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Lisa Russ Spaar (ed.), All that Mighty Heart, University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville and London, (2008), 202 pages, ISBN 978-0-8139-2717-6

Ian Foakes

I read this clever anthology with great interest. I am a Londoner myself and my own ancestors have been traced back to living and working along the river front that made up the Victorian docks around the Pool of London. I am, therefore, always keen to see what particular expressions of my home town are striking chords with artists, writers and commentators. The broad scope of some 500 years and the choice of some intensely personal verse all speak to the depth of scholastic and emotive research that underpins these selections. Indeed as a collection of verse this edition offers an introduction to London and its vibrant history that is as entertaining as it is thought provoking.

In her introduction Spaar outlines her own excitement when arriving in London in July 1983; ‘emerging from the hot wind tunnels of the Russell Square tube stop … [m]y heart beat wildly…I was on fire that summer with the heady thrall of London calling –- the Clash, Bloomsbury, the undertow of streets and squares mobbed by punks … the seductive Thames’; this passion, engendered by arriving in one of the world’s greatest cities, is a feeling I completely understand. My own arrival in New York in May 1984 was equally seductive. I was twenty one; I had lived my entire life in East London and had been sent to New York on business. The emotions were intense. My head was full of New York cop shows, the dancers from Fame, Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden, a sense of the folk musical traditions that underpinned the mystical Greenwich Village and the confused wanderings of Holden Caulfield. As my taxi swung around the Belt Parkway, the four lane highway that snakes under the Verrazano bridge, there it stood: the Manhattan skyline; a relief map of lights shining against the darkening sky; I had arrived! Of course, my experiences of New York over the coming months served to debunk many of my youthful fantasies about that great city, but I have never lost the memory of that split second. This is what Spaar highlights about her own arrival in London and the mystical effects that representations of cities have upon our expectations: ‘[in] truth, however, London, my London, — a site of projection, imagination, myth, and historical, literary, family ghosts –- had been created over time and in no small part by poetry’. This is not to say that Spaar is sentimental; she uses her introduction to highlight an important central theme in her edition: London, like all major cities, is so much more than a sum of its physical parts. It exists for all of us in a variety of ways. Cities such as London and New York inspire a myriad of artistic representations and we all create our own expectations; it is a constantly evolving artistic history that serves to create the myths, legends and mysteries that elevate a great city beyond the physical and give it a life all of its own. This collection offers not only a broad cross section of the lives of London’s inhabitants, but also allows us to share in the emotional; some might say spiritual, experiences of the many millions of people who have been affected by All That Mighty Heart.

Many might wonder why we need yet another anthology of London poetry. There are some excellent collections which have explored this subject. Spaar herself notes that many of her choices are ‘familiar and often anthologised’; however, what appeals to this reader is the organisation of the works. Citing the spirit of Clarissa Dalloway Spaar notes that she ‘felt inspired for some time to throw a big party … [to bring together] across vast temporal, cultural and aesthetic terrains, poets and poems I admire, poetic responses to London that have, in part, created the city for me.’ Like any good anthology this one is both ‘eclectic and subjective’ and therefore succeeds in bringing together some interesting voices; ones not often heard. By placing them in concert with more familiar verses the reader is allowed to move past historic or accepted views of the city and begins to explore the meta-life of the city; the aspects of the urban experience that grow out of the spiritual expectations one feels when approaching a city for the first time. Reading these poems did not perhaps have the same effect as that Manhattan skyline; I was not stopped in my metaphorical tracks by this collection; however, I was forced to re-consider some of my own deep seated views about what makes up the modern experience of living in London.

It is often the case that anthologies tend toward the historical or political in terms of their guiding themes. However, with this edition I was immediately struck by the organic simplicity of arranging the entries around the elements: Water, Earth, Fire and Air. The sections allow Spaar to offer four distinctly different ways of looking at the city, whilst at the same time allowing her the flexibility to shift the focus of each piece; sometimes this is a cultural shift and sometimes it is temporal. The effect is quite startling as the reader has to constantly adjust; the sections, like the city itself are not so easy to pigeonhole. Looking at two of these sections enables us to see just how effective this arrangement can be.

Water seems a logical place to start. The Thames is the reason why London exists; it is the city’s very life blood. It was pleasing to note that Spaar resisted the temptation to glorify the river. We open with Wordsworth’s ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’, where else, but the tone immediately shifts as we move to consider Hughes vision of the Thames: ‘filthy tonnage, tumbrels of carrion, / Not a beautiful spectacle / For the drinkers of history’. This is the strength of Spaar’s editorial choices: the reader is forced to see the city as ever changing; worlds of possibilities are evident in each verse. It could be tempting in an edition like this to give primacy to place, pomp and circumstance, but Spaar avoids this; in keeping with her own introduction to the city, the selected verses shift constantly from place to person. She has included selections by writers whose experience of London is not that of mystical rapture. My own great aunt lived along the Thames in the slums of Wapping from the late 19th to the mid 20th century and she chronicled her life in three largely biographical works: Between High Walls, My Part of the River and My Life with Reuben. Her footprints in the muddy banks of the river around Wapping are long gone, but in these works, her experiences, friends, my family, their feelings and emotions, all live on. Sadly the books are out of print and therefore her voice has receded into the din of London’s past, as no doubt have those of many others. Spaar’s decision to include every type of human experience of the river goes some way towards bringing many of these people back to the fore. London is not just an exciting and vibrant city; there are those for whom the city has been their end: J R Ackerly’s ‘Conjuror on Hammersmith Bridge’ slips into the river ‘with an expressive glance and shiver’, his trick, ‘ineffable, sublime, / That loosed despair and hatred into space, / That flicked a human being out of time / And never left a trace-‘. Equally Bernardine Evaristo despairs of the place, ‘The sun is a gangrenous sore / oozing pus into the cesspit of the Thames’. This is a place of release from misery, not one of spiritual enlightenment; London contains every moment of the human experience: ‘I am indistinguishable from night, / I will swim to the ferryman, / sweet chariot of Charon, / coming for to carry me back / into oblivion.’

Fire contains a giddying, yet thoroughly convincing triplet: Dryden’s ‘Annus Mirabilis’ and a Seventeenth Century piece by Mary Adams, ‘Oh London I once more to thee do speak’, both written to document the physical and spiritual destruction of the Great Fire, act as bookends to the angry and strident voice of Linton Kwesi Johnson’s powerful ‘New Craas Massakah’, a touching eulogy to the nine young people killed by fire in a New Cross house party in 1981. Doubtless there are those who would argue that the historic and epic destruction of The Great Fire stands alone as an historical fact and should not be compared to what could be seen as a domestic tragedy. However, London is a city shaped as much by the response to events as the events themselves. Dryden and Adams collect the grandeur of the moment and, particularly in the case of Adams, link the tragedy to what she sees as the moral and spiritual decline of the city’s inhabitants. In contrast, Johnson’s piece shows an angry, emotive and politically charged response to those tragic events; the political is shown as being closely linked to the personal thus forcing an engagement with the racial tensions and concerns that characterised London in the late 1970s early 1980s. Presenting the New Cross fire from the position of the individual encourages the reader to reassess the earlier works in terms of how these events impacted on specific individuals rather than seeing them as part of a history long since passed. In both cases tragedy has far reaching consequences, but the linking of these events across culture and time allows the reader to consider not only the huge shifts in the socio-political make up the city, but also the changing nature of the way events are chronicled and the effect of who is allowed to do the chronicling.

Therefore, the use of the elements to divide the various sections has the effect of forcing the reader to consider London as the backdrop for an on-going and evolving sequence of events. These events involve a huge cast of characters, each highly individual. London is not a theatre where travelling players may perform the occasional work of historical drama; it is alive with insignificant individuals all of whom come together to create a living breathing organism. There are highs and lows all around; every second of every day brings triumph and tragedy to us all. This is the spirit of London; this is what created the sense of excitement that made Spaar’s heart race as she left Russell Square tube in 1983 and it is to her credit that she has produced an edition that goes beyond the representation of place. Many of these poets and their works will have been seen before, but Spaar has forced an engagement with a much wider selection of works. She has broken down barriers between culture and class and by so doing she allows us to consider London as so much more than a town on the Thames

As a post script I have to mention that as I read these poems I was constantly reminded that London will become the centre of the World’s sporting attention in 2012. It is perhaps a good time for exam boards, educationalists and teachers to start to consider re-visiting the literature of London. It is important to bring to life not only the traditions or the traditional, but also the marginalised and the silenced. East London will have changed out of all recognition by the time the Olympics arrive. This might just be the right time to explore its past in much more detail. All That Mighty Heart might just offer a template for re-considering the perceived wisdom of what we believe to be required reading.

To Cite This Article:

Ian Foakes, ‘Review: Lisa Russ Spaar (ed.), All that Mighty Heart’. Literary London: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Representation of London, Volume 6 Number 2 (September 2008). Online at Accessed on [date of access]


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Liter of Light at the Malasimbo Arts & Music Festival

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

This year’s Malasimbo Arts and Music Festival began last week, on February 27, and ran until yesterday, March 3. An annual event held in the foothills of Mount Malasimbo in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, it is recognized by the Philippines’ Department of Tourism as a prime catalyst for the country’s continued advance in music, arts and culture. It is also a fundraising activity for the sustainable development of the area, the environment being important to the festival’s organizers, and the preservation of indigenous people’s cultures.

Sustainable development, the core ethos of the Malasimbo Festival, is supported by the d’Aboville Foundation, which helps provide electricity to the Mangyans, the indigenous people of Mindoro. Giving due importance to the indigenous people is the fourth pillar of the festival.

Liter of Light was one of the projects presented to the Mangyan people as a sustainable and cost-effective solution for light. The workshop was given by representatives of the MyShelter Foundation and was attended by Mangyans and rural folk.

Read the full article at the Manila Bulletin website

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Thursday, April 01, 2010

little-scale: Slower Motion Living (2010)

Minimal SEGA Mega Drive Music with manipulated field recordings. You can hear an excerpt of this work here. Download the full work here.

jikoo said...

Very nice release. It's so quiet ! I like it very much ! I promote it on my website ( !!! You are a master ! Keep up the good and creative work ! ;)

Sebastian Tomczak said...

Thanks so much for your very kind words! I really appreciate it, and thanks for listening too :)

karl said...

I was just checking out your Lazerscale songs (lots of excellent work there, by the way), and the links for Slower Motion Living parts C and D both link to part D. Just thought I would let you know. Keep up the good work.


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San Francisco’s DNA Lounge In Danger Of Shutting Down

In a blog post today, most likely from venue owner & proprietor, Jamie Ziwenski, he chronicled the issues the DNA Lounge is facing.

I really don’t want to have to close DNA Lounge. We have done some great things here. Not me, we. The umbrella of DNA is host to countless vibrant communities and thousands of regulars. We’ve had fifteen years of the most diverse, weird, interesting calendar of any venue I’ve ever seen. A typical month here doesn’t include just bands and DJs, but comedy, lecture series, circuses, robotic exhibitions, dance performances, hair shows… We provide a home for a whole lot of truly amazing art. I’m so proud of everyone. I’m immensely grateful to our staff for making it happen. They all clearly have a lot of love for this place too, because there’s no other reason someone would put up with the low pay and appalling working conditions!

DNA Lounge hosts popular weekly events such as Bootie & goth/industrial dance night, Death Guild. DNA is also home to concerts and have hosted shows with the likes GWAR, The Misfits, Green Day, and countless others.

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Green Day @ DNA Lounge (2009) – Photo by John Adams

So, what can be done to keep DNA Lounge open? from the blog post:

Some form of crowdfunding is a possibility, I suppose. Most people want something in return for their Kickstarters and whatnot: it tends to be viewed as commerce more than charity. So at the low end, this would probably look a lot like: buying a spot on the guest list for a year, or a stack of “get in free” cards, or something. It would be easy to mis-design those rewards in such a way as to not actually make any money from them. But maybe at the high end, there would be enough people willing to kick down substantial contributions: people who feel it’s worth more to them than $12 per show to keep DNA Lounge in existence.

Another possibility is looking for grants. Grants for the arts are out there. A few years back, Yoshi’s somehow convinced the City to just give them $7.2 million. And then they went out of business anyway. So…. we know that’s possible, I guess? But writing grant proposals is a specialized skill. I don’t possess it and I don’t know anyone who does. Do you? By all means, send ’em by.

If you’d like to weigh in on ways to save DNA Lounge, or just leave memories about times you’ve spent there – that can be done here.

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Saturday's Sketch Share!

Hello!  This was my teaching week, so you did not see me, but I did get time to do today's card before I started working on my class kits and then in the last couple of days I made an additional four of the one I am showing today to add to the card pile!  Speaking of my tag class, I did 5 less tags than in last year's class, but it still seemed like it took forever to get all the kits ready.  I am glad that I only do a tag class once a year, and that I can go back to cards!  Now, let's get to today's share.  I will show you my card, Debbie's card, and the sketch we both used.  Enjoy!
My Card

Debbie's Card
The Sketch
Both cards came out nice, I think.  Frankly, I wasn't sure about mine ... I liked it, but was it nice enough to do additional cards to send?  After Debbie had a chance to receive mine in the mail, I gave her a call, and she thought I should make more.  So, I did.  The bow on the sketch?  I thought it looked silly, but on the card, it so needed an element in that area!  And I have to say that the ribbon I found in my stash worked so great with the color scheme of my card.  Do you like the cards?  Since, I made more than one, I jotted down the recipe details for mine.

Recipe (my card):
Paper - Bo Bunny Snowfall 6 x 6 paper pad, Cardstock Blue, White, Brown
Stamps - Wisemen called Traveling Far: wood mounted stamp from Stampendous, sentiments by Verve Richly Blessed
Ink - Versafine Vintage Sepia, Versafine Deep Lagoon
Tools - Spellbinders Petite Oval
Other - Ribbon by May Arts, Rhinestones by Queen & Co., Gelly Roll glitter pen (on star)

I will be working on some more cards to send so I should be back early next week to show you what I have come up with.  Oh, I do want to make note, that I asked for suggestions for a good name for the obvious girly reindeer card I made on my last post ... my friend suggested Ruta!  Perfect!

See you soon!
Happy Stamping!

Christmas Card Count:

From Classes - 9
Tree card (11/27 post) - 3
Candy Cane girl (11/28 post) -4
Skating bird (11/30 post) - 4
Reindeer (12/1 post) - 4
Bulb girl (12/2 post) - 12
Santa's Helper (12/3) - 6
Wisemen (today's post) - 4

Total so far - 46

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

Oh, these are so pretty! Love that three wise men one.

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Phish @ Jones Beach | June 2, 2009

We Need a High-Quality Paid Webcast for Phish Concerts

After witnessing the evolving and ever-expanding online activity surrounding Phish’s recent reunion tour, I’m now thoroughly convinced that the Phish fan base is primed and ready for a high-quality and paid live video stream for the band’s next tour. If done properly and in innovative Phish fashion, it could create an untapped revenue stream for the band while allowing more Phish fans to engage with the band’s music – in particular those fans that can’t make it out to every show on tour.

Given the band’s recent history of wanting to scale down their in-house operations, I could see why you might think that a large-scale paid webcast would not be worth the large investment and effort it most certainly would require. But it’d be wrong to think so. There are some very compelling reasons why this should happen now and why Phish is the band to do it.

Phish, Red Light Management, please hear us out. We’ve really thought this one through…

Phish Fans Are Primed, Hungry and Creating Their Own Options
The key here is that this new viewing option would serve the fans who are not at the show, but who are just as engaged in the online coverage and setlist updates happening around the show.

I really think something special happened with all the online coverage and activity that emerged this Spring/Summer when he band reunited and did a full summer tour. From the initial reunion shows at Hampton in March through to the days/weeks following the band’s final show at SPAC, we saw numerous new sites spring up that helped feed into the online scene following the band on each night of the tour. In this day of Facebook, Twitter and social media mash-ups, Phish fans have really stepped up their game from the likes of PhantasyTour and We’ve taken advantage of all the technology and social media tools available to us and created some new online spaces for fans to congregate and dig into the band’s activity. Here are just a few of the new online options that recently sprouted up in honor of Phish’s reunion:

Phish Social Media Mash-ups:
Jamtopia’s PhishTwit
JamBase’s Summer Tour site

Phish blogs:
Mr Miner’s Phish Thoughts
Dog Gone Blog

And of course, Phish’s own 3.0 coverage:
Phish on Twitter
Phish on Flickr

Plus with YouTube, Vimeo and a number of other online video sites, Phish fans have tons of options for online videos from the band’s summer tour. In fact, the Ustream mash-ups above — Phishtube and Hoodstream — are prime examples of why the band really needs to consider offering webcasts…if they don’t fans will continue to figure out ways to do it themselves (albeit with much lower quality of video and audio).

Either way, I think it’s clear that Phish fans are very hungry for more online media to consume. And, while the band’s own online coverage has been stellar thus far, nothing can really compare to high-quality live video from the show itself.

The Precedent Has Already Been Set…By Phish!
Some folks out there may have missed or just forgotten the Summer of 2004 (I wouldn’t blame you if you did or if you wanted to). While I remember some great shows from Alpine Valley, I also vividly remember heading out to some random Cineplex in the Northern Burbs of Chicago to attend a Phish Simulcast from the band’s Brooklyn show at Keyspan Park. If Phish can get a bunch of random heads to congregate into shitty suburban multiplexes at $15-20/head (price?), you’d think it’d be pretty easy to amass a much larger audience online.

Also, although the band has already set their own precedent with these cinematic simulcasts, over the past five years since then, we’ve seen a much wider expansion of concert and festival webcasts from sites like, AT&T’s Blueroom, and most recently from larger online video sites like Hulu and YouTube.

An Untapped Market and An Evolving Fan Base
We all know the band has an enormous and insatiable fan following, with fans willing to travel the ends of the earth to see this band live. But what about the hordes of fans who DON’T get to every show? I had friends who hit every show on the West Coast this summer, but for various (and obvious) reasons, they didn’t hit any of the shows on the East Coast. Not just that, but what about fans who have kids or demanding jobs and can’t really pull off going to a show on a random Tuesday these days? Let’s face it, Phish’s fans have gotten older. And more and more, there will be fans that can no longer consistently go on the road for entire tours or even do multi-night runs of shows. Not only that, but what about the fans who simply aren’t able to afford or obtain tickets to a sold out show?

Instead of losing these folks out to PhishTube or having them spend the show watching setlist updates on Twitter, why not give them another option? All of these extra fans make up an untapped market of fans for each concert on the bands tour. Some of these fans may not be so rabid as to completely reorganize their lives around the band’s tour schedule, but they’re still engaged and they’d certainly be willing to drop some cash on a high-quality video stream.

Webcasts Could Be Bigger, Better and More Scalable
Simulcasts are so web 1.0…brah. The cinematic simulcasts were cool and all, but an online stream could potentially be so much better (more on this below). More importantly, the simulcasts were limited. They were only available in certain theaters, to a limited number of fans, and only so many fans were willing to make the trek to the local Cineplex.

And here’s where the webcast option really opens things up….it provides scale. The only limits are bandwidth and what fans are willing to pay. Plus, it’s potentially a much more direct source of revenue for the band than anything involving a few movie theatres throughout the country.

Watch Phish Live From Your Living Room
If fans are willing to congregate at their local cineplexes to pay for a concert webcast in a movie theater, putting that stream into their homes should really be the next logical step. Once you give these fans an high-quality option to watch a show from the comfort of their own homes, the possibilities expand dramatically. Just imagine the potential for “webcast viewing parties!” Hell, the band could play into it by running a contest to encourage and sponsor viewing parties throughout the country.

Features, Logistics and Other Considerations:
Of course, if you’re going to do this, you’ve got to do it right. In order to do this in fine Phish fashion it would need to include something a bit more innovative. A few thoughts:

How About Multiple Viewing Options?
I have no idea if this has ever been offered in a webcast, but it certainly should be. Instead of just providing a single view, why not give fans alternate viewing options? Give fans the ability to select different vantage points or camera angles, so they can better customize their viewing experience. Can you imagine it?

A couple quick scenarios:
–“Dude, wow, Mike is laying down a seriously funky groove, switch over so we can watch him”
–“Wait, which pedal is Trey using to get that weird “whale call” sound? Oh, it’s that Whammy pedal thing. Cool.”
–“I wonder what the band gets to see while they’re rockin’ out?? Switch to the cam behind them….sweet!”

And on and on.

Include Social Media to Bring the Online and In-Venue Worlds One Step Closer
Of course, in this day and age of social media this and twitter that, you’ve got to integrate some social media sites like Twitter and Facebook, so fans can easily link to their status updates and spread the streaming links/commentary out to the rest of the web. At this point, that’s probably a bit of a no-brainer. But how it could play out during the show makes it a bit more interesting. This is because it creates two distinct audiences watching the show, with everyone having the ability to update their social net statuses in real-time, while watching the concert. While much of this is activity is already taking place, adding the webcast in the mix exponentially expands the audience that’s commenting while they’re actually watching the show.

Offer An “All in Pass”
You want to really feed the obsessive fan? Why not offer an “all-in” pass for the entire tour of webcasts or other related packages? It’s not like there’s limited space in the Pavilion for the at-home viewers. Let us subscribe to a high-quality stream at a decent price and many of us will go all in. Oh, and we’ll probably buy other shit too (digital downloads, merch, etc…).

Okay, Those Are the Pros, But What Are the Cons?
Given all of the compelling reasons I’ve laid out above, I think the final question is what are some reasons not to do it? Here are some possible considerations:

Wouldn’t It Hurt Ticket Sales?
I could definitely see some promoters and managers throwing this one out there: “Won’t it cannibalize ticket sales?” For some other band, this could potentially happen. But for Phish, this is nonsense. For Phish fans, nothing compares to being at the live show. Although a high-quality webcast might be the next best thing, it would never replace the show as the one true way to enjoy this band in its element. As such, I firmly believe the fan base is ready and willing to pay for this, and that offering it will not affect concert ticket sales in the slightest.

It’s Already in the Works
Of course, one possibility is that you guys already have a webcast in the works and nobody outside of Phish and Red Light knows about it. We’ve heard a rumor of a webcast for Festival 8, but we’ve not seen anything official just yet. Until we do, I’m going to keep pushing on this.

It’s Too Big an Operation for the Smaller Phish Organization of 2009
As many of us know, one of the reasons that led to the band’s downfall in ’04 was the sheer weight and largess of the overall Phish organization. Thus, it’s very possible the band just simply does not want to create another large line of business requiring more overhead, effort, and attention. But it doesn’t have to be handled that way.

Logistics and Possible Partners
The costs and logistics for a concert webcast are no small consideration. Although I know Phish could pull off a solid in-house operation, it might make sense to consider a partner for the technology and logistical issues. Luckily there are some good options: is already successfully running concert and festival streams. Although the site is still building up its audience and its technical capabilities, it had a big summer, covering a number of major U.S. music festivals, including All Points West, Lollapalooza, Mile High, Rothbury and Virgin Fest, among others.

With its very recent forays into live webcasts, YouTube might serve as a larger, more substantial option for partnership.

Hulu is another major partner that could take on a band like Phish for webcasts. Although their most recent webcast was actually a syndication of the iClips stream, they could definitely provide a much larger broadcast platform for the band and its fans.

Sponsor It
Given the potential size of this online audience, the opportunities to include online sponsors are also good. Potential sponsors might include companies like Netflix or Amazon (with their new Boxee app), that are trying to connect streaming web video to the living room TV set. They could promote and educate consumers on connecting their HD TV to their computer’s live stream, while sponsoring the contest above. Of course, although Phish wouldn’t necessarily need a sponsor. It just might be a good partnership to help spread out the costs and generate a bit more of a promotional push.

Ultimately, whether or not there’s a partner involved wouldn’t make that much of a difference to fans. We just want more Phish. And that really should be the bottom line for the band and management.

To re-cap:

  • It’s a win win, creating a new stream of revenue and expanding the possible market for the band’s music.
  • It feeds the obsession, giving fans yet another way to connect to the band’s live show.
  • If created in innovative fashion, it could push the envelope and redefine the live concert experience.
  • If there is any band that can pull this off, it is Phish.

So…Mr. Capshaw, Mr. Coulton, Trey, Mike, Page, Fish, and everyone else in the current Phish organization, what do you think? Can we make this happen?

Warmest Regards,

Sir Marcus Whitperson, Esq.
Lead Webcast Evangelationist

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Chaz Mulkey on Deck for K-1 World Grand Prix in Los Angeles

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We are still eagerly awaiting the announcement for the card for the K-1 World Grand Prix in Los Angeles event in September, and in the meantime the news continues to leak out. The latest is from Can't Stop Crazy, a team of elite American Muay Thai fighters. We already knew about Romie Adanza's inclusion on the event, and now it looks like Chaz Mulkey will be included as well. Here is the latest from Can't Stop Crazy.

"Though the ink isn't dry on the paper yet, we're also excited to bring the news that Chaz "No Mercy" Mulkey recently signed on to be a part of the K-1 World MAX tournament. K-1 World MAX is one of the world's premier Middleweight division 70kg (154lb) tournaments. He will be facing Shane Oblonsky in the opening stanza at the K-1 World Grand Prix. Chaz is out to show the world why he's considered one of the top American muay thai fighters.

The event just got a whole lot crazier and Can't Stop Crazy's own Joe Schilling and Kevin Ross will be in attendance at the event. It will be a night to remember, so we'll see you at the Los Angeles Sports arena on September 8th."

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FEG Might Hold a Press Conference Soon. Might.

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FEG, Fighting and Entertainment Group has been quiet lately. Outside of the news that we might get some news in May and maybe a show in July, we've heard nothing. There have been persisting rumors about FEG changing it's name, as well as some fans believing that K-1 might even have a name change of sorts. That sort of talk is borderline ridiculous, as K-1 is a global brand with so much value to it. Imagine if UFC decided the name just didn't make sense for them anymore? It would be brand suicide. Don't expect a K-1 name change.

According to NOB, Tanikawa plans on a press conference next week, or the week after (oh FEG, even flaky on your death bed), maybe, to talk about a possible name change and what the future holds. The truth is, if you expect any solid answers out of FEG in regards to what is going on and what to expect, you are either new to the Japanese fight scene or your faith in it brings a tear to my eye.

If you are worried about Tanikawa, never fear, he put up a video on Yfrog, and his hair is as terrible as ever. [source]

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We’ve all probably heard by now that Chesley Sullenberger, the USAir pilot who mistook the Hudson River for a runway (just kidding!), had a book checked out from his local library that had been borrowed from Fresno State. He asked for the fines to be waived because the book was lost in the plane. Instead of saying, "No way, buddy. We need every dime we can get to buy furniture for our library," the Fresno State library not only waived the fines, but decided to replace the book and put a dedicatory bookplate in the new copy. Most of you probably read the story and said, "awww, that’s sweet." I read the story and thought, "well, not much to get annoyed about there. Better move on." Turns out I was wrong, and damn the Wall Street Journal for beating me to the punch. In the Wall Street Journal "Best of the Web" last week, James Taranto takes on the ALA. I don’t normally read the Best of the Web portion of the Journal, so I don’t know if this is a typical thing or not. The relevant quote from WSJ:

"Well, speaking of professional ethics [the subject of the borrowed book], the Code of Ethics of the American Library Association provides:

    We protect each library user’s right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to information sought or received and resources consulted, borrowed, acquired or transmitted.

So, who leaked Sullenberger’s library information to KPCC? Unless it was Sullenberger himself–and that would be uncharacteristically immodest of him–it presumably was a librarian, which would make this a blatant violation of the ALA’s ethics."

To be fair, it didn’t necessarily have to be a librarian. I’m sure that Fresno State has all sorts of people with access to private ILL information, including some students and staff without the highly prestigious MLS. Thus, these people, no matter the work they do, are not entitled to the exalted title of librarian and are not bound by the ALA Code of Ethics, if anyone is in fact bound by that august code (see some of last week’s comments apropos that topic). Someone in the Fresno State library leaked the information, though, and it was undoubtedly a violation of the ALA Code of Ethics as well as all the privacy gobbledygook spouted by the the ALA Office of "Intellectual" "Freedom." For some reason the OIF hasn’t jumped at this bone the way they normally jump on any bone they think will get them publicity. It could be because the dean of library services at Fresno State, quoted in the NY Daily News article linked above, has already acknowledged that this was a violation of privacy and that Sullenberger’s name should have been kept confidential. However, the WSJ speculates that the ALA silence on the issue is a dangerous exception.

"Now, we know what you’re thinking: Surely in this case an exception is in order. Revealing the story didn’t do Sullenberger any harm, and it was an inspiration to us all. But this is a slippery slope. Today it’s Sullenberger, tomorrow no one’s privacy will be safe. Maybe the next victim will be some innocent terrorist checking out books on how to make bombs, or a poor pervert who just wants to look at porn. Once you start cutting ethical corners, you’re on the way to total moral breakdown."

Something tells me Taranto is being facetious here. I wish people would just stop it already with the sarcasm and the mockery and be serious for once. However, if you know how the ALA operates, you might see the problem in this analysis. A slippery slope is a logical fallacy. To suspect someone of using a logical fallacy, one often assumes the the person capable of using logic in the first place. There’s not much fun in criticizing someone’s fallacies when there’s never any attempt at logic or cohesion. Unfortunately for this analysis, logic isn’t exactly in the ALA’s bailiwick. This is the same organization that cries censorship (!) if some rube in south Georgia wants Touched by an Uncle removed from her son’s 6th grade required reading list. Although I did once analyze the ALA-APA Talking Points according to logical fallacy, that was back in my more naive days when I thought the ALA had a goal of providing more than just illogical talking points. Now I know that’s not the case.

The ALA, especially the ALA OIF, doesn’t have logic, they just have ideology. Little thought goes into this, as must be obvious. Some ALA folks have a knee-jerk reaction to parents trying to protect their children from smut. I don’t know why. Maybe they just like smut over there at the ALA. I don’t blame them. I like a little smut now and again, especially if it’s printed in a nice font on a thick creamy bond between discreet covers; it’s just that I think smut has its place, and that place is not the public library. They see a rube reacting to Polly Wants a Cracker and to be Taken Roughly From Behind on public library shelves, and they go bananas. They see the attorney general of a presidential administration they don’t like defending the confiscation of suspected terrorists’ library records, and they go bananas. But until they know that Sullenberger is a registered Republican or something like that, of course they’re not going to say anything about a violation of his privacy, just like they haven’t denounced that Obama nominee because he would enforce the Patriot Act and seize library records in terrorist investigations. Privacy doesn’t have anything to do with it.

Here’s where I have to disagree with Safe Library Guy, who commented upon this story and sent it on to me. He dislikes the inconsistency of the ALA, especially the OIF, and opines that "maybe the ALA’s leadership had no ethics in the first place." This is much too harsh, Safe Library Guy! Of course the ALA has ethics, they just aren’t the ethics they claim to have. For example, they claim to uphold intellectual freedom and patron privacy. Personally, I think these are worthy ideals. They’re just not the ideals the ALA OIF actually upholds. For example, there’s nothing remotely intellectual about Internet porn, but they defend its presence in public libraries. Thus, they like porn in public libraries. Point established. It may not be a morally palatable position to some of us, but their consistency in applying it does show some sort of ethical gesture, no matter how crude. Oh, and they don’t like Republicans, thus they don’t like things Republicans do. This isn’t anything unusual. Most people tend to judge actions by who did them rather than by their results. If our Democrat friend steps on our toe, we assume it’s an accident. If a Republican steps on our toe, we assume he meant to step on our throat and missed. This gives us the comforting illusion that our enemies are both evil and incompetent. There’s nothing particularly sinister or hidden about it. It’s always been right there out in the open, so there’s not much point in getting upset about it. We should just accept it for what it is, whatever that is.

  1. We all need a friend says:

    From a Washington iSchool course description:

    Also, we will be using Facebook for postings and discussions. So, if you don’t
    already have an Facebook account, please set one up at Then,
    please send a request to me – Mike Eisenberg, Seattle WA – so that I can add you to
    the IMT 525 group. If you only want to share a limited profile with me, that’s fine.And, please include a standard picture to make it easier for us to get to know you.

    It also includes the following statement on privacy:

    To support an academic environment of rigorous discussion and open expression of
    personal thoughts and feelings, we, as members of the academic community, must
    be committed to the inviolate right of privacy of our student and instructor colleagues.
    As a result, we must forego sharing personally identifiable information about any
    member of our community including information about the ideas they express, their
    families, life styles and their political and social affiliations. If you have any questions
    regarding whether a disclosure you wish to make regarding anyone in this course or
    in the iSchool community violates that person’s privacy interests, please feel free to
    ask the instructor for guidance.

  2. Dr. Pepper says:

    Interesting article. I don’t have an MLS, and I am not a “librarian” (at least my title doesn’t say so). I have worked professionally in a library though for many many years. I abided by the code of ethics until it didn’t suit the higher ups in the library for me to do so. I was spanked (figurative of course), and told that it doesn’t apply to me since I am not a librarian. There fore I must collect patron data and hand it off to the powers that be. Try figuring that out.

  3. gag, using facebook for class? I’d die. that is not what facebook is for! use blackboard!

  4. I thought the new mantra was that libraries are supposed to be “transparent.” Can’t be transparent if you’re hiding patron information.

  5. How can one be required to join Facebook and friend the instructor and also have an “inviolate right to privacy”? And why should anyone be forced to join Facebook for a library school class anyway? Is this a class about how to use Facebook?

  6. Dr. Pepper says:

    Having to add a professor as a friend and classmates as a friend as *requirements* for a class is counterintuative. If they don’t have access to blackboard, they should use something like a private yahoo group or a private Ning community.

    If the idea is to learn about social networks, why not let students join facebook and explore by themselves?

  7. Youth librarian says:

    The Facebook bit is unbelievable. And just what do you do with those “Friends” after the class is over? Dump hundreds of people? Why not Blackboard. It works fine for online discussion groups.

  8. For The Record says:

    Code of Ethics of the American Library Association As members of the American Library Association, we recognize the importance of codifying and making known to the profession and to the general public the ethical principles that guide the work of librarians, other professionals providing information services, library trustees and library staffs. Ethical dilemmas occur when values are in conflict. The American Library Association Code of Ethics states the values to which we are committed, and embodies the ethical responsibilities of the profession in this changing information environment. We significantly influence or control the selection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information. In a political system grounded in an informed citizenry, we are members of a profession explicitly committed to intellectual freedom and the freedom of access to information. We have a special obligation to ensure the free flow of information and ideas to present and future generations. The principles of this Code are expressed in broad statements to guide ethical decision making. These statements provide a framework; they cannot and do not dictate conduct to cover particular situations. We provide the highest level of service to all library users through appropriate and usefully organized resources; equitable service policies; equitable access; and accurate, unbiased, and courteous responses to all requests. We uphold the principles of intellectual freedom and resist all efforts to censor library resources. We protect each library user’s right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to information sought or received and resources consulted, borrowed, acquired or transmitted. We respect intellectual property rights and advocate balance between the interests of information users and rights holders. We treat co-workers and other colleagues with respect, fairness, and good faith, and advocate conditions of employment that safeguard the rights and welfare of all employees of our institutions. We do not advance private interests at the expense of library users, colleagues, or our employing institutions. We distinguish between our personal convictions and professional duties and do not allow our personal beliefs to interfere with fair representation of the aims of our institutions or the provision of access to their information resources. We strive for excellence in the profession by maintaining and enhancing our own knowledge and skills, by encouraging the professional development of co-workers, and by fostering the aspirations of potential members of the profession.

  9. Dan Kleinman of says:

    Why thank you, AL. As you know, “Smut!” is the ALA’s anthem. See, listen and learn here:

  10. Detached amusement says:

    “The principles of this Code are expressed in broad statements to guide ethical decision making. These statements provide a framework; they cannot and do not dictate conduct to cover particular situations.” This is the escape door to deniability. It essentially says, “We’d like to see it done this way, but we can’t say to do it this way.” In another true “profession”, like law, or health related services, teaching you have regulatory boards and licensing/certification. You also have courses specifically about professional ethics. Step over the line and you get suspended. To give you an example, taken from real life, there was an attorney who took clients’ money, then failed to prepare for the case. This individual was suspened and warned – DON’T DO IT AGAIN. The attorney had further complaints and had his license yanked indefinately. He was trying to survive selling real estate. Lots of luck…
    I know of another case, in an East Coast library, where a “selection committee” was put together to interview candidates for a position. People who applied for the job went to time and expense to come over to interview. The “committee” suggested candidate A for the job. The head librarian hired candidate B – it was an inside deal and the person “selected” had an inside track from the get-go, and the others came all the way over and unknowingly window-dressed the situation. Apparently the woman running the library was not taken to task, and probably retired in the slot years later. Such is the state of things. I am sure there are people here who could relate other episodes. Censorship cases are ALA’s stalking horse. Trot out Judith Krug when the news media calls with a case of a book being challenged as a part of a library collection.

  11. says:

    Dan, when you say there is “smut” in the library, are you suggesting that the ALA supports the use of the black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink? Because if so I fully agree with you that this substance is harmful to children and that the ALA is anti-American as a result of their continued support of this nefarious substance.

  12. Wow, talk about assuming facts not in evidence. But as we all know, AL has never met a straw man argument she didn’t like.

  13. Now this brings back memories of my old MLS Ethics course!!

    If I have learned anything in the process of becoming a librarian, it is that librarians love making rules and then finding excuses not to follow them.

    I do believe this law of exemptions would mean that the ALA follows a Utilitarian code of ethics…though today I forget precisely why that is such a bad idea. If I recall right, it is because eventually you simply run the course where EVERYTHING is an exemption and the rule no longer means anything.

    What I do know for certain is that my ethics course was as frustrating as the two philosophy classes I took as an undergraduate. What I understand today is that this school of thought loves to first tear apparent everything you ever thought you knew, proving it false or incongruent by their logical thought. Then by some magical means they add in a little exemption, or a piece of circular logic, or some argument they say is always right, no matter what – even after they have just finished explaining how that conclusion itself is unacceptable. And then they build their entire universe on that shaky foundation.

    I think the simplest way to go about things is to throw out these complex ideas and accept the universe for what it is. Any social construct implemented in that universe will only stand for as long as people believe in it. For this reason it becomes apparent that while you and I have the freedom to breathe, others can freely take that breath away unless we do something to prevent them from doing so. And this goes for all things including those things we think are rights, including life, liberty, the pursuit of property, intellectual freedom, the equality of races, the equality of genders – so on and so forth; these idea are not natural! Our ideals only exist for as long as WE CHOOSE TO BELIEVE IN THEM!!!

    All I have to say is that in the end, modern philosophy truly frustrates me to no end. At least the religious guys can claim possession by a supernatural being! Modern Library Ethics took the cake, however, once it came time to taking all we had learned in 15 weeks and used it to compose our own ethical stance in the last week. Somewhere along the line we got too complicated and committed a number of logical fallacies.

    The Utilitarian Ethic comes the closest: take each case as a case unto itself, and do what is best with what you know. In this case, though I disagree with HOW Fresno State handled the case [The pilot should have reimbursed them for the book AT THE LEAST!!] this story warms the cackles of the hearts of library lovers everywhere. And in the interests of getting libraries into the headlines of the world in what is a tough economy, we have to make every bit of positive growth we can out of what the world gives us!

  14. Is anyone concerned with the section of the stimulus bill that will requires the Dept. of Health and Human Services to electronically collect and create a centralized database of every citizen’s medical records, so that they can be the final arbiter of medical treatments allowed?

  15. I was raised on a state helth welfare system. It was swift, neat, and efficient. The democrats have been pushing for a universal healthcare system, so this does not surprise me in the least.

    A government centered system might be the best way to control and minimize liability issues. If it weren’t for liability insurance each provdier carries, our health costs might be significantly less.

  16. What about privacy? Is anyone troubled by a centralized database of everyone’s medical records?

  17. nerfballsRannoying says:

    very short comment, Annoyed Librarian: I am trying to join the Annoyed Librarian Association and there is no longer a button from which to send you a note saying just sign me up. Are there plans to add a contact me button to your blog?

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5 lessons learned at the Bank of Ireland Accelerator

What a hell of 3 months!

During the last 3 months I haven't got a single minute to take care of this blog. I started a new adventure and moved to Ireland to attend the Bank of Ireland Accelerator Programme in Cork with my startup Sbaam. There I spent 3 incredible months with a huge amount of lessons learned about startups and entrepreneurship. I want to share with you 5 of the best quotes I heard from the mentors and explain what I learned from them.

Consider this is my first "non technical" post with a lot of english written text. You'll probalby find it plenty of mistakes, so feel free to send me an email and help me to improve it (and improve my english too :P)

1. Being an entrepreneur is hell

"Welcome... to hell!"

– Bill Liao (@liaonet)

This is the very first phrase I remember from a mentor. It was the opening day and Bill was one of the first speakers. He wanted to warn us about the upcoming months, but also about our choice of being entrepreneurs.

Yes, it may sound trivial but it's true. Many think that being an entrepreneur means freedom, money and 0 responsibilities. The truth is that this is absolutely not the case!

Entrepreneurs work a lot more than the usual workers (and this very often includes nights, weekends and holidays). They have to care about their business in every single moment and every stakeholder ends up to be their boss: customers, investors and partners require a lot of attention, their money (and time) are not supposed to be wasted!

And, speaking about entrepreneurs' earning, get ready to spend months, sometimes even years, without a single cent in your pocket especially if it's your first time as an entrepreneur. Every penny you have should be invested in your business because at the end of the day you are the "number one" investor of your company.

2. Understand who you are, what you want to accomplish but don't forget about your customers

"Nail it and then scale it! Find your first 100 happy customers and really understand them"

– Sean O'Sullivan (@sosventures)

Sean explained us why most of the businesses fail: they simply are not focused in trying to solve a problem for their customers!
It's crucial to understand what you are doing and what your customers need. You shouldn't really keep adding 10 thousand features to your product or trying to attack every possible market and regions from day one.

Start small. Find a niche and try to grasp what's the real pain there. Then see if your solution solves the problem for real and see if people are willing to pay for it. If that's the case you found your first customers, well done! They are your most valuable asset, so you have to be sure they are really happy with you and that your solution is the best for them before trying to move on to a broader audience.

3. Passion breaks the point!

"You need to be totally and utterly in love with your business as it keeps you alive and your business itself alive"

– Daniel Ramamoorthy (@mynameisdanram)

Daniel has an incredible attitude of life and he is a surprisingly positive person. This quality is not something he is born with, but something that he developed in time and something that everyone can develop.

Great success can be achieved only if you work hard on staying positive and if you are totally passionate about what you are doing.
You will spend so much time and energies on your business that you can really perform only if this motivates you and makes you feel good.

There will be times when everything will go wrong and it will be almost impossible to remain positive. These are the moments in which you should find your way to keep going and recover your positivity. Going out for a walk, practicing some sport, reading a book, watching a movie, listen to your favourite music, talking with a friend are just few of the thousand possible solutions. Everyone is different and the key here is to find out what's the best way for you to release the stress and be ready to start again.

Daniel told us that he printed his favourite quote on the ceiling over his bed. Everytime he wakes up in the morning this is the first thing he see and this allows him to remember who he is and what he is passionate about, this makes him ready to do his best during the day.

4. Surround yourself with great people

"You are the average of the five people you spend most time with"

– Seàn Gallagher (@seangallagher1)

Nobody is alone. Unless you are an hermit in the Himalayas your days will be spent with different people from work to family and friends.
The fact is that every one can give you something, so the trick is to surround yourself with the best people you can find. People that can teach you how to be better at something, people that can make you feel positive, people that can transmit their experience to you, people that can compensate your weaknesses. If you can do this you will surely became a better person day by day and will live happier.

This obviously applies also to your business: team, team, team! If you are an entrepreneur you will spend most of your days with your team so you have to build the best team in the whole World. Not necessarily the best in terms of individual skills but the best in terms of people and the synergy with them.

Just imagine what can happen to your business if your core team is not the right one...

5. You should work really hard if you want to look as good as a swan!

"You need to be as smooth as a graceful swan on a lake but you must keep pedalling very hard under the surface to maintain that forward momentum"

– Wayne Murphy, programme manager (@waynemurphy77)

This is really a great metaphor. I simply loved it.
I have two different interpretation of it.

The first is that you have to look great to every external observer, almost pretending that everything is possible for you. But being able to do so requires a huge and continuous effort, you can't fake it, you have to earn it!

My second interpretation is that once you start having some traction and you are floating smoothly on your way you have to start working even harder to keep the momentum and reach the next great milestone. So don't make the mistake to relax at the first goal reached, but immediately look at the next one and do what's needed to reach it, immediately!

These three months have been probably the best of my life in terms of learning and experience, so I have to say a huge "thank you" to everyone that made this possible.

Secondly i'd like to have your opinion and interpretation of all this quotes. Feel free to leave a comment and tell me which one of these five lessons you liked most.

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Even though we are way way past school age, we still get a little melancholy at the close of summer. Fortunately, our friends across the -ist network know that the shenanigans don't need to end just because the big yellow buses are back on the roads. So, grab your sunscreen and your favorite hangover cure, as we take a tour of end of summer fun from -ist cities all over the damn place.

SFist Tourist has some vacation fun as they take the famous Chinatown Ghost tour. Unfortunately, it kind of sucked. They also tooks in a youth football game turned MMA match, and debated a possible TV appearance.

It's always summer at Austinist, where they are gearing up for their second annual fall shindig, interviewing Salvage Vanguard, and marveling at Tom DeLay's new low. toistmoore2%282%29.jpg

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Torontoist ends summer with a bang, with the Toronto International Film Festival. But the fun doesn't stop there — they also dally with Perez Hilton, and photograph every subway station in Toronto. Sheesh!

What does DCist do to herald the end of summer? Go out to eat, of course! Over their meal, we suspect that the conversation revolved around real estate. They're so grown up over there! toistmoore3%282%29.jpg

Londonist partakes in a little end of summer vandalism, takes some flaming public transportation, and is just plain inferior to LA, or are they?

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"The Drunkard" was a temperance melodrama from 1844 that hadoriginally been produced by, of all people, P.T. Barnum.

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Arien (Quenya; IPA: [ˈari.en] or [ˈarijen] - "Maiden Of Sunlight") was a Maia and the Guardian of the Sun.

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Arien the Maia-maiden first served Vána the Ever-young before she was charged to carry the vessel of the Sun. Arien was originally a spirit of fire whom Melkor was unable to deceive nor draw to his service. The eyes of Arien were said to be too bright for even the Eldar to look upon. In the Years of the Trees, Arien tended to the golden flower gardens of Vána where Arien would water the flowers with great bright dews collected from the great golden Tree Laurelin. Later, Arien was chosen by the Valar to carry the vessel of the Sun because she was the only one who was not afraid and could bear the heats of the great Tree Laurelin and so was unhurt by it.[1] While in Valinor , Arien took a physical form similar to that of the Valar; but when Arien left Valinor, she forsook her raiment and became a "naked flame of fire, terrible in the fullness of her splendour".[2]

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Later on, when the great Two Trees of Valinor were destroyed by Morgoth  and Ungoliant, the golden Tree Laurelin managed to produce one last golden fruit before it died away. Subsequently Aulë, the Greatest Craftmans of the Earth, then created a vessel to hold the last golden fruit of Laurelin. However the Maia Tilion, chosen to steer the vessel of the Moon, had traversed seven times before the vessel of the Sun was ready. So after the vessel for the Sun  also named 'Anarwas at last made ready, Arien carried the vessel of the Sun away up into the Heavens giving light to the World. Hence, Anar rose in glory and the first dawn of the Sun was like a great fire glowing upon the towers of the Pelóri Mountains in Aman. And the clouds of Middle-earth was kindled and there was heard the sound of many waterfalls. Then indeed Morgoth was dismayed and he descended to the lowest pits of Angband and also withdrew all his servants as well. There, Morgoth sent forth great reeks and darkness of clouds to hide his land from the the light of the Daystar. For of Arien, Morgoth feared with a great fear and dared not come close to her having indeed no power to do so now.[2]

It has been told that Arien was more powerful than Tilion who was drawn to Arien and occasionally followed Arien through the night sky but when catching up to her, the Island of the Moon became burned and blackened by Arien's heat when in close proximity to her. Moreover, the Valar stored the great radiance of the Sun in many vessels, vats, and pools to use for their comfort in times of darkness.[1] As Arien was the "Guardian of the Sun", she was one of the most loved of the Maiar by mortal Men for her first journey across the sky was the signal of the Awakening of Men.[2]

Arien's name means "Maiden of Sunlight" in Quenya from áirë ("sunlight") and -ien, a feminine ending.[3]

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Urien and Urwendi are the earlier names for Arien, which both meant "Maiden of Fire".[4]

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In other writings, Morgoth wanted to claim Arien as a wife, and ravished her, upon which she abandoned her body and "died", leaving the Sun to travel through the skies uncontrollably and burning parts of Arda.[5]

It was also stated that Arien, then named Urwendi, fell into the Sea and met her "death". Fionwë, later called Eönwë, a son of Manwë, defeats Melkor, driven by his love for Urwendi.[5]

In some versions, Fionwë, later named Eönwë, is the one who will kill Morgoth for his love for Urwendi (Later named Arien).

It was told that Arien and her maidens, before the rising of the Sun, entered into Fôs Almir which was a bath of flame that would make one pure.[6]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol.5: The Lost Road and Other Writings, VI. Quenta Silmarillion, Chap.6: "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chap. 11: "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
  3. The Silmarillion, Appendix: "Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names"
  4. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 1: The Book of Lost Tales Part 1, Appendix: "Names in the Lost Tales – Part I"
  5. 5.0 5.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 1: The Book of Lost Tales Part 1, Chap. 9: "The Hiding of Valinor"
  6. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 1: The Book of Lost Tales Part 1, Chap. 8: "Of the Sun and Moon"

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About a year ago, my husband discovered sourdough bread and loved it so much he no longer wants to eat any other type of bread. He doesn't eat much bread anyway, so it was no big deal to pick up a loaf for him when I was out and about - as long as it was on the shelf. I have a few places that I can buy from, but just recently I've not been able to get a loaf from any of them. Whether it's because the bread is more popular or the stores just don't bake that many of them, I don't know, but it's finally prompted me to have a go at making my own.

I've avoided it up until now because I know that it's not your average loaf of bread. I knew that it took a few days to make the starter before you even get to making the loaf, and it seemed like too much hassle. However, after a few days of fruitlessly trying to buy a loaf, I decided enough was enough.

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He died on Monday, Oct. 2, 2000, in Lubbock.

He was born on Dec. 5, 1912, in Saline County, Ark. He grew up and attended school in Saline County. He moved from there to Lorenzo in 1947, then to Idalou in 1972. He married Silvie Hunkapiller on Dec. 6, 1950, in Lubbock. She died on May 6, 1995.

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Their sentencing hearings came after another man charged in the 2010 case chose to go to trial and was convicted and sentenced last month to 99 years in prison. Legal experts said his harsh punishment probably prompted the four sentenced Friday to plead guilty and will likely mean the seven defendants with cases still pending will seek their own plea deals.

Sentenced Friday were: Timothy Ellis, 20; his cousin, Rayford Ellis Jr., 21; Kelvin King, 23; and Jared McPherson, 20. All had pleaded guilty earlier this month to aggravated sexual assault of a child, and each must register as a sex offender once released from prison.

Rayford Ellis also pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a 2008 case, while King pleaded guilty to another aggravated sexual assault charge in a 2009 case involving an attack on a different girl. Each received 15 years for those charges and will serve those sentences at the same time as the ones for assaulting the 11-year-old.

Each defendant was allowed to hug family members before being taken away by authorities. All except for Rayford Ellis had been free on bail. Relatives of the defendants declined to comment after the hearings.

Defense attorneys and prosecutors also declined to comment, citing a gag order in the case.

During his sentencing hearing, King told the judge he was unhappy with his attorney, Jerry Andress, and his plea deal.

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Afterward, King’s father, Kevin King, and Andress argued outside the courtroom about the sentence. Both men declined to comment to reporters.

Prosecutors say the girl, now 13, was sexually assaulted on at least five occasions by 20 men and boys in the Southeast Texas town of Cleveland, about 45 miles northeast of Houston.

The girl was 11 years old during the assaults from mid-September through early December 2010. Police began investigating that December after a classmate of the girl’s told a teacher he had seen cellphone video of men having sex with her.

All six juveniles and six of the 14 adults charged, including those sentenced Friday, pleaded guilty. The only defendant to opt for a trial, Eric McGowen, was convicted and sentenced last month to 99 years in prison, but he wasn’t in court to face his punishment. McGowen, who had been free on bail, skipped out during a break on the first day of testimony, which included the girl’s tearful recounting of the assaults and McGowen’s role in them. He was arrested two weeks later in Houston.

The four men sentenced Friday accepted their plea deals after McGowen was tried and convicted.

Legal experts said Friday the seven adult defendants who still have cases pending are probably going to avoid trial after seeing what happened with McGowen.

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Hopefully, Soon my shop will be built, in the meantime I built my self a bench.

Even after trying and reading the instruction I still do not know how to upload pictures in the this post.
In the Ridgid forum, I have no problem loading pictures right from my computer, I lke this system better.
Hopefull you can see the pictures.

!New bench!

-- Bert

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#1 posted 05-23-2010 04:53 PM

Turned out lovely! Very New-Fangled. Are you using the bar clamps going across as a vice, like the NF bench? Or is that just for storage? Did you stain the wood (and what kind is it, btw)?

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#2 posted 05-23-2010 05:56 PM

Hi there,

the bench looks great! Are you using #2 southern (yellow) pine for the top? Cut down 1×12s or similar? And I guess I’m displaying my ignorance here, but what is the curved handle on the front for?

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#3 posted 05-23-2010 06:00 PM

Looking good Bert

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#4 posted 05-23-2010 07:59 PM

looks really nice b2rtch

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#5 posted 05-23-2010 08:07 PM

Thank you Naomi and Jim.
I shall use pipe-clamps across the bench if necessary in addition of two vises, of the hook and of hold downs.
I stain the wood with left over wood preservative and danish oil, the base to tinted with left over gel stain (I “hate” this stuff”)
The curved handle in the front it to hold on after too many beers, just kidding.
In fact it is not quite yet finish, if you a a long panel or a door you just push it in the hook with hold it without any vise or clamp. It works especially well when planning.

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#6 posted 05-23-2010 10:05 PM

I added pictures to show how the hooks and the bottom adjustable rest are used.

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#7 posted 05-24-2010 12:10 AM

Hi Bert, nice work. I agree that adding photos is not as easy as it could be – just messed with that yesterday…Here was what I figured out:
1> copy the photobucket DIRECT LINK and paste it into your text
2> Insert an exclamation point (!) at the beginning and end of the link
3> Click the preview button and if you got it right it will show the photo

Hope this helps. -Richard

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#8 posted 05-24-2010 12:49 AM

Thank you Richard

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#10 posted 05-24-2010 02:33 PM

I find that it works better if to position the insert cursor in the edit box where you want the photo and then click on the “add photo” icon above the edit box. It will ask you for:
1. the url of the photo – paste the direct link provided by photobucket
2. a short description of the photo – will come up as a “tool tip”
3. if you want to make the photo also a hyperlink – again paste the direct link so by clicking on the (possibly cropped) photo one can go to the “original” uncropped picture at photobucket (in your case).

Here is an example:

An example photo of Bert's bench

BTW, I like the bench!

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#11 posted 05-24-2010 02:51 PM

Thank you Greg

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#12 posted 05-24-2010 03:06 PM

looks very sturdy and useful! congratulations! now you have one less project to worry about :)

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#13 posted 05-24-2010 04:12 PM

Thank you PurplLev

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#14 posted 05-30-2010 01:59 AM

I finished my bench today.
Look at the pictures hereMy bench is finished:

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#15 posted 07-31-2010 04:57 PM

Bert … Great job on the bench. I especially like the metal plate in the top. I think I’ll pick up a steel plate at a local machine shop and do some routing on my bench … heck of an idea. Gerry

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Teardrop Camper Rebuild #4: Canopy is up!

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« Part 3: Progress: shelf and the beginnings of a canopy Part 4 of Teardrop Camper Rebuild series Part 5: Last post on this project. Nearly finished »

I know a lot of this is getting away from woodworking. I started the blog so I’ll try and finish it in a few big chunks as some people are still following it.

I managed to finish the electrical conduit frame and put up the canopy. It will rain tomorrow and will be windy so we’ll see how it fairs. I expect it will do fine. It’s pretty sturdy.

As you can see the pipes fit together like an erector set. I welded four posts on the front platform that will act as a fenced in area when I string a rope through the eyelets welded to them. The conduit slips into each of these posts. The rear of the camper has posts welded on at an angle so that when I open the galley hatch in the back it will be covered for cooking.

I put some plastic tubing on the ends of the pipe so that the canopy wouldn’t be torn. I also plan on having a smaller 10×10 tarp that will attach to four of the pipes for a quick overnight setup.

-- The smell of wood, coffee in the cup, the wife let's me do my thing, the lake is peaceful.

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#1 posted 04-26-2010 09:34 PM

Looking good! I think you will have a very comfortable camper when you are finished. Should serve you well in the months/years to follow, allowing you to enjoy being on the road without towing a huge mobile home.

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#2 posted 04-26-2010 09:59 PM

You are doing a spectacular job on this project! It looks really sweet!

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#3 posted 04-26-2010 11:38 PM

Get out the Dutch ovens.

Where’s the Maple Apple Dumplings and Polish Trainwreck?

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#4 posted 04-27-2010 11:17 AM

it realy does look ingenious , but I´m little conserned about
those tip , I think it wuold be better if you made some
rounded ods on the end of the pipes , I think the wind cuold
easely make the pipes go thugh the canopy as it is now
just my two cent

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#5 posted 04-27-2010 01:50 PM

You may be right Dennis. I’m looking at it set up in the yard and so far so good.

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#6 posted 05-24-2010 10:56 PM

You realize that you have added another thing to my list….

I think I’ve even got Jenn thinking about one of these :-)

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#7 posted 05-24-2010 11:00 PM

I’m surprised you don’t have a telescoping pole mounted to the side for a pop up, big honkin umbrella. It wouldn’t have to be that big to work. 8)

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#8 posted 05-25-2010 03:26 AM

Thats alot to do

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#9 posted 05-29-2010 02:22 AM

Nice canopy.

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