to provide a breath sample and were charged with the offense of refusal.
The breath samples obtained ranged from 90-310 mg%.

Driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs puts everyone in danger. In December 2009, MADD Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia launched Campaign 911 which encourages people to call police with information on suspected impaired drivers. HRM Partners in Policing continue to be encouraged by the number of citizens helping to play a role in community safety. If you have information on a drunk driver, please call 911.

Nicki Minaj Didn't go on, and GOOD FOR HER!

So a radio Station in NY put together this show, It was crazy, "everyone" who is r&b, hip hop was there. And Nicki Minaj was the Headliner. Until one of the people who work for the radio station went on the stage and said that "Nicki" was wack. Would this guy have said anything if he didn't like one of the male artists on the bill? hard to say I don't know this guy.


you know what.

GOOD FOR HER.

That's what I think.

I don't love every single song of every single artist we play, some I don't care for at all, but you'll never hear me talk about it on the air. ESPECIALLY if this person/group was headlining a show presented by The BOUNCE. I wouldn't say it because I refuse to disrespect an artist we play, I won't disrespect the other people who work incredibly hard for and with the BOUNCE, I would never put the BOUNCE in that kind of a situation, and if I ever did, I would expect to be reprimanded for it and more important to me I REFUSE to disrespect the fans of an artist. if you are on twitter (so am I @melb_bounce) you can see the drama unfold on Nicki's feed.

Why associate yourself with people who make you feel disrespected? That should a MINIMUM that get from people. If you don't, and you are able to, get away from them.

I'm not saying that radio people shouldn't express our opinions, but, at the end of the day I believe that we can express our opinions in a respectful way.

But, that's just me.

Actually....It isn't just me.

USHER + YOUR AVATAR = A NEW CONCERT EXPERIENCE

Using his live-stream concert at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on June 11th as an experimental platform, the Ush may be the first celeb to fuse social media, holograms, avatars, and music for the most immersive, interactive performance experience EVER!

Audience members will be able to create online avatars who will, via the wonder of the hologram, be able to dance with Usher on-stage.

Wait… WHAT?!

The director of the performance, Hamish Hamilton, clarified in a recent interview, saying:

"Literally, people will be able to create their own avatar and have it dance on the screen with Usher…We know that the principles work – now we have to ensure that we can create this in a way that is live and interactive. There are literally people at computer programs all around the world as we speak, trying to work out the way of doing it.”

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This song makes me want to dance hard enough to break my shoes!!

Jason Derulo - Breathing

The Great Gatsby....Wait...before you brush it off....

First, I want to acknowledge that I yes I do read, and I'm sure many of the finer parts of the books I read fly right by me without me noticing. However, I like what I like even if I can't exactly and concisely tell you why. When I read The Great Gatsby in High School, I remember thinking UGH here we go again. Another book that I HAVE to read (Which usually meant that I already hated it) Then I have to write the report answering questions, the answers to those questions will circle around what I mean without getting to the point. And if I recall correctly, that's pretty much how it went down. However, Something about The Great Gatsby has always stuck with me.I have read other books by Fitzgerald including the book he was writing when he died (The Last Tycoon). It ended almost mid sentence and I threw it across the room (LOL) but what was written, well, it was FANTASTIC.

I have picked up other Classic American Writers, including Hemingway (Farewell to Arms) is the only book of his I've read (and I do mean to fix that), and I absolutely HATED the ending. I felt like he cheated me. Much the same as when you're in school with no idea how to finish a story you've been writing for English class so you end it with "Then I woke up and it was all a dream" However, to that point, I enjoyed it.

But back to Fitzgerald, He and his wife Zelda have always live in my Imagination, I have her Biography, I've read it (it was given to me by a costumer when I was working at Happy Harry's in Burnside between Radio School and High School. He used to come in and all we'd talk about was The Great Gatsby), but so long ago now I forget most of it. This year....well, actually there has been LOTS of talk about Baz Luhrmann  recreating The Great Gatsby the movie is set to come out this Christmas (I wonder if it's too early to pre-buy my ticket) I will be there. I LOVED the Baz take on Romeo and Juliette and it took me a few times but I liked Moulin Rouge. I am excited to see that Luhrmann will do with this story.  Leo DiCaprio as Gatsby....that will be something to see. Here is the official Trailer........



Looks Delicious right?? I'm not really sure how to feel about it being in 3D.....

I found a scene from The Great Gatsby film that was released in 1974.

Now I need to watch this movie again!! Maybe even read the book......hmmmmm it is my turn to pick the next book for Book Club.....