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Michael Jackson Reaction: Madonna, Ex-Wife Lisa Marie Presley, More

In the wake of legendary pop star Michael Jackson’s death Thursday (June 25), musicians, actors and celebrities — including Jackson’s ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley — have began to remember Jackson for all his contributions to pop culture.

“I am so very sad and confused with every emotion possible. I am heartbroken for his children, who I know were everything to him, and for his family,” Presley told MTV News in a statement. “This is such a massive loss on so many levels. Words fail me.”

“I can’t stop crying over the sad news,” Madonna told People. “I have always admired Michael Jackson. The world has lost one of the greats, but his music will live on forever! My heart goes out to his three children and other members of his family. God bless.”

JC Chasez, who performed alongside Jackson with ‘NSYNC at the 2001 VMAs, said, “Words can’t begin to describe my sadness for the loss of Michael Jackson. I was honored and humbled to have the opportunity to perform with him several times, and he had a profound influence on my career. Michael forever changed the world of music and entertainment, and I will always remember him for his kind and sweet spirit.”

“I’m hurt,” Lupe Fiasco told MTV News in a statement. “But I’m celebrating his life and his music. Dancing and crying and dancing in public. Holding heart-to-heart conversations with complete strangers about one of the things, if not the only thing, we share in common, That Is The Legendary MoonWalker Himself. A white guy in a pickup truck pulled alongside me on the expressway and shouted to me, had I heard about Mike?!? It’s surreal and it’s everywhere!!! Every time I feel like getting sad, one of his songs comes on, and I’m just filled with happiness and start singing and smiling. He was the best to ever do it. Salaams, Peace & Blessings. May Allah have mercy on his soul. We Love You MJ!!!”

Other members of the hip-hop community are also reacting to the news. “I am f—ed up right now about this,” Wale said. “He WAS the ’80s, the ’90s. He is arguably the most famous person of the last century, more so than any religious or cultural leaders. He was the originator of music for the world. I always thought I’d meet him one day. … I’m at a loss of words.”

Although he tweeted earlier about the Jackson’s death, Pete Wentz also shared with MTV News his feeling of loss. “There will never be another. He was the royalty of American culture. I could measure the growth of my life based on him. I have never felt such public grief for someone I have never met. A legend. I practiced his moves in the mirror. … We lost the last legendary entertainer of my generation. I feel lost without his presence. Sorry if this is kind of jumbled and emotional. I don’t even know what to say.”

Don’t miss “A Celebration of Michael Jackson on MTV,” airing at 6 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.

Justin Timberlake Praises Michael Jackson’s Genius

The sudden death of Michael Jackson jolted his friends and family, a second blow to the entertainment world after the loss of another pop icon, Farrah Fawcett, only hours earlier on Thursday.

“We have lost a genius and a true ambassador of not only Pop music but of all music,” Justin Timberlake, who was clearly influenced by Jackson, wrote on his Web site. “He has been an inspiration to multiple generations, and I will always cherish the moments I shared with him on stage and all of the things I learned about music from him and the time we spent together. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones.”

“I can’t stop crying over the sad news,” Madonna says. “I have always admired Michael Jackson. The world has lost one of the greats, but his music will live on forever! My heart goes out to his three children and other members of his family. God bless.”

Former Wife ‘Heartbroken’

Lisa Marie Presley, who was married to Jackson from 1994 to 1996, says, “I am so very sad and confused with every emotion possible. I am heartbroken for his children, who I know were everything to him, and for his family. This is such a massive loss on so many levels, words fail me.”

In a long, heartfelt statement, Usher said he was “deeply saddened” by the loss and paid tribute to Jackson’s legacy. “May God cover you Michael. We all lift your name up in prayer. I pray for the entire Jackson family particularly Michael’s mother, children and all his fans that loved him so much. I would not be the artist, performer, and philanthropist I am today without the influence of Michael. I have great admiration and respect for him and I’m so thankful I had the opportunity to meet and perform with such a great entertainer, who in so many ways, transcended the culture. He broke barriers, he changed radio formats! With music, he made it possible for people like Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama to impact the mainstream world. His legacy is unparalleled. Michael Jackson will never be forgotten.”

“He was magic,” said Beyoncé Knowles. He was what we all strive to be. He will always be the King of Pop!”

On Friday, Chace Crawford said on Britain’s GMTV that he heard the news while at a party hosted by Elton John at the musician’s home just outside of London. When word got out, “It was … like an instant viral just spread,” said Crawford. “It just instantly changed the energy of the party.”

In a statement Thursday afternoon Britney Spears said, “I was so excited to see his show in London. We were going to be on tour in Europe at the same time and I was going to fly in to see him. He has been an inspiration throughout my entire life and I’m devastated he’s gone!”

Whitney Houston, who has battled her own demons and is on the verge of a comeback (just as Jackson was), released a statement saying simply, “I am full of grief,” while Paul McCartney, who collaborated with Jackson at the height of his success, writes on his Web site: “I feel privileged to have hung out and worked with Michael. He was a massively talented boy man with a gentle soul. His music will be remembered forever and my memories of our time together will be happy ones.”

Elizabeth Taylor ‘Devastated’

Elizabeth Taylor, one of Jackson’s closest and longstanding friends, was “too devastated” to issue a statement, her rep says, while Quincy Jones, who produced Jackson’s biggest hits, says, “I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news. For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don’t have the words.”

Cher, calling in to Larry King Live on CNN, shared many memories of Jackson, including dancing together on the Queen Mary and seeing the musical Dreamgirls together. “I am having a million reactions,” said Cher. “When I think of him, I think of this young boy, this teenager I first met … He was a great teenager, optimistic and adorable.”

“My heart is overcome with sadness for the devastating loss of my true friend Michael,” adds Brooke Shields, who raised eyebrows when she briefly dated Jackson. “He was an extraordinary friend, artist and contributor to the world. I join his family and his fans in celebrating his incredible life and mourning his untimely passing.”

Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson Photo by: Alpha / Globe

Oscar winner Jane Fonda used Twitter to express her grief, writing, “I am stunned. My friend, Michael Jackson is dead. He lived with me for a week on the Golden Pond set after ‘Thriller.’ ”

Neil Portnow, president of the Recording Academy, which honored Jackson with 13 Grammys, says, “Rarely has the world received a gift with the magnitude of artistry, talent, and vision as Michael Jackson. He was a true musical icon.”

On his Web site, former child actor Corey Feldman, who was once very close friends with Jackson, posted a statement mourning his old pal. “I come to you today with great sadness, acknowledging the loss of the greatest entertainer in the history of mankind. For me he was more than that, he was my idol, he was a role model, he was someone to cry to when my childhood was unbearable, he was a brother, he was a dear friend,” Feldman writes.

“Unfortunately Michael and I had a falling out on September 10th 2001 and that broken friendship had never been repaired,” he adds. “I am filled with tremendous sadness and remorse. All I choose to remember from this point is the good times we shared and what an inspiration he was to me and the rest of the world. Nobody will ever be able to do what Michael Jackson has done in this industry, and he was so close to doing it all again. I am truly, and deeply sorry for all of the heartbroken fans and supporters worldwide.”

PAUL MCCARTNEY RELEASES STATEMENT AFTER MICHAEL JACKSON’S DEATH

Paul McCartney has released a statement to say that his memories of working with Michael Jackson “will be happy ones.”

The pair worked together on tracks including Jackson’s “The Girl Is Mine”and McCartney solo tracks “Say Say Say” and “The Man,” before falling out in 1985 after Jackson won the bidding for the rights to over 200 Beatles catalogue songs.

McCartney has said about his former friend: “I feel privileged to have hung out and worked with Michael. He was a massively talented boy man with a gentle soul. His music will be remembered forever and my memories of our time together will be happy ones.”

Jackson bought ATV music, copyright owners of Lennon/ McCartney-penned Beatles songs, for $47.5m. However, Jackson was forced to agree a $95m deal with Sony a decade later when he ran into money troubles.

Search algorithms

All of the parts of the search engine are important, but the search algorithm is the code that makes everything work. It might be more accurate to say that the search algorithm is the foundation on which everything else is built. How a search engine works is based on the search algorithm, or the way that data is discovered by the user.

            In very general terms, a search algorithm is a problem-solving procedure that takes a problem, evaluates a number of possible answers, and then returns the solution to that problem. A search algorithm for a search engines takes the problem (the word or phrase searched for), sifts through a database that contains cataloged keywords and the URLS those words are related to, and then returns pages that contain the word or phrase that was search for, either in the body or the page or in a URL that points to the page.

            This neat little trick is accomplished differently according to the algorithm that’s being used. There are several classifications of search algorithms, and each search engine uses algorithms that are slightly different. That’s why a search for one word or phrase will yield deferent results from different search engines. Some of the most common types of search algorithms include the following.

-         List Search: a list search algorithm searches through specified data looking for a single key. The data is searched in a very liner, list-style method. The result of a list search is usually a single element, which means that searching through billions of web sites could be very time-consuming, but would yield a smaller search result.

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-         Tree Search: Envision a tree in your mind. Now, examine that tree either from the roots out or from the leaves in. this is how a tree search algorithm works. The algorithm searches data set from the broadest to the narrowest or from the narrowest to the broadest. Data sets are like trees; a single piece of data can branch too many other pieces of data, and this is vey much how the Web is set up. Tree searches, then, are more useful when conducting searches on the Web, although they are not the only searches that can be successful.

-         SQL Search: one of the difficulties with a tree search is that it’s conducted in a hierarchical manner, meaning that it’s conducted from one point to another, according to the ranking of the data being searched. A SQL search allows data to be searched in a non hierarchical manner, which means that data can be searched from any subset of data.

-         Informed Search- An informed search algorithm looks for a specific answer to a specific problem in a tree like data set. The information search, despite its name, is not always the best choice for web searches because of the general nature of the answers being sought. Instead, informed search is better used for specific queries in specific data sets.

-         Adversarial Search: An adversarial search algorithm looks for all possible solutions to a problem, much like finding all the possible solutions in a game. This algorithm is difficult to use with web searches, because the number of possible solutions to a word or phrase search of constraints, and the data set can be searched in a variety of different ways that do not have to be linear. Constraint satisfaction searches can be very useful for searching the Web.

-         Constraint Satisfaction Search: When you think of searching the Web for a word or phrase, the constraint satisfaction search algorithm is most likely to satisfy your desire to find something. In this type of search algorithm, the solution is discovered by meeting a set of constraints, and the data set can be searched in a variety of ways that do not have to be linear. Constraint satisfaction searches can be very useful for searching the Web.

These are only a few types of searches, these are the ones that I wanted to touch base on because there are some of the more popular types, and often these types or search algorithms are used. The key to maximizing your search engine results is to understand a little about how each search engine you’re targeting works. Only when you understand this can you know how to maximize your exposure to meet the search requirements for that search engine.

Exploring Your Site Admin Options In WordPress MU

 One of the first things you want to do, after you install WordPress MU and log in to your admin panel, is to Click the site Admin on the Administration panel to display the Admin, Blogs, users, Themes, Options, and Upgrade sub-tabs. This is where you set the user and administrative options for your WordPress MU blog. You won’t need to use some of options until you start to take new bloggers into your community; however, i want to cover them now so that you will be prepared for the onslaught of new bloggers signups when it does happen.

Speaking of your new users, you don’t want to miss the information provided in my later blog posts, where i talk about staying on top of your blogging community by providing the most current updates to it.  A big part of keeping your community thriving is keeping your community happy and informed so that members can’t find a reason to leave you!