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One thing of which Diplo (aka Diplodocus, Wes Diplo, and Wes Gully) cannot be accused is being afraid to experiment with new music. [1]

Diplo will be ringing in the new year with a face-crushing free EP he’s calling Express Yourself. [2]

Critics have been divided on his early work, with some expressing acclaim for the mixtape, while others expressing relief that M.I.A.’s aesthetic and her debut album did not have a lot of input from the DJ. [3]

Meanwhile, his record label Mad Decent has helped to introduce Brazilian baile funk, Angolan Kuduro, and other marginalized music to clubs around the world, developing as a trendsetting force with which to be reckoned. [4]

Under the Hollertronix moniker, Diplo and Budget released the highly praised Never Scared mixtape; it was listed as one of The New York Times’ top albums of 2003. [1]

He also founded and manages record company Mad Decent, as well as the not for profit organization Heaps Decent. [...] Later, Pentz and fellow M.I.A. producer Switch created a Jamaican dancehall project titled Major Lazer. [3]

The music embodied on this album led to an introduction via an A&R man at XL Records to M.I.A. In 2004, he partnered with M.I.A. for the mixtape “Piracy Funds Terrorism.” [4]

The two eventually collaborated on a mixtape, Piracy Funds Terrorism Vol. 1., where Arular track acapellas were mashed with other artists’ songs and was mentioned as ‘Albums of the Year’ from the New York Times and Pitchfork Media. [...] Since then, Diplo has worked on production and mixtape projects with many other notable pop artists. [3]

Sources:
[1] Diplo: Information from Answers.com
[2] Diplo Readies New EP: Express Yourself | News | Pitchfork
[3] Diplo (DJ) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] Artists ? Diplo | Mad Decent

Bosom Buddies is an American sitcom starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari created by Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. Miller and Chris Thompson. [1]

Our goal at Bosom Buddies is to help moms with their breastfeeding experience by helping them find the right products for their needs, as well as provide information through our knowledgeable staff along the way. [2]

Henry and Kip are two advertising designers who had a real problem with finding a place to live. [3]

It ran from 1980 to 1982 on ABC and in reruns in the summer of 1984 on NBC. [...] This was also one of the last Miller-Boyett sitcoms to be produced by Paramount Television before they moved their base of operations to Lorimar Productions (later Warner Bros. [...] Kip Wilson (Hanks) is originally skeptical of the plan, but after meeting gorgeous resident model/dancer/nurse Sonny Lumet (Donna Dixon), he ends up convincing aspiring writer Henry Desmond (Scolari) that the experience will make a great book. [...] In the pilot episode, after their own apartment is demolished, two men disguise themselves as women in order to live in the dirt-cheap Susan B. Anthony Hotel (which happens to be female-only). [1]

The place to find everything a breastfeeding mom could need. [2]

A female friend suggested they stay at her building, but the snag is that the place is for women only. [3]

Someone who watches this show once will first laugh just looking at stars Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari, and then will say what a stupid show that it ended up to be. [4]

Sources:
[1] Bosom Buddies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] BosomBuddies, for nursing moms
[3] Bosom Buddies (TV Series 1980′1982) - IMDb
[4] “Bosom Buddies” (1980)

The show features performances from various contemporary artists, as well as coverage of the dropping of the Times Square Ball in New York City ’s Times Square. [1]

Back in 1972 when we first did the show, it was just me and my wife atop a building in Times Square with one cameraman. [2]

During the first two hours, ABC will show clips of performances from past New Year’s Eve specials, which Klein describes as a fascinating trip through hair, clothing and musical styles. [...] The celebration takes up all of prime time on ABC, breaks for a half-hour of local news, then comes back on the air for two and a quarter hours that includes the ball dropping in New York City’s Times Square to mark the beginning of 2012. [...] NEW YORK (AP) - Forty years ago, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve special was created to give young people an alternative to a seasonal institution, bandleader Guy Lombardo. [3]

December 31 is always celebratory for Dick Clark, who has become the father figure of New Year’s Eve. [...] His ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ will mark its 40th anniversary, expanding to 5 1/2 hours of music performances and reports from celebrations around the world on ABC. [2]

Dick Clark, right, and Ryan Seacrest will celebrate 40 years of history as they host “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012″ live from New York on Dec. 31, 2011. [4]

During the first two hours, ABC will show clips of performances from past New Year’s Eve specials, which Klein describes as a fascinating trip through hair, clothing and musical styles. [...] Clark and Seacrest will celebrate 40 years of history as they host ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012′ live from ABC Studios in New York on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 on the ABC Television Network. [5]

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[1] Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest - Wikipedia …
[2] Q & A: Dick Clark on 40 years of ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve …
[3] Dick Clark celebrates 40 years rocking New Year’s Eve …
[4] Dick Clark celebrates 40th New Year’s Eve show - Celebrity Circuit …
[5] Dick Clark’s dominant ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ TV show …

The first ball drop was in 1907, and the tradition has been going strong ever since, with the exception of two years during World War II. [1]

A ball “drops” or more accurately scoots down a pole atop a building in New York. [2]

Since the first Times Square ball drop in 1907, cities started putting their own stamp on the drop-and-count. [3]

The ball dropped and 2012 lit up on Times Square four days ahead of time. [2]

Back in May, ahead of the release of her Born This Way album, Lady Gaga described her hometown of New York City as her “husband,” and now, she’s been tapped to help her spouse ring in the New Year in the most traditional of ways: by dropping the ball in Times Square. [4]

The Times Square Ball is a time ball that has been lowered or “dropped” from the flagpole of One Times Square nearly every New Year’s Eve since December 31, 1907 in Times Square, Manhattan, New York City. [5]

Yes, according to The New York Post, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has named Gaga as his special guest at the City’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration, where she’ll ceremoniously push a Waterford Crystal button at 11:59 p.m., officially beginning the famed crystal ball’s descent over the raucous Times Square crowd. [4]

He was always very popular and — for better or worse — was the face and voice of New Year’s Eve, but he has struggled with the effects of a stroke seven years ago. [2]

New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg has made quite a hip choice to help him drop the ball on New Year’s Eve in Times Square to ring in 2012 - Lady Gaga. [6]

Though The New York Times would later move its headquarters to a larger building at 229 West 43rd Street, the New Year’s Eve celebration at One Times Square remains to this day. [5]

Sources:
[1] Watch Ball Drop: 2012 New Year’s Eve Celebration In Times Square …
[2] Ball drop in New York City is just like the New Year holiday - a …
[3] On New Year’s Eve, some Maryland towns will drop anything but a …
[4] Lady Gaga To Help Drop New Year’s Ball In Times Square - Music …
[5] Times Square Ball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[6] Lady Gaga to do Times Square ball drop for New Year’s Eve 2011 …

Good news for Cincinnati: quarterback Zach Collaros will start in the Liberty Bowl against Vanderbilt on Dec. 31, coach Butch Jones confirmed after practice Thursday. [1]

Vanderbilt linebacker Chris Marve will have his own cheering section for the Liberty Bowl. [2]

Kickoff for the 2011 edition of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl is now less than 24 hours away and with the media scrutiny surrounding this game, there is always breaking news. [3]

Cincinnati will start quarterback Zach Collaros in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Vanderbilt, coach Butch Jones announced after practice Thursday in Memphis, Tenn. [4]

The Liberty Bowl is an annual U.S. American college football bowl game played in December of each year from 1959 to 2007 and in January in 2009 and 2010. [5]

Getting the senior quarterback for the game should be a huge boost for a Bearcats offense that was inconsistent with Munchie Legaux and Jordan Luallen sharing the snaps behind center. [4]

Marve is among nine Commodores making some school history of their own Saturday, playing in a second bowl game in four seasons. [2]

It was built partially as a way to bring the Liberty Bowl to a permanent home in Memphis (The game had started in Philadelphia, but because of poor attendance for a northern bowl, it left the city, playing one year in Atlantic City before settling in Memphis). [6]

Collaros fractured his ankle during the Nov. 12 game against West Virginia, but has been steadily returning to full health this month. [1]

Vanderbilt junior quarterback Jordan Rodgers stepped into the starting role midway through the season and has improved steadily as the year has progressed. [3]

Sources:
[1] Zach Collaros will start in Liberty Bowl | CollegeFootballTalk
[2] Marve will have own cheering section as Vanderbilt caps season in …
[3] Liberty Bowl: Latest News, Notes and Analysis for Cincinnati vs …
[4] Cincinnati Bearcats QB Zach Collaros to return for Liberty Bowl - ESPN
[5] Liberty Bowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[6] Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia