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posted by O.marian at 14:03
Sunday, January 30, 2005
Saturday, January 29, 2005
Jan Garbarek
The distinguished Norwegian tenor saxophonist Jan Garbarek has been describes by George Russell as 'just about the most uniquely talented jazz musician Europe has produced since Django Reinhardt'. Garbarek is undoubtedly one of the most original individualists on saxophone to have emerged since the '70s.
Born in Mysen, Norway, 1947, Garbarek taught himself to play saxophone at age 14, inspired by hearing John Coltrane's Countdown on the radio. A year later, he was fronting the leading quartet in the non - traditional section of the '62 Norwegian Amateur Jazz Championship. In 1965 a significant encounter with George Russell at the Molde Jazz Festival resulted in Garbarek's fascination with Russell's 'Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization', with Garbarek becoming an important soloist in the composer's works.
Garbarek has subsequently presented a wide body of his own work from acoustic and electric trios, quartets, through duos with piano, classical guitar, wind harp, brass sextet and pipe organ to solos and trios with string orchestras. In the late '70s, he supplied a much-acclaimed series of solo improvisations for Edith Rogers's production of Ibsen's brand at Oslo's National Theater. He has also written music for her production of Peer Gynt at Sweden's Malmo State Theater, been commissioned by Amsterdam's Plain Musicke Ensemble, and composed for music choir and jazz quartet. The '84 It's OK To Listen To The Gray Voice is Garbarek's interpretation of the works of poet Tomas Transtromer.
Among the first artists to be recorded by Manfred Eicher for ECM, Garbarek's poignant saxophone can be heard on more than 30 albums for the label, either as a leader or in an unprecedented variety of settings. His individualistic contributions to Keith Jarrett's projects (notably Luminessence, Arbour Zena and the '74 small group's go - for - bust Belonging) helped bring Garbarek's plaintive, stark, almost alto - sounding tenor to a wider audience. An important factor in his individual sound is his love for the Nordic folk tradition, which manifests itself with his every breath (just listen to his contributions to the classic, beautiful Folk Songs album in the compelling company of bassist Charlie Haden and guitarist - pianist Egberto Gismonti).
Garbarek's highly distinctive tone - a desolate, stinging sound, floating in simplicity and haunting clarity - has proclaimed him as one of the most important saxophone stylists in contemporary jazz.
Link 1,Link 2 and Link 3
Born in Mysen, Norway, 1947, Garbarek taught himself to play saxophone at age 14, inspired by hearing John Coltrane's Countdown on the radio. A year later, he was fronting the leading quartet in the non - traditional section of the '62 Norwegian Amateur Jazz Championship. In 1965 a significant encounter with George Russell at the Molde Jazz Festival resulted in Garbarek's fascination with Russell's 'Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization', with Garbarek becoming an important soloist in the composer's works.
Garbarek has subsequently presented a wide body of his own work from acoustic and electric trios, quartets, through duos with piano, classical guitar, wind harp, brass sextet and pipe organ to solos and trios with string orchestras. In the late '70s, he supplied a much-acclaimed series of solo improvisations for Edith Rogers's production of Ibsen's brand at Oslo's National Theater. He has also written music for her production of Peer Gynt at Sweden's Malmo State Theater, been commissioned by Amsterdam's Plain Musicke Ensemble, and composed for music choir and jazz quartet. The '84 It's OK To Listen To The Gray Voice is Garbarek's interpretation of the works of poet Tomas Transtromer.
Among the first artists to be recorded by Manfred Eicher for ECM, Garbarek's poignant saxophone can be heard on more than 30 albums for the label, either as a leader or in an unprecedented variety of settings. His individualistic contributions to Keith Jarrett's projects (notably Luminessence, Arbour Zena and the '74 small group's go - for - bust Belonging) helped bring Garbarek's plaintive, stark, almost alto - sounding tenor to a wider audience. An important factor in his individual sound is his love for the Nordic folk tradition, which manifests itself with his every breath (just listen to his contributions to the classic, beautiful Folk Songs album in the compelling company of bassist Charlie Haden and guitarist - pianist Egberto Gismonti).
Garbarek's highly distinctive tone - a desolate, stinging sound, floating in simplicity and haunting clarity - has proclaimed him as one of the most important saxophone stylists in contemporary jazz.
Link 1,Link 2 and Link 3
posted by O.marian at 22:12
Tomatito
Fernandez Torres "Tomatito", born in Almería in 1958, one of the best-known performers of the "toque gitano" today. His style is rhythmic and elegant, and characterized above all by his absolute mastery of the compás. A guitarist without "compás" may play his own music which may have some flamenco characteristics, but it will never be genuine. Over and above his technical ability, his inspiration and imagination, a guitarist is of no interest to the "aficionados" if he loses control of the "compás". Tomatito not only has an innate sense of rhythm but the compás is engraved on his subconscious with the result that he plays it without having to think twice. And, paradoxically, those "toques" where he is most at home - the "bulería", the flamenco "tangos" or the "bulería por soleá" - are precisely the most demanding for "tocaores" and "cantaores" alike. To see him, the "Pope of the bulería" as Juan "Habichuela" once dubbed him, play either in private or at a flamenco meeting, is undoubtedly an unforgettable moment in this music. How can one man have so much flamenco feeling in him, as though he sleeps, breathes and eats the "compás?" It is hardly surprising that his guitar has adapted so well to the people of Cádiz.
Right at the start of his career in the 1980s he formed what was to become the most famous of flamenco duos with Camarón, and then, taking the path prepared for him by Paco de Lucía, performed with accompanists such as Antonio and Juan Carmona (Ketama), Antonio Canales and El Duquenque. He is now surrounded with gypsy artists in his groups who thus represent the more ethnic aspect of group flamenco as initiated by Paco. Tomatito can therefore be seen as the bridge between Paco and Camarón's generation and what the media have incorrectly labelled "New flamenco", or "Young Spanish musicians", such as the jazz artists Alameda and Chano Dominguez.
Although Tomatito has clearly established his career as a solo guitarist and flamenco temple guardian, he remains very much a man, a gypsy of his time.
Spain has been witness to a great number of major events over the past few decades. It is hard to remember that this country, a committed member of the European Union, modernizing fast and with an open view on the world, was but a short while ago a country closed in on itself, a spiritual enclave of unprogressive catholicism. After so much introspection and the repression of free thinking as practiced under the Franco regime, today's flamenco players - like all of Spanish society today - are turning their attention to the music that is taking place beyond their frontiers, be it jazz, blues, rock, pop, rap, electronic, reggae, classic, salsa, bossa-nova, Argentine tango or fado. Music in Spain today, encouraged by an active recording industry and lively music societies is a veritable melting post of all cultures. Without turning his back on his gypsy identity - indeed, more determined than ever to make his own voice heard in the multicultural mosaic of contemporary Spain and Andalusia - Tomatito is swinging open the doors of the temple to admit other forms of music, including, for instance, the Argentine guitarist Luis Salinas and the pianist Michel Carmilo, at the same time giving expression to the lives of third and fourth generation gypsy artists, to their way of life and their feelings - people who feel and live life to the full!
Link 1, (2)and (3)
Right at the start of his career in the 1980s he formed what was to become the most famous of flamenco duos with Camarón, and then, taking the path prepared for him by Paco de Lucía, performed with accompanists such as Antonio and Juan Carmona (Ketama), Antonio Canales and El Duquenque. He is now surrounded with gypsy artists in his groups who thus represent the more ethnic aspect of group flamenco as initiated by Paco. Tomatito can therefore be seen as the bridge between Paco and Camarón's generation and what the media have incorrectly labelled "New flamenco", or "Young Spanish musicians", such as the jazz artists Alameda and Chano Dominguez.
Although Tomatito has clearly established his career as a solo guitarist and flamenco temple guardian, he remains very much a man, a gypsy of his time.
Spain has been witness to a great number of major events over the past few decades. It is hard to remember that this country, a committed member of the European Union, modernizing fast and with an open view on the world, was but a short while ago a country closed in on itself, a spiritual enclave of unprogressive catholicism. After so much introspection and the repression of free thinking as practiced under the Franco regime, today's flamenco players - like all of Spanish society today - are turning their attention to the music that is taking place beyond their frontiers, be it jazz, blues, rock, pop, rap, electronic, reggae, classic, salsa, bossa-nova, Argentine tango or fado. Music in Spain today, encouraged by an active recording industry and lively music societies is a veritable melting post of all cultures. Without turning his back on his gypsy identity - indeed, more determined than ever to make his own voice heard in the multicultural mosaic of contemporary Spain and Andalusia - Tomatito is swinging open the doors of the temple to admit other forms of music, including, for instance, the Argentine guitarist Luis Salinas and the pianist Michel Carmilo, at the same time giving expression to the lives of third and fourth generation gypsy artists, to their way of life and their feelings - people who feel and live life to the full!
Link 1, (2)and (3)
posted by O.marian at 21:55
Thursday, January 27, 2005
Emir Kusturica & No Smoking Orchestra
The NO SMOKING band epitomize an unusual phenomenon that has found an entirely original way to express itself through a combination of all the musical genres known in the Balkans - a common heritage left behind by hordes of conquering armies following in one another's steps through the millennia.
Rock and roll still shows its influence in the way the band moves on stage and in their youthful emotional approach. But the core of the band's music takes its roots in the sedimented history of the Balkan region, seeping out through an explosive mix of jazz and Gypsy music - the energy unleashed by southern Serbian trumpets mixing admirably with the melancholy of lingering Asian melodies. Today, the NO SMOKING band is made up of musicians who are genuine virtuosos of the instruments they play, and it would be interesting to explain how they manage to work in sync, harmonizing their talents in a way that not even the football team of the former Yugoslavia was ever able to do. The most popular Yugoslav football players have always been hailed as champions, but when they played together on the national team they were not even able to make it through the first half-time of all-important matches.
With their chorus, the NO SMOKING band will tell an entirely different song from that of the Yugoslav national football team, for these are soloists who are at their best when they play as a group, generating a refreshingly original kind of music that is entirely their own.
Rock and roll still shows its influence in the way the band moves on stage and in their youthful emotional approach. But the core of the band's music takes its roots in the sedimented history of the Balkan region, seeping out through an explosive mix of jazz and Gypsy music - the energy unleashed by southern Serbian trumpets mixing admirably with the melancholy of lingering Asian melodies. Today, the NO SMOKING band is made up of musicians who are genuine virtuosos of the instruments they play, and it would be interesting to explain how they manage to work in sync, harmonizing their talents in a way that not even the football team of the former Yugoslavia was ever able to do. The most popular Yugoslav football players have always been hailed as champions, but when they played together on the national team they were not even able to make it through the first half-time of all-important matches.
With their chorus, the NO SMOKING band will tell an entirely different song from that of the Yugoslav national football team, for these are soloists who are at their best when they play as a group, generating a refreshingly original kind of music that is entirely their own.
posted by O.marian at 17:12
Waiting for Star wars
Jeff Tweiten lives on a periwinkle blue, fold-out futon on the sidewalk in front of the Cinerama Theatre.Waiting.
For Godot, you wonder? An organ transplant? The end of the world?
To the world, he is "the Star Wars guy," an obsessed Quixote whose windwills are a series of movies about a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.He is not homeless, but camping out for 139 days. Waiting to be the first person in line for the next Star Wars movie.
"I think 'Star Wars' is the quintessential modern myth," says Tweiten. "It's the hero story, the breaking away from home and family and proving yourself in the world."
Just who is this sidewalk Skywalker wearing sunglasses and a wool pea coat?
Tweiten is a 27-year-old graphic artist who grew up on Bainbridge Island and attended the Art Institute of Seattle. Before moving to the street, he dwelled in a Belltown apartment. To make ends meet, he also makes ceramic raku masks, plays poker and picks up occasional odd jobs.
He's been called a loser, a geek, a Peter Pan who refuses to grow up and get a life. A few days ago, someone called him a "bum" for the first time.
"I don't really care how people label me," Tweiten says. "If they are so narrow-minded and can only see that one aspect of me, I kind of pity them."
Pity him not. He's a smart, articulate guy who is perfectly comfortable with this life decision. He sees it as a unique experience and a last opportunity -- "Revenge of the Sith" is the final film in Lucas' space saga.
He's got also his own blog. Here it is.Link
"NO snow in seattle last night. It wasn't even that cold. Casey is just now done with a new update it should be up on the site in a day or two. Most likely two...I have a feeling that he is getting tanked tonight. As for me, I'm still out here in the cold playing on. To some, "just let it go" & to some I hope when you're at a bar tonight raise a glass for me & say "Play on jeff, play on."
For Godot, you wonder? An organ transplant? The end of the world?
To the world, he is "the Star Wars guy," an obsessed Quixote whose windwills are a series of movies about a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.He is not homeless, but camping out for 139 days. Waiting to be the first person in line for the next Star Wars movie.
"I think 'Star Wars' is the quintessential modern myth," says Tweiten. "It's the hero story, the breaking away from home and family and proving yourself in the world."
Just who is this sidewalk Skywalker wearing sunglasses and a wool pea coat?
Tweiten is a 27-year-old graphic artist who grew up on Bainbridge Island and attended the Art Institute of Seattle. Before moving to the street, he dwelled in a Belltown apartment. To make ends meet, he also makes ceramic raku masks, plays poker and picks up occasional odd jobs.
He's been called a loser, a geek, a Peter Pan who refuses to grow up and get a life. A few days ago, someone called him a "bum" for the first time.
"I don't really care how people label me," Tweiten says. "If they are so narrow-minded and can only see that one aspect of me, I kind of pity them."
Pity him not. He's a smart, articulate guy who is perfectly comfortable with this life decision. He sees it as a unique experience and a last opportunity -- "Revenge of the Sith" is the final film in Lucas' space saga.
He's got also his own blog. Here it is.Link
"NO snow in seattle last night. It wasn't even that cold. Casey is just now done with a new update it should be up on the site in a day or two. Most likely two...I have a feeling that he is getting tanked tonight. As for me, I'm still out here in the cold playing on. To some, "just let it go" & to some I hope when you're at a bar tonight raise a glass for me & say "Play on jeff, play on."
posted by O.marian at 13:12
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Bloody Sunday, 30.01.1972
On January 30, 1972, soldiers from the British Army's 1st Parachute Regiment opened fire on unarmed and peaceful civilian demonstrators in the Bogside, Derry, Ireland, near the Rossville flats, killing 13 and wounding a number of others. One wounded man later died from illness attributed to that shooting.
The march, which was called to protest internment, was "illegal" according to British government authorities. Internment without trial was introduced by the British government on August 9, 1971.
The British-government-appointed Widgery Tribunal found soldiers were not guilty of shooting dead the 13 civilians in cold blood.
Circumstances in which people were killed:
Eamon Melaugh's Photo gallery
Photos of the shot victims
Remembering Bloody Sunday
posted by O.marian at 21:53
Ghost stories scaring tourists away
The president of the Phuket Tourism Business Association yesterday asked the media not to run articles about ghosts or superstitious aspects of tsunami-affected areas as it has a negative impact on tourism.
Phattanaphong Ekwanich said that any mysterious happenings after the tsunami that killed thousands of people on December 26 were just figments of peoples’ imagination, as rites for all faiths have been held for the dead so they could rest in peace.
“It’s inappropriate for media operators such as Thai television to be presenting this aspect because it is not amusing and also has a serious impact on the tourist industry, affecting Asian people in particular as many of them believe in spirits,” said Phattanaphong.
Almost all media in Asia have concentrated on this subject, he said. He asked media outlets to drop the subject as it was negating efforts to revive the tourism industry.
Phattanaphong Ekwanich said that any mysterious happenings after the tsunami that killed thousands of people on December 26 were just figments of peoples’ imagination, as rites for all faiths have been held for the dead so they could rest in peace.
“It’s inappropriate for media operators such as Thai television to be presenting this aspect because it is not amusing and also has a serious impact on the tourist industry, affecting Asian people in particular as many of them believe in spirits,” said Phattanaphong.
Almost all media in Asia have concentrated on this subject, he said. He asked media outlets to drop the subject as it was negating efforts to revive the tourism industry.
posted by O.marian at 19:11
The Wall of Remembrance
A ceremony led by 25 Buddhist monks and representatives of other major faiths was held to mark the passing of a month since the tsunami struck, during which a Wall of Remembrance built at the site was blessed.
Friends and family members waiting for loved ones to be returned may leave photographs, flowers or other mementos of those lost in the disaster.
One local resident, who asked to be named only as “Khun A”, said that the Wall of Remembrance and using the site for the IRC was a good idea because it would encourage visitors to come there to remember their loved ones.
Friends and family members waiting for loved ones to be returned may leave photographs, flowers or other mementos of those lost in the disaster.
One local resident, who asked to be named only as “Khun A”, said that the Wall of Remembrance and using the site for the IRC was a good idea because it would encourage visitors to come there to remember their loved ones.
posted by O.marian at 18:58
Kocani orchestra
In the ex-Yugoslavian republic of Macedonia the Romany people are regarded as the uncontested kings of the music field, with a tradition that dates back to the 1400s, when the population left the Indian lands of Rajasthan to settle in the Balkans. For centuries Rom artists have animated festivities, marriages and other rites, and with their different styles continue to exercise a considerable influence on contemporary Balkan music.
In the Balkans region, brass band orchestras have a particularly Rom style. From western Serbia to Macedonia these orchestras demonstrate remarkable creativity in their transformation of the original, static style of traditional brass bands. These brass bands were created in the 19th century in imitation of the Turkish military bands which replaced the Mehterhane formations of Janissary Turks beginning in 1828. Apparently, as in Turkey, they dethroned the ancient traditional oboe (zurna, zurla, or mizmar) and double-membraned drum ensembles. Today these ensembles that had formerly been imported from Turkey and played by the Roms, are dying out, in part because of modernity, but also because of the growing Macedonian and Serbian nationalism.
In Kochani, a city in the Republic of Macedonia, the Rom brass band music is called Romska Orientalna Muzika. Naat Veliov's Kocani orchestra is made up of a trumpet (trompeta), a cornet (kornet), and a saxophone (saksafon), which alternates with a clarinette (klarinet), 3 baritones, a tuba, and accordion (armonika), and a large drum (tapan), which itself alternates with a darabuka. A popular figure in his country Veliov, thanks in part to his role in Emir Kusturica's film The Time of the Gypsies has managed to gather a considerable following abroad, quickly becoming the most well-known and appreciated Macedonian artist on the international scene. The Kocani Orchestra which he founded has over the years undergone many line-up changes, yet has managed to maintain unaltered the freshness and spirit of its early years, demonstrating itself on disc after disc to be one of the most innovative and original Balkan brass bands around. Their latest excellent recordings confirm Veliov and his cohorts passion for playing music, uniting mastery of their own traditional heritage with a number of influences from neighbouring cultures (Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey).
In the Balkans region, brass band orchestras have a particularly Rom style. From western Serbia to Macedonia these orchestras demonstrate remarkable creativity in their transformation of the original, static style of traditional brass bands. These brass bands were created in the 19th century in imitation of the Turkish military bands which replaced the Mehterhane formations of Janissary Turks beginning in 1828. Apparently, as in Turkey, they dethroned the ancient traditional oboe (zurna, zurla, or mizmar) and double-membraned drum ensembles. Today these ensembles that had formerly been imported from Turkey and played by the Roms, are dying out, in part because of modernity, but also because of the growing Macedonian and Serbian nationalism.
In Kochani, a city in the Republic of Macedonia, the Rom brass band music is called Romska Orientalna Muzika. Naat Veliov's Kocani orchestra is made up of a trumpet (trompeta), a cornet (kornet), and a saxophone (saksafon), which alternates with a clarinette (klarinet), 3 baritones, a tuba, and accordion (armonika), and a large drum (tapan), which itself alternates with a darabuka. A popular figure in his country Veliov, thanks in part to his role in Emir Kusturica's film The Time of the Gypsies has managed to gather a considerable following abroad, quickly becoming the most well-known and appreciated Macedonian artist on the international scene. The Kocani Orchestra which he founded has over the years undergone many line-up changes, yet has managed to maintain unaltered the freshness and spirit of its early years, demonstrating itself on disc after disc to be one of the most innovative and original Balkan brass bands around. Their latest excellent recordings confirm Veliov and his cohorts passion for playing music, uniting mastery of their own traditional heritage with a number of influences from neighbouring cultures (Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey).
posted by O.marian at 18:16
Internet Dating Stories
A few short years ago, the common assumption was that anyone who'd turn to their computer for love had to be a geeky, pathetic loser who couldn't get a date. More recently, with the Internet changing everything from the way we shop to the way we find driving directions, cyberspace has become the hottest pick-up joint on the planet.
These stories prove not only that normal, stable everyday folks are using the internet to find romance, but that sometimes... there's still a lot of freaks out there.
These stories prove not only that normal, stable everyday folks are using the internet to find romance, but that sometimes... there's still a lot of freaks out there.
posted by O.marian at 18:09
Millions ready for China New Year
lChina's peak Lunar New Year travel season, the world's biggest annual human migration, began on Tuesday and about 2 billion journeys are expected across China in the next 40 days, state media has said.
People across the country of 1.3 billion traditionally try to reunite with their families or, as the middle class swells, head for top foreign holiday resorts.
This year, Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 9, but the travel flood should peak on Jan. 28 and 29, when people begin their vacations, the Beijing News said.
posted by O.marian at 13:26
Monday, January 24, 2005
NASA scientists taking a peek at Rain-Man's brain
NASA scientists are scanning the brain of a Utah man who was an inspiration for the 1988 hit movie "Rain Man" in hopes that the technology used to study the effects of space travel on the brain will help explain the mental capabilities and inconsistencies of Kim Peek.
He's called a "mega-savant" because he is a genius in about 15 different areas, from history and literature and geography to numbers, sports, music and dates. He is also severely limited in other ways. Ask him where the silverware is kept and he likely won't know. He doesn't do simple things. He can't dress himself. He may not be able to figure out the light switch, his father Fran says. But Kim Peek's mental abilities in certain categories seem to be getting even stronger with age. That's one reason scientists in California are so interested in running tests.
posted by O.marian at 21:00
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Picasso and Warhol..... Neck and Neck
How should we rank artists? Forget about quality. Forget about sales. Let's pretend we're in junior high and rank artists by popularity. Let's see how much attention they're getting and whether it's coming from the cool kids.
That's what (Artfacts.net), a privately owned, London-based guide to modern and contemporary art, has tried. In 1999 Artfacts.net began publishing information about art exhibitions in 40 countries culled from 2,500 museums, galleries, art fairs and dealers' associations. The database included more than 20,000 artists, 600 current shows and 18,000 past ones.
Picasso: Self-portrait (1972)
That's what (Artfacts.net), a privately owned, London-based guide to modern and contemporary art, has tried. In 1999 Artfacts.net began publishing information about art exhibitions in 40 countries culled from 2,500 museums, galleries, art fairs and dealers' associations. The database included more than 20,000 artists, 600 current shows and 18,000 past ones.
Picasso: Self-portrait (1972)
posted by O.marian at 14:35
Difference between male and female brains
UC Irvine researchers have found that men and women have very different brain designs. Women have more much white matter and men more gray matter related to intelligence. Still, there are no real differences in general intelligence between the two sexes. From the UCI press release about the study:
Gray matter represents information processing centers in the brain, and white matter represents the networking of – or connections between – these processing centers.
This, according to Rex Jung, a UNM neuropsychologist and co-author of the study, may help to explain why men tend to excel in tasks requiring more local processing (like mathematics), while women tend to excel at integrating and assimilating information from distributed gray-matter regions in the brain, such as required for language facility. These two very different neurological pathways and activity centers, however, result in equivalent overall performance on broad measures of cognitive ability, such as those found on intelligence tests.
posted by O.marian at 14:29
Saturday, January 22, 2005
Kings of Convenience
Once upon a time there was a fearless Nordic duo, who waged war on the world armed with only two soft voices and two acoustic guitars. Their names were Eirik Glambek Boe and Erlend Oye, and like their Viking ancestors they crossed continents to bring their songs of love, heartache and life to the world beyond. Soon strange tales began to filter out of an odd pair, who’d met at an inter-schools geography contest as children (which Erlend won by drawing a map of the world freehand from memory) that had later reunited in song, in a gloomy rock band that did Joy Division covers called Skog (Norwegian for Tree). Destiny however had other plans, and soon it was goodnight Skog and the Kings Of Convenience were born.
Following a trio of 7” singles on the cult label Telle Records (based in their hometown of Bergen, set at the foot of the fjords on Norway’s west Atlantic coast), the Kings signed with Source Records, released an E.P. recorded live in a room – entitled ‘live in a room’, which captivated many with its heartwarming charm. Then they set about creating a genre defining debut album with producer Ken Nelson (Coldplay, Badly Drawn Boy).
Entitled ‘Quiet Is The New Loud’, and released in early 2001, it was quickly adopted as their motto and they became flag-bearing artists for what the British music press had dubbed the “New Acoustic Movement”, which they transcended and outlasted thanks to their originality, personalities and most importantly of all - talent. They were also the leaders of Norway’s musical revival, which had sat in the doldrums post A-ha for a number of years, opening the door for other Bergen based artists such as Royksopp (whose multi-platinum debut album ‘Melody AM’ featured the voice of Erlend on ‘Poor Leno’ and ‘Remind Me’), Ralph Myerz + Jack Herren Band¸ Magnet and Sondre Lerche. Libra Radio will play today for you the music from the album RIOT ON AN EMPTY STREET. Find out more at their (website), try also (here) for the tour data and videos.
Following a trio of 7” singles on the cult label Telle Records (based in their hometown of Bergen, set at the foot of the fjords on Norway’s west Atlantic coast), the Kings signed with Source Records, released an E.P. recorded live in a room – entitled ‘live in a room’, which captivated many with its heartwarming charm. Then they set about creating a genre defining debut album with producer Ken Nelson (Coldplay, Badly Drawn Boy).
Entitled ‘Quiet Is The New Loud’, and released in early 2001, it was quickly adopted as their motto and they became flag-bearing artists for what the British music press had dubbed the “New Acoustic Movement”, which they transcended and outlasted thanks to their originality, personalities and most importantly of all - talent. They were also the leaders of Norway’s musical revival, which had sat in the doldrums post A-ha for a number of years, opening the door for other Bergen based artists such as Royksopp (whose multi-platinum debut album ‘Melody AM’ featured the voice of Erlend on ‘Poor Leno’ and ‘Remind Me’), Ralph Myerz + Jack Herren Band¸ Magnet and Sondre Lerche. Libra Radio will play today for you the music from the album RIOT ON AN EMPTY STREET. Find out more at their (website), try also (here) for the tour data and videos.
posted by O.marian at 14:09
Friday, January 21, 2005
Convert or die
Rage and fury has gripped this tsunami-hit tiny Hindu village in India's southern Tamil Nadu after a group of Christian missionaries allegedly refused them aid for not agreeing to follow their religion.
Samanthapettai, near the temple town of Madurai, faced near devastation on the December 26 when massive tidal waves wiped it clean of homes and lives.
Most of the 200 people here are homeless or displaced , battling to rebuild lives and locating lost family members besides facing risks of epidemic,disease and trauma.
Jubilant at seeing the relief trucks loaded with food, clothes and the much-needed medicines the villagers, many of who have not had a square meal in days, were shocked when the nuns asked them to convert before distributing biscuits and water.
Samanthapettai, near the temple town of Madurai, faced near devastation on the December 26 when massive tidal waves wiped it clean of homes and lives.
Most of the 200 people here are homeless or displaced , battling to rebuild lives and locating lost family members besides facing risks of epidemic,disease and trauma.
Jubilant at seeing the relief trucks loaded with food, clothes and the much-needed medicines the villagers, many of who have not had a square meal in days, were shocked when the nuns asked them to convert before distributing biscuits and water.
posted by O.marian at 16:58
Color ball man
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
10-th anniversary of killing four Roma in Oberwart, Austria
Between 1993 and 1996 several persons were injured by letter bombs; a pipe bomb placed at Oberwarth, province of Burgenland, killed four Roma. Accompanying letters were signed by some "Bajuvarische Befreiungsfront" and "Graf Ruediger von Starhemberg", leader of the fight against the Turkish siege of Vienna in 1683.
You can get more info on Burgenland Roma ( here), and (here). This last one is in German. These three photos were taken on Saturday, the 15.th of January when they've chosen and promoted a new Roma queen. Besides Langa, a gypsy group from Slovenia, there was also a gypsy guy who imitated Elvis Presley. The best imitator i ever heard, truly!
You can get more info on Burgenland Roma ( here), and (here). This last one is in German. These three photos were taken on Saturday, the 15.th of January when they've chosen and promoted a new Roma queen. Besides Langa, a gypsy group from Slovenia, there was also a gypsy guy who imitated Elvis Presley. The best imitator i ever heard, truly!
posted by O.marian at 08:51
Thursday, January 13, 2005
All-silicon laser makes its debut
This could be a huge boost for Intel if it can be utilized. It means the photonic computer we’ve been waiting for.
Scientists at Intel have made the first all-silicon laser. The breakthrough could lead to the development of silicon chips that can be used in both electronic and photonic applications. Existing photonic devices are made from expensive compound semiconductor materials such as gallium arsenide or indium phosphide (H Rong et al. 2005 Nature to be published).
Silicon dominates the microelectronics industry but it is not used in photonic applications because it does not emit light efficiently. Last year, however, researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles discovered a way to exploit the Raman effect and achieve laser action in silicon, although their device needed an eight metre long optical fibre to work. The Raman effect, which uses vibrations in a material to create optical gain, is routinely used in the telecommunications industry to amplify optical signals.
Scientists at Intel have made the first all-silicon laser. The breakthrough could lead to the development of silicon chips that can be used in both electronic and photonic applications. Existing photonic devices are made from expensive compound semiconductor materials such as gallium arsenide or indium phosphide (H Rong et al. 2005 Nature to be published).
Silicon dominates the microelectronics industry but it is not used in photonic applications because it does not emit light efficiently. Last year, however, researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles discovered a way to exploit the Raman effect and achieve laser action in silicon, although their device needed an eight metre long optical fibre to work. The Raman effect, which uses vibrations in a material to create optical gain, is routinely used in the telecommunications industry to amplify optical signals.
posted by O.marian at 10:13
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Construct a historic tale
Create your own stories with the Historic Tale Construction Kit.
posted by O.marian at 14:05
And this is the original photo El Greco "scary image" was made from with Face transformer. It was not my fault, Lisa :-) ..hmmm, or it was?)
posted by O.marian at 13:11
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Face Transformer
Welcome to the Perception Laboratory's Face Transformer.
You can use it to change the age, race or sex of a facial image, to transform it to the style of a famous artist, to make an exaggerated caricature or even make an ape of yourself!
I submitted my photo and this is how i look in El Greco style.
You can use it to change the age, race or sex of a facial image, to transform it to the style of a famous artist, to make an exaggerated caricature or even make an ape of yourself!
I submitted my photo and this is how i look in El Greco style.
posted by O.marian at 22:22
Clean Your Screen
If your monitor is dirty, here's an easy way to
Clean Your Screen
Clean Your Screen
posted by O.marian at 17:51
Monday, January 10, 2005
Face Analyzer
The only automated face reader in the world: Face Analyzer.
Somebody submitted the photo of this monkey and the result is very hilarious!
The software thinks that person from the image is: 47% Anglo Saxon, 43% East Indian and 11% eastern European. A white collar archetype with an average intelligence.
Here's a (Link) to the complete report.
Somebody submitted the photo of this monkey and the result is very hilarious!
The software thinks that person from the image is: 47% Anglo Saxon, 43% East Indian and 11% eastern European. A white collar archetype with an average intelligence.
Here's a (Link) to the complete report.
posted by O.marian at 21:08
Sunday, January 09, 2005
The biological and social nature of sleep
This piece is the most fascinating thing I've read on the subject! Go to the complete article if you have time.
Pretending that sleep-need does not exist is also institutionalized. I am not talking just about night-shifts and rotating shifts (those will kill you), night flights, being available for communication 24/7, stores open 24/7, etc - those are part of a modern society, will not go away, and we just need to learn how to adjust. I am talking about the building standards. With a huge proportion of the population working at night, why do windows have no blinds? Some old manors do, but new buildings do not. Never. Some have fake blinds, just for show, screwed into the outside walls on the sides of windows, yet cannot be closed. There are no built-in black curtains, or roll-down wooden blinds. It is difficult to find such curtains in stores if one wants to install one. What is going on? I have never seen, heard, read about, or experienced another country in the world in which sleep is not sacred, and blinds are not an essential part of a house.
I see some striking parallels between the way this society treats sleep and the way it treats sex. Both are sinful activities, associated with one of the Seven Deadly Sins (Sloth and Lust). Both are associated with the most powerful biological needs. Both are supposed to be a taboo topic. Both are supposed to be done in private, at night, with a pretense that it is never actually happening. Education in sleep hygiene and sex hygiene are both slighted, one way or another (the former passively, the latter actively opposed). Both are thought to interfere with one's productivity - ah, the good old Protestant work ethic! Why are Avarice and Greed not treated the same way? Raking in money by selling mega-burgers is just fine, and a decent topic of conversation, even a point of pride. Why are we still allowing Puritan Calvinist way of thinking, coupled with capitalist creed, to still guide the way we live our lives, or even think about life. Sleeping, whether with someone or alone, is a basic human need, thus a basic human right. Neither really detracts from the workplace productivity - au contraire: well rested and well satisfied people are happy, energetic, enthusiastic and productive. It is sleep repressed people, along with the dour sex repressed people, who are the problem, making everyone nervous. How much longer are we going to hide under the covers?
Pretending that sleep-need does not exist is also institutionalized. I am not talking just about night-shifts and rotating shifts (those will kill you), night flights, being available for communication 24/7, stores open 24/7, etc - those are part of a modern society, will not go away, and we just need to learn how to adjust. I am talking about the building standards. With a huge proportion of the population working at night, why do windows have no blinds? Some old manors do, but new buildings do not. Never. Some have fake blinds, just for show, screwed into the outside walls on the sides of windows, yet cannot be closed. There are no built-in black curtains, or roll-down wooden blinds. It is difficult to find such curtains in stores if one wants to install one. What is going on? I have never seen, heard, read about, or experienced another country in the world in which sleep is not sacred, and blinds are not an essential part of a house.
I see some striking parallels between the way this society treats sleep and the way it treats sex. Both are sinful activities, associated with one of the Seven Deadly Sins (Sloth and Lust). Both are associated with the most powerful biological needs. Both are supposed to be a taboo topic. Both are supposed to be done in private, at night, with a pretense that it is never actually happening. Education in sleep hygiene and sex hygiene are both slighted, one way or another (the former passively, the latter actively opposed). Both are thought to interfere with one's productivity - ah, the good old Protestant work ethic! Why are Avarice and Greed not treated the same way? Raking in money by selling mega-burgers is just fine, and a decent topic of conversation, even a point of pride. Why are we still allowing Puritan Calvinist way of thinking, coupled with capitalist creed, to still guide the way we live our lives, or even think about life. Sleeping, whether with someone or alone, is a basic human need, thus a basic human right. Neither really detracts from the workplace productivity - au contraire: well rested and well satisfied people are happy, energetic, enthusiastic and productive. It is sleep repressed people, along with the dour sex repressed people, who are the problem, making everyone nervous. How much longer are we going to hide under the covers?
posted by O.marian at 20:49
Saturday, January 08, 2005
Tablatures for swing guitarists
You're a guitarist, you love swing guitars and you would love to learn a solo from Django Reinhardt's "Minor swing" using just your ear. Well - you'll spend a lot of time to put every single tone to its place. You can either slow down the pace of the music with (Transcribe) software, or use tablatures. Sure, i speak to those who didn't go to the music school, like me.
There are many sites with tablatures and i found two of them, specialized for gypsy swing music. First one is for Powertab users, with a link to software needed to read tablatures. (Powertab page)
The other one is (Jazz et chansons Jazz) where you'll find also other kind of music tablatures. There are links to some different types of Powertab-like software sites.
Another site with many links to the masters of the swing guitar. (Swing guitar Links)
There are many sites with tablatures and i found two of them, specialized for gypsy swing music. First one is for Powertab users, with a link to software needed to read tablatures. (Powertab page)
The other one is (Jazz et chansons Jazz) where you'll find also other kind of music tablatures. There are links to some different types of Powertab-like software sites.
Another site with many links to the masters of the swing guitar. (Swing guitar Links)
posted by O.marian at 18:48
Michal Shapiro explores the music of the Roma
A groundswell of attention for Gypsy music has built slowly over the last few years. Ethnomusicologists have always been fascinated by Roma, but the public has only recently caught the fever. Although we have subliminal markers in our culture ("gypsy cab," "gypsy moth," "Gypsy Rose Lee" and the ubiquitous "gypped") the Gypsy as a real and breathing person is only now emerging.
posted by O.marian at 16:18
Last Audio Tape Factory in the US closes
In 1945, after capturing several German "Magnetophon" tape recorders from Radio Luxembourg, the American Signal Corps recorded a speech by General Dwight Eisenhower to be played to the people of occupied Germany. Due to a shortage of recording tape the speech had to be recorded on a reel of used German tape. Unfortunately, due to a problem with the German tape recorder, the tape was not completely erased and the voice of Adolph Hitler was intermittently heard along with Eisenhower's voice. This caused a great deal of fear and confusion among the German people and obviously a great deal of embarrassment for the Allied Signal Corps.
General Eisenhower issued an immediate order that no more captured German tape was to be used and assigned Major John Herbert Orr to develop an American magnetic tape manufacturing facility.
Link to Music thing
posted by O.marian at 15:57
Akiane
An internationally recognized 10-year-old prodigy, considered the only known child binary genius, in both painting and poetry.At the age of 5, she did this drawing of her grandmother:
posted by O.marian at 13:08
Friday, January 07, 2005
Report on global Anti-Semitism
Here's the newest report on Anti-Semitism by US State Department.
Anti-Semitism has plagued the world for centuries.
Global anti-Semitism in recent years has had four main sources:
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Traditional anti-Jewish prejudice that has pervaded Europe and some countries in other parts of the world for centuries. This includes ultra-nationalists and others who assert that the Jewish community controls governments, the media, international business, and the financial world.
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Strong anti-Israel sentiment that crosses the line between objective criticism of Israeli policies and anti-Semitism.
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Anti-Jewish sentiment expressed by some in Europe's growing Muslim population, based on longstanding antipathy toward both Israel and Jews, as well as Muslim opposition to developments in Israel and the occupied territories, and more recently in Iraq.
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Criticism of both the United States and globalization that spills over to Israel, and to Jews in general who are identified with both.
The Vienna-based European Union Monitoring Center (EUMC), for 2002 and 2003, identified France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and The Netherlands as EU member countries with notable increases in incidents
So, what is the situation in Slovenia where i come from?
The Jewish community had 140 official members and approximately 300-400 people who informally self-identified as Jews.
In early October, there was one incident involving the desecration of a Jewish family grave.
Jewish community representatives reported widespread prejudice, ignorance, and false stereotypes being spread within society. Reportedly, negative images of Jews were common in private commentary and citizens generally did not consider Jews to be a native population, despite their uninterrupted presence in the country for many centuries. While prejudice existed beneath the surface, there were no reports of overt verbal or physical harassment.
The Government promoted anti-bias and tolerance education through its programs in primary and secondary schools, with the Holocaust as an obligatory topic in the contemporary history curriculum. However, teachers had a great deal of latitude in deciding how much time to devote to it. The country formally established May 9 as Holocaust Memorial Day. Schools commemorated the day by showing documentaries, assigning essay topics, and holding discussions on the Holocaust.
Anti-Semitism has plagued the world for centuries.
Global anti-Semitism in recent years has had four main sources:
*
Traditional anti-Jewish prejudice that has pervaded Europe and some countries in other parts of the world for centuries. This includes ultra-nationalists and others who assert that the Jewish community controls governments, the media, international business, and the financial world.
*
Strong anti-Israel sentiment that crosses the line between objective criticism of Israeli policies and anti-Semitism.
*
Anti-Jewish sentiment expressed by some in Europe's growing Muslim population, based on longstanding antipathy toward both Israel and Jews, as well as Muslim opposition to developments in Israel and the occupied territories, and more recently in Iraq.
*
Criticism of both the United States and globalization that spills over to Israel, and to Jews in general who are identified with both.
The Vienna-based European Union Monitoring Center (EUMC), for 2002 and 2003, identified France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and The Netherlands as EU member countries with notable increases in incidents
So, what is the situation in Slovenia where i come from?
The Jewish community had 140 official members and approximately 300-400 people who informally self-identified as Jews.
In early October, there was one incident involving the desecration of a Jewish family grave.
Jewish community representatives reported widespread prejudice, ignorance, and false stereotypes being spread within society. Reportedly, negative images of Jews were common in private commentary and citizens generally did not consider Jews to be a native population, despite their uninterrupted presence in the country for many centuries. While prejudice existed beneath the surface, there were no reports of overt verbal or physical harassment.
The Government promoted anti-bias and tolerance education through its programs in primary and secondary schools, with the Holocaust as an obligatory topic in the contemporary history curriculum. However, teachers had a great deal of latitude in deciding how much time to devote to it. The country formally established May 9 as Holocaust Memorial Day. Schools commemorated the day by showing documentaries, assigning essay topics, and holding discussions on the Holocaust.
posted by O.marian at 13:34
10 years old German Sophia Michl looking for her parents
Hospital officials in Phuket are trying to find any information about Mr.Norbert and Mrs.Edeltraud Michl, the parents of ten year old German girl Sophia Michl. please Contact them by phone 076-249400 ext. 1336, 1339 or e- mail : info@phuket-inter-hospital.co.th
posted by O.marian at 09:58
Swedish 2-Year-Old boy from Khao Lak Reunited With Uncle
A 2-year-old boy who was found dazed and alone on a roadside in the wasteland of a tsunami-devastated Thai resort was reunited Tuesday with his uncle, who spotted the child's picture on the Internet.
The boy, identified by his uncle as Hannes Bergstroem, was found Sunday night on a road in Phang Nga province near the beach resort of Khao Lak, about 60 miles from the island of Phuket. He was taken to Phuket International Hospital where the staff posted pictures of the blond-haired boy with red spots all over his face from mosquito bites on its Web site on Monday. They also published his photo in a local newspaper.
The boy, identified by his uncle as Hannes Bergstroem, was found Sunday night on a road in Phang Nga province near the beach resort of Khao Lak, about 60 miles from the island of Phuket. He was taken to Phuket International Hospital where the staff posted pictures of the blond-haired boy with red spots all over his face from mosquito bites on its Web site on Monday. They also published his photo in a local newspaper.
posted by O.marian at 09:50
120-year-old tortoise adopts baby hippo
Some people in Kenya rescued a dehydrated baby hippo that had been separated from its herd. The released it into an enclosure in a sanctuary, and it ran over to a giant tortoise, and is now "inseparable" say officials.
"'When we released Owen into the enclosure, he lumbered to the tortoise which has a dark gray color similar to grown up hippos,' Sabine Baer, rehabilitation and ecosystems manager at the park, told Reuters." Link
posted by O.marian at 01:24
Thursday, January 06, 2005
Download Microsoft's AntiSpyware Beta
Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) is a security technology that helps protect Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Known spyware on your PC can be detected and removed. This helps reduce negative effects caused by spyware including slow PC performance, annoying pop-up ads, unwanted changes to Internet settings, and unauthorized use of your private information. Continuous protection improves Internet browsing safety by guarding over 50 ways spyware can enter your PC.
posted by O.marian at 22:22
A christmas parcel from Lake Mary, Florida
Just came to my adress today from Rafael,a regular Libra Radio listener. I wont tell you his complete adress, i will just show you a satellite image of the street where he lives. I found this usable (TerraServer-uSA) tool today by coincidence. It's a pity that it works only within USA. Thank you,Rafael!
posted by O.marian at 21:29
Another ancient tribe discovered to survive tsunami
Two days after a tsunami thrashed the island where his ancestors have lived for tens of thousands of years, a lone tribesman stood naked on the beach and looked up at a hovering coast guard helicopter.
He then calmly took out his bow and shot an arrow toward the rescue chopper.
It was a signal the Sentinelese have sent out to the world for millennia: They want to be left alone.
Elsewhere, on the isolated, tsunami-ravaged Andaman and Nicobar islands, members of the ancient Jarawa tribe emerged from forests for the first time since the tsunami struck. Seven men, wearing only underwear and amulets, told government and police officials that all 250 of their tribe had fled to forested areas and had survived.
A boy from the Jarawa tribe, one of the five tribes in India's Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, which are believed to have knowledge of the movement of wind, sea and birds.
"They can smell the wind. They can gauge the depth of the sea with the sound of their oars. They have a sixth sense, which we don't possess," said Ashish Roy, a local environmentalist and lawyer who has urged the courts to protect the tribes by preventing their contact with the outside world.
Anthropologists speculate that ancient knowledge of wind movement and the flight of birds may have saved the lives of many tribesmen, who seem to have fled the shores well before the waves could hit the coast, where they would typically be fishing at this time of the year.
The tribes live the most ancient, nomadic lifestyle known to man, frozen in their Paleolithic past. Many produce fire by rubbing stones. They fish and hunt with bow and arrow, and live in community huts of leaves and straw. (via CBS news)
He then calmly took out his bow and shot an arrow toward the rescue chopper.
It was a signal the Sentinelese have sent out to the world for millennia: They want to be left alone.
Elsewhere, on the isolated, tsunami-ravaged Andaman and Nicobar islands, members of the ancient Jarawa tribe emerged from forests for the first time since the tsunami struck. Seven men, wearing only underwear and amulets, told government and police officials that all 250 of their tribe had fled to forested areas and had survived.
A boy from the Jarawa tribe, one of the five tribes in India's Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, which are believed to have knowledge of the movement of wind, sea and birds.
"They can smell the wind. They can gauge the depth of the sea with the sound of their oars. They have a sixth sense, which we don't possess," said Ashish Roy, a local environmentalist and lawyer who has urged the courts to protect the tribes by preventing their contact with the outside world.
Anthropologists speculate that ancient knowledge of wind movement and the flight of birds may have saved the lives of many tribesmen, who seem to have fled the shores well before the waves could hit the coast, where they would typically be fishing at this time of the year.
The tribes live the most ancient, nomadic lifestyle known to man, frozen in their Paleolithic past. Many produce fire by rubbing stones. They fish and hunt with bow and arrow, and live in community huts of leaves and straw. (via CBS news)
posted by O.marian at 15:07
Street children of Ulan Bator, Mongolia
NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2004
Winners of the NPPA's annual awards for excellence in photojournalism are now online, including this stunning series of images of street children living in the channels of the district heating system underground of Ulan Bator.
With the breakdown of communist rule in Mongolia following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the first generation of street children was born. An effect of the abrupt transition to a market economy was unemployment, since numbers of state owned businesses were forced to shut down. For many families this meant the beginning of a social deroute of alcoholism, violence and abuse. The children of these families have largely been left to their own devices because of the lack of a proper social safety net. The police estimate that more than one thousand children live in the streets of Ulan Bator but nobody knows the real number . In the coldest months of the year when temperatures drop as low as 45 c degrees, many street children survive by staying in the channels of the district heating system underground . A group of about 10 children live in this district heating hole. Surderdene and Badamsuren, the two girls in the group are doing their make-up.
Winners of the NPPA's annual awards for excellence in photojournalism are now online, including this stunning series of images of street children living in the channels of the district heating system underground of Ulan Bator.
With the breakdown of communist rule in Mongolia following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the first generation of street children was born. An effect of the abrupt transition to a market economy was unemployment, since numbers of state owned businesses were forced to shut down. For many families this meant the beginning of a social deroute of alcoholism, violence and abuse. The children of these families have largely been left to their own devices because of the lack of a proper social safety net. The police estimate that more than one thousand children live in the streets of Ulan Bator but nobody knows the real number . In the coldest months of the year when temperatures drop as low as 45 c degrees, many street children survive by staying in the channels of the district heating system underground . A group of about 10 children live in this district heating hole. Surderdene and Badamsuren, the two girls in the group are doing their make-up.
posted by O.marian at 14:41
Django Reinhardt story and videos
Here's a French site "About-django" with a great collection of gypsy swing videos of Django Reinhardt, Tschawolo, Les Yeux Noirs, Stochelo Rosenberg and other gypsy swing guitarists.
Born in 1910, Django Reinhardt grew up in a gypsy camp on the outskirts of Paris, and performed in local cafes with his father when he was a boy.
The story goes that Django nearly lost his life, when he was 18, in a terrible fire in the caravan where he was sleeping. . . A candle, knocked over in the night, set the room full of dried flowers on fire and scarred him for life. Two fingers on his left hand were paralyzed and his left leg was badly damaged.
In spite of this tragedy, Django kept on playing guitar. When he first heard recordings of the exciting new music being made in America by Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, Django was inspired to experiment. He began blending jazz rhythms with traditional European gypsy music. (Link1)
Django Reinhardt was the first hugely influential jazz figure to emerge from Europe - and he remains the most influential European to this day, with possible competition from Joe Zawinul, George Shearing, John McLaughlin, his old cohort Stephane Grappelli and a bare handful of others. A free-spirited gypsy, Reinhardt wasn't the most reliable person in the world, frequently wandering off into the countryside on a whim. Yet Reinhardt came up with a unique way of propelling the humble acoustic guitar into the front line of a jazz combo in the days before amplification became widespread. He would spin joyous, arcing, marvelously inflected solos above the thrumming base of two rhythm guitars and a bass. (Link2)
Hey, and if you're a guitarist who would like to learn a solo or two, it is going to be extremely difficult without this piece of software called (Transcribe). This tool offers many features aimed at making the transcription job smoother and easier, including the ability to slow the music down without changing its pitch, and to analyse chords and show you what notes are present. A trial version for 30 days might be good enough to learn a few solos.
Born in 1910, Django Reinhardt grew up in a gypsy camp on the outskirts of Paris, and performed in local cafes with his father when he was a boy.
The story goes that Django nearly lost his life, when he was 18, in a terrible fire in the caravan where he was sleeping. . . A candle, knocked over in the night, set the room full of dried flowers on fire and scarred him for life. Two fingers on his left hand were paralyzed and his left leg was badly damaged.
In spite of this tragedy, Django kept on playing guitar. When he first heard recordings of the exciting new music being made in America by Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, Django was inspired to experiment. He began blending jazz rhythms with traditional European gypsy music. (Link1)
Django Reinhardt was the first hugely influential jazz figure to emerge from Europe - and he remains the most influential European to this day, with possible competition from Joe Zawinul, George Shearing, John McLaughlin, his old cohort Stephane Grappelli and a bare handful of others. A free-spirited gypsy, Reinhardt wasn't the most reliable person in the world, frequently wandering off into the countryside on a whim. Yet Reinhardt came up with a unique way of propelling the humble acoustic guitar into the front line of a jazz combo in the days before amplification became widespread. He would spin joyous, arcing, marvelously inflected solos above the thrumming base of two rhythm guitars and a bass. (Link2)
Hey, and if you're a guitarist who would like to learn a solo or two, it is going to be extremely difficult without this piece of software called (Transcribe). This tool offers many features aimed at making the transcription job smoother and easier, including the ability to slow the music down without changing its pitch, and to analyse chords and show you what notes are present. A trial version for 30 days might be good enough to learn a few solos.
posted by O.marian at 13:07
Religions rankings
Find out where your favorite religion ranks: Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents. These are "approximate estimates."
Christianity is #1, followed by Islam and Hinduism. Rastafarianism is surprisingly in the Top 20, just slightly ahead of Scientology.
Christianity is #1, followed by Islam and Hinduism. Rastafarianism is surprisingly in the Top 20, just slightly ahead of Scientology.
posted by O.marian at 02:05
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Two-year-old boy survives tidal waves, but his parents are missing
This is a follow up to the story about the2- year old boy found in Khao Lak we published previously.A 2-year-old foreign boy found after tidal waves ravaged a resort in southern Thailand was recovering Monday night in a hospital _ alone. His parents are missing.
It's not clear what happened to the unidentified blond-haired boy, who has red marks all over his face and was found sitting on a road not far from the town of Khao Lak in Phang-nga province, where surging waves swept away hundreds of tourists and trapped people inside flooded buildings.
A few tourists saw the toddler sitting alone and took him to a nearby hospital, said Vilad Mumbansao, a staff member at Phuket International Hospital.
Hospital staff have tried to determine the nationality of the baby. The boy babbles and staff can't figure out what language he's speaking.
"He could be Swedish because he was enthusiastic when a man spoke Swedish to him," said Vilad.
It's not clear what happened to the unidentified blond-haired boy, who has red marks all over his face and was found sitting on a road not far from the town of Khao Lak in Phang-nga province, where surging waves swept away hundreds of tourists and trapped people inside flooded buildings.
A few tourists saw the toddler sitting alone and took him to a nearby hospital, said Vilad Mumbansao, a staff member at Phuket International Hospital.
Hospital staff have tried to determine the nationality of the baby. The boy babbles and staff can't figure out what language he's speaking.
"He could be Swedish because he was enthusiastic when a man spoke Swedish to him," said Vilad.
posted by O.marian at 21:53
Music plasma
This is nice! A cool site that uses Amazon's web services to build a visual search engine for music based on collaborative filtering data. It shows bands as "orbs" or planets, each with their own "solar system" of related bands. (Play with it, it's pretty cool.)
Update: Here's another link where this thingy basically originates from -
Music-map.com Thanks, Lisa!
Update: Here's another link where this thingy basically originates from -
Music-map.com Thanks, Lisa!
posted by O.marian at 21:32
Beauty Rank
A site about female beauty: Beauty Rank.
We are a team of explorers who are constantly evaluating the female face beauty. Our extensive research provides us with valuable information on how men rank their love partners. You can take advantage of our report and improve your chances to find your dream mate. If you achieve a top score we will recommend you to the best modeling agencies with your permission!
To participate, send a photo of your face, along with $19.95. You'll get a beauty rank report.
The site has a gallery of beauty ranks for normal people and celebrities.
For example, the Advanced Face Report for Angelina Jolie reveals these positive features: symmetrical face, slightly elongated face, slightly high forehead, long eyes, full lips, and delicate nose. Her face has only one negative feature: very short eye distance.
That's too bad about the short eye distance.
We are a team of explorers who are constantly evaluating the female face beauty. Our extensive research provides us with valuable information on how men rank their love partners. You can take advantage of our report and improve your chances to find your dream mate. If you achieve a top score we will recommend you to the best modeling agencies with your permission!
To participate, send a photo of your face, along with $19.95. You'll get a beauty rank report.
The site has a gallery of beauty ranks for normal people and celebrities.
For example, the Advanced Face Report for Angelina Jolie reveals these positive features: symmetrical face, slightly elongated face, slightly high forehead, long eyes, full lips, and delicate nose. Her face has only one negative feature: very short eye distance.
That's too bad about the short eye distance.
posted by O.marian at 21:10
God's Wrath
The Reverend Fred Phelps, a man not known for either his tolerance or his intellect, answers the question:
What do you think about the Tsunami that hit Asia on December 26, 2004? Was it God's wrath? What about the children who were killed?
And yes, he's for real.
What do you think about the Tsunami that hit Asia on December 26, 2004? Was it God's wrath? What about the children who were killed?
And yes, he's for real.
posted by O.marian at 21:03
Help Britney Spears on her pimples!
This is from the same site as in previous post. You'll need flash player.
Britney has her puberty right now! Destroy her full of puss pimpled face before her Music Award nomination. There is a lot of work to be done, these pimples seem to me as a never ending story!
Britney has her puberty right now! Destroy her full of puss pimpled face before her Music Award nomination. There is a lot of work to be done, these pimples seem to me as a never ending story!
posted by O.marian at 20:22
Nobody knows who this boy found in Khao Lak belongs to!
I just received this email:
Please send this to all - we mean all! - the people in your entire network. Looking for his family.
The boy about 2 years, from Khao Lak is missing his parents. Nobody
knows what country he comes from. If anybody knows him please contact
us by phone
076-249400-4 ext. 1336, 1339 or e- mail :
info@phuket-inter-hospital.co.th
Looking for his parents
Please send this to all - we mean all! - the people in your entire network. Looking for his family.
The boy about 2 years, from Khao Lak is missing his parents. Nobody
knows what country he comes from. If anybody knows him please contact
us by phone
076-249400-4 ext. 1336, 1339 or e- mail :
info@phuket-inter-hospital.co.th
Looking for his parents
posted by O.marian at 16:45
The top 100 artists in the world
1.Picasso
2.Warhol
3.Miro...
9.Matisse
18. Dali
21. Chagall
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2.Warhol
3.Miro...
9.Matisse
18. Dali
21. Chagall
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posted by O.marian at 13:45
Men warned of stroke risk from three drinks a day
I don't like such news coming to me, a devoted beer drinker.
Men who consume three or more alcoholic drinks a day are 42% more likely to suffer a stroke than non-drinkers, according to a study which reinforces the message that more moderate consumption has some health benefits.
Men who consume three or more alcoholic drinks a day are 42% more likely to suffer a stroke than non-drinkers, according to a study which reinforces the message that more moderate consumption has some health benefits.
posted by O.marian at 13:24
Posting Straight Facts on Cancer
Patients diagnosed with cancer are often prescribed drugs they know little about, and researching the risks and benefits can be daunting, if not impossible, in the time frame a cancer patient has to work with. It's too late for one set of parents whose son died of brain cancer in 1999, but they hope to help other families with a website they launched on Jan. 1.
posted by O.marian at 13:12
Death toll will rise, UN warns
The death toll from the Indian Ocean tsunami is set to rise "exponentially" above current estimates of 150,000 as relief workers reach remote villages and survivors succumb to disease, UN officials warned today.
posted by O.marian at 13:05
Monday, January 03, 2005
Charles Darwin on Tsunamis (1835)
During his crew's historic voyage on the Beagle in 1835, Charles Darwin experienced an earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Snip from Darwin's description:
Shortly after the shock, a great wave was seen from the distance of three or four miles, approaching in the middle of the bay with a smooth outline; but along the shore it tore up cottages and trees, as it swept onwards with irresistible force. At the head of the bay it broke in a fearful line of white breakers, which rushed up to a height of 23 vertical feet above the highest spring-tides. Their force must have been prodigious; for at the Fort a cannon with its carriage, estimated at four tons in weight, was moved 15 feet inwards.
A schooner was left in the midst of the ruins, 200 yards from the beach. The first wave was followed by two others, which in their retreat carried away a vast wreck of floating objects. In one part of the bay, a ship was pitched high and dry on shore, was carried off, again driven on shore, and again carried off. In another part two large vessels anchored near together were whirled about, and their cables were thrice wound round each other: though anchored at a depth of 36 feet, they were for some minutes aground.
The great wave must have travelled slowly, for the inhabitants of Talcahuano had time to run up the hills behind the town; and some sailors pulled out seaward, trusting successfully to their boat riding securely over the swell, if they could reach it before it broke. One old woman with a little boy, four or five years old, ran into a boat, but there was nobody to row it out: the boat was consequently dashed against an anchor and cut in twain; the old woman was drowned, but the child was picked up some hours afterwards clinging to the wreck. Pools of salt-water were still standing amidst the ruins of the houses, and children, making boats with old tables and chairs, appeared as happy as their parents were miserable.
Shortly after the shock, a great wave was seen from the distance of three or four miles, approaching in the middle of the bay with a smooth outline; but along the shore it tore up cottages and trees, as it swept onwards with irresistible force. At the head of the bay it broke in a fearful line of white breakers, which rushed up to a height of 23 vertical feet above the highest spring-tides. Their force must have been prodigious; for at the Fort a cannon with its carriage, estimated at four tons in weight, was moved 15 feet inwards.
A schooner was left in the midst of the ruins, 200 yards from the beach. The first wave was followed by two others, which in their retreat carried away a vast wreck of floating objects. In one part of the bay, a ship was pitched high and dry on shore, was carried off, again driven on shore, and again carried off. In another part two large vessels anchored near together were whirled about, and their cables were thrice wound round each other: though anchored at a depth of 36 feet, they were for some minutes aground.
The great wave must have travelled slowly, for the inhabitants of Talcahuano had time to run up the hills behind the town; and some sailors pulled out seaward, trusting successfully to their boat riding securely over the swell, if they could reach it before it broke. One old woman with a little boy, four or five years old, ran into a boat, but there was nobody to row it out: the boat was consequently dashed against an anchor and cut in twain; the old woman was drowned, but the child was picked up some hours afterwards clinging to the wreck. Pools of salt-water were still standing amidst the ruins of the houses, and children, making boats with old tables and chairs, appeared as happy as their parents were miserable.
posted by O.marian at 19:59
Underestimating the tidal wave
Almost everyone on this photo has a smile on the face.
posted by O.marian at 19:48
More amateur photos of tsunami
Among the thousands of amateur snapshots of the disaster now surfacing around the web,i found this collection. "These were taken by my former roommate's co-worker who was visiting Thailand," says Corey Koberg. "I think it shows the force of the water more than anything I've seen on TV so far and how truly unaware people were of the destructive power of waves of this size. Take a closer look at the biggest photo on the site. People there are running away and laughing ?
posted by O.marian at 19:40
Big Heads
Here's a collection of Big Heads.
I often scan through the wire service photos on Yahoo News, and over the years I started noticing a really strange trend. Many of the photos follow the same form: a picture of a person in the foreground, and on the background, a GIANT HEAD... For no particularly good reason, I spent a year collecting them. Here, then, are the big heads of 2004.
I often scan through the wire service photos on Yahoo News, and over the years I started noticing a really strange trend. Many of the photos follow the same form: a picture of a person in the foreground, and on the background, a GIANT HEAD... For no particularly good reason, I spent a year collecting them. Here, then, are the big heads of 2004.
posted by O.marian at 17:14
Things We Learned
From BBC News: 100 things we didn't know this time last year. A few examples:
* Brussels sprouts have three times as much vitamin C as oranges.
* Brazilians are the nationality most likely to read spam.
* Bob Dylan originally planned to use his first two given names, Robert Allen, as his stage name, because it sounded like the name of a Scottish king. After he saw some Dylan Thomas poems, he chose Dylan as his new surname instead.
* In 1911, Pablo Picasso was one of the suspects arrested for the theft of the Mona Lisa.
* Britons throw away enough rubbish every hour to fill the Royal Albert Hall.
* More than one billion birds crash into buildings in the US every year. Mirrored office blocks are a particular hazard.
* Brussels sprouts have three times as much vitamin C as oranges.
* Brazilians are the nationality most likely to read spam.
* Bob Dylan originally planned to use his first two given names, Robert Allen, as his stage name, because it sounded like the name of a Scottish king. After he saw some Dylan Thomas poems, he chose Dylan as his new surname instead.
* In 1911, Pablo Picasso was one of the suspects arrested for the theft of the Mona Lisa.
* Britons throw away enough rubbish every hour to fill the Royal Albert Hall.
* More than one billion birds crash into buildings in the US every year. Mirrored office blocks are a particular hazard.
posted by O.marian at 17:04
The sixth sense?
The recent and unfortunate natural disaster in the Indian Ocean on 26.th of December 2004 - the 9.0 earthquake which caused the tsunami - has strengthened the belief that animals must possess something of a "sixth sense". The fact that over 140,000 people - with thusands still missing - lost their lives and countless others remain injured while no signs of any significant loss to the lives of animals cannot be easily explained.
"Wild animals in particular are extremely sensitive," said Debbie Martyr, who works on a wild tiger conservation programme on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, one of the worst-hit areas in Sunday's disaster.
"They've got extremely good hearing and they will probably have heard this flood coming in the distance.
"There would have been vibration and there may also have been changes in the air pressure which will have alerted animals and made them move to wherever they felt safer."
There are many eyewitness accounts of birds and animals migrating before earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
The scientific evidence for a sixth sense is lacking, but if the reports are confirmed, they could add to the understanding of animal behaviour and possibly even be used in the future as an early warning system for humans.
Giant waves washed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast, Sri Lanka's biggest wildlife reserve and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards.
"No elephants are dead, not even a dead hare or rabbit," said H.D. Ratnayake, deputy director of the national Wildlife Department. "I think animals can sense disaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening".
The elephants have something what is called an elephants infrasound
and maybe this is what helped them somehow to anticipate tsunami and escape in time.
At any rate, i've seen a lot of videos where people were standing and watching the coming tide, and only when the waves were within 50 feet they started running. If they only used their eyes or someone ordered them to run, more would have survived!
A more simple answer - animals are skittish and easily frightened. Meaning, they had the good sense to run like Hell the minute something seemed out of the ordinary.
Unlike humans, who, as some of the video footage has shown, at first simply stood and watched what at first was one cooooooool wave - it was only until it was too late that many people apparently realized how much danger they were in. Onlookers just didn't use their eyes in a proper way, however there are also others - truth to be said - who did it right and start to run emediately, but had no chance for a safe escape.
Update:
Meanwhile, we've received lots of interesting reports regarding unusual animal behaviors during this cataclysmic event, indications that animals may have sensed the tsunami. For example, in Khao Lak, on the western coast of Thailand, about the time the earthquake erupted, elephants that were used to give tourists rides began to trumpet loudly, in a manner described as like crying. “I was surprised because the elephants had never cried before,” declared Dang Salangam, 36. The elephants were soon calmed down, but then an hour later they began to wail again, and this time they could not be comforted. “They just kept running for the hill,” stated Wit Aniwat, 24, who assists tourists in mounting the elephants. “Then we saw the big wave coming and we started running.” A number of tourists were lifted onto the elephants backs and taken to safety. Some of the elephants reportedly broke free of chains to flee to higher ground. Meanwhile, near the beach at Bang Koey village a herd of about 100 buffalo were grazing when suddenly they lifted their heads and looked out toward the ocean, their ears standing upright. Then they began to stampede up a hill. The villagers were bewildered and began to run after the buffaloes fearing that they might become lost. Within minutes of the villagers heading toward the hilltop, the tidal wave crashed into their fishing village. “Not a single one of us sustained a scratch,” villager Kornee Art-ham, 42, was quoted as saying.
"Wild animals in particular are extremely sensitive," said Debbie Martyr, who works on a wild tiger conservation programme on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, one of the worst-hit areas in Sunday's disaster.
"They've got extremely good hearing and they will probably have heard this flood coming in the distance.
"There would have been vibration and there may also have been changes in the air pressure which will have alerted animals and made them move to wherever they felt safer."
There are many eyewitness accounts of birds and animals migrating before earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
The scientific evidence for a sixth sense is lacking, but if the reports are confirmed, they could add to the understanding of animal behaviour and possibly even be used in the future as an early warning system for humans.
Giant waves washed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast, Sri Lanka's biggest wildlife reserve and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards.
"No elephants are dead, not even a dead hare or rabbit," said H.D. Ratnayake, deputy director of the national Wildlife Department. "I think animals can sense disaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening".
The elephants have something what is called an elephants infrasound
and maybe this is what helped them somehow to anticipate tsunami and escape in time.
At any rate, i've seen a lot of videos where people were standing and watching the coming tide, and only when the waves were within 50 feet they started running. If they only used their eyes or someone ordered them to run, more would have survived!
A more simple answer - animals are skittish and easily frightened. Meaning, they had the good sense to run like Hell the minute something seemed out of the ordinary.
Unlike humans, who, as some of the video footage has shown, at first simply stood and watched what at first was one cooooooool wave - it was only until it was too late that many people apparently realized how much danger they were in. Onlookers just didn't use their eyes in a proper way, however there are also others - truth to be said - who did it right and start to run emediately, but had no chance for a safe escape.
Update:
Meanwhile, we've received lots of interesting reports regarding unusual animal behaviors during this cataclysmic event, indications that animals may have sensed the tsunami. For example, in Khao Lak, on the western coast of Thailand, about the time the earthquake erupted, elephants that were used to give tourists rides began to trumpet loudly, in a manner described as like crying. “I was surprised because the elephants had never cried before,” declared Dang Salangam, 36. The elephants were soon calmed down, but then an hour later they began to wail again, and this time they could not be comforted. “They just kept running for the hill,” stated Wit Aniwat, 24, who assists tourists in mounting the elephants. “Then we saw the big wave coming and we started running.” A number of tourists were lifted onto the elephants backs and taken to safety. Some of the elephants reportedly broke free of chains to flee to higher ground. Meanwhile, near the beach at Bang Koey village a herd of about 100 buffalo were grazing when suddenly they lifted their heads and looked out toward the ocean, their ears standing upright. Then they began to stampede up a hill. The villagers were bewildered and began to run after the buffaloes fearing that they might become lost. Within minutes of the villagers heading toward the hilltop, the tidal wave crashed into their fishing village. “Not a single one of us sustained a scratch,” villager Kornee Art-ham, 42, was quoted as saying.
posted by O.marian at 15:33
Sunday, January 02, 2005
Sea Gypsies survived tsunami using their knowledge
On the southern Surin Island or Ko Surin Tai is a settlement of the Singh tribe of Sea Gypsies, the last seamen. These nomadic sea people are called "chao naam" or "chao le" which means water people. They live in a very Mu Ko Surinprimitive way of life on houseboats. Time appears to be a vague concept, as none of them knows their own age. They also can count only the numbers on their fingers. Yet, they are quite skilled in their own ways. They can build an ocean-going boat using only the most basic tools, catch fish by hand, and are famous for their talents as deep divers without scuba tanks.
By the time killer waves crashed over southern Thailand last Sunday the entire 181 population of their fishing village had fled to a temple in the mountains of South Surin Island, English language Thai daily The Nation reported.
"The elders told us that if the water recedes fast it will reappear in the same quantity in which it disappeared," 65-year-old village chief Sarmao Kathalay told the paper.
By the time killer waves crashed over southern Thailand last Sunday the entire 181 population of their fishing village had fled to a temple in the mountains of South Surin Island, English language Thai daily The Nation reported.
"The elders told us that if the water recedes fast it will reappear in the same quantity in which it disappeared," 65-year-old village chief Sarmao Kathalay told the paper.
posted by O.marian at 23:23
Tsunami videos
Cheese and Crackers has one of the best selection of videos from the tsunami.
Includes videos from Phuket Beach, Thailand, Penang, Malaysia, Shri Lanka, Patong Beach, Thailand and a variety of other locations.
Includes videos from Phuket Beach, Thailand, Penang, Malaysia, Shri Lanka, Patong Beach, Thailand and a variety of other locations.
posted by O.marian at 21:30
Vladimir Vysotsky
From his official site;
"I'd like to say a few words about these songs of mine. Many years ago, I was with my closest friends. From my various travels I have brought back for them... well, impressions, impressions in verse set to a sort of rhythm. So I took my guitar in hand and began to strum away. And what emerged was something like a song. But it was not a song. It was, the way I see it, poetry recited with musical accompaniment. In short, poetry set to rhythm. I remember the atmosphere then. It was the atmosphere of trust and unconstrained freedom, and, what's more important, friendship."
V. Vysotsky
Update: Here's another site describing Vysotsky and his work. Link
posted by O.marian at 21:15
Song of an Anti-Semite by Vladimir Vysotsky
John Rosenthal's writings on international politics have appeared in English, French and German in such publications as Policy Review, Newsday, The Opinion Journal, Les Temps Modernes and Le Figaro, as well as numerous scholarly journals and collective volumes. He has taught Political Philosophy and History of European Philosophy at, among other institutions, New York University, Rutgers University and the École Normale Superieure of Lyon.John Rosenthal is also a devoted Libra Radio listener. He runs a blog called Transatlantic Intelligencer where he publishes his articles. This his from his last post.
"In honor of Lubomyr Prytulak, Silski Visti, and all anti-Semites around the world, and with the kind permission of translator Boris Gendelev, here is a complete English translation of Vladimir Vysotsky's
"Song of an Anti-Semite".
Just being a hoodlum appears so trite
I ought to convert to an anti-Semite
This cause might not yet have the law on its side
But millions of zealots support it worldwide
One would get a thrashing if I so decide
But I need to know who is a Semite
What if they are held in the highest regard
What if for the trouble I get myself barred...
"BTW, I discovered Vysotsky's song by listening to Libra Radio. If you are interested in hearing the music and you ask nicely, Marian at Libra might play it for you".
"In honor of Lubomyr Prytulak, Silski Visti, and all anti-Semites around the world, and with the kind permission of translator Boris Gendelev, here is a complete English translation of Vladimir Vysotsky's
"Song of an Anti-Semite".
Just being a hoodlum appears so trite
I ought to convert to an anti-Semite
This cause might not yet have the law on its side
But millions of zealots support it worldwide
One would get a thrashing if I so decide
But I need to know who is a Semite
What if they are held in the highest regard
What if for the trouble I get myself barred...
"BTW, I discovered Vysotsky's song by listening to Libra Radio. If you are interested in hearing the music and you ask nicely, Marian at Libra might play it for you".
posted by O.marian at 20:29
Clean software
CleanSoftware.org is a resource to help Windows users find the best free daily-use software, free from nasties: adware, spyware, harmful/intrusive components, and threats to privacy.This site provides links to excellent daily-use free software that are believed to be free from spyware, adware, or other malicious or intrusive components.
posted by O.marian at 20:09
Did animals have quake warning?
Wildlife officials in Sri Lanka have reported that, despite the loss of human life in the Asian disaster, there have been no recorded animal deaths.
Waves from the worst tsunami in memory sent floodwater surging up to 3.5km (two miles) inland to the island's biggest wildlife reserve.
Many tourists drowned but, to the surprise of officials, no dead animals have been found. (via BBCnews)
Waves from the worst tsunami in memory sent floodwater surging up to 3.5km (two miles) inland to the island's biggest wildlife reserve.
Many tourists drowned but, to the surprise of officials, no dead animals have been found. (via BBCnews)
posted by O.marian at 09:51
Scientific data on Earthquake and Tsunami
Comprehensive collection of materials related to the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, including animations, charts, links, and seismograph recordings, and helful explanations on how to read them.
posted by O.marian at 09:49
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