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It's taken 29 months to reach the 500th Slow Life blog posting, which is an average of 4 a week and about 150,000 words. Slow Life began as the story of our quest for self-sufficiency; we were sunny optimists then. Now, we are older, wiser and a good deal poorer. It hasn't been difficult to stick to our pledge never to shop in a supermarket, but the farm has had to go, and with it all the animals, leaving us only with our vegetables, which have the great advantage that if they look sickly, you don't have to call out the vet.
Looking back over 500 Slow Life blogs it's striking how we've been swept along by events, by the opportunities to take part in TV programmes, by the chance to design gardens for flower shows. The gardening shows have led to a close association with Japan, where everyone strives to live the Slow Life, with varying degrees of success. There's no doubt that the ideas behind Slow Life are also becoming more popular in the UK. The Slow Food movement (http://www.slowfood.org.uk) recently announced that their membership has increased to 30,000. Less than one tenth of the RHS, but moving in the right direction. Everyone is striving to improve their work/life balance, and when I get the time, I will do too.


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Literature provided to Yadkin Riverkeeper by Alcoa falsely states: "Alcoa has a proven track record as a good environmental steward. Alcoa takes its environmental responsibility seriously and has earned an outstanding reputation locally, nationally and globally for its commitment to protecting the environment."
This interactive map shows Alcoa's pollution worldwide. Each Google Map point contains additional information and video links. If you are aware of pollution in your area as a result of Alcoa's past or current operations, email us with the pollution site and your source and we will incorporate it into the map.
Alcoa, by its own admission, has polluted the Badin Lake area in North Carolina. They are now applying to lease the rights to the water for another 50 years but have not agreed to clean up the area. Please express your concern to Governor Bev Perdue.

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SharePoint 2013 Video\Audio Content Types
Navigate to Site Settings -> Site Content Types and you would find "Digital Asset Content Types".
Once added these in a Documents library these content types can be added to display in the "New Documents" button.
In addition to this Option you can Drag and drop the Video,music and other files as well.
If you click on a particular Content type in Site Content types you would ahve an option to Hide or show few default fields like "Show download link" or "embed Code link" etc.
Here is the columns and properties of "Video" content type.
Notice the Option "Document Set settings" this allows you to specify if the Videos can be a part of document set.A great way to use the Video in a Document Set would be to use them as an Introduction Video to the document's of document set.


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I stayed in bed until twenty minutes before I needed to leave for work. I tried to think of a good excuse to stay home – I'm sick (…and tired of going to work), work is boring at this time of the year, stayed up too late because of the free old movies channel and my Alfred Hitchcock obsession, it's foggy again. We worked late yesterday because of a special event. I think just one more day off each week would make life more balanced. I'm seriously considering going down to four sometime next year. Changing jobs hasn't worked because when it comes down to it, I like this job. It's a blessing.
So why not work less? Isn't life supposed to be about breaking societal conformity to live out values and beliefs? Why work five days? Money. Because we're going to Europe. Because we need more than one room to live in, paint in, entertain in.
One of the significant turning point I experienced at Briercrest was when I was co-teaching a world views class and we were discussing the cost of this life of following Christ. Glenn Runnalls said our generation won't live it because the cost is too high. We're too narcissistic. And I (like Peter) passionately thought, I won't be like that. I won't trade in my soul for the securities offered to me by society. But suddenly there's rent to pay, insurance and gas eating a whole in my pocket, too many very alluring places to dine in Vancouver. Career peer pressure.
So that's my puzzle for the day – is that extra day of income worth the sacrifice in the face of the other 90% of my well-being – my health, my art, my relationships, my values of worship, discipleship, justice, and community?


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The Role of Big Data in Improving Security and Resilience to Catastrophic Events,
You are cordially invited to participate in a day-long workshop on the Role of Big Data in Improving Security and Resilience to Catastrophic Events, hosted by the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Councils on Catastrophic Risks, Future of the Internet and Data Driven Development, and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
The event involves a series of workshops examining the role of big data and analytics in catastrophic events. It will bring together leaders from the public, private and non-profit sectors to examine and propose solutions to the legal, policy and technological barriers, which currently hinder data from being used to tackle situations such as Superstorm Sandy in the US and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. In particular, participants will consider the potential role of public-private partnerships in leveraging big data to address the identified challenges and ensuring that needed information is available to allow for an effective preparation and a robust and timely response to public emergencies, thereby enabling community resilience.
In the rapidly changing information and communication technology (ICT) environment, data is being created, collected and analyzed by an increasing number of entities, including governments, private enterprises, critical infrastructure owners and operators, humanitarian responders and citizens. This data has the potential to be of tremendous value in driving effective preparedness and mitigation actions, reducing the impact of catastrophic risks (e.g., natural and man-made, etc.), increasing the efficiency of humanitarian response, and enabling recovery of business and livelihoods. However, we have yet to develop a full appreciation of the opportunities to strengthen preparedness and resilience that can be created through strategic partnerships, active collaboration and the sharing of such information.
For more information about the program please see agenda here


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Friday, March 18, 2011
A Fun Flower
Enter giveaway here.
I still have three more days of time-off left. It's been a very much needed, relaxing week. Once I'm back at work, I'll be gearing up for Easter and Mother's Day. . .two huge holidays in my little floral department. I'll be rested and ready to go. . .
We've had beautiful weather this week too (by Minnesota standards.) It's been right around 50 degrees and sunny. All the mounds of snow are melting fast but have heard we may get some snow again on Tuesday. At least it doesn't stick around too long this time of year. March is always a month where winter and spring fight back and forth with each other. Come on spring, I'm rooting for you!
So today I wanted to share the rolled, ribbon flower I've made after watching Hostess, Anita's video on the Hero Arts blog. You can see it here. Anita did a fabulous job, showing how to make these beautiful flowers! I decided to make my flower out of two different, coordinating ribbons and layer them together with a paper flower on top.
I used a Martha Stewart butterfly, border punch and the Traditional Butterfly stamp from Hero Arts. I love the tiny, punched out butterflies and just had to add a few to the card. For some reason lately, I've been very drawn toward shades of aqua/teal. . . .love it with white!
These flowers are so fun and easy to make, so be sure to check out Anita's video and give it a try!
Thanks for stopping by today and happy spring! :)
20 comments:
- Tiffany said...
This is so beautiful Barb! Love the light and airy color of the aqua's and your rolled flower is perfection, need to try one myself!
- March 18, 2011 at 11:28 AM
- Sudha - Art Admirer said...
Wow, its so adorable.
- March 18, 2011 at 11:36 AM
- Arlene said...
I love the soft colors and design. So beautiful.
- March 18, 2011 at 1:23 PM
- patscrap91 said...
Love the white and aqua color together. Love also the border punch. Your card is like winter and spring together (like the weather).
- March 18, 2011 at 2:50 PM
- Maureen Morton said...
Super job, Barb! Love this winged card - great colors; pops with the white.
- March 18, 2011 at 3:07 PM
- AnitaRex said...
Hi Barb I am so touched by your kind words!!! I love what you've done with the ribbon flower! So pretty! I also love this aqua and white phaze your going through, keep it up, it's soo pretty! :> What a beauitful card!
- March 18, 2011 at 4:51 PM
- Sue said...
A very pretty card Barb I also saw the video, and your flower is lovely with the two colours, it has turned out very well indeed and looks a picture on the card. Only three more days left how quickly the time has gone!
- March 18, 2011 at 5:19 PM
- Nancy said...
Oh Barb, this turned out so gorgeous. I love the colors and your flower is perfect!
- March 18, 2011 at 5:46 PM
- Dawn said...
gorgeous flower Barb. I too am loving your aqua blue phase... some wonderful cards on show. Enjoy your last few days break.
- March 18, 2011 at 10:23 PM
- Tanya said...
Love the colors on this card, my favorite colors to use! Hope you enjoy your break from work, looking forward to seeing the displays for the upcoming holidays!
- March 19, 2011 at 9:18 AM
- Sanne said...
Wow Barb - cool flower....I did one on make and take in LA - mine was not as beautiful as yours - great job!
- March 19, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- Suzanne C said...
Gorgeous card! Love the butterfly border and the colors are yummy!
- March 19, 2011 at 4:14 PM
- Kathy said...
Oh wow! Your twisted flower is very pretty! I love the colors and the butterfly border is awesome!
- March 20, 2011 at 7:02 AM
- ivy said...
very pretty!!
- March 21, 2011 at 1:36 AM
- walchowDesign said...
Gorgeous card and love the blues on the white! Your twisted flower is so pretty, Barb!
- March 21, 2011 at 2:32 AM
- nette said...
ohhh the colors are pretty. love the blues on white and the flower is gorgeous
- March 21, 2011 at 11:57 AM
- Ulina /Apricot Bubbles said...
This card is stunning!!!
LOVE your design and the color!
Pure eyecandy!!!
Greetings from Austria!
- March 24, 2011 at 2:27 AM
- Shirley said...
Oh my, I can see I could stay here forever!! LOLOL This is beautiful. I am a sucker for ribbon and your flower is wonderful!!
- March 26, 2011 at 9:13 PM
- Michelle said...
Barb, this is my FAVORITE card! I love the colors! I especially love the embossed butterflies and border punched butterflies! So unique! Great flower!
Sorry I haven't been here in a whle...finding it hard to balance DT commenting and blog friends...must get better at it!! :)
- March 31, 2011 at 8:03 PM
Barb! Your fabric flower is so pretty! I love the colors you used on this card and I really adore that super cute border punch!
Such a brilliant card!
I hope you have a fabulous weekend! :)
- April 1, 2011 at 10:10 AM


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"American Goldwing," the latest from Blitzen Trapper, is one of my favorite records of 2011. You can stream it free and in its entirety below...
"Yeah my love is like the galaxy. It seems slow but it sure does shine. And when I'm gone you'll know me by the friends I leave behind."
"Poi Dog Pondering Concert Film DVD / Live Recording Set" Kickstarter Project
If you love Poi Dog Pondering -- in my opinion one of the best live performing bands of the last 20 years -- you're going to want to get in on the their new Kickstarter project.
As you may know, earlier this month Poi Dog performed a two-night retrospective at Chicago's Metro. The first night featured the Austin lineup playing songs from the first three albums: Poi Dog Pondering (1989), Wishing Like a Mountain and Thinking Like the Sea (1990) and Volo Volo (1992). The second night featured the Chicago lineup playing songs from the last five albums: Pomegranate (1995), Natural Thing (1999), In Seed Comes Fruit (2003), 7 (2008) and Audio Love Letter (2011).
This Kickstarter campaign, which to date has raised over $25,000, will help finance the editing, production and release of both a video and audio recording of those concerts. For as little as $25, you'll be able to download the Retrospective concert 2 album set before it's public release. For higher contributions, the rewards just get better, including: a DVD of the shows in Chicago, a poster, t-shirt, your name listed in the credits, an art box, a visit to the PdP studio, one of Frank's musical instruments, and even a dinner party cooked by Frank.
So what are you waiting for? Click the link!
Simple Minds - "Hypnotised" and "She's A River"
"Don't You Forget About Me" would represent the peak of Simple Minds' popularity here in the United States, hitting #1 in 1984 thanks to appearing on the soundtrack of The Breakfast Club.
"Once Upon a Time," the album that followed, would be certifed Gold in the US, but sales of subsequent Simple Minds' records would follow a downward trajectory.
Too bad. Simple Minds have sold 40 million records worldwide and recorded nine studio albums in the last 25 years, all consistently excellent.
These tracks are off 1995's "Good News from the Next World," their sixth consecutive Platinum record in the UK.
The Verve - "Gravity Grave"
Most people in the States wouldn't discover The Verve until 1997, with the release of "Urban Hymns," their third and most commercially successful studio album. By then, The Verve had already dissolved at least once and would soon dissolve again.
"Gravity Grave" was the first song on The Verve's first studio release in 1992, the Verve EP. Back then they were known simply as "Verve," and perhaps were dismissed by some as being simply another shoegaze band. But it's clear from "Gravity Grave" that The Verve's sound combined elements of shoegaze, neo-psychedelia and space rock while also managing to be distinctly their own.
Talk Talk - "It's My Life"
Can you name 10 pop singles from the 1980s that are better than "It's My Life" by Talk Talk? No, you can't.
Dia de los Muertos | November 2, 2011 | San Francisco, CA
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Last night was my third Dia de los Muertos in San Francisco. In 2009, a friend and I were observers, watching the spectacle from the sidewalk. Last year, we donned skull masks. This year we painted our faces in traditional Day of the Dead face paint and joined the procession. I carried a bouquet of orange flowers and a picture of a dear friend who passed away in July.
Caitlin Donohue of the San Francisco Bay Guardian("Start your day off dead: Your Dia de los Muertos events guide") writes:
"There is probably no more devastatingly beautiful day in San Francisco as today, Dia de los Muertos."I agree. Dia de los Muertos is beautiful and devastating, because while it's seems festive with it's music, dance and pageantry, at it's core it's a solemn event, a time for remembering the dearly departed.
I believe we need ritual in our lives, whether it revolves around the changing of the seasons, life or death. Dia de los Muertos has become a new ritual for me, something I look forward to and take solace in.
The Black Keys - "Lonely Boy"
El Camino, the seventh studio album by The Black Keys, comes out December 6. Until then, we'll be watching this video over and over again. And working on our moves.
25th Annual Bridge School Benefit - Live Streaming on YouTube
If you missed Saturday's performances by Norah Jones, Devendra Banhart, Mumford & Sons, Beck, Los Invisibles, Eddie Vedder, Dave Matthews, Arcade Fire or Neil Young, check back again tomorrow for the re-broadcast.
The Happiest DJ In The World
That's the title of this video on YouTube and I won't argue.
Trixie Whitley - "Oh The Joy"
"No fancy camera's, no effects, no mic's or amps, just a little coffee table and a song for you…"
I love the powerful simplicity of this song, Trixie's voice and the video. If her name sounds familiar, it's because she's the daughter of Chris Whitley. She's from Belgium and has recently toured with Daniel Lanois' Black Dub. You may not know Trixie Whitley now, but you will.
I love the powerful simplicity of this song, Trixie's voice and the video. If her name sounds familiar, it's because she's the daughter of Chris Whitley. She's from Belgium and has recently toured with Daniel Lanois' Black Dub. You may not know Trixie Whitley now, but you will.
Elbow - "One Day Like This"
After being a big fan since hearing "Cast of Thousands" in 2003, yesterday I finally got to see Elbow live. What a spectacular performance! The fact that they played at my favorite music festival in America, right in my backyard, only made it sweeter.
Their performance of "One Day Like This" was easily one of the weekend's highlights. It's difficult to describe the sublime feeling of joy hearing Guy lead the crowd in the ascending chorus:
Their performance of "One Day Like This" was easily one of the weekend's highlights. It's difficult to describe the sublime feeling of joy hearing Guy lead the crowd in the ascending chorus:
"So throw those curtains wide!If I hadn't been so enraptured and in the moment, I might have recorded it for posterity. Alas, a video of Elbow performing "One Day Like This" with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Radio 3 choir of the year Chantage will have to suffice.
One day like this a year would see me right."
Austin City Limits Festival - 2011 Playlists & Picks
After missing the last two years due to scheduling conflicts, I couldn't be happier to be back in Austin for the 10th anniversary festival.
Below you'll find my picks for the three-day weekend with selected YouTube videos.
If you're a MOG subscriber, or are ready to sign-up for a free trial, I've also created playlists for Friday and Saturday.
I'll be live blogging and posting images throughout the weekend, so follow me on Twitter @festivalfreak.
Austin City Limits Festival - Picks for Friday, September 16, 2011
Futurebirds - "APO"
Theophilus London - "Humdrum Town"
James Blake - "Limit To Your Love"
Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs - "Repo Man"
Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs - "Beg, Steal or Borrow"
Kurt Vile "Baby's Arms"
Foster The People - "Pumped Up Kicks"
Charles Bradley - "Why Is It So Hard"
Theophilus London - "Humdrum Town"
James Blake - "Limit To Your Love"
Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs - "Repo Man"
Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs - "Beg, Steal or Borrow"
Kurt Vile "Baby's Arms"
Foster The People - "Pumped Up Kicks"
Charles Bradley - "Why Is It So Hard"
Austin City Limits Festival - Picks for Saturday, September 17, 2011
Aloe Blacc - "I Need A Dollar"
Phosphorescent - "Full Grown Man"
Iron & Wine - "Tree By The River"
Fitz and the Tantrums - "MoneyGrabber"
Cee-Lo Green - "Fuck You"
TV on the Radio - "Staring at the Sun"
Stevie Wonder - "Superstition"
Phosphorescent - "Full Grown Man"
Iron & Wine - "Tree By The River"
Fitz and the Tantrums - "MoneyGrabber"
Cee-Lo Green - "Fuck You"
TV on the Radio - "Staring at the Sun"
Stevie Wonder - "Superstition"
Austin City Limits Festival - Picks for Sunday, September 18, 2011
Mariachi El Bronx - "Slave Labor"
The Greencards - "Another Night"
Joseph Arthur - "In The Sun"
Elbow - "Grounds For Divorce"
Gomez - "See The World"
Fleet Foxes - "Ragged Wood"
Arcade Fire - "Ready To Start"
The Greencards - "Another Night"
Joseph Arthur - "In The Sun"
Elbow - "Grounds For Divorce"
Gomez - "See The World"
Fleet Foxes - "Ragged Wood"
Arcade Fire - "Ready To Start"
Yacht Rock
Thanks to eMusic Radio, I just discovered the Yacht Rock video series, "following the fictionalized lives and careers of American soft rock stars of the late 1970s and early 1980s." Pretty funny.
Outside Lands Video Highlights
Arcade Fire - "The Suburbs"
The Shins - "Caring Is Creepy"
Foster the People - "Call It What You Want"
Mavis Staples - "The Weight" (featuring Win Butler)
The Decemberists - "The Mariner's Revenge Song"
The Decemberists - "O Valencia!"
Junip - "Without You"
Deadmau5 - "Raise Your Weapon"
tUnE-yArDs - "Bizness"
STARFCKER - Julius
Girl Talk
Charles Bradley - Heart of Gold
The Shins - "New Slang"
ArcadeFire - "Wake Up"
Outside Lands (highlights)
The Shins - "Caring Is Creepy"
Foster the People - "Call It What You Want"
Mavis Staples - "The Weight" (featuring Win Butler)
The Decemberists - "The Mariner's Revenge Song"
The Decemberists - "O Valencia!"
Junip - "Without You"
Deadmau5 - "Raise Your Weapon"
tUnE-yArDs - "Bizness"
STARFCKER - Julius
Girl Talk
Charles Bradley - Heart of Gold
The Shins - "New Slang"
ArcadeFire - "Wake Up"
Outside Lands (highlights)
tUnE-yArDs - "Bizness" [Outside Lands]
The tUnE-YarDs will play on Sunday at this year's Outside Lands Festival from 1:15pm - 2:00pm on the Sutro Stage.
Charles Bradley - "The World (Is Going Up In Flames)" [Outside Lands]
Charles Bradley, "The Screaming Eagle of Soul," and The Menahan Street Band will play on Sunday at this year's Outside Lands Festival from 12:15pm - 1:15pm on the Lands End Stage.
It's early, I know, but if you're a fan of funk, soul and R&B (think James Brown, Otis Redding or Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings) you don't want to miss this set. It could be one of the highlights of the day, if not the entire weekend.
MGMT - "Kids" [Outside Lands]
MGMT will play on Friday at this year's Outside Lands Festival from 4:35pm - 5:45pm on the Lands End Stage.
I can understand why Another Planet decided to put MGMT on the big stage, right before Phish, but after seeing this you've got to wonder, how much better would they have been playing at night?
The Shins - "Sleeping Lessons" [Outside Lands]
The Shins will play on Friday at this year's Outside Lands Festival from 8:40pm - 9:50pm on the Twin Peaks Stage.
My guess is that the young hipsters and funky children will head towards Twin Peaks once Best Coast and Erykah Badu finish their sets at 8:35pm and 9pm, respectively. Those who decide to join the stoners, hippies and senior citizens who are already 2+ hours into Phish's set, do so at their own peril.
Note: This is from a set that James Mercer and company played during a rehearsal at the Crystal Ballroom about four years ago. Next week will be the first time I've seen The Shins since Mercer disbanded the group and formed Broken Bells with Danger Mouse.
Foster the People - "Call It What You Want" [Outside Lands]
Los-Angeles based Foster the People will play on Friday at this year's Outside Lands Festival from 3:40pm - 4:30pm on the Sutro Stage.
I expect it to be one of the day's highlights. (Sorry, Toro y Moi.)
After Foster's set, don't be surprised by the mass exodus of kids heading to the Lands End stage, where MGMT goes on at 4:35pm.
Outside Lands Festival - Friday, August 12, 2011 [PLAYLIST]
photo by lilszeto
If you're going to the Outside Lands Festival this year and you're a procrastinator like me, you probably haven't done your homework yet.
Festival Freak is here to help. I've just loaded a 335-song playlist of artists playing Outside Lands on Friday, 8/12/11 to MOG.com.
This playlist includes the latest albums by MGMT, The Shins, Foster the People, Phish, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Phantogram, Big Boi, Best Coast, Ellie Goulding, Erykah Badu
Toro Y Moi, The Joy Formidable, The Original Meters, The Limousines, Lotus, Big Audio Dynamite, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars and Release The Sunbird.
If you're not already a MOG subscriber, sign up for a free three-day trial. You won't regret it. And stay tuned. I'll have playlists for Saturday and Sunday up soon, as well as videos by some of my favorite artists who'll be playing Outside Lands this year.
Poi Dog Pondering - "Jack Ass Ginger"
Life is a long river learned from your past/The dying days of the Cold War were heady times in Austin, Texas. At least they were for me and my friends. We were young, romantic, pseudo-intellectual, slacker psychonauts, discovering Whitman, Nietzsche, Kerouac, McKenna and music, sweet music.
Been reading my history to learn what the others have seen
We all heard the story about how Frank Orral was from Hawai'i, but left on a big busking adventure seeking fortune and fame and found, by some cosmic accident circa 1987, a receptive audience in Austin. Frank's rag tag collective of musicians called themselves Poi Dog Pondering. None of us knew what a "poi dog" was, but we liked the sound of it.
Poi Dog Pondering provided the perfect soundtrack for those sun-dappled, carefree lazy days, combining the right amounts of pop, world music, and folk drenched in optimism and joi de vivre.
Poi Dog Pondering seemed to be everywhere around Austin those days, on the Drag, at the Union, in Zilker Park. When Frank showed up in Richard Linklater's directorial debut, "Slacker," it was no surprise. Frank was emblematic of that special time and place in the universe. It was no surprise, either, when Columbia signed Poi Dog to a record deal.
Their third record, "Volo Volo," which means "revolver" in some Polynesian tongue, was a masterpiece, but the record buying public didn't get it, so Columbia dropped the band.
This was always my favorite song, live and on record. On the surface, the song is about bodysurfing, something I take it that Frank did a lot of growing up in Hawai'i. But to me it's always been about life.
Stop for a moment and listen to the wind
See the trees, leaves the sun they catch and
their rustling din.
Breathe deep
Fill up with relief
Don't go mad, don't go mad.
Electric Light Orchestra - "Evil Woman"
I was just six years old in 1975, when E.L.O. released their fifth album, "Face the Music." "Evil Woman" was the first single and the band's first worldwide hit.
I have a fond memory of hearing this song while riding with my Dad in his red Ford F150, running errands in Belvedere, South Carolina, where we lived for a few years. In retrospect, the song must have been on the radio, since it's not the kind of music he listens to, now or then. (I recall that eight-track tapes of Elton John and Olivia Newton-John, both going through country phases, were in heavy rotation.)
Two years later, I bought my first album (vinyl, of course) and it was E.L.O.'s "A New World Record," arguably their best. But, to my taste, no song on that record sounds better than "Evil Woman."
(Funny note: my wife used to think the chorus was "Medieval Woman." Listen for yourself. I can't hear this song now without hearing Jeff Lynne sing "medieval woman.")
Blur - "Girls & Boys" (Live "Hyde Park" 2009)
After reading a New York Times profile of Blur's Damon Albarn ("Damon Albarn's Shapeshifting Career"), I decided to queue up the entire 106-track Blur catalog on MOG and do some reminiscing.
Damn, if "Leisure" doesn't sound as kick-ass now as it did 20 years ago. Two tracks into "Modern Life is Rubbish," and it's never sounded better.
Now I'm kicking myself for missing their reunion shows in Hyde Park two years ago.
Deerhunter - "Helicopter" [Bonnaroo]
Deerhunter play Thursday, from 11:30 PM - 12:45 AM, in That Tent.
The Walkmen - "The Rat" [Bonnaroo]
The Walkmen play Thursday, from 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM, in That Tent.
The Knux - "Cappuccino" [Bonnaroo]
The Knux play Thursday, from 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM, in This Tent.
School of Seven Bells - "Half Asleep" [Bonnaroo]
School of Seven Bells play Thursday, from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, in That Tent.
Freelance Whales - "Generator 1st Floor" [Bonnaroo]
Freelance Whales play Thursday, from 5:30pm-6:30pm, in That Tent.
Futurebirds - "Megachills" [Bonnaroo]
In the leadup to this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival, I'll be posting videos by the bands I plan on seeing, in order, from Thursday to Sunday.
First up, Futurebirds play Thursday, from 4:15pm-5pm, in That Tent.
First up, Futurebirds play Thursday, from 4:15pm-5pm, in That Tent.
Jane's Addiction Play Google I/O 2011 After Hours Party
Setlist: Jane's Addiction, Moscone Center, San Francisco, Calif. 5/10/11
1. "Stop!"
2. "Ain't No Right"
3. "End To The Lies"
4. "Just Because"
5. "Ted, Just Admit It"
6. "Been Caught Stealing"
7. "Mountain Song"
8. "Jane Says
Brandon at stereogum writes:
What better way to unveil your new music service than to hire old guys to soundtrack its launch? Just kidding. But, as you may have heard, the reborn Jane's Addiction did indeed handle the entertainment section of yesterday's Google I/O Developer Conference in San Francisco. They sounded good. And check out the sea of nerds capturing the moment by hiding behind their electronic devices of choice.One YouTube commenter said: "I can't think of a bigger waste of an audience than this. It's like Led Zeppelin reunited for a private performance at the Vatican."
Clearly, he's never been to a Google, Oracle or Genentech after party.
James McMurtry - "We Can't Make Here"
The Dean of American rock critics, Robert Christgau, called James McMurtry's "We Can't Make Here" the best song of the Aughts, and I wouldn't argue with him.
From The Washington Post ("Aughts were a lost decade for U.S. economy, workers"):
The past decade was the worst for the U.S. economy in modern times, a sharp reversal from a long period of prosperity that is leading economists and policymakers to fundamentally rethink the underpinnings of the nation's growth.
It was, according to a wide range of data, a lost decade for American workers. There has been zero net job creation since December 1999. No previous decade going back to the 1940s had job growth of less than 20 percent. Economic output rose at its slowest rate of any decade since the 1930s as well.
Middle-income households made less in 2008, when adjusted for inflation, than they did in 1999 -- and the number is sure to have declined further during a difficult 2009. The Aughts were the first decade of falling median incomes since figures were first compiled in the 1960s.
And the net worth of American households -- the value of their houses, retirement funds and other assets minus debts -- has also declined when adjusted for inflation, compared with sharp gains in every previous decade since data were initially collected in the 1950s.
Alice In Chains - "Man In The Box"
With the release of their debut album "Facelift" in 1990, Alice in Chains hit the music scene like a rush of blood to the head. For those of us who dug their sound, and there were many, we never knew what hit us.
"Man in the Box" was the first single off "Facelift," and since MTV still played videos back in the 1990s, it was most people's first exposure to the distinctive sounds of Layne Staley's voice and Jerry Cantrell's guitar.
Alice in Chains was usually lumped in with other Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden. While they certainly benefited from the exposure related to their association with the grunge scene, I never really considered them to be a grunge band. Neither did Jerry Cantrell.
"We're a lot of different things... I don't quite know what the mixture is, but there's definitely metal, blues, rock and roll, maybe a touch of punk. The metal part will never leave, and I never want it to"In the age of iPods and peer-to-peer sharing, it's difficult to imagine that a band this dark and this heavy could ever sell 40 million albums worldwide and 16 million in the US, but Alice in Chains did. They also had two number-one Billboard 200 albums (Jar of Flies and Alice in Chains), 14 top ten songs on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and eight Grammy Award nominations. Unbelievable and totally deserved.
It's ironic, and ultimately sad, that the EP which preceded "Facelift" was titled "We Die Young," since both Layne Staley and Mike Starr did indeed die young. Layne Staley, Alice in Chains' vocalist and co-lyricist, died in 2002 of a drug overdose at the age of of 34. Bassist Mike Starr died in 2011 at the age of 44.
It's cliche to say it, but their music lives on.
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts - "Black Lexus"
Live at the Independent, San Francisco, CA, November 15, 2006
Cypress Hill - "Hits From The Bong"
I find it amusing that Cypress Hill, the Los Angeles-based hip hop group that has made a career out of stoner rap, chooses to play San Francisco's Fillmore on April 20, year after year after year. Suck it, LA!
Happy 4/20, boys and girls.
Videos from 2011 Coachella
I missed Coachella this year, but thanks to YouTube (and 5 Gum) I was still able to see some of my favorite bands perform live.
If you visit the Coachella YouTube channel now, you'll find performances by Flogging Molly, Gayngs, Mumford & Sons, !!!, Warpaint, Ozomatli, Broken Social Scene, Two Door Cinema Club, Jack's Mannequin and Freelance Whales. Hopefully more video will be posted in the coming days.
See you in Indio next year!
David Bowie - "Let's Dance"
David Bowie's 1983 album, "Let's Dance," represents the peak of his popular success and the introduction of Texas blues guitar virtuoso Stevie Ray Vaughan to a wider audience.
In central Texas, everyone knew who Stevie Ray Vaughan was. His live shows had already become the stuff of legend, as had his blistering live set with Double Trouble at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland the year before. But it really wasn't until "Let's Dance" that people outside of Texas started to take notice of SRV.
"Modern Love" is my favorite single off of "Let's Dance," but this is the better video. Watching it now, it is outdated (bad clothes! bad hair!), disjointed (a mushroom cloud? aboriginals buying jewelry with an AMEX card?) and misleading (we're hearing Stevie's guitar at the end, not Bowie's), but still entertaining.
Animal Collective - "My Girls"
The success of Animal Collective is truly inexplicable, at least it would have been to many music listeners back in 2004. Their music defies genre, can seem dissonant at times and is often downright weird.
I wasn't sure what to make of them when I came across "Sung Tongs" in 2004, but there was something captivating about their distorted, dreamy sound that kept me listening. "Feels" came out the next year and it was a big step towards making Animal Collective more accessible, thanks to catchy tracks "Grass," "The Purple Bottle," and "Banshee Beat."
Then came "Merriweather Post Pavilion," which was arguably one of, if not the, best albums of 2009. Oddly enough, it took the departure of guitar player Deakin for the Collective to fully realize their unique sound. (In many ways, Panda Bear's "Person Pitch" is the sonic precursor to "Merriweather," moreso than "Feels.")
"My Girls" is the closest thing to a single we've ever heard from Animal Collective and it's irresistible. Pitchfork named it the #1 Song of 2009 and listed it #9 in their Top 500 Tracks of the 2000's. NME ranked it the 5th best song of 2009.
According to Panda Bear, "My Girls" is about his "desire on a basic level to own my own place and kind of provide a safe house for my family and the people I care about."
If you've never heard it before, I'm sure you'll like it. Everyone does.
Smashing Pumpkins - "Rhinoceros"
Almost 20 years ago, one of my roommates moved out and stole a bunch of my CDs. I never replaced most of them, but "Gish" and "Siamese Dream" by The Smashing Pumpkins I replaced right away.
"Gish" will always be my favorite Pumpkins album, as much for the songs as for what they represent. Listening to songs like "Rhinoceros" takes me back to a time and a place when I was 21 years old, going to college and living the dream without a care in the world.
The Pumpkins rolled through Austin on December 10, 1991 and opened for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam. I can think of no good excuse for missing that show, except that I wasn't really that into Pearl Jam or the Chili Peppers at the time. Knowing what I know now about all three bands, if I could go back in time, I would camp out overnight to hear Billy Corgan sing "I Am One," "Siva," "Rhinoceros," and "Bury Me" from the front row.
The Chemical Brothers - "The Test" (featuring Richard Ashcroft)
From Wikipedia:
The 2002 music video for "The Test" features actress Holly Weston and is directed by Nick Goffey and Dominic Hawley. In the video Weston plays a girl who experiences an array of unusual situations. This includes swimming into a whale, meeting a female cyclops and watching her own body dissipate inbetween shots of being inside a dance club. It is implied that the video is a composite of hallucinations of someone in a club after taking LSD.
"Come with Us"/"The Test" is a double A-side single from The Chemical Brothers' 2002 album Come with Us. The vocals in "The Test" are performed by Richard Ashcroft (The Verve).
The spoken-word intro from "Come With Us" is sampled from "The Evidence" by Evidence. "The Test" contains a sample from "Pielgrzym" by Polish singer Czesław Niemen, first released in 1972.
World Party - "Put The Message In The Box"
"Won't you please hear the call."
Toad the Wet Sprocket - "All I Want"
Great band. Terrible band name.
Has it really been 20 years since Toad the Wet Sprocket released "Fear?" The album was a slow burner, back in the day when a record could take months or years to find its audience and it wasn't reason for a label to drop them. It took "Fear" more than a year to reach gold and more than three years to reach platinum, thanks in large part to the videos for "Walk on the Ocean" and "All I Want."
"All I Want" may not be your favorite Toad song, but it's probably the one that most people know. A little bit of pop perfection clocking in at three minutes and 16 seconds. If you ask me, it still sounds great 20 years later.
The Arcade Fire - "The Suburbs"
For once, the Grammys got it right -- "The Suburbs" by The Arcade Fire is indeed the Album of the Year.
Kids wanna be so hard
But in my dreams we're still screamin' and runnin' through the yard
And all of the walls that they built in the seventies finally fall
And all of the houses they built in the seventies finally fall
Meant nothin' at all
Meant nothin' at all
It meant nothin
Jeff Buckley - "Lover, You Should've Come Over"
I still get goose bumps when I hear Jeff Buckley's voice, especially this song off of his amazing debut, "Grace."
I was lucky enough to see Jeff twice -- at the Reading Festival on August 28, 1994 and at Liberty Lunch in Austin on April 29, 1995.
At Reading, I was in the Melody Maker Tent to see Morphine and American Music Club and didn't know who Jeff was. Before he went on, after Morphine and before AMC, I heard people buzzing about him, so I decided to stick around. He came out and sang his first two songs acapella. I don't remember the songs, but I remember what it felt like hearing his voice for the first time. Magical. I remember being close to the stage, no more than five feet from Jeff. The tent was silent except for his voice. His band stood silently, waiting. It's those kind of fleeting, quasi-religious moments that keep me going back to music festivals and live concerts.
It's eerie how preoccupied with death Jeff seems on "Grace," particularly in this song.
Looking out the door I see the rain fall upon the funeral mournersJeff's drowning while swimming in the Mississippi River in Memphis on May 29, 1997 was a bizarre, cruel tragedy, not only to his friends and family, but to the growing legion of fans like me who had recently discovered his music.
Parading in a wake of sad relations as their shoes fill up with water...
Sometimes a man gets carried away, when he feels like he should be having his fun...
My body turns and yearns for a sleep that will never come...
Lover, you should've come over, 'cause it's not too late
We barely knew you, Jeff. I hope you and your father, Tim, are reunited in heaven and playing beautiful music together.
The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again"
I was just reading a story about Bradley Manning, the US Army soldier who released classified documents to WikiLeaks and is now being being held "in extreme isolation in a Marine brig in Quantico, Virginia."
Whenever I learn about something done by the Obama administration that reminds me of something done by the Bush administration -- whether it's sending more troops to Afghanistan, breaking the promise to close Guantanamo, or backing "reform" legislation which benefits the industries that are responsible for making the legislation necessary in the first place (health care, banking) -- I'm reminded of Pete Townsend's lyrics in "Won't Get Fooled Again," the epic closing track off of The Who's 1971 masterpiece, "Who's Next." (Incidentally, "Who's Next" is #28 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.)
Forty years later, this song is as timely and meaningful as it ever was.
The change, it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the fold, that's all
And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they are flown in the next war
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
Citizen Cope - "Healing Hands"
Citizen Cope, aka Clarence Greenwood, is one of those rare artists who can uplift listeners with his music and his message.
Cause the actions of a fewHere is Citizen Cope at the 2009 Austin City Limits Festival, performing "Healing Hands," off of his fourth studio album, "The Rainwater LP."
Have put a world in harms way
And history has proven
That they killed our leaders dead
소녀시대 - "Gee"
My Korean is pretty rusty, so it took me a few minutes to translate/decipher the name of the group and title of this song.
The name of this nine-member South Korean girl (K-pop) group is 소녀시대 (So Nyeo Shi Dae), or Girls' Generation, also referred to as SoShi (소시), or SNSD.
This is the video for their 2009 hit single "Gee," which "holds the record for being the longest running #1 song on KBS's Music Bank, having held the #1 chart ranking for 9 consecutive weeks."
Granted, the music is vapid and entirely derivative, so mute the volume and just watch. What strikes me -- besides the fact that this video has been viewed over 37 MILLION TIMES since being uploaded to YouTube on June 8, 2009 -- is the choreography and cinematography. Who knows what it all means, but it's fun to watch. It's also nice to see that the storyline of "Mannequin" is fruitful fodder for young, Asian video directors.
UNKLE - "Lonely Soul" (featuring Richard Ashcroft)
Richard Ashcroft sang vocals on "Lonely Soul," a track on "Psyence Fiction," the 1998 debut album by UNKLE (James Lavelle, Tim Goldsworthy and DJ Shadow).
One song. Two video interpretations.
First, an amateur video made by "four 18 year old students with a budget of zero. all in all i dont think we did badly." All in all, I would agree.
Second, a video made with scenes from the 1984 Jim Jarmusch film, "Stranger Than Paradise."
Which do you prefer?
One song. Two video interpretations.
First, an amateur video made by "four 18 year old students with a budget of zero. all in all i dont think we did badly." All in all, I would agree.
Second, a video made with scenes from the 1984 Jim Jarmusch film, "Stranger Than Paradise."
Which do you prefer?
Morcheeba - "The Sea"
I've been a big fan of Morcheeba since I first heard Skye Edwards' voice on "Trigger Hippie." I bought their first album, "Who Can You Trust?", in the fall of 1996 and had it on repeat for weeks.
By the time Morcheeba released "Big Calm," I was prepared for disappointment. The "sophomore slump" is a music industry cliche, but one that's typically true. Not so for Morcheeba. Not only was "Big Calm" more accessible than "Who Can You Trust," it was also more sophisticated musically and lyrically.
Surprisingly, of the five singles released off of "Big Calm," only "The Sea" failed to chart -- "Part of the Process" reached #38, "Let Me See" hit #46, "Shoulder Holster" hit #53 and "Blindfold" topped out at #58.
As far as I can tell, there is no "official" video of "The Sea," the lead track and to my mind the best song on "Big Calm." If you like this song as much as I do, you'll enjoy this in-studio performance by Morcheeba on KCRW. You'll enjoy this acoustic version of "The Sea," too.
Ren & Stimpy - "The Log Song"
"It's better than bad, it's good."
Ion Audio Tailgater Portable PA System for iPod
My wife bought me the Ion Audio Tailgater Portable PA System for iPod for Christmas. Wow! It looks like a guitar amp, but it's really a kick-ass, portable party machine.
The Tailgater has an iPod dock, gets about 12 hours of playtime when fully charged and includes two jacks, so you can plug in microphones or an instrument.
We've used the Tailgater on the beach and at parties as a karaoke machine.
I have plans to buy a bike trailer so I can use the Tailgater as a mobile DJ station. You've got to admit, it would sure beat this guy's rig:
The Tailgater was a great deal at $279.99 when it was first released. Now that it's only $130.30 on Amazon with FREE shipping, you really can't beat it.
The Tailgater has an iPod dock, gets about 12 hours of playtime when fully charged and includes two jacks, so you can plug in microphones or an instrument.
We've used the Tailgater on the beach and at parties as a karaoke machine.
I have plans to buy a bike trailer so I can use the Tailgater as a mobile DJ station. You've got to admit, it would sure beat this guy's rig:
The Tailgater was a great deal at $279.99 when it was first released. Now that it's only $130.30 on Amazon with FREE shipping, you really can't beat it.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - The Warfield - February 19, 2011
After talking my friend David into going with me to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor at the Warfield Saturday night, I found someone with extra tickets on Craigslist and we made our way downtown.
The live music business might be in a slump, but you wouldn't have known it. When we arrived at The Warfield, we were surprised to find ourselves at the end of a very long line wrapping around Market Street. Inside there were more lines - at the merchandise table and at the bars. Already, it felt like we were at a happening, that musical memories were about to be made.
A night of majestic, epic instrumentals began with a low level drone as film projectors displayed the word "HOPE" in blinking, messy scrawl on a large screen above the stage.
Josiah Hughes does a good job of capturing what a Godspeed You! Black Emperor concert feels like in his review of their Vancouver show last week:
In the same way that Godspeed You! Black Emperor communicates their apocalypse-laden message of hope without words, words too fall short of doing their live presentation justice. A wall of amps, several guitarists, two bass players, a drummer, a percussionist and a violinist allowed the eight members on stage to explore dense sonics that varied from ear-bleeding cacophony to pin-dropping guitar segues within each 20-minute suite.Suffice it to say, words don't do their music justice, so I won't bother. See for yourself.
You would have been hard pressed to find evidence of a seven-year absence in Godspeed's ebbing and flowing set, as they explored massive crescendos and delicate transitions with unified dynamics. Also missing were any signs that their sound was dated, with the group's shimmering but voiceless anthems translating well in the current musical climate.
[These clips were recorded during two shows at Great American Music Hall the following nights, but give you a good idea of the sound and fury of their live performance.]
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Hope Drone @ GAMH 02/21/2011
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Storm @ GAMH in SF
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Friendly Fire @ Great American Music Hall SF
Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"
The new Radiohead album, "The King Of Limbs," is now available for download. The first video features youknowwho dancing like only he can.
Big Boi vs The Black Keys - "The Brothers of Chico Dusty"
What if Big Boi and The Black Keys fucked and had a baby? It would sound something like this.
Cee-Lo Green - "Fuck You"
The mad genius vocalist behind the distinctive sounds of Gnarls Barkley and Goodie Mob -- Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, aka Cee Lo Green, aka The Lady Killer -- strikes again with this ridiculously catchy song about losing in love.
The best lyric has to be:
Now look here, I'm sorry I can't afford a FerrariIf radio and music listening weren't so fragmented, this song would have easily been Cee Lo's second "song of the summer."
But that don't mean I can't get you there
I guess she's an Xbox and I'm more Atari
But the way you play your game ain't fair
Cee Lo released a radio-friendly, G-rated version of the track, too, but alas, "Forget You" just doesn't pack the lyrical wallop that "Fuck You" does.
TiKTok Multi-Touch Watch
I'm now the proud owner of a TiKTok Multi-Touch Watch Kit which transformed my iPod Nano into the world's coolest multi-touch watch.
You may have seen or heard about this item that broke all records on kickstarter.com -- most funds raised ($941,718), most backers (13,512), most popular reward, most comments, most money raised in one day, etc.
It's gigabytes of music, a watch and a pedometer all on my wrist. Eat your heart out, Dick Tracy.
Tweakers Portable USB Mini-speakers for iPod
My wife and I were planning a trip to Sayulita, a great little beach town just north of Puerto Vallarta, and she suggested I buy some small speakers for the trip. After doing some research and asking for advice from friends, I decided on Tweakers Mini-Boom Speakers for iPod, MP3 players and laptops.
These speakers put out great sound for their size, last long and are super compact. You can't beat the price, either -- about $25 on Amazon.
Grandmax, the makers of these speakers, has this to say about them:
These speakers put out great sound for their size, last long and are super compact. You can't beat the price, either -- about $25 on Amazon.
Grandmax, the makers of these speakers, has this to say about them:
Give it a twist and the top portion expands, giving you extra air space which brings out the bass. The expansion chamber has built-in LED lights that light up when you turn on the speakers. With built in lithium batteries, you can have hours and hours of listening. And with the built-in retractable audio and charge cables, there are no extra cables to bring around and no cable mess. When you need to charge your tweakers, just pull the charge cable out, and connect it to a mini USB, or use the included USB charge adapter to connect to a USB port.Btw, on our trip I ended up using these speakers with my iPod Touch and my Droid X.
Calexico - "Crystal Frontier"
Tucson-based Calexico is a truly American band, if ever there was one. To my knowledge, no other group (or "collective," as Calexico leader Joey Burns calls it) working in the rock genre utilizes more idioms than Calexico - Americana, country, mariachi, conjunto, cumbia, and Tejano. You can hear all of it in this song.
I've heard Calexico's music described as "desert noir." If that moniker is valid, "Crystal Frontier" is proof.
Blood spills out on the streets
and bodies are missing for weeks
both sides keeping a close eye
watching the bullets fly here... on the Crystal Frontier
Feist - "1234"
Just chatting with a friend about Wilco's latest, and the fact that Leslie Feist sings back up for Jeff Tweedy on the track "You and I," reminded me of this video. Leslie has a beautiful voice and this video still gives me goose bumps when I see it.
The Sesame Street version of "1234" is pretty cool, too. (Over 6 million views on YouTube!)
Spoon - "I Turn My Camera On"
Depending on your sensibilities, this video is totally cool or totally annoying. No matter, it's been viewed over 2 million times on YouTube. Spoon rocks.
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Jason La Canfora reports that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has made the announcement that Jason Garrett will be returning as the teams head coach. Garrett's deal is reported to be a four-year deal.
There was very little doubt that the Cowboys would elect to go in a different direction despite the number of enticing head coaching options that existed at one point.
Jones also mentioned that "There won't be a player on the team that Jason does not want on the team." He added that Garrett will be able to pick his staff as well.
This is an interesting concession from Jones given that he has ruled over the teams roster since Bill Parcels left some years ago.


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Sometimes when we are on our Journey, we come to a place where we need to make a decision as to which way to go; decide if we will go to the left or the right? Sometimes we have to go the way that a path leads and other times we go through a wooded area and there is no path, but the one we clear as we go.
Have you ever come into a situation where a decision had to be made about two choices, one in one direction and the other in a different or opposite direction. Maybe a choice is very clear and it is easy to make the choice. Other times, we are hindered in our choice, and we have to spend time agonizing over which direction we will take.
THE WAY of our Journey can be like that. We come to a place in and road and there is a junction…maybe one direction goes to the right and the other direction off to the left, and maybe not so obvious. Maybe there are a lot of hindrances if we go in that direction.
It helps to have someone on your Journey who understands us and knows what would be the best path to go. For many of us, we have to make those decisions without the help of another person. It is so much easier when we have someone, and we can sit and talk about it, and help each other figure out all the "pros or cons" of a particular direction.
Some religious leaders came to talk with Jesus one day, and they said to Him, "Teacher we know that You are truthful, ….and You teach THE WAY of God in Truth." Mark 12:14
There rose up a group of people called "THE WAY" in those days. It is a group found in Acts 9:2; 19:9, 23; 22:4; 24:14, 22; 18:25-26. What seems to characterize this group is that they were Journeying together, encouraging one another along THE WAY by being focused on Jesus, who said in John 14:6 "I am THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE,…."
These people had established for themselves, as a group, to "follow Jesus." This would help establish in each of their lives, guidance upon the Journey that they were walking, and encouraging one-another in following along.
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Who wants to be my friend?
I'm a big fan of The Muppets.
No, a massive fan.
I'm not going to claim that I'm their biggest fan or their # 1 fan or anything, because I know there's always someone out there who thinks they're a bigger fan again.
(But I am.)
I've decided to create a blogsite I know I'll want to update regularly, and I figure if I can make it even semi-related to The Muppets, then I'll probably continue to update the thing. Which will be worlds better than my last, somewhat abysmal, attempt.
So welcome to my (Muppet) world. If you have any questions about The Muppets, and I know everybody does, feel free to ask them at any time. I'm going to know. It's as simple as that.
I'll also do the normal blog thing and write about my idiotic thoughts and whatnot. But in the meantime, I want to know if I have any cyberfriends. Who's with me?
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Nestled between France, Germany, Austria and Italy, the country varies greatly from canton to canton, in language (there are 4 official Swiss languages, not including English) cuisine and culture.
Switzerland sits in the middle of the European continent and, as such, has hot summers and cold winters. Autumn and Spring are delightful times to visit, characterised by clear blue skies and mild temperatures.
Summers can be uncomfortably hot, especially given the rarity of air-conditioning. When temperature are over 35 C for days on end, a great way to cool off is swimming in the many lakes or rivers - you can even swim in parts of the Rhine!
Although little snow falls in the cities, venture into the countryside or up into the mountains between Advent and the end of April and you're likely to find the white stuff. In recent years, the ski season has had a slow start, so we would recommend booking a trip after January and a higher altitude resort to be snow-sure.
The Swiss franc (1 CHF : $1 US) is a strong currency, often used as a safe-haven for investments. Most things in Switzerland are expensive, so be prepared to spend up to 20 CHF on a light, casual lunch and upwards of 300 CHF on a hotel for the night - 5* hotels in the major cities are usually over 500 CHF per night. Credit cards are widely accepted including American Express.
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Your dog seems to be driving you up the wall lately, exhibiting serious behavior problems -- and no amount of verbal correction seems to work. She chews the furniture, gnaws on shoes, turns over the trash cans, howls and barks when you're not around, or even seems really depressed when you come home.
There could be many reasons for behavior problems such as these, but chances are that your dog just misses you too much, and is showing she's bored and lonely. This is especially true if you only have one dog in the house and she's home alone while you work.
One solution to the problem is to try to keep your dog entertained while you are gone. Get a bone or a Kong chew toy, so she'll have a challenge for when you're not around. Another tactic is to turn on the radio so she'll hear human voices. Puppies respond especially well to this; it seems to reassure them much like an actual human presence. Also, if you can lend her a worn shirt, try leaving this in your dog's bed so that your smell remains even when you aren't there.
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In cases of destructive behavior problems, it pays to correct your dog immediately when you catch her chewing your furniture or taking out her frustrations on your belongings. Be vigilant at first -- instant feedback is much easier for your dog to understand than corrections a minute or two later. When you catch her, rush to your dog's side, grab her by the back of her neck and give her a firm "No!"
This should let her know she's done wrong, but if you catch your dog doing it again, some owners may want to roll up 10 to 20 sheets of newspaper and give her a mild whack on the thigh. This won't hurt her, but the sound will seem threatening and loud.
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Are you playing with and talking to your dog when you come home? Doing so can make a great difference to her feelings. Just like us, dogs want to be acknowledged and fussed over when we're around. Dogs being such social animals, it doesn't work if we merely feed and walk them and ignore them the rest of the time. If we can't spend some quality time with our pets, we might as well not have them at all.
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Dull notes that the Internet of Everything is changing how we interact with the digital world. This includes ways such as climate control systems to lighting. We should realize that higher education is not immune from this shift.
How will higher education meet the learning needs of a changing society? It could be with a reduction in the number of institutions and faculty who fail to change and adapt. Those in higher education must not lose sight of what society and students need and how to meet current learning needs.
It will not be helpful to debate models of learning that no longer apply and also not helpful to conduct certain studies. Ask a student in a building if they like online classes and the student will probably say no. Ask a student of an online class if they like online classes and the student will probably say yes. That approach may not be useful in our analysis.
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We should consider that students today want all methods and modes of learning available to them. Learning today is complex in nature. We should consider that learning does not take place only when a student sits down and keeps quiet. This ignores what Dull calls the giants of technology and the facts of how they learn. That learning is complex and does not fit current models of learning.
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Also known as a fixed rate mortgage, these loans lock in a set payment that will remain unchanged for a specific period of time, meaning it won't go up or down. These types of mortgages typically last 10 years and are a way to ensure that mortgage payments will not increase during that time period.
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The traditional telephony applications require on-premises maintenance, PBX, and a great deal of wiring through a Main Distribution Frame (MDF). Good news is that cloud telephony services provide same benefits on a lower-cost subscription basis.
- Flexibility:
The setup of cloud based communication system is highly flexible given the fact that a huge number of people are connected in the same network to communicate & share data anytime. Also in a cloud telephony system, owner or the employees can increase or reduce the numbers of telephone systems depending upon the existing business requirements.
- Cost-effective:
Cloud telephony services are great value for money. Small businesses get high return on investment as progressive cloud telephony system facilitates overall communication process smoothly and effortlessly. At the lowest possible cost, cloud telephony services offer the opportunity to experience VoIP.
- Readily available support:
When a cloud-based communication solution is installed in a business environment, there is no need for employees to be worried about hardware expansion, database management, and software updates


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Diane Kruger dominated the red carpet during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival with tons of stunning looks. And among her many beautiful hairstyles, these sweeping waves pinned to one side win my heart. It's sophisticated, romantic yet incredibly simple to create!
Let's copy this wonderful style in the following easy steps:
1. Start with damp hair. Apply a leave-in conditioner and massage gently.
2. Blow dry with Tourmaline Tools 1875W Tourmaline Ionic Professional Dryer; it will give hair softness and shine and make hair more managable.
3. Comb hair smooth and draw a side part, leaving out a 2-inch piece in front.
4. Use a 1" flat iron to create gentle wavy ends. Sedu Revolution Tourmaline Ionic Hair Straightener 1" is the perfect tool; ceramic plates with curved edge makes luscious waves.
5. Grab the front piece, loosely sweep it over and pin with a small section from the other side.
6. Pull all hair over one shoulder and mist with a hairspray to hold the style in place.