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ROCK 'n' roll makes the world go round, according to a map of the music being listened to online across the globe.

Linkin Park, the Beatles, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica are among the world's most popular artists, according to song recognition service Gracenote.

But Australia has bucked the trend: dance music label Ministry of Sound is our most popular "artist" and its latest compilation album, The 2008 Annual, our most popular album.

Gracenote is an internet-based music recognition service that identifies track names, artists and album titles when music is played or ripped on to computers, MP3 players, iPods and iTunes, CD players, mobile phones, and more.

The map of the 10 most popular artists and 10 most popular albums was created as song data was uploaded from its online database.

Good and decent family man, too.

You have a problem with China being Communist? You're a bit late: The US deals with, and recognizes, China. So does Australia and New Zealand.

So you think the IG is a "communist military junta"? Were you just born stupid or have you been taking special education lessons to sharpen your dull wit? I think you should quit while you are slightly ahead: calm down, take a deep breath, reach for yr meds, gulp them down with some Fiji water.

Ratu of Aust of Other (99 days and 11 hours ago) don't worry so much guys. just wait and see what bai does for the country. if he does not show any improvement, another coup will follow. but this time it will be a real one where by all indians will be sent to india and we all fijian will start killing each other for a post in govt and this has already started.

PERTH-based firm Maxim Business Consulting Group has announced it has joined the Hall Chadwick National Association of firms to ride th WA boom.

The new firm will take the name Maxim Hall Chadwick.

Few economies are profiting more from the rise of China than WA, now a vital supplier of the resources needed by China for its manufacturing industries and rapid urbanisation.

On his recent visit to Australia during the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit meeting in Sydney, Chinese President Hu Jintao highlighted WA's significance for his country, making Perth his first stop. He described WA as "an important energy base for China".

"Perth is now recognised as the gateway to one of the world's most significant resources and energy provinces," said David Parker, director of the WA Chamber of Minerals and Energy.

Well, it's almost time for me to head off to Australia. Tomorrow, actually, but this might be my last chance to get in a blog before then. I will try to blog while there but won't promise. Christmas is over and it was quite a pleasant one. My son visited from Las Vegas and he said he had a good time. It looks like he is set on going back to college full time to qualify as an accountant. He did one class last semester and got an A, so it looks like he should do OK in that field. He has quite a bit of money coming to him for education from the time he spent in the United States Air Force; at least enough for about two years of college. We spent Christmas Eve morning at my wife's parents then headed to Pensacola Beach, Florida to where my wife's sister and family live. Lots of gifts were handed around and we all ate and drank too much.

However there are far more politically and environmentally acceptable alternatives to consider.

Coal-fired power stations such as in regions of adequate and suitable coal resources e.g. Southland, West Coast, King Country and Waikato. Technological developments suggest that the new coal fired power stations (and nuclear) are very much improved in environmental terms. In Australia, 60 percent of electricity is generated by thermal coal fired power stations.

Exotic forest waste. This is practised in Europe. In view of New Zealand's major plantings of exotics, it is amazing that more has not been made of this energy source, given New Zealand's claim to be "clean and green."

Wind power. This matter has received considerable public debate with objections to noise and visual impact.